Chapter 275 Three Steps in Water Warfare
Weishan Lake is located at the junction of Zhongshu Province and Huainan River Northbound Province. The northern half is in Zhongshu Province, and the southern half is in Huainan River Northbound Province, next to Guide Prefecture. To the east of Guide Prefecture is Huai'an Road, and then to the south is Gaoyou Prefecture.
Weishan Lake, together with Zhaoyang Lake, Nanyang Lake and Dushan Lake, constitute the four southern lakes, with a north-south direction and a narrow east-west lake. It is part of the transportation, only a few dozen miles away from the official road to the east.
Dong Qianxiao temporarily stationed the water army on a shore to the east of Weishan Lake, and set up a water army battalion on the shore, waiting for the army led by Tuo to come.
All kinds of fortifications have been dug up around the navy camp. On the lake, there are also warships patrolling all the time. Although there are still two road mansions away from the Gaoyou Mansion, Dong Qianxiao dares not be careless at all.
In the village in the distance, there were bursts of roosters, and the sky gradually lit up.
The first thing every morning is to stand on the high watchtower and look north to see if the army has arrived.
Looking far away, it was still silent, and there was no sign of the arrival of the army. Dong Qianxiao turned around and looked at the Weishan Lake in the west.
Everywhere you can see, there are green lotus leaves. In the Weishan Lake, there are at least 100,000 mu of lotus flowers. At this time, they are showing a beautiful posture, spreading on the surface of the lake. The intoxicating sun is sprinkled on the whole lake. The curling smoke on the shore, the mountains in the distance, and the island in the center of the lake constitute a beautiful picture. The scenery is beautiful, natural and free.
If it weren't for the war, Dong Qianxiao simply had the desire to stay here. He breathed the fresh air from the lake every day, and his heart was relaxed and happy.
"Your Excellency, let's go down." Adjutant Li Ran said. Breakfast is ready for you."
Dong Qianxiao finally looked around and was ready to go down.
Suddenly, he felt a little unusual in the south. Why did some "dark clouds" rise in the originally clear sky?
"Li Ran, what do you think is in the south?" Dong Qianxiao asked.)
Li Ran's eyesight is relatively good. He has seen that there seems to be traces of a boat on the lake in the distance. The thick smoke came out of the ship.
"Your Excellency, it seems that a boat is coming." Li Ran said.
Dong Qianxiao also saw that a boat came on the glittering lake. Behind the ship, it seemed that there were other boats. The distance was too far to see clearly. What's more, those ships did not sail, and the target was too small.
At this time, the north wind was strong, and Dong Qianxiao was a little puzzled. What did those boats do? It looks like a big boat, but why is there no sail? Is it the oarsman rowing?
"The order, everyone should get on the ship immediately, be ready for battle, and send two ships out to inquire about the situation." Dong Qianxiao said..
"Yes, my lord." Li Ran also felt that the comer was not good. He went down from the watchtower and gathered the team.
It's early in the morning. All the ships are still parked on the shore. Only two patrol boats are ready to go, and the soldiers are practicing in the open space on the shore.
Suddenly, a few shining fires appeared on the bow in the distance, and then a stream of smoke rose from the bow of the other party and melted into the thick smoke floating in the sky.
A few iron eggs fly quickly in the air.
Dong Qianxiao's pupil suddenly dilated, and he had keenly caught several special objects flying in the sky.
"Boom, boom, boom," At this time, the sound of the cannon came.
"Wo!" One fell on the water in the distance and splashed a foot high splash, which was very powerful.
"Wo!" One flew farther and unexpectedly reached the open space a hundred feet behind the camp, and a piece of dust suddenly rose.
There is another one that fell in the water village not far behind him. Suddenly, Dong Qianxiao felt the ground shaking and couldn't stand on the observation platform, as if it were an earthquake.
There was a fleet that accurately hit the shore. Suddenly, in a crackling sound that made people's teeth weak, a big ship was smashed to pieces.
"Your Excellency, come down quickly." Li Ran protected Dong Qianxiao and hurried down from the observation platform.
"Gather troops and fight immediately," Dong Qianxiao said as he walked. As the other party's fleet approached, he had seen that at least a dozen ships had been surrounded.
What was it just now? Was it launched by the other party? Dong Qianxiao was full of doubts. This distance is at least ten miles away. Does the other party have such a powerful artillery?
"All cannons, readjust, elevation: thirty-three, load again." On the steam engine ship, Lu Zetan calmly ordered.
After more than ten days of sailing, the steam engine ship went all the way north, but no abnormality was found. Although the eldest brother's order was not to stay too far away from the Gaoyou Mansion, Bian Yuanheng still couldn't help sailing north.
Passing through Huai'an Road and Hongze Lake, there was nothing abnormal. Bian Yuanheng took the fleet and then went north into the Guide Mansion. Along the way, the fleet was vast, and the tars in various cities along the way did not dare to move.
The smoky steam engine ship is like a nightmare. Seeing the dark smoke alone, the Tutar garrison along the way did not dare to make trouble for trouble. I heard that in Bishe Lake, these fleets annihilated 10,000 sailors on Huai'an Road. Now who dares to challenge Zhang Shicheng's water army.
From Xuzhou to the north, the fleet entered Hongze Lake.
At this time, it happened to be early in the morning. Lu Zetan, the leader, stood on the highest watchtower on the ship and saw a large group of warships on the east side of the lake in the distance. The outermost ship's head also placed several cannons.
Lu Zetan was overjoyed. He stepped on the iron shoes and had nowhere to find. It took no time to get it. Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly met the main water army of the Tatars.
The tars are aggressive this time. Millions of troops went south and want to regain the Gaoyou Mansion in their hands. As the most elite water army, Bian Yuanheng hopes that like last time, the battle will be started by the water army first. Destroying all the other side's water forces will greatly boost the morale of the defenders and create conditions for the victory of Gaoyou Mansion.
Lu Zetan, as a pioneer, was the first to be the first to walk in the front of the fleet. Fortunately, he did not humiliate his life, and first found the water army of the tars.
Lu Zetan keenly found that the other party had been stationed in Hongze Lake. The ship was not in a state of being ready to start at any time, but docked on the shore. Most of the sail troops also camped on the shore. What a godsend!
Lu Zetan immediately ordered the God of War to load and prepare to shoot. At such a long distance, only the God of War cannon can get it, so you can see the power of the God of War cannon.
The warships behind Lu Zetan also followed at full power. On the lake surface of Hongze Lake, they set up a position, and the bow pointed to the other side's warship and battalion.
On a moving ship, it is also very difficult to shoot a fixed shore target. Fortunately, Jiao Yu has installed a simple gun sight device on the God of War cannon at the base. Shake the rocker next to it, and you can raise or lower the gun body to change the range. The scale marked on it corresponds to the distance value.
When the actual launch, it also needs to take into account various factors such as wind direction, so the first shot is just looking for the right shooting elements.
Lu Zetan asked the six God of War cannons to first select a general elevation angle and launch each once, so as to determine which shooting Zhuyuan is the most correct. Now, the appropriate elevation angle has been found, and the second loading has been completed.
The warships next toare also ready. Through the flag, the other ships have also been adjusted to shoot Zhuyuan, and the second round will be a volley.
Bian Yuanheng's flagship was in the middle of the whole fleet. He looked at the other side's fleet and was a little disappointed.
It's still the navy sent by the imperial court. It's equipped with warships, which can't even compare with the warships of the local navy in the province last time!
Dong Qianxiao can't be blamed for this. The court does not pay attention to the navy at all. What the court attaches most importance to is the Mongolian cavalry, especially those nobles, who are even more advertised by riding and shooting. They don't care about the navy at all. Therefore, most of the navy is equipped with small boats, and there are only a few large ships, which is still Dong Qianxiao's bribe. He bribed the officials of Wubei Temple and finally equipped several cannons.
Dong Qianxiao's water army can only be useful after approaching and jumping to fight. It is not easy to really fight on the water. This is also the reason why he is waiting for the big army to escape in Hongze Lake. If he goes deep alone, he will definitely end up like Guo Yihai.
What makes Dong Qianxiao depressed is that he is still far away from Gaoyou Mansion. Why is he targeted by the other party? It's too bullying. This is the world of the Mongols.
After the bullets came, the whole battalion had been blown up. Some of the water soldiers obeyed the order and began to board the ship, ready to fight with the enemy. There were also a few sailors who were ready to run away. However, fortifications had already been dug around the camp, which not only prevented the enemy from attacking the camp, but also prevented their own soldiers from slipping. The only gate It has long been controlled by Dong Qianxiao's guard. Those who dare to retreat will be killed without mercy!
"Your Excellency, the messenger from Xuzhou rushed to the outside of the camp and said that it was for adults to prevent it. Zhang Shicheng's navy arrived in Xuzhou last night." A guard came to report.
I arrived last night and came to report this morning. Why didn't you come a little earlier? Dong Qianxiao was extremely depressed. If he was prepared, how could he be attacked?
"Ship on the ship and let the navy go!" Dong Qianxiao said..
On the shore, the outermost ships have raised their sails. Under the strong wind, they slowly left the fleet and prepared to meet the enemy.
Dong Qianxiao also walked to his boat. This was a three-story ship with several cannons in the bow. He knew that the other party's artillery was shooting just now. Although the range was very long, the accuracy was obviously not high. Didn't the other party want to shoot? Then you can fight him back with a cannon!
Don't think that only you have cannons, I also have them here! Dong Qianxiao thought about these cannons from Wubei Temple, and was full of confidence.
This is the latest cannon of the imperial court. The muzzle is five inches, and it can fire dozens of pounds of stone bombs at a time. As long as the other party is hit by one shot, it will definitely be seriously damaged.
Before Dong Qianxiao's dream began, he had been smashed to pieces by the cruel reality.
"Boom, boom." With the sound of gunfire, the second batch of shells flew over.
Compared with the first batch of flights just now, there is a world of difference. The number of projectiles flying this time is almost more than ten times that just now, and the accuracy is amazingly high. Except for a few flying through the sky overhead, most of them fell into the fleet.
Suddenly, the screams around were endless. Although many projectiles fell into the water, everything that hit the ship was destroyed. No matter how big the ship was, it could not bear it.
The only few big boats were smashed to pieces, and many small boats around them were miraculously preserved.
"Your Excellency, the other party's firearms are too fierce. It really lives up to its reputation. Let's withdraw!" Li Ran said.
Withdraw? Dong Qianxiao's eyes turned red: How to withdraw? Now it's the north wind. The other party is coming from the south. It's not so easy for him to retreat against the wind. The other party's ship is simply a monster. It runs so fast without a sail. At this time, he has seen clearly that there is no oars on both sides of the other party's ship, only a big water wheel like a waterwheel.
"Your Excellency, let's abandon the boat and retreat from the shore!" Li Ran continued, "If the navy does not retreat, I'm afraid it will end up with the destruction of the whole army. The current situation is not the work of manpower at all!"
Looking at the soldiers who fell into the water everywhere, Dong Qianxiao had never fought such a cowardly battle. Before he began to contact, he was beaten and fled?
"No, order to go down, get close to the other party in a boat, and fight on the side!" As a commander, Dong Qianxiao keenly found that although the other party's firearms have a long range and high accuracy, it is a great threat to the warships docked together, but there are also shortcomings. The artillery is definitely unable to shoot the boats that can move flexibly, allowing the soldiers to take the boats to break into the other party's fleet from all aspects and divide the siege. Fang, put the other party into the water!
Although the ant is small, it can bite the elephant to death. After approaching, the opponent's cannon can't give full play to the advantage of long range, and its own bows and arrows can also be shot up, giving the other party a strong lethality.
Hearing the order, most of the sailors jumped on the boat, rowed and rushed to the other side's fleet.
Especially the tars who supervised the battle in the team commanded the boat and rushed to the front, and they were enraged.
Dong Qianxiao ordered to start his own ship. He wanted a few cannons in the bow and give the other party a counterattack. You have cannons, and I also have cannons!
A group of dense boats rushed to the front, and behind, a flagship was pressing the array. On the lake, there were boats everywhere, and the troops had already begun.
Bian Yuanheng just regretted that he didn't pay attention to the other party's ships. Except for the flagship equipped with cannons, the other party's fleet was fragmented just now. He was afraid that he would scare the other party back, run away, and destroy the other party's living force, which was always his first goal.
Nowadays, although the other party has suffered a heavy blow, it can still rush over, which is also courageous. As enemies, they are respected by Bian Yuanheng's heart.
Respect in my heart, and my subordinates can't be polite. Bian Yuanheng ordered: Change the scattered fireworks!
Gradually, the combat mode of the navy has initially formed a three-step mode: from a long distance, relying on the God of War cannon to shoot, the God of War cannon has a long range and great power. It only needs one shot to sink the other party's wooden ship. After the two sides are close, they will change the scattered fireworks. Although the scattered fireworks cannon cannot sink the other party's warship, but Yes, relying on the dense rain, for the other side's sailors, it brought a large number of deaths. After getting closer, he relied on Tianque to accurately shoot the other party and kill the other party's living power.
If you want to take over the sideboard and jump to fight, it depends on whether you can't be given a chance. If the other party approaches again, the steam engine ship does not need to turn the bow of the ship, and directly let the water wheel reverse, and you can go backwards. In this way, while retreating, you use the sky and scattering cannons to kill and injure the other party. It is definitely a way to make the enemy spit blood. Do you want to meet each other? No way, the distance of a few hundred steps is the distance between life and death.
However, generally speaking, it can't be hit to such a point. There are 18 steam engine ships now, and there are dozens of cannons on each ship, which is enough to cover the other party. What's wrong with the small boat? All under firepower!
Dong Qianxiao looked at his navy full of the front, and his face calmed down. This little possession is not even as good as the big ships of many grain merchants. The court never paid attention to the navy. He really wanted to be able to command a big ship like the other party. However, in this battle, his small boats would play a big role. Function.
Rushing to the front is the small boat commanded by Amull. There are 16 oars on both sides, shaking very fast. The ship goes straight to the other side's fleet like an arrow off the string. Although his small boat is insignificant compared with the other side's fleet, Amu's is extremely firm. He is only a ten-husband. In this battle, he must You have to make great achievements and become a centuror, or even a thousand-year-long!
Amur stood in the bow of the boat and looked forward. His feet were like nails, stuck in the bow of the boat. Although the boat swayed on the water from time to time, Amuir just felt like riding a horse. Although it was shaking, it was extremely stable.
There are 16 sailors on the ship who are rowing hard. There is a ten-person team in the bow of the ship. This team is all composed of Mongolians and are the elite of the navy.
Suddenly, a loud noise came again, and a rain of bullets flew over their heads.
Unlike just now, I could see a huge projectile passing through the sky just now, but now, I don't see a huge projectile. Is it a hoar?
The ship slowed down, and Amuir turned his head and said, "Worrow quickly. We will be the first to rush into the anti-thief fleet, and there will be a heavy reward."
Suddenly, Amull felt as if his body had been bitten by countless mosquitoes, all of which were sharp pain. He lowered his head and countless holes appeared on his body, bleeding out. In a blink of an eye, he became a monster covered with blood.
"Ah!" Amuir became exhausted and fell back from the sky. In the afterglow of his eyes, he saw that the whole ship had become a bleeding monster just like him.
Unfortunately, several of the first round of fireworks were aimed at the front ship. With flesh and blood, how could they resist the iron fragments falling all over the sky?
Dong Qianxiao heard the other party launch again, but he did not have the momentum as before. He was just overjoyed, but found that the boat that rushed up had fallen a large number of sailors and died tragically.
What is that?
Dong Qianxiao is going crazy. What weapons does the other party have? How can he be perverted again and again? This battle really can't be fought. If he does it again, his sailors will be reimbursed.
(to be continued)