Behind them, ships appeared one after another, with the same operation and the same trajectory, forming a combat situation in which the troops were divided into two groups.

Liu Rukui stood on the bow of the first ship, loudly commanding the sailors, and led the ships behind him, past Konghoutuo, towards the mouth of the Daning River.

Li Shoujun commanded another group of ships to guard the mouth of the gorge, preparing to resist enemy ships.

The Qing ships started to move, but they were still in confusion, and their movements were slow and hesitant. But the general direction was to press forward, preparing to block the mouth of the gorge and intercept the enemy ships rushing out.

Huang Li had stopped his performance, holding up his telescope, observing the trajectory and speed of the enemy ships, and predicting the bombardment range they were about to enter.

The launcher that can rotate has not been successfully developed, and the elevation angle can only be adjusted. If you want to turn the launcher, you can only lift it manually, which is more time-consuming.

Therefore, Huang Li could only set up in advance and wait for the enemy ships to rush up and enter the strike zone.

The Qing army ships pressed up. They still didn't know what kind of blow they would face, and they had just adjusted the chaos.

"Fire!" Huang Li gave the order loudly.

The twisted fuses were ignited, and rockets flew out from the fixed launchers, spitting flames and white smoke in the air, and raked towards the enemy ships in the river.

The overwhelming rocket bombardment formed an extremely spectacular scene. Fireworks rose up, covering the sky, like falling meteors.

The ships of the Qing army were constantly hit, and fireworks continued to rise. Although most of the rockets were fired, the intensive bombardment of hundreds of rockets still caused damage to more than a dozen enemy ships.

Chaos occurred again, and the Qing army was overwhelmed by unprecedented tactics and ultra-long-range rocket attacks. This completely subverted their understanding and made their original tactics impossible to implement.

More and more Ming ships are rushing out of the west entrance of Wu Gorge, and the number of rocket sampans led by Liu Rukui has reached more than 20.

He directed the ship to adjust its direction, preparing to take more than 20 sampans to pass diagonally and give the Qing navy another baptism of rocket rain.

A medium-sized warship rushed out and rowed forward desperately, followed by friendly ships of the same size, bravely rushing towards the Qing navy.

Huang Li no longer needed to take command. Ying Zheng and other officers directed the soldiers to quickly load the rocket and launch it again.

More and more enemy ships were on fire, and the chaos was intensifying. Qing ships turned away one after another, trying to avoid the fierce attack on the north bank.

In Zhuzhi Village on the south bank, Gao Guoyu and Guo Sheng commanded the soldiers and fired dense rockets at the enemy ships that were approaching in panic. A single salvo caused several enemy ships to emit fireworks.

Under the fierce blow, the Qing navy finally began to retreat, or it was scared away by the unprecedented blow.

Several large ships have become blazing torches, and the sailors on board have abandoned the ship and jumped into the water. Dozens of small boats are also struggling in the fireworks, unmanned and floating along the current.

Tang Xinguo commanded the ship to move forward vigorously. A dozen small sampans held up the burning enemy ships in front, clearing the way for several large friendly ships.

Getting closer, even closer, Tang Xinguo's eyes widened, and the scar on his left cheek trembled slightly with excitement and excitement.

"Fire!" After a long suppressed shout, Tang Xinguo finally burst out two sonorous and powerful words from his chest.

Ignite and launch! The long arm of the trebuchet has been charged for a long time, and it suddenly raises upwards. Five or six fire bombs fly out of the magazine and hit the enemy ship.

Not only burning, but also potential energy impact falling from the sky. In order to increase the lethality, each fire bomb weighs about five kilograms, and can penetrate the thinner deck.

Fireballs can be made of stone or clay. The stone ones can damage ships, while the clay ones can burst into pieces with clouds of fireworks, injuring people and destroying ships.

Several soldiers did not look at the results of the battle, turned the winch, returned the long arm, reloaded the oil-soaked stone bullets and mud bullets, lit them with torches, and fired again.

Several riprap boats caught up and met up with Tang Xinguo's ship. They pursued the enemy ship and continuously fired fire bombs to attack.

More and more enemy ships were hit and set on fire, and their speed slowed down. The Ming navy sailors who were caught up fired flaming arrows with bows and arrows, causing even greater fires.

The river was full of Qing troops' fleeing ships, as well as unmanned ships emitting fireworks. Countless sailors and sailors were struggling to swim in the river, and every broken wooden board that floated became their life-saving straw.

More and more Ming army ships rushed out of the gorge and entered the relatively wide river. Some of them joined the pursuit team, while others moved closer to Jiangdong Village and came under Liu Xingkui's command.

The Qing army ships are no longer within range, and the rockets on the shore have also stopped firing.

Huang Li held up his telescope and looked for a long time before sending out a signal rocket to stop the pursuit.

If you don’t chase the poor bandits, the future will be long.

Breaking through the mouth of Wu Gorge is a great victory. The Qing navy lost these dozens of ships, and they were combat ships, so their vitality should be seriously damaged.

Although the Qing Navy has more than 400 ships, it is estimated that only close to a hundred ships can fight. Just like the Ming Navy has more than 500 ships, only these 100 ships can really fight on the water.

Come on.

Reorganize all the warships, attack in a strict battle formation, and start a head-on battle with the Qing navy, which will be safer and more likely to win.

At the top of Wushan City, Li Guoying, surrounded by several Qing generals, looked at the defeat of the navy with a gloomy face. He watched as more and more enemy ships rushed out of the gorge and gathered towards the mouth of the Daning River.
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Because the waterway was almost cut off and the land route was far and difficult to travel, it only took about ten days for Li Guoying to receive the news of the fall of Yiling.

Although he repeatedly scolded the Qing army in Huguang for their incompetence and their inability to defend the fortified city, Li Guoying never expected that the Ming army would attack Wushan again.

Two days ago, Li Guoying received the information reported by the sentry. Although he was surprised, he was not very scared. The last time he killed the bandits, they were bleeding like rivers and running away, and this time will be no exception.

"The bandits were lucky enough to capture Yiling, so they got carried away and came to my Wushan City to stroke the tiger's beard again!" Li Guoying expressed his attitude to the generals with a smile at that time, showing extremely strong confidence.

The generals of the Qing army were also filled with righteous indignation. They raised their arms and fists, saying that they would beat the bandits hard and once again kill the enemy with corpses and piss in the fields.

Although Li Guoying was very confident, after sending a messenger for help, he still strengthened the city defense and prepared to repeat his old tactics and launch another beautiful defensive counterattack.

"The terrain of Wu is low and it is difficult to rush to help. If the thieves come from afar, fight quickly; I will stand firm and wait, but they cannot hold on for long. If they take advantage of their weakness, they can attack and annihilate them."

Li Guoying made a thorough analysis and informed the generals.
Chapter completed!