Chapter 327: Another City Destroyed
This Xiong Er didn't let them shoot continuously, because the water surface is different from the land, and the cannonballs that can't hit the opponent will sink into the water.
"Whoosh ......"
Numerous shells landed in the camp of the enemy ships.
Their Yuan Dynasty's naval army was nothing more than the defected Song army led by Liu Zheng, not to mention whether they were loyal to the Yuan Dynasty or not, their warships alone could not be compared with Zhao Rui's medium-sized warships.
It can be said that the size of their warships is also between medium and small warships.
"It's not good, disperse!"
The inexperienced commander gave the order, and they had already been told by Liu Zheng to disperse, but they ended up in the most scattered formation on weekdays, but they didn't expect that they still couldn't escape the coverage of the artillery fire on the opposite side!
"Knock knock!"
The wooden ships withstood the baptism of cannonballs, and were blown to pieces in an instant, and some of the warships that escaped by luck could not avoid the invasion of the waves, and almost all of them flipped and sank!
"Good! Xiong Er is really accurate! ”
Zhao Rui couldn't help but cheer for him with the binoculars, and at the same time ordered Xiong Er to conduct a round of salvos, which was regarded as the finishing touch for them.
At this time, the officers and soldiers who fell into the water found broken wooden planks and lay on them, and just now it was simply an attack that they could not dodge at all, making them feel that they were lucky to survive.
However, another round of shells fell in the sky.
Finished!
This is the first reaction of most people, and the result is similar to what they imagined.
The shells exploded powerfully, and countless shrapnel were harvesting the lives of these people.
"Water warfare is trouble!"
Zhao Rui saw that some officers and soldiers over there were still alive, so he walked to the railing with a Makqin machine gun and fired another shot at the water on the opposite side.
At this point, the water army discharged from Yingzhou City has been wiped out!
Oh, my God! It's scary!
At this time, the generals on the city wall of Yingzhou all felt that they were not dreaming, and Lord Liu Zheng's arrangement did not play a role at all, and it could not stop Zhao Rui's warship at all.
Although there are trenches in the city now, so that not too many people will die, they can only be beaten passively, and there is no means to fight back at all.
Bows and arrows can't shoot that far, and swords can't be tight.
It was completely because he was beaten by Zhao Rui and lost his temper at all.
"Lord Liu, what should I do next!"
The generals couldn't bear it anymore and ran forward to ask Liu Zheng for advice.
Liu Zheng is also helpless now, but the order sent by the imperial court that he can't leave no matter what, before Yingzhou City falls!
"There's no way, we can only hide in the trench and wait for them to enter the city, and then we will fight back!"
That's it......
The generals were also stunned, this can also be called an idea, they can also come up with their toes, okay?
However, Liu Zheng is the biggest official here, and he can fight as much as he wants.
Zhao Rui looked at Yingzhou on the other side, and then came to shoot again, and then instructed Jiao Xian to almost finish, so that their medium-sized warships could go ashore.
However, because Zhao Rui paid attention to Yingzhou, there was no intense shelling, and there were still quite a lot of upright buildings.
Because this could hide the troops, Zhao Rui was not at ease, and taught Jiao Xian some practical gestures before letting him lead the fleet to land.
Because the scale of Yingzhou City was relatively large, Jiao Xian set off with all eighty warships, and Zhao Rui's warships provided support for him in the rear, and at the same time waited for Yingzhou to be completely captured before leaving.
Zhao Rui and Zhao Gong observed the situation on the opposite side with binoculars at the same time, at first they were unusually calm and did not encounter any obstacles, but when Jiao Xian's troops had all completed the landing and were approaching Yingzhou City, a large group of archers came out and shot feather arrows one after another, which made Jiao Xian's team unguarded, and actually injured a hundred and ten soldiers at once.
So Jiao Xian hurriedly retreated, and when he retreated, he didn't forget to make a gesture to Zhao Rui that needed artillery support.
In fact, even if he didn't give instructions, Zhao Rui saw it.
The bottom group has not fired yet, but these soldiers are in a hurry, and now they have received Zhao Rui's order, and one by one the shells have been hit into the sky by them.
"Not good! Hide! ”
Liu Zheng shouted heartbreakingly.
As a result, before those shells landed in Yingzhou City, the archers on the city wall disappeared without a trace in an instant, like fertilized rabbits.
Escape?
Where can they escape?
Zhao Rui moved the binoculars, wanting to see how they dodged the shells.
As a result, in a place with a gap, Zhao Rui saw several Yuan soldiers jumping into the trenches.
Oh, it turned out to be digging trenches, which is what I should have thought of.
At the same time, Zhao Rui also admired Liu Zheng opposite, this person was indeed a talent, and he could even think of using a trench to avoid explosion damage.
This alone is enough to make the generals of this era sigh!
There is no experience, but there is advanced consciousness and wisdom.
However, Zhao Rui thought that even if Liu Zheng had more ideas, it would be useless.
Originally, Zhao Rui didn't want to wreak havoc on Yingzhou City, but now that he sees the current situation, he doesn't have too many worries in his heart.
"One group, don't stop, three more shots!"
"Yes, Lord Wang!"
The soldiers shouted in unison, and at the same time shot countless shells.
The explosion on the opposite side was deafening, and some of the buildings that Zhao Rui left behind for them at first were now almost destroyed and collapsed by the shells!
Some of them were in flames and fell into the trenches, but they burned a lot of Yuan troops to death!
The cannonballs in the sky were still falling uncertainly, and at this time Liu Zheng was already dead, and there was no point in staying, so he quickly fled from the north gate with everyone.
The so-called Qingshan who stayed is not afraid of no firewood, he has not done anything wrong, but Zhao Rui is too powerful!
Liu Zheng also has deep admiration in his heart, although he and Zhao Rui belong to two forces, but Zhao Rui's tactics, including emergency treatment, are helpless for Liu Zheng!
Smoke fills the air, and the fire burns!
Under the powerful artillery attack of Zhao Rui, Yingzhou City finally fell, but it was similar to Dengzhou, and it had become a barren flat land, and there was still arduous reconstruction work to be done in the future.
Jiao Xian led his troops to clean up the battlefield at this time, this time there was no Tartar ambush, you must know that once the building is destroyed, even if they stay in the trenches, they will not have any damage to Jiao Xian's team.
If nothing else, it's because of Jiaoxian's team, everyone is carrying muskets, if there are really Yuan Dynasty soldiers to attack, maybe they have died before they rushed in front of them!
Similarly, Zhao Rui left thirty search warships here to defend and rebuild, while he led the fleet down the river.
At this time, there were no big cities in the close range, but there were many small cities, so Zhao Rui was not ambiguous, and directly killed the officials of the Yuan Dynasty in these cities and sent his own people to guard them.
During this period, many days passed, and the fall of Dengzhou and Yingzhou simply caused an uproar in the world.
Moreover, Zhao Rui asked the people to leave first, and then razed the city to the ground, so he couldn't find any fault.
At the same time, Zhao Rui's strength greatly shocked the Yuan Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and now that the Yuan Dynasty has occupied many cities, he does not dare to attack the cities recovered by Zhao Rui, because they are even afraid that Zhao Rui's fleet will go north directly, and it will be unfavorable to Da from the Bohai Sea!
However, Zhao Rui knows that after the war in the Yangtze River Valley, it is estimated that the ammunition reserves will be almost used, although it is not impossible to attack Dadu now, but Zhao Rui still wants to encroach on the power of the Yuan army, so that their living forces will disappear little by little, lest they will enter any disgusting people such as counterattacks in the future!
The next city is Surabaya, which is also a big city, but slightly smaller than Yingzhou.
Zhao Rui is looking forward to tomorrow's big battle, he has now razed the two cities to the ground, and it is not difficult to get a few more!
At this time, everyone knew that Zhao Rui's next stop was Surabaya, although he knew that Zhao Rui was invincible, but the Yuan Dynasty was still a little unwilling, and sent a general named Meng He to Surabaya to supervise the battle.
When Meng He arrived in Surabaya, he was in a worried mood, he really didn't know what method he could use to deal with Zhao Rui.
People who were so capable as Liu Zheng before were all defeated in the hands of Zhao Rui, and what could he do.
Meng He arrived in Surabaya City early, and the officers and soldiers here were decadent, obviously they had also heard about the destruction of the city, and their faces were full of anxiety and helplessness, not to mention how heavy it was.
And the people are not ordinary, although they did not say anything explicitly, but the atmosphere in the whole city was not ordinary, even to the point of being full of lights.
According to the news, the people of the people are very much looking forward to Zhao Rui being able to come, because they have heard about the situation in Zhao Rui's territory, and they treat people, no matter what kind of occupation they have, which is very good and conducive to people's development and life.
I heard that even if the peasants went, Zhao Rui gave the house and the land again.
Such a good thing, the people did not beat gongs and drums, it was already a great face for the officers and soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty.
Meng He also ran out of ideas, but he thought to himself, if he comes, he will be safe, take a step to see the situation, he has grown two legs, and he can run if he can't beat it when the time comes!
Anyway, didn't Liu Zheng, who was highly appreciated by the emperor, also run away!
Thinking like this, Meng He's psychological pressure is indeed much less.
But the court is coming, and the local officials must have some expressions, right?
That night, the officials of Surabaya City collectively went out to feast on Lord Menghe.
Wangjiang Tower is lively and lively.
The subordinates toasted Meng He one by one, although Meng He was a dry drinker, his own amount of wine was also okay.
But he could still feel the absent-mindedness of these officials, although they went out to eat and drink together, and had the responsibility of eating and drinking well with themselves, but Meng He could clearly feel that in fact, they were forcing themselves to drink.
Is it drunk and dreaming of death?
Meng He was stunned for a moment, and was interrupted by someone who came, this person was the commander of the military generals in Surabaya, his face was already red, and his mouth was full of wine as soon as he spoke, God knows how much he had drunk!