Chapter 488 Retreat
Seeing the rising fire, Jiang Lang couldn't help but frowned slightly. The Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding technology was actually very advanced. It had used isolated floating warehouses at the waterline. Even if a big hole was blown up, the entire ship would not sink immediately. However, for the warship, it was still very dangerous to break a big hole, at least it was affected on the navigation. What's more, on the side, the hundreds of warships of the Komu Army were still eyeing them.
Looking around, there were more than ten of the first damaged warships, which were not a good thing for the fleet, but the number of small boats of the Komu Army that rushed over was also much smaller. The only thing that was fortunate that the six warships equipped with new guns were not attacked. Once the main battleships of the Komu Army drove over, they could still play a very good restraining role.
"All warships evacuate quickly!"
Jiang Lang decisively issued an order. At present, the biggest problem is to get rid of those small boats and then beware of the attack of the Komu Army warships.
All the warships were getting faster, and at the same time, the soldiers on the warship also began to shoot at the enemy ships that were approaching quickly. The shotguns fired by the artillery began to open up iron rain on the sea. Many of the small boats that were shrouded in the Komu Army were riddled with holes, and screams and cannons echoed on the sea.
Even after escaping the threat of these artillery, the second line of defense was the defense line composed of naval soldiers on the ship, firearms, bows and arrows, etc., and they were condescending, causing a lot of damage to these Komu Army.
Of course, the Ming Navy's warships were not intact. Amid the rumbling explosions, several more warships were blown up with big holes, and the ship began to tilt, but they still did not sink.
The rumbling of cannons, the thumping of firearms, and screams, and the shouts filled the entire sea.
"Sir, the enemy ship still wants to make a move!"
Sun Yuanbiao's voice came at this time, and Jiang Lang raised his glasses. Sure enough, the Komu Army warship that had not moved just now was now starting to move towards this side. All the warships formed a cone, just like cavalry, as a sprint formation.
Now the number of small boats of the Komu Army that were striking has become very small, with corpses and wreckage of broken boats floating everywhere on the sea.
At the same time, the adult warship began to evacuate this area of sea. After turning the direction, the speed of the entire warship suddenly increased. The small boats of the Komu Army could no longer catch up, and the firearms on the ship were a very fatal threat to them.
As for the more than ten warships that were hit by the Ming Dynasty, their navigation speed has slowed down.
"Arrange the array and prepare to face the enemy, and at the same time, the soldiers of the hit ships immediately abandon the ships, and each ship is ready to rescue them!"
Jiang Lang immediately ordered that if these soldiers were not saved, the hit warships would definitely be surrounded by these enemy ships because of their slow speed, and naturally there would be no way out in the end.
Jiang Lang's order was conveyed, and the warships began to form formations and prepare to face the enemy. At the same time, the warships began to hang rope ladders on each warship, preparing to start rescue of the Ming navy who had tilted the warship due to the inlet.
"Sir, the soldiers of these warships are unwilling to abandon the ship! They want to live and die with the warships!"
Sun Yuanbiao immediately conveyed the meaning of these warship soldiers.
"Nothing!"
Jiang Lang scolded fiercely: "There is no warship that can be built, and people cannot be resurrected when they die. Don't you know this? I'm passing the order to abandon the ship and set fire to the warship when leaving. The fleet cannot leave even a piece of wood for the Komu Army!":
Jiang Lang's orders cannot be violated. Finally, the soldiers on the warships began to put down the boats or jumped out of the sea. These non-destructive warships also put down the boats and began to rescue the soldiers.
After basically all these soldiers got off the ship, the remaining soldiers poured the turbulent oil on the deck of the ship, ignited it, and then jumped into the sea.
More than a dozen warships began to burn, and an isolation line began to form among the Ming and Komu Army warships. Behind this isolation line was the Ming navy who abandoned the ship.
As for the other Ming Navy's warships, they began to prepare for battle. The enemy ships of the Komu Army were almost approaching the farthest range, and they seemed to be in full force.
"How many soldiers still haven't boarded the ship?"
Jiang Lang asked in a deep voice.
The Komu Army warships in the glasses are already very clear. There are many people on their warships, and their formation is a sprint formation. It seems that they plan to rush into the Ming fleet, then board the ship, and use the advantage of the number of people to attack the Ming Navy's warships.
"There are 30% more!"
Sun Yuanbiao, who was watching the situation below, replied.
Jiang Lang nodded and said, "Order the six warships to open fire, the target is the battleship in front of the enemy. In this case, don't be stingy with shells!"
"boom……!"
The first to fire was the six ships, because their shells had a slightly longer range, while the rest of the warships remained silent for the time being. There were not many opportunities to fire. Once the fire was fired, there was one less chance.
In order to ensure the impact, the warship faction of the Komu Army became a very precise cone. For the navy of the Ming Dynasty, this was undoubtedly a very good target, and a very huge target.
The shells began to explode on the opposite Komu Army's warship, and countless Mars began to spread. The screams of Komu Army came again. Some shells suddenly exploded when they flew over the enemy ship. It was as if a firework was stretched out in the air. Countless Mars splashed everywhere, some fell on the body of Komu Army below, and some fell on the sails of the ship, which immediately triggered a fire. There were also some lucky shells that directly smashed into the gunner's gunner's position. Mars immediately triggered gunpowder inside, and the violent explosion directly overturned the deck above, and then the entire battleship was surrounded by flames and smoke.
During the first volley, several warships in the front of the Komu Army either caught fire or exploded. The entire Komu Army's conical formation was involuntarily chaotic, and the ships avoided the battleships surrounded by the fire, and the formation became a little loose, but they continued to rush over.
"boom……!"
Other warships of the Ming Dynasty also began to shoot. Although they were loaded with solid bullets, the dense shells also caused a lot of damage to the Komu Army on the Komu Army's warships. If they were smashed by these big iron balls, they would not be much better if they were not killed.
On the Ming Dynasty, rescue is still in full swing, and at the same time, it is still retreating in an orderly manner. At present, keeping a distance is very important.
The artillery continued to fire, and the Komu Army's warships were still rushing forward regardless of casualties. Although some of them were already igniting fires, the house was floating on the sea. The Komu Army on the enemy ships had jumped into the sea, but these warships had no intention of rescuing them. It seemed that they were determined to damage the Ming fleet at any cost this time.
The Ming navy tightly held the firearm in his hand. They all knew that once the Komu Army's warships caught up, it would be a fierce battle after all.
A tense atmosphere filled the sea, and the blazing fires on the Ming Dynasty warships echoed each other.
"Sir, all the soldiers have been rescued and put on the ship!"
Sun Yuanbiao heard a voice of gratitude at this time.
Jiang Lang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then he realized that there was sweat on his back. He did not hesitate at the moment and immediately said, "Retreat with all your strength!"
Under the current circumstances, it is no longer suitable for combat. Although both sides have their own losses in the number of warships, the Mu army obviously has the advantage in the number of people. If they rushed over, there would be a fierce battle at a certain time. Even if they win by chance, it would be a miserable victory. Jiang Lang didn't want to fight that kind of victory without regard for casualties.
The Ming Dynasty warship began to retreat in an orderly manner and adjusted its sails. The warship's sails immediately ate enough wind and their speed suddenly increased, while the Komu Army was still chasing behind them.
However, the Komu Army's warship was slightly smaller and the speed was faster. Although the Ming Dynasty's warship advanced at full speed, the Komu Army's warship behind them was chasing closely. It was probably only a matter of time to be caught up.
Jiang Lang's face was a little heavy. This was the first time he was chased by the enemy. But he naturally knew that sometimes retreating was not a shame, after all, he preserved his strength.
However, the most important question is how to stop Komujun.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Lang thought of the method he used to fight last time. However, this time the warship could bring tincture oil, but there were many wooden barrels used to store fresh water, so he immediately said: "All warships keep enough fresh water for sailing in the next few days, and other wooden barrels will be thrown into the sea."
Jiang Lang's order surprised many people, but he still faithfully executed his order.
The excess wooden barrels were thrown into the sea, and hundreds of wooden barrels were floating on the sea, just blocking the direction of the Komu Army warship.
Jiang Lang was watching the movements of the Komu Army. Sure enough, the fierce Komu Army battleships became chaotic and began to avoid these wooden barrels. In this way, the distance between the two fleets suddenly widened.
Chapter completed!