Chapter Seventy-One: Welcome to Dengzhou
The sound of whistling was accompanied by the heavy sound of falling into the water, and from time to time the ships of the Zheng Junshui Division were hit by shells, and then they were torn to pieces by the hideous firelight in an instant, and the thick black smoke penetrated the thin white mist and went straight into the sky. The morning sun quietly jumped out of the horizon at this time.
After the initial confusion, the Zheng Junshui Division suddenly saw the battle flag on his side raised from a three-masted gunboat, and the frightened feelings gradually calmed down, although he didn't know why the commander changed to a new main ship, but as the flags on the main ship were released one by one, they soon began to fight back.
Because the channel was squeezed by the underwater mines densely covered in the sea, Zheng Jun's sailors had to be crowded in a narrow area, and the large ships were densely connected together, and as a result, the small and medium-sized ships were constantly squeezed out, and the underwater mines in the wooden boxes smeared with putty exploded violently. Gunboats armed with Franc machine guns began to return fire one after another. It has to be said that the Zheng Junshui Division was indeed an elite soldier across the sea, and it soon returned to its proper combat state.
It's just that the small area restricts the ship's play, and they have to stay where they are, and they don't even have room to dodge. When the Denglai Navy Division chose to disperse the formation according to the battle situation, the Zheng Army Navy Division was forced to only circle in place, and the casualties and ship damage were also increasing.
Zheng Hongkui's main ship commanded the ships to protect Zheng Sen's ship tightly, and constantly sent the Red Dragon Boat fleet to rush into the blocked sea area.
Only more than 300 ships participated in the battle, including 30 large three-masted gunboats and Fu ships, but the number of ships and artillery was inferior to that of Zheng's army. After an hour of fighting, Zheng's naval division had a tendency to break through.
Tong Wanjun jumped to his feet angrily and scolded, helpless that he had so many troops and ships, and saw that Zheng Jun's sailor was gradually approaching, so he immediately threw away the order flag in his hand, and raised his head and shouted at a herald on the mast: "Quick, order all ships to launch rockets!" ”
Iron rockets weighing 40 pounds were carried out of the cabin by the soldiers and loaded onto the launch rack with their hands and feet. The gunner is responsible for checking the distance and altitude, and there are also enhanced rocket vehicles that are fired in clusters. After a qiē was ready, Tong Wanjun's main ship was launched first.
After a burst of smoke, dozens of fiery snakes rose from the main ship, and the huge screaming sound completely covered the sound of the rumbling artillery firing on both sides, and the soldiers on both sides were shocked and looked at the sky in unison.
Dozens of fire snakes drew a graceful arc, flying from the sea level at a speed that could be seen by the naked eye, and swooped towards the Zheng Junshui Division.
The fire snake accurately hit the three fortune ships at the front, accompanied by the earth-shattering explosion sound, the fortune ships were like grass struggling in the storm, and they were cut into countless pieces in an instant, and the raging fire ignited a large amount of gunpowder carried by the ship. The flames are like a scythe-wielding grim reaper, constantly reaping the lives of the ship.
Finally, the explosion stopped, and when I looked at it again, there was only a pile of wreckage left in the two lucky ships, slowly sinking in smoke, and disappearing into the vast sea in a short time, and the only one left had been cut into two sections, and dozens of fire men on the deck screamed and wailed until they fell into the sea.
Zheng Hongkui's eyes were red, and the fingers of his hands made white marks on the deck. "What is this? It's so powerful! ”
In a blink of an eye, Zheng Hongkui immediately roared, "Reach full speed, we can't give them a chance to launch again, only hand-to-hand combat, we can have a chance to live!" ”
The standard-bearer hurriedly sent the order. But at this time, the ships of the Denglai Navy Division were thunderous, the main ship was launched, and the next thing was the play of each ship. This time, there was no need to wait for Tong Wanjun's order, and the commanders of each ship had already urged the soldiers to launch the rockets.
His ears were occupied by the deadly whistling, and as far as he could see, at least hundreds of rockets rushed towards the Zheng Junshui Division.
Zheng Hongkui's eyes were dark, his throat was sweet, a mouthful of blood almost spurted out, and he held on to the side of the ship and staggered, "It's over, 600 ships, 20,000 elites, this is the most powerful naval division that Fujian can dispatch at present, and the whole army will be wiped out in less than three hours, I am not reconciled!" ”
But the rockets that came from the fast shot didn't give him much time to think, and even Zheng Hongkui didn't have time to look back at Zheng Sen's big ship not far behind him, so he watched as the two rockets crashed into the hull of his main ship, and then a strong force attacked from top to bottom, and the first class under his feet was forcibly divided into two parts, and a burst of fire rose into the sky. Zheng Hongkui only felt that his body flew into the sky lightly, and then he fell rapidly, falling into the icy water.
Zheng Sen and Shi Lang watched in a daze as Zheng Hongkui's main ship was hit, igniting a raging fire, followed by the complete collapse of Zheng's naval division, and after a round of rocket attacks, the sea was full of wreckage of ships, and the water surface was densely packed with soldiers who had fallen into the water, scrambling to swim towards the shore and objects that could be climbed around. The remaining dozens of ships were already frightened, and rushed into the area of the underwater mine in a panic, and after a series of explosions, more than 30 ships finally managed to break out of the encirclement and fled to the south without looking back.
Zheng Sen looked at the ships around him, and there were only a few dozen Haicang ships and red dragon boats gathered nearby. The batteries on the shore were still firing non-stop, but it was obvious that they were trying to force their ships in the direction of the shallow sea, and it seemed that they were intending to capture them alive.
In the distance, the Denglai Sailor did not pursue the remnants of the enemy, but continued to squeeze towards his side in a neat formation.
The cannonballs continued to fall on the left and right sides of the hull, and the huge waves that stirred up smashed down on the head and face, drenching Zheng Sen, Shi Lang and others. Shi Lang gritted his teeth, snatched the command flag in Zheng Sen's hand, and commanded the remaining ships to break through the sea area that had just been cleared by the Red Dragon Boat fleet. Not far away is an empty beach, and it is better to have to flee to the beach and then make plans than to stay where you are and be broken alive by shells.
Behind him was the rumbling sound of cannons, and dozens of ships of different sizes ran aground in the shallow sea before they had gone far, and everyone jumped down without hesitation, swimming towards the shore with all their strength.
Shi Lang and more than a dozen personal soldiers firmly guarded Zheng Sen, and dragged Zheng Sen to the beach, and there was a forest five hundred steps away. It won't be long before the soldiers and horses of the Dengzhou army will be surrounded from all directions, and at this time, the only way to escape from the encirclement is to run into the woods first.
Zheng Sen was in a daze, as if his soul had been suddenly drained, and he led 20,000 sailors to Dengzhou in high spirits, just one night's work, but there were less than a thousand people left around him. Uncle Zheng Hongkui's main ship was sunk, and people didn't know whether they were alive or dead, and the prestige of the Zheng family's arrogant roaring on the sea was completely buried by him in the blink of an eye.
As soon as he thought of this, Zheng Sen's heart was like a knife, and with Shi Lang's support, he staggered towards the direction of the woods, surrounded by a group of defeated soldiers who were in chaos.
But before they could reach the edge of the woods, everyone stopped in unison. Because countless soldiers slowly walked out of the woods.
Their bodies were painted with black plate armor, and the red uniforms of the Ming army lined with them were bright like flames. There was neither a mountain of shouts, nor the roar of war horses, and they were surprisingly quiet.
But it was this silence that revealed an unconcealable aura of killing.
Rulin's spear, with a neat pace, slowly pressed towards Sergeant Zheng. Sergeant Zheng was flustered, and could only retreat step by step.
One step, two steps ...... until they retreated into the water on the shore. The Dengzhou army in front of them finally stopped.
Zheng Sen no longer had any feeling in his heart at this time, and gently pulled away Shi Lang who was blocking him, "Put down your weapons!" Let's surrender! ”
"The eldest son!" Shi Lang shouted, his eyes full of unwillingness and anger staring at Zheng Sen tightly.
"There is no chance of winning this battle, there is no need to kill the soldiers because of me alone, everyone drop their weapons, I will go to see Zhu Ping'an!"
Zheng Sen's body seemed to have regained some strength, and he walked to the front of the team, "Please inform your chief soldier Lord Zhu, the old man asks to see you!" ”
The Dengzhou army dodged a passage, Yang Dekai rode in front of Zheng Sen with a helmet and armor, and arched his hand at Zheng Sen, "Yang Dekai, the commander of Dengzhou, the commander of the envoy is the same knowledge, Zheng Gongzi rest assured, as long as your department puts down your weapons, we will not be embarrassed!" ”
Zheng Sen reluctantly bowed, "Thank you!" ”
Yang Dekai walked out of the body again, but it was Zheng Sen's old friend, and Cao was unharmed.
Cao Wuxian rushed at Zheng Senxiao, dismounted as a doppelganger, and said after giving a salute: "Zheng Gongzi, my master asked the villain to tell him that no matter when the salary returns to Dengzhou, he will definitely sweep the bed and wait." Welcome to Dengzhou! ”
Zheng Sen snorted coldly, and didn't pay attention to Cao Wuxian's resignation, but asked rhetorically: "Zheng only found out today that it turned out that the Dengzhou party that day was already under the control of your master, I'm afraid that what Zheng saw and heard was also arranged by him, right?" Could it be that those fishing nets on the Denglai sailors were also temporarily hung up, right? And those broken ships, I'm afraid they are also specially prepared for me Zheng! ”
Cao Wuxian still smiled, and it was very bright in the sun, which made Zheng Sen suddenly have the urge to punch him. A wave of hatred arose in Zheng Sen's heart, "Don't be complacent too early, Liu Zeqing's army has entered Dengzhou, and it is not something that you can stop in this projectile land!" ”
Yang Dekai snorted, "This doesn't need Zheng Gongzi to worry about, my handsome man has already spoken first, three days later, he set up a banquet in Dengzhou to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and then Liu Zeqing's handsome flag will be used as a wine for the son!" ”R1152