"Full speed ahead!"
"The fire dragon comes out of the water and prepares!"
After Zhang Huangyan discovered the changes in the double-decker bird boat, he shouted again.
Seeing that Zhang Huangyan was calm and composed at the moment, Zhu Yuanzhang swept away his previous hesitation and uneasiness, and couldn't help but nodded secretly in his heart.
Then he saw a group of soldiers walking out of the deck below, playing with a dozen objects about six feet long, with dragon heads and bamboo bodies, and three gunpowder barrels on each side.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that it was the "fire dragon coming out of the water" mentioned by Zhang Huangyan, but it should have been improved by Zheng.
Because according to Huang Nilu's account, the main body of the fire dragon coming out of the water is a 5-foot-long moso bamboo, and the front and rear are carved with wood into a dragon head and tail.
The mouth of the dragon head is upward, and there are several rockets in the belly of the dragon. The medicine lines of the rockets are always connected together and led out from a hole in the lower part of the dragon head.
There are two large rocket launchers tilted forward and backward under the dragon's body, and their powder threads are always connected together. After lighting the gunpowder tubes, the fire dragon can fly two or three miles on the water.
When the gunpowder in the barrel is discharged, the rockets from the dragon's belly can fly out and burn the enemy ships.
"boom!"
At this time, the warships of both sides had entered the range of the artillery and began a fierce bombardment.
Since the Zheng navy's ship control skills and the speed of the bird ship were far superior to the opponent's, it was not hit. Instead, a Jurchen bird ship was hit twice and its speed was even slower.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhang Huangyan beside him.
I found that the solemn look on his face had faded at this moment, but his eyes were still staring at the warship ahead.
"Shoot the fire dragon out of the water!"
When the warships of both sides were about five miles apart, Zhang Huangyan issued the order.
As his words fell, the soldiers on the deck below hurriedly lit the fire, and then there was a sound of "whoosh, whoosh".
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the fire dragon flying out, the distance between the two sides was about four and a half miles. Knowing that Zhang Huangyan wanted to borrow the time, he couldn't help but feel happy.
Then he picked up the telescope and observed the first fire dragon emerging from the water.
Because according to normal calculations, the farthest flying distance of this improved version of the fire dragon should be between three and a half to four miles.
This means that while the fire dragon is flying out of the water, the Jurchen bird ship must advance at least half a mile.
However, the opponent is sailing against the current and may slow down or even retreat after seeing the fire dragon. The chance of hitting it is not high.
Sure enough, after the fire dragon flew out, the Jurchen bird ship immediately slowed down.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang turned back and glanced at the bulging sail.
At this time, the fire dragon swayed for a while due to the reduction of gunpowder in the gunpowder barrel, and then flew forward faster and faster due to the southeast wind.
"call out......"
After the gunpowder was burned, several rockets flew out from the fire dragon's belly, more than twice as fast as before.
"puff!"
Just when the first rocket was about to run out of power, the Jurchen bird ship happened to arrive, as if it had hit the rocket itself.
Immediately afterwards, the second and third rockets hit the bird ship and immediately set it on fire.
Unfortunately, although the next dozen rockets were powerful enough, they all missed.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was disappointed, five more rockets hit the bird ship.
With the blessing of the southeast wind, the fire became more fierce.
After a while, the bird ship turned into a fire ship.
On the contrary, the bird boat that was hit escaped the disaster because its speed slowed down.
However, although it escaped the fire dragon Izuku, it failed to escape the cannon attack.
Under the repeated attacks of the double-decker bird boat, it gradually sank to the bottom of the sea.
After Zhang Huangyan sank the enemy ship in front, he was about to take the opportunity to turn the ship's bow to meet the enemy when he suddenly heard a burst of violent gunfire from behind.
He looked back and saw two bird boats slowly sinking behind him, and then he saw Huang Ting's figure.
It turned out that when Huang Ting came to rescue earlier, he was entangled in three Jurchen bird boats and was unable to escape for a while.
Fortunately, the battle in Nandaihe was over at this time, and five bird boats came to Beidaihe to help Huang Ting defeat the three warships.
Huang Ting then led his troops in hot pursuit and sank the two bird ships in time.
When Zhu Yuanzhang and others returned to Beidaihe, the fighting here was still fierce.
However, with the addition of Huang Ting and other new forces, the Jurchens were immediately defeated.
After a while, the entire Jurchen front collapsed. Huang Ting and others took advantage of the situation and swooped in. After annihilating the remaining enemies, they quickly landed and led their troops to pursue the front.
Soon after, the sound of firecrackers and killings in the distance gradually weakened.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the overall situation had been decided, and after sending several ships to patrol the sea, he returned to the main account with Zhang Huangyan.
About half an hour later, Zhao Erhu walked in and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, all the Jurchen soldiers have been eliminated, and we also captured Tong Tulai who was leading the army."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Did you find out any useful news?"
Zhao Erhu nodded and said: "According to what Tong Tulai said, the Jurchens were defeated this time, and the government and the public were furious. In addition, there were changes in various Mongolian ministries, so Dorgon has secretly rushed back to Shengjing."
"Because he was worried that Wu Sangui would lead his army to pursue him, he asked Suk Saha to lead 5,000 people to lurk near Jinzhou. Later, Hauge found out about this and asked Ao Bai to lead 3,000 people to stay. The way they communicated. ....."
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zhao Erhu's story, he couldn't help but frowned.
At this time, Zhang Huang said: "Your Majesty, I have an immature idea, please give me some advice!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he looked at him and said, "Do you want to take the opportunity to sneak attack the Jurchen soldiers and horses in Jinzhou?"
Zhang Huangyan nodded and said, "Yes, Dorgon will definitely be attacked by his political enemies after returning from defeat."
"So the general felt that he kept Suksaha firstly to cut off the backline, and secondly to see if there was a chance to win the battle, so that he would be under less pressure."
"Hauge must have seen this and kept Obai, so Suksaha and Obai must be eager to make contributions at this moment." 33
"We might as well use their contact information to trick them into coming. Then we can attack by both land and water. We will be able to kill these 8,000 people. Then we can recapture Ningyuan, Jinzhou and other places, and rebuild the Guan-Ningjin defense line."
Zhao Erhu shouted excitedly: "Okay, this is a good plan. The Jurchens have always bullied us, and this time we just want to teach them a lesson!"
After he finished speaking, he realized that he had lost his etiquette and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang worriedly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while, then looked at Zhao Erhu and said, "We remember that during the war, no prisoners were captured. How did you capture Tong Tulai?"
Zhao Erhu was stunned and said with some confusion: "I heard that Tong Tulai was captured while committing suicide on the ship."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "Did you use torture?"
Zhao Erhu nodded and said: "Use it. At first, Tong Tulai was beaten to pieces and refused to move. Later, he used several Jin Yiwei's unique techniques before he spoke."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "That's right. It seems that Dorgon also guessed that we were coming, so Tong Tu Lai was captured."
"Otherwise, if he wanted to commit suicide, how could he wait for our soldiers to stop him? So this should be a trap. The purpose is to lure us out of the city to attack, so that they can have a chance to turn defeat into victory."
Zhang Huangyan heard this and said in deep thought: "Your Majesty, if this is Dorgon's defeat plan, but if we don't leave the city, wouldn't it mean that his efforts were in vain?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "No, he is killing three birds with one stone. If Tong Tulai succeeds in smuggling, he can attack Shanhaiguan."
"If we fail, use Tong Tu Lai's lies to trick us out of the city and attack us halfway. If we win, we will not only restore our reputation, but also defeat the enemy again."
"If we don't leave the city, he will occupy Ningyuan and push into Shanhaiguan. This will not only expand the territory, but also show that the war is not over yet, giving him room for maneuver."
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation, Zhang Huangyan fully understood and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with admiration.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang pondered: "But this is also an opportunity. We might as well follow..."
He then shook his head and said, "That's all. If this matter continues to be entangled, it will take a lot of time. The war in the south cannot be delayed any longer. Let's let him go this time!"
After that, he ordered Zhang Huangyan to organize his army, leaving hundreds of soldiers to defend, and then asked Huang Ting to lead his army to Jurchen to support Liu Wenbing. However, with some regret and helplessness, he and Zhang Huangyan and others went upstream towards the Jurchen. Shandong sailed away.
In fact, it was not only Zhu Yuanzhang who was feeling depressed at this moment, but Dorgon who was lurking in Jinzhou also looked helpless.
Some people died, but not completely...
