"Sister, Prince Zhu Thief's boat rushed forward and lost touch with the sand boat behind it!"
The person who spoke was a charioteer under the Red Lady, nicknamed Fengmingshan. He was a fair-skinned man in his thirties, with a somewhat delicate appearance. He used to be an entertainer with the Red Lady. Later, together they occupied Jigong Mountain in Xinyang and became kings. Later, they followed the Red Lady to seek refuge with Li Zicheng. In the Red Lady's team, he has always been the third leader, so he is also called Feng San.
"Hahaha, it seems that Fujian Shibazhi is also a false name, and it doesn't understand water warfare at all."
The red lady smiled proudly, and her pretty face, which could be said to be stunning even without any makeup, looked even more charming, making Master Feng San a little crazy.
It's a pity that the red lady's heart is not with him, Feng San...
"Feng San, you come to take charge of the boat, and I will lead some people to join the gang!" As the red lady spoke, she walked to the bow of the boat carrying a single sword and a pair of flying claws connected to a thin iron chain, and then squatted down again. A hand pulled at the rope tied to the deck.
Master Feng San didn't compete with Lady Hong. Although this red eldest sister is a female, she has a fierce temperament and likes to lead the way every time she goes into battle. As for the immediate command, it has always been left to Li Yan and Feng San, and today is no exception.
Now Li Yan is directing the overall situation on the pontoon of Weihe River, while Feng San is steering the boat for Red Lady, and Red Lady personally leads the charge to defeat the Tiao Gang and capture Zhu Cihong!
The number one of the big dragon where Zhu Cixiang's flag was located really stood out too much, and there was a clear distance between him and the group behind him.
However, Li Yan was still very careful and was not willing to take risks with his wife - the speedboat in which the red lady was sitting was used for the final blow.
Before that, other ships had to hit it and knock the big sand ship into motion. Otherwise, the speedboat on which the Red Lady was riding could easily be knocked over by a large sand ship sailing at high speed, and the Red Lady's martial arts skills would be in vain.
"General Zhi, that big sand boat seems to have stopped!"
At this moment, someone from Li Yan's left and right suddenly shouted.
I don't know if I saw something was wrong, but the oars on both sides of the big sand boat where Zhu Cixiang's flag was located suddenly stopped moving. The sand boat that lost its forward momentum slid forward for a while, then lost the energy to move forward half a foot, and stopped on the river less than 200 steps away from Li Yan's pocket array.
What does this mean? You see a trap and you don’t want to fall for it?
late!
Li Yan sneered: "Beat the drums and charge the ships!"
"Here!"
...
Under the bow deck of the Dalongtou sand ship, in a hidden cabin, the lights are dim and the space is narrow. In this narrow, dark and suffocating cabin, there are two 12-pound cannons made in Macau with a green light.
The so-called red cannon is this 12-pounder gun. Tang Ruowang and Su Ziwen had already been ordered to check the artillery and ammunition. It was found that the craftsmanship and the quality of the gunpowder used in these two cannons were superior to the red cannons and ammunition used in Beijing's city defense.
In addition, the gunners used by the Shen family were also trained by the Portuguese in Macau, and their gunnery skills were much higher than those of the two amateurs, Tang Ruowang and Su Ziwen.
"Open the gun window!"
Liu, the bow gunman who went down to the bow gun cabin of the ship, gave a loud order.
Following his order, the two gun windows opened on the front of the square bow were pushed open with a creak.
"Push the cannon!"
Fire Gun Liu gave the order again.
Upon hearing the order, a dozen strong men with bare upper bodies and bulging muscles divided into two teams and pushed the muzzles of the two 12-pound bronze cannons placed on the four-wheeled gun carriages out of the gun windows.
"Aim!" Fire Gun Liu ordered again.
Both cannons had a cannon head. At this time, they both took a few steps forward and put their heads to the cannon window, watching and gesticulating.
These two cannons can slightly adjust their left and right and up and down firing angles to aim at targets ahead.
Located directly in front of the Dalongtou is a cannon ship that can carry five hundred stones of rice. There are sideboards on the bow and sides of the ship. Behind the sideboards, half-kneeling, a man who is familiar with water skills is standing. Without batches of armor, everyone would just be wearing a tight coat. Half of them held bows and arrows, and the other half had an iron claw tied with a rope. They were all hunched over, half-crouching on the deck.
Oars protrude from the side plates on both sides of the ship. They are all held in the hands of strong and strong boatmen. They paddle hard to drive the boat forward. No one in the boatload of strong men thought that they had become the target of two Hongyi cannons!
...
Boom!
As two loud noises were heard, Zhu Cixiang felt the ship beneath his feet rocking back and forth. Fortunately, he had been prepared and held on to the railing, otherwise he would have fallen over!
The two cannons sprayed grapeshot, also known as grapeshot. Two twelve-pound grape bullets can cover a large area with one blast! The tiny iron beads immediately formed a barrage on the front of the Dalongtou, covering the targeted cannon at extremely fast speeds. There was no possibility of missing the target.
The cannon boats all have low sides, and there is no thick ship plank that can be used to withstand grapeshot. As for the side cards and so on, in front of the grape bullets shot by the 12-pound cannon, it doesn't matter whether they have it or not! It's nothing more than hitting a hole. Moreover, the bullets that penetrated the side cards were not exhausted, and could still penetrate several muscular bodies. Regardless of whether they were soldiers or boatmen, as long as they were hit by grape bullets, their flesh and blood would be bruised, and their bones and muscles would be rotten. If they were lucky, they would not even have time to scream, and they would die. Those who suffered a miserable life had their hands and feet broken, and they wailed and cried bitterly. Even the soldiers and boatmen who were lucky enough to be unscathed were frightened by this sudden turn of events.
The prince of the Zhu family is so cruel and sinister, he has a cannon hidden in the belly of the sand ship!
"The prince has a cannon! Shihu..."
I don't know who was shouting, but the people who could still move on the canal boat dropped their dumplings with a splash, and all of them jumped into the water.
...
"Sister, the prince has a cannon!" Although Feng San was not hit by the cannon, he was still frightened.
The red lady's face suddenly turned pale, and her bulging chest heaved violently.
The crown prince of the Zhu family killed most of his brothers with one shot!
Boom boom......
Before the red lady could react, the cannon over there fired again!
The two cannons changed their targets and aimed at another cannon next to the one that was bombarded just now.
It was also grapeshot, and it was also an overwhelming barrage of projectiles that swept across the deck of the ship. It was also a scene of hell.
In the blink of an eye, two ferocious red cannons actually knocked out Li Yan and Hong Niangzi's two brothers!
"Thahu! Tahhu!"
The remaining people on the boat opened their throats and shouted. They are all made of flesh and blood, how can they withstand the cannon blast?
While shouting and shouting, the cannon boats on the water began to move backwards. The boatmen rowed as fast as they could, hoping to make their boats retreat faster. There were also a few soldiers and boatmen on the cannon boats that were relatively close to the Dalongtou sand boat. They simply stopped rowing and made their own wontons... They didn't need the boat either. It was important to save their lives!
"Sister, let's withdraw too!" Feng San said loudly to Lady Hong.
"No!" The red lady's eyes turned to the pontoon where Li Yan was.
The pontoon bridge is the key to victory in today's battle. Once captured by the Zhuthiers, the Zhuthief soldiers and horses on the north bank of the Wei River can enter the battlefield on the south bank through the pontoon bridge to support the battle of Weinan City in Tianjin.
Moreover, in order to guard the pontoon bridge, Li Yan also led his subordinates who were not familiar with water to guard the bridge. In his eagerness, it might be difficult to escape intact. Once that sand boat gets close, Li Yan's life will be in danger!
In order for Li Yan to escape unscathed, she had to fight Zhu Cixiang no matter what!
"Charge! Charge up from the side of that sand ship!" The red lady suddenly became fierce and ferocious, shouting loudly, "I don't believe it also has cannons on the side!
I want to fight with the boy named Zhu! "
