Father can be an enemy to the country

In the end, the two sides strangled each other, and the most brutal hand-to-hand combat began.

In order to cause maximum damage, the Ming army gunners all resisted the urge to fire in advance and only fired when the opponent was in front of their face.

At such a close distance, after a round of shelling, there would basically be no intact people or objects on the deck of the pirate ship. But the pirates are not fools. Except for the sailors who have to operate the ship, most of the gang members are hiding in the cabin. Wait until the bombardment is over before rushing out.

Although the pirates' sailors were basically wiped out, the sails were also riddled with holes from cannonballs. But under the huge inertia, the warships of both sides still collided.

The pirates immediately threw out the anchor hook, put up the plank, and started yelling to start jumping gangs!

But what they didn't expect was that the first to rush over was the Ming army from the opposite side.

The predecessor of the City Ship Fleet was the Chaohu Navy, which fought for its life in Poyang Lake and defeated the strong with the weak!

They were indeed lost for a time and lost the courage to fight for their lives. But His Highness the King of Chu's multi-pronged approach has allowed them to cheer up and find themselves again.

The Chaohu Navy was originally good at boarding battles and hand-to-hand combat. In order to protect the artillery and gunpowder behind them and prevent the pirates from boarding the ship and setting fire to it, the soldiers attacked decisively and nimbly used the channel set up by the pirates to rush to the other side's ship and fight with the pirates' jumping gang!

Cries of killing instantly broke out all over the place, and the Ming army soldiers and pirates began a brutal fight on the overcrowded deck!

The deck quickly became a river of blood. The soldiers of both armies no longer thought about it. There was only one thought left in their minds - kill, kill, kill!

They tried their best to cut with their knives, kick with their feet, and bite with their teeth to kill the enemy in front of them!

Many soldiers accidentally fell overboard during the fight. But even though they were unable to protect themselves, the two sides did not stop fighting. They either lay on the driftwood and brandished knives at each other, or they struggled and hugged each other in the sea, trying to push each other into the sea and drown them.

As a result, there were more and more corpses of soldiers from both armies on the sea...

~~

In fact, the pirate gangs were as experienced and brave as the Ming army, and could hardly fail in individual combat. But the problem is that they lost one-third of their men in the previous shelling. This makes them obviously unable to continue after their losses increase.

And every ship of the Ming army was fully loaded with people, and even carried an extra two hundred officers and soldiers... The city fleet only had a few ships, but a lot of soldiers. Originally, the Chaohu Navy had more than 10,000 troops.

Ten warships were all fully loaded with only more than 4,000 men. There were still a large number of soldiers who couldn't be fished aboard and were howling in panic.

Yu Tongyuan considered that fighting in offshore areas would not put much logistical pressure. Besides, having more people would be helpful, so each boat was allowed to carry two hundred "ship passengers".

These 'supernumerary' soldiers played a big role at this time. Relying on their numerical advantage, the officers and soldiers of the Ming army rushed forward one after another and continuously poured into the enemy ships. After a while, they gradually gained the advantage in military strength.

Once the balance of forces was broken, the situation of the war quickly changed. After gaining the advantage, the Ming army immediately divided and surrounded the pirates on the deck and wiped them out.

In naval warfare of this era, the capture of the deck meant defeat. Because no matter how many people you have below the deck, they can only climb up one by one through the narrow hatch. Doesn’t that mean that everyone who comes up will die? There is no chance of a comeback.

~~

Half an hour later, all the warships fighting against each other had a winner.

But there are still several besieged Ming army warships, still locked in a bitter battle... The pirates have four more ships than the Ming army, and this situation is inevitable.

The most unlucky one is Yu Tongyuan’s flagship. Originally, when it faced Chen Shanghai's flagship, it could bully the smaller ones and gain the upper hand.

However, in order to rescue the leader, two Guangzhou ships also joined the battle group, and surrounded this huge 4,000-material ship from the starboard side and stern respectively.

Then the pirates on the three ships launched an attack from three sides like crazy.

Yu Tongyuan sized up the situation and did not order his subordinates to take the initiative. Firstly, if they were attacked from both sides, they would be robbed; secondly, their warships had a height advantage and could defend and counterattack from a high position; thirdly, and most importantly, he had to protect the little ancestor on the ship.

If that little ancestor makes a mistake, no matter how good the battle is, it will be a complete failure. We can all jump into the sea to bury him together, so as not to harm our family.

Chen Shanghai obviously realized this and launched the charge himself despite being injured, so the battle here was more intense than anywhere else.

The Ming army used long spears to stab down the pirates who tried to climb onto the ship; they used machetes to chop off the hands of the pirates who climbed onto the side of the ship; they also used boiling oil sent by the cook and poured it down with spoonfuls... Under multiple blows, the pirates were seriously injured. Kou dropped the dumplings into the sea.

But there were so many pirates, they seemed to be endless, and they climbed up from all sides of the ship with agility, making it inevitable that the Ming army soldiers on the ship would be overwhelmed and overwhelmed!

Seeing that the battle situation was tense and the gunners were temporarily useless, they also joined the hand-to-hand battle. They lifted up heavy spherical cannonballs and threw them overboard, smashing the pirates' heads.

They even directly inserted the fuse into the gunpowder package, ignited the warships thrown towards the pirates, and blew up the pirates waiting to pick up the ship. The sails of a ship were also set alight, and fragments of the burning sails continued to fall, and then the entire ship burst into flames.

However, the desperadoes attacked even more fiercely, as if climbing onto the Ming army's flagship was their only way to survive.

At the most critical moment, the guards of King Chu's bodyguards all joined the battle. Lao Liu also bared his teeth and wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy in person, but unfortunately he was stopped by Deng Duo...

The brutal offensive and defensive battle lasted for half an hour. The sea around the four ships was dyed red, and dead bodies, broken limbs, and broken wood pieces were floating everywhere...

However, with the concerted efforts of the Ming army officers and soldiers, the flagship was not lost after all.

When Liao Dingguo finally led another 4,000-material battleship to come for reinforcements, the battle situation completely lost its suspense.

Liao Dingguo personally took the helm, steered the battleship, and directly hit a Guangzhou ship in the middle. The huge momentum directly knocked the ship away from the flagship. The pirates who were climbing up suddenly fell into the sea screaming like dumplings.

After ramming the Guangzhou ship, Liao Dingguo's battleship continued to move forward unabated, and its bow finally touched Chen Shanghai's already riddled flagship.

After a round of condescending shooting, Liao Dingguo drew out his sword, personally led the crowd to jump onto Chen Shanghai's boat from a high place, and started killing like a tiger down the mountain!

Chen Shanghai's men were already on the verge of reaching their limit. Under Liao Dingguo's ferocious impact, the morale of the soldiers completely collapsed, and they all knelt down and surrendered, or jumped into the sea in a panic to survive.

Seeing that the situation was over, Chen Shanghai was like a gambler who had lost his money, still refusing to surrender, brandishing his sword and resisting. Liao Dingguo ordered his men to get out of the way and personally raised his sword to fight Chen Shanghai.

Chen Shanghai was originally not as strong as his opponent and was injured. After holding on for a few rounds, his sword was knocked away. He pulled out the dagger and prepared to commit suicide, but Liao Dingguo knocked the dagger away again.

Then Liao Dingguo kicked him to the ground. The soldiers swarmed up and captured Chen Shanghai.

As Chen Shanghai was captured, all fourteen pirate warships were wiped out. The small boats watching in the distance also dispersed. This fierce naval battle finally came to an end...