Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1044 Tang Ship Incident ([-])

Before Tadaro Shimadzu had time to inspect it, the Da'anzhai ship next to it that was hit by the [-]-pound cannon, and the Ming army's two fleets on the left and right flanks, each with a hundred [-]-pound cannons in red, began to fire one after another.

The loud bang of "rumbling" resounded through the Osumi Strait, and the side of the Ming army's gunboat kept spraying orange-red flames, and white smoke rose up, creating a grand and spectacular scene.

The battlefield unfolded in the Osumi Strait within a radius of several tens of miles. The broadside guns of the Ming army fired successively, shooting at the Satsuma warship.

The Ming army was like a group of ferocious lions hunting sheep.

With the sound of the cannons, the hulls of the ten three-masted gunships of the Ming army trembled continuously, and the black-holed cannons on the sides suddenly retreated into the gun windows one after another. The entire Osumi Strait seemed to be shaking with the shelling .

In some fishing villages along the coast of the Dasumi Fan, the people in the village have never seen such a movement in their life. Hearing the rumbling and non-stop gunfire, they flocked to the seaside one after another. Looking at the sea, they felt like gods fighting. .

On the small boat that was still fishing in the sea, the fishermen who cast their nets couldn't help straightening up, looking in the direction of the gunfire in horror.

Shimadzu Tadaro's Toranomaru was at the forefront of the Satsuma navy and was completely exposed to the Ming army's artillery attack. He had no time to look at it, and was almost crippled by the Ming army. Iron bullets rushed out of the white smoke, and shot towards the Toranomaru quickly close to the sea.

Before Tadaro Shimadzu could react, there was a bang, and the port side of the Toranomaru was hit by a shell, and the ship's planks wrapped in iron plates made a loud collision sound, and the iron plates hit quickly It was sunken, and the wooden boards behind it flew randomly, and several iron cannons were knocked out immediately.

The iron plate unloaded the impact of the shells to the entire side, and the port side of the Toranomaru was smashed up high, and then fell back down. The Satsuma warriors on the deck fell, and Shimadzu Tadaro followed. The seat slid to starboard and his body slammed to starboard as if thrown.

Toranomaru is definitely a top-level warship in Japan. The wall is covered with a layer of iron, making it difficult for bows and arquebus to break through his defense. However, under the bombardment of the red cannons of the Ming army, the invincible Toranomaru Maru number, but it has to be like a toy.

Tadaro Shimadzu was supported by the samurai, and he immediately glanced at the port side that was hit. Although the shell was covered by iron sheets, the entire port side was completely deformed under one shot.

He couldn't help but feel a little lucky, if the distance was closer, the iron sheet might be torn apart by the shells.

Toranomaru was protected by iron sheets and did not cause destructive damage, but other Satsuma warships were not so lucky. An house boat next to it was hit by three bombs in a row, and the entire board wall was completely destroyed. More than a dozen mutilated corpses were floating on the sea, and the surrounding water was crimson.

Another warship was hit by a shell from underwater into the cabin, leaving a huge black hole in the side, and the sea water poured in, and the ship sank quickly.

Nearly [-] iron bullets roared and fired into the fleet of the Satsuma navy, most of which fell into the water, and only a few half hit the warships, but every warship hit suffered heavy losses, some With weak defense and fast speed, the two cannons turned into a pile of sawdust.

A salvo of artillery from the Ming army sank at least one Anzhai, shut down two ships, four Xiaozao ships, seriously injured more than ten ships, and caused hundreds of water jets.

Three or four miles away, they were bombarded by artillery fire from the Ming army. The Satsuma navy and even the Japanese navy had never encountered such a naval battle, and their thinking was still stuck in the era of hand-to-hand combat.

Shimadzu Tadaro looked around, listening to the samurai report in Japanese, the loss situation, the Ming army almost destroyed [-]% of his combat power, which sent a chill down his spine, terrified and angry in his heart.

"Eight Ga!" Shimadzu Tadaro roared, and shouted, "The Cannon is back!"

"Ming の 船 を 打っ て 打撃 する!" The samurai on the ship reacted, fiddled with the [-]-pound cannon removed from the Ming Army Fu Chuan, and immediately started to fight back.

The heavy artillery was mounted on the Toranomaru, and there was a roar immediately, and the white smoke immediately filled the Toranomaru. Shimadzu Tadaro picked up the binoculars, and stared at the direction of the Ming army gunboat through the white gunpowder smoke at the bow. , but did not see any reaction. It turned out that the shell missed and landed in front of the Ming army's gunboat formation, more than a hundred feet away.

The other five Da'an houses, equipped with a twelve-pound red gun, also fired at the same time, and the shells flew out. The result was even more deflected than Toranomaru's.

The 150 Shimadzu warships, combined, have less artillery than a three-masted gunship of the Ming army. The only thing they can use to attack the Ming army is six [-]-pound red cannons removed from the Ming army's Fuchuan. The six cannons bombarded it, and the remaining Shimadzu warships basically looked like they were watching a theater, with no means of counterattack at all, like a target ship floating on the sea.

Seeing this, Tadaro Shimadzu was really annoyed. Fortunately, after the Ming army bombarded, it took time to refill. He knew that the Shimadzu navy was definitely not an opponent of the Ming army when they attacked from a distance. They had to go into battle and stay close to the Ming army. warship!
"Cannon が Explosion Strike する! The warships divided into three lines to meet the Ming army!" (The artillery continued to bombard, and the warships divided into three lines to meet the Ming army!)
Shimadzu Tadaro's forehead was throbbing with veins, he shouted, and gave an order, trying to take advantage of the gap between the Ming army's shelling to narrow the distance with the Ming army!

On the Yingyuan, Man Dazhuang stood on the podium of the ship building, observed the effect of the shelling with binoculars, and saw that the Satsuma navy's artillery had landed far away from the Ming army, with a sneer on his face.

"Captain, the Satsuma water army has separated, and one of them is rushing towards us!" Xu Junsheng paid attention to the situation on the battlefield, and saw the Satsuma warships gathered together, divided into three teams, a group of nearly fifty ships led by Toranomaru Continue to move forward, rushing towards the Guangjia, Guangbing and other ten Fuzhou ships, and the other team of more than 40 ships rushed towards the formation formed by the Guangzhou, and all the rest rushed towards them.

Man Da Zhuangyu looked at it and shook his head. Satsuma's navy is too naive. When the two armies gather for three miles, the Ming army's gunboat can fire a round of cannon every half a mile. The Satsuma navy will eat at least six rounds of cannon. It is possible to get close to the Ming army gunboat, but this is the situation of the Ming army not moving, and now the Ming army gunboat is faster than them, how can it be possible to let them approach, it must take advantage of the speed, keep a certain distance, and beat them hard with artillery fire Satsuma warship.

Man Dazhuang took a look at the situation, and the only thing he was worried about was the ten Fuchuan, which were troop carriers and supply ships. The artillery equipment was not as good as that of warships, so there was a certain danger, but he believed that with the speed of Fuchuan, it would not be so dangerous. It is easy to be bitten by Shimadzu's warships. The Satsuma navy has not yet caught up with Fuchuan. He has already solved more than 40 Satsuma warships rushing over.

On the podium, Man Dazhuang waved his hand and shouted, "Send the order, turn the rudder to the right, keep the distance, the artillery will continue to bombard and sink them all!"

More than 40 Satsuma warships were hit by a round of artillery from the Ming army. They understood the huge difference in artillery between the two armies. In front of the gunboats of the Ming army, most of them were little guys with a class of more than 100 tons. The big ones are over [-] tons, and the small ones are seven to eight hundred tons.

Not only are they inferior to the Ming army in terms of size, but the Ming army also has sharp artillery and much faster speed than them. The Satsuma warriors have realized that they may not be able to stop this time, but they will die at the bottom of the sea. They want to ask for a front line The only chance is to take advantage of the gap between the Ming army's shelling and try their best to get close to the Ming army. As long as the distance is closer, their chances of survival will be higher.

Under the choice of life or death, the sailors in the Satsuma warship were desperately manipulating the oars. Although the sea was cold in early November, the oarsmen all took off their clothes and exposed their arms. Quickly rushed to the Ming army.

Just as the Satsuma navy was rushing forward desperately, the artillery on the side of the Ming army was finally filled.

Man Dazhuang was extremely excited and gave the order to fire again. Amid a series of "booming" explosions, nearly a hundred shells rushed out of the flames again, roaring in parallel, and smashed towards the Satsuma navy.

A cannonball smashed in from the front of an Anzhai ship, drilled into the cabin, swept everything, and with an irresistible momentum, knocked over the right side of the cabin and a row of oarsmen, and then broke the cabin from the stern. out.

In the entire cabin, stumped limbs and broken legs were in a mess, because the right side lost power, while the left side was still rowing vigorously. In the sea, there was a scream.

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