Chapter 417 Riding alone

Lin Xiao believes that Fang Yuchun's vision will not be wrong, this new captain is not cowardly, and he is also a good hand in sailing.

The reason why he hesitated should be that he was only worried about his safety as the commander-in-chief.

After all, the artillery fire is ruthless, and in this era, if a marquis is killed by the enemy on his own ship, it must be something that he, a small captain, cannot afford to bear.

What's more, Lin Xiao is not an ordinary Hou Ye.

Therefore, Lin Xiao kept cheering him up, in order to unload the burden in his heart.

In short, the determination has been made, ride alone!

You have to do it, you have to do it, you have to do it if you don't do it!

Lin Xiao didn't want to go far and waste a lot of time to land elsewhere......

In Lin Xiao's opinion, compared with the rain of bullets in later generations, solid shells are a fart.

This kind of big iron ball is not to mention that the accuracy is very poor, and the lethality is simply not worth mentioning, as long as it is not unlucky enough to be smashed directly on the head, there is no threat at all.

As a soldier, you have to rush up under the dense artillery fire of the later generations, and you can still be frightened by this heavy and stupid big iron ball?

Lin Xiao's confidence also lies in the fact that at this distance, it is impossible for the "Qinzhou" to be sunk, and Sun Lei has long told him that the keel of this ship is paved with steel......

Sure enough, Lin Xiao's attitude gave Captain Garlic a lot of encouragement, and once he made up his mind, his preparations were still in place.

First of all, he muttered to the local guides for a long time, repeatedly checking the hydrology of the Jilong River waterway and the approximate location of the Hongmao City forts.

Secondly, in order to reduce the area of the bomb, he ordered that all the main and auxiliary sail canopies be retracted, and the two masts should also be put down.

In the end, he ordered all the sailors squadron to hide behind the wall and prepare for fire back......

Ready, Lin Xiao gave an order: "Go!" ”

The giant ship "Longsheng" stayed in the open sea to patrol and cover, and the "Qinzhou" broke through alone, increased its horsepower and drove straight to the mouth of the Jilong River at high speed......

As expected, as soon as they entered the mouth of the river, they had just turned around a small island called Tongpanyu when they were attacked by artillery from Hongmao City.

Originally, this castle was built on the hillside on the shore of Sheliao Island, firmly guarding the mouth of the Jilong River, and its location was hidden behind the high Tongpanyu Island, on the high and low city wall, and there were as many as seven or eight large and small forts.

As a result, as soon as the "Qinzhou" turned around the barrel island, it entered the firing range of the fort, and there was no time to dodge.

At this time, the "Qinzhou" in high-speed navigation was only about 300 meters away from the castle in a straight line, and it was completely within the effective range of heavy artillery.

Fortunately, perhaps the Dutch were frightened by this high-speed battleship without sails, and hurriedly opened fire in panic, and the first round of several iron balls did not directly hit the "Qinzhou", and all of them fell into the river, roaring up huge columns of water......

Although the mouth of the river was more than 500 meters wide, Captain Garlic did not dare to take the risk, and under the guidance of a local guide, he personally took the helm......

In the high stern, Lin Xiao held the telescope and observed quietly.

On the castle, there are three batteries that have fired successively, about a dozen guns, and the caliber is not small, near the upstream front, there are several batteries that have not yet fired.

From beginning to end, these high and low artillery batteries were roughly arranged into a sea front of more than 200 meters.

In addition, in order to rush under the noses of so many heavy guns, the "Qinzhou" must at least dare to sail over the most dangerous distance of 500 to 1,000 meters.

It's not a long time, but it's a very dangerous voyage!

On the "Qinzhou," which was sailing at high speed and violently bumpy, apart from rifles and a few "javelins," the machine guns and the mortars in the hands of the soldiers could not fire at all -- it was difficult to set up the guns, and it was really impossible to hit them accurately.

Under the full control of Captain Garlic, the "Qinzhou" quickly rushed through the first few batteries.

The strong power of the "Qinzhou" made it more flexible to avoid the artillery, which greatly exceeded the prediction of the Dutch artillery, so that their cannons either flew too far or too close, and landed on both sides and behind the "Qinzhou" one after another......

At this time, the two naval guns on the fore and aft decks of the "Qinzhou" also opened fire.

At the risk of being hit, the sailors fired huge cannons at the shore one after another, and although they could hardly hit the enemy's vital points, there was always a little deterrent effect.

At the same time, all kinds of guns in the hands of the special combat personnel and sailors also opened fire one after another, more or less curbing the firepower of the Hongmao Battery, and several shore guns were obviously dumb, probably because some gunners were hit by the rain of bullets flying indiscriminately.

For a time, the white waves on the Jilong River were monstrous, accompanied by the rumbling cannon, the "Qinzhou" spewed tongues of fire, dodged left and right in the sky-rushing water columns, and moved forward bravely......

"Boom!"

Suddenly, an iron ball flew past the gun emplacements on the foredeck, just swept the sandbags and bulwarks on one side, and crashed into the water with a "bang", and there was a sudden exclamation on the deck......

"Whew!"

Just as Lin Xiao put down the binoculars and looked at the deck, another huge iron ball quickly brushed against the tall stern......

"Made! It's dangerous! ”

Lin Xiao secretly exclaimed in his heart.

"Commander-in-chief, you'd better go to the bilge?"

Situ on the side said urgently.

"Shut up!"

Lin Xiao's eyes were cold, and he said fiercely, "The javelin can fire!" Give them some color and see! ”

"Yes!"

Situ Zheng shouted, "Javelin team, fire!" ”

The fighters of the machine gun company have been gearing up for a long time, but the "Javelin" missile is a very valuable trump card, and according to regulations, no one dares to launch it without a direct order from the campaign commander.

The command arrived, and all three launchers were fired almost simultaneously.

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”

In an instant, the three missiles were like fire-breathing dragons, with three tail flames straight to the castle on the shore, and they were there in a blink of an eye......

"Boom! Thundered! ”

There were several loud bangs, and suddenly, three batteries were hit at the same time, bursting into the sky with fire and smoke, and the sentry tower of one of the batteries flew into the air with several figures......

"Well played!"

"It's so enjoyable!"

"Keep fighting! Fuck the red-haired thief! ”

There was a cheer from the deck......

However, after the three shots, there was no movement, and the "Qinzhou" still had to flee forward.

There is no way, there are only two launchers in half of the cannon company, and even if the one in the sailor squadron is counted, there are only three in total, and in such a short time, there is no time to reload.

……

After a few more long minutes, at last, the flying cannons gradually fell behind and farther and farther away......

"It's time to stop the boat,"

Lin Xiao took a breath and said coldly, "Mortar, give me a blast!" ”

"Yes!"

Situ Zheng looked excited, got out of the stern and opened his throat and shouted, "Stop the boat!" Mortars, ready to fire! ”