The Maya is a wooden-hulled and iron-clad gunboat built by the Japanese, and there are four of the same type: Maya, Chokai, Atago, and Akagi. The battleship is 47 meters long, 8.2 meters wide, has a draft of 2.95 meters, has a main engine power of 960 horsepower, two-shaft propulsion, and a speed of only 12 knots.

To put it bluntly, the physique of this thing is not even as good as Yang Hao's X-class steam gunboat. Not to mention the armor, one is made of steel for modern ships, and the other is hung with a thin layer of wrought iron plates. It is also a wooden-hulled main body, a slow-moving sailboat. However, there is still a draft depth of nearly 3 meters, and when you enter the Han River, you have to be careful.

However, the captain of the "Maya", Masaaki Hashimoto, did not despise his warship at all. He confidently stood on the lookout on the waist of the mainmast, looking at the steamship struggling to unload four field guns on the riverside, and said proudly: "With our protection, even if there are only 300 marines, it is enough to completely destroy any enemy!" ”

The Maya had four old 120mm breech-loading guns and six 47mm Hatch Chase rapid-fire guns. Although the two types of artillery are not very powerful for a battleship, they are very terrifying when attacking on the ground! Where is the caliber of 120mm, even if it is smashed into an iron lump, it can crush the infantry! The 47mm Hatch Chase can shoot 20 rounds a minute! Such a multi-door intensive launch is a nightmare for the army!

A battleship is equivalent to the firepower output of an infantry wing, which is exciting to think about!

Not everyone is as confident as Masaaki Hashimoto, but Shinkichi Mukaiyama, the deputy captain of the Matsushima, who is the commander of the Combined Marine Corps, frowned and said, "It's best not to be careless. According to intelligence, it is likely that the enemy forces have two unknown clippers in stock. Their sudden appearance probably took advantage of this. If there are weapons and equipment, it will be a big trouble for us! ”

Yang Hao arrived in Seoul for the first time, and after a high-profile tossing on the way, the United Marines lost four field guns and three artillery pieces were missing. Although such a scandal has not yet reached Tokyo, they themselves have to be cautious.

When Masaaki Hashimoto heard this, he immediately became angry and snorted coldly: "Those hateful rats will only hide in the shadows and escape!" If I see them, I'll sink them completely! Now the entire Han River estuary is blocked by the fleet of the Empire. As long as it's a suspicious target, I'm never welcome! ”

"Even so......." Xiangshan Shenji frowned slightly, thinking about how to persuade the other party. After all, he is also a captain, and he can't be too upright.

But at this moment, a sharp whistling sound suddenly appeared! The two of them felt that the hull of the "Maya" shook violently, and then a ball of fireworks rose sharply from the bow of the ship, and a deafening explosion sounded loudly!

"Boom!"

A 120mm gun in the bow of the ship exploded! Together with the iron plate and wood next to it, a mass of debris weighing several tons was blown up, which was torn apart by the ferocious charge and flew in all directions!

The five soldiers who were waiting behind the main gun exploded in response, wrapped in fragments and slapped on the surrounding protrusions! One of the arms, flying high in the air, actually slapped Hashimoto Masaaki's face fiercely, beating him to faint on the spot!

Mukaiyama Shinji didn't hurt at all, and those fragments seemed to be hiding from him. But all his spirit has been completely attracted by the strange explosion. The power, the ferocity, the strangeness of the very little smoke

features, all of which make him a mess in his head!

What kind of weapon is this?!

The premonition in his heart was fulfilled at once? I don't usually have such a quick response to worship God, right? Could it be...... Not good! It's a potential enemy in the shadows! Damn it, it must be that ghost ship!

The two interfering shells that occurred at night in the Yellow Sea have become a well-known secret within the fleet. The base camp was secretive about this, but the navy was on guard to keep an eye on the guy's movements.

Now, in the blue sky, does she dare to come out to provoke? This time, it was a direct shot at the battleships of the Imperial Navy!

Xiangshan Shenji didn't have time to sigh, because the second shell came one after another!

This time, the shell hit the rear of the Maya, drilling deep into the side of the rear mast. The force of the diagonal piercing not only blasted a transparent hole in the wooden horizontal deck, but also exploded below, sending a hitch of a Hatch Kaith heavy cannon into the river.

The violent explosion cut the root of the rear mast in half, and the heavy body could not support it, and it began to tilt and fall with a creak!

But the terrible explosion damaged at least five or six people again, and, causing a fire!

The deputy captain who stayed in the command room hurriedly sounded the alarm, screaming and ordering the panicked sailors to put out the fire and prepare for battle! Carrying a telescope on his own shoulder, he searched for the enemy on all sides.

Mukaiyama Shinyoshi also looked behind with experience--- according to the howling of the cannonballs breaking through the air, it came from that side. But he swept around and found nothing!

"How is this possible? That's all there is to ....... Muyama Shinyoshi frowned, and quickly figured it out, the enemy is very cunning and terrifying!

The waters where the Maya is located are the same as the place where the Jiaohe River flows into the main stream of the Han River. Three kilometers down is the mouth of the Three Forks River, where it joins the Imjin River, and there is an S-shaped downward curve that is 2.5 kilometers wide at its widest point. If the enemy is hiding behind the land protruding from the top of the curve, even if it is covered by a clump of woods, you will not be able to see it!

But in that case, how did the other side aim? Could it be that the shooting elements were set in advance? That's a little ridiculous and won't work. Or is it actually the enemy's ground artillery?!

As soon as he thought of this, Muyama Shenji suddenly felt terrified! Both sides of the Han River are full of mountains! Just hide a few cannons there, fire at the battleship in the river, and run away! Even if they can be destroyed by counter-artillery, don't forget, they are the ones who attack first! You'll have to find the enemy first!

And the power of this terrible explosion .......

All kinds of thoughts rushed to Muyama Shinji's mind, but he was rudely interrupted by the third explosion! This time, the shell still hit accurately, but it smashed into the weak hull of the ship against the waterline. I don't know what kind of material that terrible guy is made of, and he actually drilled all the way to the power compartment!

The Maya trembled again! Two steam boilers were destroyed by the explosion, and the red-hot high-pressure, high-temperature steam raged in the confined space! The fiery red charcoal blocks stuffed into the hearth flew everywhere with the explosion of the furnace body, scorching and roasting the dozen or so shirtless unlucky eggs inside on the spot!

The boiling heat rushed up the passage, and some of it spewed out ferociously from the breach, like a chimney changing course. But the damage is staggering! The deadly fire ignited from the inside, and the unbalanced hull of the ship soaked the breach under the surface of the water and began to pour into it!

This kind of damage is terrible! If the damage management personnel want to plug the leak, they have to resist the hot steam, but obviously this is not possible! They couldn't even get closer, and they watched as the damage worsened minute by minute!

The Maya lost momentum, and its slow progress immediately stopped, and it was about to be swept back by the river! If you leave it alone like this, it will become the same as putting it in the row, and the free-fall impact will kill you!

The deputy captain hurriedly ordered the anchor to be lowered, and in any case, the battleship must be stabilized first. When Mukaiyama Shinyoshi came down, it was too late, and he fell to his feet and shouted, "You can't do that!" We're going to be a live target! ”

In the process of advancing against the current, you will be hit by shells continuously, and you actually stop and do not move, isn't this looking for death!

"Huh?! That's probably not going to happen, is it? The deputy captain looked dazed, obviously not thinking clearly.

Xiangshan Shenji closed his eyes and sighed: "Forget it, prepare to evacuate!" We're in big trouble! ”

His words were once again unfortunately confirmed! Just one minute later, a cannonball whistled and smashed down from the other direction, and on the surface of the water about twenty meters away from the battleship, it exploded a bright column of water and soared high into the air!

About five kilometers away from them, Yang Haotong Guò telescope clearly observed the entire bombing process. Seeing that the "Maya" was hit three times in a row, he praised it: "Daddy's treasure knife is not old!" Shoot and see the effect, play beautifully! Hehe, next, let's see how I kill you little devils! ”

Just when the hull of the "Maya" was tilted and had to anchor to stabilize its position, three American M1 75mm howitzers deployed on the slope in the belly of the prawn-shaped mountain range had also completed aiming.

This kind of lightweight mountain gun, which is old in the world, weighs only 635 kilograms, can be disassembled into 9 pieces and can be flexibly transported, but the firing range is 9,000 meters, and the height is the lowest in its class, only 0.9 meters.

In terms of performance, it is not outstanding at all, but its flexibility is extremely in line with Yang Hao's mobile use of small-scale troops in the B-plane war! To exaggerate, a heavy-duty rubber-tyred carriage can be towed in its entirety. A Jeep 2020 can simply be dragged off-road!

In the first test shot, the 7.1-kilogram armor-piercing bullet hit a graceful curve and fell into the river. Yang Hao personally acted as a school shooter, accurately burst out the correction position, and the three guns were slightly adjusted, and they all opened fire!

"Boom, boom!"

The three small cannons were shocked by the recoil and jumped up in unison, and were fiercely pressed back by the heavy sandbags behind them, and the three grenades whistled out of their chambers, crossed the low hills, and smashed their heads into the hull of the "Maya"! Two shots missed, one hit the deck, and the gorgeous explosion sounded the horn of destruction!

"It's ...... Land artillery salvo! Mukaiyama Shinyoshi was scratched in the face by a piece of wood, screamed angrily, and decisively jumped into the river from the other side! This battleship, can't stay any longer!

His judgment was incredibly precise! The three recalibrated guns behind the mountain, fifteen minutes apart, fired again! Amazingly powerful shells, one after another, launched a ruthless destruction sweep up and down the "Maya"!