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Will the column artillery battle continue? This one, of course. At this moment, the initiative is still in Ning Wu's hands. The goal of the Mawei Navy was to eliminate the last naval division of the Qing court, so that there would be no more obstacles to the power of the Mawei Navy on the entire Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River would become the back garden of the Mawei Navy.

Half an hour later, the Poyang Lake Water Division dispatched again. From the telescope, it can be seen that behind the column of the Poyang Lake Water Division, there are forty or fifty warships left, all of which should have lost their combat capability and are not ready to participate in a new round of column artillery battles. At the same time, in the left rear of the Poyang Lake Water Division, a large number of small boats appeared, these belong to the ranks of fast boats, and the speed of the sails is more than twice as fast as that of large warships. But it's still a bit far away for the time being, so let's prepare early.

"Order all ships, pay attention to the enemy coming a lot of clippers, when the enemy clippers rush over, all the shells are replaced with flowering shells, and the clippers can't withstand the bombardment of flowering shells."

"Now, strike!"

Ning Wu coldly issued an order, and the flag commander quickly played the flag. The warships of the Mawei Navy were divided into two columns to attack this time. At the lead, of course, were eight third-class warships, followed by fourth- and fifth-class warships. Judging from the battle just now, the cannons on the Mawei battleship have a very good killing effect. Hit the main gunboat of the Qing army, although it did not directly sink the enemy ship. But it inflicted considerable damage on all the capital gunboats. Half of the main gunboats were crippled. Lost the ability to continue fighting.

The tactics of column artillery battles were very rigid. Once the battleship is in combat mode, there is basically no change in tactics, just keep firing all the way until you are forced to withdraw from the battle, or disengage from the enemy ship. However, in this process, there may be many miracles, or unimaginable accidents. Idiots know. In such a battle, if your own main battleship takes the lead in destroying the opponent's main battleship, or makes the opponent's main battleship lose part of its combat effectiveness, or even lose all of its combat effectiveness, then the other battleships following behind can avoid being hit by the artillery fire of the opponent's main battleship, and can also beat the water dogs and continue to expand the results of the battle.

Therefore, both sides of the war. will be the most powerful battleship, or the best protected battleship. All were arranged at the front of the column as pioneers. The main gunboats of the Poyang Lake Naval Division are among those large fortune ships, and the third-class battleships of the Mawei Navy are the same, and they are playing such a role at this moment. The two fleets staggered by, and they were the first to fire their guns and the first to receive the blow.

Obviously, in the previous three rounds of artillery battles, the main gunboats of the Poyang Lake Water Division, definitely suffered a loss. Because, their red-coated cannons are small in number, poor in accuracy, and unreasonable in arrangement, they cannot cause effective damage to the third-class battleships of the Mawei Navy. On the contrary, the third-class warships of the Mawei Navy can use naval guns to bombard each other with impunity. As for the Franc cannons and other miscellaneous cannons that approached the Poyang Lake Water Division, they can also play some role, but for the Mawei battleship, it is insignificant at all, and it can't damage the hull of the Mawei warship at all.

There is no doubt that the result of the battle will inevitably be that the main gunboats of the Poyang Lake Naval Division were beaten to the ground of parry, and they were powerless to fight back. If it weren't for the fact that the protection performance of the main gunboat of the naval division was really good, and the purlin wood in the cabin had a great effect, it would have been directly sunk by the third-class battleship. Dozens of large-caliber naval guns were fired in unison on each battleship, which was enough to make big holes in the side of the main gunboat of the Poyang Lake Naval Division. In addition, the flowering shells on the deck can also blow out large holes in the deck of the main gunboat. In fact, as long as a few more heavyweight solid shells hit the side of the capital gunboat, causing the sea water to pour in, the main gunboat of the Qing Army's naval division would be finished.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

A new round of artillery battles began again, and compared with the previous column artillery battles, this round of column artillery battles seemed to come a little slowly, and the fleets of both sides sailed for a period of time before slowly entering the battlefield. The reason for this is that the Mawei Army's side deliberately kept their distance first, while the Qing Army's side had a large number of warships damaged, and the degree of action was more or less affected. In addition, the number of sailors on the Qing side of the battleship was also greatly reduced, reducing the flexibility of the battleship maneuvering.

In the rumbling of cannons, the battlefield became more tragic, a steady stream of warships were forced to withdraw from the battle, and there were more and more debris and corpses floating on the lake. There are still the main warships and sailors of the Qing army, and now, at a glance, in some areas, you can't even see the lake, only layers of corpses, or messy debris. Only when the cannonballs fall in the middle will they splash high. The small size of the Qing army's warships has suffered enough, and the small size means that they can't withstand the bombardment of many shells, this time the Mawei soldiers fought more easily, and the accuracy was also strengthened, and a large number of shells fell on the Poyang Lake Naval Division warships, and many petite warships began to sink.

It can be seen on the battlefield that in terms of the Poyang Lake Water Division, the table is quite obvious. For a while, the masts of five or six battleships of the Poyang Lake Naval Division were broken, and the sound of the masts breaking was like the explosion of an explosive package. The mast kept falling as if it had been an earthquake and made a mess all around. Almost every one of these scarred masts has been repeatedly baptized by chain bullets, and some masts have even been hit by five or six chain bullets, and they are still stubbornly holding on. However, in the end, they did not survive the next shelling and finally broke off. Many of them were hit by more than twenty-four pounds of solid bullets on the side of the ship, and a large amount of lake water poured into the hold, and the ships were finished.

The battle was indeed fierce. The casualties were significant. It seems to be a third-class battleship commanded by Ning Wu himself. Rush to the front of the column. While desperately attacking the enemy ships, it also attracted most of the enemy ships' artillery fire. The third class battleship also had three masts, with the main mast in between, and two auxiliary masts in the front and rear. At the beginning of the battle, there were 630 sailors on board the 3rd class battleship. However, after three rounds of artillery battles, the number of sailors was reduced to about five hundred and fifty people. Thereinto. Thirty people were killed and missing, and fifty were wounded. When this round of artillery battles was halfway through, the number of soldiers on board was reduced to 500 men, that is, the losses this time were heavy, with more than 100 dead and wounded. At the same time, the ship's front mast was also knocked off.

In addition to the knockout of the foremast, the third-class battleship suffered heavy damage in several places. Thereinto. The strictest is the second deck. The Poyang Lake Water Division also knew that the artillery fire of the Mawei Army was powerful, therefore. Their artillery fire was all directed at the second deck. Under the dense bombardment of solid shells, six of the thirty gun windows on the left side of the ship had been knocked out. Fortunately, only the gun window was knocked out, and the naval gun itself did not suffer major damage, and it could continue to fire. The original gunners who operated the cannon did not suffer many casualties, but the soldiers were not frightened and were ready to continue to use the cannon to teach the Poyang Lake Water Division a cruel lesson.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

On the surface of the lake, the smoke of gunpowder was filled and the sound of artillery was rumbling. The soldiers on both sides were gritting their teeth and constantly shooting out shells. Most of them are actually numb. Their daily training is to require them to enter such a state of numbness. Because, only when they enter a state of numbness, they will not feel afraid, they will not feel panicked, even if they are hit by the other party's shells, they will not feel anything before they breathe. As a matter of fact, such a column artillery battle tests people's nerves more than a free melee battle. Because, you know that there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of you, and you know that there is an abyss in front of you, and you must step into it without hesitation. You don't have a chance to choose the enemy. Of course, your enemies don't have a choice.

At this time, your battleship may have a lot of problems. If you continue to move forward, you will most likely be knocked out by the enemy's artillery. It's entirely possible that your life will be taken away by a tiny marble, a tiny sawdust, or a huge solid bullet. But you can't stand still. Strict military law, right behind you. If you do not die at the hands of your enemies, you will die at the hands of your own people. You can't hesitate. Once you are indecisive, the enemy's shells will immediately fall in an overwhelming manner. On the battlefield, the most important thing is hesitation, it will kill you at any time.

From the moment you start the formation, you understand that you need to be tested not by the fire of a single enemy ship or several ships, but by the fire of all enemy ships. Starting from the first enemy ship and ending with the last enemy ship, it can be considered the end of a cycle. If you survive, you're a winner. Another half an hour passed, and this round of artillery battles ended. Counting losses, the Mawei Army once again lost one fourth-class and three fifth-class battleships, and one of the third-class battleships was also heavily damaged, the side of the ship was penetrated, the lake water entered, and had to withdraw from the battle. Ning Wu didn't know the loss of the Poyang Lake Water Division for the time being, but the losses of the Mawei Army Navy in this round were quite large. It was not the loss on the battleship, but the fighters on the battleship, and this time the number of dead and wounded fighters skyrocketed due to the large use of grapeshotfire on both sides.

However, the Mawei Army had a great advantage, and the many cannons on the battleships poured more than three times the shells fired by the Qing army on the Poyang Lake Naval Division, so that most of the warships of the Poyang Lake Naval Division of the Qing Army were hit, and the personnel losses on their warships had exceeded more than 30%. In particular, the main gunboats of the Poyang Lake Naval Division, the loss of sailors, was almost half. In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of their main warships, the Qing army had to quickly deploy sailors from other warships to continue to maintain the power of their main gunboats.

"Grit your teeth!"

"Hold on!" Jin Shushan gave an order with a cold face. This is the simplest and most difficult command to execute.

After two rounds of continuous column shelling, most of the Qing warships can be described as dying. Most of the battleships, masts, sails, etc., were already scarred. Most of the sailors. It was also wounded. But. Jin Shushan knew that they didn't have any chance to rest. They must buy time, mend their damage, and prepare to fight again. Especially for the wounded, this was a very difficult order. Each of the warships of the Poyang Lake Naval Division had a lot of casualties, and before the battle was over, they could only be on the original battleship. Receive simple healing on the spot. This Poyang Lake sailor is the same as the previous Jiangning sailor, there is not much medicine on board, not even a regular doctor, and the fate of these wounded can be imagined.

No one knows when the battle will be over, and no one knows who the winner of this battle will be. If they win on their own, it's okay to say. If the Mawei Navy wins, their situation will be very tragic. The only thing they can do. It's about holding on and waiting. Save oneself. In this long waiting time, it is better to say that the lightly injured people are more seriously injured, but it is definitely an ordeal. Because until the end of the battle, it is simply impossible for them to receive effective treatment. For the needs of the battle, they also had to endure on board until the end of the battle. There is no guarantee that they will survive until the battle is over.

If, in battle, you were killed by an enemy shell at once, perhaps there would be less pain. But they were still alive. Since you are alive, you have to accept the torment of pain. Their bodies are often covered in blood. Their minds are often in a state of disorder. The scene in front of them was completely blurred. Whether or not there is a chance of survival really depends entirely on God's will. In fact, even for the lightly injured, the situation is quite dangerous. With endless battles, no one knows when it will end, and minor injuries often turn into serious injuries. The Mawei Army has always done a good job of this, and each battleship has a medical team with a small number of five people, and as many as a third-class battleship, there are twelve people. As long as the fighters are injured, they can be treated in time, and some basic injuries will not affect the lives of the soldiers.

Moreover, each ship is equipped with a large number of hemostatic drugs, which are also researched and proportioned by the scientific research base for many times, and the purification effect is remarkable. As for simple bandages such as gauze, there are many on battleships. However, the soldiers have been trained in self-rescue, so they can not only deal with it simply, but also help other wounded people to do preliminary treatment. This equipment is very crucial. In naval battles, the injuries received, mainly traumatic. The majority of deaths are due to excessive blood loss. Therefore, as long as the bleeding can be effectively stopped, half a life can be saved. As for internal injuries and the like, there is no way to do it for the time being. War is inherently cruel, cruel to the enemy, and equally cruel to oneself.

"Lord Admiral, let's break through! The losses of our warships were too strict, while the Mawei army on the opposite side had almost no losses! Zhu Qijun whispered.

He wanted to persuade Jin Shushan to retreat early and stop fighting with the enemy. Continue to fight, the outcome is not yet known, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer. However, the losses of the Poyang Lake Sailor were already quite large. In particular, the loss of the capital gunboat, which had fifteen units. There are only 20 of them, and now there are only five left, and the rest can't participate in the war.

These lost capital gunboats are not sunk, but they have lost their combat effectiveness or navigational ability, and the hull itself still exists. This brings a more troublesome consequence: how to deal with damaged warships. In fact, it is not terrible for a warship to lose its combat effectiveness, but the most terrible thing is to lose its ability to sail. Because, after losing the ability to sail, it is impossible to escape.

"Wait, let's see if those clippers can bring us a turnaround, now we can only hope for them." Jin Shushan said quietly.

"Fire!" The entire fleet of the Mawei Navy has been arranged horizontally in a straight line, and it is also the battle formation that the Navy has trained the most times. At this time, the speedboats of the Poyang Lake Sailor were approaching rapidly, but now they were swinging horizontally, and there were a hundred clippers. As soon as these clippers came into the range of the guns, the commanders of the battleships gave orders, and the gunners of the heavy guns of the ships quickly lit the fire doors.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

At this time, if the clippers of the Poyang Lake Naval Division were attacking according to the vertical word, it would form a T-shape with the Mawei fleet, but unfortunately these clippers came with the same purpose of dying, and they could blow up one by one. This long horizontal line just gave the naval fleet the best target to strike.

At this moment, in addition to the sound of "bang" thump, followed by the sound of flowering bombs exploding. "Boom! Boom! Boom! The sound kept ringing from the clipper and around it. Those clippers themselves are not big, where can they withstand the explosion of bombs. Often, if two flowering bombs fall on the ship at the same time, the whole clipper will shatter. Then it becomes a plank and floats on the surface of the sea. Until this time. None of these clippers had a chance to set the clipper on fire. With the clipper sinking the bay.

Just one round of shelling, a third of a hundred small clippers were reimbursed. The reimbursed clippers were either directly blown apart by the cannonballs, or overturned by the waves set off by a large number of cannonballs, in short, the remaining 60 or so clippers have become several huge holes. Many of these clippers will explode before they fall apart, and it seems that these clippers are loaded with a lot of gunpowder, and it is estimated that the Qing army is also making a lonely bet.

In the rear, almost all the officers and men of the Poyang Lake Water Division were as if in a dream, which simply subverted their perception of artillery. The queue shooting just now was shocking enough, and now the neatly lined salvo is even more unbearable! Soon, the gunners on the ships were reloaded with ammunition, and the twelve-pounder guns were ready to use their power at this time. The gunners of the ships aimed at the clipper, which had already been ignited and was burning violently, and opened fire again. This time the artillery was more numerous and the shells were more dense, and the sixty or so clippers that were speeding on the opposite side were also hit again. The fire on the ship and the explosion of the flowering bombs made it impossible for the clippers to move forward, and none of them broke and sank. It also began to enter a large amount of water, and the speed was getting slower and slower. If you can't get close to the Mawei battleship at all, it will sink automatically.

In less than half an hour, the clippers on the lake had disappeared, but nearly 2,000 shells on the battleship had been spent. This big war is too expensive, not to mention the construction and maintenance of warships, even the ammunition consumed in each naval battle is an astronomical amount, and it is no wonder that so many countries in later generations cannot afford to develop their navies! 100 clippers and 2,000 shells are equivalent to 20 shells to destroy a clipper.

In less than half an hour, the clippers on the lake had disappeared, but nearly 2,000 shells on the battleship had been spent. This big war is too expensive, not to mention the construction and maintenance of warships, even the ammunition consumed in each naval battle is an astronomical amount, and it is no wonder that so many countries in later generations cannot afford to develop their navies! 100 clippers and 2,000 shells are equivalent to 20 shells to destroy a clipper.

With the sinking of the Poyang Lake Sailor Clipper, the Mawei Navy also breathed a sigh of relief. At this distance, they were not mentally prepared for shelling at all, nor were they ready to dodge at all, and they were still busy going back and forth on the deck.

"Let's break through!" Although Jin Shushan was a little unwilling, he still said so.

At this moment, there are less than 200 warships left in the Poyang Lake Naval Division, and most of the 200 warships are small boats, and they are beaten when they really fight. But the last bit of the Qing court sailor's family background is gone, and he must keep it

(To be continued......)