Ming Zuo

Chapter 906 The Battle of Tsushima Sea (6)

The escape of the third squadron was very tragic.

Dongpu's small early boats were already chasing after them, but at this time they blocked their retreat.

If you want to escape, you must not get entangled with these small straw boats.Otherwise, if they are overtaken by the main force of Japan, they will die.

"Don't fire lightly, it must be within [-] meters, and it must be accurate."

Regarding the accuracy of the bronze cannon, Huang Fei couldn't complain anymore.The only thing that can be done is to put the bayonet on the cannon and wait for the enemy to get close before firing.

Dongying's small boats are too small to carry a single shot.

There is no need to aim at the target within [-] meters, you only need to aim the barrel roughly, and you can basically hit it.

The gunfire on several ships started one after another, sinking more than a dozen small early ships in one breath.

While the Dongpu soldiers fell into the water and thumped wildly, they screamed terribly.And these guys are really like beasts, even swimming towards the third squadron.

But how can the speed of a man's swimming compare with the speed of a ship with full sail?

These worthless Japanese soldiers not only failed to catch up with the third squadron with their own bravery, but were all crushed by the ships that came to their own people later.

Other squadrons also rushed to rescue the fourth squadron.

The artillery fire in this sea area became more and more intensive, and the casualties of the Japanese people also began to rise in a straight line.

"These idiots, what's the use of firing cannons? Tell them to smoke."

Seeing that the other squadrons were only artillery reinforcements, Huang Fei was so angry that he didn't fight anywhere, and quickly gave orders.

The messenger hurriedly waved the flag and informed the past of the situation.

The Xia State Navy has formed a rigorous and complete semaphore system, which is far more convenient than the horns used in military operations today.

After all, the speed and distance of light are far beyond that of sound.

It was only when the other squadrons received the signal that they suddenly realized.

When more and more ships released thick smoke, visibility on the entire sea dropped rapidly.

In the field of vision of the Dongying people, the fourth squadron was looming, and finally disappeared completely.

They blindly shuttled around the sea, but they couldn't find the fourth squadron.There were even many small morning boats that collided with each other because of their random driving, causing even greater losses.

The Fourth Squadron didn't care about the others and just ran westward.Anyway, they have a compass in their hands, even if they can't see the surrounding situation, they will not lose their direction.

Running and running, the smoke in front of my eyes suddenly dispersed, and the sky and the earth became clear.

Looking around, all the ships of the Dongying people were gone.

They finally completed the breakout.

Checking the battle damage again, even if he was as strong as Huang Fei, he almost cried.

When they broke through, they still had five ships, but now there are only three left.

In other words, in order to complete the reconnaissance mission, the Fourth Squadron sacrificed more than [-] officers and soldiers.

But this price is definitely worth it, ensuring the victory of the entire campaign.

Too late to be sad, Huang Fei ordered the fleet to speed up and run back like crazy.

Although the position of the enemy's main force was reported through the Cloud Piercing Arrow, some details could only be conveyed verbally.

The third squadron turned at sea and headed northwest.

An hour later, he boarded Zuo Hua's boat.

"Minister, there should be more than [-] warships of the Dongying people. Without large ships, they will definitely not be able to withstand our artillery fire."

Zuo Hua had been listening quietly, but now he couldn't help being shocked.

"Why are there only more than [-] ships? Didn't they say more than [-] ships during the previous scouting?"

Huang Fei just shook his head.

"The subordinates don't know. We saw with our own eyes that there were only more than [-] ships."

Zuo Hua stared at the sea chart sullenly, his eyes kept searching on it.

He didn't think the previous reconnaissance was wrong, nor did he think that Huang Fei lied about the military situation.

Then there is only one truth...

The Dongying people divided their troops.

Thinking about it, the Dongying people have an absolute advantage in military strength, so naturally they have to use their strengths to make Xia Guo's navy exhausted.

So where is the strange army sent out by the Japanese people?
Zuo Hua's first gaze was on Tsushima Island, and then he vetoed this idea.

In this war, the Tsushima Fan strictly abided by neutrality, and did not participate in the actions of the Satsuma Fan and other daimyos at all.

Not only that, Zong Yicheng also committed a rape once, and secretly sent over the list of Japanese daimyos who participated in the incident.

It's not that Zong Yicheng is not patriotic, it's because doing business with Xia Guo is too sweet.

If you can do business well, you can make endless money, so why fight?
Isn't this ruining his job?

Therefore, in Zong Yicheng's eyes, Shimadzu Mitsuhisa and others are his enemies.

Zongyi Chengdu has achieved this level, so it is naturally impossible to provide convenience for Mitsuhisa Shimadzu and others to allow the Allied Forces of Japan to detour to Tsushima Island.

Since the north does not work, then only the south.

The southern end of the Tsushima Strait is very open, no matter how many ships detour, it is difficult to find it in a short time.

Zuo Hua made a decision immediately.

"Where is Shang Kexi?"

Immediately there is a staff report.

"Lieutenant Colonel Shang leads the second echelon and is on standby at the rear."

"Let him lead the troops and gather all the reconnaissance ships to go to the south for defense. Tell him that no Japanese ship is allowed to come over."

A fast boat broke away from the team and drove towards the rear at high speed.

As for using a side teacher, Zuo Hua didn't care at all whether it could prevent the Dongying people's strange tricks.

With the strength of Xia Guo's navy, even if this side division does not have a lucky boat, its firepower alone will not allow the surprise soldiers of the Dongpu people to rush over intact.

That way, it won't cause too much trouble to the overall battle.

"Tell the other three-way columns to keep a distance of about ten miles from our team. After my column completes the first wave of attacks, it will enter the battlefield one after another."

The first column began to turn, all the way to the southeast.

According to Huang Fei's report, the main force of Dongpu is still forty miles away.In other words, when the first column marched to the designated position, it happened to collide head-on with the Japanese.

Zuo Hua noticed another suspicious point mentioned by Huang Fei.

"You said that the Japanese people don't have big ships?"

Huang Fei let the military doctor bandage his wound, recalled it again, and said firmly: "Absolutely not. We took a good look at it, and the largest ship did not exceed five hundred shi."

This situation made Zuo Hua have some doubts.

"It's really strange, why don't the Dongying people send out big ships?"

Neither Zuo Hua nor Huang Fei actually knew that, in order to prevent daimyo from all over the world from becoming big, the Tokugawa shogunate once issued a strict order prohibiting the construction of Anzhai boats of more than [-] shi.

Of course, the daimyo from all over the world did not dare to disobey this order, so the large Ataka ship disappeared in Japan.

But without a large Anzhai ship, just relying on those closed ships, can they really compete with Xia Guo's navy's artillery fire?
(End of this chapter)