Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 991 Fire
"This strait is about [-] miles long from east to west, the widest part is [-] miles, and the narrowest part is only a hundred miles. There are many islands, reefs and shoals in the strait. The terrain is quite complicated!"

"However, we have already made arrangements for this. Many years ago, we began to investigate the water regime, geography, wind direction and tide of this place."

Yang Yao spread out a map that Hu Yanqing was very familiar with. He also had this map in his hand. He had already been familiar with it on the way to Tianfang. It was the result of years of hard work by the Intelligence Department.It not only shows the islands, reefs and shoals here, but also marks the tide of the Strait of Hormuz with arrows.That is from east to west!

What was the reason, the Intelligence Division did not understand.Just like the reason why the east wind often blows in the Persian Gulf, they didn't understand at all, they just sorted out the results and sent them back to China.

You have to let them understand what is subtropical, what is tropical desert climate, what is hot and dry all year round, and the rainfall is less than the evaporation. Therefore, the sea water flows into the Persian Gulf from the Tianfang Sea, not from the Persian Gulf to the Tianfang Sea.They can understand only ghosts!
The intelligence department only knows that the wind direction and current in the Persian Gulf are very suitable for Lu Qi's navy to attack Seljuk from east to west!
"What I'm worried about is what they've added!" In China's water warfare, there are many ways to arrange the river surface, but in general, apart from the iron cables that can't be used at sea, it's just wooden rafts and hidden piles.

Use heavy objects - stones, iron ingots, to anchor the raft, and control the depth of the raft according to each other's buoyancy and gravity.If multiple wooden rafts are connected together and fixed with iron anchors, they will be invisible enemies one by one.As long as it is hit by an attacking ship, it is a disaster.

Because the front end of the wooden raft is often sharpened, and even iron guns are added, the attacking warships quickly sailed towards each other taking advantage of the sea breeze and current.

Not to mention that those wooden rafts are nailed behind the bow, the total amount and the associated other wooden rafts will be like a big net, heavily entangled with the 'fish' that broke into the net.It is possible that the speed of the warship will be reset immediately!The struggle of the battleship is more likely to cause secondary damage to the hull...

The hidden pile is to lay wooden piles near the mouth of the shoal, making it impossible to pass through the originally passable waterway.

Today's times are different from later generations. In the 21st century, the channel of the Strait of Hormuz is only a few kilometers wide. Compared with the width of the Strait of Hormuz, this channel is really narrow.The reason is that the draft of modern warships and freighters in the 21st century is much deeper than that of naval warships in the current era.

In addition to the real shoals, there are many places in the Strait of Hormuz where the water depth is only about ten meters. This depth is not a problem for current ships, but it is obviously impassable for warships and cargo ships in the 21st century.

However, if such a deep 'shoal' is added with hidden stakes, it will be able to make Lu Qi's navy's warship disciples feel helpless.What Hu Yanqing is eager to learn now is the newly added arrangement of the Seljuks.

The method of arranging hidden piles with wooden piles was originally not available in Tianfang World.However, in recent years, Lu Qi's influence on Tianfang World has been increasing rapidly. After Lu Qi took over the territory of Northern Tianzhu and the Ghaznavid Dynasty, it already has a land border with the Seljuks.It's just that the road is rough and difficult, too difficult!

The Seljuks urgently need to understand Lu Qi and China, and the method of wooden piles was learned by Tianfang people at that time.

"The Seljuks have laid many wooden rafts and hidden piles in the Strait of Hormuz, and seventeen of them have been identified. But there will be more unidentified places—" Yang Yao said helplessly.

These wooden raft piles will be the second only threat in the strait after the fireboat.However, these are the secrets of the Seljuks, how easy is it to be spied on?
Hu Yanqing didn't feel disappointed, Yang Yao's answer was very normal.

If it is easy to break into the strait, is there any need for him to come here?No matter how few warships under Yang Yao's command, he could still take advantage of the Seljuks in the battle, and even if the accumulation of a small amount made a lot, he might not even be needed to come.There is clearly a sacrifice to be made here.

"We have no time to waste, we can only fight hard for the current plan." It's like trying to gnaw down a city, no matter how great the advantage of the attacker is, the price paid will not go down.

But Yang Yao could only sigh helplessly after hearing this.Lu Qi Navy can't hold back.The current opportunity is once in a lifetime. Because of the Battle of Baghdad, the Seljuk navy must be blocked in the strait.If it was another time, the latter would see that the situation was not good, and they would probably disperse immediately.In the huge Persian Gulf, there are quite a few large and small islands, and the winding coastline is also a good place to hide warships.

At that time, the Seljuk navy will be completely dispersed, which means that the entire Persian Gulf will be turned into a battlefield.The warships of the Seljuks can be dispersed into small units, bringing fireboats one after another to continuously harass and attack Lu Qi's surface warships.Harassment, or a serious threat to the logistics supply line of the landing force...

Maybe that won't have a big impact, but it probably will.

The stakes are high!

Who made Lu Qi have fewer warships!There are only thirty or twenty ships in total.

……

Just when the Strait of Hormuz was completely shrouded in war clouds, Lu Qi's army also crossed the Namark Salt Lake and saw the shadow of Hamadan.

This is really not easy.

The army followed the Alburz Mountains, along the rolling mountains and valleys, city by city, and smashed through the interceptions of the Seljuks with artillery fire and knives and guns.

The army finally arrived at the westernmost end of the Karvell Salt Desert - the Namak Salt Lake.

I saw the walls of Hamadan, the core of Persia!
Millions of Seljuks chose to obey under the threat of death, and they were terrified by Lu Qi's fierce methods.Cities were razed to the ground, cities were engulfed in fire, and death forced them to bow their heads.

But the resistance remains.

Who made this place full of mountains and mountains? Guerrilla work did not appear in the 20th century.

Buckets of black oil were poured onto the door and corner of the room.After going on for a while, Lu Qi's army who entered the small town began to retreat, and retreated outside the small town again. As they retreated, one by one flames were ignited, and the whole small town quickly began to burn.

The wind helped the fire, and the raging fire soon filled the entire small town.

For Po Hanwu, there is no Geneva Agreement in this era, let alone a humanitarian spirit. War is a life-and-death struggle.

He has no sympathy for the Seljuks. In order to preserve his strength to the maximum extent and save the lives of soldiers, he doesn't care about implicating those innocent people.

What's more, a transport convoy of more than [-] people was attacked near this small town, causing more than one-third of the casualties. The Seljuks in the city even boldly attacked the Lu Qi army soldiers who entered the city to search and arrest them. They deserved to die!

The urban buildings on the Persian Plateau do not use as much wood as in the Central Plains. Most of the houses here are built of earth bricks.Logs are used as beams and brackets, and wooden doors and windows are used.Some people's houses are two-story buildings, and the balcony on the second floor is all made of earth bricks.

But such a city can still burn raging fire.

The inhabitants of the city were burned out.They didn't care about Lu Qi's army with live ammunition all around the city, and ran desperately towards the outside of the city.

Although some people would feel that it hurt Tianhe, but at this time, no one in the army questioned Po Hanwu's decision.

For any qualified soldier, even if they have compassion, they still cherish the lives of their comrades.

(End of this chapter)