Seeing the crowded river, the fleet finally started to move.
Zhou Bi said: "Shoot, keep shooting, until the arrow is empty!"
The development of the situation was all within Zhou Bi's prior imagination.
In fact, their arrangement has many loopholes.
Even if the south bank burns down, there is still hope as long as a road is forcibly opened.
After all, it is close to the water source, and there are not many mechs deployed on the south bank.
Or even if the opponent retreats, it is a good idea.
The rebels who came this time were only a large part of the rebels in Tuqiaohe Town.
Among them, there are still many anti-thief ships in Tuqiaohe Town.
As long as this group of people retreats and regroups, it will still be quite troublesome for them to capture Tuqiaohe.
But what was the war about?
It's human nature.
As long as the rebels are given a way to survive, they will definitely escape.
There is only one missing in the three encirclements, it is written in the military books.
How many ways to survive will it be given to him?
Then the other party has to weigh up and down and choose the option that maximizes benefits, right?
Even if the road ahead is arsenic covered with honey.
In the words of the young master, this is human nature.
Seeing that the rebels had taken the bait, Zhou Bi ordered again: "All archers will only shoot small boats, not large ships."
Not long after his order was given, the boats on the river were set on fire by rockets one after another, and soon the number was reduced by more than half.
Some people will definitely ask, are these rebels mentally ill?
Knowing that all the regiment training troops are on the north bank, and the woods are so dense, wouldn't the rebels also use rockets to shoot them back? Or throw torches to burn them?
Those who have this kind of doubt are undoubtedly those who have watched too many TV series from another time and space.
Do some people really think that rockets are just arrows with a strip of cloth tied on them, then dipped in oil, ignited and shot out?
That kind of thing will be destroyed in mid-air when it is shot out. Even if it is not destroyed, it will accurately hit the trees on the other side. So is it useful?
Are all books made of dry wood?
Plug in the rocket and it will burn immediately?
Do the mechs have no hands?
In fact, this thing can't even shoot people accurately. Why? Because it carries flames, even ghosts know that they are about to dodge.
In fact, the real ancient Chinese rocket is assembled from four parts.
Arrows, arrow shafts, fletchings, bazookas.
Yes, the most important thing is the rocket launcher.
This thing is made of a bamboo tube and a cardboard tube, filled with gunpowder. The top of the tube is closed, the bottom is open, and there are small rockets on the side of the tube.
After ignition, the rocket burns in the barrel, producing a large amount of gas, which is then ejected backward at high speed to generate forward thrust.
In fact, this was the prototype of future rockets.
Xu He designed a total of two types of rockets according to the records in the "Military Bei Zhi" book.
One is the second-kicking type of later generations, the type that is purely explosive and scary when ignited.
There is also a type with a fire starter inside. Once the arrow is nailed to the ship's plank, the lamp oil in the paper tube compartment will flow out.
Yes, this flame can also be stomped out.
But as soon as there is another fire source, the fire will spread all of a sudden, which is very difficult for the defender.
What's more, Zhou Bi's army at this time also brought the divine fire flying crow, flying sand tube, swarm of bees, two tigers chasing sheep arrows, etc. supported by the Yangzhou guards.
Although these gadgets are impractical, they are better at bluffing people.
By the time the fleet crossed the first iron rope, the fleet's small sampans had been completely damaged.
Su Tianshu stood on the front boat and just breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, the fire along the south coast was spreading westward with the fleet. It seemed that wherever the fleet went, the fire on the south coast would burn.
Seeing this situation, Su Tianshu was not a fool.
The reason why the officers and soldiers burned the trees on the south bank can only mean that there are not many officers and soldiers on the south bank.
"Go, separate the brothers from the two boats and go to the south bank to kill the officers and soldiers who set fire to me!"
As long as they kill the officers and soldiers setting fire on the south bank, they will have one more escape option.
Even if there is an ambush ahead, don't be afraid. The worst case scenario is abandoning the ship and landing.
It can be said that Su Tianshu still has some brains.
Unfortunately, this was also within Zhou Bi's calculations.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw several small boats rushing out of the water on the beach, heading straight for the fleet.
He saw that these boats were coming unexpectedly, and he immediately became alert.
When the boat was approaching, Su Tianshu discovered through the firelight on the south bank that all the boats were filled with fire-starting objects.
But even if it was discovered, it was too late. Those boats were originally going down the river, and the bows were equipped with long iron nails.
With the help of the current, these small boats were quickly nailed under the hull of the larger ship after impact.
Su Tianshu was so quick to curse.
This group of officers and soldiers has been acting like a coward until now.
All I know is fire attack, fire attack, fire attack. Is there no one who dares to fight with real swords and guns?
Desperately? nonexistent.
The waiter gave the order and rockets were fired towards the boat.
boom……
In an instant, the leading ship and the second and third large ships, as long as they were nailed by small boats, all burst into flames under the ship's side.
And there is no way to save this fire.
The officers and soldiers behind him also came after him.
The rain of arrows came at them as if they were free, so heavy that everyone on the boat could not even lift their heads.
Soon, everyone on the first three boats jumped overboard.
Su Long saw that his son's boat had turned into a ball of fire, and he was so anxious that he could not control much.
"Leave one boat to rescue people, and the others will rush over with me! Just rush over..."
Before he could finish his words, the boat that was exploring the narrow river was blocked by an iron cable again.
At this time, the entire fleet was more dangerous than before.
Although this body of water is slightly wider than before.
But with so many ships all crowded together, there was no order at all.
If you want to retreat, there will be pursuers behind you, and it will be difficult for the ship to turn around.
He wanted to move forward, but was blocked by an iron chain in front of him, making him unable to move.
If you want to rush into the beach and fight with the army, the big ship will run aground if it enters, and it will really become a living target.
For today's plan, there are only two ways.
Ichijo continued to move forward.
But no one knows how many chains are ahead...
There might be none, or there might be countless more. Su Tianshu didn't dare to gamble anymore.
That……
"Abandon ship and land from the south!"
The words just fell.
The waiter and his men rushed out of the beach in a small boat.
Before it even got close to the big ship, the rockets kept firing, focusing on the ship that hit the second iron rope.
Soon, the ship was burned through and began to sink.
The waiter and others took a small boat, holding long guns, and shot the rebels like dumplings, one by one, effortlessly.
When a big ship came to chase them, they jumped over the chain in a small boat as fast as lightning. The people on the big ship could only look at the chain and retreat in despair.
As soon as they left, the waiter took people to the south bank to harass these people ashore.
An hour later, the entire fleet was filled with thousands of people. The boats had been burned into flames, and the people were either dead or still fluttering in the water and fled towards the south bank.
In this ambush, only three mechs were killed and twenty-seven were injured before wiping out the fleet of more than a thousand people.
In the morning fog, looking at the rebels who had been rescued, Zhou Bi waved his hand and said: "Speed up, hurry up, we have to go to Tuqiao River!"
"Yes..." the victorious mechs responded in unison.
