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Chapter 520 Situation Reversal
"Kyushu Army? You mean the emerging forces in China?" The general of the Zheng family's navy couldn't help turning pale when he heard that the Dutch officer judged that the unidentified fleet from the south was from China. "Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Hundreds of large and small ships of the Zheng family's navy formed a long line along the coastline because of their different speeds. At this time, the flags of the Dutch sailing battleship Qiwei and the Zheng's navy's masts were urgently raised.In the eyes of the Zheng family navy, this semaphore is an order to retreat.

The sailors frantically adjusted the direction of the sail and the rudder, trying to make a beautiful turn of the hull, which was chasing with all its strength in the wind and water, on the vast sea.

It's just that the Zheng family's navy went south, and the Nanyang Fleet went north, and the two sides approached at an extremely fast speed.Even if the Zheng family navy made an emergency turn, it was already too late.

"Bombard on the port side!" Deng Qianlong gave the order when he saw that the panicked Zheng family navy and the Dutch battleship had entered the range of the artillery.

When more than a dozen huge warships turned to the right one after another, hundreds of cold artillery ports on the port side were exposed.The original conical formation turned into a sea wall, and the muzzle of the heavy artillery was aimed at the Zheng family navy and the Dutch warships who were retreating at a loss.

On deck and in the cabins, the gunners stood ready with torches in hand, and the gunners loaded their ammunition when the fleet gave the order to attack.

Boom, boom, boom! ! !A series of heavy artillery roared piercingly, and hundreds of naval warfare artillery fired at the same time. The dense shells fell on the boundless sea like groups of meteorites, smashing into the combined fleet composed of the Zheng family navy and the Dutch warships. .

"They're firing, quick!" ordered a nervous mate standing beside the helmsman.

Boom!A cannonball hit a warship more than ten meters away, and immediately the wood splashed, and a big hole was smashed out of the wooden deck and cabin!Soon seawater poured into the cabin along the hole!This kind of warship transformed from an ordinary fishing boat can't compete head-on with a 24-pound heavy gun.

The soldiers and sailors on the flooded warship saw that the situation was not good, shouted in the local dialect, jumped into the sea, and swam to the surrounding ships.

"Fire!" The gunners of the Nanyang Fleet were nervously preparing to reload the ammunition again, and each shelling would pour several tons of black powder!

In a very short time, the Zheng family's navy and the Dutch warships suffered two rounds of artillery attacks from the Nanyang Fleet before they had time to retreat, and they were still under artillery attacks.The shells falling from the sky and the splashing water made it even more difficult for the Zheng family navy and the Dutch warships to retreat.

On the bumpy warship, the general of the Zheng family’s navy saw that his subordinates suffered heavy casualties. The Kyushu Army’s ships had not overwhelmed them, and several warships had already been lost. We are a bunch of boats crowded together, and we are under the artillery of the Kyushu Army in vain!"

Dutch officer Putmans was furious when he saw the traumatized ships of the Zheng Family Navy blocking the battleship Qiwei from fleeing northward: "In order to avoid the Kyushu Army, so what if you sacrificed a few ships and soldiers? That's because you didn't know they were in Yi Siege of our Taiwan City and Chikan City! At that time, the fleet of our East India Company was criss-crossing the Far East. Even the ship tycoon Zheng Zhilong was afraid of us. The Daming Navy was just a joke in front of us. But we were still defeated Yes! Over the past few years, the fleet of the Kyushu Army has become stronger and stronger, and our merchant ships from the Netherlands going to China for trade must abide by their codes and pay customs duties to them!"

Frightened by Putmans, Zheng Jiashui had no choice but to make up his mind to escape.

After the artillery of the Nanyang Fleet destroyed several enemy ships again, it stopped shelling, but readjusted its direction, and pursued the Zheng family navy and the Dutch warships along the coastline.

"My lord, do we want to follow?" The Ruan family's navy team witnessed the jaw-dropping naval battle.

The Nanyang Fleet didn't have any extra tactics, it just rushed up and fired a cannon, relying on the large number of its own artillery to damage the enemy's warships, causing heavy damage to the enemy fleet when they panicked.And for some reason, the Dutch warship on the opposite side seemed to be very afraid of the Nanyang Fleet, and turned around and ran away when it encountered the Nanyang Fleet.

"Of course we have to follow. We have been hunted down for so long, and this time we want to see what happens to them when they flee!" Ruan Fuxi's commander, the Ruan Family Navy, followed the Nanyang Fleet.Even if they can't become the main force to defeat the Zheng family's navy and the Netherlands' navy, it should be okay to shout and cheer behind them.

When the Nanyang Fleet was chasing after the enemy fleet, Fu Xuan City, which was defended by the rebel Ruan Phuc, fell into panic.The confidant team of the third prince Nguyen Phuc had only a few hundred people, and thousands of people were recruited by Ruan Phuc from all over the country, and they were led to attack the palace.After these strong men calmed down, they gradually realized what crimes they had committed, and they were not so obedient to Ruan Fuming.

The Kyushu Army and Ruan Youyi's troops that appeared outside surrounded Fuchun City, and the fierce artillery fire knocked down two sections of the earthen city wall one after another, which made these strong men even more uneasy.

Booming... The broken iron cables fell down, and the heavy suspension bridge fell to the ground under the action of gravity because the earthen city wall collapsed and some wooden blocks were cracked.The broken suspension bridge horizontally framed the three-foot-wide moat, and when it landed, it stirred up dust all over the sky.

The soldiers of the two forces inside and outside the city looked at the falling suspension bridge, and the situation on the battlefield changed!
"Their bombardment was purposeful, just to put down the drawbridge!" The city guard led the soldiers to block the collapsed city wall. When he saw the heavy drawbridge connecting the inside and outside of the city, his face turned pale with fright.

Although the suspension bridge has been damaged, it still does not affect the infantry rushing to the city gate by means of the suspension bridge.

"Think of a way to destroy the suspension bridge!" The city guard had known to destroy the suspension bridge long ago, lest the moat now become a smooth way for the enemy to attack the city.

"Our artillery has almost been lost, my lord, what shall we use to destroy the drawbridge?" A small officer guarding the city said.

"Using the most primitive method, using rockets and kerosene, I will personally lead the troops to burn down the suspension bridge!" the city guard shouted hoarsely.

Seeing that the suspension bridge was finally lowered, Sun Xu said to Ruan Youyi: "The soldiers who will attack the city gate will be handed over to your rebels."

"Are we responsible for breaking the city gate?" Ruan Youyi asked.

"Of course, the life of every soldier of our Kyushu Army is very precious. We will provide you with black powder, and you will go to blast it and punish the traitors yourself." Sun Xu said.

"Okay... okay..." Ruan Youyi had no choice but to return to his barracks, preparing to organize troops to attack Fuchun City.

After Ruan Youyi left, Sun Xu's adjutant asked Sun Xu: "Sir, now is the critical time to attack the city. Isn't it better for us to attack the city by ourselves?"

"Here we are uncles, let them do the dirty work that takes lives." Sun Xu said indifferently.

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