Chapter 61: Bombing An Qing

Zheng Jinghe stood on the board, holding a flag in his hand and looked at Anqing Wharf. He saw countless ships docked on the wharf. There were too many ships. From a distance, he could only see a forest of ships, and even the river water could not be seen. Zheng Jinghe smiled and thought, "As long as the artillery fire is opened, the certificate will be fully fired, and one can be fired."

Zheng Jinghe waved the flag in his hand, and hundreds of cannons roared together. The first platoon fired over. Hundreds of shells dragged their long tail flames and drew beautiful curves. From a distance, they looked magnificent and beautiful. Wei Wei was wondering. This can be regarded as the largest firepower volley in human history. The battle to siege Guo Kan used artillery, and there were only two hundred. Now there are almost seven hundred cannons on the ship, and they are fired together, and they can't be spectacular.

Hundreds of shells hit the dock accurately, fireballs appeared one after another, explosions were heard everywhere, hundreds of explosions came one after another, like a magnificent song, writing about the wisdom of the Chinese nation. In just a moment, the originally busy dock immediately turned into a sea of ​​fire, and the flames soared into the sky, reflecting half of the sky red.

Anqing is actually a very important place. Zeng Guofan spent a lot of effort to capture Anqing, which also opened the prelude to his destruction of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. As an excellent strategist, Boyan naturally knew the importance of Anqing. He built many defensive facilities and sent heavy troops to defend. There were also many Mongolian troops patrolling the dock. The explosions immediately alarmed them. The officers were busy gathering the team, wanting to give the invading enemy a severe blow. When they figured out that the attack came from the river, and the distance was still so far, the Mongolian army like a landslide could only sigh at the river.

Although Anqing Wharf is large and there are many facilities inside, it was bombarded by hundreds of shells and turned into ruins in a blink of an eye. If you want to re-activate it, you have to spend a lot of effort to repair it.

Boluo Huan was riding on a tall horse, and proudly thought of crossing the Yangtze River immediately and jumping into the south of the Yangtze River. He would soon take down Lin'an, join Guo Kan to encircle and annihilate Li Jun, and establish the Bushiqixun. Unexpectedly, a shocking explosion suddenly sounded. He thought it was the firecrackers that the people of Anqing welcomed him, and the sound was too rare. Besides, the Mongolians have never been favored by the Han people. If he hung up Anqing, the people of Anqing would definitely set off firecrackers to celebrate. He would definitely have no firecrackers when he arrived. He was a little confused and asked his personal soldiers: "What's going on? Where did the sound of firecrackers come?" He didn't know that the Song army had equipped cannons and thought they were firecrackers.

No one could answer this question, so the captain of the personal soldiers hurriedly ran to inquire.

Zheng Jinghe ignored the Mongolian army where the cows were crying and horses were ringing, waved the flags, and ordered the artillery to mobilize the muzzles to aim at the ships anchored on the dock. A row of cannons passed, and many ships were blown to pieces. The ships that were originally densely arranged were purely living targets, and each gun was shot and ships were never in vain. After the first round of explosions, a hole appeared, which originally blocked the invisible clearness of the ships, and the smooth water surface as smooth as a mirror was reflected again.

Zheng Jinghe knew very well that when the Mongolian army arrived in Anqing, they could cross the river even if there was no wharf. It was actually easy to get on board the boat. Whenever the boat stopped at any beach, the Mongolian army would just get on board. There were two ways to get the Mongolian army not crossing the river. One was to gain control of the Yangtze River waterway. Under the current conditions, the Song Dynasty naval army was still weaker than the Mongolian naval army, and it was still very difficult to control the Yangtze River waterway.

Another way is to blow up the crossing tool, that is, the ships, and the Mongolians even want to cross the river. Of course, to complete this task, it must be based on one premise, that is, to complete it before the Mongolian navy forces react. Otherwise, once Dong Wenbing gathers the warships and drives over, the 400 steamships in Zheng Jinghe's hands cannot withstand it anyway. Although the performance of the steamship is far better than that of the Mongolian warships, the number is limited, and if there are too many ants, it will bite the elephant to death, and it will definitely not be able to beat it.

It is precisely based on this consideration that Zheng Jinghe commanded the artillery to bomb ships continuously, and many ships were sent to the bottom of the river in each round.

After ten rounds of bombing, the warships that the Mongolians parked in Anqing finally gathered together and lined up to Zheng Jinghe's warship. The reason why the Mongolian warships reacted so slowly was due to Dong Wenbing's slow movements. Dong Wenbing was a good general, resourceful and good at making decisions. It was logical that it would not be so slow to reflect it. The steamship's range was very long, with a range of about three kilometers. This was something that the Mongolian navy had never encountered before. It was impossible for the Song army to open fire at such a long distance. The Mongolian navy took a lot of effort to figure out what was going on.

After understanding the whole story, Dong Wenbing immediately realized that something was wrong and ordered the warships to gather. However, the dock was messy and messy, and there were people crying, asking their parents to run around and shouting, there were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere, and there were broken boards and wooden blocks everywhere. It was very difficult for the warships to gather. It took a lot of effort to gather the warships and press them on Zheng Jinghe.

Boluo Huan wanted to board the ship in Anqing. In order to ensure the safety of the Yangtze River waterway, Dong Wenbing concentrated almost all the main forces of the navy here. It would be unrealistic to drive all the warships together in the chaos. He first concentrated about two thousand warships to surround Zheng Jinghe, hoping to eat Zheng Jinghe. The rest of the warships were concentrated before catching up and joining the war.

Looking at the Mongolian navy surrounding in a half-moon shape, Zheng Jinghe smiled, thinking that this old-fashioned traditional tactic meets his new tactic that mainly interspersed, and it is purely to die. He waved the flag, turned the cannon and aimed it at the Mongolian navy, and shot it in a volley. Nearly a hundred Mongolian warships were sent into the bottom of the river to feed the turtle.

Dong Wenbing was a good general. He immediately realized that the range of artillery was much further than that of Mongolian warships. He could only shorten the distance with the fastest movement and conduct close combat. Otherwise, the Mongolian warship would be a living target and immediately ordered to advance at full speed. Zheng Jinghe only fired two platoons of cannons, and the Mongolian warships caught up. Zheng Jinghe did not want to fight the Mongolian warships hard and immediately ordered a retreat.

The steamship is powered by a steam engine and has a much faster speed than the Mongolian warship. He turns the bow and runs. In just a short while, he breaks out of the range of the Mongolian warship. Zheng Jinghe finds a good place to re-arrange the steamship and aims the muzzle at the destination. As soon as the Mongolian warship appears within the range, he immediately fires and fires a few platoons. Until the Mongolian warship catches up, he runs again immediately, and does not entangle with the Mongolian warship at all.

After repeated progress, hundreds of Mongolian warships were sunk, and the steamships suffered no losses at all. This casualty ratio of hundreds to zero is a very gorgeous number, and any military strategist would be amazed by it when they see it.

Although there is no result in the battle, it does not mean that Dong Wenbing has no gains. At least he visited the steamboat and had a general understanding of the steamboat. He knew that the steamboat was fast, maneuverable, and had a long range. If he continued to chase this way, the warship at his hand would definitely be completely broken by Zheng Jinghe. This is like a huge rock, which cannot be smashed all at once. You can smash one piece today and another piece tomorrow. If you continue over and over again, no matter how big the stone is, it will be knocked into pieces.

Dong Wenbing would not understand this principle, so he immediately ordered to stop moving forward, and wanted to wait until the main warships behind arrived and pressed them up together. Even if Zheng Jinghe escaped to the ends of the world, he would kill him.

Unfortunately, Zheng Jinghe is so kind that he would not understand his plan. He sneered and wanted to give you a chance to be a traitor, Dong Wenbing, and he would no longer be named Zheng. He immediately ordered the steamship to stop retreating and drive forward until the Mongolian warship entered the range. Another firepower volley was shot, killing many Mongolian warships.

The Mongolian warships stopped moving, no different from living targets. Under the command of Zheng Jinghe, several volleys shots knocked down many ships. In this way, Dong Wenbing could not sit still. He had only one way to go now, that is, retreat immediately and meet with the main warships. Dong Wenbing was a man who thought about it. He ordered the remaining warships to retreat.

"Isn't the enemy's retreat and I chase it. Isn't it the trick of guerrilla tactics? If you retreat, you chase it." Zheng Jinghe was amused in his heart, and commanded the steamship to chase it. The artillery could not help but pour out the Mongolian warships. He chased them all the way. When Dong Wenbing and the main warships got together, there were more than a thousand warships left in the two thousand warships, and the rest were all lost.

As soon as he met with the main force, Dong Wenbing's back became hard again. With a command, the Mongolian warship drove at full speed and advanced at full speed. It was a large area of ​​black on the Yangtze River, covering the river surface. Zheng Jinghe saw it in his eyes, as if it was a moving thatched forest.

If someone with a timid man had seen so many warships, he would definitely think he could not defeat him, so he should run away quickly. For Zheng Jinghe, a famous naval general who enjoyed the "father of naval warfare", there was no enemy that he could not defeat. He had a good plan and made great achievements when people thought it was impossible.

After looking at the Mongolian naval forces, you will know that Dong Wenbing is desperate and is ready to kill Zheng Jinghe at all costs. No wonder. Not to mention Dong Wenbing, no one would let Zheng Jinghe's fleet exist. If Zheng Jinghe is allowed to escape, it would be like using the safety of the Yangtze River waterway as a joke. The Mongolians will have a hard time in the future. Killing Zheng Jinghe when he appears is a good idea.

After a moment of contemplation, Zheng Jinghe immediately had an idea and decided to re-propelled the old tune. He still adopted the consumption tactics, found the right opportunity to fight hard, and ran away after fighting. After that, he was almost exhausted, he mobilized all the warships to siege and annihilate them. He had a certain idea and implemented them immediately. With a round of bombing, he sank and destroyed many Mongolian warships, and retreated immediately before the Mongolian warships caught up.

In this way, four hundred steamships were fighting and fighting under the command of Zheng Jinghe, and they continued to retreat eastward along the way. Dong Wenbing was strong and did not care about the loss at all. He commanded the warships to chase them relentlessly. The two navy troops began to chase the Yangtze River. If they looked from the air, it would be like two giant dragons playing on the Yangtze River.

Dong Wenbing kept chasing him until Jiaoshan did not catch up with Zheng Jinghe. At this time, Zheng Jinghe was no longer alone. All the main forces of the Southern Song naval army arrived, and there were 4,000 warships. A war on the Jiaoshan River surface kicked off. In the last Jiaoshan River battle, Zhang Shijie lost almost all the Southern Song naval army, and history was re-opened in the same place. Will the results be different?

Boluo Huan rode on the horse anxiously waiting for the reward of his personal soldiers. After a long time, the captain of the personal soldiers reported to him that the dock was bombed and had become ruins, and it was impossible to get on the ship.

Boluo Huan had no idea that the Southern Song Dynasty water army was equipped with artillery, and he didn't know that there were firearms in the world at all. He didn't believe it at all. He shouted: "No, there are heavy troops on the dock, and there are tens of thousands of warships in Dong Wenbing to defend, so it is impossible for people to destroy them in a short time."

The captain of the personal soldiers said with a bitter face: "Sir, it's true, it's all true. If you don't believe it, go and see it yourself."

No matter who it is, he has to save face to those around him, especially the personal soldiers who protect him. Bo Luohuan is no exception and asked a little incredible: "Really?"

"Sir, it's true. The enemy attacked the dock from a long river surface. I don't know what weapon they used, it's very powerful. A fireball or a loud bang is a big pit, which will destroy a lot of things." The captain of the personal soldiers didn't know that the firearms had wasted so much talk.

The joy on Bo Luohuan's face disappeared suddenly, and he asked with a calm face: "What is Dong Wenbing doing, this Han Dog? Are you lazy after eating and having nothing to do? Han Dog just can't rely on it. Oh, except Zhonghe."

At that time, the Mongolians had the highest status. Han people like Dong Wenbing, who were appreciated by Kublai Khan for their loyalty, still could not get the favor of the Mongolians. Boluo Huan said that he would curse him endlessly. Guo Kan had a high prestige in the Mongolian army, and no one dared to disrespect him. Boluo Huan had to exclude him.

"Dong Wenbing, the Han Dog, led the warship to chase the enemy." The captain of the personal soldiers immediately replied. He was also influenced by Bo Luo Huan and also spoke the term Han Dog.

Boluo Huan, a good general, pondered and asked, "How is the loss of the ship? Can you cross the river?" He thought that as long as the loss of the ship was not serious and could cross the river, it would be best to cross the river immediately. Even if you can't attack Lin'an according to Kublai Khan's plan, find a place in Jiangnan to get ashore and meet Guo Kan, under the current conditions, Li Jun would definitely not be able to stop their internal and external attacks, and could still establish a wonderful honor.

The personal captain's answer broke his dream and said, "Sir, our ships have lost thousands, and it may be difficult to cross the river."

With a great future, if you don’t have a chance, Boluo Huan will not be willing to do so. He scolded hatefully: “I will report the good things Dong Wenbing did, and I will report them to the emperor and study them heavily.” He suddenly slapped his forehead and said: “No. Hurry up, send an order, and all the troops are ready for battle.”

The captain of the personal soldiers was a little confused and asked curiously: "Sir, what's wrong?"

"Are you really confused, or are you fake?" If Bo Luo Huan hadn't given the loyalty of the personal captain, he would have given him a lot of scolding and said, "You forgot that Li Tingzhi and Zhang Shijie were not chasing us?"

The captain of the personal soldiers suddenly realized and thought that this was the case. Zhang Shijie and Li Tingzhi led hundreds of thousands of troops to capture Anqing and prevent Boluo Huan from boarding the ship. Once they arrived, they knew that they would definitely launch an attack without hesitation, and Anqing would have a bloody battle.

Li Tingzhi was on the horse and went on a horse. Before she could breathe, Zhang Shijie arrived with a strong breath and said, "Xiangfu, you are still powerful, you actually ran to the front of me."

"Aren't you here soon?" Li Tingzhi said humbly: "You are not slow either, it's a bit slow."

Zhang Shijie gasped, wiped the hot sweat from his forehead, shook his hand, and said, "Damn, this dog Tartar is so fucking fast that it's almost broken my horse. How is the situation?" The horse under his crotch was sniffing, and the sweat on his body soaked his robe. In this long-distance race similar to a competitive competition, not only did the person be unlucky, but the horse was also in a disadvantage. It was already very good to not die of exhaustion on the way.

"I haven't figured it out yet, it seems that Anqing Wharf was attacked. Look, the wharf is already in chaos. Also, Dong Wenbing's warship has been dispatched and is chasing the ships there. Well, it should be our warships. By the way, this attack is what they did. Oh my God, how did they do it so far? Huh, why are their speed so fast? Dong Wenbing can't catch up at all." Li Tingzhi pointed to Zhang Shijie and explained it. Then he explained a little. Looking at Zheng Jing and the warship who were constantly retreating, he didn't know that this was a warship using a steam engine, and he couldn't understand why Zheng Jing and their speed were so fast.

Zhang Shijie never forgot about Dong Wenbing. On the day of Jiaoshan, this person was participating in the battle. It was this person who fought hard that Zhang Shijie suffered a crushing defeat. When he heard Dong Wenbing's name, new and old hatreds all came to his heart, and he bit his teeth and cursed: "Dong Wenbing, this traitor!"

Hundreds of bright light suddenly appeared in the sky and flew straight towards Dong Wenbing's warship. Amid the earth-shaking explosion, the Mongolian warships were sunk and damaged.

Zhang Shijie's curse suddenly turned into cheers: "War well, fight well. This is our gunship. Haha, Dong Wenbing, this dog traitor, has to bear it! It's better to kill him with one shot!" Zhang Shijie hated several Mongolian generals who fought in Jiaoshan that day, such as Dong Wenbing, Zhang Hongfan, Shi Tianze, Buber, and A Shu, and he was very happy for any unlucky person.

Looking at Zheng Jing and the fleet who disappeared from sight, Li Tingzhi breathed a sigh of relief and said with confidence: "We are in vain. If we had known that someone would help us with work, we wouldn't have to run away and we would be exhausted."
Chapter completed!