Section 877 Red-haired Fan attacks the land
The roaring cannons in the open sea reminded this batch of red-haired ships, which was the southeast fleet assembled into a battle line, attacking about 30 red-haired ships, mostly Spanish ships (this time they changed to a rear team), those red-haired ships were scattered and did not form a battle line, unable to form a joint force, and it seemed to be not good.
But they're still fighting, they're buying time for us!
"The fort can't be hit, so let's attack somewhere else!" Someone suggested.
"No!" Tromp smiled slightly, pointed ahead and said, "Forward!" ”
He said heroically: "Since you are here, how can you come in vain, rush me!" ”
The flagship fearlessly moved forward, and then the Dutch ships followed and charged behind!
They attacked the main port of the Rising Sun, and when they saw the Dutch so leading, the British Admiral Turnip-headed Blake's eyes flashed, and he ordered the ship to attack the most prosperous Bund on the coast of the Rising Sun City on the right side of the enemy's battery!
Not to be outdone, the rest of the British battleships followed the leader in attack.
In an instant, a column of water rose around the battleship, and the powerful 42-pounder cannon shells landed on the ship, blasting the wood to pieces and splintering the sky!
The red-haired battleships returned fire fiercely, they were battleships!
The artillery bombarded in unison, and there were more than 300 of the ten battleships, and as they approached the battery, the artillery salvo also hit the battery wall with a bang, constantly trembling, and the smoke on it was filled, giving people the illusion that it was like a volcano about to erupt!
Braving artillery fire, the Hongmaofan battleship approached the coastline and was blocked at a distance of 100 meters.
It was the wooden stakes and cement pillars that the Chinese had taken advantage of the low tide to dig in the seabed, and they were like tigers blocking the Hongmaofan battleship.
The Chinese were too worried, and before the Chinese fleet was annihilated, the cunning Hongmaofan would not have landed.
Instead, they bombarded the port and the city, and the port's eye-catching signboard of "Welcome to the Rising Sun Port of the Southeast Province" was hit and fell with a bang.
The border quarantine station was blown up, and the lampposts and cranes in the port were mostly blown up by the waist!
However, the most obvious targets of Rising Sun Harbor --- two large lighthouses, and Hongmaofan did not hit a single bullet.
They are all begging for a living at sea, and the sailors will not deal with the talisman of the sea ship.
And the big ships in the port basically drove away, otherwise the losses would have been even greater.
As for the beautiful tall buildings by the sea, they have been hazarded!
Cannonballs kept coming, shattering unsturdy walls, knocking down exterior wall decorations, collapsing roofs, and flying windows!
In particular, the buildings in this area are made of glass windows and glass walls, and the glass shards are everywhere, and when they are shelled, those fragments are flying and shining in the sun.
"Peng!" The massive glass wall collapsed like an avalanche!
Pretty!
The red-haired fans laughed, while the Chinese were depressed.
The people had been evacuated, leaving behind the army, but they were indignant to see their homes destroyed.
They returned fire with 12-pounder marching guns, blasting at sea targets in the form of a platoon of guns, however, could not penetrate the bulwarks of the battleship!
It looks like a lively fight, but in fact it is a waste of shells, just to vent anger.
They were also in danger, and when the 32-pounder and 24-pounder guns of the Red Hair Fan came in, the sandbags covering in front of the field guns exploded and scattered gravel, which was full of poetry.
However, the danger is extremely high, and although the probability is very low, it is appropriate for a heavy artillery shell to hit a person and cause serious internal injuries.
Fortunately, the red-haired fan did not make a big splash, and Tromp regretfully ordered: "Retreat!" He called to his boatswain, "Prince, please turn the ship around." ”
The bell rang and the boatswain's whistle and shouts resounded throughout the ship: "Prepare to turn around---- rudder downwind---- tie the sail line, hang the sail, change the direction of the mainsail." ”
The sailors busily carried out the command, and the flagship made a perfect arc with the command, turned the bow of the ship, and sailed overseas in the middle of the wind.
The flag of retreat was hung on the flagship, and the retreating fireworks were set off, and the red-haired boats turned around one after another, grabbing the wind and retreating.
On the other side, the turnip-headed Blake ran faster than the Dutch, and although the city had more and more desirable targets, the turnip-headed Blake ordered a retreat after less than ten minutes of bombardment, which can be described as a flash mob.
He had to leave the ammunition on the way back to the Indian Ocean!
The battleship "King of Scotland" turned while bombarding fiercely, and looked imposing.
And then with a bang, the big ship crashed into the cement pier under the water!
The bow of the ship shattered, and the tropical waters poured into the bilge with enthusiasm, and inexorably flooded the cargo hold and the lower gun deck, and half of the upper gun deck, and the battleship ran aground in the middle of the sea, its hull tilted to the left, and the crew jumped into the sea, and the friendly ships threw down their ropes to pull them up.
Unfortunate not only the "King of Scotland", but also the Dutch ship "Defender", this beautifully shaped, 58-gun battleship was bombarded by the artillery of the battery, followed in the footsteps of the "Lady of the Cave", was paralyzed in the sea and could not move, and the crew was forced to abandon the ship.
As for the Santa Anna, which was also attacked by the Spanish battleship, it was much more lucky, it was "chosen" by the battery to deal with it, and the heavy artillery shells rained down like drops, and the surrounding water column rose, but it moved around with ease, and lightly escaped from the circle of fire and flew away.
All in all, the Hongmaofan battleships attacking the shore did not fight for long, and the losses of the battleships were not large.
And they were lucky, when the ships retreated into the sea, out of the attack of the coastal batteries, they lost the help of the wind and stopped in the fog of the sea, and the sails of the ships were pulled and lost.
The British and the Dutch were indeed lucky to get away from the attack of the coastal heavy artillery, while the Spaniards on the other side were in the rear at that time and encountered the interception of the Southeast Fleet.
The problem is that the Southeast Fleet's artillery skills are superb, and when they see their own nest being attacked, their anger is even higher, and many warships have reached a high speed of firing guns every minute!
The Spanish were so bitter that at first they could fight back, but the Chinese firepower did not appear to be exhausted, the Spanish battleship was blown to the ground, the open deck was baptized with shotguns, bombs and bullets, the cannons in the gun deck compartments were misplaced and scattered everywhere, and the sailors fell to the ground groaning in pools of blood.
Five Spanish ships were knocked out of combat, two of them were sunk, and the other three were captured.
Among the unlucky ones captured was the flagship "San Carlos", Admiral Marcos del Spaniard, and Portto had to surrender to the swarming Chinese!
Whoever called his battleship was so gorgeous, like a peacock in a flock of golden pheasants to show off, of course, the Chinese were "focusing on taking care" of it.
At that time, the hull of the Hongmaofan warship had intricate pattern carvings, the bow statue was exquisite, and the stern was even more resplendent or exquisite, and the flagship was a very attractive target.
Unlike the Southeast Ship, the hull is only painted and marked, and there is no decoration.
The two battleships "Southeast Asia No. 5" and "Southeast Asia No. 13" flanked it, and the "Southeast Asia No. 5" bombarded it almost face-to-face, and the fight itself was also scarred, but it did not retreat from the fight to the death.
The Chinese threw bombs at the "San Carlos", and steel balls and iron nails flew one after another, knocking down all the Spaniards on deck!
Red-haired taboo numbers such as "Friday" and "No. 13" are entangled with the flagship, and it is no wonder that the Spaniards are not unlucky.
To make matters worse, there was no wind, no maneuvering, the Spaniards could not rescue the flagship, and the hapless Marcos del Porto was reduced to prisoners.
It wasn't until after noon that the wind on the sea rose again, and the red-haired ships sailed overseas, but the southeast fleet did not catch up, and this big brawl finally came to an end!
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