"Your Highness, they are indeed still stubborn and will not shed tears until they see the coffin."
Soon, the messenger brought back Huang Chong's words.
"fire!"
When Zhu Houcong heard this, he immediately gave the order to fire decisively without any hesitation.
"Dongdong~"
Soon, intensive artillery fire resounded through the sky, billowing smoke filled the sea, and artillery shells were bombarded at targets in the Jindao port area.
"Hu~hu~"
The powerful cannonball flew through the air at high speed, making a whirring sound, and then exploded heavily the moment it landed, creating a terrifying explosion and terrifying air waves.
"Fuck~"
"This artillery is getting more and more powerful. When we were soldiers, the most powerful Miyun cannon did not have such power."
"Hide everything for me. Hide in the bunker. Don't go anywhere else. If you are hit by a cannonball, it will be broken into pieces."
Hiding in the bunker, Huang Chong covered his ears, listening to the terrifying explosions and terrifying air waves outside, and couldn't help but sigh.
The artillery is really becoming more and more powerful and terrifying. This reminds them of the artillery attacks when they were soldiers. At that time, it was far less terrifying than it is now.
"Dongdong!"
Fierce artillery attacks came one after another, covering the entire port area of Jindao, and a large number of houses were instantly turned into ruins.
Following the artillery attack, Xingguo's warships began to sail towards the port, preparing to land directly on Jin Island and capture it.
It has been clearly investigated in advance that the entire population of Jindao is only more than 10,000, of which there are less than 3,000 young people. However, this time Xingguo directly sent an army of 15,000 people to attack Jindao.
A large number of advanced new cannons and muskets have been prepared.
Such strength is enough to easily capture this golden island without any suspense.
However, they underestimated the determination of Huang Chong, Li Meng and others to defend their homeland, and also underestimated Huang Chong, Li Meng and others who were retired soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing the Xingguo warships and soldiers getting closer and closer, they had refrained from taking action or even exposed their artillery, just to wait for them to get close enough and give them a head-on blow.
"Fire!"
He waited and waited until Xingguo's warship was very close to the cannon position, and then Huang Chong gave the order to fire.
Immediately, the hidden cannon began to spray out streams of blazing flames, billowing white smoke rose, and shells attacked Xingguo's warships one after another.
"boom!"
With a loud noise, a warship was hit directly. The powerful cannonball tore the wooden planks on the warship, directly tearing out a big hole. The torn wood chips were shot in all directions like sharp swords. Suddenly,
There were screams one after another.
Before they could react, other shells followed one after another. In the blink of an eye, several shells fell on the warship, tearing the warship full of holes. There was even a fatal gap in the sea.
Rushing along the gap.
"Dongdong!"
The counterattack artillery fire was very fierce, as if they knew that they did not have much time. Once exposed, they would soon be hit by the artillery fire of the Xingguo warship.
Therefore, we must seize the time to attack Xingguo's warships.
Because they were very close, several warships suffered direct damage. In a blink of an eye, they were beaten until they were smoking and even began to sink into the sea.
"They actually have artillery~"
"Destroy their artillery!"
Zhu Houcong, who was watching the battle from behind, was startled. Fortunately, he did not move forward, but carefully chose to watch the battle from behind. Otherwise, if the Daxing was also hit and sunk, the loss would be really too great.
This is the only steam steel warship in Xingguo, and the most valuable thing in my possession is this steel warship.
"Dongdong~Dongdong~"
Soon, fierce artillery fire began to sound from the warships in the rear, aiming at the artillery position on Jindao, hoping to destroy Jindao's artillery.
It's just that Huang Chong, Li Meng and others were well prepared. They had built strong fortresses and defenses with reinforced concrete, sandbags, etc. in advance. It was not easy to destroy these artillery pieces.
When the cannonballs were fired, they had no effect at all. I could only watch helplessly as Jindao's artillery continued to attack my warship.
At the same time, at the port, several small warships ran the fastest, transporting Xingguo's soldiers and quickly landed at the port, preparing to seize the land in one fell swoop and open up the situation.
However, as soon as they landed, they were greeted by intensive attacks like fried beans, which were so overwhelming that they could only hastily leave dozens of corpses at the port and retreat in a hurry.
The soldiers of Xingguo have always been able to bully the indigenous people on the African continent. It is very simple to deal with those indigenous people. The cannons and guns are played in turn, and the gangsters who can be beaten directly have no temper.
But when they encounter opponents who also have cannons and muskets, they are completely helpless.
Originally they were just ordinary people who came overseas to live a good life. Even if they joined Xingguo's army and received certain training, it was still very limited and they could only fight with the wind.
Faced with the ambush and attack by these retired Ming soldiers from Jindao, they immediately felt extremely uncomfortable. They were beaten so hard that they scurried away and hurriedly evacuated.
But during the evacuation process, it was taken care of by the artillery from Jindao. For a moment, it was like a boat on the sea, swaying left and right, as if it might be destroyed at any time.
"hateful!"
Zhu Houcong watched this scene with a telescope. He had obviously logged into Shangjin Island, but he immediately retreated after a shot.
Look at the defense deployment of Jindao. It is really perfect. The layout is extremely reasonable and clever. It makes full use of Jindao's geographical advantages and uses reinforced concrete, sandbags, etc. to build fortifications. The reasonable dynamic layout makes it possible.
Zhu Houcong suddenly felt as if he was moving a hedgehog and had no way of starting.
"Retreat first!"
There was no other way, so Zhu Houcong had no choice but to issue an order to retreat first.
Suddenly, one warship after another hurriedly escaped, but two warships were unable to move and were sinking. The soldiers on board were jumping into the sea to escape.
I really lost my wife and my troops, Jin Dao was not captured, two ships were lost, and dozens of people died.
"Haha~"
"Win, win!"
Compared to the embarrassment of the Xingguo soldiers, the defenders of Jindao cheered happily.
It repelled the attack of the Xingguo army with almost zero casualties, and also sank two Xinguo warships. This was a brilliant result.
"It's not that easy to annex our Golden Island!"
Huang Chong said harshly, but when he looked at the port of Jindao again, he felt extremely sad in his heart.
The houses that everyone has worked so hard to build are now almost in ruins. This is the home that everyone has worked hard to build with their own hands over the years.
Now it was completely destroyed all at once, which caused Jindao to suffer heavy losses. It is unknown how much money and time it will take to build these houses in the future.
Huang Chong, Li Meng and others were even more angry, and their eyes were already red.
This Xingguo really went too far to deceive others and destroyed the homes that everyone worked so hard to build. This is absolutely unforgivable.
"Your Highness, Huang Chong, and Li Meng are so cunning. Their artillery is hidden in strong fortresses and bunkers. Our artillery does not pose any threat at all. It is difficult to destroy their artillery."
"Once our warships get close, they will easily be sunk and damaged by their artillery."
Jiang Ting took a telescope and carefully observed the defenses of Jindao, and said extremely annoyed.
"If we attack from the front, our damage will probably be more serious. We must find a way to defeat their artillery."
Mao Jiao also nodded and said.
"Can we land from other parts of the island and then attack from the land? Their artillery is hidden in the island, which also means that it is difficult to move and it is difficult to change direction."
"If we attack from other parts of the island, we may be able to take it down easily."
Zhu Houcong frowned, ordered someone to bring a map, and carefully studied the topography of the island.
"Your Highness, it is indeed possible to land on Golden Island in other areas, but other areas are all covered with tropical rainforests. It is extremely inconvenient to travel, and only small boats can be used to land. Large ships cannot approach."
Jiang Ting said quickly.
"Land at two points here and here, and then attack Jindao Port from both sides."
"Small boats are just small boats. Just land slowly. If it's difficult to move, just open a way out. It's better than facing artillery fire."
"When attacking the port area, our warships will use artillery to carry out extended attacks to suppress them. Once the port is captured, the fortress and the like will become useless."
Zhu Houcong studied the map carefully and quickly found two low and gentle areas on it. He decided to land in these two places and launch an attack directly on land.
As for the attack at sea, he doesn't dare to do it now. Damaging two warships is already making his heart bleed. Xingguo itself is poor and not rich. If he loses a few more warships, it will really be
I can't afford the loss, it's a crippling injury.
Therefore, it is necessary to capture Jindao with minimal losses. Since the front is not possible, we must attack in a roundabout way. The Jindao has a limited population, and it is impossible to be fully prepared in all aspects.
"yes!"
When Jiang Ting heard this, he felt it was reasonable, and quickly ordered to quickly adjust the direction of the attack. At the same time, the warship also vented its anger and fired another round of shelling towards Jindao to express its anger.