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Chapter 700 Gulangyu Naval Battle (3)

[-] troops, [-] large and small warships lined up on the vast sea, this lineup is absolutely huge, shocking people's eyes.

Zhu Yousong stood proudly on the bow of a large ship, with He Xuanjiao and a group of naval elites standing behind him. This ship had the largest tonnage at the time. The large ship was stable but sometimes clumsy, so there were also several small boats on it. ,in case the emergency.

There will be more than 300 soldiers on this warship, including sailors and soldiers.Equipped with a total of 24 pieces of Francophones and red cannons, that is to say, the far and near firepower strike system is relatively comprehensive, and there are also fifty archers.In terms of troop strength and firepower equipment, this is undoubtedly the most powerful and powerful ship.

And this time they also learned the lesson of the defeat in the last naval battle. There are four accompanying escort ships, like frigates or destroyers of later generations. The commanders of these four ships are Liu Wenxiu, Li Quan, Liu Chunhong, He Jinwu and others, He Jinwu was originally He Zhaoxiong's personal bodyguard on the Green Willow Mountain, and now he has also been promoted to a member of the Ming Army Navy.Five ships formed a formation, which was no less than the aircraft carrier battle group of later generations at that time, and other large and small warships accompanied them around.

When leaving the coast for more than ten miles, a group of small black spots suddenly appeared on the sea. The ships immediately warned each other that the target of the enemy ship had appeared. Knowing that there would be another tough battle, the Ming army navy divisions were all ready to fight. Prepare.

At this time, Zhu Yousong was standing on the bow of the ship and could see clearly through the binoculars, and Liu Guoxuan's sailors greeted them again. The conspicuous "Liu" character on the big ship was the standard.

Zhu Yousong looked at these countless large and small warships through the binoculars, looked at their equipment, and looked at their soldiers' armor. After reading it, he nodded. He Zhaoxiong was right. The size and equipment of the enemy's warships It’s no worse than that of the Ming army. Zheng Zhilong’s big sea merchants and great pirates have been operating for so many years, and they have become a powerful maritime military group. What about He Zhaoxiong who was born in the mountains?

When I venture out to sea to fight this time, I must take care of Liu Guoxuan's navy. Only by taking down Xiamen Island will it be possible for troops to enter Jinmen. nephew.

Just as Zhu Yousong was thinking about this, the forwards of the two fleets had already reached the range of the artillery fire. For a while, the artillery roared like thunder, interrupting his thoughts.

On the calm sea, gunfire flew and thick smoke billowed. Warships on both sides were hit. The big ship caught fire and tilted, and the small boat disintegrated directly.

The soldiers on the ship will be blown up, and the dead and wounded will sink to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish and turtles, while those who are not injured or slightly injured are still struggling in the sea.

Originally, there was no wind and three feet of waves on the sea, but now the waves became even bigger, and Zhu Yousong's big boat shook greatly.

Fortunately, Zhu Yousong and He Xuanjiao have learned the skills in the water long ago, not to mention being on the boat, even in the water, he can deal with the general situation. Feeling relaxed and calm, Zhu Yousong didn't show any panic in the face of the howling shells and witnessed many ships of the Ming army being hit and sunk.

At this time, an escort ship on the left side of Zhu Yousong's command ship was hit by a shell. In the deafening explosion, several soldiers were blown up, and then a ship caught fire. He Jingwu hurriedly commanded his men The soldiers will put out the fire.

"Your Majesty, go into the cabin and hide for a while." He Xuanjiao was very anxious, because the danger was too close to Zhu Yousong, and an accident might happen at any time.

This was the third time He Xuanjiao had persuaded him.Although He Xuanjiao's ability in the water is great, and she has experienced many water battles, but they were all in lakes and rivers. This is the first time she has encountered such fierce naval battles. Not so firepower.

Zhu Yousong said disapprovingly, "Why should I hide? My life is my life. Isn't the life of these soldiers not their life? You don't have to persuade me. I want to hide you in the cabin. I swear that I will sink with the ship." .”

It's not that Zhu Yousong pretended to be coercive. Since he boarded the ship and personally directed the naval battle, if he hid in the cabin, he might as well not be on the ship. In addition, this battle can only be won but not defeated. Otherwise, don't talk about others, my father-in-law With He Zhaoxiong, I couldn't explain it myself.

When He Xuanjiao heard it, what did His Majesty say?Your Majesty is standing on the bow of the ship, going down to hide by himself?So he pouted his little mouth and stopped talking.

His Majesty of a country personally boarded the bow and charged into battle. It is estimated that there is nothing more morale-inspiring than this.

Chief Qian of a naval division was bombed so that his intestines flowed out, but he covered his stomach with one hand, held the gun body with his bloody hand, stabilized his body, endured the severe pain, and was still directing the artillery Load the shells and shoot at the enemy ships.

Therefore, the artillery fire of the Ming army was extremely fierce. According to the principle of first being far away and then approaching, the red-clothed cannon that fired first was the most powerful and the farthest. Come, hit the target accurately, and the enemy ships were sunk and destroyed countless times.

In this way, this fierce shelling lasted for nearly an hour, deafening people's ears.

The enemy ship finally couldn't resist and retreated.

At this time, the commander of the enemy ship is of course still Liu Guoxuan, a young general of Zheng's army.

Last time, he personally commanded the navy to defeat He Zhaoxiong's navy in one fell swoop, and became famous.Xiamen defender Zheng Zhiwan was happy again. Although Liu Guoxuan had victories and losses and suffered heavy losses, it was always better than him losing again and again.

Now he has no hope in the land battle. The Ming army is overwhelming and may rush to cross the strait at any time. They can see clearly from the coast about ten miles away.

The defense of this area depends on Liu Guoxuan's naval battle.

Zheng Zhiwan also knew that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Therefore, after reporting to Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhiwan personally promoted Liu Guoxuan as the deputy general this time. That is to say, the entire Siming Prefecture, except Zheng Zhiwan, was Liu Guoxuan. Yes, the out-and-out second in command.

Then Zheng Zhiwan personally held a banquet for this young assistant Liu Guoxuan to celebrate. While celebrating, His Majesty Zhu Yousong personally led the fleet to come.

Liu Guoxuan had no choice but to lead his team out to sea again.

However, this time was different, Liu Guoxuan's warship formation did not even break through the artillery defense line of the Ming army, so it was beaten to pieces and suffered heavy losses.

Although he won the last naval battle, he also lost nearly a hundred warships and more than 2000 sailors.It sank more than 200 warships of the Ming army and wiped out more than 5000 naval divisions of the Ming army.Such a record can only be a narrow victory, not a complete victory.

Especially when the enemy was strong and we were weak, Liu Guoxuan saw that the Ming army's artillery fire was extremely fierce this time, so he ordered to retreat and retreat into the second line of defense. He commanded the navy to move into an offshore defensive position.

Seeing that the enemy ships had withdrawn, Zhu Yousong shouted: "Pursue with all your strength, and take Xiamen Island in one go!"

(End of this chapter)