The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 473 Highlighting the Encirclement

Geng Zhongming was one of the many people who coincided with the thoughts of "Marshal Du", and they also headed north at full speed with full sail and riding the rare southeast wind.

The more greedy Huang Han was reluctant to sink the rebel ships, because there must be too much money on these ships, and it would be a pity to sink into the sea.

Everyone in the sailors of the "Red Banner Army" understood the intention of the Patriarch, so they didn't fire a solid bullet, but greeted them with shotgun bullets.

Unexpectedly, a cloud of fog came and the enemy ships fled in all directions. Although the "Red Banner Army" had strong ships and fierce guns, they were a bit hesitant at this time. After all, the total number of enemy ships was more than three times that of our large ships.

It is not easy to break the will to resist the rebel ships and successfully force them to surrender, and the speed is not fast at all.

In addition, Huang Han made a mistake in his judgment, mistakenly thinking that Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other big fish heads should be on the five three-masted gunboats. After all, these five warships are much stronger and stronger than other ships.

The three-masted gunboat with the strongest force and the largest size in the rebel fleet became the hardest hit area. The "Red Banner Army" warships mistakenly believed that destroying these five large rebel ships would complete the beheading operation.

Li Yingyuan, Chen Guangfu, Su Yougong, etc. were judged to be in bad luck. They didn't know how to command naval battles at all. At this time, they followed the surviving sailors, gunners, and soldiers to hide in the bottom cabin and became ostriches. Drift with the wind.

The "Red Banner Army" warship approached and bombarded the enemy ship, making the enemy lose its resistance, and then dispatched the marines to join the gang to fight. It took nearly half an hour to completely disarm a warship.

Fortunately, the sentry ships and small warships commanded by Shen Xianyi entangled or kept an eye on the fleeing enemy ships, so that after capturing a rebel ship, the warships could catch up with the next one immediately.

Shi Daxuan in charge of the "Golden State" and Shi Dajing in charge of the "Qiantun" showed the strengths of the old pirates. They smashed the will of resistance of the seven fleeing enemy ships and the casualties were negligible. successfully seized.

The captain of the "Lushun" is Yu Fei's father, Yu Quanyou, who was born as an old sailor. He may have wanted to demonstrate his naval warfare skills in front of his son, and he successfully captured three enemy ships during an hour-long chase, including a three-masted gunboat. .

The "Ningyuan" is now Lin Minghai's acting captain, and the first officer is the second lieutenant Marcellus who was willing to cooperate after the surrender. masted gunship.

Lin Minghai has been determined to follow Huang Han. Last fall, his family came to Huxue City. He met his eldest son Lin Shunwen, who was already taller than him, and his youngest son Lin Shunzhang. He cried when he learned that his mother died of illness the year before last. You have to die.

The wives and concubines and their 13-year-old daughter Lin Ruyi had long lost their fantasies. Who would have expected the shocking news that they had lived a miserable life these past few years. They came to the bustling Tiger Cave City and lived in a large courtyard with a small building. All of them suddenly felt like a dream.

The members of this family are sincerely grateful to General Pingliao. Of course, Lin Minghai will do his best to serve the "Red Banner Army".

He has lived at sea for many years and participated in too many battles to seize ships. He was originally a talented man with a high starting point. He has been familiar with the ocean and proficient in naval warfare over the years.

The four teenagers selected on the third day of the first lunar month have come to Huang Han's side as personal followers. The four are 15-year-old Wang Xuan, the second son of Wang Yuqi, the master of Longjiang Ship.

Yang Xiaochui, the 14-year-old youngest son of Yang Laoshi, Shen Youlue, the 17-year-old eldest son of Shen Xianyi, and Gu Jixiang, the 13-year-old only son of Gu Zhun's only relative.

The selection is very strict, not only based on one's potential but also on whether the family is the mainstay of the system. Shen Youlue and Wang Xuan's victory is no surprise and no danger. They were enlightened before they came to Tiger Cave City to settle down.

The youngest Gu Jixiang was selected because he was hardworking and tenacious, and he was excellent in both character and learning in school and had outstanding combat skills. It was also because his father Gu Zhun had made great achievements.

Relatively speaking, Yang Xiaochui looked dull and clumsy. This kid has muscles, strength and poor cultural background, so he can only write articles fluently.

Being able to stay by Huang Han's side as a follower is entirely due to Yang Laoshi's contribution to the "Red Banner Army" and the fact that Yang Xiaochui is a child of Jiulitai Village.

There were two unplanned children who were kept by Huang Han's side to train them. One of them was Huang Han's younger brother, Huang Yi. .

The Lin family was in decline, and Lin Minghai's old mother sold everything she could to get her two grandsons to study even though her son's life was unknown.

Under normal circumstances, the children educated in such a family have the same character and are more ruthless than the flowers in the greenhouse.

The two sons and one daughter of the Lin family are both enrolled in the new school, and the military training has only been a semester. There is no problem with the culture class, but the combat skills training is at the bottom of the class.

Huang Han fell in love with Lin Shunwen not only for this boy who was trained to be polite by his grandmother, but also hoped that Lin Minghai, a talented scholar with language talent and familiarity with Nanyang, would be loyal to the "Red Banner Army".

Now it seems that such an effect has been achieved. Lin Minghai believes that he has made up his mind to serve the "Red Banner Army" after gaining a new life, and his gratitude to see his son received love from General Ping Liao is beyond words.

He believes that leading the "Ningyuan" will surely gain its due status in the navy after this battle.

Shen Ming is the key training target. The new captain of the Woodwater, Wang Fuquan, didn't know it. He deliberately gave Shen Ming room to play, and Shen Ming commanded the roundup of enemy ships.

The Udwater is too big and has no advantage in speed. That's because this behemoth is not equipped with wheels and paddles. Except for the few Xiyi sailors who stayed on the ship for hard labor, the rest of the young sailors who came to learn how to control the soft sails were not so good. Can use your fingers like an arm.

Due to the current actual situation, Shen Ming commanded the Udwater to deal with the relatively slow medium-sized horse boats of the rebels, and the results were good. He intercepted three ships in about an hour and successfully disarmed the rebels.

The three battleships "Tiger's Nest", "Wolf's Nest", and "Eagle's Nest" were of course not spectators. An hour after the battle started, they each captured a three-masted gunship and several No. [-] Fukuoka. boat, medium horse boat.

It was not until the moon climbed up that Huang Han was able to count how many ships were intercepted, because Shen Xianyi's report was very specific. There were a total of 97 enemy ships, including five three-masted gunboats equipped with more than eighteen cannons.

After the sentinel boat shuttled back and forth to confirm that the five three-masted gunboats had been captured, Huang Han finally breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that all the main force of the enemy ships had been captured, and it was only a matter of time before Kong Youde and other big bosses were found.

(End of this chapter)