Chapter three hundred and ninety third victory
Just as Qian Mufeng urged his ships to rush forward, Song Wumian's warships had already turned one after another, all the artillery was in place, and they began to aim at the other side.
"Bang~bang~..." Another burst of cannon sound came, and Qian Mufeng was so scared that he fell to the ground. This sound had become his nightmare.
This time, Qian Mufeng's flagship was not attacked. As long as he lost his motivation, he would basically be the lambs to be slaughtered. Their target turned to other intact ships.
The fleet that had originally rushed forward fled in scattered and fled under the attack of shells, and the courage that had just gathered drifted away with the wind in an instant.
After all, it is a merchant ship, and compared with the regular navy of the Zhongyong Army, the discipline is still much worse.
"Chasing!" What Song Wumian wants is to wipe out completely.
The entire fleet sailed to the maximum and chased towards the fleeing ships.
Sure enough, it was not beyond Song Wumian's expectations, and the other party was obviously escaping from time to time.
"General, be careful!" Just as Song Wumian ordered his full pursuit, a thick crossbow arrow rushed over. Song Wumian, who was checking with a telescope, did not expect that these ships that were blown away by the broken wood would still have enough lethality.
The personal guards leaped and threw Song Wumian directly on the deck. The crossbow arrows passed through their bodies and shot them directly into the cabin.
Then a scream came, and it must be that the soldiers in the cabin were unlucky and became scapegoats. If such crossbow arrows were shot, it would be impossible to have a chance to survive.
Song Wumian struggled to get up and looked in the direction where the crossbow arrows were shot. It was the Yue flagship that had already lost its power. A bed crossbow on it was still intact. The other party was installing crossbow arrows.
Qian Mufeng was in a hurry and thought to himself that it was a pity that he had launched the arrow just now, and he had a very good grasp of the timing, but unexpectedly he failed.
"Sentence, this ship suspends pursuit and replaces shotguns!" Song Wumian was extremely resentful. His dream of roaming all over the world had just begun and was almost ruined.
"Aim at the opponent's flagship and ignite!" Song Wumian wanted to take them away in one wave.
Qian Mufeng knew that the direction of the cannon was not good, so he quickly lay on the deck and curled up as much as possible. These cannons had a long range and were powerful, but they were not accurate enough. As long as they were lucky, they could always avoid it.
Unfortunately, he miscalculated. This time, it was a small iron bullet and iron nail that baptized the deck of the flagship under his feet. Not to mention humans, even cats could not escape.
Qian Mufeng was wearing an armor personally given by the King of Yue. He protected the vital points, but it was still useless. All limbs were severely damaged, and blood flowed continuously, and at most, he would die in a half-time moment.
"Continue to pursue!" Song Wumian, holding the telescope, saw all this in his eyes and continued to order.
Another fleet led by Chen He dispersed in front to intercept the opponent's sharp artillery fire and greeted the opponent's sails. What he loved the most was the loss of power, and the rest of the intact ships could provide the greatest value for the navy.
As the day gradually turned west, five clutches still emerged from the encirclement and moved quickly towards the direction of Yue Kingdom.
"General Chen, General Song passes orders to implement the final plan!" The flag bearer passed on Song Wumian's orders!
For Chen He, if it is not as soon as possible, once the night is shrouded in the sky, these ships will never be able to find any trace.
The cabin doors at the tail of each flagship were slowly opened, much larger than the cabin doors of the artillery. A small boat of about two hundred materials was slowly pushed out, and then hung with ropes and slowly placed into the water.
More than a dozen soldiers wearing water leaning on the water hung ropes and slowly descended onto the boat, erecting the originally hanging mast.
"One, two, three" The soldier wearing water bent shouted a trumpet and pulled up the sails that were much larger than the hull. When he pulled, the boat was getting faster and faster, and he went straight away from the warship and headed towards the other side's clutch.
The four small boats are like elves on the sea, surging up and down along the waves. If it weren't for the huge sails, it would be very easy to ignore.
Suddenly, a small boat was overturned without time to adjust its direction, and the hull was directly locked down the soldiers on the boat.
"Quick, rescue!" What Chen He was most worried about was still happening. Such a small boat, with such a fast speed, is too easy to capsize in the deep sea waves.
The other three ships, without any impact, continued to chase the opponent's clutch.
The boat that was ahead was approaching the opponent's fast ship, and the crossbow on the boat shot desperately, trying to stop all this.
The soldier wearing a water-behind the boat directly turned over and got off the boat, hid under the side of the boat, and held the specially made handle under the boat with his hands, which could effectively avoid the opponent's crossbow arrows.
"Old Eighth!" A loud shout came, and a man left the boat and floated alone on the sea. A crossbow arrow on his forehead told everyone that he had tried his best.
Under everyone's leather armor, there is a thin layer of airbag made of pig's bladder. The air stored inside can allow them to lurk under the water for a quarter of an hour.
After careful calculations, when they carry weapons, their weight can be freely dived and floated up. If they lose their weapons, they can completely float on the sea surface.
"Bang!" They were getting closer and closer. They used their own special crossbow to shoot at the other side's clutch. The unique structure in front of the crossbow arrows was able to firmly grasp the hull.
A fierce man sneaked down, then quickly pulled the rope with both hands, swung the special shoes on his feet up and down, and swam over as fast as possible. Once he entered the lower part of the other person's ship, he would be worried.
The hull is very strong and underwater operation is difficult, so they come up to breathe from time to time. The airbags under the leather armor are reserves for emergencies and will not be used unless necessary.
Two of the three ships were caught up by their own small clutches. In Chen He's eyes, his speed gradually decreased and it was impossible to escape.
The only remaining small clutch was approaching. The only Vietnamese Clippers that could escape at full speed, they gave up all the necessary living supplies for speed. But even so, they still couldn't escape. Small clutchs like the Zhongyong Army Navy abandoned everything else when designed, just for speed.
When the last ray of sunlight landed below sea level, the war ended with the annihilation of the caravan of the South Vietnamese Kingdom, which declared the end of this battle.
Both sides chased and fled, and had already left Xiaoliuqiu Island Main Island and did not return until noon the next day.
Even if it is about to sink, only a piece of bow on the water is left, and it is fixed to the stern with a rope and pulled
Return to the port. Not to mention the value of the goods in this ship, just a ship can still be put into use after repair and modification, which is much faster than building a new sea ship.
Except for a few large sea ships with about 3,000 materials, the other ships were different from the sea ships of the Zhongyong Army Navy.
As usual, sea ships are all sharp bottoms for stability. For the sake of passing through, ships on inland rivers use flat bottoms. However, the ships from the South Vietnamese country in front of them actually use a compromise method, using small flat bottoms, sacrificing a certain degree of stability in exchange for passing through inland rivers.
Song Wumian was a little impressed. I guess this strategy has two benefits. One is that it can transport supplies between Suzhou and Hangzhou when it is not going to sea. The other is that it can assist the Yangtze River Navy of the South Vietnamese and resist the Navy of the South Tang Dynasty. This is also a limited ship to play its maximum effect. From an economic perspective, it is indeed a good choice.
When the huge fleet, with the broken South Vietnamese merchant ships, appeared again at the port of the main island of Xiaoliuqiu Island, the King of Ryukyu, who heard the news, came to the port to greet him in person.
This is the first time that Song Wumian and Chen He have stood on the land of Xiaoliuqiu Island. Although it is not as vast as Daliuqiu Island, the terrain is flat, with abundant rainfall and easy to cultivate. The island is poor, but the food is definitely enough to eat. In the past, caravans in Nanyue usually carried very little food, so it is absolutely cost-effective to exchange some of the supplies from here.
"Xiao Wang, I have seen two distinguished guests!" The King of Ryukyu walked closer and bowed, but this etiquette and identity really did not match his identity. If it was really the identity of the prince, Song Wumian and Chen He would have to pay a big gift, after all, Sun Yu was the title of a Duke.
"Well! I am a newcomer, but I don't know what to call it." Song Wumian coughed lightly. Could there be a prince on this small broken island?
This person spoke standard Central Plains Mandarin and practiced Confucian etiquette. His clothes were just like the Han people. Song Wumian was really unsure.
After a conversation, it turned out that the man's ancestor was surnamed Li, who was a descendant of the former Tang royal family. Later, due to the Anshi Rebellion, he went overseas to avoid the war and came here by chance.
At that time, there were only more than 10,000 people on the island, and basically relied on the weather to make a living. The family took root here, educated the people, and taught the advanced farming techniques of the Central Plains, and gradually reached the scale of today. However, the island lacked supplies and it was difficult to build advanced agricultural tools, which could only be regarded as a preliminary escape from the life of eating raw meat and drinking blood.
Later, there were ships traveling back and forth between the Central Plains and Japan regularly. They were able to exchange for supplies and lived a better life. The island’s population became more and more popular, and the port became lively.
"Well, since that's the case, you should be called the island master. From today on, the channel will be connected by us. Can this port provide convenience for us?" In his concept, such a prince is similar to the Great Village Master in a remote place. The name of the island master should be similar.
"Oh, of course it's OK. Whatever the general needs, just raise it." This Li Daozhu doesn't care about so much, as long as he can exchange it for some daily necessities, there is no difference between who to trade with.
Chapter completed!