As a naval general of the Song Dynasty, especially the navy of the Yue Family Army, Li Bao owned far more than these one hundred and twenty warships.
Under Li Bao's roar, the Song Army's warships were still charging, but the special iron barrels were pushed out by the soldiers one by one.
artillery!
Of course, this is just the artillery of the Song Army in the air. It was the old minister Chen Gui or the time when he joined many craftsmen to replace the bamboo with iron pipes.
This method is used to enhance the strength and toughness of the musket, and at the same time, it is also used to extend the service life of the musket while also changing the ammunition again.
From pure gunpowder, it became filled with some broken porcelain pieces and some broken porcelain.
This will increase the power of the musket.
In the experiments again and again, at this stage alone, hundreds of people were killed and injured by gunpowder, even when the muskets were replaced with iron pipes and further developed in the direction of heavier artillery.
At this stage, the Ministry of Industry and the newly established Gunpowder Bureau not only adopted previous experience, but also integrated the fragments of the cyclone gun, and a large part of what was deduced.
But just because it was too fast, the accident happened as expected.
The amount of gunpowder was not estimated in one reload, and too much gunpowder was recharged, which directly caused a series of explosions.
But this time, almost all the craftsmen from the Gunpowder Bureau came out in one piece, and Chen Gui, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was carried directly to the Imperial Hospital.
Zhao Huan mobilized doctors from all over Guanzhong, and even from nearby areas, but even so it was still not enough.
The entire workshop was destroyed, and the stored gunpowder exploded collectively, which means that the concentration of gunpowder is not that good now.
In the explosion, apart from the more than 300 people nearby who had no bones left, hundreds of other craftsmen were seriously injured, and only a small number of them were rescued.
And half of these are useless.
As for the others, they all suffered minor or serious injuries, and this time it was not just the Gunpowder Bureau that was affected.
It was because of this serious injury that Chen Gui, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, failed to survive.
However, his death was not only due to the explosion of gunpowder inside, but also because he fought tooth and nail to keep all the records during this period.
Relying on these things, the Gunpowder Bureau was able to recover quickly.
But this loss is still deeply remembered by everyone. Even Guo Rong, the newly appointed Minister of Industry, the first thing he did when he took office was to visit the site of the Gunpowder Bureau that was destroyed by the explosion.
Looking at the ruins, the mess on the ground, and the dark brown blood residue, it all pierced everyone's heart.
Chen Gui's words before his death are still hanging on the door of the Ministry of Works.
"As a craftsman, if you are not careful, you will die forever. You must not be distracted in the slightest."
It is because of these that the Gunpowder Bureau did not stop after it was re-established and continued to conduct experiments.
Use the principles of muskets to make changes to the simplest artillery.
Today's artillery can be said more clearly that it is more like an enhanced version of a musket, except that there are no projectiles or any fragments inside, only two things inside.
Gunpowder that has been refined several times, as well as fire starters.
This is something specially allocated to the navy, and its purpose is to deal with the Jin navy.
“These Jin people are not good at sailing, and their warships are all coated with tung oil for strength and speed, especially their canvases.
Once this warship encounters flames, it will have no choice but to wait for death! "
Li Bao laughed loudly, then suddenly waved the command flag, followed by a roaring sound from the warships of the Song Dynasty. Every roar of artillery was like the sky and the earth falling apart.
It even caused the warship to shake for a while.
Not to mention dozens of artillery pieces.
Although after the roar, all the artillery fell into the dilemma of being red and hot and unable to be used for a short time, the several feet of flames spitting out and the direct flames directly ignited the Jin's warship.
Oilcloth sails, solid wood tung oil hull, and even Jin soldiers on the warship.
They were stunned by the roar, and then the fire struck. They were miserable, wailing and rolling.
One hundred and twenty warships, with a total of 300 artillery pieces, a neat roar not only shocked the enemy's courage, but more importantly, directly ignited hundreds of Jin warships. At this time, the battlefield had been The artillery opened a gap.
If Li Bao wants to break out at this time, there is no doubt that this is the best opportunity.
Hundreds of ignited Jin warships were in a mess. He only needed to speed up the charge and rely on the collision angle to easily break out and enter a wider sea area.
But Li Bao didn’t!
He took out the artillery when he came up. How could he choose to break out so easily?
"Crossbowman!"
As Li Bao roared again, the flag bearer on the tower of the commander's ship began to wave the command flag again, and then the cabins of the warships were opened from the inside, and then a pair of soldiers holding bows, crossbows and arrows ran away. come out.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of being stunned by the roar of artillery, they directly occupied the edge of the ship and pointed the crossbow at their warship.
The Song people's crossbows were more powerful, and at this time, their crossbows were not only stronger, but had a farther range, and their crossbows were still burning with blazing flames.
Like the artillery, the second method Li Bao prepared was the flaming arrows.
"shoot!"
Li Bao roared and waved his flag. All the warships roared at the same time, and arrows burning with flames shot at the golden man's warship.
Compared with only three hundred artillery pieces, these flaming arrows were really countless. Under the flames, hundreds of warships were already ignited.
The other warships also began to retreat hastily.
This is the sea, not the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. If you fall into the water in the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, you may still have a chance to survive.
If this fell into the sea, they would know the power of the sea and there would be no chance of survival.
Looking at the chaotic golden boat, and then at the captain Wang Fu who had disappeared on the captain's ship, Li Bao couldn't help but sneered.
"Really...traitors, how dare you speak out bravely?"
"Send the order, rush over and hunt down the enemy's general's warship!"
After Li Bao's order was issued, all the Song army warships resisted the flames and counterattacked with bows and arrows and rushed directly to kill them. One by one, the Jin ships were knocked over and sunk.
And buckets of water that had been prepared were poured on the cannon.
The muzzle of the cannon was carefully blocked to prevent water from entering the inside of the cannon, and then some cold sea water was poured over the outer body of the cannon to cool it down.
This artillery can be used up to dozens of times, which is much better than the three-axe of the past.
But the data for dozens of times was calculated over a full five days.
Each shelling requires a long time to cool down the artillery, and even tung oil needs to be applied to maintain the inside of the barrel.
A little carelessness can destroy a soldier's arm.
Although this forced cooling method can shorten the interval between re-use of the artillery, it is absolutely fatal to the damage to the artillery.
"Hey, when will this thing be able to fire continuously like that repeating crossbow? Good thing, really good thing!"
Li Bao walked to the front of the warship and sighed as he watched the red gun barrel slowly return to normal. He had fallen in love with this thing ever since he saw its power.
But even now, Li Bao couldn't help but get excited every time he saw the flames spurting out.
But looking at the hot and red gun barrel after the explosion, all Li Bao's passion was burned out.
Compared to Li Bao's pity, Wang Fu, who was being hunted, was covered in cold sweat. He looked at the Song Dynasty warships that were chasing after him, and the warships that were caught by hooks from time to time and then shot. A warship sunk or captured.
Wang Fu knew that he had suffered a big loss this time.
All of Wanyan Fushou's plans and ideas were fine, but he just didn't expect that he would be defeated like this...!
They all underestimated the navy of the Song Dynasty, and overestimated their own abilities. This is no longer a matter of level.
Thinking back to the tongue of fire before, although Wang Fu didn't know what that thing was called, Wang Fu had seen the cyclone gunner that the Xixia people were proud of.
It's ridiculous that the Xixia people still think this is some kind of magical trick, and they don't want anyone to know about it, and they still hide it.
The Song Dynasty had stripped them naked and was still complacent about it!
I cursed the Xixia people time and time again in my heart, feeling that it was because they failed to keep their secrets that Song Dynasty had such ability.
But no matter how much he cursed in his heart, things couldn't change. There were fewer and fewer warships behind him, and the damn Song Dynasty warship was getting closer and closer.
Just when he saw Chenjia Island from a distance and was about to enter Chenjia Island and prepare to take a detour, a group of people appeared in front of him again.
In other words, it was a fleet, all under the banner of the Song Dynasty. They did not use sea-going ships in the offshore, but they were superior in number, and there were iron cables connecting them directly to the road ahead.
At this time, it was too late to escape. Looking helplessly at the chain of iron chains in the distance, Wang Fu was forced to Chenjia Island.
"Go ashore and abandon ship!"
"Form up immediately, surround Chenjia Island with warships, light up the smoke and prepare to call for help!"
"Set up camp as soon as we get ashore, set up camp immediately!"
Wang Fu issued orders one after another, and even after they abandoned the ship and landed, he took the initiative to set the ship on fire to prevent the enemy from pursuing them.
At the same time, we abandoned the shore, expelled the people inside Chenjia Island, and took advantage of the geographical location to build fortifications.
"At this distance, the tongue of fire should not appear, and it should not be able to reach here..."
Wang Fu looked at the busy scene and the gathered Song troops, still feeling worried in his heart.
But at this time, among the Song army, a small team among the warships connected with iron ropes drove Zhou Ji to join Li Bao first.
"Wei Sheng, the last general, pays homage to the general!"
