Daming Junior Scholar

As soon as Henry Zhang finished speaking, the fleet of the strange ship had turned the hull sideways, and the black muzzle was aimed at the direction of the fleet, and white smoke suddenly burst out.

Zhang Xuanling was frightened out of his wits, and quickly hugged his head to find a place to hide. Unexpectedly, the shells he imagined did not fall on the boat, but all hit the water on both sides, and the splashes that were raised soaked Zhang Xuanling clothes, while he looked at the fleet blankly.

Could it be that they haven't practiced for a long time and played crookedly?

Chapter 1520

Chapter 1520

Just when Zhang Xuanling thought that the other party's cannon was shot crookedly, he saw someone on the other party's boat yelling towards this side: "Stop the boat immediately, everyone stand on the deck, whoever dares to go further, shoot immediately!" Shen."

That's right, it's not that they've been wronged, they just want to catch people alive.

Henry Zhang groaned secretly in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. Under the threat of Fran's cannon, the boat he was sitting on was no different from paper.

Quickly stopped the boat, Henry Zhang deliberately pretended to be scared and stood on the deck, and when seeing the other party's boat getting closer, he carefully apologized: "Master, what are you doing? We're a small business, and we don't have anything on board."

The people on the opposite boat looked at him and snorted disdainfully: "Small business? Let me ask you, what kind of business do you do? Where did you go from here? What's your name? Where do you live? People in the village?" Who is Li Zheng?"

A series of questions made Henry Zhang stunned for a while. He couldn't think of anything in his mind for a while, and he froze in place.

"How about it, look at how stupid you are, you still want to lie to me, so raise your hands up for me, otherwise I will shoot an arrow."

Henry Zhang sighed in his heart, knowing that it was too late to say anything now, he had already seen his own details, and he might be arrested next.

Seeing that the great enmity was about to be avenged, but unexpectedly being caught here, Henry Zhang felt aggrieved in his heart, rolled his eyes, walked a few steps forward, and came to the side of the boat, taking advantage of the other party Without paying attention, he quickly jumped into the river.

"Let the arrows go." The general on the opposite boat pointed at the river, and dozens of feathered arrows shot down, but after waiting for a long time, there was no blood floating on the water, and he knew that the other party had escaped.

"It's really bad luck." The general cursed into the river, and when he raised his head again, there was already a trace of ferocity on his face. He waved his big hand and said loudly, "Kill!"

Immediately all arrows were fired.

These people brought by Zhang Xuanling were all shot and killed in the river before they joined King Ning's team. After a short time, these officers and soldiers quickly approached the past, and took the captured boats, sailed To the north bank of the Yangtze River.

After a while, a human head suddenly emerged from the river, Henry Zhang spit out looking at the direction where the boat disappeared, and then climbed to the shore.

All the people died and the boats were taken away. I dare not go back now. If King Ning knew that he had lost so many boats, he would definitely kill himself. Instead of going back and waiting for death, It's better to think of a different way of living.

After thinking for a while alone on the shore, Henry Zhang seemed to have thought of something, with a hint of excitement on his face, and actually walked along the river to the place where the army gathered.

Similar scenes were being staged in different places on the Yangtze River. Finally, King Ning felt that something was wrong. There should have been more warships coming here in the past few days, but in the end there were only a few dozens of them. The hundreds of ships prepared earlier can only transport tens of thousands of people at a time.

The first batch of people crossing the river is very important. Only by transporting more people at one time can the army that has just docked be driven down the river. As for the bottom line, Xu Jiuling estimates that at least 10 people are needed, and the current ships It can transport less than 7 people, and the gap of 3 people left Xu Jiuling with a headache.

After another day, there were no other boats coming from upstream and downstream. King Ning had already realized that this should be He Jiaan who had discovered his tracks and sent someone to intercept the boat. He couldn't wait like this any longer. It's just these people, if Zhengde's army is allowed to rush to Nanjing, I'm afraid I won't even have the chance to cross the river.

King Ning summoned Xu Jiuling over, and after telling him his worries, Xu Jiuling also felt that King Ning's idea was correct, and it was not an option to wait any longer. It would be better to send troops to Nanjing as soon as possible, as long as the docks were consolidated position, there is a chance to send more soldiers across the Yangtze River.

Just when the two were standing on the shore and watching, someone suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, look, there are boats, a lot of boats."

Uh?

King Ning and Xu Jiuling turned their heads immediately, and when they looked at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River curiously, they were surprised at the same time. The man was right. There were indeed many boats floating down from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. There are as many as a hundred.

"Could this be our boat?" King Ning was also a little uncertain. From a distance, he couldn't see how many people were on the boat, but it looked like there were nearly a hundred empty boats.

Xu Jiuling immediately became excited. If these were really his own ships, these ships could at least carry about 8 more people. If they could carry [-] people across the river at one time, the chances of victory would be a little higher.

Thinking of this, Xu Jiuling quickly saluted King Ning, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, with these boats, we don't have to be afraid of He Jiaan on the opposite side, this time we will be able to beat them to zero. Eight falls."

"Really? Hahaha!" King Ning laughed a few times triumphantly, watching those boats going down the river, they gathered towards the pier as expected, feeling even more proud, he patted Xu Jiuling on the shoulder with a smile Said: "If this battle can be won, General Xu will be the first to do it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." With these words, Xu Jiuling's heart was relieved. Just as the two praised each other, the fleet below suddenly changed. After the boats gathered at the dock, all the boatmen All of them appeared on the deck, and no one knew who suddenly took out a gong and knocked on it. Just when everyone was still wondering what happened, those boatmen suddenly lit a fuze, and then jumped into the Among the Yangtze River.

"What's going on here?" King Ning was stunned for a moment, looking at the river in surprise. Just as he was in a daze, a ball of fire suddenly rose from the river, and then a violent explosion sounded in his ears .

Accompanied by the huge explosion, the boat that was still parked on the river just now was blown to pieces. Countless flames suddenly rose from the boat and flew in all directions. When they landed on other boats, they immediately burned violently .

"What... what is this?" King Ning looked at the river in surprise. The explosion just now was more like a beginning. After that sound, explosions sounded one after another on the river. The nearly one hundred boats in front of him all turned into torches on the river.

"He Jiaan, you..."

King Ning didn't know that this was another trick played by He Jia'an, but he didn't know what the flying things from the boats were, and they burned violently after falling. Soon, the other boats parked on the pier Being affected by the fish in the pond, the other warships also started to burn.

"What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and put out the fire." King Ning was already panicked, turning his head and cursing incoherently. , look quickly, another boat is coming?"

Why is there still a boat coming?

King Ning quickly turned around and looked up the river, only to see a fleet of ships approaching from the upstream direction. Seeing the appearance of the ship, King Ning was frightened out of his wits and shouted: "Xu Aiqing, hurry up and prepare for the battle!" , This is He Jiaan's warship."

Chapter 1521

Chapter 1521

Looking from a distance, the pier was already covered with flames. Tang Xiao looked into the distance with a face of surprise, and asked in surprise: "Sir, why is this black oil so powerful? It won't be extinguished if it is put in water ?”

He Jiaan looked at the burning torch indifferently, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said lightly: "Didn't you see it? They were wrong from the beginning. The only way to save this kind of fire is with sand or soil. , if you use water, it will only burn more and more intensely."

As if hearing He Jiaan's words, the fire on the pier was indeed getting hotter and hotter, and it had already involved many warships on the pier. Because these ships were waiting to set off, the distance between them was quite dense, and there was no time to rush. It is not an easy task to escape, only those boats parked on the periphery quickly run away.

But when they reached the river, suddenly the warships of the officers and soldiers had already occupied a favorable position on the river, with black muzzles exposed on the hull, and then clusters of flames ignited.

'Boom' The sudden sound of cannons on the river broke the tranquility of the river. After being passively beaten for a while, King Ning's battleship finally began to fight back.

One side came prepared, and the other side was caught off guard. The two sides inadvertently wrote the history of the Ming Dynasty naval battle. The first time was a water battle with both sides equipped with artillery.

Whether it's the river or the sea, the accuracy of the Fran's cannon is actually not very high. Although dozens of cannons are arranged on one side, when there is a real fight, sometimes even a round of salvos may not be able to hit the target. The opponent shoots one shot, and the reason why so many shots are designed is to increase the probability of hitting the opponent.

So He Jia'an put all the warships in his hands close together. When he saw the opponent's warship rushing towards him, he waved the command flag on the flagship, and immediately dozens of guns aimed at one direction, and they bombarded them together.

Compared with He Jiaan's uniform, King Ning's warships are much worse. Most of the time, one or two ships work alone. If you want to find a large army, you don't know where to go. You can only watch the approaching warships. The ship fired its cannons unwillingly, and sometimes the shells actually landed on the opponent's ship, but most of the time, after only one or two rounds, they were blown up by the overwhelming shells. .

He Jiaan's fleet was slowly harvesting warships one after another on the river, but the fire on the pier was a little bigger. Standing on a high place, King Ning looked at all this without tears. It's my decades of painstaking efforts, but now all of them have become targets for He Jiaan's practice shooting. If all these ships are gone, what will I use to compete for the world?

At this moment, Xu Jiuling who had just got off the horse came back in a hurry, got off the horse and knelt down in front of King Ning, crying without tears: "Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, so He Jia'an didn't know where to make something, it's actually sticky It’s perfect, as long as it sticks to the warship, it can’t be buckled off, even the water can’t put it out, so I can only watch the whole warship burn.”

"What?" King Ning heard for the first time that there was such a powerful thing. If someone else said it, he would not believe it even if he killed him, but when he thought that it was He Jiaan who made it, he immediately believed it.

There must be no way to keep the boat, so what should I do next?Zhengde's army will arrive soon, how much strength do I have to fight against it now?

King Ning stood on the top of the mountain in a daze, looking at the wide river below his feet with a blank face. Since the Nanchang incident, everything has been smooth and smooth, and everything has changed since the moment he attacked He Jiaan. He is also dead, and now even his own fleet is finished, what next?

Will it be my turn?

Just when King Ning was at a loss, Xu Jiuling came to his side and persuaded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this point, this pier must be unstoppable, or else, let's go back to Nanchang."

"Retire?" King Ning was taken aback, looked at Xu Jiuling blankly, and said with a wry smile: "Even if we retreat to Nanchang, what can we do? The Zhengde army will be able to cross the river soon, even if we retreat to Nanchang. There is still no way to avoid this battle.”