Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Great War on Land and Sea IV

"Don't worry, my lord, the last general just tried to fire a shot, and the Japanese boat six miles away hit with one shot. " Wang Zhen said with his chest puffed.

Shen Chongming couldn't help but be surprised, and looked at Wang Zhen in disbelief. One shot hit, this is a rare thing in naval battles, you must know that the naval battles of these years are probability, if you want to hit a shell, you have to put three or five cannons to find out.

"Hehe, the Japanese were unprepared, and they were very slow, so they hit with one shot." Shen Chongming has always been an expert in firearms in Wang Zhen's mind, but now looking at his expression, he just thinks that Shen Chongming doesn't believe him.

In Wang Zhen's mind, Shen Chongming is an expert in firearms, if he doesn't say one, two, three, he must think that he is lying to him. That's why I was embarrassed to tell what happened, but I quietly concealed that this cannon was ignited by seven or eight good players who pondered for a long time.

Although this is the case, Shen Chongming is still very satisfied, after all, he has won a good start, which is a good sign. "Well, since our artillery is so powerful, let's let the Japanese taste it."

Lord Shen gave a military order, Wang Zhen no longer hesitated, and one after another orders were immediately conveyed through the flags, and the three Shenxing battleships were full of sails, leading fifteen three-masted gunboats and more than thirty Franco warships to scatter in a line towards the Japanese Kou. In addition, boats for various purposes are also mixed in, interspersed between large ships like swimming fish.

The enemy ships are getting closer and closer, and through the clairvoyance, watching the enemy's various warships gradually appear, Watanabe Masao, who was still empty an hour ago, is like falling into an ice cellar, and his heart is cold.

The Nine Ghost Jialong beside him was also exactly the same, his eyes were dull as he watched the enemy ship getting closer and closer, but he didn't react for a long time. The composition of the enemy's warships really shocked him too much. Originally, I thought that Watanabe-sama's warship was already the first in the world, but compared to the warships of the Ming army, it was clearly a small thing.

The Hongyi cannons placed on both sides of the Shenxing battleship each weighed thousands of catties, and although they were bulky and unbearable, their range could reach as much as seven or eight miles. As the two sides got closer and closer, the heavy artillery opened fire first and launched an attack.

Since it is called a heavy artillery, the sound of this operation is also earth-shattering. Not only was the roar like thunder, but even the cannon body, which dozens of strong men couldn't lift, jumped a foot high with the sound of the cannon and jumped straight back five steps away.

This Hongyi cannon is not equipped with ordinary warships at all, and even the three-masted gunboat of the original main battleship is only equipped with one at the bow and one at the stern, and even the giant fortune ship in the eyes of the people cannot bear it. According to the experience of several failures, it is not known whether the enemy ship has been hit or not by such a single shot, but our own lucky ship will be smashed out of a big hole.

The Shenxing Battleship is different, when the ship was first built, hundreds of shipbuilders were determined to build it into a real gunboat. Therefore, the entire deck was covered with several layers of thick iron plates at great expense, all of which were supported by the finest timber that could only be carried by two big men. So although the smash was heavy, the deck under the gun was not damaged at all.

It took Li Sunsin to come back to his senses after only one shot just now, and at this time, more than ten Hongyi cannons on the side of the Shenxing battleship opened fire in unison, and the people standing on it only felt that their hearts were pounding and their feet were shaking and unstable.

Looking up again, the sea in the distance was shot out of a thick column of water as the cannonballs fell, and if the unfortunate Japanese warship was unfortunately hit, the billowing smoke rose instantly. The three Shenxing battleships and fifteen three-masted gunboats opened fire together, and the number of red-coated cannons was nearly fifty, and the situation created was very spectacular and terrifying.

Shen Chongming and his colleagues enjoyed watching it, but the attacked would-be woes were miserable, and the miserable screams came and went.

The situation was greatly unexpected, and he was drenched by the flying seawater, and Watanabe Masao, who had been stupid for a long time, woke up.

In order to save his life and endure humiliation and steal life for decades in the name of the Japanese Kou, Watanabe Masao is extremely sensitive to danger, and the current situation immediately makes him extremely uneasy, which is a dangerous signal.

Not only did he feel it, but even the Nine Ghost Jialong, who had always dared to fight, also sensed that something was wrong, this Ming army's fleet had so many artillery, and the range far exceeded his own, this battle could not be fought at all.

"Your Excellency General, you can't do anything, let's withdraw quickly." Nine Ghost Jialong turned around and said, in just a moment, the other ship on his side was actually hit, and the raging fire was really scary.

Nine Ghost Yoshitaka's words gave Watanabe Masao a step. After all, he is already a high-ranking admiral, and his identity is different, and there are many things to consider when speaking and doing things in the past, and it is really inappropriate to let him, the admiral, open his mouth and propose a retreat before he has even engaged the enemy. But now that the Nine Ghosts Jialong has opened his mouth, it will be very different, and he can only be unique and obedient when he nods and agrees.

"Roaring West, then it's cheap for the Ming army." Masao Watanabe nodded. The matter of the first and second leaders nodding in unison, that is a certainty, with the sound of an order, more than 300 warships twisted their sails and began to flee.

However, in the face of the Shenxing battleship that adheres to the speed advantage of the Franc warship, it is difficult to escape. They fled quickly, and the Shenxing battleship chased faster, and in the blink of an eye, they were within the range of the Franc cannon.

There are more than 100 Franc cannons equipped on the three Shenxing battleships, and the spectacle of firing together is rare in the world. All of a sudden, the shells flew all over the sky, and the fleeing Japanese warships were swaying from side to side, and the speed slowed down.

At this time, Watanabe Masao is really anxious, if he doesn't fight back, he will become a cattle and sheep to be slaughtered. At the sound of an order, the fleet, which had fled in a panic, reduced its speed by half and fired back while continuing to escape.

It's a pity that this is the case, but Masao Watanabe still overestimates his strength. Except for the two authentic Franc machine warships that he thought he could barely attack the Ming army's warships, the rest of the self-made artillery was useless at all, and it was a waste of precious ammunition.

However, watching the Ming warship that was originally sailing like a flight slowing down, Watanabe Masao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, fortunately, these big guys are not invulnerable, otherwise today would really be miserable.

Nine Ghost Jialong, the pirate who has been famous in the Sea of Japan for a lifetime, how could he have encountered such an embarrassing situation, and immediately showed his fierce side under the anger, taking advantage of the fact that more than 20 large ships temporarily resisted the Ming warship, he took two guards to ride a small boat in a small boat and braved the stormy waves stirred up by cannonballs and ran to a nearby warship.

Raising his katana and shouting a charge, the Japanese warriors, who had been completely driven by his madness, drove their warships to kill the first Kamiko battleship.

This battleship was the main ship that Shen Chongming was riding. Originally, according to Wang Zhen's idea, he planned to let Shen Chongming hide behind and watch the battle, but he couldn't resist Shen Chongming's insistence, so Wang Zhen could only lead the battle with him. Fortunately, he was extremely relieved of the Shenxing battleship, as long as it was not too far ahead, even if it was hit by one or two shells from the Japanese Bandits, nothing would happen.

At this time, seeing that a Japanese warship was approaching in reverse direction, this unexpected thing scared Wang Zhen a lot. Although one or two shells in the Shenxing battleship can withstand it, the wooden structure is a bit suspenseful if there are more.

His own safety is small, but Lord Shen's safety is related to the overall situation, if something goes wrong with him, his ten heads are not enough for the emperor to cut off.

Although the speed of the Divine Battleship was fast, the hull of the ship was too large, and it was difficult to twist the body. And the Japanese warship is similar to the Franc warship, although the speed is not as good as the Shenxing warship, but it is not worse there. At this moment, it was rushing head-on, and the distance of just three or four miles was not allowing the Shenxing battleship to turn around and dodge.

There was no way to retreat, and the only thing left was to bite the bullet, Wang Zhen hurriedly ordered to turn the gun head and bombard this unknown Japanese warship.

However, under the fire of the ship's guns, the whole hull of the ship shook very badly, and it was impossible to stage a good show of one hit at the beginning. This is not counting, the Japanese warships on the opposite side are moving fast, and they are not in a straight line, and the gunners who have never encountered such a situation are helpless for a while, and they do not know when to ignite and fire in order to hit the Japanese warship.

Seeing that a cannonball fell into the sea, Wang Zhen was really anxious, and couldn't help but snatch the torch from the hand of a gunner next to him and light a cannon.

Needless to say, the result was 108,000 miles away, and with one shot, it almost threw Watanabe Masao into the sea, who was anxiously watching the Nine Ghosts on the other ship.

"Hahaha, rush me." Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the Ming warship, Nine Ghost Jialong couldn't help but shout excitedly. As long as it got closer, more than a dozen cannons fired in unison, which was enough to sink the huge Ming warship!

"Don't be in a hurry, stabilize it, find out its forward route before firing it." Seeing that Wang Zhen was in a hurry and almost out of proportion, Shen Chongming on the side said extremely calmly.

This general is not a simple character, and he can use the 'Z' shaped trajectory to avoid shells, and with this, he is enough to laugh at the naval battle.

"Lower the muzzle of the gun, aim at the bow of the Japanese and then open fire." After pondering for a while just now, Shen Chongming finally recalled a little bit of knowledge about naval warfare in his previous life, and calculating the amount of advance is the only magic weapon to deal with this kind of traveling trajectory ship.

Shen Chongming, Wang Zhen didn't understand what he said, but he didn't hesitate to look at his confident appearance, and ordered dozens of gunners to hurriedly adjust the angle.

With a thumb stretching out to get a rough idea, the freshly filled fuse sparked and sparked, and after a burst of white smoke, only a dozen sounds could be heard, and the entire deck was instantly shrouded in smoke.

Looking at a big fireball not far away, Wang Zhen, a calm man, couldn't help jumping up, and shouted with excitement on his face: "Hit, hit!" ”

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