Chapter 145 Mingliang Sea Battle(2/2)
If you choose to delay, the Japanese will win.
"I'm going to discuss with Liu Rengui how to fight."
The bronze bird boarded the Tang Dynasty Navy's tower ship.
The Japanese navy, generals Azumirafu, Abehirov, and a group of Japanese lords faced off against the Tang navy on the opposite side.
"The water in the Mingliang Strait is complicated, but I have done detailed research. We can use fire ships to destroy the Tang Dynasty navy's tower ships. With such narrow and complicated water, their tower ships cannot avoid fire attacks at all."
A Japanese lord told the Japanese naval commander his tactics, and Azumirafu and Abehirov nodded.
"There is movement in the Tang Army!"
The Japanese navy discovered that the Tang navy on the opposite side launched an attack. Twenty large ships and hundreds of small boats sailed into the strait.
"The Tang army has fallen into a trap! Arrange a fire ship attack!"
The Japanese navy sent hundreds of small boats loaded with straw, sulfur and other flammable materials. The men rowed hard and rowed towards the opposite side.
All the lords in Japan were nervously staring at the fire ship approaching the Tang Dynasty.
As long as the fire attack succeeds and destroys the vanguard ship of the Tang Navy, the morale of the Tang Army will decline, and the Japanese Navy will have a certain probability of victory.
"Our small boats are no match for the Tang Dynasty tower ships. Fire attack is the last resort to win. The Battle of Chibi and Liaoluo Bay relied on fire attack!"
Seeing the ship used for fire attack approaching the tower ship, the Tang army's tower ship suddenly anchored, and the flexible sentry ship rushed out from the gap between the tower ship and galloped towards the opposite fire ship!
Almost at the same time, the sentry boats on both sides burst into flames, and the captain jumped into the sea to escape.
The fire reflected on the sea, sparkling, the burning sentry boats collided, and the planks fell apart!
Both the Tang army and the Japanese navy used fire ships in the same strait.
"Japanese people are worthy of being our students."
Tongque and a group of Eastern Han lords were a little stunned when they saw this situation.
Two lords from different civilizations thought of the same strategy.
The fire lasted for an hour in the Myeongryang Strait, and the navies of both sides were still confronting each other. The Japanese navy's fireboat used for the decisive victory failed, and they couldn't help but cry out that it was a pity.
In order to protect the Tang army's large ships, the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty sacrificed their own boats.
Liu Rengui, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty Navy, had been observing the changes in wind direction and water flow and was silent.
As the fireships on both sides burned and gradually sank to the bottom of the sea, the direction of the sea breeze quietly changed.
"The time to win has arrived, set sail and attack."
"attack!"
Liu Rengui's ship raised the flag for a full-scale attack, and twenty large ships, protected by a group of small boats, charged against the Japanese navy on the other side of the strait!
"Full speed ahead!"
When the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty saw that the Tang army's buildings and ships were beginning to attack, they also launched an offensive at the same time.
The grudges between the two civilizations are not easy to explain clearly. Facing the Japanese navy, the lords of the three states of the Eastern Han Dynasty attacked with all their strength, unwilling to be left behind!
"The time has come to bet on the fate of the country. May the fortune of the military be prosperous!"
Seeing that the fire attack failed, the Japanese lords could only rely on the changing water flow and narrow terrain in the strait to consume the Tang army!
Row after row of Anzha boats and wooden boats set off!
The sailors on both sides rowed with all their strength to gain the speed advantage.
Liu Rengui was on the deck when his feet suddenly swayed and his expression changed: "The water flow is too fast and it is changing rapidly!"
The lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty were more keenly aware of the unpredictable changes in the water flow with their stern boats, walking boats, and sentry boats.
A large boat was washed to the edge of the island by the unstable current and hit a nearby reef. The wooden boat was dented and seawater poured into the cabin!
No one knows what the water in Myeongryang Strait is like. This is a trap!
"The only option is to fight to the death! Prepare for a boarding battle!"
At this time, the lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty had no chance to know the specific changes in the water flow in the Myeongliang Strait, so they could only rely on their courage to fight with the opponent.
"Use rockets."
Liu Rengui faced this situation, but he was not in a hurry. The walls of the Tang army's ships were high and strong, and the crossbowmen used rockets and raised their heads towards the sky. The rockets in the sky were like meteors piercing the sky and falling into the Japanese navy!
The small boat of the Japanese navy was hit by a rocket and burned easily, and the smoke rose into the sky!
Boom! The tall building ship destroyed the two wooden boats. The advantage of the big ship was fully demonstrated. Not only could it easily crash the opponent's ship, but it also had the advantage of height!
The lords of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Liu Rengui had already discussed that the key to their victory was fire ships and rockets.
"Japanese ships are prone to catching fire."
Chapter completed!