Chapter 176: The Battle of the Black Water Ocean (Part II)

The time of Mo Fei rose a few minutes earlier than expected, and when the Pacific Fleet was "shuai Zhilong naval formation", the sea level in the east of the sky was already covered with a white fish's belly. However, the weather was as expected. It's cloudy. This does not affect the overall plans of the Pacific Fleet.

In the vast Black Water Ocean, on the sea within a radius of ten kilometers, a big battle between the Pacific Fleet and Zheng Zhilong's naval army has begun.

The tonnage of the warships under Li Kuiqi's command was six or seven hundred tons. Only the Black Pearl, which was a battleship, dared to crush it directly and successfully plowed it in half.

The flagships of the other warbands did not dare to plow and sink the enemy ships in this way, and could only pass through the gap between the enemy ships that was more than 300 meters wide.

The task of the first team is to advance as far as possible into the middle of the enemy fleet and achieve the tactical goal of flowering in the middle. Therefore. The Pallas and ten other cruisers behind the Black Pearl followed the Black Pearl, rushing all the way past Liu Xiang's Xuanzi Chinese army.

Zheng Zhilong's reaction was also a little faster than expected. At this time, Zheng Cai's Xuanzi right army was already on guard, although the artillery was not ready, Zheng Cai turned the Xuanzi right warship to the left. Blocked the Black Pearl's continued forward.

Although it failed to impact Zheng Zhilong's Chinese army, it broke through to Liu Xiang's Xuanzi right army, which was already very good.

At this time, the other teams had successfully broken into Liu Xiang's Xuanzi navy and cut Liu Xiang's warship into seven pieces.

"Fire!"

The order is given. The artillery hurs, who had long been ready, quickly opened fire on the enemy ships on both wings.

Knock knock!

The Black Pearl opened fire first, and the port and port sides fired at the same time. Rows of dazzling fires emitted. Shells were fired instantly, and two enemy ships on both sides, less than 200 meters apart, were shot one after another. At such a close distance, the shells tore through the hull of the warship and shot into the ship. Although the flowering bomb is used. But the primer burn time has always been set at a distance of 300 meters to explode, so after the shell hits it. It took three or four seconds before exploding.

The first to suffer was Zheng Cai's Xuanzi, the third 1,500-material warship of the Right Army. The ship was hit by twenty-two shells, which were scattered along the entire right side of the battleship. The shells exploded, and the bow of the ship was shattered in an instant. Huge balls of fire burst out. Clouds of red and black mushrooms rose into the sky. Then the flames rushed up more than ten meters high with the air flow of the explosion. Ignited high sails and cables. In an instant, the entire warship was from beginning to end. From top to bottom, caught in a sea of fire.

The same was true of the scene outside the starboard side of the Black Pearl, which suffered Liu Xiang's second 2,000-material warship. The ship is large because of its size. Long again. Thus, twenty-seven shells were hit. A series of shells exploded, shattering the port side of the ship. A violent shock wave enveloped in debris and flames, mercilessly harvesting nearby lives. The fire spread rapidly through the debris that filled the air, engulfing the entire warship in the blink of an eye. Following the Black Pearl's firing, the Pallas and ten other cruisers opened fire left and right. Suddenly the cannon roared and deafened, muffling the wails of the enemy all over the field. The fire was blazing, and the dull sky was illuminated.

Liu Xiang's left, center, and right armies were not about to return fire, but they were subjected to a bloody baptism of merciless artillery fire. Liu Xiang's blood-red eyes and voice were almost hoarse, but she couldn't control the situation. When the first round of shelling ended, except for Liu Xiang's flagship who survived at the front, more than half of them were destroyed, and the rest of the Xuanzi naval warships were also painted and scattered.

However, the naval guns of the Pacific Fleet fired two or three rounds per minute, and Liu Xiang had already seen the ferocity of the firepower, but this rate of fire really made him want to kill himself.

Just two minutes. The Pacific Fleet fired five rounds of shells, and regardless of whether the enemy ship was incapacitated or not, it had to be replenished until the ship was completely engulfed in fire and could not move.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong already knew that he was attacked by Deng Haonan. Gnashing of teeth is a certainty. However, seeing the strong combat effectiveness of the Pacific Fleet, Liu Xiang's Xuanzi Navy has been disabled in a flash. This frightened Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong understands the power of the flowering bullet. Due to the fact that the Dutch fleet was equipped with a lot of flowering shells. Zheng Zhilong has repeatedly asked people not to sell it, but now seeing that Di Haonan has this kind of big killing weapon, Zheng Zhilong is so angry that he almost vomits blood.

However, fortunately, the cost of this flowering shell is high, and only Na Haonan's first cruiser squadron is rationed with flowering shells, and the other teams are already using solid shells. This made Zheng Zhilong's heart a little comforted. If all of Na Haonan's warships used flowering bombs, then this battle would not be fought.

At this time, the First Squadron of the Pacific Fleet began to storm Zheng Cai's Xuanzi Right Army, preparing to defeat him and then attack Zheng Zhilong's Chinese army.

Soon, Zheng Cai's ships caught fire one after another, and the crew members were either killed or jumped into the water to escape, causing the warships to lose control, and many warships had deviated from the course and collided everywhere. Knowing that they were going to die, many enemy ships turned to ram the Pacific Fleet warships, even if they did not sink. and spread the flames to the past. The defeat forced the Pacific Fleet to slow down and keep its distance from the enemy ships.

However, it was only at this time that Na Haonan discovered a problem. That is, although the enemy's warships cause chaos to the enemy, they also block the direction of their own attack. Due to the strong ability of the Fukufu ship to resist sinking, it is difficult to sink in an instant even if it is destroyed. And the raging fire prevented the Pacific Fleet from continuing to attack, because the Pacific Fleet is also a wooden sailing ship, and it is really looking for death in a close melee in the flames.

There is another ding, the problem is a headache for Na Haonan, that is, once the fleet fights, it is difficult for the order to be transmitted too far away. A single team can barely get the order of the flagship, and the other teams simply cannot get the order of the flagship of the fleet in time. Especially the mixed navigation" small lead, the lamp rice is not used, and it is covered by the fire rice, and the six plans can't catch up with the changes!

Na Haonan thought for a while, at this time, Liu Xiang's department had been disabled, and one-third of Zheng Zhilong's warship was destroyed, which was already a big victory. Unable to eat hot tofu in a hurry, Deng Haonan ordered the Pacific Fleet to retreat to the periphery and wait for an opportunity to fight again.

After receiving the order, the other teams slowed down and turned and broke away from the enemy ship.

Why Hao Nan suddenly withdrew, Zheng Zhilong understood best in his heart. If there is an advantage in artillery. Then I won't be stupid to fight you at close range. Obviously, Zheng Zhilong already knew that Deng Haonan's artillery advantage was not ordinarily large, so it was only right for Na Haonan to choose artillery as a method of engagement.

At 5 and 20 o'clock, Deng Haonan reorganized the fleet, ten miles away from the left side of Zheng Zhilong's navy, and the two sides sailed in the same direction on the Heishui Ocean.

Knock knock!

The 20 warships of the left army of the Tianzi opened fire at the same time, and suddenly the red-coated cannons, the Francophone artillery, and the tiger squat cannon roared one after another, and more than 200 shells roared towards the Pacific Fleet.

In an instant, columns of water rose on the surface of the sea, and the sea surface suddenly boiled from a few hundred meters to about five miles. Although it did not hit the Pacific Fleet, the momentum was really amazing.

"Bastard". Zheng Zhilong said angrily: "Who let them fire!" Can you hit it so far? โ€

The sailor that opened fire was Chen Zhongji's Tianzi Left Army, and Chen Zhongji hurriedly said: "I think the brothers want to deter Na Haonan and let him know that attacking us will definitely be defeated by us!" โ€

"!" Zheng Zhilong glared at Chen Zhongji and said, "Our artillery strength has been exposed."

Chen Zhongji swallowed his saliva and suddenly didn't dare to speak.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong still had forty thousand-ton warships and forty seven-hundred-ton warships of his Tianzi Chinese army. and the Yellow Sea's ten thousand-ton warships and fifty seven-hundred-ton warships. The strength is still quite strong.

When Zheng Zhilong's sailors opened fire just now. That battle really scared Deng Haonan. However, when he saw that the red-clothed cannon with the farthest thunder and rain on the other side was only five miles away, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Jianfei smiled: "It seems that the information is not wrong!" Although Zheng Zhilong's naval warships are large and numerous. However, they all use very solid bullets, and the firepower is too scattered

Shen Yangwei nodded. "A warship has far, medium and near firepower, and it seems that its defense is very complete, but it is greatly reduced due to the use of solid bullets and too low accuracy. If it is replaced by our flowering bomb, this power is terrible."

Na Haonan smiled: "Their tactics are still stuck in close combat, while our tactics focus on artillery battles!" โ€

"So you just stopped at the right moment and didn't melee with Zheng Zhilong."

Na Haonan nodded. Noncommittal.

Then, Na Haonan began to deploy tactics. The fourth, fifth, and sixth teams went around to Zheng Zhilong's right and were responsible for containing Huang Dahai's department. The first, second, and third warbands will prepare for an artillery battle with Zheng Zhilong's Tianzi Chinese army.

The command letter particularly emphasized that it was not allowed to engage the enemy in close quarters, because the tonnage of the enemy's ships was higher than that of the Pacific Fleet, and close combat was a loss

At six o'clock sharp, the Pacific Fleet completed its redeployment. Sixty frigates of the fourth, fifth, and sixth warbands circled to the right side of the Terragram Naval Army. Close to the right army of the right army Yang Qisuo.

Yang Qi was nervous and angry. After seeing the powerful artillery of the Pacific Fleet, he thought of the wolf bรจi scene when several warships of the Dutch fleet chased after dozens of his warships. The feeling of humiliation and resentment came back to him, and it terrified him. However, because his good brother Li Kuiqi's unit was annihilated, his life and death are now unknown, and he can't go to the battlefield to search and rescue, this feeling makes him angry and slowly stimulates his bile secretion, making him gradually bolder.

Di Haonan must be defeated or driven away. Otherwise it will take a long time. Li Kuiqi will definitely die if he soaks in the seawater.

"Turn around and rush!"

The first mate hurriedly said: "Staff Officer Zuo has an order, and he must not go out to fight without authorization!" โ€

"his left staff officer!" Yang Qi said angrily: "He is in the same group as that Haonan!" โ€

Yang Qi seemed to have lost his mind, and the first mate couldn't stop him, and the twenty warships of the right army of the Dizi immediately turned right. Rushed over in a straight line.

Major General Liu Jian, commander of the Fourth Combat Team, and Commander Wen Sanjiu pondered how to contain the enemy. Seeing Yang Qi's number, the right army rushed over alone, and was overjoyed.

Liu Jian said: "I'm worried about this!" But he sent it to the door, and God helped me."

Wen Sanjiu said with a smile: "Yang Qi only has twenty warships, and our three teams have sixty frigates, it seems that we can test the tiger's mouth and pull out the teeth!" โ€

Liu Jian immediately sent a message to the other two teams, asking for cooperation, and immediately got the consent of the fifth and sixth teams. As a result, Team 3 deliberately slowed down. Trick Yang Qishuijun closer. At the same time, the fifth and sixth teams slowly moved westward from the north and south directions respectively to prepare for reinforcements.

At 6:30, Yang Qi's right army continued to approach, the red-coated cannon in the bow of the ship let out a roar, and the cannonballs fell near the third team to stir up columns of water, and occasionally a few shells smashed on the battleships of the third team. However, because the cannonballs ran out of kinetic energy, they could not cause severe damage.

The distance soon closed two miles, and the destructive power of the enemy ship's shells gradually increased, but the fourth team still did not fire.

Eight hundred meters!

"Port guns in position"

Seven hundred meters!

Six hundred meters! "Left full rudder!"

Order. The twenty frigates of the Third Sentai made an emergency left turn, and the fleet battleships quickly turned horizontally into a battle line, which met the enemy on the port side and occupied it". The prefix is horizontal.

As the battleships struck horizontally, each ship was hoisted in two ways, and the God of War artillery was pushed out one after another, "Five hundred meters!" โ€

The watchdog on the lookout tower was very sensitive to this ding, and shouted the loudest, because this number was the firing distance of the guns of the ships of the Pacific Fleet.

"Open fire".

Knock knock!

The order is given today. Twenty frigates of the 4th Sentai opened fire at the same time. Two hundred artillery pieces spewed white smoke one after another, and the roar was earth-shattering.

Yang Qi and the others saw that they had been fighting for so long, and the other party had not fought back, thinking that they were afraid of him, and they were beaming with pride. Suddenly, when he saw the other party making a sharp turn, Yang Qi already felt bad. At this time, the shells whistled and fired. Yang Qi subconsciously lay on the deck.

There was a loud bang. The bow of the ship received five or six shells at the same time. The cannonballs shattered the women's wall, and splinters of wood were scattered. It then pierced the ship's plank and shot into the ship, causing the hull to vibrate. Yang Qi's chest was pressed against the deck, and he was really uncomfortable. Some shells were fired into the sea. Lift up a high column of water. The shock wave carried the seawater and poured onto the ship, and the fishy smell was mixed with the smell of gunpowder.

Not a flowering bomb!

Yang Qi breathed a sigh of relief. I was already scared in my heart. If it was a flowering shell, the net that had just entered the warp was enough to send him to the sky

"No wonder they have such a high hit rate!" Yang Qi got up and shook off the wood chips on his body. He didn't know what words and tactics were. However, it can also be understood that the fleet will make full use of all the artillery on the side rotation, and the number of one-time salvos of the scoop artillery is more, and the hit rate will naturally go up. A volley of fire from the Fourth Sentai team. inflicted a lot of blows on the ships of the right army of the Ground Number. Five of the battleships were hit by bullets and caught fire. In addition, two battleships were hit by gunpowder packs stacked in the bow of the ship, causing violent explosions. The commander and gunner on the upstairs suffered heavy casualties. The other ships were also beaten and there were holes everywhere. Neither are the casualties

If it's not a flowering bomb, then Yang Qi is even more afraid!

"The brethren rushed forward."

Yang Qi pinched his waist and brandished his sword and pointed at the third team. Still no change of formation. Still rushed straight forward, using the two redcoat cannons in the bow of the ship to fire back.

The enemy ships approached, and they were only three or four hundred meters apart. The third team took it in stride.

Liu Chuang smiled: "It looks like they're playing broadside battles with us!" โ€

"Not really". Wen Sanjiu said: "You see that their sailors have already prepared ropes and knives and guns. It looks like our solid shells aren't a good deterrent."

"I really don't know whether to live or die." Liu Jian sneered, waved his hand at the artillery officer, and ordered to change to a grenade shotgun attack.

The second round of artillery fire was ready after thirty seconds, this time replaced with a grenade loaded subsystem.

"Ready to fire".

The order is given. The second round of fire salvo began.

Bang bang bang!

As the muzzle of the Ares cannon spits out long smoke. Accompanied by the characteristic thumping sound of a grenade shotgun. Eighteen kilograms of loose steel balls burst out of the barrel. Suddenly, a cone, with an area of several tens of meters wide, was formed, enveloping the enemy ships approaching on the opposite side.

Yang Qi was shouting and charging vigorously, and suddenly saw the other party firing again. Dumbfounded.

"That's too fast, isn't it?"

In a daze, the swishing sound in the sky came, and there was no time to reflect. More than a dozen steel balls immediately hit Yang Qi's whole body, and several powerful ones shot directly through his body. Yang Qi let out a heart-rending howl, trying to dodge, but his body was adhered to by the power of the projectile, as if he was enchanted, and he was stunned by the uncontrollable fangs and claws, like a puppet.

With a thud, a steel ball shot into his left eye and popped out of the back of his head, and the blood mixed with the brain spurted the face of the minions behind him. Yang Qi fell unwillingly, and happened to see the first mate squatting next to the wooden box, trembling with fright. It was dark in front of him, and he died of exhaustion.

The overwhelming grenade bombs suddenly made Yang Qi's subordinates stop shouting and killing, and turned into a wailing sound of crying father and mother. The grenade bomb was not very destructive to the battleship itself. But the lethality inflicted on personnel is unprecedented. Especially Yang Qi's subordinates thought they were all solid shells. Without any psychological preparation, most of them did not have time to dodge, and were shot one after another, suffering heavy casualties. Especially the sailors of the frame warship. Busy controlling the steering gear and sails. There is no way to dodge, and most of them are hung up.

It was only the second round of artillery bombardment that Yang Qi's right army lost its ability to attack. The sails and steering gears without sailors were blown down by a gust of wind. Suddenly deviated from the course and slammed around. Two thousand-ton warships slammed into each other, and their hulls cracked. The sea poured violently into it. The hull sank rapidly at a visible rate.

The enemy fleet was thrown into disarray. At this time, the fifth and sixth warbands came from the north and south sides, and opened artillery to attack Yang Qi's troops who were in chaos. Only eighteen warships remained. Surrounded by 60 frigates of three fleets of the Pacific Fleet at the same time, two were sunk, four were rammed, and five were destroyed in less than half an hour, leaving the remaining seven warships to lose most of their combat effectiveness. The wolf bรจi fled back to the Yellow Sea's local number of the Chinese army.

From start to finish. The Yellow Sea did not send reinforcements with battleships. Instead, he watched Yang Liu's army being defeated, defeated, and disabled.

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