1048 Channel
"boom!"
While the coalition forces were planning to retreat, soldiers sent by the Qinglong Army and the Zhuque Army were already removing the fort on the side of the strait.
Every time the turret within ten miles was removed, they lit a bonfire to provide signals to the navy.
The coalition's fortress was very fragile due to the loss of a line of defense.
Some artillery and limited rifles simply could not stop the attack of Dasong soldiers.
Even if it hides in a concrete turret, it is often solved by grenades.
After the forts fell one by one, Zhao Xu, who saw the rising fire of beacon, nodded to Zhou Yi.
At this time, the entire fleet slowly moved towards the strait.
Zhao Xu and Zhou Yi's flagship Jinghai are located in the middle of the fleet and are protected by other warships.
"Your Highness, the naval battle is dangerous, and it is safer than staying on the warship." Zhou Yi advised again after several miles of the fleet.
He had persuaded him several times before, but Zhao Xu refused.
Seeing Zhou Yi's mother-in-law, Zhao Xu rolled his eyes, "What's the danger? When I personally led the troops to Jinzhou to fight Xiliang, it was much more dangerous than this."
"I don't want your Highness to take any risks. You are the pillar of Da Song now." Zhou Yi laughed.
He and Liu Fu were both servants of the royal palace, and they were only today when they were praised by Zhao Xu.
Follow Zhao Xu and witness the changes in Dasong today day by day.
To Zhao Xu, they regard it more important than their own lives.
"I understand your intentions, but I have created such a magical warship for you. If you can still put me in danger in a naval battle, it proves that you are all wastes. I might as well die." Zhao Xu glared at Zhou Yi.
"Hehe..." Zhou Yi's old face turned red, and then he saluted heavily, "Your Highness just sits on the deck and drinks tea. Your Highness hurts a finger, and then he jumps into the sea to feed the fish."
After saying that, he asked someone to bring a chair to put it on the deck, and then brewed a pot of tea for Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu nodded with satisfaction, sat on the chair, drinking tea leisurely, and looked at both sides of the strait.
The Strait of Malacca is actually a very wide strait.
However, with such a wide strait, the eastern entrance is only the waterway on the side of Singapore.
This is because other places are not only shallow, but also have many reefs.
Now, the location of the Qinglong Army and the Suzaku Army is in Malai Kingdom, while the location of the Marine Corps is in Singapore.
The waterway is located between Malay and Singapore Island.
After the fleet entered the channel, as the distance shortened, he saw the group of turrets guarding the entrance of the channel.
But at this moment, the Dasong soldiers had occupied the place and were shaking the flag to signal to the fleet.
Seeing this, the naval soldiers on the warship saluted to the army soldiers on the shore, and the army soldiers also returned to the Israeli military salute.
The fleet continued to sail deeper, and at a distance they saw a group of occupied turrets.
Zhou Yi couldn't help but sigh.
If the army did not take down these forts, they would suffer a great loss when fighting with the Western Tu Navy in the waterway.
As the fleet continued to deepen, the field artillery of the Qinglong Army and the Suzaku Army arrived at the camp.
At this time, Qinshan and Guantong had already discovered signs of retreating among the Western natives.
He just kept his troops in a row because he was concerned about the shelling of the other party's warship group.
But when the field artillery arrived, he could no longer bear it.
Their field gun range is not inferior to the range of the opponent's warship guns.
"It's not that easy to retreat when our eyes are low, so beat me hard." Qin Shan said angrily.
When the artillery received the order, the artillery positions were immediately arranged.
The artillery of the Qinglong Army and the Suzaku Army gathered together and launched an artillery bombardment at the port.
At this moment, they were about eight miles away from the port.
Their field gun range is ten miles, which is completely within their range.
Although it already has the ultimate range and the effect is relatively poor, it can also cause trouble for the Western-Turkish coalition forces.
"Boom boom boom..." Soon, howitzers and rifled guns roared, and shells flew towards the warships anchored in the port.
At this time, Wesley was organizing soldiers to board the ship. When he heard the sound of cannons, his heart skipped a beat.
He knew that it was Dasong's artillery that arrived.
"Back on the ship! Come on the ship quickly!" Wesley shouted on the deck of a warship.
After discussion, all countries made choices and took away the core generals and the most elite troops.
This has already minimized the losses.
Wesley's shouts accelerated the soldiers' movements, and they ran and boarded the warships.
But after just a few breaths, Dasong's shells made a sharp whistling and fell from the sky.
"Boom boom boom..." One after another, shells broke out in the port.
The shells fell, and the supply wooden boxes piled up in the port were blown up and burned.
The soldiers who boarded the ship were swept up by the air waves and fell to the ground, and their lives and deaths were unknown.
There were also shells falling into the water and blew up waves more than ten meters high.
"Wesley, move quickly." Mafore and Wesley were on the same battleship.
As soon as the shells fell, they rushed out of the cabin.
The Da Song army was moving too fast, and even the soldiers who were about to evacuate had not boarded the ship.
Although he wanted to evacuate now, for a measure, he thought it was worth taking away more soldiers at the risk of several warships being sunk.
So, he just urged and did not leave the army that followed the evacuated navy.
Otherwise, their evacuation will make no sense.
"We have tried our best." Wesley's face was anxious.
He was thinking about whether to go down to urge the supervision when suddenly a warship not far away was hit by a shell and thick smoke came out after the explosion.
The soldiers on that warship had to get off the ship and board the other warships.
After the warship was hit, the soldiers boarded the ship significantly faster.
Obviously, if they do not evacuate as soon as possible, fewer and fewer battleships will be available.
Another half an hour passed, and the last five thousand soldiers did not board the ship.
At this time, a steamboat from the west came from the east and brought back news that made Ma Fuer terrified.
The Dasong fleet is less than twenty miles away from the port.
"Now must set sail!" After receiving this news, Mafuer immediately found Wesley.
With the speed of the Dasong fleet, the sail warship towed by its steamboat can arrive in less than twenty minutes.
"Hey!" Wesley sighed heavily when he heard this. He naturally understood what this meant.
If they don't leave, they really can't leave.
Nodding, he ordered the officer to put away the rope ladder for boarding the ship.
The rope ladders of warships were packed up, and the coalition soldiers who were about to land were immediately panicked.
Their formation immediately became chaotic, and the soldiers kept slapping the hull, shouting to reassure the navy soldiers of the rope ladder again.
But no one paid attention to them, all they could be called by the steamboat whistle.
This is telling them that the fleet is ready to evacuate.
Chapter completed!