Chapter 956 The general trend of the world, if you are together for a long time, you will be divided, and if you are divided for a long time, you will be together......

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On the side of the Tiger Ben Army, there are six dragon god ships, each of which has sixteen red-coated cannons, adding up to ninety-six. At the same time, the redcoat cannons that could shoot were exactly forty-eight. Purely in terms of quantity, it is not much different from the Zheng family fleet.

However, in terms of the number of flying dragon cannons, the dragon god ship occupies an absolute advantage. Each dragon god ship has forty-eight flying dragon cannons. Six dragon god ships, with a full one hundred and forty-four flying dragon cannons, can be fired at the same time. The number of Wyvern cannons alone is enough to destroy a three-masted gunboat. It must be known that because of the sub-mother cannon, the Wyvern cannon is very fast when firing the first five shells.

On the side of the Zheng family's fleet, due to the design of the three-masted gunboat, the guns on the side of the ship, and the guns on the stern of the ship could not be fired at the same time. This is definitely a fatal flaw for a three-masted gunboat. When the three-masted gunboat bullies an enemy weaker than itself, this firing mode that can fire from all directions is indeed very strong and can sweep across a piece. However, once they meet a professional opponent, the three-masted gunboat will be depressed.

Why is Zheng Zhilong, as the head snake of East Asia, unable to resist the attack of the Dutch? A big factor is because the original design of warships in the East is not suitable for the needs of combat. Most of the warships under Zheng Zhilong's command were used for both business and war. This type of warship is mainly based on trade, supplemented by combat. Compared with professional combat ships, there is indeed a great distance.

If Zhang Zhun was not a traverser and did not have 400 years of knowledge across time and space, he would also follow the traditional business and war dual-purpose ship type, and his performance in battle would definitely not be so outstanding. With the exhibition of the times, the division of labor in war is becoming more and more clear, and the profession is getting stronger and stronger. The same goes for the Navy. Only the most professional and advanced warships are qualified to dominate the seas.

“**”

Seeing the dragon god ship put out by the Tiger Ben Army Navy, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but curse a swear word. As for the combat effectiveness of the Dragon God Ship, he had a clear understanding of it last time. The big reason for the failure of the Zheng family's fleet last time was that these dragon god ships of the Huben Navy were simply crazy. If the three-masted gunboat and the dragon god ship go head-to-head, it will definitely be the three-masted gunboat that loses.

The number of artillery fires on each warship of the Tiger Ben Army is very exaggerated. The number of warships and artillery in the Zheng family's fleet is more than forty at most. However, these dragon god ships of the Tiger Ben Navy have a full sixty-four guns. It feels like I don't want anything else but artillery. Once all the cannons are fired, it is simply a hedgehog made of artillery, and no one can get close.

Zheng Chenggong felt that his luck was really unlucky. Originally, he was going to take Nanjing City and organize a rebellion against the Tiger Army. Unexpectedly, Nanjing City has not been taken down, and he was actually blocked in the dead end of the Yangtze River. There is nothing more depressing in the world. In the eyes of outsiders, he is completely self-defeating

At this time, even if he wanted to run, he couldn't run. The only way to escape is to fight your way out of the queue of the Tiger Ben Navy. If you can't do that, you'll have to perish.

"Open the gun"

Li Jichengcai didn't care what Zheng Chenggong thought, and immediately ordered the cannon to be fired.

The scene in front of him was also unexpected by Li Jicheng. He really didn't expect that Zheng Chenggong would secretly appear here. However, it doesn't matter, as long as you encounter it, you can't let it go

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

On the side of the Tiger Ben Army and Navy, the cannon roared loudly in an instant.

Forty-eight red-coated cannons, as well as one hundred and forty-four dragon cannons, fired together. The rumbling cannon sound suddenly shook the entire river. Clusters of firelight and clouds of white smoke raged on the river near Nanjing City.

The powerful recoil generated by the artillery fire caused the continuous jīdang of the river to spread out in all directions. The waves are constantly colliding with each other, creating more ripples. Gradually, the surface of the river began to boil. The huge waves constantly hit the shore, and there was a huge bang bang sound.

One of the cannonballs unceremoniously fell in the middle of the Zheng family's fleet, making a crackling sound, as if it was a hail in the sky, and it was falling fiercely. In the sound of hail falling, there are mixed with the screams of people and the sound of debris falling into the water. Even from a distance of several hundred meters, the terrible screams before death can be heard clearly.

The three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet were arranged very densely, and the distance between them was less than five meters. Dense shells fell, and a considerable part fell on the top of the three-masted gunboat. Although the shells could not completely penetrate the deck and cause effective damage to the cabin, they were undoubtedly the most miserable for the personnel above the deck.

In the battle of Jī Lie, in addition to the gunners who had to operate the guns as quickly as possible, there were also a large number of sailors on the upper deck, who were responsible for cleaning debris, repairing damage, and making up for the dead. In the series of shelling, the casualties of these sailors were actually very large. Among them, the one with the greatest casualties must be the sailman.

At a distance of several hundred meters, the ballistics of the redcoat cannon are basically straight. Either the shells hit the side of the target, or they passed by the side of the mast. Solid bullets and the like don't do much damage to the mast, but chain bullets are different. The continuous chain bombs flew over, and the damage to the mast was still very serious.

If the redcoat cannon shoots grapeball, the situation of the sailman is the most dangerous. The caliber of the redcoat cannon is large, and the number of grapeballs and marbles fired is very large, and when a grapegre falls, the radius of twenty meters is completely covered. The probability of being injured by a human body within this radius is definitely more than eighty percent.

At the very beginning, the Dragon God Ship of the Tiger Ben Navy did not shoot chain bullets and grape bullets, but continuously fired solid bullets. These heavy iron balls would occasionally fall the top of the deck, smashing deep holes into the deck. Some solid bullets can even fall on the inside of the cabin.

In addition to the iron ball of the red-coated cannon, the cannonballs thrown by the flying dragon cannon are also quite strong. More than 100 flying dragon cannons are continuously fired, and in just a few minutes, thousands of solid bullets can be thrown around the target. Especially the first five salvos, the degree of the cannon discharge, is very fast.

In the blink of an eye, there was a three-masted gunboat in the Zheng family's fleet, which was hit by a continuous stream of shells and suffered heavy losses. The front mast of the three-masted gunboat, hit by successive shells, broke hard in the middle, and then tilted to the side. Eventually, with a bang, the mast broke in the middle.

Because the warships of the Zheng family's fleet were arranged very densely, after the mast broke, it smashed into the three-masted gunboat next to it, smashing the sailors on the other deck, as well as all the equipment, to pieces, the scene was in chaos, screams and screams continued, and blood poured into the river like a waterfall.

Those hapless deck sailors, who dodged the overwhelming shells of the Tiger Army, just did not escape the sweep of this mast. After it fell, due to the pull of the sails, the broken mast swept all the decks of the three-masted gunboat next to it, and swept all the debris and personnel on it into the river.

The originally clear river water gradually became turbid, and then, the face of the river slowly turned dark red. The dark red river water continued to flow downward, and soon the entire river surface was rendered into a dark red sè. When the sun shines, the entire river surface has a feeling of redness, as if it is the legendary Manjianghong.

However, this is not the most exaggerated, the most exaggerated thing is that the side of this three-masted gunboat was actually forced to punch a hole by the artillery fire of the Tiger Ben Army. The river is constantly surging, pouring into the hole. The sailors of the Zheng family's fleet desperately tried to plug the loopholes and clean up the stagnant water, but in the end they did not succeed.

With the inflow of a large amount of river water, this unlucky three-masted gunboat gradually sank. The sailors on board had to abandon ship to escape. Suddenly, with a grunt, the three-masted gunboat slowly sank into the Yangtze River, and only the mast was still outside. Probably because the river was not deep enough, the mid-mast of the three-masted gunboat was never swallowed up. It stretched out of the river alone, like a man's hand for help.

"Open the gun"

"Hurry up and fire"

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly roared.

The artillery fire of the Tiger Ben Army Navy came so fiercely that the warships of the Zheng family's fleet were caught off guard. By the time they reacted, they were already forced to be at a disadvantage. Naval battles are like this, under the condition that the two sides are evenly matched, whoever sinks the opponent's ships first will have high morale and the upper hand.

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

The red-coated cannons of the Zheng family's fleet also roared.

Putting aside the design flaws of the warships, the combat experience of the Zheng family fleet is very rich. After all, the Zheng family fleet had fought with many enemies and defeated many powerful opponents. Almost all the Western powers fought against the Zheng fleet. Twenty years of experience precipitation has also allowed the Zheng family fleet to train a large number of qualified sailors.

Purely in terms of the number of seafarers and sailors' reserves, the Huben Navy is completely inferior to the Zheng family fleet. It's like a tyrant, and in terms of background, it can never be compared with the aristocracy. It's just that Zhang Zhun is a traverser who knows how to use the most limited resources where they are most needed. Zhang Zhun knows how to train sailors on a large scale as soon as possible. Otherwise, it is almost impossible for the Tiger Ben Army Navy to defeat the Zheng family's fleet.

During the battle of Jī Lie, shells continued to fall on the warships of the Tiger Army, which also caused a certain degree of casualties to the Tiger Army Navy. The two armies fought against each other, and the warships of both sides were almost fixed, and there was no possibility of moving at all. Such a counter-fire allows even the most incompetent gunner to accurately hit the target.

In such a situation, what needs to be measured is the ability of the warships of both sides to resist attack. Before the TnT explosives were revealed, there was no such possibility that naval warfare wanted to directly sink the opponent's ships. Therefore, as long as the warship is injured to a certain extent, timely retreat and timely repair can avoid the sinking of the battleship.

When it comes to the sturdiness of the battleship, the three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet and the dragon god ships of the Tiger Ben Navy are actually comparable. The manufacturing technology of the three-masted gunboat has been very mature, as long as there are no major problems in terms of raw materials, the three-masted gunboat manufactured is quite strong.

However, these three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family fleet can only use the ship's two red-coated cannons to shoot, and the Franco machine guns on the side are completely unusable, so the artillery density of the Zheng family fleet is a bit insufficient. If the density of artillery fire is not enough, it will not be able to destroy the opponent quickly.

In naval warfare at that time, it was very difficult to completely destroy one of the enemy's ships. There must be a large number of shells, including chain and grapes. It has been calculated that in naval battles of the XVIII century, the rate of artillery hitting more than 500 meters was less than 10 percent. In other words, out of a hundred shells, only 10 can hit the target accurately.

The most effective way to destroy the target as quickly as possible is to increase the number of artillery. A salvo of hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of guns, even with a hit rate of only ten percent, can inflict fatal damage on the target. This is an important reason why battleships dominate the sea.

In order to improve the hit rate, the navies of various countries at that time were desperately deploying large battleships, hoping to install as many guns as possible on top of the battleships to achieve the best salvo effect. For a country, if the number of guns of the largest battleship is 1oo, you will be embarrassed to say hello when you go out.

"Chain Bomb"

"Grapeball"

As the orders continued to be issued, the artillery fire of the Tiger Ben warships became more and more ferocious.

The Englishman, Hiber Thomas, in addition to being a good staff officer, was also a good artillery instructor. He made full use of the power given to him by Zhang Zhun to make many specific and meticulous improvements to the artillery skills of the Huben Army and Navy, and at the same time strictly required all gunners to meet his requirements.

In real history, one of the secrets of the British domination of the seas was their strong and strict artillery artillery. The British adopted the method of aiming with one person and all the others shooting according to the person's parameters, and achieved good results. The Spanish Armada was defeated by the British fleet in this way.

At present, the main fleet of the Tiger Army Navy has fully implemented this kind of artillery attack. On top of each battleship, there is a best artillery commander. This artillery commander is definitely a battle-hardened gunner. All the shelling was handed over to him to command, and the others only had to follow his orders and bury their heads in the artillery.

Although the gunners of the Zheng family's fleet have rich combat experience and the morale of the sailors is not low, compared with the Huben Army and Navy, there is still a gap in technology. Some technologies, at critical moments, come into play.

For the pursuit of technology, Zheng Zhilong is definitely not as urgent as Zhang Zhun. The limitations of the times prevented Zheng Zhilong from investing too much energy in technological progress. This is destined that in the battle between the two armies, the Huben army and navy, relying on technological superiority, can achieve better results.

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

On the river, the sound of artillery rumbles and the smoke of gunpowder fills the air.

In the city of Nanjing, there is also tension. The Zheng family fleet and the Huben army navy fought on the river, which was a torment for all the officials in Nanjing City. In the heart of almost every official, there is his own little ninety-nine.

I hope that the Zheng family's fleet will win, and the number will be slightly less. The main reason is that the Huben Navy has successively defeated the Zheng family fleet, which makes them lack confidence in the Zheng family fleet. However, because they were in the opposite position with the Tiger Ben Army, they still hoped that the Zheng family fleet would win. Although, judging from the current situation, it is not easy for the Zheng family fleet to win.

Those who hope that the Tiger Ben Army will win will have to be a little more numerous. These people may not be the supporters of the Tiger Army. A considerable number of them are masters of seeing the wind and steering the rudder. They felt that the Tiger Ben Army was going to dominate the world in the end, and the various policies of the Tiger Ben Army were not completely wiped out, leaving them a certain way back. Rather than waiting for the verdict to come, it is better to know the outcome sooner.

Of course, there are those who hope that it is better for both to die together. For example, Liu Zongzhou has such an idea. It would be even better if Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Zhun fought each other and ended up together. However, Liu Zongzhou himself knows that his ideas are unrealistic. The world will eventually fall into the hands of one person.

In particular, the Tiger Ben Army Navy is impossible to completely extinguish. The news that Liu Zongzhou obtained from various channels clearly showed that the Tiger Ben Army and Navy were desperately building various warships. Timber from Liaodong is being cut down in a steady stream and then sent to various shipyards, where it is continuously transformed into ferocious warships.

What does Zhang Zhun want so many warships for? Of course, it was Zheng Zhilong's frozen hand. When it comes to the increase in the number of warships on both sides, Zheng Zhilong's side is obviously not as good as Zhang Zhun's pace. Zhang Zhun's ship-building degree is simply crazy.

In just three or four years, Zhang Zhun has so many warships, if he is given ten years, he is afraid that the warships of the Tiger Ben Navy can fill up the Yangtze River. As long as he thought of this, Liu Zongzhou felt a little chilled. Even if Nanjing City can continue to survive for a few months, it will not be able to escape the poisonous hands of the Tiger Ben Army in the end.

Alas, everything, let's let it be, whether it is the Tiger Ben Army controlling Jiangnan, or the Zheng family fleet controlling Jiangnan, the battle will always end one day. The general trend of the world, together for a long time, must be divided, and for a long time must be united, this is an unbreakable truth.

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