Chapter 633 I caught you
The dozen or so ships that boarded first suddenly accelerated and passed Lu Zhong, who was originally at the front.
The two soldiers, one behind the other, abandoned the oars, reached into their arms, took out the flint and fire sickles, bent down, and started lighting the fire without hesitation.
The flammable materials on the ship that had been added with ingredients burst into flames with a roar.
The dark river surface is lit with blossoming torches,
The torch is as fast as a galloping horse, rushing straight into Jinshawan.
Taking advantage of the wind and the desperate paddling of the soldiers on board, the ship could reach the distance in just a few breaths.
The drum trumpet suddenly sounded in Jinshawan,
Jinsha Bay, which was originally dark, suddenly became bright in the blink of an eye.
Amidst the rumbling of drums, countless soldiers emerged from the two flat-bottomed transport boats behind them. Each one was holding a rope in his hand. Amidst the shouts, the ropes were stretched one by one, and from the river surface , a row of wooden fences was pulled up from the water.
These wooden fences are about ten feet high and the mouth of a bowl is as thin as a bowl. What's more terrible is that these fences are also equipped with wooden thorns with extremely sharp front ends.
These fences directly blocked the gaps that the first climbers wanted to break through.
If you want to get past, you must first destroy these fences.
The speed of climbing first was too fast. By the time they saw these obstacles stretching out from the water, it was too late to avoid them.
What's more important is that even if you can barely avoid it, the companions behind you will still have no time to react and hit you.
Gritting his teeth, the dozen or so ships at the front accelerated and rushed forward.
The crossbow arrows were covered with feather points and fell, and the screams were accompanied by the sound of pong-pop-pop falling into the water,
"The enemy is prepared, everyone, be careful!" A man at the front roared and stood up, staring at the fence in front of him. The moment he was about to hit the fence, he already jumped up. He jumped over the fence and fell directly towards the flat-bottomed transport ship.
With a roar, Xian Deng hit the fence one after another and was shattered into pieces. The flammable objects on the boat also fell into the water, but they were still burning.
There were soldiers in twos and threes leaping high on the ship, trying to climb over the fence, but what greeted them was a cloud of arrow feathers. Those with poor martial arts skills immediately turned into thorns in the air, and managed to land on the transport ship. Above, he was greeted by cold spears and siege coming from all sides.
The effect of hitting these fences first is not good. Those fences are all connected by strong hemp ropes, and they are on the water. If you hit them first, the fences will retreat, but the force of the impact will be greatly reduced.
These fences are like ropes that block floating objects in the river. Their purpose is only to slow down and block these floating objects.
Then because Xianden rushed in too fast and set himself on fire, there was no other way to go except charging forward.
In addition to the crossbows and bow feathers on the transport plane, trebuchets on several main warships in the rear rained down dozens of kilograms of stones on these first climbers.
As long as you hit one, the first one to board will fall apart.
Under normal circumstances, the trebuchets on the main warships will not attack those who board first, because the speed of the first boarders is too fast, and the stone bullets thrown by the trebuchets cannot affect them at all. In a serious water battle, , if you get hit by a stone bomb first, you will definitely be lucky.
But today is different,
Hundreds of ships were concentrated in this small area, and the way forward was blocked, so the trebuchet did not need to aim at all and only needed to hit this area hard.
Almost every shot will destroy a first boarding ship.
Lu Zhong rushed onto the transport ship.
Holding a long knife in his hand, he charged back and forth to kill.
He was at the seventh level of Xuanyuan in martial arts, and he looked like a mad tiger.
Now he knows that the other party has been prepared for a long time. This is a trap. Not only is it difficult to realize General Chen's idea, but he may also suffer a big loss. The navy of Dachu can only take tonics, but no more laxatives.
And now, General Chen Yan's last hundred or so warships are heading towards Jinsha Bay. If he can't entangle Director Wang's main naval force, he will be doomed.
He knew very well that among the hundreds of warships, less than half were truly main warships.
Others can only be considered as make-up.
It can only be regarded as a troop transport at best.
There is still hope if we can rely on the upper hand to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the opponent, but with experienced warships closing the distance and constantly attacking from a distance, those troop transports will eventually become coffins for the soldiers on board.
There was another loud noise, and Lu Zhong saw that the fence finally broke. A dozen flaming ships rushed into the gap and crashed into a main battleship ahead with a bang.
Then, Lu Zhong saw the baton on the warship fall down, and with just one blow, the first ship was scattered.
But they bumped into each other one after another,
The main battleship finally burned.
But Lu Zhong's heart sank.
Because he saw that Director Wang's main force had sailed out of Jinshawan one after another in just this moment.
They are waiting for this moment, waiting to attack first, waiting for the fire to rise into the sky,
Because the fire also means a signal, at this time, Chen Yan's fleet must have gone upstream.
But what they were about to encounter was not Wang's fleet that was attacked and in chaos, but the elite navy coming down the river with the wind, water and strong morale.
Lu Zhong looked up to the sky and howled, pulled out the knife from an enemy's chest, and rushed towards the place where the enemies were densest in front.
There were numerous gun shadows in front of him. Among the big red cherry blossoms exploding, a cold star suddenly flashed out. Lu Zhong stabbed his sword across his chest. There was a clang sound, and the tip of the gun was nailed on the blade, pushing him back. The opponent His cultivation level is only between the two, but he has been fighting fiercely for a long time, but the other party is recharging his energy. This charged blow is no longer something he can block.
There was a crisp sound, the steel knife shattered, and the spearhead penetrated into the body. Lu Zhong screamed, fell off the transport ship on his back, and fell into the water with a porridge.
Director Wang didn't pay attention to the battle behind him at all. Hundreds of ships boarded first. If they cooperated with the main battleships, it would be really difficult. Even if there is no main battleship, if it is on the open river surface, using the speed advantage to harass you, flying around like a mosquito, it will be extremely uncomfortable. But now they have given up these advantages and entered Without Jinsha Bay, a natural migratory harbor, as long as the waterway is sealed, they will be like grasshoppers after autumn, and they will not last long no matter how much they jump.
Director Wang now only has eyes for Chen Yan, who is rushing here.
Hundreds of main warships lined up in several formations, raised their sails, and sailed down the river.
When a hint of fish belly white appeared on the horizon, Director Wang saw countless sail shadows on the river in the distance.
It's coming out after being called for a long time!
Chen Yan, I finally caught you.
Director Wang let out a long breath!
"Attack the entire army and annihilate all opponents. Don't let anyone go!" Director Wang roared angrily.
(End of chapter)