"Student Lu Feng, a person from Xinghua Prefecture, passed by here on study and learned that the deputy envoy was preparing to wipe out the bandits. The student happened to have some experience in the water battle, so he took the liberty to come and offer advice. Please don't blame the deputy envoy!" After that, Lu Xiucai bowed.
Wang Qingzheng was worried about how to deal with the Folangji bandits. Although he didn't have much hope, he was still willing to listen to Lu Feng's ideas for reference. So he waved his hand and said:
"Lu Sheng doesn't have to be too polite, just sit down and talk. I am just in trouble with the extermination of the bandits. If Lu Sheng has a clever plan, it's okay to say it. If it can be helpful for extermination of the bandits, I will definitely help you ask for merit from the court!"
After Lu Feng found a small stool to sit down, he presented Wang Wei with a plan designed by Marin...
"Fire Attack? Lu Sheng can tell that those big ships of Folang Ji people are all rampant on the sea. How can the fire ships approach? They will hide." Wang Wei frowned, feeling that Lu Feng was a little unreliable.
But Lu Feng said confidently:
"Sir, the thief's ships are sailing on the sea all year round and are difficult to get close. But thief's warships also have to dock and rest at night! If there is any important berth, the thief's warships will also be docked and rested at night! If there is any important berth, the thief will find a good place and wait until the thief has gone ashore to sleep, in the middle of the night, hundreds of small fireboats can be sent, filled with sulfur, saltpeter and turbulent oil, and rushed into the enemy's ship's berth, and many thiefs will be burned. The thief came from afar, and it is difficult to maintain the ship. If multiple ships are burned, it will be difficult to survive and can only retreat..."
Now Wang Lie is interested:
"You mean sending a fireboat into the enemy ship's mooring in the middle of the night? It's a bit difficult to sail on the sea in the middle of the night..."
Lu Feng nodded:
"Yes, the deputy envoy. If it's dark at night, it's natural to be difficult to sail on the sea. But what if there's moonlight? Those experienced old boatmen can also drive the boat at night."
"Students suggest that a group of boatmen who are good at night can be recruited, with dozens of people each, and sail and paddle the boat, so that the fireboat can rush towards the enemy ship. When you get close to the enemy ship, you can ignite the boat, and then jump the boat and swim away."
"Of course, not only should there be moonlight that night, but it is better to blow south wind. In this way, the fireboat can rush into the enemy ship with the wind and burn the enemy ship with the flow..."
Wang Qingfu thought about it for a while, then clapped his hands:
"Wonderful, if the fire ship can really stick to the enemy ship and burn it, the enemy ship will definitely not escape and burn it. However, what if the enemy ship escapes? After all, the enemy ship is not a serial ship tied together in the "Fire Red Cliff". Seeing the fire ship rushing over, the thief shipworker will definitely fight the ship to avoid..."
Then, Wang Qing said that he planned to send a water ghost to dig a boat. After hearing this, Lu Feng shook his head and said:
"Sir, if there are only two or three ships in the bandit, it is natural to send people to build a ship. After all, as long as one or two ships are sunk, the enemy will be seriously injured."
"But, the students heard that the bandits had twenty or thirty warships, and it would be difficult to sink them all. After all, if the bandits were not fools, they could hear them. It would be good if there were two or three ships that could succeed. After all, the thief would not watch the water ghosts chisel the ship."
"As for the enemy ships hiding when they see fire ships, I have a good idea..."
"Oh, let's talk quickly!" Wang Lie also became interested.
Lu Feng took out a piece of paper and explained while drawing it with the carbon rod he carried with him:
"This time the students learned the world, went to Dongfan Island, and were fortunate to see the Beihai National Yi ships on Dongfan Island. The Folang machine, like the Beihai Kingdom, comes from Taixi, and the ships are probably of similar structures..."
Wang Wu nodded and agreed with Lu Feng's opinion. Lu Feng continued:
"In addition to sailing on the sea, the barbarian sailboats are driven by the tail rudder, and the tail rudder is controlled by the tail rudder. If the fireboat rushes into the harbor where the enemy ship is berthed, if the enemy ship wants to avoid it, in addition to lifting the sail, they must also turn the tail rudder and change the direction..." After saying that, Lu Feng also drew a simple picture.
Wang Qing's eyes lit up:
"Lu Sheng's meaning is to destroy the enemy's stern rudder so that it cannot avoid the fire ship?"
Lu Feng nodded and shook his head again:
“Yes, not…”
"What do you mean?" Wang Qing asked in confusion.
"Since I have arranged for the water ghost to chisel the boat, if I do it in the middle of the night, the night will be silent, and the sound of chiseling will definitely attract attention and will easily arouse the vigilance of the thieves of the Folangji bandits. Therefore, it is not advisable to chisel the boat in the middle of the night..."
"But if the enemy ship wants to avoid the fire ship, it cannot do without the tail rudder to control the direction. Therefore, if the enemy ship cannot avoid the fire ship, there is no need to chisel the ship, just destroy its tail rudder..."
"How to destroy it?" Wang Qing asked.
In the picture, Lu Feng first drew the most popular crowbar control system in Europe in this era, and it is also a system for changing directions used by Portuguese ships.
"This is a rudder plate, which connects the horizontal axis of the changing direction through a main shaft. The sailor prys the horizontal axis with a crowbar on it, and the rudder plate can swing left and right to control the direction of the ship..."
"The student's meaning is that there is no need to send someone to dig the bottom of the ship. Just let the water ghosts carry big iron nails and blades and other sharp objects before the fire ship attacks, and sneak into the water at the stern of the enemy's ship, use iron nails or sharp blades to mix them into the gap of the rudder sheet so that they cannot rotate..."
Wang Lie frowned and said:
"Isn't it enough for the bandits to send people to clean up these things underwater? It won't affect the bandits' ships escaping and avoiding the fire ships..."
Lu Feng smiled and said:
"Sir, time! When the enemy sent sailors to find out the problem, the fireboat had already rushed to the front, burning wildly, and even burning together with these thieves' ships..."
Wang Lie's eyes lit up:
"Lu Sheng means that there is no need to destroy the enemy's stern rudder, just make it impossible to use it for the time being. Just wait until the fire ship approaches and burns the enemy ship?"
Lu Feng nodded and said:
"Yes, sir. It takes a long time to chisel the bottom of the ship and destroy the tail rudder, and it is easy to be discovered. After all, it is quiet in the middle of the night, whether it is chiseling the bottom of the ship or destroying the tail rudder, the sound is very loud. However, if sharp objects such as iron nails are inserted into the gap of the tail rudder, so that they cannot rotate in a short time, our goal will be achieved! Moreover, the sound is very small and it is not easy to attract the attention of enemies on the shore..."
"In this way, our water ghosts can use the fastest speed to create problems with the enemy ship's rudder at the fastest speed. Before the enemy ship reacts and sends people to the water to repair and lets the ship start again, our fireboat rushed over..."
Wang Lie slapped the table excitedly and said:
"In seconds, it was so unknowingly that the rudder failed and could not escape. When the fire of the fireboat burned the Flangjiman's warship, we would definitely win!"
"Lu Sheng, if this battle can be successful, I will definitely ask the court for you. The court will not bury talents like you!"
Lu Feng waved his hand indifferently and said:
"Adults are over-reputable, and students have just done their duty as a scholar..."
Chapter completed!