Kowloon wins

Chapter 1114 Opening Battle ([-])
The "Rose" and "Desheng" are both cruisers, and their speed is very fast. This time they came in such a threatening manner, I thought that my own huge fleet was nearby, and the Qing army was just a mere cruiser, how could I have the courage to resist? , it is definitely possible to drive away in one rush, but she never expected that Su Ke would dare to put on a desperate posture in such an outrageous and unreasonable manner. At the moment, the distance between the two sides is less than one nautical mile, and at most it is more than nine hundred meters away. Even if Cook Bosnia's order was issued in time, the British sailors worked extremely hard, but how to slow down and It takes time to turn the rudder, and the distance between the two sides is still inevitably close to less than 750 meters. At this time, the Qing army has already made all preparations for shooting, but the two warships of Great Britain are still busy making tactical maneuvers. , it is clear that they are two good gun targets.

"Concentrate firepower and bombard the enemy ship on the left rear side of Lao Tzu!"

Su Ke is a rising star in the navy, a graduate of the second batch of Qingdao Nautical Academy, although he has never participated in the previous battle against Japan, but he never lacks the courage to fight bloody battles, even if the enemy's large fleet is nearby, he will not Pay attention, let alone wait for the two leading British warships to make tactical maneuvers, but seeing one of them wave his hand, his voice is already high-pitched.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Most of the sailors of the Qing army grew up after the Battle of Dongying. Although they lack actual combat experience, their training level is not low at all. The three main fleets of the Qing army have two large-scale actual combats every year Exercises, the daily training is even stricter to the point of harshness. In fact, the military expenditure of the Navy is actually much more than that of the Army, but because most of the military expenditure is paid by the "Eight Banners Firm", which is shown in the The cost in the national accounts is not too conspicuous. There is no doubt that with so much money thrown down, the tactical quality of the Qing Navy will not be too low. No, the general ordered just now, and the twelve cannons roared one by one Standing up, the huge counter-shock force pushed the entire battleship back a distance of more than ten meters.

"Shunfeng" is a high-speed cruiser, its main function is to detect the enemy's situation, and it does not have many cannons, and they are all medium-sized cannons, not all heavy cannons like battleships, but even so, The power of the artillery is still very strong, with a caliber of 500, and an effective range of more than [-] meters. A small part of the conical solid bullets and shotgun shells, the first round of salvos are all new-type flowering bullets, with projectiles and yellow explosives inside, which are extremely powerful. They already have the embryonic form of explosive bullets. Most of them missed, but four shells hit the "Rose" fiercely, and two of them hit the rear deck, blowing up two big holes in the poop of the "Rose", and the flames instantly burst into flames. , the other two hit the starboard side of the "Rose", and sawdust splashed, destroying two of its upper gun portholes, and the cannons on the gun emplacements, as well as the gunners preparing for battle, were all blown into a mess.

"Fight back, fight back!"

Fang had suffered such a big loss as soon as the battle started, and Lieutenant Colonel Cook Bosnia was so angry that he stomped his feet and roared.

The two cruisers of Great Britain are not the latest warships of Great Britain. They are 32 meters long and have a long and narrow hull. They are two-masted schooners with only one gun deck. There are no guns everywhere, and the function of the idea is roughly equivalent to that of the cruisers of the Qing army. They are used for reconnaissance, transporting letters, and breaking diplomatic relations. In terms of ship type, they are basically the same as the Qing army, but the size is obviously smaller. The artillery equipped is also a medium-sized rear-loading artillery. The difference is that the artillery manufactured by Great Britain is obviously behind the new artillery of the Qing army, and the black powder is added by manual estimation. But the gunpowder inside was still black powder, not the yellow explosive used by the Qing army. Both the loading efficiency and the power of the artillery were much worse than the standard artillery of the Qing army. It was obviously better than the Qing army. Although he was a little caught off guard by the Qing army's preemptive attack, he adjusted extremely quickly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Lieutenant Colonel Cook Bosnia's general ordered that the "Victory", which had not been attacked before, took the lead in completing the tactical maneuver of turning, almost as soon as the side of the ship was facing the "Shunfeng", it brazenly launched After counterattacking, nine artillery pieces fired one by one. The round shells roared through the sky and smashed towards the "Shunfeng". However, the head was obviously affected by the sharp turn, and only one shell hit the "Shunfeng". Although a ball of sparks exploded on the side of the ship, it failed to penetrate the ship's side, but a shallow pit was blown on the ship's side, nothing else. The effective range (curved shot, four-degree shooting angle) is only about 800 meters, and the distance between the two sides is almost 750 meters. Even if the shells can hit the Qing warships, they are already at the end of their strength. Naturally, they will not have much power. In other words, as for the other eight shells, they all fell into the empty space, and there was nothing else except splashing waves, and the shelling effect of the "Rose" that launched the attack afterwards was even worse. Originally there were only seven cannons left, and after firing one by one, they all fell into the empty space. Obviously, it was not because the British sailors did not work hard. It is really that this equal distance is not the bombarding distance that the British are accustomed to, and the artillery itself is defective. Under the circumstances, the hit rate is naturally not guaranteed.

"Drive diagonally, lean up and hit again!"

Seeing the poor effect of the shelling, Lieutenant Colonel Cook Bosnia inevitably became a little anxious. He didn't want to fight the Qing army at such a distance again. He waved his hands and hurriedly changed his tactics. .

"Keep firing and focus on attacking the injured ship!"

Before the battle, even though Su Ke was fighting fiercely, she was still a little nervous. After all, this was her first battle, and it was a one-on-two battle. I took it lightly, but when the opponent's shelling came down, it only scratched a little bit of my own fur, and my hanging heart fell to the ground. I didn't care about the tactical maneuvers of the two battleships of Great Britain, excitedly Then the general order was issued again.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The gunners of the Qing army were all well-trained. Although they lacked actual combat experience, after winning the first round, all of them were very motivated, and their hands and feet were a little more agile than in normal training. In addition, the loading of the artillery was much faster than that of the British. Before the two warships of the British could maneuver into place, the port artillery of the Qing army started the second round of firing.

Perhaps because of the impact of the first round of bombardment on the Warring States Period, the soldiers of the Qing army almost used all their abilities. The effect of this second round of bombardment was obviously stronger than that of the first round. Six of the twelve shells hit the target. The target was hit, and one of the shells damaged the forestay sail of the "Rose", which immediately slowed down the speed of the "Rose". As for the other five shells, two hit the ship's tower. , a raging fire blew up, and three more bombs hit the front deck. The British sailors who were busy running around were killed and injured. If he was under him, this guy might become the first captain to die in this naval battle.

"Don't panic, keep approaching, and order the 'Victory' to launch an attack to attract the firepower of the enemy ship!"

Lieutenant Colonel Cook Bosnia was lucky enough to escape, but he was not frightened by it. Seeing that he pushed away the seriously injured and dying attendant who was pressing on him, he stood up straight and waved With clasped hands, he gave orders loudly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The capabilities of the officers and men of the Great Britain Navy are undoubtedly outstanding, and they are also extremely resolute in executing orders. Even when traveling diagonally, all artillery positions are preparing for battle nervously, busy but not in a hurry. Even though the "Rose" has suffered a serious setback, The officers and soldiers on the "Victory" remained unmoved, and quickly grabbed a distance of about 600 meters from the "Shunfeng" obliquely, and unceremoniously launched a fierce shelling.

"Whoa, whoa..."

Nine shells roared through the sky, and hit the "Shunfeng" almost in no particular order. This time, the hit rate was obviously much higher. A total of four shells hit the "Shunfeng" , one on each of the front and rear decks, another one hit the side, and the last one hit the backsail of the "Shunfeng", breaking both triangle sails, and several Qing army officers and soldiers were killed. hurt.

The British counterattack made two holes on the front and rear decks of the "Shunfeng", which caused a raging fire. It seemed serious, but in fact the loss here was not too big, but the two broken spinnakers were damaged. As a result, the speed of the "Shunfeng" dropped sharply. Upon seeing this, the captain of the Qing army immediately roared and issued a series of orders. Several sailors took out the spare jib and climbed onto the tall mast, ready to replace it. Set new sails.

"Grandma is an idiot, you dare to fight back, boys, give me a hard hit, and overturn the enemy ship that came close!"

Su Ke is not the one who won't fight back when she suffers a loss. Seeing that the "Rose" is far behind, while the "Victory" is constantly leaning towards her own ship from obliquely, she immediately changed her previous situation. The target of the battle, he roared and gave the general order.

(End of this chapter)