Now, it's time for the answer to be revealed.

Seeing the small Satsuma gunboat approaching, the gunners of the government army did not immediately turn their guns and shoot at the "Panryu Maru". Shinohara Kunikan understood that it might be due to the fact that the huge and friendless mortar cannon of the "Panryu Maru" was shrunk in the gun room, and from the outside, it was a small boat that did not threaten, so he ignored it.

However, the gunners of the government army soon spotted the transports that were carrying out the landing operation, and despite the heavy fire of the Satsuma fleet, they began to turn their guns and fire in the direction where the transports were.

"The transport ship is in danger!" Dewa Shigeto shouted anxiously.

Shinohara Kunikan subconsciously raised his binoculars and looked in the direction of the transport ship, at this time the government battery was constantly shooting at them, and one shell after another fell in the sea, from time to time to set off a tall column of water, and the small boats on the sea were like fallen leaves, pushed by the waves, and the situation could be said to be extremely critical.

But Shinohara Kunikan quickly noticed that the angle of fire from the government forces seemed to be very small, and although the artillery fire appeared to be very fierce, none of the shells fired had hit the target so far, and although shells fell from time to time around several transport ships, they were still unscathed.

Shinohara, Kunikan turned his head to look at the gunboat "Raiden Maru" again, and noticed that the "Raiden Maru" had not been damaged in the enemy's artillery fire just now, and his heart was slightly relieved.

Shinohara Kunikan turned his gaze to the "Panryu Maru" again, and then he saw that the "Panryu Maru" had sailed close to the coast, and began to adjust the bow orientation, and the huge 240 mm mortar gun slowly rose.

Seeing the thick and solid body of this giant cannon and the slowly raised muzzle, Shinohara Kunikan and Dewa Shigeyuan couldn't help but hold their breath.

The government gunners on the battery seemed to have noticed something unusual about the small gunboat. Shinohara Kunikan saw several 75-mm shells fired from the battery and landed directly next to the "Uryu Maru". A huge column of water rose as if it were about to drown the small gunboat. But the "Panlong Pill" stood still, and after adjusting the direction, it broke down and stopped, and its every move was extremely firm.

The captain of the "Uryu Maru" is Satsuma native Shibayama Ryosuke, who also studied in the United Kingdom, and is a classmate of the captain of the "Mount Fuji", Togo Heihachiro, this person is always silent on weekdays, and his ability is not outstanding among the captains of the Satsuma Navy, but Lin Yiqing chose him to be the captain of the "Uryu Maru". It once made the samurai very puzzling, but today at this moment, Shinohara Guogan seemed to understand the reason why Lin Yiqing appointed him.

The "Panlong Maru" completed the adjustment of direction, and the muzzle of the reloaded 240-mm mortar gun slowly rose upward.

Just when the "Panryu Maru" had completed its direction adjustment and was preparing to shoot, a 75-millimeter shell fired from a government battery fell very close to the starboard side of the "Panryu Maru" and exploded, and Shinohara Kunikan saw countless flying shrapnel fall on the hull of the "Panryu Maru." Burst out of the fire, and a heart suddenly lifted.

The "Panlong Maru" was completely unmoved, and after raising the muzzle of the gun slightly, it stopped.

A dark red flash of fire flashed. Accompanied by a large cloud of white smoke, there was a dull sound, and Shinohara Kunikan saw a thick warhead shoot into the sky. Then it fell like a meteor towards the main battery of the government army, drawing a high, curved parabola in the air.

"Boom!" An earth-shattering bang was heard. Kunigan Shinohara felt a jolt under his feet, and his ears rang out.

The sound of a loud explosion instantly drowned out the sound of artillery fire from government batteries and the Satsuma fleet. Everyone's eyes were focused on the impact point of the "Panlong Maru".

Shinohara raised his binoculars and saw a high column of smoke rising from the side of the government's main battery, and countless rocks and mud had collapsed as if the cliff had been broken.

The "Panlong Maru" cannon hit the left side of the main battery of the government army and failed to hit the target, but this cannon shattered a large part of the hillside on the left side of the battery, and under the collapse of a large block of rocks, the parapet wall of the fort also collapsed.

Although the "Panryu Maru" did not achieve the desired results, the momentum was extremely terrifying, and not only the government officers and men on the battery were terrified, but also the officers and men of the Satsuma warship.

Without waiting for the bystanders to recover from their horror, the "Panryu Maru" reloaded, adjusted its bearing, and the 240-mm giant mortar opened fire again, this time Shinohara Kunigan saw that the shell had landed accurately on the main battery of the government army.

This time the explosion was much more violent than the previous one, and in the firelight, Shinohara Kunikan saw the severed arms and limbs of countless government officers and soldiers flying into the sky along with the rubble and bricks, followed by a series of explosions, and a large cloud of smoke rose up, engulfing the entire battery, and all the artillery on the battery stopped firing.

"The enemy's ammunition depot was hit!" Dewa Shigeyuan shouted in surprise.

As soon as Izuwa Shigeyuan's words fell, the "Panlong Maru" fired another cannon, which once again accurately hit the main battery of the government army, and Shinohara Kunikan saw that in the firelight, a cannon barrel was lifted off the gun position and rolled down the cliff, and he couldn't help but be secretly shocked by the power of the giant cannon of the "Panlong Maru".

The main battery of the government army, which was hit by the "Panlong Maru", was completely silent, and after waiting for a while (presumably to observe the results of the battle), the "Panlong Maru" pulled anchor again and set sail towards the position of another main battery of the government army.

Seeing that the main battery of the government army, which had been extremely ferocious just now, was reimbursed in such a painful way, the officers and men on the Satsuma warship all cheered loudly.

"Just knowing that Lin Jun is proficient in land warfare, I didn't expect Yu to be so good at naval warfare!" Shinohara Kunigan couldn't help but praise loudly.

"Yes! Originally, I only knew that this shallow water heavy gunboat, also known as the 'water battery', was a sharp weapon for defending the port, but I didn't know that it could be used in this way! "Out of the feather Chongyuan, at this time, he also admired Lin Yiqing so much.

Shinohara Kunigan put down the binoculars, rushed out of Yu Shigena and nodded: "Send a signal to each ship!" Shoot at enemy batteries with the flagship and attract enemy fire! Cover the operation of the 'Beauryomaru'! ”

"Yes!" Dewa agreed loudly.

Soon, a series of flags were raised on the mast of the "Raiden Maru", and under the helm of Idewa Shigeto, the "Raiden Maru" sailed to the shore and approached another main government battery, and the gunners on the ship, under the command of the officer, struggled to fire at the government battery on the shore.

Several shells fired from the "Thunderbolt Maru" flew towards the government battery, and landed on the cliff where the battery was located, stirring up the flying sand and stones. At the same time, the government batteries also fired back, and the shells fell one after another on the side of the "Raiden Maru", setting off a large wall of water.

Seeing that the "Raiden Maru" was firing at such a close distance, the "Mt. Fuji" and other ships also rushed over and fired at the government battery.

Seeing the Satsuma warship firing at the battery at close range, the government gunners felt that there was an opportunity, adjusted their guns, and desperately returned fire at the Satsuma warship. For a time, the sound of artillery rumbled, resounding through the sea and air.

The government gunners of this battery also saw the instant destruction of the friendly battery just now, but they didn't know what was going on, they thought that it was caused by the shelling of these Satsuma warships in front of them, and they fired fiercely at the approaching Satsuma warships.

Due to the close distance, the artillery bombardment of both sides achieved certain results, the shells fired by the Satsuma warship hit the government battery one after another, killing and wounding many gunners, and the return fire of the government battery also caused some damage to the Satsuma warship, because the hull of the "No. 1 Ding Mao" was too old, after being hit by two 75-mm shells fired by the government army one after another, the hull was damaged and some fires broke out, and had to withdraw from the battle.

Seeing a Satsuma warship wounded and retreating, the government soldiers on the battery cheered, not noticing that a strange little gunboat had approached.

Soon, a government soldier noticed the approaching and anchored small Satsuma gunboat, alerted the commander, and after the commander saw it, he ordered two 75mm guns to turn their muzzles and shoot at the small gunboat, but after firing a few shells, the government gunners were disappointed to find that the small gunboat was moored in a dead spot for the battery guns!

"Quick! Let them also taste the power of our cannons! ”

On the deck of the "Uryu Maru", the captain of the ship, Shibayama Ryosuke Nakasa, pointed to the government batteries on the shore that were constantly firing cannons, and loudly encouraged his subordinates.

The gunners struggled to operate the large, bulky mortar, and the thick muzzle of the 240-millimeter black hole was raised to the sound of machinery running.

Seeing the muzzles of the guns raised, the officers on the flybridge hurried away, and Ryosuke Shibayama, who was standing on the deck, opened his mouth wide and covered his ears with his hands.

The cannon fired, spewing out a cloud of smoke with flames, as if it was a fire-breathing monster roaring loudly, and the small hull of the "Uryumaru" was one behind, and Shibayama Ryosuke felt a sharp tremor under his feet, but fortunately he adjusted his pace in time and put on a lunge posture so that he did not let himself fall.

The projectile flew into the air, flew up at an unimaginable angle, and then fell high into the government battery, where one of the defenders noticed the gunboat's firing and looked up at the sharp sound of the cannonball breaking through the air, and watched as the bullet smashed over his head like a meteorite.

Shinohara Kunikan was shocked when he saw that the main fort of the government army, which had been converted from an ancient fort, was first shocked, and then it seemed that some kind of huge creature had come out of the fort, and the fort instantly scattered and collapsed from the inside, turning into ruins and ruins in the smoke and dust that rushed into the sky. (To be continued......)

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