There is no doubt that this is a stupid and stupid local method, but now that the situation is urgent, Guo Ye has no tools in his hands, and it is impossible to make some decent weapons, so he can only throw the oil canister on the Tonghui River!

On the artillery position, one by one the ropes are set, as long as the shells have been fired, they will fly over with oil cans, maybe fall on the river, maybe Luo on the boat, the specific location, no one can figure out, but these are all fire oil, even if it falls on the surface of the river, the area is shattered, ignited by the fire, even if it is stained with water, it can still burn.

For the sake of insurance, Guo Ye even set up two simple stone throwing machines on the riverbank, the usage is very simple, it is estimated that an oil tank is placed on it, and it can be ejected, and it can also reach a distance of dozens of zhang, from the river bank to the big ship of the Yingfa coalition army, that is, the distance of one hundred and ten zhang, if you are lucky, it is not impossible, prepare with both hands, Guo Ye never fights uncertain battles!

The Qing army's counterattack was immediately launched, and the shells carried the fire oil into the distance, not only that, but also some of the shooters, propping up the hard bow, hitched on the rocket, and launched a shot towards the Tonghui River!

A cannonball flew out, and there was a tail behind it, which was really weird, the British and French troops on the ship were already a little confused, what the situation, hell, after so many years of fighting, you have never seen such a paradoxical thing, a cannonball can fly with another thing......

To tell the truth, shells flying with oil canisters are really not very reliable. Don't say that the British and French forces haven't seen it, even Guo Ye has never seen it, if it's not forced today, there is really no way, who would use such a stupid method?

One by one, some of the oil tanks cracked in the air, some did not fly over the distance, and some of them just arrived on the river bank and the oil tanks fell, but after all, there were still some shells carrying the oil tanks and successfully landed on the big ship!

Boom Boom!

The explosions continued to sound, and the heavy artillery of the British and French forces continued to bombard the positions of the Qing army, blowing up the positions of the Qing army beyond recognition, but the impact on the combat power of the Qing army was still very limited.

It's just that one of the shells of the Qing army fell on the big ships, which was enough for these wooden boats to see!

The oil tank shattered, the fire oil flowed everywhere, and then the shells exploded, completely igniting the fire oil, and the whole ship was in flames, and the ship's artillery was in chaos when they boarded, where was there still time to carry out the shelling, if the fire could not be extinguished in time, then the whole ship would sink to the bottom of the river!

Whether it is this ship, other ships have also been blown up by cannonballs, once the fire oil and wood hull are ignited, it is impossible to effectively control it at all!

The distant Saxton saw it clearly, and his heart ached, he just thought that the navy of the British Empire was invincible, but he forgot that the boats on these rivers were all civilian ships of the Qing Dynasty, wooden ships, unlike the warships of his own country, they were all covered with iron sheets, and even directly ironclad ships!

So much fire oil is sprinkled on the wooden boat, and then it is blown up by cannonballs, where is there any good fruit to eat?

Saxton was still on the shore, unable to exert all his strength, and could only watch the fire of the merchant ships burn up, and when he landed, the offensive launched by the British and French troops from the river stalled, and the artillerymen patronized the fire, where was there time to fire shells?

Guo Ye saw that the method was effective, and he was even more excited, constantly commanding the artillery, and firing the shells, completely disrupting the rhythm of the strange soldiers of the British and French forces, and the infantry of the British and French forces behind them did not dare to approach the big ship carrying the artillery, it was a wooden ship, once it was ignited, it was difficult to extinguish the fire, and I didn't want the British and French warships, there were water dragons on them that could be used to extinguish the fire, and now they could only watch!

The British and French artillerymen who could not extinguish the fire could only jump into the water to escape, leaving the fire on the surface of the river, but even if they jumped into the river, it was very difficult to survive, and the river was full of fire oil, burning everywhere, so you can't keep diving.

The other big ships in the back no longer dared to get too close, and drove the big ships far away, and could only attack from a distance, and the Qing army's shells were hung with oil tanks, which seriously affected the range of the shells, and the farthest could fly out of about two miles, as long as the warships stayed thousands of meters away, they could still attack, the British could not get close, the Qing army could not get up, and the two sides fell into a stalemate on the battlefield.

Saxton was so angry that he was thundering, a good plan was destroyed by the Qing army again, what a special thing, if Lao Tzu's ironclad ship can drive up, where will he be afraid of your forehead fire oil barrels? However, the Tonghui River is so wide, it is impossible to drive the ironclad giant ship in!

Saxton had no other way but ordered an all-out attack, and all the Anglo-French forces shifted the focus of their attacks to the right flank position, and thousands of troops charged straight towards the right flank position! Monk Lingqin ordered the cavalry to attack and assault the British and French forces from the flanks and rear, but at this time, the British and French troops had dragoons to protect them, and the Mongolian horse team was helpless against the British and French forces.

Guo Ye is also desperate now, leading the Qing army to start continuously strengthening the offensive, and personally standing on the edge of the position to supervise the battle, especially in the direction near the river bank, which is always under the attack of the coalition artillery, and the Qing army's defense is very difficult.

Yaman saw a flaw in the distance, the Qing army's right flank position was close to the direction of the river bank, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties, and now it was time to increase the offensive!

Yaman shouted: "Saxton, immediately order the coalition forces behind to launch a landing operation towards the river bank!" As long as we can make it to the riverbank, our chance is here! ”

Saxton naturally understood, and immediately signaled to the ship, ordering the big ship carrying a battalion of troops in the rear to lean towards the river bank and choose to land for operation!

Guo Ye watched from a distance, his heart was shocked, and he shouted: "Chen Hai, lead the Baoding cavalry, give me an attack in the direction of the river bank, drive the opponent's cavalry back to the river for me, and definitely can't let them land!" ”

Chen Hai hurriedly agreed, led a team of cavalry, and rushed towards a battalion of cavalry!

Although the infantry of the coalition army is elite, the Baoding cavalry are all firearms, the speed is extremely fast, and the combat power is only stronger than the infantry of the coalition army.

The two sides began a tragic confrontation on the Tonghui River, Guo Ye knew that the most critical moment had come, no matter what, the big ship in front of him must be sunk, although the artillery under his hand is now there, but there are not many shells, after all, it is a foreigner who robbed, with one less one, Guo Ye also had to suppress the desire for shelling, but now it is not good, it must be launched, this is the last chance, and the best opportunity!