Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 992 Crowd Tactics
"Boom boom boom..."

On the vast sea of ​​the Persian Gulf, hundreds of large and small warships from both sides were intertwined. The Seljuq navy, which was mainly composed of small galleys, faced the iron bullets, shotguns, incendiary bombs, etc. fired by the warships of the Lu Qi navy. , there is no resistance at all, and no backhand power.

And the Seljuks did not rely on their large number of ships and their familiarity with geography to eat up the ambition of Lu Qi's navy.You can tell just by looking at their big ship that they haven't shown up yet—they just want to force back the attack of Lu Qi's navy!
But these did not prevent them from fighting hard. Hundreds of small galleys and fire boats rushed towards Lu Qi's navy like crazy.All the Seljuk sailors were high-spirited, and everyone seemed to have a burning belief to fight to the death.

After entering the Strait of Hormuz, the warships of the Lu Qi Navy sailed along the central channel. They did not dare to spread out because there were no hidden wooden rafts around them that could not be seen with the naked eye.

You must know that a warship can easily reach six knots when the wind is smooth and the water is flowing.If the sails are full, this speed will be even faster.It is not uncommon for a sailing warship to reach ten knots.At such a fast speed, there is no way to stop for a moment.

When confronting the Seljuks in the past, the naval warships of the Lu Qi Army chased and defeated the fleeing Seljuk warships, but fell into their traps.

The water surface where the small galleys can pass safely, actually hides wooden rafts secretly.The galleys can pass through, but Lu Qi's naval warships cannot.

Thanks to Yang Yaoxing's example, he was prudent and never sent out warships alone to pursue him, so he did not cause any major losses.

But such things are like pouring cold water on them, turning their arrogant hearts into Buddhas.

Such a dirty trap really gave Lu Qi's navy a headache. How could Yang Yao have been so safe and sound for half a year?
Now that the large forces have entered the Strait of Hormuz, the entire Lu Qi navy has lowered half of its sails and slowed down its speed.Many large and small islands passed by at a glance, or only small boats were launched, making it impossible to accurately inspect them.

Just like the row of exploration ships in front of the fleet, the hull is not big, it can only carry seven or eight people, it can be used for sailing and oars, and the draft of the ship is extremely shallow, but it can drag a block that is not two feet five feet deep under the water After that, the speed of the ship is almost the same as that of the large army.

Are you adaptable?This is what Yang Yao came up with in desperation, using a small boat to test the warships in front of them.

Once something is wrong, flares or smoke bombs will be fired immediately to alert the main warships behind.It can also cut the rope of the trawl and easily turn around.

But this method should not be used today. The Seljuk navy appeared directly in front of the waterway.When the war started, a group of small galleys and fire ships appeared behind the Lu Qi navy.

Theirs is a very standard 'Human Sea Tactics', which literally means, don't bring PLA indiscriminately.The latter's human wave tactics are quite different from the literal meaning.

The Seljuks relied on their large number of people and boats to engage in desperate tactics.

That is to say, the surface water layer of the Persian Gulf flows from east to west, otherwise they would have released the rafts eastward along the current.

Now they can only bite the elephant with ants, and fight hand-to-hand with the Lu Qi Army Navy Battalion, in order to burn the ship with fireballs and kerosene, but the artillery of the Lu Qi Navy turned their ideas into falsehood.Of course, this does not mean that they really have nothing to gain.

The arrows fired by the Seljuks, the ballistas released - whether they were wrapped in kerosene or powder, or the fire bombs thrown, could not cause serious damage to the Qi navy.The only ones that can really hurt Lu Qi's warships are their fire ships. Each fire ship is like a large torpedo, shooting from all directions, it is simply a 360° saturation attack with no blind spots.

The artillery fired by Lu Qi's warship can easily injure the opponent, and even the ballista that Lu Qi put on the bow, the explosive arrows released can also severely damage the Seljuks. Who called their ship? too small.Those small warships were fine, but after all, they were warships, and the fireships were ridiculous. The boards of the ships were weak, let alone being hit by shells, as long as they were hit by the shells, they could create a hornet's nest.

"Hit, hit hard!" Hu Yanqing shouted loudly.This war is a competition of endurance. It depends on Seljuk and Lu Qi, who can't hold on first.

Although Lu Qi's navy suffered losses, compared with the damage it had already caused to the Seljuks, it obviously had an advantage.

The current situation forces the Seljuks to confront/block the Lu Qi Army's navy head-on, which is much more comfortable than trying to harass the Lu Qi Navy after they put the Lu Qi Army into the strait.

Hu Yanqing and Yang Yao were both afraid before. After the main force of the naval warships went deep into the Strait of Hormuz, a large number of hidden Seljuk ships went around behind them to set up rafts. It would be a disaster.

Not to mention that it will cut off the connection between the main force of the navy and Humos, but it is also equivalent to putting down a huge rock on the back road.

But now, the Seljuks hope that the Lu Qi navy will retreat in spite of difficulties, so that they will not use this method to hurt both sides.

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The battle on the Persian Gulf has a crucial impact on the entire Tianfang war situation, but it is difficult to communicate with the main battlefield on land, and the vast desert and numerous mountains block the connection with each other.West was also cut off from the news of the Baghdad battlefield. Neither the caliph Muktafi at this time nor the Seljuk general Abdul Mejid in the city knew about this influential naval battle!

As for Emperor Lu, who was thousands of miles away, he was even less aware. He was now very happy that Lu Chuan had a new son.Although he is a bastard, a bastard is also a son.Lu Chuan's heirs are not rich, and a bastard is precious. Although the child's father has passed away, his mother has given birth to him safely and has passed the full moon. It is very worthwhile to be happy.

He released nine sons this time, and not only the third child had a pregnant woman in the backyard, but the pregnant woman in the third child's family successfully gave birth to a dragon grandson, who was also raised until the full moon and was in good health.In the other two back houses, no one dared to play too much games, and they all gave birth to children, a son and a daughter.But all were weak, especially the baby boy.

Recently, Lu Chuan's back house was particularly satisfying to him.

No matter how ugly their father's appearance is in Tianfang, it is also working for him.As a result, his own son and daughter could not be kept, and Lu Qian, as an old man, was very embarrassed.

Therefore, he showed his attitude with his actions - he rewarded the third prince and concubine heavily.

um, yes.Instead of rewarding his grandson's mother, Lu Qian could only reward his grandson's aunt.On the contrary, when the people in the harem give rewards, they can bring the sad child's mother along with them.

Who called her a concubine?

The queens and concubines in the harem also rewarded the third prince and concubine, and concubines can only be incidental.

(End of this chapter)