The continuous sound of artillery fired alerted the various security posts of the Perak Army. Warning sirens rang out all of a sudden and extended far away along the security posts. During the summer harvest, both regular soldiers and militiamen of the Perak Army carried spears, shields, and even muskets, grenades and other light weapons with them. As soon as the cannon fired, the soldiers in the fields quickly stopped working and built defensive positions using ditches, swamps, trees and other terrain. Some even began to dig trenches and pile up haystacks. Although they didn't know what happened, it had become an instinctive reaction to defend themselves first and then seek information.
The warning also caused the regular troops of the Perak Army to march towards Jiangyuan City. According to the arrangements of the military and political conference, some regular troops, including the field brigade and the navy brigade, will not participate in the summer harvest. After receiving the warning, the navy who was guarding the Mongolian army at Sandu River sent several warships downstream. It is estimated that the navy in Xinjin City will also send ships after receiving the warning, but it is just because they are going upstream. , it is estimated that the time will be much later. Due to the summer harvest, the field brigade deployed in Chongqing Prefecture also sent cavalry to the direction of Jiangyuan to investigate the situation. At this time, Ouyang Xuan was participating in labor in Yixing Township, twenty miles west of Chongqing Fucheng. The news of Jiang Yuan's change only slightly surprised him. He only thought it was a small group of Mongolian troops harassing him.
The sound of cannons also alarmed Chang Yuan in Jiangyuan City. While secretly cursing the newly attached troops that they failed more than failed, he led his people to the Shiyu settlement. After the new vassal troops entered Jiangyuan City, they saw that the soldiers were weak and the generals did not pay attention to him at all. Instead, they yelled at him. How can the arrogant Chang Yuan bear this? From the moment he rebelled against the Perak Army, he regarded himself as the magistrate of Jiangyuan County. In his understanding, there is a difference between being a lackey. Now he is being treated roughly by a vulgar new attached army general. This is naturally intolerable. Immediately, he led his confidants and left Jiangyuan City to seek justice from his Mongolian master.
When the new general in the city saw him leaving, he did not stop him. Instead, he ordered his men to bombard the Perak Army warships in the river. It's just that it's difficult for artillery to hit moving targets. In addition, the Mongolian army's artillerymen are not familiar with the performance of the Pili army's artillery, so they can't hit the target. The loud sound of the fortress cannon actually caused reinforcements from the Perak Army to speed up.
The Mongolian soldiers who were crossing the river were startled when they heard the sound of cannons, and couldn't help but speed up their movements. At this moment, the east bank of the river was densely packed with Mongolian soldiers waiting to cross the river. People and horses were mixed with supplies all over the ground. Dozens of grain-carrying ships were constantly going back and forth between the two banks. At this time, there were about 600 Mongolian troops crossing the river, most of them soldiers from the newly attached army. Two hundred of these newly attached soldiers have arrived at Jiangyuan City, and another three hundred are on their way there. Only a few dozen of them are stationed at the Shiyu Reclamation Point. Because the horses are afraid of water, it is very difficult to transport them across the river. Therefore, the Mongolian cavalry crossing the river only has half a hundred men. At this moment, they are sorting out their saddles, harness and equipment.
Xia Dagen took the light gunboat and the escort ship and went straight downstream to avoid the artillery fire from the Jiangyuan City fortress. They were preparing to go to Xinjin City to give a warning. Not long after we went down the river, we heard the neighing of people and horses in front of us, and when we got closer, we saw grain boats full of Mongolian troops crossing the river. In order to cross the river as quickly as possible, the Mongolian army tried their best to load the boats with people, horses and supplies, so that the boats were heavy in draft and moved slowly. Xia Dagen was overjoyed when he saw this, and rushed over with two boats. He sat in charge of the light gunboats and bombarded them, while he ordered the light escorts to attack the transport ships at full speed. This light escort was modified by him some time ago, and the bow and sides were equipped with iron plates. The armor of the bow in particular is thick and sharp. Under the huge potential energy, it can plow through the thin skin like a big stuff. The transport ship became a piece of driftwood on the water.
The firepower of light gun ships is only weaker than that of heavy gun ships. Xia Dagen directed the helmsman to constantly adjust the hull and let the artillery fire on both sides take turns. Because the distance was so close and the enemies were so dense, there was no need to aim at all. The shotgun blast would cover a large area. Although the artillery kill effect is amazing, the number of enemies killed is not as good as that of the escort ship. At this moment, the escort ship was like a tiger entering the flock. Under its violent collision, the transport ships disintegrated one after another, and the Mongolian troops on board fell into the river one after another. This section of the river is deep and the water is fast. Once they fall into the water, perhaps those who are well versed in the nature of water can escape, and the rest of the people will have to feed the bastards in the river.
The Mongolian army, which received a blow, responded quickly after the initial confusion. First, the transport ship retreated to the shore, and the densely packed Mongolian soldiers waiting to cross the river dispersed. There were also archers who used the cover of the river bank and trees to shoot arrows at the two ships. The Mongolian army at the Shiyu settlement also used artillery in the village to shoot at the Pili army ships. However, their accuracy was really worrying. Instead of hitting the Pili army artillery, they hit many of their own people. The Mongolian army was so angry that they yelled at these people. Pig teammates.
After a period of fierce fighting, the escort ship also broke into water and was sinking slowly. The collision that broke into the Mongolian fleet just now caused seven transport ships full of Mongolian soldiers and supplies to sink to the bottom of the river, but the escort ships themselves were also seriously damaged. Although the bows and arrows of the Mongolian army's counterattack were messy, they were like strong winds and rain, causing more than ten Perak soldiers on the escort ship to be killed or wounded. They were unable to control the ship and could only let it drift downstream.
The gunboat Xia Dagen rode was not much better. Seven of the sixteen sailors on board had been killed, and the rest were injured. Xia Dagen, who had an injured leg, also acted as the gunner himself. What's even more terrible is that the barrel of the gun is extremely hot right now, and there is not much ammunition. Seeing that the gunboat's firepower had weakened, the Mongolian army sent death squads on transport ships to seize the gunboat. In the view of the Mongolian commander, although the casualties in this battle were heavy, it would not be a big loss as long as they captured the Pili Army's gunboats. In his opinion, as long as there are prototype ships and cannons that can be copied on a large scale, defeating the Perak Army will be just around the corner. The previous imitations were so useless that Kudu was defeated in the battle at Changqiu Fort. This was because the artillery they produced were imitations of captured Jiading Prefecture artillery.
Seeing the Mongolian ships approaching step by step, Xia Dagen did not panic. At this moment, he was thinking in his mind whether this last shot should hit the enemy's ship or the pile of goods on the shore. During the tense battle just now, he saw out of the corner of his eye the east bank of the river, where the Mongolian army was carrying cans. What was so important that the Mongolian army braved artillery fire to carry it? Suddenly he remembered that Le Quan'an had mentioned the fire oil tank used by the Mongolian army in Guankou Village at the water army meeting. He also said that this thing was indestructible when exposed to water and could even float on water and burn. The great enemy of the army was fortunately destroyed by the artillery fire of the field brigade. The Mongolian army attaches so much importance to this thing. Could it be the legendary kerosene? At that moment, he ordered that the two remaining rounds of ammunition be used to bombard the clay pots on the shore.
It should be said that the shotgun shells did not have much damage effect on the supplies, and only one of the two shells hit the pile of clay pots, but the effect was amazing. Those clay pots first burst into high flames, and then launched a shocking explosion, which was even more powerful than the explosion of heavy artillery. Where the flames splashed, a raging fire broke out, turning the nearby Mongolian soldiers into human-shaped candles, and also ignited the grass and trees on the shore. Xia Dagen looked at all this and showed a tired and relieved smile. At this moment, the Mongolian ships were getting closer and closer. He drew out his waist knife and stood with a few lightly wounded people.
Xia Dagen has decided to live or die with the ship. Just when the two sides were about to come into contact, the Mongolian ship suddenly turned around and left. It turned out that several more warships came upstream, with the Perak Army's battle flag flying on their masts.
