Kowloon wins

Chapter 461 Fierce battle at Osaka Bay ([-])

"Scatter the assault, surround the Chinese and fight!"

Several times of intensive assaults failed, but nearly one-fifth of the warships were sunk by the intensive artillery fire of the Qing fleet. Mu Chuanyouhe, who was insane, finally came to his senses, and dare to love this sea battle only if you have courage. Yes, rushing against such a powerful firepower of the Qing army is obviously looking for a dead end. Thinking of this, Mu Chuanyouhe broke out in a cold sweat suddenly. How dare there be any delay, and hurriedly roared and ordered a scattered attack Order.

"Heh, aren't these dwarves stupid? They actually know how to divide their troops. It's interesting. Order: All ships are fully sailed, gun bays are fully opened on the left and right sides, turn right, and fight in the direction of Wakayama and retreat!"

Although the battle lasted less than three quarters of an hour, Wang Yanxia's tense heart eased with the success of the Qing fleet's victories. Even though the war was still going on, he had already I was in the mood to jot a few words, so I satirized the Japanese navy, but he didn't care about it. He didn't intend to play a board battle with the Japanese navy, and he didn't want his warship to be taken by the Japanese navy. The navy was surrounded, so he waved his hand and gave an order loudly.

"The Chinese are about to flee, chase, chase, kill them all!"

The warships of the Qing army started their tactical maneuvers while bombarding violently. The movements were very fast, and the distribution of firepower was inevitably affected during the advance. In addition, the Japanese navy had already dispersed, and the effect of the Qing army's artillery bombardment was inevitably greatly reduced. , Seeing this, Mu Chuanyouhe immediately regained his spirits, waving his saber wildly, yelling and jumping happily.

"Report, General Wang, 'Prestige' is in trouble!"

The warships of the Japanese navy were small, and their artillery fire was not sharp, but they were nimble. The artillery fire of the Qing army was so scattered that many Japanese warships of all sizes immediately scurried across the sea like flies chasing stinky flies, firing at the same time. , while approaching the Qing army fleet with all its strength, after a short while, the "Weifeng" in the rear of the Qing army had been hit by more than ten bullets in a row. Although the damage to the hull itself was not too great, the mizzen mast was broken. The speed slowed down in an instant, and was soon surrounded by more than [-] Japanese navy ships. At this time, due to the problem of the shooting angle, most of the artillery of the "Prestige" had stopped firing. The ship samurai had to fight fiercely with the Japanese soldiers desperately trying to board the battleship with their guns. The situation was obviously not optimistic.

"Damn it! Order: Our ship and the 'Prestige' go hand in hand, change the shotgun, fight back, and break the siege of the 'Prestige'!"

Hearing the roar of the lookout post on the mast, Wang Yanxia was startled, turned around suddenly, raised his binoculars to look, his face immediately became gloomy, gritted his teeth, and gave the order with a roar.

"Decree that all the mobile warships outside will intercept the two Chinese warships at full speed, no matter what the cost, and those who dare to retreat without permission will be killed without mercy!"

The "Weiwu" and "Prestige" of the Qing army turned around and fought back, and Mu Chuanyouhe, who was roaring again and again commanding the warships of the headquarters to besiege the "Weifeng", immediately noticed that he was unwilling to take the fat in his mouth When he spit it out again, he became cruel and gave the order to die.

As soon as Mu Chuanyouhe's order was issued, many Japanese warships that had been swimming on both sides of the Qing army immediately began to gather, firing from three directions while savagely pressing towards the "Weiwu" and "Prestige". At the same time, Mu Chuanyou and his troops were also stepping up their attacks on the "Weifeng", taking advantage of their small size and low muzzle, they continuously bombarded the huge hull of the "Weifeng", and there were quite a few Japanese soldiers hooked the ship's side of "Prestige" with hooks, and desperately climbed onto the ship. Rao, many sailors and warriors on board "Prestige" tried their best to resist, but they were enemies on all sides, and it was gradually impossible. There are more and more Japanese sailors boarding the "Prestige", and the fierce battle on the deck has become more and more fierce. The screams, the impact of weapons, gunshots, and roars are all intertwined. If there is no accident, The fall of the Prestige was inevitable.

"Don't fire, rush over and hit the Japanese dog!"

Seeing the unfavorable battle situation of "Wei Feng", Wang Yanxia really blushed, but he didn't order the bombardment, but gritted his teeth and gave the order. "" speeded up one after another, moving closer to each other in order to form a trend of advancing side by side, while taking advantage of the advantages of the large and strong ship, braving the artillery fire of the Japanese navy and rushing forward with all their strength. All the ships were hit and sank to the bottom of the sea. There is no one else. The size difference between the warships of the two sides is really too big. Even the large Japanese warships are only about 30 meters long. Compared with the nearly 80-meter-long warships of the Qing army , it is not at the same level at all. The result of the collision is naturally that the Qing warships are not serious, while the Japanese warships are either overturned or smashed into pieces of wood. Of course, the desperate blocking of the Japanese warships is not without As a result, not to mention the damage to the two warships of the Qing army, the speed of the warships of the Qing army was reduced.

"Order the 'Prestige' to maneuver to the right, keep a distance from our ship, divide the troops on both sides, and when passing by the enemy fleet, use the shotgun to bombard it with all its strength!"

The mantis arm is naturally unable to block the car. Rao, many warships of the Japanese navy rushed to join the containment and interception, but the huge momentum of the warships of the Qing army was unbearable. After a while, the Japanese navy who forcibly blocked would be suicidal. The warships of the division couldn't hold on any longer, and they made tactical evasions one after another, giving way to the forward path of the two warships of the Qing army. Seeing this, Wang Yanxia immediately made adjustments again, forming a corner with the "Prestige" from the two sides. Mu Chuanyou and the main force of the Chinese army rushed towards the chaotic group in one direction.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Before Mu Chuanyouhe could make adjustments again, the two warships of the Qing army rushed to the outer edge of their headquarters like monsters on the sea. Immediately, the artillery of the Qing army, which had been silent for a long time, started firing again. The flowering bullets are different. This time the two warships fired shotgun shells for close combat. With the roar of the guns, countless steel balls and fragments of shrapnel swept towards the Japanese sailors like a storm. All the Japanese sailors who could not escape All were shot into sieves, and in just a moment, more than two hundred Japanese sailors were killed or injured, and many warships had their masts broken or their sails torn. Immediately frustrated.

"Master Banner, you are injured!"

Shotguns are short-sighted. Although Mu Chuanyouhe is the bannerman, he also did not receive much preferential treatment. Although he was lucky enough to escape death, he was hit on the shoulder by a steel ball, and the blood immediately flowed like a fountain. The ground spurted out wildly, and the guards beside him screamed frantically in shock.

"Baga, get out, order all the warships to ignore the surrounding Chinese warships, and lay siege to the one in front of you with all your strength, and take it down in one fell swoop!"

Although the wound was in severe pain, Mu Chuanyouhe ignored it. In a fit of ferocity, he pushed away the yelling personal guard and issued the order of encirclement and annihilation. There is no doubt that In his opinion, it is better to cut off one of the ten fingers of the enemy. Instead of entangled with the two warships of the Qing army on the outskirts, it is better to forcibly eat the "Weifeng" of the Qing army first.

With Mu Chuanyouhe's ruthlessness, the situation of "Weifeng" became extremely dangerous. All the officers and soldiers of the ship, whether they were sailors or captains, were forced to take up arms and fought to the death with the Japanese sailors who jumped on board frantically, causing more and more casualties. It was getting bigger and bigger, and it gradually reached the point where it could not support it. At this time, although the peripheral "Weiwu" and "Prestige" kept firing and attacking the Japanese navy, it was difficult to break into the siege for a while. As far as the Qing army squadron is concerned, it is really hard to say that it is beneficial. Even so far, the Qing army squadron has sunk nearly [-] warships of the Japanese navy, but the Qing army's "Weifeng" is about to fall, and The other two warships were also damaged in many places under the fierce attack of the Japanese navy, and the casualties were not small.

"Order, our ship and the 'Prestige' will retreat in the direction of Wakayama separately!"

At noon of the battle, with a burst of wild cheers on the "Weifeng", the ship had already fallen, and all 250 officers and soldiers on the ship were killed on the spot. Seeing this, Wang Yanxia's face suddenly became extremely ugly , but they were so helpless that they could only grit their teeth and gave the order to retreat separately.

"The Chinese can't escape, chase, chase, kill them all!"

After the two warships of the Qing army withdrew like this, Mu Chuanyouhe, who was full of pride, became excited. He put on a posture of beating the dog in the water, and drove the remaining hundreds of warships under his command to chase after them.

"Report, General Wang, the main force of our army has arrived!"

The two surviving battleships of the Qing army were severely damaged, and their speed could not be increased. They could not get rid of the entanglement of the Japanese navy at all. At that time, when the Qing fleet was fighting and retreating, the lookout post on the tall main mast suddenly shouted in surprise.

"finally come!"

Hearing the cheers from the lookout post, Wang Yanxia hurriedly turned his head and looked in the direction of the Youdao Strait, and saw a sail sailing up from the strait, rushing towards the battlefield at high speed in a smooth wind, Wang Yanxia's tense heartstrings suddenly Let it go, but he still didn't dare to be careless, nothing else, although the main force of the fleet has appeared, it will take half an hour to reach the battlefield, if the Japanese navy just returns If they withdraw, whether they can be successfully encircled and wiped out is still in doubt. Thinking of this, Wang Yanxia dared not delay a little bit, so he shouted out of breath: "Command, my fleet slows down, and the The enemy fights fiercely on the spot, and entangles the enemy fleet is victory!"

"Hahaha..., the Chinese people can't run anymore, and the order is issued: the whole army assaults and surrounds and wipes out the Chinese dogs!"

Because of the low hull, Mu Chuanyouhe did not notice the arrival of the main force of the Qing army. He only saw the fleeing Qing army warship suddenly slow down. More than a hundred warships, large and small, attacked together, divided and surrounded the two warships of the Qing army, and planned to perform a feat of completely annihilating the Qing army fleet...

(End of this chapter)