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For such a small number of casualties, the Qing soldiers on the ferry did not react, and continued to urge the captured boatmen to speed up. Whether it was the Manchurian banner or the surrendered Han soldiers, they all had to seize military merits and obtain official positions and status. There is also the military law is really strict, every time you go back, you have to have merit evaluation, if you are greedy for life and afraid of death, no matter whose slave it is, you will be severely punished by the emperor.

And the artillery under Li Yan also continued to fire rapidly. The difference was that the three-inch gun continued to fire shotguns, while the small Frankie gun was replaced with solid iron shells. These bullets and gunpowder packs were specially concocted for these small ones, so that they could be fired farther. But after all, it is not too useful, so they don't make much, and they will be more cautious when they use it, and they don't use it until the critical moment.

Now it was the critical moment, the ferry was less than a hundred steps from the shore, and the Qing soldiers' feathered arrows were much more accurate. Although they had cover and the ferry was not very stable, some soldiers were shot. Two were even shot in the throat and died instantly. If it weren't for their good armor, especially chain mail, which could be used as feather arrows, they would have suffered a lot of casualties.

The artillery was on both sides of the ferry, so the solid iron bullets hit not the Qing soldiers on the ship, but the hull itself.

With a "boom", a solid bullet flew out, making a slightly larger splash behind the ferry on the far left.

The solid bullet fired immediately on the right side hit the surface of the ferry on the right. However, the fight was a little high, and the solid bullet shattered the boat gang, killing a Qing soldier sitting there, and smashing the foot of the Qing soldier who fired the arrow in the middle. There was a miserable howl from the ship.

The shotguns of the three-inch guns continued to be fired, hitting two or three Qing soldiers. Some fell on the boat, while others couldn't control their bodies and squeezed others into the Yellow River when they fell.

Their cotton armor is inlaid with iron plates, which is good for defense, but it is also heavier. And the cotton is soaked in water, not to mention. The Qing soldiers who fell into the Yellow River struggled desperately, and their companions tried to help, but they couldn't pull it, and almost overturned the entire ferry.

With a "click", a solid bullet finally hit the bow of the boat, directly cutting off a large piece of the bow, and the Yellow River water immediately overflowed. The ferry immediately tilted forward, and the two Qing soldiers in the bow immediately fell into the Yellow River, while the others also fell forward.

"The ship is sinking!"

"I don't know how to water!"

"Help!"

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At this time, the landlubbers finally began to panic. If they die elsewhere, their companions can help them bring the corpses back. But in the river, you can only wait to sacrifice to the river god.

They tried hard to find something on the boat, but with the weight of nearly twenty people, a small leaky ferry boat could not bear it, and it kept sinking rapidly. When their cotton armor is soaked in water, it sinks faster. Even if one of them could swim, he couldn't float at all.

Someone tried to quickly take off the cotton armor that was going to kill them, but it was so easy, in the panic, and with his lead-filled arms, he couldn't even touch the buckle and strap. The river suffocated them, but the prolonged lack of oxygen allowed them to see the air, and they involuntarily opened their mouths. Drinking the sediment-laden water of the Yellow River in one gulp, they sank all the way to the bottom.

"Well done! Sink them all! Li Mu saw that a ferry boat was beginning to sink and shouted happily.

But there was no such good luck after that. Although I hit the ferry once or twice, I couldn't let the ferry capsize. And every time the gun is fired, the muzzle direction must be adjusted, so that the shooting is not very smooth.

After firing shells several times, the ferry boat was very close to the shore, and the Qing soldiers disembarked from the boat and ran to the shore in the water. They all saw their drowning companions, so they preferred to wade through a leg of water and have their feet on the ground to be reassured.

At this time, there were only twenty or thirty Qing soldiers, and nearly half of them either fell into the water and drowned, or were still lying on the boat, without the ability to fight again. The families of the boatmen were still in the hands of the Qing soldiers, and they did not dare to escape, so they could only row to the north shore on the ferry.

"Shotgun!" Little Frankie's gunners commanded loudly.

But as soon as they loaded the shotguns, one of Li Mu's own soldiers came running and gave a loud order: "The general has an order, continue to fight the ferry!" ”

At this time, the artillery was already aimed at the Qing soldiers who were trying to run ashore, so the artillery commander still gave the order to fire. However, the Qing soldiers were few and scattered, and their shotgun shot out, as if they did not hit a single Qing soldier.

Li Mou's own soldiers are not to blame, they know the operation of artillery, even if it is directly replaced with solid ammunition, the speed is not much faster, it is not as efficient as this.

Frankie Jr. finally adjusted the muzzle, reloaded the solid rounds, and began firing at the ferry that was moving away. The two three-inch cannons, taking advantage of the fact that there was still some distance between the Qing soldiers and their own people who had already lined up on the shore, continued to fire the last round of shotguns at the Qing soldiers, and several Qing soldiers fell in response.

At the same time, the crossbowmen in the queue also began firing. However, most of the Qing soldiers held shields, and the crossbow arrows were deeply pierced into the shields, but they could not penetrate. The few Qing soldiers without shields, although they were shot by crossbow arrows, did not seem to be seriously injured, and they could continue to rush forward with arrow shafts.

Soon, the remaining nearly twenty Qing soldiers rushed to the array on the shore. At this point, they began to move closer to each other, gradually gathering together and attacking a point.

They swept away the long knives that slashed at their feet with their weapons, and shielded them from the spears and crossbow arrows that stabbed at them. They jumped up without hesitation, jumped past the swords and shields crouching in the front row, and went straight to slash the pikemen in the back.

Some were directly killed by crossbow arrows, and some did not block the slashing of the sword and shield soldiers, and their legs and feet were injured and fell to the ground. But four or five managed to approach the pikemen, attacking them with their bones, axes, and knives.

The knife is good to say, although it is sharp, but the chain mail worn by the spearman is also quenched steel wire, which can still be resisted. But the bone duo and the short axe will not work, as long as they are hit, they will be seriously injured if they do not die.

The pikemen in the back row hurriedly stabbed out their spears, but the Qing soldiers were very experienced, and the position of the shields was just right, just enough for the spears that pierced past to be blocked. The crossbowmen in the back could only aim through the gap and shoot crossbow arrows at the head and face of the Qing soldiers. Two Qing soldiers were shot through their helmets directly by crossbow arrows and fell straight backwards.

But the Qing soldiers behind were like sharks smelling blood, and they all rushed towards these two or three gaps. Taking advantage of the casualties of the pikemen of Li Yan's team, they slashed and stoned the sword and shield men in front of them, and then continued to rush in through the gap.