Chapter 2333: The coalition forces arrive, despair arises, and the divine wind rises
Obviously, the reason why Oda Nobunaga did not hesitate to pay the price was because the real purpose of the Great Qin Navy was to use these fire ships to perish together with the Qin Army.
The Qin army only had 400 warships. Although the technology and quality were better than the Japanese warships, the number was still far behind.
Japan has a total of nine hundred large and small warships. Even if half of the warships are sacrificed, as long as they can defeat the Qin army and break out, half of the navy can still be saved.
This is completely worth it for Japan, which is about to be in crisis of total army annihilation.
Oda Nobunaga looked at the approaching fire ship and muttered to himself with a gloomy look, "Zhou Gongjin, you forced me to do this. It's only because you are too clever in what you do."
Hundreds of fire ships, which were ignited with raging fire, rushed towards the Qin army's warships.
Boom, boom, boom...
Under the huge impact of the fire ship, the Qin army's warship began to shake violently.
Just when Oda Nobunaga, Uesugi Kenshin and others thought that Da Qin's warship would be knocked over and damaged, or be ignited by their fire ship, a scene that stunned them happened.
After the collision, although the Qin army's warships shook violently, none of the warships was overturned or damaged.
Similarly, although the warship hit by the fire ship was ignited, the fire was not large and was quickly extinguished by the Qin soldiers on the ship.
This shows what? The fire resistance of the Qin army's warships was much better than that of the Japanese warships.
"What kind of material is the Qin army's warship made of? Why is it so fire-resistant?" Oda Nobunaga said to himself with a puzzled look on his face.
What he didn't know was that the material of the Qin warships was not much better than that of the Dongying warships, but because the hull was coated with a layer of pyrotechnic paint, its fire resistance was much stronger than that of the Dongying warships.
As for this fire-retardant coating, it was naturally a piece of black technology that Ying Hao exchanged from the mall during his one-year break, which cost him 50 summoning points.
In the middle of the Qin army, Zhou Yu looked at this scene with an indifferent expression and sneered: "You want to defeat me, Zhou Yu, by relying on fire ships? Oda Nobunaga, you think too simply."
As the first leader of the Jiangdong Arsonist Group, Zhou Yu has a profound understanding of fire attacks. It would be ironic if he could be defeated by someone using a fire boat.
at this time……
call……
A gust of west wind blew. Zhou Yu couldn't help but be startled. He looked around with a telescope and found that not only the wind direction in this sea area had changed, but the weather had also become weird. He frowned.
"In order to prevent the weather from changing and causing variables, it is better to make a quick decision."
After saying hello to himself, Zhou Yu asked to his left and right: "How long will it take for the Wu-Song coalition to arrive on the battlefield?"
Chen Tang immediately replied: "About an hour and a half."
"Half an hour?"
Zhou Yu observed the sky again and was secretly relieved. Based on his experience, there would be no major climate change in this sea area within three hours.
After taking a long breath, Zhou Yu ordered: "If the warship is on fire, first push the fire ship away, and then quickly extinguish the fire..."
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Under the orderly command of the three generals Zhou Yu, Qi Jiguang, and Li Shunchen, the burning Qin warship quickly separated dozens of Qin soldiers from the sea, holding long poles several meters long, and worked together to push out the oncoming fire ship. .
Since the Japanese soldiers on the fire ship had already jumped off the ship to escape before the fire got bigger, the whole process was not hindered in any way, and the fire ship was pushed away without much effort.
After pushing back the warship, the Qin army began to put out the fire. However, due to the special material of the Qin army's warship, the fire was not large in the first place, so they quickly extinguished the flames and then returned to the team to continue the battle.
After a fierce battle, Oda Nobunaga and others were shocked to find that they had sacrificed hundreds of warships, but the number of Qin army's warships burned was negligible, and they did not cause many casualties to the Qin army at all.
"Damn it."
Oda Nobu knelt down on one knee and hammered the splint hard, with a look of reluctance and fear on his face.
The fire ship strategy is ineffective, so what else can be done to defeat the Qin army? Now the situation of the Japanese Allied Forces is really dangerous.
"Fight at all costs, even if the entire army is exhausted, we must defeat the Qin navy before the Wu-Song coalition arrives."
Oda Nobunaga's eyes were red and he ordered to continue the offensive. After receiving the order, Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen both understood the seriousness of the current situation and also issued the order to start attacking the Qin army at all costs.
The Japanese Allied Forces first attacked the Qin Army's central army directly, and then Uesugi Kenshin Takeda Shingen's left and right wings also rushed forward. As long as any Qin army can be defeated, the Japanese Allied Forces' advantage will become greater.
But it is a pity that the commanders of the Qin army are all incompetent. Even Qi Jiguang, who faced four times the enemy, did not let Uesugi Kenshin take advantage, let alone Zhou Yu and Yi Sunchen?
After the war lasted for an hour, Japan lost a total of 150 warships, but it still failed to achieve much results.
However, after paying such a huge price, Uesugi Kenshin's troops finally approached the Qin army again, and then rolled out a large number of ladders, ropes, and planks, preparing to directly attack the Qin army's warships.
"Go up, kill all the Qin troops on the ship, and seize the Qin army's warship." Uesugi Kenshin shouted with his sword.
On a large warship, Lu Bu saw that the Japanese soldiers dared to board the ship to fight, and a bloodthirsty sneer suddenly appeared on his face. He then commanded the crossbowmen to shoot the Japanese soldiers who came aboard, and at the same time led the death squad to destroy the ladders and ladders that were pushed over. board.
Soon, Lu Bu attacked the Japanese soldiers and killed them all. Many of them even jumped into the sea out of despair.
This situation was not limited to Lu Bu. The same situation also occurred in the warships of Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Huang Zhong, Mi Houwang and other generals.
Seeing that the warship Lu Bu was on was so difficult to attack, Uesugi Kenshin immediately mobilized five warships and planned to occupy the warship by force.
But even if they attacked from all sides, they still failed to attack. Under the command of Qi Jiguang, two warships came to support. Under the fire of strong crossbows, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, but Lu Bu counterattacked. .
After the two armies fought for an hour and a half, the Japanese Allied Forces had lost more than two hundred warships and one-ninth of their warships, while the Qin Army had only lost less than twenty warships and even one-twentieth of its warships. Not even one.
After an hour and a half of fierce fighting, the Japanese allied forces failed to gain any advantage. Instead, they were crushed by the Qin army. It was impossible to win within two hours.
In addition, the navies of the two countries are now fighting together, and you still have me in the middle. The Japanese coalition forces cannot withdraw even if they want to, and the Song and Wu coalition forces will arrive in half an hour.
At this point, the result of this battle is clear at a glance. The Japanese Allied Forces have already lost.
Oda Nobunaga and other Japanese daimyo, even though they knew the result, they still took chances. What if the Song and Wu coalition forces got lost and couldn't reach it?
Oda Nobunaga and others were like gamblers who lost their sights, unwilling to admit that they would lose so miserably, so they led their troops to fight the Qin army, but they were unable to cause much harm to the Qin army.
At the same time, the 30,000 Wu and Song coalition troops and 300 warships were about to arrive on the battlefield.
"Report... young master, the Qin army has started a war with the Japanese navy and has entangled the Japanese army so that it cannot escape. As long as we, Da Wu and the Song navy arrive, we can launch a two-sided attack on the Japanese army. "
After listening to the report from his men, Sun Ce showed a smile on his face and praised: "Gong Jin is really powerful. He has 40,000 navy and 400 warships. Against the Japanese 70,000 navy and 900 warships, not only is he not Even though they were at a disadvantage, they still had a dominant advantage.
With such water fighting ability, apart from my uncle, probably no one in the Wu Kingdom can match him. "
As he said that, a trace of loneliness flashed across Sun Ce's face. He and Zhou Yu were sworn brothers. He thought he would fight alongside him, but because his father Zhou Yi was serving in the Qin Dynasty, Zhou Yu finally chose to join the Qin Dynasty.
Zhao Guangyi, who was standing side by side with Sun Ce, had a strange look in his eyes after hearing the soldier's report, and said with a strange expression: "Brother Bo Fu, it should be normal for the sea voyage to be delayed by an hour or two, right? .”
"Yes, sailing at sea is not as good as inland. Let alone an hour or two, even a day or two is normal."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Ce himself was stunned and asked: "Brother Guang Yi, what do you mean by this?"
Zhao Guangyi sneered and said: "In that case, why don't we wait until two hours later to let the Qin army and the Japanese army fight to death and use the Japanese army to weaken the Qin army?
Even if the Qin army questions us, we will be able to come up with legitimate reasons. After all, navigation delays are normal. "
"hiss……"
Sun Ce suddenly took a breath of cold air, and his expression became gloomy.
During the voyage to this point, he had many exchanges with Zhao Guangyi. He thought he was a gentleman, but he didn't expect this person to be so sinister, stabbing his allies behind their backs without revealing any flaws.
If Sun Ce agreed to Zhao Guangyi's proposal to arrive at the battlefield two hours late, the Qin army would definitely suffer heavy casualties against the Japanese army alone. By then, even if Zhou Yu was the consort of the Qin Dynasty, he would be held accountable by all the officials in the court, and his career would be in trouble.
Frankly speaking, Sun Ce agreed with this proposal. After all, even if they were really late, Da Qin had no reason to blame them. After all, delays in sea voyages were indeed a normal thing.
But this time the Qin army's general, Zhou Yu, was Sun Ce's sworn brother, which made Sun Ce feel disgusted.
Sun Ce didn't have any psychological burden for cheating other Qin generals, but if he cheated Zhou Yu, Sun Ce would not do it anyway.
"Great Qin's strength is too strong. After a year of truce, I don't know how far it has returned. We can just take this opportunity to use the Japanese country to weaken Great Qin..."
Zhao Guangyi didn't know about the relationship between Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and thought that Sun Ce wanted to go together on his own, so he worked tirelessly to persuade him, but he didn't see Sun Ce's face getting worse and worse.
"enough."
Sun Ce's violent shout made Zhao Guangyi stunned.
"You have to wait for two hours. You wait by yourself and deliberately delay your arrival on the battlefield. This kind of behavior that harms your allies is something I, Sun Bofu, despise."
After saying this, Sun Ce snorted coldly and turned away, ignoring Zhao Guangyi.
Seeing this, Zhao Guangyi's face suddenly became extremely ugly, but he was extremely puzzled in his heart.
Following his method would obviously be beneficial to both families, and there would be no hidden dangers, so why was Sun Ce unwilling?
After thinking hard to no avail, Zhao Guangyi could only attribute it to the fact that Sun Ce was a reckless man with a stupid head, so he didn't take any advantage.
Looking at Sun Ce's back, Zhao Guangyi cursed in his heart: "Huh, idiot, Sun Bofu, you will definitely regret your decision today."
Sun Ce was unwilling to cooperate and insisted on participating in the war on time. Naturally, Zhao Guangyi could not stay alone. After all, if he did so, he would take the initiative to give Da Qin the clue.
In addition, the navy of the Song Dynasty only had 10,000 people, while the navy of the Wu Kingdom had 20,000 people.
Even if the Song Dynasty did not participate in the war, it could easily defeat the Japanese army with only Wu's 20,000 naval troops and the Qin army attacking from both sides.
Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied Zhao Guangyi was with Sun Ce, he still had to act together with Sun Ce.
Half an hour later, the 30,000 Wu and Song coalition troops finally arrived at the battlefield.
At this time, in the waters of Tsushima, the cry of killing was still ringing in the sky, and looking around, there were damaged warships and Japanese soldiers who fell into the sea.
After these Japanese people fell into the sea, some people clung to the floating pieces of wood to survive, while those who did not grab the wooden boards could only struggle desperately alone until they had no strength and sank into the sea and drowned.
"Judging from the number of damaged warships, Da Qin sank at least three hundred Japanese warships."
Sun Ce said with a shocked look on his face. He had tried his best to overestimate the combat power of the Great Qin Navy, but unexpectedly he still underestimated it.
In just two hours, the Qin army, under the command of Zhou Yu, sank nearly 300 Japanese warships.
This is too exaggerated.
According to this posture, Sun Ce had no doubt that if he was really two hours late, the Qin army would still be able to defeat the Japanese army alone.
"call……"
Sun Ce took a long breath, suppressed the shock in his heart, and immediately ordered: "The whole army will attack to annihilate the Japanese army and avenge the deaths of the people in Jiangdong."
"Revenge, revenge..."
Wu Jun and the captain all rang out the soldiers' cries of hatred, and then attacked the unsuspecting Japanese army from behind together.
Seeing this, Zhao Guangyi could only follow the steps of the Wu army and command the Song army to launch an attack together.
On the Japanese side, when they learned that the Song and Wu coalition forces appeared behind their backs, everyone from Oda Nobunaga, Uesugi Kenshin and other lords to ordinary soldiers were desperate.
After fighting for two hours, not only did they fail to defeat the Qin army, but the Haenyeo themselves suffered heavy losses. Now that the Qin army's reinforcements have arrived, they are doomed if they cannot escape.
"Lord, we can't delay any longer, abandon the army and run away."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi advised anxiously, he did not want to die at sea like this.
"Yes, the navy army can be wiped out, but we and the daimyo cannot die." Otomo Zonglin said with a look of fear.
"That's right, we must stay useful and go back alive to continue fighting against the Central Plains Allied Forces on land." Nobuhiro Uizaki said quickly.
After hearing the persuasion of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and others, Oda Nobunaga's face was full of struggle, but in the end he decided to abandon the army and flee. After all, he did not want to die in battle.
I've been a little busy lately, so I delayed typing. Sorry.
(End of chapter)
