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Chapter 244 The Battle of the Yangtze River (Part 2)

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    "Dong dong dong dong!" Amidst the earth-shattering sound of war drums, the Luoshan War has entered into a crucial battle to determine the outcome from the very beginning. Three land and water battlefields were arranged around the Jiangxin Island in the middle of the Luoshan River.  Three bloody battles were launched at the same time, and the first battlefield started was the battle for the beachhead of Jiangxin Island between the general Han Daren of the Wu Army and E Nei, the guard of Jiangxin Island of the Qing Army.

    "Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!" To the old traitor Wu's surprise, the firepower of the Qing army guards on Jiangxin Island was quite dense. Judging from the continuous degree of gunfire, the Qing army muskets on the island  It may even have reached about six or seven hundred guns, which made the old traitor Wu startled, and thought: "Why did Tuhai kid arrange so many muskets on Jiangxin Island? Could it be that he put half of the muskets in the army  Have all the gunmen been sent to Jiangxin Island?"

    Old traitor Wu¡¯s surprise was not unreasonable, because old traitor Wu was very aware of the musket equipment of the Qing army. On average, there were less than ten soldiers equipped with shotguns in a hundred infantry (Kang Mazi¡¯s thirteen-year data).  It has been repeatedly confirmed that Shan Daying has 20,000 troops. It stands to reason that there are at most 2,000 muskets. However, Tu Hai has arranged so many muskets on Jiangxin Island at once. Next, Jiangxin will be reinforced.  Do the Qing army on the island and the Qing army guarding the north shore still need muskets?

    "Father-in-law, please take a look." In doubt, the young sharp-eyed Hu Guozhu was the first to see the clue, holding a binoculars in one hand, pointing at Jiangxin Island with the other and shouting: "Father-in-law, Mangou has used a new musket.  Like a pipa, it can shoot continuously, is this the legendary new equipment of Mangou's Water Lianzhu?"

    The old traitor Wu raised the binoculars unhurriedly, and searched carefully on the beachhead of the Qing army on Jiangxin Island. Sure enough, the old traitor Wu soon discovered that there were several Qing soldiers hiding behind the antlers.  Holding a new-style musket that looks like a pipa, he is firing at the Wu army fleet that is gradually approaching the shore. It does not need to be filled with ammunition. The rate of fire is very fast, and it is fired continuously almost without pause.  The gun can almost top the firing speed of seven or eight ordinary muskets.  When the old traitor Wu suddenly realized it, he couldn't help but also felt a little timid¡ªcould his own landing army break through such a new-style musket blockade?

    Because the distance is too far, and the quality of telescopes in this era is not very high, it is really difficult for the old traitor Wu to observe the specific power of the Qing army's water lianzhu, so he has to put this matter aside for the time being and concentrate on observing Han  The charge of Da Ren's army.  What made the old traitor Wu quite gratified was that Han Daren, who had been expected by him, did not live up to his expectations after all. The fleet he led did not back down from the intensive firepower of the Qing army, while protecting the bow of the ship with a shield,  While shouting and moving forward at full speed, as soon as the boat touched the shore, countless soldiers of the Wu army jumped into the waist-deep river, waved their shields to block the Qing army's ammunition, bows and arrows, and roared to attack the island, even if they were hit by arrows and guns.  They also continued to move forward one after another, charging towards the Qing army's fortifications with all their strength.

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    At this time, a new violent roar came. As the first Qing army warship appeared at the eastern end of Jiangxin Island, the Wu Army artillery team led by Xia Guoxiang began to pour out crazily.  The shells flew into the air, whistling and drawing terrifying tracks in the air, and smashed their heads and faces at the Qing army fleet. The first Qing army Ting-class warship immediately hit five shots in a row, and the deck mast was smashed to pieces.  Three of the explosive bombs exploded on the deck and in the cabin, and the Qing army sailors on the ship either flew into the air with blood and screams, and fell far into the river, and the warship immediately lost control and swirled.  Washed downstream by the river.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Wu Jun's powerful artillery team roared and roared one after another, pouring artillery fire, but the Qing army's navy experienced in water warfare also showed unimaginable courage and tenacity.  Turn the rudder, go upstream against the current, and kill the Wu army troop fleet in the middle of the side of Jiangxin Island.

    On the big river, successive explosions and roars completely covered all other sounds, and the flames continued to bloom on the river surface, and the sprays aroused by the explosions rushed higher and higher one by one.  The top mast was broken, struggling hard. I don't know how many Qing warships caught fire, and I don't know how many Qing warships had their decks broken and their sides broken.

    The drafts of at least two Qing army warships were hit by Wu Jun's flowering shells, blasting several large holes, the river surged into the cabin, the warships tilted suddenly, and the Qing army sailors who were standing unstable on the deck screamed.  Fall into the river.

    What's even more exciting is the scene where Wu Jun's flowering bullets hit the oars compartment of the Qing army's warship. The Qing army soldiers hiding in the cabin were shaking their oars profusely with sweat, but a black smoky man came in after a loud noise.  The iron ball didn't even have time or opportunity to react and dodge, the iron ball exploded directly, and the violent shock wave deposited in the cabin, even if the Qing army paddlers were not shot by the shrapnel, they would be shocked to death by the shock wave, and the blood wave  fromIs it?  Tuhai was dizzy and almost fainted on the ground. Chani rushed up and grabbed the Hanyang messenger with both hands, grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up, shouting in disbelief: "Wuchang Wugou broke through the Yangtze River?  How can it be?  !  How can it be?  Wuchang Wugou didn't even have a warship, so what did Cai Yurong and Fang Zhengse do for food?  !  "

    "Lord Baylor, Wu Dog is attacking at night!" The messenger cried and replied: "Because today is the day for the exchange of prisoners of war, Governor Cai and Fang Junmen did not expect Wu Dog to attack last night, and no warships were arranged to patrol the port.  , all were feasting and drinking in the city of Hanyang, and when Wu Gou suddenly killed the wharf with a civilian ship carrying troops, our warships had no chance to set sail again!"

    Chani was stunned, and unknowingly let go of his hands, allowing the Hanyang messenger to fall to the ground.  And just behind Chani, Tu Hai jumped up like crazy, drew his knife and slashed at the table in front of him, screaming frantically, "Cai Yurong! Fang Zhengse! Sang E! You bastards, you all deserve to be exterminated!"  ! The crime deserves to be delayed¡ª¡ª¡ª!¡±

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    Almost at the same time, Ge Bingzhen, the lieutenant general of the Huguang Navy of the Qing Army stationed in Huangzhou, had already led the Huangzhou fleet with ten warships as the core to set sail, sailing upstream, at full speed after receiving the Hanyang defenders' request for help.  Came to the Shakou water surface of Hanyang Prefecture.  Just when Ge Bingzhen ordered the whole army to speed up again, the scout ship in front suddenly turned around and reported that a warship of our own army had been spotted ahead. Ge Bingzhen was both happy and worried, and hurriedly sent scouts forward to question.

    After a while, the scout ship turned around again and reported that the fleet that appeared in front was the fleet of Fang Zhengse, the deputy commander of the Hanyang Navy. Because of the sudden attack, the soldiers on board suffered heavy losses, and the governor Cai Yurong had already retreated to Hanyang City.  There was nowhere to replenish soldiers, so he had no choice but to go down the river and go to Huangzhou to replenish soldiers in order to fight again.  Ge Bingzhen was overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurried the whole army to speed up to meet the friendly fleet.

    After a while, eleven warships of the Qing army flying the flag of the Qing army appeared on the river. All of them were covered with bloodstained hulls, covered with bullet holes, arrows and scorched marks, and several warships were still braving.  Slight black smoke, obviously just experienced a fierce battle.  When Ge Bingzhen took a closer look, he found that although the eleven Qing warships were in a state of distress, they were still complete and could continue to fight. He couldn't help but feel even more happy, and hurriedly ordered: "Give the flags to the warships ahead and let them  Stop and wait, I will divide the troops directly to them."

    After the flag was played, the Qing warships in front stopped advancing, and Ge Bingzhen's fleet accelerated and gradually approached the eleven warships. When Ge Bingzhen's flagship approached the Qing army flying the flag flag  At the time of the flagship, Ge Bingzhen, who was concerned about the battle in Hanyang, was the first to jump on the flagship of the friendly army, and shouted at the soldiers of the Qing army who stood up to greet him: "I am Ge Bingzhen, the deputy general of the Guangshui Division of Daqing Lake, and the commander of the Huangzhou Navy. Whose official position is here?"  Biggest? Come out and talk."

    "Why don't you talk?" Ge Bingzhen suddenly discovered that the group of Qing army generals and soldiers in front of him not only did not answer him, but also looked at each other in blank dismay, as if they were all inconceivably surprised.  Ge Bingzhen couldn't help being furious, and shouted again: "I will ask again, general, who has the highest official position here? Is Fang Junmen on board?"

    "Hey! What are you doing? Hey, bold, whose subordinates are you, are you so brave? Dare to take this general?"  Recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember this site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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