Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 215 Don’t play by the rules
Although Shang Kexi's fleet blocked the grain ships in a fixed sea area, it was as difficult to lock onto dozens of warships in the vast ocean as it was to find a few stones at the bottom of a lake.

Even if there is a traitor using carrier pigeons to deliver messages, warships are not fixed fortresses or military camps, but are constantly changing.

Do the enemy soldiers have some secret method of searching for the enemy?
Shang Kexi shook his head and put this distracting thought aside.

The most urgent task was to destroy the enemy's warships and completely trap the reinforcements of the Ming army in Fuzhou. When the General Zhengnan went south to pacify Fuzhou, he would be credited with a military achievement.

Shang Kexi observed through the telescope and found that there were not many Ming army ships, and each ship was flying multiple flags. The flag with a black background and a bone dragon on one of them was different from the rumors.

The black flag is trimmed with white edges on all four sides, and the curled up white bone dragon has several white lines added, which not only retains the similarities with the Black Flag Army, but also makes subtle modifications and distinctions.

Shang Kexi knew that the army stationed in Dengzhou was a branch of the Black Flag Army, the Beiwei Army.

After experiencing the previous single-boat battle, Shang Kexi understood the style of the Beiwei Army. Although they had left their original commander, they had not lost their bravery of the Black Flag.

They are still the killing gods who hate the Tartars.

Fortunately, although there were many enemy ships, there were not many powerful medium and large warships. Most of them were defective ships modified from civilian ships, and even the cannons were temporarily placed on the deck.

This positioning makes the warship's center of gravity too high, making it difficult to place more artillery, and the ship is doomed to be at a disadvantage in naval battles before the battle even begins.

Shang Kexi learned from the previous lesson and decided to make full use of the advantage of artillery to bombard the enemy ships from a long distance, so as not to give the Beiwei army the opportunity to board and self-destruct.

There was just one thing Shang Kexi didn't understand: most of the modified ships were not equipped with cannons, but with flat "sheds".

Dozens of Ming army ships suddenly retracted their sails, wasting their advantage in fast ships.

What is the enemy doing?
Shang Kexi was puzzled. Giving up maneuverability on the sea was tantamount to suicide.

Suddenly, those "greenhouses" expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, like giant monsters born from ships.

Shang Kexi took a closer look and was surprised to find that they were not "greenhouses" but giant Kongming lanterns. What was even more surprising was that the bamboo baskets under the Kongming lanterns could carry people.

The bamboo baskets come in different sizes. The large ones can hold seven or eight people, while the small ones can hold three or four people.

These "Kongming lanterns" quickly rose into the air and gradually floated along with the south wind, but there were ropes underneath these Kongming lanterns, just like sparrows eager to fly with one foot tied. Even the ships that lowered their sails and slowed down were pulled forward by the "Kongming lanterns".

Suddenly, the ropes that bound dozens of "Kongming lanterns" were untied, and they flew towards Shang Kexi's fleet like birds freed from their restraints.

Faced with the giant Kongming lantern that was coming at him with all its force, Shang Kexi felt no fear or worry, but rather a little confused.

As we all know, naval battles in this era were fought in a simple and crude manner. Either the ships would get close and use artillery to bombard each other to see who had stronger firepower or a sturdier hull.

Or the sailors can board the enemy ship and fight, defeat the enemy sailors in close combat, and annex the enemy's ships and remaining sailors.

If the enemy is at a disadvantage in a naval battle, they will usually use a large number of cheap fire ships to set fire to the enemy's fleet, achieving the effect of burning all the ships.

But no matter how innovative the tactics are, naval battles always require getting close to the enemy.

This Kongming lantern is floating high in the sky. How can the enemy soldiers who are on the defensive fire their bullets and arrows to kill the enemy?
No matter how powerful a projectile is, it will lose its kinetic energy after traveling such a long distance, right?

However, he did not expect that the creatures of the "Fourth Disaster" never played by the rules. Dozens of "Kongming Lanterns" began to drop black weapons before they reached the heads of the Qing soldiers, just like mushrooms in the mountains releasing dense tiny spores.

He was still wondering if releasing "gunpowder packs" at this altitude was even effective when he suddenly looked through the telescope and saw that those gray "spores" had faces and limbs, and some even moved their limbs slowly like humans...

That was the Beiwei soldier who made the layup just now!

Two or three hundred "spores" were like a line connecting the water and the sky. Some funny soldiers formed an eight-pointed star in the sky, and then scattered colorful confetti as if they were giving some fireworks to the newlyweds to add to their joy.

Then they scattered and swooped down like arrows. This shocking and horrifying scene was like a bolt from the blue, making Shang Kexi see stars.

Those falling from the sky are really living mortals!

"Is Beiweijun crazy?" Shang Kexi shouted. There was no chance of survival after jumping from such a height!

The Beiwei Army is not afraid of death?

The strangeness of the placement of the eight-pointed star and the fearless bravery of the Beiwei Army were intertwined. Shang Kexi couldn't help but feel a deep fear in his bones, and superstitious thoughts arose spontaneously.

Not only were they not afraid of death, they were not even afraid of the pain of falling from a high altitude and being smashed to pieces. Many soldiers even roared and shouted wildly, with happy expressions on their faces.

Could it be that the Beiwei Army is actually the demons in the rumors?

The dense swarms of flying soldiers looked like a flock of seagulls flying around a ship, or like flying squirrels jumping from a tree, spreading their wings to control the direction of their landing.

The strange phenomenon in the sky soon attracted the attention of the Qing soldiers, and more and more people could see the "strange phenomenon" in the sky with their naked eyes.

The Qing soldiers shouted instinctively. No one could predict what would happen if more than 200 madmen fell down.

Screams of terror rang out one after another on the warships. The leaders on the ships yelled at the top of their lungs, and the Qing soldiers raised their muskets, drew their bows, and shot arrows indiscriminately into the sky.

"Your Majesty, the enemy soldiers are coming, what should we do?"

Shang Kexi's brain almost crashed, and he was unable to make the necessary judgment based on the shocking situation.

He stood stupidly at the side of the boat like a walking corpse, watching the terrifying demon getting closer and closer. His heartbeat in his chest became more and more rapid and powerful, almost bursting out of his body.

The madness of the Beiwei Army can no longer be described as bravery, it has reached the level of madness that has broken through the soul level!
They are simply demons with beastly hearts!
Demons bent on killing are coming to attack us. How can ordinary people with mortal bodies stand against them?
He watched helplessly as the fastest-diving Beiwei army should have plunged into the seabed, but suddenly spread its cloth-like wings, swayed its body with all its might, and forcibly reversed the direction of its attack by half a degree, crashing into the top of a sailboat.

The Beiwei army flashed across the sky like a meteor in the middle of the night, and flames shot up into the sky. The strong impact of the explosion cut off the ship's mast like an axe chopping wood. The mast fell down with a creaking sound, crushing seven or eight terrified sailors to death.

The remaining sparks ignited the sails, and the flames immediately burned up. The fallen mast ropes grabbed several sailors who were eager to escape. However, the ropes were too tight and the fire was too strong. Several unfortunate people screamed and wailed miserably and were burned to death by the flames.

Even though there were three warships between them, Shang Kexi could faintly hear the screams of those being engulfed in flames, followed by the deafening explosion.

A large ship not far away was hit three times by "carbon-based missiles". The masts and cables were all destroyed, and the gunpowder boxes piled on the deck ignited and exploded. The unfortunate sailors were blown into the sea by the impact. The whole ship soon engulfed in flames and stopped on the sea like a torch.

Ships at sea are not like soldiers on land that can disperse, and every large ship is a sitting duck for "carbon-based missile" arson.

The Qing army leader, who was trying hard to keep his spirits up, shouted orders, and the sounds of bird guns and arrows being fired rang out. The lead bullets and arrows that barely served as anti-aircraft weapons could not form a dense barrage.

At this time, a demon from the Beiwei army swooped down towards the crowd. Perhaps because of his poor skills, he failed to explode in time, and instead broke through the deck and got stuck in the middle, unable to move.

The sudden accident scared the sailors around. They stared blankly at the damaged deck, then looked at the tragic body on the ground in surprise. The blood splattered everywhere gradually spread.

Just as the sailors were bravely moving forward, they suddenly saw the Beiwei soldier, who was not yet dead, open his eyes and his eyeballs rolled down his sockets.

The bloodshot eyes stared straight at me, looking like the zombies and evil spirits in horror stories, which made me mentally breakdown.

The dying man said with a strong accent, "What are you looking at!" and then used a fire starter to insert it into his chest and abdomen and ignite the gunpowder bag.

A flash of fire exploded, and the relatively closed cabin increased the power of the gunpowder explosion. The powerful impact, accompanied by a heat wave, broke through the deck, and dozens of people were blown away, and then fell and were crushed to death.

The open gunpowder cans on the deck were ignited by the flying sparks, instantly causing a series of explosions. The sailors who were still shooting high in the air on the deck were almost instantly engulfed by the huge waves of flames.

The masts and deck railings exploded in all directions, like a blooming red lotus.

There were continuous rumbling explosions, black smoke mixed with flames rose into the sky, and the strong impact stirred up salty and wet waves.

The cool sea water poured over his head, and Shang Kexi came back to his senses from his dazed state.

The violent explosion was still vivid in the minds of the sailors. They were already terrified. The rapidly approaching flesh and blood puppets rapidly enlarged in their eyes. He couldn't help but yelled and closed his eyes tightly.

Just as Shang Kexi was about to die, a burst of surprised shouts suddenly broke out in his ears.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw that several fast-moving demons had changed their trajectory and were flying towards other small and medium-sized ships.

Could it be that the enemy saw the two teammates tied to the bow and did not want to hurt friendly forces?
However, no one escaped from the Beiwei Army's civilian ship. How could they know that the two people at the bow were not ordinary civilians, but comrades of the Beiwei Army?

All the ships around were constantly being attacked by the demons. The sounds of explosions, burning, screams, and cries for help intertwined together made people feel annoyed and anxious.

"Go and untie the two prisoners!"

No matter what the reason, Shang Kexi must keep the life-saving amulet with him.

Perhaps it was the "root cause" he guessed, and the subsequent flying demons kept bypassing his flagship.

"Oh oh oh!" Thunderous cheers suddenly broke out on the flagship, and almost everyone was cheering.

The secret method that the prince mentioned is really useful!

However, Shang Kexi's flagship was saved, but the other ships were not so lucky.

"Fight back! Fight back!"

The sailors who were forced into a desperate situation could not escape quickly, so they could only fight back with all their might, risking the high temperature of the bird gun barrel exploding, and kept loading bullets and gunpowder and shooting into the sky.

Dozens of bird guns fired in succession, and some unlucky Beiwei soldiers were hit by bullets, and blood mist splattered everywhere in an instant.

The player who lost his ability to move was like a bird shot by a shotgun, flying straight through countless cables and falling in front of the sailor.

The sailors took turns shooting arrows to finish off the enemy until the Beiwei army was completely silent. Then someone stepped forward cautiously, looking at the black particles scattered on the ground, and was shocked to realize that these were not evil spirits falling from the sky, but living people.

They were also tied with actual gunpowder.

The Beiwei Army actually used their own flesh and blood as explosives to bombard the warships, and they were so fearless and fearless that it was so chilling!

The sounds of flesh and blood bombing and gunpowder explosions came one after another, and fragments wrapped in sparks flew everywhere, like huge rain of fire pouring down in all directions. The warships that were not hit by the "carbon-based missiles" were also swallowed by the flames.

The bottomless ocean exudes a terrifying abyss of darkness, which swallows up ships, sailors, barrels, cannons, cooking oil, and wine.

The scorching flames became the background color of the dark ocean, the air was filled with the smell of roasted meat, and the dark sea water was boiled by the flames.

The sailors who were overturned and fell into the sea screamed in pain from the heat. They tried to dive into the water and swim for hundreds of meters. When they surfaced, they could still feel the heat burning their faces.

The huge flames and explosions continued to rise and spread all around. The soldiers on the warships were completely thrown into chaos. They no longer cared about drawing seawater to put out the fire. They rushed to the small boats to escape, or simply dived into the sea holding the wooden barrels.

The horrifying scene of ships on fire was reflected in his eyes, and countless ships sank to the bottom of the sea under the flames.

The more Shang Kexi watched, the more frightened he became. His body and mind felt as if they were being stabbed by hot knives.

Although he saved his life, the Bohai Fleet he had organized with great difficulty suffered heavy losses...

He originally thought that he could destroy the enemy ship with only a few casualties, but he didn't expect the enemy to hit him directly from the sky.

When the enemy's warships hoisted sails and attacked, how could he fight back with only a few damaged warships left?

(End of this chapter)