The stone bullets whizzed down on the warships, some of which were large. Even a behemoth like a five-toothed warship would shake slightly.
Although the ships are equipped with heavy shields, the impact of stone bullets will still leave craters and even cracks. However, there are not many opportunities for trebuchets to wreak havoc. Often, a stone bomb thrown will be hit by four or five artillery pieces on the warship.
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There were trebuchets hidden behind the earthen wall. This was what the Han army had expected before, but they still didn't expect that Yu Wenxian would pile up so many trebuchets. It really gave the navy a "surprise" when they came up all at once.
, two smaller Mengchong warships were almost sunk by heavy rocks.
Fortunately, Qi Xin was still a little cautious and rational, so he did not let the small boats equipped with land artillery come forward to fight alongside the Wuya big ship at the beginning. Otherwise, even if the Wuya big ship was defeated by three or four
If the stone bullets hit them at the same time, they would shake slightly. If these small boats were hit, they would definitely be "turned upside down". It would be a blessing if the boats did not sink.
The high earth walls obviously limited the power of the artillery. The shells often hit the earth walls, and few could cross the earth walls and accurately hit the trebuchets that were almost close to the earth walls.
The specific location of the trebuchet is also difficult to determine. The specific location of the trebuchet can only be known when the trebuchet arm is raised. However, it is obvious that Zhou people were still moving the trebuchet back and forth, so it is difficult to determine its true location.
Qi Xin clenched the handle of the knife and stood on the ship's deck of the flagship.
Just now, a stone bullet landed on the deck not far from the ship building, but Qi Xin did not move at all.
An artillery piece next to him spit out another cannonball.
The cannonball traced an arc and landed behind the earthen wall.
The artillery located on the ship's roof has a wider range of fire and is most likely to hit the trebuchet.
The artillery on the deck is limited by the elevation angle and can often only hit the earth wall.
Not far from the impact point of the cannonball, a trebuchet showed its ferocious figure again, indicating that the cannonball just fired did not have enough effect.
Qi Xin walked straight over: "Load!"
Several soldiers were a little nervous because the shell failed to hit. After hearing Qi Xin's order, they hurriedly reloaded.
And Qi Xin took a deep breath. The navy has hardly experienced any wars in recent years. In addition, all the elites in the army have been transferred to the navy. There are too many novices. They can handle it calmly during drills, but when they actually go to the battlefield,
It's different from a drill. A drill is just about following the process and shooting targets, but now you're hitting the enemy. If you can't hit him, he in turn may send you to his death. In such a complicated situation,
Due to lack of practical experience and nervousness, problems are expected.
But someone must break this predicament. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a joke for everyone from Your Majesty on down, including the civil and military and land divisions, to see the navy as a joke?
Qi Xin lit the fire himself, and the artillery roared.
The solid cannonball passed over the earth wall. When the trebuchet was about to throw another stone projectile, the cannonball hit the trebuchet arm directly. The arm broke and the stone projectile at the end fell with a "bang". It even seemed to everyone
You can hear the screams of the Northern Zhou soldiers surrounding the trebuchet.
Suddenly bursts of cheers erupted on the boat.
Qi Xin waved his hand: "Just hit him like this!"
The soldiers of the Han army responded with a bang, and the commander showed them a trick, making them realize that it was not that they could not hit these cunning enemies, it was just because they did not grasp the key.
The shells flew densely, and some trebuchets that were relatively large and had obvious targets were all hit, and some were "baptized" by explosive shells and turned into huge burning torches.
As the large trebuchets gradually misfired, the remaining small trebuchets could only throw small stones, so the threat to warships was naturally not that great.
Obviously feeling that the impact of the stone bullets on the ship was not as severe as before, Qi Xin immediately ordered the ships to move forward. Of course, the "ships" referred to the other warships except the Five Tooth Ship.
The five-tooth warships that were originally arranged in an array similar to the city wall gradually moved forward or backward, revealing the gap. The Huanglong warship, the Mengchong Clippers, and the small gunboats poured out one after another, and the cannons and bed crossbows on the ships opened fire at the same time.
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Although the bombardment of these warships was not as powerful as the rows of artillery fired by the five-toothed ships, the scattered shells added up were a force that could not be ignored.
The storm caused by the shells swept across the entire river bank. Compared with the five-toothed warships whose primary purpose was to eradicate the enemy's trebuchets, the goal of these warships was simpler and clearer - demolition!
The barrier in front must be demolished as soon as possible, and shelling is obviously the simplest and crudest way.
Solid artillery shells hit the barrier one after another like heavy hammers. There were also some older Huanglong ships that had no time to install artillery. They could only rely on the trebuchets originally installed. However, as the distance increased,
The closer you get, it doesn't matter whether it's a trebuchet or an artillery piece. Cannonballs or stone bullets can leave deep marks on the barrier.
"Boom!" After all, the barrier was no match for the city wall, and soon gaps appeared one after another.
The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty fired arrows in vain, and could no longer stop the Han army from getting closer.
The Huanglong ships kept moving forward one after another. These old men would have expired after this battle, so the soldiers hoped to let these old men show their heroic deeds at the last moment.
Qi Xin, who was standing on the five-toothed ship, was filled with emotion when he saw the scene in front of him. As a former Nanchen Navy general, he witnessed the development of the Southern Navy with his own eyes, and also witnessed the launch of these warships.
His majesty was so great that he is now old and completely behind the times.
From Nanchen's dominance on the river at the beginning, Nanchen's navy was unable to fight back against the Han army's five-toothed ships. The fate of these Huanglong ships also coincided with the fate of Nanchen's navy.
Now they are waiting to retire in the Han Dynasty Navy, but at this time, they are facing the battle of their destiny.
Yes, the Nanchen Navy was formed to fight the Northern Qi and the Northern Zhou Dynasties, and these Huanglong ships were built to deal with the battles that may one day revolve around the river. However, in the past years, they have experienced various
Wars, from the pacification of the Huajiao Rebellion until the Han Dynasty entered the south of the Yangtze River, were almost all civil strife in the Southern Dynasties. The only war between the north and the south was in Jiangling. However, that time it only played the role of a transport team, and the real battles were not
It started from the land.
Now, in the north thousands of miles away from the river, these Huanglong ships finally faced their real opponents.
How could this not make Qi Xin filled with emotion?
His destiny seems to be the same as those of these Huanglong ships, wandering and twists and turns, and now this battle is for him to prove his ability.