Chapter 1860 Back in Chibi
The Zhejiang army did not carry many artillery shells. The first wave of live ammunition hit the front, middle and rear ships of the Japanese pirate fleet, breaking their heads, waists and tails, causing the Japanese pirates to attack. The fleet is further unable to move and can only become a living target.
The cannonballs at the back were slightly modified, the gunpowder inside was taken out, kerosene was poured in, and the Japanese ships were fired freely.
The kerosene shells are not very powerful, but after the kerosene flows out, it has a strong combustion-supporting property. It only needs a little spark to burn blazingly. Basically, a Japanese ship that was hit by a kerosene shell was declared useless.
Although you may not encounter Mars immediately after the kerosene flows out, it is only a matter of time. The rockets of the Zhejiang Army on the shore did not miss any Japanese ship. Each rocket fired one after another. Name the Japanese ships.
As long as a spark splashes on the kerosene on the Japanese ship, the fire will spread so quickly that it will be impossible to save it.
The Japanese boats were stuck in the river by fire rafts and iron ropes. The Japanese boats were very close to each other. When they were hit by the Zhejiang army's artillery shells and arrows, in order to avoid them, the Japanese boats were left unmanned for a while. Or careless control caused many Japanese ships to collide with each other.
Normally it's nothing, but this fire is a disaster.
When a Japanese ship burns, no Japanese ship that collides with it can escape. Good brothers, let’s catch fire together and turn into ashes.
Soon, the Japanese pirate fleet in the river burst into flames, just like the Red Cliff back then.
At this time, the sky became beautiful again and the wind became stronger.
Whether it is a northeasterly wind, a northwesterly wind, a southeasterly wind, or a chaotic wind, it is a favorable wind for the sea of fire at this time.
The Japanese pirates' flagship was also on fire. At first, Xu Hai could still direct his men to put out the fire, but his flagship was too conspicuous, tall, big and gorgeous, and was taken special care of by the Zhejiang Army. It used kerosene shells They were hit several times, and the overwhelming rockets never stopped. In the end, Xu Hai was unable to save himself.
"Damn it, damn it, Zhu Pingan, Zhu Pingan, I will fight you until death! Abandon the ship, abandon the ship, abandon the ship quickly! Rush to the shore! Drive away these beasts who can only prevent fire and sneak attacks!" Shattered into pieces!"
Xu Hai stood on the burning flagship with his hair disheveled, pointing to the river bank with splitting eyes and loudly ordered.
Reluctant to part with it!
He really couldn’t bear to part with the fleet that he finally saved! When he said the words of abandoning ship, his heart felt as if it was clenched by the devil's hand!
Each of these Japanese ships is his favorite. Not only are they expensive, even the smallest Japanese ship carrying thirty people costs 500 taels of silver, not to mention the large Japanese ships. It was worth at least a thousand taels of silver; and it was not easy to save. After all, there were only a few people who came to him with Japanese ships. Most of the ships were obtained by him through hard work and plunder, which offended a lot of people. People have also paid a lot of price!
If he had to rebuild it from scratch, not to mention how much money and manpower it would cost, the time alone was not something he could afford! An ordinary Japanese ship would take at least half a year to build! Not to mention the better Japanese ships, just one keel would take several years to take shape!
Japanese pirates and Japanese boats are inseparable. Without Japanese boats, Japanese pirates are like wolves with broken legs and lost teeth!
Without Japanese ships, how could the Japanese pirates travel across the sea and attack all along the long coastline? How to play tricks on the Ming army when they are surrounded, how to escape when they are in a desperate situation, how to...
It can be said that Japanese ships are the best brothers of their Japanese pirates! The best weapon! Hope for the best!
Now that all his hard work and hopes have been burned in the river by Zhu Pingan, how can he not hate it!
He wanted to eat Zhu Pingan alive!
“Quickly, abandon the ship and escape, rush to the shore and kill all the Ming troops who sneak attack on the shore, and make them pay with their lives!”
"There are not many of them, a thousand at most. Our troops are dozens of times theirs. We rush up and kill all these despicable people!" Just them!"
Xu Hai gave the order, and the leaders of the Japanese pirates, big and small, also shouted, and ordered the Japanese pirates under his command to abandon the ship and rush to the shore.
In fact, there is no need for Xu Hai to give an order. Abandoning the ship and escaping is the only way out for the Japanese pirates. Long before Xu Hai gave the order, Japanese pirates had already abandoned the ship and escaped!
The first few Japanese ships that were burned have completely turned into a sea of fire. If they don’t escape, they can only become barbecues. The Japanese pirates who don’t want to be barbecues are like dumplings, jumping in one by one. In the rolling river.
As soon as they entered the water, they felt the bone-chilling cold!
It’s no wonder that the river water is not cold in the twelfth lunar month of winter. The biting cold water swept them away instantly. Many Japanese pirates who were not accustomed to the cold experienced uncontrollable cramps in their hands and feet under the stimulation, causing severe pain and unbearable pain. Control, this will naturally kill them. The rolling biting river water pours into their mouths and noses, pulling them to the bottom of the river to feed the fish.
Of course, there are only a small number of Japanese pirates who have cramps. The vast majority of Japanese pirates do not have cramps. They just feel the biting cold. Their teeth are so cold that they keep fighting and their whole bodies tremble. They can still swim despite the cold.
But not all Japanese pirates can swim. Although most Japanese pirates can swim, there are also some Japanese pirates who cannot swim.
Even if these Japanese pirates who cannot swim did not suffer from cramps due to stimulation, after falling into the water, they struggled desperately for a few times in the rolling river, and then the biting river water poured into their mouths and noses. They struggled and died in despair. end.
Of course, Japanese pirates who don't know how to swim are not willing to die at the bottom of the river. They will desperately grab everything they can, including floating driftwood, broken decks, and their good brothers who know how to swim next to them, and hold on to them for dear life.
“Damn it, your ancestor, you damn motherfucker, don’t catch me, you’re holding me like this, how can I swim?!”
“Asshole, let go of me, don’t Damn it! Just die!”
“Don’t ask me. I will be dragged to death by you! I still have a lot of good years left to enjoy!”
The Japanese pirates, who are usually brothers, are now facing life and death, and they can carry each one with all their strength. One tried desperately to get away, but the one who couldn't get away even used his own hands and kicked him hard until he died.
In this way, many Japanese pirates who knew how to swim were hugged by Japanese pirates who couldn't swim, and they sank to the bottom of the river to feed the fish.
Of course, the Japanese pirates who knew how to swim and were not entangled did not escape with their lives.
Many Japanese pirates were hit by a hail of arrows before they swam far, and sank into the water screaming.
There were many unlucky Japanese pirates who were swimming in the river in a panic. Unexpectedly, they were knocked into the bottom by the collapsed Japanese boat.
There are many Japanese pirates who are unlucky like this.
In addition, even if they are lucky enough to avoid risks such as Japanese friends who cannot swim, rain of arrows flying in the sky, burned and collapsed Japanese boats, etc., they will generally encounter the risk of hypothermia in the bitingly cold river water, and face shock and death.
It is said that 60% of the victims of the Titanic died of hypothermia. This is how the hero Jack died. The tragedy of 21 people dying in the modern Gansu Marathon was also caused by hypothermia.
So, the Japanese pirates who abandoned their boats and jumped into the river also embarked on an extremely dangerous path, surrounded by death. In the rolling river, there are countless corpses of Japanese pirates floating up and down, and there are more and more of them
(End of this chapter)