Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 590 The strength is crushed
Red flags waving, 'When!when!when!when! 'All the warships sounded the alarm, and the soldiers who were resting rushed out of the cabins, holding bows and crossbows. In the battle of the sea, bows and crossbows are still the main force in naval battles, especially fully mature rockets, which are even more powerful against sails. weapon.

Therefore, once a naval battle breaks out, the first thing to do is to lower the sails to prevent rocket attacks. Today, rocket technology has become more and more mature, and rockets have become the deadliest weapon in naval warfare. Therefore, almost all warships in the Song Dynasty were Fuchuan. The main purpose of paddle boats is to avoid this weakness.

However, the shipbuilding technology of the Liao State is still not up to the level of building Fuchuan and oarboats, especially troop carriers, which need to carry a large number of soldiers, let alone manpower rowing, and three-masted sails are their standard equipment.

The opponent also seemed to have spotted the Song army, and immediately adjusted its course to the due east, so that the sails could make full use of the strong wind from the west, and the fleet speeded up.

This fleet is exactly the sixty troop carriers of the Liao Kingdom, all of which are three thousand stone ships. This is currently the largest ship that the Liao Kingdom can build. It took them three years to build sixty ships. This time They went out in full force, fully loaded with [-] elite Khitan infantry, and went to Kunzhou. Unexpectedly, they encountered the fleet of the Song Dynasty on the sea.

The captain of the Liao army flotilla panicked and hurriedly ordered to speed up and flee towards the land, but the wind was from the west, so they could only go east. Two thousand miles to the east was Kunzhou, and they had to travel at least fifteen days to arrive.

Seeing that the warships of the Song Army were getting closer and closer, the general of the Liao Army was desperate and ordered to prepare for the battle.

I have [-] troop carriers, and the opponent seems to have only [-] warships, six times the enemy's army. This is the only hope for the Liao army ships.

Han Wang quickly stepped forward and said to Fan Ning: "They are all three-thousand-stone sailboats, or troop carriers, not battleships. We can directly smash their main ships and sink them. Under the shock, they will definitely raise their sails and escape. That's when our opportunity came."

This is the analysis of professionals, shoot people first, shoot horses, and capture thieves first.

Fan Ning asked with a smile: "Do you recognize the other party's main ship?"

"I heard that the flag of the coach of the Liao Kingdom is the wolf's head flag. If we find the wolf's head flag, it should be the main ship."

Fan Ning nodded, "That makes sense, leave the main ship to me, and you are responsible for annihilating other ships."

"Follow the order!"

Han Wang returned to the second ship through the side gusset, and a red flag was hoisted on his ship, which meant that he would be in command of the follow-up battle.

The two fleets were getting closer and closer. Unexpectedly, the Liao army fleet did not put down its sails, but sailed towards him. Fan Ning immediately realized that the Liao army had no experience in water warfare at all, and had no consciousness at all. Until the sails will be caught in fire.

Fan Ning immediately ordered: "The rocket is ready!"

A rocket actually refers to a gunpowder arrow. A two-inch-long gunpowder cartridge is installed at the front end of an ordinary arrow, and it is ignited with a matchlock. After the gunpowder is ignited, it will burn rapidly.

Not only Fan Ning found the fighter plane, but also Han Wang and other navy generals, and they ordered the soldiers to prepare rockets.

At this time, Fan Ning also found the main ship with the wolf head flag, and immediately ordered: "Go at full speed and sink the enemy's main ship."

Fan Ning's ship was built by Zhu's shipyard according to the standards of warships. It was extremely strong and sturdy. A warship as sharp as a go-getter.

It was with this confidence that Han Wang suggested that Fan Ning use the main ship to smash the enemy's main ship.

Ganjiang speeded up the boat, and the two big paddle wheels rolled rumblingly, ramming into the enemy's main boat without hesitation.

The enemy's main ship also noticed the opponent's intentions, panicked immediately, and hurriedly dodged to the left, but how could the speed of the sailing ship compare with the speed of the steam ship, and the ramming angle of the ship slammed into the port side of the enemy warship? .

This is a contest between a warship of [-] shi and a warship of [-] shi. The difference of ten times makes the main ship of the Liao Army look very humble, "Boom! 'There was a loud noise, accompanied by the desperate screams of countless Liao soldiers.

A tragic collision scene immediately appeared in front of everyone. The enemy's main ship was not smashed, but was smashed into two pieces. The strong shock wave killed more than 100 soldiers in the cabin on the spot. They fell into the sea with a rustle, and many soldiers and crew members on the deck were knocked into the air and fell into the sea. They were not killed by the shock, but they called for help in the sea, but the waves were rough and they were quickly swallowed up.

The moment Fan Ning was hit by the big ship, he also lost his footing and almost fell on the deck. Zhu Long had quick eyesight and quick hands, and grabbed him.

All the other soldiers and crew members fell on the deck. Fan Ning suddenly remembered something, his expression changed, and he said to Zhu Hu anxiously, "Go to the boiler room to see if there is any problem?"

He forgot that he was a steam ship, and whether a strong impact would tip over the boiler or damage the steam engine.

Zhu Hu hurried down, and Zhu Long understood his master's worry, and comforted him: "Officer, I don't think there will be any problem. We have encountered many strong winds and waves, and the boiler has never been overturned. The impact and huge waves Slapping the boat makes no difference.

Fan Ning was right when he thought about it. The craftsmen took into account the impact of large waves on the ship, so they installed the boiler and steam engine extremely firmly.

At this time, the soldiers raised their heads on the side of the ship and shouted: "The ship has sunk!"

Fan Ning stepped forward, tens of feet away, he only saw the last mast, and soon, the mast also disappeared.

The main ship and the main general sank into the vast sea together. Thinking of the scene where the ship was broken, the other ships were terrified. Without the command of the main ship, the ships fought separately and turned around to escape.

Fan Ning secretly cursed himself for being confused, since the other party was flying up to die with sails, why did he want to hit it, and just shoot the sails with rockets, but now he is scaring the snake, and the other ships are about to flee.

"Chase!"

All the warships of the Song army pursued at full speed, and saw rockets flying on the sea, and the sails of the big ships were ignited by the rockets. It is very strong, but it is very afraid of fire, and it will ignite when it encounters fire.

This is also due to the inexperience of the Liao Kingdom in shipbuilding. They can use sheepskin to sew sails, but the craftsmen are accustomed to using burlap, so no one proposed to use sheepskin instead, let alone the problem of fire prevention during naval battles.

The troop transport ships of the Liao army were not as fast as the steam engine ships of the Song army. After a while, thick smoke billowed everywhere on the sea. Not only the sails were burned, but the ships were also ignited by the fire. They were all consumed by fire.

There are Khitan soldiers shouting for help everywhere on the sea. The Liao and Song Dynasties have hated each other for a hundred years. No soldier of the Song Army will sympathize with the Khitan bandits who fell into the water. They all stand on the deck and watch the soldiers being swallowed by the icy seawater.

An hour later, sixty troop carriers disappeared on the sea, and together with the eight thousand Khitan soldiers they carried, they all died in the sea.

This is also the worst defeat since the Liao Kingdom played against the Song Dynasty. The entire army of [-] soldiers was wiped out, which made the soldiers of the Song Army extremely excited.

Out of intelligence needs, Song Jun rescued three Khitan generals and took them to interrogation.

Soon, Han Wang found Fan Ning, who was inspecting the boiler room, and bowed down to report: "To my lord, the confession has been confirmed, just as my lord guessed before, their shipyard and port are in the old port of Bohai State. "

"Have they ever had a ship go to Kunzhou before this?" Fan Ning asked again.

He was not nervous at this time, he guessed that this possibility should not be possible, the Liao Kingdom did not have such a strong shipbuilding capability.

"No! They are the first fleet preparing to invade Kunzhou."

After a pause, Han Wang said again: "I'm afraid it's the last one. According to the account, they don't have any big boats anymore, only some small boats under a thousand stone."

"How is the security at the shipyard?"

"It is heavily guarded, and there are about [-] troops stationed there."

Fan Ning thought for a while and smiled: "The biggest defense loophole of the shipyard is that it is located by the sea. As long as it is at the seaside, it is impossible to be well-prepared. At most, it will be heavily guarded on land."

Han Wang thought for a while and said, "But shipyards are usually very large, and it may not be realistic to burn them all at once."

"It's not necessary to burn them all, just burn the warehouse and the keel in the warehouse, and they won't be able to build a big ship within three years."

The most important thing in shipbuilding is the keel. It takes at least three years to build a keel that will not deform. As long as the keel is destroyed, the Liao Kingdom will start from scratch, and it will take three years to build a large ship.

Fan Ning turned around and smiled at Zhu Long and the others: "I plan to entrust this important task and great contribution to you!"

(End of this chapter)