nanming man

Chapter 998 Rush to the South Bank
The firepower of the naval warships of the Ming army attacked the turtle ships of the Wei army from the front and two wings.

Even the iron-clad turtle boats couldn't bear the strangulation of the three-sided artillery. Turtle boats capsized on the river from time to time, and Wei soldiers were everywhere in the river calling for help.

The generals of the Wei army were mainly from the north, and most of them couldn't swim, and even if they knew how to swim, it was difficult for them to swim across the Yangtze River.

On the sides of the ships of the Ming army, the artillery roared, and thick gunpowder smoke rose on the river. The orange-red cannon flames flickered in the smoke, and shells shot out from them, hitting the ships with depressions everywhere.

"Boom!" A shell hit Gao Chengxun's boat, the shell tore through the deformed iron plate, shot into the turtle boat, and directly hit Wei Jun who was sitting on the deck in a straight line.

When the shells hit, the soldiers in the front row were torn apart and turned into countless shattered limbs in an instant. Blood and minced flesh were splashed in all directions, covering the faces of the soldiers beside them, making them breathless and leaving a shadow forever.

For a moment, the blood mist sprayed on the deck, and the iron bullets were still powerful. They hit the ship from the bow to the stern, smashing the entire Wei army soldiers to death or injury.

On the deck, the wounded soldiers began to howl miserably. They were smashed to the ground by the shells, their hands and feet were broken, and they were lying in a pool of blood.

The bright red blood flowing, the pale stumps, and the colorful intestines are shocking. Many soldiers who were already seasick even vomited.

The deck was hit by a shell, which caused confusion among the soldiers above, but in the cabin below the deck, the sailors were not affected and did not know the situation above, they just leaned forward neatly, and then moved backwards. He leaned back, shook the oars, rowed the boat, and continued to move forward.

They didn't know the situation above, until blood dripped from the gap and fell on the sailor's face, but this was far from enough, seeing a piece of broken meat directly, the impact came, and the impact on the rower was not great.

"Row quickly, don't stop, or we will all be buried in the bottom of the water!" The officer below, seeing the slow movements of the oarsmen, suddenly shouted urgently.

On the river, the modified multi-oared Mengchong ship of the Wei army continued to charge forward under the strangulation of the artillery on three sides.

Zheng Sen was a little shocked when he saw that the Wei army warship continued to move forward under the artillery fire in the splashing water column.

These ships did not fight back, but kept rushing forward desperately, like bison with their tails on fire.

With a sound of "Boom!", the artillery on the bow of the Wei army fired shells, and the fleets of the two armies were already close in sight.

The Ming army's fleet aimed its side at the Wei army's warship, and the Wei army's bow aimed at the Ming army, about to break through the blocking of the navy and rush to the south bank.

Amidst the muffled sound of "Boom!", the side of Zheng Sen's boat exploded suddenly, and an iron bullet swept across the deck with countless twigs and sawdust.

A gunner was right next to the strings of the ship. He was directly hit by an iron bullet. His head was shattered and his body flew upside down. A burst of blood mist sprayed on the deck. region.

"what!!!"

The shrill and painful screams also sounded on the bright ship.

Although the warships of the Ming army had many cannons on the sides, the warships of the Wei army faced the Ming ships with their bows facing the Ming ships, so the bombing area was small, so they were not easy to be hit. The distance was close, and a round of cannons hit the Ming army, which actually caused a lot of damage to the Ming army.

"Fire guns and rockets!" Seeing that Wei Chuan looked like a mad cow who was not afraid of artillery fire, and in the blink of an eye, the distance between the two armies was only [-] steps away, Zheng Sen immediately ordered.

A large number of gunners of the Ming army rushed to the side of the ship, firing a volley of guns. The rockets swished at the Wei army's warships, trying to burn them, but the muskets hit the Wei army's ships, but sparks splashed everywhere, and the rockets were all fired. into the water.

"Iron boat!" Ming soldiers exclaimed.

At this time, on the turtle boat of the Wei Army, a series of muskets protruded from the shooting chamber, and the gunners of the Wei Army in the warehouse pulled the triggers in unison. There was a "bang, bang, bang" gunshot, and the turtle boat immediately filled with gunpowder.

The Wei army fired their guns all at once, but the Ming army had no iron protection, so they were not in a hurry to be beaten wrongly. The soldiers standing by the side of the ship firing rockets and the gunner operating the artillery were knocked down by the muskets one after another.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, a turtle boat crashed into the side of the blessing boat.

The Ming army's blessing ship was knocked to the side, and the soldiers and artillery on the deck rolled down into the river one after another. The Wei army's Meng Chong made the bow of the ship tilted high, almost pressing on the side of the Ming army's blessing ship, causing the soldiers of the Wei army to rush forward. Falling backwards, below the deck, the sailors who were paddling were also turned on their backs.

At this time, the ships gradually fell back and separated under the interaction.

Gao Chengxun immediately yelled, "Paddle, rush over!"

In the cabin, the sailors steadied themselves amid the violent shaking, grabbed the oars, and shook them one after another.

The ship that had just fallen back moved forward again, and hit the Fuchuan again. The soldiers of the Ming army on the ship fell down in large numbers, and then quickly got up again, throwing fire cans at the Wei army.

The second impact was not as powerful as the first one. Wei Jun's bow did not rush up to the side of the Fu Chuan, but pushed against him, pushing the Fu Chuan horizontally, turned [-] degrees on the river, and then brushed away. Pass.

Zheng Sen slammed his fist on the ship's tower, "Quick, put a rope around them, don't let them rush over!"

Although the Turtle Ship of the Wei Army was unable to defeat the Ming Army Navy and was in a passive position to be beaten, his defensive power was amazing, and he only cared about rushing forward, but it was difficult for the Ming Army Navy to stop him.

For a while, under the bombardment of the Ming army's navy artillery, some of the more than 120 turtle boats sank in the water after rushing halfway, while some rushed to the south bank beach with their scarred bodies.

A turtle boat docked, and the iron plate on the bow was immediately lowered. The soldiers of the Wei army, armed with muskets, immediately jumped into the waist-high water, armed with muskets, shields and swords, and waded ashore.

On the river beach, the Wei army filed out, and the soldiers came out of the cabin, and some soldiers pushed out a small boat from the cabin, with a cannon in the boat, the soldiers pushed the boat out of the cabin, and then waded to the shore .

At this time, as the soldiers and supplies disembarked, the load of the turtle boat was lightened, and the boat floated up. The sailors then rowed their oars backwards and headed for the north bank.

On the north bank of the Yangtze River, Gao Yihuan stood on the watchtower built, and saw the Wei army ships rushing to the shore with binoculars. In an instant, countless black shadows covered the river beach, and his heart immediately became excited.

Gao Yihuan put down the binoculars, raised his arms and waved his fists, "Okay! Let's go!"

The soldiers of the Wei army waded ashore and stepped on the river beach on the south bank. A sense of solidity came from their feet, but before they had time to feel it, the Ming army defending on the river beach fired a volley of muskets and bombarded with artillery, killing a group of people. Wei Jun!
The Wei army who boarded the river beach fell down one after another, and the scene of the battle was like Normandy.

Li Yuanyin observed the terrain. If he was crushed on the river beach, the Wei army would definitely fail. He drew his sword and pointed angrily, "The firecrackers fight back, and the killer team will follow me."

After finishing speaking, he jumped up, and the soldiers of the Wei army holding shields got up one after another and rushed towards the Ming army.

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