Chapter 58 Difficulties

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"... Above the silent sea, bursts of loud noises suddenly sounded, and the cannon

Smashed into the water and set off countless huge waves

The ships opposite the British merchant ships were the warships of the Fujian Navy led by Kong Youde and Mao Youjian. Their cannons could be nearly twenty on the big ships, and only four or five on the small ones. All of them

The warships tied together do not have as many cannons as the other four large ships. Moreover, in terms of range, how can the artillery produced by the Ming Dynasty compare with the British artillery? It can be said that the four large ships have not yet entered the Ming Dynasty.

Within the range of the warship, it has become the opponent's target.

Fortunately, the warships of the Fujian Navy have just entered the range of the British warships. This volley of bombardment by the British is just a test. If you feel that the situation is not right, run away quickly, and forget it. They are in a hurry to do business.

I don’t have time to quarrel with you.

However, Kong Youde was used to operating on the Yellow Sea. He had always beaten people and had never been beaten before. In addition, today was the first time he returned to the coast of Fujian to do business. When he set out, he told his soldiers and horses.

, this time he is here to collect money. If he retreats like this, how can he have the nerve to command the entire army in the future?

Therefore, even though Brother Kong saw that the opponent was not weak, he still ordered the whole army to move forward and told the brothers around him that as long as the merchant ship was captured, all brothers participating in the battle would receive at least fifty taels of silver each.

There must be brave men under the heavy reward. Even though it is the first time for these Fujian soldiers to engage in piracy, they think in their hearts that meeting such a general is really a blessing for everyone. If they can come out to rob like pirates in the future, then

It's not fair. After a few trips, the whole family will be able to eat for a lifetime. So, everyone made loud noises on the boat to increase morale, and continued to charge forward. They only waited for the other side's ship to enter their range so that they could fire back.

George, the captain of the British merchant ship, saw that the fleet coming from the opposite side was advancing instead of retreating. He immediately determined that these were pirates who came to steal his goods. He cursed loudly, "Zheng Zhilong's peace flag is of no use.

Then there will still be pirates coming to rob me! I have also seen that these days, I have to shoot everything by myself and shoot it to death. I also want to show these pirates how powerful my British warship is!"

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

After George gave the order, the British warships fired fiercely, firing one cannon at the warships of the Fujian Navy.

"Bang!" In the dark night, the deck of a warship was directly smashed. Needless to say, the British cannon was very powerful. With one shot, not only the deck was smashed, but even the bottom of the ship was almost smashed.

Got it

This is nothing. A small warship was hit by a cannon on the gang of the ship. The warship was almost overturned. The huge hole caused seawater to pour in continuously.

Then, the mast of another warship was broken. It was difficult to move forward for a while and could only spin on the sea.

After three rounds of shelling, although Fujian's warships also came within the range of their own artillery, four warships were already paralyzed and two of them were slowly sinking.

Kong Youde had learned a lesson tonight, and now he felt that in the past, the activities on the Yellow Sea were all small scenes. If his own fleet encountered such a master, he probably wouldn't know who would rob him.

"Fire! Fire!" But after all, Kong Youde is a tough guy. He has a spirit that is not afraid of death. No matter how powerful the opponent is, there are only a few people and a few ships. If he can't defeat even one ship, he will never be able to see him in the future.

Damn it, I will fight you, even if I die, I will bite you hard

The naval warships also began to fire artillery, and both sides launched bombardments on the sea. In the dark night, both sides fought without any plan. They just fired at each other to see who could defeat whom.

Naval battles, compared to land battles, there is a big gap in skills. The so-called naval battle tactics also include some formations and the commander's control of the battle situation, but in the final analysis, the battle is strength. These days, everyone has begun to play artillery.

, a war like the burning of Red Cliff will probably never happen again, and who would be so stupid as to connect the ship?

The two sides were attacking each other with guns. How many guns did the British warship have? The caliber of the artillery was large, which gave them an advantage. Another point was that the British warship was also bigger. If you hit him with a cannon, it would be no big deal, but if he hit you with a cannon, it would be no big deal.

You have to hurt your body severely

Several rows of artillery fire came down, and two British warships took three shots in total. The cannons hit the armor, barely breaking the deck, and no other damage was caused.

Kong Youde's side was a bit miserable. Three more warships were hit by gunfire. Two of them were missed, and the other one also lost its combat effectiveness. It was on the sea. It was not easy to rescue the other ships. Most of them had to be put on.

What was frustrating was that the British cannons were too big to plug the leak. What was even more unfortunate was that before the leak could be plugged, there were heavy cannons elsewhere.

, it can be said that the large naval warships can carry up to three cannons, which can hit the vital points, and it will be over in one shot; the small ones can only carry two cannons at most, but in fact, if they are hit by one cannon, they will not be saved.

Just now, two ships were injured, two ships were sinking, and now another one was injured. Two ships were slowly sinking. Fifteen warships were broken in half in less than half an hour, while the opponent's four warships were

If nothing happens, how can we fight this battle?

Mao Youjian and Kong Youde were not on the same ship. They were on a large warship respectively. Seeing this situation, Mao Youjian really did not dare to continue the fight. If this continued, within a short while, all the warships would be destroyed.

I have to reimburse everything, and probably even my uncle and nephew will have to ride in.

But the commander-in-chief was Kong Youde. Mao Youjian did not dare to give random orders to retreat. He could only stare at Kong Youde's flagship to see what he would do. If Kong Youde got a red eye, he would not care about anything else. Seeing the opponent's warship

Nothing happened, and his warship was damaged again. How could he not be jealous? This time it was not a matter of face, but how to explain to Master Yue after he returned.

Yue Su asked his uncle and nephew to take charge of the navy. It would be better for you two to send troops without authorization without military orders, and also to rob.

If you win the battle, it's easy to talk about it, but if you lose this battle, the damage will be heavy. After returning home, I will tell you that you have to lead the military law.

Kong Youde was anxious. He wanted to retreat but couldn't retreat. He couldn't advance even if he wanted to. When he was in trouble, he suddenly heard a loud "clang" sound and his warship shook a few times. Kong Youde became unsteady and fell to the ground.

He quickly got up and turned around to see what happened. Just when he got up, he heard a soldier shouting: "General, it's bad! The side of the ship is broken!"

After this was broken, the sea water could not be poured in. For a moment, even if they tried to block it, the officers and soldiers on the ship were in chaos. Even Kong Youde was a little confused and shouted: "Quickly!"

Plug the leakage, send a semaphore, and ask other warships to come to the rescue."

You know, whenever a ship is hit, you can't turn around and escape even if you want to.

In this great sea battle, who can spare the time to rescue you? The several warships that were missed before are still there to rely on themselves. Some warships saw that Kong Youde's warship was in trouble, and the British warships were so violent.

, they didn’t care about anything and turned around and ran away. One of the ships ran away, and the remaining few ships followed them and ran away.

Anyone can run away, and no one can avoid rescuing Kong Youde, but Mao Youjian would never do it. He gave a loud order, ordering the warship to approach the flagship.

Since being hit by that shot, Mao Youjian has not been hit by a second shot. Finally, he is safely close to him. He sets up a ladder and asks the people on the boat to come over quickly so that they can escape together.

The British gunboats seemed to have no intention of being merciful and merciful, but when they saw the other party escaping in a hurry, they loosened their guns and aimed at Kong Youde and Mao Youjian's ship alone.

"Boom!" Finally a shot hit the deck of Mao Youjian's warship. Fortunately, it did not penetrate the ship. At this time, Kong Youde finally escaped. Mao Youjian immediately ordered "" other officers and soldiers

, he can't control it, otherwise, even he would have to be thrown here

When Mao You saw the soldiers on the boat, he actually wanted to run away. When he heard this, he didn't care about his companions who hadn't jumped over and immediately set off.

Relying on the lives of the two brothers, they were relatively brave and hurriedly escaped from the range of the British warships to escape this disaster.

After escaping and ascending to heaven, both of them let out a long sigh. Not to mention them, all the officers and soldiers were thankful that they could survive and sit on the deck with all their strength.

The uncle and nephew looked at each other. After a long time, Mao Youjian spoke first: "Uncle, what should we do now? How will we explain to Lord Yue when we get back?"

Kong Youde shook his head vigorously and said: "To be honest, if your head falls off, my uncle will support you and I will definitely save your life." After saying that, Kong Youde patted Mao Youjian's shoulder and said:

"However, uncle has something to entrust to you now."

"Uncle, what are you talking about? But if you are told, my nephew will do his best," Mao Youjian said.

"That's good. When uncle dies, you take his body back to Liaodong and back to Zanpi Island. Even if uncle dies, he has to be buried in our own home." Kong Youde also knew that he was about to die.

Tears slowly flowed down the corners of my eyes

He has served as a soldier under Mao Wenlong for so many years. How could he not know the military law and send troops without authorization? He would suffer heavy casualties. Even if he was with Marshal Mao, he would lose his head. What's more, this is not Marshal Mao, but Marshal Yue.

"Uncle..." Seeing Kong Youde so sad, Mao Youjian couldn't help but shed tears.

They lost troops and generals, were killed and lost their helmets and armor, fled in panic, almost lost their lives, and made the Fujian Navy, which was already riddled with holes, even worse.

Similarly, this is also a difficult problem thrown to Mr. Yue. These two brothers were invited by Mr. Yue himself. As a result, such a big thing happened. If it was solved, it would be a slap in the face, and it would also be a bit sorry for Mao Wenlong.

Your men have been here with me for a month, and they asked me to kill them. I'm sorry, who told them to violate military law? This person has not committed any crimes.

But if you don't do it, how will Mr. Yue explain it to the court? You can't deliberately cover it up. This is not Mr. Yue's character.

Chapter 58 Difficulties
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