The array of coalition forces was like the Kuroshio, and the defense line composed of ten ships of the Royal Navy looked so thin, but the people on board did not think so. [No pop-up novel network]

"Master Hou, the enemy is coming, it's a dense formation!"

The boss of the Lu family has always been silent, but at this time, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his tone, the steamer is a gunboat, and the main weapon is not the earth-shattering thunder that collides and is projectile by manpower. Just now, the clippers were too close, and the formation was too scattered, so they didn't use cannons, because cannons are too wasteful to hit mosquitoes.

But now that the enemy's overall formation is pressed forward, you will soon see the roar of hundreds of cannons, this scene is too exciting, although he has seen many exercises, but Lu Renjia still feels that he can't see enough.

"Maintain cruising speed, and when the enemy comes into range, start firing a salvo." Xie Hong's tone was cold. In various electronic media in later generations, he has seen more splendid artillery displays than this, and of course he will not be too excited.

However, seeing the opponent's thousands of sails and ballista posture, he still couldn't help but want to curse, with such power, if he used it to conquer the Japanese country, he would definitely win; If it is used to attack the countries of the South Seas, it will inevitably be the result of the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves and looking at the wind invincible.

If these places can be included in the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty, even if they started late in the Age of Discovery, what if they are technologically backward? However, these bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty never think about those things, and only when they are fighting in the nest will they show their most powerful strength, as they see in front of them.

So, your destination can only be the garbage heap of history!

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! As Xie Hong's order was issued, the wooden planks on both sides of the hull crashed continuously, and the gun doors were opened, revealing black holes and holes, and in the undulating waves, they unswervingly pointed to the array of the coalition forces.

"Phew!" The sound of gasps echoed across the coalition ships.

"It's actually a general's cannon!" Liang Cheng had long expected that the enemy would definitely have a follow-up, but he still didn't expect that the other party would actually carry the general cannon onto the ship, and there were so many of them.

He also understood at this moment that the reason why the enemy ships were built so tall was not to look good or to avoid broadside battles, but to adopt that design method in order to accommodate more cannons. There are two layers above and below, and each layer has more than twenty gun ports, that is, the enemy can throw more than four hundred guns in one salvo!

The longer the range of the weapon, the worse the target, and the range of the cannon is much farther than the bed crossbow, and the aim is naturally not too high. But the power of this thing is amazing, small and medium-sized ships, as long as they take one or two shots, eighty percent will be explained, even if it is a big ship, it can't carry a few hits.

Whether it is a fortune ship or a wide ship, in fact, it is not a special warship, and even if it is a pirate ship, in fact, it is mainly used for commercial and war purposes. What's more, the Ming Dynasty has forbidden the sea for nearly a hundred years, who will study naval warfare, even the bed crossbow is a method obtained by offering a heavy reward, not to mention setting up cannons and preventing artillery bombardment.

"It's too deceitful, obviously there is such a ruthless weapon, but he doesn't use it when he deals with Shi Tian, and he doesn't show it until the team moves, it's too cunning." Xu Chenjiang wiped his cold sweat and gritted his teeth and scolded.

"Big brother, this battle won't just be lost, right?" Xu Benshan's forehead was also covered with beads of sweat, and the originally cool sea breeze became scorching at this time, and his mood also became extremely anxious, "Shall we ...... first?"

"Don't rush yet, wait and see." Xu Chenjiang waved his hand with a cold face, he knew what his younger brother meant, what the pirates did was originally to bully the weak and fear the hard, and if the situation was unfavorable, there was nothing to be ashamed of, but now is not the time.

He had now come back to his senses, and the enemy's clippers retreated on their own initiative, and then scattered on both sides not simply to avoid the battle, it was clear that they were waiting for the gunboats to win, and then pursue and expand the victory. It's okay to have your own people on guard now, but if you move by yourself, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction, and that's a big deal.

Even if he can run, he doesn't want to run, the plague god is a surname who must be repaid, before he sent someone to negotiate with the five islands, he was bluntly refused, and now he led the troops to Lushun, there is no room for maneuver between the two sides, so he can only fight hard. If he loses, not only will the Fujian chief military officer in his hands fly, but I am afraid that his brother's life will not be saved.

And, most importantly, he still has some confidence in the main forces of the coalition forces. In addition to the bed crossbow, there is another killer feature in Liang Cheng's Chinese army, and it is perfect for dealing with the current scene. The loss may be very large, but since he comes to fight, someone always has to sacrifice, as long as the sacrifice is not himself, Xu Chenjiang will not care.

"Boss Shi, let's pick up a bargain, right?" Looking at the gunboat in the distance in horror, Ruan Si said with palpitations.

"Well, sort of, fortunately, they didn't use this just now, otherwise, our little life would have been gone a long time ago......" Glancing back, thinking about it again, Shi Tian suddenly said: "Ruan Si, we can't go to the fleet, let's find an island to hide first." ”

"I think it's also ......" The fleet is indeed unsafe, the situation is up and down, Ruan Si was also tossed at this time, he nodded, stepped on the water, and followed behind Shi Tian.

"Spread out!" On the flagship of the coalition forces, Liang Cheng also made up his mind.

In fact, at the moment, he can't help but retreat, in the case of headwinds, the opponent's gunboats can even catch up with the flywheel battleship, and sink it, chasing and killing these lucky ships in this formation, there is no pressure at all, rather than being chased all the way until defeated, it is better to rush up and fight. Isn't it just a military cannon? With so many ships on my side, I don't believe that I can't win!

"The general's artillery is slow and inaccurate, don't be afraid, rush up and fight with them!"

...... "I can gather and disperse freely, tsk, I thought that my estimation of the enemy general was already very high, but I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, I still underestimated him." The plum blossom array suddenly expanded several times, from a wave to a large net, and Xie Hong was taken aback. Originally, I thought that the command of the enemy general was more than eighty, but now it seems that there are at least ninety-five, which is too strong!

It's a pity that you predicted that brother, and brother's battleship, no matter how high the command level is, it can't resist the power of technology. Xie Hong sighed regretfully, and waved his arm down suddenly.

"Fire!"

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The fire flickered, the roar began, and soon they were united.

The cannonball is a huge lead ball, with huge kinetic energy, viciously smashed on the ship or the sea, the smashed ship, immediately sawdust splashed, some were more unlucky, and those who were hit in the key position were broken into two in response.

The sailors on deck were even more miserable, and even a splash of wood chips could be fatal enough in a huge impact, not to mention those who were directly involved in the explosion.

At the same time, a monstrous wave was also set off on the sea, reflecting a mournful sound, as if the end was coming.

As if cut by an invisible pair of scissors, the large net formed by the coalition array was neatly missing, and the dozens of boats at the head of the row had already turned into a pile of floating objects on the water before they could release half an arrow.

Such a tragic scene even Xie Hong was a little moved, but Liang Cheng did not waver at all.

Although the ships that rushed to the front were the most daring old brothers of the Guangdong sailors, and they had a deep friendship with him for many years; Although it was the first time he had seen a salvo of hundreds of cannons, he was also deeply shocked; Although the faces of the pro-soldiers around him were already pale, there were even people trembling.

But Liang Cheng still didn't even blink his eyes, he waved his arms vigorously and urged the herald loudly: "Quick, inform the whole army, there is a big gap after their salvo, take the opportunity to rush forward." ”

His courage inspired the generals around him and revived his morale, but he wondered why he was so hardworking.

For hoeing? What are you kidding, you are in Guangdong, and you don't have a relationship with the characters in the capital at all, what does it matter to you if you can't be annihilated? What's more, he is the commander of the sailors, but Xie Hong is an important minister who advocates the opening of the sea ban, it is said that the two sides not only do not contradict each other, but should cherish each other.

That's for the family? But he is just a sideline, and he is a martial artist, and he has no status in the Liang family at all, even if he can really win this time, his status will not be improved much, it is nothing more than a promotion to two levels of official. But a martial artist is still a martial artist, he will be picked up when he uses it, and he will be thrown in the corner when he is not used, this is the fate of a martial artist.

Perhaps, just for this hearty battle, right? Victory or defeat, instead of decaying with the old ships in the sailors, it is better to fight with the most powerful enemy, which is the true destination of the warrior.

Liang Cheng, who was in deep thought, did not notice that after the shelling, the coalition array began to disconnect.

The Chinese army is dominated by the original naval divisions, knows the limitations of the general artillery, and more importantly, they have the courage to fight, even without Liang Cheng's supervision, they will not retreat. However, the two wings are dominated by pirates and maritime merchants, and the combat effectiveness of these people is not inferior to that of the sailors, but the will to fight is much worse, especially the people who have seen cannons are also few, and they are shocked at once.

"Champion Hou is a star in the sky, how can mortals offend? Don't go up and die, it's a cannon, a cannon that hits farther than the general's cannon in the army! ”

Wang Hai's status was not enough, he did not get the authority to command a group of soldiers and horses, but he could move freely in the army, he left his fleet, and constantly lobbied in the array, he and the people he lobbied became the biggest unstable factor in the left wing, with the continuous expansion of influence, the morale of the left wing quickly declined, and everyone was suspicious.

So, the disconnect of the left is the most serious. Not only did the whole lag behind the main formation, but the queue itself was stretched for a long time, with the ships at the front charging, those dragging behind retreating, and many in the middle.

"Lord Liang, ...... on the left flank"

"Leave them alone, the enemy has only ten ships, as long as you get on them, you can win." Liang Chengtou didn't turn his head, the bed crossbow was useless, and the numerical advantage could not play a role in turning the tide of the battle, now he could only pile up cannon fodder, grab time, as long as his Chinese army could get close to the opponent, he would definitely win.

Liang Cheng's estimate is actually a little biased, the gunboat is equipped with a new type of artillery made by Lushun, and the surname Neng has been greatly improved, in addition to the change in caliber and material, the frequency of firing has also increased a lot. The general's gun was a breech-loading gun, while the new artillery in Arthur was loaded with gunpowder in the breech, which was much faster than the general's gun.

However, this deviation was unaware of Liang Cheng, in addition to his unfamiliarity with the parameters of the artillery, Xie Hong did not give him a chance to experience it.

After a volley, under the stunned gaze of the coalition forces, the ten huge gunboats twisted their slender bodies and turned flexibly, while on the other side of the hull, there were the same number of gun doors, and the black hole revealed infinite killing opportunities.

"How can this be ......" Liang Cheng's eyes straightened, it was a big ship with three thousand materials, and it could endure it if it ran fast, but how could it say that it would turn around?

The "boom......" tsunami shook the ship, the flames soared into the sky, another salvo was fired, the coalition array was missing another piece, and dozens of ships were reduced to debris...... Speaking of which, Liang Cheng should be glad, if he hadn't been well-trained and able to make the army gather and disperse freely, the losses would definitely be far greater than the current one.

However, looking at the miserable scene on the sea after the shelling, he was not happy at all, and sure enough, technology is the key to victory. In front of the enemy's gunboats, no matter how many ships there are, they are just cannon fodder.

However, he gritted his teeth, it was not time to be discouraged, when it came to technology, there were many famous craftsmen in Jiangnan, thinking of the secret weapon in his hand, he plucked up his courage again, and shouted proudly: "The whole army advances, fight to the death!" ”

(To be continued)