The Zhejiang army did not carry many artillery shells. The first wave of live ammunition hit the front, middle and rear ships of the Japanese pirate fleet first, breaking their heads, waists and tails, making the Japanese pirate fleet unable to move further and becoming a moving target.
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The cannonballs at the back were slightly modified, the gunpowder inside was taken out, kerosene was poured in, and the cannonballs were freely fired at Japanese ships.
The kerosene shells are not very powerful, but after the kerosene flows out, it has a strong combustion-supporting effect. It only needs a little spark to burn blazingly. Basically, a Japanese ship hit by a kerosene shell is declared useless.
Although sparks may not be encountered immediately after the kerosene flows out, it is only a matter of time. The rockets of the Zhejiang Army on the shore did not miss any Japanese ship, and each rocket targeted the Japanese ships one by one.
As long as a spark splashed onto the kerosene on the Japanese ship, the fire would spread so quickly that it would be impossible to save it.
The Japanese ships were stuck in the river by fire rafts and iron ropes. The Japanese ships were very close to each other. When they were hit by the Zhejiang army's artillery shells and arrows, in order to avoid them, the Japanese ships were unmanned or neglected to control them for a while, resulting in
Many Japanese ships collided with each other.
Normally it's nothing, but if it catches fire, it's a disaster.
When a Japanese ship burns, no Japanese ship that collides with it can escape. Good brothers, they will burn together and become ashes.
Soon, the Japanese pirate fleet in the river burst into flames, just like the Red Cliff back then.
At this time, the sky became beautiful again and the wind became stronger.
Whether it is a northeasterly wind, a northwesterly wind, a southeasterly wind, or a chaotic wind, it is a favorable wind for the sea of fire at this time.
The Japanese pirates' flagship was also on fire. At first, Xu Hai could still direct his men to put out the fire. However, his flagship was too conspicuous, tall, big and gorgeous. It was taken special care of by the Zhejiang army and was hit with several rounds of kerosene shells.
, the overwhelming rockets never stopped, and in the end Xu Hai had no way to save himself.
"Damn it, damn it, Zhu Ping'an, Zhu Ping'an, I will fight you until death! Abandon the ship, abandon the ship, abandon the ship quickly! Rush to the shore! Kill these beasts who only know how to prevent fire and sneak attacks! Cut them into pieces!"
Xu Hai stood on the burning flagship, his hair disheveled, pointing to the river bank with splitting eyes and loudly giving orders.
Reluctant to part with it!
He really couldn't bear to part with the fleet he had managed to save! When he said the words of abandoning the ship, his heart felt as if it was being clenched by the devil's hand!
Each of these Japanese ships was his favorite. Not only was it expensive, even the smallest Japanese ship carrying thirty people cost five hundred taels of silver. Not to mention the large Japanese ships, which were worth at least a thousand books.
Two taels of silver; and it was not easy to save. After all, there were only a few people who came to him with Japanese ships. Most of the ships were obtained by him through hard work and plunder. He offended many people and paid a lot of money.
Less cost!
If he had to rebuild it from scratch, not to mention how much money and manpower it would cost, the time alone was not something he could afford! It would take at least half a year to build an ordinary Japanese ship! Not to mention a better Japanese ship.
The ship is so big that it takes several years for just one keel to be formed!
Japanese pirates and Japanese boats are inseparable. Without Japanese boats, Japanese pirates are like wolves with broken legs and missing teeth!
Without Japanese ships, how would the Japanese pirates traverse the seas and attack all along the long coastline? How would they play tricks on the Ming army when they were surrounded, how would they escape when they were in dire straits, how would they...
It can be said that Japanese ships are the best brothers of the Japanese pirates! The best weapons! The best hope!
Now that all his hard work and hopes have been cremated in the river by Zhu Ping'an, how can he not hate it!
He wished he could eat Zhu Pingan alive!
"Hurry up, abandon the ship and escape, rush to the shore and kill all the Ming troops who sneak attack on the shore, making them pay with their lives!"
"There aren't many of them, maybe a thousand at most. Our troops are dozens of times theirs. Let's rush up and kill all these despicable people!"
"Sneak attack with fire, despicable and shameless, kill them all!"
Xu Hai gave an order, and all the Japanese pirate leaders, big and small, also shouted, and ordered the Japanese pirates under his command to abandon the ship and rush to the shore.
In fact, there was no need for Xu Hai to give the order. Abandoning the ship and escaping was the only way out for the Japanese pirates. Long before Xu Hai gave the order, there were already Japanese pirates who had abandoned the ship and escaped!
The first few Japanese boats that were burned have completely turned into a sea of flames. If they don't escape, they will only become barbecues. The Japanese pirates who don't want to be barbecues are like dumplings, and they jump into the rolling river one by one.
As soon as they entered the water, they felt a bone-chilling cold!
It was no wonder that the river water was not cold in the twelfth lunar month of winter. The biting cold water swept them away instantly. Many Japanese pirates who had not adapted to the cold experienced uncontrollable cramps in their hands and feet under the stimulation. The pain was severe and uncontrollable. This naturally caused them to suffer.
Killing them, the boiling biting river water poured into their mouths and noses, pulling them to the bottom of the river to feed the fish.
Of course, there are only a small number of Japanese pirates who have cramps. The vast majority of Japanese pirates do not have cramps. They just feel a biting cold. Their teeth are so frozen that they keep fighting and their whole bodies tremble. They can still swim despite the cold.
But not all Japanese pirates can swim. Although most Japanese pirates can swim, there are also some Japanese pirates who cannot swim.
Even if these Japanese pirates did not know how to swim, they did not suffer cramps from being stimulated, but after falling into the water, they struggled desperately for a few times in the rolling river, and then the biting river water poured into their mouths and noses. They struggled and died in despair at the bottom of the river.
Of course, Japanese pirates who don't know how to swim are not willing to die at the bottom of the river. They will desperately grab everything they can, including floating driftwood, broken decks, and their good brothers who know how to swim next to them, and hold on to them for dear life.
"Damn it, your ancestor, you damn motherfucker, don't catch me, you're holding me like that, how can I swim?!"
"Asshole, let go of me, don't drag me with you! Go to hell! Go to hell! Just die honestly!"
"Don't beg me. If I take you with me, I will be dragged to death by you! I still have many good years to enjoy!"
The Japanese pirates who usually call themselves brothers, now in the face of life and death, they can carry each one clearly, one is holding on desperately, the other is trying to break away, and those who can't break away are even kicked to death...
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In this way, many Japanese pirates who knew how to swim were hugged by Japanese pirates who couldn't swim, and they sank to the bottom of the river to feed the fish.
Of course, the Japanese pirates who knew how to swim and were not entangled did not escape with their lives.
Before many Japanese pirates could swim far, they were hit by a hail of arrows and sank into the water screaming.
There were many unlucky Japanese pirates who were swimming in the river in a panic. Unexpectedly, they were knocked into the bottom by the collapsed Japanese boats.
There are many Japanese pirates who are unlucky like this.
In addition, even if they are lucky enough to avoid risks such as Japanese friends who cannot swim, rain of arrows flying in the sky, burned and collapsed Japanese boats, etc., they will generally encounter the risk of hypothermia in the bitingly cold river water, and face shock and death.
It is said that 60% of the victims of the Titanic died of hypothermia. This is how the male protagonist Jack died in the film. The tragic death of 21 people in the modern Gansu Marathon was also caused by hypothermia.
Therefore, the Japanese pirates who abandoned their boats and jumped into the river also embarked on an extremely dangerous path, surrounded by death.
In the rolling river, countless Japanese pirate corpses are floating up and down, and there are more and more...