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Lin Xingzhu, who was at the back of the warship, and many officers and soldiers of the Wu Army's naval division were a little like they were in a dream at the moment, and the artillery fire of the Mawei Army somewhat subverted their perception of artillery. Where is this artillery, it's just an artifact! Geng Jingzhong made their Wu army miserable, and the cannons sold to the Wu army were more than one grade worse than the cannons on the opposite battleship. How can this battle be fought in front of you? It's completely a passive bombardment!

The effective firing range of their red-coated cannons is about 800 meters, and the hit rate is the highest on the river, that is, at a distance of about 500 meters, that is still when the enemy is not moving, and if the Mawei battleship moves again, the hit rate is quite low. In the end, this is due to the lack of strict training of the Wu army. Until now, it has been more than two years since the Wu Army's naval division was formed, but the gunners have not fired many rounds of live ammunition. Although this is wartime, the Wu Junshui Division has not experienced an unusually real battle until now, and if it is trained, the artillery powder cost a lot of money every time, Wu Sangui is reluctant, Lin Xingzhu is reluctant!

The battleships on the Mawei Army's side continued to sail in a zigzag route, and soon, the gunners on the battleship loaded the ammunition again in turn, and the whole process took less than a minute, and during this time, the Wu warship was only about a hundred meters closer, but at this distance, the twelve-pounder guns on the Mawei Army's warships could also be powerful at this time. The gunners of the ships aimed at the Wu warships that were speeding towards them, and opened fire again. This time the artillery was fired in greater numbers and with a denser number of shells. More than 60 warships of the front army galloped on the opposite side, and many of them were damaged again.

Especially the ones that had already been shot. The fires on three of the ships have not yet been extinguished. The newly arrived flowering shells exploded on it again, causing the ships to be completely scrapped. Other warships, this time there were more than 20 warships were hit, and the shells were more or less different, that is, the explosion of this moment once again caused three warships of the Wu army to sink, and the ones that did not break and sank also began to enter the water in large quantities. The speed is getting slower and slower, and it can't get close to the Mawei battleship at all, and if it forcibly continues to sail closer, the final result will be automatic sinking.

These Wu warships are basically the same as the configuration in the previous fleet of the Wu Army's naval divisions, there is not much difference, at least, there is not much difference from the warships. I have to find out the difference, but I'm afraid it's the style of the warship. There are many fortune ships in the Wu army's naval division, especially the big fortune boats. In the past, there were a total of more than a dozen Dafu ships in the Jiangning Naval Division and the Poyang Lake Naval Division, and the Great Fortune Ship was not small. The length is fifteen zhang, that is, forty-five meters. It is comparable to the Mawei Army's third-class battleship.

At present, the soldiers of the Mawei Army of the Dafu Boat in the Yangtze River Naval Division of the Wu Army saw one, and they didn't know where to get it. In addition, the most numerous warships were the Red Single Boat, which was large and sturdy, fast, and could accommodate twenty or thirty guns each. Changing to a red-coated cannon can also be installed with fifteen guns, which is now one of the main warships of the Wu army. In addition, there are bluffing ships, rushing boats, Cangshan ships, sea cangs, centipede ships, the types and numbers of ships far exceed the Mawei Navy fleet, but the artillery configuration on it is very different.

In the continuous approach, the more the Wu army warships lost, after the engagement, the Mawei army battleship had already fired five rounds of artillery, thousands of shells came, and he lost more than a dozen large and small warships, and if this continued, there was no need to wait until they could hit the Mawei warship, and their side would collapse. Originally, he didn't feel anything about it, and the feeling was not very strong, and the closer he got to him, the more panicked he became, the Mawei battleship was too big. Now in their fleet, there is only one that can catch up with the largest warship on the opposite side, there is no second-class and fourth-class battleship, and the other small number of large warships are comparable to the fifth-class battleships of the Mawei Army. As for the Cangshan boat, Haicang boat, and centipede ship, the largest is only 20 meters long, and the hull is short, which is obviously a few levels smaller than others.

In the roar of artillery, the commander of the Fifth Fleet, Chao Shun, stood on the deck and commanded the fleet to launch an attack with all its might, he only rested for a month after returning from the escort in Europe, and then grabbed this errand again, and the naval fleet also knew that this was a battle merit sent to the door, and it was Geng Jingzhong who gave him the position of the vanguard of this battle for the sake of his escort labor. The Wu army was still rushing towards the Mawei army, and although the number of warships in the Fifth Detachment was not as large as the Wu army's warships, the total tonnage was indeed far greater than that of the Wu army's Yangtze River Naval Division. You must know that just one third-class warship is equivalent to the total tonnage of four or five Haicang ships or Cangshan ships.

"Damn it, hurry up and evade it!"

Lin Xingzhu immediately shouted. In fact, it was not only him, but his flagship, the Daifuku ship, all began to mess up, they were not at the forefront, but no one could have expected that the guns of the Mawei Army could hit so far. As they spoke, the countless shells had begun to fall around them one after another, and because of the distance, the flying shells hit the surroundings of their ships, and landed on the surface of the river and stirred up countless waves.

Chao Shun's side was already the sixth round of salvos, and the original first round of salvos only hit the first few Wu army warships, and the Dafu ships, which were slower and a little farther away, were not hit. But now it is getting closer and closer, and the cannonballs can already reach the middle of the Wu army's fleet, and now although this round of cannonballs did not hit, it scared Lin Xingzhu into a cold sweat.

"Damn it, Geng Jingzhong, this treacherous villain!" Although not even a piece of his scalp was rubbed, Lin Xingzhu was indeed intimidated, he was already keenly aware of the difficulty of this battle, and he immediately issued an order. "They all obeyed my orders, and the whole team marched at full speed with full sails, and the ships in front immediately opened fire. As long as the fleet is close, it will be nailed to the wolves and tigers, and eat the fleet of the Mawei Army! ”

With Lin Xingzhu's order, a fierce battle began.

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

"Tom Tom"

Although the Wu warship opened fire when it was out of reach, the shells fell when they saw that they were far away from the Mawei warship, and they were like eggplants beaten by frost. Now the distance is enough. Their shells were finally able to hit the Mawei ships as well. plus received Lin Xingzhu's death order. Begin firing with all your might.

Suddenly, a 60-pound cannonball hit Lin Xingzhu's ship, the Daifuku ship, directly penetrating the side of the Daifuku ship, making a big hole the size of a bathtub, and the Daifuku ship, which was sailing fast, suddenly began to enter a large amount of water. There was also a slightly smaller thirty-pound shell, which hit the deck, and after piercing the deck, the shell did not stop, but rushed into the gun compartment on the lower level with the remaining energy, and hit a Franc cannon with a loud "clang". Then a bounce of the shell knocked the two gunners to the ground, and finally rolled twice on the deck before stopping.

The deputy beside Lin Xingzhu saw that the Mawei battleship was so powerful, and he also said anxiously: "My lord, the artillery fire of the Mawei battleship on the opposite side is too far, and we have no way to fight back!" Now that the ship is damaged, please make a decision early! ”

"Shut up, I don't need you to teach me!" Lin Xingzhu, who was already angry, glared at his deputy viciously, "Order all ships, I don't care what method they use to immediately fire at the Mawei battleship, if the normal charge doesn't work, then the strong charge, I can't let that damn rebel warship continue to run rampant like this anymore!" ”

"But"

"Nothing!" The deputy still wanted to argue, but was blocked by Lin Xingzhu's words. "At the moment we have no other way than to be beaten passively. It's better to take a risk, and if you can hit their ship with a cannonball, it's a victory, you know? ”

Facts have proved that Lin Xingzhu's method is still feasible, and then the Wu army's artillery bombardment was much fiercer, and many shells also hit the Mawei battleship, causing losses to the Mawei warship. But in comparison, it was the Wu army that suffered greater losses. At this moment, the small warships of the Wu army have suffered heavy losses, even if they are in the middle and front, as long as they are hit by a shell from the guns on the battleship of the Mawei Army, the warship will basically be reimbursed. Thirty pounds or even sixty pounds are not only solid bullets, but also flowering bullets; Needless to say, the power of such a heavy solid shell is that it is easy to penetrate the hull, and the power of the flowering shell is not small, and the more the shell hits, the more charged, the more powerful it will explode.

After the Wu warships suffered losses of more than 60 large and small warships, the warships on both sides finally approached. This is also the narrow section of the river in Chibi, it is not easy to flash Tengluo at all, the two armies hedge, and the distance of more than 1,000 meters in the middle only took less than ten minutes.

At this point, it's melee. In this era, there were still very few water battles on inland rivers, and more of them were naval battles, like in Europe now, where every major war was at sea. This sea battle, in addition to artillery bombardment, is a broadside battle. Lin Xingzhu fought this idea, after all, he has many ships, although they are small, but they can bite the opponent's warship. Generally, in broadside battles, it is not just about jumping on the boat for hand-to-hand combat, but more often it is about using fire attacks. Since the ships are made of wood and the sails are easy to burn, the fire attack is the greatest threat to the ship, and there is no one! In the Ming Dynasty, it was clearly stipulated that they should be equipped with special weapons such as spray cans, chimneys, fire bricks, rockets, etc., and the fleet of the Wu Army's naval divisions was also fully equipped.

In recent years, the weapons research experts of the scientific research base have improved a set of jet cabinets designed by Geng Jingzhong that are similar to the previous fierce fire oil tanks, and the power has become greater. These jet cabinets can not only be used to spray fire oil on enemy ships, but also can be used to help spray water and fire extinguishing on their own ships. Of course, the fire spray oil and the water spray must be separated!

At this time, the melee battle began, the river was narrow, the warships on both sides must be very close, and the fire attack was definitely the main means, so eight to fifteen jet cabinets were lifted onto the deck on each Mawei battleship, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer at this time, and the side of the Mawei warship and the Wu warship were about to bump together. But it is obvious that the Mawei battleships have the advantage, and they don't look at whose ships are bigger, and when they meet together, they are also larger battleships.

"Kill!" Chao Shunyan saw this kind of time, and immediately ordered, and when he was about to get up, the guns in the bow of the ship began to spit out a large number of grapeshot shells, which immediately caused huge damage to the deck of the enemy ship. At the same time, the fighters on the deck also raised their rifles and aimed and shot, specifically to hit the people on the deck. As they got closer, the faces of the other side were clearly visible, and the fighters on the deck worked together to control a jet cabinet, and the two of them grabbed the handle together and pressed down violently. At this time, this thing was in use, and the amount of fire oil stored in each jet cabinet was about half a gasoline drum in later generations, and after the soldiers pressed down violently, a "dragon of oil" was sprayed from the iron pipe of the jet gun facing the enemy ship, and all of it was sprinkled on the deck of the Wu army's warship not far away.

When the jet cabinet sprayed out the oil, a rocket also followed the fire on the opponent's warship, and for a while, the fire was so bright that the sailors on the Wu army's warship could no longer care about jumping over to engage in hand-to-hand combat, and immediately the chickens and dogs jumped up, turned around and looked for buckets and sand in a panic, trying to extinguish the fire on their ship. But in the incessant spraying of the jet cabinet, many Wu soldiers were also stained with fire oil, and they were quickly ignited in a sea of fire, like torches being carried and running around, while the miserable howls were one after another.

The opposing ship is also equipped with some similar arson weapons, such as oil cans, fire bricks, and whatever, which are relatively common water warfare weapons in this era, but oil has not yet been developed in this era, and grease is a very valuable thing and very scarce, so this kind of weapons have always been very rare. However, Geng Jingzhong has always spared no effort to invest in the navy, and of course he is reluctant to use edible oils, but because the navy is not good at participating in whaling, there is a large amount of fish oil in stock, and a large amount of fish oil is taken to the warship for weapons.

While firing guns, spitting fire, and firing grapeshot, the main third-class battleship of the Mawei Army also rampaged with its huge body. The river was narrow, and the eight third-class warships rushed straight and straight regardless of it, crushing all the way over, and sinking the small warships of the Wu army directly. Because the third-class battleship is really tall, it is unrealistic for the Wu soldiers on the small warships of the Wu army to jump onto the battleship. The upper and lower parts were separated by more than three meters high, and even if a few of the ship's masts were swung by ropes, the soldiers on the Mawei battleship would have already greeted them with bullets. (To be continued......)