Chapter 100: Ambush

At the end of the battle, the army pursued for more than two hours, and the red haired Yi pulled his sails and ran much faster than the South China Sea Naval Division, and was finally thrown off. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

"According to the statistics of the results of the battle, one enemy ship was burned, one was sunk by artillery, two ships were captured, one hundred and forty-eight enemy prisoners were captured, and six enemy ships were damaged, and our side suffered ...... casualties." Mr. Qian, who reported the results of the battle, was a little hesitant, staring at Yun Zhongfei's face carefully, and his voice became smaller and quieter the more he spoke!

"Say, what can't you say!" Yun Zhongfei's face was ugly, and his voice was low. In the distance, there was a raging fire on the battlefield, an enemy ship was about to burn out, and the soldiers were still searching for the overboard crew in small boats.

"Our side was sunk six large ships, eight medium-sized ships, more than ten small ships, more than ten warships, and more than 1,000 casualties!"

Yun Zhongfei was furious: "We have so many ships, we actually fight like this!" He saw very clearly throughout the battle, the three guard commanders were all in the lead, and the Ming soldiers were all fighting for the first place, but it was a pity that the accuracy and density of the artillery fire were not as good as the other party, and the training was insufficient, in addition to being brave and not afraid of death, other cooperation and tactics were not worth mentioning, he was very dissatisfied!

"The brothers have done their best, and the enemy's artillery fire is really sharp! The enemy ships are all using broadside guns, and the speed is still fast, if the number of ships is equal, we are really no opponent. Mr. Qian replied in a low voice.

"Hmph, two days ago, I asked you to go to Commander Ding's fleet to see Hongmaoyi's ship, and you still haven't go, you think you're sorry, what now?" Yun Zhongfei paused and asked: "At first, Ding Yi ordered someone to report that he was going to intercept the enemy, why didn't he show up?"

"I don't know!"

"Order, Daniel Zhang's Western guards escorted the injured ships and personnel and the guide to Yizhou North to rest first, and the other ships followed me along the escape route of Hongmaoyi!" Yun Zhongfei was unwilling to accept such a result, the other party only had a total of ten warships, and he hoped to destroy all these Hongmaoyi who dared to lightly touch the tiger's whiskers.

Lord Reina, who broke away from the battle, was also very dissatisfied, the enemy ships were much behind in terms of equipment and technology and tactics, but it was he who fled, counting the losses on the way, four warships failed to keep up with the team, four warships with a hundred guns, more than eight hundred sailors, all of them were the most advanced tunnel-fired muskets, and they were flooded by the sea of people.

For the time being, Reina did not have the courage to engage the enemy again, all the way south, ready to return to the southern end of Yizhou, organize the armed merchant ships with the army, and attack again, these armed merchant ships came and went to Daming many times, and they also brought the government the information that the Daming Sea was not repaired, so that the government made up its mind to organize the army to come to Daming. These armed merchant ships are also merchants and thieves, the combat power is not weak, there are eighteen heavily armed merchant ships have been charged, and the fleet just now still has a fighting strength, the sailors are also strong, their own warship strength is too single, this time I understand the strength of the other party, next time be careful to fight while walking, the victory must be your own.

The sun had already set below sea level, the night was approaching, and it was dark, and the lookout reported that there was a large island ahead, and Reiner ordered to rest on that large island, and the captains and mates of the various warships came to their ships for a combat meeting to discuss the next stage of the battle.

The large island was not small, and there was a peak-like plateau in the middle, and on the other side of the peak, which Lord Reina could not see, a scout waved the flag in his hand vigorously.

"General, the scout has summoned the news that the enemy has anchored and docked, and some of the enemy have landed in small boats!" Lao Lin looked at the peak with a clairvoyant mirror and was reporting to Ding Yi.

"Order the fleet to prepare for departure, and interrogate, how far is the enemy from the shore, and how long will it take to get ashore?" Ding also looked at the peak with a clairvoyant mirror in his hand, but he didn't know much about the flag, and he had to be explained by others.

"There are still two pillars of incense to go ashore!" With the signal of the scout, Lao Lin reported to Ding Yi!

"Let's go! The whole army is in position, ready for battle, detouring from both ends of the island at the same time, taking the capture of ships as the first priority, shelling the flagship of the enemy fleet and the warships that are the first to start, and snatching the enemy ships as much as possible. Ding Yi waved his arm and gave a brazen order, and the flag-bearer on the mast struggled to wave the small flag to give the order.

The ships lifted their gun jackets one after another, and the first shells were loaded and ready to be fired. The two warships seized from the Hongmaoyi were the first to go around the two sides of the island, and the warships quickly outflanked the Hongmaoyi fleet.

The island was not large, and soon the flotilla went around the outer side of the island, and the rumbling of artillery was constantly sounding.

"God, oh, help, God!" "On the warship of the red hairy, God's voice rang out, and when the Daming South China Sea Sailors who came out of the circle appeared, they didn't react at all, they didn't believe their eyes at all, and the enemy's artillery rang out, and countless shells fell around the flagship, stirring up countless splashes!

"Raise anchor, raise the sails, fight, fight, enter the battle position! Free fire, free fire!" The ships of the Red Hair Yi were not well prepared, the anchors had been lowered, the sails had fallen, some of the sailors had just landed on the island, and there was a serious shortage of personnel on board, the first mate and the officer on duty reacted quickly and gave the most timely orders, but they were still chaotic, and the running crew kept rolling into a ball, and a fleet that did not move was like a lamb on the slaughterhouse.

The flagship was shot one after another, the mast was broken by the enemy's chain bullets, and the incendiary grenades ignited the fire, and Lord Reina, while cursing the devilish sudden appearance of the enemy, jumped from the side of the ship to the boat, and he looked left and right to find the nearest ship to command.

The warships have been retracting the anchor and raising the sails, and there is a ship in the chaos that has taken action, that is the Medusa, the first mate of the Medusa, Raul is a diligent young man, usually Lord Reina likes his studious the most, before Reina prepared for the Far East in the process, he called Raul, sure enough, he did not live up to Reina's expectations, today he reacted the fastest, raised the anchor and raised the sails, and the cannon also continued to burst out fireworks to counterattack.

Reina was overjoyed and ordered his men to hurry up and go to the Medusa, but saw that the enemy's artillery fire was instantly concentrated again, and in the dim sky, countless chains of light pierced the sky and fell around the Medusa. The sailor who paddled the pulp shouted: "Your Excellency, you can't get over, the enemy's artillery fire is too dense!"

Sparks flew from the Medusa and she was shot, and a mast fell. "Damn it, hold on! God forbid!" Reina cursed as he prayed to the Almighty Father, hoping that he would hear his prayers and save the poor Medusa!

"No!" In Reina's desperate shout, the Medusa slowed down and burst into flames, the shells kept falling, the counterattack on the Medusa became weaker and weaker, the fire grew bigger and bigger, and countless sailors jumped frantically!

Reina's heart was desolate, and as far as he could see, countless enemy ships had boarded the other four ships, and many enemy soldiers were jumping into battle, and the guns rang out.

"It's over, it's all over!" Reiner stared blankly at the battleship, the burning fire seemed to become distant, and the sailor beside him seemed to be asking himself something, but he couldn't hear anything. Closing his eyes, Reina tilted his body, turned over and fell into the cold seawater, he gave up his life and his honor!