"Boom." Artillery shelling continues. And the entire ironclad fleet of the Qin army was unable to fight back, because the ironclad ships were equipped with machine guns, not artillery, and even the ironclad ships equipped with artillery were abandoned because the guns were too heavy and the cost was high.

The range of the machine guns is not comparable to those guns at all, and although the range of the old guns is not very far, it is still longer than the range of machine guns. The Qin army faced the shore-based artillery attack of the Chu naval army. There was no countermeasure for a while.

"Fight back, fight back." The captain of an ironclad ship named after the traditional surname of the Qin State "Bai" shouted loudly.

"Heavy man. Quick counterattacks. The captain shouted.

"Where's the heavy?" The captain shouted.

And on the deck of the ship. The machine-gun operator rolled up on the deck.

"Woo." Cannonballs whizzed across the ships.

"Heavy, get up. Hurry up. We have to fight back. One of the midshipmen shouted loudly. As he spoke, he began to pull up the machine gun operator and enter his combat position.

"Hurry up." The midshipman shouted loudly.

"Boom." There was a loud bang. A solid shell hit the ironclad directly in the tail. A machine-gun firing stand was hit.

The machine gun operator inside was hit by a solid shell at once. The whole body was smashed at once. Plasma is everywhere.

"Damn it." The trainee officer yelled at the machine gun operator the whole time. Because such a bloody scene made the machine gunner lose the ability to fight.

"We're going to go back now." The midshipman shouted at another sailor.

"Get into combat positions. Hurry up. The midshipman shouted.

"Yes, sir." A sailor, inspired by his courage, replied.

"Install the ammunition." The midshipman said as he entered the machine-gun firing position.

"Bang la la blah." The sailors on the side were still a little nervous and picked up the ammunition chain. Because of the constant trembling of the hand, the ammunition chain made a rattling sound.

"Don't be nervous." The midshipman looked at the sailor and said.

"Take your time." Said the midshipman.

"Yes, sir." Said the midshipman.

"Install the ammunition." Said the midshipman.

"Yes. Sir. "Sailor at this time. I put a bullet chain on it a little calmly.

"Click." The midshipman pulls the bolt. Advance the bullet to the firing position.

"Open shooting." The midshipman shouted loudly. Then pull the trigger.

"Sudden thud. Sudden protrusions. Dodo. The machine gun spewed out a dazzling tongue of fire. But the bullets that flew out became a beautiful arc into the Yangtze River.

"Damn it." The midshipman stopped shooting at this time.

"Our bullets are all in the water." The sailor said when he saw the midshipman who had stopped shooting.

"I know. We have to get close to fight back. The midshipman said.

"But in that case, our ships will also be hit by the other side." Said the sailor.

"Well, we have to do it." Said the midshipman.

"The captain won't agree." Said the sailor. The state of Qin in order to train its own officers. A large number of midshipmen were added to the armed merchant ships. In this way, the Qin State does not need to build a large number of ships of all kinds, and these midshipmen officers are transferred to it. The Qin navy had a large amount of military expenditure left. As for the sailors. The Qin State incorporated the armed merchant ships of the Qin State into the reserve. So. The sailor became a reserve sailor. The Qin State saved a lot of naval expenses.

"Agree or not, we have to do it." With that, the midshipman left the position of machine-gun fire.

"You take over. As soon as our ships approached the target, they immediately fired. Shoot at those glowing firing points. Do you understand? The midshipman shouted loudly.

"Yes. Yes, sir. The sailor said.

Soon the midshipman disappeared from the deck. He will go to the captain to discuss the attack.

"Captain, we must stay close to the shore. In this way, our machine guns will be able to shoot at the artillery positions of the Chu Navy Army on the shore. The midshipman rushed into the cab and shouted loudly.

"Damn, we're all going to die in that case." The captain replied loudly.

"That's better than being beaten passively like this." The midshipman said loudly.

"No, I can't. The ship is mine, I'm the captain, and I don't want to see my ship hit. The captain replied loudly.

"We have to go on the offensive. Otherwise, the entire fleet will be finished. The midshipman shouted.

"Damn, I'm the captain, I don't need you to teach me a lesson." The captain shot back angrily at this time. He was the captain of the ship, but was yelled at by a midshipman. It's incredible.

"We have to go on the offensive. Captain. The midshipman suggested again.

"Don't talk about it. You are a midshipman officer. It's the people in the navy, and we're armed merchant ships, armed merchant ships, you know. We, the merchants, are also militants, and the ship is not from the navy. The captain yelled.

"Then you are also a reserve of the Navy. He was part of the Qin State. The midshipman shouted loudly.

"You get off my merchant ship for me." At this time, the captain shouted angrily. Such a dangerous move for a midshipman officer. The captain felt that it was in danger, and in his opinion these midshipmen were real navy, and they did not understand that the original purpose of arming merchant ships was to engage in transportation and make high profits. And they also have to avoid bigger losses, such as the loss of the ship. The entire fleet will lose its guarantees.

In order to avoid such a large loss. Especially after the merchants lost these armed merchant ships. They will have nothing. The military will not provide any compensation for the damage of such armed merchant ships, on the grounds that they are private vessels, not the State, and the State is not obliged to provide such compensation. The most important thing is that they are armed merchant ships, they are private armed, and warships are the regular defense forces of the country. These are two different meanings.

"Boom." There was a loud bang. A shell hit the cab directly. The captain, first mate, and driver, as well as the midshipman, were hit.

"Damn it." The midshipman was the first to react.

"Sir. You're okay. "A sailor pulls out a midshipman from under an iron plate.

"Damn it." The midshipman scolded.

"The captain was killed in battle. What are we going to do? The sailor asked.

"The captain died in battle? Oh. The midshipman nodded.

"And the first mate." The midshipman asked at this time.

"Where's it all?" The sailor nodded as he spoke.

The lower half of the first mate's body was pressed under a large iron plate. There was still blood under the iron plate, and there was some minced meat in the blood. And the upper body of the first mate is still intact.

"Now, you're our captain." The sailor glanced at the tragic death of the first mate and said. And the captain was crushed underneath by a large iron plate, as for what kind of cruel situation. The sailors did not have time to think.

"Oh." The midshipman glanced at the tragic death of the first mate and nodded.

"Me, can our ship still move?" The midshipman asked at this time.

"It's barely moving, and the rudder is barely working." Said the sailor.

"Well, let's get close to the shore, concentrate our fire, and fire heavily at the positions of those guns." Said the midshipman.

"Yes, Captain." Said the sailor.

"Let's go." Said the midshipman. As he spoke, he stood up with all his might. He suffered a serious injury to his left arm. Blood was pouring out.

"One of Qin's ships was sunk by us. Hit multiple ships. At this time, an officer on horseback reported quickly.

"Whether, let our artillery continue to shoot." At this time, a naval officer asked Xiang Yan.

"Nope. We must immediately withdraw the artillery. The people of the Qin State will not be hit so easily, we should accept it when we see it. Xiang Yan made an accurate judgment based on her own judgment. He believed that the sudden firing had caught the Qin people off guard, and the armed merchant ships of the Qin State had temporarily lost the ability to counterattack under heavy artillery fire, and they had no idea that the other party would ambush the artillery against them.

The Qin armed merchant ships were taken by surprise, but they still had the ability to fight back, but they were temporarily caught in a chaotic situation. Unable to organize an effective counterattack. And Xiang Yan's idea was before the Qin State launched a counterattack. Take appropriate action immediately. Off the battlefield. Once the Qin State fought back. It will pose a huge threat to the artillery units that have just been built.

"General. We can completely wipe out the armed merchant ships of the Qin State." The officer suggested.

"Retreat immediately, quickly." Xiang Yan directly issued a resolute order.

"Whoa." The officer arched his hand. He immediately stepped back to convey the order.

"Boom. Rumble. "Qin State" white. "Armed merchant ship. Braving the shells constantly fired by the Chu army, he quickly approached the shore.

"A ship from the Qin State has come over." The artillery of the Chu State Navy apparently also discovered the brave move of the armed merchant ship.

"Aim, hit." The artilleryman shouted loudly at this time.

"Adjust the direction. Aim. "The gunners began to scramble to adjust their gun positions, and they were going to bombard the ship that was approaching them.

"Retreat. Fall back. Quick, retreat immediately. "This time. A herald shouted loudly waving a command flag in his hand.

"What?" The gunners of the Chu State Navy were confused all of a sudden. They did not understand why such an order had been given suddenly.

"What should we do?" This time. The gunners were at a loss. They had no idea whether to continue to adjust their artillery or to immediately pack up their artillery and withdraw their artillery from the battle. Such a contradictory order. All of a sudden, the gunners were at a loss. They don't know what to do anymore.