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- The sea looks so calm at first glance.
Countless warships lay quietly across the water, and those black muzzles opened their ferocious fangs. Waiting for the final attack order to arrive anytime and anywhere.
Behind the calm lies a terrifying war that may break out at any time.
This is May 30th in the twelfth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty.
On this day, neither the Huben Guard Navy nor the Zheng Family Navy were willing to wait any longer. Each of them was ready for the final decisive battle.
For victory - a decisive battle!
At this time, on the side of the Huben Guard Navy, Zhang Xianxuan was on the left, Cai Jiuzhou was on the right, Bao Juhua was in the vanguard, Xiao Yifeng was guerrilla, and Ding Yunyi was personally in charge of the Chinese army, commanding the entire navy.
On the side of the Zheng family navy, the vanguard is Zheng Zhibao, the most powerful general of the Zheng family, Zheng Zhifeng on the left, Gao Yingyue on the right, guerrilla Zhang Yongchan, and Zheng Zhilong in charge of the central army.
The power of the Zheng family is almost all the generals who have participated in the generals who had previously played the war of Luo Bay with Hongyi. These people are familiar with everything here, and even more familiar with this vast sea
On the Huben Guard Navy side, except for Ding Yunyi and Xiao Yifeng, the other generals had not participated in the previous battle. Although they had passed through Liaoluo Bay countless times, everything here still made them feel so fresh and curious.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, Zheng Zhibao, the naval commander of the Zheng family, took the initiative to attack. Thirty warships began to launch exploratory attacks on the Huben Guard Navy.
Huben Guard Navy forward Bao Juhua quickly took the initiative to attack.
This Tiger Guard general is fond of gambling and has an impatient personality. He had been stationed in Penghu with Xiao Yifeng for a long time, and he and Zheng Zhibao could be regarded as old rivals. Once they met, there was no concealment. The superior showed his full strength as soon as he came up.
The cannons on the Haicang and Cangshan ships fired at each other, and the shells roared across the sky.
The Zheng family's vanguard, with Haicang ships as the main force, kept spitting out cannonballs from its thousand-jin Fo Lang machine. It came with a fierce momentum, trying to engulf the enemy in one blow, making a good start for the decisive battle that would follow.
And the Hubenwei "Eagle" warship is equipped with the new "Xunzi" class artillery. Not willing to show weakness at all, he continued to use his artillery with a firing speed exceeding that of the Qianjin Folang machine, desperately pouring shells into the enemy warships.
On the small sea. Boats were constantly being shot, and people were falling into the sea screaming miserably
The "Xunzi" class artillery is based on the "Thunder Cannon" and has been extensively improved, allowing it to have a high rate of fire and greatly increase the power of the artillery.
The birth of this kind of artillery is largely thanks to the French engineer: Al Gude Rafal!
With Ayer¡¯s improvement, the Thunder Cannon, which was originally an auxiliary artillery, became the main artillery on the "Eagle" warship. This was something Zheng Zhibao had not expected at all.
As soon as the war started, they were hit by the high rate of fire of the "Xunzi" class artillery. The Zheng family navy quickly suffered from gunshot wounds to the warships within two days. After losing the ability to continue fighting, the two warships quickly became the targets of the opponent's attacks. Cannonballs, fire drills, and giant rockets continued to rain down on it, and soon it was wrapped in thick smoke.
However, within a short period of time, the two battered warships burst into flames and began to sink rapidly.
These were the first two warships to sink in the decisive battle at Liaoluo Bay
This is not a good sign for Zheng Zhibao. As a forward. His mission is to try his best to get his fleet off to a good start and try to maximize the morale of his fleet.
But now it seems that it is obviously not going as planned
Zheng Zhibao, who was angry, began to fix his eyes on the opponent's main ship.
That was the vanguard main ship "Goshawk" on which Bao Juhua was riding.
Bao Juhua also quickly discovered the opponent's intention. Under his command, the twelve "Xunzi" class artillery on the "Goshawk" fired desperately, sending the shells as far as possible. Hit the opponent as accurately as possible.
The water column on the sea is soaring into the sky. The waves splashed everywhere. It seems that everything in the world has been annihilated by these endless cannonballs and waves!
Zheng Zhibao was a little annoyed. He found it difficult to get close to him under the opponent's attack.
The opponent's warships turn flexibly, the opponent's artillery fires rapidly, and the opponent's sailors are as well-trained as the sailors on their own ship.
To be honest, Zheng Zhibao had led his fleet to spy on Tai and Peng a few times before, but was thwarted by the tight defenses of Tai and Peng. But from the bottom of his heart, he still looked down on the Huben Guard Navy
In his view?, once he reaches the sea one day, he can easily defeat the Huben Guard Navy without any effort, but when the day actually comes, he finds that he is wrong.
The soldiers who fought bravely on the opposite side were not inferior to the Zheng family navy in terms of combat quality and courage.
They were calm and calm, driving the warship in an orderly manner under the enemy's crazy artillery fire. They stuffed the cannonballs into the cannons without any panic, and then flew out of the muzzles
There was a wounded warship, which seemed to be relatively slow in action, but under the cover of its companions, it withdrew from the battlefield without any hesitation at all.
This is what Zheng Zhibao had imagined.
According to the requirements of the Zheng family, if the injured warship can still move, it must fight to the end. This seemed to them a sign of bravery on the battlefield.
But the Huben Guard Navy did not pay attention to this at all In their opinion, how to protect their warships to the greatest extent is the first priority.
There were shouts and screams on the sea, which were made by the officers and soldiers of the Zheng family navy. This was also one of the characteristics of their battles. They believe that such shouts can bring courage to themselves and make their enemies feel intimidated.
"Compared to them, the sailors of Huben Guard are much quieter.
They don¡¯t value using their shouts to scare the enemy. They pay more attention to how to effectively kill the opponent in naval battles. Rather than comparing who has the louder voice.
However, sometimes, the sailors of the Tiger Guard can also show their extraordinary courage
The Cangshan ship was injured and caught fire. This was a veteran-class warship that was the first to be incorporated into the Huben Guard Navy. Although they are not as flexible as the "Eagle" warship, and although they are not as fierce as the "Eagle" warship, they are proud of their identity.
If there were no such Cangshan ships and Haicang ships, there would be no future for the Huben Guard Navy!
This ship quickly fell into the enemy's key attack. Cannonballs roared down to the sea around it and landed on its hull.
Several big holes were punched into the boat and it was heavily damaged. The possibility of withdrawing from the battlefield has been lost The time has come to test all the officers and soldiers on the ship!
The gunners gritted their teeth, with red eyes, and continued to fire shells without stopping for a moment. They seemed to have made the final decision: even if the ship must sink. Also be sure to shoot the last cannonball.
But this ship is getting worse and worse
The commander on the ship looked at the wind direction, and then suddenly pulled out his sword:
"Tailwind, attack!"
Tailwind, assault!
This is the last cry of the soldiers on the ship.
The crew rowed the oars crazily, aimed crazily at a target, and rushed forward indomitably
With a sound of "pass¡ª¡ª", the two ships collided with each other. The commander smiled, and then shouted as loudly as he could: "Board battle!"
This is a local outnumbered situation, but sailors like this. But soon the Zheng family navy masters understood what the true spirit of the Tiger Guard was!
Haifeng whimperedThe last brother also fellThe wounded commander looked around and smiled. My brothers have tried their best, and until the last moment, they did not lose the glory of the three words "Hu Benwei"
His name is Chen Zidong, and he used to be one of the "Sixteen Heroes of Penghu". He was one of the first people to follow Wu Liebo and Ding Yunyi. Even if he died, he would not be embarrassed by the words "Sixteen Heroes of Penghu".
"Wu Liebo, brother is gone!" Chen Zidong smiled, then raised the knife and stretched it towards his neck
His body lay quietly on the deck, his eyes still wide open, as if he had been looking at the enemies around him. He is telling all his enemies:
this. He is the real Tiger Guard.
I would rather die in battle than suffer humiliation!
Since the Penghu sworn alliance, this is the ninth brother who has died on the battlefield. No one knows how many more people will die in the future war, but they have no regrets
Following Ding Yunyi, they witnessed the birth of a miracle, and they experienced supreme glory and splendor. Although they were not willing to die like this, when they had to make a choice, they did not hesitate.
I would rather die in battle than suffer humiliation!
The sea witnessed everything that happened in front of it
The sound of artillery is still ringing there, and the shells are still hovering in the air. Warships are constantly being hit, and warships are constantly being shot.?The warship was damaged and sank. And this is just the prelude to the final battle
The "Goshawk" was also injured, but it also successfully hit the main ship on which Zheng Zhibao was riding. Zheng Zhibao's Haicang ship quickly became disadvantaged when facing the newer and more advanced "Eagle" warship.
The four Franco cannons were completely suppressed by the opponent's artillery. Two were destroyed, one malfunctioned, and the only one that continued to spit out tongues of flame was completely no match for the opponent.
Although the "Goshawk" was injured, it still showed strong combat effectiveness. Three of the twelve cannons on the ship were destroyed, but the power of the remaining nine guns was not reduced at all.
After several efforts, Zheng Zhibao finally discovered to his frustration that he could no longer defeat the opponent's warship.
fail? Such words suddenly appeared in Zheng Zhibao's mind. No, this is absolutely impossible to happen, but the scenes happening in front of me once again confirm that this terrible thing happened
At this time, Zheng Zhibao completely gave up his determination to continue fighting, and the Zheng family's forward fleet began to retreat.
This is something that was unimaginable before. No one in the navy of the Zheng family could compare to Zheng Zhibao in terms of bravery and fierceness. For the first battle of the decisive battle at Liaoluo Bay, Zheng Zhifeng had great hopes for his younger brother.
He hoped to get a good start for the decisive battle, but the result of the naval battle disappointed him.
The Zheng family navy participated in the battle with thirty-three warships, and nine were sunk, seven were wounded, and three were captured. Even though this loss was completely acceptable to the Zheng family navy, the results shocked the Zheng family.
The other side, the Huben Guard Navy, which they had not noticed before, only lost two warships in the first battle.
What kind of situation is this? The loss gap between the two sides is actually so big?
Looking at the frustrated Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhilong did not blame him, but asked with some suspicion: "Why are the losses so great?"
"Brother, the other side's warships are really fierce." Zheng Zhibao told his elder brother in annoyance: "The artillery installed on their ship is far better than ours, and the rotation speed is also very flexible. What's even more terrifying is that the firing speed of their artillery It¡¯s really too fast. Often they fire three shots, but we haven¡¯t even fired one"
He swallowed a sip of saliva and said, "On my boat, there are four Qianjin Folang machines, three bowl-mouth blunderbuss, six Rumi blunderbuss, fifty nozzles, eighty canisters, fifty fire bricks, and two hundred rockets. There were six medicine crossbows and a hundred crossbow arrows, but except for the Qianjin Folangji, which managed to fire for a while, the other weapons did not work at all. The other party did not give us any chance to use these weapons, and on their ship, according to me. According to visual inspection, at least more than ten artillery pieces are installed.¡±
"This is impossible!" Zheng Zhilong's brows knitted together tightly: "I see that the opponent's ship is about the same size as the Haicang ship. How can it be possible to install so many artillery pieces?"
"Brother, what I said is absolutely correct." Zheng Zhibao smiled bitterly: "Although their artillery is small in size and light in weight, its firing power is not weak at all."
"Father." Zheng Sen said with a gloomy face: "We have heard before that Taiwan hired a large number of firearms engineers from Thailand and the West. I think these are the new artillery developed by those people for Taiwan."
Zheng Zhilong thought there for a while, and then sneered: "New artillery? Although artillery is important, in a large sea battle, ships rely on it! Mang Er, although the first battle was a small defeat, it did not hurt our Zheng Family Navy at all. , Don¡¯t be depressed, we still have warships that far exceed theirs. In the decisive battle tomorrow, I will still use you as the vanguard!¡±
"Yes, brother!" Zheng Zhibao cheered up and said loudly: "Tomorrow's decisive battle, Zheng Zhibao will die on the sea even if he dies!"
Zheng Zhilong was startled for a moment, and felt that it was a bit unlucky for his brother to say these words before the decisive battle! (To be continued: Gone with the Sky. Registered members of literature recommend this work. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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