Chapter 137: Breaking the Iron Rope III

What is courage, shouting is not what is usually. Only at a critical juncture, can we stand on our feet and be called courageous.

Shi Lang doesn't care what his character is, but he has the ability and courage. It can hold down when it is critical.

Of course, he knew that the first iron cable was stolen. The second iron rope is so difficult, and the third iron rope is definitely not just artillery. There are other dangers, but Shi Lang still said: "Halfway through, there is no advance or retreat." Keep moving. ”

Shi Lang simply ripped off his shirt, shirtless, with linear muscles, reflecting the light in the sun. In one hand, he carried a large axe with a wide face, and with one foot on the side of the ship. Rushing to the river wind, continue to flow downstream.

On the small lonely mountain.

When Huang Wu saw this, he immediately knew that the situation was not good. I secretly regretted it in my heart, and I knew that I would have made a few more at the beginning.

But in this era, although iron can be cast on a large scale, it is still relatively precious, and the iron cables that are miles long are not only good in quality but also sufficient in weight to be able to stop large ships, not to mention tens of thousands of catties in weight, such iron tools, how can they be made up for a while.

In a hurry, smelting three strips is already the result of rushing to work day and night, and it is by no means as much as the current surplus of steel, how many and how many are there.

Moreover, this barrage does not have the ability to distinguish between friend and foe. It limited both the enemy and the Qing army itself. Huang Wu could only send some small boats and light boats to rush over and encircle Shi Lang.

As soon as Huang Wu's side moved, Zhou Fuchen saw it from afar, and immediately sent some small boats to support Shi Lang.

This shows the difference in the composition of the two fleets.

Zhou Fuchen's fleet is all big ships, although there are some small boats, but the proportion is not much. The Qing army's ships are mixed, and there are many more ships to find some useful ones than the Xia army. In addition to the third iron cable to the east, if you want to pass, you must pass under the small lonely mountain, and first suffer a burst of artillery fire.

Let these guns hit a fixed target several miles away. It can only be done by luck. But with so many ships coming out together, the target is bigger, and it is naturally easy to be hit. And these small boats can't stand a shot.

As a result, there are not many ships that can come over.

Shi Lang was surrounded by many people.

Shi Lang ordered another ship to cut the iron cables, and he stood on the bow of the ship, holding a longbow in his hand, and a few loaded firecrackers at his feet.

His eyes were like torches, and all he saw were small boats without shelter, without tall flaps. Franco's cannons can't be stopped. Looking at the dozens of boats opposite, there were thousands of people from all sides, but in Shi Lang's eyes, there were many flaws.

"Zhang Fan," Shi Lang said.

The sails were raised, and the ship jerked forward.

"Turn." Shi Lang said. Although the run-in time between these people and Shi Lang is short, they are not new, and under such pressure, the cooperation is quite rising. Without waiting for the Qing army's ships to come, they rushed over, approached dozens of paces, and turned sharply. Suddenly turned, and with such a light flick, these cannon arrows were thrown outside.

"Fire." Shi Lang shouted violently.

The Franc cannon, which had long been ready to fire, opened fire violently, and the live ammunition fired was mixed with scattered shells.

These small boats are not better than the big ships, the style of the warships built by Zhang Xuan, and there are a few inches of solid wood on the periphery. Even if the Hongyi cannon hits it, if it has a long range, it will not be able to penetrate it. Now they are all small boats, and Shi Lang's boat is carefully selected, and it is quite sturdy. However, the ships of the Qing army were all kinds of variegated ships, some fishing boats, some merchant ships, and if they were large ships, the merchant ships of some large merchants were not as strong as war ships. But these small boats have to pay attention to the cost.

It's almost just a layer of wooden planks, and even within a few dozen steps, whether even the fire gun can be blocked is also a problem. Not to mention artillery fire.

So a bombardment passed. Either there were heavy casualties on these boats, or several large holes were expelled from the boats, and the river was pouring into them. The ship is flooded, and for such a ship, it must be repaired, otherwise it will sink in a moment. And even if someone blocks the boat, the speed of the ship will be reduced a lot.

This reduction in speed caused the ship to be caught off guard. Some of them are about to crash.

The boat behind turned and pulled away.

Seeing that the ships were more dispersed. For Shi Lang, there are even more opportunities.

The shortcomings of the rabble of the Qing army have always been the problem.

But in a moment, more than a dozen light boats of the Xia army also rushed over. For a time, on this iron cable, countless ships fought and fought, and the cannons and arrows collided.

This kind of light boat fighting, to the end, several ships collided together. They were only two or three feet apart, and the sides of the ships were not more than an inch or two apart, and the sailors, who had been on the water all year round, jumped over as soon as they leaped over. Artillery. Firebolts, even bows and arrows are useless.

Only the men in single clothes were fighting. And the fiercest place of the fighting was the ship tied to the iron cable, on this boat, two Qing ships approached, first shelled from both sides, and then jumped over to fight.

In just a while, the Qing army slaughtered the remaining twenty or thirty soldiers of the Xia army. Immediately, the approach of the Xia army's ships was another battle.

Fortunately, this iron cable was tied to the ship, otherwise the ship would have been swayed down long ago due to collision, shelling, turmoil, and turmoil. Around this section of the iron cable, the two sides do not know how much blood was shed.

This kind of fighting on the water is more brutal than on land.

Thin clothing simply obscures it

Unable to stop the sharp blade, under the long knife, almost the limbs flew sideways, and the blood flowed, but after a while, the water of the Yangtze River in this area changed color slightly.

Shi Lang rushed back again, and in this struggle, he jumped over several boats and stepped on the blood of countless people. Killed back here again. At this moment, Shi Lang was covered in blood, and countless wounds on his body, large and small, were bleeding.

But Shi Lang was unconscious, picked up the axe suddenly, and smashed it heavily on the iron cable, and the sparks flew for a while.

Originally, there was already a shallow wound on this iron cable. Shi Lang split a lot under the attack.

"Woohoo." Long arrows flew over. This is the core of this battlefield, I don't know how many eyes are watching, but I can't spare my hand for a while, I see Shi Lang from afar, and for a while, between the ships, I can't reach each other, only the bow and arrow are shot from afar.

Shi Lang turned a blind eye, once, twice, three times. The rope can't stand it. Suddenly it broke, and the two hemp ropes that were in a hurry couldn't be tethered. Fall above the water.

Almost at the same time as Shi Lang cut the iron cable. Immediately, the soldiers of the Xia army found out, and suddenly one after another flowers and cannons rose into the sky. Zhou Fuchen, who was a few miles away, immediately found out, because this was exactly what he had agreed before. When Zhou Fuchen saw this firecracker, he almost stomped his foot and said, "Good, good, good." ”

"Command the army to attack."

At the sound of an order, countless iron anchors were pulled up. When the army went down the river, it was about to bypass the small lonely mountain and flow eastward.

Seeing this, Huang Wu was anxious, and at this moment he had two choices in his mind, one was to let the Xia Army's sailors go east to keep the Qing army's sailors, as well as this small Gushan fortress that was tightly guarded in advance, and this small Gushan only needed three or five thousand people to garrison. Even if the Xia army is tens of thousands of people attacked, it may not be captured.

It can even contain the grain route of the Xia army. Let the Xia army sailors not be able to enter and exit the lower reaches of the Yangtze River at will.

It's just that in this way, he can't finish Duoduo's order, although it may be beneficial to the overall situation, but for Huang Wu personally, it is not a result.

He thought about it and gritted his teeth. Secretly: "Let's go, borrow the artillery on the small lonely mountain, and compete with Zhou Fuchen in the north of this small lonely mountain." I don't believe it, could it be that I'm really not an opponent? ”

Huang Wu is actually self-aware, knowing that the Qing Army's sailors are not the opponents of the Xia Army's sailors. When fighting, he tried his best to play tricks everywhere. Unless the time and place are favorable, he dares to fight with Xia Jun. This can make Xia Jun cheaper.

But at this moment, Huang Wu always refused to gamble. Bet on his affection for Dord. But I am willing to gamble, betting that with the help of Xiaogushan artillery, in the north of Xiaogushan, a big battle with the Xia army and sailors may have a few chances of winning today.

Once you can really defeat Xia Jun, you can also save the situation. There is no need to face the accountability of the Duoduo.