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Chapter 325 Li Family Army's Navy Achieves Complete Victory
Faced with Yelü Xian's iron-fisted suppression, the rioting Han Chinese Jin soldiers quickly fell silent and returned to their usual quiet. However, after this considerable ordeal, the Han Chinese soldiers' breakfast was practically gone. Yelü Xian coldly remarked, "If you find it hard to swallow, then don't eat it."
Just as Yelü Xian was about to continue deeper into the Han army camp to investigate other situations, a strange and eerie sound suddenly came from the sky, causing everyone to look up and search for the source of the sound.
"Whoosh!—"
A series of dark shadows streaked across the night sky, falling rapidly like a dense rain of bullets, and landing precisely on the military camp beside the dock. Instantly, a deafening explosion erupted, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing, shaking every inch of space.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!—"
With a deafening explosion, the Li family army soldiers, lying in ambush all around, launched a sudden and overwhelming attack on the Jin army camp, like the dawn breaking. The Li family army had planned this for a long time and was extremely well prepared. In addition, the firearms they were equipped with were incredibly powerful. In just a quarter of an hour, they had swept through the Jin army camp and penetrated deep into its heart.
Although the Jin soldiers fought desperately to reverse their defeat, all their struggles seemed futile in the face of the Li family army's relentless firepower. The Jin army's defenses began to crumble and eventually collapsed completely, with the soldiers scattering and fleeing in disarray.
However, Li's army had already completely surrounded the dock, making it as impenetrable as an iron barrel. The desperate Jin soldiers had no other choice but to flee for their lives towards the vast but treacherous beach. The Jin warships anchored at the dock instantly became their only lifeline. In an instant, these ships were crammed full of the surging Jin soldiers, almost unable to bear the sudden burden.
In that dockside military camp shrouded in fear, Jin soldiers surged forth like a tide, densely packed, filling every inch of the land. This vast sea of people became an insurmountable barrier for Li's army, hindering their advance and preventing them from reaching the warships that were about to set sail.
At this moment, several massive warships, like giant beasts freed from their restraints, slowly but surely sailed into the depths of the vast ocean with the help of the sea breeze and tides. Their hulls swayed gently with the waves, leaving behind a series of long ripples.
"Wait for us! Don't abandon us on this deserted island!" Frantic cries, tinged with helplessness and despair, echoed from the dock. The number of warships was ultimately limited, like scarce life preservers, able to pull only a handful from the surging crowd. Those lucky ones, either agile or blessed by fate, managed to find a place on the deck. The remaining Jin soldiers could only watch helplessly as the warships sailed further and further away, becoming a blur on the horizon, their hearts sinking into a cold abyss.
On the dock, the crowd remained noisy, yet filled with helplessness and resentment. Under the sky dyed red by the setting sun, each person's eyes reflected different emotions, but most were filled with confusion and fear about the future. The departing warships became an indelible mark on their hearts, a reminder of the cruelty and helplessness of this escape.
At that very moment, six enormous warships slowly came into view at the edge of Cangzhou Wharf, advancing resolutely towards the Jin fleet with an imposing and inviolable encirclement. Against the backdrop of the seamless blend of sea and sky, this was not merely a contest of ships, but a clash of courage and wisdom.
In that era, the art of naval warfare had not yet evolved into something complex and varied; it was simple, direct, and almost brutal—warships rammed against each other with their steel bodies, attempting to gain the upper hand amidst the roar and tremors. Then, valiant warriors would use ropes, like warriors leaping over chasms, to board enemy ships and engage in bloody deck battles.
The Jin fleet, following this ancient rule, was poised and ready to display its might in this game of power. However, they hadn't anticipated that the Li family's warships possessed secret weapons capable of overturning tradition. These were not merely cold, anti-tank guns—they were just one part of a vast network of firepower. The Li family's warships were also equipped with a series of breathtaking firearms, capable of rewriting the rules and destiny of naval warfare in an instant.
Thus, a contest that blends the ancient and the modern, courage and wisdom, is about to ignite the most dazzling sparks on this turbulent sea.
On a warship in Li Jiajun's fleet, decorated in an antique yet imposing style, a captain stood quietly in the observation room. His figure was elongated by the afterglow of the setting sun, making him appear exceptionally resolute. Duan Chengli, this experienced captain, gripped a telescope tightly, his gaze piercing, fixed on the approaching Jin army fleet on the distant horizon.
"Pass down the order!" Duan Chengli's voice was deep and powerful, penetrating every inch of air in the cabin. "Order gunners number one and two to adjust their gun positions immediately to ensure accurate firing!"
As the order was given, the deck immediately sprang into action, yet remained orderly. Then, two deafening cannon shots ripped through the sky—"Boom! Boom!" The flashes of the cannon fire, illuminated by the setting sun, resembled two bolts of lightning slicing through the night, announcing that the battle had begun.
With a command from the commander, two cannonballs pierced the sky and exploded precisely beside the Jin army's warships, stirring up layers of water, as if the sea was responding angrily to the invaders.
Duan Chengli frowned, his eyes revealing an unwavering determination: "Adjust the artillery parameters and begin continuous firing!"
The gunners of the anti-tank guns adjusted the muzzles quickly and precisely, their fingers dancing on the cold control levers as if playing a deathly symphony. A moment later, a shell, carrying destructive force, struck a Jin warship with pinpoint accuracy.
In an instant, the warship seemed to be engulfed by angry flames. The huge explosion was deafening. Accompanied by smoke and fire, the Jin soldiers on the deck were thrown into the air like kites with broken strings, and finally fell helplessly into the cold sea.
Those Jin warships that had miraculously survived were only concerned with desperately escaping this death zone, and had no time to care about their comrades who had fallen into the water. They struggled and cried for help in the waves, but no one offered a helping hand.
Despite the Jin army's numerical superiority in warships, under the relentless, half-hour-long bombardment by Li's army, almost every Jin warship succumbed to the fate of sinking into the deep sea. On the horizon, Jin soldiers and broken wood chips created a desolate scene, with scattered pieces of wood drifting on the waves, still bearing the remnants of flames, silently testifying to the ferocity of the battle.
Witnessing their warships vanish so quickly, while ahead, the Li family army marched with unwavering steps, approaching the dock that symbolized victory step by step, despair spread across the faces of the remaining Jin soldiers like the night, swallowing their last fighting spirit.
As this contest of strength and will reached its climax, with the imposing shadow of the giant warship looming overhead, the more than 20,000 Jin soldiers, in despair and helplessness, finally laid down their weapons, knelt on the ground, and chose to surrender. At that moment, the smoke of war seemed to dissipate with their surrender, leaving only a devastated sea surface, witnessing the end of this battle.