Chapter Fifty-Eight: No Forgiveness

Ke Dinghai's courage to collide head-on with a warship larger than his own warship was not out of a momentary bloody bravery. But it was the warships produced by the Longjiang Shipyard that gave him a lot of confidence.

When Ke Dinghai served in the Jinling Naval Division, his greatest hope was to be able to drive the warships produced by the Longjiang Shipyard. From beginning to end, his fleet consisted of only one 200-material Xiaolou ship produced by Longjiang Shipyard.

The materials used in the ships produced by Longjiang Shipyard are exquisite, and the wood is not like ordinary shipyards, which are used locally and preferentially. The timber used in the shipbuilding of Longjiang Shipyard is harvested from the prefectures and counties along the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the harvested timber is transported out of the deep mountains, floating down the Yangtze River, and intercepting the timber downstream for use.

This method of sourcing materials is extremely expensive, and the shipbuilding cycle is long, and the raw materials used by Longjiang Shipyard for shipbuilding alone sometimes take several years to build from collecting timber to drying timber to waxing, and the warships are also expensive. This is also one of the important reasons why the empire was unable to support the operation of the Longjiang shipyard after the weakening of the national power - the cost was too high.

However, the ship that has undergone the rigorous selection of materials and the intricate processes of skilled craftsmen is extremely solid!

Such a warship naturally gave Ke Dinghai great confidence, although the warship was small, Ke Dinghai had enough confidence to smash the enemy's ship into pieces!

"These crazy people! I don't know how to write dead words. Yan Puwei stood at the top of the two-thousand-material ship, looking down at the two-hundred-hundred-sized boat that was smashing into the Huang Clan's water camp fleet, with a look of disdain.

There is a huge disparity in the size of the ships, and these small boats ramming his big ships are tantamount to looking for death!

"Ke Dinghai and Wan Ming are enough bells! It's a man! He Tengxiao looked at Ke Dinghai leading the Yunguam fleet to change formation, and admired the majestic posture of breaking the waves and rushing forward.

Zhang Yuyang did not show much surprise that Ke Dinghai led the fleet to ram the fleet of the Huang Nationality Water Battalion, he was a native of Zhejiang and knew the quality of the warships produced by the Longjiang Shipyard very well. The warships of the Huang Nationality Water Camp were built by the Huangjia Wanghai Shipyard, which was established by the He family only ten years ago, specializing in building and repairing warships for the Huang family. The flagship of more than 2,000 materials in front of the Huang Clan Water Camp is the largest warship built by the Huangjia Wanghai Shipyard, representing the highest shipbuilding level of the Huangjia Shipyard.

Shipyards that can manufacture thousands of large ships in just ten years are rare in Dazhao. Wanghai Shipyard is one of the best shipyards in Liaodong and even in the north of the empire. However, Longjiang Shipyard is a century-old factory with a heritage of more than 200 years, and the technical level of shipbuilding is far behind the Wanghai Shipyard of the Huang family. Ke Dinghai can rely on the sophistication of the warship to make up for the lack of small warship.

"There is a huge disparity in strength, and I am afraid that the fleet of Yunguam Island is at risk of capsizing." He Shihu pinched a sweat for the Yunguam fleet, he was a military attache from the land war, and he knew a lot about infantry and cavalry combat, but he didn't know much about naval warfare.

"Second uncle, you and I are both laymen, let's just look at it." He Tengxiao smiled.

More than 150 brave sailors of the Yunguam fleet shouted loud trumpets and paddled forward vigorously, and their morale was high.

The water pawns of the Huang Clan Water Camp were a mixture of the Ming Zhou sailors brought by Yan Pu from Mingzhou and the sailors recruited in Liaodong. The local sailors in Liaodong had not experienced water battles and had no experience in water battles. And the Mingzhou sailors are not much better, the Mingzhou sailors had the experience of water wars when they suppressed the Japanese and the seamen, but this was ten years ago. After arriving at the Huang Clan's water camp, they said that what they did was to drive warships to show off their might in the waters of Liaodong.

The Huang Clan's water camp originally thought that their big ships would be able to scare off the small warships of the Yunguam fleet, but they didn't expect that these sailors of the Yunguam fleet would rush towards them without their lives. The sailors of the Huang Clan's water camp actually looked a little flustered at this critical time, and out of fear, the paddle sailors slowed down as if they did not obey the call.

"Quick! Rock the oars! Speed up the paddle! Yan Pu roared hysterically, they were headwinding, the speed was already slower than the speed of the opposing warship, and slowing down at this critical time was fatal. Once the speed slows down, at the moment when the two ships collide, the impact force of the other party will be greater than that of your own, which is a very fatal thing.

Under Yan Pu's reprimand, the fleet of the Huang Clan Water Camp finally accelerated, but it was too late, Ke Dinghai's building boat had already collided with the flagship building ship that Yan Pu said was riding, and then the rest of the building ships collided one after another.

Ships collide and huge waves are set off on the calm sea. At the moment when the two ships collided, the 2,000 Liulou ship that Yan Pu was riding was suddenly tilted by the huge inertia, and the waves hit the deck. Yan Pu stumbled to the ground, but fortunately he grabbed the railing so that he was not thrown off the watchtower when the boat suddenly tilted sideways.

The boat swayed from side to side to regain its balance, and after several violent shakes, the boat shook less and less, and finally regained its balance, and Yan Pu was able to stand firmly.

"My lord, the floor of the building ship has been shattered! Water in the bottom plate! A water pawn of the Huang Clan's water camp staggered to Yan Pu, looking panicked.

"What?" Yan Pu's eyes widened, and he poked his head out to look incredulously at the warship that crashed into the other party, but the warship of the Yunguam fleet acted as if nothing had happened.

Yan Pu's heart sank: the hull of the other party's ship was so strong, could it be that the other party's warship was purchased from the Longjiang Shipyard? After such a fierce collision, the ship was unharmed, and before that, Yan Pu had only seen the warship built by the Longjiang Shipyard smash the Japanese ship to pieces.

The bad news came to Yan Pu's ears one after another, and the five warships that were hit were all damaged to varying degrees, and six of the nine watertight compartments in the bilge of one of the warships had already entered the water, and the sea water was pouring in instantly, and the ships were slowly sinking to the bottom of the sea. The other four ships were in slightly better condition, with only two or three watertight compartments smashed into the water, and the boats were still able to move normally.

The ship sent a red horse boat to the sunken sea falcon boat, which was originally a small boat used for reconnaissance, but at this time it was used as a lifeboat to rescue the sailors on the sunken ship.

"Whoever offends me on the Sea of Guam! No mercy! Ke Dinghai held the Pu knife in his hand, stood on the deck of the ship, and shouted.

More than 150 Yunguam sailors shouted with swords: "There is no forgiveness for killing!" No mercy! ”

The shouting made the water guards of the Huang Clan's water camp panic in their hearts.

"My lord, what should I do! Kill them? "A thousand-household official of the Huang Clan's water camp asked Yan Pu.

"Kill you ball!" Yan Pu gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't it embarrassing enough?!" Remove! Return! ”

One ship was hit and sunk, four ships were injured to varying degrees, and the sailors of the Huang Clan's water camp were already panicked, where did they still have the courage to fight? Moreover, the Yunguam fleet also belongs to the sailors of Da Zhao, and it is not a sea coward and a coward who can be killed freely. The Yunguam fleet is the fleet of the He family, and it is not easy to explain to Huang Yongtao at this time, Yan Pu set sail this time on the orders of Huang Yongtao to investigate the reality of Yunguam and deter Yunguam, and there is no intention of going to war.

The drums sounded again, and unlike the last time, this time the drums were dull and long—it was the order for the fleet to retreat and return. In the midst of this dull drum beat, the warship of the Huang Clan Water Camp left Yunguam Island in disarray and returned, leaving a lone sea falcon ship to slowly sink to the bottom of the sea in the afterglow of the setting sun

The sailors of the Yunguam fleet stood on the deck and watched the Huang Clan's water camp go away in embarrassment, cheering happily. Ke Dinghai stood at the bow of the ship, and the corners of his mouth raised lightly: "Lord Qianhu, we are not waste. ”

Not far away, the soldiers and civilians standing on the docks of Yunguam Island were boiling, proud of the arrival of the fleet defending them. The merchants of Gaizhou are the happiest, and they can do business on this small island with confidence.

"Tell Ke Dinghai that they are not waste, and I will allow them to stay!" He Tengxiao stroked his palm and said, "Second uncle, wait for a letter of resignation with me, inform Wu Angong of this matter, and make a military registration for the sailors on Yunguan Island!" Oh, and I need the official body of two hundred households. ”

Zhang Yuyang couldn't help laughing, but just muttered: "It's too much!" ”

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