"General, we have seen the coast." Matsubara Hidenori said.
"Oh?" Oda Ichiro heard this and walked out of the cabin and came to the deck.
Because the distance is too far, I can only see a long black line in the distance.
When Ichiro Oda saw the coastline, Liu Rengui also saw the Fuso fleet through the telescope.
Although he had a telescope, Liu Rengui could only faintly see the figures on the boat because the distance was too far.
Liu Rengui put away the telescope and said in a deep voice: "Let's go!"
The flag bearer received the order and quickly waved the flag.
Not long after, a ship sailed forward.
"Huh?" Oda Ichiro said with some confusion: "Why do I see a ship coming towards us on the other side?"
The tall ship was parked on the shore, so it was naturally difficult to see clearly. However, when it left the port and the two parties were getting closer, Oda Ichiro saw some black spots coming towards them.
After hearing this, Matsubara Hidenori looked at it carefully and said, "General, it seems to be true."
Oda Ichiro thought he had made a mistake at first. When he heard Matsubara Hidenori say this, he knew that he had not made a mistake. He turned his head and looked at Taniguchi Kenshi angrily and asked, "Didn't you say there are no Tang troops here?"
He was not naive enough to think that the oncoming boat was a fishing boat.
The fishing boat that had discovered them had just escaped. Even if they reported it to the government after landing, it would not have been possible to mobilize warships and troops to intercept them so quickly.
The only explanation is that these troops were originally stationed here.
"General, the last time my subordinates went to Quanzhou was four years ago. There were indeed no troops stationed here at that time. They were probably transferred here later." Kenshi Taniguchi explained quickly.
"Baga!" Ichiro Oda slapped Taniguchi Kenji angrily and said, "I don't want to hear this! If you can't win this battle, commit suicide by committing seppuku!"
Although Fuso's warships are much smaller than Tang Dynasty's tower ships, they are warships after all, and it is impossible for each ship to carry only 50 people.
But in order to carry enough supplies, the number of people carried can only be reduced.
Even so, the supplies they carried could not support them from changing targets.
In other words, if they cannot win this battle, they will have no choice but to return home.
If he goes back in such a dejected manner, even if he will not be punished, he will not be reused in the future. This is something Oda Ichiro cannot accept.
"Yes!" Taniguchi Kenji didn't dare to refute at all, he lowered his head and responded.
Half an hour later, when Ichiro Oda clearly saw the ship on the opposite side, his mouth was open for a long time and he could not close it.
First there was a ship, twenty-two feet long, eight feet wide, with a total of four floors.
Each floor is surrounded by a 3-foot-high "female (low) wall" to defend against attacks by enemy weapons. There are arrow holes and spear holes on the low wall, and soldiers can shoot at the enemy from the arrow holes and spear holes.
and fighting. In addition, hardwood was used to make "battle grids" as a place for soldiers to fight. The four walls of each floor were also covered with leather for enhanced protection.
When had Oda Ichiro ever seen such a large warship?
How to fight this?
Comparing one's own warships to the opponent's warships is like the gap between an adult and a child.
And this adult is still a giant.
Oda Ichiro turned his head and looked at Kenshi Taniguchi with a cannibalistic look.
Taniguchi Kenji was also stunned when he saw the opponent's warship.
Oda Ichiro's gaze made him shiver all over and he came back to his senses.
Sensing the murderous intent in Oda Ichiro's eyes, Taniguchi Kenshi quickly said: "Although the general's warship is very huge, there is only one, and such a warship must travel very slowly. Although our warship is small, it is
In terms of speed, it is much faster than the opponent. There are not many warships in the Tang Dynasty. As long as we deal with the other warships first, and then deal with the largest one last, it will be fine."
"If the general can capture this warship, the minister will definitely be very happy when he returns."
This last sentence touched Ichiro Oda. If we can really bring this ship back, it doesn't matter whether the mission can be completed or not.
"Pass it down, go around it on the left and right, and deal with the warships behind first." Oda Ichiro ordered.
The warship behind is about twelve feet long, which is nearly half shorter than the one in front.
Although it is still much larger than Fuso's warship, his own ship is several times the size of the opponent's, so Oda Ichiro feels that he can still defeat it.
Liu Rengui stood on the largest ship, holding a telescope in his hand, and kept watching Fusang's movements. When the Fusang fleet divided into two teams and outflanked them from the left and right, he already understood the opponent's purpose.
But Liu Rengui did not panic at all. When he saw the opponent's ships with his own eyes, he did not worry at all about the outcome of this war.
Fuso's warships were only about six or seven feet long and did not have low walls like the warships of the Tang Dynasty.
Not only did our side have an advantage in warships, but we also had an advantage in numbers. We were also condescending and had the upper hand. If we still couldn't win, he would have no shame in continuing to be a naval general.
Seeing that the other party did not respond, Oda Ichiro showed a hint of joy in his eyes. After passing the frightening giant warship from a distance, Oda Ichiro ordered to speed up and wrap up towards the warship behind.
"Order the catapult to prepare!" Liu Rengui said coldly.
The messenger hurriedly passed the order to the flag bearer. After receiving the order, the flag bearer quickly raised the flag.
"Quickly install the stone!"
The generals on each ship received the order and quickly gave the order.
Catapults are also called trebuchets. Unlike catapults, trebuchets use the gravity of counterweights to launch. They appeared in the early Warring States and were used until the end of the Yuan Dynasty. They were mainly used to siege and defend fortresses.
There is a fixed horizontal axis between the two pillars of the trebuchet frame, and a lever perpendicular to the axis, which can rotate freely around the axis. A heavy object is fixed on the short arm of the lever, and there is a bullet bag (similar to a sling sleeve) at the end of the long arm.
Used for loading ammunition. When launching, use a winch to pull the long arm back to almost horizontal level, suddenly release it, and the stone bag will rise quickly. When the short arm weight is completely dropped, the projectile will be about 45 degrees from the center of the bag.
The range of the 30kg stone projectile is about 140-210 meters, and the range of the 100kg stone projectile is about 40-70 meters.
Each warship is equipped with two small catapults.
Although it is a small catapult, its range has not been weakened, but has been strengthened.
The only drawback is that the stone eggs projected can only weigh about fifteen kilograms.
This kind of power is somewhat weak in attacking cities and strongholds, but it is very effective in naval battles.
The ships at this time were all made of wood. When about 15 kilograms of stones were thrown by the trebuchet, once they landed on the side of the ship, there would be a hole.
"put!"
Following Liu Rengui's order, the trebuchets on the Tang Dynasty's warships threw stones into the sky.
"What is that?" When Oda Ichiro was wondering, the stone fell from the sky.
Nearly half of the hundreds of stones hit the sea water, and most of the rest fell on the deck. Although some casualties were caused, the damage to the ship was not great.
"Continue!" Liu Rengui continued to order.
While the Fuso people were still recovering from the stones falling from the sky, hundreds more stones fell from the sky.