Countless huge columns of water rose up around the boats in the middle of the river, and huge waves and waves swept many of the wanderers who were next to the side of the boats into the river. After a few ups and downs, he was never seen again.

There may be a few flashes of light in the middle of the dense spray, when the hapless ship has been hit by deadly artillery fire.

Fragments of wood, all kinds of debris mixed with the stumps and broken arms of those unlucky eggs were thrown into the air together, and then smashed heavily on the river under the action of strong gravity!

At this time, the distance between the two fleets was almost within the limit range of the Ming naval artillery.

This kind of long-range artillery bombardment was able to hit the target, firstly, because several warships opened fire almost simultaneously, and the number of shells flying over was extremely large. The second reason is that there are too many and too dense ships to transport the rogues, which increases the chance of being shot. In the end, the ship that was hit was too unlucky!

Soon, the naval fleet, which was originally a long snake formation, began to quickly pull away from the left and right, flashing its own sideside firing interface.

By the time the second wave of shelling came, more ships were hit. Several small fishing boats were overturned by the huge waves set off by the shelling. Naturally, the rogue above was fed to the fish and turtles.

As for being directly hit, it is even worse. Where can a small fishing boat withstand the shells of the navy's heavy artillery? It was directly torn apart by the bombing.

Those merchant ships with larger hulls were better. Although the fate of sinking is also inevitable. But at least for a little longer. The heavy artillery shells carried huge kinetic energy to penetrate the hull of the ship, opening a large hole in the hull, and the raging river water poured into it in an instant.

With the gradual narrowing of the distance, the hit rate of the Ming Navy's artillery bombardment is gradually increasing. More and more ships were hit. The river was covered with drowned floating corpses and rogues who were still struggling in pain, gulping down the river water, and were about to be drowned.

Because the vast majority of the boatmen have already jumped ship to escape. The hundreds of ships on the river had no possibility of maneuvering at all. They could neither continue to rush to the other side, nor could they turn around and return the way they came. It could only float in the direction of the Ming fleet along the turbulent water.

At this time, most of the ships were still undamaged, but the rogues above looked at the miserable scene around them. Looking at the companions who drank and played with women in the past, they were carrying and floating in the river. Eventually disappeared. The morale of these people completely collapsed.

Casually holding something and closing his eyes, he jumped directly into the river, and was frightened and collapsed on the deck, crying and scolding. In desperation, he wiped his neck directly, and sat or lay on the deck without saying anything, trembling his lips and closing his eyes, waiting for death.

The world is full of variety, and this is it.

"Let's go." Li Zicheng, who looked lonely, closed his eyes in pain, listening to the huge thunderous roar on the river in the distance and the faint sound of crying and howling. Holding back the tears rolling in his eyes, he said in a trembling voice.

The peasant army generals behind Li Zicheng all looked miserable. Who would have thought that the official army would become so strong in such a short period of time! Don't say anything about Jingying, just the sailors who have completely declined after the Korean War have become so strong and terrifying!

If he had known that these officers and soldiers were so capable of fighting before he pulled the flag and rebelled, he would not have rebelled if he killed them. It's just that. It's too late to say that.

A large number of frightened old battalion soldiers and horses looked back at the river in the distance step by step, and turned over on their horses in their hearts and headed all the way south. As for Wuchang Mansion, these people don't even have a ** to look at now.

The Ming naval fleet went up, carrying the ships of the rogue down the river. The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and the Ming battleships, which had opened their flank gun positions, covered these ships one by one with an overwhelming rain of bullets.

When the remaining dozens of small ships came to a very close position to the Ming Navy. This is completely unequal, and this is the end of the one-sided water war. The warships of the Ming Navy leaned in and captured the remaining ships one by one.

After the battle on the river ended, the walls of Wuchang Mansion erupted in earth-shattering cheers. Those Ming officials and the king of Chu who escaped death were completely crying bitterly.

Once the rogues capture Wuchang Mansion, the ordinary people may be better. But these people must not be able to escape the fate of death and annihilation! It's a lifesaver.

Dajiangshan's fleet was divided into two, and a group of battleships turned their bows and drove towards Wuchang Mansion with those captured ships. The rest of the ships went in reverse. Heading towards the town of Hankou on the other side of the river. There are still tens of thousands of desperate rogues who are blocked by the river!

Those who remained in Hankou to be in charge of the palace were Song Xiance and Li Yan. At this time, these two peasant army generals with outstanding wisdom glanced at each other miserably, and they both saw endless despair in each other's eyes.

The old battalion soldiers who were blocked here were now completely put into their pockets. To the east is Hanshui. To the south is the Great River. Now they have no boats, and there are still a large number of officers and soldiers on the river, and the two sides cannot cross at all.

To the north was the way they came. The terrifying Ming army behind him was rapidly approaching, and turning back to the north would be self-defeating. If you don't think about surrendering, then you can't go to the north either.

Now it seems that there is only one way to go west. But Li Yan, who has been a lifter and has read many books, knows that all the way from Wuchang Mansion to the west is a large area of river beaches!

In this era, there hasn't been much large-scale development here. Not to mention, the place is full of dragons, and poisonous snakes and beasts are infested wantonly on those small hills covered with deep forests. The rivers are crisscrossed and the roads are rugged. Puddles, puddles, muddy floors, and so on. It is extremely difficult for people to walk. Not to mention the old battalion soldiers with a large number of horses.

"What should I do?" Song Xiance, who looked gloomy, smiled bitterly and asked in a low voice.

"What else can I do?" Li Yan shook his head silently. The complexion is extremely ugly. said in a low voice, "Either side is a dead end, the difference is only that you die in the hands of the officers and soldiers or in the hands of God." ”

"I can't help it." Song Xiance coughed. Dead frowned, and said gloomily, "There is still a glimmer of life to the west, and the officers and soldiers may not follow us into the river beach." As long as you find a good place to quietly cross the river at night, you may be able to avoid the blockade of the official army and the sailors. It's better than surrounding up and killing the officers and soldiers here. ”

"That's all there is to it now." Li Yan pondered for a moment, nodded with a wry smile.

It's just that the prestige of Li Yan and Song Xiance is not enough to command so many old battalion soldiers. When they offered to go all the way west to the deserted river flats. Many veteran veterans objected. This is obviously looking for death.

Time was pressing, and Li Yan and Song Xiance did not have the time to unify the minds of all the soldiers and horses. These veteran battalion soldiers are not easy to fool. They directly said that whoever wants to go with them, then go together. Those who don't want to can disperse.

These years of bandits have traveled to many places and seen many markets. They are not like the civilians who have never left the hundreds of miles near their villages in their lives. He was able to analyze a few things directly.

The encirclement and suppression of the imperial court this time is obviously different from previous years. Not to mention the great power, the officers and soldiers are still able to fight one by one. In the past, the Manchus outside the Guanwai were wiped out. Now the officers and troops are concentrating all their efforts on pursuing and suppressing Li Zicheng. Their situation is absolutely extremely difficult.

When the catastrophe comes, they fly separately.

Li Zicheng has been stared at to death. And at this time, it seems that there is no possibility of turning over. No matter where they flee in the end, if they can't defeat the official army, they will inevitably be defeated and killed.

There are many veteran bandits who are drumming in their hearts, and they are unwilling to continue to do the unprofitable business of tying their heads to their belts. These people want to find a good place to go with the goods they have obtained over the years, and live a good life in a beautiful way.

Besides, in case King Chuang turned over again a day later. It's a big deal to come back and take refuge again. Anyway, the team of rogues is like this, you come and I go the same. This is the biggest difference between the official army and the rogue. There is no organization or discipline!

About 1,000 veteran soldiers who didn't want to do it anymore chose to leave the brigade and scattered in small units.

If this is in Zhang Xianzhong's team, it is estimated that his head will be cut off. If Li Zicheng was here, in order to maintain his military morale, he might also be ruthless. It's just that Li Yan and Song Xiance obviously don't have this kind of decision, nor do they have this kind of responsibility.

After the more than 1,000 men and horses with a large amount of goods dispersed, most of them were killed or captured by the pursuing dragoons. A small number of them were quietly disposed of by local villagers and ordinary people.

Only a handful of lucky people were able to escape and go to places everywhere, changing their names and surnames to live a good life with the goods stained with the souls and blood of countless people. It's just that when the Ming Dynasty begins to conduct a census and chase down the rogues throughout the world in the future, their good days will come to an end.

Li Yan and Song Xiance led the old battalion soldiers on the north bank of the river to the north to the north to confuse the officers and soldiers. Wait until it gets dark, then quickly turn to the west. Then he plunged headlong into the vast wilderness. What awaits them will be a terrifying journey!

"Where are they going? Do you want to commit suicide? Yuan asked suspiciously.

Gao Yang chuckled and shook his head, reaching out to close the laptop in front of him. Leaning back on the luxurious Taishi chair, he lowered his eyelids and whispered, "They chose a path with a slightly greater hope of survival when there was no way out. This choice cannot be considered a mistake. ”

"It's all swamps and floods. How many people can get out alive in this dangerous rainy season? Their commander is so backbone that he would rather be annihilated than surrender? "Origin couldn't figure out why the rogues were heading west into the huge swamp. Anyone with a bit of a normal mind wouldn't do that, would they?

The origin is still not very understanding of humans. Many times human beings do not make choices based on whether they are right or not! It's more about seeing if it's needed! (To be continued)