Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 442
In the end, the two sides strangled together, and the most tragic hand-to-hand combat began.

In order to cause the greatest damage, all the gunners of the Ming army resisted the urge to fire in advance, and only fired when the opponent was in front of their faces.

At such a short distance, after a round of shelling, basically there are no intact people and objects on the deck of the pirate ship.But the pirates are not fools, except for the sailors who have to operate the ship, most of the gangsters hide in the cabin.Wait until the shelling is over before rushing out.

Although the sailors of the pirates were basically wiped out, the sails were torn apart by shells.But under the huge inertia, the warships of both sides still collided.

The pirates immediately threw out their anchor hooks, put on the wooden boards, and prepared to start jumping gangs with howls!
But what they didn't expect was that it was the Ming army on the opposite side who rushed over first.

The predecessor of the Shibo Fleet was the Chaohu navy who fought with their lives in Poyang Lake and defeated the strong with the weak!

They did get lost for a time and lost the courage to fight for their lives.However, His Highness King Chu's multi-pronged approach has revived them and found themselves.

The Chaohu Navy was originally good at boarding and hand-to-hand combat.In order to protect the artillery and gunpowder behind them and prevent the pirates from boarding the ship and setting fire, the soldiers attacked decisively, swiftly using the channel set up by the pirates, rushed to the opponent's ship, and fought with the pirates' jumping gang!
The shouts of killing suddenly rang out, and the soldiers of the Ming army and the pirates began a brutal fight on the crowded deck!

Rivers of blood soon flowed on the deck, and the soldiers of the two armies stopped thinking about it, and there was only one thought in their minds - kill, kill, kill!

They tried their best to slash with knives, kick with their feet, and bite with their teeth, trying to kill the enemy in front of them!

Many soldiers accidentally fell off the ship during the fight.But even if they were in danger, the two sides had not stopped fighting. They either lay on the driftwood and swung knives at each other, or wrestled and hugged each other in the sea, trying to push each other into the sea and drown.

As a result, more and more corpses of soldiers from the two armies appeared on the sea surface...

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In fact, the pirates' jumping gang was as experienced and brave as the Ming army, and they hardly lost in individual combat.But the problem is that in the previous shelling, they lost a third of their manpower.This makes them obviously weak after the losses increase.

And every ship of the Ming army was full of people, and even carried an additional 1 officers and soldiers... The city ship fleet only had a small number of ships, but a lot of soldiers. Originally, the Chaohu Navy had more than [-] troops.

The ten battleships were all fully loaded, but there were only more than four thousand people, and there were still a large number of soldiers who could not get on board, screaming anxiously.

Yu Tongyuan took into account the fact that he was fighting in the coastal waters, so there was not much logistical pressure.Besides, having more people helps, so each boat was loaded with two hundred 'passengers'.

These 'non-staff' soldiers played a big role at this time.Relying on the superiority of numbers, the soldiers of the Ming army continued to rush onto the enemy ships.With each other disappearing and rising, gradually occupying the advantage of troops.

Once the balance of forces was broken, the battle situation quickly changed.After gaining the advantage, the Ming army immediately divided and surrounded the pirates on the deck and wiped them out.

In naval warfare in this era, a deck occupied meant defeat.Because no matter how many people are under your deck, they can only climb up one by one through the narrow hatch. Isn't that the one who comes up dies?There is no chance of a comeback.

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Half an hour later, all the warships that were fighting each other were victorious.

But there are still a few warships of the Ming army under siege, still in a bitter battle... The pirates have four more ships than the Ming army, this situation is inevitable.

The most unlucky one was Yu Tongyuan's flagship.It was originally facing Chen Shanghai's flagship, and it could bully the small and gain the upper hand.

However, in order to rescue the master, two Guangzhou boats also joined the battle group, and surrounded the huge four-thousand-ship ship from the starboard side and the stern respectively.

Then the pirates on the three ships went crazy and attacked from three sides.

Yu Tongyuan judged the situation and did not order his subordinates to take the initiative to attack.Firstly, if they are attacked from the front or back, they will be stolen if they take the initiative to attack; secondly, their warship has a high altitude advantage, and can defend and counterattack from a condescending position; thirdly, it is the most important point, he must protect the little ancestor on the ship.

If that little ancestor made a mistake, no matter how well the battle was fought, it would be a complete failure.Everyone can jump into the sea and be buried with him, so as not to hurt the family.

Chen Shanghai was obviously also aware of this, and personally charged with his injuries, so the battle here was more intense than anywhere else.

The Ming army stabbed down the pirates who were trying to climb onto the ship with long spears; chopped off the hands of the pirates climbing up the side of the ship with a machete; and poured down spoonfuls of boiling oil brought by the cook...Under multiple blows, the pirates fell into the sea like dumplings.

But there are too many pirates, they seem to be endless, and they climb up from all sides of the ship with agility, so that the soldiers of the Ming army on the ship will inevitably miss out and be overwhelmed!
Seeing the tense battle situation, the gunners, who were temporarily useless, also joined the hand-to-hand combat.They threw heavy balls overboard, smashing the pirates' heads.

They even directly inserted the fuze on the gunpowder pack, ignited the warships thrown at the pirates, and bombed the pirates waiting to be boarded.The sails of a ship were also ignited, and pieces of the burning sail continued to fall, and then the whole ship was ablaze.

However, those desperadoes attacked more fiercely, as if climbing the flagship of the Ming army was their only way of survival.

At the most critical time, the guards of the king of Chu, the guards, all joined the battle.The sixth child also opened his teeth and claws to fight the enemy himself, but unfortunately he was stopped by Deng Duo...

The fierce offensive and defensive battle lasted for half an hour. The sea around the four ships was dyed red, and there were dead bodies, broken limbs, and broken pieces of wood floating everywhere...

However, under the concerted efforts of the soldiers of the Ming army, the flagship did not fall after all.

When Liao Dingguo finally led another [-] warships to come for reinforcements, the suspense of the battle was completely lost.

Liao Dingguo personally took the helm and steered the battleship, and directly crashed into a Guangzhou boat.The huge momentum directly knocked the ship away from the flagship.The pirates who were climbing up suddenly fell into the sea screaming like dumpling.

After crashing the Guangzhou ship, Liao Dingguo's battleship continued to move forward, and the bow finally reached Chen Shanghai's already battered flagship.

After a round of condescending shooting, Liao Dingguo drew out his treasured sword, and personally led the crowd to jump onto Chen Shanghai's boat from a high place, and started killing like a tiger on the mountain!
Chen Shanghai's subordinates were already on the verge of their limit.Under Liao Dingguo's ferocious impact, the morale of the army completely collapsed, and they knelt down and surrendered, or jumped into the sea in a panic to survive.

Seeing that the general situation is over, Chen Shanghai is like a red-eyed gambler, still unwilling to surrender, waving his sword to resist.Liao Dingguo ordered his subordinates to get out of the way, and personally raised his sword to fight with Chen Shanghai.

Chen Shanghai was originally not as strong as the opponent, and he was injured again. After sustaining for a few rounds, his sword was knocked away.He drew out his dagger and was about to commit suicide, but Liao Dingguo knocked the dagger away again.

Then Liao Dingguo took advantage of the situation and kicked him to the ground, and the soldiers rushed forward and captured Chen Shanghai.

Following the capture of Chen Shanghai, all fourteen pirate warships were annihilated, and the small boats watching from a distance also scattered. This fierce naval battle finally came to an end...

(End of this chapter)