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"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. The Japanese warships approached quickly, and they also swung horizontally, but the hundred ships that rushed to the front were all fireships, and the real warships were still behind. As soon as the fireships were within the range of the guns, the commanders of the detachments gave orders, and the gunners of the heavy guns of the ships quickly lit the fire doors.

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

At this time, if the fireships of the Japanese invaded according to the vertical line, it would form a T-shape with the Mawei fleet, but it is a pity that these fireships came with the purpose of ending up together, and they could burn one by one. This long horizontal line just gave the naval fleet the best target to strike.

Tokugawa Tsuneige couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard the deafening sound of cannons. Isn't it a waste of shells that the Mawei Navy opened fire at such a distance? Could it be a bunch of recruits? However, when he clearly saw the countless huge cannonballs accurately falling into the array of fireships in front of him, saw the sawdust of countless warships being beaten, heard the sound of "bang" crashing endlessly, and saw countless columns of water rising left and right in front of and behind the warship, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in horror, what kind of artillery is this? Can you accurately hit a target at a distance of nearly a nautical mile?

In addition to the "thump" thump, the sound of the explosion of the flowering bomb followed. "Boom! Boom! Boom! The sound continued to sound from the fireboat and its surroundings. Those fireships 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 fireship will shatter. Then it becomes a plank and floats on the surface of the sea. Until this time. None of these fireships had a chance to set fire to the fireboats. With the fireship sank in the bay.

Just one round of shelling, a third of a hundred small fireships were reimbursed. The fireships that had been reimbursed were either directly blown apart by the shells, or they were overturned by the waves set off by a large number of shells, and in short, the horizontal formation of the remaining sixty or so fireships had become several huge loopholes.

In the rear, almost all the officers and men of the Japanese Naval Division were as if in a dream, which simply subverted their perception of artillery. Where is this artillery, it's just an artifact! How can this battle be fought? It's completely a passive bombardment!

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 opened fire again on the fireship, which had already been ignited and was burning violently. This time the artillery was more numerous and the shells were more dense, and the sixty or so fireships galloping on the opposite side were again damaged. The fire on the ship and the explosion of the flowering bombs made it impossible for these fireships to move forward, and no one 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.

"Hahaha, you want to burn us down with such a light fireboat, this widow is really stupid, why don't you get more!" Zeng Yangxing is the commander of the Marine Army, although he can't command the battle, but he and Geng Jingzhong are watching it lively.

"It's because the Japanese didn't expect us to fight them, they weren't prepared enough. If they were given enough time, they would be fine with three or five hundred of these ships to make fireboats. If there were really 500 fireships, we wouldn't dare to come in! Geng Jingzhong put down the binoculars and said to Zeng Yangxing with a smile.

"What the prince said is reasonable. In this bay, the most feared thing is the fire attack, if they are large enough, and then follow the direction of the wind, it will become a burning red cliff, and then they will not have to run! Zeng Yangxing also put down the binoculars and replied. This is also the wisdom of the world, if we stay in Kagoshima for a few more days, we may be in big trouble! ”

"Okay, keep watching!" As he spoke, Geng Jingzhong picked up the binoculars again.

The fireships in the waters of Edo Bay were gone, but nearly 2,000 rounds of shells were lost on the battleships. This naval battle is too expensive, not to mention the construction and maintenance of warships, that is, 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! A hundred fireships and 2,000 shells are equivalent to 20 shells to destroy a fireship.

With the sinking of all the Japanese fireships, 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.

At this time, the 130 Japanese warships behind also followed, and rushed straight towards the Mawei fleet by the east wind. Tokugawa Tsunashige's mood at the moment is similar to Shimazu Hisao a few days ago, knowing that the battleship bombardment is not the opponent of the Mawei Navy at all, and they all want to rush up to fight with the Mawei Army's gangside. However, the Mawei Navy was not so stupid, giving up its own advantages and fighting with them, although the naval soldiers who fought on the side did not encourage them.

The number of guns on the Japanese warships was pitiful, and the warships themselves were much smaller than the Mawei warships. The main warships of the Edo Bay Naval Division were basically copied from the naval warships of the Ming Dynasty in China, and they called them Tang ships, which were very similar in size to Fu ships, but there were some differences. However, one of them has not changed, that is, like the Chinese ship, the technology of watertight compartments is widely used, and ribs are rarely used on the hull, and the strength of the hull is supported by the partition of the watertight compartment. Such a warship has been able to withstand wind and waves for a long time, but because the hull is not thick, and the thin hull cannot withstand the heavy blow of heavy artillery, not to mention that there are many 30-pound and 60-pound heavy guns on the naval warship. Such a shell, even if it is not a flowering shell, once hit, it is immediately the fate of being pierced.

"Command the ships, give orders, and prepare a salvo! Ready in one minute! Wang Zhenbang issued his order loudly, and the flag soldiers beside him quickly conveyed his order.

"Fire!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

Although there were some precautions, a large number of flowering shells fell on the Japanese warship, and the fragmented shrapnel, splashing and flying sawdust, and broken wood stabbed a large number of Japanese warships. As soon as they boarded, the ship was filled with panicked shouts, wails, groans, and all sorts of chaotic orders.

The Mawei Navy only fired the first salvo, and the more than a dozen warships that rushed to the front were pierced in many places, and several large holes were blown open in the deck, and the same was true at the side of the ship, and the carpenters on the ship could not fill the holes in time.

After the warships that had suffered minor losses and were lucky enough to be hit, they reacted, and although they were terrified, they did not receive Tokugawa Tsunashige's order, and no one dared to lower their sails to slow down, let alone turn, and still rushed forward quickly.

"This widow is also fierce enough, and he 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! Zeng Yangxing looked at these widows who were sent to death, and secretly admired in his heart, because of this persistence, they can be regarded as excellent soldiers.

Geng Jingzhong didn't put down the binoculars, and said, "Uncle Zeng, I'm feeling sorry for my cannonballs!" After this big battle, there shouldn't be much stock left in the cabin! ”

"Hehehe!" The telescope that had just been raised was put down again. "Shizi, the shells of our Marine Army haven't moved yet, if the navy can use it, you can use it first!"

Geng Jingzhong put down the binoculars and glanced at him. "Come on, the shells of those two artillery battalions are only on a few battleships of the 3rd and 5th Fleet, and the navy has no chance to use them even if they want to!"

While the two were talking, Wang Zhenbang's order came again: "Order!" The ships began to shell freely! ”。 It turned out that after two rounds of salvo fire, the distance between the Japanese warships had been shortened a lot, and the remaining hundred warships scattered straight away and rushed towards several fleets.

With the issuance of the order to 'free shelling of all ships', the captains of each ship immediately became excited, and immediately searched for their own targets, and the continuous sound of cannons immediately sounded on the sea. The Japanese warship that was at the front end just now, because it was shot into the water in many places during the shelling, is now as slow as a snail, and it is estimated that it will not take long to sink on its own, so there is no need to waste shells.

This Edo sailor is much inferior to the Kagoshima sailor of the Satsuma Domain. It seems that there is no naval warfare at all, these Japanese warships have not obeyed the command by this time, but their own chaotic battles, the ships are not far from the naval warships, and the commanders of the various fleets are not stupid, and immediately ordered the fleet to turn around and start to stagger with the Japanese warships, so as to increase the striking surface. The sea had already shown an overwhelming advantage, and although the Edo naval warships had approached, many of them had been shot in multiple places and were facing sinking. Where is this actual combat, it is purely target shooting!

When Tokugawa Tsunade saw this situation again, he was also completely dead, the enemy's artillery not only had a long range and was accurate, but even the speed of the subsequent artillery was beyond his understanding. The hundred warships he charged with all his might were now only thirty. If you want to take on the side battle, you can only describe yourself as wishful thinking, and it is impossible for people to give him a chance. This is also the Mawei Navy's fight this time is really good, and the level is three layers higher than when it fought against the Shimazu family naval division. This is also the momentum of the great victory of the Satsuma Domain, and the period is bursting.

"Order, all warships go straight and evacuate until Yokosuka abandons the ship and lands!" Tokugawa Tsunashige gave the order decisively. The other party is a Western sail warship, which is faster than them, even if it escapes to the outer ocean, it will eventually be caught up and destroyed, it is better to find a place to land, and it can save the lives of thousands of samurai, and stay to fight again.

At the same time, Tokugawa Tsunashige also had a heavy mind, like the Satsuma sailor Shimazu Hisao, they fled straight, although it was a cowardly act, but they could delay the landing of the Mawei navy, delay a little more time for the Edo side, and buy more time to set up defenses. (To be continued......)

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