Although the People's Army escort fleet has only 7 ships, its firepower is far above the Anqing Naval Division, even if only the guns that can be used in the bow of the ship, each warship also has 3 artillery pieces available, and there are 3 105 mm guns, Four medium-caliber guns of 75 mm were all 50 mm rapid-fire guns, while although the Anqing Naval Division Battalion had 19 warships, only Huang Jingong's seat ship was equipped with an 88 mm main gun, the other four wooden iron-hulled ships were equipped with a twin 63 mm main gun, and the other six wooden steamships were only equipped with a 47 mm Haqikai rapid-fire gun in the bow, while the eight wooden sailing ships were not equipped with guns, because the task of these wooden sailing ships was to fight on the side of the state. Therefore, both sides are far behind the People's Army escort fleet in terms of the number of artillery pieces and the amount of firepower projected.

Moreover, although the seven warships of the People's Army escort fleet are not equipped with case-hardened carburized steel armor, they are all warships made of all-steel, and the 47-millimeter Haqikaisi rapid-fire guns of the Anqing Navy Division basically pose no threat to these warships, and the damage of the 63-mm guns is not large, and only the 88-mm main guns of the Huang Jingong ship can pose a certain threat to the KPA escort fleet; while the warships of the Anqing Navy Division, except for the five wooden iron-hulled ships, are all wooden structures, and even the 50-mm rapid-fire guns cannot be guarded, while the wooden iron-hulled ships are actually wrapped with a layer of iron sheet outside the wooden body, with a thickness of 30-40 mmAlthough the defense is much stronger than that of wooden ships, it is also much inferior to the all-steel warships of the People's Army escort fleet.

Whether it is offensive or defensive, the Anqing Navy Division is inferior to the People's Army escort fleet, so it can be said that before the war, the victory or defeat has been determined, of course, Huang Jingong did not realize this, and still thought that his chances of victory were greater, after all, there were many ships on his side.

The People's Army escort fleet is hoping to shorten the distance with the other side in order to improve the hit rate, while the Anqing Navy Division hopes to get close to the other side and carry out a jump battle, and now the People's Army escort fleet is countercurrent, and the Anqing Navy Division is downstream, so it can't stop if you want to, because both sides are using small and medium-caliber artillery, the rate of fire is fast, so it only hits the water column on the water surface.

And just when the distance between the two sides was shortened to within 3,000 meters, the patrol boat Shipu was the first to achieve results, the 75 mm main gun in the bow hit a wooden steam ship, and at the same time, a 50 mm rapid-fire gun also hit the wooden steam ship 3 or 4 shells in a row, in fact, against such a wooden ship, a 75 mm shell is enough to cause fatal damage, not to mention 3 or 4 50 mm shells, so the wooden steam ship was suddenly blown up beyond recognition, the whole ship was on fire, and it was about to sink.

Almost at the same time, the south bridge on the left side of the Shipu also had a capture, and the two 50mm rapid-fire guns in the bow of the ship fired continuously, hitting a straight column of water on the river, and finally fell on a wooden sailing boat, and hit more than 10 bullets in a row, a wooden boat that could withstand such a blow, all of a sudden sawdust flew in all directions, and in a blink of an eye, the entire hull was also shattered, and it was basically hopeless.

The other two patrol boats also achieved their own results at about the same time, sinking 2 wooden steamers and 1 wooden sailing ship in succession.

Just when the patrol boats were all achieving their own results, the escort fleet also had its own gains on three destroyers, starting with the 105 mm main gun in the bow of the flagship Yongcheng that hit a wooden-hulled ship of the Anqing Naval Division.

Although the wooden-hulled ship was much stronger than the wooden one, the 105-mm shells and 75-mm shells were not the same, and as a result, after a loud explosion, more than 10 soldiers were blown out, and the bow of the wooden-hulled ship was blown out of a 4. A large gap of 5 meters, and a raging fire was ignited on the twisted metal and broken wood, and on the sea near the warship, countless fragments of wood and iron and the corpses of the crew were scattered, and at the same time, a large amount of seawater poured in from the gap in the bow, and the hull tilted at a speed almost visible to the naked eye, and the bow sank, and the stern was upturned, sinking into the river.

At the same time, the 50-mm rapid-fire guns on the Zhecheng also hit another wooden-hulled ship with more than a dozen shells in a row, although the 50-mm shells were more lethal to the wooden-hulled ship, but they were hit by more than a dozen shells, and it was also uncomfortable, and the guns, command rooms, masts, chimneys and other buildings on the deck were all hit and destroyed, only to be hit with a thousand holes, and the soldiers on the ship were also wounded and killed countless times, and the deck was full of bloody corpses and broken limbs.

Not to be outdone, the Yucheng hit two guns of a wooden-hulled ship in succession, almost all of the bow of the ship was destroyed, and it sank into the water.

By this time, the battle had only lasted more than 10 minutes, but the escort fleet of the People's Army had already sunk two wooden-hulled ships and severely damaged two; four wooden steamers and three wooden sailing ships, and the losses of the Anqing Navy Division had already exceeded half, and the river was already covered with broken masts, broken splinters, and countless corpses of Anqing Navy Division soldiers, as well as a large number of soldiers struggling in the river, sometimes fighting and beating each other for a wooden plank and a lifebuoy.

The People's Army's escort fleet also had four warships shot, namely, Zhecheng with one 63-mm shell and one 47-mm shell; Yucheng with two 47-mm shells; and Shipu and Tangqiao each with one 47-mm shell.

Although before the start of the war, Huang Jingong was quite confident in this battle, after all, he still hid his heart, and after giving the order to open fire, he ordered his own ship to slow down the speed of its advance, so that it fell behind the other four wooden-hulled ships, not only was it not attacked by the People's Army escort fleet, but on the contrary, it was possible to see the situation of the entire battlefield clearly. It's just that what Huang Jingong didn't expect was that his confidence only lasted for more than 10 minutes before it was completely shattered. Is the best sailor in East China so powerful!

However, Huang Jingong's reaction was not slow, and he knew at a glance that this battle was the general trend, so he immediately ordered to turn his head and retreat, and to Huang Jingong's order, Enqing had no objection, although he didn't understand water warfare, but he could also see that the defeat of the party had been decided, so when would he wait until he didn't run, although he was ordered by Enming to supervise Huang Jingong's battle, but he couldn't put himself in, anyway, whether the war was won or lost has nothing to do with him, it is important to save his life first.

Of course, Huang Jingong was not the only one who was clever, and the commanders of several warships also knew that this battle could not be fought anymore, so they didn't greet Huang Jingong at all, so they ordered their warships to turn around and prepare to flee the battlefield.

However, the turning of the ships on the water is not as easy as on land, not to mention that the current battle is not over, and the people's army escort fleet will not let them go because the Anqing naval division is about to retreat, but take advantage of your illness and ask for your life, beat the water dogs, and kill them all. Moreover, the destroyer is basically the role of cannon fodder in the naval sequence of the People's Army, mainly to do some work for battleships and large cruisers, block guns, and make up guns, while patrol boats are not combat ships in the first place, so these warships are rare to play the leading role on the battlefield, and there is also a chance to harvest results, although only wooden ships are sunk, but they are also considered results, you must know that some battleships have served for a lifetime, and they may not be able to sink them. Now that we have encountered such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in this escort, we should not seize it tightly, perform well, and strive to achieve a few more results.

Moreover, at this time, the flagship also issued an order to "completely annihilate the enemy's army, and not let a single one go", so it was natural to work harder and fire frantically at the warships of the Anqing Naval Division. At this time, the remaining warships of the Anqing Navy Division began to turn and retreat, not only could they not open fire and return fire, but when they turned, all the sides were exposed to the fire of the People's Army escort fleet, and the area of bombing was much larger than when the two sides were engaged in battle.

As a result, all the warships of the KPA escort fleet also opened fire frantically, striving to achieve the greatest results, and at this time, the distance between the two sides had been shortened to within 1,000 meters, and the accuracy of shooting was also greatly improved.

As a result, during the turning of the warships of the Anqing Naval Division, 2 more wooden-hulled ships, 1 wooden steamship, and 3 wooden sailing ships were sunk by the People's Army escort fleet, leaving only 1 wooden-shelled iron-hulled ship, 1 wooden steamship, and 2 wooden sailing ships, and at this time, the People's Army escort fleet had several warships almost the same as the other side and the warship, and the guns on the side of the warships were also locked on their respective targets.

And at this moment, 1 wooden steamship and 2 wooden sailing ships all raised white flags, announcing the surrender to the People's Army escort fleet, because now it is impossible to escape, if you want to save your life, there is only one way to surrender, of course, no one dares to guarantee whether you can live after surrendering, but at least you can live a little longer, and once the warship is sunk, it will be the result of nine deaths.

Seeing that the other party's ship struck the white flag, the KPA escort fleet also stopped shooting, because the capture of the enemy's warship in the naval battle is the greatest combat achievement, although these ships are not much use to be captured, and can only be bought for civilian use as fishing boats, but after all, it is a captured enemy warship, and this honor is not small. So some people shouted to the surrendered warships of the Anqing Navy Division on the warships, asking them to turn off their guns, put on their gun jackets, lower their sails, turn off the fire and shut down the engine, and all the personnel laid down their weapons and gathered on the deck, waiting for the warships of the People's Army escort fleet to come to Long, board the ship, and accept their surrender.

Only Huang Jingong's warship, because it fell behind the other warships at the beginning of the battle, did not suffer any blows, did not change a single shot, and was the first to turn its head and escape, so it not only had ample space to turn its head, but also avoided the blow of the people's army's escort fleet when it turned its head, so after the ship turned its head, Huang Jingong also hurriedly ordered the power cabin to increase the power of the warship to full power, and fled from the battlefield at full speed.

Note: An Hao Shuyou pointed out that in the previous chapter, it was written that [Erlai Huguang's jurisdiction is Hubei and Hunan, and Liangjiang's jurisdiction is Jiangsu and Jiangxi, both of which are around Anhui, but regardless of Anhui, there is no way to make Enming. It is incorrect, the jurisdiction of the Governor of Liangjiang is Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Anhui provinces.

After my inquiry, it was indeed my mistake, "Liangjiang" originally referred to the two provinces of Jiangnan and Jiangxi, and later Jiangnan Province was divided into Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, but the name of the governor of Liangjiang was retained. This has been corrected in the previous chapter.

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