Wanli 1592

Chapter 154 Backward water warfare tactics (three more)

Li sun-shin is very familiar with his defeated generals, and is also very familiar with some ships commonly used by the Japanese army. He said that the Japanese fleet is mainly composed of three types of ships. One foot five feet, four feet eight inches deep, divided into sixteen cabins, two masts, four sculls, twelve poles, two anchors, he only saw one, and it was sunk by him in a previous sea battle .

The remaining main battleship is called Guan Ship, which is a smaller Anzhai ship. It has similar functions, but there is no deck house, and the helmsman steers on the deck. According to his judgment, this is indeed the main battleship of the Japanese pirate navy. When the Japanese pirate navy was at war, the ships they encountered the most were Guan ships.

There is also a small boat similar to a scout boat, which is maneuverable and flexible. It is called a small morning boat. It is smaller and has no defense, but it is very fast. If the navy's big boat is not careful, it will be close.

The main combat method of the Japanese army is to use iron cannons at a long distance and direct hand-to-hand combat at a short distance. Their ships have shallow draft, small tonnage, and insufficient impact. Before the two armies fought, Yi Sun-shin used turtle ships as the main force of the collision and rushed into the Japanese ships in one fell swoop. In the middle of the formation, and then bombarded the Japanese boats with firearms at close range, one hit at a time.

The more aggressive way is to collide directly. The Japanese ships are always unable to collide with the turtle boats and plank boats under his command. His previous victories also relied on this advantage in tonnage and hardness.

"All in all, the Japanese pirate navy's ships are small, light, and shallow. If they collide head-on with our ship, they will definitely not be opponents. The only saving grace is that they are slightly faster. They can quickly approach our ship and are not easy to be hit. If our army's turtle boat collides with them, there will be ten deaths and no survivors, so the advantage of the Japanese pirate fleet lies in its large number, and the navy fleet under the command of the last general is small, and at this time, there are only forty warships."

Li Sunchen admitted his shortcomings, but immediately said: "As long as the last general has [-] warships under his command, the entire Japanese navy will be wiped out! With five hundred warships from heaven, the Japanese navy will definitely be defeated!"

Xiao Ruxun was overjoyed and said: "General Li is so sure, the governor is naturally very happy, but I don't know how much General Li knows about Tsushima Island. If my army lands on Tsushima, will it be able to take it smoothly?"

Li Shunchen pondered for a moment, then said: "More than a hundred years ago, our general Li Congmao was ordered by our king to lead [-] troops to conquer Tsushima Island. The family accepted the official position of our country, but due to some problems, the occupation was not realized, but the map that landed on Tsushima Island should still be there."

"That map is important, and it would be a huge help for us if we had it."

Faced with Xiao Ruxun's request, Li Sunchen was a little embarrassed: "At that time, the map of the expedition should have been stored in the Wangjing Palace. If it was a year ago, it might still be found, but now..."

Li Sunchen didn't finish what he said, but Xiao Ruxun also understood what Li Sunchen meant, that the map might have been reduced to ashes in the fire of Japanese pirates burning, killing and looting.

"Of course, we don't know nothing about Tsushima Island. After that, when Tsushima Island was mentioned many times, the general vaguely remembered that Tsushima Island has many mountains and few plains. The terrain is relatively high and rugged. , not suitable for cavalry combat."

Xiao Ruxun nodded: "The Japanese pirates should have a military port on Tsushima Island, right?"

"That's natural. The Japanese pirates transported food, grass, and military supplies from their homeland to Tsushima Island and then to Busan. Originally, they tried to capture the waterways of Jeolla Province. The general guessed that the Japanese pirates originally planned to transport supplies in two ways. One is to take the current road, and the other is to take the waterway along the west coastline. After thinking about it, I feel that the Japanese pirates must not be given the opportunity to deliver supplies in two ways, so I tried every means to defeat the Japanese pirates. division."

Xiao Ruxun expressed his appreciation: "Well, General Li has done a good job on this point, which is especially commendable. Under such circumstances, he can persist in resisting, so that the Japanese pirates have to transport food all the way, making their strategic reserves far from enough to launch a full-scale attack on North Korea. , General Li has made great contributions, what did General Li try to attack Pusan ​​before?"

When mentioning the defeat in Busan, Yi sun-shin gritted his teeth.

"Someone must have leaked the plan to attack Pusan ​​in advance. When the fleet of the last general arrived at the port of Busan, there were only [-] Japanese pirates empty ships, and all the crew and soldiers landed. Relying on the Japanese city, they stormed our navy. The cannons attacked my navy. Our navy was caught off guard and could not fight them. They could only set fire to their empty ships and hurriedly retreated. The last general lost nearly half of his navy, and his strength was greatly damaged. He was also unable to fight the Japanese pirates at sea. can harass it."

Xiao Ruxun looked at the map of the sea route and asked, "Do the Japanese pirates have big guns in the Japanese city?"

"Yes, absolutely. With such a range, the firecrackers on my naval ships can't compare."

"Although the Japanese pirates have a small number of firecrackers, they probably won't lose to my Ming Dynasty in terms of shooting range. It seems that it is best to suppress them in terms of numbers, to suppress the Japanese pirates in absolute numbers so that they cannot fight back and cannot leave the port. There is a way to do it... Originally, the governor also conceived of a two-way attack, attacking Pusan ​​Wacheng from land and sea together, and let the navy officers and soldiers land to assist in the battle, but now it seems that the casualties are too great."

Li Sunchen agreed: "The last general of Pusan's Japanese city also got a glimpse of it. It's really strong and terrifying, and it looks like a chain of links. To attack a Japanese city, you need to take care of other Japanese cities. This kind of city building technique is really good. It’s certainly not to be underestimated.”

"In this way, except for a long-term siege to force him to surrender, it is unwise to attack by force. General Li, from now on, I need you to send a fleet to monitor the connection between the Pusan ​​Japanese pirates and the Tsushima Japanese pirates at all times. Before the large army captures Tsushima and cuts off the Japanese pirates' grain transportation channel, you must ensure that the Japanese pirates in Busan will not surprise our navy from behind. For the fleet under your command, the governor will arrange Franc machine guns for you and train the gunners. The only one The requirement is to attack the Japanese pirates in Busan when they are dispatched."

Li Sunchen was overjoyed when he heard the words.

"The final general will do his best!"

In the afternoon of the same day, Xiao Ruxun ordered the transfer of one hundred unmodified medium-sized Francophone guns and the corresponding gunpowder shells to the North Korean Navy Admiral Yi Sun-shin, and personally explained the usage of these guns and shells to Li Sun-shin. Tell Li Sunshin the difference between bullets and flowering bullets, and then directly dispatch ten Ming army gunners as instructors to arrive at Li Sunshin's navy headquarters to teach those navy officers and soldiers how to use artillery, how to fire artillery on ships, and how to weaken the recoil. Power and so on.

North Korea’s pan-house boats and turtle ships are absolutely qualified ships in terms of draft and quality, and they can fully afford the recoil of these artillery pieces. The old gang-jumping tactic of "close and collide" mentioned is quite disdainful.

Today, gang jumping tactics are completely unable to meet the needs of naval warfare, at least when facing the Spanish and Portuguese fleets, gang jumping tactics are difficult to work.

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