Chapter 1070 The Battle of Yangon (End)
The officers on the ship shouted loudly, and all the soldiers and sailors were on duty, holding weapons and standing by on standby on all sides of the deck, while several soldiers were holding grenades, hid behind wooden boxes, and quietly waited for the enemy ship to approach.
At this time, the warship had just reached five steps and had more than ten flying hooks flying over from the British ship and hooked the side of the Weiyuan.
The British were a bit beyond the expectations of the Ming army. Generally, the Ming army threw away the flying hooks in naval battles, for fear that the enemy ship would run away, but this time it was hooked by the enemy ship.
A series of shouts sounded on the British flagship, and the sailors excitedly pulled the ropes and pulled the distance between the ship from five steps to two steps.
As the distance narrowed, more than ten people on the side of the ships on both sides began to pierce the opposite side of the ship with spears, and the long weapons began to attack.
For a moment, spears came and went between the two warships. A Ming soldier was stabbed into the throat and covered his throat with his hands. Blood flowed out of his fingers and fell on the deck in pain. The medical staff rushed forward to check and dragged it to the hidden place. However, the soldiers' bodies trembled violently and lost their breath.
The Ming army also stabbed a white soldier who stood on the side of the ship with a long spear and wanted to jump over.
The white man had just jumped up, and a spear was just over. The spear penetrated it and poked it into the heart. The man and the spear fell into the gap between the two ships, and the sea water immediately turned red.
Just as the two sides were fighting each other and constantly exchanging death, a loud "bang" sounded, and the two warships' side finally collided together.
The warships first collided, and the hulls of the two warships squeezed each other, leaned to one side, then fell back with the swaying distance, and finally pulled together by the rope.
As the hull gradually stabilized, a deafening roar erupted on the deck of Yingyi. Nearly a hundred Yingyi concentrated on the side of the ship and rushed to the gap in the side of the ship, showing the short axe and dagger in his hand.
The sailing ropes were crisscrossed on the deck, and the long weapons could not be used. The descendants of the Viking Pirates fully demonstrated their professionalism.
At this time, a sailor wearing plate armor and canned iron picked up an axe, like a medieval knight, jumped directly to the Weiyuan, but was shot in the chest with a gun. The breastplate flew back in a sunken manner, and the head and feet hit the deck, fainting directly.
"Grenadier!" At this time, the Ming army officer woke up and quickly shouted.
Several grenades hurriedly ignited the grenade and threw it into the British deck.
The soldiers of the two armies fighting with spears, swords and bayonets on the side of the ship saw a few black objects flashing with fire and jumping over their heads.
The British, who were squeezing on the side of the ship and looking for the right opportunity, rushed to fight with a jump gang. Before he could react, he "boomed" behind him and exploded violently, and was shattered by the air waves.
Many people were unsteady and fell forward, hitting the Ming army's spearhead and bayonet, and blood splattered instantly.
The air waves produced by the explosion swept across the deck and squeezed on the side of the ship. The British troops were shot in the body in the white light, and they were shot forward, or were knocked down by the air waves and smashed on the side of the ship.
A grenade was also eaten on the British ship's rudder. Seven or eight officers were blown down from the rudder, and the commander fell into a pool of blood.
At this time, Zheng Chenggong saw the opportunity and immediately roared loudly, "Kill here!"
The Ming army officers seized the opportunity and took the lead in jumping onto the deck of the enemy ship and slashed to both sides. The Ming army soldiers rushed forward and rushed across the ship's side, fighting on the deck of the British ship.
The people on the two ships were almost the same, but the British were too concentrated just now and were knocked out by the Ming army with grenades, and nearly half of the man was lost.
At this time, as the Ming army rushed to the deck, the two sides fought life and death on the narrow deck, and the Ming army, which had the advantage of the number of people, naturally had the advantage of the battlefield.
On the British rudder, an officer rushed up, helped the commander who was blown up and covered in blood, and then shouted a quick order.
Several British soldiers rushed to the side of the ship, cut off the rope with an axe, and wanted to break away from the Ming army warship.
The rope was cut off, and the two warships immediately opened the gap.
Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong immediately pulled out his waist knife, his figure flashed forward, and rushed to the side of the ship. General Yang Geng wanted to stop him, but it was too late and could only jump onto the British ship.
At this time, the swords and swords on the ship were shaking the sky, and all kinds of howlings were heard. Zheng Chenggong killed a British soldier who wanted to cut off the rope with one knife. He also cut off several people in a quick and neat manner, successfully preventing the British soldiers, cutting off the ropes, and separating the warship.
The British on the helm did not expect that the specialty of the string fighting would be like this.
He saw that the warship could not be separated, while the other warships fought against the Ming ships, and no ships leaned forward to reinforce.
The British officer knew that the flagship could not be held anymore, so he hurriedly shouted to Wangdou.
The British soldiers on the main mast quickly hung up the flag, and at this moment, a gunshot sounded, and the British troops in the watchtower screamed, fell down and smashed on the deck.
During the battle, Zheng Chenggong saw the British officer on the helm, and immediately waved his knife and said, "Kill it!"
Yang Geng immediately led a group of people to rush towards the rudder, while the British officer hurriedly asked the soldiers to lower the boat at the stern.
Several British people put the blood-covered commander on a small boat and then placed the boat on the sea.
This was a small boat for escape or landing. The British officer did not defend the flagship and took the commander to a hurry toward another approaching British warship.
Ming soldiers first shot the British troops on the commanding heights with muskets and bows, and then cleaned up the British people in the deck and cabin. Zheng Chenggong led Yang Geng to the helm tower.
Soon, they killed all the British people who were blocking them and stood on the helm of the British flagship. The small boat carrying the British commander had been salvaged by another British ship.
At this time, a French warship was taken over. The French commander found that the Ming army was very powerful in close combat and the fleet could not get any advantage. He was worried that he would suffer too much, so he hung up the flag to leave the battlefield.
The enemy ships, who had not yet fought, adjusted their sails and turned, while those who fought, cut off the ropes and separated from the Ming ships.
The Weiyuan is the flagship of the Ming army and is located at the top of the character "Eight", so most of the other ships have not yet been linked and can still be separated.
"Your Highness! The enemy ship is going to run! Is chasing you or not!" Yang Geng shouted anxiously at the turning enemy ship.
Zheng Chenggong looked at the enemy ships that were turning their direction, shook his head with deep eyes.
The strength of the enemy fleet made Zheng Chenggong feel a little frightened and a sense of crisis arises in his heart.
The British and French were stronger in combat at sea than the Dutch people they met before, and their warships were also stronger in quality than the Ming army. The Ming army had no obvious advantage in shooting at sea and fighting on the shore.
The Ming army might not have been able to capture the British flagship if it hadn't been caught off guard with a grenade.
Now the Ming army is pursuing, and there is no advantage, but if the warships do not pursue them, the cannons still have to be fired.
Chapter completed!