I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

"Raise your shield and speed up your stroke."

As the Wu army opened fire, the Qing army started various defenses.

They also learned their lesson and brought some large shields.

The distance of one or two hundred meters is very short for the ships going down the river. Wu Jun only had time to fire three shots, and they had already arrived in Wu Jun's fleet and were entangled together.

Some of the ships that did not have time to brake suddenly collided with Wu Jun's large ship, causing both ships to shake violently, and some soldiers even fell into the river because of this.

"Go, it's safer to rush over. You can only be shot if you stay on the boat."

The general of the Qing army shouted that his words could not be said to be pure flickering, and those who remained on the boat would indeed continue to be shot. But after rushing to Wu Jun's boat and fighting with Wu Jun, he would not be shot again.

However, to say that it is safer to rush through is obviously nonsense.

Although Wu Jun's fire cannon can shoot from a long distance, the efficiency of killing the enemy is definitely not comparable to that of melee weapons.

In melee combat, one mistake or one inattentive will be killed. Even if there is no mistake and the most correct choice is made, it is still possible to die in the sword rain.

It is so cruel on the battlefield. It is not the people who are forced to be helpless. There are a few who are willing to join the army.

A good iron does not strike a nail, and a good man is not a soldier. This is a folk song.

At the urging of the officers, a large number of Qing troops poured onto Wu's ships.

However, Wu Jun has long been waiting for them, and the big sword has long been waiting for them.

The first group of soldiers who rushed up were all stabbed or slashed a few times.

Immediately afterwards, a group of Qing soldiers with large shields rushed over and pushed forward against the large shield, which gave the Qing army a foothold.

That kind of large shield with a height of half a person, the protection of soldiers is still in place.

If it is on land, such a large shield with some spearmen behind it is a very powerful formation.

Unfortunately, the space on the ship was limited, and the Qing army could not play that kind of tricks.

Wu Jun also has a way to deal with this big shield. That is the whole person pressing on the shield, using its own weight to crush the opponent.

This large shield itself is very heavy, and if it is pressed by one person, the average person cannot hold the shield at all.

Of course, Wu Jun's actions were actually very dangerous. After all, the soldiers of the Qing army were not wood. Seeing Wu Jun leaning forward like this, they would also chop with a knife.

In addition, you can grab the shield with your hands, or jump up and slash and stab the person behind the shield.

Having a shield does not mean it is safe, it can only be said that it is relatively more protective.

For a time, the soldiers on both sides of the ship were in chaos and turned into a real melee.

The only ones who were safe were the musketeers who occupied the high places. They hid in the back, hiding in the high places, and from time to time they shot at the densely populated areas of the enemy.

At such a close distance, its hit rate is quite high.

These musketeers gave the Qing army a headache and could only resist with bows and crossbows. However, the number of crossbowmen in the Qing army was far less than the number of musketeers in the Wu army.

As the battle progressed, more and more ships from both sides came into contact and engaged in engagements.

The Qing army has a large number, and the Wu army has superior weapons and morale. From the overall situation, the Wu army has some slight advantages.

The advantage of the Qing army in numbers has not been brought into play for the time being.

However, as the fleets of the two sides continued to entangle together, the Qing army had begun to gain the upper hand in some places. In some places, a Wu army ship was detained by two Qing army ships, and then attacked from front to back.

Wu Yi has been observing the battle situation with binoculars, and at the same time observing the distance, waiting for the steam fleet to appear.

"According to the plan, they should have appeared at this time. Could it be that the machine on the road is broken?"

Wu Yi muttered to himself, he knew that the current steam engine was barely usable, and there was a high possibility of machine damage.

He was talking when suddenly a wisp of black smoke appeared in the telescope, and Wu Yi suddenly felt relieved.

The steam engine fleet finally appeared.

The power of the steam engine, combined with the power of the current, made their fleet very fast.

Not long after the black smoke appeared, Wu Yi could see the fleet.

And Azali, who was closer than Wu Yi, naturally noticed the steam engine fleet upstream.

Similar to other people's reactions, Azali was stunned when he first saw the fleet. He couldn't figure out why the fleet was smoking, and it didn't look like it was on fire.

More importantly, this fleet is so fast that it is rushing towards itself.

"General, it's Wu Jun, it's the enemy's fleet."

Suddenly, Azali's subordinate shouted, it turned out that after approaching the Qing army, the Wu army's steam-engine fleet raised the flag of the Wu army.

This is to create psychological pressure and panic for the Qing army. Raising the flag is equivalent to telling the soldiers of the Qing army that you have been surrounded.

Despite this seemingly harmless move, it actually had a huge impact on the morale of the soldiers.

When there is a way back, those soldiers who are still fighting will feel more at ease, because if they can't fight, they can run away. Then the road is cut off, and there is no way to escape.

What's more important is that when the other side comes to cut off one's back road, it means that the other side still has spare strength, trying to wipe out one's own side, and one's own side must be at a disadvantage.

It is difficult for ordinary soldiers to see the full extent of the battlefield

Therefore, their means of judging the situation on the field are limited, and the interruption of the back road is one of the important basis.

The back road was cut off, and some riots immediately broke out among the Qing army.

"Don't panic, calm down, there are not many enemies."

Azali shouted that Wu Jun's steam engine fleet was only a dozen ships. At present, there are still more than 30 ships of the Qing army that have not fought against the Wu army, and these ships are enough to deal with the sudden appearance of the fleet.

While Azali was still in command, the steam engine fleet launched an attack, and the cannons of the three armed steam ships in front rang out.

Dozens of cannons were fired together, and the momentum was quite shocking.

Looking at the black dots flying all over the sky, some soldiers on the Qing army ship were directly scared to pee.

In fact, these black spots are still very few even on the river surface. However, the momentum is terrifying.

In this round of shelling, a full eight or nine rounds hit the ships of the Qing army.

These shells are all howitzers. After they fall on the ship and explode, twenty or thirty Qing soldiers will be reimbursed for one shell.

This dense formation is the most embarrassing when encountering howitzers.

What made the Qing army vomit blood even more was that they could only squeeze on the boat, and they couldn't spread out as quickly as they could on land.

Some soldiers saw the tragic state of other people who were bombed and could no longer bear it, so they chose to jump off the boat and escape.

"Calm down, steady, the escapees are killed without mercy. Immediately take the initiative to meet them and take these cannons over."

Azali shouted that, as the commander-in-chief of the navy, he was much calmer than those soldiers.

Subsequently, the Qing army's reserve fleet began to move, trying to take the initiative to approach the steam engine fleet.

And the cannons on the steam engine fleet sounded again.