Xie Ming

At this time, in the narrow pass east of Anqing, Generals Hao and Jin were angrily cursing at Wang Deren in the rear.

Coming from the east, the ships of Hu Chen's army of Xiao suddenly appeared.

In front of them, the navy ships were blocked and sailed across the river from the hidden rocks on one side.

When they appeared, they immediately fired multiple cannons at once, with projectiles heading straight for the rebel enemy ships.

In an instant, this method of attacking from the side of the river caught the enemy ship by surprise and frightened the enemy ship in front.

Hao Xiaozhong responded in a hurry, saying that the mountain walls on both wings of the narrow mouth hindered the deployment of the fleet and it was difficult to fire artillery.

In order to stop the enemy's counterattack as quickly as possible, the first few ships were determined to speed up their charge.

Go straight and reopen Xiao Jun's block to benefit the power of the rear ships.

Bang! Bang, bang, bang.
The rebel leader hastily engaged the enemy, and many of the enemy ships were in a panic.

He Zhou and Li Huchen were each on a warship. They took advantage of the moment when the enemy had not yet established a firm foothold and fired rounds of artillery and rockets at the enemy at a dense and rapid speed.

After a short while, the enemy ships responded only by obeying orders, and a tough battle was about to break out.

Just at the east end of this narrow mouth, the navy of Xiao army controlled by He and Li, taking advantage of the favorable terrain, squeezed in and out, trying to block the river.

When enemy ships approached, they fired guns, cannons, and muskets, and threw stones, lime, darts, and other objects, and threw ropes into the air in the narrow waterway.

The sound of the ships coming into contact with each other was like raindrops, and the decks of both the enemy and our ships were in chaos.

Many of the soldiers and brave men were injured, and shouts and wailings were heard one after another, echoing between the walls of the gorge.

Soon, grappling hooks were flying everywhere, and multiple ships were trapped one by one. The boarding battle began at this moment!
Li Huchen, a black servant, was brave and took the lead.

He led his fellow warriors and was the first to jump into the enemy ship amidst the gunfire. On the deck, he fought a bloody battle with the enemy soldiers.

Long spears, iron sickles, muskets, and bowl-mouthed guns, he had no time to look around.

Slingers and javelinmen also rushed towards the enemy and threw clay pots at them.

On the surging river tide, the ships were wrestling against each other diagonally, and the sounds of the hulls' wood cracking in many places were terrifying.

The chain deck was covered with lime and iron spikes flying everywhere.

The scene was extremely chaotic and messy.

Bang! Bang, bang, bang.
"Brother Hao, the Ming army ahead intends to use this narrow passage to block the river."

"This won't work."

"If we are held up like this, our fleet will be blocked from front to back and will suffer sooner or later."

"Quick! Think of a solution."

Jin Shenghuan saw that the situation was not good, and at this moment, he was no longer as calm and composed as he was just now.

What's the point of having two high walls that is so difficult to climb even with wings?

At this moment, he also lost his courage.

We were afraid that there might be ambushes on the cliffs on either side. We could not move forward or backward here, and the ships were large and difficult to drive. We were like lambs to be slaughtered, or pigs and cattle in a narrow passage, waiting to be killed.

"Bah!"

Upon hearing this, Hao Xiaozhong also realized the danger and was filled with resentment. If he had known the situation would be like this, he should have taken action earlier.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be so controlled by others right now.

When they heard Jin Shenghuan's cowardly crying voice, others became even more angry.

Then he slapped his thigh and shouted loudly.

"Flag officer, hurry up and pass on my order."

"All ships in the front, move your guns and focus your fire on the bow."

"Hit me!"

"We must make a breakthrough, break through, break through!"

Hao Xiaozhong shouted at the top of his lungs, gritting his teeth, and was deeply disgusted by the situation in front of him that was blocked by Hu Chen and He Zhou.

Can!
Without waiting for the order to be passed down, he left suddenly.
What are you afraid of?

At this moment, Chen Jiulang and Lan Qi were in charge of setting up an ambush on the top of the cliff. Seeing that the navy warships were blocking the way, they had already driven their soldiers to move towards the cliff. On the left and right sides, the two generals whistled and responded urgently. At the top of the two wings, rolling logs, thunder stones, arrows, and muskets all fell down in an overwhelming manner!
The terrain here is originally composed of straight mountains on both sides that are cut like a knife.

As the river passed through, the ships on it had no place to hide at all.

The main ships of Hao and Jin were surrounded by more than a dozen warships in front and behind, and were all trapped.

As soon as Generals Chen and Lan appeared at this moment, the rebels in the vanguard with their boats disappeared without a trace, and were terrified and waited for death, passively taking the beating, which was in a terrible state.

In a short while, some of the rebel ships in this narrow mouth were unable to resist and sank.

The scene was chaotic and disastrous, with countless casualties. The river was blood red, and rocks and wood were broken and shattered everywhere. There were so many people who drowned in the river and whose bodies floated floating in the water that it was impossible to count them at the time.

at the same time.

Just after encountering an obstruction at the narrow entrance east of Anqing.

The troops of Wang Deren and Wang Zamao, who were in the rear center of the rebel army, heard the fierce gunfire in front of them and knew that something was wrong.

Wang Zamao, who had been suffering from a severe stomachache last night, finally woke up from the shock.

Their army was at the front line, and they were unaware of the battle situation and terrain ahead.

According to the person's erroneous instructions, a number of warships were actually divided and were still heading down the river to the narrow entrance to the east.

It is true that he does not accomplish anything but causes more harm than good, and his words have come true.

As a result, the vanguard troops of Hao and Jin were ambushed and could not advance or retreat.

That is to say, Hao Xiaozhong and Jin Shenghuan had no time to look back at this moment.

Otherwise, if I knew that this idiot gave orders like this and was trying to cut off my escape route, I wouldn't know how to curse him.

Unable to
Once the war started, the situation was chaotic and too many people to take care of it. Moreover, on the way to Anqing, there was a cliff at the corner, which blocked most of the view.

With so many troops numbering hundreds of thousands gathered here, it is very likely that something unexpected will happen.

Split lines to fight!

Let's continue to talk about Wang Deren who was in the center of the formation. In addition to issuing orders, a small number of troops rushed forward to provide support.

According to the original plan, he and his troops finally landed at Anqing South Beach.

He wanted to use a large army to attack Anqing City from both land and sea.

Same and opposite.

At this moment, Li Hongsheng's troops of Xiao's army in Anqing heard that the blocking of the narrow pass in the east had begun, and they had no time to wait. In order to prevent the ambushed enemy ships from the east from escaping up the river, they had already ordered the artillery to be concentrated on one side of the city wall with heavy firepower to block the retreating enemy ships.

For a time, they had to block the fleeing enemies in the east, and block the enemies coming from the west, and also resist the naval guns that Wang Zamao sent to support them. They were struggling to cope with the situation, and it was extremely painful.

We can only raise our troops and fight back.

"kill--"

"What a shame."

"Get on it, quick! Put up more planks, and move fast."

"We must take Anqing City in a short time."

"Tell the brothers below, whoever reaches the top first will be rewarded handsomely!"

"Hey!"

In order to capture Anqing and support the front army, to atone for his sins and make up for the mistake of delaying the opportunity to fight, Wang Zamao was now in a panic, completely sober and aware of the chaos of the situation.

However, he had ejaculated last night. Even if he wanted to put in some effort now, he was physically exhausted and could not muster any energy.

Look, he had just come down to the shore from the big ship, planning to lead his troops by land to besiege Anqing.

But before the horse could steady itself, it fell down and fell into the mud.

The guards on both sides were so shocked when they saw this embarrassing scene.

There was no choice but to lower their heads and everyone gathered together to lift up this old man.

(End of this chapter)