Zhou Zhengyu personally waved the flag and ordered three Cangshan ships to line up and prepare for a salvo. Because there are no modern communication attacks, Lingqi has become the most basic means of communication. Of course, there is still a big difference between the Lingqi at this time and the flags of later generations. However, it is enough to deal with the current naval warfare.

After receiving the order, the three Cangshan ships gradually adjusted their queues, and also lined up in a straight line, using their port side to aim at the enemy. Because there is no data adjustment, it is impossible for the Lingqi to transmit data, so the order given by Zhou Zhengyu can only be to ask three Cangshan ships, concentrate all the artillery, and fire a salvo at the No. 2 Fu ship in the middle.

The shelling, it seems, stopped in an instant.

The sea quickly calmed down.

It's eerily calm.

Experienced people know that this calm is for a more violent outburst. During this calm time, all the gunners were busy cleaning the chambers, preparing different types of shells, checking the fuses, and preparing everything for rapid fire. At the same time, during this lull time, ships on both sides, headed south. In the process of driving, the distance between the two sides is constantly shortened.

The real damage in naval battles is actually at a distance of 30 to 60 zhang, that is, a distance of 100 to 200 meters. In the famous Battle of Trafalgar in later generations, the firing distance of the two fleets was basically within 100 meters, which can really be described as a knife to the flesh and a fist to the bone. Every shell inflicts powerful damage on the enemy.

Eventually, the British fleet was victorious, and Admiral Nelson was also shot by a shotgun from the opposing side, and died. The battle has developed to the point where even a smoothbore gun can kill the opponent, and the proximity of the distance can be seen. Now, the distance between the two sides is constantly shortening, just to better shell each other.

Soon, the distance between the two sides was shortened to only about 500 meters.

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

The fortune ship of the Dengzhou Navy Division was the first to fire.

At this distance, the power of the solid bullet can be fully utilized. Of course, the hit rate is still a bit low. However, the officers and men of the Dengzhou Naval Division did not dare to let the enemy ship get too close. According to their experience, pirates are best at hand-to-hand combat. The pirate's gang jumping is still very powerful. If the distance is too close, if the opponent is allowed to take advantage of the loophole, it is easy to have hand-to-hand combat. To be honest, the officers and men of the Dengzhou Navy Division do not like brutal hand-to-hand combat...... There are too many dead people.

The volley formation is really powerful.

A constant stream of shells, skimming across the sea, made a whirring and screeching sound.

"Poof! Poof! Poof! ”

A series of shells fell on the surface of the sea, splashing rows of high columns of water.

The nearby sea seemed to be stirred by a monster, and it kept tumbling. The waves are surging towards the surroundings one after another, and the waves in front have not dissipated, and the waves behind have followed suit. Even, Zhang Zhun and others in the distance could feel the shaking of the flagship. It is conceivable that the three Cangshan ships will shake to what extent at this moment.

Didn't hit.

A salvo from the first round is usually impossible to hit. However, after making appropriate adjustments according to the landing point of the first round, the salvo in the second round has a great chance of hitting. In fact, it is. The gunners of the Dengzhou Naval Division quickly adjusted the direction and angle of the shot according to the landing point of the shells, and also improved the number of charges.

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

At this moment, three Cangshan ships also fired a salvo.

The sound of the cannon was slightly eerie, as if something was cutting through the sky.

Zhang Zhun in the back judged it all at once.

This is the sound of a chain ejecting a chamber.

Cangshan ship salvo chain bullet!

These guys, if they are really fierce enough, at such a distance, will volley chain bullets. The Dengzhou sailors had to be frightened by them. The power of chain bullets is impossible to compare with solid bullets. As long as it hits the opponent's boat, it is definitely enough for the opponent to eat a pot.

"Bang Bang!"

Sure enough, from the top of the fortune boat, there was a strange tearing sound.

Zhang Zhun had already raised the clairvoyant mirror and observed it carefully.

Obviously, the largest ship was hit by a chain bomb. A section of the railing on the right side of the deck, near the bow, was broken by chain bullets, and there were flying wood chips everywhere. Bloodstains can be clearly seen. Only the lower half of the body is the body, and the upper body is missing. It is possible that the corpse of the upper body was swept directly into the sea by the chain bullet. Where the chain bullet passed, a long series of gaps appeared.

Due to the damage caused by the chain bullet, the mast and the Ming sailors near the mast all looked at the place where the chain bullet was broken in horror, and they were a little dazed and at a loss. The power of the chain bullet is indeed extraordinary. It's okay not to be hit, but if you do, it's definitely a human tragedy.

In fact, even if the chain bullet swept past you, it would cause a huge shock to the enemy. Seriously, how many people are not afraid of such cruel weapons? Sun Qinkai is really a talent given by God! It is not too much to give him any kind of reward.

"Chainbomb!"

Guo Lin screamed in silence.

For a moment, he felt a chill rising from the back of his spine. He was anxious and angry, a little frightened, and a little hurried. In my mind, there seemed to be a lot of thoughts flashing, but it seemed to be a blank space. He felt that his consciousness was absolutely insufficient.

How can the chain bombs of these mosquito boats hit so far? Isn't the average chain bullet only about seventy or eighty zhang? Now the distance is at least 150 zhang! The enemy ship actually hit the chain bullet on its own ship! Damn, the enemy's chain bullets actually hit their own ship!

What's going on?

What the hell is going on?

Can anyone tell me what's going on?

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

Before Guo Lin could get the essentials, the Cangshan boat continued to fire again.

At this moment, the sound of the cannon seemed to be much more terrifying than just now.

"Not good!"

Thinking of the power of the chain bullet, Guo Lin couldn't help but lean down.

If he had played solidly, he would have had enough courage to continue standing here. After all, the hit rate of solid bullets is too low. If he is unfortunately hit by a solid bullet, it can only show that his luck is too bad. However, in front of the chain bomb, Guo Lin did not have such courage. If the bullet passed through his waist, it would be enough to cut his body, along with the armor on his body, into two pieces.

The second round of chain bullets smashed over, and Guo Lin estimated that his warship might take another one or two shots. However, as long as the chain bullet does not hit the mast directly, the problem will not be very big for the time being. The point is, just don't hit people. There were carpenters on board, as well as a large amount of hides and wood, and the general damage could be repaired in time.

However, he still miscalculated.

This round smashed over, not chain bombs, but grapeshot bombs!

In terms of hit rate, grape bullets like scattered flowers are obviously easier to hit the target. Therefore, Cheng Lei and others decisively switched to grape bombs. This kind of weapon, figuratively speaking, is a string of hailstones, which are smashed down overwhelmingly, and there is no way to dodge it. The only thing you can do is to ask for more blessings, God forbid, and let yourself survive this catastrophe.

"Bang bang bang!"

Sure enough, the rain of bullets fell, and the fortune boat made a series of noises, which were indeed like hailstones falling. For a while, there were a lot of black iron eggs embedded in the wooden planks on the deck, and some iron eggs were dripping and rolling on the deck.

Grape bullets are actually bunches of iron eggs, each about the size of a thumb. This thing, whether it's big or small, if you throw it with your hands and hit the opponent's head directly, you may not be able to kill the opponent. However, once it is blasted out of the barrel, the lethality is great. If you get hit, it's definitely deadly! Pierce a hole in your body, that's for sure.

What's more, this thing, basically, only one hits the target, often two or three, three or four, or even five or six, and it directly beats people into meat sauce. Because there are often hundreds of such iron eggs in the grapeslet bomb that comes out of a cannon. People in later generations, if they have used a shotgun or used a sand gun to shoot a bird, will know how powerful it is.

"Ahh

The screams of the sailors continued to sound.

Apparently, there was a sailor who was hit. Their screams before they died were terrible and short. Like a screaming duck, its throat was suddenly cut by a sharp blade. The power of the iron eggs was too great, and their screams had just come out before they came to an abrupt end.

Guo Lin turned his head to look in the direction of the scream, and he couldn't help but gasp. He had been a soldier in the Navy Division for decades, and it was the first time he had seen such a tragic scene.

It's horrible.

It's horrible.

The soldier who was hit by the grapeball bullet was almost shattered all over his body, and all his internal organs flowed out. Blood flowed down the deck like a stream. The head was smashed as if it was a watermelon with an open scoop, red and white, all of which came out.

"Poof!"

Suddenly, a sailman fell directly from the mast and smashed directly into Guo Lin's side. When he hit the deck, his body seemed to be arched, and then slowly flattened downward, and finally, there was no movement at all.

In fact, the sailman had already been killed when he fell. The iron egg pierced through multiple places on his body. When he fell, he was empty. The man fell, and the blood was still floating in the air. The man fell on the deck, and the blood fell on the man's body, and it was poured to the ground.

Guo Lin turned his head to look around again, and found that the corpses of several sailors had already lay on the deck around him. The appearance of every sailor is miserable. If the grape bullet does not hit, it is enough, and once it hits, it will definitely be a group of deaths and injuries. Guo Lin simply thanked God for his favor, he was nearby, and he was not hit by the splashing iron eggs.

In fact, it is the psychological pressure caused by grape bombs to the enemy that is the greatest. It's extremely easy to demoralize the other side. In front of the overwhelming iron eggs, no kind of armor can resist it. The only thing that can bless you is God. The question is, with so many people praying for God's blessing at the same time, can God keep busy?

Even Guo Lin couldn't help but lose his mind a little.

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

However, it was not Guo Lin's turn to think about it, and the Cangshan boat fired again.

Or grapeshot!

More and more ferocious grapeshotpie bombs!

More and more ferocious grape bombs!

As the distance between the two sides continued to shorten, Cheng Lei and others all fired grapeshot. They stuffed bags of iron eggs into the barrels of the cannons, and then bombarded them continuously. In fact, they could not see the tragic situation of the sailors on the enemy ships being hit, and they did not have time to observe them carefully. However, looking at the strings of iron eggs falling on the enemy ship like hailstones, they can speculate that the scene must be very exciting. Since the scene is exciting, it must continue.

Of course, most of the grapeshot actually fell on the water. Hit on the deck, after all, it is a minority. A series of grape bombs landed near the Fukufu boat again, splashing countless waters. The iron egg is too small to splash water, not a jet of water. Occasionally, grapes were bounced on the sideboard.

In fact, the damage of grape bombs to the hull of the Fubune itself was not very great. Even if the mast is hit directly, at most it is an extra concave nest on the top, which will not break the mast. The point is that the launch of grapeshotfire affected the sailors' work. Seriously, in the face of the threat of grapeshot, what sailor can be calm and fearless?

"Grape bombs!"

"Damn grapeshit!"

"We also fire grapeshot!"

Guo Lin's face was hideous, and he screamed viciously.

The enemy ship inflicted huge losses on himself with grapeshot shells, and also caused a small amount of panic, which Guo Lin certainly could not bear. They originally came to bully Zhang Zhun, but they didn't expect to be bullied by Zhang Zhun in turn. How can they bear it? Where does this make Dengzhou Sailor's face? Don't think you're the only ones who have grapeshot, we do! We have more grapes than you!

"My lord, the target is out of our range......"

Mr. Qian's face was full of sweat and stammered.

The Dengzhou Naval Division's own artillery, when firing grapeshot, could only hit at most 80 zhang away. Beyond this distance, ammunition is wasted. Now, the enemy ships are all 150 feet away, and they can't reach each other by firing grapeshot.

"I don't care!"

"I command you, shoot grapeshotfire at once!"

"The enemy's grapeshotfire can hit so far, why can't ours?"

Guo Lin brandished his waist knife and cried out through gritted teeth.

The good things that were planned were actually ruined by the enemy ships. Guo Lin's mood can be described as quite unhappy. Since the mood is not happy, it is a little irrational and emotional. Seriously, being pressed by the other party's overwhelming grape bombs is really uncomfortable! If you don't fight back with grapeshot, don't the other party be arrogant to the sky?

(To be continued)