Chapter 242: A Strange Naval Battle

Chasing the group of ships that attacked the six convoys, so to speak, pirates, can also be denied. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoBecause they are Yang Lin's sea power, thunder, dressed in the name of a pirate, doing happy things of revenge.

Thunder is very different from other pirate forces, and on the contrary, he has his own goals. What he did, all his actions were for Yang Lin's ambition, Yang Lin's ambition, to eliminate the pain of China for a hundred years, so that the various shames that began in 1840 no longer existed, and let this Asian lion wake up, roaring bursts, every corner of the Weiga world.

The Manchurian Tatars were ousted from power, and the Manchu culture of slavery was completely eliminated, and the descendants of Yan and Huang no longer had this kind of groveling flattery, especially the slavery culture of the Tatars deeply rooted in the Han people.

At this moment, located in the center of the three parts and three directions of the ship group, the leading warship is one of the few warships that Zhuge Mou escaped from Lantau Island with the remnants of the Black Flag Gang and retained, and it is also the largest one, which was taken from the British Navy by the Black Flag Gang with the tactics of crowds and surprise attacks.

However, after defeating the Spanish fleet in South America, the British navy inadvertently passed through the South China Sea and came to Guangdong Province, during which it experienced leukemia, lack of water and food, plague, etc. in the Pacific Ocean, and its combat effectiveness declined seriously.

At this time, Zhuge Mou was standing on this battleship, personally commanding, and Qi Zhiyuan, the head of the Qi regiment, sat on Huludao to prevent other pirates from raiding. Ensure the safety of Huludao, the thunder base, and prevent others from stealing the nest.

This warship is far superior to the largest and strongest admiral ship of the Qing court naval division in terms of hull size and weaponry, and it can be said that the two are not the same, and the strength is far apart, that is, some ships of foreigners in Guangdong Province can be compared and have the power to fight.

Zhuge Mou stared, raising his binoculars from time to time to watch the six cargo ships of the Green Gang. Although the face is solemn, it is difficult to hide the confidence between the eyebrows.

Since joining the Black Flag Gang, he has been engaged in sea raids, although he is also a hero, he just obeys Guo Po's orders. However, Zhuge Mou has never been so happy, putting the plan in his chest into practice and applying his strategy to actual combat.

The fleet composed of thunder personnel, executing orders without hesitation, added to Zhuge Mou's sense of accomplishment, increased his gratitude to Yang Lin in his heart, and the grace of knowing the encounter was even stronger, and his vow to pursue him to the death was more determined, as long as Yang Lin did not abandon and did not give up.

Zhuge Mou's heart has never been so excited, so excited, and it is difficult to hide the excitement. Command a team of hundreds of people, calmly commanded. From beginning to end, from the moment he saw the six cargo ships of the Green Gang, Zhuge Mou did not take these people of the Green Gang in his eyes.

The reason why it is so solemn and so serious is entirely due to the quality that a commander should have, the quality that must be possessed, whether the opponent is strong or weak, it must be taken seriously and never despised by it!

At this time, Zhuge Mou's deputy, a thunder soldier, was full of doubts, and asked puzzledly: "Chief of Staff, the Green Gang has six freighters this time, most of them are ordinary crew members, and the ordinary Green Gang members are only more than 300 people in total, as for us to send so many people and ships?" ”

Although Zhuge Mou's heart was very excited, his face was very calm, and he couldn't see the slightest emotional fluctuation, so he replied calmly: "There are only six cargo ships and three hundred people, so we really don't need to be so excited and send so many people." As long as we send a few powerful warships and a hundred soldiers, with the advantage of our guns and cannons, we can sweep away these rabble. ”

"Then Chief of Staff, why do you want to do this? Why do you have to personally command, braving the heat? ”

Zhuge Mou looked at the flotilla on both wings, especially the resolute faces on the warship, letting the sweat trickle down, no one wiped it, and answered seriously, more like muttering, talking to himself.

"The Thunder has just been formed, and before that, they were all pure land troops, and they didn't know how to fight water, and some soldiers didn't understand water, let alone experienced any decent water battles. A navy that has not experienced the baptism of naval warfare is not a real maritime division, and once it fights with other forces, it is bound to suffer heavy losses and cause many casualties. ”

"Chief of Staff, what do you mean ......"

"The meaning is very simple, I want to let this sea division grow up quickly, seize every opportunity to fight, let them really fight the enemy, experience the baptism of gunpowder and war, grow up in fighting, death and bloodshed, and continue to become stronger."

"After all, ten or a hundred drills are not as good as a real combat experience, although this operation is a little smaller, the target is only six cargo ships, not a fleet like other pirates and foreigners."

The assistant didn't ask again, nor did he speak again, but his eyes showed respect, looked at Zhuge Mou, and admired, he didn't expect the chief of staff to be so painstaking.

However, Zhuge Mou looked at the blue sky, looked at the white clouds, and secretly said to himself in his heart: "Soon, that day will not be too long, it will not wait too long, it will come soon, and the thunder will be like a sharp sword out of the sheath, cutting through the sky, fighting with some real pirates, verifying his edge and invincibility." ”

His eyes were shining, his heart began to gradually calm down, looking at the distant sea, the direction of the six cargo ships, Zhuge Mou began to give orders, concise and fast, sonorous and powerful, clearly organized, you can understand it when you listen to it, there is no kind of grinding and chirping of literati, biting and chewing words.

"The three warships on the right and left flanks accelerated their way, and all the cannons on the six ships fired at the sea to the west and south of the cargo ships, forcing them to slow down, and the other warships stopped attacking, accelerated with all their might, and outflanked them from three directions!"

"At the same time, order all the small patrol boats to be ready, dismantle the cannons on them, and load them with full crew. Once close to the cargo ship, order them to speed up and get close to the cargo ship with lightning speed. ”

As the six warships on the Thunder side slowed down, all the cannons began to start, and the other ships of all sizes accelerated to move, not a single shot sounded, only the sound of war drums and thunder, which boosted morale and urged the warships to move quickly.

Dense shells flew and exploded in the sea area on both sides of the Qinggang cargo ship, the west and the north, making the waves more rapid, without any law at all, causing the cargo ship to swing even more, the speed suddenly dropped, almost unable to move an inch, and some ships had begun to spin in place.

Between the increase and the decrease, when the thunderous warship entered the attack range, the cannons on the green gang slammed again, and the cannonballs flew out, rushing in the direction of the thunder.

The rocking of the ship caused the cannonballs to fly in a disordered trajectory and could not be hit, except for the occasional landing near the Thunder Ship.

The flames of war are pervasive, and the sound of artillery fire is echoing one after another, making bursts of rumbling sounds, but there is a strange smell in the air, which makes people very confused and puzzled, especially the leader of the Green Gang fleet, the boss of the ship.

The two sides have been fighting intermittently for nearly half an hour, there are no casualties, and no ship has sunk.

"No matter how bad these pirates' artillery ability is, no matter how bad they are, they can't fight for so long, so many cannons, it is impossible for them to have no casualties and no ships to sink?"

The incomprehensible doubts lingered in the mind of the boat boss, making him keep guessing, and at some point, the boat boss's heart suddenly cleared up, and he seemed to understand the crux of the problem.

"Could it be that these thieves know that the cargo on the cargo ship is some grain and silver, so they don't hit the cargo ship, but just bomb the sea on both sides, so as to prevent the cargo ship from continuing to move?"

"But, no, the contents of the cargo ship are known only to me and the hall master before departure, and then there are the governors, governors, and overseers. It is impossible for them not to know the seriousness of the matter, and it is impossible not to know that this shipment must be guaranteed to be absolutely secret, and they just claim to the outside world that the goods escorted are the goods of the Qingbang themselves, and they are not anything valuable. ”

The boss of the ship was puzzled again, very puzzled, the crew on the ship all knew after the departure, and told it himself, in order to urge them to work harder and rush to the destination as soon as possible.

There was not much time left for the ship's boss, and the thunderous small patrol gunboats were approaching, and the target was the various cargo ships, and the ship's boss gave orders in a little panic.

"Hurry up, fellow officers and soldiers, pick up your birds, shoot the approaching pirates, and kill them!" (To be continued.) )