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Outside Quanzhou Bay, mountains and islands stand tall, and hundreds of warships of the enemy and our side are engaged in a fierce battle. The gods are enraged and the dragons are frightened, and the murderous aura is overwhelming the sky; the huge waves are surging, and the sea of blood is dyeing the blue sky.
The rising of a huge golden dragon flag left the Qin soldiers who were fighting hard with no way to retreat. This flag represented the idea of fighting to the death without an enemy.
Gu Rong's 22 large guns kept approaching the enemy ships under the whistling rain of bullets. In the process, four more ships were destroyed and two enemy ships were also destroyed. On the remaining warships, the roaring artillery sputtered and the meteor shower of shells banged on the ships, destroying the ship's towers and sending wooden boards flying.
The eagle ships and bluff ships also rushed forward like hungry tigers, the sails on the sea were like clouds, the bullets rained down like curtains, and they swept over the people, blood splashed, and there were wails of grief. The tall masts that were broken and the huge sails smashed into the sea, and the broken towers were ferocious with cracked wood.
On the huge battlefield, the drums of war were beating, and the birds stopped flying; the wind was sad and the sun was setting, corpses filled the sea, and ghosts were crying. The raging fire burned the sky and the sea, and the stray bullets in the sky collapsed the universe.
Another huge solid bomb whizzed in, bang! It hit a corner of Gu Rong's command cabin, causing the cabin to collapse and wood fragments to fly everywhere.
Gu Rongru roared like a raging tiger, threw away the wooden board that was pressing on him, and stood up with the support of his command knife.
His head was covered in blood and his eyes were spitting fire. He pointed his command knife at the enemy ship and shouted wildly: "The dignity of the Golden Dragon Flag cannot be insulted. The Great Qin cannot be insulted. Charge! Keep charging. There is no enemy but me. We will fight to the death!"
The Qin soldiers on the ship roared, and with red eyes, they continuously poured shells at the enemy ship. The earth and sky rumbled, and the sound shook the sky.
Ke Chenshu commanded the clipper ships, flying around the huge battlefield at the fastest speed, bombarding the enemy boats on the periphery, making them howl in panic. He wanted to chase them but couldn't, and he couldn't escape either.
The sudden appearance of Ke Chenshu's strange warship made Kalante's heart rise to his throat. He only hoped that this warship was used by the Qin army to patrol the sea border and was single.
"Speed up and turn left!" Karan ordered calmly.
Western soft sailing ships are faster than Chinese hard sailing ships when sailing with the wind. Kalante and Gu Rong were sailing parallel to the wind from southeast to northwest. The fleet in front gradually surpassed Gu Rong's fleet. With this turn of rudder, they formed a T-shaped crosswind.
On the entire huge battlefield, thanks to the large number of ships and powerful firepower, the combined fleet has gained an absolute upper hand. Of course, Kalante was unwilling to give up the opportunity to completely annihilate Gu Rong just because of the arrival of Ke Chenshu's clipper ship.
For Gu Rong, the most dangerous moment had arrived. Karant used his speed advantage to keep turning, drawing a huge arc and going ahead of him.
Under normal circumstances, Gu Rong could only follow the enemy's turn and continue to maintain a parallel bombardment.
But if they did so, Gu Rong and his men would dive headfirst into the enemy's ant-like fleet of small ships. The enemy's small ships would surely rush over from the direction of weaker fire in front and bombard them with thunder bombs.
If he didn't follow Kalante's turn, with the enemy's speed, Gu Rong would definitely be caught by the enemy at the T-shaped cross section. Their firepower was much weaker than the enemy, and once they were caught at the T-shaped cross section, it would be a catastrophic thing for Gu Rong.
The devastating danger was approaching step by step, and all the Qin army was terrified. While attacking fiercely, they waited for Gu Rong to make a decision.
Gu Rong wiped the blood from his head and shouted with a bloodshot face: "Order. Turn right and kill!"
Gu Rong's roar was clearly a gamble of his life. He did not turn right along the path of Kalante, but turned left in the opposite direction, attempting to cut through the middle of the enemy's battle line with a roughly "X"-shaped cross line. The Qin army soldiers who followed the order could not help but roar wildly to vent their surging emotions.
"Daqin will win!"
"Daqin will win!"
"Daqin will win! Kill..."
Ke Chenshu, who was on the periphery, was greatly shocked when he saw this tragic scene. The Qin army on the inside, with their fearless roars, suppressed the rumbling sound of artillery fire, which came in waves, making everyone's blood boil and their eyes red.
"Order, turn right and charge into the middle of the enemy's battle line!" Ke Chenshu drew out his command knife and roared into the wind. The sea breeze blew in with billowing smoke, blowing his battle robe fluttering.
This was suicide, but once the order was given, there was no room for hesitation. The only clipper, with its huge sails reaching into the clouds, flew close to the sea, drawing a crescent-like arc, cutting through the waves and heading towards the center of the enemy's battle line.
Its amazing speed compared to the enemy fleet was like a race between a rabbit and a tortoise.
"Oh, God!"
"What kind of ship is this? How is this possible?"
"Quick, concentrate your artillery fire to sink it!"
"Too fast, God, the other party is too fast."
On the enemy warships, seeing Ke Chenshu's clipper ships charging in at incredible speed, everyone was shocked, panicked, and shouted loudly.
Boom! Boom boom boom...
The bursts of artillery fire were earth-shaking, and the whistling bullets hit the clipper ship like raindrops, splashing water and surging waves.
In order to pursue speed, the surface part of the clipper ship is designed to be very low, which makes it look like it is flying close to the sea surface, which greatly reduces its attack surface.
One after another, projectiles whizzed past the battleships, and the shears rushed in quickly amidst the bursts of fire. The thrilling scene made people nervous, as they could be hit by enemy shells at any time.
Ke Chenshu did this after careful consideration. Calant's fleet was moving in an arc, trying to seize the T-shaped cross section of Gu Rong on the inside. Lin Chenshu rushed in from the outside of the arc. Due to the angle problem, the only enemy ship that could really bombard them was the one facing the Clipper.
The other enemy ships had either already turned or had not yet turned. In any case, the angles were not sufficient, making it difficult to concentrate the firepower of multiple warships to attack the clipper ship at the same time.
Bang! A solid bullet whizzed past, punching a big hole in the two sails of the foremast and midmast, and then smashed angrily on the rear deck of the clipper ship, making a loud bang. Fang Xiaosong, who was in charge of lookout on the mast, was so scared that his hair stood on end and he felt cold.
He seemed to have been greatly insulted. He suddenly stood up on the mast, waved his arms and shouted: "Long live the Qin Dynasty! Long live His Majesty! The Royal Navy is mighty, charge!"
Crazy, all crazy. The Qin soldiers on the clipper were roaring like crazy. The clipper seemed to be assisted by God. Although it was hit by several solid bullets in succession, it never suffered fatal damage.
Amid the roars of the crowd, the clipper ship cut through the waves at an astonishing speed, fiercely charged into the middle of the enemy's front line, and blocked itself between two enemy warships.
The 25 thousand-jin Portuguese cannons on each side of the ship fired in succession, with tongues of flame spewing and sounds like thunder.
At this moment, the front enemy ship could only reach the angle of the rear gun, while the rear enemy ship could only reach the angle of the front main gun.
Ke Chenshu and his men cut in horizontally, with 25 guns on each side of the ship firing at full force. They were outnumbered one against two and had the upper hand. Regardless of whether they were dealing with the enemy ships in front or behind, they had a huge advantage of 25 to 1 in artillery.
The Dutch soldiers on the enemy ship were running and howling in chaos. Ke Chenshu and his men fired 25 solid bullets at a time. The two sides were so close, less than eighty yards away, that at this distance, almost every bullet hit the target, and most of the shells hit the enemy ship.
It was like a meteorite rain fell on the two enemy ships in front and behind. With thrilling "bang! bang!" sounds, the walls of the enemy ships were destroyed, the masts were down, the towers collapsed, the decks were pierced, and the enemy soldiers fled in panic under the rain of bullets. Some were directly hit by huge projectiles and flew up like meat patties in an instant, with blood raining. The Qin army's artillery never stopped, roaring like thunder, and projectiles hit the enemy ships one after another. Flying wooden boards swept past, and one Dutch soldier after another was swept into the sea and turned into fish food.
"Okay! Hurry up!"
Fang Xiaosong on the mast was so excited that his blood was rushing to his body and his face flushed. At such a close distance, he didn't need to use a telescope at all. Seeing the enemy ships in front and behind being ravaged horribly by his own artillery fire, he was like a chicken with blood injected, constantly waving his arms and shouting. If it weren't for the safety rope tied around his waist, he would have fallen down several times.
The battle line of Calant was ruthlessly cut in two. The front was powerless, and the six warships behind were blocked and in chaos. Gu Rong and his men rushed forward, and all the artillery that could still be used roared endlessly;
With the help of Ke Chenshu, Gu Rong successfully rushed through the enemy's battle line at an "X"-shaped angle, forming a "T"-shaped horizontal head for the six enemy ships behind. The fierce artillery fire raged and roared, making the enemy ships behind dizzy and fleeing in panic.
Speed is the life of a warship, and this is vividly demonstrated on Ke Chenshu's clipper ship.
When Karant in front saw such a result, his heart was like surging waves, and it took a long time to calm down. He immediately ordered all the small warships to surround and kill Gu Rong. He led the gunboat in front to turn the rudder quickly and make a surprise attack on Gu Rong.
Although Calant didn't know whether there was a Qin fleet coming from the north, he was very clear that Zheng Sihai from the south was chasing him desperately, and at this time he had almost no way to retreat.
Of the six enemy ships that were blocked from attacking, one had its mainmast blown off, becoming a pitiful target, and another was hit by rockets from the eagle ship that took the opportunity to attack.
One huge fireball after another rose up from the hull of the ship. The violent shock wave flattened the upper cabins. The enemies on the ship were either thrown into the air or thrown into the sea with flames all over their bodies. The scene was so tragic that it made people shiver all over.
The remaining four ships, covered in smoke, fled southward in a panic. Calant could no longer remain calm and kept yelling. The ship tilted at a large angle, trying desperately to turn around and fight back...
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