"General, we can't pursue you anymore!"
"Yes, General, it's going to be dark today. If it's night..."
When playing the game, I have the illusion that I can kill him, and usually everyone will take advantage of it at this time.
Now the Wei navy is on board, and it's not just General Rong who wants to prove himself in front of Zhen Xiong.
The last time Zhen Xiong personally led an army of 400,000 to attack Baozi City, he came back defeated. Isn't this the purpose of his personal expedition to prove himself?
So both of them gritted their teeth and pursued the Tang Navy...
It's not appropriate to call them a pursuit, they were being slipped by the Tang Navy. .c
At first, it might be because it was the first time for Qian Laosan and Luo Siye to command the East China Sea Fleet with the Taihao ship.
As for the skills, they were a bit raw just like Brother Chu, but as they chased and fought throughout the day, the two of them became more and more comfortable.
The navy of the Wei Dynasty was becoming more and more proficient in sneaking away.
The two of them could even suddenly approach the Wei Navy while the Wei Navy was reloading its crossbows, fire a salvo, and then speed up the distance.
In Tang Ping's words, if these two go down the road, they will be able to trouble the opponent.
In one day, more than forty Wei naval warships were sunk. As for the half-sunk ships, it is not known whether they can be repaired or not, and there are still dozens more that have lost their combat effectiveness.
It can be said that the Wei Navy lost almost a hundred battleships in just one day.
The Wei navy was so uncomfortable!
Nanyang is so big, and it has captured the Tang Dynasty's navy today. If we don't chase them, they will fight guerrillas in the future. Where can we find them?
Although the Wei Dynasty took away a large amount of Dongyue's wealth and came to Nanyang, the drama of an army attack cannot be staged every day.
And after witnessing the mobility of the Tang Dynasty Navy and the terrifying artillery salvoes, if the Datang Navy cannot be annihilated this time, what will happen in the future?
How can one guard against thieves for a thousand days if he can only be a thief for a thousand days?
dilemma!
This is the problem facing the Wei navy.
But no matter what, the Wei navy did not have the ability to fight at night, so Zhen Xiong had no choice but to give an order to stop the pursuit.
"Xiangshan Island is nearby, form a defensive formation tonight!"
Following the order, all the Wei navy heaved a sigh of relief.
There is no way, the pressure is too great, the Datang Navy opposite has only a few warships, cruising in front, and then suddenly turns around and slaps you.
After a volley of fire, the warship had no food or shelter.
On this vast sea, if a battleship is sunk, few people will survive.
But it was not only the Wei navy that breathed a sigh of relief, but also the Tang navy.
At the end of the day, the Tang Dynasty naturally had no casualties. Although it was much less than the navy of the Wei Dynasty, they originally had fewer people and ships.
The pirate ships that followed Qian Laosan and the others accidentally broke two of them.
When the Donghai No. 4 was firing a salvo, a crossbow bolt was accidentally shot into the barrel. A small-scale explosion occurred. Not only many gunners died, but also more than 100 gun emplacements on the side were killed. Half of them can no longer be used, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced.
Except for the Taihao ship, all other ships were somewhat damaged.
Also, more than ten hot air balloons were shot down during the battle with the Dawei hot air balloon group, and now only a dozen can reach the sky.
As for the greater consumption of ammunition, if the Wei navy continued to pursue and there were no artillery snipers to slow down its fleet, it is estimated that except for the Taihao ship and Donghai No. 1 to No. 12, they could escape with the power of the steam engine, and all other pirate ships that joined later would escape. However, the entire Wei navy must be defeated here.
This situation is like those pirate ships are third-generation aircraft, the Wei navy is all fourth-generation aircraft, and the Taihao ship and the Donghai ships are fifth-generation aircraft. The generation gap can hardly be made up by quantity.
The reason why Tang Ping brought so many pirate ships was mainly because they were used as supply ships. The fuel and ammunition of the ships in the East China Sea and the Taihao ship depended on them.
"Let Donghai No.1
The No. 2 ship will be on guard here tonight, and the other ships are also looking for places to repair. "
"Pingguo Gong, look at the chart. There is a desert island here. Let's go here."
"OK!"
In today's battle, from dawn in the morning to dusk in the evening, everyone was tense all the time. The slightest mistake could be a disaster.
Only then did Tang Ping realize that there was a chill on his back.
"Ping Guo Gong, after today's battle, the initiative will return to our hands."
Qian Laosan and Luo Laosi were given a bowl of hot soup after they got off the hot air balloon. In the afternoon, the weather turned cooler, and the two of them almost hugged each other while enjoying the sea breeze.
"That's right. Today, almost a hundred warships in the Wei navy can no longer fight. The key is those damaged warships. They can't just leave them on the sea. They have to be towed by ships. Third brother and I made an estimate. , there are only about 300 ships left in the Wei navy that can be put into battle."
"Three hundred ships?" Cui'er, who followed Wang Qingluan to take care of the two of them, was delighted: "If we destroy a hundred of their ships every day, wouldn't it be possible to kill all the Wei navy in three days?"
Of course it was impossible to calculate like this, but Cui Er's words made everyone laugh.
"Okay, everyone has worked hard today. Here's the order. There's enough meat for dinner today, but you can't drink wine. But I'll keep it in mind. After the victory, I'll treat everyone to a drink from the best Tang-style winery!"
"Xie Pingguo Duke!"
After a tiring day, many sailors on each ship fell asleep after eating, and even Tang Ping was no exception.
By the early morning of the next day, they were rewarded, and the Wei navy had already escaped.
"What? Ran away?"
"Yes, the general deserves to die!" The captain of Donghai No. 1 returned in person and stood in front of Tang Ping with a look of shame on his face.
"Last night, the Wei navy had about twenty warships pressing forward for ten miles, and then stopped making any moves. We thought the other side would make any changes, so we didn't dare to relax our vigilance. We kept staring at those warships, but we were fooled unexpectedly. Already."
"When it was almost dawn in the morning, I discovered that the more than 20 warships were all damaged warships. They had been emptied of people a long time ago. The island where the Wei navy was stationed yesterday was also deserted. I think they ran away overnight. .”
"Okay, it's not your fault!" Tang Ping waved his hand and asked him to stand up and speak: "You only have two ships, and we didn't expect Zhen Xiong to be so bold as to make such a decision to dock the gecko's tail."
"Then Duke Ping, what should we do now?" Qian Laosan asked.
"Chase!" Tang Ping said resolutely: "If they sail at night, it is impossible to move forward with full sail. The speed is limited. Even if they are a night late, they may not be able to catch up."
"But this time, only the Taihao ship and the Donghai warships will go. The other warships will return to Tamsui Port to rest temporarily."
Last night, several Taihao battleships replenished their supplies, which was enough to survive another battle.
Moreover, when pursuing at full speed, the pirate ships in the past could not match the speed of the Wei navy, let alone the Taihao ship and several other warships, so it was better to let them return to Tamsui Port to rest first.
