No. 0721 Battle of Whale River
Japanese Shogun's Palace
An old man with a scimitar sat in the middle of the crowd, and the people below were all daimyo of various Japanese forces, "I got the news, the Ming warship has departed, and with it the Korean navy, you must already know our predicament at this time." ”
One person got up, "General, what's so difficult about this, the Daming Navy has just been built, and its combat power is limited, I still have thousands of ships on the battlefield and more than 100,000 sailors, so I can let it have no return, and avenge the big revenge a year ago." ”
"Yes, the North Korean navy has never been our opponent, so there is no need to worry about it at all."
The old man nodded, "This water war is related to the safety of the whole of Japan, so let's get rid of you here and fight with all our might." ”
"Yes."
There is no cover on the water, you can only rely on the fog to hide your whereabouts, of course, once the water boat is fogged, it is also a fatal blow to the attacking party, the first time in Chinese history to send warships to attack Japan was in the Yuan Dynasty, when it was not for the sudden change of weather, the army of the Great Yuan was not good at water warfare, Japan had already been destroyed by the Yuan people.
Lin Feng's army traveled from the north to the Whale River, that is, the sea area north of Japan, because it was on the water, and the contact was inconvenient, and several small boats sent out to contact the Korean navy have not been heard from.
"Your Excellency."
The fog dissipated, and there were warships on the water in the distance, although the scale was much smaller than the Ming warships, and the number of warships was not many, and there were no less than a thousand large and small ships.
"Aim."
The guns of the warship are distributed on both sides of the hull, diagonally forward, there is a main gun in the middle of the ship, the scale of the caliber of the cannon built in the Ming Dynasty is relatively small, and the range is not as far as imagined, so you must wait until the warship of the Japanese is close to fight.
Hundreds of artillery pieces are aimed at the front at the same time, and it is implied in the book that Lin Feng moved his determination to destroy Japan, so he almost used the strength of the whole country to develop warships and artillery, and the number of artillery on Lin Feng's big ships was eight, and many ordinary ships were four, because of the structure of the hull, the shipbuilding technology at that time was already very developed, and it was still impossible to solve the damage of the huge recoil of the artillery to the hull.
The Japanese navy urged the ships forward, and there were very few firearms on them, and there was hardly any trace of artillery, except for some shorter firearms, all that remained were bows and crossbows and long knives.
"Fire."
The sound of cannons all day long, in an instant, the water of the entire Whale River was blown up several meters high, nearly 100 Japanese warships disappeared in an instant, the powerful power of the artillery was instantly reflected, those cannonballs that were shot out fell on it one after another, and the whole ship and the Japanese invaders on it disappeared in an instant.
The artillery of the Ming warship is amazing, and the warship behind the Japanese continues to rush forward, this is the war, not a defeat represents the victory or defeat of a normal battle.
"Ready."
The corners of Lin Feng's mouth showed a cruel smile, he had been preparing for this day for a year, and this time, he must let these ignorant Japanese know how powerful China is.
On the warships of the Ming Dynasty, there were four guns, two of which were fired each time, which was just enough to fill the time for reloading, and there were people on each ship who were responsible for controlling the direction of the attacking warship.
Each ship is in a different position, and the range of attack is also strictly regulated, and if all the artillery attacks the same ship at the same time, it can only be a huge waste.
The cannon sounded, and the warships of the Japanese invaders smoked one after another, and this time the power of the artillery was obviously weaker than the first time, even so, most of the attacking Japanese warships were still destroyed, and those warships that rushed close tried to use their speed advantage to disrupt the layout of the Ming warships.
It's a pity that this point is still wrong, the Ming warship was originally going to be several times more than the warship of the Japanese Kou, there were not only gunners on it, but also archers with firearms and bows and crossbows, as well as the elite of the Ming Dynasty with spears in their hands, almost every ship was assigned a few brocade guards, the purpose was to prevent the other party from snatching the warship.
"Daming's offensive is too fierce, retreat."
"Where to retreat?"
Behind it is the small island of Japan, and if you can't destroy the Ming navy here, once the opposing warships approach, those artillery will cause fatal damage to the Japanese defenses along the way.
"Rush forward at all costs."
The warship of the Japanese invaders rushed up desperately, Lin Feng stood on the tall general boat, looking at the figures that were hit by artillery and flew up, if it were not for the crimes that the Japanese invaders had committed on the border of the Ming Dynasty, and this shameless nation likes to invade to satisfy its own inferior nature, this time, it would definitely not be so aggressive to attack Japan.
Looking at the blood-stained waters, this is also a sin.
"Open fire."
In the sound of artillery fire, in less than a day, nearly half of the Japanese naval forces were killed and wounded, and they were not at all opponents of the Ming naval forces with artillery, and they had no choice but to retreat quickly.
"General, the navy has suffered heavy casualties."
"Nani, garbage, it's all a bunch of garbage!" The general, who had always dreamed of standing in the highest position of the Ming Dynasty in his lifetime, was furious, and he did not expect that the naval army he had always been proud of would be so vulnerable in front of the Ming Dynasty's warships.
"The opponent's artillery is not only numerous, but also accurate, our warships can't get close at all, this is a fact, at this time, the strength of the Ming Navy has increased at least several times under Lin Feng's careful configuration, especially the artillery technology, the artillery at this time is relatively lighter, and Lin Feng installed a gadget on top of the artillery, which can quickly and accurately adjust the angle to attack the opponent by adjusting it.
"Let the navy retreat to both sides, strictly defend the surrounding waters, and must not let the people of the Ming Dynasty approach."
"Yes."
At this time, the general, who had gone through several major changes and finally took control of Japan's power, also began to panic, after all, this time he was facing the Ming army.
The front is not good, so he can only take a night attack, and at that moment he thought of a person, a woman who had broken the Ming Dynasty and made miraculous achievements, Shui Ji.
"Go get all the water shinobu and find the woman."
"Yes."
Hundreds of water ninjas gathered, these are all good underwater killers, but they can't find the water spirit of the past, and the water hime seems to have disappeared out of thin air.
"Attack the Daming Navy at night tonight, and attack the middle general's ship at all costs."
"Yes."
Although the Whale River boat battle suffered a loss, losing more than 10,000 sailors and hundreds of ships, the Wako also had a more powerful way of playing, that is, putting oil into the water and then burning the ship through the oil, which is the best trick of the ninja.
Because the water is constantly flowing, the fire oil must be packed into a bag in advance, and then carried by the water ninja to the vicinity of the Ming warship to open it, and quickly ignite the fire while surrounded by the fire oil.
When the sky darkened, the sound of the waves weakened, Lin Feng stood at the bow of the ship, and the Japanese warships facing the battle in front of him retreated one after another, and Lin Feng ordered the warships to slowly approach the Japanese waterfront.
At this time, those water ninjas had already put on their water suits and dived underwater, each of them carrying dozens of large and small bags, which contained fire oil that could destroy the Ming warship in an instant.
"My lord, it's all arranged."
Lin Feng nodded, "Be careful, these ninjas are very powerful." ”
"Don't worry, sir."
The experience of the destruction of the naval camp last time had already reminded Lin Feng, so this time the big ship was wrapped with a layer of iron sheets, which could not only increase the sturdiness of the warship, but also avoid being burned by fire.
Of course, in order to be safe, Lin Feng has other arrangements, the purpose is to deal with these underwater ninjas, the night is dark and the wind is high, and the Daming battlefield is approaching, because the ship is constantly moving, so even ninjas who are familiar with water are also difficult to approach.
The ninja quickly dispersed, judging the range of the Ming warship based on experience, and then began to sprinkle oil from the upstream of the water, these fire oils are floating on the water, and they will burn when they meet the fire, this kind of thing is extremely destructive to the wooden structure of the warship.
At the moment when the ninja approached, iron hooks suddenly stretched out from under the cabin, and those iron hooks actually stretched out from the bottom of the ship, you know, what these warships are most afraid of is entering the water, once they enter the water, the entire warship will be completely destroyed.
Lin Feng's design is precisely a double-decker warship structure, with a layer of iron wrapped around the entire outside, and a completely independent hull inside, with a hidden grid hidden between the two hulls, and the hidden compartment is hidden in the soldiers holding iron hooks.
The ninja was caught off guard, and his whole body was hooked by the iron hook at once, and his body was attached to the boat in an instant, and at that moment, the fire oil on his body was not opened in a hurry, and the sharp tip of the spear came out from the inside and directly penetrated the ninja's body.
The bottom of the water shook a few times, and soon regained calm, such a scene was constantly staged underwater, Lin Feng's design was extremely exquisite, and there were killing moves hidden in it, just a little, how to judge those ninjas approaching the big ship?
It's a secret, it's a bright day, hundreds of ninja corpses are floating on the water, Lin Feng's warship is not damaged at all, Japan's offshore Whale River, Daming's warship is advancing rapidly, and those pitch-black muzzles are aimed at the fortifications built by Japan along the way.
"Open fire."
In an instant, those stone-piled things were directly blown away by artillery fire, and the Japanese who were hiding inside let out a scream, Japan is a broken island, surrounded by water on all sides, so a lot of defenses have been built on the water's edge.
These defenses are naturally incomparable with the walls of the Ming Dynasty, and after half a day, the entire waterfront was almost flattened by artillery fire, and the thousands of Japanese who stayed here to be responsible for the defense also met the king of Hades with the artillery fire.
"General, the night attack failed, and the Ming army has captured the north shore."
"So quickly, to strengthen the defense of the eastern and western defense lines, we must eliminate this Ming naval army in the east or west."
"Yes."
The man ran out quickly, the old man's face was gloomy and his brows were deep, he probably didn't expect to lose one after another, and even used the elite water ninja, but it still couldn't work.
"You have to hold it."
The old man's worries are entirely related to the terrain of Japan, because the area is small and the terrain is long and narrow, and now that the north is broken by the large army and navy, the other party will definitely not be stupid enough to land on the shore immediately, which is tantamount to completely giving up his advantage.
The advantage of the Daming Navy is artillery, the power is amazing, and the range is very long, once it travels along the east-west direction, the defense and towns along the way are under the artillery fire of the Daming Navy.
Once all the periphery was destroyed by the Ming navy, it would be a fatal blow to Japan, and it would also have to deal with pressure from the imperial court, and if the war was unfavorable, those daimyo would inevitably unite with the imperial family to find a way to replace them.
The only way is to fight to the death.