Chapter 134 Water Battle
I didn't expect the Mongolians to react so quickly, so I thought of a way to deal with No. 1. I have to say that this is a good idea.
At the same time, he was very angry. He had clearly seen the iron shields being supported, so why didn’t he change the shooting target as soon as possible and wasted a round of shooting!
"Now, aim at the enemy's hull!" Song Chen ordered directly. Zhang Shijie glanced at Song Chen and still carried out his order.
More than thirty bullets were aimed at the hull of the ship in the middle. This ship was the ship where Baihu Ali was located, and in modern terms it was a flagship.
This round of shooting has effect.
The bullet penetrated the board and entered the bottom cabin. Two sailors who were trampling on water wheels were immediately killed, causing chaos below, and the ship immediately slowed down.
Song Chen had to be careful. Since the artillery was not well built, he didn't have many trump cards in his hand. Although Terminator One was good, his shooting rate was not fast. Before they were at the range of the Mongolian longbow, they would only have three rounds of shooting.
Later they will attack under the enemy's bow and arrow.
Fortunately, the flagship speed slowed down, and the other two ships also slowed down.
It was not until Ali ordered him to attack quickly without hesitation, and the two ships became faster.
"Commander Zhang, you have to rush up and enter the opponent's range immediately!" Song Chen thought that Zhang Shijie was really careless when fighting.
This is a lightweight clutch, and its boards are not very thick. The range of the Mongolian longbow is 200 steps. The ship has at least fifty archers, and the three ships are only 150. Thinking about the overwhelming rain of arrows, if all of them are greeted, the consequences are simply unimaginable.
"We must destroy two ships!" Zhang Shijie told him a crazy idea.
Song Chen was very anxious, "Oh my dear, I'm here to accompany you to get along with me again. If you want to die, don't pull me up."
Zhang Shijie, you are an experienced navy general. You can even see such an obvious situation of death, even an outsider, but can't you still see it?
"Look at it!" Zhang Shijie pointed to the distance, and there were five lights moving at an extremely fast speed.
Song Chen's face turned dark, and he immediately understood that they were targeted. If these three ships were not solved, the speed of the five fast ships would probably be faster than their ships. At that time, they would definitely be surrounded and annihilated. Zhang Shijie was right.
However, Song Chen still cursed in his heart, can’t you finish it all at once? My national hero!
The strategy of shooting the hull was quite successful, slowing down the opponent's flagship speed. Song Chen won at least two more rounds of shooting. The core of this water battle was to keep one side outside the opponent's longbow range and to have the opponent within the range of No. 1, which is a test of the general's ability to control.
The moon shone brightly at night, and even if it was not ignited, it was clear that the Mongolian ship was finally upstream. Ali sent people to fill the gap on the ship and his speed recovered.
After all, it was still within the opponent's longbow range, and the overall quality of the Mongolian army was reflected.
With an order from A Niu, the Mongolian soldiers hiding in the cabin ran out quickly. They immediately set their bows and aimed at the ship where Song Chen was. Each arrow was lit on fire, and the whole process was completed in one go.
The overwhelming rockets crossed the night sky like locusts, and Song Chen felt a sour feeling when he looked.
"Commander Zhang, are you going to die?" Song Chen almost roared. Because the ship was still rushing forward, not only Song Chen was anxious, but even his subordinates who had been through battle formations began to advise.
"Retreat!" Zhang Shijie gave the order. The sailors in the cabin immediately stepped on the water in the opposite direction. The eight water wheels began to turn back frantically. Even they felt great pressure in the cabin.
The arrow rain hit, and it was about to get on the boat. Driven by eight water wheels, the ship rushed downstream quickly and barely avoided the arrow rain.
"Let's load the bullets and lie them into sieve!" Song Chen felt that the war was really too exciting, and it was simply a gambling for his life.
Zhang Shijie's understanding of the water war was so deep that Song Chen didn't even know that this outstanding naval general made such a childish mistake in those two water wars that determined the survival of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Today's draw shows that he has considered the combat mechanism of the Mongolian navy, the range of the Mongolian longbow, the distance between the two ships, the wind direction, and various factors, otherwise they would really become hedgehogs.
This round of shooting was quite effective. If the other party wanted to shoot arrows, they would definitely remove the gun shield. They had not yet had the time to raise the gun shield, nor did they have time to run into the cabin, and were shot in a round of shooting.
More than a dozen archers fell to the ground, and a bullet passed through his cheek, and Ali shot through a dangerous disaster.
Now he faces a choice whether to continue attacking with a ‘gun shield’ or backing down. Not long after, he made a decision.
He shouted "retreat". Of course, he didn't really escape, because there were five clutches behind him coming. As long as they came, they would have a sure win.
The Warriors do not only know how to attack blindly, but sometimes they also need to understand the principle of retreat.
The other party retreated, and the speed was still very fast.
"Chasing!" Song Chen and Zhang Shijie shouted almost at the same time.
Another round of shooting, or the flagship in the middle. This round of shooting was very lucky, and four sailors fell in the cabin.
The sailors who were panicking and stomping on the watercraft were all very scared. It turned out that their cabin was very safe and they thought that as long as the ship was not occupied by the enemy, they would basically have no risks.
Because the wooden boards in the bottom cabin are thick, bows and arrows are generally inoperable. Even if the Song people's divine arm crossbow can penetrate, the power is reduced a lot and it will not cause much damage. Moreover, the Song people's divine arm crossbow has very few.
The current Terminator One can penetrate wooden boards, and the terrifying thing is that after penetrating wooden boards, they can kill people.
These sailors are Han people from the Northern Land. Their job is to be responsible for stepping on water wheels. Their military merits and achievements are basically out of reach. If they were not treated well, they would not want to come to the boat to sell coolies. Stepping on water wheels is a coolies, but they are facing the danger of losing their lives at this moment.
In a panic, they were about to rush to the second floor cabin, which was where the official sergeant stayed, and it must be much safer. However, the most rational thing now is to follow the orders and step back on the waterwheel and strive to drive out of the range of the Song ship.
But everyone was scared, so they would not want to get these things.
The coolies also had a conflict with the sergeant who supervised them here. It was not until Ali rushed down and cut off the head of a man who was the most terrifying person, which shocked the group of rioting coolies.
Chapter completed!