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Section 20: The Troops Divide in Two Ways

When the First Team violently bombarded the three-masted gunship, the Spy Boat Squadron entered the Liuluo Bay in a single column. When it approached one thousand meters, each squadron turned the bow of the ship under the guidance of the pilot squadron and sailed parallel to the coast. With the target reference object of the First Team firing in advance and hitting the burning enemy ships, each ship opened fire freely. The order they received was very simple: full-speed shooting.

Guided by the ships burning on the sea and the special reconnaissance team's signal rockets flying from time to time on the shore, the special boat squadron fired in turn with cannons and Caron guns. The cannon squadron fired from a long distance, and then the Caron gun squadron approached and re-fired guns - the latter's large-caliber shells were more powerful when hit. According to pre-war training, they fired grenades and burned red incendiary bombs in large quantities to achieve the greatest damage effect on the wooden ship.

While sailing, the five squadrons of spy boats sprayed thick smoke and fire from the side, and the bombs were like rain. The artillery fire roared along the coast of Liuluo Bay, and the smoke covered the sky, and explosions mixed with red flames rose one after another. The smoke and fire of the hit ships rushed to the sky, even the rising sun was covered. The sound of shooting commands, the screams of the wounded, and the roars and curses echoed in the rumbling cannons. The huge fleet gathered in Liuluo Bay melted like an iceberg under the scorching sun, and the ships were shot and burned one by one. The fires rushing on the water caused many ships close to the shore that had not yet faced the Australian artillery fire. The entire Liuluo Bay was blazing.

The Zheng family's Red-Armored artillery artillery battery arranged in advance along the coast of Liaoluo Bay finally fired a counterattack, but in the chaotic situation on the water, it was difficult to even observe the targets, let alone effectively shooting the targets. The sparse shells fired at random without any targets, most of which fell into the sea, and several of them even hit their own ships.

Ning Liujin screamed the moment the first round of shells flew over. Then he jumped out of the sea with a thud - he himself couldn't explain why he did this. A huge fear told him in his heart: Run.

His escape was just at the right time. When Ning Liujin was soaked in water and exhausted, he was already a sea of ​​fire behind him, and the sound of gunpowder blew up and down. The heat of the ships burning in the bay made him feel unbearable to climb on the beach.

The beach was filled with sailors gasping loudly. They opened their mouths one by one and gasped in big mouths - swimming through the water full of burning debris was not an easy task.

The burning ashes were fluttering in the air, and the stars were like countless butterflies. They were blown down to the beach from time to time. Several soldiers of the Zheng family hurried to the beach with a rectangular box, and lit the fuses together. Ning Liujin felt a flash in front of him, and instantly shot out more than a dozen rockets, which were very majestic. However, these rockets dragging smoke could not shoot far. One after another, they fell into the bay, and some simply lit their own ships.

"Bastard, let's even fuck!" Ning Liujin heard someone beside him panting and cursing. Before he could recover, he was gasping for a while and was gasping for a long time. A shell suddenly flew from the sea and fell on the beach. It burst open with a loud bang, and suddenly burst into blood and blood. Ning Liujin no longer cared about his breathing. He quickly crawled towards the inland of the island with both hands and feet.

He ran at the right time, at 5:40. The fire support squadron, which followed the spy squadron into the bay, arrived at the station under the traction of the pylon, and 30 rocket ships fired the Hale rockets at the remaining ships in the bay, and each rocket ship fired 30 rockets. In an instant, countless meteorites descended in the sky at the same time. This scene alone had already broken the remaining Zheng family sailors and soldiers, and the sound of cannons on the shore was completely quiet. The fire in Liaoluo Bay was burning more and more vigorously.

At 6:30 a.m., the pilot squadron turned the bow south of Rushan and began to return sail, using the artillery on the other side to shoot at the remaining Zheng family fleet in the bay. At this time, there were no more than one ten Zheng family fleets in the Liluo Bay. Most of the ships that were originally anchored on the inside were ignited, and thick smoke was rolling on the water. It was difficult to observe. Moreover, the special reconnaissance team lurking from Rushan and other places also sent a telegram to inform that the shelling was excellent and there was no need to continue shelling. Mingqiu, who observed the enemy situation on the Lichun, believed that the first phase of combat goal had been achieved and there was no need to waste more shells on the wreckage, so he sent a signal to ask the spy support squadron to withdraw from the battle, reload and cover the army's landing.

"Notify all ships and pay close attention to the fire attack ship." Mingqiu ordered. The only thing that could threaten them now was the fire attack ship. Zheng Zhilong relied on this to drive the Dutch out of the Xiamen area, thus forcing the Dutch to accept his trade terms.

Although the Dutch were weak, the navy had great technical advantages at that time. Zheng Zhilong was able to defeat the Dutch, which shows that the Zheng family navy had considerable jingyàn in the use of fire attack ships, and must have unique tactics.

Rowing boats and motor boats sent ships of naval and army soldiers to the beach - because the fire along the coast of Liuluo Bay was too hot, the landing site was chosen to be the beach at the foot of Houhu Mountain. There was originally a camp on the mountain, but the defenders had collapsed under the bombardment of the navy's rockets. Lao Di and his first expedition team waited on the beach without any resistance.

As estimated in advance, the Zheng army on Kinmen Island did not resist too much. Most camps abandoned the villages and fled. Many people fled to the north side of the island and took a boat to cross the sea to the mainland. Most of them abandoned their swords, guns and armor and fled into the mountains in the middle of the island.

By around 7 o'clock, Kinmen Island had officially changed hands. On the success of the old time and space, the flag of Qixing was rising slowly.

Mingqiu immediately appointed Lao Di as the commander of the Kinmen Security Bureau, and asked him to be responsible for clearing the entire island. At the same time, he allocated several patrol boats and motor boats, and ordered him to take down Xiao Kinmen Island before noon that day, clear the enemies on Xiao Kinmen, and control the large and small Kinmen and nearby waters.

"Make sure to complete the task!" Old Di's face turned red with joy, and he was holding back his gaze while yelling. He had been on the tragic naval company commander for several years. He finally got into a battalion-level commander a year ago, and now he is finally a "commander".

"I'll leave the matter here to you. We're going to attack Xiamen and Anping soon." Mingqiu reminded, "Contact at any time if you have any situation."

After Mingqiu assigned the mission, the troops immediately divided into two groups. The first team headed to Xiamen Island. The Zheng family fleet in Xiamen Bay was cleared and the troops were protected to land on Xiamen Island. The spy boat squadron and motor boat brigade attacked Anping.

Although Anping is Zheng Zhilong's old nest, Mingqiu considers that An is located at the entrance of the Shijing River, six or seven kilometers away from Weitou Bay. If the fleet wants to attack Anping, it must enter the Shijing River and go up the river. The special reconnaissance team of Shijing River once had reconnaissance. The Lichun could reach the city of Anping, but the river surface is about 2 kilometers wide, with dark sand, winding paths, and steam gunboats difficult to move. It is the place where the enemy's fire attack ship can fully play its role. Therefore, Mingqiu finally decided not to put the first team into this area, but instead use spy boats and motor boats. When the wind direction and tide are unfavorable, the motor boats will pull the spy boats to fight.

The army and navy that attacked Anping were commanded by Shi Zhiqi, and Li Di, chief of staff of the First Fleet, was responsible for commanding the naval ships. For this reason, he had already hung his flag on a spy with a large tonnage. Now, the three commanders broke up and went to carry out their own missions.

Li Huamei stood on her own battle position on the Lichun roar, looking at the rolling black smoke soaring into the sky. The battle just now was like a grand fireworks show - she had never seen such a gorgeous and cruel war, and the Australians chose the opportunity to kill and destroy ships freely. The Zheng family's fleet had no power to resist, and the words "fighting the rabbit with an eagle" could no longer express this terrible gap.

Indeed, Li Huamei knew: According to European standards, Zheng Zhilong's fleet was not worth mentioning in terms of quantity and size. Not to mention Spanish Garen, even an ordinary 20-cannon Dutch merchant ship, it was enough to face 2 to 3 Zheng's eight-cannon three-masted ships on the sea without any disadvantage.

But this is just a certain advantage, far less than the first team led by Lichun now - it was a completely unilateral massacre. The battle determined the result from the moment they broke into the Liaoluo Bay. No, it can even be said that from the moment they decided to start a war against Zheng Zhilong, the fire in Liaoluo Bay was already destined.

In this way, have they been invincible in the world? She was shocked and couldn't help but wonder, not to mention that a mere sea lord like Zheng Zhilong, it would not be difficult to climb to the mainland, destroy the Ming Dynasty, and change the dynasty. Why do you have to hide in a barbaric southern land like Hainan and do all kinds of hard work - to take the world and sit in the dragon court. Isn't the highest ideal of the heroes in the world "can he replace it"?

As the beginning of the spring changed direction, Li Huamei noticed that the black smoke-emitting ship of the first team was heading towards the Dadan and the second dan. She immediately understood that she was going to attack Xiamen.

There are many merchant ships in Xiamen and Gulangyu, which are important ports for the Zheng family's trade. Australians sent their main force to take this place directly, obviously preparing to severely damage its foundation. Li Huamei was thinking while watching the Australian fleet mobilization and found that the brigade of ships was heading towards Anping. She was shocked: This is the intention to destroy this ceremonial food!

Unexpectedly, the Australians were so cruel! Li Huamei felt annoyed. The details of her secretly hooking up with the Spanish, Dutch, and Zheng Zhilong were in trouble. If the Australians knew about it, she and the lady would probably have no place to die! Thinking of this, she felt a layer of sweat on her back. (To be continued...)
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