Of course, Ma Zhou's words sounded relaxed, but Ma Zhou was actually not relaxed in his heart.
Some sailors and bombardiers still have to stay on the deck, and arrows will fly like locusts... How long can they survive?
The grenades versus bows and arrows just now, this seemingly huge battle still resulted in many casualties.
But war is like this, and you can't change it, so you can only risk your own life and fight in one battle!
soon……
The two sides are heading towards each other at high speed. Although Chai Shao's ship is turning, there is still some inertia moving forward. When the turning is completed...
The fleets on both sides are already less than 200 steps apart!
And then, the war... finally broke out.
Arrows like locusts flew all over the sky, and Chai Shao's grenades also began to pour in the direction of the enemy ships.
After a while, a grenade hit an enemy ship.
There were countless water pillars in the vast sea, and a corner of a large ship was burning in the middle of the water pillars. It looked spectacular at the moment.
But this spectacle did not arouse the excitement and excitement of Chai Shao, Ma Zhou, and the sailors on the ship.
There were seven or eight large ships coming.
Seven or eight large ships are not comparable to the ordinary situation in the past. These seven or eight large ships have at least one or two thousand crew members, and thousands of them are basically full-time string controllers.
What does this mean? One or two thousand people shooting arrows at a ship is like one person shooting at ten people.
Even if it is an FPS shooting game, the pressure is huge even if you don’t need any special skills or special characters, let alone actual combat.
Even if the hull itself can block arrows and the defense can be considered almost full, but...
Counterattack, after all, still requires shooters and bombardiers to fight on the deck!
Ma Zhou frowned, his eyes constantly observing the approaching firelight.
This time it was confirmed again that not only the seven or eight boats that were approaching now, but at least three or four boats were approaching again.
And now in the battle with these seven or eight ships, the Tang Dynasty Forbidden Army has lost three or four people, which seems to be not many, but...
Currently, there are only about a dozen sailors on the deck who are continuing to attack.
And it must be made clear that because these ten or so people were the first batch to fight and retreat in the battle sequence, they were all soldiers who volunteered for military service.
In other words, this is the bravest and most valuable soldier. In just two minutes, three or four of the dozen or so soldiers were killed.
And then...
The other party will continue to pursue.
If you continue to pursue, you have to continue fighting. Fighting and fierce fighting are not a problem for the army. They are just a hurdle that they have to face. But if this kind of battle occurs when the enemy is outnumbered, it feels very...
Horrible.
Ma Zhou kept operating the trebuchet with a grim expression, and kept observing the expressions, demeanor, and emotions of the soldiers inside and outside the cabin.
Once someone wants to play the trick of sacrificing a city, no, a ship, you will be the first to blow up the whole ship!
Everyone's nerves were stretched to the limit.
And at this time...
Among the large ships that were besieging them, there was still a small boat that was moving silently, shuttling among the large ships, and no torch was lit on the top of the ship.
This is also a Goguryeo warship, but the difference is... this is a special warship.
The people on the warship are not the string-controllers who are busy shooting arrows at this moment, but Jieli Khan, Zheng Xuannian, Yi Lizhen, Yi Nan...
As well as several Xianbei generals, and...
General Yeon Gaesumun!
at this time……
Yeon Gaesumun was looking at the scene not far away with a serious look on his face.
At this time, Jieli Khan, Zheng Xuannian and others also had serious faces.
But when he was halfway through the observation, he suddenly saw Yeon Gaesumun turning his head with a smile on his face.
"What do you guys think of this naval battle? I think the strength of the Tang army is quite promising!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment when they saw the smile on Yeon Gaesumun's face.
Damn it, even with such a stalemate, this guy is still in a playful mood.
But if you look closely, you can see that although this guy has a playful smile, he actually has an appreciative smile on his face.
Who is he admiring? He is obviously admiring Tang Jun on the opposite side.
And a general who can appreciate and appreciate the enemy, whether he can or knows how, is one of the important characteristics of being awesome...
Only strong people have the vision and psychological quality to appreciate their opponents.
But since Yeon Gaesumun asked this, the question is actually simple.
"This time the army was besieged and gathered successfully... This is enough to show that the general's strategy has worked. The Tang army's lone ship has been besieged."
"If we pursue this for a while, we may have a chance to force him to surrender."
Sinking is impossible, but naval battles... forced surrender can still be achieved.
Don't think that this is an era when thermal weapons are not popular. Bows and arrows cannot penetrate the hull. Just think that naval battles are not fought to the death. After causing a certain scale of damage, taking advantage of the morale advantage, there is also an operation of boarding the ship with help and directly slashing with a knife, and
Very frequently.
It can even be said that by the time of the great voyages of the late Ming Dynasty, fighting with gangs was also the main form of fighting among pirates, which was different from the later fleet battles between empires.
This can be seen in many film and television works, including various pirate movies and related games...
Therefore, Jieli Khan was not just boasting, and his guess was actually in compliance with military rules.
but……
After hearing this, Yeon Gae Suwen immediately laughed and said,
"Why should General Jieli be humble? It's not obvious. If we continue to pursue this time, we will suffer huge casualties. The opponents are clearly lions and tigers, and we are cattle and sheep. Now the cattle and sheep are chasing the lions. It would be good if we can make the lions escape.
How can it be called a general victory?"
Jieli Khan was immediately stunned by these words. This...
Does this mean that your Xianbei navy is going to be doomed?
Then you are still chasing after me?
But the other person was smiling and obviously had something to say.
After the defeat, Jieli Khan's temper gradually calmed down, and his mentality suddenly improved a lot.
At this time, Yuengai Suwen was showing off his talents, and Jieli Khan was not angry at all. He just smiled lightly and said,
"In that case, what does the general think?"
He did not use vaguely barbed words like "What's your opinion?" but a very fair and peaceful "How do you see it?" It is not difficult to find that Jieli Khan has changed a lot.
When Yeon Gae Suwen heard this, he immediately laughed again.
"Although the enemy army is strong, we are indeed invincible. However, this also depends on the situation and the level of the enemy we encounter."
After saying that, Yeon Gaesowun's tone suddenly became stern, and then he said,
"Tonight I watched the ship move forward and retreat, acting decisively and with clear steps. This is definitely not an unknown person leading the ship, it is most likely Li Sheng himself. There may be a lot of casualties tonight, but it is now time to make achievements!"