Seeing the Tang Dynasty navy warships speeding up, these Fuso people knew that they had to seize the opportunity. They had to rush to within fifty meters, then ignite the flammable materials on the ship, and ram into the Tang Dynasty navy warships at the fastest speed. This was the special tactic they thought of.
When this was first mentioned, many people found it incredible, but after careful consideration, they realized that this was the only way. If they did not adopt this method now, their cities would become defeated by the Tang Dynasty Navy warships like Fukuoka and Nagasaki.
The people who were selected were also forced to do so, but they had no other choice because the government troops on the shore had already captured their family members. If they did not do so, then their family members would be executed.
Of course, the people on the shore also told them that as long as the ship hits the Tang Dynasty Navy warship, your family members will be treated well and will be able to get land. You are not completely without a way to survive. You can swim back after the ship hits.
People in Fuso's coastal cities are all good at swimming, and this place is not far from the shore. It is very likely that they can swim back by just grabbing a few pieces of wood.
Ding Jiayong did not give up on the artillery. After all, when the artillery blasted up a huge column of water, it could also cause some damage to these small boats. If you are close to the place where the shells exploded, then with your broken ship, it is very likely that it will be directly overturned by the waves.
Moreover, the water column caused by the explosion will wet their entire ship. Since we know that there are flammable materials on their ship, they will definitely be ignited later. All the flammable materials on your ship will be soaked. Let's see how you will set them on fire later.
At the beginning, the artillerymen didn't understand what the general meant, because the small boats were not too dense, so the artillery shells didn't have much effect. But now that so many of them have been overturned, they also know how to play.
The Marines were already waiting nervously. Ding Jiayong had just given them a lecture, saying that they were the last line of defense for our entire fleet, and that they had to shoot more accurately, either killing the people on the ship or destroying the ship.
As long as the boat is taking on water, there is no need to worry about it. With water taking in, they will not be able to ignite anything on the boat, and their speed will also be reduced. Therefore, the Marines must obey orders and concentrate their forces to attack the front ship first.
At this moment, these people were extremely nervous. According to their previous positioning of themselves, they should have run to the land to attack, but they did not expect that they would have missions on the sea. Of course, their shooting skills were fine, at least there was no problem during training. They had countless bullets supplied, good food and warm clothes. Now if they could not achieve any results, they would have to wait to be punished when they returned.
"A ship is coming into range on the left."
The boat was moving very fast, mainly because there was no strong wind on the sea today. If there was a strong wind blowing towards the land, even if it tired these people to death, they would not be able to slide too far.
When choosing these ships, they specifically picked some of the sharper ones. People who often live by the sea know that only such ships can travel fast and are not easily knocked over.
However, there are not many things on this kind of ship, which is also a disadvantage. Anyway, it is impossible for you to take advantage of all the benefits.
"Everyone get ready."
The Marine officer gave the order, and more than 30 guns on the left ship were ready.
"shooting."
When the Marine officer gave the order, more than 30 guns fired. Because they were using smoky gunpowder, white smoke was everywhere when they fired.
The people on the small boat never imagined that in addition to those big cannons, the Tang Dynasty soldiers had so many small cannons.
According to their thinking, after entering the last few hundred meters, the cannons would be behind them and would not cause them much damage. All that was left was to find a way to light the ship and then rush to the front of the Tang Dynasty Navy. Then they would find a piece of wood to float back.
Unfortunately, this idea did not work because some small cannons appeared on both sides of the ship. Just when these Fuso people were wondering, they suddenly felt a pain in their chest.
These small cannons are not very powerful, but they are enough to take their lives.
Others saw that the bow of their boat was pierced. Although it was only a hole the size of a palm, seawater continued to flow in, soaking many things on the boat.
This hole is easy to plug. Just take off your clothes and then it can be plugged. But soon more holes will appear around. What will you use to plug them?
"Light up the fire, light up the fire."
The Fuso officer leading the team no longer cared about so many things. They were still a hundred meters away from the Tang Dynasty Navy warships, but they had to light the fire. If they didn't light the fire now, they probably wouldn't be able to reach the destination until they died.
Ding Jiayong saw that all the small boats in the front were on fire.
Ding Jiayong saw that all the small boats in the front were on fire.
However, the fire was not big. After all, when the cannon was fired just now, a large amount of sea water soaked some of the flammable materials on the ship. So now, except for the places where the lamp oil was sold, the other hay has become wet grass and cannot be ignited at all.
But not everything on the ship was soaked. For example, several ships on the left rear side were burning fiercely.
"Speed up, speed up."
Ding Jiayong slapped the side of the boat hard, urging the boat in front to go faster, but now the speed has reached its limit.
The warships on both sides were made of wood and would be unable to escape if they were hit. Ding Jiayong was well aware of this. Although the Tang warship at the rear was larger, the fire was burning very quickly.
The warships on both sides were made of wood, and they would have no way to escape if they were hit. Ding Jiayong knew this very well. Although the Tang Dynasty warship in the rear was larger, the fire burned very quickly.
"Turn back and save people."
In desperation, Ding Jiayong could only give this order, and the Marines on both sides shot faster and more accurately. Only by destroying more boats could they rescue more people.
