Borrow the day to change the day

"The fusiliers of the new army killed five people and injured 16 people, eight of whom were seriously injured; eight people were killed in the death camp and 25 people were injured. Most of the casualties of our army were lost in the battle with the red barbarians. " Cao Wenzhao replied immediately.

Zhong Jinwei nodded. It is basically impossible for firearms troops to be undead.Now paying a very small price and winning the battle of Heita Ridge, it can be regarded as a big victory!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but care about the battle at the intersection of the canal again, wondering if it would be a perfect ending for this battle.

After all, Zhong Jinwei couldn't hold back, and said to Cao Wenzhao: "I will leave this to you to deal with the aftermath. I will lead the field artillery unit and the flintlock unit to the intersection to have a look."

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he quickly advised, "Master Hou, you can't go. If Hongyi's giant ship is not destroyed, Lord Hou will be exposed to the attack range of the naval guns if he goes there. It's too dangerous."

Gu Baichuan also stood up and persuaded Zhong Jinwei together: "Master Hou, this is not necessary, it is not worth taking such a big risk."

Yu Changjian and other guards followed suit, making Zhong Jinwei hesitate.He intends to wait, if there is no news, he must go and see for himself.

Fortunately, after waiting for a short time, I saw Hu Hao, the captain of the Perak Brigade, and Zheng Zhilong, the guerrilla of Haiphong, returning excitedly.As soon as he saw Zhong Jinwei, he announced loudly: "Master Hou, everything is going well."

Zhong Jinwei, Cao Wenzhao and others were very happy when they heard this.Among them, Zhong Jinwei immediately asked: "What's the situation, let's hear it."

In terms of official position, Zheng Zhilong is higher than Hu Hao.But at this moment, he consciously gave way to Hu Hao, and Hu Hao came to report.It can be seen from this point that Zheng Zhilong still knows how to be a man, and it is not unreasonable for him to rise.

"Lord Hou, the Perak Brigade and Zheng Guerrilla are lurking upstream. After the Hongyi and the pirates leave the ship, they release the underwater dragon king cannon and the underwater thunder. Those Xiyi and pirates don't know why they floated in the water. objects, so they did not evade, and many bow ships were injured."

After Hu Hao talked about the battle situation in one breath, he immediately went on to elaborate: "There are 25 bows of Xiyi's giant ships parked by the river, three bows were sunk on the spot, fifteen bows were damaged, and five bows escaped. It sank after reaching the center of the river. The rest of the warships fled to Zhenjiang, probably for emergency repairs.”

"What about the pirates?" Cao Wenzhao asked with concern.

Hu Hao looked at Cao Wenzhao, and replied: "The pirate's big ship has only fifteen bows in total, two bows were sunk, and seven bows were damaged."

At this time, the advantages of the Eastern and Western warships have changed, because the Western warships do not have watertight compartments, and they are easy to sink after the bottom of the ship is bombed.Of course, there is such a large difference in the number of sunk warships between the East and the West, and another reason is that the Ming army mainly attacked Western warships.

When Hu Hao answered this point, he turned around and told Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, after the pirates on the Yangtze River received their escaped accomplices, they abandoned Hongyi and fled straight to the mouth of the Yangtze River. came back."

Zhong Jinwei nodded, those pirates must have been scared out of their wits by the battle at Heita Ridge, and they dared not stay inland anymore.Now the only thing left to solve is the Dutch in Zhenjiang.

He confirmed to Hu Hao: "Are there pirates or Dutch warships at the exit of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal?"

"I have already fled away, and my subordinates came back late only after confirming this." Hu Hao quickly replied.

After Zhong Jinwei heard this, he said to Cao Wenzhao: "This place is still handed over to you. I will lead the new army across the river and drive the Dutch away completely."

When Cao Wenzhao and Gu Baichuan heard that the mouth of the Yangtze River was safe, they stopped objecting.On the contrary, Zheng Zhilong hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Master Hou, the general thinks that the manpower on the Hongyi battleship is insufficient, and whether it is operating the battleship or preparing for the battle, it will be seriously affected. Therefore, the general concluded that they dare not go out again. Staying in Zhenjiang, it is estimated that if the ship is repaired in a hurry, it will flee."

This kind of thing, said by Zheng Zhilong, still has authority.Zhong Jinwei also understood what Zheng Zhilong meant, that is, if he waited a little longer, he would save himself the trouble of mobilizing people.There is no need to take unnecessary risks if the Dutch fleet suddenly goes crazy when the fleet is crossing the Yangtze River.

Zhong Jinwei is very helpless, the current situation is the best time to beat the dog in the water.But Daming didn't have any warships at this time, and had such good fighter planes and sharp firearms, but he couldn't help but be left behind on the Yangtze River.

Zhong Jinwei thought for a while, then ordered Hu Hao: "You take the sharpshooters from the Thunderbolt brigade and cross the river in a fast boat first. One is to pass on my general's order to let the troops on the other side march towards Zhenjiang to deter the Dutch. The second is to let the sharpshooters stay away. The distance harassed the Dutch and made it difficult for them to repair their ships."

"Yes, Lord Hou." Hu Hao immediately took the order.

Zhong Jinwei then turned to Zheng Zhilong, and said to him: "You take the mines and go to Zhenjiang again. The warship that can sink the Dutch is the best. If you can't sink it, you can cooperate with the Thunderbolt brigade, so that the Dutch can't rest assured to repair the warship."

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong immediately agreed.

Although he has traveled across the southeast coast for many years, he has never seen the improved "Underwater Dragon King Cannon" and "Underwater Thunder" of the Ming army.

Because this kind of floating mine is triggered by a touch-line fuze, which is also the most advanced in the world.However, the reason why Zheng Zhilong has never seen it is also related to the fact that mines are often used on inland rivers.

Zheng Zhilong saw the great power of these mines, especially against Western-style sailboats without airtight cabins, the effect was even better.If it is used to block the ports of Westerners, it is a sharp weapon.He couldn't help but feel a little regretful, why didn't he know about this thing at the beginning!

At the same time, he also saw the combat power of the new army with his own eyes, and the arrogance and rebellion in his heart disappeared in front of Zhongxinghou.

At this time, he has realized that in the past, it was because the imperial court did not pay attention to coastal defense that so many pirates were arrogant at sea.But once the court made up its mind (he had already felt this in the capital), there might not be a place for many pirates in the sea in the future.

Therefore, he was very humble and friendly to Zhongxinghou's orders and to the new army.

After Hu Hao and Zheng Zhilong took the people away, Zhong Jinwei also ordered to move to the exit of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

He was going to decide whether to carry out cross-river operations depending on the situation.

But the development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectation.

Early the next morning, Zheng Zhilong swaggered across the river in a boat and reported to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, Hongyi escaped last night."

Zhong Jinwei stood up from his seat when he heard this, and asked Zheng Zhilong, "What's the matter, the Dutch probably didn't fix those ships so quickly, how did they escape so quickly?"

Zheng Zhilong immediately explained to Zhong Jinwei what happened last night in detail, making Zhong Jinwei sigh repeatedly after listening to it, he didn't expect it to be like this!