Chapter 212: Not Owned
With the end of the inspection of the bandit army, the family routine between Chad and Dydell has also come to an end, and the two can only make an appointment with each other to recount.
Dadel's Vostok sailed along the channel into the newly completed port of Guangzhou. In the huge and open port of Guangzhou, countless ships dock here to load and unload goods. The scene of prosperity in front of them amazed the entire crew of the Vostok.
At this point, Dyddle did not doubt what Chad had said to him. After all these years, they have traded with China and have not noticed any changes in the country. It is unbelievable that the bandit army has only occupied Guangdong for less than a year, but it can make such changes.
It's not just the people of the Vostok who are unbelievable. At this moment, Chen Qiyu, the capital of the Taiwan Naval Divisions Association, who was a prisoner, couldn't believe it when he looked at the prosperous scene in front of Guangzhou Port.
If it weren't for the bandit army around him watching, Chen Qiyu even wondered if it was in Guangdong.
After receiving the order to attack Guangdong from the south, the Taiwan Naval Divisions Association, under the leadership of Deputy General Yao Yingmeng, dispatched the entire Second Battalion of the Left and Right Battalions of the Taiwan Naval Divisions Association, with more than 1,000 personnel and more than 30 large and small warships, to set out for Guangdong.
How many family backgrounds can Guangdong sailors, Yao Yingmeng couldn't be clearer.
The Guangdong Sailor was also formed in the past ten years, and there was really no place for those lazy Eight Banners to settle them, so they got a Guangdong Sailor to settle them. Teaching them, the thousands of presidents and hundreds of presidents of the green camp are also from Fuzhou sailors. In this way, those teachings were withdrawn within a few years.
In Yao Yingmeng's eyes, the Guangdong sailor is not capable, and he wants a boat without a boat. Therefore, Yao Yingmeng is naturally full of confidence in this expedition.
However, the sky is unpredictable.
When Taiwan's naval fleet headed south, it encountered a typhoon that was rare in decades, and the entire fleet suffered unpredictable losses.
And that's not counting the bad luck of Taiwanese sailors. After the Taiwanese sailors had just survived the storms at sea, they encountered the sailors of the bandit army heading north. The appearance of a huge fleet of naval divisions of the anti-bandit army made the soldiers of Taiwan's naval divisions, who had just been hit by the storm, physically and mentally exhausted, have no intention of fighting again.
However, although the Taiwanese sailors had just weathered the sea storms, they suffered heavy losses. However, Yao Yingmeng, who looked down on the Guangdong Navy Division from the bottom of his heart, still thought that his own personnel could fight against the bandit army Navy Division by being well-trained.
After all, fleeing without a fight let the court know that he was inevitably criticized.
The war is on the verge of breaking out.
The warships of both sides are constantly changing their formations.
Most of the sailors of the anti-bandit army are new recruits, and it is inevitable that they will be nervous in the first battle. Fortunately, the anti-bandit army and sailors pay more attention to their own duties, and individuals only need to do their current work well, which will not turn tension into a mess.
When the naval division of the anti-bandit army pulled the fleet into a straight line and exposed the cannons, the fleet of the Taiwan naval division was also stepping up to the top.
If it were a naval battle in peacetime, Taiwan's naval divisions would have to have a good artillery battle. However, after the storm, most of the artillery on the ships of the Taiwanese naval division was damaged, and the artillery battle was not favorable. Moreover, the naval battles of the Qing army were usually dominated by crossboard landing battles.
At this moment, the muzzle of a cannon of Hesse was facing it. The sailors of the Taiwanese Navy Division panicked and kept shouting for the boatmen to speed up rowing. Especially when they saw the huge three-masted battleship of the bandit army, the dozens of cannons exposed made them even more nervous.
Beneath the massive three-masted battleship, Yao Yingmeng's ship looks like an adult and a child. Yao Yingmeng never thought that the bandit army would be able to have such a large warship, which was really tyrannical in his opinion.
"General, you can first know the shipyard! It's too dangerous on deck! Lincoln, the staff general beside Yao Yingmeng, bowed down and asked.
"It's okay, General Lin. Did you see the anti-thief's warship? Yao Yingmeng pointed to the three-masted battleship and said: "This thief is really willing to pay for the sailor, and he has to find a way to take it over." ”
"Rest assured, the general, the last general will definitely go and take this ship for the general. To say that this thief Zhang Liu can give the sailor such a warship is indeed a capable person, but it is a pity that their people have encountered us, and he is destined to be a non-person. Lincoln replied with a laugh.
"Although the Guangdong sailor is not worried, he still has to deal with it carefully." Yao Yingmeng reminded: "Pass the order, disperse the formation and advance, don't be afraid of artillery, our ship can hold a few shells." Let the three warships led by Chen Qiyu go all out to deal with the anti-thief warship. ”
"Yes..."
"Bang... Boom... Bang..."
The warship swayed with the splash, and Yao Yingmeng was on his feet.
"Anti-thief, fire! Your Excellency, please return to the shipyard and wait for us. Lincoln asked again.
"Okay...," Yao Yingmeng replied.
"Boom..."
There was a loud bang
An attacking medium-sized ship of the Qing army was hit by a fuse shell from a three-masted battleship, and a huge explosion blew the ship directly out of a hole.
And so the ship sank.
"Whew..."
The sea breeze from the explosion blew in a gust.
"It's... What's going on? What kind of cannon is this..."Yao Yingmeng asked in disbelief as he looked at the scene in front of him.
"Bang... Boom... Bang..."
At this point, no one could respond to him. Only the constant artillery was blaring all over the world.
"Boom..."
There was another loud bang, and another Qing warship was directly sunk.
A large number of sailors and boatmen of the Qing army were shot out to the sea or swimming or drifting.
The warships of the Qing army swarmed in, but they sank one by one under the continuous shelling of the bandit army and the sailors.
Suddenly, Yao Yingmeng realized how stupid it was that he didn't run away in the first place. No matter how well the ship is trained, it seems so fragile under this dense cannonball.
In particular, the shells of the three-masted battleship sank as soon as they were hit.
"How else is this going to be fought?"
Yao Yingmeng didn't know.
Originally, the Taiwan Navy Division dispatched more than 30 warships, but in the event of a storm, it lost more than 10 small warships, which was also acceptable to fight with the Guangdong Navy Division. However, only now the battle has lost nearly ten large and medium-sized warships.
"Mingjin... Collect the troops, withdraw. Yao Yingmeng could only give an order unwillingly.
It's easy to mingjin, but it's hard to leave.
Today, the entire fleet of the Taiwan Naval Divisions Association was not damaged, and all the others were either sunk or hit a few holes. This includes Yao Yingmeng's boat.
Broken planks floating on the surface of the battle, Qing soldiers calling for help. The undamaged warship was still able to escape, and the broken shipyard warship simply surrendered and saved people. After all, the vast majority of the people of the Taiwan Naval Masters Association are from Fujian, and they are somewhat related to each other.
In this battle, the Taiwan Naval Division Association was almost wiped out except for three medium-sized ships.
At this time, Chen Qiyu was standing on the deck as a prisoner watching the scenery in front of him, and he was in a mood of infinite emotion.
This vision is very good, but it does not belong to me.
(Recently, the cold is really bad, and the whole person is groggy after taking those medicines, thank you for your understanding in terms of updates.) )