"What kind of monster is this?!"

Murakami Takeyoshi was so frightened that for the first time in his life, he felt a sense of fear of enemies on the sea. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What kind of monster is this!!"

The Nine Ghosts were overjoyed, and he was very glad that he could be teammates and not opponents with the monsters.

Eight Nanban-style warships were evenly spaced and lined up in a column, at least 800 paces (1,440 meters) away, flanks facing the direction of the battlefield, half-sailing, and roaring in unison from the muzzles of the guns on the enemy's side, spitting out fist-sized projectiles.

The momentum at this time, according to the exaggerated description of those dirt buns, what I saw at this time was "the roar of the Thunder God!" The fire that only happens when Mt. Fuji erupts! ”

No matter how much water there was in these words, the momentum did intimidate many enemy troops, and immediately many of the soldiers who were fighting forgot to raise their bows or throw their bakes, but just stared at the mighty and domineering "Southern Barbarian Monster Ship" with their mouths wide open. Of course, this can't blame them for being rare and weird, don't you see that Murakami Bukit Boss is stunned?

Although the first round of shelling did not seem to hit anyone, no one took it lightly, or no one noticed it at all. Most of the "spectators" didn't even know what kind of weapon they were facing, and although the sound and fire frightened many people, they didn't cause actual damage for the time being.

In particular, the twenty-five warships that were sent to block these "Nanban Monster Ships". The sailors on the boat could guess what kind of attack the enemy must have carried out, and they could vaguely feel the movement of the projectile cutting through the sky, but when they looked left and right, they found no signs of friendly injuries or damage to the hull.

In short, "I don't understand what happened, but I think it's amazing."

If it weren't for the fact that the allies were also stunned, this would have been a rare opportunity to attack. In this respect alone, artillery can still play a special role on the battlefield, even if it does not cause damage.

However, after spending 22,000 taels of silver and a debt of 15,000 taels, he purchased 10 16-pounder guns and more than 80 7-pounder guns in two batches to form the first naval army in Fuso to fight with naval guns.

After about a minute or two, the crowd gradually came to their senses under the roar of the cannons, and realized that they had not actually been harmed, and the psychological shock was greatly reduced, so they did what they should do.

Twenty-five detachments kept moving forward and tried to attack eight "Nanban Monster Ships" traveling laterally; The main force of Murakami's navy continued to spread out the formation, outflanked and detoured, and put on a posture of encircling and chasing and intercepting the fish that were caught in the net; The Nine Oni, Antaka, and Suga Dacho are still struggling to hold on, trying their best to shoot at the enemy who has the numerical advantage; A group of miscellaneous soldiers was still under the command of "directing traffic", and three or five ships in a group kept breaking away from the chaos, but they were immediately attacked by fire arrows and roasting.

At this time, there were already some front-line ships that were too damaged and leaked and sank. Most of them were on the side of the ties. The Nine Ghost Family, which was the first to participate in the war, and the Yasuku Family, which had relatively weak combat effectiveness, began to suffer losses one after another, and only Suga Dacho could cope with it. The battle damage situation is easy to form a snowball situation, and the miscellaneous players who add fuel to the market are completely unable to stop it.

And then—

The loud bang and the blaze repeated again. After the initial experience, everyone was mentally prepared, so the reaction was much smaller.

But the difference is - it seems that someone was hit?

This time, the distance between the two armies was only about 550 paces (990 meters), and the aim was still 25 special ships that took the initiative to attack. I don't know if it was because of the shortening of the distance, or because of familiarity with the operation, the hit rate increased significantly, and two enemy ships were shot.

A ship with twenty or thirty men on board was struck from the side of the ship, and when it broke in two, it sank into the water, as if it had been chopped with an axe. The sailors on the ship couldn't even make a call, and just disappeared in front of the eyes of the friendly troops.

Equally unfortunate was an Ataka ship loaded with nearly 100 troops, and the projectiles swept through the top of the ship's building, smashing through the front and rear walls, causing a ship's commander and two sailors to roll into the water in a bloody and unknown object.

Then the Einsatzgruppen fell into a deeper fear and panic than just now.

No matter how exaggerated the sound and firelight are, they are only scary, and they are still very different from the bloody actual battle examples.

The enemy, however, was five hundred paces away, and with mysterious weapons and large projectiles like thunder, with an unstoppable momentum of the wind and waves, destroyed a ship that could accommodate twenty or thirty.

Five hundred paces away, destroyed a ship?!

What are we fighting against?

Is it really a human on the other side? Is it a human being like me, with two eyes and one nose, eating, drinking, and Lazar, living, aging, sickness, and dying?

How do you look at it, it's all a power beyond imagination, right?

Is it Nanban's Yin-Yang Technique? Or is it the power of some gods and ghosts?

The shock of completely subverting common sense makes it impossible for the immersive soldier to think. The paddler couldn't hold the paddle, and the archer threw away his bow and arrow, and he couldn't even think of running away for a while, but just stayed where he was, unable to react in the slightest.

This state of affairs lasted for a long time, until the eight Nanban ships turned in another direction and fired a third round with the guns on the other side, and the sailors of the Einsatzgruppen woke up from a dream, and hurriedly began to pick up their weapons, row the water slurry, and adjust the rudder - although I don't know if it is useful to be these people, but it is always a little more reassuring to move!

The results of the third round of fire improved again, with three hits, sinking a Seki ship and a small morning boat, and grazing the tail of an Ataka ship.

But the people who were hit this time were not so panicked, after all, they were all elites of Murakami's water army, and they gradually felt a little more comfortable with this. In addition, the instructions of the general were also sent in time.

Of course, Murakami Takeshi was also frightened, but after all, he was still experienced in a hundred battles, and he had seen a lot, and he was not very familiar with the Western system, but he also knew a little about it. So he quickly remembered that the so-called "artillery" of the Southern Barbarians fought like this.

The artillery is a fierce thing, with a firing range of up to 1,000 steps, and once hit, it is indeed very snappy, but it is not without shortcomings, its firing frequency is extremely slow, and the accuracy is also very low, and it is not a very stable weapon.

The reason why five shots were hit in three rounds was purely because the Einsatzgruppen gathered into a dense formation to launch an attack in accordance with their daily habits, and became a natural and excellent target.

Therefore, Murakami Takeshi hurriedly ordered to notify the troops to change the plan through the command of the flag and the sound of the trumpet.

But his subordinates seemed to be stupid, turning a blind eye to all kinds of signals, and not hearing them, so he simply dispatched two of the fastest small morning boats to deliver military orders through the most primitive methods.

That is, while rowing towards the target, he shouted: "There are artillery on the Nanban ship, so you should disperse the formation, and board the ship to fight after getting close!" ”

By the way, this behavior can also relieve the anxiety of the soldiers. As long as they understand that the enemy does not have the power of some transcendent saints, he is just using a special weapon that is rare in Fuso, and this special weapon has a way to crack it.

Then there is nothing to be afraid of, no matter how powerful the weapon is, it is nothing more than a human life, and the person who came out to do the promising job of pirates, is he still greedy for life and afraid of death?

The elite Einsatzgruppen reacted immediately, and the remaining twenty or so ships staggered at different angles, scattered their formations, and then set off from their respective directions to attack the "Southern Barbarian Monster Ship". If properly commanded and well-trained, the maneuverability of the oarrow boat is excellent, and the transmission and reception are only instantaneous.

However, almost at the same time, the "Nanban Monster Ships" also raised their full sails, turned their rudders, changed the direction of the sails, and began to move diagonally at full speed.

This gesture is as if it is going to bypass more than 20 special ships and go straight to the main formation of Murakami's naval army!

Paddle boats, although nimble, certainly can't compare to light sailboats in terms of speed in windy waters. In particular, the "Caravel Sailboat" purchased by the Tieshou Honxiu was specially used for offshore operations, with shallow draft, narrow shape, fast rudder turn, and sufficient sail power, and the only drawback was that it was easy to capsize in strong winds and waves. But where do the winds and waves come from in the Seto Inland Sea?

So the Einsatzgruppen could only watch as eight sailing ships sped by, but they couldn't get close at all.

With such a large difference in range between the two sides, it is not difficult to control the distance. As long as the interval of more than 300 paces is maintained, the iron cannons, bows and arrows, and baking of the Murakami naval army have no chance of hitting at all, while the 16-pounder cannon of the Heite army can shoot at a distance of more than 1,000 paces, and the 7-pounder cannon is enough to shoot seven or eight hundred paces away.

The eight boats, still in column, went around the rear of the dense line of Murakami's naval forces, fired the fourth salvo of the day, the fifth two minutes later, then made another turn, rotated one hundred and eighty degrees, turned around, and came again for the sixth, the seventh......

The shelling did not cause unimaginable damage, but the feeling of being attacked from behind and not being able to fight back is really bad!

Takeshi Murakami suddenly fell into an awkward dilemma.

We can't let our men suffer the shelling in vain, the impact on morale is too great. However, it was not easy to deal with the eight light and agile sailing ships, and at least one hundred and fifty ships had to be mobilized to offset the opponent's speed and range advantage.

But in the battle ahead, can we move a hundred and fifty ships?

The Nine Ghosts Yoshitaka and Ataka Nobuyasu were already crumbling and on the verge of collapse and escape, but now seeing their galleons so violent, they rekindled a little fighting spirit and continued to persevere.

Kan Dachang is even more powerful, and his boat handling skills and shooting power are not inferior to the elite of Murakami's naval army, and he is also good at using his teammates to block guns, so there are still more than 30 relatively intact warships, with a certain amount of counterattack power.

There are also those miscellaneous ships that have escaped from the "scene of a traffic accident" on the shore one after another, and they have also joined the battle formation one after another, although the combat power is as weak as mosquitoes and ants, but it is also troublesome to have more.

The most important thing is that Tieshou may not mind fighting both sides here, he can still rely on Izumi's income to make up for it, and he can also reach out to the rich man behind him.

Takeshi Murakami, on the other hand, is very different. He was now at a critical time to become independent from the Maori family, and he needed to be extremely cautious, as it would be a bad thing if he lost too much, was despised by his new friends, and hated by his old master.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, he decisively issued an order: the whole army turned around, the rear team was the front team, and the return trip back to Neng Island to rest!

As soon as the signal was issued, Murakami's naval forces ordered a ban and immediately left the battle in an orderly manner.

When hundreds of ships turned around and rushed towards them, the eight sailing ships that were attacking behind the circle immediately raised their sails and fled, getting out of the way. Because of the limited rate of fire of artillery, it is impossible to destroy so many enemies in one sitting, and the melee strength of the sailing ship is weak, and once it is boarded close to the ship, it is certain to die.

It is possible to chase after the rear and continue the shelling, but it is difficult to occupy an excellent shooting angle, and the opponent's formation has already dispersed, and the hit rate of the cannon will not be good-looking.

The Nine Ghosts and An Zhai all immediately collapsed in place, completely powerless to pursue, not to mention the other miscellaneous troops. Kan Dachang was still a little unwilling, but he only had thirty boats left, and it was impossible for him to pursue alone.

On the morning of the seventh day of the sixth month of the first year of Motogame (1568), a fierce naval battle near Sanuki Beach came to an unexpected end.