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With a roar of Franco's cannon, iron bullets weighing several pounds erupted from the barrel, cutting a relatively straight fiery red trajectory across the sea, and in an instant it fell into the sea not far in front of the turtle ship, stirring up a column of water that soared into the sky. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Hey! Didn't hit! The sailors sighed and hurriedly began to reload their ammunition in preparation for the next shot.

"Hey, don't you guys calibrate?" Zhu Youzhen said urgently, "Also, the cannon body is placed so flat, it is basically a flat shot, how far can this be hit?" ”

Zheng Sen and his subordinates looked at each other, and they couldn't understand what Zhu Youzhen was saying at all. It took a long time for Zhu Youzhen to figure it out: it turned out that they had been sailors for several years and had participated in several naval battles, but they didn't know how to calibrate artillery at all.

Moreover, the shipborne artillery of this era had great limitations compared with the artillery used to defend the city. When defending the city, the artillery is mounted on the gun carriage, which can adjust the direction and angle of the shot, and it is relatively easy to calibrate; But the ship's guns were fixed on the side of the ship and could not be moved at all.

If you want to hit an enemy ship, you must shoot flat at a very close distance; Moreover, the sailor in charge of the ship must keep the side of the ship aimed at the enemy ship at all times, otherwise the enemy ship will not be able to hit if it moves slightly and is out of the range of artillery fire. This undoubtedly required a very good cooperation between the captain, helmsman, sailer and gunner, and this did not take into account the wind and waves of the sea.

Therefore, it is many times more difficult to conduct artillery battles at sea than land battles, which is one of the reasons why the Korean naval divisions and Japanese invaders only use bird guns and cold weapons, but do not use artillery.

And the turtle boat on the opposite side saw the lucky boat firing, and it suddenly accelerated its paddle speed. This is the estuary where the Datong River flows into Guangliang Bay, and the wind and waves at sea are not very large, which is just suitable for a paddle boat like a turtle boat. The distance between the two sides is rapidly approaching, and if it continues like this, it will soon be within range of the opponent's birds. At a relatively short distance, of course, the accuracy of the bird gun is much higher than that of the artillery, and then Fukufune will suffer a big loss.

Fortunately, Zhu Youzhen was on the boat, and he, Sun Yuanhua's apprentice, was not in vain. He immediately asked for a pen and paper, and ordered someone to measure the angle of the artillery and calculate the number of yuan to be fired. After knowing this, he yelled at Zheng Sen: "You listen to my orders to control the advance and retreat of the ship, and report the distance to the enemy ship to me at any time, and you must not let the turtle ship get within a hundred steps!" The gunner directly listens to my orders, fills strictly according to the amount of medicine I say, and I will let you send it again! Now turn left! ”

"Obey!" Although Zheng Sen is not very old, he is experienced in controlling sea vessels. He took the helm himself, and ordered his most capable sailors to raise and lower their sails frequently at his commands. Although the sea breeze was not strong, the lucky boat was under his control, and it flexibly slanted to the left, and opened up about 150 paces away from the turtle boat that rushed to the front.

Zhu You saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and shouted: "Starboard No. 1 gun, release!" ”

There were only six Franc cannons on this ship, three on the left and right sides. In order to facilitate his command, Zhu Youzhen numbered several cannons in the order from bow to stern. The gunner of the No. 1 cannon hurriedly lit the fire rope when he heard the order, and after a few seconds, the cannon roared suddenly, and the huge recoil caused the hull of the Fubune to shake a lot.

Looking at the turtle boat on the other side, it's more than just rocking. The cannonball smashed straight into the bulging iron armor as if it had eyes. That red-hot iron bump didn't matter what kind of turtle king eight shells were underneath, and it directly penetrated it with huge kinetic energy. There was a terrible scream when the turtle boat boarded, and all the soldiers hiding under the iron armor were swept to the point by the cannonballs, and all their bones were broken, and it was miserable.

It's a pity that this shell is still only a solid shell, not the kind of hollow bullet that Zhu Youzhen hoped would explode. Otherwise, as long as one shot hits, the space under the "turtle shell" is very narrow, and all the people inside will be reimbursed.

Seeing that a shot hit the enemy ship, the sailors on the ship cheered. They have fired many cannons in naval battles in the past, but the hit rate is extremely low, and it is very good to be able to hit one shot with dozens of shots. But under the command of Zhu Youzhen, the first shot hit solidly, how could it not be a morale boost?

However, although the turtle ship was hit, the speed of the ship did not decrease, and it still approached the ship quickly. Originally, the structure of the turtle boat was two floors, the upper deck was for the fighters and the lower deck was for the oars, and the two floors were not connected to each other. So the cannonballs were eaten above, but the oarsmen below were not affected.

Seeing this, Zhu Youzhen gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! It seems that this cannonball tastes good, they haven't tasted enough yet! Zheng Sen, continue to make a sharp turn to the left, and the No. 3 gun on the port side is ready ~~~ put! ”

The sailors on the Fu ship can rest assured now, anyway, they just need to obey Zhu Youzhen's orders and light the fuse on time. Several Furlong cannons roared in turn, and finally hit the dead turtle ship again.

The cannon was a very tricky one, hitting the turtle boat below the waterline. Although the turtle boat was covered with iron sheets on its wooden hull, it was to reduce the damage of firearms, and it was still bare wood below the waterline. The shell slammed into it, and immediately pierced a two-foot-square hole in the ship's gang. The sea poured into it in a torrent, which was exactly the cabin of the oarsmen, and the seventy were at once mercilessly swallowed by the cold water.

The power of the turtle boat mainly comes from the oars, and as soon as the oarsman dies, the hull loses control and immediately spins on the surface of the sea.

However, before the sailors on board could cheer, other ships were already surrounded from all sides. Led by another turtle boat, all the ships fired at the ship. Of course, the Fu boat also fired back frequently, and for a time the sound of guns and cannons on the sea was loud, and the yellow-white gunpowder smoke filled the sky over the mouth of the river.

This time, it was Fukufune who suffered. Like the Furlong guns on land, these guns suffered from slow reloading and slow rate of fire. And the number was so small that in the end the barrels of the guns were red, and the sailors poured water on the guns to cool down, and the water immediately turned into white smoke. In this case, no more artillery can be fired, otherwise there will be a danger of exploding.

And after the enemy ship has gone through a round of bird salvo, it will take at least two or three minutes to reload. Taking advantage of this gap, Zhu Youzhen took stock of his own losses and found that the sailors and Li Yunhao's men on the Fu ship suffered heavy casualties, at least more than ten people were killed, and the rest were forced to hide behind the boat gang, not even daring to raise their heads.

At the same time, the enemy ships also lined up in a horizontal row in the direction of the Fuku's advance, completely blocking the way. Due to the large size of the Fufune, it is impossible to turn it around.

As soon as he saw his subordinates bleeding and sacrificed, Zhu Youzhen's bloodiness was completely stimulated. He didn't care about his leg injury, gritted his teeth and stood up, and shouted at Zheng Sen: "Take advantage of the enemy's bird gun to reload, and hit me directly!" ”