Chapter XV: Asymmetrical Naval Warfare 2

The typhoon will eventually pass, just like people, you are powerful, there will always be a day of death, and after death, it will only appear in the pile of old papers. The attitude of future generations towards you www.biquge.info or praise or belittlement, these have nothing to do with you.

It's just that when you experience it, you feel terrible.

Typhoons and torrential rains have not been raging for long, but their power is enormous.

When the sun rose above sea level the next morning, everyone looked at the mess all over the place, and they felt the power of the typhoon more and more.

In just one night, the once lush island was unrecognizable.

Everywhere there were fallen trees, branch after branch, interspersed with rolling stones washed down from the mountain by the rain. Changsun Tang walked in this hellish place, and from time to time sailors walked by, they would stop to salute him, and Changsun Tang would also answer a few words casually.

Summoning the captains of the seven ships together, the eldest grandson began to inquire about the corresponding casualties.

Fortunately, all this was expected, and everyone's mood was basically stable.

The captains summed up the casualties, only one person was killed by a broken tree because he was too close to the tree, and more than 20 others were injured.

The casualties were not large, which is a blessing in misfortune.

Let's briefly clean up first, and then life rebels. The sky is big, and the belly is the biggest.

After eating, it was time to board the ship, and Changsun Tang felt as if he should say something.

So he found a temporary terrace and gathered all the sailors, marines, and logistics personnel together to deliver his impromptu speech.

"Brothers, maybe God didn't let us look good when we came out this time, first of all, we didn't have a definite goal, and we have been drifting on this vast sea for so many days. Presumably, everyone was extremely disgusted with this voyage, which did not have the benefits of transporting spices in the past, nor the time of passion, and now it has suffered from a typhoon. Even yesterday's typhoon had a close brother leave us. Are we really wrong to come out this time? The eldest grandson shouted out almost every word.

"Do you think we're wrong?" The eldest grandson shouted loudly again.

There was no reaction below, and this scene was very embarrassing. But I've never experienced this, and I don't know how to proceed even if I want to answer.

"Are you really wrong?" Asked again.

"It's not." Finally someone took the lead, although the voice was a little sparse, you were too neat.

"What, I can't hear you." This move can be said to be a nirvana for military training instructors, physical education teachers and class teachers to do mobilization.

"It's not." It's a little louder.

"You didn't have breakfast, I can't hear you. Are we wrong. The eldest grandson shouted again.

"It's not." This time, it finally satisfied the eldest grandson.

"So what are we coming out for?" The eldest grandson asked.

Without waiting for everyone's answer, Changsun Tang continued to be kind: "Is it because the ship that carried spices for me was robbed, our brothers are missing, and our property was plundered by others, do you think we should take it back?" ”

"Yes! Should! "This time it's noticeably louder.

"So what are we going to do now?" The eldest grandson asked again.

"Take revenge and find the pirates." Zhang Xingping understood and took the lead in shouting.

"Okay, so is yesterday's typhoon a reason why we didn't save our brother?" The eldest grandson shouted again.

"It's not." This time, the voice was even more exciting.

"Alright, let's go!" After speaking, the eldest grandson took a big step onto the traffic boat and was the first to board the Yandi.

The fleet set off again, but yesterday's typhoon did not cause much damage to these ships, that is, one of the auxiliary masts of a logistics ship was broken, and Changsun Tang asked the ship to return early.

But these sailors who have just been brainwashed by the eldest grandson said that they will not go back if they die, and now they will be infamous as cowards and cowards for the rest of their lives.

Maybe it's really the sun that always comes after the wind and rain, and it's a very rare good weather, and from time to time fish come out of the sea.

Perhaps the typhoon also blew away the fleet's bad luck.

As he continued north, the lookout spotted a ship that was also heading north.

This discovery made the eldest grandson and Zhang Xingping overjoyed, and nine times out of ten they appeared here were pirates, but it was not certain whether they were sacked or not. But either way, it's definitely a bonus.

"Master Hou, we have hung up the full sails now, and it won't be long before we can catch up." Zhang Xingping said.

"There's no hurry, I'm waiting." The eldest grandson had other ideas.

"Master Hou, based on today's weather conditions, it is estimated that the distance is about twenty kilometers, and if you chase it, it should be very soon." Zhang Xingping still did not give up his plan to pursue.

"Since there is only one, let's hang it far away, so that we can follow them to find their lair." The eldest grandson fought this idea.

"Okay then." Hearing this, Zhang Xingping also gave up the intention of rapid pursuit.

Who knows, this pursuit actually lasted from the morning until the sun was about to set, and even if it could catch up if it was pursued at this time, the battle would not be over in time. So I can only continue to hang.

Fortunately, the ship seemed to have dropped anchor near the coastline at night, apparently preparing to leave early the next morning.

Wait until the next day in the case of light control.

As it turned out, yesterday's day's tracking was not in vain.

On the afternoon of the second day, according to the lookout's report, there was a water village here. It is clear that this can only be pirate's.

Now that the pirate's lair has been discovered, the eldest grandson will naturally not be polite.

There is absolutely no chance of a sneak attack in such a daylight naval battle, and as for a sneak attack at night, judging from the current conditions, the possibility of hitting the reef is even greater.

The eldest grandson took out his binoculars and looked at the closed gate, not caring at all.

Naturally, this telescope is also standard for the fleet. This is also a sample made by Xinfeng's laboratory, and it is estimated that the first batch of mass production should already be on the way over, even if the cost of this telescope is as high as 200 yuan, Changsun Tang is also a three-of-a-three large ship. There's no way, who will let the poor have money left, this little drizzle.

The pirates didn't seem to be aware of where the fleet was coming from, and many climbed high up the hill to point fingers at the fleet.

For naval warfare, it is nothing more than a big ship beating a small ship. Although there are dozens of large and small ships on the opposite side, the largest is one size smaller than the logistics ship.

Therefore, the pirates wisely chose to stay behind closed doors.

But they didn't think of the weapons on the Yellow Emperor.

The Yellow Emperor's weapon system has been improved with the addition of three bronze cannons, which is the first time that artillery has been officially used in naval warfare, and it is also the secret weapon of Changsun Tang.

Neither side of the battle realized that this naval battle ushered in the era of supremacy of sail battleships, and from then on an important indicator of a ship's combat capability was the size, number and power of the guns it carried.

When the pirates who closed the gate thought that this was the same as the previous naval battles they had experienced, the eldest grandson gave them a final lesson in this life.

Although artillery was invented with the strong support of Changsun Tang, there are still many problems, the biggest one is that due to the problem of technology, the flowering bomb has not yet been invented.

Therefore, it is now possible to use solid bullets made of iron.

When a large ball of fire came out from the muzzle of the Yellow Emperor, accompanied by a loud bang, it was not long before the shell crossed the wall and landed in the sea near the pier, splashing a column of water several meters high.

Human beings are inherently afraid of things they have never seen, and at present, the current power of artillery is more reflected in psychological factors.

This was followed by several large bed crossbows and trebuchets. But instead of stones, the trebuchets threw out a jar of pottery, which was filled with oil. One can cause a fire, and soon the wall is on fire. At the same time, due to the large number of ships present in the docks, it is inevitable that several of them will be ignited.

Such a scene is wonderful, this is from the perspective of Changsun Tang. But for pirates, it's complete hell. Soon, some outlaws rushed out of the wall in small boats, and even some boats caught fire, but they still rushed forward without hesitation.

For the pirates, they had long been ready for the day. I already knew the ending when I saw the Yellow Emperor appear. As soon as the Yellow Emperor appeared, the death knell had already sounded, and it was only a matter of time.

What they did, they knew very well, it was destined to be inescapable.

Soon, the ships on this dock raised their sails one after another, ready to fight to the death, even if they can't win, but they also have to make the eldest grandson uncomfortable, this is the pirate's philosophy of survival: if you are strong, you can survive, but I will definitely pull a piece of meat from your body when I am temporary.

Changsun Tang glanced at it, and there were about thirty ships of various sizes. The big ones are about the same as the logistics boats, and the small ones are basically fishing boats. Despite being enemies, Changsun still admired their courage to go to sea on such a boat.

But admiration is one thing, sending them to the sea is another, there is no contradiction in this.

The walls and gates that were originally used as defenses were now blocking the pirates' offensive routes. If you want to get out, you can only go through the walled gate, but the narrow walled gate can only allow one ship to pass through at the same time.

"Hit there, hit there, it's the gate of the wall." Changsun Tang's current duties are the same as those of the artillery observer, mainly to provide targets for artillery attacks and determine the landing point, because he has a telescope.

"Oops, to the left, a little to the right." A cannonball was fired and smashed into the wall, breaking the wall that was already on fire, but it did not hit the gate.

The wheeled gun was shaken back by the recoil, and the gunners quickly poured cold water on the barrel, and one gunner picked up the tool to clean the barrel and reached into the chamber, quickly removing the unburned gunpowder and impurities in the gunpowder.

The other man quickly filled the gunpowder bag prepared in advance into the barrel of the cannon, gently compacted it with a special wooden stick, and then stuffed the cannonball inside, and the other person had already prepared the cannon twist.

"Ready, ready." This is the voice of the artillery commander. This word is not very familiar, yes, this is naturally due to the eldest grandson.

"I didn't hit just now, I was slightly to the left, this time it's a little to the right, yes, it seems to be a little too much, okay, that's all." The eldest grandson commanded the members of this artillery crew.

At this most urgent moment of the war, Changsun Tang actually fired artillery here, do you feel a little surprised. In fact, this is the eldest grandson's own arrangement.

As far as the matter of fighting a war is concerned, Changsun Tang is self-aware. Although there are many classic examples of warfare, the matter of fighting a war is really a technical task. The reason why classic examples are classics is because they cannot be copied. If the eldest grandson is doing nonsense without knowing whether he is alive or dead, there will be a big mess.

Just like Zhao Kuo in the Battle of Changping, and Changsun Tang didn't think that his level could reach Zhao Kuo's. In fact, judging from the performance, Zhao Kuo already has the demeanor of becoming a generation of famous generals, but if you let a person who has never fought a war command a war related to the fortunes of the country, this in itself shows that King Zhao has a problem. If Zhao Kuo could train in the military camp for a few years, then he would definitely not appear in such a way.

Since Zhao Kuo, who is familiar with military books, has been defeated, Changsun Tang does not think that he has this talent. So together with the war, he handed over the command to Zhang Xingping, and he took the initiative to run here to be an artillery observer.

"Ready, put!" At the order of the eldest grandson, a shell once again rushed out of the muzzle and rushed into the distance.

It's just that this time I don't know if the amount of gunpowder is a little large, or the angle problem, the cannonball crossed the wall and fell into the sea, Changsun Tang just saw a huge wave, but the point of impact was invisible.

"Oh, it's a pity, this time it should be possible, maybe the amount of gunpowder is too much, this time it is a little less." The eldest grandson commanded, and the rest of the personnel were busy again.

"Oh, hit, hit." It was another artillery group that came with good news. Changsun Tang moved the telescope to look over, only to see a small fishing boat was directly hit, and the cannonball smashed a big hole in the bottom of the boat, and it was estimated that the ship would sink soon.

Putting away his careful thoughts, Changsun Tang continued to observe the situation on the battlefield. Four ships had already broken out of the wall, rushing towards the Yellow Emperor with no relentless progress.

This posture is exactly what the death squad looks like.

The pirates knew that there was basically no way out this time, and when people were cornered, they often burst out with unparalleled courage and indomitable momentum.

Sometimes, these unseen things can often determine the direction of things. (To be continued.) )