Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Cheng Chuliang just came out of his own world, and he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, unable to react in his mind.

"Oh, Your Highness must have a way to solve this matter." Li Ergou couldn't stand it any longer, so he was still the commander of the fleet at this level?If such a reaction ability can be used as a fleet commander, then Li Ergou feels that he can also become a fleet commander.

"Your Highness has a solution?" Cheng Chuliang was stunned again, and slapped his head suddenly: "Oh, I'm such a pig-head, this enemy was attracted by His Highness, can His Highness not have a solution?"

He finally remembered, didn't Li Zhen come out this time for two purposes?One is to adjust the transfer of official positions in Nanyang, but this matter was persuaded by Fang Yiai, and the second thing is to use himself as a bait to attract those enemies who want to kill Li Zhen, and fight them at sea A wave of formal duels wiped out the enemy in the sea. Now that the enemy has finally been attracted, Li Zhen's trap is about to come into play, but she is crying and wiping away her tears. It's outrageous.

"My God, what did I say? Your Highness, since you have a backup, get ready, and your subordinates will go to direct the battle." Cheng Chuliang was ashamed, and rushed out covering his face. It was really difficult. Imagine, he is a big man, crying here, and crying for no reason... He is really ashamed to see people.

Chapter 1118 The Enemy Comes Up + The Counterattack Begins + The Flame Cannon Shows Off Again ([-] words)

Chapter 65 The Enemy Comes Up + The Counterattack Begins + The Flamethrower Shows Off Again ([-] words)

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed. They really didn't expect that Cheng Chuliang, who was always known as iron and blood, would have such a shy side. It was an eye-opener.

"If today's incident gets out, do you think our Governor Cheng Da has the face to face people?" Realizing that this is Li Zhen's plan, he may not have to run for his life, so the mood of the people on the bridge can't help but relax Come down, Li Ergou asked jokingly.

"This is for sure, and if the Quanzhou Fleet knows, he will be ridiculed at most, but if the Yuezhou Fleet knows, he may only have..."

"Then he will have to change his face to live." Li Zhen also added, causing another burst of wild laughter.

The conflict between the Yuezhou Fleet and the Quanzhou Fleet is almost irreconcilable. This is not a secret. After all, the two sides have clashed in public more than once, and even a few times have developed into armed fights. For this reason, Li Zhen is very important. A lot of people were fined, but the conflicts between the two sides were getting deeper and deeper, but they were both in the same naval area, and those who looked down did not see each other. It was a small conflict in three days and a big conflict in five days, so that later Li Zhen is used to it, as long as no one is killed, he can only go with them.

Fortunately, Datang's fleet is about to undergo a major defense change. At that time, the two fleets will be divided into different places, and it is best not to meet again in the future.

"Your Highness, if you have any arrangement, please take it out quickly. I'm afraid we won't be able to support it after a long time." After laughing, Li Ergou said seriously, now no one knows how long the cannon in front can continue to fire However, if Li Zhen failed to take out his rear hand before the shells ran out, the enemy might really charge up, and no matter how well prepared Li Zhen was, it would be useless.

"It's okay, let Cheng Chuliang take the lead for a while, I'm not ready yet." Unlike the anxiety of Li Ergou and others, Li Zhen is not worried at all, not to mention that the fleet's shells should last for a while, Even if they are really close, Datang's fleet is not a vegetarian - in addition to artillery and crossbows, these warships also have a lot of melee artifacts, so they don't worry about being close by the enemy... What's more Even without these weapons, there are more than 1 elite marines in the fleet. So many people cooperate with Li Zhen's youth army, so what if they are close?With their fighting power, it is enough to last for a long time.

"Captain, we don't have many shells." After another half an hour passed, the frequency of the Quanzhou Fleet's design became lower and lower, and the sound of explosions gradually became rarer. Li Daoyun immediately stepped forward to report to Cheng Chuliang.

"What about our losses? What about our gains?" Cheng Chuliang stood on the deck, facing the wind and rain, and asked casually. It has been so long, and the storm has no intention of stopping, and of course it has not increased any more. It's hard to say when it will stop. According to the navigator's analysis, the storm this time is estimated to last until the afternoon.

"If I harvested, I counted it." Li Daoyun recalled the statistics he had calculated, and said: "According to the information from the ships, we have sunk at least twenty ships of the opponent's size in this period of time, seriously injured There are at least fifty or so ships, which is enough to make them lose their combat effectiveness, and there are countless minor injuries."

"That is to say, the enemy still has at least 130 ships?" Cheng Chuliang's face was ugly. Although the number of sunk was a lot, this result was even better than when there was no wind and waves, but this did not solve the problem that the enemy was strong and we were weak. In such a situation, the number of enemy ships is still higher than his own. Of course, Cheng Chuliang is not worried if it is just a large number. There are so many enemy ships in the boarding battle, and there must be more people on board. Even if you have the marines and the prince's youth army by your side, you probably won't be the opponent of the opponent.

"To be exact, it is about 180 ships." Li Daoyun reported an even more ugly figure: "Because the sky is too dark, our statistics are very vague. The enemy's ships are not only 220 ships, but [-] ships. After we started the war, the other side added almost [-] ships..."

"Forget it, let's talk about our losses." Cheng Chuliang waved his hands irritably, and he also figured it out. Whether it is 130 ships or 180 ships, they are all difficult enemies, and they are not owned by him. Ability to rival.

"On our side, the casualties are about 200 people, most of them are minor injuries, and only one-third of them are serious injuries. There are not many deaths, and most of them were hit by flying shrapnel. As for ships, we No ship was sunk, but two destroyers and a cruiser were hit and caught fire, and they were probably going to be scrapped. Several other cruisers were slightly injured, but they should be able to barely sail, but will they be able to escape this incident in the end? It is hard to say that there is no injury to the battleship, even if the injury is skin trauma, it will not hinder the navigation." Li Daoyun sighed, and said with some pity, in fact, the two destroyers and cruisers still have the value of rescue. , The problem is that they are in a big war now, and they are still at a disadvantage. It is hard to say whether they can escape, and the injured warships have no time to treat them.

At this time, the fleet has disarmed the ship array, so the fleet is moving now, and it is still moving at a high speed. Although the moving warship is difficult to target, it is also difficult to be hit by people, and just stay in place It's too obvious that the enemy's commander is not a fool, they can't fail to detect it-in fact, the enemy's commander is not only not a fool, but also a smart person, a very difficult enemy.

Cheng Chuliang has concentrated his strength more than once, trying to break out of a gap and break out of the enemy's encirclement, but his assaults are often detected by the enemy in advance, and then they are used to concentrate on responding. The enemy is a circle, no matter which direction Cheng Chuliang walks, the nearby All the enemy ships will quickly gather together, and there is no way to rush - of course, if he really wants to sacrifice his life to charge, he can still rush away, but there is no need for that. As long as Li Zhen's plan is successful, all The enemy has to die here, there is no need to sacrifice ships.

"Let's get ready for close combat." Cheng Chuliang changed his previous frustration, but now he is full of energy: "His Royal Highness's trump card has been activated, the only thing missing now is time, we must buy enough time for His Highness Come."

"Yes, I understand."

"In addition, order the ships to stop firing, pretend that the shells are exhausted, and bring the enemy closer before attacking." Cheng Chuliang thought for a while and then ordered.

"I've already ordered it to do so. Don't look at our current rate of fire rate has decreased. In fact, we still have a lot of shells, which are enough to deal a heavy blow to the enemy." Li Daoyun laughed.

"Great, you are worthy of being my deputy." Cheng Chuliang said with satisfaction: "If you can really escape today's catastrophe, I will recommend you to His Highness and let you go out to be a fleet commander. enough."

"Then thank you, Commander." Li Daoyun did not refuse. Although he is not a professional, he has been in the navy for five or six years, and he has learned everything he should have learned. It is not a problem to be a fleet commander.

In fact, Cheng Chuliang's strategy at the beginning was a bit wrong-suppressing the enemy out of the range of their artillery fire, which is equivalent to pressing down on the opponent in an absolutely safe area. This is indeed a correct and safe method, but the premise is that One's own ammunition must be sufficient, and the shells must be sufficient to support the fleet.

However, as all the fuzes of the cannons went wrong, a fatal problem appeared in this strategy, that is, the farther the distance, the lower the hit rate of the shells. The same ship may need ten shells to reach a distance of ten kilometers. Hit, but if you put it five kilometers away, you only need three shells to hit the target. This is a great saving-of course, you may be hit by the enemy when you are five kilometers away, but now the shells Not much more, of course, effective killing should be the main focus. What's the use of relying on barrage to block the enemy outside without causing any damage?When the shells run out and the enemies surround you, you will be the only one who will die.

It's a pity that Cheng Chuliang forgot just now, and fortunately Li Daoyun noticed this and took the initiative to help him make adjustments, otherwise the shells would have been fired long ago.

"Captain, the enemy is approaching." While the two were talking, the watchman reported from above.

"Did you come up?" Cheng Chuliang suddenly smiled: "What a bunch of idiots, who didn't know they had fallen into His Highness's trap, but actually dared to surround them--Order down, continue to reduce firepower, one ship allows five doors Fire the cannon, and wait until the enemy gets close before giving them a hard..."

"Yes."

"I'm really curious, what exactly is His Highness' trump card?" Li Daoyun laughed.

"I'm also curious about this, but I'm even more curious about what the enemy's ship looks like?" Cheng Chuliang didn't say much about this matter, but just smiled: "To be honest, after fighting for so long, I really don't know Know what the opponent's ship looks like, whether it is a refitted merchant ship or a serious warship."

"Should it be a merchant ship?" Li Daoyun guessed: "Just now the poor Taoist counted, and each of their ships only had ten cannons firing at most. Such a number of naval guns can only be sustained by ordinary merchant ships."

"Hehe, let's see the situation." Cheng Chuliang was noncommittal about this, but he still didn't take it seriously. Li Daoyun's analysis was indeed reasonable, but according to his observations just now, the enemy ship was shot several times but did not sink. This is obviously not a merchant ship. That fragile structure can withstand, only a battleship can withstand such a serious injury.

"The enemy is coming, it's really rampant."

Perhaps it was because they knew that the Datang Navy had run out of shells, so the enemy ships began to move towards this direction recklessly. They didn't even bother to leave the S-shaped line, but went directly in a straight line-you must know that the battleship's assault is not in a straight line Yes, walking in a straight line in a bombardment battle is simply looking for death. The enemy only needs to calculate the amount of advance, and that is simply one hit.Of course, now that the Yuezhou fleet has no shells, they naturally don't care about it.

"It seems that both of us guessed half right." Li Daoyun smiled lightly when he saw the fast-moving ship—they were too far away just now, and they didn't see it clearly, but when the other party approached, they realized that the enemy's ship There are also all kinds of warships, including merchant ships and cargo ships, but there are also warships that look different from the Tang Dynasty warships, but you can also see that they are warships, etc. The flags on them are also messy, and they belong to the major forces. A motley crew.

However, it is such a miscellaneous army that has calculated itself, so that it has fallen to the current situation-and judging from the other party's meaning, they obviously want to capture their own fleet detachment. It was a great shame, if not for Li Zhen's order, Cheng Chuliang would have already ordered the warship to sink itself.

"The distance is almost there, let's get ready." Because they were walking in a straight line, the enemy's speed was very fast. In just two quarters of an hour, they were already less than half a mile away from the Datang Fleet.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, do you really want to use that thing?" Li Daoyun's eyes flashed a trace of unbearable.

"I said priest, how did you become so pedantic?" Cheng Chuliang turned his head and glanced at Li Daoyun: "Now the enemy wants us dead, of course we have to use various means to fight back, this is my last resort , if you don’t have the heart, it’s okay, see if you can persuade them to let us go?”

"Wuliang Tianzun, I understand now." Li Daoyun also came to his senses, that's right, they are life and death enemies now, is it on the battlefield where you die or I die, is it interesting for me to be compassionate here?

Li Daoyun got ready very quickly, and no one noticed that thin tubes were exposed under the gun ports on the sides of all the battleships...

"Captain, the distance is almost the same." An old man in his 50s reported on Qianhui.

"Then let's get started."

"Yes, start."

"Zi~"

"Zi~"

"Zi~"

"..."

Following an order from the old man, all the battleships were no longer the roar of cannons, but the sound of "sizzling" similar to liquid jets-and the jets from these pipes were indeed liquids, but they were not ordinary. Liquid, because as the liquid was exposed to the air, these liquids actually emitted a burst of red light, and then burned violently with a 'boom'...

At this time, the nearest enemy ship was less than 100 meters away from the Datang warship. The hook on the enemy ship (a Chinese specialty water warfare tool, is said to have been invented by Gongshuban, is similar to the Western gangplank and can be stuck. The enemy's ship, and then the gang battle) has been erected, but they will never have a chance to use it, because their hooks have not yet landed on the Datang warship, and their bows have already ignited a raging fire...

As I said before, Datang's warships not only have long-range weapons such as strong bows and cannons, but also have very powerful weapons when facing the enemy in close combat. Among them, the most typical and famous one is naturally the fire-breathing cannon—— The fire-breathing cannon is a kind of war artifact designed by Li Zhen. The principle is to use the machine to pressurize the air in the cannon, and then the air expands and sprays kerosene, which drives the ignition device at the nozzle to ignite the kerosene to burn the enemy.At the beginning, this weapon was only used as the flamethrower of the Tang Dynasty version, and it was very effective. In the first battle, Li Zhen used it on the Turkic battlefield to burn Jieli Khan's elite Golden Wolf Guards in one fell swoop. Both sides are extremely powerful, the only disadvantage is that the speed of pressurization is relatively slow, so every war needs to prepare multiple fire-breathing cannons.

Later, Xue Yantuo and Huihe fought in a decisive battle in the northern part of Turkic, and they lost both sides. Datang picked up a bargain in the back, and by the way captured a group of Tungusians who escaped from Europe from Huihe, and then obtained a group of craftsmen. And the formula of Greek fire—this group of craftsmen once participated in the design and development of the terrifying weapon Xila fire. Later, they were obtained by Huihe on the way to the east, and they contributed Greek fire. They used it in the final battle. The fire burned Xue Yantuo's army and suffered heavy losses.