As the anti-bandit army's inspection ended, Chad and Deidel's domestic dispute also ended accordingly, and the two could only make an appointment to talk to each other.
Deidel's Oriental sailed into the newly completed Guangzhou port along the waterway. In the huge and open Guangzhou Port, countless ships are docked here, loading and unloading cargo. The prosperous scene in front of them amazed the entire crew of the Orient.
At this point, Deidel had no doubts about what Chad was talking to him. Over the years, they have been trading with China and have not noticed any changes in this country. Nowadays, the anti-bandit army has only occupied Guangdong for less than a year, but it is incredible to see such changes.
It was not just the crew of the Vostok that was in disbelief. At this moment, Chen Qiyu, the captive of the Taiwan Naval Association, looked at the prosperous scene in Guangzhou Port and couldn't believe it.
If it weren't for the anti-bandit troops watching around him, Chen Qiyu would even doubt whether this was in Guangdong.
After receiving the order to go south to attack Guangdong, the Taiwan Naval Association, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Yao Yingmeng, dispatched the entire left and right battalions of the Taiwan Naval Association, with more than a thousand personnel and more than 30 large and small warships, and set off in a mighty manner. Guangdong.
Yao Yingmeng knows very well how much wealth the Guangdong Navy can have.
The Guangdong Navy was only established in the past ten years. At that time, those lazy Eight Banners disciples really had no place to place them, so they got a Guangdong Navy to place them. The commanders Qian and Bai who taught them were also from the Fuzhou Navy. In this way, those teachings were withdrawn within a few years.
In Yao Yingmeng's eyes, the Guangdong Navy is just a showman who wants to be capable but not capable, and wants to have a ship but no ship. Therefore, Yao Yingmeng is naturally full of confidence in this expedition.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances.
When the Taiwan Navy's fleet headed south, it happened to encounter a typhoon that had rarely occurred in decades, and the entire fleet suffered unpredictable losses.
This is not to mention the Taiwan Navy’s misfortune. After the Taiwan Navy had just survived the storm at sea, it encountered the navy of the bandit suppression army heading north. The appearance of a huge bandit-suppression navy fleet made the Taiwanese navy soldiers, physically and mentally exhausted who had just been hit by the storm, unwilling to fight again.
However, although the Taiwan Navy had just experienced a storm at sea, it suffered heavy losses. However, Yao Yingmeng, who sincerely looked down on the Guangdong Navy, still believed that his own personnel could fight against the bandit-suppressing navy with good training.
After all, fleeing without a fight let the court know that he would inevitably be criticized.
War is about to break out.
The warships on both sides constantly changed their formations.
Most of the navy members of the anti-bandit army are new members, so it is natural to be nervous in the first battle. Fortunately, the navy of the anti-bandit army pays more attention to each person's duties. Individuals only need to do their current work well, which will not turn tension into chaos.
When the navy of the anti-bandit army pulled the fleet into a straight line and exposed the cannons, the fleet of the Taiwan Navy was also stepping up to approach.
If it were a normal naval battle, the Taiwan Navy would have to do some artillery battles. However, after experiencing the storm, most of the artillery on Taiwan Navy warships were damaged, making the artillery battle unfavorable. Moreover, Qing naval battles usually focused on boarding and landing battles.
At this moment, the muzzles of black cannons were facing each other. The sailors of the Taiwan Navy were panicked and kept shouting at the boatmen to speed up the boating. Especially when they saw the huge three-masted warship of the bandit suppression army and the holes exposed by dozens of cannons, they were even more nervous.
Under the huge three-masted warship, Yao Yingmeng's ship looked like an adult and a child. Yao Yingmeng never expected that the bandit-suppressing army would possess such a large warship. In his opinion, this was a waste of natural resources.
"General, please go to the ship's cabin first! It's too dangerous on the deck!" General Lincoln Fang, who was beside Yao Yingmeng, bowed and asked for instructions.
"It's okay, General Lin. Have you seen the rebel warship?" Yao Yingmeng pointed at the three-masted warship and said, "This rebel is really willing to spend a lot of money for the navy, so we have to find a way to capture it."
"Don't worry, General. The general will definitely go and seize this warship for the general. To say that the rebel Zhang Liu is indeed a capable person who can give the navy such a warship. It's a pity that their people encountered us. He It is destined to be the wrong person." Lincoln replied with a smile.
"Although the Guangdong Navy has nothing to worry about, it still has to deal with it carefully." Yao Yingmeng reminded: "pass the order, spread out the formation and advance, don't be afraid of artillery, our ship can hold up with a few shells. Let the three battleships led by Chen Qiyu The ship uses all its strength to deal with the rebel warships."
"yes…"
"Bang...bang...bang..."
The warship swayed with the splash of water, and Yao Yingmeng clapped his feet.
"Rebels, let's fire! General, please return to the ship's warehouse and sit in guard for us." Lincoln asked for instructions again.
"Okay..." Yao Yingmeng replied.
"Boom..."
a loud bang
An attacking medium-sized gunboat of the Qing army was hit by a fuse shell from a three-masted warship. The huge explosion directly blew a hole in the boat.
The ship just sank.
"call…"
The sea breeze caused by the explosion was strong.
"What...what's going on? What kind of cannon is this..." Yao Yingmeng asked in disbelief as he looked at the scene in front of him.
"Bang...bang...bang..."
At this time, no one could respond to him. There was only the continuous sound of artillery in the sky and the earth.
"Boom..."
There was another loud noise, and another Qing warship was directly sunk.
A large number of sailors and boatmen of the Qing army were shot to the sea, swimming or floating.
Qing warships swarmed in, but each one sank under the constant bombardment of the bandit-suppressing navy.
Suddenly, Yao Yingmeng realized how stupid he was for not escaping in the first place. No matter how well-trained the ship is, it still looks so fragile under the dense shells.
Especially the three-masted battleship's cannonballs would sink immediately as soon as they were hit.
"How can we fight this?"
Yao Yingmeng didn't know.
Originally, the Taiwan Navy dispatched more than 30 warships, but encountered a storm and lost more than ten small warships. This is still acceptable for a battle with the Guangdong Navy. However, nearly ten large and medium-sized warships were lost in the battle just now.
"Ming Jin... withdraw your troops and withdraw." Yao Yingmeng could only give the order unwillingly.
It's easy to make money, but it's hard to leave.
Nowadays, except for a few medium-sized shuttle boats in the entire dispatched fleet of the Taiwan Naval Association, which were not damaged, the others were either sunk or hit with several holes. This includes Yao Yingmeng's boat.
Broken wooden boards floating everywhere on the sea surface during the battle were Qing soldiers begging for help. The undamaged warships were still able to escape, but the damaged shipcang warships simply surrendered to save people. After all, most of the people in the Taiwan Naval Association are from Fujian, and they are somewhat related to each other.
In this battle, the Taiwan Navy's expedition was almost completely wiped out except for three medium-sized escort ships that escaped.
At this time, Chen Qiyu was standing on the deck as a prisoner, watching the scenery in front of him, feeling infinitely emotional.
The scene in front of me is very good, but it does not belong to me.
(I’ve had a really bad cold lately. I’m feeling groggy after taking those medicines. Thank you for your understanding in the update.)
