Chapter 125: Thirty against Two Thousand
In the early morning, in the waters of the East China Sea in southern Jiangsu, the commander of the Angel Army Navy received a report from the lookout: "Commander, we have discovered the enemy's situation, and a large number of ships have appeared on the sea in the direction of Huating on the opposite side, and more than 2,000 ships are heading towards us in the wind. ”
The bearded guest who was sleeping in the cabin suddenly woke up from sleep when he heard the news, and at this time a large number of ships came, almost certainly the southern Jiangsu army of Li Zitong, the overlord of southern Jiangsu.
"Immediately sound the alarm, assemble the team, and prepare for defense!"
The bearded passenger stepped out of the cabin and onto the deck, looking into the distance with a telescope in hand. A moment later, inside the bearded guest's telescope, dense gray-white dots appeared.
The gray-white dots slowly evolved into ships. It was the warship of the Southern Jiangsu Naval Division. 10 No. 1 Fu boats, 40 No. 2 Fu boats, 50 No. 3 Fu boats, and the rest are relatively small warships and even fishing boats, totaling more than 2,000 ships, estimated at least 50,000 sailors, like forest-like sails, covering the sky and the sea, and the momentum is terrifying.
During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the warships of the sailors were distinguished by their numbers. Among them, Fukubune is divided into four grades according to their size. The largest is No. 1, 500 materials (displacement of about 500 tons). The smallest is the No. 4 (i.e., Haicang ship), a hundred materials (displacement of about 100 tons). The No. 2 Fukubun is about 300 materials (displacement of about 300 tons), and the No. 3 Fukufu is about 200 materials (displacement of about 200 tons).
In the face of so many enemy ships overwhelmingly rushing towards their fleet, the enemy has more than 2,000 warships and more than 50,000 sailors, and he only has 30 warships and 5,000 sailors.
But the Bearded Bearder, the commander of the Angel Navy, was not afraid.
The soldiers are coming, and the water is flooding!
He immediately ordered to convey the order to Sima Chao and Zheng Shichang in the flag language, and the troops were divided into three routes, and he led 10 warships of the First Fleet to meet the enemy head-on; Sima Chao led 10 warships of the Second Fleet to circle the left flank of the enemy fleet, and Zheng Shichang led 10 warships of the Third Fleet to go around the right flank of the enemy fleet, flanking the left and right, encircling and encircling all the enemy ships. Although it is now a headwind, all 30 warships of the Angel Army are equipped with internal combustion engines and propellers, and at this time, the sails are lowered, the engines and propellers are started to drive the warships against the wind and slowly advance towards the southern Jiangsu fleet.
If 30 ships want to annihilate more than 2,000 ships, the average person will think that the bearded man is crazy. Actually, the bearded man is not crazy, he has his own hole cards and self-confidence.
"Grandma's, there are so many boats, it is estimated that the sailors of Li Zitong, the overlord of southern Jiangsu, poured out of the nest and staked all his sailors, this is too much for me, hahaha! ——”
"Since Li Zitong is so hospitable, then we can't be shabby. Haha, first give this group of rabbit cubs in southern Jiangsu to blow up thunder, festive and lively! ”
"Order, the first fleet swings out, aim at the 10 No. 2 ships at the front, and wait until they enter 800 meters before fighting, and strive to sink them all to feed the fish and shrimp!"
In front of each cannon is an observer with a telescope, carefully observing the distance between us and the enemy.
"1000 meters, 900 meters, 800 meters!"
"Fire! ——”
The bearded man shouted loudly.
The order was quickly passed on.
"Tom tom!"
"Tom tom!"
"Tom tom!"
The 10 ships of the First Fleet of the Angels opened fire in unison.
In an instant, clusters of firelight continued to shine around the 10 warships of the Angel Army. There was a loud boom, puffs of white smoke rose from the deck of the warship, and then the whole ship shook.
The bearded man grabbed the railing next to him and looked up, only to see that several extremely high columns of water had already risen from the enemy ships in the distance, and several ships had been shot.
The average hit rate of sea shelling is not very high, and because the sea waves are undulating, the ships will generally shake with it, so it is already very good to be able to hit a few ships the first time.
The bearded man didn't care about the roar in his ears, and hurriedly raised his telescope to look forward, only to see that the round of ten cannons just now had hit three No. 2 fortune boats, and more than 300 people on those three boats were directly broken, and blood stained the sea red. Although the other seven guns did not hit directly, the shells fell in the fleet and exploded, and the huge explosion impact was also extremely amazing. Almost all of the dozens of small boats rushing to the front were overturned, and even those who got closer, the sailors above were directly shocked and bleeding.
However, this effect did not seem to please the bearded man, and he personally walked to the cannon, asked the soldier to reload again, and then gave two thumbs up, and measured and aimed there.
The gunners on the other ships were like the bearded man, taking measurements with their thumbs, adjusting the angle of the cannon's elevation as he met, and after a few moments, the bearded man gave the order to open fire.
"Attention! Bearing 189! - Attention! Seven hundred yards away! ——”
"Alignment! - "The bearded man shouted, "the gyroscope angle is seventeen degrees to the port side!" ”
"Fire! ——”
"Number one fires! ——”
The No. 1 gunner pulled the gun rope violently, and the bolt striker hit the bottom of the shell. Fire. "Boom!" There was a loud bang, and shells whistled out of the chamber.
The cannonball was fired, causing the hull to shake violently, and the bearded man's ears roared.
"Number two fire! ——”
……
The 10 warships of the First Fleet of the Angel Army opened fire at the same time, and the ten cannons launched a deafening cannon sound at the same time, and a stream of gunpowder smoke floated on the water, and then the dense boats that had rushed into the range on the opposite side were instantly wiped out, and with the rise of a column of water, a large number of fragments of limbs flew up, and blood splashed. This time, not only the small boat, but also four No. 2 fortune ships were bombed.
"Boom, boom!"
"Boom, boom!"
"Boom, boom!"
The sailors of southern Jiangsu who rushed in front only felt that white lights flashed in front of them, and then there was a roar in their ears, and the whole brain buzzed continuously, and then they felt like they had flown into the sky. Huge splashes of water with bright blood. Many of the naval forces in southern Jiangsu were blown to pieces on the spot!
In this round alone, you can already clearly see that the huge fleet of ships rushing towards you on the opposite side has lost a piece.
Li Zitong, the overlord of Southern Sunan, turned pale, and his violently beating heart seemed to suddenly swell, filling his entire chest, making it a little difficult for him to breathe, he had never encountered such a fierce sea weapon, "The angel army is using some fucking things, why are they so powerful!" ——”
And he found that the angel warships did not hang up their sails, and followed the conventional zigzag route to "rush the wind and sail the ship", but they were still able to move against the wind, and they walked in a straight line, and the speed was not slow, "It's really evil!" - "This is simply too contrary to common sense, Li Zitong was full of suspicion, felt a chill on his back, and his hairs stood on end.
In the entire East China Sea of southern Jiangsu, the rising flames and white water columns are truly spectacular.
In the eyes of the angel soldiers, they all cheered. But the officers and men of the Southern Jiangsu Army in it are like falling into hell.
In the initial stage of the navy, Xia Xue needed a breath of energy, and she needed a breath of strength to bring out the morale of the entire fleet, so the naval commanders and captains she selected, such as Qiu Ke, Sima Chao, Zheng Shichang, etc., are all relatively tough characters. To put it simply, it is not afraid of death, and it will never retreat.
The sailors of the Navy, for the first time to encounter such a large-scale naval battle, of course, were somewhat scrambling. This is a real battle, and there are so many enemies, it's not training, it's not drilling, it's going to die. You can't ask every fighter to be as fearless as "Desperate Saburo" when he first enters the battlefield. The process of adapting to death takes time.
Some soldiers who were very frightened when they first entered the battlefield were more brave and fearless of death than others after adapting to this process. The bearded man has been a naval commander for several years and has trained countless naval recruits, so he naturally knows this best. Therefore, he and Xia Xue selected Sima Chao and Zheng Shichang, the two deputy commanders of the navy, who were able to help the soldiers adapt to this process as soon as possible.
Sure enough, under the constant shouting and encouragement of the three naval commanders, the expressions of the naval soldiers, although they were all a little nervous and a little excited, forgot what they were afraid of for the time being.
The Navy and the Army are different. If the army finds that something is wrong, it can still run, and wherever there are few people, it will run to wherever there are fewer people. Maybe you can escape. However, the Navy cannot. The Navy is just one ship, where can you hide? If the ship is sunk and everyone falls into the sea, it will be a dead end after all. Therefore, the only way to survive is to bite the bullet and work together to defeat the enemy first. Otherwise, it's all about one piece.
"Swear to live and die with the warship!" This sentence is not only a heroic slogan, not only the deep affection between seafarers and warships, but also has a scientific basis. On the sea, the safest place is definitely on top of a warship. Unless the warship is completely sunk. Therefore, if you want to survive, you must first ensure that the warship survives. If the warship is knocked down, the chances of the personnel surviving are quite low.
"Hit! ——”
"Hit hard! ——”
"Beat their eggs. Son come! ——”
……
The shouting of the bearded guest is absolutely vulgar, and the swear words are continuous. To the ears of civilized people, it is absolutely unbearable. But to the ears of the sailors, it was a natural sound, and it was very cordial.
It is impossible to expect rude sailors to use civilized language, and the bearded man has no such ability. Even in later generations, in a relatively closed and independent area such as a warship, everyone was overflowing with swearing. What you see in TV and movies is artistically processed.
"Tom tom!"
"Tom tom!"
"Tom tom!"
All the cannons of the ten Angel warships, firing together. For a time, the continuous sound of artillery resounded across the sea. Clusters of fire burst out, reflecting the sea in red. Plumes of white smoke kept rising. The entire surface of the sea is showing signs of being boiled.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Dense shells continued to smash on the surface of the water, splashing crystal columns of water.
Ten cannons fired in turns, and the water column was still very dense. Sometimes, before the water column in front of it has dissipated, the water column behind it rises and rises, like a musical fountain with ups and downs in the future. It's just that the background music is a bit monotonous, only the sound of tom. Because the water column is constantly stirred, the nearby sea surface is gradually stirred, and the waves are constantly surging, and the waves are getting higher and higher.
The fish that were woken up from somewhere, were frightened by the falling cannonballs, and they were scurrying around. Others desperately jumped out of the sea, trying to speed up their escape. The most unfortunate ones are probably the sea fish that were directly stunned. There are also small sea fish that were directly blown up and flew up with the waves, and then fell heavily. If you have been tossed like this, even if you don't die, you will be crippled.
Li Zitong, the overlord of southern Jiangsu, is also a desperate San Lang, otherwise, how could he become the overlord of southern Jiangsu. Although he was startled by the angel army's cannon at first, he quickly calmed down, "Eagle insect skill!" Li Zitong's face was gloomy, his eyes were fierce, as if he was a wolf who had been provoked, and said fiercely.
He didn't care at all about the cannon shots of the angel ships. The only action he had to do was to keep shouting at the southern Jiangsu warship to approach, approach, and keep approaching. Only when they get close can they shoot with bows and arrows, engage in hand-to-hand combat, see red with bayonets, and give full play to the advantages of their own naval forces in southern Jiangsu.
"Bang bang bang!"
The cannonballs continued to fall around the flagship of Li Zitong, the overlord of southern Jiangsu, stirring up a high column of water. When the water spreads out, it is as if a waterfall is falling from the sky, making a loud noise. Some water columns even splashed water droplets directly onto the deck of Li Zitong's flagship.
"Poof!"
"Whoa!"
Li Zitong, who was observing the battle near the mast, suddenly felt a chill on his body, and before he could react, he was already hit by the sea. From head to toe, it was poured through. The close-fitting clothes were all soaked.
After the sea water dispersed, Li Zitong felt that the back of his neck was a little uncomfortable, so he hurriedly reached out and touched it, and actually found a crab. I don't know how this crab was splashed up and then landed exactly on his neck, it's really weird.
"Fuck! —" He cursed and threw the crab to the deck, then stomped on it again, crushing it to pieces.