1novels Chapter 773 Catapult
Chapter 773 Catapult
Chapter 773 Catapult
"General, I have seen the coast." Hidenoria Matsubara said.
"Oh?" Oda Ichiro heard the words and left the cabin and came to the deck.
Because the distance is too far, only a long black line can be seen in the distance.
When Oda Ichiro saw the coastline, Liu Rengui also saw the Fuso people's fleet through the telescope.
Although there is a telescope, because the distance is too far, Liu Rengui can only faintly see the figure on the boat.
Liu Rengui put away the binoculars and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"
The flag bearer received the order and quickly waved the flag.
Not long after, a ship's turret sailed forward.
"Huh?" Oda Ichiro said with some doubts: "Why do I see that there seems to be a boat coming towards us from the opposite side?"
The tall ship was standing on the shore, so it was impossible to see clearly, but when it left the port and the two sides got closer, Oda Ichiro saw some black spots coming towards them.
Matsubara Hideonori looked at the words carefully and said, "General, it seems to be true."
Oda Ichiro thought he was wrong at first, but when he heard Matsubara Hidenori say that, he knew he was right. He turned his head and looked at Kenji Taniguchi angrily, and asked, "Didn't you say that there is no Tang Jun here?"
He was not naive enough to think that the oncoming boat would be a fishing boat.
And the fishing boat that spotted them before escaped for a long time, and even if it reported to the government after landing, it was impossible to mobilize warships and troops to intercept them so quickly.
The only explanation is that these troops were originally stationed here.
"General, the last time this subordinate came to Quanzhou was four years ago. At that time, there was indeed no garrison here. It is likely that they were transferred here later." Kenzhi Taniguchi quickly explained.
"Baga!" Oda Ichiro slapped Kenzhi Taniguchi angrily, and said, "I don't want to hear this! If you can't win this battle, you can kill yourself by harakiri!"
Although Fusang's warships are much smaller than Datang's buildings, they are warships after all, and it is impossible for one ship to carry only 50 people.
But in order to carry enough supplies, the number of people carried can only be reduced.
Even so, the supplies they carried couldn't support them from changing targets.
In other words, if this battle cannot be won, they can only return.
If he went back in such a disheveled manner, even if he would not be punished, he would not be reused in the future. This was unacceptable to Ichiro Oda.
"Yes!" Kenji Taniguchi didn't dare to refute at all, and lowered his head in response.
Half an hour later, when Oda Ichiro saw the opposite boat clearly, he opened his mouth for a long time and couldn't close it.
The first is a boat, 22 feet long and eight feet wide, with four floors.
A 3-foot-high "female (low) wall" is built around each floor to defend against enemy weapons.There are arrow holes and spear holes on the low wall. Soldiers can shoot and fight at the enemy from the arrow holes and spear holes.In addition, hardwood is also used to make "battle grids" as a place for soldiers to fight.The walls of each floor are also covered with leather for added protection.
When did Ichiro Oda see such a large warship.
How is this played?
Comparing one's warship with the opponent's warship is like the gap between an adult and a child.
And this grown-up is still that kind of giant.
Oda Ichiro turned his head and looked at Kenshi Taniguchi with cannibalistic eyes.
Kenshi Taniguchi was dumbfounded when he saw the opponent's warship.
Oda Ichiro's eyes gave him a chill and he came back to his senses.
Sensing the murderous intent in Oda Ichiro's eyes, Taniguchi Kenji quickly said: "Although the general's opponent's warship is very huge, there is only one, and such a warship must travel very slowly. Although our warship is small, it can In terms of speed, it is much faster than the opponent, and Datang’s warships are not many, as long as we deal with the other warships first, and then deal with the biggest one.”
"If the general can capture this warship, the minister will definitely be very happy when he returns."
The last sentence touched Ichiro Oda, if he could really bring the ship back, it would not matter whether the task could be completed or not.
"Pass it down, go around on the left and right, and deal with the warships behind first." Ichiro Oda ordered.
The warship behind was about twelve feet long, which was nearly half shorter than the first one.
Although it is still much larger than Fusang's warship, but his own ship is several times that of the opponent's, Oda Ichiro thinks it can still be defeated.
Liu Rengui stood on the largest ship, holding a binoculars in his hand, and kept watching Fusang's movements. When the Fusang fleet divided into two teams and outflanked them from the left and right, he already understood the opponent's purpose.
But Liu Rengui didn't panic at all. When he saw the opponent's ship with his own eyes, he didn't worry about the outcome of this war.
Fusang's warships are only about six or seven feet long, unlike the Tang's warships that have low walls.
His own side not only has an advantage in warships, but also has an advantage in numbers, and it is also condescending, which can be said to have the upper hand. If he can't win this way, he will be ashamed to continue to be the admiral of the navy.
Seeing that the other party did not respond, Oda Ichiro showed a gleam of joy in his eyes. After bypassing the frightening giant warship from a distance, Oda Ichiro ordered to speed up and wrap around the rear warship.
"Order the catapult to prepare!" Liu Rengui said coldly.
The messenger hurriedly passed the order to the flag bearer, and the flag bearer received the order and quickly raised the flag.
"Quickly load the rocks!"
The generals on each ship received the order and quickly ordered.
The catapult is also called the trebuchet. Unlike the catapult, the trebuchet uses the gravity of the counterweight to launch.It appeared in the early Warring States Period and was used until the end of the Yuan Dynasty. It was mainly used for siege and defense of fortresses.
There is a fixed horizontal shaft between the two pillars of the frame of the trebuchet, and there is a lever perpendicular to the shaft, which can rotate freely around the shaft.A heavy object is fixed on the short arm of the lever, and there is a bullet bag (a sleeve similar to a sling) at the end of the long arm for loading.When launching, use the winch to pull the long arm back almost horizontally, let it go suddenly, and the stone bag will rise rapidly.When the jib weight is fully lowered, the projectile flies out of the pouch at approximately a 45-degree angle. A 30kg stone bullet has a range of about 140-210 meters, and a 100kg stone bullet has a range of about 40-70 meters.
There are two small catapults on each warship.
Although it is a small catapult, not only has its range not been weakened, but it has been strengthened.
The only disadvantage is that the projected stone eggs can only weigh about fifteen kilograms.
This kind of power is a bit small in terms of siege of cities and villages, but it is very effective in naval battles.
The boats at this time were all made of wood, and a stone weighing about [-] kilograms was thrown by the trebuchet, and once it fell on the side of the boat, it would be a hole.
"put!"
Following Liu Rengui's order, the trebuchet on Datang's battleship threw stones into the sky.
"What is that?" When Ichiro Oda was wondering, the stone fell from the sky.
Nearly half of the hundreds of stones hit the seawater, and most of the rest fell on the deck. Although some casualties were caused, the damage to the ship was not great.
"Continue!" Liu Rengui continued to order.
When the Fusang people were still unable to recover from the stones that fell from the sky, hundreds of stones fell from the sky.
(End of this chapter)