Chapter 125 The Defeat of King Wulu
With a "dong" sound, the drumstick hit the drum head heavily, and the vibrating sound spread to the battlefield more than ten miles away.
This sound was a signal, and more than sixty warships beat the war drums almost at the same time. Daming's ships rushed out of the hidden bay, very close to the two warring parties.
In fact, this is the reason why Coconut King chose to start the war here.
Looking at it from the coast like this, you would never have imagined that there is actually a bay here. The outlet of the bay is covered with countless aquatic plants, which look like vegetation from a distance. But in fact, the water at this exit is several meters deep, enough for large ships to pass through. However, because of these aquatic plants, it is easy to get entangled when getting off the oar.
Only locals can know that such a place exists.
"Boom." Louder than the drums was the sound of cannons.
Thirteen cannons took the lead and suppressed the sound of the entire battlefield in an instant. Although these thirteen cannons did not hit any ships at all, they only shot thirteen water columns in the sea. But it shocked the whole audience.
Because many people in Nanyang in this era cannot imagine or understand what kind of weapon this is.
It can only be classified as a theory of ghosts and gods.
Therefore, these dozen or so cannons damaged morale. The effect is very obvious.
And if it’s just started, it’s not harmful yet, it’s just scary. The advantage of the arrangement of thirteen guns on the bow is also revealed, that is, it is most convenient to fire during the march and pursuit. After about a minute, the second round of artillery fired again.
A cannonball smashed into a Javanese ship, punching a hole in the ship and rolling on several sailors. Blood splattered along the way, and it was terrible to see.
The morale of the ship suddenly collapsed.
On the one hand, the death is too tragic.
It is not that these Javanese soldiers have never seen dead people. After all, in this era, death is too simple and too common. Not being able to see is the problem. But they had never seen anyone die so miserably.
Yes, death in this era, even if it is an unexpected death, is just death by a sword, or even being eaten by a wild beast, it is not as tragic as it is now. The whole person is broken to the ground, the head is flat, exposing the jagged white bones, five-bellied and six-footed All the organs were thrown on the ground, and even the heart, which was separated from the body, was still trying to contract and beat.
Oh my god, who has seen this kind of death?
On the other hand, there is the fear of the unknown. I just feel that this is the devil's method, not the devil, how could this happen. And how can they defeat the devil. That is an enemy that can only be defeated by Shiva's mighty power.
King Wulu would not be as ignorant as his men.
The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he immediately understood what King Xi had done, and thought to himself: "My good son-in-law. Good son-in-law. He is not worthy of being a Javanese."
This situation is related to the battle report he read at the beginning. The person who comes is naturally Akito. He immediately hated the King of the West and felt that he had betrayed the Javanese nation.
Sorry, for King Xi, now King Ye, this does not have much psychological burden. You must know that the so-called national consciousness of the Javanese people gradually emerged under the colonial oppression of the Dutch. Now, the Majapahit dynasty is determined to unite Java, and King Wulu did the same.
But not all Javanese think so.
Very simple.
Analogy to the Han Dynasty, even though the Han Dynasty was unified for a long time. People's self-perception is not that they are Han Chinese. But the Zhao people, the Yan people, the Wu people, etc. During the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, many people went to Chang'an to fight against their loyal kings. But there is no psychological discomfort.
The Majapahit Dynasty unified Java for only about a hundred years, not to mention that the Majapahit Dynasty's rule over Java was far less stable than that of the Han Dynasty. Under this situation, how much does King Ye think he is a Javanese? And not from Coconut City?
What betrayal is not betrayal? Could it be that the founding king of Majapahit could not do it, but he could not do it?
King Wulu didn't have time to do anything else. So with an order, the army turned around.
However, as soon as the King of the West fought against the Ming Dynasty Navy, he immediately retreated because he knew he was no match. The same is true today. Under Fang Guan's command, the Ming Dynasty's fleet rushed directly towards the Wulu throne ship regardless of the situation.
This ship is the largest of all. It is also the most conspicuous.
In an instant, the place where King Wulu was located became the center of the battlefield.
In fact, the best way to improve a general's ability is to fight. A better approach is to win the battle.
This is the case with Fangguan. A year ago, Fang Guan's naval combat ability was still weak, and he relied more on the Fang family's connections and Fang Guozhen's influence. But things are different now. Now Fang Guan has experienced life and death, especially the last time he defeated the King of the West.
The current situation of this battle is almost a replica of the previous battle.
The Java fleet has not been substantially improved, it is just larger in number, but now there are allies to share the burden. The last time he defended himself against the enemy for the first time, Fang Guan was still a little confused. After I went back and reviewed it, I just felt that I didn’t do well here and there was nothing I didn’t do well.
After a lot of thinking and improvements. Now once you take action, you will be even more powerful than before.
The most powerful thing is not the artillery. Or a fire cabinet.
Because the gunpowder used by the Ming army had to be transported from Fujian and Guangxi, the cost was relatively high and expensive, but Yaqi's fierce fire oil was different. Because it is close to the place of origin, and the Yaqi people have no use for it, they only use it to light lamps. Cheap for bulk purchases.
And most importantly, Fang Guan discovered that Java seemed to lack the will and ability to attack with fire.
Water warfare relies on fire attack. Whether it is the Battle of Chibi in the Three Kingdoms or the Battle of Poyang Lake more than 20 years ago. All prove this point, only ships are still made of wood, this will not become outdated. But the Javanese don't seem to have this intention. Or didn't think of it.
Perhaps it’s because although Java is hot, it’s very humid, and it’s often impossible to light a fire.
Because of this, Fang Guan dared to use the fire cabinet boldly. The fire cabinet is not a new firearm to China. It is even a very old one. It is a water tank that contains kerosene and then uses pressure to spray out the kerosene. ignite. You can set fire to the opponent's ships.
The reason why it is not popular in the Central Plains.
On the one hand, kerosene is very expensive. Many so-called kerosenes are vegetable oils, which are the oils that people eat. Think about how expensive these oils were when many people in ancient times did not have enough to eat.
Another reason is that it is too easy to lose control.
Because fire attacks take priority in water battles, both sides in water battles try their best to burn the other side's ship. Not to mention anything else, everyone can use the simplest rocket. As for the fire cabinet, if it is not easily ignited by a rocket, it will burn others or yourself.
But now, both factors have been resolved.
Fang Guan's decision gave Ming an unparalleled advantage on the battlefield.
I saw two fire dragons shooting out from both sides of the ship that rushed forward, immediately igniting the sails on the opposite side, and every ship was ignited in a blazing fire. People on these boats jumped into the water one by one to survive. Fortunately, nowadays naval battles are fought near the coastline, so you only need to swim for a while to get ashore.
Generally you can't die.
At this time, King Wulu's troops had begun to panic. At this time, Ye Wang saw the right opportunity and started to counterattack. For a time, King Wulu was attacked from both sides.
King Dong boarded King Wulu's boat and said, "Father, the situation is over. Let's leave quickly. If we don't leave, it will be too late."
How could King Wulu not know the situation on the battlefield? Defeat is decided.
At this moment, King Wulu looked like an ordinary old man and said, "Do you know what it means for me to leave at this time?"
King Wulu could only understand that this meant that his era was over. A new era has begun. War between East Java and West Java. The curtain has officially begun. What he wholeheartedly wants to maintain is the empire that was passed down to him from the imperial grandmother.
It fell apart right before his eyes, rather than after his death.
He didn't know how to face the previous kings, let alone himself. He had to work hard all his life, and had seen countless storms and waves, and finally failed here.
He himself found it extremely absurd.
