The turtle boats on the river collided with the Ming warships, or sailed through the gaps in the warships and rushed to the south bank.

The bottom of the boat hit the river beach, and the moment the hull of the ship stabilized, the iron plates in front of the turtle boat were pushed down one after another, and the Wei soldiers with iron helmets inside, holding various weapons, rushed off the boat with a roar and waded ashore.

On the Ming warship, Zheng Sen saw the ships rushing to the south bank and wanted to pursue them, but after the turtle boats, nearly a thousand large and small ships and rafts came across the river.

These small boats and rafts also had only one cannon in the bow, and some did not even have a cannon, and the soldiers carried a few earth-shattering thunderbolts, and put a shield in front of the raft to shield the muskets and arrows, and killed them with muskets.

On one side were the turtle boats rushing to the shore, and on the other side were the large and small boats that came from the river, which put the Ming army sailors in a dilemma.

The sailors hurriedly steered the sails, wanting to turn the ship around and pursue the Wei ships, but the turtle boats had already rowed away.

At this time, the Wei ships that came from the river rushed up again, when a Fu boat turned, it was hit by the Wei army chain ship, the iron nails on the front ship were directly nailed into the tail of the Fu ship, and the Wei soldiers lit the fire oil, firewood and grass piled up on the front ship, and at the same time released the iron ring, and fled with the rear boat, and the Fu boat was immediately engulfed in flames.

The Yangtze River is narrow and has a water flow to the east, and the big ships of the Ming Dynasty are far less flexible than the small boats.

For a while, the fire on the river was soaring, and such a scene immediately reminded Zheng Sen of the naval battle of Liuluo Bay many years ago.

Although he did not participate in that battle, he also knew that his father, Zheng Zhilong, had defeated the Dutch fleet by swarming with fireships.

"Ignore the ships that rush by, and stop other ships from approaching." Zheng Sen roared loudly.

The turtle boat of the Wei army, the oars on both sides rowed, although it was called the turtle boat, but the speed was not slow, and the distance between the Ming army and the Ming army had been opened without waiting for the Ming warship to turn around.

The Zheng family sailors dominated East Asia, and the sea was more suitable for them to show their hands and feet, and the ships in the inland rivers were restrained, and the task was to block the Wei ships, and they could not open up the distance and bombard, so they were subject to many restrictions.

The Ming warships received the order and immediately adjusted their hulls to intercept the enemy ships coming from the river.

The "boom, boom, boom......, boom" cannon roared, splashed on the surface of the river, and columns of water and clouds of gunpowder smoke rose in a curling up, spreading and thinning in mid-air, and finally being blown away by the river wind.

The Wei ships behind did not have iron plate protection, and once they were hit by cannons, wood chips flew immediately, and some rafts, with only one cannon, turned into a pile of scattered wood.

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On the shore, the Ming army built a long wall along the river beach, and the troops were scattered on the south bank, and 6,000 Ming soldiers defended the river bank near Zhenjiang.

At this time, a thick smoke of warning had already risen from the piers along the river, informing the Wei army of the location of crossing the river, and asking the Ming troops defending other ferries to come to support as soon as possible.

Although the Yangtze River is a moat, but a thousand miles of defense line, everywhere needs to be deployed troops, the main force of the Ming army in Jiangbei, almost the whole army is gone, the remaining troops need to be deployed everywhere, Zhenjiang even if it is a key defensive place, only 6,000 Ming troops are arranged.

The beacon smoke has been ten miles away, and in the blink of an eye, it has already spread to Nanjing City.

After dawn, Zhu Cihong had already discovered the bluff of the Wei army, and when he saw the thick smoke of the warning coming from the direction of Zhenjiang, he scolded Gao Yihuan for being cunning, and hurriedly ordered the defenders everywhere to reinforce him.

For a time, on the south bank of the Yangtze River, one by one the arrows shot into the sky, taking over the military order, and the defenders in the upper reaches of Zhenjiang picked up their weapons and rushed to the east, and the team was mighty.

At this time, Fang Guoan was riding on a war horse, holding a big knife in his hand, standing on the side of the road, looking at his subordinates with saucer helmets, running eastward, urging from time to time, "Hurry up, hurry up!" The people behind followed. ”

After the Wei army captured Runan, Fang Guoan directly led his troops to flee south, and only more than 10,000 of the 30,000 soldiers and horses returned to Wuhu.

Zhu Cihong originally wanted to ask him about his crimes, but Jiang Air Defense was weak and needed someone to defend him, so he was not punished.

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The Yangtze River is not an above-ground river, the river beach is relatively gentle, the defenders have no danger to defend, if you want to deal with the Wei army that landed on the shore, you must drive the Wei army down the river, otherwise the Wei army will gather more and more, with the strength of the Ming army, it will not be able to hold the river beach at all.

The artillery of the Ming army on the shore rang out, and one after another iron bullets smashed into the river, splashing up more than a zhang high column of water and sediment, the river water was splashed into the sky, and then fell, the Wei soldiers who waded ashore on the water seemed to advance in the heavy rain, many people were hit by gravel and fell into the water, and the river was immediately red.

The Ming soldiers on the riverside formed an earthen wall on the river beach, and the Ming musketeers behind the wall aimed their guns at the Wei troops who rushed up, and the Wei soldiers fell to the ground one after another in the sound of "bang bang bang" gunshots.

The Ming army built fortifications, and the terrain by the river was low, and it was suppressed on the river beach, so it could only be beaten passively, Li Yuanyin raised his sword, picked up his shield, and roared, "Brothers, kill!" ”

More than 1,000 Wei troops, under the cover of musketeers, rushed to the wall with shields, the low wall of the Ming army was very low, if the Wei army continued to land, there were more and more men and horses, and it would definitely not be able to hold it.

Therefore, it was necessary to take advantage of the fact that the Wei army landed on the shore with few troops and was not firmly established, and drove them into the river.

"The fire gun suppresses the Wei thief, and the Wei thief is not allowed to continue to land on the shore, the pikeman, the sword and shield soldier, kill with me, and drive the Wei thief down!" Wang Zhiren, the general of the Ming Dynasty, drew his sword and roared angrily, and then led 3,000 soldiers and horses, crossed the low wall, and collided with more than 1,000 Wei troops head-on.

The fierce battle unfolded in an instant, the shields of the two sides collided, swords and guns struck each other, flesh and blood flew over, and the Ming army blocked the Wei army under the earthen wall.

"Shoot with a firebolt!" The Ming soldiers on the earthen wall continued to release their guns, and shot dense projectiles to the riverside, shooting the Wei army that had just waded ashore on the water.

The Wei army, which waded ashore from the turtle boat, had to face the artillery bombardment of the Ming army's naval division warships on the river, and also faced the overwhelming rain of bullets, and soldiers were constantly shot and fell to the ground.

At this time, the Ming army, with 3,000 swords and shields and pikemen, formed a formation under the earthen wall to prevent the Wei army from killing the earthen wall, and the Ming army on the earthen wall, without the threat of the Wei army, calmly shot the Wei army on the beachhead.

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On the north shore, Gao Yihuan looked at the opposite bank with a clairvoyant mirror, and the camera was blurred by the smoke of gunpowder, and he couldn't see the scene on the south bank clearly.

However, he was sure that the landing of the Wei army was not smooth, if the Wei army occupied the beachhead, the artillery should have been set up and began to bombard the naval division on the surface, but now the Ming army's naval division did not suffer from artillery bombardment, but continued to knock over the Wei army's boats and rafts.

This made Gao Yihuan anxious, if he couldn't open up the situation on the south bank, build an artillery array and cooperate with the north and south of the Guazhou Fort, and control the river, I am afraid that the people and horses crossing the river, as well as the boats in the river, will be finished.

If this battle of crossing the river fails, the Wei army will suffer heavy losses, and the plan to sweep Jiangnan will fall short, and Gao will really become the second in Mengde.

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At this time, the fighting on the south bank was still fierce, and as more and more Wei soldiers landed on the shore, the red-coated cannons were also transported to the shore.

"Bomb the earth wall first!" Wei general Hao waved his flag and saw that the front army was suppressed, and immediately shouted.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, a cannonball struck the earthen wall, opening a gap in the earthen wall.

At this time, there was a roar of hooves, the guard plate in front of a turtle ship was opened, and more than 30 cavalrymen in the warehouse roared out, and the war horses waded ashore on the water, pressing the horse lance for the leader, and the Wei soldiers avoided it one after another.

The cavalry galloped up the river beach, the war horse knocked the Ming sergeant into the air, and the horse lance stabbed the Ming sergeant to death.

Gao Yigong pulled the reins of the horse, and the flying horse jumped over the gap and directly entered the earthen wall, and more than 30 cavalrymen rushed into the wall.

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On the river, Zheng Sen was commanding warships, bombarding the Wei ships, and a Haicang ship, under the shelling, turned into a pile of driftwood.

The huge three-masted gunboat, riding the wind and waves, knocked over the rafts of the Wei army one by one, and the river was full of undulating and struggling human heads.

The second echelon of the Wei army, with only a small number of ships, successfully broke through the barrier and reached the south bank, most of which were stopped by the sailors.

Zheng Sen saw a small Fu boat, the draft was very deep, it was estimated that more than 200 Wei troops were transported, his face showed a cruel look, and he was about to give an order, when there was a sudden loud "bang" around him, a cannonball pierced the gunboat, and countless pieces of wood were splashed.

Zheng Sen looked back, his expression changed in an instant, and he saw that the Wei army, which was originally blocked on the river beach, was rushing up to the river beach, and there was a Wei army artillery array on the shore, the cannon flame flickered, a smoke belt was raised, and the iron bullet was whistling towards the Ming warship.

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