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The roaring sound of artillery seemed to shake the entire vast Indian Ocean. The moonlight was dim, the sea wind was blowing wildly, the roaring waves were rolling and lapping, and the rockets streaked across the night sky with brilliant tail flames, roaring towards the Dutch. The fleet flew away, and the flames rose up, and the sound shook the sky!
The Dutch have their own pride. They are the overlord of the sea, not comparable to the Indian Asan, and Vernado is a general with an unusually calm and determined character.
One after another, the Dutch warships turned into huge torches, burning brightly on the sea, while the remaining ones rushed forward one after another, riding the wind and waves;
Vernado knew very well that he did not have much time. If he could not quickly severely damage Ke Chenshu's two treasure ships, they would not only fall to the leeward, but also be attacked from both sides;
Because the 12 clipper warships led by Yu Bo have changed their course to the northeast and are turning left, and the 10 clipper warships that were originally disrupted by the Mughal fleet are also getting rid of the chaos and are unable to make any counterattack. Mughal fleet.
Vernado no longer cared to despise Pramore. The firepower of the Qin army's two huge treasure ships was so terrifying that it made people powerless! The artillery was spraying endlessly, rockets were flying into the sky, and the rifle bullets were chirping like rain. The Dutch soldiers paid huge casualties. The decks were littered with corpses, and blood flowed into trickles into the lower cabins.
Despite this, Vernado rushed towards the two treasure ships without hesitation. The cannons were fired one after another until the gun doors were all red. There was no time to wait for the natural cooling, so they picked up the seawater and poured it on directly to continue firing.
Whether it was a real battleship or an armed merchant ship, Vernado's men had firepower that could not be underestimated, and they were already within a hundred paces. Waves of bullets poured out, hitting the two treasure ships, destroying cabins and flying planks;
What's even more terrifying is the enemy's shotguns, which are falling like hailstones. The bullets are shooting randomly on the deck, crackling and harvesting human lives!
The heavy terror condensed with life and blood is like a blood-devouring monster, shrouding this infinite sea. It opens its ferocious mouth, greedily devouring the hearts and minds of the weak, making it so heavy that people can't breathe! …
Chen Youzheng led ten of his men. Lie on the side and use rockets to give the enemy the most direct counterattack! As a result, in a matter of seconds, all ten of his teammates died under the torrential rain of shotguns. Chen Youzheng himself was shot and injured in one arm, which was almost broken. He shouted this, shouted that, every one of them was still alive before the war. , no one can answer him at this moment.
Chen Youzheng glared with red eyes and gritted his steel teeth. Try your best not to let the tears rage. At this time, it is not the time to shed tears! He tried his best to open up the corpse of his comrade and slip away the rocket underneath. Put it on the side of the ship.
He didn't know if he was brave. He only knew that he had no way to retreat. The enemy's shotguns on the deck were still shooting down like a heavy rain. Leaving the side of the ship where he was hiding, Chen Youzheng knew that he would definitely be shot to death immediately!
Chirp!
Although he only had one arm left, Chen Youzheng still stubbornly pulled the trigger of the Rocket Slide. The firing pin hit the flint, igniting the propellant in the rear chamber of the rocket. The shell immediately roared away, with endless fury, and hit the upper cabin of an enemy ship hard. Boom! With the fierce explosion, the entire cabin of the enemy ship was blown away, and raging fire immediately broke out, devouring the enemy warship.
"I avenged you, Xiao Ai, Dayong... did you... hear it? We are born as navy people, and die as the soul of the navy..." Halfway through Chen Youzheng's tearful shouting, there was a pop, A marble shot into his face instantly, causing him to fall on his back...
In the gun cabin of the lower room, Xie Chunru was crazy. He kept shouting at the red-haired ghost to give back his gun commander's life, and kept firing shells at the enemy ship. His face was full of tears and sweat, and Bloody water!
He, Li Gui, and Li Erzhu were the only ones left with their No. 1 gun. Every time a gun was fired, the gun would be bounced back by the huge recoil. After loading the shells, they had to work together to push the gun back to the porthole position. Xie Chun and the others loaded and pushed the gun again. , can't stop for a moment.
A solid projectile weighed only eighteen kilograms. It was usually easy for him to move it around, but at this moment, he could hardly carry it. He was so exhausted that his hands were so weak that he almost lost consciousness.
The remaining artillery in the cabin was still roaring desperately, and the thick smoke made it almost impossible to see anything and choked to death.
"Xie Chun! Stop, you must stop! Otherwise you will die of excessive blood loss..." The military doctor rushed up, hugged Xie Chun's thigh, knocked him down directly, and then took the medicine from the medicine box He took out alcohol and poured it on the wound on his thigh. Xie Chun's wound was numb and he couldn't feel much pain. After cleaning it for a while, the military doctor poured another handful of gold wound medicine and began to bandage it.
Xie Chun, who fell on the floor, was confused in his mind. The roaring sound of artillery in his ears was still ringing continuously. There were his own and the enemy's. No matter where the sound of artillery came from, it was already heard in his ears. It felt very far away. In Xie Chun's confused mind, the small bridges and flowing water in his hometown vaguely appeared, the mulberry farmhouse, and the white-haired old mother waiting for her son to return...
"Mom, my son is back... Mom, please don't cry, my son is back..."
After the military doctor hurriedly bandaged his wounds, he shouted loudly: "Quickly, bring the stretcher over here. Quickly, carry him up to recover!"
The military doctor's words woke up Xie Chun. The picture of his mother in his mind quickly receded, replaced by the bloody body of gunner Zhang Kuan. He stretched his arms hard and sat up like a conditioned reflex.
He was always laughed at and bullied, but Zhang Kuan came to his rescue every time and protected him intentionally or unintentionally. Although he never said thank you, in his heart, he already regarded Zhang Kuan as his brother.
"Get away!" Xie Chun pushed away the medical staff who were trying to carry him onto the stretcher and struggled to get up. Li Gui and Li Erzhu had just finished loading a musket. He grabbed it without thinking, and then rushed towards the cannon, "I You mother-in-law red-haired ghost, give me back the gunner, give me back..."
After being silent for a while, the No. 1 cannon roared again. This was the tenacity and unyielding spirit. This was the anger of Xie Chun, who was once timid and fearful, counting his fingers every day in anticipation of retirement...
The shells roared away with the thin tongue of flames. At this time, Xie Chuncai discovered that in the flames and smoke, the enemy fleet was already so close, and might collide with it in the next moment...
The situation was already so critical. The enemy ships were less than fifty steps away. At this distance, even bows and arrows could be shot. Some of the Dutch armed merchant ships fired rockets, like balls of magic fire. It came and hit the treasure ship with a whoosh, causing flames to fly everywhere. Some of the sails were also ignited. The flames were blown by the wind, and the fire spread quickly...
Ke Chenshu clenched his fists. The enemy paid a huge price, but they still rushed forward without fear of death. Half of his command cabin had been destroyed by the blast. The staff dragged him and asked him to avoid the lower cabin. Chen Shu gave a cold scolding, dismissed all the staff, and insisted on staying here;
Although this place is half collapsed, this is his position, his position as the fleet commander! The soldiers suffered heavy casualties and were still fighting to the death. As the commander, how could he give up his position? !
Now, all he can command are two treasure ships. Although the enemy ships are rushing one after another, trying to collide with each other; although the casualties suffered by his men are almost beyond the bottom line of his heart, he remains calm and calm, not panicked.
"Order, turn left thirty degrees."
"Here!"
The huge hulls of the two treasure ships began to slowly turn to the left, intending to avoid the enemy's front and avoid being entangled by the enemy's wolf-like warships.
It's just that the treasure ship was too large and difficult to turn. During this process, enemy artillery fire and rockets were still flying all over the sky, hitting the ship one after another.
The two sides fought endlessly, blood flowed across the sea, the waves turned red, and rockets criss-crossed in the night sky. It was poignant and shocking!
Although Vernado's flagship was riddled with holes, its power was still there. After discovering that the Qin army's treasure ship had turned, it was not difficult for him to guess Ke Chenshu's intentions. The more this happened, the less he could let Ke Chenshu avoid it. .
"Turn right rudder forty degrees and move forward at full speed."
Vernado gave the order calmly, but all his men were shocked. They turned the rudder 40 degrees to the right and moved forward at full speed. At the speed they were traveling with the wind, they would soon directly hit the Qin army's treasure ship.
"Your Excellency General, this will hit an enemy ship! The enemy ship is several times larger than our battleship, and it would be suicide to hit it!"
"No, according to the people of Qin, this is called jade and stone burning together."
It is true that the Dutch not only have a flagship in Wernaduo. If he collides with it, he will be destroyed, but Ke Chenshu's treasure ship will also be severely damaged. By then, it will become a gluttonous feast for other Dutch warships... ... .
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