The fleet set sail suddenly, but not as fast as it could be.

The Xingyao River is not a vast sea, and it can be navigated in search of currents and winds, and can only be powered by paddle wheels or slender men.

However, to Wang Yu's relief, the ironclad ship that had been improved twice was steam-powered, and if it was full of horsepower, with its hard shell and huge impact force, it would not be afraid of the opponent's wooden battleship, and it could hit it sideways and break out of the encirclement by brute force.

If you are afraid that the other party will block the river, it will be difficult to do.

Wang Xuan was also worried at this time, naturally, the safety factor of returning to the original route was the highest, at least he encountered the large fleet of the Semu people, and he could run if he couldn't beat it.

Right now, in the not wide Xingyao River, the safety and security of himself and others have plummeted.

However, he did not regret doing this, this lukewarm relationship with Daxia was bound to break, just one step earlier and one step later.

If you break it early, you can also avoid the people of the color eyes from really hitting the Great Xia, tying Jixiang to the chariot and falling into the quagmire.

The fleet moved forward slowly under the gaze of the Great Xia people on both sides of the strait.

After about a meal, there was a noise on the river embankment on both sides, and the people scattered like birds and beasts, and they fell directly into the river with bad luck.

Seeing the situation on the shore, everyone on the ship had already taken their places, and only the gun window was not opened.

"Chief of Staff, let the musketeers find a good support and prepare for battle. Wang Xuan looked back at Wang Yu.

"Yes. ”

The flagship of battle sounded, and the ships immediately moved.

"Lao Sun, which side are you guarding?"

Shi Xingchang and Sun Yingjie coincidentally shared the same battleship, and Shi Xingchang asked Sun Yingjie whether to choose the west or the east to defend.

"Let's go west. ”

"Okay, then I'll be east. ”

Shi Xingchang took the musket, took the lead and rushed out, prostrate down at the firing port on the side of the ship.

The firing port has strong protection and dense steel bars, which can effectively resist long-distance artillery bombardment, so after the musket began to be popularized, the ship's side has also been innovated accordingly to facilitate the gunner's concealed shooting.

In addition to the side of the ship, it can also be used as a shooting position behind the windows of the building above the hull and at the corner of the staircase.

Dozens of warships stretched for a long stretch of the river, and a large number of soldiers suddenly poured out of the cabin, which naturally attracted the attention of the people on the shore, so the impact speed of the incoming people was even faster.

drove away the ordinary people who got in the way, and a team of cavalry appeared in Wang Xuan's sight, "It's the royal capital guard." ”

As soon as the words fell, the royal capital guards who had stopped moved again, heading towards the auspicious battle fleet.

"They're making final intelligence confirmations. Wang Xuan said again.

"Your Majesty, you better go into the cabin, and I'll take command here. Wang Yu desperately hoped that Wang Xuan could stay in a safer cabin.

But Wang Xuan didn't listen, looked at the figure moving outside the window and shook his head, and said in a calm and depressed tone: "I will command, and you will help command the musket team." ”

Wang Yu opened his mouth, but finally did not persuade again.

What His Majesty has decided, few people can persuade him.

So he came to the command post in the center of the ironclad ship, ready to give orders.

"Order, hoist the battle flag. ”

Wang Xuan's slightly cold words came, and the voice came out with the amplified copper cylinder, and the flag bearer on the deck informed the herald on the mast with the flag, so the whole fleet got the news.

Looking at the barrel of the black hole sticking out of the cannon window, those Daxia people who were still hiding behind the window and peeping under curiosity immediately retracted their heads, closed the window, and ran desperately to the back of the house.

They know how powerful the Jixiang guns are.

Even if someone hasn't seen it with their own eyes, they have heard many people describe it, it is a sharp weapon that can blow up the house, and when they see that the mascot is ready to fire, how can they still have the heart to stay in the house and watch the excitement, only hate that their father and mother have two legs.

Seeing this, the royal guards on the shore turned their horses' heads and drilled into the alleys, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The flagship was in third place, and a message came from the battleship in front that there were large ships blocking the river about two kilometers ahead, and asked for instructions.

Wang Xuan's worst worry is still here.

He then ordered to use deck guns to warn and shoot when he reached the firing range, and if he did not get out of the way in time, he would be directly sunk, which was in line with Wang Yu's idea.

There were fewer and fewer people on the shore, until there was no one to be seen, and the first ship opened fire.

Unfortunately, the merchant ships in the middle of the river did not give way, and no information came out.

Wang Xuan knew that these boats were afraid that they had long since disappeared, and they were parked here to prevent them from passing.

So the three battleships barely staggered and bombarded the ships in front of them with their bow deck guns.

Since the flowering shells were used, the effect was good, and after only a few shots, the clogged ship caught fire and began to burn.

It's just that this doesn't solve the problem, it's the part that burns the waterline, and the waterline can't be burned.

And the auspiciously designed watertight warehouse boat was also learned by Daxia, even if the river is backfilled, it will be difficult to sink for a while.

Therefore, after Wang Xuan saw that it only blossomed and did not bear fruit, he stopped the ship two hundred meters away from those ships, began to adjust the angle of the first two battleships, and bombarded the hull under the waterline with the side guns.

At this time, the accident occurred, and when the two rounds of shelling were over, the roar of artillery was heard on both sides of the river.

Wang Xuan's flagship instantly sounded like a metal collision sound that exploded in his heart.

The sound is so loud that it is like ringing a bell in the ear, which makes people's scalp tingle and unsteady.

This wave of sudden attacks caught the mascot off guard.

Since the enemy was firing on land and the target was stationary, many shells came in directly through the gun window, and the gunners were killed and wounded.

Fortunately, it was not a flowering bomb, coupled with the strict management of auspiciousness, so it did not cause a martyrdom, otherwise it would have been miserable.

Without waiting for the enemy's second round of artillery to fire, the side guns of the auspicious battleship began to counterattack, because it was rare for the naval guns on both sides to be activated at the same time, the ship did not move horizontally and tilt, and the accuracy was much higher, and the four-flying flowering shells blew up a house along the street.

Whether it was a small courtyard or a two- or three-story brick house, it all collapsed under the sound of cannons.

As for how much of the artillery hidden in it was buried, the mascot did not know, but the second round of enemy shelling was significantly weaker, and the damage to the fleet was much less than the first round, and no shells penetrated the gun window.

The second round of auspicious counterattack began at the same time as the second wave of enemy shelling, and the visibility of the shore was getting lower and lower.

The most terrible thing is that the front and rear ships cannot communicate with each other.

The dust obscures the vision, and the flag cannot be transmitted.

The enemy is on land, and he can move around, which is very convenient, but the battleship is blocked by the river, and there is a line in front and rear, so the Daxia people seized this point, constantly changing the position of the shelling, so that the mascot could not figure out the direction, and then continued to fire at the fixed location, making the mascot embarrassed.

Not to mention the injury, the psychological stress caused alone is enough to be fatal.

Wang Xuan also put down his binoculars and said to the herald who was already sweating on his forehead: "Notify the No. 1 ship in front, increase your horsepower and rush forward and crash into the river." ”

The herald left.

A few trumpets came, but Wang Xuan himself couldn't hear them very clearly, and he could only hope that the front ship could find it between the cannons and pass it to the No. 1 ship.

After only half a cup of tea, there was a sudden sound of a heavy object hitting ahead.

Several explosions followed.

After another half a cup of tea, the herald came back and reported that the lead ship had passed the blockade and was firing at enemy guns on both sides of the strait.

"Order, speed up and rush out. ”

After a simple trumpet, the entire fleet also sounded one echo after another, and the second ship began to speed up.

Then came the third ship, which was the flagship, and the fourth ship was followed.

Flagships are the smallest and easiest to pass.

Under the enemy's incessant shelling, after crossing that narrow section of the river, Wang Xuan ordered the flagship to take the lead and accelerated all the way south, and the black smoke coming out of the chimney was thick and thick.

After rushing to the front, his vision became clear, and through the telescope, Wang Xuan could clearly see the Daxia sergeant running on the shore.

In order to relieve pressure on the rear, the ships with a view began shelling, suppressing the opposing gunners as much as possible.

After the rear warships passed one after another, a supply ship deviated from the course due to the impact of the opponent's shelling, and the sunken and stranded hull was stuck in the river, resulting in the two supply ships behind it also being unable to pass, and the situation became critical.

The three transport ships were in distress, and the battleships in front were not clear, so after getting out of the dust area, it was only discovered that something bad was going to happen when they were counted.

The solution is not that there is none, but that the time is too tight to work.

"Send a team of Great White Sharks over, either blow up the sunken ship and let three supply ships pass, or blow up three supply ships, in short, you can't let the secret of the musket fall into the hands of the other side. ”

Wang Yu was very decisive at this time, because he didn't have time to analyze the pros and cons, so he only handed over the great white shark to the mission, and according to the facts, he made a decision before the battle.

In a moment, the two dinghys were hoisted down, and a team of great white sharks with equipment and explosives paddled and quickly returned to help.

They were safe, because the banks of the river were not low, and the artillery behind the houses could not hit them, but the rising river water made the people wet and uncomfortable.

The battleship did not stop waiting for news, but as it moved forward, it opened fire on both sides of the rear.

The first is to suppress the enemy artillery, and the second is to create smoke to buy time for the rear ship to escape.

But what worried Wang Yu was that the time for a cup of tea had passed, and there was still no movement in the rear where the news should have come, and just when he wanted to send another team of great white sharks to find out, three loud noises came from the rear one after another.

No more, no less, three full sounds.

Wang Yugang's hand that was about to give the order suddenly sank, and then, the whole person stiffened for a few breaths, and then slowly came back to his senses, and finally waved his hand at the person who came, and sat down again.

The auspicious sailors, who had no boat, could only use the fragments of the enemy ships they had sunk earlier to swim back in the water.

It's impossible to go ashore, it's a dead end.

In the river, as long as it is against the middle of the river, it is safe, at least for now.

Both sides of the strait are full of Daxia people's eyeliner, and the mascot's every move is under the watchful eye of the other party, and there is nothing to hide.

When the three loud bangs passed, the army of Great Xia realized something, rushed to the river one after another, and began to attack the mascots who fell into the water.

In the end, the mascot who was connected by wooden planks formed a line kept breaking his tail to survive, from more than 300 people at the beginning, and gradually only 100 people remained.

When they rushed into the range of their own warship, there were only a dozen or so people left except for the great white sharks in front of them.

Wang Xuan received the notification.

There was no joy or anger on his face, and he only said the word 'fire' flatly.

The Daxia people who were chasing Zhenghuan on the shore began to attack the auspicious sailors under the planks with bows and arrows.

Often when the sailors show up to breathe, they will be hit by three or five arrows, and the luckier ones pick up the leak and can hold out until the next wave of ventilation. If you are a little smarter, you will hide in the grass on the shore, thinking about your identity, whether you are dead or alive depends on the will of God.

Of course, there are also those who pretend to be dead, but unfortunately they are really stabbed to death in the end.

Just when the people of Great Xia were teasing the last dozen or so sailors of Jixiang like cat and mouse, a sharp sound of breaking the air came, and it exploded the moment they raised their heads.

After the dense explosions, there were no more Daxia people standing on the shore.

And then there was the second wave, the third wave......

Unfortunately, three of the last dozen or so people in the water were killed by their own shells, and only eight survived.

This battle has just begun, and Jixiang has lost three supply ships and more than 300 soldiers, which is exactly a 'miserable' word.