Chapter 1297: The First Naval Battle

Under Zhao Liuliang's gaze, the enemy ships were getting closer and closer.

At this moment, Zhao Liuliang was both nervous and excited.

If he told others about it, no one might believe it. As the admiral of the navy, it was the first time for him to fight against the enemy on the sea.

To say he wasn't nervous would be a lie.

But for him and the navy, this is also an opportunity to achieve success.

Yun Zheng spent a lot of money to maintain the navy, so the navy must have some military achievements, right?

Apart from the navy, what other troops in Shuobei and Northwest Protectorate have no outstanding combat achievements to show for themselves?

A tree needs bark, and a person needs face.

The navy's face is not given by others, but earned by oneself!

close!

Getting closer!

Soon, both sides were within each other's shooting range.

Zhao Liuliang finally saw clearly who were on the enemy ship.

Nearly half of the people on the enemy ship had no armor, and they had strange hairstyles on their heads. There was a bald spot, but there was a small bun in the middle.

It looks out of place.

"aim!"

Zhao Liuliang looked at the soldiers operating the crossbows.

Their explosive packs were already tied to the arrows of the crossbows.

However, this was the first time that Zhao Liuliang had tried this kind of operation, and he had no idea how far the arrow with the explosive pack attached could be shot.

The key is that he only has one pack of explosives in his hand!

If the explosive pack had not fallen on the enemy ship, their plan to scare off the enemy would have completely failed.

At that time, we will have no choice but to fight the enemy head-on.

Therefore, although the enemy ships had already entered the range of the crossbows, Zhao Liuliang still hesitated to give the order to shoot.

He had to make sure the explosive pack landed on the enemy ship.

"Fire arrows!"

Soon, both sides were within the range of their respective archers.

Following the order from the enemy general and Zhao Liuliang, the archers on the two ships immediately began to shoot arrows.

The enemy archers were obviously more experienced and shot burning arrows directly at their sails.

Soon, the sails of the ship where Zhao Liuliang was located were set on fire.

Zhao Liuliang glanced at it indifferently and continued to wait for the enemy ship to approach.

Not to mention, the enemy really taught him a lesson.

With the sails alight, they were left to drift.

Judging from the current wind direction, their warships are likely to drift with the waves to the reef-filled area.

Archers from both sides fired at each other, and each side had its own advantages.

Because the soldiers on their side were protected by armor and shield bearers, the enemy's arrows were not likely to hit the archers.

But the enemy had the advantage in numbers. After a rain of arrows, even if their archers were well protected, some would be hit.

When the distance between the warships of both sides reached twenty feet, the enemy began to shoot grappling hooks at their warships.

"Ignite! Release the crossbow!"

Seeing that the time was almost right, Zhao Liuliang finally gave the order.

"呲呲..."

The fuse of the explosive pack was quickly ignited.

The crossbowmen quickly aimed at the enemy ship and fired.

Zhao Liuliang ignored other battle situations and stared at the crossbow arrow tied with explosive pack, fearing that the crossbow arrow would fall directly into the sea.

"Boom..."

The thrown crossbow arrows landed on the enemy's deck.

The enemy couldn't help but be stunned when faced with the things that Zhao Liuliang and his men threw at their own ships.

There were also a few bald men with thin knives hanging on their waists who came forward to check.

It seems that he wants to see what this thing is.

Just as the few people got closer, a fire suddenly lit up.

"boom!"

The next moment, the explosive pack on the deck exploded violently.

Several enemy soldiers that approached were blown away by the scorching air wave.

Wood chips flew everywhere and flames shot up into the sky.

Although the enemy's ship was not torn into pieces as imagined, several cracks were blown in it and seawater immediately began to pour into the ship.

The sudden and violent explosion stunned the enemy troops. They all looked at the bombed enemy ship stupidly, as if they had seen a ghost.

"boom!"

Before everyone could come to their senses, another loud explosion was heard from the other side.

This explosion was quite far away from here, so it didn't sound as scary as the previous one.

But everyone knew that the noise came from the people harassing the port side.

"Fire arrows!"

Taking advantage of the enemy's distraction, Zhao Liuliang roared loudly.

"Whizzing……"

The Daqian archers drew their bows and shot arrows one after another.

"what……"

The enemy troops who have not yet recovered from their shock are now sitting ducks.

After a round of rain of arrows, screams one after another were heard from the enemy warships.

It was not until this moment that the enemy general on the ship woke up from his dream.

"Turn the ship around! Retreat!"

"Retreat quickly!"

The enemy roared loudly,

"Woo...Woo..."

As the enemy general gave his orders, several messengers around him blew the huge conch shells in their hands.

"Turn the boat around!"

"retreat!"

"Quick! Retreat..."

Noisy voices arose from the enemy ships when they heard the order to retreat.

The enemy ship quickly adjusted the sails, and the rowers at the bottom of the cabin also pedaled the oars hard, starting to distance themselves from them.

Seeing the enemy troops begin to retreat, Zhao Liuliang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the messenger beside him suddenly pointed to the treasure ship where Yun Zheng was, "Commander-in-chief, look!"

Zhao Liuliang looked in the direction the messenger pointed.

Only then did they discover that three green flags had been raised on the treasure ship.

In the Shuobei Navy, this is an order to pursue!

Pursuit?

The enemy has a large number of troops. If they pursue them rashly, they will probably suffer losses, right?

Zhao Liuliang was about to order someone to use flag signals to confirm the order with Yun Zheng, but he suddenly reacted.

"Your Highness, are you trying to call our bluff? Keep the enemy away!"

Zhao Liuliang suddenly realized what was going on and immediately gave the order: "Order all ships to immediately pursue the enemy!"

The enemy is now frightened by them.

If they did not pursue, once the enemy had recovered, they would likely doubt whether they had enough fighting power.

As expected, Your Highness has considered things more thoroughly.

After understanding Yun Zheng's intention, Zhao Liuliang ordered his men to help the wounded away while pretending to chase them.

However, most of the sails of the warship he was on were burned. He could not chase after them even if he wanted to. He could only ask people to put out the fire quickly to prevent all the warships from being burned down.

As they began to pursue, the enemy retreated even faster.

The enemy's ships were much smaller than their warships and could move very quickly.

Soon, the enemy distanced themselves from them and quickly fled to their left rear.

Only the two enemy ships that were bombed had no way to escape.

Watching the ship they were on sinking, the enemies on the ship suddenly let out a series of ghostly howlings.

"Help!"

"Help……"

Some people even cried for help from Daqian's fleet.

This is on the vast ocean.

The sinking of their warship was inevitable, and if no one rescued them, the probability of them surviving was almost zero.

Soon, Yun Zheng issued an order, ordering all ships to stop the pursuit.

"Quick, get closer to that boat!"