Chapter 202 Forward (3)
There are many arrangements for large warships to prevent opponents from jumping and binding operations, such as wolf teeth slap, fork rods and other equipment on city defense. But there is no doubt that no matter which type of defensive equipment, it is not as powerful as hundreds of crossbows on the flying fish ship.
Moreover, these volley crossbows are operated by a magic array as a whole because of the fixed operation. There are four magic arrays to control the hundreds of arrow holes on the side of the ship. The flying fish ship only needs to send twenty or thirty monks to control the four magic arrays, so that hundreds of arrow holes can fire crossbow arrow arrows.
When necessary, the crossbows in the four magic arrays can also adjust the shooting angle as a whole, so they cannot only shoot upwards in mid-air. Previously, against ordinary warships in front of the Dashi Fleet, these crossbows fired crossbow arrows forward.
The reason why it is designed into four magic arrays, rather than one, is that even if one or two magic arrays are destroyed, as long as the other two or three magic arrays are safe, the arrow holes on the front hull can still have corresponding parts to operate, and it is more convenient to maintain.
Only such a flying fish ship can be called a naval battle weapon.
The magic weapon warships were very fast, and the two sides charged against each other, so in a very short time, the hundreds of warships in front of the two armies passed by. The battle scenes near these warships were similar. The monks on the Dashi warship suffered a blow, and teams of soldiers fell among the warships, with miserable endings.
There were also monks without the Big Food Warship, who successfully leaped onto the Flying Fish Ship. After all, the specific situations of each ship were different. On the five or six Flying Fish Ship, dozens of Big Food monks were fighting face to face with the soldiers in Lingnan.
However, there are very few such battles, which are completely unrelated to the overall situation. Moreover, as the two armies intertwined, more and more large-scale warships and monks suffered a lot under the skillful and advanced tactics of the Lingnan Navy.
Monshitaz originally thought that when the two armies were in contact, his personal army could show his magical powers. He used his skillful tactics and exquisite cooperation to quickly attack the Tang army warships, and won the victory results like countless naval battles before. However, he did not expect that the two armies would fall into such an unfavorable situation and his face changed drastically.
"What kind of warship is this Tang army? It is equipped with so many crossbows and can still use such tactics?" Mengshitaz frowned, his heartbeat accelerated.
At first, when he saw that the size of the Tang army fleet was only one-third of that of the Great Food Navy, he was still confident and even proud, thinking that victory was within his control. However, he never thought that the opponent's crossbow was powerful and the number was so large that he could adjust the direction during wartime and focus on guarding against the flanks.
This is something he has never seen and heard, and it is his blind spot in knowledge, and he has no idea how to break the deadlock for a moment.
The big food monk who jumped into the tie was like a flock of sheep sent to the tiger's mouth. It would be fine if he didn't move, but he would end up killing him if he moved.
But if the soldiers on the Dashi warship really remain unmoved, they would not be able to protect themselves at all. Montsitaz clearly saw that each flying fish ship had several crossbows that were obviously different from ordinary heavy crossbows. The crossbow arrows fired were not only thick, but also had extremely strong destructive power.
Previously, the Flying Fish Ship relied on this crossbow arrow to penetrate the ordinary warship directly, causing the ordinary warship to suffer heavy losses, sink into the water one after another, and even be dismembered.
Now, although the Dashi magic weapon warship is strong, it can at most only withstand the attacks of the monks in the middle and low stages of Qi training. It still does not have much defense against such a bed crossbow. Every time the bed crossbow on the Feiyu ship roars, there will be an extra hole on the Dashi magic weapon warship next to it.
But in order to facilitate the jumping and tying, the monks on the Dashi warship used hook locks to connect the ships of both sides. They could not easily leave even if they wanted to leave. It was really painful.
It didn't take long before many large magic weapon warships were shot through the hull by the crossbow and overturned and sunk.
"The Tang army is really too sinister, and he actually uses such a cunning tactic!" Mengshitaz's face gradually turned darker into the bottom of the pot. The rapid loss of his warships and monks made his heart bleeding.
When he ordered the magic weapon warship to attack, he felt that he had attached enough importance to the Lingnan fleet. Only now did he realize that the strength of the Lingnan fleet was far beyond his imagination. The Tang army's warships and few warships were not a manifestation of insufficient strength, but that each combat power was extremely well-armed!
Just like the Battle of Talas many years ago, the soldiers of the Dashi were also elite in a hundred battles. In terms of personal combat power, they may not be worse than the Tang army, and they have an absolute advantage in numbers, but they can't do anything to 20,000 Tang army, and they are killed by the opponent and suffer heavy losses.
The most important reason for this is that the Tang army is equipped with too good and its tactics are unreasonable.
However, Monshitaz is not helping at the moment. The number of people in the Dashi Fleet is there. He quickly ordered the magic weapon warship not to approach the Tang army warships and abandon the method of jumping and binding to fight.
"The magic weapon warship entangles the Tang army warship, making it impossible for the other side to escape. The other warships surround each other, and be sure to encircle the Tang army fleet inside! At that time, attack inside and outside, disrupt the Tang army formation, and then divide and surround and annihilate!" Mengshitaz issued a complete combat order.
Although the war has unexpected changes, the Great Food Fleet has also suffered setbacks, and its own side’s major losses are inevitable. There is a big gap between the speculations on the situation of the battle in my heart and reality, and Moncitaz feels very uncomfortable.
But he calmed down his mood, and now he must do everything he can to win the war.
With the issuance of the Mengshitaz military order, the rear formation of the Dashiji warship did not rush toward the Tang army warships, but instead concentrated on shuttle and advanced from different directions in groups.
They strive to avoid fighting against warships. While each ship is hit by the flying fish ship's side string heavy crossbow, they also increase the thickness of their own formation and enhance the combat power and defense of the unit team, in order to achieve the purpose of finally dividing the flying fish ship's formation and cooperating with ordinary warships to surround and annihilate.
However, the ships in front of the Great Eater Warship were already fighting with the Flying Fish Ship, and it was not that simple to escape.
The flying fish ship was chasing them with the power advantage of the side stringed crossbow and firing fiercely, suppressing the monks on the large magic weapon warship that could not raise their heads and could not control the warship freely.
Especially those Dashi warships connected to the Flying Fish Ship, after the attack was frustrated and the monk suffered a lot of losses, they were jumped up by the Lingnan Sea soldiers on the Flying Fish Ship and seized the ship.
The same is true for other flying fish ships in melee. As long as you find the warships fighting with you, the Dashi monks will be killed and attacked, and jumped over the sea to carry out jump-binding operations.
Offense and defense are easy to do in a blink of an eye.
The battle in this sea area was thus in chaos. The ships of the two armies chased each other, fighting for each other. In the dense sound of air explosions, thick black smoke continued to emerge, either overturned or sunk, or charged against the burning hull and fled.
The dense crossbow arrows, as dense as locusts, flew all over the sky, like a waterfall, and were constantly shooting towards the opponent's warships. The monks on both sides showed their magical powers here. Those with low cultivation were close to the warships, and those with high cultivation were like swallows and birds.
The light of various magical techniques is as bright as the sunset and the flowing light is like fog. People are constantly being shot by the opponent's crossbow arrows, and they fall into the sea, and are flooded by arrow rain. They can never fly up again, only blood stains the water surface red.
In the sea surface swallowed by the flowing light of spiritual energy and the rolling smoke, teams of large magic weapon warships rushed out or circled around.
They were like sharp arrows like swords, like mountains like waves, and rushed towards the rear formation of the flying fish ship; their formation was complete and the defense system was sound. Although they fired more crossbow arrows during the charge, they did not suffer much damage, and at least they were acceptable.
Seeing that they were about to rush into the rear formation of the Flying Fish Ship, completely disrupting the Lingnan fleet, allowing chaos to spread throughout the battlefield, Yang Xingmi's eyes searched left and right, and captured the ordinary warship surrounded by two wings further away, with his eyes becoming a little sharp inadvertently.
Of course he could calculate Monchitaz's deployment.
"General, the number of Dashi warships is several times that of our army. If the Feiyu ship is entangled by the method warship, and cannot quickly resolve the battle and win the battle, once it is surrounded by the other party, our situation is worrying!" An aide quickly made a secret comment to Yang Xing, hoping that he would make a decision earlier.
Fleet naval battles are not as good as inland river combat, and they are also different from land army formation battles. Especially when there are magic warships and great monks, the Great Food Fleet can quickly spread the battle to most warships, and the two sides of the war are far more than limited to the junction of the army formation during wartime.
Now, Monshitaz is determined to fight, and the big magic weapon warship is moving forward bravely. He obviously does not want to withdraw his troops and retreat and reorganize his formation and start again.
"The Cannibal wants to decide the outcome with us, and we have nothing to hide. Let these savages see how sharp the Tang Dynasty warships are. The command cruisers are to move forward!" Yang Xingmi issued a decisive military order.
After hearing this, the staff member was obviously stunned. Letting the cruiser attack forward at this moment instead of covering the flying fish ship to adjust its formation and retreat was tantamount to suppressing the power of the entire fleet.
The Lingnan Fleet will have no way out!
In the vast sea with thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty, no rear or stronghold, facing an opponent that is several times more than his own, he will give all his all when fighting without leaving any room for improvement. This kind of military order can be said to be a gamble. Once he loses, the army will be wiped out!
However, this aide had no room for opposition, it was a military order.
Eighteen cruisers moved when they heard the order, like a awakened beast in the sea, breaking through the huge waves and heading forward, passing through the rear formation of the flying fish ships with the adjustment of the formation and exposed the passage, and taking straight to the teams of large magic weapon warships in front!
Yang Xingmi's face looked like iron, and her feet were as if they had grown roots on the deck, and she remained motionless.
At this point, he was already very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of both sides. The Dashi Navy won the huge scale, while the Lingnan Fleet won the "strong ship and powerful guns". It is impossible for one side to retreat. Once this happens, it will be surrounded and entangled and eroded. Only by advancing bravely and working together can the Dashi Fleet be defeated.
Their own fleet was promoting combat deployment very smoothly. Montsitaz, who was standing at the head of the ship, was quite satisfied. Although the big magic weapon warship that fought with the Feiyu Ship had suffered heavy losses at this moment.
More than 100 warships were either sunk or taken away, and nearly 200 warships were chased and beaten, each of which was greatly damaged.
But seeing that the rear formation warship successfully broke through, bypassed the chaotic battlefield, and entered the rear formation of the Flying Fish Ship, the ordinary warship was not slow. When it reached the predetermined position of the two wings, the tactic of blooming in the center was about to be realized, Montsitaz gradually regained a little confidence in his eyes.
Chapter completed!