At the port dock, all the generals were silent and silently watched the Han navy advancing bravely.
On the outermost side, the battleships of the Yingte Navy were still moving forward as hard as they could. The battleships passed through the interception ropes, caught up with the battleships in front, and poured their ballistae into the small Han fleet.
"Whizzing"
The crossbows on the top of Dongji Mountain began to fire, and a rain of crossbow arrows instantly enveloped an auxiliary ship that wanted to rush into the gap between the two British warships. The thick arrow clusters directly penetrated the deck, and the officer who was commanding the battle was directly hit by one.
The arrows were nailed to the deck.
There was silence on the deck for an instant, and all the surviving sergeants looked at the shot dead Pao Ze beside them with fear on their faces.
The captain, who was lucky enough to survive on the bridge, stared blankly at a thick arrow that shot through the bulkhead, and looked at the deputy whose head was separated after just being scratched, and his face turned pale.
According to the assumptions before the war, this battle situation should not be like this. After many trials, the strength of the Han army was not that strong at all. The two fleets of fighting ships and auxiliary ships could completely defeat the Han army without fighting ships.
Han military port.
As for the two fighting ships outside the blocked port, they were just baits, used to drag down the Han army's ballistae on the top of the port.
Originally, the ballistae at Dongji Mountain had been held back, and according to the plan set before the war, it should have penetrated the Han fleet in the port by now.
Why did the Han army suddenly become so tenacious?
The small ship was no match for its own auxiliary ship, but it refused to retreat. Even if it was sunk, it would still try its best to pull up the soldiers on the auxiliary ship.
The cooperation of the Han army's sailors was much improved compared to the last battle outside the port. The cooperation was flawless, the small ships advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, and the formation they formed was both offensive and defensive, forming a chain stronger than an interception rope.
Why is this happening?
The captain looked at the fighting outside and was completely confused.
The next moment, the dense sound of crossbow arrows tearing through the air was heard again, and the sound of the cabin being punctured was heard again.
His vision went dark, and the captain saw a headless body falling backwards, and then completely lost consciousness.
The ballistae at the top of Dongji Mountain began to mow down the auxiliary ships in the port. After killing two medium-sized auxiliary ships, white flags were hoisted on the remaining two auxiliary ships.
Su Ping punched the pillar next to him with an excited expression:
"Son of a bitch Yingte, he also knows how to surrender."
When the battle was over, Su Ping ordered Lieutenant General Liu to bring all the prisoners ashore.
Su Ping followed Su Lu back to the Governor's Mansion. The two entered the festival hall and saw the mountains of documents piled up in the festival hall.
"These are military affairs documents. As a governor, you don't even bother to deal with these documents."
Su Lu glared at Su Ping and reprimanded him. If he wanted to be crowned, he had to bear his weight first. He couldn't even handle military affairs books. Su Ping was not qualified as a governor.
Su Ping said nonchalantly:
"They are all documents asking me to go out to sea to suppress bandits. There are hundreds of islands around Wangjiang, and many bandits have gathered there. They rob homes and houses. They not only rob the cargo ships passing by, but sometimes also go ashore to plunder."
"Now I am a clay Buddha crossing the river, and the fighting ships have been destroyed. What can I use to fight against the bandits?"
Su Lu was a little annoyed:
"Why, without fighting ships, you wouldn't go to sea to suppress bandits. Without steamed buns, you wouldn't eat."
Su Ping's face turned a little dark and he was speechless.
In his opinion, the naval forces were all selected by the infantry. They were all treasures. They were sent out to suppress bandits. If they were damaged, it would be a sin. They all had to save their lives to fight against the British navy.
Su Lu casually picked up a military affairs brochure and glanced at it twice. Sure enough, it was a bandit suppression document sent by officials from various coastal states, requesting Wangjiang navy to eliminate banditry.
Lin Gang strode in from outside and reported:
"Your Majesty, all the Yingte surrender ships have been collected, including two medium-sized auxiliary ships, twenty-six small grasshopper ships, and sea loach ships. The remaining weapons and armor are countless, and 642 navy personnel have been captured."
Su Lu nodded and gave instructions:
"Pull these people out to mine and use them until they die, but don't use them all to death. They are all silver."
Su Ping was a little stunned when he heard this:
"Second brother, these are all enemies. If the Yingte people are allowed to buy them back with money, they will still fight with us, and the lives of our sons will not be in vain."
Su Lu ignored Su Ping and ordered Lin Gang to carry out the task himself.
"Go ahead, organize the sergeants and prepare to practice the new military formation."
Su Lu ordered.
Su Ping was overjoyed when he heard this, "Second brother, have you developed a new naval battle formation? That's a good feeling. I no longer have to worry about our navy not being able to defeat the British navy without the power of the military formation."
Su Lu looked at Su Ping's back and frowned. Su Ping has developed the habit of relying on military formations. I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. After a hundred years, these military formation cards have disappeared. They
What can we rely on to fight the war?
In the naval base located in Okinawa, Navy Commander Lord Robertson was discussing the next step of the war with his deputies.
"Although Earl is impulsive, his command of the neighboring enemy is still convincing. If we capture Wangjiang this time, our target should be the two rivers."
The deputy expanded the defense map even more, with a somewhat excited look on his face:
"Wangjiang is the only seaport military town in the Han Dynasty. If Wangjiang is lost, the Han Dynasty will have no navy at all. There will only be a few river naval forces, which cannot be attacked by our navy."
"This battle will be the battle where our Yingte blows the clarion call for counterattack on the mainland of Qi."
"Report, Captain Earl has returned with his team, and our army has suffered heavy losses."
A soldier from the Lord's personal guard rushed into the meeting hall and reported with a pale face.
Lord Robertson's expression changed:
"What did you say? The losses were heavy. How heavy was it?"
"Two stern warships were seriously damaged and need major repairs. None of the remaining auxiliary ships and small ships have returned."
The voice of the soldier who spoke was trembling.
Lord Robertson's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he almost threw himself into the street.
Not one of them has returned!
He had been planning for this war for a long time. In order to ensure victory, although there were two battleships sent this time, the number of auxiliary ships and small ships was four fleets.
How can I explain to the Lord Admiralty and Her Majesty the Queen when I have suffered so much loss at once?
Although the warships are powerful, they have no auxiliary ships or small ships. If there is a war with the Han army, it will simply be a loss of ships.
Damn Earl, how did he direct the war?
"Go and tie Earl to me. I want to hear how he commands."
The soldier's face changed:
"Captain Earl personally came to the auxiliary ship to command the port and broke the harbor. He can't come back."
Lord Robertson's face darkened, and he almost cursed, "You are dead, leave the mess to me."
After losing the small ships and auxiliary ships, in a short time, there will be no more thoughts of war with the Han army.
…
In the capital of Han Dynasty, when the news reached the palace, the imperial court was meeting.
When the messenger finished reading the good news, Dong Cheng turned around and knelt down excitedly.
"I congratulate Your Majesty. Your Majesty has commanded an invincible army. He defeated the enemy in the first battle. The Yingte people have nothing to fear."
Zhou Ping also clenched his fists and thought about it.
"That's great. Your Majesty is ready to take action, so you can look forward to the river without worries."
Zhou Yuan blinked his eyes and looked at each other with Zuo Shilang, both of whom had the same idea.
The prince took action and defeated the British army without fighting ships. So there is no need to build the four fighting ships.