Chapter three hundred and forty seventh battle
"Why?"
Sigou stepped on his butt, Captain Xiaolan stopped as soon as he said it. Don’t be so nonsense. Ask Mao, if you want to be the captain, see if anyone listens to you?
"Boss, the net is already halfway down, how do you do it?" Sigou asked.
The boss was in his early forties and was an old man on the charge. Although he was not an official, his words were better than those of a low-level officer.
Without saying a word, the eldest brother pulled out his waist knife, and a cold light flashed, and the tough fishing net was broken. It is said that this batch of fine iron was bought by Captain Xiaolan at a high price and was produced in Nanzhang.
Few people believed this when they said it. What kind of ghost is Nanzhang? In addition to producing fruits, there are also fine iron? Isn’t this nonsense? I believe you!
No matter where this batch of fine iron is produced, the quality is really good, and the waist knife created is extremely sharp.
The fishing nets on the Charge are not the kind of bad thing they used to be. If there are too many fish on them, they can even be pulled. If you have money in your hands, you will be prepared with good things. The fishing nets can not only catch fish, Captain Xiaolan said that they can also be used during wars in the future.
It can be tied into a fishing net half a foot thick and one or two pieces, which shows how sharp the waist knife is.
"Just do it like this, hurry up, didn't you hear the alarm?" In a blink of an eye, the second-level alarm had become a first-level alarm, and something big happened.
According to Captain Xiaolan's rules, the first-level alarm is no longer preparing for war, but the battle is about to begin.
The lookout hand standing on the mast was tight and he was holding something called a telescope in his hand. It is said that this magical object also comes from Nanzhang. No matter what, it is as long as it is easy to use.
The lookout hand needs good eyesight and patience, and does not need to be flexible or combat power. It is the eye of a warship and requires the enemy to discover danger first.
Liuzi did it. He was not tall, just over seven feet tall, which was extremely short among the people of Chu. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is half a disabled person, but he was born with good eyes and not big eyes, but he could see twice as far away than normal people. In addition, this pair of telescopes could see clearly dozens of miles away.
"Confirmed?" Lan Bing was very thin. She had not grown up yet and was about the same size as Liu Zi. At this time, she had climbed up the watchtower and took the telescope. But she could only vaguely see the fleet in the distance, and she couldn't even see the shape and flag of the ship clearly.
"Captain Xiaolan, it can be confirmed that it is an Ao people's fleet. Now there are more than 300 large and small warships, and more than 1,000 transport ships." Liuzi said affirmatively. When he first saw it, he couldn't believe it, but in this area, except for the Northern Navy, there was no such large fleet.
In fact, even the Northern Navy could not pull out so many ships, and half of them were already in their arms and could only wait for the rotting in the military port.
"Captain, what should I do?" Liuzi's limbs were cold and his legs were trembling. Although they were northern naval forces, they were not much better than fishermen. When they encountered pirates, they had to summon heavy troops to attack.
Since its founding, the Great Chu has never fought a serious water battle, and I don’t know why the ancestors of the Chu family established a naval army.
The Southern Navy is not bad. With the support of maritime merchants, you can receive a large amount of maritime tax every year, and you will eat a lot of oil. The Northern Navy will be miserable, and there is no oil at all. It is a luxury to be able to fill your stomach.
"Drop the car and ship back to report the news, both ships were released, one returned to the base camp, and the other was placed in the southern navy. The boat went ashore and issued an alarm to the nearby villages. If you don't want anything, you can move away to take refuge immediately." Lan Bing said firmly.
There are many small boats on the warship, the largest one is two vehicles and ships. The two sides of the ship are equipped with oars, the machine is pedaled, and the ship is rotating at a very fast speed. This was originally a ship on the river, but was taken by Lan Bing on the warship. This thing is not strong, and the only benefit is its speed.
As for the boat, it is used to save lives. When the battleship sinks, the sailors use the boat to survive.
In fact, this thing has become a real dead. Most warship captains have taken out their lifeboats for money. After all, they are warships. If they are defeated, even if they escape to the boat, can the enemy let you go? The battleships cannot save you, and if they get on the boat, they will die.
"Captain, what about us?" Liuzi trembled, and had a very bad premonition.
"We? Of course we are fighting, don't forget that we are the Northern Navy." Lan Bing said as if it were taken for granted.
It's over, Captain Xiaolan is crazy.
After getting off the watchtower and summoning the navy, Lan Bing said with a gloomy face: "The Ao people fleet is here. Now we see more than 300 warships and thousands of troop transport ships. Everyone is my uncle. We have been living on the sea for decades. I don't need to say anything, I know it."
Indeed, everyone is a navy army, with more than 180 second-level warships, at least 300 first-level warships, and more than 1,000 special-level warships.
As for transport ships, it is hard to say, there are big and small. If it is a troop transport ship, one can transport at least 300 to 500 people, and the larger ones can even transport thousands of people.
If there are fewer than one thousand ships, there are more than one hundred thousand people, and this number may even reach 300,000 or even 500,000.
There was only one Charge, but it was a second-class warship. The staff was full and even a little over-profile. Even so, there were less than two hundred people.
"Everyone usually thinks that life is pretty good when fishing, but don't forget that we are the Northern Navy of Great Chu, and the Charge is a second-class warship. I know everyone is scared, but I am also afraid."
"Stop talking, Xiaolan, you tell me, whether to fight or escape, I believe you." The boss said.
"Boss, Xiaolan wants to fight and fight on behalf of her father. In this battle, the charge will be defeated. There is no possibility of victory. There is only one target. Injuring an enemy ship and getting at least ten heads. As long as this goal can be achieved, the Charge can retreat." Lan Bing said. She was naturally not crazy. In fact, now she retreats with the Charge. As long as the information is transmitted back, it will be at least ineffective.
But she knew in her heart that after she returned, she would be incorporated into the fleet, and the subsequent battle would be even more tragic. In any case, the Charge would face a situation of death. Now, maybe a few days later.
If the warship personnel are not dead this time and are injured, they will have a chance to escape the next naval battle that will surely die.
"I'm talking about it, this is a life-and-death battle. There are four lifeboats on the ship. I, Lan Bing, will never force anyone who doesn't want to do it. Now I can board the boat and row to the shore. We are less than three miles away from the nearest village, and the Ao people fleet is still dozens of miles away. Time is urgent." Lan Bing said calmly.
The Austrians will definitely come. This is the consensus among the northern naval army. As long as it comes, the two naval armies of Dachu must suffer heavy losses. No one knows how many people can survive.
The question is, who dares to retreat at this time? Will the Ministry of War allow the Great Chu court? The Great Chu has supported the navy for three hundred years and has never fought a decent water battle. When things are about to go, they scattered in a hurry?
Let’s dream about it. With the temperament of those officials, if they really become deserters, not only will they be ruined, but their families may not be able to survive.
No one speaks, and there are many people who are moved, but everyone understands the truth, can you escape?
"Since no one leaves, then prepare for the battle." Lan Bing said with satisfaction. There were not many sailors from the charge, most of them were their father's old subordinates. In addition, after he took over in the past few months, everyone could have enough food. Although she was young, she had already been recognized by everyone.
The navy on the ship knew that this was a life of death, or even a life of ten. But there was an old captain on the shore. Even if they died, their family would receive a pension. Under the care of the old captain, their family would at least have a way out.
Fight!
The charge was full of sails and turned around, facing the huge fleet of the Ao people. The arsenal opened, the hidden crossbow roof rose, the bed crossbow was skewed, the crossbow gun was placed in the crossbow groove, and a bucket of turbulent oil was carried onto the deck.
The sailor took off the bad armor when he was fishing and replaced it with a brand new chain mail, which shone with a black luster in the sun.
The ships in this era were extremely slow, and even warships were not much faster. The Charge was traveling against the wind, and the full speed was only a little more than seven knots with the power of the side wind. The opposite Aoman fleet, taking advantage of the wind, even the transport ship was not much slower than the Charge.
An hour later, the huge Austrian fleet was clearly visible. They could see the Austrian fleet, and the Austrians could naturally see the Charge.
On the Austrian flagship, commander Lei Jun curled his lips and met a madman. He couldn't even see a battleship. Seeing such a huge warship, he didn't run away. What's the madman?
"Send the order, divide three warships and sink them, and accelerate the fleet. The Chu people already know that we are here and land on the beach as soon as possible." Lei Jun knew in his heart that there would not be much battles on the sea. The Ao people spent more than half a year to figure out the details of the Da Chu naval army. The two naval armies combined, and there were not many warships.
The real difficulty lies in the fact that after landing, this is a battle to destroy the country. The Chu people will definitely go crazy. Lei Jun’s task is very arduous. He needs to open a landing ground and hold it here for at least three months.
Although he brought five armies, 150,000 people this time, and tens of thousands of navy troops in the fleet, it seems that there are quite a few, but compared with the whole country of Da Chu, the gap is too big.
In a year, the Ao people must stick to it for at least one year and invest no less than 500,000 military strength in order to persevere.
Lei Jun had his own plan in his mind, not only to open a landing ground, but also to grab enough resources, especially food, which was the top priority. The food in the Romon Islands camp was quite sufficient, but the troops that arrived later would only have people and soldiers and armor, and would not bring too much military resources. They would definitely replenish them, so they would be expected to eat from the Great Chu.
He is not easy to be a vanguard, and he has to fight and grab grain at the same time. It is not about collecting grain, but about robbing it. Lei Jun has already issued a death order and does not need to be captured. Only the dead people of the Great Chu are good people of the Great Chu.
The three warships separated from the large fleet, adjusted the direction slightly, and opened the gun doors to seize the T-shaped head.
Seeing the three Austrian ships separated, Lan Bing's eyes narrowed into a line. Liuzi, who was standing beside him, whispered: "Captain Xiaolan, the Austrian warship is very strange. He didn't see a bed crossbow. There were many windows on the side of the ship, and there seemed to be an iron guy inside."
"Command, advance in zigzag shape, prepare to turn the rudder." Lan Bing felt a dangerous aura.
Chapter completed!