Only more than ten miles from the mouth of Shun'an River, Hue City is located by the Xianghe River.￥f,

This royal city of the Ruan family in Guangnan is also known as Fuchun, and even the elegant name Chang'an. This coastal city on the southern border, located in the south of the sky, was indeed the old place of China in ancient times. During the Han Dynasty, it was Lurong County under the Rinan County of Jiaozhou. Later, Linyi rose and continued to invade north. Lurong became the Laba area where the two countries fought, and it was no longer owned by China after the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

After that, Linyi was replaced by Zhan Po and Hue became Wuzhou in Zhan Po. Later, the King of Cham City gave this state as a marriage to the Chen Dynasty of Annan. Chen Yingzong married his sister, Princess Xuanzhen, and obtained Wuzhou and Lizhou as a marriage. The following year, the Chen Dynasty changed the name of the two states to Shunzhou and Huazhou.

During the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army recovered Annan and merged the two prefectures of Shun and Hua into the Shun Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of the Jiaozhi Administration and Envoy. From then on, Hue was officially named.

At this time, the sky was surging with the candles at the mouth of Shun'an River.

The warship Zhou Yafu advanced with the tide, and the strong wind blew the sails. The Li Ling and Ma Yuan were separated on both sides. The distance between the ship was not wide. There were several slightly smaller battleships on the left and right in front.

Dozens of warships of all sizes broke into the Xiangjiang River directly along the mouth of Shun'an River, attacking towards the city of Hue, which was only sixteen miles away from the sea.

Liu Jian looked at this majestic squadron and his heart was full of pride and ambition. Although this was just a squadron of the Sixth Fleet, his powerful scale with three battleships, more than a dozen cruisers and frigates was still able to completely ignore the Ruan family naval army on the Hue River.

Although the Ruan family's navy adopted the Western Yi shipbuilding method and made soft sailboats, the scale was small, only 300 tonnes, which were equivalent to the fifth and sixth class frigates of the Royal Navy of the Han Dynasty, and even only the size of the gunboats and patrol boats of the Han Dynasty.

The war drums rumbled on the deck of the flagship Zhou Yafu, the flagship of the squadron, crossed the river, slender and deep, like the howl of a devil from hell.

The cavalry of the Jurchen Legion put on armor and stepped on war horses. They carried cavalry bows and knives on their backs, but were equipped with cavalry guns and pistols. They were also the only cavalry unit that still maintained iron armor.

Liu Jian needed thousands of artillery pieces of artillery on the warship to bombard Hue City, but Liu Jian did not completely underestimate the enemy's carelessness. The Royal Navy's ships and cannons were heavy, but on the narrow inland river, it felt like a dragon swimming in the shallows, which was easy to attack and difficult to move.

In addition to sending more patrol boats and gunboats to guard the warships, they also sent the Jurchen army to play the vanguards on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and also sent Marines to follow the fleet to guard the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, so as to ensure that they are foolproof.

Tens of thousands of people rushed from the estuary to the city of Hue. White sails were everywhere in the river, flags on both sides were floating, and the queues were winding. This scene was extremely spectacular.

Liu Jian stood on the upper deck of the stern building, looking at the Hue City looming in front of him.

"Fuchun? Chang'an?" Liu Jian chuckled. These southern barbarians dared to name a small wilderness city Chang'an. They really didn't know whether they should say they were ignorant or fearless.

Liu Jian looked down at the battleship under his feet. Zhou Yafu was one of the series of famous Chinese generals in the imperial royal navy. The ship name was the name of Zhou Yafu, a famous general in the early Western Han Dynasty. The reputation of Zhou Yafu's Xiliu Camp is a model of ancient famous generals.

The Zhou Yafu battleship is one of the first-class battleships that have just been launched on the water and officially put into service this year. The famous general-class battleship is the most advanced and largest battleship in the Han Dynasty today. Although it is much behind the 2,500-ton Datang Lingyan Pavilion-class battleship that is currently under construction, the Datang Lingyan Class battleship is a newly designed battleship. It must first complete the construction of the first Datang Qin Shubao and verify the design of this series before it can be officially started in batches. According to the plan, the navy has nine fleets, each fleet will be equipped with one to two famous Tang generals in the next three years.

By then, the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty will replace the former Han generals and become the new flagship of various fleets. However, now, the battleships of the former Han generals such as the Zhou Yafu are still the best battleships in the Han Dynasty.

The Zhou Yafu has 104 guns, with a full capacity of 860 people, which is more than 100 people reduced from the original one. It can be driven on the river and is still a moving battle fortress.

The trumpet sounded again, and the report came from the lookout whistle.

"The enemy ships were found in the upper reaches of the Xiang River!"

The captain of the Zhou Yafu is a right general, a naval right general with a golden tiger hanging on it. He was once a pirate captain who was traversing the East China Sea. He followed Zheng Zhilong and the others on the sea. Later, he followed Zheng Zhilong to surrender to the Han Emperor. Now he has become the captain of the first-class battleship Zhou Yafu and the commander of this squadron.

The captain with a scar on his face was wearing a pair of sunglasses on his nose, allowing the wind and waves to slap the ship, but he stood on the deck like a nail.

He heard the report, he showed no surprise or panic.

Although before departure, he also opposed letting the fleet go directly into the inland river and to the city of Hue. However, Liu Jian finally convinced him that it was only fifteen or sixteen miles from Haikou to Hue City, and the estuary of this section of Xianghe River was very wide and the river channel was very deep. There was an inland river dock in Hue, which could moor large sea ships, so it was no problem to enter the fleet. Of course, Liu Jian's provocation also played a significant role.

The captain was full of confidence. Facing the armed merchant-class warships of the Ruan Thi, the Zhou Yafu didn't need to line up any lines. Several bow guns were enough to destroy the opponent.

The only thing that needs to be guarded against is that the Nguyen Tsai would set fire to attack ships along the inland river. However, the fleet had been on guard, with patrol boats and gunboats in front of it, which could ensure that an enemy ship or a wooden board would not float near the main battleship.

However, if the emperor used troops, or the five generals of the Navy's Navy's Five Tigers were here, they would never have acted like this.

The power of the battleship is reflected in the sea. The battleship line is used to form powerful firepower, fire cannons at long distances and sink opponents. Instead of drilling into such an inland waterway like a mouse, the huge battleship will tie itself up after entering the inland river, especially the entire fleet of dozens of ships of several thousand ships of the size of an entire fleet entering the inland river, which makes it even more crowded.

A sophisticated and cautious naval general would choose several patrol boats to go deep into the river, carefully inquire and spy on the truth, rather than rushing in like this rashly.

Even Zheng Sen, the company commander of the Marine Corps, saw this unprofessional approach. He raised this question to Liu Jian and the commander of the squadron. Unfortunately, although the commander of the fleet was an old man from the Zheng family, he thanked him politely, but in fact, Zheng Sen understood that the other party did not put his words into his ears at all.

The other party just respects his identity, not his opinion.

In the eyes of Captain Mascar, this squadron had more than 1,000 artillery pieces and dozens of ships. Whether it was the number of ships or the number of artillery, they were not comparable to the fishing fleet of the Ruan Family Barbarians.

A heavy sword has no edge, and a great trick is not skillful.

In the face of absolute strength, if you break ten goals with one force, you will be pale and powerless. Captain Scar is a full believer in power.

There were patrol boats and gunboats leading the way, and there were cavalry and marine guards on the shore, which made this powerful squadron not sneak attacked by the barbarians of the Ruan family.

Normally, Captain Scar's idea is not wrong. Although the battleship is the king of the sea, it has enough protection and it is definitely not a problem to enter the inland river estuary to fight.

Liu Jian really needs this fleet. The current weather makes it less than twenty miles from the sea to the city of Hue, but there is no way out. It is mud, like a swamp. The army's artillery cannot be transported at all, and even twenty miles away, it will be quite troublesome.

Therefore, Liu Jian was too lazy to go and spend a day's temporary effort to lay the passage. He drove the fleet directly into the inland river until the city of Hue. Then the powerful firepower of the thousands of cannons on the warship would be far greater than the number and firepower of the Jurchen Legion itself.

The fleet was not fast in the inland river, only sixteen miles from Haikou to the city of Hue. Even if it was slower, it would take only half a day to reach.

The river was filled with roars, shouts, horns, and drums.

Liu Jian's offensive plan is the protagonist of the Sixth Fleet Squadron, but the Jurchen Legion is the real man who sells coolies. Since the general Haoge was killed in the last battle of Jingqilijiang outside the pass to pursue Dorgon's defeated soldiers, the Jurchen Legion seems to have lost its backbone.

With the imperial court, they finally transferred from the bank of Heilongjiang River to the south of the sky.

The Jurchens are no longer active-duty soldiers in the Imperial Army, but are mercenary. The court dispatched them to attack the Southern Barbarians and allowed them to capture cities and villages, and could retain some of the spoils as their profits.

The current Jurchen Legion has completely become a battle for money and spoils. They are no longer the powerful Eight Banners brigade in the past, but they are equipped with new muskets, many cannons, and a huge fleet to support combat. They are also replacing cannons with bird guns, which is different from the past.

Hue City is already in sight. This Chang'an City, a Guangnan-stricken city, is not small. The long-term population in the city reaches more than 200,000. It is quite impressive in this corner of the south of the sky.

The Zhou Yafu, Li Ling, Ma Yuan, a first-class battleship, two second-class battleships, and three giant ships were like three moving turrets floating on the river.

The cannon window had been opened, and the black muzzle was aimed at the Hue City, which had a city wall of more than two feet high.

The intense horn sounded the signal of the general attack.

"Keep going and prepare for shelling!"

Captain Scar shouted loudly, and the sailors on the deck were running around, busy but not chaotic.

Hue City is right there, like a fat lamb appearing in front of a group of ferocious wolves.

On both sides of the river not far from Hue City, there is a fortress each, and there is a wooden bridge between the two forts.

The artillery on the gunboat in the front was already shining, and they took the lead in launching shelling at the two bridgeheads.

The sound of cannons is like the muffled thunder coming from the sky.

The shells whizzed out.

At this time, the lookout hands roared again and the enemy was facing the battle.

Upstream of the bridge, many ships went down the river. The afternoon drizzled on the river, forming rain and fog. But the lookouts still saw that there were many of these ships, at least hundreds, all of them.

"I'm overestimating my abilities, and I'm looking for death!" Captain Scar snorted coldly, not caring about it.

The warships had long been eyeing these captains who were going downstream, and the gunboat warships with sails were bulging, and they went upstream.

The two bridgeheads that were first bombarded, together with the wooden board, were already shattered under the fierce shells. The wooden bridge became countless fragments in the river, and only two piles of ruins remained in the bridgehead.

More than a dozen gunboats rushed through the already broken wooden bridges and bridgeheads, and bombarded the enemy ships that were going downstream.

The Zhou Yafu, Li Ling, and Ma Yuan also began to fire artillery from behind. For a moment, the sky was filled with the roar of shells flying by, and the blasts were like rain.

Ruan's ship was hit one after another, smashed, sunk, and sunk!

Zheng Sen took his own land warfare company and followed the shore with rifles. Many soldiers were applauding the gunners on the warships, but Zheng Sen always felt something was wrong. He seemed to smell an uneasy.

Something was wrong, it went too smoothly. The Ruan warships didn't seem to be here to fight, but they seemed to be here to die, or fire attack ships.

But these ships are not filled with sulfur tinder oil?

The naval guns were still roaring violently. While bombarding, they went upstream. The fleet had passed the bridgehead that was first bombed into ruins by them, leaving the two piles of ruins behind.

The river channel was filled with broken ship fragments of Nguyen's ships, boards, sails, masts, and everywhere, covering the entire river channel.

But something seems to be wrong.

So many ships were shattered, but I didn't see many struggling people on the surface of the river.

The Shun'an city wall can be seen clearly, and you can even see the flags on the city wall and the defenders on the top of the city. It seems that there are many stone throwing cars?

A stone throwing cart?

Didn’t the Ruan family have many artillery? Didn’t it mean that Hue City has at least thousands of artillery guarding, but why did they even put out the catapult cart?

"Blast the turrets outside the city!" The Scar Fleet shouted loudly. Not far outside the city of Hue, there were many turrets along the river and land routes. These turrets were not only set up on the top of the city, but also built many turrets and forts outside the city, and many cannons were set up to echo the cannons on the top of the city and increase their defense capabilities.

However, the Scar Fleet was confident that with the powerful firepower of the fleet, it could pull out all the forts outside the city like a nail, and then approached the dock directly, bombarded the city wall, and directly blasted the city of Hue.

Almost at the same time, these fortresses also began to fight back.

The first to launch a counterattack was the stone thrower. The jars, with orange flames, flew out from the fortress and turrets one by one, and headed straight towards the river.

A dark jar dragged a long fire tail across a graceful arc and smashed into the river.

The pottery jar did not hit the Han warships, but directly hit the broken hull in the river, exploded and scattered countless sparks.

Clay pot, spark, burn

Zheng Sen felt a little nervous. He finally understood what was wrong with the feeling he smelled!

Those ships were indeed fire attack ships, but they did not directly load sulfur tinder oil, but deliberately installed nothing and let them break it.

Hundreds of broken ships filled the entire river surface, which provided the best ignition material for countless tincture oil tanks falling from the sky. The most terrifying thing is that the fragments of broken ships blocked the river surface, making the Han fleet more dense and tighter, and it was more difficult to move and dodge.
Chapter completed!