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Chapter 255

Although there were many sailors in the Judgment Army, this time they dispatched [-] troops and more than [-] warships, but they were bombarded by the red-clothed cannons from Zhu Yousong's imperial camp, and they were all messed up. Xu Yong, the commander of the navy, didn't like it, so he quickly sent an order to retreat.

But at this time, his command was already ineffective, and Zhu Yousong's men quickly rushed to the vicinity.

At this time, Zhu Yousong temporarily entrusted Yuan Jixian, He Tengjiao, and Du Yinxi to take charge of the shore affairs. Zhu Yousong, who was in heavy armor, boarded the largest command ship and personally supervised the troops behind.The battalion commander Liu Zhaoji and Zheng Damu held their swords and held their sabers, and stood close to him. There were [-] imperial battalion soldiers on this big ship, all of them were gunners, and there were [-] sailors, including [-] archers. There is a Frang machine installed on the bow, and a tiger squatting cannon is installed on the bow on both sides.This was a first-class warship with weapons and equipment at the time.

In front of Zhu Yousong, there are six navy squads, each with 800 sailors, commanded by He Zhaoxiong, Zheng Cai, Zheng Hongkui, He Xuanjiao, Li Quan, and Liu Chunhong. Half of them were from Green Willow Villa, half of them were pirates from Zheng's Army in Fujian. They were all better than one in the water, and the six teams were like six sharp knives, piercing straight into the camp of the Judgment Army.

Zhu Yousong's five-thousand navy ship is also equipped with firearms. Although the Flang machine and the tiger squatting cannon on the bow are not as far away as the red cannon, when they reach the range, they can fire at the Panjun with great power. After the red-clothed cannon, several French machines and tiger squat cannons fired one after another.

The earth-shattering gunfire came and went, and the river was full of soaring water jets and overturned warships, accompanied by billowing smoke and flames.

Compared with big ships, small boats are faster and more flexible, so soon the bows and arrows of the small boats also rushed to the range, dozens of small boats lined up, and there were ten archers on each boat. Hundreds of archers Wan Qi released their arrows, and countless arrows rained in the sky, covering the chaotic Pan army.

For a while, countless arrows fell into the water in the condemned army. Although the number of sentenced troops was large, it was all messed up now. They were shot first and then shot with arrows. Rushed into the naval camp of the Judgment Army.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

He Zhaoxiong, He Xuanjiao, Liu Chunhong, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Cai, Li Quan and others took the lead, jumped on the warship of the Panjun, and each raised their knives and guns to kill the Panjun. Now the court's troops completely gained the upper hand, and they only killed people everywhere in the river. Dead bodies, dyed the river red.

The Pan army was defeated, Xu Yong saw that his command was not effective, and he didn't care about chasing and killing Zu Keyong and others. He didn't even want his own generals, and only brought about twenty warships, large and small, in the They fled in embarrassment under cover.

Zu Keyong and others were rescued, and they joined He Zhaoxiong's team to hunt down the Panjun.

But soon Zhu Yousong's order was issued, stop chasing and killing, and immediately withdraw his troops and return to the camp.

Zheng Cai and Li Quan were puzzled and asked Zhu Yousong: "Your Majesty, why don't you chase after him? Wouldn't it be better to take the thieves' navy camp with one go?"

Zhu Yousong said: "I led the navy this time only to rescue General Zu and others, not to fight across the river. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win a hundred battles. Now we don't know much about the situation on the thief's side, and if we continue to chase, we will enter The culprit's artillery is out of range. He has been rescued now, and he has won a big victory, so let's withdraw our troops for now."

Now all the generals admire Zhu Yousong's keen observation and decisive and wise decision-making.In the face of victory, it is very humanly possible to keep a clear mind.

At this time, Zu Keyong, Luo Dai and Daoxing took a group of 200 people onto Zhu Yousong's boat. They were so grateful that they all knelt on the board of the boat and begged Zhu Yousong for their sins, "Your Majesty, I am guilty of late surrender. My Majesty, please punish me."

Zhu Yousong laughed loudly, "I knew you, Zu Keyong, would come back. It was a bit late, but knowing how to return from a lost path is a good thing, and you brought so many soldiers who know the current affairs. If you abandon the dark and turn to the bright, the merits and demerits will be paid off." Come on, I forgive you all for your innocence, get up, from today onwards, you are still my good sons!"

It is said that Zhu Yousong is lenient and invincible. Today, these people have learned the lesson. The crimes they committed ranged from beheading to extermination. Those rescued by Yusong, if Zhu Yousong hadn’t led the navy to take action in time, none of them would have survived. Either they would be buried at the bottom of the river, or they would be caught back, and their death would be even worse. For a while, they felt that Zhu Yousong was a Bodhisattva emperor If you know this, you have come to submit to the court a long time ago.

Headed by Zu Keyong, Luo Dai, and Daoxing, the 200 people knelt on the deck and kowtowed to Zhu Yousong. Yes, in this way they repent and take an oath of allegiance.

At this time, He Zhaoxiong led the navy and began to clean up the battlefield. Although the troops were withdrawn, the battlefield in the water must also be cleaned up. Those who fell into the water must be rescued. , The same is true for the injured, regardless of the enemy or ourselves, all the soldiers are aware of these policies of Zhu Yousong. I am very convinced by Zhu Yousong's move.

The battle ended in less than an hour, and only 3000 people from the 1000 sailors returned. More than 100 people became Zhu Yousong's prisoners, and more than [-] warships became trophies.
Some of these ships are intact, and some of them are lightly damaged and can be used after repairing them.Those that were blown up, burned, capsized into the river, etc., these severely damaged ships can't be helped.

They ordered the prisoners to be concentrated on several large ships, and returned to the other side of the river with the spoils.

This small battle in the middle of the river was also quite beautiful. This was the first time that Zhu Yousong personally supervised the division on board, and it was also the first time that Zhu Yousong commanded a water battle in the middle of a large river. The six to 1000 sailors were judged. What is even more gratifying is that not only the titan Zu Keyong was surrendered, but also Luo Dai Daoxing and other 7000 or [-] generals.

Zhu Yousong issued an order to reward the soldiers of the three armies, and those who should be credited should be credited, and then a big banquet was arranged for the whole army to celebrate the day.

Zhu Yousong drank with the soldiers during the day, and had sex with He Xuanjiao at night. This day was very pleasant.

But that's how it is in the world, some people laugh and some people cry, some people win battles and some people lose battles.

Xu Yong fled back to the naval camp in embarrassment with the remnants of the defeated general. The number of sailors counted was [-], and now there are only more than [-] remaining.

Lieutenant General Ma Shixiu's artillery battalion did not do much. At the beginning, it performed well. It almost sent Zu Keyong and others into the bottom of the river, but later, the target was out of range. My own people stopped firing at all.

So the second general looked frustrated and came to see Zuo Menggeng to plead guilty.Zuo Menggeng sighed, he was helpless, he lost every battle, how could this go on like this?

Huang Shu cheered him up, "Young commander, don't be discouraged. We will not fight. We will immediately send capable people to contact the Tartars. As long as the Tartars are willing to accept us, they will definitely send troops to support us. Then we will fight the faint king to the death and report this. The revenge of two defeats."

(End of this chapter)