Chapter 382: Vung Don Captures Napoleon
As soon as the command flag of the Wenfu fleet was unfurled, the entire fleet was like a nimble dragon, echoing from head to tail, hula, and surrounding the French fleet.
The flagship of the French army, which was sacrificing his life, saw that the other party had changed its formation, and it was no longer possible to change the formation accordingly, and the commander of the fleet was also a ruthless character, so he gritted his teeth and ignored it, and continued to rush forward, just in time to meet Wenfu's flagship.
At this time, there is not much room for flexibility, it is purely a narrow road to meet the brave wins; if they are all brave, it depends on whose fist is hard.
In an instant, all kinds of artillery fire were fired, and all kinds of shells were poured on the opponent's head at the fastest speed.
Now the main forces of the warring sides are different. The Wenfu fleet is the eight ships in the center that are even more huge than ordinary ironclad ships, whether it is artillery fire or ironclad, they are better than ordinary ironclad ships.
The main opposing force of the French army was the four warships in the middle that failed to identify the type. These four warships are already substantially different from ironclad ships, because the main part of it is no longer made of wood and covered with ironclad, but is directly made of steel.
It's just that the additional part is still made of wood, just like the usual ironclad technology, wrapped in ironarmor.
That is, the blasting shells used to destroy the sail battleship are basically powerless against such ships. The blasting bomb is the nemesis of the sailboat, and the threat to the ironclad ship is average, and it is basically ineffective against the rear ironclad.
Of course, you can continue to kill and injure the crew above, as well as destroy the ancillary facilities above, which are not made of steel.
The blasting shells against the sailboats can't deal with the ironclads, but they want to be on both sides with large gunboats. All the bombs used are large explosive shells, so ordinary ironclad ships cannot fight it.
I saw that the ironclad ships that followed behind the four giants of the French army were shot one after another, and the twenty ironclad ships that survived the first round of attacks disappeared in an instant.
On the Wenfu side, there is still zero ship damage. The reason for this is still in strength. Wenfu had eight large gunboats, four of which were evenly matched against the four of the French.
And the other four giants went to bully those small fish and shrimp, so the ironclad ship that still had the advantage just now. In the blink of an eye, he was abused to death.
Look at the four large ships that are lonely. Although the ancillary facilities were also shattered, the main part was not damaged in the slightest, and they tried to escape.
Although the encirclement has sealed their way out, if they come to a dead end, the net will be broken. Or will it cause damage to its own fleet. And their firepower if they hit the ironclad ships of the Wenfu fleet. It's still very powerful.
How could Wen Fu let such a thing happen!
"Change armor-piercing bullets!"
This is the treasure at the bottom of the box of the Wenfu fleet.
Wen Fu remembered when Mai Ke handed him six armor-piercing bullets. He once told him: "This technology is against ironclad ships, and it is an era behind the current ship technology." You probably won't need it.
"But maybe there will be an alternative, so I got it out in advance. So give you a few to be prepared. Very useful!"
And these armor-piercing shells are stored on the flagship where he is located. There is a main cannon that is responsible for use. The commander of the main gun had accurate shooting skills, and he was foolproof in hand.
Hearing Wen Fu's name, the commander left his command position and took over the gunner's position, asking him to bring in the armor-piercing shells.
The commander loaded the bullet and fired it immediately, and a shell burst through the hall and flew straight for the enemy ship on the far right.
By this time all the other artillery fire had stopped, and everyone was watching the shell.
The shells came into contact with the enemy ship, precisely where the main turret was located, which was one of the two most heavily protected. The expected explosion did not happen, but slipped inside. Everyone was wondering when a loud bang came from inside the gunboat, but it exploded from inside.
The entire turret became a huge hole, and everything in its reach, including the cannons, the steel deck, and, of course, the gunners, was reduced to powder.
Before everyone could recover from the shock, another armor-piercing bullet had arrived, and it also slipped into the drive system of the big ship, with a loud bang, the entire steam engine was completely scrapped, and the giant that was still sailing just now shook a few times, and then stopped moving, silent as death.
Two armor-piercing bullets completely paralyzed a giant that commanded the ocean.
Wen Fu was both shocked by the effectiveness of the armor-piercing projectile, but also took it for granted, because Mai Ke had already told him that the difference in technology was such that it was possible to destroy the enemy's conventional forces, including equipment and personnel, that had been piled up with countless sums of money at a negligible cost.
Therefore, Wen Fu was at ease with such an achievement, and he remained indifferent to the huge casualties of the enemy.
With a wave of his hand, he ordered to continue fighting. Suddenly, the other two large ships were also knocked out, in the same way.
Looking at this ordinary naval gun, which could only spew the flames of death, the commander of the French fleet finally gave up and ordered the flag bearer to replace the French flag and raise the white flag.
Wen Fu also breathed a sigh of relief, because all six armor-piercing rounds had been used up!
The French commander ordered his subordinates to lower the gangway, but he was depressed to death. He came to the Far East with great ambitions, but he did not expect to be ruined and disgraced the prestige of his ancestors.
He wondered even more that his warship was obviously the most advanced in the world, and if he didn't have one of them, how could he lose in the hands of such an unknown nameless person?
He glanced at Wen Fu, who was standing on the other party's flagship and preparing to surrender, and the feeling of being beaten was even stronger. Looking at that kid's appearance, at best, he can be a civilian adjutant.
The French commander was picked up from the ship and a brief surrender ceremony was held.
The commanders of the two armies met first, and although one surrendered and the other surrendered, the basic etiquette should not be neglected. The commander of the enemy army will not depreciate himself because of defeat, and Wen Fu will not be arrogant because of victory.
The two shook hands and introduced themselves.
"Wen Fu. ”
"Napoleon. ”
"Admiral of the French Republic, Commander of the South-East Sea Fleet. ”
"Commander of the Celestial Naval Division's Ocean Fleet. ”
Both of them heard every word the other said, but they really didn't understand what it meant.
Of course, both of them speak their native languages, but they are both proficient in each other's languages. Since Napoleon was interested in developing the Far East, he naturally could not understand Chinese. Who is Wen Fu? Wen Tianxiang's descendant, what he wants to learn, naturally there is nothing that can stop him.
The most puzzling of the two was Napoleon. His surrender was not out of fear of life and death, but because he wanted to understand how he had failed.
As a result, as soon as he came here, the old problems were not solved, and the new problems, the bigger problems, were smashed at him. These people are not Qing troops?
At first, he thought it was the so-called navy of Annan, but when the fight began, he immediately felt that it was not, and when he met here, it was not Annan, it must be the Qing army, because Annan was a vassal of the Qing State.
Now I hear the other party introduce himself as belonging to the kingdom of heaven. What is the kingdom of heaven? He was completely confused. (To be continued......)