Win the Ding 1617

But after a short period of peace, the officers and soldiers of the Zheng family knew that they were wrong, and they were very wrong!The nightmare has just begun!

Dozens of tons of seawater were stirred up from the sea by heavy shells, and then violently poured back into the sea. The power generated is immeasurable. Sen, a battleship with a displacement of more than 200 tons, was beaten up and down.

The waves hit the flagship's port hull, and the waves splashed from the teak boards purchased from Siam formed a water wall several meters high.The Zheng family sailors who were still holding on to the side of the ship just now were drenched and smashed on the port deck.

The guy on the port deck who didn't have time to grab something was rolled up by the waves and smashed hard against the hard bulkhead behind him, spitting blood from his mouth.However, they were still lucky. A few unlucky ones were simply rolled up by the waves, and they were swept into the sea with a long series of wailing sounds, and became sacrifices to the Dragon King and the Aquarium.

From the time the first shell fell into the water around the battleship until the flagship stabilized the hull, it lasted only half a minute, but this half minute left a shadow in the hearts of those officers and soldiers of the Zheng family who used to boast that they were all over the world. Huge, this feeling is several times more uncomfortable than facing a strong typhoon at sea!The huge force formed by the shell pulling the seawater, the accomplice, pushed the flagship from the port side to the starboard side. The hull groaned in pain and screamed in fear under the huge torsional deformation, and the battleship went back and forth among the crests and valleys. Swaying and struggling, the bone-chilling hull twisting sound echoed over the entire battleship.

After the distorted sound was slightly reduced by a few decibels.Zheng Sen got rid of the panic, his eyes were bloodshot, "Fire! Fire! Throw these broken ships into the sea for me!" His voice was hoarse like a broken gong. The voice of a 50-year-old man is nothing like the voice of a young man with a weak crown.

The four Kron gunboats finished shooting the gunboats, and are using the flexibility and speed of the brig to shuttle back and forth among the red-haired boats beautifully, preparing to pass through the gaps in the fleet and arrive at The secondary reloading of the Cron cannons has been completed on the periphery of the fleet!

"Young master! Don't worry!"

Shi Lang's forehead was scratched by something, and the bright red blood ran across his face from the top of his head.On Shi Lang's face, it looked alluring and weird.

"This is the Kron cannon of the Southern Guangdong Army! Siege and naval battles are sharp weapons! The power of more than 60 kilograms of shells can open mountains and crack rocks! But, the loading speed is slow! When we wait for him to approach our ship, we will use the cannon on the bow to give him Come on hard!"

Shi Lang's words are good, and it can be said that the Cron gunboat is designed according to Shouhan's design ideas.It has the taste of a torpedo boat.but.The weakness of the torpedo boat was also copied by the Cron gunboat.The slow loading speed is the biggest weakness of the Cron gunship.

In order to make up for this weakness, Shou Han had to grit his teeth and sacrifice a part of the speed of the Cron gunship.It was fitted with twelve-pounders and eight-pounders.As the auxiliary firepower self-defense armament of the Cron gunship.

"It's up to you!"

Zheng Sen also saw the situation on the Kron gunboat through the lens of the telescope with his red eyes, and agreed to Shi Lang's suggestion without hesitation.

"Attention all guns! Load! Prepare to fire!"

The gunners on the red-haired boat gritted their teeth and stared at the four Cron gunboats that were trying to sail away. Damn, you tortured me to death, you just want to slap your ass and leave?How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? !

"Reload! Reload!"

"Get ready to fire!"

The yelling of the gunners was heard one after another on the bow deck, and the muffled sound of leather whips being whipped on people and the deck.

When the gunners finished preparing to fire the cannons on the emplacements, the four Cron gunboats that almost turned Zheng Sen's flagship into a pile of wood also just drew a semi-circular arc and adjusted their direction, ready to launch from the Zheng family's fleet. One side rushed out, went to the open sea to reload, and then went to the valuable work of breaking the ship.

"The closest distance!" All the people on the red-haired boats had this vicious thought from the bottom of their hearts.

"Attention all guns! Fire!"

Zheng Sen's flagship opened fire first.At a range of less than 100 meters, the trajectory of the shell is already nearly horizontal.To be precise, the gunners of the Zheng Family Navy fired directly at the level, and the target was the one with the command flag hanging on the mast of the Kron gun fleet!It was it that first fired a huge shell towards Zheng Sen's flagship!

Zheng Zhibao's ship fired fiercely after the flagship, and the target was also the poor command ship.It is better to cut off one than to injure ten fingers. This is the rule of sea battle.No matter how many ships are damaged, it is not as good as sinking a ship!In an instant, the hull of the command ship caught fire in front of the officers and soldiers of the Zheng family navy. The guy who had brought great fear and shame to the Zheng family navy just now turned into a huge fireball burning vigorously on the sea. It can be clearly seen from the portholes of the gun positions that the gunpowder on the ship exploded due to burning. With the smoke and flames generated by the explosion, the command ship threw huge pieces of ship planks with blue smoke and flames to the surrounding sea. Fragments and things suspected to be part of the bodies of officers and soldiers of the Southern Guangdong Army Navy.

The effect of the first round of concentrated artillery fire by Zheng's navy was astonishing, and the command ship suffered an unbearable blow in this round of attack.

Its hull was completely destroyed.

Three shells directly hit the gun deck of the Cron gun, and the gunpowder piled up near the gun position lifted the heavy Cron gun into the air, and then slammed it into the sea water, splashing a number higher than before. Double the crystal pillars!Afterwards, the violent seawater fell crazily, smashing the distorted hull that was already on fire and quickly disintegrated.

The gun deck and rudder tower were destroyed by gunpowder and exploded without a trace, the cabin on the lower floor was torn in half, and countless items and equipment were thrown into the sea water.

This round of artillery fire sank a Kelong gunboat, which immediately caused bursts of crazy clamor and cheers among the Zheng family navy.

"Shi Lang! You're right! Get close and shoot! Don't let them reload the shells!"

Zheng Sen held Shi Lang's hand excitedly, and shouted loudly in his ear.

"Young Marshal! Send a signal to the boats on the left and right flanks. To Uncle Zhi Bao! Tell them to divide and surround these boats! Don't let them escape! Kill them one by one!"

Shi Lang also shouted excitedly, and ordered the soldiers beside him to convey the order quickly, so that the gunboats of the Fujian Navy would quickly kill the Kron gunboats and then concentrate on dealing with Li Huamei's main ships.Compared with the artillery and ships of the Fujian Navy, the artillery and ships of the Southern Guangdong Army are somewhat lacking in both quantity and speed. The only advantage is the quality and quantity of sailors.

These can only be used to offset the technical advantages of the Southern Guangdong Army!

But in a blink of an eye, the remaining three Kron gunboats of the Southern Guangdong Army used twelve-pound shells to teach the sailors of the Zheng family who were cheering and cleaning the gun bores and loading the ammunition packs, telling them what it means to come and go. Don't be rude!

Three Cron gunboats on the left wing.Using the [-]-pound cannon on the bow, he tirelessly initiated the voluntary labor of digging holes in the boards of the nearby Zheng family ships!

With a bang.A scorching shell accidentally broke in through the gun window on the side of the ship. The uninvited guest immediately turned the gun emplacement into a hell full of steel fragments and hot flames. Human limbs were covered with gunpowder. Destroyed, the narrow cabin smelled of burnt human flesh!

Those gunners didn't even have time to scream, and they turned into scorched black corpses riddled with holes.

"Fire! Give me a hard hit!"

The sailors of the Fujian Navy poured heavy artillery fire around the three brigs.Big and small shells.Numerous large and small water jets exploded.In the encirclement of six or seven red-haired ships, these two-masted ships began to maneuver and evade with their own speed and maneuvering advantages, and nimbly shuttled through the artillery fire of the Fujian Navy, which made the Fujian Navy even more angry. yes.While making evasive actions, the three Cron guns continued to fire back with several [-]-pound and [-]-pound guns installed on the bow and stern of the ship, trying to dig a big hole in the red-haired boat with solid bullets. , using shrapnel to rain bullets on the deck, killing and wounding the sailors on the deck.

Zheng Sen and Shi Lang waved their swords and command flags at the bow, commanding the gunners of each gun to pour steel and gunpowder towards the three Cron gunboats that were already delicious. On the other side, Zheng Zhibao was also directing With more than a dozen big green heads struggling to block the four Kron gunboats with artillery, their efforts to break through the encirclement formed by the big green heads and red-haired boats and rescue their brothers from the encirclement became repeated again and again. Bubbles.

"Young Marshal!! The rocket ship! The rocket ship of the Southern Guangdong Army is rushing towards us!"

The captain who was observing the situation on the entire battlefield from the watchtower on the top of the main mast suddenly roared crazily.

"North! There are also east! Rocket ships! One, two, three... eight! Ponyam! I can't count them!" The captain continued to roar from the watchtower, and a trace of fear began to be revealed in his voice.

"Where!"

Zheng Sen and Shi Lang raised the binoculars on their chests almost at the same time, searching for those damned rocket ships on the sea full of fireworks and gunpowder, and now the gunboats of the Fujian Navy are trying their best to encircle and wipe out the seven Kron gunboats. Prepare to send all these dying boats to the sea to honor the Dragon King!Zheng Zhibao has even arranged for sailors to mark the position of the crone command ship that sank just now, and is going to arrange for people to salvage that cannon that makes people love and fear, and install it on his own ship!

But now, all this may come to naught!

On the sea less than 500 meters away from Zheng Sen's flagship, more than a dozen rocket ships were lined up, fighting against the north wind.The round heads and white tails of those rockets that just made the Zheng family's navy realize what professional arsonists are are shining like diamonds under the scorching sun at noon.Moreover, next to all the rocket launchers, there is a guy with a malicious face holding a torch and looking in the direction of the huge hulls of the red-haired ships of the Zheng family navy.

From the binoculars, Zheng Sen could even see the taste in the eyes of those shooting hands, just like those drunk ronin on the streets of Japan peeping at the deliberately open kimono chest of the geisha, full of obscenity and obscenity!

"Disperse! Disperse!"

Regardless of asking Zheng Sen for instructions, Shi Lang waved the command flag in his hand, ordering all ships not to gather in one place, and not to become a rocket target for others!Turn yourself into a model of selfless play of light and heat on the winter sea!

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A series of sharp and ear-piercing screams approached from a distance.All the ships were forced to adjust the angle of the sails and pull the rudder, and the huge torsion force suddenly tilted the ship's side to one side.

Dozens of rockets flew over the fleet and around the ships. Unfortunately, several ships were hit by the rockets, and flames burst into flames on the sides, decks, masts, sails, and rigging of the ships.The people on the ship hurriedly used all kinds of tools to put out the fire. The seawater in the vat was splashed on the flames, which caused the flames to spread rapidly and burn everywhere on the deck.

Taking advantage of the fact that the red-haired boats and the big green heads were scrambling to avoid the enthusiasm of the rockets, the three Kron gunboats surrounded by the red-haired boats took advantage of the gap, and burst into flames from the two red-haired boats. He rushed out of the void.

The three kelong gunboats that escaped from the sky did not care that their own sails were already riddled with holes.There was a brief pause.Several sailors tried their best to stuff the huge shells and the eight-pound gunpowder pack into the barrel, and a gunner glanced at the gun range of the Cron gun, and then shouted, "Okay!" Actually.No need to aim either.The distance is less than two hundred paces.On the trajectory of the Cron gun, which has an effective range of up to a thousand steps, this distance is basically a straight line.

On the three Kron gun ships, the 68-pound shells were almost simultaneously fired by the Kron guns with a deep roar.It was as if he wanted to vent the anger of being chased and beaten in just a few minutes!The huge cannonball was fired from the muzzle by the gunpowder at an angle of five degrees, and went straight to the two red-haired boats that had just broken out!

"Full sail! Withdraw!"

This bombardment is completely a counterattack before retreating, the purpose is to create chaos for the opponent, and to fight for more escape for myself in the rush of the opponent, no, retreat time.

Obviously, the purpose of the three Kron gunboats has been fully achieved, and it has been overfulfilled!

After two cannonballs punched a huge hole in the side of a red-haired boat, the force remained undiminished, and the entire hull was pierced abruptly. From the broken planks, one could vaguely see the ship on the opposite side. scene.

Another cannonball fell aggrievedly on the stern deck of a red-haired boat. From the deck to the bottom cabin, the sound of broken planks and people's screams and wailing came from the cabins on all floors.

Seeing the semaphore from the rocket ship in front of her, Li Huamei smiled. The brilliance and beauty of this smile did not match the tragedy of the entire sea. "Eight Kron gunboats broke out and lost one command ship. degree of injury, but still able to fight!"

"Signal! The Cron gunboat is at the rear to rest and be alert! The main force of our guerrilla fleet is all on top!"

Before the smile completely disappeared from her face, Li Huamei issued a cold order from her cherry lips.Before the surrounding sailors had time to react, they were stunned by this order.

"Our eldest lady has changed too fast! It was still sunny just now! In a blink of an eye, there will be a storm!"

"That's right! Such a girl, I don't know what kind of unlucky person she will be in the future. Her ancestors did not accumulate virtue, so she should marry her back home!" The two sailors muttered softly, but they did not dare to neglect their hands, and tried their best to adjust the angle of the sail. , with the Aomei as the front arrow, the fleet of the Nanyue Army swooped towards the formation of the Zheng family navy.

The naval battle was in full swing, and the warships of both sides were frantically firing shells of various calibers at their opponents. The sound of artillery echoed in the air like rolling thunder, and forests of large and small water columns were erected on the sea. This sea area is now Half of it is icy sea water, and the other half is hot flames floating on the sea surface.

With the smoke of unburned propellant in the gun bore, the battleship was shrouded in smoke from the gun muzzle. At this time, the Nanyue Army Fleet, which was under the limelight and went up against the north wind, showed its advantage. Tear off the layer of tulle covering the battleship, and quickly restore the battleship's vision.

The billowing smoke gushing out from the various breaches of the battleship after being hit mixed with the shining gun flames from the muzzles of various caliber guns, the smoke of gunpowder after the guns were fired, and the command flags of various colors waving on the mast. Together, they present a gorgeous and magnificent picture scroll in front of people, full of daunting majestic momentum and with an evil, primitive, alluring picture scroll of blood, death, and violence.

The Aomei beautifully took a zigzag route in the formation of the Fujian Navy, leading four frigates to cut the five red-haired boats and Da Qingtou out of the formation of the Fujian Navy, and used the three-tier ship on one side of the ship to Dozens of large and small artillery pieces on the gun deck fired fiercely at the five ships.Immediately, looking from Zheng Sen's direction, the five boats surrounded by the Nanyue Army disappeared in the huge smoke formed by the burning gunpowder in an instant.

"Young Marshal! We can't fight any more! Withdraw! Uncle Zhibao also sent a signal, suggesting that we retreat!"

Shi Lang jumped in front of Zheng Sen, pointed at the dense smoke of fireworks more than a thousand steps away, and roared loudly.

"Withdraw? Are you afraid that Li Huamei will catch up? Sink us all?! Fight! Let's talk about it until dark!"

"Zheng Sen! You and Uncle Zhibao leave! Take the red-haired boat and the lucky boat! I'll take Daqingtou to resist! Let's go to Dongshan Island to meet the commander-in-chief!"

"this?!"

Zheng Sen was quite moved by Shi Lang's loyalty and courage. Everyone knew that under such fierce artillery fire from the Southern Guangdong Army, those who left behind cover were basically dead.

Not caring too much, the sharp and piercing trumpets on the sea exchanged with each other for a while, Zheng Sen handed over the seal letter of his father's sword to Shi Lang, and watched him jump on his own Daqingtou warship, commanding twenty Daqingtou ships. Taking advantage of the advantages brought by hard sails and headwinds, they were mixed with the Nanyue Army Navy who had to take the zigzag route to avoid the weaknesses of soft sails. (to be continued..)

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