Chapter 1006 Landing
At the same time, on the sea, looking at the five hot air balloons that crashed in the distance, Bai Tu's face did not show any surprise.
Forget about flying out five hot air balloons, even if he flew out fifty hot air balloons, the fate would be the same in front of four pterosaur riders.
After the hot air balloon crashed, Bai Tu naturally also saw the flames rising into the sky on the opposite side.
He could probably guess what was in the hot air balloon's basket.
Now look what has happened, I have completely screwed myself.
Bai Tu had no sympathy for him. What he was thinking about now was that this fire might burn down the village opposite.
This is not a good thing for them.
Although it is a village or town, if they can capture it relatively intact, it will be a ready-made stronghold for them.
It was burned down in a fire, which is a bit of a pity.
However, Bai Tu did not worry too much, after all, the battle in front of him was not over yet.
After sinking all the enemy ships that rushed towards them, the speedboats of the Great Zhou Dynasty were re-deployed on both sides, protecting the two main flagships in the center and approaching the opposite harbor.
At this moment, they had obviously noticed the 30-meter-class ship on the opposite side.
That should be the main flagship of the opposite side. On both sides are two escort ships that are estimated to be up to 15 meters in size.
In this regard, the Great Zhou fleet, which had already completely grasped the initiative through a round of confrontation, did not take the other side seriously at all.
Maintaining its formation, the Great Zhou fleet advanced steadily without any rush.
On the other hand, the opposite side was in complete chaos due to a fire at the city gate at the rear, and everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
Faced with this situation, Bai Tu would not be polite to them. As soon as they entered the attack range of the three-bow crossbow, he immediately ordered the main flagship to open fire.
The bigger the ship is, the higher the hit rate of the triple-bow crossbow will be, and the more convenient it will be to attack.
As the attacked party, they were in a dilemma. Coupled with the fire in the rear and the constant shouting of the residents, the soldiers lost their will to fight.
I wanted to surrender, but the other side was too far away and didn't even know.
There was really no other choice, so the soldiers on the boats simply jumped off the boat, withdrew from the battle, and swam towards the shore.
[It seems the opponent has lost the will to fight...]
Bai Tu, who was observing the entire process through the "Eye of Insight", naturally noticed this situation at the first time.
This made him change his original plan.
With one order, he signaled the two main flagships to stop attacking, and then ordered twelve speed ships to approach in an encirclement formation.
For an excellent commander, a battle must not only be won, but also won beautifully.
Winning beautifully does not only mean inflicting the greatest casualties on the enemy with the least loss, but also includes obtaining enough spoils.
After all, if you win the battle but turn the enemy into ruins, the benefits they gained from the victory will be greatly reduced, and may even become a burden to them after the war.
Not to mention the two 15-meter-class ships on the opposite side, the 30-meter-class ship would require a lot of manpower and material resources to build.
It would undoubtedly be a good thing if we could take it relatively intact as a trophy.
After that, it would be quite good to be used as an ordinary sea transport ship.
The other side must have really given up resistance. The ship was not far from the harbor at this moment, and the soldiers abandoned the ship and jumped into the sea, swimming towards the shore as fast as possible.
This kind of fire caused by kerosene cannot be easily put out. Many of the soldiers' wives and children are still in the village. Where can they stay now?
This made it very easy for Bai Tu and his men to occupy those ships.
After all, this was the first naval battle since the formal establishment of their Great Zhou Navy. As a group of naval warfare novices, the soldiers, including Bai Tu, were actually very nervous.
However, they did not expect that the whole process would be much smoother than they expected.
However, Bai Tu knew clearly that this was closely related to their advantage in ship equipment.
From the beginning of the battle till now, apart from the 30-meter-class sea ship that looked pretty good, none of the other ships caught his eye. They were not comparable to the ships of the Great Zhou Navy at all. At best, they were just fishing boats, right? In fact, Bai Tu was not wrong. Those ships were indeed converted from fishing boats.
Although it is a coastal country, if it has never fought any naval battles, then in terms of combat experience, it is essentially the same as their Great Zhou Navy.
"Lieutenant Colonel, do you want to land the troops?"
"There's no rush yet."
As he spoke, Bai Tu first used his "Eye of Insight" to observe the islanders who were fighting the fire in the distance.
"Prioritize blocking the coastal areas and controlling all ships."
In the harbor, in addition to the large ships mentioned above, there are still many small fishing boats.
After all, their identities are special and they are in a hostile relationship with each other. The first thing Bai Tu needs to ensure now is that everything is foolproof.
As mentioned before, the fire caused by kerosene can only be extinguished by covering it with a large amount of sand.
But the burning area is so large that the other side has a lot of work to do.
This period of time just gave the Great Zhou Navy room to operate, and they successfully occupied the entire port.
After ensuring that the entire port area was safe, Bai Tu began to command their large force to land.
Navy soldiers are not only good at fighting naval battles. The moment they complete the landing, they are transformed into marines on the spot.
These naval soldiers were selected from the army, and there is no ambiguity at all.
The troops quickly formed up at the port, but they did not go up to help the islanders who were fighting the fire in the distance.
In this situation, it would be risky for them to approach rashly.
At the same time, if we really talk about this matter, they are already helping a lot by not adding fuel to the fire.
The islanders on the opposite side undoubtedly noticed the actions of the Da Zhou troops. When they saw that they were not approaching, they no longer cared about anything and continued to put out the fire.
After all, from the moment they abandoned the ship and jumped into the sea, they had clearly given up the fight.
Everyone was almost exhausted before they finally put out the fire completely.
Seeing this, Bai Tu waved his hand, signaling the troops to advance.
This action quickly made the islanders who had just put out the fire nervous.
The equipment of these soldiers in front of me looked unusual, and I was afraid that they would start killing people in the next second.
Bai Tu had anticipated this situation, and he just shouted loudly...
"We are troops from the Great Zhou! Your ships have entered our Great Zhou waters before, so we are here. We don't intend to kill indiscriminately, otherwise we would have done it just now. You should know this clearly. Now lay down your weapons and surrender! I can guarantee your safety!"
(End of this chapter)
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