At the forefront of the pursuit fleet, on both sides of the Naniwa, more than twenty warships formed a wedge formation. The Naniwa slowed down slightly, behind the three fast warships in front, and all the warships also He speeded up his oars, adjusted his sails and masts, and rushed directly towards the Jin army's rearguard warships, which had been lined up three hundred steps away.
On board the Naniwa, Zhao Kelun gritted his teeth, turned to the sergeants around him and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, listen up, and be prepared. Once you reach the distance of 200 steps, you will hit me with a volley of missing stones, and... "
Li Yifan suddenly said sternly: "No, don't fire the lost rocks. Rush over to me. Don't stay. Use wooden rafts and large shields in front to prevent the enemy's attacks, and then..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the watchman on the mast behind him suddenly shout loudly: "The distance from the enemy is two hundred steps, be careful..."
The word "heart" was still floating in the air, and a heat wave suddenly rose in the air. I saw fourteen Huanglong warships lined up on the opposite side, and the crossbows and catapults that were hurriedly loading on the back deck just now. Almost in a moment, the chariot had all its crossbows cocked, the stones fell into the nest, and with the uniform sound of the horn horn from the opposite side, it instantly took off in the air amid the cheers and shouts of killing thousands of Jin soldiers.
Burning stone balls, javelins made of harpoons, and even three or four watermelon-sized stone eggs tied together with fishing nets were launched by powerful catapults and flew directly across the sky towards the rushing people. Tianshi Dao in front pursued the fleet.
Li Yifan's eyes were a little straight, and the corners of his mouth were no longer hooked. He opened his mouth wide and murmured to himself: "What, why did you pretend so quickly?"
Only the sounds of "ba" and "peng" were heard endlessly. Most of the stones fell one after another around the assault ship rushing ahead. When it entered the water, a huge water column rose up, and then in the center of the water column, it shot out to all sides. Strong impacting water waves were formed. These water waves were enough to make the warship, which was still flipping its oars like flying and rushing forward like an arrow from the string in the water, become shaky.
It can be seen with the naked eye that the boatman and helmsman standing at the stern of the boat are desperately trying to stabilize the rudder and keep the ship's course stable. However, it is difficult for these light boats to stabilize their forward momentum on the surging river. The direction and speed are like leaves of duckweed, swaying everywhere in the water, drifting uncertainly.
With a "click" sound, a stone the size of a watermelon hit the front left side of the Naniwa hard. A speedboat less than twenty steps away directly penetrated the three to four feet, which is more than ten meters long. On the front deck of the assault ship, a large hole with a radius of about two meters suddenly appeared on the front deck, and four or five corpses were lying around the big hole in various postures. Blood and brains were flowing across the deck of the ship. A few guys who were lucky enough not to die but were knocked to the ground were screaming and moaning desperately while holding their broken wounds.
The seven or eight Tianshi Dao warriors standing on both sides of the ship's deck and the ship's side were shaken by the huge momentum and fell directly into the water. Several long ship boards were tilted up high, causing the ship to collapse. The six or seven people on the front end of the board were thrown into the river again. Because these disciples of Tianshi Dao who were skilled in water were suddenly knocked into the water, they didn't even have time to react, so they sank in the rushing river. There was nothing left but a bunch of white bubbles.
Behind Li Yifan, Zhang Fugui, who was holding the flag, his eyes widened. He pointed at the assault ship that had been hit, had lost its forward momentum, and was still spinning in place, and stammered: "Master, Jiangfeng" , Jiang Feng calls it..."
Li Yifan stomped his feet bitterly: "Don't stop, don't rescue. Speed, speed is the first priority. Just rush forward. Only by rushing out can you survive. Hurry, speed up the paddle. Kelun, get down there." , give me a whip and tell all the oarsmen that if you are slow, you will die together!"
With a sound of "Winter", a harpoon shot up into the sky, drawing a large arc in the air, heading straight for the Naniwa. Seeing that it was about to rush towards the deck in front, Li Yifan's eyes widened. With one kick, he flew away and kicked away the helmsman who was steering the round rudder beside him. Because of this kick, the man's body suddenly fell to the right. He clenched his fist on the wheel handle and pulled the helmsman away. The steering wheel swung violently, and at the same time as his body fell, the entire Naniwa quickly turned its head, almost crossing the river.
Because of this rapid deflection, the harpoon, which could have hit the front deck, roared into the front side of the ship. Only the sound of a plank being punched through was heard, accompanied by a scream. Obviously, this The fork did not penetrate the front deck, but hit the side of the cabin where the oars were rowing below. An unlucky oarsman may have gone to see the Tianshi at this time. The raging river water began to pour into the hole, and From the cabin, Zhao Kelun's roaring voice came: "What are you still doing? Do you want to die? Hurry up and block the water."
Come and try it quickly. 】
Li Yifan also slipped and fell to the ground because of the blow just now. He jumped up from the ground like a carp, and said loudly: "Quick, keep rushing forward, and rush over to me at all costs. While the cabin below is draining, the oars cannot Stop, continue, the warships behind, give me the trebuchets to hit the damn ones, my son, Ge Laozi’s Jin army, watch you fucking hit me again!"
On the Jiangning, the ship had turned in one direction, turning its bow to face the enemy pursuit fleet on the opposite side. Hu Lin'er, wearing a general's robe, stood on the command podium, waving the flag, nodding with satisfaction while waving. He said: "Not bad, really good. The hit was hard and accurate. Send an order to the rear warship. There is no need to save ammunition. Hit it hard. Within half a quarter of an hour, I will destroy everything."
Tan Daoji stood next to Hu Lin'er. Although he did not hold the command flag, his expression was still relatively relaxed. He looked at the battle situation ahead and said: "Although this wave of attacks only hit three or four enemy ships, it spread everywhere like this." , even if it hits the river, it can slow down the enemy's assault, which is really good. Although the enemy's boat is fast, it has poor ability to withstand wind and waves. Even if it is not hit directly, it will be difficult to move forward at full speed!"
Fu Hongzhi smiled and said: "I think if we continue with this style of attack and smash for another half an hour, all the enemy ships will be sunk by us. As long as we stop the ships, we can aim and smash them. With our navy With their long-range shooting ability, one of the five or six shots will always hit. Hey, the boat behind them seems to have stopped on its own initiative. This is to..."
