Chapter 247: The Battle of Penghu (2)

Hearing Shi Shibiao ask about the specific situation of the Great Luzon fleet, all the generals turned their eyes to He Jun, the chief soldier of Kinmen, and He Jun groaned a little before bowing down and saying: "Yu Junmen, the Guangdong Navy Division has not sent an official battle report, but the former Qianhu under the new Macao Coastal Defense Tongzhi Department witnessed the battle of Wanshan Islands with his own eyes, and wrote a private letter to remind the general, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the Fujian Navy Division, and his subordinates know very well.

In the first battle of the Wanshan Islands, the defeat of the Guangdong naval division can be called tragic, their large and small warships charged horizontally, trying to get closer, and the gangs jumped to fight, but the artillery of the Greater Luzon Fleet was intensive, and it opened artillery bombardment at a distance of 100 zhang, and within 100 zhang, it was like a shower, and the large and small shells flew sideways, and there was no way to dodge at all, and the warships of the Guangdong Naval Division could not get close to the Great Luzon Fleet at all, and most of them were sunk 50 zhang away, and few could enter within 50 zhang.

Most of the warships were sunk or destroyed, and countless sailors fell into the water, all of whom were shot and killed by the firecrackers on the battleships of the Great Luzon, and the Great Luzon fleet seemed to have no intention of staying and took advantage of the situation to cover up the attack on Lantau Island, and when it saw a fort, it turned north.

In this battle, the ships of the Guangdong Navy Division lost at least sixty percent, and the casualties of the soldiers were about 2,000.

The Greater Luzon fleet had six warships of more than 3,000 materials, 12 warships of more than 2,000 materials, and 17 warships of about 1,000 materials. Large and small artillery, at least more than one thousand fifteen hundred. ”

Although he had been mentally prepared, Shi Shibiao was still heartbroken when he heard it, many of the generals of the Guangdong Navy Division were raised by him, but he did not expect to lose so miserably, the size of the Greater Luzon fleet and the number of artillery, also made him feel cold, more than 1,500 guns, it seems that there is no chance of winning in a head-to-head battle, and he still can't escape the one-sided situation.

Soon, Shi Shibiao calmed down and asked, "Speed, how is the speed of the Great Luzon fleet?" ”

He Jun, the chief soldier of Kinmen, bowed and replied: "The speed of the battleships of the other side is extremely fast, and the large warships are slightly slower, but they are also much faster than the rushing ships, double-canopy ships and bluffing ships of our naval division, and they can be compared with the sentry ships. ”

Shi Shibiao nodded, this battle head-to-head can't be fought at all, these days, he has been thinking about how to deal with it all the way, and he has come up with a way to deal with several possible situations, and he groaned slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "The Great Luzon fleet has huge warships, dense artillery, and fast ship speed, on the other hand, our naval division, the ship is sparsely artillery, and the speed of the ship is slow, and it is very unwise to fight head-to-head, once defeated, it will face the tragic situation of the annihilation of the whole army."

Since the Great Luzon Fleet wants to occupy Taiwan, it will be a battle for the survival of our Fujian sailors, and I hope that everyone can work together and serve their lives desperately.

The only way to fight this battle is to attack by fire, but also to surprise attack, it is best to attack at night, in order to be effective, otherwise the opponent's artillery is intensive, and the fireships can not get close at all, at present, Penghu has suffered four or five days of attack, the situation is critical, but the Great Luzon fleet gathered in Penghu, it is also an excellent fighter.

There is no time to prepare a fireboat, but a fire attack does not necessarily have to be a fireboat, and the good swimmers carry bamboo tubes filled with fire oil and swim in the water at night to attack, which can also achieve the effect. Do you have any objections? ”

As soon as they heard this method, everyone was greatly impressed, this method suffered the least loss, the greatest result, and set fire to the enemy ships in the water at night, not only hidden, but also invincible, at that moment, the military general in the hall immediately got up, bowed and saluted: "Please give the order of the military gate"

Shi Shibiao got up and said solemnly: "At present, there are two possibilities, one is the loss of Penghu. Second, Penghu is still insisting. Whatever the possibility, the Greater Luzon fleet should have gathered near the port of Mamiya.

The Governor ordered: In the vicinity of Xiamen, each town, standard battalion, association, cooperative battalion, and sub-defense battalion under the jurisdiction of the Fujian Navy Division shall dispatch 10 to 20 good swimmers, each of whom must carry a bamboo tube filled with fire oil.

Tongshan General Soldier Wang Yang, led the department from the west side of the trench straight into Niuxin Bay,

He Jun, the general soldier of Kinmen, led his troops to enter Jilongyu and Sijiao Mountain from the east bank.

The governor led Haitan Town and Zhangzhou Town to enter the center.

It's March, not only tailwind, but also windy, all the generals, all the fast boats, must arrive at the designated places in Penghu at dark tomorrow, at midnight, on time. ”

"The last general respects the order", and the generals received the order with a bang.

Shi Shibiao said: "In addition, I want to tell you a good news, the fourteenth prince and the thirteenth prince have led twenty-five new warships of the navy to help in the war, and they will arrive in Xiamen tomorrow, and the task of pursuing the remnants of the enemy will be handed over to the navy." ”

When they heard that the navy had 25 new warships to help in the battle, all the generals were very excited when they boarded, and most of the navy's Western warships they had seen with their own eyes, and their speed and artillery configuration were in no way inferior to the small warships of the Great Luzon fleet. With naval containment, they at least have no worries.

As soon as the meeting ended, the generals were busy going back to arrange, but Shi Shibiao stopped He Jun, the chief soldier of Kinmen, and said: "Early tomorrow morning, let your deputy general bring a few clippers who are familiar with the terrain of Penghu to meet the navy of the Fourteenth Master, and take them directly from the north to Penghu. ”

He Jun said worriedly: "The military gate is not worried about their safety? ”

Shi Shibiao said with a smile: "They are fast, they can't win, they will naturally run away, besides, this first merit should also be left to the two masters, the navy is far away to help in the war, and they have to be given the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, once the night attack is fired, where is the chance of the navy?" ”

"That's right." He Jun nodded, but asked again: "Junmen, why do you say that the Great Luzon fleet knows to attack Penghu as soon as it comes?" And they're not Dutch? ”

"It's not surprising." Shi Shibiao smiled and said: "The Great Luzon Fleet is a Spaniard, as early as the former Ming Dynasty, Spain once invaded the eastern and northern parts of Taiwan, and after more than 20 years, it was driven away by the Dutch, they naturally know the importance of Penghu, a strategic point, fortunately, they don't know about the port of Dagou, otherwise, they would have taken the stage a long time ago." ”

Penghu, outside the port of Magong.

Early in the morning, Angel led the fleet to Mazu Ao Port to check the terrain, and looked at it with a telescope for a while, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, the defense of this Magong Port can be called a must, there are forts on both sides of the port, and where small boats can land, low walls and other defense facilities are built, and the defense can be described as scattered. In addition, the port is not open, and there are not several warships in parallel at all, so it is really an easy place to defend and difficult to attack.

After a while, Angel ordered: "Send two battleships to test the firepower, and let the six main battleships suppress and clear the batteries on both sides." ”

When the two auxiliary ships cautiously sailed into the harbor, the artillery battery built by the Dutch on the tail of the wind cabinet was the first to sound the sound of cannons, and at the same time, the Mazu Island Fort also sounded the sound of cannons, and the fierce artillery battle began.

Hearing the continuous roar of artillery, Angel couldn't help but jump in his heart, raised his binoculars to look at it in detail for a while, and couldn't help muttering, "Damn Dutchman" There are more than 20 guns in this fort converted from a Dutch castle alone. There are also many gun emplacements in the Mazu Island Fort.

The two auxiliary ships that tested the firepower were quickly hit and retreated in embarrassment, and dozens of heavy guns on the main Spanish battleships immediately launched a counterattack, and for a time, the sound of guns in the port of Magong shook the sky, and the huge cannonballs that were eye-catching to the naked eye roared back and forth in the air, and the batteries on both sides of the strait and the harbor fleet rained down when they landed.

Because of the distance, the accuracy of the guns on both sides was very poor, but under the cluster attack, shells still hit the batteries from time to time, and several Spanish capital ships were also damaged to varying degrees.

Angel observed for a while, and found that the gun positions of the batteries on the left bank were obviously small, so he ordered again, "Concentrate all the heavy artillery to clear this battery on the left bank, destroy all the low walls along the left bank, and then send small boats to land from the left bank." ”

In Magong Port, Vice Admiral Zhang Jin held a telescope and closely watched every move of the Spanish fleet, and when he saw that they shifted their focus to the Mazu Yu Fort, he couldn't help but scold, "Sa's mother, these Westerners are thieves." After scolding, he ordered loudly: "Tang Tianjun, take your left battalion to reinforce Mazu Island for Lao Tzu, those foreign devils want to go ashore from Mazu Island." Even if the left battalion is wiped out, foreign devils can't be allowed to go ashore from there."

The naval fleet led by Yinzhen hurried day and night, and met Chang Fugui, the deputy general sent by the Kinmen General Army, in the middle of the morning, in the sea off Kinmen Island, and heard that Shi Shibiao actually planned to use his soldiers to swim in the water at night to carry out a fire attack, Yinzhen couldn't help but secretly praise, this method is really good, but how can you let the navy practice first.

For the terrain of Penghu, Yinzhen can be described as ignorant, but he also roughly knows that the terrain of Penghu is treacherous, and his navy is fighting hard with the Spanish fleet in a narrow place, which is extremely unwise, and these students on the battleship are the seeds of the future navy, and he is reluctant to use them as cannon fodder.

After a little hesitation, he asked: "Naval operations need open sea areas, and there must be enough room for detours. Ignore Shi Junmen's orders. ”

Chang Fugui naturally understood who was big and who was small, so he smiled and said: "Then naturally enter from the south, and the waterway is much wider." ”

Yinzhen nodded and said, "Then you will lead the way, enter Penghu from the south, and you will divide the sailors who are familiar with the terrain to the warships of the navy in front, and we will overtake your military gate." ”

After continuing to set sail, Yinzhen continued to ask: "How far is this place from Penghu?" ”

"It's not far, but it's a hundred and fifty miles, and the clipper boat is downwind, and it can be reached in one day." Chang Fugui hurriedly replied with a smile: "The prince's battleship is faster than the clipper, and it will definitely arrive before dark." ”

"Arrive before dark?" Yinxiang frowned, and couldn't help but say: "At night, the Fujian sailors will start a fire attack, so won't we run for nothing?" You can't expect the navy to fight at night, right? ”

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