Chapter 58: The Problem

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" ....... above the silent sea, there was a sudden loud bang, cannonballs

Smash into the water and set off countless huge waves

The ships opposite the British merchant ships are the warships of the Fujian Navy led by Kong Youde and Mao Youjian, and their artillery, there can be nearly twenty guns on the big ship, and there are four or five on the small boat, all the warships are tied together, and there are not as many guns on the four big ships of the other side Moreover, in terms of range, the artillery produced by the Ming Dynasty can compare with the artillery of the British, so to speak, the four large sea ships have not yet entered the range of the Ming warship, and they have become the target of the other party

Fortunately, the warships of the Fujian Navy Division have just entered the range of the British warships, and the shelling of this row of the British is just a temptation, if you see that the situation is not right, run away quickly, and forget it, people are in a hurry to do business, and they have no time to entangle with you

However, Kong Youde is used to crisscrossing the Yellow Sea, he has always beaten people, and he has never been beaten, plus today he returned to the coastal areas of Fujian to do business, and when he set off, he told his soldiers and horses that this time he came out to raise money, and if he was defeated and retreated, how could he still have the face to command the whole army in the future

Therefore, even though Brother Kong saw that the other party's strength was not weak, he still gave the order that the whole army continued to advance and told the brothers around him that as long as the merchant ships were snatched, all the brothers who participated in the war would each have at least fifty taels of silver

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, don't look at this group of Fujian soldiers is the first time to do pirate work, but I thought in my heart, meeting such a general, it is really a blessing for everyone, if you can come out to rob like pirates in the future, it is not above board, a few trips down, it is enough for the whole family to snack for a lifetime So, one by one on the ship to make loud noise, increase morale, continue to charge forward and wait for the opponent's ship, into their own range, so that they can fire back

George, the captain of the British merchant ship, saw that the fleet coming from the opposite side did not retreat but advanced, and when he boarded, he determined that this was a pirate who had come to rob his goods, and he scolded loudly, "What Zheng Zhilong's peace flag, there is a fart, and there will be pirates to rob it at that time!" I also saw it, this year, I have to rely on myself to shoot everything for me, fight to the death, and let these pirates see how powerful my British warship is! ”

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" ……

After George's order, the British warships fired even more cannons to death, firing shells at the warships of the Fujian Naval Division

"Bang!" In the dark night, the deck of a warship was directly smashed, should I say it or not, this British cannon is powerful, a shot down, the deck was smashed, not to mention, even the bottom of the ship was almost broken

And that's not all, a small warship was hit on the gang by a cannon, and the warship was almost overturned, and the huge hole caused the sea to keep pouring in

Then, the mast of another warship was broken, and it was difficult to move forward for a while, so it could only spin on the sea

After three rounds of shelling, although the Fujian warships were also close to the range of their own guns, four warships were already paralyzed, and two of them were slowly sinking

Kong Youde is very good at understanding tonight, and then he feels that the past deeds on the surface of the Yellow Sea are all small scenes, and his own fleet, if he encounters such a master, it is estimated that he will not know who will rob whom

"Fire! Fire! "But Kong Youde is a ruthless stubble after all, there is a momentum that is not afraid of death, no matter how powerful the other party is, but after all, there are few people and few ships, if you can't beat one, how can you see people in the future, Lao Tzu fights with you, even if you die, you have to bite you hard

The naval warships also began to fire artillery, and the two sides launched artillery bombardment on the sea, and in the dark night, both sides fought in no order, just set up a confrontation to see who could subdue whom

Naval warfare, compared with land warfare, in terms of skills, there is a big gap between the so-called naval warfare tactics, there are also some formations, the commander's mastery of the battle situation, but in the final analysis, the fight is strength, this year has begun to play with artillery bombardment, like the kind of war that burned Chibi, it is estimated that it will never be staged again, and who will be stupid to connect the ship

The two sides are attacking with horizontal artillery, how many cannons are on the British battleship, the caliber of the artillery is large, it is an advantage, and there is another point, the British warship is also bigger, you hit him with a cannon, it is not a big deal, but if he hits you with a cannon, you have to hurt hard

Several rows of artillery bombardment came down one after another, and two British warships ate a total of three cannons, and the shells smashed on the piercing, which barely shattered the deck, and no other damage was caused

Kong Youde's side is a little miserable, and there are three warships in the cannon, two of which were leaked, and the other one has also lost its combat effectiveness on the sea, other ships want to rescue, it is really not easy, most of them rely on the people who put on them to plug the leakage, but the helpless thing is that the British shells are a little bigger, and the opening is really difficult to plug, and it is even more unfortunate that this place has not been blocked, and there are other places with heavy artillery, so to speak, the warships of the naval division, large, can bear up to three cannons, hit at the critical point, and it will be over at once; The small one has two shots at most, but in fact, if you take one shot, you won't be saved

Just now, two were injured, two were sinking, and now one is injured, two are slowly sinking fifteen warships, it didn't take half an hour, they were broken in half, and the four warships of the other side had nothing to do, how could this battle be fought

Mao Youjian and Kong Youde are not on the same ship, the two of them are sitting on a large warship, seeing this situation, Mao Youjian really didn't dare to continue fighting, so go on, but after a while, all the warships have to be reimbursed, and it is estimated that even his uncle and nephew have to get in

But the commander-in-chief is Kong Youde, Mao Youjian didn't dare to give the order to retreat, so he had to stare at Kong Youde's flagship vigorously, to see what he did If Kong Youde is red-eyed, then he can't care about anything else, seeing that the other party's warship has nothing to do, and his own warship is damaged, how can he not be red-eyed This time it is not a matter of face, but how to explain to Lord Yue after going back

Yue Su let his uncle and nephew take charge of the water division, and it is better for you two to send troops without a military order, and it is also a robbery

It's easy to say no matter how you win, but if you lose this battle, you will suffer heavy damage, and after you go back, you will say to Dali, but you have to lead the army

Kong Youde was anxious, he wanted to retreat but couldn't retreat, he couldn't enter if he wanted to, and when he was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard a loud "bang", his warship shook a few times, Kong Youde was unstable and fell to the ground

He hurriedly got up, turned his head to look, and wanted to see what was going on, that is, when he just got up, he heard a soldier shout loudly: "General, it's not good! The ship's side was shattered! "The side of the ship was broken, and the sea water could not be poured into it, and for a while, the officers and soldiers on the ship could not be blocked, and they immediately made a mess, and even Kong Youde was a little stunned, and shouted repeatedly: "Quickly plug the leakage, send the flag, and let other warships come to the rescue"

You know, if the boat is leaked, you can't run away if you want to turn around and escape

In this sea battle, who can spare the effort to save you, the few warships that were missed before, are still there to be self-reliant, some warships, seeing Kong Youde's warship accident, plus the British warship is so violent, it can't take care of anything, turn around and run, one of them runs, and the remaining few follow and run

Anyone can run, no one can go to the rescue of Kong Youde, but Mao Youjian will never let him order loudly, ordering the warship to approach the flagship to the artillery on the naval battle, the accuracy is always limited, and Kong Youde is also considered to be a big life, since his warship was hit by that cannon, he has not been hit by the second cannon Mao Youjian finally got closer safely, took the ladder, and asked the people on the ship to come over quickly, so that they could escape together

The British gunboats didn't seem to have the idea of forgiving and forgiving people, but when they saw the other side fleeing in a hurry, they loosened up the artillery fire a little and aimed at Kong Youde and Mao Youjian's ships alone

"Boom!" Finally, there was a cannon that smashed on the deck of Mao Youjian's warship, but fortunately the ship was not penetrated, at this time, Kong Youde finally escaped, Mao Youjian immediately ordered other officers and soldiers, he couldn't take care of it, otherwise, even he would have to throw it here

Mao Yousaw that the soldiers on the ship had actually wanted to run away for a long time, and when he heard this, he couldn't care about his companions who didn't jump over, so he immediately set off the boat

Relying on the lives of the two brothers, they escaped from the range of the British warship in a panic and escaped this catastrophe

After escaping and ascending to heaven, both of them breathed a long sigh, not to mention them, all the officers and soldiers were glad that they could survive the catastrophe and sit on the deck weakly

The uncle and nephew looked at each other, and after a long time, Mao Youjian spoke first: "Uncle, what can we do now, and after we go back, how can we explain to Lord Yue?" ”

Kong Youde shook his head weakly and said: "Let's be honest, if you lose your head, Uncle You will give it to you, and you will definitely save your little life" Saying, Kong Youde patted Mao Youjian's shoulder, and said: "However, Uncle has something to ask you now"

"Uncle, what are you talking about, but if you have an order, the little nephew must go all out," Mao Youjian said

"That's good, when your uncle dies, you will bring your uncle's body back to Liaodong and our Phi Island, even if your uncle dies, he has to be buried in our own home" Kong Youde also knew that he was going to die, and tears slowly flowed down the corners of his eyes

He has been a soldier under Mao Wenlong for so many years, how can he not know about military law, sending troops without authorization, and suffering heavy casualties, even if it is Mao Shuai, he has to lose his head, not to mention that it is not Mao Shuai here, but Yue Shuai

"Uncle......" Seeing Kong Youde so sad, Mao Youjian couldn't help but shed tears

They lost their troops, were killed and lost their armor, fled in embarrassment, and almost lost their lives and caused the already devastated Fujian sailors to make matters worse

Similarly, this is also a difficult problem, thrown to Lord Yue, these two benevolent brothers, but Lord Yue himself invited them, and as a result, such a big thing happened, if it was done, it would really be a bit of a slap in the face, and I was a little sorry Mao Wenlong, your subordinates have been under me for a month, so let me kill them, I'm sorry, who told them to violate military law, this person must not be offended

But if you don't do it, how can Lord Yue explain to the court, you can't deliberately cover it up, this is not Lord Yue's character