Chapter 959: You have Zhang Liang’s plan, I have a ladder

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Li Jicheng was shocked to find that Zheng Chenggong was hiding behind his back and wanted to prepare a fire ship for the Tiger Ben Navy. Judging from the burning fire, this guy should have used warships as a merchant ship. Having said that, this guy was really cruel, and he was willing to use all the armed merchant ships as fire ships. It was also a pity that Zheng Chenggong could think of it! Is this guy going to give up?

In the past, the Hu Ben Navy did indeed have a rare enemy warship. If it was seized, it would be quite cost-effective. Through combat, we constantly seized the enemy's warships, and while weakening the enemy's strength, we will strengthen our own strength and kill two birds with one stone. Why not do it? Therefore, in the past, the Hu Ben Navy paid great attention to taking the enemy's warships for itself.

If Zheng Chenggong had ruined the warship like this in the past, Li Jicheng would have heartache. The warships were burned out, and the Hu Ben Army Navy would not have been seized. The annihilation war turned into a tug-of-war, which would have no interest. But now, seeing Zheng Chenggong's suicide-like behavior, Li Jicheng didn't feel anything. Even if Zheng Chenggong burned a three-masted gunship, Li Jicheng didn't feel anything. Anyway, the warships of the Zheng family fleet were no longer suitable for the needs of the Hu Ben Army.

With the launch of a large number of new warships, the number of warships of the Hu Ben Army Navy has become more and more powerful, and its dependence on seizures has become less and less. To this day, basically, the warships obtained through combat can no longer be enhanced by the strength of the Hu Ben Army Navy.

The design concepts of the warships owned by the Zheng family fleet and the warships of the Hu Ben Army are very different. The inability to integrate the two well is the fundamental reason why the Hu Ben Army Navy no longer pays attention to the seizure. Simply put, it is that the enemy's warships are no longer useful after being seized.

Every warship of the Hu Ben Navy is a pure battleship, and I wish I could install every minute of the enemy with armed forces that can make the enemy deadly. Many people say that every warship of the Hu Ben Army is a hedgehog. As long as possible, a sharp sharp thorn must be added.

On the contrary, Zheng Zhilong's warship is both commercial and war-making. While meeting commercial trade, it is considered to add a certain amount of armed forces. There is a fundamental difference between merchant ships and combat ships. To integrate the two together, a lot of performance will naturally be sacrificed.

The displacement of the sword-tooth ship and ordinary armed merchant ships is basically the same, but if the two fight one by one, the armed merchant ship is no match for the sword-tooth ship at all. There is a big difference between professional and non-professional ones.

In terms of the design of the warship itself, the difference between the two is even greater. The warships of the Hu Ben Army Navy emphasize the role of cannons. Cannons are the first main combat weapon, and the others are auxiliary. As long as the cannons can be installed, cannons must be installed. Barrel combat, fire attack, impact angles, etc. are basically no longer considered.

Zheng Zhilong's warships take into account too many of them, including boarding battles, fire attacks, and corner collisions. It is like a three-masted gunship, and the installation of artillery is inappropriate. Once you encounter a professional combat ship, such as the Dragon God Ship, you will be a little confused.

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About half an hour later, ten super-large fire ships slowly descended downstream with a very slow speed. These armed merchant ships had their masts and sails removed, and no one was operating on them. They were driven entirely by water flow. Even with the flow of the Yangtze River, it was not easy to push such a huge thing.

Such a giant was wrapped in burning flames, illuminating the entire battlefield. The entire river surface was reflected with the raging fire. The fish swimming in the water had long been avoided from far away. Even when the distance was three or four hundred meters, you could feel the heat wave of the fire. When the wind blew, the flames kept rising, and sometimes even reached more than ten meters high. It was breathtaking and felt lingering fear.

In Nanjing City, Liu Zongzhou and others were stunned. It was really shocking for the Zheng family fleet to come up with such a solution. What made them feel even more bitter was that the Hu Ben Navy was really powerful, forcing the Zheng family fleet to use a trick of self-harm. If the self-harm edict was not fulfilled, the Zheng family fleet would probably be completely finished.

I don’t know what kind of ways will the Hu Ben Navy have to deal with these super-large fire ships? If you can’t stop the attack of these super-large fire ships, you are afraid that the Hu Ben Navy will suffer a lot of losses. Once the Zheng family fleet wins, the Hu Ben Army may have to spend more effort to control Jiangnan.

On the Hu Ben Army, the artillery attacks were indeed weakened for a while, and the officers and soldiers were attracted by Zheng Chenggong's crazy actions. Only Zheng Chenggong could do such a big deal. Ten burning super-large fire ships slowly descended down the river, the fire illuminated the entire sky, and the river surface was reflected in red. Such a scene is indeed unforgettable.

"Commander?"

A staff officer asked in a low voice.

This is waiting for Li Jicheng's order.

"Let Cangshan boat prepare explosive packs and find a way to blow them up."

Li Jicheng said in a low tone.

Seeing these super-large fire ships prepared by the Zheng family fleet, Li Jicheng thought of a way to deal with them. It is unlikely that these large fire ships would be held by Cangshan boats. Li Jicheng estimated that Zheng Chenggong would not easily let these super-large fire ships be pulled. Since they could not be pulled, then blow it up. No matter how fierce the fire was, it would not be able to block the surging water of the Yangtze River.

Being able to overwhelm many others and becoming the commander of the First Fleet of the Hu Ben Army Navy shows that Li Jicheng has extraordinary abilities. His reaction ability, comprehension ability, and judgment of the situation are all quite strong. At this moment, Li Jicheng's reaction ability is fully reflected. While the staff members were still thinking about how to restrain these perverted super-large fire ships, Li Jicheng had already thought of explosives.

The explosive pack is the killer weapon of the Hu Ben Army. It is always indispensable to conquer cities and lands. However, it is used less often in naval battles. However, the fewer times it is used does not mean that it is not applicable in naval battles. In fact, in naval battles, explosive packs can also be used.

There is no more convenient way to completely destroy a ship than an explosive pack. Put the explosive pack under the cabin and then detonate it, which can blow a big hole into the bottom of the ship. The sea water pours in desperately, and it doesn't take ten minutes to sink an armed merchant ship. Even a large warship like the Dragon God Ship, which is specially strengthened, cannot withstand the explosion power of ten kilograms of black explosives.

However, this kind of damage is something that Hu Xiaobin and the others can bear. As long as they can kill these burning armed merchant ships, no matter how much the price is, it is worth it. Even if it is to exchange a Cangshan ship for another armed merchant ship, compared with the Dragon God Ship and the Sword Tooth Ship, the sailors of the Cangshan Ship must have such a spirit of sacrifice.

"Just do it like this!"

Hu Xiaobin made a quick decision.

Of course, the person responsible for throwing explosive packs was Popeye. The Popeye next to Hu Xiaobin, called Bisetta, was a foreign race from the Western Regions. During his prosperous period, the Ming Dynasty was like the Tang Dynasty. He came to congratulate and worship from all directions, and there were many foreign ethnic minorities.

Many of them reproduced and grew up in the Central Plains and gave birth to many descendants. Bisetta is one of them. However, because of the age of time, Bisetta himself did not know which tribe he was. Hu Xiaobin didn't know either. However, it didn't matter. As long as Bisetta was willing to do things for the Hu Ben Army.

"Slower!"

"left!"

"From the way!"

Hu Xiaobin directed the Cangshan ship and gradually approached a burning armed merchant ship. The fire on this armed merchant ship was burning particularly fiercely, and bursts of flames kept rushing upwards. At the end of the flame, Hu Xiaobin could even see some obvious blue colors. It is said that the fire was perfect, and the temperature of these flames can be imagined.

From time to time, there was some wind on the river surface, and there was no direction. The wind helped the fire, and sometimes the flames even rushed out more than ten meters outside the ship. If the person was within this range, they would definitely be burned. The crackling sounds made on the fire boat also made people close to them very nervous. If the armed merchant ship suddenly burst, Hu Xiaobin and the people around him would all be finished.

In fact, when the two sides were about thirty or forty meters apart, Hu Xiaobin and the others could not withstand the attack of heat waves. The waves of heat waves were scorching their bodies, as if they were about to crack them. They kept scooping water from the river surface, pouring down from head to toe, soaking all their clothes on their bodies to block the erosion of heat. However, the scooped river water seemed to be hot, and there was no cooling effect at all.

It was in such a heat wave that Hu Xiaobin and others gritted their teeth and persevered. In the end, the Cangshan ship successfully approached the burning armed merchant ship, and the distance between the two sides was shortened to about twenty meters. The distance of twenty meters was indeed too close on the river surface. Ordinary sailors could swim twenty meters by one thrust down. In this case, not to mention the wind, even if a wave came over, it was possible to push the Cangshan ship onto the burning armed merchant ship.

At this time, if the Cangshan boat is not operating carefully, the mast is tilted and the flames that are rushing upwards will burn on the sails. As we all know, in order to resist the invasion of water vapor, the sails are covered with a lot of tung oil. Once the fire catches, the sails will definitely burn violently. Without the sails, Hu Xiaobin's Cangshan boat will lose control.

Faced with such a situation, Hu Xiaobin, as the captain, was indeed a little nervous. This kind of thing was no different from seeking death. Hu Xiaobin could even feel that his hair began to curl due to the scorching heat. The smell of burnt hair was floating in the air, which made people feel very disgusting.

Bisetta, who stood on the mast, was also a little nervous. His position was Popeye, not a high-altitude sailor. His usual training was to throw cables on the deck or flying flasks, and he had never tried high-altitude operations. Now, it is indeed a bit difficult to throw explosive bags at the top of a ten-meter-high mast!

It is absolutely necessary that Bisetta took a deep breath, estimated the distance and direction, then closed his eyes and threw the explosive bag out with force. Although Bisetta was big and not brave enough, he did not dare to see the landing point of the explosive bag at all with such a difficult movement. He could only pray to God for blessings and let the explosive bag fall accurately on the target fire ship.

"call!"

The first explosive pack was thrown out.

"puff!"

The explosive pack accurately landed on the burning merchant ship, accurately landed on the unburned place, making a slight sound. Seeing the explosive pack falling accurately, Hu Xiaobin and the sailors around him fell into his heart.

"good!"

"Bissetta, good job!"

"After going back, I will reward you with three days off!"

Hu Xiaobin screamed excitedly.

However, his voice came to an abrupt end, and his face became distorted.

It turned out that the explosive pack that landed on the deck actually jumped up, then crawled into the burning fire, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Oops!"

"Abandon the ship!"

"diving!"

Hu Xiaobin was shocked and yelled quickly.

He never thought that Bisetta would throw the explosive pack into the fire directly. Even idiots could think of what the consequences would be if the explosive pack fell into the flame.

Damn it!

How could the explosive pack bounce?

However, everything you say at this time is fake, and escape is real. Once the explosive pack explodes, it will definitely blow the armed merchant ship into pieces. Within such a close distance, the flying wood chips will definitely beat the Cangshan ship beyond recognition. If they were still on the ship, there would be almost no possibility of saving their lives.

"Plop!"

"Plop!"

"Plop!"

The sail drivers, deck sailors and gunners on the Cangshan boat all dived, stirring up countless waves. Bisetta and others directly attacked the river from the ten-meter-high mast, and then dived desperately. Hu Xiaobin was the last one to jump into the river and dived desperately.

This is a basic move to save lives, and all sailors can't be careless at all. Just kidding, if there is no obstacle from the river, the blown-off debris can be killed. Only by diving below three meters desperately can you save your life.

As soon as he pierced into the river, Hu Xiaobin felt that something was pushing hard behind his body. Then he became confused and his hands and feet seemed to have lost their strength. He seemed to hear a huge explosion. Then, he felt dark in front of him, and he felt as if he was about to faint.

He hurriedly bit his tongue to make himself more awake, and at the same time he pinched his thighs hard to continue to make himself more awake. These are also the basic actions to save lives, which were taught by Zhang Zhun himself. At the moment of life and death, it can often save many lives. Under the water, once a person loses consciousness, he will be completely finished.

"Boom!"

On the river behind Hu Xiaobin, a ball of fire lighter than the sun burst out, and then a deafening explosion sound was made. After the explosive pack exploded, the raging fire turned into Mars flying around. Looking from a distance, it seemed like a day's fire was bursting out, and the scene was indeed too scary.

The huge air waves overturned Hu Xiaobin's Cangshan boat in an instant. The mast was deep in the river, and then it was severely broken, and the bottom of the boat was directly knocked down. The various debris produced by the explosion hit the bottom of the boat like bullets, knocking the thick bottom of the boat out of recognition. If someone was on the boat, there would definitely be no chance to survive.

The wooden armed merchant ship could not resist the bombardment of explosive packs, and a big hole was blown up at the bottom of the cabin. The sea water continued to pour in, and the armed merchant ship quickly sank. The burning fire, soaked in the river water, seemed like a demon who was unwilling to fail, and eventually disappeared completely on the river surface.

"call!"

After a while, Hu Xiaobin and others came out from under the water. They were breathing fresh air greedily. Because of the rapid diving, they were not hurt much. The most serious injury was probably Hu Xiaobin himself.

The other Cangshan ships followed suit and threw explosive packs onto the burning armed merchant ships and destroyed them one by one. This method was indeed effective. The wooden armed merchant ships could not withstand the bombardment of the explosive packs. Soon, all ten armed merchant ships were destroyed. However, the Hu Ben Navy itself also paid a certain price.

Hu Xiaobin and the others were lucky. Seeing that the opportunity was not good, they immediately sneaked into the water and avoided the attack of the armed merchant ship explosion. In the end, only some people were slightly injured and everyone was alive. There were three other Cangshan ships, which were directly overturned when the explosion was exploded. The sailors on the ship had no time to retreat, but some people died.

Finally, the death toll must be more than one hundred. There was a Cangshan ship with the worst damage, including the captain, and none of the thirty-two sailors survived. However, it was definitely worth it to exchange such casualties for ten burning armed merchant ships.

"Damn it!"

Zheng Shouyuan muttered to himself.

These Cangshan ships of the Hu Ben Navy are really desperate, and they destroyed all ten burning armed merchant ships. The Hu Ben Navy has such a way, even if the Zheng family fleet uses other fire ships, they will probably not work.

"what to do?"

"what to do?"

"what to do?"

Found that all the super-large fire ships that he had been preparing for were sunk to the bottom of the river. Zheng Chenggong felt that his head was in pain as if it was about to burst. What exactly should we do? To solve the dilemma in front of us?
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