Chapter 2112: Promotion along the way(1/3)
"This battle will be won!" Commander-in-Chief Zhou Ming and Yu Datao were very happy to see this scene.
Almost in unison.
Wen Rensheng nodded.
Now it seems that the red-haired man is indeed at his wits end and has no other solution.
Inside the port, there were fires and howls everywhere.
The sound of people, the sound of cannons, lights, oil and fire, it was chaos.
Life and death, iron and fire, blood and flesh, are all mixed together.
A chaotic and noisy picture.
It's almost like a major sporting event.
Wen Rensheng looked towards a large ship.
I saw that the big ship had exploded and caught fire.
The seven or eight water ghosts below are escaping from it.
One guy was very lucky. The bamboo explosive directly hit the opponent's gunpowder barrel, causing a big explosion.
This big ship has capsized and will sink soon, forming a terrible whirlpool on the sea.
At that time, everyone living nearby was facing a dead end.
No matter how strong you are, no matter how strong you are, you can never resist the pull of the water flow.
Wen Rensheng had very good eyesight. He took a telescope he bought and with the help of the huge firelight, he could clearly see a water ghost swimming in the direction he came from, panicking and excitedly.
In order to speed up, he has abandoned everything on his body.
Snorkeling was fast, but it consumed too much energy, so he was tired and chose breaststroke to escape.
His whole body stretched and contracted, and his legs pushed back as hard as he could.
From time to time there were stray bullets, arrows, and even wood hitting his surroundings.
Every time the water rises, it represents a brush with death.
What is that water ghost thinking about right now?
He has a young face, probably around 20 years old.
If I can come back successfully this time.
The bounty alone is at least 200 taels.
They knew about the heavy reward that Wen Rensheng mentioned, and it was usually at this price, which was about the same as climbing to the city first.
After all, this is destroying a big ship.
A large ship costs at least 50,000 taels of silver.
This reward is relatively not too high.
But for him, he can buy 30 acres of land south of the Yangtze River.
There is no shortage of water in the land in the south of the Yangtze River, and 30 acres is enough for a well-off home.
You can marry a gentle Jiangnan woman and go to the countryside every day.
He was paddling desperately, and the waves on both sides kept rushing.
"Come up quickly, Liu Er!" someone shouted on a speedboat.
The man also held out his pennies.
Under Wen Rensheng's gaze, Liu Er grabbed the pennies.
By reading their lips, he knew what they were talking about. It was in the local dialect, but Wen Rensheng could understand it just as well.
After all, this is not a technology or concept that is ahead of its time. He can master it as soon as he learns it.
"I saved your life, and I will get half of your reward." The man said impatiently to Liu Er.
"I'll give you five taels at most." Liu Er gritted his teeth, grabbed his pennies, and was about to climb onto the boat.
At this time, the military judge on the ship was nervously scanning the surroundings, checking and recording the achievements of the water ghosts.
This is also the source of their morale and motivation.
Otherwise, if I try my best to blow up the ship, no one will prove that I blew it up. I am a fool. I want to blow it up?
Without a reward of 200 taels, who would be willing to take such a big risk?
"Only 5 taels, no, at least 50 taels." The two people bargained.
Wen Rensheng was not surprised when he saw this.
Although the people he selected are all loyal and brave men, everyone still has selfish motives, especially when a great achievement is accomplished, it is inevitable to take the credit.
Internal strife was about to arise over the bounty, but fortunately, the military judge assigned by Wen Rensheng came into play.
"What are you doing? Rescue the person quickly!" Military Judge A shouted.
That man reluctantly rescued Liu Er.
Wen Rensheng took a look and found that Liu Er was very lucky. After being rescued, the military judge hurriedly asked the clipper to turn around and leave.
The big ship has lost its attack power, but there are still forts on the shore.
Now under the firelight, the figure of the Ming Navy's navy is very clear.
As the ship burned more and more intensely, it became like a flare.
The fort's attacks are also becoming more and more accurate.
Some clippers have been smashed.
People fell into the water and shouted.
There are also some Clippers who are not willing to give in. They want to play bigger.
That is the big ship that captured the enemy.
Under a Galen ship, ten clippers surrounded it.
Then there was the gang-hopping and slashing with knives and axes.
The opponent fired a round of matchlock, then picked up his sword to attack.
However, the soldiers on the clipper constituted an absolute majority.
In this kind of close combat at sea, having more people has a huge advantage.
What's more, because they are big ships, they focus on naval guns, not those small French cannons.
If there is such a small cannon, there is still the power to resist.
At this time, it was at a disadvantage.
Soon the big ship was captured.
The sailors and captain jumped into the water to escape.
However, it was a pity that the prisoners were useless, because the people sent there did not know how to operate this kind of Western-style sailing ship. In the end, they could only rob the gold and silver coins inside and burn them on fire.
There was quite a harvest, at least I got thousands of taels of gold and silver, and I didn't have to fight a close fight in vain.
More and more people jumped into the water and began to swim to the shore.
Because most of Galen's ships were already on fire.
The sound of gunfire also became lighter.
Many people could only run away, otherwise they would be burned alive.
One after another they ran away like dumplings.
The artillery on the shore also began to fire desperately.
It's just that when shooting like this, accidental injuries often occur, either hitting the big ship or hitting the red-haired sailors who fell into the water, causing them to yell and curse.
In short, after a night of noisy battles, which lasted for more than three hours until dawn, Wen Rensheng ordered all the ships to retreat.
As soon as day broke, the cannons on the other side's shore were fired very accurately.
The losses would have been too great at that time.
The ship withdrew from the port four or five miles away.
Anchor again in the distance, rest, and replenish.
Then comes the reward.
One cash box after another was opened.
Of the 100 water ghosts who went, 54 bravely advanced, and 28 came back.
Among the forty-six people paddling, ten were hit by gunfire and died.
To be continued...