Chapter 802 The Battle of Hongze Lake (Part 2)

The sky wind blows, the dark clouds in the sky split, and the scorching sun shines down, emitting thousands of golden lights. It is exactly this: the dark clouds are pressing down on the city and are about to destroy it, and the armor's light shines towards the golden scales of the sun.

Boom--boom--boom, boom-boom--boom-boom, boom-boom--boom-boom-boo-boo!

The heavy war drums beat, the rhythm increased from slow to fast, faster and faster, more and more urgent, and louder and louder, like a gust of wind and rain. Suddenly, a deep horn sounded, and Wu Jun's navy shouted for kill in unison, shaking the mountains and rivers.

Countless warships rushed forward like arrows, breaking through the waves and fighting for the crossing!

--boom!

Suddenly there was a loud noise from the Qi army's flagship, thick smoke rose into the sky, and a shell roared out. Then, there was a loud bang on the water hundreds of meters away, and waves seven or eight meters high splashed up.

The bows of the three-tiered enemy ships nearby were all wet, and the Wu soldiers on board were covered with water.

The first shot missed!

However, this power still scared the Wu Jun officers and men on the ship to tremble. What is this?

"Aim again, fire!" Yu Chigong's face was gloomy, obviously he was not satisfied that the first shot did not hit the target, and he shouted sharply.

The gunners on the main battleships on each bow hurriedly adjusted their gun positions, and then lit the fuses. Immediately, an unforgettable scene occurred for the Wu army. Twenty main battleships of the Qi army opened fire at the same time, and twenty cannons roared one after another.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

The sound of the artillery shook the earth, and thick black smoke shot straight into the sky. Artillery of this level in modern times can only be regarded as rubbish. Its accuracy and power are worthless, but more than 1,400 years ago,

In ancient times, this was like an artifact. I saw these solid cannonballs roaring into Wu Jun's dense fleet. As long as they were hit, the big ship would be smashed through, and the small boat would be directly smashed. If it hit a person, it would immediately become a

A puddle of rotten meat.

Boom boom boom...

The artillery fire was all over the sky, shaking the sky and the earth. Not to mention anything else, the horrific explosions alone were frightening enough. The Wu army, which was already very high in morale, was stunned by this wave of bombings. The main battleship was hit.

One of the two bows was pierced through the bottom and was taking in water and sinking. In addition, the three-bow sentinel ship was smashed and sank. A Wu Army drummer who was beating the war drum with all his strength was smashed to pieces together with his drum. What a visual impact.

The power is not ordinary and terrible.

"My dear mother, what is this? Can the Qi army summon thunder?" Le Botong's brows jumped in shock, and everyone in the Wu army looked horrified.

Seeing that his morale was frustrated, Le Botong shouted hurriedly: "It's not thunder from the sky, it's the Qi Army's firearms. Don't be afraid, just rush over. The Qi Army's firearms won't be able to hit us."

This Lobotong had some knowledge and knew that this was a firearm. After all, it was not the first time that the Qi army used firearms in a war, but this was the first time that they had seen a firearm that could shoot such a long distance.

"Kill! Kill!" Wu Jun's sailors rowed desperately, trying to close the distance and engage Qi Jun in close combat.

Boom boom boom...

The Qi army's artillery showed its power for the second time after being reloaded. It once again sank the Wu army's main battleship with one bow, destroyed the two-bow meng rush ship, and the three-bow sentry ship. The results were remarkable.

Originally, the accuracy of the artillery was not very good, but the opponent's fleet was too dense, and there was no need to aim. If the cannonballs were fired, the probability of hitting them would naturally be greatly increased.

Le Botong's heart aches. Wu Jun's main battle ship only has thirty bows. Two bows were sunk and one bow was damaged. The loss is not ordinary. You must know that there are more than two hundred people on the main battle ship.

The three bows lost seven to eight hundred combat power.

At this time, the distance between the fleets of both sides was less than fifty meters, and the artillery was no longer effective due to the elevation problem. However, the Qi military ship not only had artillery, but also flying thunder, the catapult type. Think of Angry Birds.

By the way, it's that kind of thing, and it's not only found on main battleships, but also on stern ships.

So Wu Jun's warships immediately suffered another wave of denser artillery fire. Unlike the solid iron balls of artillery, Feitian Lei was not made of iron, but was filled with gunpowder and would explode.

Swish, swish, swish, I saw countless flying thunderbolts flying into the sky with long lead ropes, and then fell into the dense fleet of Wu Jun. Then they exploded to pieces, people flipped over, and Wu Jun on the boat fell into the water like dumplings.

The losses were too heavy to be counted.

After two waves of bombardment by long-range artillery and flying thunder, the morale of Wu Jun's navy was completely destroyed. Even Lebotong, the navy chief, was scared to death. Damn it, this is simply a dimensionality reduction strike. This battle

How else to fight?

In traditional water warfare, the long-range attack methods are either archers shooting at each other, or trebuchets throwing stones at each other. Moreover, these two long-range attack methods are targeted defense methods, such as rushing onto a speedboat.

There is a layer of cowhide tent. The soldiers hide in the cowhide tent, which can block most of the arrows and stones. However, the Qi army is too ungrateful. The cannonballs can fly hundreds of meters away and can be smashed down by one shot. The cowhide tent

You can't stop it. The hot iron ball will hit you right away. The flying thunder ball is even more abnormal and can actually explode. How do you stop it?

Therefore, Wu Jun's navy was hammered to the point of being unable to fight back. Well, it finally withstood two rounds of firearms attacks and was about to engage in a hand-to-hand encounter. Wu Jun's archers finally had a place to use. As a result, the soldiers on Qi Jun's ship began to fight again.

Throw hand-held earth mines, boom boom boom...

Wu Jun's navy was stunned by the bombing and suffered a lot of casualties. Immediately afterwards, Qi Jun's navy opened its bows and fired arrows frantically. However, they saw sharp arrows pouring down like locusts. They immediately harvested another wave. Of course, Wu Jun

The archers of Wu Army also fought back, but Wu Jun's archers had already suffered a lot of damage from the previous waves of hits. At this time, the density of the arrow rain had been greatly reduced, and the lethality was naturally greatly reduced.

Dong dong dong dong, dong dong dong dong...

The war drums of the Qi army finally beat, and it was extremely exciting. Twenty combat units rushed into the Wu army's already scattered fleet at full power, and launched the most brutal close-quarters combat.

The main battleship is huge in size. There are more than a dozen shooting poles on both sides. They are specially used to deal with small boats. They can directly sink and knock over the opponent's small boats. Qi Jun's twenty main battleships are like twenty

It ran like a centipede, knocking over enemy sentry ships that were trying to approach. The archers on the ship shot arrows from the windows on each floor to kill the enemies who fell into the water. There were spearmen at the bow and stern of the ship.

When the enemy comes close, poke them to prevent them from sinking the ship.

The characteristic of the Meng Ship Clipper is that it is fast and is equivalent to cavalry. It is mainly used to charge and break through defenses. There are specialized sailors responsible for rowing desperately, and the spearmen and shield bearers on the ship are responsible for offense and defense.

Although Wu Jun has suffered several waves of losses, there are many warships. The number is still dominant at this moment, but the large number does not mean that it can fight. After the previous waves of attacks, Wu Jun's morale has long been destroyed, and the formation is in chaos.

Basically, they fought independently, but the Qi army was different. The twenty combat units were in tight formation, well organized, and marched together.

I saw the ten-fore and stern clippers in front responsible for breaking through the defense, the main battleship then pushed flatly, and the ten-fore and fore pickets were swimming around to cut off the remaining ones. The division of labor was clear, and it was overwhelming.

Of course, the battle was still quite cruel, and casualties were unavoidable. The Qi army also paid a lot of price. Many soldiers fell into the water and died, becoming the withered bones of Wang Tu's hegemony. One general's success and ten thousand withered bones were not just the poet's innocent moans, but

It is a true portrayal of the cruelty of war.

Yuchi Gong was the bravest of the three armies and took the lead in every battle. This time was no exception. At this time, he jumped onto the opponent's main battleship. The turtle-backed dragon gun in his hand flew up and down, and he stabbed directly, killing a bloody

Hole, one shot across, broken tendons and broken bones.

As the saying goes, a general is not afraid of death, and a soldier is not afraid of his own life. With a general like Yuchi Gong who is not afraid of death, the soldiers under his command are naturally desperadoes. The brothers under Yuchi Gong are all brave enough to scream and fear for their lives.

He jumped on the ship and followed Yu Chigong in a frantic charge. Soon, Wu Jun's main battleship was captured. Captain Wu, who was in charge of commanding the main battleship, tried to escape by jumping into the water, but was stabbed to death by Yu Chigong in the water.

The more he fought, the more frustrated he became. Finally, he could no longer resist, and ordered to pull up the sails and flee south. Seeing that the flagship had escaped, the other ships of the Wu army also turned around and fled south.

Yuchi Gong was eager to kill, so he gave the order to pursue them with arrows like locusts and artillery fire. He killed the Wu army and made them cry for their fathers and mothers. There were countless casualties.

The navy of the Qi army pursued them to the exit of Hongze Lake, then stopped the pursuit and used artillery to send off the remaining soldiers of the navy of the Wu army.

After inventory and cleaning, the Qi navy captured a total of more than 300 bows of large and small warships and sunk more than 200 bows. In other words, the Wu army lost nearly 60% of its warships in this battle, and the casualties were estimated to be four to five thousand.

For an army of ten thousand people, with such losses, it is considered completely disabled!

Soon, the news of the victory was passed back to the rear army. Instantly the whole army was jubilant, exhaled and raised their eyebrows, and the losing streak of the previous period was swept away.

Gao Bufan couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was under quite a lot of pressure. Pei Xingyan had been defeated by the Wu army before. The morale of the Qi army was extremely low. Although it had improved after his arrival, the morale was still obviously insufficient. If the first battle

If the navy loses, its morale will definitely decline further, and it will be difficult to win again in the future. After all, soldiers rely on their vigor to fight. Once their vigor is lost, everything will be in vain.

Fortunately, Yu Chigong did not let himself down, and the power of the artillery was also verified!

Soon, another good news came, Liu Heitai had captured Xucheng!!!

Xucheng is located to the northwest of Hongze Lake. Once the Wu Army Navy was defeated, Xucheng became an isolated city. The morale of the Wu Army in the city was unstable. Liu Heita surrounded the north gate and attacked the east and west gates, leaving only the south gate.

Without attacking, the Wu army in the city escaped from the south gate in panic. Liu Heitai immediately led his army to pursue them until they reached the vicinity of Xuyi County before withdrawing their troops. They won a complete victory, killing more than a thousand enemy troops, capturing more than two thousand prisoners, and seizing weapons.

A large number of horses and grain.

Finally, the unknown Lao Liu began to stand out. Gao Bufan ordered to commend the entire army, and the morale of the Qi army continued to rise.
Chapter completed!