Chapter 496: A Desperate Battle

The princess made concessions, and the same Ster Haoran Ye made concessions, and the two finally reached an agreement and began to send troops to attack the city of Tianjin.

More than 100 warships braved the wind and waves and rushed straight to Tianjin Port, and 10 warships of the Japanese invaders went directly to the forefront, opening the way for the army.

Ye Shaolong received the news of the enemy's sudden attack at the first time, which surprised him very much. According to previous estimates, it is clear that there is a gap between Sterhaoran and the Wakos.

But how long has it been, and the two sides have actually joined forces again, and this time they have attacked directly. Realizing that this was not a joke, Ye Shaolong immediately ordered the whole army to go to the port and prepare for the battle.

At present, the defenders of Tianjin City are less than 10,000, and it is obviously difficult to resist the enemy army with this manpower alone. And the friendly forces that rushed to support behind it would take half a day to arrive at the earliest.

This made Ye Shaolong, who had always thought that Stern Haoran would not attack rashly, became very passive. They even started to scramble!

Fortunately, Tianjin Port has been preparing for a tough battle before, and all the precautions are in place, if nothing happens, it will be no problem to resist for half a day!

Ye Shaolong took Su Can and Lin Biao to the dock in a hurry, rushed directly to the turret, and looked condescendingly at the sea. Sure enough, I saw a dense group of ships flying towards me.

The strange thing is that the ships of the Japanese Kou actually rushed to the front, which made Ye Shaolong even more puzzling. But it didn't seem to be the time to think about these problems, Ye Shaolong quickly inquired about precautions, and after finding that there was no problem, he turned his gaze to the enemy again.

"Lin Biao, you immediately take all the navy brothers on the ship, remember not to start the ship. After getting on the boat, go to operate the cannon, wait for the enemy to enter the firing range, and open fire directly. ”

Ye Shaolong had a cold face and commanded in a low and hurried voice!

Lin Biao didn't say much, and after holding his fists, he was ordered to go down to make arrangements.

Only then did Ye Shaolong turn to Su Can, and after a deep groan, he said, "Brother Su, you are ambushing the brothers of the musket battalion on the dock, and once the enemy army attacks the shore, you will fight hard." Can't let them out of the dock, can it be done? ”

Su Can patted his chest fearlessly and said, "No problem, if you let the foreigner step out of the dock, you will pick off my head." ”

After that, Su Can also left in a hurry. Suddenly, only Ye Shaolong was left in the turret, and he was the first line of defense on this city tower. All thirty cannons were in place, as long as the enemy dared to step into the firing range.

Thirty cannons will start roaring, and the condescending bombardment will definitely be able to inflict great damage on the enemy's warship.

Princess Wako and Ste Haoran are on the same ship, and this ship does not belong to the two sides, but belongs to the warships of the Seven Nations Alliance.

This is also to reassure each other, after all, only in this way will there be no more suspicion between Ster Haoran and Princess Wako, and they can devote all their minds to the upcoming war.

The ten warships of the Japanese were the first to enter the range of Ye Shaolong's turret. Without any hesitation, he immediately gave the order to fire!

"Boom, boom, boom......"

In an instant, the sound of artillery sounded like rolling thunder, and the dense cannonballs smashed down on the ten Japanese warships that rushed into the firing range.

Not to mention, the warships made of steel are very outstanding in terms of their ability to resist attack. Obviously, you can see that many shells hit the hull of the warship, but it is only a small hole.

Failed to hit those wooden ships in the past, causing a wide area of damage. The shells that smashed on the warship were either catapulted into the sea or rolled up on the deck.

It wasn't like hitting the wooden hull at all, and there was a scene of sawdust flying. Obviously, the lethality was greatly reduced, and after three rounds of artillery fire from the Yejiapu army, only one was sunk. The remaining nineteen ships are still rushing forward.

"Damn it!" Ye Shaolong couldn't imagine that the cannon was so powerful.

"Dashuai, do you want to try our own ten cannons?" At this time, the adjutant general of an artillery battalion stepped forward to ask for instructions.

Ye Shaolong did not hesitate: "Change it immediately, don't be afraid of wasting ammunition, you must withstand this first wave of attacks." ”

If even the first wave of the enemy's attack could not be stopped, Ye Shaolong couldn't imagine what Tianjin Port would be destroyed by the enemy in the future.

After the deputy general got Ye Shaolong's permission, he immediately shouted and ordered to change the cannon. Ten high-powered cannons developed by Yejiabao themselves were immediately replaced.

After calibrating the crosshair slightly, the lieutenant shouted: "Ignition!" ”

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

As soon as the dull sound of cannon fire rang out, the entire tower could feel a slight shaking, as if an earthquake was coming.

Ye Shaolong's eyes were always fixed on the place where the shells fell, and the ten shells obviously smashed into the warship that rushed to the front. It exploded directly at the bow of the ship, and from the telescope, Ye Shaolong clearly saw that many angular stones were sprayed out of the scattered bullet.

Ten shells exploded at the same time, and the power was truly terrifying, and after the explosion, it was obvious that the bow of the ship had been completely scrapped. The hull of the ship was split and the seawater poured in.

The bow of the fast-moving warship sank rapidly, but the tail began to tilt upward, and it was obvious that it would not be long before the ship would definitely sink.

It turned out that ten powerful guns were enough to sink enemy ships. And it seems to be overpowered, that is, there is simply no need for ten cannons to fire at the same time.

Ye Shaolong immediately ordered five artillery shots to be aimed at one ship at a time, and sure enough, the effect was still similar to the previous one. Once the enemy ship is hit, it will inevitably be destroyed.

Even if it does not sink, it will lose its ability to maneuver and become an obstacle blocking the shipping lane.

Seeing the remarkable effect, Ye Shaolong's mood finally improved, at least he was no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning.

In the rear of the sea, the princess was sunk three warships in an instant when she saw herself. At this time, she immediately regretted agreeing to Sturt Haoran to attack.

Obviously, if she continues to fight, maybe all ten of her warships will be killed. And afterwards, in the case of victory, she could only get three warships from Ye Shaolong.

You don't have to think about it, it's already a big loss. Princess Wako's face changed, and suddenly, she spoke directly: "Now, should Mr. Sturt send a battleship to the top, we have already destroyed three of them." ”

Of course, Ste Haoran understood what Princess Wako meant, and he did not directly refuse Princess Wako's request, but after thinking about it again, he said very happily: "There is no problem, but don't let your people retreat, continue to rush, I will immediately send ten more warships to rush up to deal with the turrets on the high place in the channel." ”

After hearing Sterhaoran's words, the princess was satisfied, and after nodding in agreement, she set her eyes on the battlefield again.