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"Governor Dadu, according to intelligence, the Qing Army's Jiangning Water Division now has 13,000 soldiers, but almost eighty percent of them are new troops who lack training. In addition, the warships of the Jiangning Navy Division, not counting those boats below five meters, there are one hundred and eighteen sand boats alone, and the smallest sand boats are also eight meters long, generally twelve and fifteen meters with a load of seven or eight hundred materials (two hundred tons). There are a total of fifty-three other boats, Cangshan boats, etc. Outside the mouth of the Minjiang River, the 50,000 soldiers of the Mawei Army have officially set off, and on the Zhenyuan, Geng Hou is reporting to Geng Jingzhong.

"What is the configuration of their artillery?" Geng Jingzhong took a sip of tea and asked.

"The Jiangning Navy Division is equipped with about a thousand cannons at the moment, but the total number of red-coated cannons has just broken 100, only one hundred and fifteen, there are 80 thousand catties of Furlong machines, and the other two hundred catties to 1,000 catties of Furlong cannons have a total of about two hundred, and the rest are all bowl-mouth guns, tiger guns, lamp-mouth cannons or something, and there are also a lot of three-eyed guns, cluster rockets, divine fire crows and the like, especially rockets, it is said that from the three consecutive shots of the divine machine arrows, to the hundred tigers of the hundred consecutive rounds, hundreds of big boxes were transported from the capital."

"Huh. It seems that the Qing court really put a lot of effort into firearms. For a time, it was impossible to build a large number of red-coated cannons. It's a lot of work on these things. Geng Jingzhong said with a sneer on the corner of his mouth. But. In case this is still quite powerful when the two armies are in close combat, we can't be careless at that time! ”

On the side, Wang Zhenbang and several other generals nodded their heads in understanding. Although the artillery fire of their Mawei Army is extremely sharp, and they can sink the enemy ships from a distance, but the number of Qing warships is too large, and they can launch rockets when they rush to about 300 meters in front of them, etc., the power of this thing is really not to be underestimated, and the sails of the Mawei warships will be burned at the worst.

"But don't worry too much, generals, our firepower is far superior to that of the Qing army. The warship of the Jiangning Naval Division. There are only 32 cannons and 32 cannons in the big cannons, of which there are only 8 cannons, 14 Furlong guns, and the others are bowl-mouth guns, bird's beak guns and the like. What other spray canisters, smoke cans, artillery, fire bricks, and rockets are necessary for sailors, and we have a lot of sharp rifles in addition to cannons, and from such a distance, it is not much better to fight them at the level of our soldiers than the Qing army to use rockets or something! ”

"In addition to the Qing warships, there were forts in Wusongkou and Jiangyin, and the Qing court reinforced the forts again in both places. In particular, the fort at Wusongkou was continuously strengthened by the Qing court during this half year. The number of red-coated cannons has also increased to forty, but this should not be too troublesome for us, General Wang, it is said that your naval fleet has uprooted several batteries, and those batteries should be no worse than this Wusongkou battery! ”

Wang Zhenbang and the admirals all laughed: "Our favorite thing is to hit the fort, that thing is dead, and it is completely to give credit to our gunners." I'm afraid that the ships below will rush to do this work again, and that is completely a target, with the range of our cannons, we can hit them from a long distance. And what's the use of the Qing army guarding the forts, their cannons can't reach our warships! ”

"Hahaha, that's it, I heard from the brothers of the Fourth Fleet, when I went to fight Luzon the year before last, the Spanish batteries also had more than 50 cannons, and those cannons should be stronger than the cannons of the Qing army, and they were not taken by us in one fell swoop! This credit will be decided by our Sixth Fleet this time! Shen Tuye, commander of the Sixth Fleet, shouted in a voice as loud as a duck.

"Hey, why!" Ning Wu, the commander of the First Fleet, immediately retorted with a glare, and several other generals also looked at Shen Tu Ye with disdain.

Shen Tu Ye looked rude, but he said unhurriedly: "Your fleets have gone to the Wa Kingdom and Luzon with the Governor and Wang Shuai respectively, and our sixth fleet has not done anything, and the brothers below have been indignant for a long time!" Now that our Sixth Squadron has a chance to fight, this time it's time for us to show our faces first, what's the matter, any good thing should be yours, so it's a little selfish."

"This" Ning Wu and the other generals didn't speak when they heard this, they went to battle several times, and the naval non-commissioned officers under their command each got their combat exploits and received rewards, although they also wanted to at this time, but they couldn't eat alone. What's more, this time the battle is not just to fight a fort, there is a big battle waiting for it, why bother with this time. "Okay, okay, let it be given to you! When the time comes, look at your appearance, don't usually train well, and run out of stomach at critical moments! ”

"Fart, open your eyes when the time comes, and I'm sure to do better than you!" Shen Tu Ye pursed his lips and said.

"Okay, how to arrange it yourself, Zhenbang, let's talk about ourselves, what do you think about this battle, how should we fight?" Geng Jingzhong stopped the quarrel of several people, turned to Wang Zhenbang and asked.

"Well, our navy has gone out to three sub-fleets this time, except for the main battleship, which is followed by a lot of troop carriers, and there are not many brothers in the army on the battleship. The pre-determined combat strategy was that after entering the Yangtze River, the troop carriers could only follow behind. The troop transports then carried the army officers and men to Huanglongpu (Huangpu River) and went from behind to destroy the Qing army that was fighting against the Zheng army. And we continued to drive straight in, find the Jiangning Sailors to fight with them, and destroy them in one fell swoop.

Judging from the map, the two forts set up by the Qing army really did not play a role in us, so our subordinates began to think that we could take advantage of the east wind to attack the city of Nanjing at a very fast speed. But. Once our army enters the Yangtze River. Wang Zhiding is bound to receive a report soon. Then it is impossible to fight a decisive battle near Nanjing City, so his subordinates feel that the best place is here, in the area of Shuangshan Island in Jiangyin. Wang Zhenbang pointed to the map on the table as he spoke, this map is still ancient, but the general location is still marked.

"This place seems to be more wide, oh, the east is also an island in the middle of the river, good. The river here is several kilometers wide, which is very conducive to the artillery fire of our warships! Geng Jingzhong nodded, and also saw the benefits of this place, he remembered that when he walked through Jiangyin in his previous life, that section of the river was not wide enough, and it was only two kilometers when it was full, in this way, according to the physique of the Mawei warship, twenty ships would be lined up horizontally, but it was not conducive to their concentrated artillery fire. But this stretch of the river is obviously much wider than the west. It should be said that it is correct on the map, but when the time comes, it will be necessary to check it on the spot.

"For this operation. We must give full play to our strengths, in the eastern area of this Shuangshan Island, just rely on this Jiangxin Island, and give full play to the firepower advantage of our Mawei Army, and it is best to wipe out the Qing army's fleet on the Yangtze River at one time. According to the intelligence, there is a wharf on the other side of Shuangshan Island, and Liu Guoxuan stopped at this wharf before, so it seems that the waters in this place are deep enough, and our fleet can be stretched out to the maximum extent and put out a half-moon array, hmph, when the time comes, it will definitely be able to give Wang Zhiding a good look! Wang Zhenbang said with confidence. Then he thought of something again, so he said to Geng Jingzhong: "Governor, the location of this battle has been chosen, and you will still be in command when the battle is engaged!" ”

"!" Geng Jingzhong scolded without thinking about it: "If it is on land, the governor of Pontus can personally lead the main force to fight the Qing army to the death, but this is on the water." In terms of water skills, I can't compare to you when it comes to ten. How can an outsider command an insider, how can there be an undefeated reason? You don't have to argue with me about this. ”

"Look, what's that?"

"Fleet? Damn, what a fleet! It's a warship! ”

"It's the Taiwanese Zheng thief again? No, how does it look like a Westerner's fleet? ”

"No, it's not Taiwan's Zheng anti-thief, it looks like it's obviously all in the style of a Western warship, no, there is a flag! All of them were hung with tiger flags on a blue background. It's Fujian's rebellious Mawei Navy! It's Geng who is coming! Hurry up and inform the garrison! "This banner of the Mawei Navy has long been familiar with the Qing army, and now the major forces can have sailors only these few families, and the Tiger Flag is too conspicuous!

Here in Wusongkou Fort, such a sound sounded. He Yuande, the commander of the Jiangning Naval Division, who rushed to Wusongkou garrison after hearing the news, saw a large number of warships coming towards them from the clairvoyant mirror, and immediately ordered the soldiers of the fort defenders to get ready, while he himself continued to look towards the sea with the clairvoyant mirror. Mother, what a huge fleet! When I fought with the Taiwanese sailors before, there were more than 100 warships, but compared to the warships in front of me, the physique was simply weak! And the fleet in front of them feels so powerful, can they hold the rebuilt battery?

After the Sixth Squadron received the order, Shen Tu Ye immediately dispatched five fourth-class warships to start approaching, the purpose was very simple, that is, to take advantage of the long range of its own artillery, and start a tentative bombardment of the Wusongkou Fort, and then cover the intensive bombardment. Of course, the war must not be sloppy, and these five warships also moved forward cautiously, and the speed can be said to be very slow, until halfway through the road, they stopped. Through the telescope, the distance from the fort is 1,200 meters, which is within the effective firing range, and the Qing army will definitely not be able to hit them at this distance.

The Mawei battleship was just about to make a rapid fire to determine the specific position, but He Yuande, the Qing defender of the Wusongkou Fort opposite, had already ordered the guns of the fort to start firing. The Mawei Navy was really taken aback, the Sixth Squadron was still participating in the battle for the first time, although most of them were excited when they were really there, but there was still a little bit of timidity in their hearts, this artillery battle was indeed not a game. Some of the soldiers thought, could the artillery of the Qing court be able to catch up with the advanced artillery on their ships? However, when they saw the point where the shells fell into the water, the generals of the Mawei Sixth Fleet couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then they laughed again. Damn, where is the heavy artillery on the turret, it is far worse than the heavy artillery on their fourth-class battleship.

Immediately, a round of fire was also fired from the five fourth-rank battleships, although this time it was only a test, and nine out of nine of the shells sent out did not hit the battery, but they hit them all around. This moment frightened the Qing defenders.

On the command ship of the Sixth Fleet in the distance, Shen Tuye also smiled: "Damn, I'm scared to death, I thought that the range of this Tartar's artillery was farther than ours, it turned out to be this level!" Order, other battleships will press me on all fronts! ”

Soon, when the five fourth-tier battleships fired a second salvo, the battleships of all levels behind also began to press up. This salvo, the more than 30-pound cannon on the fourth-class battleship gave the battery great damage, and the hit was quite accurate, a flowering shell exploded on the battery, although there was no damage to the battery, but the Qing troops around the cannon fell a piece. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)

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