Chapter 4846 Persian Naval Battle
More than a dozen artillery pieces fired simultaneously, and the shells dragged an orange trajectory across the night sky and fell into the naval array of the Great Food Nation. The shells smashed through the deck and fell into the cabin. The kerosene hidden inside was sprayed out by the explosion and splashed randomly. , the fire burst into flames.
Obed, who was at the forefront, shouted with excitement. He watched the chaotic sailors on the burning enemy ship and felt that the war was so simple. Originally, he was afraid that rushing into the battle as a vanguard would cause huge casualties, but now the enemy troops were acting havoc. All one group needs to do is take advantage of the chaos and attack, and the casualties will naturally be greatly reduced.
However, when he heard the roar of artillery again and turned around in surprise, he saw a scene that he would never forget...
I saw about a hundred ships equipped with artillery firing together. The roar of the artillery was like rolling thunder, which made my ears ring slightly. The shells sprayed out from the barrel, looking like they were rising from the ground. Countless artillery shells were launched, soared, flew, and fell into the enemy array.
The sea was filled with flames and gunpowder smoke. The fragments of warships and the remains of soldiers were thrown everywhere. One enemy ship after another was bombed and set on fire. The entire sea was dyed red by the fire.
Obaid was dumbfounded and pulled Colonel Tang beside him: "This, this, this..." He was so shocked that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
However, the Tang Army Colonel could understand his shock and said expressionlessly: "It was just a test firing. It marked the enemy's array so that the cannons behind could fire more accurately. Don't open your mouth stupidly." , we have to rush into battle after three rounds of volleys. If we don’t want to be stabbed by the enemy and fall into the sea and drown in the first battle, just be prepared!”
"Boom!"
Another volley fired, earth-shaking.
Obaid and the rest of the Azid tribe's warriors were already paralyzed. How could such a devastating bombardment last for three rounds? !
What is left for the enemy?
But he finally came to his senses, clenched the Hengdao in his hand, and shouted to the clansmen around him: "Everyone, make a contribution today!"
"Kill!"
The tribesmen roared in response.
These indigenous tribes have been involved in the wars between the Great Food Kingdom and Persia in the past. They have always done some of the most dangerous things as slaves, such as resisting the enemy's cavalry charge with their flesh and blood, or using their own bodies to fight against the enemy's cavalry. Stacking high platforms as the main force climbed the steps of the city wall, but after suffering huge casualties, the most they could receive was a piece of cake sprinkled with sesame seeds...
But now they are fighting for the Tang Dynasty, and their military achievements and rewards are clearly written. There are clear names such as charging, trapping, being the first, breaking the city, capturing, and killing the enemy. As long as you can do it, the Tang people will reward you!
When the war is for the benefit of oneself and the whole clan, the fighting power that is unleashed is naturally different!
boom!
The third round of artillery salvo fired, and the shells fell into the enemy's formation. The vanguard of the Azid tribe rushed into the enemy's formation. At this time, the enemy's original array on the sea was already in chaos. The former ferocious and violent Dashi sailors were now crying for their fathers and mothers. One by one, warships sailing across the Persian Gulf may be burning bears A fire broke out, or was smashed into sawdust and scattered on the sea. Obaid only needed to hold a shield in one hand and a knife in the other to jump onto an enemy ship from the bow, block the enemy's scimitar, and then easily break the enemy with a horizontal knife. The leather armor on the body was then cut into two pieces...
The warships of the Tang Army that followed were easily interspersed in the chaotic array of the Dashi army. The soldiers held muskets and fired at the Dashi soldiers from a high position. The sound of gunfire resounded, and there were clouds of gunpowder smoke on the side of the ship. rising.
Buser, who was sitting at the rear, was dumbfounded. Although he expected that the Tang Army's firearms might be very strong, he never thought that they would be so strong. The array that was originally formed to be penetrated and divided by the Tang Army's warships was blown up by a cannon. After all the chaos, the Tang army finally completed the insertion and division.
Not to mention defeating the Tang army, they couldn't even resist it for a quarter of an hour...
Already timid, he quickly grabbed Abu Awal's sleeve and said tremblingly: "Governor, run!"
"Run? Where to run?"
Abu Awal's face was pale and his eyes were bloodshot. He glanced at Busr and said in a solemn voice: "We lost Shirov Port and ruined the entire Persian Gulf navy. The most important thing is that we lost the sky-high taxes... Do you think we will lose it?" Is it safe to escape back to Damascus? The Caliphate will skin us!”
Buser's face turned pale: "What should we do?"
Abu Awal gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "We still have reinforcements from Wuci Port, so we will use the chains you proposed before to tie the ships together and charge towards the Tang Army's flagship! As long as we can sink the flagship and capture the Tang Army's generals, This battle can turn defeat into victory!
Buser was shocked: "You can't do it! Governor Mingjian, the Tang army's weapons are extremely powerful, especially the fire caused by the explosion after landing, which is difficult to extinguish with sea water. If the warship is locked in one place, wouldn't it become even more serious? Convenient for the enemy to set fire to?”
Once so many ships are bundled together and a fire breaks out, you won't be able to escape even if you want to. It will turn into a huge torch floating on the sea. When will the ships and people be burned cleanly before they sink to the bottom of the sea...
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Abu Awal's eyes were already red: "Then let's compare whether the fire burns faster or we rush faster! There are thousands of oars on so many boats, and when they paddle together, they go very fast. Now the Tang army has the upper hand to win. They will definitely have the intention to annihilate us. They will not retreat but will blindly harvest the results. We may not have a chance!”
"Huh?" Busl calmed down and thought about it carefully, and it did make some sense.
The running corpses cannot escape unless they can escape the scope of the Great Food Country, but they are nothing without the Great Food Country. Are they going to become slaves? It would be better to die.
Maybe there is still a chance of winning if you give it a try.
Immediately, Abu Awal ordered more than 60 reinforcements from Wusashi Port and his own direct warships to line up in seven horizontal and nine vertical directions, locking each other with iron ropes to form a huge "ship array" "Abu Awal's flagship was in the middle of the "ship array" and he ordered the Tang army to attack.
The wood pulp of dozens of warships were uniformly thrust into the water and rowed together with the sound of war drums. This indeed made the "ship array" move very fast, knocking away and sinking one's own warships, facing the charging Tang army. Just rushed over.
The huge "ship formation" was rampaging on the sea with an alarming and irresistible momentum.
Soon, the news spread to the Tang Army's flagship "King of Wei". Yang Zhou stood on the dock and could not see the "ship formation". He could only estimate the direction and ordered a test firing of a round of artillery. The effect was not satisfactory. The battle report came with news that our own casualties were gradually increasing. Yang Zhou waved his hand: "Charge forward!"
The "King of Wei" sailed in the wind with its bulging sails, and its huge bow cut through the waves without moving forward. The ships that passed along the way were dodging one after another. Those that could not dodge were crushed and torn apart by the bow. Wherever the ship passed, there was only a pile of The fragments of wooden planks and the struggling soldiers falling into the water...
Soon, the "King of Wei" met the "ship formation" that was rushing towards him. When Yang Zhou saw this so-called "ship formation", he immediately laughed and said to the soldiers on the left and right: "Do you still remember the Battle of Chibi?" No? Cao Mengde's millions of troops crossed the river with iron ropes. But the northerners were not used to fighting on the water and had to use chains to chain the ships. It was only connected to make it as stable as a rock and as smooth as walking on the ground. In the end, it was completely burned by Huang Gai. Unexpectedly, this big food country also has talents like Cao Mengde. Come on, take out all the bilge rockets. Set off a big firework for the Persian Gulf! ”
"Here!"
Bundles of rockets wrapped in tarpaulin to be waterproof and moisture-proof were carried onto the deck. They were piled up like a hill, and by visual inspection there were no less than a thousand rockets.
The soldiers on the "King of Wei" all understood the enemy's intention. They wanted to kill 800 enemies at the same time as they were destroying one thousand in this way. As long as the "King of Wei" was severely damaged or sunk, the Tang Army might be able to defeat the enemy. Defeated, and then reversed the situation on the battlefield, turning defeat into victory.
However, the Great Eater knew very little about the power of the Tang army's firearms. He thought that he could get close to the "King of Wei" by relying on his faster charge speed to take a few shots. However, he did not know that although the release interval of the artillery was a bit long, the release interval of the rockets was not. Almost nothing...
Yang Zhou ordered: "Don't be chaotic. Follow the steps you usually practice carefully. Don't burn yourself before killing the enemy."
The generals burst into laughter, and some laughed loudly: "Don't worry, general, we have practiced this kind of thing fifteen times if not twenty times. If we make another mistake, we will report it to you!"
Yang Zhou scolded: "If we make a mistake, we will all be roasted, and we will even raise our heads!"
"General, don't worry!"
Immediately, the generals on the flagship prepared in an orderly manner, and lit the rockets one by one. The sharp sound of "swish, swish, swish" was heard endlessly. One after another, the rockets soared into the sky and fell into the "ship" in the distance. "formation" On the boat, arrow clusters pierced the deck and side of the ship, and the medicine tubes tied to the arrow shafts exploded. The kerosene inside flew and splashed, catching on to objects. Some fell on the sea and even burned for a while before going out... …
Rockets soared into the sky and then fell from the sky, as colorful and dazzling as a meteor shower. The huge "ship array" was still charging above the sea, but it lit up the night sky like a huge brazier.
The ship's hull was burned by the fire and made a creaking sound. The ship's planks were deformed and the hull was cracked. Everything that could burn was burning. Even though the soldiers did not bother rowing to scoop up seawater in an attempt to extinguish the fire, they found that this was covered with black oil. The flame cannot be extinguished no matter what.
More and more food soldiers couldn't bear the heat of the flames and jumped into the sea...
At this moment, the "King of Wei" rushed to the "ship formation" with a scornful attitude. The soldiers of the Tang army not only fired with muskets to kill the soldiers, but also lowered the bow of the bow and fixed the top. The racket pole made of a huge iron block hit the enemy ship. In an instant, sawdust flew and the hull shattered. The warships of the Great Food Kingdom simply could not withstand the power of the slap.
The soldiers turned the winch to pull up the racket pole, then put it down, then pulled it up again, and then put it down again...
The connected "ship formation" could not stop the "King of Wei" at all. Wherever the bow of the ship passed, there were sawdust and broken boards floating in the sea water, and it was a mess. (End of chapter)