Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"boom!"

The ramming warships under Li Jun's command kept ramming the government troops' ships back and forth!

Each impact would shake the government troops' ships, making it difficult for the people on board to stand and organize an effective defense.

The purpose of the ramming team was naturally to break the hull. Although these government ships came from the former elite navy of the Song Dynasty—the Bashu Navy and the Jingzhou Navy—the corruption problem in the navy had become increasingly serious since Zhao Ji came to power, and the amount of embezzlement of military pay was no less than that of the infantry and cavalry.

If these two naval forces were at their peak, a collision of this magnitude would hardly have damaged their ships.

However, due to lack of maintenance, the overall defensive capabilities of these warships have been greatly reduced!

Under the onslaught of the Liangshan ramming team, they were quickly wounded!

"The boat is leaking! The boat is leaking!"

The government troops and soldiers shouted loudly. Although Tong Guan had selected elite soldiers this time, each of them claiming to be able to easily cross mountains and rivers, they were still afraid when they found that the warship had been rammed and had holes in it.

"Don't panic! Don't panic! Get a board! Nail it back on! Seal the gap! Seal the gap!"

The Sichuan and Chongqing navy lived up to their reputation as men of Zhongchuan. Although they were shocked that Liangshan's ramming team had so easily rammed their warships, they quickly chose the right way to respond after regaining their composure.

But the officers and soldiers on deck were not so comfortable at this time.

"Divine Fire Eagle, prepare! Launch!"

"The ramming team should disengage from the battlefield as quickly as possible and not obstruct the boarding of subsequent warships!"

On his warship, Li Jun directed his naval forces to attack using flag signals. He truly lived up to his reputation as a naval commander; despite commanding three naval forces simultaneously, Li Jun remained completely composed.

"Children's flag! Keep an eye on the Children's flag!"

Tong Wei and Tong Meng, acting as Li Jun's vanguard, issued orders to all the leaders of their respective teams.

"Deputy Commander! Aren't you two brothers the ones with the 'Children's Banner'? We'll keep an eye on you!"

In Li Jun's Zhenhai Army, the relationship between superiors and subordinates was very harmonious, and everyone was used to joking with each other. So when Tong Wei and Tong Meng said they should keep an eye on the Tong character flag, one of the commanders under his command joked about it.

"That's right! Deputy Commander! You're all the same! The brothers are watching you too, aren't they?"

"Don't talk nonsense! My brother and I are ashamed to share the same surname as that guy who doesn't have an OO!"

"Exactly! Why are you all staring at our flag? Keep a close eye on Tong Guan!"

The Tong brothers, Tong Wei and Tong Meng, certainly wouldn't really be angry with their men, so they just laughed and cursed a few times.

But his men immediately started shouting:

"Yes, so his surname is Tong? Today, our Zhenhai Navy will destroy his Tong-character flag and replace it with our deputy commander's Tong-character flag!"

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"Bang! Bang!..."

At this moment, on the deck of the government warships, the Divine Fire Eagles kept exploding, causing not only heavy casualties to the government troops on board, but also causing some warships to catch fire in some areas!

"Where would the Liangshan bandits get firearms?!"

Bi Sheng was leading his men to put out the fire at this time. He never expected that, despite his own government troops having the advantage in numbers, the Liangshan bandits were the main attackers.

"Where are the archers? Counterattack!"

At this moment, Tong Guan was also giving orders on his own ship. After being caught off guard, Tong Guan was trying to regain the initiative!

"General, the firearms of Liangshan are too fierce! Moreover, they are specifically throwing firearms at our deck, and there are fires everywhere along the ship's edge, making it difficult for our archers to advance!"

An officer in charge of the crossbowmen, looking smoky and disheveled, spoke to Tong Guan.

"Damn it! What do you mean it's hard to get forward?!"

Upon hearing this, Tong Guan slammed his fist on the table in anger!

"So what if there's fire on the stern? Put it out! Then push forward and counterattack! We have so many crossbows! Especially heavy crossbows! Push them forward! Fire a heavy crossbow shot at the Liangshan ships! Let's see how arrogant they can be then!"

Tong Guan drew his sword and chopped off a corner of the table!

"Now, get up there right now! If you back down because of this again, you'll end up like this table!"

"Yes! This subordinate will go immediately!"

The commander was so frightened by Tong Guan's words that his face changed drastically, and he scrambled out of the room!

"My lord! I'll go and bring the heavy crossbows and catapults up here! Let's show Liangshan our firepower!"

"I refuse to believe that our imperial court's heavy crossbows and catapults are inferior to the firearms of those Liangshan bandits!"

Chen Zhu also stood up at this time, saying that they could not be passively attacked, but should take the initiative to fight back!

"Alright! Chen Zhu! Go! Give them a good beating! Sink a few of their ships!"

Tong Guan was very pleased. Chen Zhu truly lived up to his reputation as a trusted confidant. Look how hard he worked!

Chen Zhu accepted the order and went down. He also used flag signals to have the nearby ships quickly clear their decks, then turned their ships to the side and placed the heavy crossbows and catapults on the decks!

Tong Guan's expedition was indeed strongly supported by the imperial court. Heavy crossbows and catapults, which were previously important defensive weapons for the border troops, were also brought this time!

The heavy crossbow doesn't fire arrows, but heavy spears; one shot can kill a horse instantly!

Needless to say, the catapult, although it doesn't have as much ammunition as the Thunder Cannon that Ling Zhen created, is still incredibly powerful!

"put!"

Once the warships were ready, Chen Zhu immediately ordered a counterattack!

In an instant, a large number of heavy guns and stones flew towards Liangshan!

"Be on defense!!"

The Liangshan naval scouts immediately issued a warning!

"Boom!!"

A heavy crossbow bolt, whistling through the air, pierced through a small rescue boat from Liangshan in an instant! The power of this heavy crossbow was truly not to be underestimated!

"Abandon ship!"

Fortunately, there weren't many people on the rescue ship, and no one was hit head-on by heavy gunfire. The soldiers on board immediately abandoned ship and jumped into the water.

"Bang! Bang!..."

Many of the stones launched by the catapults also landed on Liangshan's warships, causing considerable damage!

In particular, on one or two warships, it seems that the stone bullets hit the place where the Divine Fire Flying Eagles were stored, and the enormous pressure caused the Divine Fire Flying Eagles on the ship to explode and catch fire!

"Report! Our warships have also been damaged!"

The imperial court's counterattack was swift, causing damage to Liangshan's warships. Liangshan's naval scouts immediately reported the details to Li Jun!

"Small boats should leave this combat zone first, and be careful to avoid the government troops' heavy crossbows when retreating!"

"Use all your firearms on medium-sized ships! But be careful to dodge! Don't be foolish and wait to be hit by their catapults!"

"And another thing! Keep formation between the boats! Don't panic! This is a marsh! This is our territory!"

Li Jun quickly gave orders, and after a few commands, he drew his sword and signaled the junior officer beside him to follow.

"Commander, what are we doing?"

A junior officer asked.

"Pass down the order: all large ships, prepare for boarding action! The 'Dragonfish' squadron, prepare to move in as well!"

On the flagship, Li Jun issued the order to prepare for boarding action.

"Since the government troops want to fight, then we'll fight them!"

"All large ships, move closer!"