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Chapter 699 Gulangyu Naval Battle (2)

The hidden weapons that flew out of Liu Guoxuan's boat were actually the anchors on the boat. Several anchors dragged long chains, spinning and flying out of the boat, roaring towards them.These long chains drove a big net, and when these anchors fell on the boat, a big net was spread out, just to catch He Zhaoxiong's boat.

This time, the archers on the ship and He Zhaoxiong lost their effect, and the two main generals, including He Zhaoxiong and Liu Wenxiu, were also caught in the net.

"Harpoon formation!" Liu Guoxuan gave an order, and dozens of soldiers on his ship will prepare the double-toothed harpoons.

This is an out-and-out big harpoon, specially used for sticking fish.Each harpoon has two teeth, made of pure steel and mixed iron, extremely sharp.

Now they don't use these harpoons to spear fish, but to spear people.

Because they are pirates, most of the pirates were fishermen before. When they went fishing, they used this trick to deal with those fierce big fish, such as sharks and whales.

Later, they changed from civilians to bandits, and finally to soldiers. After receiving special training, they became harpoon formations to deal with difficult enemy ships at close range.

In the previous naval battles, because He Zhaoxiong and Liu Wenxiu commanded well and took the lead, the Ming army fired fiercely and it was easier to win. The Zheng family's navy lost every battle and had no chance to use the harpoon formation.

But this battle was different. When they met the titan Liu Guoxuan, the two sides fought evenly, and basically ran out of shells.

That's why Liu Guoxuan seized the opportunity to use this trick.

When Liu Guoxuan gave an order, dozens of soldiers would stand on the side of the ship and shoot out what looked like javelins in their hands.

A harpoon with a length of one foot roared towards it.

This time, the soldiers of the Ming army on He Zhaoxiong's boat suffered a great loss. They were caught in the fishing nets and had no power to fight back.

These roaring harpoons are much more powerful than bows and arrows.A fork flew over, and there were two blood holes all at once, some of which could penetrate two soldiers, some were hit in the face, some were thrown hard on the neck, and some injured their eyes.

There were screams for a while, and flesh and blood flew around.

He Zhaoxiong and Liu Wenxiu had never suffered such a loss, and when they saw something bad, they quickly cut off the fishing net with their swords.

But just as He Zhaoxiong cut the fishing net covering him into several pieces, a harpoon flew over, and He Zhaoxiong had no time to dodge, the big harpoon was stabbing his ass.

He Zhaoxiong screamed and fell into the sea.Liu Wenxiu also just cut off the fishing net. Seeing that He Zhaoxiong was injured and fell into the water, he quickly jumped into the sea to rescue him.

At this time, Liu Guoxuan saw his subordinates throwing dozens of harpoons, and then he took a big halberd into the air and landed on an iron chain, and then he followed the iron chain three times and two Even if it fell on He Zhaoxiong's boat.

Then he swung his halberd and killed all the soldiers of the Ming army on the ship.

Now the two chief generals of the Ming army are missing, and all the soldiers on the command ship are lost, and the Ming army is in chaos.

Liu Guoxuan commanded the warship to counterattack, and the Ming army was killed and defeated.

In this battle, more than 100 large and small warships were lost, and more than 5000 Ming soldiers were killed or injured. This was He Zhaoxiong's first defeat in commanding a water battle after he surrendered to Zhu Yousong.

After Liu Wenxiu rescued He Zhaoxiong on the ship, he applied medicine and bandaged his wounds. At this time, the defeat of the Ming army was certain.

He Zhaoxiong stamped his feet and beat his chest, and slapped himself angrily, but was persuaded by Liu Wenxiu, Li Quan and others.

While writing, He Zhaoxiong pleaded guilty to Zhu Yousong, and at the same time reorganized his troops and horses, preparing for the second sea battle to reduce the shame of this defeat.

But this time he can remember the name Liu Guoxuan, this person is not easy to deal with, how to break the opponent's harpoon formation, he has to think of a surefire strategy.

He called Liu Wenxiu, Li Quan, Liu Chunhong and other generals together to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, someone came to report that Zhu Yousong came to the navy camp.

He Zhaoxiong, the iron-armed Canglong, hurried out of the camp with his lieutenants Liu Wenxiu and Li Quan to greet him. He Zhaoxiong, the iron-armed Cang, knelt down to plead guilty. Because of his hip injury, he didn't kneel properly and almost fell down. Zhu Yousong hurriedly helped him up .

"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent, please forgive me." He Zhaoxiong felt ashamed.

Zhu Yousong shook his head and said comfortingly: "Old Qing's family, victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. What is the crime? As the head of the country, he is already old, and he was the first to enter the battle. His prestige remains the same. Rong, I will reward you with a four-claw mang robe and a jade belt."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness..." He Zhaoxiong burst into tears of gratitude, "Your Majesty, let the old minister go out again, and he will definitely capture and kill the little boy Liu Guoxuan."

Zhu Yousong smiled, "Hahaha, don't be busy. The old man is injured, heal the wound first, and then I will go to the sea this time. I will personally lead the troops to the sea to capture Liu Guoxuan and vent my anger on the king."

He Zhaoxiong was startled when he heard that Zhu Yousong was going to lead troops to join the battle, and he waved his hands again and again: "Your Majesty is the body of ten thousand chariots, how can we make it happen? Liu Guoxuan is very difficult to deal with, and their warships are equipped with fierce firepower, and they They are all pirates, and their fishing nets and harpoons are extremely powerful. Although your Majesty is good at swimming, what if you make a mistake, what can you do? This minor injury is nothing, and you can still fight. Please think twice, Your Majesty. "

Liu Wenxiu, Li Quan, and Liu Chunhong also knelt down to persuade, "Your Majesty can't do it, I'm enough to defeat Liu Guoxuan."

The accompanying Ma Jinhua, He Xuanjiao, Gao Guiying, Huimei, etc. were all terrified, and she knelt down to dissuade them: "Your Majesty can't do it, the situation at sea is too complicated, it's not like a land battle, Your Majesty, please think twice."

"I've made up my mind, so you don't need to say more. Jiaoer, hurry up and help the old man go back to rest."

Zhu Yousong's strange temper came up, and no one could change the decision he made.His words are golden words, imperial edicts, these people dare to say more.Liu Zhaoji, Minister of the Ministry of War who escorted him, had followed Zhu Yousong for many years, and knew his personality, so he didn't even dare to persuade him. He just shook his head repeatedly and complained secretly. Your Majesty is too stubborn, how could he easily take risks with a body of ten thousand gold?

Here, He Zhaoxiong wanted to salute He Xuanjiao, but He Xuanjiao was annoyed, "Father, Jiaoer is the queen mother in the sky, and she is your daughter after all. You were born in the green forest, and you have always been chivalrous and bold. Why are you becoming more and more secular?" He Zhaoxiong said. Helping him back to his camp, checking on He Zhaoxiong's injuries, He Xuanjiao was so distressed that tears fell down his face.

He Zhaoxiong was asked to treat He Zhaoxiong by an imperial physician, and He Zhaoxiong drove his daughter away, "Jiaoer, Daddy is fine, this injury will heal in a few days. Go back and persuade His Majesty to prevent him from going to sea to fight as much as possible. This is too dangerous. . If you can’t stop it, you must protect the driver.”

"Father, don't worry about recovering from your injuries. Jiaoer knows." He Xuanjiao left He Zhaoxiong's camp with tears in his eyes.

At this time, Zhu Yousong had ordered [-] naval forces and [-] large and small warships, ready to go.

Liu Zhaoji, Secretary of the Ministry of War, Gao Guiying, Huiying, Huimei, Ma Jinhua, Xiaoliu, and other generals, who were unable to dissuade them, all escorted them. Zhu Yousong only brought He Xuanjiao, and then Liu Wenxiu, the general of the naval battalion, Four generals, Li Quan and Liu Chunhong, escorted them, and none of the other generals who did not understand water warfare were brought along, so they were asked to lead their soldiers on the shore and wait for news.

"Let's go!" Zhu Yousong, in heavy armor, with a sword hanging from his waist and a bow and arrows behind his back, boarded a large ship. With one order, three cannons were fired, and the [-] soldiers left the Pisces military port. , coming over the sea...

(End of this chapter)