Zhao Xuhai was the general of the navy of the Ming Dynasty. He thought that if he went up to take command, even if he could barely complete the dispatch, it would definitely take a lot of time, and he would definitely not be as fast as Peng San. From this alone, we can know that this country bumpkin Ordinary guys are much better at commanding a fleet than he is.
It seems that this country bumpkin is really not to be underestimated. He is not just a braggart. Zhao Xuhai couldn't help but start to worry whether he would lose a hundred taels of silver tonight and kowtow ten times to others, but the money would be returned. Forget it, it would be a huge shame for the dignified Navy Commander Qian to kowtow to others. If word spread, he would be ridiculed by other people in the Navy camp.
While Mr. Zhao Qian was thinking wildly, Peng San did not stop waving the lantern in his hand. Under his control, the seven fleets of ships had fully loaded their sails and rushed towards the "Thousand Scales" ahead from seven directions. "Great Formation".
Peng San raised his voice like a crow again and shouted to the "Wanjintang" disciples on the "Jinyu": "This ship raised its half sail, followed the seven groups of ships in front, and slowly approached the water village. "
At this time, Okura Castle's twenty-six ships have once again rushed into the range of the "Thousand Scales Water Formation", while the "Golden Jade" is sitting in the rear, slowly approaching.[
Different from the previous time when all the ships rushed in together, this time the impact was divided into seven paths, each of which traveled in a different direction. They all rushed in diagonally at full speed. With Peng San's command, each of the ships rushed in at full speed. The fleet was still changing its course, and its route was very strange.
Seeing Okura Castle's ships rushing into the formation: several bright silver scales in the "Thousand Scales Water Formation" turned around again, the brilliance was dazzling, and a moment later, hundreds of cannons on dozens of pirate ships fired at once, I saw gunpowder smoke rising from the formation, and the roar shook the sky.
The cannons flew towards Okura Castle's fleet, as densely as hailstones, but none of the hundreds of cannons hit their target, and they all fell into the sea water several feet away from each ship.
A lot of water splashed down on the sides of each ship, but the water spray had no damage, and all the ships in Okura Castle were intact.
For Hua Bushi, Sima Rulan and others, this kind of thing is really unbelievable, as if Peng San cast some kind of magic, which blinded all the gunners on the "Black Dragon Palace" ship for a moment. , so that all the artillery shots missed by several feet.
Peng Sanze waved the lantern non-stop for a moment and continued to point the seven-way fleet forward. He had already rushed to a distance of three to four hundred feet outside the formation, and at this time the second round of bombardment from the pirate ships had arrived.
This time the bombardment still seemed to be under a spell. Most of the guns deviated from the target and fell into the sea. Among the twenty-six ships in Okura Castle, only one was grazed by two iron shells. Although the hull There is slight damage, but it is not serious and you can still move on.
The distance was three to four hundred feet, which was originally the optimal range for artillery. However, out of the hundreds of guns fired by the pirate ship, only two hits were made, and not a single ship was seriously damaged. This can be regarded as a miracle.
The seven-way fleet that continued to advance has now reached within a few miles of the "Thousand Scales Formation". At this distance, the rockets and giant crossbows on the ships in Okura City can already attack the pirate ships in the formation.
Zhao Xuhai suddenly shouted: "Okay! I understand! This is the art of stabbing fins."
Hua Bushi said: "What is the 'spiking fin technique'? Mr. Zhao Qian, can you give me some advice?"
Zhao Xuhai's face was full of excitement and he said: "The defense of the 'Thousand Scales Water Formation' is airtight. No ship can directly attack the formation. It is like a fish with thousands of scales on its body, which can block everything." However, Mr. Peng San was able to find a gap in the attack and pierce through the blind spot where the pirate ship's artillery was aimed. He is truly a genius! The general's eyes have been opened today!"
Generally speaking, dozens of naval guns are installed on both sides of the battleship, and the firepower is the most intense, while the firepower at the bow and stern is much weaker. In the "Thousand Scales Formation", large and small pirate ships are stacked on top of each other. They are not far apart from each other, and most of them have their sides facing outward, in order to concentrate their artillery fire on approaching ships.
However, there will be some blind spots in the staggered arrangement of such dense formations. The ships are blocking each other, making it difficult for artillery fire to hit, or the muzzles of the ship's side guns must be turned to an angle that is not easy to aim. Shooting, the accuracy of artillery fire will be greatly reduced.
Just like the fish's body is covered with scales everywhere, but only the fins are not covered with scales. The so-called "spiny fin method" is to use this weakness to attack the formation, even if there are thousands of them in other places that are harder than scales. , but it’s all useful.
Hua Bushi soon understood the meaning of the "thorny fin method" mentioned by Zhao Xuhai, but what he had in mind was something more.
Finding the weakness of the formation and taking advantage of it may not sound complicated, but it is actually extremely difficult. If you are not very familiar with the "Thousand Scales Water Formation" and know the position and heading of every warship in the formation, It is absolutely impossible to know everything about the artillery and equipment on the ship.
This is like a duel between masters of swordsmanship. No matter how strict the opponent's swordsmanship is, as long as you can find the flaws in the moves, you can defeat them with one move. However, it is not easy to find the flaws in the superior swordsmanship. It is by no means an ordinary person. All you can.
At this time, above the sea: The third round of bombardment from the pirate ships in the "Thousand Scales Formation" has arrived. Okura Castle's ships still evaded most of the guns like a miracle, only slightly damaging two of them. ship.[
After three rounds of bombardment, the ship at the forefront of Okura Castle's seven ships was already in close contact with the Centipede Ship and Eagle Ship on the outside of the formation, and the giant rockets on each ship also began to exert their power.
Suddenly, the ships of both sides were engaged in a melee, and bursts of shouts and screams could be heard amidst the rumbling sound of shelling.
Both the centipede ship and the eagle ship are small ships. As for a single ship, the number of people and firepower on board are not comparable to the ships in Okura Castle. The tactics of these small ships are to use multiple ships to besiege from all sides and spray fire dragons. Fire rockets to ignite the opponent's ships and make them ignore their heads and tails, but now, this tactic cannot be used at all.
Just because Okura Castle's attack was not just in one place, but in seven directions, just like seven sharp swords piercing into the formation of the "Black Dragon Palace" pirates, those small boats were not only unable to surround the incoming ships, but Instead, it was intercepted by Okura Castle's seven fleets, creating a situation where it was attacked from multiple sides.
Almost in a moment, seven or eight centipede ships and eagle ships were hit and set on fire. The raging fire dyed a large area of the ocean red. Two or three small boats were knocked over by the big ships of Okura Castle and sank. Entered the bottom of the sea.
Peng San's command did not pause, and continued to dispatch the seven ships of Okura City to attack the "Thousand Scales Water Formation" directly, rushing into the dense sea loach ships and sea falcon ships in the inner layer of the formation. middle.
By this time, the artillery on the pirate ship had lost its effect, just because the warships on both sides had become a group and entangled together. If they opened fire to bombard, they would also hit their own ships: "Qian Lin" There are more ships in the "Black Dragon Palace" than in Okura Castle in the "Water Formation". If you bombard the enemy without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy, the chance of accidentally damaging your own ship will be greater than hitting the enemy ship.
Without artillery, the only means of attack were primitive bows and arrows and hand-to-hand combat on board ships. Suddenly, the ships of both sides collided with each other in the "Thousand Scales Water Formation", and the loud shouts of killing were heard. replaced the previous cannon sounds.
The pirates of the "Black Dragon Palace" are certainly fierce, but those on board the ships in Okura City are elite disciples of the "Wanjindo" and masters selected from the bodyguards of various companies. Their martial arts are not weak, and All of them were determined to fight to the death, and they fought more bravely than the pirates who only wanted to attack the city and plunder. They gained the upper hand in this hand-to-hand combat.
Not long after, three or four medium-sized ships of the "Black Dragon Palace" were captured by the people of Okura City, while other surrounding pirate ships raised their sails and turned to escape: there was chaos in the "Thousand Scales Water Formation" , the rotation of the entire formation had to come to a halt.
Peng San, who was standing on the high platform, waved the lantern for a long time. Beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead. But he gritted his teeth and his eyes shot out a frightening light. The two red lanterns in his hands did not pause for a moment, and kept moving. He sent out a signal and commanded the ships of Okura Castle to continue to approach and kill the enemy. Seeing his fierce appearance at this time, he was no longer the short, wretched and dirt-shit country bumpkin he used to be.
About half an hour has passed since the ships from Okura Castle rushed into the "Thousand Scales Water Formation": "Black Dragon Palace" has lost more than ten ships, large and small, and the entire formation has been rushed into chaos. However, of Okura Castle's twenty-six ships, only three were slightly damaged and no one was lost.
Zhao Xuhai had long been dumbfounded. At this time, he was so devoted to Peng San that he was willing to kowtow ten times. Mr. Qian really didn't expect that there was such a brilliant method of naval warfare in the world. He just felt that he was Tuolin Water Village has led the navy for so many years, but his life has been in vain.
Sima Rulan was also surprised and happy. She clenched her fists with both hands and wished she could rush forward to join the battle. However, as the command flagship of Okura City, the "Jinyu" was far behind the other fleets. Her No matter how good your Qinggong is, you can't fly across the sea several miles away.
Hua Bushi stared at the fierce battle on the sea in the distance, but his expression was thoughtful, and he said: "Now that our ships have rushed into the enemy's formation, does Mr. Peng want to attack those five giant sharks directly?" A ship?"
Zhao Xuhai said: "Of course not. No matter how brave the warships of Okura City are, they only have more than twenty ships, which is far from the hundreds of ships of the Black Dragon Palace. Mr. Peng San's impact is just In order to break the 'Thousand Scales Formation'."
He pointed to the sea and said: "Young Master Hua, look, the formation of the Black Dragon Palace has been completely broken up, and its flaws have been exposed. Mr. Cao and Mr. Shen will definitely not let go of this opportunity. Hundreds of ships from the Walled Navy also entered the formation, and it was time for these pirates to be completely defeated."