Valley Emperor

At first, it was the Second Fleet who escaped to keep a distance, and the Ming Army Navy wanted to close the distance, but now, it was the Ming Army Navy who wanted to escape, and the Second Fleet pursued.

However, the ships on both sides are similar, they are traditional ships such as Fuchuan, Shachuan, and Guangchuan, and everyone keeps the same course, so it is not so easy to catch up.

Seeing that he couldn't close the distance, Ouyang Gui said, "Order the fireboats to charge the entire army!"

In this battle, both sides actually carried a large number of small boats. This was the case with the Ming Army Navy and the Second Fleet. From the indications, both sides actually had very similar plans, and they both planned to use fire attacks.

Moreover, both sides have used this tactic one after another before, but they are on guard against each other, and they also have the same cover for the small boat, so the small-scale fireboat test attack failed to achieve any results.

However, now, Ouyang Gui can't care about retaining his strength, and he can't care about casualties. He wants to entangle the enemy fleet, even if the attack of the fireboat can't cause any actual damage to the enemy fleet, but as long as Forcing the enemy fleet to turn is victory.

Once the enemy fleet turns, the main fleet of one's own side can re-approach them and entangle them. It doesn't need to be too close, as long as they get closer to a distance of two or three hundred meters is enough.

If the Ming army navy could endure their own artillery insisting on attacking the transport fleet at this distance, then Ouyang Gui also said that there was nothing he could do.

The fireboats in the Second Fleet have begun to move. These fireboats are very small ships, most of which are sloops, and they can also use oars to directly accelerate, which is much faster than the large ships of the main fleet.

The remaining more than 20 fire ships rushed up. This posture does not need to be analyzed in detail. It is known that the Datang Navy must have launched the entire army to charge and fight to the death.

The reaction of the Ming army navy on the opposite side was also dissatisfied. Many maneuverable boats also turned their bows and came up to meet them. These boats are very useful for fire attacks, and the same can be used to intercept the opponent's fire boats.

Because it is flexible enough, the speed of the explosion in a short time is not slow!

However, it is impossible to intercept all such interceptions, and the Ming army navy boats used for interception also suffered heavy losses. Therefore, after a melee between the boats on both sides, there were still about ten fireboats of the Second Fleet to continue. dash forward.

At this time, the big ship of the Ming army navy also fired guns, and at the same time began to turn to avoid it.

Seeing the Ming army navy's piercing and turning to avoid it, Ouyang Gui on the Lianzhou said: "The whole army is attacking, the marines are ready to jump to help!"

The fleets of the two sides were relatively close to each other. After a melee battle between the small boats of the two sides, the fireboats of the Second Fleet successfully forced the Ming navy to start turning. The speed of this turning was inevitably slowed down, and there was a certain confusion.

This is the opportunity that Ouyang Gui has been waiting for, even sacrificing more than a dozen fireboats for this!

The distance between the two sides is rapidly shortening, three hundred and fifty meters, three hundred meters, two hundred meters!

At this time, the artillery in the fleets of the two sides, but all those that could fire have been fired one after another. For a time, the sea was filled with gunpowder smoke and the sound of the guns rumbled.

There were many bullet holes in the ships of both sides, sawdust flying, the screams of the sailors one after another, and blood began to flow!

And the distance keeps getting closer!

When the distance between the two sides approached about 100 meters, all kinds of small-caliber shotguns on both sides also began to shoot continuously.

Even the soldiers in the Marine Corps went to the deck and fired at them with muskets!

Immediately, the casualties on both sides were even greater!

On the right deck of the Lianzhou, the gunners were nervously reloading, and the gunners were aiming. However, at their feet, there were already many corpses of comrades-in-arms lying there, and blood was flowing on the deck. As for stepping on it, it is slippery and greasy, and you will fall over if you are not careful.

"shooting!"

"Quick, quick, reload!"

"Move all!"

A gunner shouted at this time, and looked at the opposite side. The opposite was a lucky ship of the Ming army navy, and he could clearly see the artillery on the enemy ship less than 100 meters away. They are also aimed at themselves and are reloading.

Although the gunners tried their best to reload quickly, this time was very long for the battlefield. The gunner seemed to feel that he had waited for a long time for several hours to see that his artillery had been reloaded.

Then he didn't take aim himself, he just ordered to fire!

The distance is less than 100 meters, and the other party is still such a large ship, and the two sides are still sailing in the same direction, so there is no need to aim at all, and the enemy can be hit by firing guns in the same direction.

After the artillery opened fire, a five-pound artillery shell was shot out, and then flew over the sea and slammed into the side of the opponent's ship. The heavy solid shell easily tore the wooden board and continued to fly on the ship. verb: move.

Wherever they passed, sawdust flew, causing casualties to Ming sailors along the way.

But at this time, they also saw the guns on the opposite side firing. Obviously, the guns on the opposite side were not using solid bullets, but shotguns.

After the shrapnel flew over tens of meters, it was directly built on the side of the ship. Naturally, the shrapnel directly hitting the side of the ship could not cause any harm, but it would cause heavy casualties to many unprotected sailors and gunners on the deck. .

At such a close distance between the two sides, whether it is a large-caliber artillery or a small-caliber shotgun, it is already capable of causing heavy casualties to the other side.

Even a lot of ships started to catch fire. The fire was not because the other side attacked with fire boats. In fact, almost all the fire boats on both sides were lost now.

The reason this caught fire was because the rocket was shot with a bow and arrow onto the opposing ship, especially the opposing sail.

If the sails are burnt out, the ship will basically become a dead fish floating on the sea.

So at this time, when the gunners on both sides, even the musketeers and archers were fighting, many sailors also put out fires everywhere.

At this time, on the Leizhou in the Second Fleet, a Marine Corps lieutenant watched the ships on both sides getting closer and closer, from tens of meters to more than 20 meters, and immediately said loudly: "Marine Corps, prepare the grenade!"

The Marine Corps of the Navy is a comprehensive arm, equipped with waist swords and shields, and also equipped with muskets and grenades. At long distances, they use muskets to attack, and they throw grenades at medium distances.

The soldiers in the Marine Corps, like other navy soldiers, are also full-time from the army.

They can't do this naval battle, but they really aren't afraid of anyone in jumping gangs and melee combat.

Soon, the soldiers of the Marine Corps started throwing grenades. Dozens of grenades flew across the sea and landed on the Ming Navy Navy ship only 20 meters away, and then exploded quickly, sending up clouds of white smoke. At the same time, it also caused a lot of casualties in the tax revenue of the Ming army on the opposite side.

After throwing the grenade, the ships on both sides were already close to the last ten meters, and the Ming army sailors on the opposite side had already started throwing ropes with hooks, ready to board the ship for battle.

It is worth noting that the gunners on both sides are still loading and then firing!

Such a distance of only a few meters, this cannon used to be very lethal. But the gunners soon had no chance to fire, because at this time, with the ships under their feet, there was a shock, that is, it could be seen that the ships on both sides were already attached to each other.

Immediately afterwards, the sailors on both sides were fighting each other!

This kind of sight is not unique, but appeared in several places at the same time, and several ships approached each other at the same time, and then the most tragic jumping gang battle occurred.

There is only one outcome of this kind of battle, and that is the complete defeat of one of the parties, and sometimes even the ship is captured.

The rumbling of cannons and gunshots, the explosion of grenades, and the screams of people mixed together, declaring that the sea battle that broke out in the Qiongzhou Strait had also entered the most intense and tragic stage!

In such a tragic battle, regardless of whether officers or soldiers, the probability of casualties is the same, because the shells do not have long eyes, whether it hits a soldier or an officer is purely a matter of luck.

Even a fleet commander like Ouyang Gui was the same. At this time, his arm was already covered with blood, and a medical soldier was urgently disinfecting and dressing him.

But Ouyang Gui was still sitting, watching the battle between his fleet and the Ming army navy!

But at this time, he can no longer continue to command, because at this time the battle between the two sides has completely fallen into a melee, and the overall command is impossible.

The battle at this time will depend heavily on the captains of each ship and officers at all levels!

What Ouyang Gui has to do at this moment is to wait!

Wait for victory or defeat!

Just as the main fleet of the Second Fleet and the Ming army navy fought fiercely, the transport fleet continued to sail south!

Even if it is more than ten kilometers away from the battle area~www.wuxiaspot.com~, they can still hear the rumble of cannons from the sea, and they can see from the mast that the fleets of both sides are already entangled with each other. Dozens of warships on both sides fought closely.

Colonel Li Yanxi is not in the mood to care about the victory or defeat of the main fleet, he is concerned about the land on the opposite side!

Just in front of his transport fleet, less than five kilometers away, is the land of Qiongzhou Island!

According to the current speed, they will be able to dock in less than an hour, and then carry out a large-scale landing. As long as the army of nearly 2,000 people can be sent ashore, then this battle, the Great Tang Wangshi can be proud. claim victory.

The army has declared more than once: With the combat effectiveness of the second mixed regiment, as long as it goes ashore, it will definitely be able to sweep Qiongzhou Island!

Half an hour later, a major ran in front of Colonel Li Yanxi with a heavy expression and said, "Report to your lord, the watchmen report: There are eight enemy ships coming towards my transport fleet!"

Li Yanxi said: "What about the main fleet? How is the situation?"