The Qing army's artillery was still firing and roaring, but its slow rate of fire had been completely suppressed by the intensive bombardment of rocket launchers, becoming sparse and weak.

Boom, boom! Continuous loud noises erupted, huge fireworks rose from the Qing army's artillery positions, gunpowder was detonated, and the artillery was blown away, causing heavy casualties to the Qing army and a heavy psychological blow.
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The Qing army on the south bank and the Ming army on the bank had a brief confrontation. Under the fierce bombardment of dozens of guns, they suffered heavy casualties and collapsed first.

The five-cent lead bullet is as different as the heavy matchlock gun Mushket at that time. The heavy lead bullet can penetrate the heavy breastplate at 100 meters, and it can still have considerable lethality at more than 200 meters.

Moreover, even if the five-cent lead piece cannot penetrate armor, it will often cause blunt injuries to the enemy. The powerful impact will cause the enemy's internal organs to be injured, causing him to vomit blood or make him feel weak.

Compared with the blunderbuss, the power of the big lift is increased several times.

Within the effective range, the heavy lead will beat the enemy to a bloody pulp, with arms and legs flying around, and the head turning into a rotten watermelon. It is a bit like the effect of heavy sniping in later generations, and has a great visual impact.

Under the overwhelming bombardment and the attack of the Ming army's landing troops, the Qing army on the north bank soon began to retreat, and it quickly turned into a rout.

After removing the threat on the shore, the Ming Navy moved forward with full firepower and violently attacked the Qing Navy on the river.

The rocket launchers covered the sky and sprayed fireworks in the air, arcing like firebirds. A dozen warships bravely moved forward, throwing kerosene bombs at a closer distance.

The Qing fleet was constantly on fire, and the Qing fleet, which had never experienced such a violent blow, fell into chaos.

The boat that was on fire was approaching the shore, but the one with a bigger fire had been abandoned. The frightened sailors and boatmen screamed and jumped into the water like dumplings, swimming desperately to the shore, or to the boats next to them.

Ask for help.

The ships of the Ming army were approaching the river and continued to attack the enemy with long-range weapons. A dozen small warships suddenly rushed out, galloped down, and rushed into the chaotic fleet of the Qing army.

Hoo, ho, ho! The fire dragons let out silent roars, but with the temperature of death, they pounced on the enemy ships with their heads raised and tails swaying.

The flame-throwing ship is not big, only about a dozen tons, and it needs to be flexible and maneuverable.

The bow of the ship is surrounded by a circle of shields, with a gap in the middle, and the jet pipe protrudes from the outside. The overall shape is a bit like a machine gun with a shield in later generations.

Several strong men behind the guard board listened to the orders and took turns pressing the levers to maintain sufficient physical strength.

The flames it spits out can instantly set an enemy ship on fire, and the fire dragon soars, which is extremely frightening.

The brave attack of more than a dozen fire-breathing ships became the last straw for the Qing navy. Faced with such sharp and difficult-to-defend weapons, the enemy ships turned around and fled.

The navy of the Ming Dynasty refused to give up. They pulled sails and galloped down the river, pursuing bravely.

When the warships led by Huang Li sailed through the mouth of Xiangxi, the channel had been cleared. There were still floating corpses and ship planks floating in the river, and there were stranded ships with burning fires on the shore.

Breakthroughs are expected, and paying a price is inevitable. But defeating the Huguang Navy and the Dongting Navy with overwhelming force is still very exciting.

"Should I be able to cross the Yangtze River and be invincible, right? It's not in vain that I have devoted so much energy and hard work." Huang Li stood on the bow of the boat, feeling heroic in his chest.

Less than half a year has passed, and the navy has developed the most in the Ming army. Because of the expansion of the navy, it has also affected the army.

The total number of army battalions now only totals over twenty, and there are eight battalions in Maolu Mountain, two of which are local soldiers borrowed from the chieftain.

The weapons and equipment are even more obvious. The Army only added rocket launchers and rifles, as well as some captured wrought iron cannons and blunderbuss.

Even so, the seizures in several battles have greatly increased the army's armor coverage rate, which has exceeded half, as many as 40,000.

Huang Li was not very satisfied, but Liu Tichun and others were very excited, thinking that the Ming army's combat power had doubled compared with before.

"The Huguang Navy and the Dongting Lake Navy have been defeated miserably, and they have no courage to fight with our army again." Prince Guangxing of Jing State finally saw the power of the Ming Army Navy. He looked at the burning ships on the shore and let out a heartfelt exclamation.
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Huang Li smiled and said: "There are also Liangjiang Navy. I wonder if they will rescue Huguang and fight with our army."

In the Ming Dynasty, the section of the Yangtze River below Chongqing could carry ships of less than 500 tons throughout the year, the section below Wuhan could carry 2,000 tons, and the Changzhi River below Nanjing could carry ships of 10,000 tons.

In Huang Li's estimation, the ships of the various naval divisions of the Qing Army in the Yangtze River should also be of different sizes. The ships of the Liangjiang Navy were larger, but they seemed clumsy and inflexible when fighting in Huguang.

In fact, although the Huguang Navy was poor in water warfare, it did have many large ships. This could also confirm Huang Li's guess and make him firm up his plan.

To rush to the sea, a 500-ton ship is still too small. Although it can travel close to the coast, the weapons and troops it carries are limited, and it cannot take advantage of the navy to launch an all-round attack on the Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, after attacking Huguang, it would be passive to retreat to the Three Gorges. Huang Li hopes to establish a long-term Yangtze River cruise and always maintain pressure and threats to Huguang.

If the difficulty is great, at least the entire Three Gorges River must be controlled, that is, all the way to Yiling Nanjinguan Pass.

The cruise is expected to be threatened by shore, but Huang Li is not sure whether it can be overcome. If not, he will have to fight a battle every time he leaves the Three Gorges.

"Does Your Highness really want to fight with the Liangjiang Navy?" Duke Guangxing of Jing Kingdom looked at Huang Li with some surprise.

Huang Li chuckled and said, "If you dare to come, I'll fight you. If you keep your eyes open, we'll wait until next year."

Wang Guangxing smiled and nodded, deeply admiring Huang Li's confidence.

This time he went to war with the army with the intention of gaining experience. After all, the third prince has won many battles without losing. And several princes and princes have seen it, but he has not had this opportunity to get close to His Highness.<

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"These guys are running so fast, there is no chance of a surprise attack on Wuchang." Huang Li didn't know what Wang Guangxing was thinking, and shook his head with regret.

Although the pursuit was very fast, many ships of the Qing navy would panic and flee to the shore, and many would lower their sails and surrender. However, many ships were captured, but compared with the easy capture of Wuchang, it was nothing.

The rest of the work will be taken care of by the follow-up troops. Huang Li led two battle fleets and more than 200 troop-carrying ships to move forward, move forward, and reach Wuchang as quickly as possible.

"The Taiping Army can blow up Wuchang City, so can I, and will even do better." Huang Li is no longer hesitant and has full confidence in conquering Wuchang.

Standing on the bow of the boat, feeling the river breeze blowing against his face, he wanted to sing a "Great Wind Song".

The strong wind is blowing and the clouds are flying. The powerful warriors are returning to their hometown in the sea, and the warriors are guarding the four directions. It is a great and touching poem. Liu Bang is a good guy, and the Han Dynasty is mighty.
Chapter completed!