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"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

Although the artillery of the Mawei Army kept firing, the Qing warships did not stop resisting. Except for the first few Qing warships that were difficult to fire, the artillery on the other warships all fired at the Mawei battleship.

At this point, the distance between the two armies was not large, but the number of warships caught up by the Mawei army was not very large, and the number was comparable to the remaining warships of the Qing army, a total of only sixty. It's just the remaining fifty or so large main warships of the Qing army, and the artillery on both sides is constantly firing, and at this moment they are like hedgehogs gathered together, full of spikes. The heavy artillery fire made the middle of the river very bright. The fire from the muzzle of the cannon never seemed to stop. Especially the flagship of Wang Zhiding, who was in the middle at the moment, and the big ship equipped with the best and most artillery. Fifty guns on both sides fired non-stop, and the scene was indeed very spectacular.

In the fierce shelling, Wang Zhiding seemed to have regained a little bit of self-confidence, and his heart was not so flustered. According to the situation in front of them, it seems that they should still be able to rush out of these main warships with their left, after all, the remaining warships of the Qing army are all around the flagship, and the guns on these warships are still very fierce, even if the Mawei warships want to get closer, they have to take off a layer of skin.

"Salvo"

"Salvo"

"Salvo"

Almost at the same time, the Mawei navy, which had been in pursuit, began to attack again. Orders of the commanders of the two fleets (except for the 5th Detachment Chao Shun). There are only two words in the same place. That's a salvo. They are going to use the heaviest artillery fire. Fight back against the last madness of the Qing fleet. At this time, what the two sides have to compete with is the fierceness of the artillery fire. Whoever fires more fiercely, whose morale can be raised. On the contrary, if the artillery fire is inferior to that of the other side, the morale will definitely drop.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

All the naval guns began to roar together. Although the one that caught up and half of the Yuanzi formation that blocked the gap, there were only sixty warships in total that could fire, but there were more than 2,000 guns on these sixty warships. However, due to the angle of fire, only more than 200 naval guns could be fired. Twelve hundred cannons fired at each other in a dense manner, and the spectacle of the scene was indescribable in words. In short, those who have seen this scene, whether it is the soldiers of the Mawei Army Navy or the Qing soldiers of the Qing Army's fleet, will never forget it. The fire in the sky has completely blocked the sun.

The battleship of the Mawei Army. A large number of marbles are thrown, as well as chain bullets. smashed towards the enemy ships of the Qing army fleet in the middle. The warships of the Qing fleet also threw a large number of chain bullets and shotguns, and smashed them at the Mawei warships that were pursuing around. In the sky, there are indeed too many cannonballs flying back and forth. The entire surface of the sea, as if the visibility had been reduced a lot, except for the fire from the muzzle of the gun, the rest of the place was completely dark, and it was shrouded in thick gunsmoke. The strong smell of gunpowder in the air is almost suffocating. This is especially true in the cabins.

Some of the gunners, who couldn't stand the smell of gunpowder, had to run to the outside deck to get some air. As a result, the deck was indeed too dangerous. Whether it's a dense collection of marbles falling or a murderous chain of bullets sweeping, they can easily turn them into a corpse, or a mutilated corpse. Every now and then, a fleeting flash of fire erupts in the sky, and at first glance, you think it's a twinkling star. Actually, it was a spark from the shells of both sides hitting each other. After kissing in mid-air, the two cannonballs fell to the surface of the water, splashing dark red waves.

The warships of the Qing soldiers were beaten for a while, and countless people died. The top of the masts of various colors are all dented, which are all smashed by chain bullets. As for the dents of the prototype, they were directly hit by solid bullets. A large number of sails were torn and shattered. A large number of sail pilots were killed, and the deck was littered with corpses. As for the decks of these warships, there are even more potholes, big holes and small holes one after another, which are the result of the explosion of flowering bombs, and many wounded Qing soldiers lie on the deck and continue to wail, but no one cares about them!

But in the same way, the enemy suffered heavy casualties, and there were also battleships on the side of the Mawei Navy that were beaten to the point of blood and suffered heavy casualties. On the deck, there was also a mess, and the corpses of some sailmen and gunners were even stacked on top of each other. The nearest fourth-class battleship, the Tiger Flag of the Mawei Army on the mast, didn't know where it had been hit.

In a battle of less than 400 meters at close range, the two sides used all large warships, each of which had at least 30 guns, and all of them were grapeshot or chain shells, sandwiched between some flowering shells on horsetail battleships, and these shells were indeed too ferocious. Even Geng Jingzhong, who was watching the battle on the Zhenyuan, felt as if his heart was in his throat, and he was so nervous that he would jump out at any time. However, although the Zhenyuan was across the river, there were few artillery on the bow of the warship that the Qing army rushed straight over, so he didn't have to worry about being hit by the cannon at this moment!

"Chain Bomb"

"All Chainbombs"

Commander-in-Chief Wang Zhenbang pondered for a moment and then decisively ordered, now the Qing warships are about to break out of the gap, they are still three hundred meters away from here, it is impossible to block the way, they can only use a large number of chain bullets to destroy the maneuver of the Qing warships, so that there is no need to worry about them running away, even if the Qing army is lucky, under the bombardment of a large number of chain bullets, the number of warships that run away will definitely not exceed ten!

"All Chains"

"All guns obeyed the order, all changed chain shells, and delayed the movement of the Qing army's warships"

"Ready for a shot!"

"Fire!"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

Soon. All the warships of the Mawei Navy were replaced with chain shells. Then the bombardment began again. Lots of chain bombs. Flying irregularly in the sky, like a sinister noose, trying to bind the Qing army fleet tightly. Sure enough, the ferocious chain bombs flew and arrived, and the warships of the Qing fleet suddenly became a little unbearable. Rao is the main warship of the Qing army is a big ship, but no matter how strong its structure is, it can't withstand the bombardment of a large number of chain bullets, and a large number of sails are torn. Almost every mast showed signs of tilting.

Wang Zhiding's flagship was also torn sails in many places, and the mainmast in the middle was also injured. The sail mans on the mainmast, as well as the observation posts, were all knocked down by chain bullets. Their bodies were curled up on the deck, motionless, and a few were broken into two sections. On the deck, there was blood flowing everywhere, as if a red dye shop had been opened. At this moment, Wang Zhiding's lips were full of bubbles. He had long since not stood on the deck, but was hidden at the entrance to the cabin. Looking at the bloody Qiē outside, he felt that his mind was about to go numb. When I first attacked. He really didn't expect the battle to be so brutal. I think that when he led the army to fight on the battlefield, his tragic Cheng was not as tragic as one-tenth of what it is now. On the flagship of his great ship. At least fifty people have already been killed, and, no doubt, many more will be killed as long as the fighting continues.

Of course, it is also unlikely that the Mawei Navy wants to destroy these Qing warships in a short period of time, as well as Wang Zhiding's flagship. The rest of these Qing warships are the largest batch of them, and their huge bodies are placed there, and if you fight them, you need at least forty or fifty rounds of shells to sink them, and if you only bombard a Qing warship, it will take at least a quarter of an hour to shell about four rounds to achieve the goal. What's more, the artillery fire of the Qing army was not eaten in vain, and the Mawei Navy had to pay a lot of casualties at such a close distance.

In the course of the attack, two Mawei V-class battleships had to withdraw from the battle because they were so wounded that they were so badly wounded. As a result, as soon as they withdrew from the battle, the mainmast broke, and more than a dozen naval soldiers who were caught off guard were killed and injured by the mainmast on the spot, and the scene was chaotic. The nearest few Mawei warships of the Qing warship fleet also had a lot of dead and wounded soldiers on the first deck, but the soldiers were not afraid of death, there were still vacancies for fighters, and the wounded soldiers were immediately carried into the cabin for treatment.

Even on a battleship at a slightly greater distance, there were quite a few Horsetail Navy sailors killed and wounded on the upper deck. Basically, this close-range combat is a life-for-life process, even if you have a large number of artillery, whether it is the Mawei Navy or the Qing fleet, if you want to completely destroy the other side, you need to pay a lot of casualties. Whoever can hold out until the end will be the final winner.

The battle on the river has reached its last moment, and the battle has become more intense. In the battle just now, the distance between the warships of the two sides was still so close to 400 meters, but now it has approached almost 100 meters. At such a close distance, the shells fired from the muzzle were basically in a straight line. Some of the battleships of the Mawei Army began to replace them with solid shells, trying to directly destroy the side of the opposing battleship. However, the Qing army still used chain bullets, and Wang Zhiding's purpose was very simple, that is, Jiang caught up with Jiang and the sails of these horsetail battleships in front of the left side were damaged, so that they could not continue the pursuit.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

In the dense sound of artillery, the heavy solid bullets fired from the Mawei Army's side kept hitting the side of the Qing warship, and the side of the Qing warship was a mess, and wood chips and the like kept flying. If a solid bullet hits the cannon window directly, the damage is even more severe. There were even solid shells that passed through the gun window and went directly into the cabin. Generally speaking, on the side of large warships, in the critical position, they are wrapped in thick raw cowhide, or tough iron armor. Solid bullets hit it, and the damage is basically not obvious. But now, the distance between the two sides is too close. Even if there is a cover of raw cowhide or iron armor. None of them could stop the barrage of bombardment from solid shells.

In such a confrontation. As long as it is a large warship, it undoubtedly has the upper hand in terms of defense. They are large in size, and the planks on the side are quite thick and will not be broken lightly. Even if there is a gap in one place, it will not expand quickly, and if it is a small warship, it will not be so lucky. At this moment, more than a dozen Qing warships were hit by solid bullets, and the side sides of several Qing warships were almost beaten beyond recognition, but the performance of the entire ship was not greatly affected. It was still rushing forward quickly, while the ship's cannons were still firing.

On the Mawei Navy's side, the offensive and defensive capabilities are very strong. A large number of third, fourth, and fifth class warships continued to open fire, and shells rained down on the side of the enemy ships. Such a fierce attack that even a solid stone wall could not withstand it, let alone a battleship made of wood? It was only a matter of time before the side of the Qing warship was pierced. However, although the side was not pierced all at once. But the deck was the most unlucky, and there were endless flowering bombs that fell down on the deck and exploded. The deck will crack all at once!

In this short period of fierce fighting, the Sixth Detachment, which had caught up, had another fourth-class battleship, Yan Zòng, injured and had to temporarily withdraw from the battle. However, the other warships still desperately pursued and bombarded. Although these large main warships of the Qing army fleet seem to be in good trouble for the time being, in fact, if you look carefully, you will find that there are no sailors on their masts, and the warships are moving forward according to the original adjusted direction. This also fully shows that the spare sailors of the Qing soldiers are almost dead.

In fact, it was true that under the onslaught of the Mawei Navy and the navy, the sailors of the Qing army suffered very heavy losses. They didn't even have enough gunners to open their guns, and this led their artillery fire to be weakened by Yan zhòng. Without strong artillery fire, the battleships of the Mawei Navy could approach even closer. On the deck of every Qing gunboat, there were the corpses of sailors, and a large number of corpses were shaken directly into the river. If there are not enough sailors, it is naturally beyond his strength, but Wang Zhiding has no energy to care about these anymore!

"Surrender, sir!" The deputy commander of the Jiangning Navy Division, Ezhaba, said with a little horror, he was a Manchu who had never thought that the water war would be so tragic, and he actually couldn't support it for a long time. But although it also has a third-grade official rank, this Jiangning Sailor is Wang Zhiding's final say, and the second-rank is bigger than his official, and his means are also powerful.

"Fart, at this time, even if we surrender, there is no good fruit to eat, although we have a lot of casualties, but the Mawei Army was definitely killed by our artillery fire, you kid surrendered in the end is also a death, it is better to fight, and you will be able to rush out soon!"

"Then run away faster, it's too slow! The Ponytail Army is about to plug the gap! ”

"Don't worry, it's almost there!" Wang Zhiding still has no will to fight, and he wants to be able to rush out quickly, but it is really fast, just short of the last 100 meters, and they have already rushed out of two ships at the front, and these two ships also used the guns on the side to give a blow to the Yuanzi formation at the moment of rushing out, but they killed and injured a lot of horsetail soldiers with scattered bullets.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

At the last moment, just when Wang Zhiding showed a smile for the rest of his life, the Mawei Army fired a salvo, and a piece of chain bullets flew over again, this time the accuracy was even better than before, and six consecutive chain bullets hit Wang Zhiding's big boat.

"Squeak quack!"

"Boom"

A strange loud bang came, and Wang Zhiding's ship was unfortunately broken by the mainmast. The mainmast smashed down with heavy sails, smashing the entire ship as if it had exploded violently. A large amount of debris was violently shaken and fluttered, but fortunately, this big ship was the best one, otherwise if it was an ordinary sand ship converted into a warship, it should have been armed at this moment and had been beaten and sunk rapidly.

"Stop fighting!"

"Raise the white flag!"

"We surrender!"

Wang Zhiding popped out word by word. His reaction was very fast, he would rather die than surrender, but after he really lost the hope of escaping, his strong desire to survive still made him make the final choice, he didn't want to die, there were still a bunch of beautiful wives and beautiful relatives at home, and several children. Who will take care of them when he dies? At that time, the family property was bound to be seized by a few brothers.

"Commander. White flag! The enemy has raised the white flag! The guard adjutant beside Wang Zhenbang put down the clairvoyant mirror. shouted excitedly, and Wang Zhenbang only nodded slightly. And Geng Jingzhong, who had been watching the battle on the side, also showed a smile on the corner of his mouth.

In the continuous fierce artillery fire, someone on Wang Zhiding's flagship desperately waved the white flag, obviously about to surrender on his own initiative. At the same time, the artillery fire of the Qing fleet was gradually weakening, and there were indeed signs of voluntary surrender.

"Wang Zhiding surrendered?"

The commanders of the other fleets also glanced at the people around them, as if they were a little incredulous. Just now, one of them would rather die than fight to the end, oh, the troops are not right, it is a posture that desperately wants to rush out, as soon as this mast is broken, they will surrender immediately, this is too fast! In the feelings of several chief officials, this Wang Zhiding doesn't seem to be a person who gives up so easily?

"Could it be that he was really afraid of death, so he actually took the initiative to surrender at this time?" Wang Zhenbang said to himself.

"It should be." The adjutant next to him said excitedly. The battle just now was indeed too fierce. It's so nerve-wracking, and the experience of many ponytail soldiers is really a little unbearable. Many people feel a heart of their own. It's all hanging in the throat, and it will pop out at any moment. Fortunately, at the most tense and exciting time, Wang Zhiding took the initiative to surrender.

After many ponytail warriors breathed a long sigh of relief, their hearts were completely relaxed, and many fighters felt that their backs were a little cold. As soon as the river breeze blew, it was all cold sweat. This was all unconsciously popped up during the previous intense battle.

"The enemy has surrendered"

"The enemy has surrendered"

"The enemy has surrendered"

"Oh! The enemy has surrendered."

'Dog's day, it's finally falling!' ‘

The relevant information was quickly expanded in waves. As the Qing fleet hoisted the white flag, the artillery fire of the Qing fleet gradually stopped. On the side of the Mawei Army and Navy, the attacking artillery fire also gradually stopped. In the end, all the artillery fire stopped. The battlefield that was originally boiling suddenly became very quiet. This made the soldiers on both sides feel very unaccustomed, very unreal, and felt like a dream.

At this time, Jiang Feng suddenly became violent. Gusts of river wind quickly dispersed the white smoke of the battlefield. Gradually, the entire battlefield began to become clear again. At this time, everyone realized that it was already noon, and the sun was above their heads, but they did not feel it until the white smoke was dispersed, and everyone noticed the sun in the sky. Many people feel that today's sun is not so fierce, and it is quite comfortable to shine on the body.

"Qing soldiers, listen!"

"Command you to lower all your sails! Anchor and secure the boat! ”

"Order you to lay down your weapons, stand on deck, and raise your heads above your heads!"

The Mawei battleships began to approach the Qing warships, and the captains of the ships immediately issued a series of orders in person, preparing to accept the surrender of the Qing fleet. It's not the first time they've done this, they're experienced! In order to prevent the Qing soldiers from making a false surrender and causing unexpected losses to the Mawei Army and Navy, some of the Mawei fifth-class battleships continued to approach the enemy's big ship in accordance with Shangguan's order and carefully investigated the situation. They will board the ship for inspection and can provide timely feedback if there is an unexpected situation.

Soon, several fifth-class warships approached Wang Zhiding's flagship. A few Popeye threw out long cymbals and hooked the deck railing of the Flyer Rush. A dozen horse-tailed warriors were the first to board the ship. A moment later, the soldiers made a gesture from the deck of the ship, and the Qing soldiers did surrender.

"Order everyone to get out of the deck!"

"The cabins must all be emptied!"

The Mawei Army, for its part, continued to issue orders. With the issuance of the order, a large number of Mawei warships gradually approached the warships of the Qing soldiers, preparing to control these warships. A moment later, the remaining sailors of the Qing fleet came out of the cabin and assembled on the deck. None of them were armed, and they all stood on the top of the deck with their hands held high, trying their best to maintain a posture of surrender, so as not to cause misunderstanding among the Mawei Navy and the Navy. Subsequently, the warships of the Mawei Navy slowly approached the Qing sergeant ships. They threw out flying cymbals, or laid a springboard, and boarded the Qing sergeant ship. They skillfully controlled the cabin, steering wheel, mast and other vital parts. The heavy iron anchors were lowered and each of the Qing sergeant ships was secured.

"Commander, the Qing soldiers have really surrendered." The adjutant next to Wang Zhenbang put down the clairvoyant mirror again and said excitedly. At this point, there is no possibility of fake surrender for the Qing soldiers. Their warships have all been controlled by the Mawei Army, all the large main warships of the Qing army, but excluding the Qing warships that have broken out of the encirclement, but Mawei did not go to pursue, the two warships ran away, and now I really don't have time to care about him.

All the Qing soldiers and sailors were on the deck, as long as the warships of the Mawei Army Navy shot over with grapes, they could all be killed and wounded immediately, Wang Zhenbang believed that the Qing soldiers would not do such a stupid thing. In fact, Wang Zhiding himself was soon escorted by horsetail warriors to the edge of the deck of his ship. Judging from Wang Zhiding's obedient arrest, he is indeed about to surrender. The original owner of the Qing army fleet drooped his head and was so depressed that if it weren't for the two horsetail soldiers next to him, he would have been completely paralyzed on the ground.

On the side of the Mawei Army, Ning Wu of the First Squadron took the lead in boarding the flagship of the Feiyun to confirm the surrender. Soon after, generals boarded the flagship of the Qing fleet and worked with Ning Wu to verify the surrender. After half a cup of tea, Ning Wu waved the flag to Wang Zhenbang, saying that it was a related qiē, and they had checked that Wang Zhiding had indeed surrendered. This big boat has been completely controlled by the Mawei Army, and Geng Jingzhong and Wang Zhenbang can pass safely.

This battle was really hard enough, although it was won, but the losses of the Mawei Army were not small, the number of people killed in the battle may not be as much as the Qing army, but there were a lot of wounded, after all, the Qing army died a lot, and there were really not many wounded.

"You are Wang Zhiding?" Geng Jingzhong's first sentence after he went on the deck was this, looking at Wang Zhiding's appearance, he was a little handsome, and he would be a handsome old man like Wu Xiubo in the future generations.

"You are Wang Zhiding?" Geng Jingzhong's first sentence after he went on the deck was this, looking at Wang Zhiding's appearance, he was a little handsome, and he would be a handsome old man like Wu Xiubo in the future generations

(To be continued......)