Chapter 1400: The Han Banner World (Ninety) Cannot Withstand a Single Attack

Park Cheng held the mast with both hands, one leg wrapped around it, and climbed steadily on the mast, watching the shells flying through the air, passing over a large area of ​​concentrated ships, and landing on a large number of Chu Navy warships anchored in the area on the right side of the dock. Every time a shell fell, accompanied by a loud noise, the warships hit by it caught fire, and some smaller ships were directly broken into two after being hit.

"It's really spectacular!" Park Cheng cheered loudly. When he served, even the navy had not yet been equipped with artillery, but as a former warship first mate, he had more or less heard some news that some test warships had been equipped with some powerful weapons for testing, but until he retired, he had never seen such weapons equipped on the ship he served on. Now that he thought about it, it must be artillery, which was indeed very powerful. Since even the inland navy was equipped with it, let alone the navy warships.

In the distance, more than a dozen three-layer warships were lying sideways, with flames and thick smoke constantly gushing out from the sides. On each deck, there were five guns installed . On three decks, there were fifteen guns, and on both sides, there were thirty. Park Cheng tilted his head and thought, the warships of the Inland Navy were equipped with thirty guns, so the warships he had served in before could at least be equipped with a hundred guns. He imagined the spectacular scene of fifty guns firing at the same time on one side, and couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

"Damn it, I didn't catch up with the good times!" Park Cheng looked down at his broken leg and thought with regret.

"Pu Cheng, second brother, you son of a bitch, get down here and find a solution, or I'm going to be finished." Yang Yunhua jumped and cursed below. At this moment, the dock was in chaos. The Chu army warships that were attacked were eager to escape, and they raised their sails and anchored. Regardless of the surrounding civilian merchant ships, they desperately drove out. Warships, whether in tonnage, size, or sturdiness, are not comparable to civilian merchant ships. At this moment, the officers and soldiers of the Chu army navy were working hard, maneuvering and rowing with all their strength. Some civilian merchant ships close to them were either forced to leave or directly rammed and crushed into the water.

Pu Cheng raised his head on the mast and thought to himself that it was bad. His ship was well managed. It was not far from the inside of the dock. When those Chu army warships rushed out, he would definitely be the first to bear the brunt.

He slid down and rushed to the helmsman in a few steps, shouting: "Everyone go down to the cabin and row the boat. I'll take the helm and let's squeeze out."

The merchant ship flying the yellow dragon flag was sailing backwards, and Park Cheng was almost hanging on the rudder because he had only one leg. This made it more difficult for him to steer the ship than a normal person. The collisions with the ships next to him made the whole ship like it encountered a strong storm and tilted from side to side. After a while, the stern and the sides of the ship were already scarred, but Park Cheng seemed to have found the feeling of fighting the wind and waves on the sea. He found the experience of the naval battle with the local natives, and he shouted excitedly while maneuvering the ship. He actually stumbled and got out of the wind. Behind them, some smarter merchant ships followed them closely and escaped.

This rare situation also attracted the attention of Li Quan, who was on the command ship of the Han Navy. Seeing that this merchant ship of his country had escaped, he couldn't help but admire: "Good skills, send a small boat to ask who is driving the ship and whether he is interested in joining our inland navy?"

Park Cheng drove the boat directly towards the Han Navy. Of course, he didn't have the courage to drive directly towards the Han warships, which would definitely be targeted. The merchant ship turned a corner, avoiding the frontal attack range, and slowly drove towards the Han Navy on the river from the side. At this time, he gave up the position of the helmsman, grabbed the two flags responsible for flag communication on the ship, stood on the bow, and desperately waved flags.

Military flags are different from civilian ones, but this is not a problem for Park Cheng. He has served in the navy for many years, and the navy flags are like eating and drinking water. It has almost become a human instinct.

Although the flag signals of the navy and the inland navy are slightly different, they are basically the same. Seeing the flag signals from the opposite ship, Li Quan finally understood that the operator of this merchant ship was actually from the navy, and might even be his former colleague! No wonder he is so powerful. Compared with the turbulence and danger of the sea, the little wind and waves of the inland river are really not worth mentioning.

And Park Cheng, seeing a small boat coming towards him, also breathed a sigh of relief. Now he is safe.

Behind him, Yang Yunhua, sweating profusely, looked at his damaged ship with a sad face, "Damn it, damn it, this is the ship I just overhauled, all my hard work this year is in vain, I will go to the parliament to complain when I go back, and ask their inland navy to compensate for my ship."

Park Cheng limped over and hopped over, "Boss, I have an idea for you, maybe after this battle, we can not only recover the loss, but also make a fortune."

"What do you mean?" Yang Yunhua raised his tearful eyes and asked.

Park Cheng smiled and couldn't help but think of the scene when he followed the navy to kill people overseas, "Boss, the commander of the inland navy is called Li Quan, do you know?"

"Who the hell doesn't know this? When I get back, I will file a complaint against him. He ignores national property and arbitrarily attacks the people of this country." Yang Yunhua said angrily.

"Commander Li has worked in the navy before, but he is a senior official, and I am just a first mate on a battleship. I recognize him, but he may not recognize me, but as long as we reminisce about old times, we can still get along. A little friendly."

"What do you mean?" Yang Yunhua asked puzzledly.

"You can get rich quickly by fighting a war." Pu Cheng lowered his voice: "Let's ask Commander Li to include us in his combat order. You also know that in this naval battle, in addition to battleships, there are also supply ships. Ah or something, most of the sailors on our ship are sailors. You have also seen this scene. The Chu Navy is completely vulnerable. If we sneak into the battle order, we can make a fortune in the process. , If nothing else, at least we can grab a good ship. Those Chu warships are finished this time. If we do well, we can get one and go back to repair it. Isn’t it much better than our current ship? Furthermore, after the war is over, our ship can still report the damage to the government. According to our Han country's regulations, the country will compensate us, and maybe we can get another one based on our relationship with Commander Li. To light the fire, it is possible to lose one ship to two. Anyway, after this battle, the hundreds of Chu warships that have not been sunk will all become spoils of war. "

"Will this work?" Yang Yunhua asked doubtfully.

"Of course, have you forgotten that I served in the navy before? At that time, when we were overseas, we often requisitioned the ships of caravans. After a battle, those caravans all followed and made a lot of money!" Park Chengdao .

"What percent, second brother, if this thing comes to pass, I will increase your shares and increase your annual dividend by 20%. How about that?" Yang Yunhua was overjoyed.

"Then it's settled." Pu Cheng was overjoyed.

While he was talking, the boat coming from the navy was slowly approaching. Pu Cheng rushed to the side and shouted loudly: "Brothers of the navy, my name is Pu Cheng. I used to serve in the navy and fought with Commander Li. Now I want to see the commander. Is it possible?"

Not to mention that Pu Cheng went to meet Li Quan to reminisce about the past and implement his plan to make a fortune. Taihe Pier was now in a mess. Except for a few Chu warships who escaped from the pier after going through all kinds of hardships, the others were beaten to the ground. , many of them were ignited with raging fires, and those Chu warships that escaped were naturally not in a good position. Every Chu navy ship was being surrounded and beaten by several Han navy ships. A building ship at the front has slowly sailed towards the pier. With its tall size, it has been rushing all the way to the pier, and the navy above the river has already made way for a passage. The troop transport ship behind the navy was moving forward.

On a troop transport ship at the front, Wei Zhiwen, commander of the Han Dynasty's Second Front Army, was standing on the bow of the ship with his sword across the bow, laughing loudly: "Brothers, it's finally our turn to take the field. Well done to the navy, and our army has done a good job." We can’t lose face. Once we get ashore, we can capture Jiangdong County as quickly as possible.”

"Ho ho ho, win!" On the troop transport ship, the soldiers of the 17th Army were already so excited by the previous battle scene that they couldn't help themselves. They were waving their weapons one by one, shouting wildly, wishing they could fly there in one step. Go overland.

Wei Zhiwen, a former Qi bandit, followed Bai Yucheng and rose to the position of army commander. As a bandit, the army he led did have a bandit spirit.

Taihe Pier is only more than ten miles away from Jiangdong County. At this moment, news of the large-scale attack by the Han Navy has spread to the county, and the entire county is in complete chaos.

Jiangdong County is the base for exporting Jiangnan silk from the Chu State to the Han State. It is also the largest city for commercial transactions between the Han State and the Chu State. Its prosperity is not even worse than Yingcheng, the capital of the Chu State, but it is precisely because of the exchanges with the Han State. Too many, and the people here know the Han Kingdom far better than other places in the Chu Kingdom. The Han Kingdom is powerful in all aspects. When they heard that the Han army was coming, the first reaction of the people in Jiangdong County was to flee quickly. At this moment, the streets in the city are full of panicked people. Many people are hurriedly grabbing some gold and silver and fleeing towards the city gate. A little later at night, once the city gate is closed, no one can escape. .

Wen Zhuang, the prefect of Jiangdong County, turned pale at this moment and his lips were trembling: "Navy, the navy is so vulnerable?" (To be continued.)