Chapter 1014: Decadence 4
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On the Wu Hai, one of the three ships of the Dongjiang Naval Division, who fled in defeat, Lin Longbiao, whose face was blackened, was also soaked in cold sweat all over his body, slowly reminiscing about what had just happened.
He was the vanguard at the forefront, and he was also the first ship that was able to rush out of the enemy's line, so he basically witnessed the ups and downs of the entire naval battle.
For this war at sea, those people of the Donghai Society even exerted an unexpected influence, and invited a veteran of the East China Sea Society, who had retired to the sea, to provide them with corresponding advice and suggestions for the Dongjiang Navy, but this did not play any role.
And the sea assault he led was a rather unsuccessful effort; With the warships accompanying him on the left, they were successively intercepted by ramming or hit by artillery fire on the sail cable, and had to turn sideways and slow down, and in the end he was the only one ship, although it was hit in several places and set on fire, but it did not damage the main mast and sail cable, which was able to highlight the enemy's outflanking and volleying.
It was as if in the middle of the night, the pattern and means of the entire naval battle they knew had completely changed.
They have been practicing for a long time, and the original tactics of first firing artillery bombardment to deter and weaken, and then using ships to ram and jump gangs, seem to be unable to keep up with the times.
Because, the opponent's armed clippers are indeed fast and flexible, and the artillery fire on the opponent's Exocet warships is also very sharp.
Once the opponent enters the side and the upper hand position to fire the cannon, it is fast and accurate, often their side has not yet reached the distance of the cannon, and the cannon that splits the head and covers the brain over the side of the ship is splashed and cracked, and people are always overwhelmed and difficult to get close to the front of the body.
Even their usual best jumping gangs and ramming, and the white-knuckle melee method of winning when the brave wins in a narrow way, can't gain the upper hand or win against the other party.
The combined attack of the sword and axe, the hook and rattan brand steel fork of the boat battle, directly lost to the fire gun equipped with spikes; As long as it is blocked on a narrow deck full of obstacles, the firecrackers behind it will immediately hit the body, piercing these armored soldiers who are piled together, or a terrible killing effect of piercing two,。。
Just after seeing that after the second half, it was easy to use several big warships to resist a big ship of the other side, and the ship-to-ship gang fought for most of the day, but still failed to take it; Wave after wave of soldiers with the boat filled the past, and the characteristic sound of the opponent's guns and artillery fire continued from beginning to end.
He tried to turn around and go to support, but the steering wheel was once again stuck by the broken debris from the stern, and he could only rush out of the edge of the battlefield again with the wind. After tossing it several times, any daylily is cold.
Fortunately and unfortunately, in the ensuing battle, although his ship was also hit by a number of cannons one after another, the flesh and blood on the deck were splashed, and the fire was ignited again and the superstructure was burned to obscure the sky, but finally did not affect and damage the main mast, but let the enemy ships that were swimming and shelling like sharks temporarily let go of his temporary loss of target and turned to other more intact ships.
Therefore, he easily extinguished the fire on the ship again, and temporarily repaired the burned and damaged sail rope, so that he was able to get lucky enough wind to raise the sail and turn, and leave the battlefield on the sea without hesitation.
Although it seemed that many people were dead, his division commander, his elders, his uncles and brothers, these familiar faces in this water division, were inevitably trapped in this naval battle; But at least he's alive, and he's alive and sound as the seed and hope of the family, and that's enough.
Especially after seeing these people's broken limbs flying in front of him and drenching his head.
The tragic reality and situation finally made the courage and bloodiness accumulated by his years of sailor career retreat like a tide, and let the mood of reluctance and self-cherishing cultivated by these years of prosperity and comfort once again prevail.
"I'm here to save the last bit of blood and blood of my clan in the navy,"
He was so repetitive to himself that he became more determined.
After a short two-day voyage of tinkering and stirring up the sails with all his might, when the sky was white again, the state capital located at the mouth of the Sanjiang River in Mingzhou, as well as the water village belonging to Wanghai Town, were already in sight.
But after entering the port, he did not settle down to rest or report the news, but rushed off the boat with the only remaining manpower, and looted and looted the water and land villages to which Wanghai Town belonged, and then robbed the remaining boats in the water village, and continued to pull the anchor and raise the sail to the south with the soft and family members of the boat.
Even the concubines and children of the other mansions he raised in Mingzhou City turned around and left without hesitation.
"Let's go south to Guangfu."
Lin Longbiao said this to the only remaining cronies and clansmen on the left and right.
"After this defeat, there is no place for my generation in the land of Liangzhejiang."
Then the next day, the Huai Army Naval Division that followed could only see Wanghai Town, which was in disarray and plundered.
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Looking at the good news sent by Zong Rulin, I couldn't help but feel relieved and relieved.
In this round of the Battle of Wengshan, dozens of enemy ships were finally destroyed before and after, and about 26 large and small warships were captured on the upper level damaged or relatively intact, but in the process of being towed to the port nearby, because of the waves lapping and seepage too much water, they had to give up on the spot to continue operation and maintenance, and sank five ships;
This does not include seven or eight ships stranded in the nearby tidal flats and reefs, as well as five baleen whale-class supply vessels that were parked in the sea behind and had no time to escape.
Although the losses and consumption caused by this battle are still a little painful, about hundreds of thousands of them are spilled out like this; But as the so-called "10 years of the army, 100 years of the navy", I still understand very well;
It may take only ten years or less to train and hone a strong team on land; However, in order to build a decent navy, the most basic foundation and the formation of tradition often take several generations of hard work.
At least in the aftermath of this war, I seem to be able to vaguely foresee a prototype of a navy with Huaidi characteristics that has already fought its own style and future path in the arduous and bloody battle.
On the other hand, the most frustrating threats are the so-called enemies who don't know where to come from and those who hide behind the scenes and wait to act.
Now that the threat on the sea has basically disappeared, then my actions and layout in Yizhou can also start to close the palace and directly enter the next stage.
Sure enough, after the prince of Chenghai stopped in the south of Yizhou Island, he quickly regrouped a larger group of people around him through coercion, inducement or coercion;
Reinforcements and supplies were obtained by sea, and under the direct and indirect expulsion of the Huai army, some feudal families and local powerful people rushed to the past; Seeing that it was a strong and strong army, it occupied and controlled Dongning Province (present-day Tainan, Taiwan) and Xiongping Province (near present-day Kaohsiung, Taiwan) at the southern tip of the island, as well as 11 counties of Jiazhou, Yizhou, and Yuanzhou.
However, it is up to me to break this false situation of revival and prosperity with my own hands. (To be continued.) )