On the south bank, the hidden artillery of the Qing army finally waited for an opportunity.The Manda Navy gave an order, the artillery command flag waved, and the Qing sergeant holding the torch approached the torch to the lead, and the sparks rushed into the gun chamber, with a loud "boom", the gun body retreated, and the muzzle of the gun spewed flames, raising white smoke.In an instant, the smoke of the artillery array on the south bank filled the air, forming a white smoke belt.At the same time, on the fort that was blown away by the wind, the artillery roared, and one after another iron bullets smashed at the Ming gunboats.With a "boom", a cannonball landed next to the Zhenhai, and the splashed water column fell, wetting Zhao Ming's armor.Almost at the same time, about a foot in front of Zhao Ming, the ship's side guard exploded, and a soldier behind him was smashed upside down by a cannonball, sawdust swept across the deck, and the cannonball broke through the ship's side on the other side and fell into the river."
Dashuai, it's not good, the Zhenhai has been shot!"
The soldiers shouted urgently.At this time, the five gunboats crossed the center of the river and sailed to the southwest, with the starboard side diagonally facing the Shazhou battery and the port side diagonally facing the Qing artillery array on the south bank."
Marshal, the artillery array on the south bank of the Qing army is exposed, whether to open artillery bombardment!"
The Qing artillery array roared, and the rising gunpowder smoke exposed the position of the artillery array, and although the starboard side of the Ming army needed to be cold-cut after firing three guns, the starboard guns had been cold-cut and had completed loading.Under the bombardment of the Qing army fort and the artillery array on the south bank, the Ming gunboat splashed around the water column, the ship was hit by cannonballs from time to time, and the Ming soldiers on the deck were a little nervous, but at this time, the soldiers looked up and saw that the smoke lingered, but Zhao Ming's figure stood on the helm tower, the wind did not move, and the military heart immediately settled down."
Ignore the south bank and the fort, turn the rudder to the right, turn the hull over, and immediately bombard Liu Liangzuo's ship!"
Zhao Ming roared loudly.After all, the Ming army had only 60 boats and more than 6,000 soldiers, while the Qing army had tens of thousands of troops participating in the battle.Among these soldiers and horses, the Qing army on the south bank can only attack the Ming army when the Ming army naval division enters the southern channel, although the defenders of the fort can bombard the Ming army, but the battery can not move, in case the Ming army retreats, the battery can not pursue, only the Qing army naval division can attack the Ming army, but also can pursue the Ming army, is the real threat of the Ming army.Therefore, Zhao Ming knew very well in his heart that the only way to win was to defeat the Qing army."
Right full rudder!"
On the gunboats, the officers in charge roared loudly.Under the bombardment of the Qing artillery, the five gunboats turned around, took the oblique "N" route, broke through the center of the river again, entered the northern channel, and began to bombard the Qing warships that were engaged with the Chongming Guards in the left front.On the south shore, Man Dahai saw that the Ming gunboats began to turn, and hurriedly roared: "Bombardment!"
Don't let Zhao Zamao run away. ”The artillery of the Qing army hurriedly opened fire, and the shells fell behind the warship and splashed the water column, and the Ming warship had already crossed the center of the river.The Qing army on the south bank only fought three rounds before they saw the Ming gunboats enter the northern channel and get out of the range of their bombardment.Seeing this, Man Dahai jumped like thunder, but he couldn't go into the water, so he could only watch the Ming gunboats and start to slaughter the Qing army's sailors.At this time, the Qing army's fireships had all been ignited, burning six Ming warships, and the Qing army's naval division had gradually gained an advantage in the port.However, this advantage was lost in an instant as the Ming gunboats turned around and the artillery roared.Now that the distance is pulled, the artillery hit rate has increased significantly, and the five gunboats of the Ming army, with a salvo on the side, are enough to smash a thousand-ton warship.Therefore, once the gunboat turns around and turns back, it can harvest the Qing warship like a roll call by death.A round of artillery smashed, the Qing flagship was smashed to pieces, the Ming gunboat salvo Qing flagship, nearly 100 shells smashed, wailing, the ship tilted, the cabin was flooded, the living Qing army scattered and fled, plopping and jumping into the river one after another.A group of personal soldiers picked up Liu Liangzuo from the ruins and wanted to escort him to the boat to escape."
How can this be reasonable, give me a retreat!"
Liu Liangzuo was furious, at this moment, he was already in a hurry, knowing that there could be nothing wrong with the flagship.Now the fleets of the two armies collided and were engaged in a string battle, both sides of the Ming and Qing dynasties were staring at themselves on the battlefield, the Qing army had just gained an advantage in close combat, once the flagship had a problem, how to maintain the morale of the army?
Liu Liangzuo was rarely stiff, but before the words fell, the boat was already seriously tilted, and he was about to sink to the bottom of the river to feed the fish if he didn't leave, and he was not Qu Yuan, and there would definitely be no one to pay tribute to him at that time, he sighed, so he had to give in, transfer to a small boat, and then transfer to another lucky boat, hang up the order flag, and continue to command."
Boom Boom" Liu Liangzuo just transferred to another Fu ship, hung up the order flag, and the Ming artillery shells struck again, but this Fu ship was too close to the Ming warship, and the Ming army did not gather fire, but only severely damaged the warship, and did not sink it.At this time, the Ming warships and the Qing warships had been strangled together, and the Ming gunboats and artillery, throwing rats, did not dare to bombard wantonly, and the battlefield entered a scorching state.At this time, the Ming artillery could not be used, but the Qing army batteries bombarded the Ming artillery ships from time to time, posing a threat to the Ming army.Zhao Ming's eyes were fixed on the battlefield, and his eyes burned with heroic fighting spirit, "Order, take this commander's flagship as the front, and directly crash into Liu Liangzuo's flagship!"
”In the battle just now, the five gunboats had been wandering outside, intending to exert their sideboard firepower, but now that the two armies were strangled together, it was difficult for the Ming artillery to exert their power.At this time, the Qing army's fireboats, which posed the greatest threat to the Ming gunboats, had all been ignited, and without the threat of fireboats, the Ming gunboats were like sea fortresses, and they were not afraid of the Qing warships."
Hang the flag!"
Zhao Ming ordered in a hurry.A flag was hung on the main mast, and the Ming army fired a third round of artillery on the side of the city, but it was not the Manchu Qingshui division, but the Qing army battery.The battery was subjected to concentrated fire, the gunners were again mostly dead, and the artillery on the sandbar was again muted.As a result, the artillery array on the south bank of the Qing army could not help, so they could only do it in a hurry, and the artillery position on the sandbank was disabled, so they could only rely on Liu Liangzuo and Zhao Ming to fight fiercely.Man Dahai saw that a flag was hoisted on the Zhenhai, and the five giant ships rushed directly to the battlefield, he couldn't help but grit his teeth, "Liu Liangzuo, give the Qing Dynasty a fight!"
”Zhao Ming stood on the helm tower, standing in the wind, drew his sword and pointed angrily at the new flagship filled with gunpowder smoke in the distance, and said angrily: "Target, Liu Liangzuo, rush!"
”The Ming soldiers picked up flintlock muskets, grenades, swarms, canisters and other sharp weapons, and poured to the side of the ship, ready for battle, while the big ship rushed towards the flagship of the Qing army at full speed.Originally, the Qing army had the upper hand in close combat, but just now the flagship of the Qing army was sunk, and the handsome flag was lowered, although the handsome flag was raised on another warship, but it still made the morale of the Qing army leak.At this time, Liu Liangzuo was commanding the fight, but the generals around him exclaimed, "Military Gate, the Haikou giant ship has crashed in!"
”Five warships of the Ming army rushed in, and the musketeers condescendingly shot the Qing army, swarming and strafing, and the grenades were thrown on the deck of the Qing army, and the Qing warships were heavily damaged by the Ming army one by one.The battle between the Ming and Qing armies began to tilt towards the side of the Ming army, especially the Ming army's big ships were too high, the Qing army's attack was like attacking the city on the back, the ships drove to the vicinity of the Ming army's warships, the Ming army looked down on the Qing army's warships, and the situation on the deck was clear at a glance.The Qing army tried to set fire to the warship several times and rammed the Ming warship, but they also failed, and the situation had turned in favor of the Ming army."
Junmen, retreat!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the officer stepped forward and whispered persuasion."
Junmen, leave some seeds!
Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood. ”Liu Liangzuo's nephew hugged his leg and cried."
That's it, that's it."
Liu Liangzuo saw the Ming gunboats rushing towards him, the Qing army couldn't stop it at all, and his fighting spirit was lost, so he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, it wasn't that Liu was incompetent, but the Haikou was too powerful."
Withdraw!"
Without waiting for the order of Mandahai on the south bank, Liu Liangzuo gave the order to retreat, and the Qing army's naval division began to retreat westward.On the sandbar, Zu Zerun saw the defeat of the sailors, and also boarded a small boat, taking advantage of the Ming army's presence in the northern channel, and hurriedly took the boat to the south!
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