Chapter 172 First Battle (Part 2)

Lu Suhai attacked, and warships sailed out one after another.

The sound of war drums started, and the enemy was approaching.

Lu Suhai ordered: "Slow down the sails on the erect board!"

This is almost the norm for the Shu army naval division. The left and right shield iron plates are erected on both sides of the bulkhead. Although the area is not large, it will greatly enhance the protection of the arrow rockets.

When the sails fall, the huge hull reveals the snatch hole and protrudes out the long oars, which is easier to control speed and angle than the sails during battle.

"Must gun preparation!" A row of thirty-person musket gun shooters were preparing.

"Hand fire bullets are prepared!" Ten people with huge arms are prepared.

The torch was lit, and each musketman had one on it, which was the ignition rope.

Not far away, Wu Chu's water boat was tall and had already descended from a high place, constantly raising bows and arrows.

Before the navy did not show cannons and muskets, once the ship was high, it could shoot bows and arrows at a high height, which was as safe and effective as shooting downwards on the city.

Therefore, real navy build giant ships and became the mainstream of the times.

"Shoot!" The enemy ships made the order first, and suddenly, with a "puff" sound, a large number of rockets drew a fire in the sky above the river and hit it down.

Only the sound of "cracking" was heard constantly, most of the arrows were intercepted by the iron plate of arrows, and a few arrows fell on people, but they screamed in succession, and more than a dozen people were caught in the arrows.

Lu Suhai glanced at it and found that the casualties were not serious in fact. The key was that there was a shielding iron plate, followed by a paper armor.

"New Book of Tang": "The strong arrow cannot penetrate."

It shows its flexibility and safety. At this time, the person who was shot in the arrow could not penetrate it at all. He just took the fire and threw it into the river.

The two ships intersected, and Lu Suhai ordered: "Let it go!"

"Papapapapapapa", thirty muskets sounded loudly, and smoke filled the air. Almost at the same time, a row of sailors on the Wu ship splattered blood, and seven or eight people were knocked out, and several big holes of blood appeared on their bodies.

The seven or eight people rolled on the deck and were still alive. The severe pain of being shot spread throughout their bodies, screaming and rolling back and forth on the ground.

Once the fire was released, the team behind immediately handed over the filled muskets to the shooter and took over the empty muskets.

"Let it go!" Almost the next moment, the second command was passed.

"Papapapapapapa" The deafening sound of the musket sounded again, and the smoke filled the gun and blood splattered. The enemy soldiers on the enemy ship fell down in pieces, got shot, and were beaten to stagger back and fell out.

There are also many enemy warriors with wide eyes and unbelievable expressions!

In the second batch of shooting, more than a dozen people were knocked over to the ground on the ship!

"Let me!" The third batch of muskets were handed over to the front line. The muskets also sounded, smoke filled the guns and blood splattered.

In fact, bows and arrows are prone to moisture on ships, but the same is true for today's mesh guns.

The most important thing is that when you draw a bow and arrow, you rely heavily on arm strength, while the musket is easy to master and aim. This is the difference, which determines the outcome of the battle.

At present, the enemy only fired one arrow, but the musket shot three times in a row.

"Do it!" The fuse burned, and ten people tried their best to throw the fire thunder on their hands. At this time, they had already crossed the first ship and passed by. After passing by, there was a loud "boom" sound behind them. The ship was trapped in the thick smoke of flames, and the enemy soldiers screamed.

"Recharge and rearrange it!" Lu Suhai ordered.

Muskets take turns to load bullets. According to the original rules, after the last shooting, a batch of new bullets must be completed at most ten breaths. However, it is the first time for musket soldiers. Even if they are strictly trained, they are in a hurry when facing battle.

However, there must be a distance between the ship, otherwise it will be easy to collide. The next enemy ship is fifty meters apart, and this is enough time to react.

The huge hull exposed the oar hole, and the long oar was poked out, adjusting the angle and speed.

The first ship did not look at the ship that was just shooting, but saw the next ship intersecting with it again, and immediately there was a familiar "crackling" sound of muskets and "booming" sound.

The ships kept shooting in turn, for a moment, the black smoke filled the sky, burning on fire, for a moment, the shouts of killing filled the river.

After Lu Suhai's first command, he handed over the command to the captain and watched the overall situation by himself.

"Five rounds of shooting plus hand fire thunder, this ship is basically ruined, and there is no need for twenty rounds of shooting." Lu Suhai looked at the enemy ships emitting thick smoke in the distance, thinking in his mind.

The key is the first time. The first time the sailors on the enemy ships were disrupted, and the wheel shooting behind them became easier and easier. Just like riding and shooting, the first charge was the most difficult, but once it was broken up, the second, third and fourth batches would be massacred.

This is the riding and shooting at sea - the "take-by-turn tactic of muskets"!

It is also the most powerful tactic of water war before artillery was invented!

It was also the first time that Lu Suhai used this method to fight. He was a very smart person and immediately learned his lesson and ordered: "Each guard will command five warships and choose targets to bombard them in turn."

The flags were flying, and the vanguard was the most elite unit of each army. At this time, the flag order was issued, and four teams were established immediately and selected the target. At the beginning, it was a little confused, and it was adjusted in a moment.

Faced with this situation, Ding Jie, a general on a warship, couldn't help but have red eyes and roared to command the last few ships to rush forward. At this time, a civil servant stopped him.

"Wu Bing is about to cut our army into several segments. What do you have to say at this time?" Ding Jie looked at the governor Chen Liang and roared.

"The enemy ship has this weapon, and it appears for the first time and has no experience in dealing with it. Therefore, our army suffers heavy casualties. This is not a crime of war. The king sent you to be the vanguard. The first thing is to test the enemy, and the second is to win." Although Chen Liang was a civil servant, he said without hesitation.

"But I watched it, it was actually not irresistible. As long as a wooden shield is added to the side of the ship and the soldiers in the ship hide in it, it will be difficult for the enemy's muskets to take effect directly. This attack by defending the city can avoid half of the threat."

"The second is that enemy ships use rotational combat methods, and the key is flexibility. Our army must be connected by giant ships to make them have no way to go."

"The giant ship is connected by chains, won't it burn in just one fire?" Ding Jie said in retort.

"Hmph, the chain is connected by iron claws. If it is burned, just pull out the iron claws. The iron clamping across the river is actually of great use!"

"Can your lord accept this?" Ding Jie asked.

"General Ding, you have no choice, either you will either die in battle or go back to wait for the lord's punishment, but I can protect you from death." Chen Liang said.

Ding Jie smiled grimly and said, "Okay, just bet this!"

At that moment, the rest of the ship was ordered to retreat and retreat in the direction of the base camp.

This immediately caused the collapse of the Wu army. Lu Suhai was overjoyed and ordered the entire army to catch up and attack immediately. Suddenly, there was thick smoke on the river surface and there were constant shouts of killing.

At this time, Wang Hongyi was watching the battle on the fifth-story platform of the flagship.

There was a faint cry of killing in the distance, and the tide came, dozens of ships were fighting desperately, with the sound of muskets, oil, fire, and thunder all in my ears, and there was a faint shrill and tragic scream.

Wang Hongyi was overjoyed. This victory proved his victory in firearms and tactics.

On Earth, Wang Hongyi was not sure whether there was a "revolving tactic of muskets" at sea, but here, without artillery and with relatively flexible ships, this "revolving tactic of muskets" undoubtedly proves Wang Hongyi's military talent.

Moreover, this will also affect each other's energy.

After this battle, Lu Suhai could completely settle down and not be ridiculed by others, and could bear greater responsibilities in the future.

By the way, Wang Hongyi was optimistic about Lu Suhai a few years ago. Unfortunately, the navy did not have many battles, and Lu Suhai was too young, so even Wang Hongyi himself was difficult to promote.

There is no reason to promote it in an extraordinary way, which will only lead to damage to the "King Way", and this is absolutely not acceptable.

Now there is no problem.

However, on the high platform, looking from afar, the enemy fleets were numerous, for several miles. Although they saw the vanguard defeat, they were unmoved and arranged in a solemn manner.

"Sure enough, I just sucked my luck, but my overall foundation was not shaken." Wang Hongyi surrounded himself, watching the battle formation on the high platform, thinking in his heart: "I want to go out to fight, and I also have to bring lucky people with me to ensure my safety."

When I thought about it, I thought of Zhuang Guang and Shi Qian, and ordered: "Let Zhuang Guang and Shi Qian take turns to serve him on the boat."

Zhuang Guang and Shi Qian are now both from the Secret Palace. When Duke Shu is traveling, they take turns to serve. This is very normal, so they immediately issued an order.

Another thing that came to my mind: "I have a thunderbolt car, so I don't have to make this artillery at any cost."

In fact, the craftsmanship of the Pili chariot is far more difficult than that of the cannon. It is not easy to make the Pili chariot. The cannon is noticed and is actually easy to copy.

Since you already have a powerful weapon, why bother to be learned by the enemy?

At this time, Lu Suhai was still encouraging and commanding on his ship, leading his subordinates to chase him. Of course, the enemy ship was not a target. From time to time, there were rains of arrows falling, and there were also many screams.

The fire guns bombarded repeatedly, causing smoke to rush on the deck.

Lu Suhai didn't care at all, and his heart was filled with joy. After this battle, he knew that he had stood out and received direct attention from his lord. In the future, he would be in a position to win his wife and children.

In this battle, defeated the Wu army's vanguard, killed 1,500 enemies, seized a giant ship, and burned seventeen Wu army's ships.

On the Shu army, 175 people were killed, less than 300 injured, and three ships were damaged, which is a great victory.

Wuying

There are dense ships in the water camp, including an extremely huge ship, which is the flagship of King Wu, and the surrounding guards are all elite.

At this moment, an angry scolding came from the deck.

Suddenly, dozens of bloody people hung their heads.

In the middle of the deck, a general was being slapped with a stick, his body was covered in blood. This man was Ding Jie. At this time, he struggled to raise his head and thanked the King of Wu for not killing him.

Governor Chen Liang was still explaining one by one at this time.

After hearing this, the King of Wu turned his face slightly and shouted: "Ding Jie, you have really lost all your face, but you think that the enemy's first weapon is not a crime of war, and you will be demoted to the next level, and then you will be punished and made meritorious!"

As he said, he roared, "Get out."

Although Ding Jie is a general, he really climbs out in such occasions.

After scolding him, seeing him leaving, the King of Wu said calmly, "Since that's the case, can both wooden shields and iron claw chains be prepared?"
Chapter completed!