Su Chen had already sent three frigates to patrol westward along the coastline.
"Order Sun Renshi to lead all the frigates to meet the enemy!"
Division Sun Ren, who had been well prepared, immediately took the frigate and headed west after receiving the order.
Because there were twelve frigates on the Karon River to help the coalition forces on the bank cross the river,
Master Sun Ren went to meet the enemy with less than twenty frigates, which seemed to be somewhat weak!
"After all the landing troops have landed, immediately launch a counterattack against the cannibals!"
"Brush through the interception of the big cannibal and go to join the coalition forces on the river bank!"
The purpose of attacking from the river bank and the beach together is to deliver the troops to the west bank of the Karen River as soon as possible, not to spread the troops.
Su Chen wanted to deal with the cannibals on the coast as soon as possible, and then free up the main gunboats to destroy the cannibal fleet at sea.
Cheng Wuting, Liu Jingren, and Xue Rengui, with a thousand heavy armored cavalry,
After preparations are completed, wave the flag to the main gunboat at sea.
All the gunboats fired a salvo at the big cannibal,
Almost at the same time as the naval guns fired, the Tang Dynasty cavalry began to charge against the Great Eater.
A thousand heavy cavalry rushed towards the giant cannibal several times their size,
Commander Dashi waved his hand, and two thousand Dashi heavy cavalry also rushed out, preparing to fight against the Tang heavy cavalry.
The two teams of heavy cavalry sprinted towards each other. The distance between the two sides was less than 200 meters in an instant. The giant man began to draw his bow and arrows. The cavalry in front took out gunpowder bombs and prepared to light the fuse.
On the other hand, the Tang cavalry simply dispersed their formation and continued to charge forward!
One hundred meters away, the big man-eating arrow landed on the armor of the Tang cavalry.
There was a jingling noise, but it didn't cause any effective damage.
Cheng Wuting reached out and pulled out the wooden-handled grenade from his waist, used his teeth to help pull the fire tube, and threw it forward with all his strength!
The destructive power of the wooden handle grenade is similar to that of the giant gunpowder bomb, but it is slightly lighter and has a handle, making it easier to throw, so it can be thrown farther.
The important thing is to pull the string at the tail and ignite the fire tube directly, which is much more convenient and faster than the gunpowder bomb that needs to be ignited with fire to fuse the fuse.
So when the Great Eater rushed in front of the enemy and was about to ignite the gunpowder bullet in his hand, the grenade in the Tang Dynasty Iron Rider was already flying halfway.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Dense explosions sounded in the cannibal team!
The cannibals immediately turned their bodies upside down, causing heavy casualties.
Only a few of the big eater threw out the gunpowder bombs in their hands, and most of them didn't have time to light the fire.
There were even a small number of big cannibals who ignited the gunpowder bombs, but before they had time to throw them out, they were instantly hit by the grenades, and the gunpowder fell from their hands, killing their companions!
Unlike the grenade, Tang Jun held it with one hand and could bite open the back cover with his teeth and pull the match rope.
The Big Ogre needs both hands to ignite the gunpowder bombs.
It is not an easy task to hold a big iron lump in one hand and light the fuse with tinder on the bumpy camel's back.
When the Tang Dynasty cavalry took off the grenade, they directly pulled out a throwing gun from behind.
After the grenade exploded, the gun in his hand was immediately thrown towards the big eater.
The big man-eater, who was still shaken by the explosion, was attacked by thousands of spears.
The Marine Corps' short-distance throwing gun weighs about ten kilograms and is equipped with a sharp three-sided armor-piercing cone. With the speed of the mount,
Throwing it at the big eater, it penetrated the heavy armor directly.
After throwing the spear, we were already very close to the big man-eater.
Before the spear could land, the Tang Dynasty cavalry soldiers took off the long horseshoe and held it tightly in their hands.
The cannibal's two thousand heavy cavalry were killed and injured hundreds by a burst of grenades. After another round of gunfire, the casualties were close to 40%!
The two rounds of arrow rain from the cannibal only caused single digit damage to the Tang Dynasty cavalry.
Including a few gunpowder bombs, Datang's casualties were less than fifty.
Then the two armies entered a stage of close combat and melee fighting.
The ensuing battle makes the cannibal even more desperate!
The Great Eater thought that he had improved his iron smelting technology, and the quality of his armor and weapons was much better than that of the Tang Army.
As a result, after a face-to-face meeting, I discovered that I had armor and weapons made with the latest technology.
In Tang Jun's eyes, there was not much change from before.
Should I be unable to cut the armor on the Tang Dynasty?
The armor on his body was still easily torn open by the Tang army's weapons.
In fact, the quality of the weapons and equipment of the Great Cannibals has improved a lot. Compared with Persia and Byzantium, they are definitely far ahead. In the past, they were slightly behind the first two.
But compared with the Tang Dynasty, it is far behind, and I won't be able to catch up for a while.
Cheng Chubi held up his telescope and watched the battle on the shore for a while, then asked Su Chen: "Commander! How many grenades are left?"
Su Chen said distressedly: "Less than four thousand!"
"We'll have to use it sparingly in the future. Who knows how many times we'll have to fight against the giant cannibal."
After Su Chen finished speaking, he took another look at the battle on the shore and issued an order:
"Liu Rengui can take the main gunboats to support the frigates!"
The cavalry on the shore were already fighting with the giant cannibal, and the infantry was also moving forward quickly.
The naval guns could no longer provide them with fire cover.
The sound of artillery has been faintly heard from the west, and the frigate has already engaged the Dashi fleet.
Without the firepower of the main gunboats, less than twenty frigates would not be able to stop a large number of large food fleets.
"Commander, once the main gunboat leaves, only our six transport ships will be left."
Cheng Chubi reminded.
"It's not like the transport ship has no ability to protect itself at all,"
"Besides, do you think the Great Eater still has the strength to threaten the transport ship?"
Liu Rengui quickly rushed westward with his main gunboats, feeling very anxious:
This damn big food ship really knows how to choose its timing. Fortunately, the commander was prepared for it.
Otherwise, if they suddenly rush over while we are rushing to the beach, the consequences will be really disastrous.
Now we must quickly destroy these large food ships.
It is too dangerous to leave His Royal Highness the Prince and the Marshal alone on the coast.
The battle on the coast was quickly decided,
Two thousand heavy cavalrymen of the Great Tang Dynasty were vulnerable to a thousand cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty!
Seeing that his heavy cavalry was about to be defeated,
Moreover, the infantry phalanx of the Tang Dynasty and the Persian coalition forces have also followed up.
The cannibal coach feels there is no need to make unnecessary sacrifices anymore.
Order to retreat to Basra!
Cheng Wuting did not pursue the big cannibal either.
Basra is only 20 to 30 miles away from the coast. I don’t have heavy equipment and I don’t dare to get too close to Basra.
Besides, although the cavalry of the Great Cannibal was defeated, the infantry was forming a spear formation waiting for him. He would not get any advantage if he caught up with him.
The most important thing is that my purpose is to meet Yuchi Baolin by the river as soon as possible, and there is no room for delay in this matter!
