Nine hundred and seventieth chapters grab the beach
It was only when they reached the iron cable that blocked the river that these warships showed their fangs.
Now, the preliminary work on the battlefield is naturally left to the fleet behind.
One after another, the five-toothed warships were specially equipped with powerful trebuchets that were close to thunderbolt vehicles. They continued to throw stones. The stone bullets rained down, crackling on the cottages on both sides of the strait. Obviously, Wang Chang saw it very much.
It is clear that only by destroying these strongholds can the threat of the iron cables blocking the river be completely eliminated.
The Nanchen trebuchets in the cottage also started to fight back, but compared to the Bashu Navy, they could only be suppressed. It's no wonder they were there. Basically, all the craftsmen in Nanchen who were proficient in equipment were packed away by Ouyang Mo.
Later, Li Xingchen also tried every means to recruit many craftsmen from Nanchen. The difference in treatment of craftsmen between Shuhan and Nanchen was obvious to all, so most of the craftsmen took this opportunity to go to Shuhan, which further improved the status of the Nanchen system.
The workshops and so on stopped operating, but the Gonggun princes in the Nanchen Dynasty certainly didn't care about this problem. Scholars, farmers, merchants, and craftsmen were just the bottom class of society, and they certainly didn't care who came and left.
But when the war broke out, everything naturally became different.
The Shu Han army, which possesses a large number of advanced equipment, can still have the upper hand even in tough battles, while most of the equipment equipped by the Nan Chen army is old and worn out, which naturally shows a huge gap at this time.
The Shuhan navy's stone bullets roared and hit the wall of the village, and actually knocked a hole in the wall. The stone bullets did not lose their force, and rushed directly into the camp, charging rampantly. I don't know how many Nan Chen
The soldiers screamed and fell down.
A similar situation also occurred in the mountain stronghold on the opposite side. Looking from the river, the mountain strongholds on both sides were filled with the same smoke and dust. The counterattack of the Nanchen army was getting weaker and weaker, and after a while there were only scattered ones.
Scattered gravel fell on the river, which was almost no threat to a behemoth like the Five-Tooth Ship.
At this time, Wang Chang decisively issued the order to attack, and the five-toothed ship as the vanguard began to accelerate again.
Seeing that the trebuchets on the mountain strongholds on both sides were not functioning as they should, Qi Xin had no choice but to order the naval warships to push forward. No matter what, the enemy could not easily cut off the iron cables blocking the river.
The leading five-tooth warships raised the bed crossbows and hundred-step crossbows hidden under the deck almost at the same time, and aimed their arrows forward.
"Fire!" Countless arrows rose into the sky, joining the queue of stone bullets whistling in the air, and intensively hit the Jingzhou Navy who rushed into the shooting range. The two leading ships were almost simultaneously hit by the rain of bullets.
Covering, a stone bullet hit the spot where the planks of the hull happened to be connected, and unexpectedly collapsed two layers of planks. The ship shook violently on the river, suddenly losing speed and balance, and the entire river suddenly became a mess.
confusion.
Qi Xin obviously did not expect that the Shu Han navy's attack would be so swift and violent, especially when these five-toothed ships, which had almost acted like iron kings before, suddenly started shooting arrows, and could actually pour out so many arrows.
This is no wonder for Qi Xin. After all, it is only the second time that the Wuya warship has appeared on the stage, and the last time, its opponents have been wiped out at Langwei Beach, so Qi Xin does not understand the performance of this kind of warship.
Within reason.
But what makes Qi Xin sad is that Nanchen does not have the national strength to build such warships. After all, Nanchen has also built the world's best naval fleet like Jingzhou Navy. It is a pity that Nanchen has no regard for the army and armaments.
The construction of the city has become less and less important, and the ministers in the court don't know where their thoughts are.
But no matter what, the war has broken out, and as a person on the front line, all Qi Xin can do now is fight to the death.
The huge Huanglong ship moved forward with difficulty, using its huge hull to forcefully knock away the two large ships blocking the water on the river. The several large five-tooth ships that were going down the river obviously also noticed this protrusion.
The enemy, countless arrows and stones rained down like rain.
"General, we must retreat as soon as possible!" a captain shouted loudly, and a stone bullet hit the ship's building, smashing through the second floor of the ship's platform. The Huanglong ship suddenly shook violently, and more
The arrows swept across the entire deck in the next moment.
With quick eyesight and quick hands, several personal guards threw Qi Xin to the ground.
If the two Huanglong ships hadn't rushed up behind them and shared some of the firepower, Qi Xin's flagship might have lost its combat capabilities.
At this time, several trebuchets in the camps on both sides of the strait finally began to show off their power, throwing stone bombs from high above. One after another, the Shuhan Navy warships were suddenly covered with stone bullets, and several smaller ships were not allowed to do so.
Don't quit the fight.
"Search for the beach!" Wang Chang knew that he could not delay any longer. After all, the enemy's camps on both sides were condescending and occupied the terrain advantage. It was difficult to confront them with the trebuchets on the navy ships alone.
Braving the roaring arrows, several large ships rushed directly towards the beaches on both sides of the bank. This is where the river turns, and the current is the most turbulent. It is difficult for warships to stop directly here, so Wang Chang's
The method is also very simple.
Most of these built-up boats from the Shu period just followed the impact of the current and rushed towards the river beach. Under the gaze of millions of pairs of eyes, they rushed directly onto the river beach!
Stranding, this is the simplest and crudest solution Wang Chang can think of.
As the springboard was lowered, the soldiers carried on the ship rushed downward crazily.
Rushing to the beach is always the most dangerous part of a landing battle, no matter what era it is.
The arrows rained down like locusts, and the shield bearers screamed and waded towards the beach. Behind them, the stranded ships were not idle either. The remaining crossbows and trebuchets on the ships were desperately trying to suppress the enemy.
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The river beach is not long, so it can only accommodate these large ships. If the ships behind want to rush up, they can only rely on small boats such as red horses and walking boats to transport them. Therefore, how big can the first batch of soldiers ashore be able to capture?
The results are very important.
It is a not too steep mountain road from the river beach to the camp halfway up the mountain, but the Nanchen army had already expected that the Shu Han soldiers would launch an attack from here, so the Luzhai and Juma were deployed early on the mountain road, and there were even
There were two teams of crossbowmen. At this time, these crossbowmen were frantically pouring arrows at the building, boat and beach.
"Shield, shield!" a battle leader shouted loudly, arrows flying wildly around him, making a sharp scream. The Shu Han soldiers who were struck by arrows and fell floated on the water, dyeing the river red.
The shield bearers holding shields finally formed a defensive line with difficulty, and slowly moved forward while guarding the soldiers behind them.
"Crossbow, release!"
The crossbowmen on the Wuya ship not far away also aimed at the Nanchen soldiers on the hillside. (To be continued)