Patches of red appeared on the surface of the water. The Japanese soldiers under the water had suffered quite a bit of damage. Coupled with the effect of Zhang He's Twisting Vortex, the ships did not suddenly sink for a few seconds.
However, the Japanese ships on the flanks of Zhang He's fleet were getting closer and closer. Taking advantage of the time Zhang He's fleet took to turn, they were several miles away almost instantly, and the distance between them was still rapidly closing.
If this situation continued, it would not take long for the two fleets on the flanks of Zhang He's fleet to catch up.
At this time, Yang Rui's fleet under Fang Lan's command, as well as Tracer Dragon Soul and other players, were also rushing over. However, they were much further away. Fortunately, they were moving in the opposite direction of Zhang He's fleet and were constantly getting closer.
On the surface, it seemed that both sides had backup plans, but in reality, Zhang He's fleet was still in a very passive situation.
According to the information sent back by the flying units, the Japanese ships on the flanks of Zhang He's fleet were almost all combat ships, while Zhang He's own ships were mainly transport ships. Even if they could barely engage in a boarding battle, they might not have the opportunity to do so.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh … "
"Pfft! Pfft … "
"…"
Because Zhang He's fleet had changed course, and because most of them were transport ships, it was inevitable that the Japanese ships on the flanks would catch up. They entered the range of the enemy's crossbows, and the enemy's arrows began to hit Zhang He's soldiers sporadically.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
At this time, Yang Rui was also in Zhang He's fleet. Seeing that his soldiers were killed, Yang Rui immediately took out a gold-grade bow from his backpack and turned around to shoot a few arrows.
With great force, the arrow flew toward the Nihon fleet like a bolt of lightning. Although the result could not be seen clearly, it was not difficult for the arrow to hit the soldiers on two or three ships.
Based on the distance between the two ships, ordinary people would not be able to shoot at the enemy's ships and troops. Only the crossbows and other weapons on the warships could deter the enemy. However, Yang Rui's enormous strength exceeded the range of ordinary crossbows and other weapons.
"Bring me my longbow!"
Zhang He, who was on the same ship as the vanguard, was also anxious when he saw that his soldiers were at a disadvantage. However, his warship did not have any powerful long-range weapons. When he saw Yang Rui nocking an arrow, his eyes lit up and he shouted.
According to historical records, Zhang He once competed with Cao Xiu, Cao Hong, Wen Pin, Xiahou Yuan, and Xu Huang in archery. All of them hit their arrows, and their archery skills were only inferior to Huang Zhong, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Taishi Ci.
Needless to say about Huang Zhong, when he fought against Guan Yu, he shot down Guan Yu's crown. It seems that he intentionally held back his strength. Lu Bu shot halberd at Yuan Gate, Taishi Ci shot archer at city gate and Zhao Yunjiang shot sailboat rope. All of them are first class archers.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh … "
"Puff! Puff! Puff … "
"…"
On the other hand, Zhang He's archery skills were top-notch. In a moment of desperation, his archery skills were even better. Unlike Yang Rui, every time Zhang He drew his bow, he would shoot three arrows at the same time. His strength was even greater than Yang Rui's. The result of hitting the Japanese warships was also more obvious.
Although the situation was very urgent, Zhang He's skill immediately aroused Yang Rui's appreciation of talent, and he valued Zhang He even more.
Comparing the two, Yang Rui's hands moved faster, shooting out arrow after arrow. Zhang He did not show any signs of weakness either. It was as if he had found a release point, and he continued to fire arrows like a crossbow. The long-range combat power of the two was even stronger than the firepower of one or two of the enemy's warships.
However, this was not the time for Yang Rui and Zhang He to show off. The distance between the two Japanese warships was getting closer and closer, and the attacks were getting more and more intense. For a time, Zhang He's fleet was completely in a passive position.
Although the long-range crossbow attacks of the Japanese warships were limited in terms of speed in sinking Zhang He's ships, after all, they did not have heavy weapons like the Shenji Sky-Piercing Crossbow. However, they still caused a lot of damage to the soldiers on the ships.
At the same time, when everyone's attention was focused on the two Japanese warships behind them, a ship in the middle of Zhang He's fleet inexplicably sank again, causing panic among Zhang He's soldiers.
The crossbow arrows of the Japanese warships in the distance did not hit the ship at all, so it could only be the result of the enemy's underwater soldiers. However, they did not know how the underwater soldiers attacked. Their target was actually the ship in the middle of the fleet.
At this time, the situation of Zhang He's fleet could be said to be very critical. They had been in a passive situation, and it would not be long before they were defeated. Yang Rui was also quite helpless about this.
Previously, he had ordered Zhang He's fleet to change direction because he had discovered the existence of the two Japanese warships. He wanted to shorten the time for Zhang He's troops to meet up with Fang Lan and the others. Now, it seemed that it did not have much effect.
As the saying goes, a slight difference can lead to a great error. The change of course did help to shorten the meeting time, but it was difficult to predict what the situation would be when Fang Lan arrived.
Of course, if the fleet had gone straight to Wang Beard Island according to Zhang He's previous command, it was likely that before they could reach the island, they would be attacked from both sides by the Japanese warships. The situation might be even more passive.
"Teacher Feng Ji, if you don't act now, when will you?"
Zhang He was obviously anxious. Just as Yang Rui felt helpless, Zhang He suddenly turned to Feng Ji and said.
"Ah! Fine, fine … whether it succeeds or not is not something I can control … "
Feng Ji looked a little unhappy when he was called out by Zhang He, but in the end, he still spoke up.
The next moment, Feng Ji threw out the sword at his waist and swayed two or three steps left and right on the deck. Along the way, the long sword in his right hand made several circles in succession. Finally, he pointed it in the direction of the Japanese warships on both sides.
From the moment Feng Ji pulled out the long sword, Yang Rui, who was on the same side as him, felt that he was going to use a unique skill. However, Yang Rui had never seen Feng Ji's unique skill before, including when they fought.
To Yang Rui's surprise, after Feng Ji finished his set of actions, about seventy to eighty percent of the Japanese warships that had been attacking Zhang San's troops in full swing actually stopped attacking and turned around to sail away!
Although there were still some Japanese warships that continued to attack, there were only about ten of them in total. It almost immediately reversed the situation on the battlefield.
"Wait!"
Seeing that Zhang He was about to order the warships to turn around again and launch a counterattack against the remaining Japanese warships, Feng Ji hurriedly stopped him.
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