Chen Jin was considered a navy general among the Qing Dynasty, but he was always from the Land Army and was not a real navy general.

In fact, there were many surrendered generals who were good at water warfare in the Zheng army. However, the Qing Dynasty was eager to master a navy and did not trust the surrendered generals of the Zheng army. Therefore, many navy generals were transferred elsewhere, leaving only some low-level surrendered officials and generals who were not the Zheng family's confidant.

After Chen Jin took over the Navy, he promoted a large number of Zheng army officers who were not valued. After these people were promoted, they naturally worked hard for Chen Jin, only his leader was followed.

The Ming army fleet was divided into two strands on the sea. The flagship Zhenhai and twenty Fu ships were the main array, arranged in a single horizontal array, turning from the south to the rudder and sailing northeastward. The other three gunboats also arranged in a single horizontal array, taking advantage of the ship's speed advantage, detouring northeast to the side of the Qing army.

The 400 Qing army naval warships were arranged in a double geese-shaped formation under the command of Chen Jin, aiming at the Ming army's main formation with the bow, and riding the wind and waves.

Under the protection of the double-row geese-shaped array, there are numerous other small warships, arranged in an array.

Looking down from the sky, the Qing army's formation was like a small house painted on the sea, the main warship's geese-shaped formation was like a roof, and the other warships were the bodies of the houses.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Jin, the admiral of the Qing Dynasty's Fujian Navy, was on the flagship Shenglong, and ordered the Qing army's ships to open fire.

The Qing army was in the middle of the Qing army's two gun ships, located in the position of the leader, and the warships of the second-level wings advanced like walls towards the infantry, with great momentum.

More than a hundred Qing army warships rode the wind and waves and launched shells to bombard the Ming army. They aimed the bow of the ship to charge. Only the bow of the ship can bombard the fire, and the firepower could not be fully exerted. However, the bow of the ship to the Ming army also had an advantage, that is, the warships were not easily hit.

The Ming army's sideways aimed at the Qing army, which certainly could exert the firepower on the sideways, but the hull was erected in front of the Qing army's warships, but it was more likely to be hit by artillery.

"Boom!" After the Qing army fired artillery, the Ming army ships also fired artillery and fought back.

With the roar of cannons, water columns were also shocked in front of the Qing army, but the hits were not high.

"Let the gun muzzle on the left side be raised, focus on the enemy's flagship Shenglong, use chain bullets, and strive to get closer, concentrate firepower to destroy the Shenglong! There are 21 kilograms of heavy artillery on our gunboat, which is very powerful. Turn east immediately after the shooting!" Guo Zhong shouted loudly to the chess and card officer.

The Ming Dynasty imitated heavy artillery of Western barbarians, mostly of 18 pounds of red barbarians, with shells of about 16 pounds, and the Qing army's gun ships were mostly equipped with such artillery. However, Zhao Ming seized Dutch warships, which were equipped with 24 pounds of heavy artillery and about 21 pounds of shells, which were even more powerful and had a longer range.

The order flag was hung up and the military order was conveyed. Guo Zhong stood in the helm and watched the distance from the enemy ship, and was about to enter the effective range of the Red Barbarian Cannon.

On the deck, the Ming army gunners in front of the left gun window did not continue to fire guns and bombard them like Qing army. The officers often reminded loudly, "Pay attention to the enemy ship! Pay attention to the enemy ship!"

The Qing army had many ships, more than ten times more than the Ming army. The Ming army's opportunity was to destroy the Qing army's flagship and put the Qing army's command into chaos.

Guo Zhong clenched his fists tightly, his joints on his fingers were clenched white, and fine beads of sweat emerged from his forehead under his helmet.

"Guilters, wait until the enemy ship enters the effective range of the 16-jin cannon, and follow the general's order, issue a cannon to bombard the Shenglong, then immediately turn right and sail eastward, and take the enemy ship away from the Minjiang River estuary..." Guo Zhong stared at the approaching Qing fleet.

With a "boom!", a shell hit the side of the Zhenhai, the shell penetrated the port side, and then fell to the sea from the starboard side.

After the Qing army artillery bombarded for a while, a gun finally hit the Zhenhai. As the effective range of the Red Armor cannons entered, the hit rate of the Qing army artillery increased immediately, and several lucky ships in this formation were also shot.

Guo Zhong saw the guns of the 16-pound red barbarian cannons on the side of the enemy ship, and the blue smoke was still coming out of the guns, and he immediately roared loudly, "Aim at Longsheng and fire the cannon!"

A fire of "boom boom boom" was heard. Guo Zhong only felt the warship under his feet tremble violently in the sound of cannons. The third-layer artillery on the side of the Zhenhai port started from the left side of the bottom layer and fired in turn. For a moment, the smoke filled the hull, covering the cannon, the giant cannon ship, and the side volley was particularly shocking.

Through the smoke of gunpowder, Guo Zhong saw the Qing army flagship Longsheng, which was moving rapidly in the mirror, exploded on the bow of the ship, and the wood chips splashed, and he was immediately delighted, "Stacked!"

"Pilot steward, please keep turning from northeast to east and move forward! The port cannon continues to prepare for shooting!" Guo Zhong waved his arm and shouted.

When the warships of the two armies gathered less than three miles, the Zhenhai of the Ming army led the formation and continued to sail northeast after a round of artillery attacks to avoid collisions with the Qing warships.

As soon as the Ming army fleet deviated from its original route, the shells fired by the Qing army's gunships were thundering out more than a dozen huge water columns, which poured the Zhenhai.

These shells were fired by the Qing army's Red Barbarian cannons. Seeing these water columns, Guo Zhong and the Ming soldiers on the Zhenhai couldn't help but sweat.

If these shells hit the Zhenhai, most of the flagship would be destroyed immediately.

At this time, Guo Zhong saw the Qing army's flagship and was hit by a shell. The Qing army was turning, and the formation would change from a geese-shaped formation to a double-row formation, and would advance northeastward with the Ming army, pursuing the Ming army to leave the Minjiang River mouth.

This means that both sides will enter the sidewalk and shoot at the opposite end. The Ming army has few ships and will definitely be at a disadvantage.

The Qing army turned and continued to fire the artillery. Because the ship's movement angle was too large, the Qing army's artillery did not hit the Zhenhai, but a lucky ship was smashed to the mast and gradually paralyzed.

At this time, the Ming army gunner was rushing to load the bullets and wanted to shoot again. Suddenly, with a loud "boom", the Zhenhai was shot again, the hull was shaken violently, the broken wood exploded, and Guo Zhong's body hit the guardrail.

When he realized it, he glanced at the helm and couldn't help but feel a little relieved that the shells had just removed a piece of guardrail and were not severely damaged.

But then, another shot hit the Zhenhai, sweeping across the deck, and several incomplete bodies were lying on the deck, but the gunner, who was not hit on the port side, was still operating the artillery, so he felt relieved.

This is another main gunboat of the Qing army. After turning in parallel, it took advantage of the side guns that had not fired, and bombarded the Ming army's flagship.

"Damn the Dingsheng!" Guo Zhong spat, straightened his crooked helmet, and shouted loudly: "Are the port cannon ready?"

"It's ready!"

"Aim at Longsheng and fight!" Guo Zhong roared angrily, ignoring the Dingsheng, but attacking the Qing army's flagship.

More than 20 artillery guns on the port side of the Zhenhai were fired again, and the cannons roared one after another, and the cannon body roared violently and then retreated. Through the smoke of gunpowder, Guo Zhong saw that the Longsheng, which had not yet turned completely, was hit, the sail was torn apart by the chain, the mast was slammed, and he fell heavily on the deck, and immediately waved his fists and cheered: "Okay!"

The gunners on the Zhenyuan ship also cheered.

"Recharge, continue to aim at Longsheng's side and hit me!" Guo Zhong shouted loudly.

Longsheng was the flagship of the Qing army. When the Longsheng sank, the Qing army's command would inevitably be chaotic, so the Ming army was sure to drag Zheng Hongkui to come.

The Ming army hit the Qing army's flagship, and the morale formation was great. The gunners took off their clothes and exposed their arms. They loaded the shells into the barrel respectively, quickly pushed the artillery, and aimed at the Longsheng, which was about to complete the turn.

Just as the Zhenhai was about to complete its launch preparations, amid the loud "bang bang" sound, Guo Zhong's body once again tilted to the guardrail of the rudder. Several messengers around him fell to the ground in a row, rolling and wailing, and blood was pouring on.

Guo Zhong's thigh was also hit by broken wood, and blood stained his pants red.

At this time, he had no idea where he got his strength, so he got up again, staggered to the guardrail, and saw a scene like hell on the deck, scattered wood everywhere, and the limbs of soldiers, and blood dyed the deck scarlet red, which was shocking.

"It's the Dingsheng artillery again!"

As the Qing army turned, the advantage of many ships and many artillery was taken out. The Ming army immediately suffered heavy losses under the volley of each ship of the Qing army.

"Aim at Longsheng and fight back!" Guo Zhong held the helm, hissing and roaring, biting the Qing army's flagship.

In the pool of blood on the port side, several injured Ming soldiers struggled to stand up, picked up the torch and walked back to the side of the ship.

"The Ming Dynasty will not perish!" A student from the navy martial arts lecture hall who was intern on the ship roared and lit the artillery.

"Boom boom boom!" The cannons roared and shells roared out.

On the Longsheng, Chen Jin, the blood-covered admiral of the Fujian Navy, looked horrified, but at this moment, a huge warship blocked the Dingsheng. Seeing that the flagship was in trouble, he took the initiative to block the shells for Longsheng.

The wood chips splashed, and the Dingsheng was severely damaged by several shells. Guo Zhong looked pale when he saw this, but Chen Jin laughed, "Send the order, the ships fired volleys and sank the Zhenhai Ship."

On the Zhenhai, Guo Zhong shouted anxiously, "Shift the sails all over the rudder, keep a distance away, and avoid shelling."

The Ming army on the ship was in despair and was ready to face the shelling. At this moment, deafening sounds of artillery came from the northeast. The guerrilla fleet composed of Zhenyuan, Zhenyi and Zhendong had already deviated to the flank of the Qing army.

The Qing army lined up in a row, that is to say, the three Ming army gunships only faced two Qing army warships aimed at them with bows. The remaining warships were blocked by the two warships.

The Ming army guerrilla fleet successfully seized the "T" head and knocked down two Qing army warships in one volley.

On the Longsheng horn, Chen Jin was shocked when he saw this scene, but it had nothing to do with the overall situation. He gritted his teeth and said, "Aim at Zhenhai and continue bombarding! Defeat the Ming army's team!"

As soon as his military order was removed, the flag on the mast had not been hung yet. The Qing army ships in the southwest suddenly hung up the police flag, "There were a large number of enemy ships!"

Chen Jin hurriedly picked up the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and watched. As expected, he saw countless black spots appearing on the southwest sea. It was Jin Xia's Zheng Army Navy who came, and his expression changed drastically, "No, I'm ambushed!"
Chapter completed!