In other words, as far as Asmin is concerned, if her expectations are correct, the warship that went out at this time should have reported the situation...
But it didn't come for a long time. Could it be that something happened?
What he expected was that his own warship would return, and he would provide support as appropriate. However, as the night got darker and darker, and even gradually reached midnight, not only did he not see even half a piece of wood from his own warship, but on the contrary...
On the sea, from time to time, crudely built but fast boats were constantly shuttled back and forth under the moonlight, passing by the sea outside the opening of the camp facing the sea.
There is no doubt that it is a Tianzhu ship!
In this situation, Asmin was naturally even more nervous.
The number of Tianzhu ships on the nearby sea seems to be increasing as time goes by.
If this trend continues, then... in a short while, things will be in big trouble. I have never thought about what will happen if this strategy fails...
No, maybe I have thought about it.
At this moment, it was midnight with the moonlight shining brightly. Asmin thought to herself...if it fails, there is nothing to say. To succeed, you need a die-hard attitude, but...if you die like this, what happened before?
Aren't all the plans still useless?
At this moment, she found that she had become tough and brave, but she was far from the toughness and bravery she thought she was. Neither tough enough nor brave enough...
Asmin panicked.
At this moment, a small boat approached quickly, and soon it felt like it was landing on the sandbank.
Asmin was dazed for a moment and forgot to immediately turn her crossbow to guard against the incoming enemy behind her.
However, she later realized that she was too nervous. The people who came were not people from Tianzhu, but Han people from the Tang Empire who came back to report the news!
"Master, we were attacked at sea. Their ships were numerous, and some of them were loaded with vegetation and set ablaze..."
Although the sailor who reported the news came from the sea, he didn't have time to grab a handful of water and wash his face. His whole face was black and gray.
It turns out that the Tianzhu people not only sent out a large number of ships, but also used fire attacks!
In a sea battle, it is very difficult for ships to get close, and once they encounter each other, there is often a high possibility that both sides will be harmed.
Under such circumstances, in addition to special-effect incendiary grenades and ordinary grenades, battles between ships often rely on bows and arrows, or relying on hand-to-hand combat.
In addition to these attack methods...
The main means is still fire ships!
A boat loaded with vegetation and soaked in grease would be set alight immediately at the slightest spark, and it would be extremely difficult to extinguish it. It may seem that a fire attack would not be effective on the sea, but in fact, because ancient ships were all wooden ships, such an attack would be more effective.
Not low.
The result of this fire attack strategy was that six of Asmin's eight warships were sent out, and by this time in the fight, two of them had been damaged!
Two were lost in just one night. This loss rate is compared to when Zhongzuo wiped out the pirates...
The sailor man responded with a heavy sigh,
"Sigh... We are incompetent. Even in the dark moon and high wind, we can't shoot many Tianzhu ships. The master's punishment... the master?"
Asmin's face was pale and dull.
The sailor man called out like this several times. Finally, the man himself became frightened and said, "Master, you can't be in a daze. Everyone is still waiting for you to make up your mind!"
hiss……
Asmin suddenly came back to her senses and took a deep breath.
That's right... everyone is still waiting for them to make up their minds...
Thinking of this, Asmin patted the sailor man on the shoulder and said, "You did a good job."
"It all depends on the master's orders! As for the master, I will go see the second master first..."
With that said, the sailor man was about to take action immediately and return to the boat he came from, but then he was stopped.
"Just wait a moment, there's no need to take this boat."
"Ah? Master, you mean..."
The sailor man couldn't help but glance at the big ship beside him, and suddenly became nervous in his heart, "But Master, if you give me this big ship, what will happen in this village?"
"Nothing to do."
Asmin took a deep breath, knowing that the autumn of life and death had really arrived. If she still couldn't save this camp despite trying every possible means, then...
The countless planning wishes at the beginning will be in vain.
At this time, Asmin couldn't help but think of many things she had learned in Lingzhou. It was not the various science and technology taught in the college, but what she had read when she first became literate. The Han Empire was divided into three kingdoms, and the person called "Prime Minister"
story.
A good example...
If...this time, it is really a fatal situation.
Then I will die.
Asmin took a deep breath and summoned half a hundred elites in the camp, leaving only five people to defend the camp.
Asmin herself took the remaining forty people and the sailor man in front of her and boarded the last two big ships. She warned the guys following her that the maid Sha would be replaced soon.
Nako, let her return to this camp to guard it.
Then he warned the five people who stayed behind, if...
By this time tomorrow, if you haven't sent anyone back yet, you can leave directly with Shanako by boat.
Then, without looking back, Asmin took the people and horses and hurriedly boarded the ship.
Not long after, another large ship arrived and docked at the sandbank wharf. Shana Ke got off the ship in a daze, and when she looked up, there was indeed no trace of His Highness here.
Shanak's eyes suddenly turned red because she understood...
According to the consumption rate of this night naval battle, the fierce attack of the opponent's fire ships may annihilate His Highness's fleet of ships at any time.
After all... this is the formal military force from Tianzhu, a complete country, not a tentative harassment attack by Goguryeo!
But it was also because of this that Shanak, who had always been timid but very smart, couldn't help but think...
This fire attack method was a method used by the pirates in the Tang Empire. How could it appear in Tianzhu? Isn't this a bit...
…
Asmin boarded the ship and went to sea. Because she had made an appointment, she quickly met up with the remaining ships.
Two of the six large ships that went out to sea were damaged, and there are currently four left. Counting the one that Shana can drive back, there are three more here. I brought two of them...
The total force is not as good as the six big ships when Shanak went to sea, only five are left.
But at this time, Asmin was completely mentally prepared. Anyway... whether she died or lived, it all depended on this one.
Even if she simply looked at the countless Tianzhu boats on the sea in front of her, Asmin could feel that the opponent's troops were much larger than hers, and as soon as she arrived, several black figures were approaching quickly on the sea. There was no doubt that
, this is not an ordinary Tianzhu warship, but a fire ship!
Asmin pondered for a moment, then took a deep breath.
Since it can't be used up anyway, it's better to just force a landing!
But at this moment, an inexplicable horn suddenly sounded on the distant sea.
"Woo..."
Asmin turned her head sharply.
Why is this horn... like the one I heard in Anxi Protectorate, the horn of the Imperial Forbidden Army of the Tang Empire?!