Chapter 402: Shi Lang's Escape (Third Update!) Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass! )
Broadside battles are the most testing of water fighting skills.
Close to each other, jumping gang fighting, swords and swords.
Shi Lang was originally born as a pirate, so he is certainly no stranger to broadside battles.
But the opponent he is facing now is Zheng Chenggong.
Shi Lang was still a little nervous in his heart.
From a distance, the warships in a slightly farther position have been targeted by the Ming army.
The collision of the two ships gave a violent shaking sensation, and some of the soldiers standing on the deck were thrown out directly.
The soldiers of the Zheng family army quickly jumped onto the ship of the Qing army, they had long been ready for a white-knuckle battle, and they drew their horizontal knives and slashed at the Qing soldiers.
"Kill!"
They naturally hated Shi Lang very much, and these soldiers under Shi Lang's command were naturally hated by them.
After a bit of slashing, the Qing soldiers retreated to the back of the deck.
The thief is really not human, he is so cruel!
The Qing soldiers reprimanded in their hearts, but the battle still had to be fought hard.
You can't let them go because they cowered and retreated, right?
"Kill the thief!"
The Qing soldiers who were cornered drew their knives and rushed up one after another, mingling with the soldiers of the Zheng family's army.
From time to time, soldiers fell in the shadows of swords and swords.
The distant cannon fire smashed the mast in two, and the oil set the wooden deck on fire in an instant.
The ship instantly turned into a sea of fire.
The two sides have no intention of stopping, you fight for each other's lives.
There are not so many fancy boards, and every move is to take people's lives.
Both the Ming and Qing armies understood that this was a battle they could not afford to lose.
More and more Ming warships and Qing warships leaned together, and the soldiers skillfully began to jump into the gang to fight, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.
From Zheng Chenggong's point of view, you can clearly see all this.
At least so far, Zheng Chenggong is still very confident.
He already has a handle in his hand for this battle.
Both sides did not hesitate to suppress it with artillery, as if they were going to run out of ammunition in this battle.
From time to time, the warships of the Ming and Qing armies entered the water and sank into the river, and some resourceful soldiers jumped in advance and swam to the neighboring ships with a board.
There is no doubt that those who can be sailors are people with excellent water skills.
It's just that in this melee, it's really not easy to climb onto a new ship after falling overboard and continue the fight.
"Death to the dogs!"
An Iron Man soldier slashed off the head of one of the Qing soldiers in front of him with a single sword, and then cut off another Qing soldier with another knife.
The broadsword they used was similar to the Mo knife, and the blade was very sharp, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was like cutting iron like clay.
The armor of the Qing soldiers did not play a role in protecting the body at all, and they were like cotton in front of the Iron Man Army.
"Enter!"
Slash after slash, the Iron Man Army never seems to get tired.
Many of their family members died at the hands of Shi Lang, and they naturally hated Shi Lang.
At this moment, all emotions are brought in, as if killing a god.
God blocks and kills God, Buddha blocks and kills Buddha, if the sky destroys me, I will destroy the sky!
"Kill Shi Lang to cheer up Daming!"
In the deafening slogans, the Qing soldiers were defeated and retreated, which was not enough for the Iron Man Army to kill.
They can still fight back and forth with ordinary Zheng Jiajun soldiers, but in front of the Iron Man Army, they are like children who have not grown up yet, and they are not enough to see at all!
Shi Lang was very helpless when he saw this.
He could build enough ships and train enough sailors, but he couldn't build an army comparable to the Iron Man Army in a short period of time.
Because he knew very well that the cost of training this Iron Man Army alone was far from something he could afford.
Coupled with the lack of training time, the technical and tactical level of the soldiers was not in place, and when Shi Lang really fought, he found that he had no way to take the Iron Man Army at all.
It's hard, it's really hard.
Shi Lang noticed that Ma Fengzhi had been staring at him, and it was obvious that Ma Fengzhi also felt that his own side had little chance of winning this battle.
But he never said anything, obviously hoping that this would come out of Shi Lang's mouth, so that Shi Lang would take the blame.
How can Shi Lang not see?
But he felt that it was a little too early to order a retreat now.
Although Zheng Chenggong occupies the initiative and advantage on the battlefield, Shi Lang may not have a chance to turn the tables.
"Pass the order and order the warship to crash into the opponent's flagship!"
Shi Lang made a very bold decision under the predicament.
In this case, if the Qing army wants to turn the tables and earn war losses, it is no longer possible, and the opposing coach must be beheaded.
If the Qing army's warships can ram and sink Zheng Chenggong's flagship, then the Zheng family's naval division will definitely be in chaos.
At that time, Shi Lang will have a chance to turn around.
Of course, Shi Lang also knew that this possibility was not high, but he had to give it a try.
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Zheng Chenggong discovered Shi Lang's attempt for the first time.
The wolf ambition of this thief is obvious, and he wants to reverse the defeat in such a shady way.
"Order all the artillery to bombard the incoming ship."
Zheng Chenggong did not think that the Qing army's warships would be able to break through his blockade.
Braving the earth-shattering artillery, if the Qing warships could still rush over, Zheng Chenggong could find a piece of tofu and kill him.
In order to snipe the Qing warships, Zheng Chenggong mobilized all the artillery that could be mobilized, and the muzzles of the guns were unanimously aimed at the incoming ships!
With a rumbling roar, one Qing warship after another sank one after another.
Zheng Chenggong was very happy, but he faintly felt that something was wrong.
Take a closer look, how the flagship of the Qing army is getting farther and farther away.
It's not good, Shi Lang wants to escape!
It turned out that Shi Lang's order for these death squads to attack Zheng Chenggong was just a trick, and at that moment, Shi Lang had already made a decision to escape!
What a treacherous thief!
"Chase after you, don't let go of the thief!"
Zheng Chenggong almost roared.
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Of course, Shi Lang wanted to run, and he ordered the warship to take the initiative to ram Zheng Chenggong's flagship was the last fight. Seeing that all the warships were sunk by the Ming army, if you don't run again, won't you wait for death?
If it fell into the hands of Zheng Chenggong, Shi Lang could imagine what kind of torture Zheng Chenggong would use to torture him.
At that time, Shi Lang will really be able to survive and die.
Ma Fengzhi is naturally happy to see this.
Since this black cauldron is carried by Shi Lang, then he can wash it clean.
At that time, even if the imperial court wants to blame, it will blame Shi Lang, the main general, and he, the deputy general, will be punished at most jointly, and he will be punished for a year, which is neither painful nor itchy.
Now it seems that he was a little reckless in his decision.
The Ming army was more resilient than they imagined, and Zheng Jing also performed well, leading his troops to withstand the offensive of the Qing army in the most difficult time.
When Zheng Chenggong led his troops back, the situation was completely different, and the Qing soldiers were completely powerless to parry. The combat effectiveness of both sides is hardly at the same level.
At this time, there is really no other way but to escape.
It's just that in this way, Ma Fengzhi's neutral attitude can no longer be maintained, and he can only be loyal to the Qing court to the end.
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