When Zhu Yuanzhang arrived near Beidaihe, he saw more than thirty bird ships of Zheng's family surrounding a dozen Jurchen warships to attack.
Although the Zheng Navy's attack was very fierce at this moment, it may be because they arrived in a hurry, so the formation was a bit chaotic and the attack was not strong.
On the other hand, although the Jurchen Navy only had a dozen warships, it seemed very calm. It not only blocked the Zheng Navy's attack, but also protected the warships at the ferry.
At this time, a dozen Jurchen warships were parked at the Beidaihe ferry. Groups of soldiers were leading their horses to land in an orderly manner, then mounted their horses and rushed towards the distance quickly.
In the dense forest four or five miles away from the ferry, the light of fire and the sound of gunfire could also be heard. It should be that Zhao Erhu was fighting with the Jurchen soldiers.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he relaxed a little. At the same time, he was secretly glad that Dorgon came late.
If he had come two days earlier, once he had successfully smuggled in, he would have been able to drive straight in at this moment.
It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about the war in the south and saw that Dorgon was still not coming, so he wanted Zhang Huangyan to stay here.
However, he was worried that Zhang Huangyan was inexperienced and would fall into Dorgon's trap, so he asked Zhao Erhu to secretly transfer 500 Jinyi guards and 1,000 field soldiers from the capital.
He originally planned to go south if the Jurchens did not come tonight, but he did not expect that the Jurchens came tonight and even came ashore.
If it weren't for this new force, it might not be easy to intercept the Jurchens tonight.
Of course, it's not all bad.
Because through the Jurchen's smuggling behavior, Zhu Yuanzhang also saw clearly the weaknesses of Zheng's navy, and his previous worries were slightly lessened.
"Dong, dong, dong..."
At this time, a burst of business drum sound came from the front.
Zhu Yuanzhang went out in search of fame and saw Huang Ting standing on the bow of the ship, directing the soldiers to beat the drum.
Zheng's bird ships, which were originally a little chaotic, adjusted their positions one after another after hearing the sound of the drums, and their attacks gradually became orderly.
Unexpectedly, a burst of Shang tune drums came from the Jurchen warship at this time, which immediately disrupted the rhythm of Zheng's navy.
Zhang Huangyan, who was standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang, saw this and ordered a soldier beside him: "Beat the drum!"
Upon hearing this, the soldier hurriedly sent an order to the rear. A high-pitched, passionate and penetrating drum sound immediately sounded behind Zhu Yuanzhang.
It turns out that in order to facilitate night battles, the army was equipped with war drums of different materials according to the rank of generals, and used different tones and rhythms to direct the battles.
As the drums from Zhang Huangyan's side sounded, the Zheng Navy gradually returned to normal and suppressed the Jurchen Navy's attack.
Unexpectedly, at this time, more than a dozen Jurchen warships advanced instead of retreating. Many of their artillery fire actually fell behind Zheng's bird ship, causing a cloud of water.
Due to the impact of gunfire and waves, Zhang Huangyan's command seemed to have failed, and the Zheng Navy returned to fighting independently.
Fortunately, they had adjusted their positions before, so even though they were attacking separately at this moment, their firepower was not weak, but it was impossible to prevent the Jurchen soldiers from landing.
"Stop the drums and change to the suona!"
Upon seeing this, Zhang Huangyan gave instructions to the soldiers beside him.
After a while, a sharp and high-pitched suona sound sounded on the sea.
It's just that although the penetrating power of suona is much stronger than that of drums, the effect is not very good.
"Master Zhang, activate the battle lantern!"
At this time, Huang Ting's voice came from not far away.
After Zhang Huangyan heard this, he remembered that the Zheng Navy had compiled a method of fighting with lanterns in order to prevent the drums from disturbing them, so he immediately ordered people to fire cannons.
After three cannons were fired, a number of large lanterns were raised on the double-decker bird ship.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw those lanterns, he couldn't help but look at them carefully.
He found that with the difference in the number of lanterns and the speed of lifting and lowering, the attack speed, direction, and even position of the Zheng Navy were constantly changing.
Under the command of Zhan Deng, the Zheng Navy returned to normal and pushed the Jurchen Navy back again, and the artillery fire also extended to the shore for the first time.
The Jurchen soldiers on the shore were attacked by artillery fire, which immediately caused a commotion.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly when he saw this, and then carefully observed the mystery.
"Enemy attack!"
"boom!"
Suddenly, a roar came from the right, and then the bird boat shook violently.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked to the right and saw five Jurchen bird ships rushing out from a dark corner behind them and heading towards them quickly.
Due to the fact that the other side had a tailwind and the sudden incident, the commander's ship did not arrange to escort the warship, so a bird ship that rushed up to meet it was instantly sunk by the opponent.
"Go forward at full speed, turn around and counterattack as you move forward!"
Zhang Huangyan noticed that the bird boat was turning around and shouted again.
"boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ship was hit by another cannonball.
"Don't stop the war lights, and don't rush for reinforcements. Our firepower is stronger than theirs, just widen the gap!"
Zhang Huangyan shouted again when he saw the chaos in Zhan Deng.
At this time, Huang Ting had noticed something strange and rushed forward with two bird boats, temporarily easing their predicament.
When the double-decker bird ship walked diagonally, widening the gap and preparing to turn, Zhang Huangyan suddenly saw five more Jurchen bird ships appearing in front of him, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
"Let's go with the wind and the ship is fast. We can meet him and sink him!"
Just when Zhang Huangyan showed hesitation, Zhu Yuanzhang on the side calmly ordered.
Although Zhang Huangyan knew that this was the best choice at the moment, thinking of Zhu Yuanzhang's identity, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, you are worth a thousand gold, how dare you be put in danger..."
"Come forward!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shouted loudly and stopped Zhang Huang without waiting for him to finish his words.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Huangyan no longer hesitated and immediately gave the order to move forward at full speed.
"boom......"
The bird ships on both sides fired one after another before they entered the range of the artillery.
"Slow down the speed of the boat and prepare to release Shui Lao Crow and Hun Jiang Long!"
Zhang Huangyan stared at the five bird ships in front of him with a solemn face and calmly gave instructions.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, a trace of doubt flashed between his eyebrows.
It turned out that he had heard Huang Nilu say that these two things Zhang Huangyan was talking about were powerful weapons in water warfare, but they were not applicable at this moment.
Because the water duck uses its mechanism to move through the water, and after contacting the ship, it drills through the hull with its sharp beak, causing the ship to sink.
This method is fine in normal times, but now that the two ships are not far apart, how can we wait for the water duck to peck through the other side's hull?
The Hunjianglong is a triggering mine. Its mine body is wrapped in a leather bag coated with patent leather, and objects such as flint and fire sickle are suspended in the skin bag.
When an enemy ship hits the index machine on the water, the fire sickle will fall and hit the flint, emitting sparks to ignite the gunpowder, thereby sinking the ship.
Although this object is powerful, it cannot move. If it relies on water speed to move forward, it will be too late.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was confused, the speed of the bird boat suddenly slowed down, and then he saw a dozen water ducks carrying the Hunjiang Dragon moving forward quickly.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang curiously picked up the telescope and observed it, and found that the index machine that controlled Hunjianglong was actually installed on Shui Laoya.
After a while, the frontmost water duck hit a bird boat. After making a loud noise, the bird boat slowed down sharply and sank slowly.
The other bird boats seemed to be frightened and slowed down to check.
It's just that the teal duck is not big, and the light is dim, they didn't find anything unusual.
It is a pity that only the first Jade Duck sank a bird ship, and the subsequent seven or eight Jade Ducks failed.
"boom!"
"boom!"
At this time, two more water ducks collided with each other and sank two bird boats again.
Zhang Huangyan was overjoyed when he saw this, and just as he was about to give the order to move forward at full speed, the rear of the double-decker bird ship suddenly sank, followed by another violent shaking, and the ship began to tilt.
It turned out that when they released Shui Laoya and Hunjianglong just now, the two Jurchen bird boats behind them caught up with them again.
At the same time, the remaining two bird ships in front seemed to be inspired and accelerated towards them.
Some people died, but not completely...
