Chapter 444: Invincible in the Great Tomorrow (Second Update!) Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass! )
The Ming army struggled to adjust the formation under the condition of extreme disadvantage.
In the face of artillery fire, the Ming warships were sunk from time to time, but at the same time the Ming army actively counterattacked, although the absolute number of warships they entered the fjord was far inferior to that of the Qing army, but they did not lose in momentum.
"Turn the rudder, bombard!"
The angles of the guns on the Ming warships were specially adjusted, and they were able to bombard the enemy at the most reasonable distance.
In the confrontation between the two sides, although the Ming army was inferior in numbers, the scene was not ugly.
Under Zheng Chenggong's order, the Ming army in the front pressed forward as much as possible, opening up space for friendly troops as much as possible.
But this also means that this part of the Ming army will be under greater pressure and danger.
Shi Lang squinted his eyes and looked at the Ming army on the opposite side like a fool.
Is this because he didn't die fast enough?
Returning it earlier will minimize the loss.
Rushing forward like this is actually a big gamble.
Win or lose!
Zheng Chenggong is really a madman.
"Fire on all cylinders, don't give the thief any chance!"
Of course, Shi Lang didn't want a broadside battle to break out, and he didn't think it would come to this.
This battle is a great opportunity for Shi Lang, he wants to wipe out Zheng Chenggong's sailors in one fell swoop!
The speed advantage of the Ming army in the fjord could not be reflected at all, and it was like a target in the face of flying shells.
In this case, the situation is indeed very critical.
Zheng Chenggong's order to break the cauldron and sink the boat showed its advantage at this moment, and the Ming army squeezed in through a narrow opening!
The Ming army in formation is like a tiger out of the slaughter, although it is not the strongest complete body, but it already has seven or eight points of strength.
As the artillery fire of the Ming army became more and more intense, the Qing army gradually became a little unbearable.
Their battle line was stretched too long, and the Ming army found an opening to break through.
The smile on Shi Lang's face gradually disappeared.
The resilience of the Ming army is too strong, right?
is also a naval division of the Zheng family, and is also attached to the Ming army, Shi Lang did not see such strong resilience in the original Zheng Zhilong's naval division.
Zheng Zhilong's sailor division is strong, but it can only fight with the wind.
Once you encounter a headwind situation, you will not be able to settle, and you will be so panicked that you can't do it.
And this Ming army seems to be stronger in fighting against the wind than against the wind.
It's also horrible.
"Boost the fire, fire on all cylinders!"
Sweat was already oozing from Shi Lang's forehead, and he felt that the situation was a little bad.
This battle was carefully planned by him, and the Qing army had already taken the lead. If you can't win in this case, Shi Lang really doesn't know what to do
Naval warfare is no better than land warfare, and there are not so many roundabouts and twists and turns.
There is little chance in the case of a head-to-head win.
Whoever has a strong ship and a good cannon will have the last laugh.
After the initial hardships, the Ming army had gradually recovered and began to carry out a ferocious counterattack.
What the Tartars had done to them, they had to pay back tenfold and hundredfold.
Fiercer than fierce?
Tartar is not qualified enough.
"Your Highness has an order, sink an enemy ship and reward a thousand taels of silver!"
This reward is not not ungenerous, although on average a person is divided into about ten taels of silver, but if more enemy ships are sunk, the reward will also increase.
Compared with fighting knives in white-knuckle battles, Fujian people who were born and grew up on the seashore still prefer this feeling of cannon bombardment.
"Dog Tartar eats me a shot!"
A Ming gunner aimed at the Qing army ship not far away, loaded the shells and ignited the gunpowder in one go.
But at the sound of a cannon, the cannonballs flew out and headed straight for the enemy ships.
In an instant, the shell smashed a large hole in the deck, and flew out of the side chord.
Waters poured in from the hole, and soon the hull of the ship tilted violently.
"Ah, help!"
The Qing soldiers on the ship shouted for help in panic, but the hull of the ship was too much water and sank quickly, and they sank to the bottom of the sea with the warship before they even had time to react.
"Charge!"
After the Ming army completed the suppression of firepower, the next step was to advance at full speed and engage the Qing army in a continuous battle as much as possible.
Zheng Chenggong wants to eat Shi Lang in one bite and swallow it raw, without giving Shi Lang any chance to resist and turn the tables!
Seeing Zheng Chenggong's sailor rushing towards him, Shi Lang was scared.
The Zheng family's water division is famous all over the world, and even Shi Lang is ashamed of himself.
When it came to the step of receiving the string battle, Shi Lang was really empty.
But at this point, you can't run.
The Zheng family's ship is extremely fast, such a wide sea is not like the river, it is impossible for Shi Lang to send an army to intercept the palace, even if he stops it, he can't stop it.
In this case, it is likely to be caught up by the Ming army, and Shi Lang will only die worse at that time.
Rather than run away and be hunted down, it is better to fight to the death
Gang-jumping combat is what pirates are best at, jumping from one ship to another, and fighting with the white blade in their hands.
Fierce, mighty, and leaves no room for error.
Zheng Jiajun perfectly inherited the advantages of pirate jumping gang combat, and added the discipline and cooperative combat ability of the regular army.
They are like wolves rushing into a flock, biting their opponents fiercely.
"Kill, take revenge!"
For Zheng Chenggong's men, fighting Shi Lang is not just an ordinary battle, but also contains a deep feud in the sea of blood.
Their families were basically killed by Shi Lang in Zhoushan, in this case, how can they not take revenge when they meet Shi Lang on the frontal battlefield?
"The time has come for revenge, brethren! Kill all the tartars! ”
The cannon bombardment is not enjoyable, and you can only experience the pleasure of cutting meat with a sharp knife.
Burst!
A sharp knife pierced through the armor and pierced the heart of a Qing soldier.
The soldier let out a bitter wail.
His eyes were firmly fixed on the Ming soldier in front of him, full of resentment and unwillingness.
"Dog Tartar remembers my grandfather's appearance, so it's easy to sue the underworld when I get to the underworld!"
The Ming army rose up, and every time they slashed, they could harvest a life, compared to the Qing army has been fleeing.
In momentum they lost too much.
The Ming army was completely crushing.
Shi Lang's face was pale, and his whole body began to tremble violently.
This one was too completely lost, too ugly.
Shi Lang is not afraid of losing, but losing like this can be said to have lost all his morale.
"General Shi, run, if you don't run, it's too late!"
The soldier said very worriedly.
Although the overall speed of the Qing army's naval division was not as fast as that of the Ming army, Shi Lang's flagship was still able to reach the same speed.
It's still too late to run.
But Shi Lang was unwilling.
He clenched his fists tightly, his teeth almost biting his lip to blood.
He hates it, he hates it.
After a fierce ideological struggle, Shi Lang finally took advantage of reason.
There is no chance of winning this battle anymore, and there is only a dead end to continue to stay.
It's better to take advantage of the Ming army's love war and run away as soon as possible.
It's important to save a life first!
"Turn the bow of the ship and retreat with full sails!"
Shi Lang said hatefully
The naval battle lasted two full hours, and the Ming army sank almost all the ships of the Qing army, but the Ming army also lost dozens of ships.
Although the Ming army made a lot of money from the battle losses, Zheng Chenggong was still a little distressed.
After all, every ship and every soldier is his hard work.
What made Zheng Chenggong even more painful was that Shi Lang ran away again.
This dog thief, what can't you do, run away first!
Zheng Chenggong only felt as disgusting as eating a fly.
However, Zheng Chenggong will definitely not stop there, he will further attack the south of Taizhou.
Aren't you Shi Lang able to run, I want to see where you can run!
Even if you run to the ends of the earth, I will chase you over and capture you alive!
Zheng Chenggong clenched his fists tightly and swore an oath.
"Behead all the captured Qing soldiers, throw the corpses into the sea to feed the fish, and leave the heads until the squad returns to the DPRK and send them to the military headquarters for inspection."