The boats sent by the Japanese pirates were small and slow-moving. As long as they were hit by a heavy crossbow as thick as a thigh, the soldiers on the boat would almost escape death.
The Japanese pirates who were at the front jumped into the water one after another as soon as they entered the shallow water area.
They either fired back with arrows, or walked step by step toward the shore through the water.
However, Xiao Zheng asked his subordinates to carry out sufficient anti-landing fortifications in advance, such as burying countless sharpened sticks and wooden caltrops in the shallow water and on the shore. The shore was filled with trenches, thorns and various spikes, which was shocking.
It is difficult to move even an inch.
General Yun Chui can hide behind and fire arrows leisurely.
Arrows are flying.
The screams were endless. One after another, the Japanese pirates were shot into the water before they even got close to the shore, and their blood dyed the nearby sea red.
Hua Hua Hua.
More than a dozen small rafts gathered together quickly.
The Japanese engineers and soldiers ran over to face the rain of arrows. They were quick with their hands and feet and tied these small rafts together almost in a breath. In an instant, more than twenty such large rafts appeared on the sea.
This thing is difficult to break up with ordinary stone throws. The crossbow arrows are too powerful, and it can usually be shot through with one arrow, but it is difficult to scatter them.
The Japanese pirates in the water had been trained for a long time, and they quickly came closer without being told. They grabbed these huge rafts, gritted their teeth, and used their shoulders to lift a pontoon bridge.
The pontoon bridge was built quickly, and it didn't take long to reach the shore, only more than ten feet away from the land.
"Kill."
The Warlord-class ship floating in the distance finally came closer. The Japanese pirates on the ship, with red eyes and carrying shields, ran towards the shore on the pontoon like crazy.
On the shore, General Yun Chui was not surprised at all and watched them approach coldly.
"Prepare the heavy crossbow and aim at the warlord-class ship."
"Prepare the trebuchet, aim at the pontoon bridge, use the biggest stones and fireballs, and destroy them for me."
Zhizhizhi.
The Yunchui soldiers on the shore were all from the East China Sea Barrier.
As members of the navy, what they are best at is long-range attacks, such as the use of trebuchets and heavy crossbows.
Shangfeng's words just fell.
Zhizhizhi.
The soldiers adjusted the direction and angle of the heavy crossbows that had been strung up, and aimed at the large Japanese pirate ship that had just entered the shooting range.
The soldier who fired the crossbow even raised the giant hammer that unlocked the crossbow high.
"Heavy crossbow, release!"
After giving the order, bang, the giant hammer hit the lock.
Buzz——
The mechanism is turned on, and the huge ballista launches instantly.
The crossbow arrows on the car are more than three feet long, and their thickness is comparable to that of an adult man.
It flew out in an instant, and flew in front of the Japanese pirate's big ship in the blink of an eye. The arrow wrapped with an iron end slammed in with a loud bang.
The Warlord-class ship shook violently.
The Japanese pirates on the boat who were about to line up to get off the pontoon suddenly lost their balance and fell into the water like dumplings off the boat.
There was a big hole in the left side of the ship, and sea water was pouring in.
"The ship is broken!"
"Is the ship about to sink?"
"Why are you panicking!" Ishikawa Taki straightened himself up and lowered his face: "It's just a heavy crossbow. It's just a wishful thinking to destroy our Yamato General-class battleship."
"The engineers immediately replenished the ship, and the guards inspected the damage. Others continued to land!"
"Yes!" Everyone performed their duties, and soon a jingling sound sounded.
Ishikawa Taki held on to the side of the ship and looked at the land not far away with a sullen face.
After all, far from the mainland, Xiao Zheng didn't have many heavy crossbows with such power, and it would take a long time to load such a heavy crossbow, so he wasn't too worried.
"What a pity..." Ishikawa Taki sighed secretly.
Yunchui is one of the most powerful countries in the surrounding area. The weapons equipped by their border guards are almost the most powerful and advanced among the surrounding countries.
In particular, the large ballistas and trebuchets carefully built by the Yunchui Ordnance Department are even more nightmares for neighboring countries.
Three years ago during the Battle of Nanfeng, Zhennanguan used dozens of trebuchets to launch a single round, which directly destroyed the archery tower of Nanfeng's capital...
Ishikawa Taki looked back.
Their warships are also equipped with several heavy crossbows, and the Warlord-class warships at their feet are even equipped with powerful crossbows.
But compared with the ballista in Xiao Zheng's hands, it pales into insignificance.
At this time, the crossbows on the shore could easily shoot through his big ship.
Due to the strength of the crossbow arrows on the ship, there was no way to hit the opponent's heavy crossbow and crossbow vehicle positions. Even if they wanted to destroy those giant crossbows, they were unable to do so. They could only use the hull of the ship to carry the opponent's attack.
Ishikawa Taki was thinking.
"Trebuchet, release!"
Huhu~
The rapid wind sounded.
Ishikawa Taki looked up.
In an instant, countless huge rocks and fireballs appeared in the sky, and they rained down heavily on the newly erected pontoon bridge.
Boom boom boom!
A continuous sound sounded.
Many pontoons were instantly smashed with dozens of huge holes or ignited into raging fires. The soldiers nearby were either smashed into pulp or burned into burning objects.
For a time, there were screams and moans everywhere on the sea.
Ishikawa Taki tightened his grip and resisted the temptation to let his bodyguard Ming Jin withdraw his troops.
There was no sound of retreat.
More than twenty pontoon bridges were restored quickly, and countless small soldiers swarmed down from the ships of various generals like ants, shouting like crazy and rushing towards the shore.
However, as soon as they reached the shore, they were shot down by a dense rain of arrows.
"These Japanese pirates are crazy."
But it’s a good time!
"Brothers of the Sixth Battalion," Qian Commander Lu Youliang pointed at the sea and shouted loudly, "did you see that? The Japanese pirates are coming ashore."
"These idiots have repeatedly sneaked ashore on our coast in the name of pirates. The folks at home were unbearable, and even the little food they managed to grow was robbed and burned by them."
"Is there any brother whose home has not been robbed by them?"
The soldiers shook their heads.
"No."
"My house has been robbed by them not once or twice."
"If you rob, just rob, and sometimes those idiots even kill people!"
…
Lu Youliang nodded, "The coastline of Yunchui is too long. If the Japanese pirates break into pieces, they will always find a place to go ashore. There is nothing we can do about it."
"But whether it is Star City or the people along the coast, it is us who are scolding us. They say that our East China Sea Barrier only knows how to take silver but never knows how to defend the sea for the country."
"Brothers, are you angry?"
"Angry!" the soldiers of the first battalion shouted in unison.
"No!" Lu Youliang shook his head, "Guarding the sea is our responsibility as a member of the East China Sea Barrier. No matter what the reason is, it is our fault if the Japanese pirates come ashore!"
"We couldn't catch them in the past, but now these idiots are right in front of us. Brothers, can you let them go?"
The soldiers shouted: "No!"
"Kill all the idiots."
"Avenge my family and fellow villagers."
"Very good!" Lu Youliang pressed the flag with the word "Lu" into the hands of the guards, "It will be our Sixth Battalion's turn to fight soon. I, Old Lu, will be watching from the front."
"Don't embarrass me!"
"yes!"
At this moment, the flag in front waved.
Lu Youliang waved his hand and rushed forward with his subordinates to replace the exhausted brother troops.