Chapter 250: The First Battle of Ming and Ying (2) - An Unexpected Battle
After such a scolding, Daming's anger finally broke out. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
But anger is anger, and there should still be reason.
Not to mention in wartime! It is necessary to have reasonable tactics in order to achieve victory within limited conditions. Therefore, Da Ming adopted the strategy of division and strangulation.
But it's not a hard hit! After all, the strength of the Ming Dynasty lies in the superiority of the battleship. In particular, the seven second-generation warships can generally reach a speed of eight knots, and the maximum speed can reach ten knots. Plus the relatively large number of artillery pieces with a relatively long firing range. There was no need to fight the British stupidly.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty first used four second-generation warships and five first-generation warships to cut the Indian fleet, which was not far from each other, with artillery fire. The next generation of warships surrounded the lone British warships like wolves. Then a thousand cannons fired in unison, and the isolated British battleship was bombarded alive.
During this period, four second-generation warships and five first-generation warships had to do their best to block the counterattack of other British warships. This task is still very heavy.
In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Ou Ziwen personally acted as the vanguard, taking the ship Huizong 2, leading other warships to cut the Indian fleet and resist the counterattack.
As a second-generation second-class warship, the performance of this Huizong II is still good. Displacement 2300 tons, 95 guns, three-tier gun deck, speed of nine knots. Although the speed is not as fast as that of the first-generation battleship, the artillery is the most among the second-generation battleships.
At this moment, it is also the battleship with the most artillery on the field.
As soon as it rushed forward, it placed its object on the Indian fleet's 'Warrior'.
Because the 'Warrior' is located on the left flank of the Indian fleet, although it is far ahead, it is relatively biased. And the appearance is very new, all steel hull, and the paint on it is still shiny. The exposed artillery reached seventy-eight. If it weren't for the fact that the speed and thickness of the steel plate were not comparable to the Ming Dynasty, it would really catch up with the second-generation third-level battleship.
The British commander placed it on the left flank, also thinking that it would defend itself against attacks on the left flank and maintain the formation.
Then, Ou Ziwen just didn't let the British commander get his wish.
When the standard-bearer of Huizong No. 2 played the flag of changing formation, the entire Second Army Division immediately moved quickly to change positions. Let Hyejong 2 lead by half a section, and one third-class battleship and two fourth-class battleships will be around Hyejong 2.
Five first-generation warships are ranked at the outermost level. It looks like a three-cornered knife. And Huizong No. 2 is the sharpest thrust.
The Burmese sailors, who had previously been ordered to leave by Ou Ziwen, also rushed out of three sailboats. Hyejong 2 immediately slowed down, and the other warships also slowed down. The sailboat immediately rushed to the back of the second-generation battleship, threw out the cable, and dragged it behind the Daming battleship.
At another speed, the three sailboats were like assault boats. The sail was bulging, and the hard sailbones began to bend. The waterline is also more than a foot shallower than before.
The commander of the Indian fleet was the newly appointed Heimler. Cox. Seeing that the Daming battleship first took the initiative to open the distance, then changed the formation, and then let the lagging sailer come on the field, and dragged the back to run, he suddenly couldn't figure out the situation.
According to the original history, he would now be sent to Yangon by the Viceroy of India to assist in Anglo-Burmese relations. However, he was very arrogant, and after he went to Yangon, he was disliked by the Burmese king Meng Yun, which caused the relationship between Britain and Myanmar to deteriorate more and more.
Finally recalled by the Viceroy of India!
Now Britain and Burma are incompatible, and the British are like rats crossing the street in Burma, everyone shouts and beats. Even the white immigrants of the Ming Dynasty were not less implicated. So this Heimler can't go to Burma.
But he was lucky. In just the last two months, the commander of the Indian fleet has died of drinking, and his successors have drowned, gluttonized, or mutilated themselves. so that this fat deficiency fell on his head.
Although the Indian side has begun to investigate the mysterious cause of death of those officers, it has nothing to do with him. Anyway, he just needs to do his job well, after all, he didn't do it.
It is said that the new official takes office with three fires! He also wanted to find a chance to set a fire! Raise your prestige and consolidate your position. After all, his previous status was too low, and few of them could take the credit, and they couldn't deter his subordinates.
This idea is a bit different from Ou Ziwen's.
So after he got that the Ming Dynasty had sent warships to recover the Coco Islands, he began to rearm and store ammunition. Thinking that as long as Da Ming dared to move the Coco Islands, he would sprinkle the first fire of the new official on Da Ming's head.
Within a few days of his departure, a letter for help from the Andaman Islands arrived. However, the Ming Dynasty not only subdued the Cocos Islands, but the Andaman Islands were also in a critical situation.
So much so that when he arrived in the Andaman Sea, after hearing the excuse that Da Ming refused to give way and opened his eyes and said nonsense, he immediately asked the fleet to put on a tough posture.
But he is arrogant to arrogant, and people are not stupid. Knowing that the country doesn't want to start a war with Daming now, he can't easily provoke a war. So when the cannon was fired, it was separated by a long distance. As long as you have a discerning eye, you can see that most of them are scaring people.
In fact, he also wanted to take this opportunity to brag and brag about himself in front of his subordinates, so that they could see that he dared to shoot with Da Ming.
But I never imagined it!
I don't know if Da Ming is stupid or blind over there! When they were grabbing the T-prefix, they inexplicably entered their fire line. At that time, he also ordered to stop firing the guns and let the battleship back off. But it's still too late!
The stupid ship that sent him to death sank to the bottom of the water so stupidly.
So much so that now, the Indian fleet is really on par with Daming. Now he really wanted to talk to the commander of the Ming Dynasty and explain the misunderstanding. But as soon as the envoy ship he sent out was blasted to the bottom of the water as soon as it came out of the fire line.
After several tragic incidents in which ships and cargo were destroyed one after another, he also lost his heart for peace talks.
"Is it necessary to fight?" ,
Thinking like this, his brow furrowed even deeper, and the remorse in his heart became stronger.
On the Ming side, Huizong No. 2 took eight Ming warships, like a madman, and rushed straight to the left flank of the Indian fleet in a posture that was almost suicidal. Even if the British side retaliated fiercely, the Ming battleship was not afraid at all.
The crew on the Hyejong No. 2 were so nervous that their palms were sweating. Especially when the shells smashed on the side of the ship, raising a wave several meters high, sweeping away several soldiers. The entire crew unconsciously held their breath. Panic also arises spontaneously.
But when they saw Ou Ziwen standing in the captain's room inlaid with transparent glass without changing his face, the hearts of the crew were unconsciously calmed down a lot.
Heimler also showed the bearing of a commander at this time. Although he regretted it, he still chose to counterattack in the face of Da Ming's determined attack. Immediately raise the flag, adjust the formation, and support the left wing.
But their speed is completely inferior to the second-class warships of Daming.
What's more, when they reacted, Daming's Huizong No. 2 suddenly turned to the right strongly. The speed was so fast that the left side of Huizong No. 2 instantly hoarded a two-meter-high wave. Under the support, the hull of Hyejong 2 is tilted to the right at 65 degrees.
It seems that there is a danger of capsizing.
And the schooner, which was held up, also burst into the fire line of the Indian fleet in a posture similar to that of the water.
When the shells of the British battleships hit it, an even more ferocious and grand explosion was born.
However, it was the Ming Dynasty who deposited all the ammunition of the Burmese sailors into these three sailboats. In order to maximize the intensity, Da Ming also put the fiery fire thunder he brought with him.
This fire is equivalent to lighting an enlarged version of the mine. (To be continued.) )