"Chitose Lord, you misunderstood the minister, although the minister is a businessman, he has always been loyal and trustworthy, how can he do something to escape? The minister's fleet was not trying to escape, but to retreat temporarily, so as not to be burned down by the fireship......"

When Tang Tong became a loyal martyr of Da Shun, Zhu Cihong was listening to another loyal merchant of the Ming Dynasty explain why he had fled from the battlefield.

This loyal merchant is Shen Tingyang. When the Red Lady's fireboat burned the pontoon, his fleet ran away. But he didn't run far, and after seeing Zhu Cihong's dragon flag appear on the mound, he went up against the current and rowed back. Shen Tingyang also went ashore in person to explain to Zhu Cihong why he temporarily retreated......

You profiteer! When this palace is Emperor Chongzhen? Zhu Cihong knew that Shen Tingyang was talking nonsense.

However, he didn't debunk Shen Tingyang to his face, but said with a smile: "This palace understands, you are really my loyal minister and good businessman...... How many more of your sand boats are there to fight? ”

"Master Chitose, there is no damage to Xiaguan's sand boats, but the sails of some sand boats have been burned and the hull is slightly damaged, but they can all be repaired."

Li Yan and the Red Lady still underestimate the ability of the pirates, the pirates are fighting with the wind and waves on the sea, how can the ability to manage damage be comparable to the boatmen of the Cao Boat and the water of the Huai River?

Moreover, it is normal for a sea fight to encounter a fire attack, and the pirates also have a lot of experience in fire prevention and extinguishing fires. How could their sand boat have been burned down by rockets?

Therefore, Li Yan and the Red Lady's fire attack plan only scared Shen Tingyang's sand boat away, and did not cause much loss.

"But ......" Shen Ting frowned, revealing a difficult expression, "However, the minister's sand boats are understaffed, and most of the sand boats only have twenty or thirty people. If it's going well, you can still fight. But now there is no southeast wind, and the sand boat has to be rowed by oars, so there are not enough people on board. ”

"That's easy!" Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "Let the new soldiers of the Victor come on board." ”

Shen Tingyang was still a little embarrassed, "But this water battle is different from land warfare, and the military attache on land can't command it......"

Zhu Cihong laughed and said: "This palace knows, this palace will issue an order, and your family's bow will command the battle!"

In addition, the main palace is also on board to supervise the battle! Do you have a big boat suitable for the main palace? ”

"Yes, yes." Shen Tingyang said repeatedly, "My family has a centipede warship, which was built by a Portuguese master from Haoao, called the big dragon head, which is extremely strong and fast, and is most suitable for water warfare. ”

"Good!" Zhu Cihong nodded, and said to Cao Youyi, who had just come from Weibei City, Tianjin, "Cao Weishuai, you can arrange for the soldiers to go on the Shen family's sand boat...... According to the order of the palace, all the generals who board the ship to fight must obey the command of the bow of the Shen family. Those who violate this order will be punished by military law! ”

"Command!" Cao Youyi didn't say anything, anyway, the new army was not his private soldier, and whoever commanded it was the same. So he immediately received Zhu Cihong's will and arranged for the soldiers of the New Army to get on the ship.

There are four associations in the right division of the new army, and now the two associations are being pulled by Wu Sanfu to deal with Tang Tong. There is also an association guarding the vehicles and supplies withdrawn from Tianjin Weibei City, which are coming in the direction where Zhu Cihong is. Therefore, the troops who followed Zhu Cihong were an association, as well as some directly subordinate teams and the soldiers and horses of the Generalissimo Fujun's Mansion Military Commander's Guard, about 3,000 people.

Just when Cao Youyi was busy arranging for these people to get on the boat separately, Zhu Cihong took Chen Yidao, Wu Sanmei and others to Shen Tingyang's general rudder (flagship) Dalongtou.

Shen Tingyang and Cao Youyi arranged for the soldiers of the New Army to board the ship, so he did not board the Dalongtou with Zhu Cihong. On the deck of the Great Dragon's Head was the bow of the Dragon's Head Liu.

"Little Fire Gun Liu, knock on His Royal Highness the Prince." The bow of the Great Dragon's Head called itself Huoqi Liu, who seemed to be a master of playing with firearms, wearing a short coat and no armor, and the cuffs and trouser legs were rolled up high, revealing tanned black-red skin.

"Flat," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "This palace doesn't know how to fight water, and since you are on the Dragon's Head, you have to obey the arrangement of your bow ship." ”

Huo Feng Liu was stunned for a moment, then stood up and peeked at Zhu Cihong and the dozens of guards who followed him to the boat, frowning slightly.

"How? What's inconvenient to say? Zhu Cihong asked with a smile.

"Oh," Huo Gong Liu arched his hand, "It's nothing, it's just that Chitose Lord and Chitose Lord's guards can take off their armor?" ”

"Removing the armor?" Wu Sanmei, who was on the side, heard this, and her eyebrows twisted, "The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, how can you remove the armor?" ”

Huo Fei Liu glanced at Wu Sanmei, and already recognized her as a girl, "This girl doesn't know that it is easy to fall into the water when fighting on the water...... If an iron armor falls into the water, it will be difficult for the gods to be saved.

Moreover, now water warfare mostly uses firearms and cannons, and iron armor can't stop it at all. ”

"Artillery?" Zhu Cihong was stunned for a moment, "There are cannons on your ship?" ”

"Yes!" Huo Gong Liu said proudly, "In the belly of this big dragon head, there are two large red-coated bronze cannons cast by the Macao Bugarao Cannon Foundry, which can shoot 10-kilogram projectiles. ”

Zhu Cihong rolled his eyelids, there were actually two 12-pounder copper cannons on this big sand boat, and they were also "original goods" cast by the Portuguese in Macao!

This Shen Tingyang actually thought of running away without firing a shot, and he also said that he was a loyal businessman and a good minister, and he was clearly a profiteer who was afraid of death!

"Good, good! It would be nice to have a cannon! ”

Prince Zhu nodded again and again, he would not pursue Shen Tingyang's sin of "escaping from the battle" now, he was originally a businessman, and it was normal to be afraid when he saw Liukou.

Zhu Cihong looked back and found that Tang Ruowang and Su Ziwen also followed the boat, so he ordered: "Tang Jianzheng, Su Shishu (Su Ziwen was also named an official of the East Palace by Zhu Cihong), both of you know artillery, and Liu Chuantou will go to see the two cannons."

Everyone else has unloaded their armor, and since we are on the ship, we must follow the rules of the ship...... Third sister, you come to help the palace remove the armor! ”

……

"Tianjin City has been broken, Tianjin City has been broken! Those who descend will not die! ”

A voice sounded in Tianjin Weinan City at this time, it was a little faint at first, and then I don't know how many people shouted together, and it became extremely loud, like the waves, wave after wave of lapping.

Tianjin Nancheng has been broken by Chen Yongfu!

Although the Dashun army commanded by Chen Yongfu was not the strongest old battalion soldiers, its combat effectiveness, especially the ability to siege the city, was not much worse than that of the old battalion. Compared with the Kennan battalion formed in a hurry, I don't know how much stronger!

Previously, because of the uprising launched by Zhang Juren and Fan Juren, the defenders of the southern city of Tianjin were shaken for a while, and the generals under Chen Yongfu seized the opportunity to attack the south wall in one go!

Although Zhu Chunjie immediately deployed troops to counterattack and started a bloody battle with the Dashun army on the city wall, after all, he was a little bit weak, and there was no way to beat the enemy who landed in the city.

This Chen Yongfu is indeed brave, and when he saw the fight on the city tower reaching a critical moment, he directly took his family to pounce.

The main general personally led the Jiading assault immediately became the last straw that overwhelmed the Ming army in the city, and the south gate of Tianjin Weinan City was soon occupied by the Dashun army.

After capturing a city gate, the Dashun army poured into Tianjin Weinan City like a tide.

However, what happened next was beyond Chen Yongfu's expectations, the soldiers and horses of the Zhu family in the city had obviously been defeated, but they were defeated but not defeated, and few people surrendered, but retreated to the place where the Tianjin Governor Yamen and the Tianjin General Army Yamen were located, and finally gathered together and tried their best to resist the attack of the Dashun army!