Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1045 Tang Ship Incident ([-])

The Satsuma navy wanted to get close to the Ming army, but they underestimated the speed and flexibility of the Ming army fleet.

Although the strait is not as wide as the sea, it is not a problem for a three-measure gunboat with a slender hull.

The left and right wings of the Ming army adopted the same tactics. While firing artillery and bombarding, they swayed the rudder to keep a distance from the Satsuma water army, trying to rush through the gap between the Satsuma water army and the land, and then turned around to attack in circles.

More than 40 Satsuma warships left trails on the sea, trying to intercept the Ming army before the Ming army passed through the gap between them and the land, and engaged in close combat, but the Ming army was fast, and they were hit by two After a round of bombardment, five ships sank and ten ships were paralyzed. When the rest were still more than a mile away from the Ming army, the three-masted gunship shaped like a flute of the Ming army was swaying with the wind and sails. through the gap.

"Turn the rudder to the left and continue the bombardment!"

The gunboat of the Ming army rushed past the interception of the Satsuma water army, and did not continue to move forward. Instead, the fleet slowly turned, turned back, and continued to bombard the Satsuma warship.

Under the circumstances that the speed and range of the ship were not as good as the Ming army, the Satsuma navy felt powerless, unable to catch up, unable to fight, and even impossible to escape, feeling extremely desperate.

The Satsuma water army on both sides had no suspense when facing the three-masted cannon ship of the Ming army, and the result was bound to be a complete failure.

As the distance drew closer, the nine-pound cannon on the top floor of the warship also joined the bombardment front. The three-layer artillery erupted one after another, startling water jets beside the Satsuma warship, and the warships shattered one after another, turning into floating planks.

Shimadzu Tadaro led fifty warships, and rushed towards the ten Fuchuan including Guangjia and Guangbing in front. The firepower of the Fuchuan was not as good as that of the three-masted gunboat, and the bullet rain was much sparser.

"Soldiers in front of the board are exposed しないでください!" (Soldiers should not show their heads until they are connected to the board.)
The speed of the Fuchuan is not as fast as that of the three-masted gunboat. In addition, the ship is full of supplies and soldiers, so the draft is very deep and the speed is relatively slow.The Satsuma warship rushed forward and was gradually approaching the Fuchuan of the Ming army. Shimadzu Tadaro shouted anxiously.

"Zhi っ て い る! (Understood!)" The samurai on the Toranomaru responded, all of them lowered their bodies, and no one put their heads through the board wall.

Hundreds of feet away, ten fuchuan fired a round of shells, seriously injuring three of the closed ships, and several small-caliber artillery hit the top of Toranomaru. The iron plate of the bow was dented, but it was not broken. .

The Satsuma navy also bombarded the Fuchuan with large tubes and six red cannons. Most of the shells missed, and many projectiles tore the sails and fell directly into the sea, splashing water columns. Only one heavy cannon interrupted the boat. A secondary mast of No. A, but did not cause much damage to the hull.

The fleets of the two armies drew closer quickly. On the Satsuma warship, a group of warriors held a long knife in one hand and flying claws in the other. Stand by.

The other iron cannon light feet had already held matchlock guns, stretched the muzzle out of the perforation, and aimed at the Fuchuan in front of them.

The iron gunners on the Satsuma ship hadn't fired yet, but on the deck and towers of the Fuchuan, groups of self-made gunners from the Ming army began to shoot at the Satsuma warships such as Toranomaru that rushed forward.

"Bang bang bang~" sounded, and several Satsuma navy ships in the early morning froze and fell into the sea one after another.

A team of self-produced gunmen from the Ming army aimed at the Toranomaru and fired a row of guns. The gunballs hit the iron plate and were easily blocked by the iron plate. Sparks flew everywhere without causing any damage.

Shimadzu Tadaro was a little surprised to see the iron cannons of the Ming army firing first. He did not expect that the iron cannons of the Ming Dynasty were so sharp besides the artillery warships. You must know that during the Battle of Korea, the Japanese iron cannons caused a lot of damage to the Ming army. of.

Looking at it this way, the Satsuma navy was inferior to the Ming army in terms of warships, large cylinders, and iron cannons, and Shimadzu Tadaro became even more urgent.

"Shoot, blast and kill the Ming army!"

"Kill!!!"

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom! Boom!"

The distance was close, and the six heavy artillery and more than 40 large barrels on the Satsuma fleet began to fire with nearly a thousand iron gunners.

The Fuchuan on the opposite side was hit one after another, and there were screams, but the Ming army on the Fuchuan reacted very quickly, and the counterattack bullets came immediately, and the Satsuma fleet immediately flew sawdust.

Guangjia and other ten ships had to transport soldiers and more supplies, so most of the heavy guns on board were dismantled in order to load more water and food. There were not many heavy guns on board, and most of them were Franglers.

Although it is a Francophone, it is also stronger than the big cylinder of Satsuma. The Ming army on the Fuchuan manipulated the Francophone to fire quickly. The gunners in a group of three cooperated skillfully. They fired a cannon. One person pulled out the iron bolt and one person lifted After firing the sub-guns, another person fills in new sub-guns, and the previous person inserts the iron bolt again, and then fires the cannon.

The speed of the Frang machine is faster than that of the self-generating firecracker, but the projectile of the Fran machine is too small, and it can only smash the Satsuma warships without iron enclosures into sawdust, but it cannot break through the defense of Toranomaru.

The other Satsuma warships were beaten to pieces, and soon fell into a mess, the guard boards were incomplete, and the light feet inside were killed one after another, but Toranomaru was only dented by the smashing of the iron plate, and sparks flew everywhere.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was only fifteen feet, and the gunners of the two sides were shooting at each other. Most of the Satsuma warships were surrounded by board walls, and the Ming army's blessing ships were higher than the Satsuma warships. The Ming soldiers could shoot condescendingly. The shooting between the hands is evenly matched.

Shimadzu Tadaro stood at the bow of the ship, staring at the Koko in front of him. Because a secondary mast was broken, Koko's speed slowed down, and he became the target of the Toranomaru's ramming melee.

"つかむ!" (catch)
Seeing the distance between the two ships, Shimadzu Tadaro let out a ferocious roar. As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen flying claws crossed the gap between the two ships and hooked the sides and guard plates of the Guangjia.

One of the flying claws just hooked on the shoulder of a soldier of the Ming army, and the light foot of the Toranomaru pulled suddenly, and the flying claw broke through the shoulder armor of the Ming army and pierced into the back, immediately bleeding profusely.Before the soldiers could let out a wail, they were dragged by the flying hook and hit the side of the ship. They were suddenly dragged out of the side of the ship and fell into the sea, and then dragged in the sea for a while.

With the force of the flying hook, the distance between the two ships quickly approached, and the soldiers on the blessing boat with spears rushed to the side of the ship, ready to assassinate the approaching Satsuma warship.

Seeing that the impact was about to hit, Shimazu Tadaro immediately drew out his katana and roared loudly: "Surprise strike を get ready する!"

The samurai on Toranomaru listened to the order and all rushed to the bow of the ship. One samurai pulled the plug on the ship's plank, but pushed it but did not push the ship's plank down. The plank is stuck.

"Shash!" Seeing this, dozens of warriors shouted in unison. They kicked and slammed their bodies, hitting the shield with a bang, and were about to rush out of Toranomaru and attack the Hiroka.

However, at this moment, there was a loud noise from the stern of Toranomaru's ship, and the entire ship was smashed and moved two or three steps forward.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Tadaro Shimadzu was thrown flying by the huge inertia, and his whole body suddenly fell back and hit the cabin. All the samurai on the Toranomaru fell down, and the oarsmen in the cabin They hit the bulkhead one by one, and many oars were broken.

Tadaro Shimadzu struggled to get up, stood up and looked back, an iron bullet weighing more than ten kilograms tore the iron plate at the stern, smashed the two wooden houses on the deck, and slowly rolled towards the bow Come.

This is a masterpiece of the Ming army's [-]-pound gun. The invulnerable Toranomaru is like paper in front of the latest Ming army's heavy artillery.

Shimadzu Tadaro stared at the rolling iron ball dully, but before he recovered, there was another loud bang, and another iron bullet hit the Toranomaru, and the iron bullet hit the iron ball. On the board, a huge shock knocked Tadaro Shimadzu down again.

(Thanks to the five hundred descendants of Ziye Saburo, and the reward of Qilin's Dream! Thank you for your support!)
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