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Zheng Cai destroyed three of Liu Zhongqin's ships with one salvo, and then there was a continuous roar. Zheng's naval guns were still roaring, and bullets rained down like rain, whistling...
The Qin army, which was chasing Chen Hui vigorously, seemed to be hit by a blow on the head. Their lack of experience in naval warfare was immediately exposed. Many bluff ships, eagle ships, and sand ships did not care about coordinating with friendly ships and fled in a hurry.
The firepower of Zheng's army was too strong. With sixty or seventy gunboats, one salvo could fire one or two hundred projectiles like raindrops. Some of the projectiles made a piercing whistling sound, which was thrilling. It was something that flesh and blood could not withstand, not even ships.
Liu Zhongqin ordered his men to beat the war drums. The rumbling drum beats were as dense as rain and thrilling, and finally awakened many of the fleeing Qin troops.
"Pass the order, charge forward! You have to charge forward! Otherwise, everyone will die!" Liu Zhongqin raised his big knife and roared like a ferocious tiger, "Charge forward and fight the enemy!"
Following his orders, the drummer kept beating the drums for an all-out attack. Yu Sanfa's eagle ship rushed out first, braving the rain of bullets, setting sail with the wind, cutting through the waves, and rushing towards the Zheng army in the south with a fearless attitude of death. Bullets flew past his mast, which was extremely thrilling.
With drums beating and artillery fire raging, Yu Sanfa's eagle ship braved the storm, just like Jing Ke crossing the Yishui River, full of the spirit of death and never returning. This heroic scene is heart-wrenching... ...
"Kill! Fight!"
"Fight!"
"I will be an old man again in 18 years!"
The Qin soldiers cried out with tears in their eyes, their blood rushed to their heads, and they forgot their fear. Someone roared and sang the inspiring military song:
The old Qin is strong and will recover our land.
The war will not end until the blood is shed and the people die.
How can there be peace when the world is in turmoil
Qin has sharp warriors and their swords are sharp.
The energy blows up the moon, and the force shoots at the wolf in the sky.
Clothed in black and wearing dark armor, sweeping across the world!
On the day of his triumphant return, I will congratulate my king again.
Mandated by Heaven, may you live long and prosper forever.
The wind was howling, the sky was thundering, the sea was raging, and hundreds of boats were competing to sail across the vast sea. Bang! Bang! Two more warships were hit, their masts were broken, broken wood was flying, and they could no longer move. However, thousands of ships passed by the sunken boat, and the cry of killing reached the sky. No one stopped attacking because of the damage to the friendly ships.
The Zheng army in the south bombarded the enemy fiercely while sending small ships to the west, intending to seize the upper wind. Then they surrounded and attacked. Zheng Cai had 400 large and small warships, which were piled up like pearls on the sea, and the shadows of their sails were like clouds.
The Qin army didn't care about that. They sailed downwind, sang military songs, braved the hail of bullets, and rushed towards Zheng Cai's gunboats without caring about their own lives. As the two sides drew closer, more and more Qin warships were damaged or sunk, and corpses floated on the water. The sea of blood turned red.
But no one stopped. In fact, everyone knew that if they stopped, the whole army would be annihilated. If they rushed forward at the risk of their lives, there would be a glimmer of hope...
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Guixu Island is located more than 20 miles west of Gemini Island. Gu Rong sent Jiang Xiaoyu, intending to lure Zheng Zhilong here. No one expected that not only did Jiang Xiaoyu fail to lure the enemy over, but the North Sea Fleet also ran into them and fought with Zheng's army.
As soon as the rumbling sound of artillery was heard, Gu Rong knew that something was wrong and immediately led the East China Sea Fleet away from Guixu Island. Patrol boats in the east kept reporting on the battle situation ahead.
It was learned that the fierce naval battle had been divided into two battlefields, one to the north of the Gemini Islands and the other to the south of the Gemini Islands. Battlefield C in the south was in a critical situation. Liu Zhongqin's 100 small ships were beaten by Zheng Cai's more than 400 large and small warships. The battle was very tragic and the whole army could be wiped out at any time.
The situation north of the Twin Islands was not optimistic either. Zheng Zhilong seized the upper wind and used lime and cannons to attack Di Zhongxing. Di Zhongxing had lost six of his thirty gunboats and suffered heavy casualties. If he was not rescued, the entire army might collapse...
The situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse, and it was extremely critical. Gu Rong's scalp was tingling, and he ordered the East China Sea Fleet to charge at full speed towards the battlefield;
He had only about twenty gunboats, and the remaining one hundred were all light bluff ships, eagle ships, sand ships, etc. If they were not used properly and were dragged into the battlefield and turned into a chaotic fight, he would be defeated in the end.
If he fails to ask for help in time, Di Zhongxing will be defeated first, and his remaining East China Sea Fleet will have to face Zheng's army, which is six times larger than his. At that time, two fists will be no match for four hands, and the consequences will probably be disastrous.
In the two battlefields, Gu Rong chose to rush to the north without hesitation. To catch a thief, one must first capture the leader. When the enemy is strong and we are weak, only this move can turn the tide in one fell swoop.
Gu Rong's eyes bulged out, and he wished he could grow wings and fly to the battlefield. However, as if it weren't bad enough, the more anxious Gu Rong became, the more trouble he got into.
The Zheng army's dominance in East Asia for more than a decade was not a fluke. Not long after Gu Rong set out, he was detected by the Zheng army. When he was still seven or eight miles away from the battlefield, Zheng Cai had already ordered Hong Xu to lead hundreds of warships to meet him.
Gu Rong couldn't help but be furious when he saw this situation. Zheng Cai originally had 400 warships of various sizes, and Chen Hui still had 30 or 40 ships left. Even if Hong Xu was assigned 100 ships to entangle him, he still had an absolute advantage over Liu Zhongqin.
Now, whether it is Di Zhongxing or Liu Zhongqin, they may not be able to hold on for much longer. Once they are entangled by Hong Xu, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Sir Admiral, we must not be entangled by this Zheng army!" said Zhang Mingzhen, the deputy commander, anxiously.
But it is not easy to avoid being entangled by others.
"Damn it! Let's fight!" Gu Rong gritted his teeth and punched the bulkhead hard.
"Admiral Gu!" Zhang Mingzhen was shocked and hurriedly stopped him. At this moment, being impulsive would be courting death, so he couldn't be impulsive!
"Master Zhang, there is no need to say anything. This governor knows what to do." Gu Rong's eyes turned red, and he roared like a blood wolf, "Pass the order. All gunboats and the 4th and 5th battalions will follow this governor to fight the enemy head-on. Order Zheng Sihai to lead the remaining 82 eagle ships, sand ships, and bluff ships to rush to the north of Shuangzi Island at full speed and capture Zheng Zhilong alive! Capture Zheng Zhilong alive!"
It didn't sound like Gu Rong was giving an order, but more like shouting. But regardless, his order was issued quickly.
Jiang Xiaoyu's 10th Battalion was not there, and Gu Rong still had a total of 122 warships of various sizes. After his order was issued, all the slower gunboats and more than 20 small warships stayed behind to fight Hong Xu desperately;
Zheng Sihai led a total of 82 bluff ships, eagle ships, and sand ships of various types, sailed against the waves, and headed north of the Gemini Islands.
It was too late for Hong Xu to stop him. Gu Rong's huge ship passed by with the wind and blocked his north. On the starboard side, hundreds of thousand-jin falconets fired at the same time, and bullets rained down and whistled in the sky.
Forty to one hundred, Gu Rong's firepower was many times stronger. The sea was instantly filled with smoke. Bullets hit the water, stirring up columns of water. The fierce momentum made the sea furious.
In order to save time, Hong Xu brought mostly light and fast ships with very few artillery. At this time, he could only take advantage of the fact that there were many and fast ships and rush towards Gu Rong desperately, hoping to fight with them to offset Gu Rong's fierce artillery advantage and at the same time entangle him to prevent him from attacking the two battlefields in the north and south of the Gemini Island.
After Zheng Sihai quickly broke away, he took 82 light warships and rushed desperately to the north of the Gemini Islands. Faster, faster, now the two fleets of the Qin Dynasty are relying on them. If they cannot turn the tide, once the North Sea Fleet collapses, the Zheng army will swarm in and overwhelm them all.
From afar, all that could be heard were the sounds of gunfire and shouts of killing. There was not a ray of sunlight in the sky, the mountains and islands were half-hanging, the raging sea was boiling, and wherever they passed, they could see wooden planks floating on the sea, as well as corpses.
The sea breeze was tearing at the sails, making crackling sounds, the bow of the ship was plowing through the waves, and the water mist was flying like rain.
Like all the soldiers, Zheng Sihai's heart was in his throat. He felt anxious, as if a huge stone weighed down his chest. Faster, faster! Everyone was enduring so hard that they couldn't help but want to shout, hysterically.
The distance of seven or eight miles seemed so long. Finally, when Zheng Sihai's steel teeth were about to break and his heart was burning with pain, he finally saw the smoke and flames in front of him. The earth-shaking cannon sounded like angry fish and dragons.
Zheng's army had the upper hand and pressed Di Zhongxing. No matter how Di Zhongxing changed his course, Zheng Zhilong would seize the upper hand first. Di Zhongxing had lost ten of his thirty gunboats, and the others were also badly damaged...
At this moment, Zheng Sihai arrived, and he came from west to east, riding the wind and waves.
At Zheng Sihai's command, the war drums on the ship roared like thunder and the shaking of mountains. Eighty light warships rushed forward like a pack of wolves, and countless limes were sprinkled on their heads, like white fog covering the sky... ...
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