132.Battle of Dongning (9)
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The cold moonlight sprinkled on the ground, and the battlefield was a mess that had not had time to clean up, and the villagers around had fled, leaving only the hungry wild dogs and pests that had emerged from nowhere to feast on the flesh and blood of the dead. (The fastest update speed is on the Aishang Novel Network biquge.info)
At this time, the sound of hurried footsteps sounded, and the sound of powerful footsteps shook the earth, and the timid rat suddenly rushed into the shadows, and only the red-eyed hungry dog still kept chewing
"Dashuai, explore the horse and return to the court." Seeing that there was still candlelight in the camp where Shi Lang lived, Lin Peng, the former general manager of the winning battalion who was directly under the Admiral of the Fujian Navy Division, reported through the curtain. "Just now, another group of torch-wielding sea rebels entered the enemy camp on the opposite side."
There was no movement in the tent for a long time, just when Lin Peng thought that Shi Lang had fallen asleep, the tent curtain was lifted suddenly, and the neatly dressed Shi Lang walked out accompanied by Shi Shixiang and Shi Shiji.
I heard Shi Lang's voice say in a slightly hoarse voice: "Lin Peng, the official can't sleep well, you lead the way, let's patrol the camp." ”
"Yes." Lin Peng responded, and at this time, Shi Zhaofu, Shi Zhaoxun, Shi Zhaozan and other Shi Lang generals also heard the news, so the originally inconspicuous team seemed to be mighty.
Speaking of which, although the camp where the Qing army brigade is now located is only a temporary barracks built by a partial division, because it is in front of the enemy, the garrison everywhere is quite strict, and the watchtowers at the four corners are full of vigilant guards, and there are patrols in the camp from time to time. It was only because tens of thousands of officers and soldiers and more than 1,000 wounded soldiers were crowded in at once, that the small camp was extremely crowded, so that the camp tents built were robbed by the generals above the guerrilla level and their own soldiers, and a large number of soldiers could only choose to sleep in the open. Fortunately, the weather in Taiwan was hot in August, and it was only one night's work, so the Qing soldiers could still silently endure the harassment of mosquitoes.
But strange words can't be without, no, Shi Lang and his party just walked by, and a few Qing soldiers who were awakened spat at his back: "Boss, Hai Reverse is playing with his life, do you think we can win this time?" ”
"I don't know if I can win, but I know that even if I can win, I don't think there will be too many survivors." The so-called boss sighed. "Listen to those who fled back with injuries, the cannon of the sea reverse is very powerful, and whoever touches it will die, so it is really our brother's turn to fight, the big guy knows in his heart, don't grab it in the head, but this is not certain, who knows what the accuracy of this cannon is, when it comes to this, life and death are up to fate."
"Isn't the sea reverse on the other side going to attract ghosts?" Another Qing soldier swept the surroundings, and when he saw that there was no one else, he lowered his voice and said. "I've heard that those eat human flesh while cutting people, so they can infiltrate people."
A breeze blew, and several sober Qing soldiers suddenly felt creepy, and the boss hurriedly said: "Don't say it, besides, we will all become lonely ghosts, go to sleep, you don't have to be afraid of anything when you fall asleep." ”
Several Qing soldiers just wanted to fall asleep again, when they heard the rumbling sound of cannons in the distance: "It's the west, it's Lord Lin!" ”
Several Qing soldiers looked at each other, but fortunately, the artillery sound did not last long, and they stopped after a while: "It's Hai Reverse who is shelling!" ”
"Nonsense!" The boss kicked at the Qing army who was talking. "Can our tiger squat cannon hit people? Of course, it was Hai Reverse who was shelling Lord Lin's camp. Speaking of which, the boss swept the surrounding situation and was a little afraid. Fortunately, the sea on the opposite side did not open fire, otherwise how would we escape? ”
Saying this, several Qing soldiers did not dare to sleep, and looked left and right one by one, for fear that Zheng Jun would carry out artillery bombardment anytime and anywhere, and at this time, another patrol team walked past them, and saw that the patrol team was hurrying one by one, and obviously they did not dare to settle in the same place for too long.
"Sleep, sleep." The Boss was so reassured. "It's all said that life and death are fate, no matter if the sky falls, he still has to sleep."
"Boss." Several Qing soldiers closed their eyes, but almost no one could fall asleep immediately, and after a while, one of them asked softly. "Did you fall asleep?" There was a sudden snoring in response. "I know that you are not asleep, and the left, right, and second right sides are said to have been wiped out by the sea reversal, so can we go home alive?"
"You're going to die!" The old man scolded in a hurry. "Lord Jiang is a deputy general, but he doesn't mean that he will cut it, this still hasn't broken through the barrier of the sea rebellion, like you, shake the morale of the army, do you really want to be sacrificed by the marshal? Don't say it, everyone wants to go back alive, but this can't help it" There was another burst of artillery sound from the direction of Hanxi Port, this time more Qing troops were alarmed, and the boss didn't want to say anything, just a sentence. "Let's live through tonight"
As the night grew thicker and thicker, the intermittent shelling in the direction of Hanxi Harbor seemed to have stopped for a long time, and just when even the night watchmen were drowsy, from the side close to Beishanwei Island, ten Scout sailor plywood boats of different sizes slowly sailed through the reserved channel under the guidance of a small paddle, and appeared on the inner side of the blocking line one after another.
After crossing the blocking line, the plywood boat did not have full sails, but still glided at a low speed against the blocking line, and soon the lights on the Qing army boat regiment appeared in front of their eyes. At this time, the little rower stopped, and the plywood boat behind it quietly changed its angle, and then raised its full sail and rushed towards the direction of the Qing army ship.
"What is at sea?" By the time a few sober lookouts spotted the enemy emerging from the darkness, the two sides were already very close. "It's not good, it's a plywood ship against the sea, an enemy attack, an enemy attack!"
Speaking of several times the Qing army in distress still made preparations, the awakened Qing army sailors rushed to their positions, and after a while, several Qing gunboats on the outermost periphery of the boat group opened fire first, but the Qing army's artillery was too heavy to move, so whether it was the Hongyi cannon or the big Buddha Lang machine gun, this first wave of shelling only stirred up a number of water columns that soared into the sky.
The Scouts' plywood did not shoot back, but approached, when a belated cannonball landed on the Nikko with divine help, and at once turned the side of the small brig into a Shura field, and what was even more terrifying was that the shell also ignited several packets of gunpowder, and with a dull explosion, a huge hole appeared on the side of the hull.
The sea water poured into the broken hull at an alarming speed, and the hull began to roll sideways, seeing this scene, the captain He Tian, who had no time to feel distressed, immediately ordered: "Abandon ship!" Diving"
Although the tragic situation of the Nikko caused the Qing army to cheer, the rest of the plywood boats still approached firmly, so the scrambling Qing army fired a second round of artillery, and at the same time, several bird boats and boats also rushed out along the reserved waterway, trying to fight the boy scouts.
The artillery fire of the Qing army with uneven ballistics fell short again, and at this time, the warships of the Boy Scouts had been lined up in a horizontal formation, and the cannon windows had been opened, led by Ma Ying's Flying Sky, and the Flying Eagle, Flying Dragon, Flying Tiger, Flying Rhino, Flying Ling, Flying Bear, Flying Star, and Knight opened fire in turn, instantly setting off a water curtain on the sea.
Before the Qing army, which had been drenched in seawater, could wake up from the shock, the scout gunners, who had already calibrated their ballistics, quickly fired a second volley. The shotguns and chain shells fired from the three-and-a-half-inch (12-pound) long guns instantly slaughtered the sailors of the nearby Qing gunboats, bird boats, and chasers, while the solid shells of the four-inch (28-pound) short guns easily tore apart the hulls of the Qing warships at close range.
The wails soon resounded across the sea, but to the relief of the Qing army, the Scouts' warship had already sailed past the position of the group and disappeared into the darkness again. The Qing troops, who had been given a respite, did not care about salvaging and rescuing their wounded, and the first thing was to reload the cannons and small cannons.
However, before the scrambling Qing army was completed and reloaded, the scout sailors had already finished turning around and killed the generals again, and this time the scouts who had already played the hand felt once again sacrificed the magic weapon of the fiery bomb, so after the shelling, the fire was ignited even in the presence of the Qing army ship regiment.
Of course, the Qing army also resisted vigorously, and several cannonballs fired by the big Buddha machine smashed on the Flying Eagle, Flying Dragon and Flying Tiger, which not only damaged the hull but also brought a lot of casualties to the Boy Scouts.
"Commander, the Qing army's bird boats and chasing boats have rushed out again." Due to the loosening of the Qing army's boat regiments, more than a dozen bird boats, reeling boats, and even ship ships came out of the corner of the collapsed battle line, which in turn caused problems for the boy scouts.
Ma Ying, who was unwilling to fall into the broadside battle, did not hesitate at all: "Withdraw, send the flag, let's withdraw!" ”
Seeing the signal on the flagship, the scout sailors marched away, and the Qing warships did not dare to pursue, so the battle ended.
"Fire! Fire! "Although the night battle at sea is over, the sky-high fire formed by the burning warships has lit up the entire night sky, so that the two Qing army camps in Hanxi Port and Dapaixi can also be seen clearly." You see, there is a fire at sea. ”
"Don't make noise!" The Qing army patrol scolded. "The sound of artillery has stopped, it must be Mr. Chen who repelled the invasion of the sea rebellion, it's okay, go to sleep, who dares to guess on their own, be careful of military law!"
Under the pressure of the patrol's bullets, the Qing troops who suffered from gains and losses fell asleep again, but the lower-level officers and soldiers had countless hearts in their hearts, but the senior military attaches were unanimously pessimistic about the battle situation: "General Town, let's not talk about victory or defeat at sea, the Zheng army's artillery is haunting, and the prospects for tomorrow's battle are worrying." ”
"General Town," Haitan Town Biaozuo Battalion guerrilla Wu Hui also suggested to Lin Xian. "Once our army is defeated, after the sea reverse attacks the side of the Shi army from the west, this battle will be lost, it is better to lead the troops to the east overnight, maybe we can stop the sea reverse offensive."
"What's the use of joining forces, this is the place of death." Lin Xian's tone was lonely. "If we can be a teacher, can't we be a teacher? Now He Yi and Chen Python don't know whether they are alive or dead, and if the Zheng army that eliminated them arrives again, the military advantage of the official army will also be lost. ”
can be deputy generals, generals, guerrillas, in addition to military merits, many of these Qing army generals are also people with a lively mind, so as soon as Lin Xian's words came out, some people tasted the taste, so they asked: "What do you mean?" ”
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