Liu Daogui looked calm and said: "You don't need too many warships to besiege the enemy's giant ship. You don't even need the Huanglong warship to do such a thing. I have just said that attacking the enemy's giant ship relies on attacking from the side.
This is a tactic of charging forward and then throwing pheasant tail torches at the side of the enemy ship. Therefore, one word to emphasize is fast. If another word needs to be added, it is small."
Lu Zongzhi frowned: "Quick is understandable, but what is the purpose of this small word? In water warfare, isn't the bigger the better?"
Liu Daogui waved his hand: "The eight-armed giant ship is too big and too high. If it is the size of the Huanglong warship, the enemy can be seen at a glance, and then they can use long-range weapons to attack our warship from a distance, as Commander Cai said
That said, before approaching the enemy's giant ship, I'm afraid dozens of warships will be lost on the impact route. This kind of loss is something we must try to avoid."
Having said this, Liu Daogui looked at Cai Lunzhi: "If I remember correctly, each of the Huanglong warships we built this time also brought two to three walking speedboats, right?"
Cai Lunzhi nodded: "Yes, the draft of these speedboats is very shallow. Each boat can accommodate more than ten people. They don't even have sails and masts. They purely rely on eight to ten oarsmen in a closed bottom cabin.
When rowing a boat in a river, the speed will be very fast once it goes with the current. This is a small boat specially used when the warship is not safe and you have to abandon the ship to escape. When I evacuated from Huan Chu's warship, I used this kind of barge to escape.
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Liu Daogui nodded: "It's just that this kind of barge has almost no combat capability. Once the enemy jumps on it and lands, it will be finished, right?"
Cai Lunzhi smiled and said: "That's right. This kind of boat is for escaping, not for fighting. As long as people jump on the boat, they are basically waiting to die. The reason is that it has a shallow draft, many oarsmen, and can compete with others.
Large and medium-sized warships can leave the battlefield faster."
At this point, he paused: "When Huan Xuan was still there, seven or eight such small boats were placed behind his flagship, but they were not used to evacuate civil and military officials or soldiers, but to evacuate these small boats.
The small boat was filled with calligraphy and paintings. He said that these calligraphy and paintings are rare treasures. The war is fierce and dangerous. Even if the war is unfavorable, these calligraphy and paintings cannot be destroyed by the fire, so they must be put on the walking boat and evacuated at any time."
Liu Zunchao laughed: "No wonder Huan Xuan later betrayed his relatives and separated. He couldn't bear to change whoever was his subordinate. He regarded a few calligraphy and paintings as more important than human lives. Brother Jinu was always at the forefront in every battle, even if he died.
Wu Sheng cut off his retreat, but Huan Xuan thought of escaping before fighting, or just escaping for his own life. He took calligraphy and painting with him, but did not take soldiers with him. He was lucky not to mutiny. "
Cai Lunzhi nodded: "Yes, so after He Danzhi's defeat, I stopped serving Huanxuan, because I knew that if people's hearts were broken, Huanxuan would be defeated. However, I have been here to supervise him for more than half a year.
The Huanglong warships built were built according to the standards of the Chu navy at that time. Each warship carried three walking gangs in order to save the lives of the wounded and important generals in adverse times. According to Zhengxi's wishes
, are you going to use these walking boats to attack the enemy’s giant ships?”
Liu Daogui nodded: "Yes, these ships run fast. If they are put down when the Huanglong warship withdraws from the battlefield, the enemy will think that these are fleeing ships and are unlikely to abandon the Huanglong warship and attack them. In this way, we
There is a chance that we can use these moving ships to attack the enemy's giant ships. Commander Cai, do you think we have a certain chance of attacking like this?"
Cai Lunzhi said thoughtfully: "If you are facing a giant ship directly, it won't be a big problem. The giant ship moves slowly and is far slower than these small ships, and the ballistae and trebuchets on its deck can't fight against such a big ship."
It is difficult to hit a small target, but if there are dozens of enemy warships guarding and arraying in front of the giant ship, it will be difficult to get close to the enemy giant ship even if you walk around."
Liu Daogui frowned: "Is it possible to ignore these escort warships and rush directly through the gaps to attack the enemy's giant ship?"
Cai Lunzhi sighed: "I'm afraid it won't be easy. Although the giant ship is too high and it is difficult to hit such a small ship with a stick from several decks, the escort warship, such as the Huanglong Ship or smaller
Mengchong Ship No. 1 can use long poles and harpoons to attack the barges passing by. If we use pheasant tail torches to attack the enemy's forward warships, our tactical intentions will be exposed.
The enemy giant ship will definitely try its best to command the warships around it to come forward to block it. It can even lay out a large number of fishing nets and iron locks in front, and put down the small walking boats it carries to stop it. I am afraid that by then, the clever plan of conquering the west will still be lost.
It’s hard to achieve.”
Liu Daogui gritted his teeth: "Is there any other way to divert these escort warships in front of the enemy, or to form a melee with them to prevent them from blocking the warships?"
Cai Lunzhi said solemnly: "I'm afraid that our army will have to mobilize the water ghost team, go down to the river in advance, and then fight on the enemy's escort warship. Moreover, such an attack must be carried out in the dark night. If it is in broad daylight,
Next, the enemy will definitely be on guard when they see our hundreds of small boats rushing towards their giant ship."
Tan Daoji said in a deep voice: "I think we can also let some Huanglong warships pretend that they are too late to catch up with the breakout fleet in front, and turn around to escape in another direction. This may separate some enemy warships from escorting warships to pursue them, or even
If you are taking a barge, you can also deliberately sacrifice some and pretend to be in a panic so that the enemy's escort ships can capture them. In this way, the demon thieves' escort ships will want to make a meritorious service and capture the enemy ships, and they may break away from the formation.
, are here to pursue us. As long as there is a gap in the enemy's formation, we will have a chance to attack them."
Liu Daogui nodded: "Yes, you can also ask some brothers from the Water Ghost Team to pretend to be panicked and jump off the ship, but they will sink to the bottom of the water. When they see the signal, they can sneak back to the ship and directly attack the enemy's giant ship.
During the battle, the enemy would probably have no interest in paying attention to the empty ships floating on the river. They would wait until the enemy ships were gone and then return to raid. But, Commander Cai, you said before that the enemy also has a large number of water ghosts. If they
All the water ghosts came out and discovered our sailors lurking underwater, how can we crack them?"
Cai Lunzhi shook his head: "I can't think of a way to solve this. I can only leave it to fate. I hope God will favor it. Maybe the enemy's water ghosts want to protect the giant ship and cannot leave easily. This will give our army a chance. If
If you want to be more secure, you can ask our water ghost troops to first send out capable underwater scouts to detect the situation in the water. If we find that the enemy does not have a large number of water ghosts underwater, we can then notify the attack."
This chapter has been completed!