More than 200 Qing warships rushed out of the northern channel and collided directly with the Ming fleet.The warships of the inland water division of the Qing army were very different from those of Donghai Town in terms of equipment.In naval battles, if one side does not want to engage and collide, it is difficult for the ships of the two sides to collide together, so each ship pays great attention to long-range artillery, and the side firepower is strong, while the inland river is relatively narrow, and the fleet is easy to collide, so the side firepower of the warships of the Qing army is not strong, and the cannons are mainly placed in the bow of the ship, so that when rushing to the enemy ship, it can also fire artillery to bombard the enemy ship."
Rush forward!"
Liu Liangzuo was wearing armor, wearing a pointed iron helmet, pressing the hilt of the knife with his right hand, and waving his left hand forward, shouting majestically and loudly.More than 200 Qing warships rushed towards the Ming fleet, the bow of the ship broke through the water, and the waves were sprayed, like a giant arrow, shooting towards the Ming fleet.Liu Liangzuo's navy has been in army for several years, and with the large number of ships, he is not afraid of the Ming army.If it was on the sea, Liu Liangzuo admitted that he was not the opponent of the Ming army, but at this time on the Yangtze River, Liu Liangzuo was confident in a battle.Although the artillery of the Ming warships was sharp, as long as they rushed forward, the Qing army would definitely be able to defeat the Ming army's fleet with the number of ships."
Fire ship, light a pirate warship and reward one hundred taels of silver, burn the giant ship of the pirates, reward one thousand taels of silver!"
Liu Liangzuo roared loudly.More than 50 fireboats of the Qing army were in front, and the rest of the ships were behind, and the soldiers roared angrily and rushed towards the Ming army."
Boom, boom, boom" Liu Liangzuo's military order, after the Ming gunboat adjusted its position, the side guns roared, one after another, and smashed with a roar.The cannonballs fell into the river, and the water column rose to the sky, and the water column that splashed into the sky fell, instantly drenching the Qing army into a soup chicken.The Qing army ships were passing through the water columns, and some ships were hit by cannonballs, and they immediately turned into broken wood and splashed.The first round of artillery of the Ming army smashed five or six fireships of the Qing army and injured more than ten ships, which made Liu Liangzuo's heart tremble, and he roared angrily: "Speed up and fire back!"
”In the bow of the Qing fleet, the artillery began to roar, and the shells smashed into the Ming warships, while continuing to rush towards the Ming army.Zhao Ming held the helm tower in his hand and shouted in a deep voice, "Chongmingwei intercepts, the gunboat is full of rudders!"
”After three rounds of shelling, the position of the Ming fleet had crossed the middle of the river from the south channel into the north channel and approached the north bank.Zhao Ming gave an order, the flagship hung up the order flag, thirty centipede ships, twenty lucky ships, swung the rudder to the left, adjusted the direction of navigation from the northwest, to the west, the fleet was parallel to the north shore, facing the Qing army.The two sides fired desperately from several miles apart, and black iron bullets flew around the river, and the ships were smashed into pieces and splashed, causing the ships to leak, and the ships were constantly silent, and some soldiers sank into the sea.Although the Qing army had many ships, the number of artillery was not as good as that of the Ming army, and it did not have an advantage in shooting, but the Qing army was smooth and the ships were very fast.On the south bank, Man Dahai watched as the Qing army's naval division was rapidly closing the distance between him and the Ming army's naval division, and finally had a smile on his serious and rigid round face, "As long as the soldiers are short-handed, the naval division will be able to defeat the Haikou." ”At this time, the five gunboats, after firing three rounds of guns, the left-string guns needed to be cold-cut, plus continue to maintain course, they were going to hit the river beach on the north bank and run aground, so the ship was full of rudders, turned the hull of the ship, and the bow of the ship turned from aiming at the northwest to the southwest, and sailed diagonally to the south bank, and continued to face the Qing army sailors diagonally on the side side.On the flagship, Liu Liangzuo waved his fist excitedly, the Qing army ships were about to collide with the Ming warships, as long as they were pasted, the Ming army's artillery advantage could not be brought into play, and he would have a great chance of winning.At this time, on the Qing army's ship, the soldiers lit the torch, and the Qing troops armed with bows and arrows rushed to the bow of the ship, ready to release arrows."
Boom, boom, boom" There was another loud bang, and the five gunboats, which had turned around, began to fire again.With a loud bang, the starboard guns that had been turned around suddenly retreated, and the deck trembled and the side side was filled with smoke.While the gunboat fired its cannons, it sailed through the thick gunpowder smoke and headed southwest, while Zhao Ming stood on the helm tower and shouted: "Shoot again!"
”On the five gunboats, the gunners quickly loaded, and one after another shells whistled towards the Qing warships.For a time, the Qing army fleet was like encountering a meteorite rain, and the water columns and waves splashed by the cannonballs directly overturned the Qing army's boats.Liu Liangzuo's expression changed greatly, and suddenly there was a loud bang, and a black iron bullet rushed out of the gunsmoke, and flew directly towards his ship.The speed of the cannonball was extremely fast, and Liu Liangzuo didn't have time to react, so he heard a loud "bang", and the guard plate on the side of the ship exploded directly, and the black cannonball swept across the deck with countless pieces of wood.In water warfare, the non-commissioned officers are easy to fall into the water, and the armor cannot be prevented at all by the attack of cannonballs, so most of the non-commissioned officers do not wear armor except for the non-commissioned officers who are responsible for the broadside battle.The cannonball was wrapped in broken wood, and a Qing archer, directly torn apart by the cannonball and broken wood, raised a cloud of blood mist, turned into countless pieces and flew around, and the cannonball was unabated, swept across the deck, and finally hit the helm tower, falling into the river from Liu Liangzuo's side.Because of the angle, the cannonballs ran diagonally through almost the entire warship, and the deck was in a mess, and a terrible howl rang out.In this round of artillery, the hesitation distance was relatively close, and the Qing army was smashed and sunk ten ships, and more than ten ships were injured.The gunboats of the Ming army had fierce firepower, and a round of shooting was nearly 150 shells, and some of the small boats of the Qing army were smashed apart with one shot, even if they were large warships, they would be smashed to pieces if they were hit by one shot.Liu Liangzuo's face was also scratched by broken wood, and the whole person sat on the deck, and the two soldiers hurriedly helped him up.The ships of the Qing army rushed past with palpitations, and the water column caused by the bombardment of the gunboats had not yet let go, and the Ming ships that met it on the opposite side were fired in unison.However, this time it was not a solid bullet that flew in, but a scattered bomb fired by a Franc machine.The ships of the Ming army want to fight the wind and waves at sea, and they are generally taller than the Qing warships, and the Franc machine gun is condescending, strafing the deck of the Qing army, and the iron sand is splashed out into a fan, and the Qing army cannot dodge, and the scattered bombs sweep the Qing army on the deck.In an instant, the Qing army archers and bird gunners who were armed with bows and arrows were hit by scattered bullets, and their faces and bodies were hit with dense blood pits, which was shocking."
Shoot the arrows, release the guns!"
Before the battle was fought, the Qing army suffered heavy losses, and Liu Liangzuo pushed away his subordinates who were supporting him and roared loudly.At this time, the distance between the two sides was only a few dozen paces, and at the same time as the two sides were bombarding, the soldiers on the ship began to desperately release arrows and shoot guns across the river, and the black-pressed arrows flew around like a swarm of locusts, and the board of the ship was full of arrows.The ships on both sides were splashed with wood chips from artillery and muskets, and the casualties were very heavy, and as the distance closed, the ships finally collided together.The Qing army ships were small, the Ming army ships were large, and the centipede ships overturned many Qing army boats in a row, and finally the bow was inserted into the side of the Qing army warship before stopping.At this time, in the rumbling cannon, the two armies began to hit each other with long weapons, and at the same time jumped to fight, for a time the short soldiers were in contact, everywhere was a desperate struggle, the sound of gold and iron and the sound of shouting and killing were endless.After the broadside battle began, the advantage of the Qing army's large number of ships began to appear, the Qing army surrounded a warship with several ships, and the soldiers took the opportunity to jump into the gang to fight, and at the same time the Qing army lit the fire boat and crashed into the Ming army's big ship, black smoke billowed and ignited the two big ships of the Ming army.By this time, the five gunboats had already completed three rounds of artillery, and the ships had once again crossed the center of the river and entered the southern channel.On the Jiangxin Shazhou Fort, the Qing defenders held the opportunity of the Ming army fleet to engage the Qing army's naval divisions, cleaned up the corpses, reloaded the artillery, and finally rejoined the battle, the battery artillery roared, bombarding five gunboats.On the south bank, Manda saw five gunboats and entered the South Channel, and immediately roared in ecstasy: "Send cannons, sink Zhao Zamao!"
”(Thank you for your support, a little bit in the next chapter, it is recommended to read it in the morning) ()