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The sinking of four successive Haicang ships and Guangzhou ships caused the combat effectiveness of the Guangdong Navy Division to drop again. In less than two minutes, a fifth-class battleship of the Guangdong Navy Division, which was burning violently, exploded violently, and the entire hull was quickly broken into two sections. Obviously, it was the fire that ignited the gunpowder and caused the explosion, and this scene not only caused a great shock to the officers and men on the Mawei naval battleship, but also the exploding ship, on this already not wide river, just blocked the advance route of the Mawei battleship behind. The two sides are staggered, making the originally not wide Humen Haikou even more crowded, and the remaining six Guangdong Navy battleships are burning with raging fires, so that the Mawei battleships behind them are not too long to hurriedly order the rudder to turn around.

Fortunately, the helmsman was also trained and experienced, and he quickly turned the rudder to avoid the burning enemy ship. At this time, the Guangdong sailors were trapped in the fire, and they were actively fighting the fire and saving themselves, and there was no time to fight back.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the muskets of the horse-tailed warriors did not stop, constantly firing at the enemy soldiers who were fetching water. There was a fire inside and a shooting outside, and the Guangdong Navy Division was in a dilemma inside and outside, and the speed of extinguishing the fire was greatly reduced. There is a word for falling into the well, and there is also a word called beating the water dog, or it is called chasing after victory. Looking at the situation at the moment, it should be counted more as the latter.

In the eyes of the Mawei soldiers, the enemy army has now completely lost any formation. And more importantly. The minds of the enemy crews and sailors were completely confused. There was no direction at all, scurrying around, and a considerable number of Guangdong sailors jumped into the river, trying to find a way out from the river. After a while, following the explosion of the first fifth-level battleship of the Guangdong Naval Division, another fifth-class battleship began to sink, and then two battleships collided with each other in a panic. have lost momentum.

The battleships of the Guangdong Navy Division have been completely annihilated, and Situ Gui is a pity that Shang Zhixin will not surrender at this moment, so he has to fight a decisive battle with them. Since the Third Squadron arrived at Humen Haikou, the Guangdong Navy Division had already set up a battle posture and took the lead in sending fireships to attack. By the time they had destroyed all the fireships and smashed the batteries on both sides, a battle between the two sides was inevitable. Even if Situ Gui wanted to send someone to persuade him to surrender, it was impossible.

Now, all the warships of the Guangdong Navy Division are on fire, and the largest third-class battleship is better, and the fire has basically been contained. But the main sails have been burned, if there are no sails. Then the boat can only drift slowly forward with the current. The other six fifth-class warships and more than a dozen armed merchant ships, Guangzhou ships, and Haicang ships, except for those that have sunk, can be said to be completely hopeless. When Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin traded two years ago, Shang Zhixin didn't fancy the fourth-level battleship, and felt that the fourth-level battleship was only a little bigger than the fifth-level battleship, but the price was so expensive that it was not cost-effective, but now it seems that the difference between the two is still very big.

Tier 4 ships can be equipped with more cannons, and their role is fully reflected at this moment. Each fifth-class battleship of the Guangdong Navy Division was equipped with only twenty guns, and the horsetail fourth-class battleship with forty guns on it was completely abused. The two sides staggered, and although the Mawei battleship also suffered a lot of damage, it was completely within the bearable range, with many damage to the ship's side and deck, and more than 300 soldiers were killed or wounded. The wounded fighters have been treated in time, and the damaged battleship can be repaired again, and it is not a big hole or a crack in the hull, as long as there is no water and it does not affect the navigation, it is not a big problem.

Shang Zhixin had already had no intention of fighting, and only wanted to get out of the battlefield as much as possible, but the main sail of his ship had been completely destroyed, and he could only rely on the side sail and auxiliary sail, even if the speed of the river was not fast, and the speed of the ship was as slow as a snail compared to the original. In a moment the horsetail battleship turned around, and the sails were full, and it would not take half an hour to catch up with him. What completely killed him was the soldiers beside him telling him that a new fleet had arrived in front of them. At this time, he no longer had any luck, and he couldn't escape.

Needless to say, it must still be the Mawei Navy Fleet, the Mawei Navy has 20,000 people, and there are three complete fleets, and the one they fought just now is only one of them. But what he didn't know, the three fleets he knew were just Geng Jingzhong's name. The Mawei Navy has been stationed on Nanri Island and Pingtan Island for most of the time, and the number of third-class warships in Mawei Military Port has never exceeded 30, and the others are just using small warships to confuse the enemy's eyes.

By this time, the battle had been going on for more than two hours, the sun had already run overhead, and after a long and fierce battle, the battleships of the Third Fleet had left many traces of shells, but they did not break their bones, and maintained most of their combat effectiveness. At this moment, there are still four warships left in the Guangdong Navy Division, two third-class warships and two fifth-class warships, and the others are either lying on their stomachs and burning on the surface of the river or have sunk into the river.

The captain of one of the fifth-class battleships gave the order, hoisted the white flag on the mast, lowered the remaining sails, and returned all the guns to the cabin, closing the string window. One battleship chose to surrender, setting an example for the other warships, and they all knew that the situation was coming, so they also hoisted the white flag and surrendered. At this time, only Shang Zhixin's ship did not raise the white flag, did not continue to fire and did not make any other movements, just drifted slowly forward along the current.

It's not that the officers and men of the naval division on this battleship don't want to surrender, one of Shang Zhixin's guards has died under his sword, if anyone continues to persuade him to surrender, it is estimated that he will be next. This battleship is Shang Zhixin's ship, and the soldiers on it are all the most trusted personal soldiers, although no one has betrayed him and directly stabbed him at this time, but it is obvious that the gunners below are not willing to make useless resistance anymore. More than half of the fifty guns on the battleship had been destroyed in the previous battle, and now even if they wanted to fight the Mawei army, they would not be able to do it.

Facing the fleet that has always been brand new, but they have not yet had the slightest intention of surrendering, so where will the battleships of the Seventh Fleet, which rushed up and were worried that they had no merit to be gained, would let go of this opportunity, and at a distance of more than a kilometer, the ten battleships in the front row opened fire. Although there are only two guns in the bow of the ship, ten guns are fired at once, and against the slow one, it is regarded as a target. Under the siege of the ships, the warship, which had already suffered heavy losses, suffered a fatal blow again. When there were still three or four hundred meters between the two, Shang Zhixin's ship could no longer withstand the round of bombardment, and the side of the ship cracked, and the sea water poured in, slowly sinking to the bottom of the river.

"Obediently, every time I stay on a ship in your navy, my heart is terrified! Damn it, all the artillery of our Marine Army is not as large as the artillery of your detachment, you are not only numerous, but also powerful, this salvo will shock Lao Tzu to death! Zeng Yang didn't come out of the cabin until the battle was completely over, he wanted to stay on the deck in the previous battle, but Situ Gui didn't agree, this is the territory of the navy. Although his temper was strong, there was no way, Situ Gui's temper was even stronger, and he couldn't resist him, so he had to go into the cabin. However, when the wounded were sent down just now, he also put down his status as the highest commander of the Marine Army and personally helped, winning the unanimous praise of the medical staff in the cabin.

"Hehe, General Zeng said with a smile, this is the difference between the navy and the army. The navy relied on these warships and the cannons on them, and it was impossible to pull out horses and run on this water. If people could also spread out on the water to attack, then there would be no need to concentrate the cannons on one ship. What's the matter, thousands of cannons roared just now, and the eardrums were tortured! Winning the battle, Situ Gui said with a smile on his face.

"Well, fortunately, I didn't watch the training of the artillery division some time ago, although their guns are far less than yours, but I am used to the sound of this artillery. To be honest, it's been a few years, and I'm not used to the storage of artillery. In the past, muskets were not good, and artillery was like that, and it was all about real swords and guns to go to the battlefield. It's changed a lot now, just holding a sword and a musket and artillery again, it's like looking for death, and the world is changing too fast, making my old bone quite uncomfortable! Zeng Yangxing said with emotion.

Situ Gui nodded: "Yes, this is thanks to the Metropolitan Governor, the Metropolitan Governor is really a man of God." It's as if he can predict the prophet, he walks in the heads of others about everything, and he can always discover what others can't discover. Hehe, without the Grand Governor, I am still only a deputy thousand households, when did you ever think that I can now command a fleet, four or five thousand people? Look at our equipment, this combat effectiveness, looking at the world, who is the enemy? The Metropolitan Governor said that we are now dominating the sea in the East China Sea! ”

"The Guangdong sailor has cleaned up for you, and then you don't interfere in this Guangzhou City. The Marine Army is always going to land, and the artillery divisions have not really participated in the war, so how about giving this almost to them? Zeng Yangxing stroked his gray beard and said.

Situ Gui was slightly stunned for a moment, and then replied: "The old general has spoken, how dare I disobey?" Anyway, whoever fires the city wall is the same, and it's up to those boys! When I arrived at the city of Canton, let all the marines land quickly, and I would cover them first. If there is an enemy army rushing out of Guangzhou City, the old general, don't blame me for taking the lead at that time! ”

"That's natural, when we land on the shore, the enemy will surprise us, and all the naval warships will greet them with naval guns!" (To be continued......)

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