Chapter 244: Sink It for Me!
The distance of less than one mile is still relatively sure for the Changsheng Island Navy, which often trains with live ammunition, and only two guns can smash a small morning boat.
The rest of the small early boats avoided Zhang Huan's Flying Fish Clipper and rushed towards the Sea Shark battleship, and Zhang Huan caught up with another small early boat.
"Boom!!" Another continuous firing sank a small morning boat again, and the Exocet 9, under the command of Zhang Huan, was more like a shark cruising among the small fish, killing one from time to time.
Under his escort, the Sea Shark warships were not affected in the slightest, and continued to bombard the fleet of the Satsuma Domain, and the shells hit the Japanese ships like they didn't want money.
The slightly larger Ataka and the larger Sukabune could carry a few hits, and the smaller Sekifune and Kozafune would immediately disintegrate if they were to take a shell of more than 18 pounds.
When the two fleets made a mistake, the Changsheng Island Navy sank more than 20 large and small Japanese ships.
Koji Harano had always been the lowliest samurai, and his life was only slightly better than that of an ordinary farmer.
For the first time since the Satsuma clan conquered the Ryukyus, their family had enough to eat. When the fragrant rice balls reached his mouth, Harano burst into tears with excitement.
Ryukyu is their family's granary, and Koji Harano does not allow anyone to fight the idea of Ryukyu. Anyone who wants to take the Ryukyus is his mortal enemy.
After hearing that the narrator sent troops to occupy the Ryukyus, Koji Harano took the initiative to find the first to ask the master to join the war.
As a low-ranking samurai, he was naturally assigned to a fireship, commanding more than 20 oarsmen to launch a decisive charge against the huge battleship of the Ming people.
The moment they rushed out from behind the burning Ataka boat, Harano's heart almost escaped from his chest.
The rumbling of cannon around him almost deafened his ears, but he had a reason in his heart that he had to defeat Akito, and desperately became his only option.
His ship was not in the first place, and the field saw with his own eyes that the front one was broken to pieces.
For the first time, fear struck him, and for the first time he felt as timid as the frightened peasants.
He slapped himself a few times and scolded for a while, "Baga! ”
His strange behavior frightened the oarsmen of the lower officials, and there were many samurai who were cruel to others, but it was the first time they had seen samurai who were cruel to themselves.
Looking at Koji Harano's swollen face, the oarsmen didn't dare to be lazy and rowed forward desperately. Harano knelt in the stern of the ship and prayed for Amaterasu's blessing so that he could burn down a giant ship of Akito.
It is clear that Amaterasu may have fallen asleep today and did not hear his prayers at all. A cannonball hit the small boat, sending wood chips flying everywhere, leaving everyone on board in a pool of blood.
Fortunately, the shell only hit the upper part of Kohaya's side and shattered the other side and fell into the sea.
The splashing of sawdust made the little ship miserable, but it didn't sink. Still drifting on the sea.
Zhang Huan also saw this small morning boat, and after seeing the Japanese people lying in a pool of blood on it, he gave up the pursuit of it and attacked the small morning boats that were still rowing.
Maybe Amaterasu woke up, maybe the other Flying Fish clippers all had an idea with Zhang Huan. Koji Harano's small morning boat actually broke through the layers of blockade and came to a place not far from Sea Shark Battleship B, and the field in a coma slowly woke up.
When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the huge hull of the Sea Shark warship, followed by a burst of ecstasy.
His wish is only a few dozen paces away, and at such a close distance, the Sea Shark battleship has no chance to dodge at all, and the guns on the Sea Shark battleship at such a distance also lose the angle of shooting.
Amaterasu finally opened his eyes and gave him a chance. Koji Harano lay on the board of the boat and did not move, he drew his sword and stabbed each oarsman in the body.
The pain brought the still alive oarsmen to their senses, and the sailors on the Sea Shark battleship did not notice the sound of the Japanese on board due to the rumbling of the cannons.
There were still ten paddlers still active, and Koji Harano's heart was finally in his stomach. He sat up slightly and ordered the oarsmen to take their positions and rush towards the nearest shark boat.
Zhang Huan fought very happily today, and he sank seven or eight small early boats in just one encounter. Just as he inadvertently turned back, he was horrified to find that a tattered little morning boat had approached the Sea Shark battleship.
And there seemed to be a widow sitting on it, Zhang Huan hurriedly jumped on the helmsman's position and pushed the helmsman away, shouting loudly: "Adjust the sails!" Right full rudder! Come on! ”
He shouted as he turned the steering wheel quickly, and neither the gunners nor sailors on the ship were prepared.
The swift turn of the Exocet Clipper caused the ship to tilt to one side, and the unprepared gunners and soldiers suddenly fell into a rolling hoist.
Sail pilots are often trained to do this, and they react much faster. Hearing the captain's command, quickly adjust the spinnaker.
Exocet 9 slid a very short arc on the surface of the sea at an angle that almost rolled over and rushed towards Sea Shark 7.
At this time, Koji Harano had already put the oarsman in position, and in his slogan, Kosafune moved slowly towards the Sea Shark 7 battleship.
Zhang Huan was the closest to here, and he also turned the bow of the boat. When he saw the small morning boat moving, he asked the artillery crew loudly, "Is it possible to hit this distance with confidence?" ”
The artillery crew quickly gave an answer, unless the ship was stopped and let them aim carefully, not only could not guarantee the hit, but also could accidentally damage the Sea Shark 7.
At such a close distance, even a 9-pounder cannon could inflict a lot of damage on the Sea Shark battleship, Zhang Huan stared at the slow-sliding little morning boat, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.
"Bump into it! Sink it for me! At the sound of his command, the Exocet 9 crashed into the small morning boat.
The Flying Fish 9's high-speed rush alarmed the soldiers on the Sea Shark battleship, and they also saw the small morning boat approaching them.
The commander of the Sea Shark 7 was Lawrence, the captain of the Netherlands who surrendered to the Heerenveen, and he understood Zhang Huan's thoughts when he saw the actions of the Exocet clipper.
He ordered in stiff Chinese: "Right full rudder!" Give the brave captain room to turn around! ”
The huge Sea Shark 7 began to slowly turn to the right under the control of the sail operator and helmsman, and when he saw the Akito giant ship turn to Koji Harano, he shouted loudly: "Quick! Come on! If the Mingren Giant Ship runs away, you will all die! ”
After giving the order, Yuan Ye inadvertently turned his head and suddenly widened his eyes. In his pupils, a Akito clipper was heading towards him, growing bigger and bigger, less than ten steps away from them.
Looking at the Akito Clipper that collided with him, Koji Harano felt unwilling for a while. Burning such a clipper can't make Ming feel distressed at all, but the wilderness, who can't dodge at all, can only order: "Ignite!" ”