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Chapter 875 Battle of Jinzhou (2) ([-] more)

As an important branch of the expeditionary force, the navy also cooperated with Zhu Yousong in his expedition to the Qing Dynasty this time. This is the first time that the navy battalion participated in the battle since Zhu Yousong trained the new army for the second time.

The establishment of the navy is still 5, and the commander of the navy is still the iron-armed dragon He Zhaoxiong.This is the same place as the old navy of the Ming army.

However, compared with the old Ming army navy, the new expeditionary navy has too many differences. The first is the upgrading of equipment, which is mainly reflected in the firepower configuration of ships and ships.

Now the naval ships of the Ming Expeditionary Army are all ultra-Dutch technology.Because during this period, the Dutch's shipbuilding technology was very powerful, it can be said to be world-class, second to none, otherwise they would not be able to get the title of coachman at sea.

Zhu Yousong improved and refitted the ship on the basis of absorbing the Dutch man-made ship technology. This is one of the achievements of several military experts, including Song Yingxing, Song Yingsheng and Tang Ruowang, working hard day and night for several months.

Now, Ming Dynasty's naval warships are not only large in tonnage, but also high in speed.

Moreover, operating a ship is relatively simple. A large ship only needs a few people to complete the operation, freeing up more manpower for combat.

The second obvious aspect is that the firepower equipment of warships has been greatly improved.This is not to mention the comparison with the old navy warships of the Ming army, even compared with the advanced Dutch warships, there are obvious improvements.This mainly refers to Tang Ruowang's improved cannons, which were installed on the battleships, and all the original red-clothed cannons were dismantled, and all new-style cannons were installed.

A large ship is divided into three floors, the first floor is equipped with three such cannons, so that nine cannons can be installed on one side of the ship. One cannon, such a large ship is equipped with 18 cannons, the power and range of firepower strikes have far exceeded the original 20 ship-mounted cannons, which can strike enemies in all directions.

In addition, there are a number of musketeers and archers on each large ship, which realizes the coverage of combat power. A battleship can strike within a radius of ten miles. The combat radius can reach five kilometers.

Due to the substantial improvement in combat capabilities, the number of new naval warships, especially large ships, has been greatly reduced. Survival is not based on quantity, but on quality.

Therefore, the 5 navy is only equipped with more than 100 such large warships. As for light and flexible small warships, they are equipped with several according to needs.

Compared with the old Ming army navy and the Dutch navy, the era of hundreds or even thousands of warships at every turn has passed, which also saves resources to a large extent and improves efficiency.

In a word, Zhu Yousong's navy now has a qualitative improvement in speed and combat power compared with before.

Now a hundred large warships and hundreds of small ships of the Ming Army Expeditionary Force sailed from the Bohai Sea to the mouth of the Daling River.

During this period, they encountered two naval divisions of the Qing army.

Of course, the Qing army also had naval divisions, and these naval divisions were mainly composed of traitor troops who surrendered in the Chongzhen era, that is, the Han army.

However, the navy of the Qing army is not at the same level as the navy of the Ming Dynasty at all, so the navy of the Qing army will collapse at the first touch, and it cannot stop the attack of the navy of the Ming Expeditionary Army.

In Longhai Bay and Calabash Villa, hundreds of warships of the Qing army and tens of thousands of horses could not get close to the warships of the Ming army. .

The navy of the Ming army continued to move forward, as if there was divine help against the wind and the current, it was unimpeded, and soon the fleet sailed to the waters near Dalinghe City.

A few miles away, the defenders in the city fired at them, causing smoke to fill the air and water jets everywhere. Several small warships of the Ming army were hit, some capsized, and some disintegrated and burst into flames.

But the firing of the Qing army's guns shows that the Qing army's castle is completely within the range of the Ming army's navy warships, and there is no need to measure it, because the Ming army has all the values ​​​​such as the range of the Qing army's cannons. This is of course Tang Ruowang's credit.

The naval commander He Zhaoxiong gave an order, and the Ming army began to fight back.

The waterway in the river is definitely different from that in the sea. In order to avoid grounding and congestion, only three large ships entered the waters of the Daling River at this time, and the remaining more than 200 ships were all small warships.

The fire attack of course depends on the large ships, and the small warships give way. While the three large ships are moving forward, the artillery on the ships adjusts the distance and range. The ammunition has already been loaded, and the torches are lit.

On a battleship, nine cannons can aim at the target and fire at the same time. On three such warships, 27 cannons can be fired simultaneously, and all of them can be fired in two bursts.

The simultaneous firing of 27 of the most advanced cannons at the time was absolutely earth-shattering.The first round of 54 shells whizzed and hit the target accurately, and the bombed corpses of the Qing army on the city flew across the city, filling the air with gunpowder smoke.

But it wasn't over yet. At this time, the three warships turned around, and the 27 cannons on the other side also fired.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Another 54 shells flew down and exploded in the castle of the Qing army.

In this way, the three large naval ships of the Ming army made a gorgeous turn, and they fired 54 shells with double 108, which was considered a round of shelling.

When the three big warships turned around again, the 27 cannons on this side were loaded with ammunition again, and they could fire twice again.

Just like that, the three big ships turned left, chattered, turned around again, and rumbled.After two rounds, more than 200 shells flew out.

Looking at the Qing army's defenses at Dalinghe, it was already in ruins, with flames burning into the sky, and broken walls and ruins everywhere.

What is the strength of the ship?There is no need for the Qing government to wait until 200 years later when the great powers invaded China to reappear. Now, these Tartars and the Qing army have already experienced it.

Seeing that the bombardment was almost done, He Zhaoxiong ordered hundreds of small boats to dock. Tens of thousands of Ming army sailors abandoned their ships and landed.

With only one charge, the Ming army rushed into the castle of the Qing army, and the two sides launched a fierce hand-to-hand battle in the city.

There was almost no suspense, and the battle ended in less than two hours.The navy of the Ming army destroyed the Qing army's Dalinghe Castle with lightning speed, and the Qing army in the castle did not even have time to ask Jinzhou for help.

He Zhaoxiong commanded the troops to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time ordered them to report the victory to His Majesty.

Although the Qing army in the castle was unable to ask Jinzhou for help, the Qing army's navy suffered consecutive defeats along the coast and lost tens of thousands of ships. The news quickly spread to Jinzhou City.

defeat?Another defeat!Emperor Shunzhi overturned the table angrily, wishing he could go to the battlefield to kill the enemy himself.

(End of this chapter)