In the afternoon, the wind and waves on the river became stronger and stronger.The fleet of the Taiping army sailed down the river and soon rushed into the firing range of a thousand meters."
Six hundred meters, six hundred meters, you only need to travel another four hundred meters, God forbid, God bless" Wu Kun kept calculating the firing distance on the command ship, and secretly broke out in a cold sweat in his heart.The battle was only a cup of tea, and the fleet had already lost dozens of ships.The guns of the three battleships of the Huaxing Army were almost continuous rapid-fire, and there was no chance of buffering at all.Under the Shunjiang River, within such a fast speed.The artillery on the opposite side could still accurately hit the target, which was completely beyond Wu Kun's common sense.Thankfully, the three ships were huge.Even if only half of the warship remained, as long as it rushed into the range of 600 meters, it would be able to form a seamless firepower coverage for it."
All the battleships, the left full rudder.Straight ahead, artillery salvos, not counting ammunition. ”At the same moment, the command ship of the Huaxing Army, Zheng Dahai gave another order."
The left is full of rudders, and the full rudder is left.""
The direction is in the front, the direction is in the front.""
Artillery salvos, not counting ammunition" "Military orders constantly echoed under the decks of three battleships."
Woo, woo, woo, woo" The three battleships turned to the left at the same time, and aimed the right side of the ship at the front.Wu Kun immediately discovered the situation on the opposite side, and his heart tightened, regardless of whether the range was enough or not, he hurriedly ordered the warship, "All have orders, the direction is forward, and the cannon is fired." ”"Straight ahead, fire.""
Straight ahead, fire."
Military orders echoed through the valley, spreading to every battleship. ”Boom, boom, boom" both sides opened fire almost simultaneously, and the violent roar instantly seemed to tear the valley apart.A total of 36 artillery salvos were fired from the three warships of the Huaxing Army, completely covering the Taiping warships 800 meters away.The main guns on the bow of the Taiping battleship also fired in unison, and the smoke of gunpowder was everywhere, but most of the solid shells fell in the middle of the road.Only the 64-pounder large-caliber guns mounted on the three 1,000-ton battleships fired ammunition fell against the Huaxing Army's warships.These three battleships had no chance to fire again, because the three main guns of the Huaxing battleship were all turned around.Aiming at the three thousand-ton battleships of the Taiping Army, after adjusting the angle, it was accompanied by a salvo of guns on the side of the side."
Boom, boom, boom."
The terrifying sound of artillery covered almost all the sound of artillery.On both sides of the valley, no sound could be heard at this time, only the rumbling artillery echoed in all directions, and after the cannon sounded, the three battleships in the morgue were shot and caught fire almost simultaneously.Because the distance is only 800 meters, for the artillery of the Huaxing Army, this is a range of 100 shots."
Brigade commander, quickly order a retreat, it's too late."
One of the captains of the command ship was on the shaking splint, and finally crawled with difficulty to find Wu Kun.The sail had already caught fire, and the three-meter-long mast snapped in the fierce flames.The cannonballs not only fell in the river next to the ship, but also made a huge splash after the explosion, causing the river to boil.Most of the frigates next to the three main ships were shot and caught fire, and in the dense shell cover, there was no room to dodge."
Do you think we can still withdraw now, speed up the rowing of the whole ship, even if it can't be sunk with artillery, sink it for me."
Wu Kun turned his heart sideways, judging from the chimneys erected by the ships opposite, these three battleships must be the steam ironclad ships used by foreigners.There is still a glimmer of hope if you hit and rush now, if you retreat.Sailing against the current, there is no way to escape its pursuit."
Yes," the captain hissed and howled, and then ran into the cabin, yelling at the sailors who were pedaling, "speed up, go full speed." ”"Knock, knock, knock, knock" The rumbling cannon was still bursting, and most of the Taiping warships were lost.Almost all of the fifty battleships that rushed to the front were blown up and sunk in the river.The ten battleships in the back row were all caught fire by guns, and the river poured into the boats.The soldiers were all draining out, desperately trying to plug the loopholes, where could they move forward."
Commander, look, only those three battleships are rushing in front."
Deng Shichang hurriedly reminded Zheng Dahai.Zheng Dahai stood on the bow of the ship and said calmly, "Immediately order all the artillery to face the three front-ton warships and sink Lao Tzu." ”"Yes" Deng Shichang saluted and waved the order flag excitedly at the herald."
Woo, woo, woo, woo" whistle sounded for a long time, and the main guns and side guns of the three battleships all turned their muzzles and aimed at the three main ships of the Taiping Army.The three battleships had already been shot and caught fire, but because of their huge hulls, they did not hurt their bones.Still firing the cannon while rushing down the river, rushing over like a fire dragon.After a short lull, the three battleships opened fire again.One cannon after another burst out, all firing at the three ships."
Boom, boom, boom."
The black-pressed bombs smashed through intensively, bursting instantly at the touch of a button.The warships of the Taiping Army exploded in all directions, and thick black smoke rose in an instant."
Seven hundred meters, six hundred meters, five hundred meters" Wu Kun held the side of the boat, in the midst of artillery fire, his eyes stared ahead, ready to die.The ship's side had been shot in many places, and even the main gun in the bow had been blown to pieces.Now he can only rely on this speed of the ship, and the warships of the Huaxing Army will die together.It was nearly dusk, and the river breeze was bleak.Suddenly, the distance between the two sides was only more than 300 meters."
Hurry up, hurry up" Wu Kun almost roared and abandoned, in the rumbling artillery fire, he could no longer hear any sound from the outside world, and the three giant ships in front of him were left.Suddenly, a huge wave suddenly rose in the middle of the river, almost throwing Wu Kun off the boat.Wu Kun hurriedly looked, only to see that the two warships on the left and right suddenly overturned and sank quickly towards the river.The vortex created by the river water in an instant slapped violently.The battleship that caught fire burned to the bow from the stern, and it was about to roll over even if it was shaking."
Brigade Marshal, the cabin is flooded, jump into the water and escape" "Brigade Marshal, run quickly." ”The sailors of the ship hissed at him at the stern of the ship, but he could no longer hear any sound, and his eyes were resolute and focused on the front."
The brigade commander is crazy, brothers, jump into the water and run for your life."
The sailors below deck all emerged from under the cabin, fled in all directions on the board, dodging the ferocious fire and cannonballs, and jumped into the river.In the end, even the commander and his own soldiers who were guarding behind Wu Kun also jumped into the river, "Fifty meters, only fifty meters left."
Huaxingjun, Lao Tzu will die with you today. ”Wu Kun pulled out his waist knife and slashed heavily on the guardrail, looking ahead with fierce eyes.His eyes clearly saw that one of the generals on the enemy ship was sneering at him, and that smile was so full of disdain and composure that he didn't pay attention to his moth to the fire.It was just a moment of effort, and a bright light suddenly flashed in front of Wu Kun's eyes.It was like being in a fantasy world, and there was no trace of feeling in the body, and after a while, he completely lost consciousness."
Sunk, sink" The command ship Nanjing, Deng Shichang looked at the enemy ship that was blown up thirty meters in front of him, and excitedly cheered loudly with the soldiers on the deck."
Why bother, what is the life of a family" Zheng Dahai stood at the bow of the boat, and his heart was extremely stunned.He used to be a member of the Taiping Army, but now he is his own master, and even if he wins, he is far less happy than fighting the foreigners."
Commander, there are more than 20 enemy ships in front of us to flee upstream, do we chase or not" The fire in the river was still burning, Deng Shichang stood behind Zheng Dahai, calmly waiting for the order.Because the enemy ships are all sailing against the current, they are completely inferior to the steam warships by manpower."
No need, the main battleship of the Taiping Army has been annihilated.All returned home, replenished ammunition, and prepared to transport the army for landing operations. ”Zheng Dahai shook his head, he didn't want to kill them all, after all, the Taiping army was also Han.The warships of the Huaxing Army returned to the sea, and the warships of the Taiping Army ran for a long time, and found that no one was chasing behind them, so they hurriedly went back and rescued the people who fell into the water everywhere in the river.Finally, Wu Kun's body was found around the command ship, which had been blurred by the bomb.The soldiers wrapped him in white cloth and brought him back to Chongqing to report the military situation."
What Wukun is he dead" Chongqing Yiwang Mansion, Shi Dakai stared at Ji Qingyuan with a shocked face, and confirmed it again and again."
Wing King, everything is true, Brother Wu Kun is really dead.Our naval forces have been wiped out, and the remaining ships are no longer combat-ready. ”Wu Kun was Ji Qingyuan's subordinate, and he had just returned from Chengdu to negotiate.After receiving the news, I was so emotional that my whole body trembled."
More than 100 warships faced three warships, and they were all wiped out in less than two hours.How terrible is the ship of the Huaxing Army, it seems that we are really more than lucky this time. ”Shi Dakai sighed, for the first time he was so unconfident in his heart, and sat down heavily on the chair."
Dashuai, now we have lost control of the river.The city of Chongqing was set up along the river, and it was definitely no longer a place for defense.The top priority should be to pull the main force to a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is important to preserve the strength," Ji Qingyuan reminded with a worried face."
Hey, this king has been running since the Tianjing Incident and the westward expedition has come here, so where else can we go" Shi Dakai sighed wistfully, and a feeling of tiredness permeated his body.Since the fall of Nanjing, Shi Dakai's heart has also died.At that time, Yong'an was crowned king, Yang Xiuqing, the king of the east, Xiao Chaogui, the king of the west, Feng Yunshan, the king of the south, and Wei Changhui, the king of the north, who were not the heroes of the world and the geniuses of Tianzhong.Now that the Wing King is the only one left, the feeling of loneliness and sadness must only be known to Shi Dakai himself."
Wing King, have you forgotten Diaoyu City Back then, the power of the Mongolian army was even stronger than Qiao Zhiqing, and the whole of Eurasia was trampled by the Mongolian iron cavalry.But it was such a small city that blocked their iron cavalry and put the lives of the Mongol Khans in it.We don't know how much better our situation was then, and now there is enough food and grass in the city to consume the army for two or three years.The subordinates believe that as long as they work together, stick to the first half of the year.At that time, as soon as the cold winter arrived, the Huaxing army would inevitably retreat without a fight because of supply problems.When the time comes, we can take advantage of the situation to counterattack and catch them by surprise, and maybe we may even turn defeat into victory and take Jiangdong directly. ”Ji Qingyuan confidently suggested, he read through history, but he also knew these allusions
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