Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 105: Collision and sinking
Liu Xuan looked at the ten fighting ships in the shipyard. The hull of each one was somewhat different from the previous fighting ships.

The hull is longer and narrower, and the structure is stronger.

Because there is no longer a need for space for sailors to paddle in the bilge, the longer and narrower body shape is more conducive to the movement of the fighting ship.

The biggest difference is that each battleship is equipped with a circular collision angle in front.

The ram is connected to the keel of the ship, allowing the ram to withstand greater impact.

Liu Xuan stepped onto a fighting ship and came to the front of the deck, looking at the sharp angle near the waterline.

With a move of consciousness,
[Notepad opens.]

"Hard impact angle, effective!"

[The hard collision angle takes effect, please select the effective target. 】

"Effective target: fighting ship."

Liu Xuan suddenly realized and set the effective target to the fighting ship under his feet. A circle of yellow halo appeared from the collision angle of the fighting ship. The halo traveled across the entire collision angle to the place where it was connected to the keel.

When the halo dissipated, Liu Xuan looked intently and saw that the angle of collision had changed.

The rounded corners at the front become sharper, and the keel at the rear becomes stronger.

Moreover, the entire impact angle does not become evenly larger.
There are several bumps and undulations in the middle, so that if the collision angle hits the opposite ship, it will make a larger hole instead of a small round hole.

Liu Xuan added the status to all the collision angles of the ten battleships in turn, and then said to Cheng Hu,

"Send orders to the Tiger Camp to follow me to attack."

There were only 3000 people in the Tiger Camp, and Liu Xuan selected 500 people and drove five battleships out of Guangling Port.

Above the river, the vast river flows into the sea from west to east.

Because the terrain is gentle and the water looks quite calm, this was originally a good place for boating across the river.

Just because of the blockade by Jiangdong Navy, not a single cargo ship can be seen on the river now.

The Jiangdong navy led by Cheng Pu would either sink or snatch any ship coming from the north of the Yangtze River, no matter what the ship was.

In the past 20 days, many ordinary traders have come to Liu Xuan to complain because Cheng Pu destroyed their merchant ships.

In the center of the river, General Cheng Pu of the Eastern Wu Dynasty stood on the wide deck of the building ship, holding a wine bottle in his hand, taking a sip of good wine, blowing the river breeze, feeling indescribably comfortable.

Ever since Cheng Pu led his troops to blockade the river, all ships coming from the north of the Yangtze River would be intercepted by him. Either the cargo would be robbed, or if it was found to be an official ship, the people on the ship would be killed and the ship confiscated.

So in less than a month, Cheng Pu's fleet grew stronger.

If the blockade continues like this, when he returns to Jiangdong with hundreds of trophies, the Lord's reward will be indispensable.

"General, the Jianye Lu family has sent a hundred live pigs and two hundred jars of fine wine today to reward the general. There are also ten boxes of jewelry, which have been sent directly to your residence in Jianye."

Cheng Pu's personal guard handed over a gift list.

"Haha, this job is really good. Every day when I stroll on the river, someone will bring me wine and food. Speaking of which, if Liu Xuan hadn't been too threatening, these aristocratic families wouldn't be willing to sacrifice their money to support us."

"Isn't that right? With the blockade of Jiangshui, the supply of goods in Jiangbei was immediately cut off. The Jiangdong market that was occupied by the family returned to the hands of the family. Jiangdong is prosperous. With so many people consuming money every day, how can it be that these dozens of people are spending money every day? A pig can be compared to dozens of jars of wine."

The guard replied with a smile.

They followed Cheng Pu and suffered a defeat at the foot of Guangling City. They originally thought that staying on the river would be a hard job, but after a month, Liu Xuan did not launch any attack.

On the contrary, in the name of war, they snatched all the goods from Jiangbei. Even if not everyone has a share of these spoils, they will all be rewarded based on merit.

Cheng Pu took a sip of wine and said, "Since they sent pigs, it's just right. The weather is good today. Let's kill fifty pigs and reward the brothers. Let them recruit more people to show their talents and block the river tightly."

"Yes!" The guard took the order and immediately started to make arrangements.

As the sun rose in the sky, most of Cheng Pu's five thousand navy troops, excluding those on patrol, had a full meal and rested on the deck.

Cheng Pu also drank too much wine and was sleeping in the cabin of the ship.

Suddenly there was a sound of "dong dong dong" footsteps.
"General, enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Cheng Pu got excited and jumped up from the couch. Because he got up too quickly, his forehead hit the beam above his head.

"Where is the enemy attacking? How many troops are there?"

Cheng Pu asked the scout while putting on his helmet.

"Back to General, five enemy battleships sailed out of Guangling Port and headed straight for our ship formation."

"What? There are only five battleships, and you woke me up with such a f*cking roar?"

Cheng Pu said angrily.

He originally thought that Liu Xuan, who had endured for so long, must be mobilizing ships to prepare for a big fight, so he was still a little serious when he heard about the enemy attack.

But he heard that the enemy only had five battleships, so Cheng Peng was not interested at all.

On his side, there were twenty fighting ships alone for escort.

As the flagship building, the building ship is 40 meters long and more than ten meters high. The five fighting ships are nothing more than a worm in front of the building ship.

"It is enough to send ten fighting ships to meet the enemy."

Cheng Pu took off his helmet and returned to the cabin while talking.
"Go directly to the side and engage in battle. Kill them all and then report back."

Cheng Pu was still drunk, so he didn't want to be disturbed by five fighting ships.

The messenger took the order and left, and immediately ten fighting ships left the building and headed towards Guangling.

The soldiers on the fighting ship had just had a good meal, and they commanded the fighting ship to speed up through the distance.

The scouts have already reported the location of the enemy ship. They only need to take advantage of the current and quickly approach the enemy ship, first hit it to slow it down, and then pick up the side.

Jiangdong soldiers were confident enough for this small-scale water battle.

coming!

Not far ahead, five battleships lined up in a fan shape, heading towards the Jiangdong fleet at a slow speed.

"What a good guy, you dare to come to your door."

The leading commander sneered,
"Brothers, hit us and get ready for a broadside battle. The general said there is no need for prisoners."

As soon as the flag signal was raised, the ten fighting ships adjusted their angles and increased their speed to the extreme.

To the east of the river, on this side of Guangling.

Liu Xuan stood on the middle deck of the fighting ship, holding the side of the ship with one hand and looking far ahead.

His keen eagle eyes were activated, and he could clearly see the actions of the ten fighting ships ahead.

The opponent's fighting ship is not equipped with a collision angle, but if it rushes at this speed, it is obviously to quickly approach the ship's side.

Seeing that the distance was almost there, Liu Xuan calmly said to Cheng Hu,

"Each choose a target and speed up the collision."

"Yes, my lord!"

Cheng Hu took the order and quickly stood on the deck and waved a flag.

The commanders on the other four fighting ships immediately took action.

The steam engine burner was turned on to the maximum firepower, and the windbox was also connected to the steam engine. As the steam engine's crank rod went back and forth, the windbox's tie rod also rapidly expanded and contracted. The whistling wind blew the burner, and the coal inside was already burning red.

"Woooo~~"

The whistle sounded, and the propeller behind the fighting ship sped up.

Five white waves were drawn on the calm river water.

Liu Xuan's battleships are getting faster and faster,

Within a few minutes, the speed had reached the same speed as the battleships of Jiangdong Navy.

And the speed is still increasing.

"How is this possible?" On the Jiangdong naval battleship, the commander stood on the deck, with a trace of solemnity on his face.

As a naval commander, he is naturally familiar with the performance of various ships.

The battleship under his feet was almost at its fastest speed.

There is no wind on the river today. Jiangdong's fighting ships are traveling along the current, so they should be faster than the opponent's ships.

But based on his visual inspection, the opponent's speed had obviously exceeded theirs.

This is not reasonable.

The captain had to concentrate on observing the incoming ship, and this sight made him feel even more strange.

Because there were no oars on either side of the opponent's boat, nor were there any signs of the oars stirring the river water.

But the other party's ship happened to move very fast.

This battle may not be as easy as the general said.

"Cheer up and prepare to meet the enemy!" The captain had no choice but to roar loudly, causing his own ship and nearby battleships to pay attention.

At this time, Liu Xuan's five fighting ships had rushed to less than 20 meters.

The five fighting ships didn't show any signs of giving way, and they all rammed straight towards the Jiangdong fighting ship.

At this time, the commander saw clearly that there was a sharp collision angle in front of each of the opponent's battleships.

This collision angle is installed near the waterline of the battleship. As the battleship rises and falls, it is sometimes immersed in the water and sometimes exposed.

It wasn't until it was within 20 meters that the commander could see it clearly.

At the opponent's speed, it was obvious that he was going to hit him at an angle.

However, the two parties collided head-on.Even if the collision could create a hole, could his own ship withstand it?
The captain didn't have time to think about it. The general's order was to kill them all in a boarding battle, not a collision where they both perished.

"Turn the helm and get out of the way!"

The captain turned around and shouted at Chopshou.

The helmsman received the order and quickly filled the rudder, causing the battleship to move slightly forward and then deflect.

But the commanders of the other four fighting ships did not have this awareness, and directly drove the fighting ships into a head-on collision.

"Bang bang~" Several tooth-breaking collision sounds were heard, followed by the squeaking sounds of broken boards.

They saw four fighting ships on both sides colliding with Liu Xuan's four fighting ships.

The first thing Jiangdong's four fighting ships came into contact with was not Liu Xuan's fighting ships.
It was the three to four meter long collision angle in front of the battleship.

The sharp and hard collision angle easily tore open the battleship's fender, stabbing a hole in the Jiangdong battleship.

As the two ships got closer, the rear end of the collision angle became thicker and thicker, making the hole bigger and bigger.

In the end, the bows of the two sides collided. The waterline near the bow of the Jiangdong battleship was in a mess, and the river water rushed into the hole.

At the same time, the water gushing out from the big hole was blood red.

It turned out that the three- to four-meter-long collision angle in front of Liu Xuan's battleship had completely penetrated the bottom tank of Jiangdong's battleship.

Inside that is where the oarsmen are.

The sharp horns penetrated through the air, and the sailors were unable to avoid them. Many sailors were directly struck by the horns, turning into skewers of human flesh.

Jiangdong's battleship that was hit suddenly lost its mobility, but Liu Xuan's battleship still had huge thrust.

The helmsman of the Tiger Battalion turned the helm and pulled the hard horn to the side, creating another large gash in the already broken bow of the Jiangdong battleship.

Then the battleship accelerated again, made a big turn, and rushed towards the other five Jiangdong battleships.

"Damn, he avoided all of this!"

Liu Xuan held his hands on the side of the boat to steady himself and cursed.

Five fighting ships attacked here, but the fighting ship he was on missed a single hit and missed the opponent's fighting ship.

On the battleship that passed Liu Xuan, the captain wiped the sweat from his head and his lips turned white due to nervousness.

If he hadn't ordered to turn the rudder in advance just now, this fighting ship would have been the same as the other four fighting ships.

The captain looked back and saw four hit battleships, with the planks in front of them broken.

A hole was ripped open in each ship, and the hole extended below the waterline, allowing river water to continuously pour into the hull.

In just a moment, the four fighting ships had already started to stop moving forward.

The captain knew that all the sailors and crew members had given up rowing and were trying their best to rescue the leaking water.

But he knew that all this was in vain. This was the center of the river, and it was still two days away from the nearest Qu'a Port.

And those irregular slopes cannot be temporarily blocked.

These four fighting ships were scrapped.

Liu Xuan passed by four damaged enemy ships and looked at his own four unscathed battleships, feeling reassured.

The hard bump corners live up to their name.

"My lord, do you want to turn the ship around and hit it again? He was lucky enough to avoid the fighting ship just now."

Cheng Hu looked back at the only enemy battleship that had avoided the collision and asked unwillingly.

Liu Xuan shook his head, "No need. After all, the opponent is an experienced Jiangdong navy. He can predict the danger in advance and evade it urgently. There is no surprise."

"Even if we do it again, we may not be able to hit it. It's better to retain the impact and go to the front to do something big."

Liu Xuan looked forward, his hair flying behind his head due to the wind due to the speed of the boat.

With keen eagle eyes, Liu Xuan could see big guys thousands of meters away on the endless river.

At this moment, there was a big guy in his eyes.

The building boat, which is more than thirty meters long, is the perfect target.

The building ship is huge, so naturally it cannot be as flexible as the fighting ship. It is the first time that the hard collision angle is used in the battle. How can you not be willing to take down a big guy.

The steam engine burner is still operating at full power, and the sailors responsible for shoveling coal have been replaced three times.

The speed of the fighting ship sprinting with all its strength has reached its extreme.

The huge propellers at the rear were turning wildly, and the soldiers on the fighting ship looked excitedly at the gradually enlarged building ship in the distance.

Using fighting ships to fight tower ships was an idea they had never imagined.

"General, enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

On the boat, the soldier who had just given the order hurriedly ran to the cabin again and woke Cheng Pu up.

Cheng Pu impatiently kicked open the cabin door.

"You'd better pray that there's really an enemy attack, or I'll throw you into the river to feed the fish."

Cheng Pu's nap was interrupted twice, and there was an unknown fire in his heart that had nowhere to vent.

"General, it is really an enemy attack. Of the ten battleships that went to intercept, four were rammed and sunk by Liu Xuan's battleships, and the remaining six were still dealing with Liu Xuan's battleships. But an enemy warship rushed towards our tower ship. coming."

The messenger replied eagerly.

Cheng Pu frowned, "You actually rammed and sank four of my fighting ships? Aren't Liu Xuan's ships also fighting ships?"

The messenger said: "I don't know, but the scouts from the front came to report that Liu Xuan did collide with our ship with his fighting ship, but their fighting ship was safe and sound."

"Let me go and take a look." Cheng Pu just noticed something strange and hurriedly ran to the deck.

Cheng Pu looked down from a high position and saw a long and narrow fighting ship on the river in the distance, dragging a tail of white waves and rushing towards him at an extremely fast speed.

(End of this chapter)