Chapter 373 The Battle of the Muxi River
The Tamme King on the Muxi River finally couldn't help it. On the morning of that day, he launched an attack on the Han army in the old port gathered in Qiu. He had more than 50,000 people under him, and they were all elites of the Tamme Kingdom, although these so-called
The elites didn't even have a decent armor, and they had all kinds of weapons in their hands, but at least they were all soldiers who had seen blood. They were far from being a rookie under the hands of the monks who had just turned from civilians to soldiers.
A series of small boats unique to the natives of the South China Sea rushed down the Muxi River. Qiu Ju and his team were at a disadvantage. In order to reverse this unfavorable situation, they pulled up several iron chains on the river.
If the kingdom's army wants to rush over, they must cut off the iron chain one by one, so that they can hide behind and attack calmly. Even if the opponent cuts off the iron chain, they will eventually lose the advantage of speed.
However, Linan is also an experienced general. He naturally had a way to crack the defense methods such as river cables. He saw that the boats in front were full of brown and yellow fruits, which was a forest
The fruit produced in the medium is rich in oil and is very resistant to burning. It is a good material for setting fire.
The boat that rushed in the front quickly hit the iron chain, and the soldiers on the boat immediately ignited the fuel on the ship. As a result, the whole boat immediately rose a raging fire, which quickly burned red by the iron chain that blocked its advance. The iron chain was already very heavy
As the flames rise higher and higher, the reddish iron chain quickly becomes a little weak and is finally broken by its own important support.
Seeing the iron chains he laid on the river so easily cracked Kelinan, Qiu Ju couldn't help but sigh. Arranging iron chains on the river was originally a practice during the water war in the Central Plains. It was rarely seen in Nanyang. But it didn't
Thinking that Kelinan on the opposite side was so smart, he found the solution in an instant.
"Shoot the arrow! Prepare the stone catapult!" Qiu Ju naturally would not watch the other party burn the iron chain he had worked hard to set. With his order, the boats of the Old Port Army immediately started to be like rain, and he also had a river bank on both sides of the river.
A scattering machine was also arranged. For a moment, huge rocks were flying in the sky. When these huge rocks fell into the river, the entire river was like boiling boiling water, and the smashed warship immediately turned into pieces. Even if it was not
Those who hit the hit can only struggle desperately in the huge waves.
Regarding the attacks of the Old Port Army, Li Nan immediately ordered a counterattack. In addition to the bows and arrows on the ship, they arranged a lot of elephant soldiers on both sides of the river. These elephants even carried some small trenchers on their bodies, so they could advance while they were all in the same way.
While attacking, although there is no accurate point, it is better to move, just like a fire tank from later generations.
Under this long-range attack, Qiu Ju and Kelinan both suffered casualties, and even at this attack intensity, Linan still ordered his fire ships to burn the iron chains on the river in an orderly manner.
As the iron chains were burned one after another, Qiu Ju had to order his warships to line up and prepare to welcome the first attack of the army inside. As long as they could withstand this attack, the two armies would fall into a melee.
Although there are few people on his side, in order to protect his home behind him, I believe most people will fight to the death. Moreover, he also understands the temperament of the natives in South China and knows that these natives can only fight with the wind, as long as they can take it.
If the opponent's first attack brings enough casualties, the battles will be much easier to fight later.
"Bang~" As the last iron chain was burned, there was no obstacle between the Tamura army and the Old Port Army. The Tamura army riding in small boats cheered and waved various weapons in their hands to kill them.
Come here, they all know that the Han people are the richest group in Nanyang, and the old port is the largest settlement of Han people in Nanyang. I heard that there are not only tall and majestic temples there, but also beautiful silk and porcelain, not to mention those
The Han women they could only look up at, and whenever they thought of this, all the Danmu soldiers felt the blood of the beasts boiling, and they wanted to kill all the old port troops in front of them so that they could rush into the old port to vent their dirty **.
The Han army in the old port looked at the Danmu army rushing towards him, especially the wild beast-like light in the other party's eyes, which made everyone know that the safety of the entire old port now depends on themselves to protect the safety of the whole old port. If these wild beasts rush
If you enter the city, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Boom~" Almost in the blink of an eye, the warships of the Tamum Army collided with the warships of the Old Port Army. For a moment, wood chips flew. The small warships of the Tamum Army were worse than those of the Old Port Army, so they were the first
In the most violent collision, many small warships of the Tamura Army were first broken, but the natives didn't care at all. Many people took advantage of the moment when the warships were broken and jumped onto the warships of the Old Port Army.
Waving the messy weapons in his hands to fight, the battlefield was full of flesh and blood, and a cruel hand-to-hand battle finally kicked off.
Qiu Ju personally directed his ship, a pointed and bottomed ship about six meters long. This ship was an armed merchant ship he bought from a Ming merchant. After a little modification, it became a warship.
Although the pointed-bottomed ship was restricted on the river, with its huge size, there were almost no opponents in the river. The only pity was that sails could not be used for inland river combat, so he placed many long oars on both sides of the lucky ship.
When the oarsmen row, they can easily smash the Tamura warship into pieces.
Although the Han people in the old port have been separated from the Central Plains for nearly a hundred years, the skills passed down from their ancestors have been well preserved, and they also pay great attention to keeping them confidentiality, so their warships are the best in the South Ocean, and it is also because of the warships.
The benefits are that the Han people in the old Hong Kong can still fight against the Tammu King** in a very good way.
However, the decision to decide the outcome of a war is not just the advanced or not of weapons. The most important thing is the people who use these weapons, especially in this era of cold weapons, the role of human beings is even more critical. Eighty percent of the old port army were
The recruits who had just picked up their weapons had never seen blood. At the beginning, they could barely support them with a belief in protecting their homes and a temporary courage to be brave, but as time went by, that courage to be brave.
It slowly disappeared, but when it faced the tiger and wolf troops of the Tamu Kingdom, it seemed a little panicked, and some people even shrank and did not dare to confront the Tamu people head-on.
Qiu Ju was very sensitive to discovering this situation on the battlefield, which made him sigh. After all, ordinary people are not real soldiers. It is not easy for them to last for so long without escaping.
Thinking of this, Qiu Ju whispered to his confidant and asked him to go back to the city to report the news and make the city ready to retreat. After all, judging from the current situation, they may not be able to hold on for too long.
However, Qiu Ju was not the only one who discovered this situation on the battlefield. The opponent's Kelinan also discovered the weakness of the Old Port Army, which made him overjoyed. He was waiting for this opportunity since the war started, so he only saw him
He immediately ordered that several special warships that had been guarding the back finally rushed up.
"Boom~Boom~Boom!" The warships that had just rushed up had a cannon. With Kelinan's order, these cannons fired one after another. Although the lethality of these cannons was not high, at least
The first round of fire did not hit any warships, but it only caused a large amount of water to fall into the water, but the sound of the artillery was extremely terrifying. Moreover, the time for Li Nan was choosing was also very good. At this time, the soldiers of the old Hong Kong were
When the courage to retreat, when he heard the sound of cannons from the other party, he was immediately scared and lost his morale. He turned around with pale faces and wanted to escape.
Seeing the cannons work, Li Nan was even more excited. In his opinion, he was already in the hands of victory. He waved his hand again, and the dozens of musketeers on the boat were ready immediately, and then a dense sound of musketeers rang out.
However, they have too few muskets and do not know how to shoot three stages, so they have to recharge the medicine after one round. It is time-consuming and not very practical, so what Linan has always attached the most is artillery.
The old port army was in chaos, and the Tammu army's artillery was ready to shoot again, but Rinan waved his hand proudly and issued another order to shoot. As a result, he only heard a rumbling sound on the battlefield that made everyone's hearts palpitations again.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom" Hearing the roar of these artillery, Li Nan felt proud and even closed his eyes very enjoyable. According to his previous experience, when he opened his eyes again, he would see the opponent's army.
A scene of collapse.
"Huh? Why are there a lot more guns?" Ke Linan suddenly opened his eyes and said strangely. He only had eight guns in his hand. This was because their Tamme Kingdom poured into the whole country to buy them from the Portuguese.
When they came down, they were fired one after another, but now Linan has heard more than twenty roars of cannons, which is really incredible.
Before he could find out where the extra cannon sound came from? He could only hear a loud roar from behind him, and then something hit him in the back.
He smashed him forward and almost fell into the river.
"General, something is wrong. A group of tall warships suddenly appeared behind the Old Port Army, and there were artillery on these warships!" Before Li Nan could get up from the deck, he heard someone next to him anxiously reported that he had been reported by someone next to him.
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When Kelinan stood up with the help of others, he happened to see a group of warships appearing behind the Old Port Army. What shocked him even more was that these warships were actually very tall, each warship was
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