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Chapter 698 Gulangyu Naval Battle (1)

In the waters of Pisces Island, hundreds of warships of the Ming army lined up, heading towards Gulangyu in a dense manner.

There was no wind and three feet of waves on the sea, and warships of all sizes rose and fell with the waves.

The gunboats rushed to the forefront. These large, medium and small gunboats were well equipped. It will make people feel the killing intent.

Dozens of large troop carriers followed closely behind the gunship, and on a large command ship, He Zhaoxiong, the commander of the navy in full armor, was watching the movement of the sea with a binoculars, and his lieutenant Liu Wenxiu stood beside him. .

At this time, countless small black dots appeared on the sea surface, which can be clearly seen through the telescope. This is Zheng Zhilong's battleship. The "Zheng" flag on the bow flutters in the wind, as well as the words "Longwu" and various general flags. .

The small black dot gradually became bigger, and now He Zhaoxiong can clearly see the equipment and soldiers on the enemy ships. The size and equipment of these warships are by no means inferior to theirs. They are also a thousand-jin Flang machine and a red-clothed cannon. Black holes can be seen everywhere around the hull At the muzzle of the cannon, the soldiers in charge of firing and firing the cannon will stand by the cannon with torches and be on standby at any time.

The distance between the two is getting closer and closer, and the front warship has entered the range of firepower.

"Fire!" The commander on the ship gave an order, and the soldiers holding the torches lit the match, and in the blink of an eye, the god of war on these gunboats roared angrily.

"Boom, boom, boom... boom boom boom..."

Amidst the sound of cannons shaking the sky, gunpowder smoke filled the air, fireballs flew wildly, and water jets on the sea rose and fell one after another.

The warships of the Ming army swayed in the surging waves.A shell hit a large ship of the Ming army, and with the sound of the explosion, several soldiers of the Ming army were blown away, and fell into the sea with a ball of fire.Then a few more shells flew in, and the big ship caught fire and tilted, and soon sank into the sea.

Some small warships of the Ming army were hit by artillery shells, and a ball of fire rose into the sky, and the warships were disintegrated, and the fragments of the falling warships were scattered in the sea.

"Come on! Fire!"

This happened right next to him, and the iron-armed dragon He Zhaoxiong didn't seem to notice, holding a ghost knife, standing on the bow of the command ship, the big ship was shaking violently amidst the artillery fire.

A shell roared and landed on the side of the big ship and exploded. The huge waves several meters high made the big ship tremble violently. Several soldiers on board had already been shaken into the sea. There was a creaking sound, as if it would crack at any moment.

He Zhaoxiong also swayed, and was supported by several soldiers including Liu Wenxiu, "Master Commander, be careful!"

He Zhaoxiong is almost 70 years old this year, and he is the head of the country again. Now he doesn't look like the head of the country. Enemy ship on the left front, fire!"

There were two loud noises from this ship, and the two shells hit the target accurately.An enemy ship on the left front was hit one after another, and the hull burst into flames.

The soldiers on the ship will fall into the sea one after another, the blood-stained sea water, the hull tilted and quickly sank into the sea.

Several enemy ships outflanked He Zhaoxiong's big ship, but before they got close, the Ming army fired a shell, and the waves hit the sky. Some warships were overturned on the spot, and some were hit and caught fire. In the sound of the explosion, the corpses flew around and were buried in the sea of ​​flames.

"General, the Ming army's firepower is too fierce, and our army has suffered heavy losses. Do you want to retreat?" Liu Guoxuan's command ship, a lieutenant general suggested to him.

This sea battle was personally commanded by Liu Guoxuan.Zheng Zhi Wanwan told him that before this, the navy of the Ming army had broken through several lines of defense.

Unconvinced, Liu Guoxuan came to direct the water battle this time.Although Liu Guoxuan is only 19 years old, he is good at both water and land.

His fleet, the charging formation has been broken up by the artillery fire of the Ming army, and the four escort gunboats around him have all been sunk.

Liu Guoxuan's eyes were firm, staring at the Ming army ships in front, the flames flickered in his eyes, and he said coldly: "Give me my order, and those who retreat without authorization will be killed!"

The deputy general didn't dare to persuade him any more, and now the ship rushed to the forefront, less than 100 meters away from the Ming army's ship.

As soon as Liu Guoxuan's words fell, a shell roared over, just landed on this ship, and exploded on the deck a few meters behind Liu Guoxuan.

Several of Liu Guoxuan's soldiers were blown up on the spot, leaving no bones left, and their flesh and blood flew into the sky.Liu Guoxuan and other soldiers were knocked down on the boat.

"General, hurry up and hide in the cabin!" Two soldiers helped Liu Guoxuan up. At this moment, the faces of all three of them were red, yellow and green, like a burning King Kong and a smoky Tai Sui.

Liu Guoxuan shook off the two of them, still standing at the bow, directing the battle, and after a few minutes, his ship caught fire in several places, thick smoke billowed, and the hull had already begun to tilt.

"General, change the ship quickly, our ship is going to sink!"

"Charge for me, ram into the enemy ship on the opposite side!" Liu Guoxuan clenched the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand.

"50 meters... 30 meters... 10 meters..."

With a loud noise, the two large ships collided.

A large artillery ship of the Ming army was knocked over, and Liu Guoxuan's ship disintegrated on the spot.

The huge inertia caused Liu Guoxuan to fly up from the boat, and then fell into the sea, like a shell falling into the sea, causing waves several meters high.

He stepped on the water with both feet to expose his head, and a Ming army sailor who fell into the water rushed towards him.

Liu Guoxuan pushed forward with a big halberd in his hand, and this Ming soldier was stabbed through the chest on the spot. Liu Guoxuan threw his body away with force with both arms.

"General, get on board!"

Hearing the shout, Liu Guoxuan saw that a large boat was approaching him, twisted his waist and flew up from the water, overturned and landed on the boat.

At this time, his helmet was long gone. He wiped the water from his cheek and aimed at the command ship of the Ming army with one glance.

"fire!"

"Return to the general, the shells on the ship have been fired!"

"Then rush over, this is their command ship, we must sink this ship!"

Liu Guoxuan's big ship rushed towards the Ming army's big ship.

"Archer, let the arrows go!" The ship where the Iron Arm Canglong He Zhaoxiong was on was also covered in bruises at this time, and the hull was hit by several shots, but the fire had been extinguished.

Now the shells on their ship have also been shot out, and when they are close to the enemy ship, they can only use bows and arrows.

He Zhaoxiong gave an order, and the archers on the boat aimed at Liu Guoxuan's boat that was coming.

Several soldiers on Liu Guoxuan's boat were shot, some fell into the sea, and some fell on the boat.

Liu Guoxuan, who didn't have a helmet, was still dripping water all over his body.He ignored the wave of his halberd, and the arrows that flew towards him were shot down one after another, some fell on the boat, and some fell into the water.

When the two boats were only tens of meters apart, Liu Guoxuan shouted: "Fly the riveting net!"

Wow, whoosh, whoosh, a few sounds, a few iron cables flew out of Liu Guoxuan's boat, a few spinning hidden weapons appeared in the air, and then a large net fell towards He Zhaoxiong's boat cover...

(End of this chapter)