Strange Tales from the Northern Qi Dynasty

Chapter 424 Giant Ship
When the defending commander saw his own warships approaching the water fort, he finally realized that something was wrong.

Their speed is really too fast.

They don't look like they are here to serve as reinforcements, but more like they are here to attack the water fort.

The defending general quickly gave orders for his men to come out and fight.

No matter whether the other party is an enemy or one of our own, charging forward like this must be done with bad intentions.

The water fort immediately became busy, the soldiers on the shore boarded the boats one after another, and several wandering small boats quickly moved forward to block the enemy's attack.

Wang Lin stood at the highest point of the leading golden-winged ship, watching the enemy's movements.

This time, Old Man Wang took out all his family assets.

Four gold-winged ships, eighty battleships and frigates, ten chariot ships, six fireboats, a Three Kings frigate, and so on.

There were more than 4,000 soldiers participating in the battle, of which the Golden Wing ships accounted for the vast majority.

All of these ships have southern characteristics, except for the Three Kings ship, which was built in the north. It is also the only warship under Old Man Wang's command, built by his own Gwangju Wanghaitai Shipyard. It was just launched. Also, it is the slowest and the last warship to go. It is quite clumsy and lacks the spirituality of the southern ships.

There was no fear in Wang Lin's eyes, and he just charged straight towards the opponent's water stronghold.

He was not afraid, and the soldiers under his command were even less afraid.

Several golden-winged ships kept adjusting their directions and directly blocked the gate of the water fort. Wang Lin took the lead and broke into the water fort. Soldiers on both sides shot arrows one after another. Wang Lin didn't care about these people at all. After entering the water fort, he directly ordered the golden-winged ships to change directions and block the gate horizontally.

The rest of the clippers pounced directly on the enemy from both sides.

Several golden-winged ships did not participate in the battle, but took on the role of blocking the door and blocking the movement, directly besieging the enemy in the water fort. The small boats carried the soldiers and rushed towards the enemy, turning the naval battle into a boarding battle.

These small boats were extremely fast and agile. After getting close to the enemies, they either extended wooden boards or used ropes and then began to rob the boats.

The advantage of the Chen navy was gone, and even many soldiers were still on the shore and were caught off guard.

Old man Wang did not charge into the battle, but began to give orders continuously. His eyes were extremely sharp. He scanned the battlefield, determined which ships were threatening to him, and carried out key cut-offs. These small boats were like Wang Lin's right and left hands. He could command them with ease. Old Wang was not very good at fighting land battles, but he was undoubtedly the best player in naval battles.

In the past, they had a head-on confrontation with Chen Baxian's founding group, but ultimately failed because of a sudden change in the wind direction.

It would be easier for him to beat the group of people in front of him than for Huang Fachi to beat Hua Jiao.

In a moment, the enemy was stunned by these cunning battleships that were moving back and forth. The formation was completely disrupted and large ships collided head-on.

Wang Lin's fighting style is like blocking many elephants in a corner, and then letting many insects bite each other back and forth. If these elephants want to fight back, they will easily collide with their own people. The small insects cannot hit the elephants, but the elephants can still collide with each other.

The Huaishui Division is stationed on the long waterline, but any water stronghold you pick is stronger than Wang Lin’s navy.

Of course, the garrison in Hai'an is also very strong compared to other garrisons. After all, this is the entrance and exit, and they have to guard the gate.

The battle did not last too long. The blocked warships had no way to deal with the attack of the fighting ships, and the soldiers who had neglected training were no longer able to fight the enemy when they were boarded by the enemy.

The military system of the Han State inherited that of the Qi State. Although Qi State was not good at other things, it still had a say in the military field. Qi State was very concerned about the training of soldiers, and implemented a new training method in the army. To put it simply, it was to set up special training officers to help practice technology, physical training, and courage, and they were only responsible for the training of soldiers, not specific combat. These training officers would arrange time according to different arms, different regions, and the length of the army.

They will also cooperate with local officers to organize some military activities to strengthen the soldiers' organizational capabilities, and the training cycle for core backbones is extremely long and the treatment is higher.

The South is still practicing the hereditary military system and has no fixed training system. The training of the three armies depends entirely on how the local commander arranges it. Therefore, in terms of military, the situation of the North being strong and the South being weak is becoming increasingly obvious.

The water fort fell in a very short time. The Han soldiers captured the Chen prisoners and imprisoned them. Several officers were brought directly to Wang Lin.

There was not much joy on Wang Lin's face.

He learned about the patrol situation here through Hai'an's army, and took advantage of the opportunity when the enemy's main force was out patrolling to occupy the water fort. However, it was useless to just take the water fort, as the enemy's main force would be back soon. Hearing that the Hai'an army was extremely powerful and well-equipped, he had to find a way to defeat them.

Wang Lin looked at the two golden-winged ships docked in the water fort again, with a helpless look on his face. There were two golden-winged ships among the warships left by the enemy here. It seemed that their main army must have quite a few golden-winged ships.

Just this one water fortress had more warships than the entire Han State.
After solving this water fort, there are still more than 30 water forts waiting to be dealt with.

Wang Lin quickly adjusted his mentality.

If you think positively, after you win, all of these will be yours, and you might be able to take on a big enemy in one bite. If you can take down the enemy's Huai River Division in its entirety, the strength of the Han navy will increase many times over.

Wang Lin quickly sent people to transport the prisoners to the other side and asked the army to help guard them. He himself began to actively prepare to fight against the main enemy force that had returned from inspection.

Liu Dao led his men to patrol on the water for a while, but they didn't go too far. According to regulations, he should have been responsible for all defense conditions and land and water conditions within a radius of fifty miles, but he didn't want to be so tired. After he returned, he would send a small boat to take charge.

Is it necessary to mobilize the main force to deal with the pirates?

After inspecting for a while, he went back early.

Leaving his deputy watching over it, he returned to his own private lounge and began to sleep.

He saw his wife and children again in his dream.

It has been almost a year since I left my hometown. I wrote several letters asking for leave to go back and visit my family, but they were not approved.

His wife started complaining to him, why hasn’t he come back after a year?
Those generals can take their wives over from time to time, why can't you?
Before he could answer, his wife started complaining again, the same old complaints as before, saying that her salary still hadn't come. What was going on?
Liu Dao was furious. What else could be going on?

All the money in the national treasury is used to support those big monks. How can there be money for them? They even dare to owe the military salaries. They either pay them late or pay them less, and they also find all kinds of excuses. On the other hand, those big monks are well fed and fat, and they need to be escorted by themselves.
Liu Dao woke up from his sleep angrily.

In the dream, I had another quarrel with my wife who was thousands of miles away.

After waking up, the anger slowly disappeared. He was looking forward to the days when he and his wife quarreled every day. At least he could see her.

Liu Dao frowned and pondered again. He contacted the northerners and started trading earlier. He wanted to make more money as soon as possible, and then find a way to leave here and enjoy life with his family.
"Boom~~~"

He was thinking about how to get rich when he heard a loud noise coming from outside.

Liu Dao suddenly jumped up and yelled: "Damn it, did you hit me?"

Before he could finish his words, his deputy rushed in anxiously.

"Command!! Oh no! There are enemies!!"

"what?"

Liu Dao was stunned. How could there be enemies here?

Aren't we on the water, water pirates?

Whose pirates are so rampant that the damn navy dares to stop them?

Liu Dao pushed the man away and hurried to the top floor.

Liu Dao stood at the bow and looked at the enemy in the distance.

In the distance, four golden-winged ships were leading the way, followed by more than a hundred small boats. They were a mighty force, and had already formed a formation, waiting for him.

Liu Dao was stunned when he saw these navy troops.

Isn’t this a warship of the State of Chen?
But these people did form an offensive formation, and the two sides were about to officially start fighting.

Could it be the Han army?
Liu Dao thought of the commander of the Han army and became extremely excited.

Wang Lin!!
He smiled and looked at his deputy beside him, "Isn't this an opportunity given to us by God?"

"This is the navy of the Han Kingdom, and the leader is that old villain Wang Lin!"

"If we can defeat Wang Lin and capture him, then do we still have to worry about not getting a reward?"

Hearing this, the smile on the deputy's face froze, and he just asked in a low voice: "Is the general here?"

Liu Dao suddenly woke up and realized that this deputy under his command seemed to be a soldier under Wang Lin.

He quickly said, "Zhang Shu! Don't forget it!"

"Your family, as well as my family, are all behind us. If you dare to do anything that is detrimental to Da Chen, our families will be punished together!"

The deputy quickly reacted and said seriously: "Don't worry, I am alive because of Emperor Wen's kindness, and I will never surrender to the enemy!!"

Liu Dao nodded hesitantly, and then looked at the enemy in the distance again. His little eyes were full of pride, and he couldn't help laughing. He was so confident only because of the huge ship he was on.

Gaitianhao.

In the distance, Wang Lin stood on the top of the Golden Wing Ship, staring at the oncoming Chen State navy with a solemn expression.

The first thing he saw was the main ship in the middle.

He recognized this giant ship. This giant ship was built during the Liu Song Dynasty and was called the Gaitian Ship. It was an old ship, and like Wang Lin, it was not young.

But no matter how old it is, it is still a huge ship with six large poles. The Golden Wing Ship wanders around it like a minion, and the Fighting Ship is just like an ant.

Chen Ren is really generous.

Wang Lin had heard people on land talk about a big ship before, and guessed it was a ship as big as the Three Kings or the Golden Wings, but he didn't expect it to be the Gaitian ship.

This thing is not easy to deal with.

Before Wang Lin could make a decision, the enemy took action first.

In a moment, the Gaitian warship was seen speeding up, leaving the people on its left and right, and flew towards the direction of Wang Lin's flagship.

The charge of such a huge monster looks quite scary.

Especially since our side is not as big as the other side.

Wang Lin looked around and frowned.

With a behemoth like Gai Tian, ​​we can indeed rush in and fight. If our own people get too close, it will be detrimental to the performance of the giant ship.

Liu Dao was personally in charge of Gaihai. As he watched Wang Lin's flag in the distance become clearer and clearer, the smile on his face became more and more full.

Very good!
This Gai Hai had been damaged in a past naval battle and was an old ship that was replaced by a new one. But even though it was replaced, it could not be abandoned. The Chen people repaired it and sent it to the Huaishui Division as the main ship.

It was originally used to intimidate the surrounding waters, but unexpectedly, it can be of great use now.

Gai Tian rushed into the camp of the Han army. All of a sudden, the warships that had been arranged in formation changed direction and left quickly. The whole formation was in great chaos. However, Gai Tian did not care much about these. He just kept rushing forward, and his colleagues behind him also began to chase him quickly.

The generals around Wang Lin were all stunned at this moment.

"General, let's retreat first and use the water fort to deal with them."

"superior!!"

Wang Lin ordered his men to raise the flag, and the deputy general was stunned. Are you sure you want to collide with this big guy? !
Wang Lin suddenly took off his armor and threw it aside, revealing his still strong arms.

"Where is the helmsman?!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"Listen to my orders!"

"only!!"

"Where is the master?!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"Listen to my orders!"

"only!!"

Wang Lin pointed out several key points, and then ordered the entire ship to rush towards Gaitian as quickly as possible.

Everyone was not afraid and followed Wang Lin's orders. The sailors worked together and the speed of the Golden Wing Ship suddenly increased. It was at an astonishing speed and crashed straight into Gaitian.

Liu Dao was stunned. Looking at Gai Tian who was charging towards him, he was not polite and immediately ordered "Charge!"

The next moment, an elephant and a tiger charged at each other on the water.

Wang Lin stared at the distance between them.

"Turn left!! Full!!!"

Wang Lin screamed.

The helmsman quickly began to give orders, and the people at the mast were also busy with something. The Golden Wing Ship suddenly changed direction, and the entire ship shook due to the drastic change. The soldiers swayed from side to side and almost fell down.

The Golden Wing Ship turned when it was about to hit the enemy, and the two sides were just about to collide with each other.

"Chongmu! Release!!"

Wang Lin gave the order fiercely.

Liu Dao also gave the order at the same time, "Clap the pole! Release!"

The two warships exerted force at the same time, and the giant ship swung the wooden poles around, "Bang!!!"

The wooden pole fell on the surrounding water surface. The turn that the Golden Wing Ship had just made put it in a very special position, not at the bow, not at the side, but at the junction of the bow and the side. The big pole did not fall on the Golden Wing Ship, but the water flow it brought with it made the Golden Wing Ship shake.

After Wang Lin gave the order, someone knocked out a Chongmu when Jin Chi was close to the giant beast. The so-called Chongmu was a structure similar to a siege vehicle, which was a modification specially made by Wang Lin before going into battle.

In order to install this, the Golden Wing Ship paid a lot of price and sacrificed a lot of things, but this thing is useful. Wang Lin's original intention was to use it to knock over the Golden Wing Ship of the same size, but now, it can also be used on this giant beast! !

Chongmu was blasted out fiercely.

"boom!!!"

There was a loud bang, and the Gaitian warship actually shook.

Just this one shake caused great suffering to the soldiers on the ship. A single shake of a ship of this size would cause great harm.

Wooden boxes and various objects flew everywhere. Some soldiers were thrown out, fell to the ground, and were hit by something.

The fourth pole behind the boat was broken and missing a part because it was not lifted up in time and suffered such a big impact.

Even Liu Dao was clinging to the fence in front of him to keep himself healthy. His eyes widened. He never expected Wang Lin to dare to do this! !

But the Golden Wing Ship was also in a bad situation. After facing the giant beast, Wang Lin's Golden Wing Ship also swayed from side to side, and the soldiers were also miserable.

Wang Lin quickly distanced himself and turned around to look in the direction of the giant ship again.

It seems that he wants to launch a second round of charge.

Liu Dao looked at the Golden Winged Ship in the distance with fear, "Don't charge! Go back to the formation first! We have more warships, so take your time!"

Wang Lin's move frightened him. Was she going to fight to the death? ? Was she so fearless?

Wang Lin launched another charge, but Liu Dao turned around and walked towards him.

The soldiers on the Golden Wing ship cried out in surprise and roared wildly.

Many warships in the distance could also hear those shouts at this moment.

On the other hand, when the Chen State saw their boss being stunned by an enemy golden-winged ship and turning around to run towards them, everyone was stunned and their morale immediately dropped.

isn't it?
Even Gai Tian can’t beat him? ?
So how do we fight?
Looking at the enemy in the distance whose speed was obviously slowing down, Wang Lin looked confidently at the young generals around him.

"Look, warships are important, but they are not the only factor in winning. The key is still people."

"First you must have the courage to be fearless, then you can win!!"

"Only the brave can win!!"

"rush!!"

(End of this chapter)