Chapter Seventy-Nine: Water City

"Boom, boom, boom." The Liaodong Naval Division and the Shandong Naval Division fought again. The same seas. The same boat, even the same way of playing.

It seems to be acting, but in fact it is acting.

Shandong sailors are accustomed to such tactics.

Just as they were about to retreat, a fleet of ships suddenly appeared to the west.

There weren't many ships, probably less than ten, but each one was very large. From a distance, there are at least five masts on it. This is no ordinary battlefield.

Shandong Sailor has not yet reacted.

This fleet was inserted to the south of the Shandong Naval Division. That is, the back road is cut off.

The Liaodong Naval Division immediately began a real offensive.

Now is the real war.

Shandong sailors couldn't react at all.

Shandong Sailor is one of the best in the sequence of Sailors of the Nanjing Imperial Court. Actually, it's not weak. Second only to the Fujian Water Division, and even after the Fujian Water Division was hit hard, it was already the first Nanjing Water Division.

But I haven't really fought in any of these years, and I was stunned by such a sudden blow.

The Shandong Navy Division did not fight back at all. Or rather, the counterattack has no effect at all. began to retreat.

All the way to what they thought was the safest place. If it's anywhere else, it's Denglai. To be exact, it should be Dengju Port.

There is a special water city here, which is the station of the Shandong Water Division.

It's just that they never expected that when they were crowded on the beach and ready to enter the port, a thick smoke suddenly came out of Dengzhou City. The fort outside the port of Dengzhou City suddenly went wrong.

After seeing it with his binoculars, he said loudly, "Okay."

Ha Thorn Buhua's suggestion to Tang Yan is actually not too optimistic. Sending people into the city of Dengzhou and taking advantage of the chaos to seize the city is a nice thing to say, but in reality it is almost impossible to complete. The reason is very simple, in the previous melees, those who wanted to take the city were all battles on land, not at sea. It takes too much time to get from sea to land.

However, Harbour did not stop it. Without him, what he wants is military merit. He didn't care about the sacrifices below, if someone could sacrifice them in exchange for war merits, it would be the best thing for him.

It's someone else who dies. The exploits are their own.

It's like now.

Coming here, the fort outside Denglai was built during the Hongwu period. Although the artillery of Hongwu years has now lagged behind. But it's only lagging behind. And not all dead. There is still a certain usefulness.

Under the attack of dozens of artillery pieces, the remnants of the Shandong Naval Division were almost impossible to destroy. The reason is simple, it is difficult for ships to catch up if they want to run at sea. In such a situation, it can only be injured, not sunk, let alone destroyed.

And firing at the battery with a ship is a method that only a fool can think of.

That's a big loss.

This is no longer the case.

Take the city or not, let's talk about this one thing. Today, there is no artillery, and these ships are on the seashore with limited space to maneuver. It's a live target. Naturally, you can attack at will. Sinking them was not an impossible task, not to mention that the army was replaced with new ships and new artillery. The power of the new artillery is not said at all.

Now it's time to see how powerful they are.

At this time, Ha Thorn Buhua suddenly saw a boat, rushed in, and was still in front of the Shandong Naval Division.

The reason why Dengzhou Mansion is the home port of Shandong Navy is not without reason. Don't say anything else. Just say it, the port doesn't say it. There's a city of water here. Under the blockade of the batteries on both sides, no ships could only enter.

As the commander-in-chief of this operation, he just wants to defeat the Dengzhou Navy Division in this battle. never expected that Tang Yan would dare to work so hard.

Yes. The person lurking in the Dengzhou Sailor is not Tang Yan. As the captain of the ship, Tang Yan's most suitable position is naturally on the ship, rather than going to land and work hard. However, what he is doing now is more terrifying than desperately trying on land.

No one would dare to believe it.

He preemptively entered the enemy's harbor. Denglai Water City, a section of the port wrapped in the city wall, is a long and narrow waterway in the middle. There are docks on both sides, which are too close to each other. Everyone on the dock could see the faces of the people on the boat. And in such a narrow water, the ship simply has no room for maneuver. Even with the slightest movement, it crashed into the shore.

Tang Yan's move surprised everyone.

The people in the city didn't know how to react at all, they didn't know what was going on yet?

It is impossible for people who went to act and fight before to encounter such a problem, and there is also a problem with the fort, and the chaos in the city is extremely extreme, and there are people who go to the fort. There are busy on the docks, ready to pick up these boats.

I didn't expect that the outsider's ship could only rush in.

It's just that they didn't react. Tang Yan will not fail to react.

Almost immediately, Tang Yan gave the order to open fire. Their arrival was announced to the city. Numerous shells shot out from both sides, and at this moment, the ship was in full swing for the first time. He did not bombard ships, but cities, streets, and yamen. And the crowd.

Almost instantly, the city was devastated.

This water city is actually the city of Weisho, on both sides of the wharf, it is naturally the place where officers and soldiers operate, the city streets and even the yamen. For artillery there is simply not a little defense. I didn't expect to be bombarded at such a close distance.

Almost all the premises were bombarded and scattered. It's not like that. Countless people fell in pools of blood.

The entire guard has lost its organization at all. Don't know what to do at all?

Harbour didn't expect that it would appear in such a situation.

Even Tang Yan couldn't believe that he would do this on the battlefield, Tang Yan's original plan was to just take advantage of this almost small ship to land near the port and thus surround this place. Or simply take the city while it is weak.

It is also possible not to take the city and establish a position outside the city.

This is no longer the case.

Ha Thorn didn't spend a moment hesitating. An order was given to send ships to rush in.

It's just that before the reinforcements came in, the situation Tang Yan faced was not good.

Because it's too close.

Tang Yan's boat is only more than 100 meters away from the nearest house, such a situation. Artillery does not have a slight advantage in range. And more than a hundred guns look like a lot. But in fact, it is not much, and even with the addition of the ship's firearms, it is impossible to form a dense firepower network. Thus keeping the enemy at bay outside.

And the reinforcements that didn't cost Harbour were not so fast.

There were at least more than 20,000 troops here. Of course, some of them are on the ship, and the other part is difficult to gather in the first place. But even so, there are people who don't care about spontaneous. Or organize a counteroffensive.

Small cannons were pushed out, and heavy artillery was fired at them.

After all, there has just been a wave of bombardment, and it is not only the soldiers who have died. It's almost the same as rushing into the street and attacking indiscriminately. After all, the city of the guard was originally a place where family members lived. In this case, it is normal for the families and children of countless soldiers to be killed.

Naturally, there are countless people who are willing to fight with them.

Especially since they were soldiers in the first place.

In this case, the disadvantages of slow reloading of heavy artillery are magnified indefinitely.

General heavy artillery, one shot at a time, is very good. Of course, anything can happen in a war. Don't be too pushy. Generally speaking, it is below this level.

If it is a naval battle, naturally there is no problem.

After all, naval warfare is an attack between ships. The distance between the two sides is very long, and a minute or two of shelling is not slow, and even a little slower is okay. You won't let the opponent rush over just because the firepower output is a little slower.

But now Tang Yan is different here.

Tang Yan is in a long and narrow waterway, and it is not easy to quit.

Because the turning radius of the ship is large. Moreover, Tang Yan's ship is the largest of all ships. This water city was never designed with such a large ship. Of course, Tang Yan's ship

Since you can get in, you can naturally get out, but there are just some troubles.

It's just that the attack of these Shandong sailors is difficult to resist.

Not to mention, the bombardment of some small artillery. Not to mention, the attack of other long-range weapons, just to say that many people jumped into the water, climbed onto the boat, climbed up little by little, and even got into the muzzle, or found a way to throw the fire into the muzzle, ignite the gunpowder inside, and so on.

In short, all kinds of troubles.

Even Tang Yan pulled out a long knife.

With a knife in one hand and a gun in the other, he slashed on the deck and began a melee battle, firing as far as possible from the guns below deck. Stop attacks from both sides.

In this case, it is like countless ants besieging a beetle.

Although the ants suffered heavy casualties, if they continued, they must have died of beetles.

But a dramatic scene appeared.

Outside, a ship in the Shandong Navy Division hoisted a white flag. After a while, as if they were infected with a contagious disease, countless ships hoisted their white flags, and they surrendered.

Tang Yan took the risk of attacking, but in fact, it did not have much effect on capturing Dengzhou Water City. After all, this kind of place is too narrow. As long as some heavy artillery is mobilized, any number of ships that break in will be a death. It's just a matter of time.

But Tang Yan did this, but blocked the back road of the Shandong sailors.

Originally, the periphery of Dengzhou Water City should have been protected by a fort, and when the ship arrived here, it would have been safe. But the turret was ended.

Although it is also very dangerous, it rushes into the water city, and the narrowest place is protected by both sides of the city wall. The artillery outside can't get in. But Tang Yan grabbed the position. Tang Yan rushed in by himself, so that none of the Shandong Navy ships behind him could rush in.

It's almost like you're going to die yourself.

At this time, these people's minds also began to waver.

After all, this is a civil war. It's just the battle of the Zhu family to seize the throne, and the heart of the soldiers below is not so heavy.