Chapter 248: Whale Sea Naval Battle

"Your Excellency, the fleet replenishment was completed last night. All the warships have been replenished with ammunition and food, and they are ready to set off at any time. Joining the army asked Li Zhao for instructions.

"Okay, order all ships to set off immediately and prepare to leave the port, targeting the port of Cheongjin and the port of Najin, the Goguryeo naval division!" Li Zhao immediately ordered.

"Yes!" The Joiner replied loudly, turning to convey the latest orders to the fleets. After the completion of the rectification in Vladivostok in the past few days, the main force of the First Fleet is preparing to take the initiative to attack and destroy the Goguryeo naval division, so as to completely remove the threat of Vladivostok on the sea surface and lay a solid foundation for future operations.

The ports of Cheongjin and Najin are newly built port cities in Goguryeo and are also the stations of the Goguryeo naval divisions. Under the influence of the Great Jin Dynasty in recent years, Goguryeo not only strengthened the strength of its own naval divisions, but also paid more attention to the construction of ports to meet the increasing volume of overseas trade transactions every year.

In the morning, at midnight, the First Fleet of the Dajin Navy left Vladivostok and sailed towards Luojin Bay. From the port of Vladivostok to the southwest more than 60 nautical miles, you will enter the Rajin Bay. Since the Great Jin began to enter the Whale Sea, this sea area has become the back garden of the Great Jin, and the forces on both Goguryeo and Wa Island have been blocked by the Great Jin Navy.

The main task of the navy's southward operation. It was to destroy Goguryeo's maritime power and create an opportunity for the encirclement and annihilation of Goguryeo on land. The port of Rajin was just over sixty nautical miles from Vladivostok, and the First Fleet sailed at a speed of 6 knots. It also took almost ten hours to arrive.

At present, the Goguryeo Navy Division has a total of nearly 300 ships of various kinds, including 20 large ships with a tonnage of more than 500 tons. The main weapons of water warfare are mainly bows and arrows and stone cannons, and the main warships of the First Fleet led by Li Zhao are large ships with a displacement of 1,000 tons, and most of the 150 warships are large sea ships of more than 500 tons, with strong hulls, six times that of Goryeo warships, and the weapons of the Jin army are a little richer, in addition to bows and arrows, they are also equipped with muskets and artillery.

Li Zhao, standing on the deck of the flagship '101' Fu ship, looked at the rough sea. He wasn't actually worried about a decisive battle at sea between the First Fleet and the Goguryeo Naval Division. But they were not afraid that the Goguryeo people would cower in the port, but they were afraid that the other party would be broken into pieces and flee without a trace. After all, the main task of the Great Jin Navy was not to encircle and suppress the Goguryeo naval division, but to ensure the logistical supply of the Vladivostok army.

"Don't worry, my lord, when we leave. Didn't our scouts say that the Goguryeo people were arming up for war? Joining the army saw Li Zhao's worries. I couldn't help but say comfortingly.

"Hmm!" Li Zhao nodded. He only hoped that when the First Fleet arrived at the port of Najin, the Goguryeo people would have the courage to go to sea again. Fight with the First Fleet of the Great Jin Navy. At the same time, the Goguryeo naval division also strengthened the combat readiness in the Luojin Bay area, with the purpose of guarding against the Great Jin Navy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the navy of the Great Jin has arrived in the northern port, and it is expected that they will arrive here in the near future. Just in case, the king ordered our Goguryeo sailors to set off immediately and prepare for a decisive battle with the Jin people. We have to let the Jin people know that the Goguryeo sailors are by no means cowards! ”

The generals of the Goguryeo Navy Division were doing pre-war mobilization, and Choi Bi was standing among the Goguryeo generals, his mood was very complicated, he did not expect that one day he would fight against his mother country as a general of the enemy country. In his heart, Cui Yu tasted Li Ling in the Western Han Dynasty.

On the morning of the second day, the First Fleet of the Great Jin Dynasty entered Najin Bay, which was only ten nautical miles away from the eastern seaport of Goguryeo. The detachment sent by the Goguryeo Navy Division also discovered the traces of the First Fleet. Suddenly, the two major ports of Cheongjin Port and Najin Port became lively, and the Goguryeo naval divisions stationed in the ports were dispatched one after another, preparing to meet the Dajin Navy.

At midnight, the First Fleet was fully prepared for battle, and the guns of each ship had already faded from their armor and pointed obliquely at the sky with their hideous muzzles.

"Increase your speed to eight knots, turn right ninety degrees, and prepare to force the T-shape!" Li Zhao gave the order, and all the giant Fu ships in the native fleet of the Great Jin Dynasty immediately formed a battle line and began to turn.

The main battleship of the Dajin native fleet immediately picked up speed and began to turn the rudder and turn to the right. The main guns on the battleship were already aimed at the approaching Goguryeo naval division.

"Damn, the Jin people take the lead, accelerate, accelerate quickly! Be sure to attack before the Jin army is in position, and tell the captains that they must be close to the battle. "Cui Yu is worthy of being a former family, he is not from the orthodox navy, but he has studied the Great Jin Dynasty over the years, and he knows the strengths of the Great Jin Navy.

A quarter of an hour later, the local fleet of the Great Jin Dynasty forcibly occupied the T-shaped, and the battle line composed of thirty thousand-ton giant Fuchuan warships sailed southwest in front of the Goguryeo naval division, and the distance between the two sides was less than five nautical miles.

"Target enemy flagship, fire!" The commander of the battleship '102' was the first to give the order to open fire. A total of ten 32-pound ship-borne heavy guns were mounted on the '102' Fuchuan battleship, and I saw that a ball of orange-red flames erupted from the muzzle, and six solid shells weighing more than 30 catties smashed towards the 'Goguryeo', the flagship of the Goguryeo naval division.

"Boom! Rumble! "The shells fell into the sea two or three hundred meters away from the battleship 'Goguryeo,' splashing up columns of water that rushed to the sky. Immediately afterwards, the "103", "104", "111", "130" and other Fubune battleships followed closely and opened fire, all targeting the flagship of the Goguryeo naval division, the "Goguryeo". In the era of sail battleships, it was very important to seize the T-shaped prefix, and since the navy succeeded in seizing it, it was necessary to take the opportunity to severely damage or destroy the Goguryeo naval division.

"Hell! The Jin people were able to fire at such a distance, although it was not so accurate, but the other party had a huge advantage, how could this battle be fought? Cui Yu was secretly surprised in his heart.

The firing range of the naval guns of the Great Jin Navy can also reach thousands of meters, although at this distance, they are already inaccurate, and if they want to hit the warships of the National Navy, even if they are blessed by the Great Heavenly Venerable, it is very impossible. But it can definitely deter the enemy army and hit the morale of the enemy army.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "More and more dense shells began to attack the Goguryeo naval division, and as the distance got closer, the accuracy became more and more accurate. Many flowering bombs also landed on the 'Goguryeo' and exploded, killing many Goguryeo people. At the same time, around the battleships of the Goguryeo naval division, tall water columns rose one after another.

"Keep getting closer, get ready to fight back!" Cui Yu had no choice but to order at this time. If you continue to be pressed and beaten by the Great Jin Navy at such a distance, under the blow of so many artillery. It won't be long before the Goguryeo sailors will be completely buried in the sea.

The 'Goguryeo', which had been given special care, had already ignited a fire at this time, and if the flagship was sunk in the naval battle, it would not only be a matter of missing one warship, but would also have a very big impact on the morale of its own side.

In fact, after the start of the naval battle, the morale of the Goguryeo sailors under the passive beating was in a rapid decline. Looking at the 'Goguryeo' shrouded in bullets, the soldiers of the Goguryeo Naval Division were filled with fear. This gap in technique and tactics cannot be bridged by the courage of flesh and blood.

Especially for the Goguryeo sailors, they have been under passive beating since the start of the war. Originally, the Goguryeo people thought that it would be an evenly matched battle, but judging from the current situation, they are simply the target of the ravage!

In order to avoid the shelling of the Great Jin Navy, the Goguryeo naval division began to turn constantly and accelerate. What a pity! The Great Jin Navy always occupied the battle line. Moreover, the shelling is becoming more and more accurate, and if it continues like this, the Goguryeo naval division will really be finished.

"Order, all turn to the right, hurry up and get out of contact with the Great Jin Navy!" In the end, Cui Yu had no choice but to give the order to retreat. Since you can't beat the other party, then simply distance the two sides to avoid being beaten passively now.

"Humph! Want to run at this time? Order: Each detachment fights on its own, and must not let go of any warship! In the face of the Goguryeo movement, Li Zhao quickly changed his deployment.

After the detachments of the First Fleet received the order, the three major detachments quickly turned their ships around and drew three graceful arcs on the sea, thinking that the Goguryeo sailors would chase after them. In particular, those cruisers of two or three hundred tons succeeded in catching up with the Goguryeo naval division who wanted to escape with their huge speed advantage.

At noon, a fierce naval battle broke out again, and the target of the First Fleet's shelling was still the 'Goguryeo'. This time, the 'Goguryeo' was finally doomed, and after the naval battle began, a 32-pound cannon shell from the '102' Fu ship directly hit the main deck of the 'Goguryeo'.

The deck of the 'Goguryeo' was so weak that the shell easily pierced the entire hull and blew a huge hole at the same time. Immediately the sea water poured in through the hole, and the 'Goguryeo', which was moving at high speed, immediately dropped anchor in the sea. The 'Goguryeo', which stopped on the sea, was completely blinded at this time, standing alone on the sea, and suddenly became the target of the Dajin Navy's key attack.

Faced with the situation of certain death, Goguryeo was also aroused by the spirit of blood and bravery, and began to fight back. It's just that their counterattack is really not flattering, and the bows and arrows and stones they shot fell on the sea one after another, and the bullet point was hundreds of meters away from the Great Jin fleet. It did not pose any threat to the warships of the Great Jin Navy.

After the two pillars of incense, a new round of salvo fire from the main battleships of the First Fleet, more than 80 percent of the shells directly hit the main body of the 'Goguryeo', and the solid shells easily penetrated the deck of the 'Goguryeo', and the flowering shells wantonly slaughtered the Goguryeo sailors above. (To be continued......)