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Chapter 726 The Navy Strikes
In this trial, a total of more than [-] people were executed, and as many as [-] to [-] were sentenced to hard labor.In fact, those who were sentenced to hard labor are too happy now.Most of them will be sentenced to hard labor for life and serve until death.

There are also those family members of the traitors who are away from home. After the war, Tianhua will issue a sea arrest document to arrest them one by one.Unless they can escape to a place beyond Tianhua's control, they will always be Tianhua's prisoners.

After the case was over, there were no more dissidents in the whole city, and the heart of defending the city became stronger.But the Dongyang Army's offensive became more and more intense.

At this time, it has been nearly a month since Dongyang invaded Qingzhou.Zhu Shengtunyuan also knew that the opponent's reinforcements must be on their way.He had to take advantage of this gap to take down Qingyang City, so that he could use this as a base to attack all parts of Qingzhou.Otherwise, once the Tianhua reinforcements arrive, they will be blocked in the area east of Qingzhou, surrounded step by step, until finally driven into the sea.

But what Zhu Shengtunyuan didn't know was that the fleet stationed in Qingzhou Harbor at this time was being attacked by the Yanzhou Navy and the Longjiang Navy.

After more than two years of development, the Yanzhou Navy has grown to more than 200 warships, each equipped with more than a dozen artillery pieces.There are a total of more than 1 people in the navy. Although the number is only at the division level, they are organized at the military level. Up to now, the navy is still expanding, which shows that Lin Yifan attaches great importance to them.

This time they went south, and immediately joined more than 300 warships of the Longjiang Navy who came, gathered nearly [-] warships, and rushed towards the Dongyang Army fleet.

When their fleet appeared at sea level, the entire Dongyang fleet was still motionless like a pool of stagnant water.Most of the crew members of the fleet gathered on land to enjoy themselves, never thinking that there would be enemies at sea.In fact, this was a secret thought of Qiao Yue who was on a mission to Dongyang.He was afraid that because Tianhua had a powerful navy, the Dongyang people would be scruples and would not go west.Therefore, the situation about the Tianhua Navy was hidden.Although Dongyang people haven't set foot in the Central Plains for a long time, they also know that the Central Plains has always paid little attention to the sea, so they didn't care about Tianhua's navy, so they hurriedly organized a fleet and went to the Central Plains.

When the Tianhua warship was approaching, the Dongyang people discovered the enemy's situation at sea.For a time, the entire harbor was in chaos, and Dongyang crew members rushed to board the ship in an attempt to resist.

But it was too late.When the Tianhua warship approached for a mile, it immediately turned the hull sideways, revealing two dark muzzles on the side of the deck.

"Boom boom boom!" Thousands of shells streaked across the sky, like heavy hammers, and slammed into Dongyang's dense fleet.

Countless ships were smashed to pieces, and the seawater kept pouring in.The boat shattered and sank to the bottom of the sea in a moment.

The Dongyang army was stunned by the spectacular sight. They never thought that the opponent was so far away that they could still attack their fleet.The black weapon is like a meteorite in the sky, no matter how strong the ship is, it will be smashed into a big hole.

"Hurry up, what are you still doing stupidly, get on the ship and prepare to fight back!" the captain of the fleet yelled sharply, constantly urging the crew to board the ship and fight.

At this time, the second wave of artillery rain hit again, and another ship was reduced to ruins.

"Quick, spread out, spread out!" The Dongyang people finally realized that the densely packed ships were just targets for the opponent's bombardment.

Dongyang's ships immediately spread out to all directions, and when the third wave of artillery rain hit, there were indeed many fewer damaged ships.At this time, more than 400 ships were destroyed, and the remaining more than 1000 ships frantically fled to the surroundings. For a while, Dongyang's ships were everywhere on the entire sea.Under the command of their respective generals, they slowly surrounded the Tianhua fleet.

The Tianhua Navy immediately sailed directly to the south, while avoiding the enemy's encirclement, while approaching the enemy ships around the south, they opened fire.

The Dongyang army was brave, knowing that the distance was too far to fight back, so they drove their boats and rushed towards them regardless of the danger.Most of the ships of the Dongyang Army are smaller in size, and the speed of sailing is not slower than that of the Tianhua Navy.Soon it was close to the bottom of the warship.Countless water ghosts jumped into the water one after another, trying to cut through the bottom of the boat.The rest of the soldiers and horses stood on the deck, shooting bows and arrows upwards to suppress the offensive of the artillery.

Naturally, the Tianhua Marine Division was not to be outdone, and some water ghosts jumped into the seabed from the boat to fight the enemy water ghosts.The crossbowmen on the deck continued to fight back against the enemy below.From time to time, a piece of grenade was thrown and bombed the opponent's ship.

The Dongyang Army's methods are far more than these. On its ship, a large number of fire boats were placed, and they were put into the sea. Then some sailors jumped into the sea, pushed them under the Tianhua ship, and ignited the thatch on it. To burn the opponent's hull.

This method has indeed caused a lot of trouble for the Tianhua Fleet.Fireships are small and difficult to hit directly.If it is allowed to roast on the bottom of the ship, I am afraid that a warship built with a lot of money will not be able to bear it.

There is no way but to let more sailors jump into the sea to fight with the Dongyang Army.It was the cold winter season at this time, jumping into the sea, one can imagine that it was icy cold.

The Tianhua army withdrew while fighting, trying to escape from the entanglement of the Dongyang army.But the Dongyang army, relying on their large numbers and power, clung to the Tianhua navy, even though they paid a heavy price for it.

After all, the Tianhua Navy is a new army, especially in naval warfare, and lacks sufficient actual combat experience.The start was very smooth, but once the Dongyang Navy was relieved, these Dongyang people who depended on the sea for a living immediately took advantage of their large number of people and small boats, constantly cruising around the Tianhua Army, and whenever they had the opportunity, they immediately swooped up Take a bite.

The situation is gradually becoming unfavorable to the Tianhua Army. Although the loss is not too large, it will only be weakened by the Dongyang Army bit by bit if things go on like this.Even if the war is won in the end, I am afraid that the navy that has finally been established will be seriously injured.

As the chief general of this navy, Liang Shicheng's face couldn't help but gloomy.

He was originally a general of the Yanzhou navy, commanding the lower reaches of the Longjiang River. Later, when the navy was defeated by Cao Jun, he was demoted from Qi Rui and went to Yanzhou Harbor to serve as the commander of a naval battalion.

Later, when Yanzhou was destroyed, he didn't want to surrender to Cao Jun, so he disbanded the navy, lurked in Yanzhou, and lived the life of ordinary people.Later Tianhua captured Yanzhou, he was found by Zhang Zhongliang and recommended to Lin Yifan.After Lin Yifan learned of his experience, he immediately promoted him to be the newly established admiral in charge of training the navy.

Originally, he thought that he was still going to die in the army, but he didn't expect that he would have the chance to fight.Originally, he was still full of ambitions and planned to show off his talents at sea.But I didn't expect that I was beaten by the opponent and retreated steadily. It is really embarrassing that the opponent's low and crude boats are no match for the strong ship and cannon that I have worked hard to build.

He knew that the soldiers had tried their best, but it was their first battle at sea, and the orders were issued in a hurry without any plan.Except for annihilating more than 400 ships of the opponent in one fell swoop at the beginning, they were passive everywhere.Now he only hopes to be able to evacuate from the encirclement of enemy ships and create a distance so that he can adjust his tactics in time to deal with the enemy's dogfighting tactics.

Just as the Tianhua army was fully withdrawing, a huge fleet appeared faintly on the sea level to the south.

(End of this chapter)