The pirates were so frightened that their eyes widened, but the Taishan Army officers did not hesitate. According to the drill in training, they took off the fire mines from the sail frame, rounded their arms, and threw them at the pirate fleet one after another.
"Boom...boom..." Not everyone has the arm strength of Tai Shici. In order to be more accurate, many soldiers closed the distance. The closer the distance, the sound of the fire and thunder becoming clearer.
The sun shines brightly!
One after another, the firelight traced a shining trajectory, like the sweat shaken off by the red sun in the sky, shining across most of the sky. Before the pirates could react, they landed on the pirate ship one after another.
"Bang...bang..." The impact was not loud, but it was heart-moving and heart-wrenching!
"Put out the fire, put out the fire quickly!" The leaders' orders no longer sounded arrogant, but sounded crying and desperate.
There is no need for anyone else to direct them, the minions have already taken action. Those who draw water and those who beat them are all on the same boat. If the boat is burned, no one can think about it!
The fireball came in a weird way, but it wasn't too powerful. It just burned into pieces around the impact point. As long as it was rescued in time, it wouldn't have time to spread. The problem was that it was too difficult to rescue it in time.
In terms of the number of ships alone, the two armies are vastly outnumbered. The Taishan Army has more than 300 ships, three times as many as the pirates!
The Taishan Army's attack method determines its attack range. Except for fierce men like Tai Shici, how many people can control a sailboard while throwing something the size of a fist dozens or even a hundred steps away?
A few dozen steps is already a close combat distance on land, and it is not much different from close combat in a naval battle. Therefore, the Taishan Army's attack is destined to be fast and concentrated. In this sudden counterattack, first of all
The ones that were hit were the small boats that turned the fastest.
There were close to thirty of these eager-to-dedicate ships, but they withstood saturation attacks from enemies ten times their own. Excluding those special circumstances that deviated from the target and coincided with each other, there were at least seven or eight fire points on each ship.
Put out the fire? Easier said than done!
After turning around, the Taishan Army's fleet formed a column, speeding past in front of or behind the enemy ships like a revolving lantern, leaving only patches of water behind them and firelights flying all over the sky.
One by one blooms, one by one withers and turns to dust.
Flowers bloom and fall, and the cycle continues endlessly.
At this moment, the incompatible water and fire were perfectly intertwined, forming a bright melody.
Of course, to the enemy, this melody only brings deadly murderous intent.
It's not that the pirates didn't work hard, but on a small boat that was two or three feet long, seven or eight fires broke out one after another, and it was already quite difficult to put out the fire.
Moreover, although the fire caused by the enemy's fire thunder was not large, it was very tenacious. With a bucket of water poured down with difficulty, most of the fire was extinguished, but the rest was still beating.
If left alone, the fire will spread again soon. If we focus on this, what will happen to the other fires?
The pirates were in such a mess that no one could care about controlling the ship anymore. Everyone joined in putting out the fire, but they still focused on one thing and the other.
Driven by inertia and sea wind, the out-of-control ships crashed around like mindless flies. From time to time, two fire ships would be seen colliding together, sharing each other's fire and burning more intensely;
What was even more unlucky were those that were not on fire, but after being hit by their companions, they also made a fuss.
Compared with the chaos of the pirates, the Taishan Army was very orderly. They rode the waves and chased the sea breeze, rolling past the pirate ship like a whirlwind, and the frequency of attacks became faster and faster.
By the time the Taishan Army began to turn around for the third time, the thirty pirate ships that had been set on fire had completely turned into fireballs. The minions dropped their fire-fighting equipment and jumped into the cold sea water crying.
What awaits them is a tragic fate.
It's early spring now, and the sea water is still very cold. Whether you can survive after falling into the water has nothing to do with whether the water quality is good or not, it just depends on whether you can escape from the sea water in time. If you can't, even if the water quality is as good as a fish, you will freeze to death.
, the same goes for landing too late. The cold sea breeze, together with the remaining sea water, will take away all the heat in the human body and turn the person into a zombie.
The moment they felt the cold sea water, most of the minions had an enlightenment. They knew why the water on Mount Tai's soldiers could block arrows. That thing must be very thick and made of a lot of leather, so it could be used to keep warm.
Blocking arrows is just a side effect...
More pirates were lucky enough to escape the first round of attacks, but they had no time or inclination to rescue their companions because Taishan's navy was too fast!
It was fast when galloping at full speed, and it was still very fast when turning. Before the pirates even recovered from the sudden first round of attacks, the second round of attacks started from another direction.
Faced with this unprecedented and incredible tactics, the pirates were completely in chaos.
"Back up, get out of the way!"
"Don't come over, your ship is already on fire, don't hurt others!"
"Put out the fire, put out the fire quickly!"
"Don't just pour water on it, throw it on with linen cloth and stamp it out! This fire is weird, water alone won't do it! If you don't want to die, give me some strength!"
Cries, cries for help, curses, and orders all mixed together, like a song of mourning. The pirate fleet, which was so powerful and majestic not long ago, was already showing signs of collapse.
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"This battle method, this battle method is exactly the same as the light cavalry's cavalry and archery tactics. No, it is more powerful than the cavalry archery! Normal ships can only be beaten in front of these strange ships, and they can't even catch the tail of their shirts.
! By the time the big ship turned around, Taishan's army had already made a full circle!"
The pirates were so beaten that they had no time to look around, but the bystanders had enough time to think and marvel. The generals in Liaodong were very knowledgeable about cavalry warfare, and Li Min immediately thought of the light cavalry.
"Sea Qingqi..." This time, Liu Yi did not refute his colleagues, but nodded heavily.
The tactics of the sailboard are the same as those of the light cavalry. They use speed and flexibility to suppress the opponent, disrupt the enemy's formation, and then create fighter planes. However, when this idea is used in naval battles, it is more terrifying than the mounted shooting of the light cavalry.
If you switch to light cavalry, no matter how good the horse is, the enemy will still be the slowest heavy infantry, and the cavalry will not be able to circle around the enemy formation. If the enemy cannot catch up, the horse will be tired, not to mention the speed difference between the two sides.
It could be this big.
But now, Taishan's naval army was going around in a circle effortlessly. No matter what kind of army it is, if the enemy goes around it in circles, it will only become dizzy and chaotic.
"Liu Xiaowei, we'd better withdraw as soon as possible. The pirates are on their last legs. We in Liaodong have offended Wang Pengju so hard. When Guan Cheng is finished, there's no guarantee that the Taishan Army won't target us." Li Min suggested in a trembling voice.
The battle in front of him far exceeded the Lord's expectations. Wang Pengju was much more powerful than expected. He just stretched out his hand and created such a powerful navy from scratch. He casually defeated Zongheng.
Guan Cheng, who had been in Bohai for many years, was unable to fight back.
"There's no rush." Liu Yi rejected Li Min without looking back. His eyes were fixed on the battlefield in the distance, watching the sails galloping across the battlefield like the most heroic cavalry.
"Aren't you in a hurry?" Li Min was anxious. He pointed at the battlefield where the fierce battle was taking place and shouted sternly: "Liu Yi, you can see clearly! How fast those strange ships of the Taishan Army are! They start fast, turn fast, and they are even faster when moving forward at full speed.
! And it is extremely adaptable to the wind direction. No matter how far away we are, if they catch up, they will be the same..."
Liu Yi stared intently and spoke slowly: "Don't worry, although Taishan's tactics are terrible, they are short of time and are not perfect yet. Although they are strong, they also have many weaknesses..."
"Weakness?" Li Min was horrified. He was shocked while looking at him, but his colleagues had already observed the weakness. The difference between it... He didn't care about whether to retreat or not, and asked Liu Yi repeatedly: "What weakness?"
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"The attack power is insufficient, and the range is also poor..." Liu Yi didn't mean to hide anything and directly shared his observations.
The Taishan Army's attack seemed terrifying, but in fact it was not as strong as expected. Guan Cheng was mainly caught off guard, so the situation was so passive.
Liu Yi didn't know what the Taishan Army's fireballs were, but it was obvious that the power of the fireballs mainly depended on the frequency of attacks. The more places on fire, the harder it would be to extinguish them.
Therefore, the main weakness of this tactic is the way and number of fireballs thrown.
Relying on manual throwing, the range is too low and the accuracy is not high. If you want to improve it, you have to shorten the distance. Once the distance is too close, the advantage brought by speed will be weakened. At the same time, the weakness of defense will be highlighted.
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Especially when dealing with larger ships with more manpower and stronger long-range attack capabilities, the weaknesses of this tactic will become particularly obvious.
In addition, the sailboard is too light and can carry few things. The number of fireballs is limited. If it is targeted and restricted, this tactic will not be difficult to crack.
Where there is law, there must be destruction. There are only invincible commanders in the world, but there will never be invincible tactics.
Of course, if the method of throwing fireballs can be faster, with a longer range, and more fireballs, this tactic will become more terrifying and difficult to deal with!
After listening to Liu Yi's explanation, although Li Min was still unconvinced, he had no way to refute. At the same time, he had to admit that the other party's knowledge was indeed superior to his own. In such a fierce battle, he could still remain calm and observant.
Also careful enough.
"Then...shall we go up to help in the battle?" Li Min suggested unwillingly.
"No!"
Liu Yi shook his head, "Guan Cheng is not a newcomer, let alone a fool. Even if he has no time to analyze, he can still make the right response. If Wang Peng's skills are like this, without the help of our army, the Taishan Army will only be defeated. But.
If he has other killing moves, it would be unwise for us to run into him head-on. Anyway, Guan Cheng is blocking him in front, so we can just sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers."
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