Chapter 116: The Huainan Navy was defeated due to the suppression of cannon fire!

"what--"

Heart-wrenching screams erupted from the Huainan Navy ships.

The Han Navy had nearly a thousand ships against the Huainan Navy, and each ship had more than one cannon.

At that moment, it was equivalent to at least a thousand cannons firing at the same time. The tragic situation of the Huainan Navy can be imagined!
But this is not the end, it's the beginning!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!——"

After seeing the miserable condition of the Huainan Navy, the Han Navy did not hold back and started a new round of salvos.

The tactic Liu Bian formulated for them was - fire suppression!
First, use the advantage of the cannon to bombard the enemy ships. Then, when the enemy ships are at low health, engage in a boarding battle!
Since he possesses absolute strength, he will naturally sweep away the enemy!

As for this kind of "fire suppression", it would cause even more tragic casualties. When the Huainan navy rebelled against the imperial court and the Han Emperor, their only outcome was death!
Liu Bian had given them many chances, but they did not seize them.

In the end, he even contradicted Liu Bian in person, and the Huainan navy was mobilized in full force to encircle and suppress him, the Han emperor.

If we still show mercy to them after this, it is not mercy, it is womanly kindness!
"Boom! Boom! Boom——"

The Han navy, with nearly a thousand warships, finally began to clean up the battlefield after rounds of salvo fire.

At this time, the Huainan Navy in front of them had been reduced from nearly a thousand ships to only a few hundred ships!

As for the other warships, they were directly destroyed and sunk!

...

This scene, with its powerful fire suppression, completely shocked the Xuzhou soldiers and civilians who were watching the battle along the coast!
Liu Bei, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu and others thought that His Majesty was underestimating the enemy, but who knew that this terrifying fire suppression made them see what it meant to sweep across the battlefield!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Liu Bei's voice was a little hoarse, and his ears were still buzzing. That was the tinnitus feedback from the continuous bombardment of the cannons:

"I dare to ask, what kind of weapon is that?!"

The high-ranking military and political officials of Xuzhou who were around Liu Bei were all looking at him in confusion, some even in horror!
The artillery fire suppression completely shocked them!
Some of these officials did not always serve in Xuzhou. They also served in various states and counties on a rotating basis, and some even served in the central court.

But they had definitely never seen or even heard of such an unimaginable weapon!

What exactly is this? !

The strong sonic attack and its incomparable power directly blasted a big hole in the Huainan Navy's ship!
They even saw the scene of a ship being directly blown up!
It’s so shocking!

"That's called a cannon..."

Liu Bian remained calm and explained the principles of the cannon to Liu Bei and other stunned ministers with one hand behind his back.

But Liu Bian felt a little regretful!
Because these cannons are not infinite!

Liu Bian was assigned 3800 Ming naval ships, which were equipped with cannons and other firearms. However, since a ship had a limited load capacity, the reserves of gunpowder and shells were naturally limited.

Therefore, after the stockpiled gunpowder and artillery shells were used up, those cannons and other firearms were almost like fire sticks!

Unless Liu Bian can develop and study the principles of gunpowder and artillery shells, it will certainly not be possible in a short period of time.

Therefore, Liu Bian had to defeat the Huainan Navy and the Jingzhou Navy and pacify the Jianghuai and Jingxiang areas before the gunpowder and artillery shells ran out.

This made Liu Bian feel a little regretful and anxious.

Of course, in this battle, the Han Navy’s first performance was very good, which made him very satisfied!

"hiss--"

After hearing this, Liu Bei and other ministers gasped!
Gunpowder actually has been around for a long time, but until the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was only used to assist combustion, and there was no further research and invention of the wonderful uses of gunpowder.

However, in the future, Zhuge Liang would use this to invent firearms such as landmines, pushing the use of gunpowder to its peak.

But not yet!
Therefore, after hearing Liu Bian’s explanation, everyone suddenly felt a sense of longing and excitement about gunpowder and firearms!
If it can be researched and developed, it will change the direction of the battlefield!

even!

It can transition from the cold weapon era to the hot weapon era! This makes everyone's eyes a little hot!
They looked at Liu Bian with somewhat fanatical eyes, just like those religious believers, treating Liu Bian as the object of their faith and worship!
Ever since Emperor Han Liu Bian took control of the overall situation, a series of auspicious signs from heaven have proven that he is the son of destiny and the one that everyone hopes for!
This will naturally make everyone feel awe and faith!

...

"Uuuuuu——"

At this time, the Huainan Navy sounded the retreat, apparently wanting to withdraw.

Faced with the "fire suppression" of the Han navy and the indiscriminate "cannon baptism", they finally couldn't bear it and collapsed!
The Huainan Navy fleet in front has almost been destroyed!

The Huainan Navy fleet behind them, seeing that the situation was not good, wanted to temporarily avoid the attack and withdraw!
The fleet's formation is actually the same as that of infantry and cavalry land battles, and is also divided into the front army vanguard, the central army command, the rear army, and so on.

Now, the vanguard army, which had been bombarded by the artillery of the Han navy, was defeated, and more than half of the Huainan navy suffered casualties, which was beyond the casualty rate they could bear.

Therefore, the Huainan Navy commanders, horrified and frightened, decisively ordered a withdrawal!

The Han navy would naturally not let them leave easily and would directly lead their troops in pursuit!

The situation is changing!

Originally, the Huainan navy was out in full force, marching towards Yuzhou Mountain with great momentum. They wanted to shock and defeat the imperial navy.

Even captured the Han Emperor Liu Bian alive!

But it was just a naval battle. The Han navy used absolute firepower suppression and cannon baptism to defeat the Huainan navy!

Faced with the defeated and fleeing Huainan Navy, they pursued them!
After seeing this situation, Liu Bian indeed ordered to add a thousand warships to hunt down the Huainan navy!

Even if we have to go deep into the Huaihe River basin, we will do it at all costs!

Take advantage of his illness to kill him!

The Han navy divided its forces again, with nearly a thousand ships chasing the Huainan navy in the front, while a thousand warships of reinforcement followed closely behind.

Two thousand ships of the Han navy were chasing after four or five hundred ships of the Huainan navy.

As for the remaining Han navy troops, Liu Bian ordered them to clean up the battlefield and guard the coastal defense line of Xuzhou.

The victory in the first battle made Liu Bian very satisfied!

But Liu Bian did not relax. After a short rest, he planned to head south directly to Guangling County in Xuzhou to seize this important military base that controls the mouth of the Huai River!
Guangling County not only controls the estuary of the Huai River, but also serves as the eastern barrier of Huainan in Jiujiang County of Yangzhou.

Yuan Shu seized Xuzhou and Guangling County at all costs, so that he could protect the natural barrier of the Huai River and rest assured!

If Xuzhou and Guangling County were lost, Yuan Shu of Huainan would probably be restless and unable to sleep well!
Because Yuan Shu will lose the barrier of Guangling!
Because of the importance of Guangling County, Yuan Shu sent a large number of troops to guard it. If Liu Bian wanted to take it back, he would naturally have to go all out.

When the Han navy divided its forces to pursue the Huainan navy, Liu Bian reviewed the Xuzhou troops at Yuzhou Mountain, arranged the offensive strategy, and issued tactical instructions to Liu Bei and other military and political leaders.

Of course, when Liu Bei was transferred from Qingzhou to Xuzhou, his Qingzhou navy was ambushed by Yuan Shu's Huainan navy.

Was the information leaked or tipped off by someone? Or was it just an accident? This is also a task that needs to be investigated!

Regardless of whether it was true or false, whether it was an accident or he was tipped off by someone, Liu Bian just happened to be launching a major cleanup of Xuzhou!
With complete control over Xuzhou, the imperial court's strategy of making it difficult for troops to take the city would be more stable and there would be no fire in the backyard.

Moreover, Liu Bian also wanted to open up the Yellow River and Huai River water networks, and even the Haihe River system in Jizhou, and connect them together!

Just like the Grand Canal of Beijing-Hangzhou in the future!
Of course, this project is quite large, so Liu Bian temporarily limited his focus to connecting the "Yellow River and Huai River".

If the Yellow River and the Huai River can be communicated smoothly, the connection between the north and the south will be closer.

This will not only facilitate transportation, but will also make military exchanges, policy issuance, and the court's control over the south easier to handle and not be out of reach!

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(End of this chapter)