Small sampans are ridiculous, but more than a thousand small sampans against more than a hundred warships are not so ridiculous in this era without artillery.
A pack of wolves and tigers swarm forward. Do warships really have an absolute advantage?
Judging from Sun Renshi's worried expression, Li Qinzai felt that things might not be that simple.
The war drums rumbled, getting more and more urgent.
The Japanese fleet on the opposite side actually formed a very orderly formation. Hundreds of small boats rushed in from the center, and two other fleets were divided to outflank the left and right wings, forming a clampdown on the more than one hundred warships of the Tang Navy. potential.
Master Sun Ren shouted in a deep voice: "Order the right wing to penetrate upward, block it with bows and arrows, and prevent enemy ships from approaching. The left wing is quickly inserted toward the middle to escape the encirclement of enemy ships."
Li Qinzai was very curious about how Master Sun Renshi could convey such a complicated order to other ships without radio communication and semaphores.
Then Li Qinzai saw a group of messengers rushing to the side of the ship, playing gongs and horns alternately. The rhythms of gongs and horns had different lengths. After a series of sounds of different lengths, he saw the Datang Navy on the left and right. The wings began to move.
Li Qinzai took a closer look and found that he actually followed Sun Renshi's order, inserting the right wing and quickly crossing the left wing. .
I have to admire the dexterity of the ancients. The rhythm of gongs and horns can be mixed together to convey complex commands. How many years before the advent of Morse code?
However, next, Li Qinzai saw with his own eyes how terrifying the so-called "wolf pack eating tiger" tactic was.
More than 30 warships on the right wing rushed up quickly, but they were blocked by hundreds of small Japanese ships. The small ships were much more maneuverable than the big ships, and they quickly caught up with the warships of the Tang Dynasty Navy.
Before the two sides were even close, the Tang warships began to fire arrows. The arrows poured out like raindrops like crazy. Countless men and horses on the Japanese boats were hit by arrows and fell into the water. However, there were too many uncertain factors in naval battles.
Due to the swaying of the wind and waves, the speed of the wind, etc., the accuracy of the arrows was much worse than on land, and many arrows missed.
Despite the rain of arrows, the Japanese boat still bit the Tang warship in the rain of arrows.
As soon as the two sides got close, several ropes appeared on the Japanese boat. Iron claws were attached to one end of the ropes. The iron claws swung several times in the air, threw and buckled them, and then firmly latched onto the side of the Tang warship.
More than ten small boats surrounded a battleship from all directions. The Tang soldiers on the battleship were busy cutting the ropes, but the Japanese boats also began to shoot arrows. Under the cover of the arrows, some Japanese pirates began to climb the ropes to board the ship.
This scene is somewhat similar to the routine of Somali pirates in previous lives to rob merchant ships. In other words, the routine of Somali pirates has been developed and matured in naval battles more than a thousand years ago.
The situation on the battlefield developed rapidly. Although the Tang warships were much larger than those of the Japanese, Li Qinzai found that the Tang navy was at a disadvantage after all.
In this naval battle, the behemoth lost to the dexterity and lightness.
The Japanese pirates quickly boarded the ship and suffered a lot of losses. But after boarding the Tang Dynasty's warship, the two sides began to fight hand-to-hand. The Datang navy lined up on the deck, and groups of Japanese pirates climbed on both sides of the ship. Come up.
Sun Renshi saw that more than 30 warships on the right wing were in a stalemate, and immediately ordered the Chinese army to dispatch 20 warships to rush for reinforcements. Each ship raised its main sail and rammed hard at the Japanese boat.
Like a charging cavalry, the rushing fleet quickly rushed towards the right wing, instantly cutting hundreds of Japanese small ships that were clinging to the Tang Navy into several pieces, blocking the Japanese fleet's continuous flow of warships on the right wing. surrounded.
The rhythm of the Japanese attack suddenly stalled. After the more than twenty Tang Dynasty warships rushing to rescue completed cutting on the sea, they immediately formed a long snake formation and continued to fire arrows at the small Japanese ships outside the encirclement.
The Japanese attack plan was completely destroyed and they immediately gave up attacking the right wing.
As a medium-sized flagship of the Japanese fleet heard the sound of gold, hundreds of small Japanese ships immediately turned around and began to retreat.
The Japanese boats retreated like a tide, and more than a thousand Japanese ships quickly withdrew to the southern sea, and soon disappeared on the sea level.
From the beginning to the end of the battle, in less than an hour, the boiling sea returned to calm.
Pieces of blood stained red on the sea, the wreckage of completely destroyed warships, and corpses floating on the water. These pictures tell people that a naval battle did take place just now, and both the enemy and ourselves paid their dues. The price of sacrifice.
Sun Renshi stood on the deck of the flagship, looked at the retreating Japanese warships, and shouted coldly: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops, and each ship returns to the port, counts the casualties and losses, and sends out scout ships to closely monitor the movements of the Japanese fleet."
After issuing a series of orders, Sun Renshi sighed and fell into deep thought while looking at the post-war scenes on the sea.
Li Qinzai watched the naval battle from beginning to end and couldn't help but wonder: "General Manager, why did the Japanese fleet retreat in such a hurry?"
Sun Renshi sneered several times and said: "This battle is not a decisive battle. Neither side has tried its best. It is at best a tentative attack by the Japanese against our Datang Navy. The enemy's commander's purpose is to see the strength of our Datang Navy. What is even more tragic is The battle is behind us."
Li Qinzai suddenly realized that when he thought about it carefully, he realized that the right-wing fleet was actually at a disadvantage just now, but the more than 20 rescue warships dispatched by Sun Renshi on a temporary basis were very timely.
This order ruined the Japanese attack plan, and the idea of engulfing the right wing of the Tang Dynasty Navy came to nothing. Continuing the attack would only cause more casualties, but it would not be able to defeat the Datang Navy. Ordering a retreat was the most rational decision.
Master Sun Ren turned to look at Li Qinzai, smiled slightly, and said, "Now do you know the power of 'wolves eating tigers'?"
Li Qinzai nodded and sighed: "The Japanese country has made careful plans. From the number of warships to the tactics for fighting, they are indeed well prepared."
Master Sun Ren grunted and said: "This battle can be considered a draw. Perhaps the enemy's losses were greater. After going back to count the ordnance losses, Li Changshi carefully checked and reported."
Li Qinzai bowed and said, "Yes."
Sun Renshi glanced at the sea after the war again, turned around and returned to the cabin expressionlessly.
Li Qinzai turned to look at Li Sujie and said, "Can you see this battle clearly?"
Li Sujie's face turned pale. It was also his first time to experience a naval battle in person, and the scenes of brutal fighting still appeared in his mind.
"Yes, disciple has seen clearly."
"What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Tang navy and the Japanese fleet?"
Li Sujie smiled bitterly and said: "Disciple didn't have a clue for a while..."
"Don't rush. I'll give you time to think about it slowly. After sorting it out, write a post-war summary of more than 5,000 words, including all your thoughts."
After Li Qinzai finished speaking, he left.
The navy docked, and the port was bustling. The injured soldiers were howling and moaning in pain. They were carried off the battleship by Pao Ze. The doctors accompanying the army were busy treating them. The bodies of many soldiers who died in battle were also carried down and laid quietly. In the open space of the port, faces were covered with white cloth.
Li Qinzai walked off the boat and watched this scene of separation between life and death.
Although he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't bear to take a closer look.
Carefully recalling the scene of the naval battle just now in my mind, I gradually got a clue about the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and ourselves.
"Ah Si."
"exist."
"Find some blacksmiths from the armory. I want to make some gadgets."
Liu Asi was stunned for a moment, then said excitedly: "Fifth Young Master has a new idea? Can he defeat the enemy with one blow?"
Li Qinzai glanced at him and said: "I am going to build a super big firecracker. After lighting it, there will be a boom, and a mushroom cloud will rise. Not to mention the mere Japanese fleet, even the Japanese mainland will not be able to grow a single blade of grass."
Liu Asi took a breath: "It's so sharp, why didn't Fifth Young Master take it out earlier?"
"You believe it?"
"Of course I believe it, villain."
Li Qinzai snorted: "I don't believe it myself. How do you get such confidence in me? Do I have an omnipotent image in your eyes?"
Liu Asi said seriously: "I have no doubts about Fifth Young Master's abilities. As long as Fifth Young Master is willing, you will definitely be able to create a weapon that will destroy the world and save the lives of our descendants from Guanzhong of the Tang Dynasty. A great virtue."
Smacking his lips with regret, Li Qinzai secretly hated himself for not learning physics knowledge in his previous life.
It would be great if we could grow big mushrooms. There are some despicable little countries that really should be wiped off the world map.
"Stop talking nonsense and get me some pen and paper quickly. I want to draw drawings." Li Qinzai said with waning interest.
Li Sujie was also convinced of his master's ability. When he heard that his master wanted to create something new, Li Sujie excitedly bowed his head and saluted: "Can my disciple polish the ink for you on the side?"
Li Qinzai sneered: "If a clever maid polished ink for me, it would add to the legend of 'red sleeves add fragrance'. You, a little man with no hair, polishing ink, what am I trying to do?"
Li Sujie blinked pitifully: "Sir, if you need anything..."
"Huh?" Li Qinzai's eyelids twitched, something was wrong with this guy.
"How's it going?" Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes and secretly decided that if this guy dared to say his next sentence, he would really clean up the house. This student was so bad that he couldn't even ask for it.
Fortunately, Li Sujie was very aware of the current situation and answered: "Sir, if you are so elegant, my disciple will immediately send his followers to select ten or eight beautiful and fragrant women in Baekje Kingdom for you to waste as you please."
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