C2762 A bloody French counterattack (1/2)
The situation on the battlefield drastically changed. The Zhiyuan Warship that was showing off its might a moment ago had now turned into a toothless tiger. A 210-caliber naval gun was the sharpest spear in the distance, and a four-and-a-half inch metal armor was his toughest shield.
Now that the spear had been broken and the shield was riddled with holes, the French Army, which had been sulking for the whole night, could finally be proud of itself.
”Collection... Set of Units... Where's our flag? ”Stand up!”
”Artillery...” I need artillery... There's one surviving cannon, and two boxes of ammunition! ”
”What about heavy machine guns? Firepower Suppression... Damn it, these cannons have finally exploded. Now it's all up to us! ”
Boom! Boom! Boom! The cannons that survived on the Spic Island began to bombard the Zhiyuan Warship one after another. These small caliber field gun would obviously tickle and scratch the armor far away, but they were effective against the Chinese soldier on the deck.
Without the help of the 210 naval gun's firepower, the remaining small caliber rapid fire gun and heavy machine guns were simply unable to withstand the onslaught from the 30,000 army and the more than twenty thousand warships.
Under the bombardment, the corpses on the Zhiyuan Warship's deck were lying all over the place. In a short twenty minutes of mutual bombardment, the number of people sacrificed had exceeded the number of people who had died in the battle at sea.
At this time, Xiang Ying also came down from the armoured command tower. While he was climbing up the stairs, his thigh was cut open by the bullet fragments, and his pants was dyed red with blood.
However, as if he did not feel any pain, he still firmly commanded the battle on the deck!
Boom … A cannonball exploded fifteen meters away from Xiang Ying. The shock wave knocked him down, and the Gatling that was just shooting at him were smashed into pieces. The four sailors were lying in a pool of blood.
”Damn it!” Lin Zhen... Where's Lin Zhen? ”
”Jin Sanshun... Where's Jin Sanshun? ”
”I'm here …” Hearing Xiang Ying's summons, Jin Sanshun crawled over with a face full of blood: ”Captain! Lin Zhen was already unconscious! ”When the chamber was just blown up, he fainted …”
”F * ck …” Lin Zhen's left arm was cut by half a kilogram of flesh, and the blood is almost completely drained … ”
Sou sou sou … The bullet flew past the two people's heads, Xiang Ying tried his best to lower his body and whispered, ”How are our casualties?”
”Is there even a need to ask? ”Although I haven't counted, at least half of our brothers have died!”
”Hiss …” More than two hundred brothers disappeared just like that? Xiang Ying's heart ached for his.
”It's already half past five and the sky is about to brighten …” Since Lin Zhen has already fallen, the final plan will be executed by you! ”
”Me?” Jin Sanshun was immediately dumbstruck, ”Can I? I am just a chief of internal affairs, I can't suppress them! ”
”Even if you can't, you have to. I'll give the blood flag to you! From now on, you are the supreme officer! I must die here. After I die, you will take command of the entire ship! ”
”Leave some seeds for our navy! The resistance will end at 6 o'clock, and you must take your remaining brothers and surrender! ”
”I know this is the hardest mission, but someone has to do it! Every single soldier in the Navy was trained by the Chief using Real Gold and Silver.
Xiang Ying was already prepared to sacrifice himself, but he would not foolishly let the more than four hundred Zhiyuan Warship soldiers die here!
The Chinese navy still had a long way to go, and it was not easy to nurture talents, especially soldiers with actual combat experience.
The blood battle of the Zhiyuan Warship had already unleashed the might of the Chinese Navy, so the next thing to do was to preserve the vitality!
Originally, this mission was given to Lin Zhen, because Lin Zhen was a vice Captain and also the head of the Zhiyuan Warship s. His prestige was only below Xiang Ying, and it was just right for him to suppress these hot-blooded youngsters.