Chapter 245: The Decisive Battle in the East China Sea
After waiting for two days, after the rear takeover officials and city guards arrived, Chen Xiong also began to leave with his troops.
Except for those who left, most of the 50,000 Zhangzhou soldiers joined the city guard system. After the generals and generals at all levels have been reviewed, they will be trained for half a year if there are no major defects, and then rejoin the city guard system. Of course, most of the generals will retire with interest, after all, it will be difficult to do anything in the future with their status.
There were no soldiers and horses to defend the cities that the army passed, and the gentry of all the states and counties marched all the way to welcome them. The Han army was so powerful that it was no longer something that the local gentry could shake. The strength of the Han army, not to mention the gentry, even the Jurchens and Mongol princes were terrified!
All the way, he met with officials and gentry from all over the world, and all the way was like going back to his hometown to visit relatives. When the prestige reaches a certain level, the world can also invite it.
The Fujiang River traverses the entire Fujian, and if you want to cross the river, you can only rely on the sailors.
"My lord, the sailor has rushed to the sea off Fuzhou."
Chen Xiong nodded: "Okay, let the sailor start to eliminate the Zheng family pirates." ”
"Honorable Order." The silver staff officer immediately left after the salute.
Fuzhou.
"Father, the Han Army Sailor is about to be dispatched!" Compared with the sailors, Zheng Sen is still more proficient in land warfare.
The Zheng family pirates who have been peaceful for a long time, the older generation of pirates have retired, and now the combat effectiveness of the new pirates is not as good as before.
"The battle at sea will be decided by your second uncle! My father is old, and the Zheng family will rely on you in the future! "The Dragon King, who was once mighty all over the world, no longer has the courage to get on the ship. When people are old, they pay attention to the fallen leaves and return to their roots! This is also the reason why Zheng Zhilong is bent on going ashore!
Zheng Sen frowned and said, "Father, the two armies are 50,000 people, and the ships are about the same!" It should at least be able to repel the Han army, right? ”
Zheng Zhilong lowered his head and pondered for a moment: "It stands to reason that it should be possible!" However, the Han army had more artillery and more ships! Repelling the Han army, there will also be heavy casualties! ”
"Now we can only stabilize Fuzhou first! Unexpectedly, the 600,000 Qing troops in Changsha have been wiped out in a short period of time! After the results of the Battle of Changsha came, Zheng Sen no longer had the spirit to swallow mountains and rivers!
Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly: "Let's watch the battle of Fuhai!" If there is a big defeat, Fuzhou will immediately open the city and surrender! "Sichuan and Shu won a big victory, Nanjing won a big victory, and Changsha won a big victory, and ordinary Han troops can wipe out millions of Qing troops! In the face of the Han prince's army, Zheng Zhilong had no confidence!
"Father!" Zheng Sen's heart hurts! He's not reconciled! endured humiliation for a few years, in order to fight against Chen Xiong, how could he be willing!
Ay! Zheng Zhilong was also young, he didn't know! "If Sen'er Sailor is defeated, how can he resist the landing of King Han! At that time, Fuzhou was shocking, and the power of the Han King was accumulated by millions of heads! There are many people in the Zheng family, so we can't be affected by disasters because of our family! ”
Zheng Sen smiled bitterly: "Father, let's look at the battle of Fuhai, let's discuss it again!" ”
Off the coast of Fuzhou.
Zheng Zhihu naturally will not be trapped in the dock water village, and the pirate warriors will die on the sea if they want to die.
"Brothers, we have been crisscrossing the world for 30 years, and the Lingnan sailors, who have become more and more rampant in the past two years, seem to have forgotten the blade of our Fuhai people. Today, I, Zheng Zhihu, want to try, who is the leader of the East China Sea. Zheng Zhihu clenched the steel knife, in fact, he was also very nervous, but he was unwilling!
Everyone is also in different moods, and the prestige of the Han army's sailors is forged with blood.
"Speed up!"
"Honorable Order."
Knock knock~~ The war drums of the sailors are stirring and sounding on the sea, and the battle between the new and old overlords in the East China Sea will also officially begin.
"The herald ordered the Yanhuang naval guns to take the lead in attacking, and the rest of the ships marched in a half-moon formation."
"Yes, Commander."
The staff officer of the fleet immediately commanded the standard-bearer to give the order, and then the two Yanhuang naval guns took the lead in approaching the Zheng Jiashui Division.
Thousands of large and small ships of the Zheng family sailed in three large and small echelons. Fireships are still the main means of warfare of pirates, and even if there are a lot of artillery, they are still more accustomed to engaging in battle.
However, the Guangzhou fleet had only 600 large and small ships, and there were very few fireships, and there were either artillery or firearms and crossbowmen, and even many large and small missiles.
"What does this mean, send to death!" Seeing the two big warships approaching alone, Zheng Zhihu sneered.
"Let the fireboat send them on their way first."
"Honorable Order."
Ten small fireships rushed quickly, but the two Yanhuang guns ignored it.
"Lock on the ship and ask for a cannon shot."
"Okay, test firing of the first shot."
"Honorable Order." The cannon commander was overjoyed and immediately pulled the cannon rope.
Boom~~ The breech guns close to two hundred millimeters broke out in an instant, shaking the warships back a lot.
As soon as the fire flickered, Zheng Zhihu was about to make fun of it, but after two seconds, he couldn't laugh anymore.
Boom~~ The water waves are flying all over the sky, and even if the distance is dozens of meters, it is splashed by the sea.
"How is this possible!" Zheng Zhihu looked sad, if this is the case, how can he fight!
"Okay, let's shoot after each adjusts!" The captain of this landing point is quite satisfied.
"Honorable Order." The gunners also immediately instructed the gunners to adjust.
"Hurry back, I'm going to shoot!" The cannon commander shouted, he couldn't help it anymore.
Haha~ Several gunners laughed, and at the same time immediately stepped back.
Boom~Boom~Boom~~ The four main guns roared in turn, and a total of eight guns of the two warships fired one after another.
Phew~ Almost instantly, the cannonball with the tail of fire has been smashed.
"This~No, how could it be~" Although only one cannonball was smashed, Zheng Zhihu knew that it was over!
Boom~~ The cannonballs exploded in the deck, instantly blowing the sail planks into the air, and then the big wooden hole also ignited a fire.
"The second dragon head is fine!" Seeing Zheng Zhihu in an affectionate trance on the deck, the general immediately shouted!
Zheng Zhihu immediately sat up: "Hurry up and put out the fire, don't be stunned!" ”
After he finished speaking, he smiled bitterly, although he was only hit by one shot, but the distance was two or three kilometers away!
"Speed up, let all the boats come over with all their might!" Zheng Zhihu was ruthless, and now he can only fight to the death!
The speed of the rear-loading gun was unusually fast, and in less than two minutes the artillery fire rang out again.
"Oh no!"
Boom ~ Boom ~ This time it is not Zheng Zhihu's ship, but another ship.
As soon as I looked at it, the whole ship began to slowly break down, and everyone on board jumped into the sea one after another!
"Speed, speed!" Zheng Zhihu jumped up and shouted! If you continue like this, you don't have to fight!
Knock knock~~ The drums of war are ringing again, and tens of thousands of pirates know that the time has come to fight to the death.
"Hard, fast and hard~" The pirates on the boat are the fastest, they have wheels and can even paddle.
"Locked, request to fire." The commander of the seventy-five-mm anti-aircraft gun finally couldn't help but plead.
"Okay, the close defense artillery is free to play."
"Honorable Order." The eight artillery commanders immediately shouted.
Boom~~
Boom~~ The fireship four hundred meters away exploded instantly, and such a close distance was simply where to fight.
"It's over, it's over!" The pirates of the rest of the fireships were all considering whether to dive into the water early.
"Hurry up the fire, don't wait!" The pirates immediately poured oil on the fire, and one by one immediately jumped into the water with a plank.
Boom ~ Boom ~~
"Ah~no~~" The pirate who had just jumped ship was immediately engulfed in flames, and the pirate never imagined that the Han army would shoot so fast until he died!
Boom boom boom ~~
Boom boom~~
"Erlong, go quickly, the ship is sinking! Two dragon heads! "The general trembled, it's over, it's over, it's over, just two ships have caused the sailors to be killed and injured one after another!
Zheng Zhihu could only raise his head bitterly, and the ships of the Han army were getting closer and closer, and the real artillery battle was about to begin!!
"Take care of the second dragon!" Seeing that Zheng Zhihu was still pretending, the general shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then he immediately ran to the lifeboat that had just fallen into the water!
The main flagship was blazing, and the pirates were also stunned. They don't know whether to retreat or keep fighting!