It's nearly five o'clock, and the last darkness before dawn falls.
The sea was stormy, dark, and the sea mist was steaming in late autumn, and everything was plunged into chaos.
However, the dots of red lights on the sea were very eye-catching. They penetrated the fog and scattered all over the surrounding sea area. Seventy or eighty civilian ships were scattered on the sea, and they surrounded the three Centipede boats of the Folangji without hesitation.
On the sea in the distance, three warships led by Wang Hong, Qin Yong and others followed the enemy ships. They also saw the dazzling lights on the pier from a distance, the figures running around, and the roar of firearms. They also realized that the castle might have been occupied.
Zhang Yanling and others conquered it. Because the sound of the French cannon on the castle had not roared for a long time. The chaos on the dock should be the final pursuit.
The two agreed and were happy, but at the same time they were worried. The enemy's gunboats were a big trouble. Even if they captured the island and occupied the castle, if the other side bombarded them with naval guns, the consequences would be disastrous.
While the two were hesitating, they suddenly saw countless red lanterns lighting up in the fog on the coast ahead, like countless stars twinkling on the sea. They were densely packed and boundless, and they were all surrounding Fo Langji's ship. Wang Hong and Qin
Yongdu was shocked.
"What's going on? Where did the boat come from?" Qin Yong said in shock.
Wang Hong frowned and muttered: "It should be the civilian boats that are following us. Could it be that you forgot that the people from Guangzhou Prefecture followed us in boats."
Qin Yong suddenly realized, and frowned again: "But, how can they charge at me with a lantern hanging? Isn't this looking for death? Isn't this nonsense?"
Wang Hong pondered for a moment, suddenly slapped his thigh, and shouted: "I understand. They are covering our attack. We have a red light, and they have a red light. The enemy ships don't know the depth, so they will naturally regard them as targets...
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Qin Yong's eyes widened in shock, and he said in a deep voice: "The people are using their lives as a cover to cover our attack. Oh my God."
Wang Hong gritted his teeth and nodded: "Exactly, this is exactly their intention. This is a method of hand-to-hand combat. I guess Lord Marquis and others are already attacking. Lord Qin, we cannot let down the people's kindness and let them die in vain.
.Send the order, put out the lights, hoist the sails, and rush forward."
Qin Yong still didn't understand, so he turned around and shouted: "Turn out the lights, raise the sails, and charge!"
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The three Franji warships soon discovered the anomalies in the surrounding sea. The red lights in the dark sea fog were densely packed, approaching as the waves rose and fell. The Franji soldiers on the ship looked at all this in horror.
At a loss.
"Impossible, how come they have so many warships? Absolutely impossible. What the hell are the Ming Dynasty people doing?" Lieutenant Felix, the captain of the flagship, exclaimed in shock.
"What should we do? Lieutenant, there are too many of them. Otherwise, we should withdraw. Get out of the bay and go to the sea. Or turn to the port of Champa to anchor. Report to Commander Almeida and send more gunboats.
"Someone beside me said.
"Shut up, my wife Melanda and my two sons are in the castle. I'm afraid they have captured them now. Can I just leave? I shouldn't have agreed to let them come here for a vacation. It's all my fault for leaving Ming Dynasty."
This place is said to be like a paradise, and Melanda insists on coming with her. If I leave them here, will my father-in-law, Count Cassel, take my life? No, I must take back the castle and rescue them." Felix
said loudly.
Everyone looked at him speechlessly, cursing in their hearts. The reason why Felix became a captain of the Eastern Fleet and came to the East to make a fortune was precisely through the light of his father-in-law, Earl Selby. If he left his wife and children
If he fled back, Lord Selby was afraid that he would hang him on the gallows.
However, it is unfair for his wife and children to face so many enemy ships.
"So many living targets, order! Stop the ship and fire!" Felix shouted.
Although it was unfair, the flagship captain's order could not be resisted. After the order was issued, the three ships spread out in a triangular formation and deployed the cannons on the outside of the ship. Soon after, the opponent's ship came within range, and Felix
With an order, more than a dozen Folan cannons fired simultaneously, and the roar was earth-shattering.
The water column rose on the sea surface, splashing water mist all over the sky. Smoke filled the air, flames shot into the sky, and the three gunboats opened fire with full firepower. Their power was truly astonishing.
The large number of targets almost made it difficult for the gunners on the Fo Lang machine to make a choice. But the target was clear, and the red light in the sea fog was the best guide. The soldiers of the Fo Lang machine skillfully loaded the ammunition and fired.
He reloaded and fired again, firing out a steady stream of shells. Soon civilian ships were hit by bullets, whether they were explosive shells or solid shells. Once the shells were blasted away, the people and ships were all shattered, it was terrible to see.
Intense artillery fire is almost impossible to avoid, because you have no idea where the opponent's shells will land. Maybe you turn the steering wheel to avoid it, but just catch the shells. At this time, there is only one way to reduce casualties.
Rush forward! Rush forward, rush to the side of the opponent's ship!
Time seemed to have frozen. In just a quarter of an hour, more than a dozen civilian ships were shot, caught fire or sank, and countless people fell into the water, floating in the cold water. The fire was burning on the sea, and the surrounding sea area was red.
.
The Franco soldiers laughed wildly and kept firing at the targets with flashing red lights. They also understood that those were not warships, but ordinary civilian ships and fishing boats. They had no firearms at all and posed no threat to themselves.
.Are these people crazy? They risked their own lives. They were sunk and destroyed so many ships, but they still kept their heads down and rushed forward.
"Prepare your muskets and crossbows. Shoot those who come close. Kill them all. Tonight, I want to achieve the most glorious record of our Eastern Fleet of the Franco Kingdom. I want the blood of the people of the Ming Dynasty to dye this sea red. I, Fei
Felix, who is about to become the hero of the Franchi Kingdom, wants to have dinner with our king and queen. Hahaha." Felix stood on the bow of the boat and laughed loudly.
All the Franco soldiers were grinning. They suddenly discovered that this was actually an opportunity to become famous and get promoted and make a fortune. King Manuel I of the Franco Kingdom said at the ceremony of the Eastern Fleet's expedition a few years ago: Children
We, go to the East, enslave those Eastern slaves, possess their property and women, and occupy their land. Let them submit to the majesty of the Franco Kingdom. If they disobey, kill them all. They
Your blood is your glory.
Therefore, their merit is to kill people. The more they kill, the greater their merit. Maybe after tonight's massacre, each of them will gain fame and fortune. They will be awarded honors at the king's dinner.
The approaching civilian ship was severely hit by firearms and crossbows. The civilians on the civilian ship were bloody and suffered heavy casualties. Screams resounded throughout the screen.
At this moment, these Franco soldiers have become bloodthirsty hyenas, losing any humanity. They are almost crazy!
However, not far away, several small boats emerged from the sea fog like ghosts, approaching thirty steps away from the flagship. The boats were empty, and it seemed that all the people on them were dead. Therefore, even if someone discovered them, they would still prioritize attacking those approaching.
of manned ships.
At this moment, more than ten black figures on the boat suddenly stood up, and someone shouted: "Throw it away!"
Everyone raised their arms, and a dozen black dots were thrown towards the deck of the flagship. A few fell into the water, and seven or eight fell on the deck.
Felix's thigh was hit. He was startled at first, thinking it was some kind of hidden weapon. But the thing hit him and bounced to the deck, and his leg didn't hurt much. Just when he was lucky, he suddenly found that the thing fell to his feet.
The dark ball is emitting sparks.
"What?" Felix had a premonition of inexplicable danger. He subconsciously threw his body backwards, hearing a violent roar in his ears.
Boom! Boom!
The golden gourd thunder exploded on the deck. In the violent roar, the broken iron pieces and iron bullets inside the golden gourd thunder flew everywhere. Seven or eight golden gourd thunder exploded at the same time, and the deck was filled with flesh and blood, and smoke and dust filled the air. More than a dozen Franco soldiers
He fell on the deck in a bloody mess, moaning and screaming loudly, rolling back and forth.
Felix was not injured. His pounce happened to be behind several wooden boxes nearby. He only injured his calf when the debris flew everywhere.
Just when he was panicking but still feeling a little lucky, he climbed up and was about to rush into the cabin. Suddenly, he heard the roar of the flames. It was like the terrifying sound of a rattlesnake wagging its tail, right next to his ears.
He turned his head in horror and saw a sparkling golden melon whistling on a wooden box less than half a foot in front of him.
"Oh, my God!" Felix exclaimed, and those were his last words in this world.
"Boom!" Jingua Lei exploded against his face. Countless iron bullet fragments were embedded in his bearded face, and penetrated into his neck, mouth, and eyes. His eyeballs exploded and his lips were blown away.
Flying, the nose was blown open, and the blood vessels in the neck were cut.
Everywhere above the neck was bleeding, and no place was intact.
"Plop!" Felix's fat body fell to the ground like a dead pig.
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Once Zhang Yanling and others approached, the battle situation immediately reversed. After Felix was killed, Zhang Yanling and others took advantage of the chaos to board the ship with a hook and quickly eliminated the gunner in the cabin.
The other two Centipede ships had no clue yet, they only knew that an accident had occurred. Suddenly, the artillery on the inside of the flagship opened fire on them.
Shooting at an extremely close range requires no skill, not to mention the help of the captured gunners of the French Army. Amid the roar, the other two Centipede ships were hit by cannons and disabled. Ships from all directions had already surrounded them, and they learned that the flagship was occupied.
, there was still a desire to fight, so he dragged the disabled hull and prepared to escape.
But it was already too late. Three warships of Wang Hong and Qin Yong rushed to the side and blocked their way. If Zhang Yanling had not wanted to save the centipede ship and the large number of artillery on it, so he sent an order not to sink it, Wang Hong and Qin Yong
Qin Yong will definitely bombard them with artillery and sink them.
After quickly approaching and boarding the ship, the hand-to-hand combat ended quickly. The enemy troops in the other two centipede ships were quickly eliminated.
The battle ended after lasting for about an hour. Zhang Yanling stood tiredly on the bow of a centipede ship, looking at the battlefield at sea in front of him, feeling deeply sad in his heart.
At this moment, the sea breeze has stopped, the waves are rippling gently, and the eastern sky is already filled with morning glow.