On Poyang Lake, the sound of artillery is endless.
On the wide lake, the wind was very strong, and the ships of the Qinwang army were very skillful in mastering the wind, always holding the upper hand, and keeping a safe distance from the enemy fleet.
Fifty paces away.
At this distance, Li Chao's fleet was almost quite safe, and there were only sporadic arrows coming from the opposite side, but they did not pose much threat to Li Chao.
Even if it was a rocket, in that rocking boat, coupled with the strong wind on the lake, their arrows were not a threat.
"Keep Shooting" All ships strictly implemented Li Chao's tactics.
Taking advantage of the advantages of artillery, they first opened up the distance to shell the enemy ships, and the morale of their troops was scattered, their morale collapsed, and their formation was also scattered.
With thirty boats against more than a thousand boats, Li Chao is still very cautious.
Once encircled, the other party can really bite the elephant to death.
There weren't many marines on Li Chao's ship, and he didn't think about jumping gang battles in the first place.
The gunners were desperately reloading in the cabin, and according to the usual training, one gun crew was responsible for two guns.
However, because there was only one side of the cannon fire at a time, they were relatively easy.
If it is time to fire the guns on both sides, the Marines will also act as gunners to help.
"Teacher, the army of the Restoration Party is in turmoil."
Subjected to unprecedented heavy artillery fire, the restoration army was in chaos.
They were not sailors in the first place, and they had never seen this kind of artillery bombardment, and such a huge artillery bombardment made the faces of those restoration troops who were seasick on the ship even whiter.
The close-range shooting caused their merchant ships to be constantly shot, the cabin was cracked and flooded, the mast was shot and broken, the cable boat was broken, and after the ship was shot, it could not control the direction, and the ships collided The direct lethality of iron bullets is not large, and it is often a hole in a dozen dozen pieces.
However, when the iron bullet hit the ship, the fragments of wooden thorns and wooden planks that exploded were amazingly lethal, and a large area could be injured by an explosion.
The most terrifying thing is that they can only be beaten from afar, and they can't fight back.
Just being beaten and not being able to fight back is the most terrible.
If it is on land, tens of thousands of people form a large array, they can still believe and rely on it.
But on the lake, the boats were rocking, the artillery was blazing, and the command system of the Restoration Army was also in chaos at this time.
There is no command at all.
Some of the ships continued to rush forward, some stalled, and some had begun to turn around and flee. collided with each other, and the morale of the army collapsed.
Li Chao sat in the cabin, looking at a report on the consumption of munitions.
He didn't raise his head, "Keep shooting, keep your distance, it's not time to be happy yet, the Restoration Army still has enough strength, and we must continue to fight until they completely break down." ” The artillery fire was continuous, and Li Chao actually didn't have the heart to read the report.
But he really didn't really want to go to the deck.
It's just suicide, Li Chao is a little tired of it.
The Tang Dynasty has already unified the world, and the world has been peaceful, and this should not have been a war.
Those who died in battle outside didn't have to die.
Put down the book, lean back in the chair, close your eyes, and listen to the sound of the cannons.
An hour later.
Liu Renliang came in and reported, "Teacher, the rebels are scattering and fleeing, and they have completely lost their fighting spirit, only that they have fled. ” Li Chao opened his eyes, "It's time to close the net, give the order, the battleship broke into the rout and fled enemy ship, and opened fire on both sides until they lowered their sails and dropped anchor to surrender." ” "Give Pauline an order to take another fleet of ships and marines to seal off the mouth of the lake, and not let a single rebel escape."
On Poyang Lake.
Thousands of large and small ships of the Restoration Army have scattered and fled like beasts.
As they fled, there were also ships colliding from time to time, and behind them, many of the ships that were hit were left behind because their masts were broken, or their sides broke into the water.
But Li Chao's fleet, which was like a wolf, did not pay attention to these ships that had lost their combat effectiveness, and he began to chase after the fleeing fleet in front.
The sails are fully furled, and the pursuit is carried out with all its might.
Li Chao's fleet is a new type of soft sailing ship, compared to the rabble fleet composed of old ships of various merchant ships and fishing boats, Li Chao's fleet is faster, and Li Chao's ships are not loaded with so many soldiers, more light and sensitive.
The fleet was like an arrow from a string, and like a tiger descending from a mountain, crashing directly into the fleeing fleet.
The soldiers on board the Restoration Army were so frightened that they looked at the warship next to them and didn't even know what to do.
The two ships were no more than twenty or thirty paces apart, and they seemed ready to collide at any moment.
Orange flames erupted from the portholes, and iron bullets whistled out, and the ship, which was next to it, was immediately riddled with holes and wailing.
Run, can't win, fight, can't beat.
Many soldiers who went crazy even jumped directly into the lake.
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"Lower the sails, lower the anchor."
One of the captains panted like a cow, wiping the sweat from his forehead and deciding not to run.
"Quick, what are you doing?"
Lowering the sail and anchoring in battle, which is equivalent to dropping the weapon on the battlefield and sitting on the ground, is surrender.
It's better to surrender than to die.
"Zhao Guogong will definitely not kill us, come down."
One ship lowered its sails and lowered anchor, and many more began to stop running away.
Pieces of sails are lowered.
One by one, the boats stopped.
Liu Zhenghui's ship was broken because of the mainmast, and he had already changed to a sailing ship, which was a two-masted ship, not as large as a three-masted ship.
But it's lighter and faster.
On the deck, watching the fleet fleeing in disarray, his heart was dripping blood.
Defeated, defeated like this, defeated inexplicably.
He was not convinced.
At this time, he remembered Li Jing's words.
Regret shouldn't have been at the beginning, if you listened to Li Jing's words and waited for work in Jiangxia.
But after thinking about it, Li Chao has such a naval gun, even if he doesn't come, Li Chao will go the same, and he will be defeated in the same way.
"Liu Shuai, those who have no backbone are surrendering."
A lieutenant reports.
Liu Zhenghui raised the clairvoyant mirror, sure enough.
"Let's go, go back to Jiangxia, pack up and fight again."
Liu Zhenghui no longer had time to pay attention to those who surrendered, and when he arrived in Jiangxia, he asked Li Jing to command the troops, and maybe he could still fight.
The ship is galloping.
The mouth of the lake is just ahead, and the lake is getting narrower and narrower.
From here, drive into the river, and you can return to Jiangxia.
But at this moment, from a bend in the bay, a warship suddenly sailed out.
There were more than Li Chao's fleet that was chasing them just now, at least sixty or seventy ships.
"It's Li Chao's ship" Liu Zhenghui exclaimed, now he finally knew why Li Chao only used twenty or thirty boats to fight him, and Li Chao left the other ships here.
With a bang, a cannonball whistled and fell not far in front of them, making a large splash.
Liu Zheng's meeting was like ashes.
There were pursuers in the back, interceptions in front, and looking at the dozen or so boats following beside him, he knew that he couldn't escape.
"Dashuai, what should I do?"
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