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Austin's expression was solemn, and the Qin army's will to fight frightened him, and now the only way out was to defeat Hai Rufeng or Wang Guichen to win his life;

Because if these two detachments are not defeated, once they are caught in parallel, they will be surrounded by the huge fleet of the Qin army, and then the Qin army will besiege one of them with a hundred warships, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Rumble! Boom Boom!

The artillery roared more violently, the sea was turbulent, the smoke was filled, the vision was blurred, and the ninth battalion, which was like the wind, was subjected to the most intense artillery fire;

When the Dutch's six huge ships fired a salvo, hundreds of shells whistled and rained down on the surrounding sea. One of the eagle ships was hit in the bow, boom! With a loud bang, the entire bow of the ship shattered, the hull of the ship turned sideways in a violent tremor, and the soldiers on board fell to the ground.

As the Dutch continued to turn to the right, the battleships of the 9th Battalion and the Dutch battleships failed to form a perfect "T" cross, but almost formed an "eight" angle. The closer the two sides got, the more accurate the shells became.

Boom! Another loud bang.

The flagship of Hai Rufeng was hit by a projectile on the foredeck, two sailors were killed on the spot, blood was spilled on the ground, the foredeck was completely pierced through a large hole, the planks flew sideways, and the scene was violent;

The projectile violently drilled into the water trap and hit the ballast iron in the compartment before stopping.

And then, Sun 13 returned the color, and the roaring gunwales were like fire dragons;

The Hope hand on the mast saw two successive bullets pierce through the starboard side of the enemy's lead ship, sending the huge enemy ship tumbling downward.

"Hit! Two hits! The lookout shouted desperately as he waved the flag.

"Come again, hurry! Aim all at the enemy's lead ship and sink him! Sun 13 shouted that his neck was thick red, and the gunners cheered as they quickly changed their guns.

In just a dozen seconds, the ten thousand pound Franc cannons roared again. Shells chased the enemy's lead ship and bombarded it incessantly;

This was the order of the sea, for the Dutchman's lead ship was not only the closest, but also the enemy's flagship;

Once it succeeded in incapacitating it, the enemy's five ships behind were blocked from their course.

Austin's flagship had just been hit on the starboard side by two shells, killing and wounding the gunners on the starboard side, one of which hit a foot above the waterline, and when the waves were high, they poured into the hold through the bullet holes.

In the cabin of the ship where the bullet was shot, the flesh was blurred, and the Dutch soldiers who were knocked down screamed;

Before they could get up. I heard "Bang! With a loud bang, the third projectile accurately hit the command compartment, and the entire command room, under the heavy bombardment, was cut in half;

The staff officers and messengers inside suffered six casualties on the spot, and some of them were dying, and they let out a terrible howl, which made people's scalps tingle when they heard it.

Austin had bullshit luck and was only hit in the cheek by a piece of splintered wood, leaving his face with a burning pain. Soon the redness and swelling began, "How is this possible?" How could the enemy's shells be so accurate"

"General, are you alright? Are you okay? The sailors rushed over and shouted.

"Keep turning the rudder to the right and return fire!" Austin got to his feet and drew his saber. Roared.

At this time, if you look down from the sky, you can see that the 9th Battalion and the Dutch fleet are forming a "figure eight" angle, getting closer and closer, and the naval guns on both sides are roaring fiercely. Projectiles streaked across the sky like meteor showers;

Columns of water on the surface of the sea that had been stirred up by projectiles rose one after another, and the smoke almost covered the sky.

After all, there were only two gunboats, and the number of artillery was inferior to that of the enemy. Rushing up like this is simply a deadly style of play, and it is thrilling to watch.

Three or four miles away, the South China Sea Fleet led by Zheng Sihai was desperately rushing to the battlefield, because it was a headwind, it was necessary to constantly walk in a zigzag shape, seeing the ninth battalion of the sea like the wind, the main force behind was all anxious, and they couldn't wait to put on their wings and kill on the battlefield.

Zhang Jie's eagle boat, which rushed to the front, dodged the solid bullets of the Dutch again and again, but the black sails had been beaten into a sieve by the shotguns;

Fortunately, they used hard sails, and if it was the soft sails of Western warships, I am afraid that the canvas would have been torn long ago;

The soldiers on the ship also suffered heavy casualties and were stained with blood;

But he was still desperately sailing towards the enemy ship, and the columns of water stirred up by the cannonballs rose next to his battleship, and the whole battleship seemed to be dancing with death.

This courage alone frightened the Dutch on the other side;

They had fought with the Ming army before, and also fought with Zheng Zhilong's armed merchant ships, and the Ming army at that time was usually crowded with many people and swarmed with small boats, like such a huge disparity in strength, the Ming army did not dare to come up at all.

Boom! There was another loud bang, and a bluff behind Zhang Jie was hit on the mast;

The mast broke instantly, and the huge sail shrouded down, covering the entire ship, and it was impossible to see how the casualties on the ship were, but it lost its speed and would undoubtedly become a target for the enemy.

Zhang Jie personally rushed to support the rudder, risking the destruction of the ship and the death of the enemy, approaching the enemy ship 400 steps, 300 steps, 200 steps In the magnificent sea, in the roaring rain of bullets, to get close to 200 steps, pay the price of blood, "Head! Two hundred steps! It should already be close to two hundred steps! ”

"Okay, try to shoot him first, quick!"

Zhang Jie returned the ship to the helmsman and rushed back to the deck himself, the enemy's shells were solid and shotgun, whistling, batches of marbles hit the deck, and soldiers were constantly hit and died heroically.

"Let me come!" Zhang Jie snatched the rocket and slipped to the side of the ship, the hull of the ship undulated, and it was not easy to aim at the enemy ship two hundred paces away through the diffuse gunsmoke;

What's more, the current rocket slip is not firing and ignition, but shooting by the point fuse, which increases the difficulty of aiming, and you can't accurately control the time of launch, you can only keep aiming at any time.

Chirp! A tail flame erupted, and the rockets hit the moon like a comet, shooting towards the enemy's lead ship, and at this moment, all the people on the eagle ship held their breath, waiting for the fire to rise.

"Alas!"

"Fuck it!"

Seeing that the rocket almost flew over the enemy's lead ship and smashed into the sea, without even exploding, the eagle sighed.

Zhang Jie couldn't help but punch on the side of the boat: "Lean up, get closer!" ”

After Zhang Jie finished roaring, the soldiers on the ship continued to approach the enemy ship with blood-red eyes, as if they were dead, according to his order.

The enemy's bullets rained down like a torrent, splashing and jumping marbles.

Burst! With a bang, Wang Er, who controlled the sail, was hit in the chest by the marble of the shotgun, and at a distance of more than a hundred steps, the power of the shotgun was amazing, and Wang Er's chest was pierced through, forming a huge bullet hole;

The marbles even penetrated his body and flew out from behind, and for a while blood rained, and the tragic scene was thrilling to watch.

"Captain, the enemy's fire is too fierce, too fierce, let's get closer"

"Wu Feiyan, do you want to be a deserter?" Zhang Jie yelled, "We have suffered so many casualties, and we have all come to this point, do you still want to back down?" What are you afraid of, it's a big deal to die, you are all dead, Lao Tzu will accompany you, will you never live alone? Rush! ”

"That's it, the captain is right, we're all finished, as long as we can change the enemy's ship, it's also a lot of money, rush!"

Li Dashi roared wildly, and was the first to rush over, replacing the sacrificial Wang Er, trying to control the sails;

The speed of the whole ship had been increased to the fastest due to the crosswind, and the hull of the ship was almost thirty degrees tilted.

Zhang Jie reloaded the rocket and began to try to aim at the enemy ship again, and at this time, he suddenly heard another "Bang!" from behind. There was a loud bang.

He hurriedly looked back, but saw that the command building of the flagship of the ninth battalion had been completely collapsed on the other side of the pervasive gunsmoke, "General! Zhang Jie cried out in a sad voice, and his eyes were about to split for a while, "General, avenge the general!" ”

On the flagship of the ninth battalion, there was even more chaos, and the soldiers roared and rushed to the collapsed command cabin, slamming open the cabin with their hands;

Sun Shisan's hand was cut by the broken wooden plank, bloody, but as if he didn't realize it, he continued to desperately hold the collapsed command room.

He first picked up a black blindfold, and couldn't help but cry out sadly: "General! You can't die! General"

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PS: Ask for a monthly pass again, brothers, our strength is still not enough, the ranking is declining again, and the danger is abounding, please brothers to smash some tickets, urgently ask for fire support, ask for a monthly pass!.

(To be continued......)