The Ming army had 8,000 people, which was the largest force Shi Kefa could mobilize from Huai'an. He advanced along the canal water and land. Shi Hefa rode a horse on the shore and led the Shenji camp, archers, knives and card players, three hundred cavalry, dozens of Folang machine cannons, nearly a hundred tiger squat cannons and four red barbarian cannons.

The waterway was chaired by Eunuch Zhang. Among the forty boats, there was a No. 2 lucky boat, equipped with a large tribute cannon, six thousand jin Folang machines, twenty Thunder cannons, and equipped with a variety of firearms such as bird guns, rockets and Lumi guns. Eunuch Zhang naturally took over the lucky boat.

The big-fat tribute cannon is similar to the tiger squat cannon used by infantry. It is installed on the side and fires shotguns, which is larger than the tiger squat cannon. It fires more bullets at a time, but the range is not much higher. This cannon is mainly used for melee combat. A sudden shot can almost make the creatures on the opposite deck die.

Thunder cannon is a multi-barrel fuse-roofed rifle. It was invented by Zhao Shizhen, a firearm expert in the Ming Dynasty in 1598. It has five barrels and will be improved four years later. It can fire 18 consecutive shots. It can be called the originator of machine guns.

Lumi Gun was a tribute from Turkey and was still transformed by Zhao Shizhen. Its barrel is longer than that of the bird gun, slightly heavier in weight, longer range, greater power, and better structure than the bird gun. It can be called a heavy contrailer.

In fact, Li Xin's interest in Lumi Gun was much greater than that of bird guns, but he seized all the bird guns, and he didn't get a Lumi Gun.

The other ships are based on the size of the model, including Hailun Ship and Cangshan Ship. These two ships are not well drafted and are suitable for driving in inland rivers. They are equipped with four doors and two doors of Qianjin Folang Machinery, and their firepower is quite good.

Due to the limited width of the canal, the fleet could only drive side by side, moving slowly in a long strip.

At the Fu Chuan Look at the Tower, Eunuch Zhang lies on the side of the Grand Master's chair, and wrapped it with a layer of fur outside the eunuch's robe. At this time, he stretched out one hand.

A little eunuch flattered him and presented a few feet long cigarette gun. Eunuch Zhang held it in one hand and held it in his mouth. Another little eunuch slowly filled it with golden tobacco. With a click, the flint lit the fire.

"Huh! Huh!"

Eunuch Zhang blew a few times, and the smoke pot was light and dark. He took a deep breath and slowly spit out the blue smoke. He felt dizzy and his soul floated in the smoke, which was like a fairy-like enjoyment.

Tobacco was introduced to the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli period and planted in Zhejiang, and soon became popular all over the country.

In fact, in addition to the lack of roots, Eunuch Zhang was very satisfied with his current life. What's the point of staying in Beijing? He served the emperor with fear and stared at him, and he might have overturned the boat one day.

When sent to the place, there was a local tyrant, and he paid a lot of tribute, and he was not afraid of looking at people.

In addition to him, the four eunuchs in the south also include Lu Jiude, Liu Yuanbin, and Sun Xiangxian in Nanjing. They all live like gods and are far away from the political vortex of Beijing. To put it unpleasantly, they are not willing to return to Beijing.

"Eunuch Zhang, the thief's ship is right in front!"

At this time, a navy genist general named Xu Kai from Biaoying turned around and called out.

"Oh? Help our family!"

Eunuch Zhang raised his arms.

The two little eunuchs struggled to help Eunuch Zhang up. Eunuch Zhang supported the railing with both hands. Looking up, nearly a hundred small whistle boats and small fishing boats were displayed in the water, and they slowly drove towards each other.

“Hahahaha~~”

Eunuch Zhang smiled strangely and said, "The thief is a thief, what's the use of a small fishing boat? Go and sank him for our family!"

A young eunuch bowed and said flatteringly: "Please look at the ship used by the thief as a front drive, and it will definitely be used as a fireboat. If he bumps head-on, it will be troublesome to light a fire. It is better to use a cannon first, which can at least sink half of him."

"Yeah~~"

Eunuch Zhang nodded with satisfaction and looked at Xu Kai.

To be honest, Xu Kai felt that it was inappropriate to fire the gun blindly. After all, on a bumpy boat, the correct head would be discounted. Moreover, if the shot was fired, the gun would be displaced due to the recoil. It would have to be pushed back and aimed, which offset the advantages of the Furang machine cannon rapid fire. It would have at least one or two minutes to open the window period. The thief's boats were all small fishing boats, with small targets and it would be difficult to hit with one blow.

However, he was unwilling to discourage Eunuch Zhang's enthusiasm. You must know that eunuchs are extremely slight, and they may be held grudges for a lifetime if they are nothing big. The governor of the Cao Transportation usually can't do it for two years. Shi Kefa will soon leave his post, but the supervisor has no term. If he is recorded, he will not know how to die!

"I am going to fire the first shot for Eunuch Zhang!"

Xu Kai smiled and said.

Eunuch Zhang waved his hand: "I will be rewarded if I hit the supervisor!"

"Brothers, aim at the beating, Eunuch Zhang will be rewarded!"

Xu Kai shouted loudly.

"Thank you, Eunuch Zhang!"

The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted.

Eunuch Zhang nodded happily.

"Bang!"

A moment later, a dull sound of cannons sounded from the river surface, and a burst of flames burst into pieces. Eunuch Zhang's handsome ship fired the first cannon, and the warships following behind also fired fire one after another, firing out water columns about meter high, which was spectacular.

"Okay, okay, good fight!"

Eunuch Zhang laughed loudly. He actually didn't care if he hit the ball or not, but mainly fired a gun and found some fun.

"Eunuch Zhang, look!"

Xu Kai suddenly pointed forward excitedly.

It turned out that about a hundred feet ahead, a small boat full of firewood sank. Although it was not sunk directly by shells, but was overturned by the huge waves caused, it was a good sign!

Sure enough, the Ming army was very motivated and shouted in unison, and some ships even beat drums!

"Hahahaha, there are rewards, there are rewards!"

Eunuch Zhang grinned and laughed.

Shi Kefa, who was marching behind the shore, looked dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything, just shook his head. He had no choice but to make trouble, just go and make trouble, as long as he didn't miss the main business.

The laughter from the opposite side came, Gao Guiying cursed the dead eunuch in anger, then turned around and urged: "Where is your drama, should it be staged?"

Li Xin estimated secretly and nodded: "Starting the ship!"

"Get orders!"

The boats ahead gradually ignited fires. The soldiers drank a bowl of ginger soup in advance, jumped into the cold water, and swam back hard. The thick smoke rolled on the river. At first glance, it looked amazing, but the canal flowed very slowly, and with the Yellow River as the boundary, flowing southward to the south. In other words, the fire ships not only did not automatically float to the Ming army warships, but also slowly retreated, so Li Xin had to pinch the time.

The burning ships were almost still, and occasionally several of them were crossed and displayed on the river surface. The sound of cannons on the opposite side continued. As the distance got closer, fireboats were hit and smashed, and branches and wood chips were floating and sinking in the river.

Li Xin set fire to the ship first. On the one hand, the thick smoke could cover his sight. The warships upstream could not see the action of casting mines. On the other hand, the mines floated alone in the canal, and with the cover of broken wooden boards and branches, it would be difficult to distinguish.

"Send the order, use the fire boat as a cover, approach carefully, and release the mines on your own!"

Li Xin suddenly turned around and whispered.

"Get orders!"

The order flags were fired one by one, and the small fishing boats were in groups of three or two, seemingly disorganized, and tightly attached to the back of the fireboat. The soldiers released mines, carefully pushed them away with their oars, and then quickly turned them back.
Chapter completed!