The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 210 Political Chip
The admirals of the navy, who thought it would be easy to handle, suddenly became cautious.

Jiang Feng thought about it for a while, and asked suspiciously: "According to North Korean official information, the displacement of these turtle ships is only 30 tons, but the iron skin wrapped in the hull is twice as thick as that of a Seal-class cruiser. Oars, sails, how is it possible that such a narrow space is crowded with soldiers and weapons and ammunition?"

"Haha." Chen Dajiang laughed suddenly: "We have always been intimidated by the appearance of the turtle ship. It is impossible to perfectly combine speed, armor and firepower. We have always ignored the tonnage of the turtle ship, and we can only explain one point. , They don't have much ammunition!"

Jiang Feng slapped his thigh suddenly, and said: "Their tactics are to use the opportunity of collision to shoot artillery shells at close range. The purpose of destroying enemy ships is achieved. This shows that they do not focus on long-distance artillery battles, which in turn shows that their ammunition reserves are very large. few."

Chen Dajiang nodded, and said: "With the level of North Korean artillery, the power of the artillery can only be exerted when close to the side, so they adopt this tactic. If the expectations are correct, they will not be able to fire a few rounds."

Jiang Feng said with a smile: "Thinking about it now, most of the tonnage on our cruiser is occupied by ammunition. This thing cannot be faked. The number of ammunition carried by a battleship is a fixed number. It cannot be changed!"

"It's just their psychological tactics!" Chen Dajiang said with a smile: "If you don't know. Seeing such turtle boats swarming up, the shells can't touch them for a while, and letting them get close will definitely arouse fear in the army. I think this is the psychological deterrence that Yi Sun-shin created for the Japanese pirates, to deter the opponent's mind before fighting, it is really a general's talent."

"How about a general?" Jiang Feng said disdainfully: "It's different today! How can the Japanese pirates' artillery level be compared with ours at that time? If we fire at close range, our shells can still shoot through their tortoise shells ! With the power of the new artillery, it is estimated that firing the artillery at 500 meters will pose a threat to them."

Chen Dajiang nodded and said: "That's the case! But our battleship has a blind angle for shooting, and the opponent will not foolishly hit our guns directly. Moreover, the opponent's more than 30 artillery pieces are distributed around, and they can rush over. Moreover, the short-distance speed of the opponent is extremely fast, and it is impossible to sink the opponent in a short period of time, so our linear formation will be in danger."

"That's true. We can't arrange them in a straight line this time. It seems that we need to play cat and mouse with them!" Jiang Feng also became cautious and agreed.

"Let's go to war, let's let the king and princes and ministers of North Korea dispatch. If it doesn't work, let's play slowly. They are really fools. They moved the navy base to Ganghwa Island. Isn't this courting death? Wait for their base Let’s see how they play again.” Chen Dajiang sneered.

"General, the last general will notify General Han."

As soon as Jiang Feng left, Gan Zhi, who had been silent for a long time, sighed and said, "Brother, why does the army have many generals, but my brother is still the general of the navy? Why?"

"Shut up, if you say that again, we are not brothers anymore. The prince has made his own decision. My brother will tell you the truth. Sooner or later, our navy will overwhelm the army. Recently, the government has financial difficulties, otherwise the Sea Lion class cruiser must be mass-produced." Chen Dajiang became serious all of a sudden, glaring at Gan Zhidao.

"Gan doesn't dare to pick on the lord, but the cabinet and army generals have been suppressing the navy, we have to find a way." Gan Zhi said bluntly.

"Only continuous victories and a lot of wealth are the way out for the navy. Soldiers are not allowed to interfere in politics. Brother Gan must remember that." Chen Dajiang said earnestly.

"Ah."

Gan Zhi thought about Jiang Dazhuang's fate, and nodded in fear. Recently, Shandong governor Jiang Dazhuang was dismissed and investigated, and demoted to a commoner. Moreover, the Black Tiger Guard found more than 600 million silver and many antique jewels in Jiang Dazhuang's home. King Huaxing was grateful for the past. Friendship, he was not prosecuted for serious crimes of corruption, but Jiang Dazhuang was placed under house arrest, and several army generals were arrested. Of course, only very few people in real power know about this.

Gan Zhi knew that if Jiang Dazhuang did not intervene in politics and aroused King Huaxing's suspicion, his end would never be so tragic...

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The king of North Korea, Li Xuan, had mixed feelings about Li Hong, the admiral of the navy, who did not obey orders. He hoped that his uncle Li Hong could defeat the Black Dragon Fleet to express his anger, but he was also worried. Could Li Hong have other ideas?

He is also a member of the Korean royal family. If he pulls up the anti-flag, he has a certain appeal, especially at this time, and if he makes the emperor of the suzerain country unhappy, he will suffer again in the future.

The more Li Xuan thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he sent seven orders to Li Hong in one day, ordering him to hand over the warship immediately.

But Li Hong was determined, and replied: "The Ming army immediately withdrew from Seoul, and must not interfere in North Korea's state affairs, otherwise the North Korean navy would rather die than follow."

This angered Han Yong, the general of the North Korean military region. King Huaxing had issued an order long ago, demanding that North Korea must be a country without a navy from now on.

On October [-]th, that is, in the afternoon of that day, Han Yong ordered the Black Dragon Fleet to destroy them on the grounds that Li Hong, the commander of the Korean navy, did not obey the order of the Korean king.The general of the Black Dragon Fleet, Chen Dajiang, and others received an order that night and decided on the spot to eliminate the North Korean navy within half a month.

At this time, most of the military ports of the North Korean Navy were taken over by the Marine Corps, and more than 200 warships of the North Korean Navy were hovering near Jianghua Island.

The next day, General Han Yong of the North Korean Military Region mobilized 480 infantry artillery to line up along the coastline and bombard Ganghwa Island across the sea.

Immediately, more than 400 cannons fired in salvo, and the momentum was astonishing, like a thunderbolt.

Cannonballs rained down on Jianghua Island. In an instant, the mountains shook and smoke filled the air.

The Korean naval warships in the waters near Ganghwa Island were shot one after another. The fragile wooden houseboats were similar to the building boats. Shen.

Since the north of Ganghwa Island is less than one kilometer from the land and the sea is too narrow, Li Hong deployed more than 70 wooden boats on the north shore of Ganghwa Island just to prevent the Ming army from landing on Ganghwa Island.And his main navy is concentrated in the south of Jianghua Island.

After hearing the gunfire, Li Hong suddenly turned pale with shock.What he never expected was that the Ming army possessed so many powerful red cannons, and Jianghua Island obviously could not rely on it at this time.

Once this place is lost, the North Korean navy will have no place to replenish, and sooner or later it will be defeated. Li Hong immediately regretted it. He originally wanted to rely on the strength of the navy under his command to negotiate terms with the Ming army. At that time, he would be a national hero. Maybe he can get rid of this little boy Li Xuan, and he may become the new king of North Korea.

But I didn't expect Da Ming to launch an attack so soon, and it was a devastating attack. At this time, the Black Dragon Fleet was already eyeing the periphery. Although Li Hong didn't think that the Turtle Ship Fleet under his command could not beat the Black Dragon Fleet, but against the entire Da Ming, He still has no hope of victory, after all, if one of the warships under his command sinks, one is missing.

But if they surrender at this time, it will definitely not end well. The king and ministers will offer their heads immediately.

Li Hong's complexion changed, and he felt that he still had a way out, which was to break through the blockade of the Black Dragon Fleet, rush to Jeju Island outside Jeolla Province, and use Jeju Island as a base to fight with the Black Dragon Fleet. Become a national hero, and maybe Da Ming will consider the truce.

Thinking of this, Li Hong finally made up his mind to separate out fifty wooden house boats to attract the attention of the Black Dragon Fleet. The captain of this squadron was his nephew Li Shun, who was bewitched by him for a while and immediately rushed towards the Black Dragon Fleet.

Li Hong himself waited with forty turtle boats and 120 wooden house boats.

A quarter of an hour later, forty turtle boats were mixed with more than a hundred wooden house boats, galloping away like a long black snake.

During this period, more than 70 wooden houseboats on the north coast of Ganghwa Island could not escape the disaster.After these warships were violently bombarded, they knew they were invincible, and they were already confused and fled in all directions.

However, the opposite side of the narrow strait was full of cannons, and before running halfway, it was pierced by falling shells and soon capsized in the sea.

The shelling lasted for half an hour, and more than 70 wooden house boats defending the strait north of Ganghwa Island were all sunk.Debris from the ship was strewn all over the sea.A wave rolled up.Corpses half-floating in the sea were rolled and floated in all directions.Puffs of thick smoke rose from the ground and rushed to the sky. The smoke filled the sea and sky, covering the sky and the sun. Blowing from the north, the smoke drifted for dozens of miles.

Li Shun, who was arranged by Li Hong to die, quickly approached the Black Dragon Fleet with fifty wooden boats.

He also imagined that Li Hong would sneak attack the Black Dragon Fleet from the flanks, and he would have done a great job at that time, so he directly stopped five miles away from the Black Dragon Fleet and did not move.

Admiral Chen Dajiang put down the binoculars in his hand, he was very puzzled, logically at this time the North Korean navy would either surrender or fight to the death with the Black Dragon Fleet, why didn't a turtle ship come, but only fifty ships came Shipwreck?
Jiang Feng beside him was also puzzled, guessing: "Could it be that Li Hong wants to use these warships to attract our attention, while he is planning to sneak attack us?"

"It's possible." Chen Dajiang took a breath, and said seriously: "Jiang Feng led twenty warships to defeat the opponent, and the twenty cruisers on the two wings did not move. This general led twenty cruisers to hold the formation."

"Okay." Jiang Feng agreed, boarded his ship, led the other [-] cruisers to form two teams, formed a "eight" attack formation, and surrounded the North Korean squadron.

Boom boom boom!
When they approached 600 meters, 480 Seal-class cruisers fired salvos, [-] cannons spit out flames, and raindrops of solid iron bullets roared and smashed at the enemy ships.

In an instant, the shells rained down on the enemy ship phalanx, stirring up water columns, and the sea water boiled violently.

The banya boats of the Joseon Navy are replicas of the boats of the Song Dynasty navy in China.It mainly shoots rockets and crossbows, equipped with one or two trebuchets, and the combat distance is between 50 meters and 100 meters.However, the Black Dragon Fleet Squadron opened fire at a distance of 600 meters.form a one-sided situation.

The "eight"-shaped side crossing firepower is very fierce, and the North Korean Navy's plank boats are very close together, so although the shells aimed at the No. 500 enemy ship, they hit the No. [-] enemy ship. This is also impossible. At this time, naval battles rely on a large number of artillery salvos to form a barrage of bullets. No matter how skilled the gunner is, he is not sure to hit the opponent [-]% from [-] meters away, because warships will drift on the sea, and The cannons at this time were smoothbore guns, which were not as accurate as rifled guns.

The falling cannonball smashed the wooden houseboat to the ground in an instant, and the sea water flooded it, causing the warship to tilt rapidly and capsize immediately.The first round of salvo sank eight enemy ships, which immediately shocked the generals of the North Korean navy.

Li Shun was even more stunned. This was too exaggerated. His first reaction was to surrender. Unfortunately, before the white flag was raised, the squadron's second round of salvo fire came again, as the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed.The hit rate of the shells rose sharply, and after the second round of shelling, fifteen more enemy ships were sunk.

Where has the North Korean navy seen such a naval battle?In the last Imjin War with the Tokugawa shogunate, the navy did not encounter such a one-sided massacre!
Fear suddenly rose, and the Korean navy turned into birds and scattered. The original formation suddenly dispersed, and the remaining more than 20 wooden boats scattered and fled.

But Li Shun lost his life in the second round of salvo...

(End of this chapter)