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With such a close distance of 200 meters, the small warships leading the Qing army basically lost the ability to continue fighting. At this distance, the lethality of grapeshells was not in how many ships were damaged, but in the fact that most of the Qing sailors on the river boats were sent to the western sky. More than 400 guns from 20 warships of the Sixth Detachment were fired incessantly, and the guns of the guns were replaced at the fastest speed, but in just two or three minutes, more than 1,000 rounds of grape shells were fired out one after another.

Moreover, when they entered a distance of about 150 meters, although there were not many small boats leading by the Qing army, and there were not many people left on the deck, the rifles of the horsetail soldiers did not let go of this opportunity, and they aimed and fired one after another.

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

Although the total number of people who fired on the twenty battleships was only more than 300 people, the hit rate was not low. This river is not as good as the sea, standing on the battleship can not feel the bumps at all, the soldiers have been trained I don't know how many times, the heart, the eyes, the hands, the steady pull of the trigger, the bullet will be fired at the Qing soldiers. With the sound of crisp gunfire, many Qing sailors also fell in response, which was not the result of being hit by grapeshot bullets, and it was only the result of being hit by bullets in the gap between the cannons.

At this time of the water battle, Wang Zhiding knew that the small boat behind him was helpless for the time being, so he had to order the warship to continue firing and shoot at the Mawei battleship at the same time. Approaching a distance of less than 500 meters, the artillery on the Qing warship also began to wield its might. The number of artillery on the remaining Qing warships is still quite a lot. Originally, the Qing army did not have many artillery. But after capturing a large number of artillery pieces of Zheng Jun. The number was replenished, but even so, the number of their artillery was not comparable to that of the Mawei Army.

The Qing army, the Zheng army, and the Wu army could not cast cannons on a large scale, and no matter which one wanted to cast more than 100 cannons, it would take a long time and a lot of manpower and material resources to invest. They don't have as many talents as the Mawei Army Artillery Casting Workshop, let alone such technology, and it is simply unrealistic to want to cast a large number of artillery. The old clay fan cannon has low efficiency and high scrap rate, and has long been eliminated by the Mawei Army. The current Tiefan cast cannon is ahead of the whole world, and a qualified artillery can be cast in a short time, so the advantage of the Mawei Army is incomparable to several others.

Another point is very critical, the Qing army's side shot all solid bullets, there were no flowering bullets at all, and the Mawei battleship has a solid structure and the warship has not been in service for a few years, and the problem of three or five solid bullets in the middle and upper is not big, and it will not cause fatal trauma to the Mawei battleship at all. On the other hand, on the side of the Qing army, many warships were not originally used as warships, but were converted from ordinary merchant ships. Specialized warships and merchant ships in general. Just think about it and you can see the difference. What's more, a wave of flowering bullets fell on the Qing army's warship, and it was not as solid as the Mawei battleship's solid hull that was penetrated in many places. The violently exploding flowering bombs also caused a large number of Qing army sailors to be killed in battle.

The Mawei Navy fired another volley, and the more than ten Qing warships that rushed to the forefront were pierced in many places, and several large holes were blown open on the deck, and the same was true at the side of the ship, and the carpenters on the Qing warships could not fill the loopholes in time. This is a big battle between the two sides on the battlefield, that is either you die or I die, some of the Qing warships with slight losses and luck were not hit, after reacting, although they were afraid in their hearts, they did not accept Wang Zhiding's order, no one dared to lower their sails to slow down, let alone turn, and still rushed forward quickly.

"Ready for the next round of chain bombs!"

"Fire!"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

The structure of the chain shell is also very simple, use the chain to connect two small shells smaller than the caliber of the breech together, and after firing, a shell will drag another shell centrifugal and fly out, so it will often pull a big hole in the sail of the enemy ship, or directly tear the rigging, if you are lucky, you can even tear off the mast and paralyze the enemy ship, the purpose of this chain bomb is obvious, it is mainly used to limit the action of the enemy ship. Chain bullets can damage more masts and sails than ordinary solid bullets and flowering bullets, and if a chain bullet hits the mast, the mast can be broken instantly. And hitting the sail can tear the sail apart and make the sail useless.

"Woohoo"

"Woohoo"

"Woohoo"

A series of shrill sounds rang out, the sound of a large chain of bullets slicing through the sky, cutting through the air. A large chain projectile flew to the side of the Qing warship, and suddenly the sails of the twelve Qing warships at the front cracked, and the masts of three warships broke directly. And if the chain bullet hits the human body, the consequences are even more tragic than the flowering bullet. The focus of the chain bullet is the chain in the middle, which is broken into two when it crosses the human body, and more than a dozen Qing soldiers were cut in half like this, and they have not died for a while, and they are crying miserably in pain. The Qing army around him couldn't stand the atmosphere, and took the initiative to make up for it.

However, hundreds of chain bullets have achieved such an effect, but Wang Zhenbang is not satisfied at all. "Damn, thousands of chain bullets were fired, and they only hit less than twenty enemy ships, and they didn't wake up one by one, or what? When this battle is over, I'm settling accounts with them! "In the middle of the battle, the fleets maintain a high degree of autonomy, and he can't participate at will at the moment, and if he wants to trouble the captains of the fleets, it will have to wait until after the war.

To be honest, these Qing soldiers have never seen such a tragic water battle, and they fought with the Zheng army before, and they quickly approached with the light hull of the ship by taking advantage of the wind, and then entangled with the Zheng army's warship, and used wolf tactics to bite the Zheng army's fleet. The key point of that battle was that although the Zheng army had many artillery, it was still far inferior to the Mawei army, and the rate of fire, firing range, and power of their artillery were not as good as the Mawei army's naval guns, and they could not do covering bombing. And at this moment the Mawei Navy is constantly firing volleys. This made it difficult for Qing warships to get close. In constant proximity. is constantly being beaten and anchored.

"This Qing army sailor is not bad, and Wang Zhiding's old boy still doesn't surrender when he sees the obvious gap. If they rush forward like this, they won't be able to rush in front of us at all! Geng Jingzhong looked at these Qing warships that were constantly hit from the telescope, and he couldn't help but praise them, just this persistence, they can also be regarded as excellent soldiers.

Two consecutive rounds of chain bombs were fired, and nearly 30 warships on the Qing army's side lost power, and their speed was seven or eight times slower than before. Like a snail, it barely moved. But at this moment, the distance between the Qing army and the Mawei battleship has also been shortened to 400 meters, and the Qing army's shells have also continued to smash on the Mawei army's battleship, causing a lot of casualties.

"Change the grape bomb! Keep firing! ”

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

The battleships of the Fifth Fleet on the right were the first to fire grapeshot. Like raindrops, marbles swept across the sea and were thrown at the Qing warships at the front. Almost at the same time, other horsetail battleships also threw ordinary shells. Lots of marbles. It seemed that more raindrops covered dozens of Qing gunboats on the opposite side. The Qing warship rushing to the front. Immediately covered by raindrops, the Qing soldiers on the ship were injured by the marbles that fell down one after another. The sailors on each warship kept falling down, and the Qing troops on the deck were constantly being hit and causing huge casualties.

However, the ability of the Qing warships to resist attacks is still good. Ordinary bullets are no better than flowering bullets and grape bullets, and they cannot cause fatal damage to the Qing army's warships.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

The red-coated cannons and other artillery pieces on the warships of the Qing army also fired again, and the Qing army also began to fire grapeshot.

"Bang la la"

"Bang la la"

"Bang la la"

Similarly, large marbles fell around the Mawei battleship, and some of the marbles landed on the deck. The horsetail naval warriors felt as if their surroundings were boiling, and everything around them was shattered by marbles. Everything that could be seen was smashed by marbles. The people standing next to them were also beaten and covered in blood, and some people fell down on the spot and stopped breathing. Blood continued to flow down the deck, from the edge of the deck, to the river in strings.

"Poof"

"Poof"

"Poof"

A total of six sailmen on four horsetail battleships were hit by marbles and fell from their masts. As soon as the other soldiers looked at it, they found that they were already a blur of flesh and blood, and there was no possibility of rescue at all. Underneath their bodies, a large amount of blood gushed out, forming pools of blood on the deck. The pool of blood shook slightly with the slight swaying of the deck. There were drops of blood, tumbling back and forth on the deck, like blood-red glass balls.

The other sailors on the battleship are also very dangerous, and they will be hit by falling marbles at any time. However, for the needs of the battle, they also had to hold on to the mast. These sail operators are also excellent fighters who have been tested in many battles, and glory and courage accompany them, and no one is afraid of it.

"!" The commander of the Fifth Fleet, Chao Shun, scolded in a low voice. In the end, the Qing army was downwind, and the speed was still fast, and now it rushed to such a close range of the Mawei battleship, Wang Zhiding was smart, and he also fired grapeshot. In fact, this is the first time that the Mawei Navy has suffered such a large casualty in an artillery battle. The guns of the Qing warships fired grapefire at this distance was indeed fierce enough. But no matter how ferocious the enemy is, the Mawei Navy must not retreat!

"Shoot back!"

"Shoot back!"

"Shoot back!"

Chao Shun roared sharply. The Mawei Navy has always taken the initiative to attack, but it has never been beaten, and its own artillery is far more than the Qing army, and the power is greater than theirs, so why worry about not suppressing the artillery fire of the Qing army!

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

Under Chao Shun's order, the cannons of various calibers on the port side of the Fifth Detachment continued to spit out flames, throwing a large number of marbles onto the top of the Qing warships. At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than 400 meters, and the landing point of the marbles was basically relatively concentrated. The soldiers on the Qing warship were hit hard again, and people kept falling from the mast. On the deck, there was a mess, blood everywhere, debris everywhere, and falling marbles everywhere. Some marbles are constantly rolling back and forth on the deck, like children's toys, and it is a spectacle for a while.

The substitute Qing sailmen hurriedly went up to the mast to fill the vacancy, but it was not long before they were knocked down again. The grapeshotfire attack of the Mawei Navy was indeed too fierce, and the number of artillery greatly exceeded that of the Qing army. The fall of marbles is almost uninterrupted. And this means that the casualties of the Qing army are also uninterrupted.

"It's so cruel......" Geng Jingzhong, who was watching the battle from a distance, whispered to himself. He had seen a lot of bloody battles on land, but he had rarely seen such a brutal battle on the water.

"It's so cruel......" Geng Jingzhong, who was watching the battle from a distance, whispered to himself. He had seen a lot of bloody battles on land, but he had rarely seen such a brutal battle on the water.

The Qing warship was like a crazy big bear, trying to break through the defense line of a group of wild wolves, but the group of wild wolves did not hesitate to give the strongest counterattack. As a result, the big bears were certainly scarred, and the wild wolves also suffered heavy casualties. The number of casualties on both sides is skyrocketing

(To be continued......)