/newmessage.php?tosys=1&title="Lost in 1629

Chapter Errors/Click here to report

May 12 night attack

The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the stars are dim, which is a good day for a sneak attack. After about a week of rapid sailing biquge.info, the battleship Qionghai quietly approached the mouth of Manila Bay on the evening of April 22.

Manila Bay is a very characteristic harbor, it is quite large, but only a small gap connects to the Pacific Ocean. The width is about 18 kilometers, and in this gap there is a small island called "Corregido", which happens to be in the middle of the strait, forming a very dangerous terrain.

"As long as you control this island, you control the entire Manila Bay!"

This is the conclusion that anyone who looks at a map of the area can conclude that just after the Qiong navy captured Luzon, Wang Haiyang proposed to build a fort and watchtower on the island to monitor and control ships entering and leaving the bay. However, at that time, the Qiong Navy did not have a formal decision on how to govern Luzon in the future, and even the management of Manila City was often replaced, so there was no time to take care of the small island.

The Spaniards occupied the Philippines for 60 years, but they left their mark on the island, which has a lighthouse. However, it was abandoned after the arrival of the Joan navy. Only tonight, when the Qionghai approached the island again, observers noticed from a distance that the lighthouse was lit up again. A little closer, signs of human activity were also found in the lower parts of the island.

"The island is guarded by Spaniards?"

When the northern latitude heard the news, there was no surprise, no matter how negligent the Spaniards were, they would certainly not ignore this crucial passage. Although all of their large forces rushed into the bay to fight an offensive war, it was the most basic military common sense to leave a few small boats here as liaison and guard, and a group of soldiers on the island to guard the rear road.

"Do you want to train them first? Shall we go and take down the island? ”

Wei Aiwen, who was following Beiwei's side, was full of excitement, considering that he was going to use the Qionghai to fight a naval battle, there were not many infantry on board, except for the reconnaissance brigade directly under Beiwei, there was only one infantry company. But Wei Aiwen, who had already been promoted to battalion commander, refused to take the troop carrier behind him, and insisted on staying on the Qionghai, ready for the first round of battle.

However, Beiwei waved his hand:

"No, the offensive and defensive battles against the islands have always been the most troublesome, especially on tropical islands. ...... year Well, it should be said that in the future, the US military will suffer a lot in this area. ”

"The Spaniards can't be compared to the fanatical Japanese army, can they?"

Wei Aiwen was not convinced, but Beiwei responded indifferently:

"Our equipment is also not comparable to that of the US military, and it is more important that we do not have to waste time on this island. As for the Spanish army on land, they did not need to pay attention to it, and without the ship they could only be savages on it. ”

- As one of the most skilled in military affairs and the most capable of fighting, Beiwei is far less enthusiastic about fighting than a few young people.

"Remember, Xiao Wei - fighting this kind of thing is not a game, even if you surpass the opponent in terms of equipment, training, and numbers, you can only say that you have an advantage, but you dare not say that you are absolutely sure of winning, especially in this complex and unfamiliar terrain conditions. So, try to fight only those battles that are necessary. ”

Seeing that the idea of northern latitude had been decided, Wei Aiwen didn't say anything more. The Qionghai circled the small island of Correcido from afar, scanning the surrounding sea with the ship's radar, but found no sign of the ship. However, the island itself has a fjord that is not too deep, and the Spaniards probably parked their boats there. Due to the terrain interference, the Qionghai's radar is not easy to observe the interior of the fjord from the outside. Out of caution, Master Zheng did not recklessly drive the ship inside—not because he was afraid of the Spanish fire, but because he was afraid that the ship would easily run aground in the dark. After all, they hadn't paid much attention to this small island before.

"It's still up to manpower to investigate......"

Two dinghys were lowered from the Qionghai, and a group of sailors and scouts carefully paddled towards the harbor. In addition to surveying the harbor, they were also tasked with surveying the shipping lanes. Several sailors paddled along the way, constantly recording the depth of the water with their plumb weights, while constantly shouting out the number jù to determine if the Qionghai could get closer.

They were not afraid of being heard by the enemy—it was dark tonight, and the Spaniards could not move out at night, even if they knew that someone was approaching, unless they wanted to hit a rock or run aground.

Soon after, the scouts returned and brought back the results of the reconnaissance - there were indeed three ships of small tonnage stationed in the harbor, which should have been left by the Spanish army to guard the rear route, and the depth of the water inside allowed the Qionghai to enter.

According to the prestige of the Spanish Navy at that time, it should be more prudent to leave three ships to guard the back road, but this is nothing in front of the Qionghai. Wei Aiwen couldn't help it, and wanted to take someone to a portside station and capture those boats. But the northern latitude once again negates his construction:

"If you want to capture ships, there are many in Manila Bay. Don't waste time on a few small boats here. Wreck them and get down to business in the bay. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and asked Old Master Zheng if he could drive the boat in? Don't go very deep, just get close to the range of the artillery. Master Zheng said that you can go in if you drive slowly, but you can't maneuver inside. Beiwei didn't care about this - the biggest danger for the Qionghai was the reefs and shoals in the sea, and the Spaniards didn't care about the artillery.

So under the personal control of Master Zheng, the Qionghai slowly entered this narrow waterway, and when the radar showed that it was not far from the three ships, and entered the best range of the ship's artillery, and the vague silhouette of the other party could already be roughly seen here, Beiwei ordered the ship to stop.

The Spaniards on the other side seemed to have noticed something, and there were loud inquiries and shouts from the opposing ship, but the Qionghai turned off all the lights, and the mast and contour line were not as high as those of the sailing ships of this era, and even the best lookout could not see them clearly, until a few flares were fired from the Qionghai......

The bright flares instantly reflected the majestic and cold posture of the steel battleship, but soon flew above the three sailboats and landed leisurely, attracting the attention of their opponents and pointing the direction of attack for the guns on the Qionghai

"Boom...... Boom. ”

After a little aiming, the three batteries on the Qionghai spat out deadly fire one by one, and a batch of incendiary bombs for the ship rushed out of the chambers and flew towards the target. The dark night has a great impact on the gunner's hit rate, but the Qionghai itself and the other party are in a berthed state, using a fixed battery to hit a fixed target, if this kind of Cheng Dù still can't make the first hit, then the gunners on the Qionghai should also be laid off.

Almost instantly, the three Spanish ships on the opposite side were shot at the same time, and the hull was ablaze - against the sailing ships of this era, the three turrets of the Qionghai were more than enough for one ship. After being attacked, the Spaniards on the ship finally boiled over completely, and suddenly became flustered and noisy from the original only small movements. Through the binoculars, many figures could be seen running around the deck in panic, but they had not yet figured out where the attack was coming from. Only a few men fired indiscriminately in the surroundings, but the artillery did not go silent.

On the Qionghai side, no time was wasted, and immediately after the first blow, the artillerymen were busy cleaning the chambers, loading the explosive packs and shells, and preparing for the second round of bombardment. After the other side's galleons began to burn, they became the best source of light in their own right, and there was no need for flares to indicate their targets—which was why Beiwei had previously ordered the simultaneous attack of the three ships.

There are too many variables in the dark of night, and if he only attacks one of them, although he can guarantee that it will be sunk in one round, the remaining ships of the other side may escape without cutting the cables after being frightened. Even if there is a 90 percent chance of hitting a reef or a beach, it is possible — just a small chance that a boat will be able to hit the shit and get out.

And the goal of the northern latitude is to "leave none of them behind", and it is only a matter of time before all three ships are burned and they are destroyed. The wooden ships of this era were almost impossible to extinguish once they were lit by an incendiary bomb nicknamed "Chief Engineer Xu's Chocolate", but Beiwei did not want to test the Spanish Navy's damage management capabilities, and he wanted to confirm that the target was completely sunk.

So in this second blow, the gunners loaded high-explosive shells into the breech, and the target was aimed near the waterline of the enemy ship's belly. At this time, those Spaniards relied on the light emitted by the burning of their ships, and finally found the Qionghai that was silently hidden a few hundred meters ahead, like a predatory beast, and they howled in horror and stretched out their hands to this side, and some of them had already opened the cannon window and aimed the cannon at it...... But they'll never get a chance to fire back.

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"

The second round of shelling on the Qionghai began, and the three batteries were still firing in turn - although the salvo was enjoyable, the impact on the hull structure was too great, and the recoil was too great to push the hull out of position. Therefore, according to the regulations of the Qiong Navy, naval ships do not use salvo fire in principle, and the Qionghai has made improvements after the first naval battle, and made a linkage system inside the three batteries, so that the gunners can know each other's condition and consciously stagger each other when firing...... However, the linkage system can only notify and not control, if the battle situation is urgent, or under special circumstances, all turrets can still fire at the same time.

Of course, there was no need for this at the moment—in the dead of night, the Qionghai almost with great grace killed the three burning Spanish ships that had become the most visible targets in the night.

This is to make up for yesterday, and tomorrow the update will be as usual ^-^RO! ~！

[This article is updated and uploaded by "Aishang Novel Network" book friends, our website is "biquge.info", such as chapter error/report thank you]

Aishang Novel Network would like to thank all book friends for their support biquge.info