The first thousand one hundred and eighty-eight chapters forced withdrawal
After listening to Wang Fu's report, Liu Qiong smiled instead of getting angry. She smiled at Tang Qian and said: "This Han Shizhong is really a stubborn donkey. I really don't understand. We have occupied Donghai Island, and their naval forces are still here."
What’s the point? If they think the waterway is too narrow, they can just withdraw their troops and go back. What can they do if they stay in a bay and won’t leave?”
Tang Qian pondered for a moment and said: "I guess he won't be able to explain to the emperor when he goes back now, and he won't be able to explain to his subordinates at the same time. He has to be tough."
Liu Qiong sneered and said: "If it's just that we can't explain it, then we might as well give him an excuse to withdraw our troops!"
"What does the general want to do?"
Liu Qiong said calmly: "Give him a warning with iron fire thunder!"
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Han Shizhong's thirty large ships were anchored in the bay, but his five thousand soldiers were stationed on the shore, of course on the land side.
At night, a small boat set off from the Donghai Island Pier. There were ten soldiers in the small boat, as well as a special waterproof box. The small boat traveled north along the Donghai Island. Their goal was a ten-thousand-year-old ship anchored at the northernmost island.
Big stone ship.
This time Tang Qian did not stop Liu Qiong's actions. They had shown sincerity and the other party did not accept it, but they could not give in anymore. As for Han Shizhong's threat to intercept the Western merchant fleet, they were not worried. If Han Shizhong threatened to intercept the Western merchant fleet, they were not worried.
If Zhongzhen dares to do that, it means war.
On the small boat, Tang Qian personally directed the operation. They sailed past the target a mile away, then turned around and slowly approached the big ship.
There are no soldiers on the big ship, but there are hundreds of patrol soldiers and crew members. They patrol back and forth around the big ship. Under the cover of night, they can see two hundred steps away, but they can't see any further away. Moreover, it is not easy to detect abnormalities on the dark river surface.
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On the small boat, three water ghosts went into the water, and other soldiers also put the big box in. This big box was actually a hollowed-out tree trunk. There was an iron hedgehog weighing twenty kilograms in it, and there was also a military weapon.
A crossbow, a hammer, and some fire rods.
The three water ghosts pulled the big piece of wood and swam toward the big ship. The big piece of wood was completely dark and difficult to detect when moving on the sea. Even if the patrol soldiers on the big ship saw the piece of wood, they wouldn't take it seriously. It was just a piece of tree trunk floating on the water.
That's all, you can often see various floating objects on the sea.
The tree trunk box was leaning against the big ship. A soldier picked up the crossbow and shot an arrow at the bed. "Stuck!" A fine iron short arrow was deeply inserted into the hull of the ship. There was an inlay at the front end of the short arrow, which was just right.
Hang the iron ring on the iron fire mine so that the iron fire mine can be attached to the ship wall.
The leader of the water ghosts made a gesture to the other two to slow down and be careful. Once the Iron Fire Thunder knocks off the match rope cover, they cannot touch the water.
They carefully hung the iron fire thunder on the wall of the ship, and the leading water ghost used a hammer to knock off the wooden shell, revealing the match rope.
The leader took out a fire stick. This kind of fire stick is called a palace fire stick. It is a relatively high-grade copper pipe. You can twist it at the bottom. After twisting it to the end, the flame will start burning in just a moment. This kind of fire stick was invented by the imperial palace in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Huozhezi uses the principle of white phosphorus burning in the air. The copper tube is twisted to expose the white phosphorus to the air and burn immediately, igniting the guncotton inside. The guncotton can burn for about a quarter of an hour, and then the white phosphorus needs to be added again.
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This kind of fire folding paper is more commonly used in the palace and the mansions of dignitaries, but it is rarely used in the army, mainly because the cost is too high. The army still uses the traditional paper fire folding piece, which can burn the oil paper when it is tossed in the air.
The leader of the water ghosts lit the match, and the three of them immediately dived into the water and swam desperately into the distance...
The match rope was burning, but the patrolling soldiers on the big ship didn't notice it at all. After swimming about a hundred steps, they only heard an earth-shattering explosion, "Boom!"
The Wanshi ship shook violently and almost tipped over. A two-foot-wide hole was blown out of the ship wall near the bow, and sea water surged in.
The soldiers and crew members on the ship were shaken and overturned on the deck. When they got up, they found that the ship began to tilt and saw a large hole in the wall of the ship. They were frightened and ran towards the stern of the ship as hard as they could, where there were life-saving bags.
Lifebuoys are very similar to today's lifebuoys. They are made of sheepskin and have air inside. If they are put on them, they will not sink to the bottom of the sea. Moreover, they are all navy soldiers and crew, and their water properties are very good, unless the Spanish army is on the ship.
Shoot them, otherwise they can swim ashore easily, since they are less than a mile from the shore.
The explosion once again alarmed Han Shizhong, and also alarmed the soldiers in the military camp on the shore. It was still Haishi, and no one fell asleep. The soldiers ran towards the shore one after another.
Han Shizhong also took a small boat and sailed towards the exploding ship.
The small boat of the Western Army had long since disappeared. Half an hour had passed since the explosion. All the soldiers and crew members who had jumped off the boat to survive had swam ashore and been rescued. The Wanshi ship sank very slowly. The water here was relatively shallow, so even if it sank, it would be difficult.
It will not be completely submerged by the sea water, but a head will still be exposed on the sea.
The big ship was surrounded by small boats of the Song Army. A dozen water ghosts sneaked into the big ship and salvaged some valuable items, mainly 8,000 guan, which were the military salaries of the navy soldiers.
Han Shizhong's face was as gloomy as water, and his eyes were filled with anger. Although it was dark and his face could not be seen clearly, everyone could feel the raging anger in his heart.
In fact, Han Shizhong had already guessed that the Western Army would take action, but he never expected to use iron fire thunder to deal with it. The ship of ten thousand stones was sunk by a small iron fire thunder.
"Commander, go back! There are no casualties among the brothers. We can't fish it out at night. We have to fish it out again after dawn tomorrow."
Han Shizhong was so worried that he didn't want to read any more, so he nodded and said, "Go back!"
The boat turned around and returned to the military camp on the shore.
At this time, on the island two miles away, Liu Qiong watched the ship sink from a distance. This was a warning to Han Shizhong. If he still refused to withdraw his troops and did not know how to advance or retreat, then a conflict would be inevitable.
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At dawn, a group of commanders and deputy commanders gathered in front of Han Shizhong's tent. Han Shizhong walked out of the tent and asked in surprise: "What are you doing?"
"Commander, our ships are hard-earned. Please withdraw! Otherwise, all the ships will be destroyed."
Han Shizhong's face sank and he said, "Who said that?"
"Commander, this is obvious. They could have sunk all thirty ships, but they only bombed one. This is clearly a warning."
"Commander, unless we drive out and fight them desperately, there is no point in staying in the bay!"
"Commander, give the order to withdraw the troops!"
Everyone was talking and demanding to withdraw the troops. Han Shizhong found the steps to withdraw the troops. His attitude was no longer tough, and he nodded and said: "Since everyone unanimously demands the withdrawal of the troops, I can't say anything else. Everyone pack up the camp and get on the boat.
Bar!"
Everyone was overjoyed to see that the commander had accepted the persuasion, and returned to camp to pack their belongings.
In the afternoon, the Song fleet sailed out of the bay, heading south one after another.