Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

The sound of artillery fire from Yang Liu and Yang Qi continued for several minutes.

However, as the Japanese ships got closer, the frequency of the cannon fire suddenly slowed down, and they also began to retreat from their previous motionless state.

This scene gave Shimazu Tadatsune hope and he urged him on again.

"They don't have many shells left!"

"Pass the order down, and send the entire army forward. We must not let them escape!"

Ever since.

He chases, he flees...

"Hahahaha, they can't escape even if they have wings!"

On the Galen ship, Shimazu Tadatsune laughed very loudly and even uttered a rare Chinese idiom.

Nearly one to two hundred ships from both sides were sailing on the sea, cutting through the waves, and unknowingly they were getting farther and farther away from Kagoshima.

The speed of the galleon is comparable to that of the Fukusen, and the Atakabune can barely keep up, but that does not mean that all Japanese ships can keep up!

As the chase went on, some ships of the Shimazu fleet began to fall behind.

At first, Shimazu Tadatsune was still worried whether this was a conspiracy of the Ming army, but the speedboat he sent out reported that there was no trace of any Ming ship in the direction where the Fukusen were heading.

So, under the temptation of the twenty lucky ships, Shimazu Tadatsune threw away the last bit of caution in his heart and urged the fleet to speed up again and again.

After chasing for more than an hour, the twenty ships suddenly stopped.

And in front of the Fukusen was Kuroshima, a hundred miles away from Kagoshima!

"That should be the Ming army's lair!"

"Come on, take them all!"

The long chase exhausted Shimazu Tadatsune's patience, and he pointed at the Fukusen in front and shouted at his men.

But a warrior beside him bowed and said, "Smith Masai!"

"Head of the family, be careful, Mingren may have ambushed here!"

"Snapped!"

Shimazu Tadatsune raised his hand and slapped him.

"Where has your warrior spirit gone!"

"Don't mention that there are only 20 ships in front of you now. Even if the Ming people hid 200 ships behind the island, you still have only one mission!"

"That is, bring all the Ming people's ships back to me!"

"If you can't do it, then commit seppuku!"

"roll!"

"Hai!"

The warrior's face flushed, and after bowing deeply, he turned and left the cabin.

Then, except for the ship on which Shimazu Tadatsune was sailing, all the other galleons and Ataka ships turned their hulls around and pointed their sides at the Yang Liu and Yang Qi fleets.

"Boom boom boom..."

The Japanese ships began shelling for the first time.

Inside the cabin, Shimazu Tadatsune became furious upon hearing the sound of artillery fire. He kicked open the cabin door and rushed out.

When he found the warrior who had just delivered the order on the deck, he raised his hand and slapped him again.

"idiot!"

"Who told you to fire?"

"Those are my boats. If they are damaged, will you pay to repair them?"

"Hai!"

The warrior bowed again.

The flag bearer on the mast signaled again, and the cannon fire gradually stopped.

Instead, the same plan was adopted by Zheng Zhilong before. A group of small boats sailed out from the fleet and surrounded Yang Liu and Yang Qi.

On the Fu ship, Yang Liu and Yang Qi smiled at each other and took out their flintlock rifles at the same time.

Load the gun, reload the bullets, and aim at the enemy.

The two sides had their own plans in mind, and both came with the purpose of seizing the ship.

Under such circumstances, the Ming army had no intention of firing.

When the small boats came closer, Yang Liu was the first to pull the trigger.

"boom!"

The bullet whizzed out, but missed the target.

But that's okay.

Next to him, there were nine flintlock rifles neatly arranged, loaded with ammunition.

In addition, there were four sailors who were ready to help him load.

This is the experience they have summed up. With four assistants and five guns, they can achieve uninterrupted shooting.

Of course, only soldiers with accurate shooting skills can enjoy such treatment.

In this way, the damage caused to the enemy will be greater than if each person had one!

After all, compared with killing one kid with one shot, the crackling noise and few enemies falling down are more likely to cause huge psychological pressure on the enemy.

This method may not be applicable in land battles, but it works very well at sea, especially before two ships come into contact!

Although Yang Liu’s marksmanship is average, he is a centurion after all.

After skipping the loading step, he put the gun aside, took the second gun handed to him by his deputy, raised his hand and shot.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang…”

The two brothers, plus twenty gunmen, stood on both sides of the ship, harvesting the lives of Japanese soldiers one after another!

From a distance, Shimazu Tadatsune saw this scene, but he did not look distressed at all.

But when he saw that the small boat could not get close, he changed the order and sent out the Antaku ship as well, leaving only the other six galleons to guard on both sides.

Seeing this, Yang Liu turned around and gave Yang Qi a wink.

The tacit understanding between the two brothers was reflected at this moment. After Yang Qi understood, he immediately put down the flintlock in his hand, took out a mortar from the box behind him, and after assembling it in a few seconds, he set it up on the deck.

In order to prevent the shells from exploding due to the bumps in the ship, the fuses of all the shells were removed and only temporarily installed when they were used.

Two deputies were on the side and quickly prepared to shoot.

Thoughtful tomato, the picture is handsome

Yang Qi raised a thumb and squinted his eyes at a Japanese ship that was approaching in the distance.

"Distance 800, lower the muzzle by 700!"

"Prepare!"

The two assistants quickly followed the instructions and turned the wheel to adjust the angle of the gun.

“Ready!”

Hearing the feedback from his deputy, Yang Qi held his breath, felt the swaying frequency of the ship, and then shouted loudly!

"put!"

Following Yang Qi's command, the shell in the deputy's hand slid into the gun barrel.

"Boom!"

Chapter 555 The Ocean Should Slip

The mortars were not used before, firstly to prevent Shimazu Tadahiro from being scared away, and secondly to avoid damaging the galleons and Ataka ships.

But now it was time to notify Zheng Zhilong to come and encircle them, and Yang Qi was aiming at a small boat, so he wouldn't feel bad even if it was destroyed.

The mortar flew out of the muzzle with a whistling sound and a tail flame, drawing an arc in the air and flying towards the distance.

After hearing the cannon fire, the Japanese looked around and found that none of their ships were damaged, so they all laughed at the same time.

"Hahahaha, the Ming people's cannons are inaccurate!"

"Compared to the Satsuma samurai, it's far inferior!"

"Hurry up, rush onto the boat, those are all ours!"

"That's right, we can't let them waste our artillery shells anymore!"

"........."

A group of people who don't know what it means to let the shells fly for a while...

Go ahead, target the Fuchuan!

But just as they were laughing triumphantly, they suddenly saw a black spot that continued to expand in their field of vision!

Until it landed on one of the Japanese ships!

One shot into the soul!

"boom!"

A huge ball of fire suddenly rose up on the Japanese ship, accompanied by explosions, and countless wood chips and shrapnel splashed everywhere!

"idiot!"

When the Japanese soldiers standing at the bow saw the fire, their faces suddenly became filled with fear.

But the next moment, a piece of debris flew towards him.

"call out!"

The fragments passed by, but the Japanese soldier felt an inexplicable chill on his neck.

He subconsciously touched it, but as soon as he raised his hand, he saw a large amount of blood spurting out from his neck!

He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he could only hear the sound of air leaking out...

However, Yang Qi on the opposite side seemed very dissatisfied with this shot. After spitting into the sea, he aimed at the next target again.

"Distance 750, muzzle up 200, ready!"

“Ready!”

"put!"

"Boom!"

Another shell was fired.

This time, the target chosen by Yang Qi had a big hole directly created by the cannonball in the hull!

Under the influence of the waves, the ship broke into two pieces in just three or two minutes and then disappeared on the sea!

Although Yang Liu's shooting skills are average, Yang Qi is like a BUG!

With the mortar in his hand, he can hit wherever he points!

When it comes to artillery skills, there is no one else in the entire South China Sea Navy who can match him!

Firing artillery at sea is different from firing artillery on land.

The ship swayed with the waves, and the angle of the gun changed every second.

The enemy who is the target is also moving all the time.

In this case, mortars are more difficult to shoot than direct artillery fire!

When the shooting angle of this thing is large, the initial velocity of the shell is high, but when the shooting angle is small, the initial velocity of the shell will also decrease!

This leads to a problem. No matter the shooting distance, the time it takes for the shell to hit the target from the moment it is fired is almost the same!

The mortars that the Ming army is now equipped with are equivalent to the German mortars during World War II.