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Chapter 254 Battle in the River (Part [-])
Zuo Liangyu's army strength reached 80 at its worst, and his navy was also very fierce. According to historical records, when Zuo Liangyu rebelled in Wuhan, his warships lined up on the Yangtze River, stretching for more than [-] miles from Hankou to Qizhou.

Now Zuo Menggeng's naval battalion has [-] people, and Zu Keyong, Luo Dai, and Dao Xing have mutinied hundreds of people. If they escaped by boat, the responsibility of Xu Yong's naval battalion cannot be shirked. Commander Xu Yong hurriedly led the navy to pursue.

All of a sudden, [-] sailors were mobilized, together with Zu Keyong's dozens of warships, a total of [-] to [-] warships competed in the big river, densely packed, covering the river.

Xu Yong commanded the sailors to chase and fire the cannon. This is the firearm on the ship. Of course, it is not the most powerful red cannon. Although that thing has a long range and great power, it is too heavy. A red cannon can't be said A thousand catties, some even more than a ton, and they are too expensive. The imperial court's imperial camp only has ten red clothes, and they don't have a few such cannons at all, and they are all equipped in the artillery camp.Therefore, the firearms on the warships at that time were mainly light firearms such as Frang machine and some guns.

But despite this, when several guns fired at the same time, water jets shot up everywhere, shaking the sky and the earth. Zu Keyong, Luo Dai and Daoxing were not familiar with water warfare, and the hundreds of confidant generals they instigated rebellion had to do it temporarily because of the emergency. It was more than [-] ships that were robbed.Therefore, the naval battalion chased after them and opened fire. Several ships were hit hard by the artillery, their hulls tilted, some entered the water, and soon the ships sank, and the soldiers on board were submerged in the water. Some were chased by Xu Yong's naval battalion. Assassinated, some were captured and captured, and some were killed by the frozen river.

There were more than a dozen boats left. At this time, Zu Keyong's big ship was hit by a fire. Luo Dai and Daoxing organized the firefighting while urging the fast boat. His eyes were all red, and he ordered the archers to shoot arrows at the navy who was chasing Xu Yong, but the power of bows and arrows was much smaller than that of firearms, and the range was too limited.Xu Yong's warship was getting closer and closer.

"Hurry up, let's sail!" Luo Dai, Daoxing, and Zu Keyong were on a big boat, and they couldn't do anything now. They didn't want to be buried at the bottom of the river or be caught back, so they had to run for their lives.

As soon as the dozen or so boats fled to the center of the river, Ma Shixiu's artillery battalion opened fire. Of course, the artillery battalion's force was much more powerful than that of the warships.

"Boom, boom, boom, chatter..." The ground was shaken, waves several meters high followed one after another, and dozens of shells exploded around the dozens of ships.

Some boats were blown up on the spot, while others were overturned by big waves. Hundreds of soldiers will struggle in the icy river water. These are the trusted soldiers of Zu Keyong, Luo Dai and Daoxing. In the depths of the Yangtze River, they will not be able to struggle for long without the enemy fighting.

But Zu Keyong and the others didn't care about saving them at all, because at this moment a shell roared, and the mast of the big ship Zu Keyong was on was blown off by a shell, and several soldiers who sailed the boat would be shaken into the river. The wrecked boat turned around in the river.

Zu Keyong and others felt chilled when they saw it. It was over. There were more than 100 people on the boat, and they were all helpless. Some saw the pursuers approaching and prepared to jump into the river. People each hold their sharp blades and prepare to fight each other to the death.

At this time, Ma Shixiu ordered the shelling to stop, because he stood on the high place on the bank and saw that Xu Yong led countless warships to surround Zu Keyong and other ships, and they could hardly fly.

"You guys can't run away, so hurry up and arrest them, and go with Xu to see the young marshal to plead guilty, otherwise you will all be buried in the river." Xu Yong stood on the bow of the boat and shouted to Zu Keyong and others.

"I am your ancestor, and you are willing to follow them to surrender to the Tartars and become a traitor!"

Zu Keyong and others scolded them, because the distance was relatively close, so they used bows and arrows.But no matter what they use, Xu Yong's troops have an absolute advantage.All of a sudden, thousands of arrows were fired, and many of Zu Keyong's men fell into the river again.

"Brother Luo and Taoist brother, if it's really not possible, let's jump into the river, and we can't let these bastards take prisoners. I, Zu Keyong, can only repay the kindness of the two brothers in the next life." Zu Keyong clasped his fists at the two. road.

"Don't say that, we are against Zuo Menggeng and Ma Shixiu, and we are not completely full of you. To be honest, we have long wanted to submit to the imperial court. Since the matter fails, let's see you in the next life." After Luo Dai and Daoxing finished speaking, they He was going to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river with Zu Keyong and others.

At this moment, the cannon roared again.Cannonballs exploded accurately in the middle of Xu Yong's navy, and several warships were blown to pieces, some of them caught fire and then sank into the river, and some were overturned on the spot.

"Ma Shixiu, you are fucking blind, where are you going to shoot the cannon!" Xu Yonggang cursed, a shell flew in the air, landed beside his command ship, and then stirred up a column of water soaring into the sky, almost capsizing the big ship he was in. Xu Yong couldn't stand stably and was knocked down on the bow of the boat.

"Master, it's the artillery of the imperial court on the other side of the river. It's powerful, retreat quickly!" A soldier came over cautiously to help him up and reminded him.

Xu Yong was shocked, and when he looked carefully, it turned out that the shells did not come from Ma Shixiu's artillery barracks, but from the other side of the river.Can hit such a long distance, it is definitely a red cannon, and only a red cannon.

Xu Yong's guess is completely correct. This is the heavy weapon artillery battalion in Zhu Yousong's imperial camp. This is an establishment of 1000 people and horses, with sixty or seventy artillery pieces of various types. There are ten cannons, and Liu Zhaoji conducted more than two months of training under the command of the artillery battalion. The combat effectiveness of the artillery battalion has been greatly improved, with strong mobility, accurate aiming and ruthless hitting.

A few days ago, Zhu Yousong took Liu Zhaoji and others to brave the cold wind to see the great river and the great lake. This was not to take a boat tour, but to inspect the terrain and deploy battles from the perspective of a strategist.Liu Zhaoji selected the location of the artillery battalion and dozens of cannons were already deployed.

Zu Keyong and others were tossing so hard on the other side of the river. Zhu Yousong had already reported that the army had mutinied and internal strife broke out. Zhu Yousong was overjoyed and immediately thought of Zu Keyong's matter. A thunder finally blew up during the judgment of the army, but to be on the safe side, he personally took people out of the city to the riverside to climb up to have a look, and soon identified Zu Keyong in the river, so Xu Yong's navy took Zu Keyong When Yong surrounded, just within the range of the red cannon, Zhu Yousong decisively ordered Liu Zhaoji to order the artillery battalion to open fire.

Ten cannons bombed one after another, and the warships of the Judgment Army sank in the river, and those who caught fire caught fire, capsized and overturned. The river was full of men and horses of the Judgment Army, like ducks being released.

Seeing that it was almost done, Zhu Yousong ordered an attack.

More than 200 warships of the five thousand navy came out in full force, forming a battle formation. The small boats rushed towards the navy of the judgment army like arrows after the big ship in front pressed them.

(End of this chapter)