Chapter Seventy-Five: The Pursuit

Zheng Kui is going crazy, he has never been so aggrieved.

The Zheng family's fleet is invincible at sea, even the Dutch are not opponents, and now that they have not yet fought, the casualties have exceeded fifty, which is simply humiliating, how can Zheng Kui not be angry.

"Hit me, hit me hard."

Zheng Kui was roaring and ordered the gunners to fire non-stop.

The gunner was sweating profusely and said, "My lord, you can't hit, it's too far away, and you can't aim at all." ”

"If you don't hit, you have to beat Lao Tzu hard."

Zheng Kui roared: "We can even defeat the Dutch, what is Li Chuan, continue to fight for me, Lao Tzu doesn't want to catch him alive, sink that Li Chuan's ship for me, I want him to die without a place to be buried." ”

The gunner did not dare to talk nonsense, so he had to quickly load ammunition and fire non-stop.

However, the redcoat cannon could not hit the target at such a distance.

At that moment, a piercing screech broke through the air.

The sailors looked up in unison, and suddenly their faces changed dramatically.

In the line of sight, there is a small black dot that is rapidly dilating in the pupil, and the target is exactly where everyone is standing.

"Get out of the way!"

Zheng Kui also saw it, and flashed to the side with a loud roar.

The sailors were also dodging, but the speed of the cannonball was too fast, from the time the sailors captured the trajectory to the time the cannonball fell, it was less than two breaths, Zheng Kui had just jumped up, and the cannonball hit the deck.

There was a loud bang.

Countless pieces of iron shot in all directions, and in an instant, a miserable howl rang out.

On the deck of the big ship, it has completely become a bloody killing field.

Thousands of pieces of iron were shot out in all directions, and on the unobstructed deck, no one was spared, and more than thirty sailors all fell in pools of blood, at least half of them were killed on the spot, and the rest were seriously injured.

Zheng Kui was unlucky, his head was shot through by no less than ten pieces of iron, and he died completely.

Those who were lucky enough not to die on the spot also became bloody people, and it is estimated how long the pool will live.

The lethality of modern weapons is unveiled on this ancient battlefield.

"Your Excellency!"

Soon, a sailor rushed from behind, and when he saw the terrible situation on the deck, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Rumble!

Another cannonball burst through the air and hit the middle of the ship.

In the terrible howl, the sailors on the big ship were completely frightened.

Even if the Zheng family's fleet defeated countless strong enemies, was invincible across the sea and frontier, and had the courage to be invincible in every battle, the courage was completely destroyed at this moment. Five or six miles away, you can't even see the shadow of the other side, but the opponent's artillery can accurately hit your own side, and it is still the most terrifying shotgun, this battle can't be fought.

Miles away.

"Okay, keep fighting."

Li Chuan held the binoculars and shouted excitedly while observing the three big ships.

After all, Ergouzi is just a newcomer, not a veteran gunner who has been in battle for a long time, from the first contact with artillery to the present, he has only fired dozens of cannons, and he can have such a high hit rate, even if there is an element of luck, it also shows that the second son has the potential to become a qualified gunner.

"Good fight!"

Zhao Tiezhu was also very excited, and personally loaded the two dogs on the side.

The second dog doesn't have to worry about anything, only responsible for aiming and adjusting the shooting angle.

One shell after another was fired, and three more shells landed on the Daifuku ship in the middle.

Li Chuan soon saw that the three big boats had turned, obviously trying to escape.

"Catch up and hit me hard."

The water dog has to be beaten, how can it be easily let go.

Although the three big ships also fired more than 30 guns one after another, the latest shell was also 500 meters away from the big ship, and it was impossible to hit the big ship at all, and Li Chuan was not worried, because he hit too far and missed the target.

Huang Tianxiang personally led the sailors to control it, changed the course and chased after it.

The second dog continued to open fire, and aimed the other two boats.

Boom Boom Boom ......

The sound of the cannon was low, and it was said that the actual combat could make people progress the fastest, and this was really true, the more the two dogs fought, the more comfortable they became, and the accuracy became higher and higher, and after adjusting the orientation and firing more than ten shots, they actually hit the big ship on the left three times in a row.

One of the cannons even hit the sail, sweeping down a large area of the sailors below.

The other sailors under the masts were horrified and hurriedly looked for a place to hide.

"Sail!"

Li Chuan held the binoculars and looked at it clearly, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

The sail can't be driven by manpower, as long as the sail is broken, it's not just to pinch it yourself, you can pinch whatever shape you want.

"Yes, young master!"

The second dog hurriedly responded, but he secretly complained in his heart.

At such a distance, it would be very good to be able to hit the ship, even if there was a scope that brought the target closer, but if you want to hit the sail of the lucky ship, how can it be so easy, you can only rely on luck, but the second dog did not dare to sweep away the interest of the few people.

The sound of artillery continues.

Another thirty shells were fired, and with good luck, five of them hit the sails.

The big ship on the left had broken its sails on three sides, and its speed had slowed down.

"Hit the right one!"

Li Chuan kept an eye on the movement at any time, and when he saw that the big boat on the right was running fast, he immediately ordered.

The second dog hurriedly agreed, adjusted his bearing, and aimed at the Daifuku ship on the right and fired.

chased all the way, and half an hour passed quickly.

The sails of the three big ships were broken to varying degrees, and the speed of the ships dropped, Huang Tianxiang personally took the sailors at the helm, and soon chased them to within three miles, and within this distance, the mortars really showed the horror of modern weapons.

Ergouzi, a beginner and a new gunner, five out of ten cannons could hit the target, during which a sailor on a large ship also fired a cannon, but the location where the cannonball fell into the water was at least more than 200 meters away from Li Chuan's big ship, and the gunner who fired the cannon did not fire a second cannon, so he was sent to heaven by the second son's first cannon, and the red-coated cannon on the bow of the ship was also overturned.

So far, no one on the three big ships dares to come forward.

"Pull in, don't stop the shelling."

Li Chuan waved his hand and ordered, preparing for a landing battle.

As for the non-stop artillery fire, it was purely to provide a deterrent so that the gunners on the Sanjo Daifuku ship did not dare to take the lead. As long as the guns on the big ship can be suppressed, and when they get close to the big ship, the family has the equally powerful M14, and there will be no suspense in the battle, and at the same time, the sailors on the Sanjo Daifuku ship will not have time to repair the sails and cannot escape.

After a while, the big boat finally caught up to within two hundred paces of the three Daifuku boats.

At this distance, the naked eye can already clearly see the movement on the Daifuku ship.

However, the Daifuku ship is too high, and the big ship that Li Chuan bought is really not enough to see compared to the Daifuku ship, standing on the deck, you can only see the mast and wooden building on the side of the Daifuku ship, and you can't see anyone at all.

"Lean over and aim for the deck."

Huang Tianxiang couldn't help it a little, and he directly commanded the two dogs, and hurriedly explained to Li Chuan when he was done: "Most of the Daifuku ships are equipped with many firearms, mostly concentrated on the deck at the bow, just aim at the deck and fire, you can suppress the opponent's firearms, we have powerful firearms, just board the Daifuku ship, you can take the ship." ”

"Okay, you command!"

Li Chuan not only did not blame, but also decisively handed over the command to Huang Tianxiang.

Professional things have to be done by professional people, he won't pretend to be an elephant for the sake of face, although Huang Tianxiang is not a professional naval warrior, but after all, he has experience, at least much better than him, who doesn't know anything.