Chapter 321 The Fall of the Handsome Star (Part 2)
"The front army is moving forward at full speed!" Kato Takashi shouted loudly. Only the warships in the middle and behind are trapped now, and the dozens of warships in the front have not suffered much damage. He Huairen is now ready to go, if he wants to regain the situation,
The best way is to force the front troops to engage in a melee with the opponent, preventing the opponent from launching a fire attack. After the warships behind solve the problem, they can completely annihilate He Huairen's dragon army.
Just as Kato Takashi's fleet rushed forward a mile, several iron ropes appeared on the river. Both ends of these iron ropes were tied to nooses carefully prepared by the river. Although the force of the navy's advance was huge, they were still somewhat
The speed of the battleship was reduced, and finally the battleship stopped.
At this moment, a thunderous drumbeat came from He Huairen's flagship. Kato Takashi picked up his telescope and took a look, but it was He Huairen who was beating the drums in person.
The sound of the drum was like a horn igniting a charge. Countless sharp wooden rafts filled with kerosene were lowered from the battleship of the Jiaolong Navy and rushed down the river into the battleship of the Dongwa Navy.
It caused a burst of fire. And among the sparse reeds on both sides of the Luoshui River, hundreds of sampans suddenly appeared. The sampans were all loaded with fire starters, and they pierced the Dongwa River like sharp swords.
division battleship.
Seeing this situation, Cui Le's face was full of excitement, and he said to He Huairen with joy: "The commander-in-chief's strategy of showing weakness to the enemy and inviting you to the urn is really clever. Even Kato Taka fell into the trap. Haha, I didn't expect it.
The 100,000-strong Japanese naval force actually died here without any bloodshed."
"Naive, if Kato Takashi only had this ability, he would have died on the East China Sea long ago. Will he be allowed to cross the river?" He Huairen shook his head and said.
Although he succeeded by surprise, Kato Taka was able to dominate the East China Sea without an embroidered pillow. Although the situation was not good, he must have a way to resolve it.
Sure enough, the Dongwa battleships quickly stabilized after a brief panic. The outermost battleships were trying to expand to the surroundings, but the inner battleships were gathering towards the middle. It was obvious that they were preparing to sacrifice the outermost ones.
The battleship blocked the attack of the Jiaolong Navy, and then took the time to cut off the iron rope and fight the Jiaolong Navy head-on.
Can't wait any longer! He Huairen knew that the opportunity was fleeting, and if he didn't make a decisive decision, he would definitely be counterattacked by the Japanese Navy. Thinking of this, He Huairen banged the war drum and shouted loudly: "Brothers, kill the enemy and serve the country.
Today! Kill all the foreigners for my Chinese state!"
Kato Taka's pupils kept shrinking, and Ichiro Inozuma next to him felt that the handsome man's eyes were getting smaller and smaller, and finally narrowed into a straight line. His heart suddenly shuddered, Kato Taka had always been gloomy and vicious, but now he actually showed such an expression,
It was obvious that he was extremely angry. If he got into trouble now, he might be killed on the spot.
"Tell the battleships at the front that even if they are burned to ashes, they are not going to approach me. Otherwise, they will be demoted as untouchables and the whole family will be slaves. Let them not worry about anything else and burn the few iron ropes blocking the river first.
Break." Kato Taka said coldly.
"Yes!" Ichiro Inozuma said quickly.
There is no way to retreat. The nearly ten Japanese warships at the front have already been caught in the fire. If you retreat, even if you die in battle, your whole family will have to be demoted as slaves. If you move forward, you will also die, but at least your family will get a life.
With a good reputation and a certain pension, the Japanese soldiers were originally fierce and murderous people. At this time, they became even more ferocious. Except for some soldiers who were braving the raging fire and slashing the iron ropes, the rest of the soldiers gathered on the ship's deck.
, prepare for a decisive battle with the Jiaolong Navy.
Kato Takashi said with a gloomy face: "Ichiro Pigazuma, as soon as the iron rope in front is broken, let the fleet in the second row rush up. These are the last assets of He Huairen. It is not that easy to annihilate me, Kato Takashi, in one go!
I want him to pay for all his family assets including his life!"
"The fleet behind us is still about fifteen miles away from us, and its strength is between thirty and forty thousand people. So how should we deal with it?" Ichiro Inozuma asked worriedly.
"Don't worry about that side. Let Hiji Tateyama at the rear defend with all his strength. Huh, it's not without benefit for He Huairen to set up iron chains behind us. As long as the iron chains are blocking it, I don't believe that his Qingfeng navy can escape from the iron chains.
Fly up here!" Kato Taka said with a sneer.
The distance between the Jiaolong Legion and the Japanese former army was getting closer and closer. The trebuchets and large crossbows that had been adjusted on the deck hit the battleships of the Japanese Navy like a violent storm. It only took a cup of tea.
Five warships sank under the ravages of fire and medium- and long-range attack weapons.
"Commander, the Dongwa Navy is unable to move now. Why don't we release all the fire ships and take this opportunity to burn at least one third of their warships!" Jinshan said anxiously on the side.
He Huairen handed the drumstick in his hand to the commander of his own soldiers and said with a smile: "Yes, releasing fire ships now can burn one third of the opponent's warships, but even if one third is burned, we are still fighting
If they lose the same number of troops as the opponent, they will still have nearly half of their troops. Princess Qingqing and Bugui only have 50,000 naval troops in their hands. If they fight with the Dongwa Navy and die together, who will defend the Dahe defense line in the future?
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He Huairen raised his head, looked at the clouds in the sky, and said melancholy: "Just wait, we will definitely have greater gains by then."
"A bigger harvest?" Jinshan shook his head in confusion, but he still chose to remain silent due to He Huairen's habitual obedience for many years. The commander-in-chief can never be wrong.
He Huairen smiled bitterly. It was a certain death situation now, so why not make more money before death?
Kato Takashi looked at He Huairen's Jiaolong Navy with some doubts. He had fought with He Huairen for many years, so he naturally knew how powerful He Huairen was. Now if the Jiaolong Navy went down the river, he would definitely be able to defeat his front army and even move his own position.
But now the Jiaolong Navy did not take advantage of the situation to attack, but continued to use medium and long-range weapons to attack. Kato Taka couldn't help but frown, He Huairen, what are you waiting for?
"The whole army is on alert! Don't let the other side take advantage of the loophole." Kato Takashi really couldn't figure out what kind of medicine He Huairen was selling in his gourd, so he finally chose to wait and see what happens.
The river breeze was still blowing, and although it was already summer, it gave Kato Taka a bit of a chill.
The wind seems to be getting stronger and stronger. Kato Takashi squinted his eyes and thought. Looking at the handsome flag that suddenly fluttered backwards and was straightened on the bow of the ship, Kato Takashi's expression suddenly changed. Youdao is eating.
Every chasm brings wisdom. During the water war in the south of the Yangtze River, it was because of the sudden strong wind that He Huairen's dragon army easily escaped. But now, He Huairen was obviously waiting for the wind.
Sure enough, when the southwest wind picked up, the Jiaolong Navy was finally dispatched, and every movement was thunderous. He Huairen gave an order, and more than 60 warships all raised their sails and quickly headed towards the Dongwa Navy.
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Kato Taka gave a ferocious laugh: "Do you want to fight for your life? I will accompany you! Pass my command, the whole army will attack, and the opponent must be strangled!"
Unlike Kato Takashi, He Huairen smiled slightly. Kato Takashi's actions had already been planned by him, and he had already thought of a countermeasure.
"Cui Le, release all the fire ships, the victory or defeat depends on this!" He Huairen ordered decisively.
Having reached the desperate moment, He Huairen naturally had no reservations. Hundreds of fire boats immediately sailed out from the gaps in the battleships of the Jiaolong Navy. These fire boats were all sampans filled with hay poured with tung oil.
It was not big, but it was very fast. In just a moment, it had rushed into the battleship of the Eastern Japan Navy. As the sky was filled with rockets fired from the battleship of the Dragon Legion, it suddenly burst into flames.
He Huairen took a deep breath and then said: "Jinshan, this assault must be fatal. If the soldiers below are in trouble at home, let them leave the ship immediately. The rest will follow my commander and fight to the death."
Jinshan laughed: "Commander, the ones who are left now are all hot-blooded brothers who have not cared about life and death for a long time. If you let them leave now, it will only insult their integrity. Since the commander-in-chief has already decided to die,
Heart, then why should I cherish this life!"
Cui Le also said on the side: "Commander, if his head falls off, it will be a scar as big as the mouth of a bowl, but after eighteen years he will be a good man again!"
He Huairen also smiled: "Okay! Today, I will fight with my brothers until death! The whole army will attack!"
Kato Taka suddenly discovered that the situation on the battlefield seemed to be somewhat different from what he had imagined. The Qingfeng Navy followed the fire ship to kill them, but the Jiaolong Navy's warship almost followed the steps of the fire ship and rushed into the Japanese warships.
. The Jiaolong Navy was originally sailing down the river, but now all the sails were full. With the help of the strong wind, the speed was at least half as fast. Before the Dongwa Navy recovered, more than 30 warships of the entire front army had been
The dragon army dispersed, but the dragon navy did not stop, but continued to charge forward.
"He Huairen is crazy, he doesn't care about casualties like this!" Kato Ying murmured to himself. If the Feng Shui Master attacks like this, it will be a matter of time before the whole army is annihilated. The Jiaolong Legion is equivalent to the He family's private army. Isn't He Huairen not there?
Have you ever thought about leaving some seeds for the dragon army?
In just a short time, more than 60 warships of the Jiaolong Legion were all trapped in the formation of the Eastern Japanese Navy. The Luoshui River was only two miles wide, and nearly 300 warships were blocked in this short few miles of river.
It was suddenly overcrowded. Let alone charging, it was very difficult to move the warship. However, this was good, the mobility of the Dragon Legion had been completely lost, and now the two sides were caught in a melee of boarding battles.
If this continues, the Eastern Japanese Navy, which has the advantage in strength, will be able to easily destroy the Jiaolong Legion. However, Kato Takashi's forehead was covered with cold sweat. As a half-sunken Jiaolong Navy battleship set itself on fire, he finally knew
He understood what He Huairen was planning. It turned out that He Huairen never thought about leaving alive in the first place. He had long since saved up the intention to fight to the death.