Chapter 971 Afterglow of the Empire (27)

Without any accident, this fleet composed of Pyro soldiers immediately turned into Hell Vulcan, radiating light and heat among the chaotic army.

Or:

Heat and death.

As long as it is nearby, the Japanese warship will quickly turn into a burning fireball, without any exception.

In the sea area of ​​the feature film, the sound of Japanese people crying for their father and mother can be heard, a gust of sea breeze blows, and the strange smell of burnt flesh permeates the ocean.

Plop! Plop!

This kind of heat was unbearable, not only caused physical pain, but also hurt like a curse. Because of this, countless Japanese pirates would rather be buried in the bottomless sea than bear the pain caused by the burning fire.

The fire was blowing and the wind was blowing, nearly a hundred thief ships were simmering all over in an instant, and the sea was completely red.

The Japanese navy was so embarrassed under the surprise attack of strange weapons.

Correspondingly, the situation created by the fire-breathing soldiers changed the direction of the war. This huge support fleet fell into a panic and was forced to give up the idea of ​​breaking through quickly and saving Zhongsheng Honda as quickly as possible.

Seeing that the enemy fleet, which was still traumatized, retreated a little bit, Li Chao's navy couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The uncrowned admiral Lu Li, who was in the center of the storm, had only one order after receiving the relevant news: prohibit the North Korean sailors from using fire attacks.

He made up his mind to let the old general Deng Zilong return home safely, but he couldn't let these guys follow the historical track, because they were too excited to burn firewood, and set the ship of the Ming army general on fire.

It is undeniable that Li Chaoren's firewood is quite good. In order to improve combat efficiency and kill as many enemies as possible, they piled up a large number of branches on the warship.

And these are all cut into similar lengths, and the branches and leaves are kept as much as possible. Fifteen of them are bundled into a bunch, and they are exposed to the hot sun until they are completely dehydrated.

Once encountering an enemy ship, special sailors will be arranged to hold the fagots and pour special deep-sea fish oil on them.

It is not as good as the damage caused by the Pyro in the Ming Dynasty, but it also has a certain probability of igniting the Japanese ship. In this way, it can mark the location, point out the direction for the gunner, and ignite the gunpowder room of the opponent's ship.

However, Lu Li felt that the risk was too great. For this advantage, putting Deng Zilong in danger was a complete loss-making business!

First of all, he admired this veteran, and he didn't want him to die in a foreign country and be reduced to a foreign place where he was buried. He needed to carve the head with wood, and barely ended up with a whole body.

Secondly, changing the fate trajectory of the original well-known figures will also improve the post-examination evaluation.

This should be done both in public and in private.

Of course, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and Lu Li is not a person who does not know how to adapt.

After studying for a period of time, he realized that although the coalition forces of the Ming and the Dynasties had established a certain degree of tacit understanding in combat, there were still many places that did not match up, and it was impossible to change the style of warfare so quickly.

Based on this, he gave an order that may not be effective: In the event of a fierce battle, Yi sun-shin felt that it was necessary to use their traditional firewood warfare to avoid accidental injury.

Li Sunchen is a smart person and can understand what Lu Li is worried about.

So in the very beginning stage, the distance between the two parties was deliberately widened, so that they could take care of each other, but they could not accidentally hurt each other...

In this way, under the simple and effective tactics, the Japanese ships were forced to retreat a certain distance, ending the ineffective tactics of ramming like headless chickens, and thinking about countermeasures while confronting each other.

Honda Zhongsheng, to save!

But no one wants to become a torch in a daze, and become a ghost in the deep sea along with the battleship.

the other side.

Even though Honda Zhongsheng's original belief was as firm as iron, as time went by, the controllable range was continuously compressed by the Ming army on both sides, and there were fewer and fewer elite and familiar figures under his command, so he began to become anxious.

However, for an encirclement circle of the size of the Ming army, it was only possible to complete the encirclement when the military strength and morale were at their best when they were first besieged.

At the moment, there is nothing he can do, so he can only order the whole army to persevere and wait for the reinforcements to find a way to open a gap.

In Honda's vision, the most likely direction should be land.

No way, he really didn't think his navy could defeat the coalition forces overseas, because the opponent's firepower was so fierce that it was frightening.

But the reality is extremely cruel.

If the reinforcements sent by Tokugawa could send a message to Honda Tadakatsu, Dongguo Wushuang would come to the opposite conclusion, and hoped to break out by himself——

Live to die, walk by water!

At this moment, there is no large fleet at all outside the city of Shuncheon, only more than 20 scattered warships, which are constantly cruising and responsible for delivering news.

The main battleship was a giant turtle ship, on which sat a group of demons, headed by black maned horses and bull demons.

The total strength of the troops should not exceed one thousand.

As for the marines and sailors staying in the city, after this period of fighting, the number was less than 2,000. It seemed that the offensive was fierce, but in fact it was inseparable from the fact that the general took the lead.

"Lord Chief Soldier, are you sure you want to share the credit with Liu Ting, an old boy?"

"If you just want to behead Honda Zhongsheng yourself, then the officer can do it for you and capture him alive and turn him into an animal waiting to be slaughtered."

Chen Lin's body was covered in blood and his condition didn't look good, as did all the generals beside him.

However, they looked energetic, as if as long as Lu Li gave an order, they would collectively mobilize to fulfill this promise.

"Don't underestimate the enemy."

"The credit that should be given to you will only be more or less. I will write a letter to the court, saying that this battle depends on the cooperation of all of you..."

Lu Li shook his head.

Only Liu Ting has a strong background and can use up his life to consume Honda Zhongsheng to the point of desperation.

Anyway, he has already been sealed, and it is not worth feeling bad to give away some of his military achievements in return. The old boy also thinks that this deal can be done, and he is afraid that Lu Li will go back on his word, so he urgently ordered the messenger to report:

At the third watch of the night, the general offensive began, and the West Route Army launched an endless charge.

It is different from the way of fighting against Daoshan with all kinds of thoughts and hands and feet. At this point, Liu Ting has no way to turn back. It is roughly estimated that his subordinates have lost more than 10,000 people in battle.

Not to mention that Tokugawa Ieyasu sent a thousand fake Japanese heads, even ten times more, he would not agree.

If Ben Duo didn't die, Liu Ting would have to die!

The difference is that the former will die within these two days, while the latter will be escorted back to the court to go through the process, so he can live a few more months.

"Immediately set up the tiger squatting cannon, lest the Japanese jump over the wall in a hurry and try to break out from our side."

Lu Li didn't want to take any risks, and there was no need to take any risks. He just needed to sit on the sidelines and wait for good news from Liu Ting.

"yes."

Seeing that the coach was determined, Chen Lin stopped persuading him and began to organize artillery formations and defense zones for each battalion.

In fact, beheading Honda Zhongsheng is of great significance only to the actor——

This side of the world values ​​the merits of beheading generals, but it is far less than the former, and is more eager to gain command of the attack.

Therefore, after Lu Li promised to give up the status of the leader of this battle to Liu Ting, he added additional conditions:

One thousand real Japanese heads.

In this way, reward the generals under his command.

Finished the last stitch.

ps. This time it's really the end, no matter what, it's a complete story, let's wait for the conclusion at the end of the volume.