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Text Chapter 663: Bombardment of the Goths

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    With the strength of Li Ke's fleet, there is no need to worry about these Gothic warships, but Cen Changqian's own safety cannot be guaranteed. After all, he is now alone on the Gothic warship, and even the guards around him have been  Stayed in the boat.  So what he has to do now is to return to the fleet safely.

    Thinking of this, Cen Changqian also broke out in a cold sweat. She forced herself to control her expression and tried not to let the other party see the murderous intention in her heart. Then she said calmly: "General, your request is really embarrassing for us.  , and the owner of the fleet is not me, so I need to report it to the owner of the fleet!"

    After Cen Changqian finished speaking, she put on a cowardly expression on her face and looked at the Gothic general who had slapped her in front of her with some flinch.  But in his heart, he already regarded the other party as a dead person.  Anyone who dares to beat the counselors around the Prince of Tang Dynasty, even if the opponent is the Gothic King, will suffer their bloody revenge.

    Seeing the guy in front of him who looked very arrogant at first, but was beaten into his original shape by his own slap, General One-Ear's vanity was greatly satisfied. He immediately laughed and kicked Cen Changqian to the ground: "Get out of here."  , let that bullshit master behind you crawl over to see me!"

    The one-eared general couldn't imagine how stupid what he did today was. It was his slap and kick today that Cen Changqian, who was not very open-minded, kept in mind, and what happened next  His revenge not only targeted the One-Eared General, but also affected the entire Gothic Kingdom behind him. Even hundreds of years later, the Goths, who had become a minority, still cursed their stupid ancestor from time to time!

    As a counselor, although Cen Changqian has lived a privileged life since he was a child and has not suffered much setbacks, he also knows what it means to be humiliated.  In his capacity.  It would be really not worth it to compete with the opponent just because of a moment of anger, not to mention that he is just a scholar and cannot be the opponent of the one-eyed general.

    That¡¯s exactly what happened. He climbed up from the deck silently, and then got on the boat amidst the ridicule of the Goths around him.  The rowers were the soldiers of Prince Wu's Mansion. When they saw the slap marks on Cen Changqian's face and the messy clothes, they were all furious and wanted to draw their swords on the spot.  However, Cen Changqian stopped them with his eyes and ordered them to return to the warship as quickly as possible.

    "I am incompetent. In the past, Han Xin was humiliated by his crotch. At least he was able to escape unscathed. However, when I was so humiliated, the other party not only wanted to seize our ship, but also clamored to keep us all to help them build ships.  It seems we can't do anything better today!" Cen Changqian returned to the boat.  Xiang Li Ke and others smiled bitterly and said

    "Brother Changqian, youyou have been wronged!" As soon as Li Ke saw Cen Changqian's appearance, he immediately guessed what happened to the other party. He was also furious at the moment. He did not expect that these Goths could be so arrogant.  The same was true for Wang Fangyi and others around him.  One by one they stood up with their swords drawn, shouting that they would make the other party pay the price.

    "Get ready for war. Send all these Goths to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish!" Li Ke is usually more generous.  However, it depends on the situation. From the moment he saw Cen Changqian being beaten, he had already made a decision to make these hateful Goths suffer a hundred or a thousand times of revenge!

    "Promise!" Wang Fangyi and other generals agreed, and immediately began to order the ships to prepare.  Except for four warships.  The ships in Luwan's fleet are not ordinary merchant ships. After all, they often run ocean routes.  There are many dangers such as pirates on the road, so each ship is equipped with many weapons, among which the cheap ballistae is the most common.

    Speaking of which, when the ballista was first developed by Li Min, it was only used as a weapon for hunting whales, and its range was not very far. However, after some people improved it, and after getting in touch with Rome, the Roman ballista was absorbed.  Therefore, the current crossbows have been greatly improved. Although the range is not as good as the large bed crossbows, the cost is extremely low. Not only has it become the favorite of armed merchant ships, but it has also been adopted by the army.  Bought some ballistas instead of bed crossbows.

    General Duer was sitting in his five-oared warship, confidently waiting for the Han people in front of him to surrender.  In fact, it was not that he knew nothing about the Tang Dynasty. When some Romans passed by here in the past, they had already spread the information about the Tang Dynasty to the Visigothic Kingdom.  But in his opinion, no matter how powerful the Tang Dynasty was, it was of no use. After all, they were too far away from here, and it was impossible for the army to reach here.

    What's more, the huge ships driven by the Han people have attracted the attention of the Gothic nobles in Dingis City. They wanted to seize their ship at the port yesterday. However, considering the large number of Han people on the ship, if the other party were to  Resistance at the port is likely to cause unnecessary losses to the city, and there are so many merchants from other countries in the port. If the ship is seized under their noses, it will cause a blow to the credibility of their kingdom.

      As for the force issue of Li Ke's fleet, General One-Ear and the Gothic nobles both agreed that such large ships are driven by wind, must be very inflexible in operation, and accelerate slowly, so as long as they dispatch several times the number of ships,  Then intercept the other party at sea, no matter how big the other party's ship is, they will only be able to prey on them in the end.

    It has to be said that although these Goths are barbaric, they are still very knowledgeable about naval warfare. If an ordinary merchant ship is intercepted by them and parked on the sea, and there is no room for acceleration between the two sides, then  It is really possible that General One Ear will succeed.  But it was a pity that they encountered Li Ke's fleet, especially four warships filled with artillery, so the Goths hit the iron plate.

    Following Li Ke's order, all combat-capable ships in the fleet took action, and the formation of the fleet began to change. Some supply ships and cargo ships entered the center of the fleet, while the hulls of the four warships were laid horizontally, facing sideways.  Facing the Goths, the artillerymen inside also began to work nervously, and one projectile after another was stuffed into the black muzzle.

    General Duer and the others naturally noticed the changes in the fleet. They were a little surprised at first. They did not expect that these Han people would dare to resist under such circumstances.  However, when he saw the other party's four huge ships facing him sideways, he burst into laughter, because in his opinion, the other party simply placed the ships in a good position for them to crash into them. He couldn't even think about it now.  , maybe even in his heart, he is still cursing the Han people for being stupid.

    "It's a pity that with General One-Ear's IQ, it is probably difficult to understand what long-range attack is, let alone what artillery is."

    It was under the laughter of General One-Ear that Li Ke finally ordered everyone to fire. As a result, with a thunderous roar, hundreds of artillery fired at the same time, and black projectiles flew out with a whistling sound, like black streaks.  Rushing like lightning towards the Gothic warships.

    In order to prevent Li Ke and his fleet from speeding up and escaping, the Goths deliberately kept their warships not far from Li Ke's fleet, no more than about a mile at most. Moreover, hundreds of warships were crowded together, which could almost be said to be a ship.  Head to stern, this round of artillery went down, and almost half of the artillery hit the target. For a time, screams were heard on the Gothic warship, and countless people were cut or even killed by the flying wood chips.

    General One-Ear's ship was the largest and also the one closest to the front, so at least ten cannons were aimed at his ship. As a result, four cannonballs hit the head and middle of the ship, causing the entire front half of the ship to be destroyed immediately.  Several large holes were made, and at the same time, the rowers inside were hit by projectiles and were even more killed and injured. Large waves of sea water kept pouring upward from several holes.

    General One-Ear still kept laughing, but the expression on his face was frozen, and there was even a trace of confusion in his eyes, as if he didn't believe what was happening in front of him.

    And it is worth mentioning that General One-Ear was very lucky. The soldiers around him were affected by a cannon that hit the side of the ship. Countless sawdust sliced ??through the crowd like knives. As a result, many people were injured on their bodies and faces.  A series of cuts were made, and the unlucky ones were shot in the eyes. They screamed and ran around on the spot.  Only General Duer and a few soldiers were not injured at all, but they were all frightened by the tragedy in front of them, and they all stood there motionless.

    However, this was only the first round of shelling. Because of Cen Changqian's humiliation, Li Ke, Wang Fangyi and others were already full of anger, and Li Ke had just given an order not to leave any Goths behind, so after a moment  , another round of artillery salvo began. As a result, the artillery hit rate after correcting the shooting angle greatly increased. More Gothic ships were injured or even sunk under the artillery. Many Gothic soldiers even jumped into the sea to save their lives.  Avoid artillery fire.

    What's even worse for the Goths is that their officers have never experienced such a scene. They are either frightened like General One-Ear, or they are frightened like ordinary soldiers. They only know how to hug each other.  He was running around like a rat, not even thinking about rising up to resist.

    In fact, in this case, regardless of whether the Goths resisted or not, the outcome was already doomed the moment Cen Changqian received that slap, and this was only a small interest paid by the Goths for this. In the future, when Li Ke  When they arrive at the Iberian Peninsula for the second time, will they truly taste what regret is?

    After several rounds of salvos, not many of the hundreds of Gothic warships sank directly, but most of the warships were damaged by artillery fire, their speed was also affected, and they were unable to escape at all.  At this time, Li Ke's four warships also stopped shooting. After all, artillery shells also cost money.

    Then under the command of Wang Fangyi, four warships as the main force, assisted by armed merchant ships at the rear, accelerated their speed and collided with the Gothic warships. As a result, the Gothics were half-paralyzed under the crushing force of these tall ships.  The oars and ships had no resistance at all.?, like injured women, being crushed by huge ships. The remaining soldiers on the ships also fell into the water one after another. What's more, the one-eared general was still alive.
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