The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 228 Southern Fujian Navy

the other side.

Zhou Yu watched the enemy fleet getting closer and closer, and an excited look appeared on his face.

Through the flags, he had confirmed that the other party was the Minnan Navy.

If that’s the case, what else is there to say?

"Pass my order, everyone prepare to fight."

Zhou Yu gave the order immediately.

Immediately, the war drums sounded, the warships opened their cabin doors, and the cannons aimed at each other.

As an experienced naval commander, Chen Liang knew that the enemy was going to launch an attack as soon as he saw their posture.

"Oh no! The enemy is about to launch an attack."

"Order to fire immediately."

Chen Liang's face changed drastically and he immediately gave the order.

Before he finished speaking, eleven warships opened fire.

Boom boom boom!

There was a loud bang, smoke rose up, and the entire sea area was covered with thick smoke.

One shell after another streaked across the night sky, coming at a rapid speed.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

But in the first round of salvos, none of the shells hit the target.

All the shells fell on the sea, creating countless waves.

This cannot be blamed on the gunners' poor shooting skills, but rather the poor accuracy of artillery in this era.

"Fire."

At this time, Zhou Yu also gave orders.

Suddenly, the twelve warships opened fire, and countless shells flew towards each other like raindrops.

"Rumble"

Explosions continued to sound, and huge waves were raised on the entire sea surface.

Similarly, Zhou Yu's first round of artillery fire also failed.

The warships of the Southern Fujian Navy on the opposite side were unharmed.

"Speed up, get closer and fight."

Seeing this, Zhou Yu immediately gave the order.

"Yes."

The deputy general responded and gave orders quickly.

Then, twelve warships rushed towards the enemy.

At the same time, Chen Liang also issued the same order, ordering the warships to approach and attack.

If long-range shots are not accurate, then shoot close up. This is the common idea of both sides.

Soon, the two fleets were getting closer and closer.

When the distance was less than 300 meters, both sides fired at the same time.

Suddenly, dense artillery rain came down, covering the sky and the earth.

For a moment, there were continuous sounds of gunfire and explosions, and the sky was filled with smoke.

The fleets of both sides engaged in a fierce battle at sea.

“Bang bang bang bang!”

Shells hit the enemy ship and explosions rang out one after another.

The warships of both sides collided with each other, exploding and tearing each other apart continuously, and debris continued to fall into the sea.

The waves hit the deck, splashing countless blood foams.

But it is obvious that Zhou Yu's side has the advantage.

Because Persian warships were larger and had more powerful firepower.

"All ships, get closer and prepare to board and fight."

Chen Liang waved his hand and gave the order.

Afterwards, the navy warships began to turn around and move towards the enemy warships.

In naval battles of this era, boarding is the main form of combat.

The reason is that the artillery has little power and poor accuracy, and it often takes half a day to sink a ship.

Soon, the two sides were about to collide.

Chen Liang stood at the bow, looking at the enemy not far away, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

"Brothers, beat them to death!"

He gave the order with a grim smile on his face.

"Yes!"

Immediately, the sailors picked up their weapons and shouted fiercely.

But at this moment, two shells broke through the air.

"Boom!"

There was only a loud bang, and the huge air wave instantly engulfed the entire warship.

And Chen Liang disappeared in an instant.

These two shells were fired on the order of Ning Quan.

Seeing that Zhou Yu had been fighting for a long time without success, he decisively ordered the main guns to fire at Chen Liang's flagship.

If the flagship is destroyed, the enemy will be leaderless and their defeat is inevitable.

“Checkmate!”

“…”

"Admiral!"

Seeing the flagship suddenly sink, Admiral Chen Liang was also gone.

The soldiers were extremely sad and their hearts were filled with fear.

What kind of artillery did the other side use that could destroy the flagship in an instant?

This power is completely beyond everyone's comprehension.

Unable to hold back, everyone began to think of running away.

But they have to be able to run away if they want to.

"Send the order, all troops attack!"

Seeing that the enemy's flagship was destroyed, Zhou Yu immediately launched an attack without losing any opportunity.

Suddenly, the twelve warships pressed towards the enemy fleet again.

With Chen Liang's death, the entire fleet was left leaderless.

However, in a short period of time, four or five warships were damaged, and the remaining warships turned around and fled when they saw the situation was not good.

“Catch them!”

Zhou Yu ordered loudly.

Upon receiving the order, several warships quickly pursued.

The remaining Minnan Navy fleet was completely surrounded.

Zhou Yu then ordered the sailors to board the ship and completed the final cleanup of the enemy.

After a fierce fight, the battle finally ended.

In this battle, three enemy ships were sunk, seven were captured, only one escaped, and more than a thousand people from the Southern Fujian Navy were captured.

Only two of our warships were severely damaged, and the rest were fine.

The loss of soldiers was not great, with only less than two hundred casualties.

Of course, this was the result of Ning Quan's help, otherwise even if they could win, it would be a miserable victory.

Zhou Yu was also well aware of this.

But he was not discouraged. After all, this was his first time commanding a naval battle and he had no experience.

As long as you continue to accumulate experience, you will definitely get better and better in the future.

Ning Quan was also very satisfied with the result of this battle, and his idea was the same as Zhou Yu's. In war, one needs to slowly explore the way forward.

And he also believed that Zhou Yu had this ability.

After all, the title of Grand Admiral of the Eastern Wu Navy was not given for nothing.

After cleaning up the battlefield and repairing the damaged warships, the fleet continued to set sail.

We are now very close to Tamsui City. If we hurry, we can arrive tomorrow morning.

It won’t be too late to repair the warships and deal with the prisoners of war after taking over Tamsui City.

One night sailing.

Early the next morning, the fleet arrived at the sea outside Tamsui City.

Ning Quan observed carefully through the telescope and found that Tamsui City did not seem to have any precautions.

There were only a few soldiers standing guard on the city wall, and the four gates were open.

There are many ships coming and going at the dock.

Apparently, Tamsui City was unaware of the naval battle that took place yesterday, and had not received any alert.

This is a good thing, as it makes it easy to take it down without wasting ammunition.

"Your Highness, it seems that Danshui City is not prepared."

"Our fleet can enter the port directly and capture it with lightning speed."

Xiang Yu suggested.

"Well, let's do it."

"General Xiang, you will take command. We must fight quickly and decisively, and remember to avoid harming the civilians."

Ning Quan reminded.

"Yes!"

Xiang Yu bowed and agreed.

Immediately, Ning Quan ordered the fleet to sail into the port.

Along the way, we encountered no resistance at all.

In less than half an hour, the fleet successfully entered Tamsui Port.

"Everyone disembark, destination: Tamsui City."

Ning Quan immediately gave the order.

"Yes!"

The soldiers shouted in unison and then jumped off the boat.

Suddenly, a large number of soldiers appeared at the port, causing panic among the people at the dock.

Everyone quickly huddled together to hide, fearing that they would be implicated, and many people turned around and ran away.

The soldiers ignored them and rushed towards the city gate after getting off the boat.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!

On the wall of Tamsui, several soldiers on guard saw this and screamed in panic and rang the gong to sound the alarm.

But it was too late, the enemy had already rushed into the city.