The sergeant wearing heavy full-body armor searched for it, then took two steps, knelt down, took a look, and opened the mask of a corpse. It was his comrade-in-arms and fellow countryman.
This fellow countryman who joined the army at the same time as him, a comrade who had fought side by side for more than two years, was already lying in a pool of blood, completely silent. Although he was also wearing a highly protective full-body armor, this full-body armor also had weaknesses.
Yes, the sharp blade can be inserted through various joint gaps, such as the neck, mask, etc.
During the previous battle, the sergeant saw an enemy insert a knife directly into the armor joint at his neck. At that time, the battle was urgent, and he did not have time to rescue or step forward to check the situation, but now it looks like
Come on, he's already too late.
Sighing, he didn't speak. He had experienced this kind of thing many times in the past two years. In the Battle of Nan'ao Island, the Battle of Wusong Port, and the Encirclement and Suppression Naval Battle, although there were not many casualties, the number of casualties in his place was small.
The Marine Corps has continued to recruit more than thirty people.
This means that in the past two years, a quarter of the team members have died or been injured, resulting in a vacancy of more than 30 people in the team.
After sighing, he stood up, and then a captain next to him came over: "Are you okay?"
The sergeant nodded. This person was his immediate superior, the captain of the Marine Corps on the frigate, Navy Captain Han Wangbao.
"Don't be stunned, let's go, follow me and kill them. There are still some people left behind on their ship!" As he spoke, Navy Captain Han Wangbao showed a ferocious smile!
As the captain was talking, he was walking, and at the same time, he gathered more than twenty Marine soldiers. The Marine sergeant just now was also among them, and then they jumped directly onto the Ming Navy ship. The new
A round of fighting begins again!
At the same time, on the Lianzhou, Ouyang Gui saw that a river gunboat in front of him was slowly sinking, and the sailors on the ship were jumping into the water to escape. This river gunboat was assigned to be a personal protection vessel for the Lianzhou.
Previously, the Lianzhou had blocked two attacks from Ming military ships, and successfully protected the Lianzhou from being attacked by Ming military ships.
However, just now, this inland river gunboat with only over 50 tons actively collided with a Ming army warship over 100 tons. The hull was finally overwhelmed, and finally broke into pieces and flooded with water.
However, the Ming army ship that they hit was no better. A huge hole opened in the hull, and then a lot of river water poured into it, and then it began to sink gradually.
However, after this Ming army warship was actively rammed and intercepted, two Ming army ships still rushed up, trying to attack the Lianzhou from both sides, and started a boarding battle.
But at this time, they did not choose to charge head-on. Instead, they approached from the sides from the left and right. In this way, the Lianzhou's side firepower was maximized. At the same time, the ones following behind
A frigate also provided part of the supporting firepower.
Just a few rounds of salvos, one of the two Ming army ships was directly hit by fire, and even the sails were burned to the ground. A ship that lost its sails was basically useless in this era.
It was no different from a dead fish. The Lianzhou didn't even bother to shell it anymore, and instead aimed its broadside fire at another Ming army ship.
The hulls of the Ming army ships that came over from the other side were relatively intact, but the intensive firepower hit the Ming army sailors on the ships with heavy casualties, especially since they were already preparing for a boarding battle. A large number of sailors were crowded on the deck, ready to join forces.
, as a result, two consecutive howitzer shells weighing 48 kilograms fell on the deck, and exploded violently, killing and injuring dozens of Ming army sailors on the spot.
With such tragic casualties, the Ming Navy was not a Spartan warrior, so it was natural that it was timid. In addition, the friendly warships on the other side that were attacking together were already on fire and could not cooperate at all in the battle, so the leader
The Ming army generals reluctantly ordered to distance themselves first, which was a disguised retreat.
However, the battle of the Lianzhou was only a small part of this battle. In fact, the total number of ships participating in this battle was more than 100, and a huge melee broke out.
The Tang Navy was able to maintain its formation at the beginning, but it became completely chaotic. In the end, each ship could only fight on its own. However, Ouyang Gui continued to send out flags and tried to rearrange the formation, but in the end he found that it was no longer possible.
After maintaining a unified formation, he issued instructions, requiring each squadron to maintain their respective formations.
Even if they are fighting separately, there is a huge difference between squadrons fighting each other and each ship fighting.
At the same time, even if it is impossible to maintain the formation of an entire squadron, it is best to maintain the cooperation between two or three warships.
At the same time, the remaining nearly thirty inland river gunboats were strictly ordered to actively fight, cooperate, and protect the battleships!
This large-scale, extremely chaotic battle came and went as quickly as it came!
Just half an hour later, the rumble of cannons disappeared a lot, and the river was full of burning ships. Ships that were slowly sinking had already sunk, with only one mast exposed. Many sailors were floating on the river.
On the river, some were on small boats, while many others were basically just holding a wooden board and waiting to float on the water.
Fortunately, although it is already autumn and the weather has turned a bit cooler, it is not the cold winter season after all, and the river is not too cold. Otherwise, these soldiers who fell into the water would have to soak for a while, even if someone rescued them in time.
, and more than half of them would freeze to death and get frostbite.
The sound of artillery gradually became less numerous, but it was still there, but the boarding battle was completely gone. In addition to the many wreckage floating on the river, most of the remaining ships on both sides were scarred.
There are less than twenty ships left in the Ming army that are intact and can sail away, and behind them are seven battleships of the Tang Navy.
A small number of the remaining Ming army ships have sunk or are sinking. Of course, more of them have lost power due to fires, broken masts, broken sails and other factors, and can only drift along the river.
Ouyang Gui's ship, the Lianzhou, suffered relatively minor injuries. This does not mean that there were no Ming navy ships to siege the ship. On the contrary, there were many Ming ships besieging the Lianzhou, and there were three waves of Ming ships before and after it.
They tried to besiege the ship, but they were all blocked. This also caused the escorting inland river gunboats to sink three of them on the spot. The frigate that followed behind them and provided cover was also seriously injured!
The Lianzhou itself was not seriously injured, just slightly injured. Ouyang Gui was not as badly injured as he was in the Qiongzhou naval battle in previous years. In fact, Ouyang Gui's luck was amazing in this battle!
A solid shell fired from a Ming army naval gun directly hit his command tower and landed three meters behind him, seriously injuring a rear admiral, a colonel who died on the spot, and several others who were injured.
Minor injuries caused by sawdust.
However, there was nothing wrong with him, not even sawdust flew towards him!
After ordering people to treat the wounded, Ouyang Gui once again gave instructions: the seven warships pursuing were to ensure the safety of the landing fleet. After ensuring the safety of the landing fleet, they would choose an opportunity to pursue!
The other ships in the fleet, which were slightly injured, re-lined up intact and transferred the wounded to the shore for treatment. The seriously injured ship immediately docked and entered the port, and at the same time began a large-scale search and rescue of tax evaders, regardless of the enemy or friend!
Ouyang Gui himself continued to sit on the Lianzhou!
He had to beware that there was still a hidden Ming navy in Yangzhou.
The Army's landing is not over yet, and the whole process will last at least two days. During these two days, Ouyang Gui will lead the fleet to ensure the safety of the Army no matter what.
There are no statistics on the losses in this battle yet, but they are mainly the losses of some small ships and transport ships. If it is a battleship, each ship will be a focus of attention. Whether it is sunk or injured, Ouyang Gui will pay attention during the battle.
Already know it.
In this battle, they almost wiped out all the incoming Ming navy. More than two hundred Ming ships were sunk on the spot, although most of them were fireships with only a few tons or more than ten tons.
It is said to be sunk, but in fact once it is ignited, these fireships will eventually sink without having to hit themselves.
There were only about a dozen Ming army battleships sunk on the spot. Most of the remaining ones were beaten and lost power, or they simply defeated the opponent in the boarding battle and directly seized control of the opponent's ship.
right.
About twenty ships escaped.
None of our own losses were sunk on the spot, but one frigate suffered a heavy blow during the boarding battle. Except for a few of the officers and soldiers on the ship who jumped to escape, none of them survived. The ship was once destroyed by the Ming army.
It was under control, but was quickly recaptured by other reinforcements from the Tang Navy.
There were many injured ships, and almost every ship was more or less injured. The most serious one was another frigate, the Shaoxing, which was attacked by Ming naval gunfire and was also attacked by Ming naval gunships.
The hull split, the water flooded badly, and a fire broke out.
Although the officers and soldiers on the ship worked hard to put out the fire and plug the breach, they were still unable to save the ship in the end. In the end, they had to order the ship to be abandoned. Now all the officers on the ship have evacuated, leaving only the Shaoxing alone on the river with raging fire and thick smoke.
Smoke floats.
Although the ship was not sunk on the spot, even if it was abandoned after the war, it would still be considered sunk.
This frigate was the only battleship lost by the Tang Navy. Although the other battleships were more or less injured, and one even had its mast broken, it was still intact and could be towed back to port.
, replace the mast and you can quickly restore your combat effectiveness!
However, although there were not many battleships sunk, so many were injured, and the gunboats and armed merchant ships that assisted in the battle also lost a lot. This battle also caused a lot of losses to the navy.
However, despite paying a relatively high price, the victory they achieved was insignificant. In this battle, they almost completely annihilated the Ming Army's Jiangbei Navy with its core base in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, east of Jinling, and Yangzhou.
At the same time, what is even more important is that after this battle, the Tang Army was finally able to safely cross the river on a large scale and obtain subsequent ammunition supplies!
And what does this mean?
This means that the army can safely launch an attack on Yangzhou!
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