When Liu Xiang saw the fireworks released from the ship that turned around and fled, he knew that his intentions had been exposed in advance. , the latest chapter of the visit wèn:. However, it was not that the Haihan people who got the news would send ships to attack, but that the other party was cowering on the island and adopting a passive defense strategy to deal with his own attack.

Dawanshan Island, Liu Xiang also went a few years ago, this island is not large, the shore of the island is steep, the whole island around the only small bay in the southwest can dock ships, and that place is said to have been built into a wharf by the Haihan people, and at the same time all kinds of shore fortifications are built like iron barrels, to attack from the sea, I am afraid that there will be some trouble. If the Haihan people retreated on the island and used muskets and artillery to defend, they would definitely not be able to attack the island without paying some price, and although there was no shortage of outlaws under Liu Xiang, they were still a group of rabble after all, and he was also a little worried about whether these people under his command would be able to gnaw the hard bone of Wanshan Port.

And this worry seems to be becoming a reality little by little, and the shadow of Dawanshan Island can already be seen on the sea level ahead, but there is no Haihan warship to come out to intercept it. If the Haihan people really have warships stationed in Wanshan Harbor, then the commander should not be stupid enough to let the warships squat in the port.

"Do the Haihan people really have warships in Wanshan Port?" asked Liu Xin with a little sleepiness and confusion.

Liu Xin hurriedly responded: "When I was in Guangzhou, I inquired about the news in many ways and confirmed that there were at least two Haihan warships stationed in Wanshan Port, but the Haihan people still have a stronghold in Panyu County, and it is difficult to say that the warships are not in the port at this time." ”

"The Haihan people have all started with Lao Tzu, will they make a place like Wanshan Port unfortified?" Liu Xiang can 'mix' into today's situation, and his brain is not stupid, and he immediately expressed doubts about Liu Xin's statement.

"As far as the humble officials know, the Haihan people attach great importance to the introduction of immigrants from Guangzhou Prefecture to Shengli Port, and often send warships to escort them, perhaps the warships of Wanshan Port are out of the port to escort civilian ships. Liu Xin hurriedly added his statement.

"Hmm...... If that's the case, then we'll have a good opportunity!" Although Liu Xiang was still a little skeptical, it was obvious that the credibility of this statement was much higher than just now, and it sounded like there was some truth. If Wanshan Port is not escorted by maritime armed forces, the pressure to attack this port can be reduced by at least half.

However, Liu Xiang did not give the order to advance, and still maintained the current formation of the fleet step by step, and detoured from the southern end of Wanshan Island without hurrying or slowing.

At this time, he could clearly see that there were more than a dozen boats of all sizes docked on the wharf in the harbor, and Liu Xin sneered: "The Haihan people's warning seems to be useless, and it has been so long in between, and I don't know how to escape by boat!"

Liu Xiang was not as optimistic as him, shook his head and said: "It's not that simple, look at it, you can't even see a single figure on the dock, these people are already hiding! There are also those arc-shaped buildings on the north and south shores of the port, which look like forts!"

"Fort!" Liu Xin was also taken aback. Although there were rumors that the Haihan people were building forts in Wanshan Port, no one could confirm them, so he always regarded such claims as false news.

However, in fact, in order to avoid suspicion during the construction of the coastal fortifications of the port, various means were used to cover and camouflage from the beginning, and there is a strictly demarcated military area on the island, and non-personnel stationed on the island have no way to approach the area where the coastal fortifications are located, so the rumors of the fort have not been very certain. It wasn't until a few days ago that Chen Yixin asked the soldiers to remove some camouflage outside the fortifications that blocked the perspective of the 'shooting' and shooting, and 'revealed' part of their true bodies.

The forts here are equipped with five 'guns' of shore defense guns in the north and south of the port, this time Wang Tom led the troops to come, and brought a lot of artillery, and added three 'guns' at the north and south ends respectively, and the rest of the artillery was arranged in the front of the wharf, there are more than 20 'guns' in total, large and small, forming a 'cross' fork fire from the north and southeast directions, which can completely cover this small harbor. It's fine if the enemy doesn't come in, but if you want to get out unscathed, it's probably impossible.

Liu Xiang did not rush into the harbor in a hurry, but let the fleet stop outside the harbor and carefully observe the situation inside the harbor. The ships docked at the wharf were all ordinary civilian and merchant ships, and there were no legendary Haihan warships with strange sails and gun windows on the side of the ship. And the shore was also silent, not a single living person could be seen, this strange situation made Liu Xiang feel more and more that things were a little bad.

"This guy has been waiting outside for so long, has he seen through our methods?" Li Dou held a telescope in his hand, looked at the pirate fleet outside the harbor from the second floor of the headquarters, and asked Chen Yixin next to him while watching.

Chen Yixin responded: "Even if they can see through it, it is unlikely that they will just turn around and leave." There are so many people and boats, it took three days for them to get here, and they turned around and left without even letting out a fart, I think Liu Xiang should not be able to lose this face. ”

When he first got the news of the pirate attack, Li Dou was inevitably a little flustered, and the most "fierce" armed conflict he had experienced in his life before that was just to capture some nail households who did not want to relocate in Sanya, and this kind of real knife and gun 'sexual' life fight is fundamentally different things. He also secretly asked Chen Yixin if he could really be sure of the outcome of this battle. But when these pirate ships arrived at Wanshan Port, Li Dou calmed down, because Chen Yixin calmly told him that if with the existing conditions, he still couldn't even beat a group of pirates in the 17th century, then everyone could simply jump into the sea.

Wang Tom laid a very simple trap for this battle, just waiting for Liu Xiang to step in. The ten warships had already left the port more than two hours earlier, but instead of going to meet Liu Xiang's pirate fleet, they quietly slipped behind the adjacent Xiaowanshan Island to the west and hid.

The purpose of Wang Tom's arrangement was very clear, that is, when Liu Xiang's fleet attacked the port, he would rely on the coastal fortifications of the port to drag the enemy, and then lead the fleet to kill from the rear and flank the enemy in front and rear.

If this tactic grasps the opportunity, coupled with the proper 'operation' and tacit understanding, it will undoubtedly be able to block Liu Xiang's fleet in the harbor and beat it hard, and it is not impossible to hit it hard. Even if you are unlucky, you will not be besieged because of the difference in the number of ships on both sides, and you can completely brush up a 'wave' of artillery fire before the opponent turns around, and then safely evacuate the battlefield.

If Liu Xiang chooses to continue attacking Wanshan Port, he will have to endure the dilemma of being flanked in front and back and the terrible casualties caused by it. If Liu Xiang's fleet wants to chase, then it can only give up and continue to attack Wanshan Port, and the pirate fleet has no comparable 'character' with the warships of the militia in terms of speed and flexibility, and will only be carried by Haihan warships to fly kites on the sea. Liu Xiang's fleet came from afar, fighting away, and its staying power at sea was naturally not comparable to that of the master, and when the time came, whether it was fighting or retreating, it would inevitably be bitten by the Haihan warship again.

Of course, this tactic is simple to say, and there are still quite a few details that need to be scrutinized one by one when it is really implemented, especially the grasp of the fighter plane, which is the key link of the entire plan. The warships appeared early, and Liu Xiang's fleet had enough time to react, and could turn around and withdraw from the port to fight, so that the Haihan fleet, which was at a disadvantage in terms of the number of ships, would not dare to rush to the close to fight the enemy ships, so as not to be besieged by them. Although there is no need to worry that Liu Xiang can really capture Wanshan Island, if the pirates destroy the merchant ships and goods in the dock, or kill and injure some people on the island, it will also have a great negative impact on the reputation of Haihan, and this result is definitely not expected to be seen by the Executive Committee.

In the wars of this era, even if the combat environment is on land, it is also a difficult problem for the commander to let the two troops that are too far apart to fight together, and if the combat environment is changed to the sea, it is basically impossible to solve such a problem from the technical level, whether it is to release wolf smoke or use other sound and light means as a predetermined signal, it is difficult for the Haihan warships hiding behind Xiaowanshan Island and a distance of 4,000 meters from Wanshan Port to receive the signal in a timely and accurate manner, so it is very likely that the judgment of the fighter plane will be biased.

However, the shortcomings of the contemporaneous army are precisely the strengths of the Haihan militia. Relying on the black technology that transcends the times, the combat units of the Haihan militia can realize regional coordinated operations through real-time information exchange, which greatly improves the combat effectiveness of the troops and the ability to grasp fleeting fighters. And such an ability is unimaginable and fundamentally unexpected by peers in this era.

Liu Xiang observed the incense stick outside the port for a full time, and made sure that there were no other threats in the nearby waters, so he gave the order to attack Wanshan Port. In fact, Liu Xiang herself has some apprehensions about this decision, and she always feels that something is not right. But thinking about it, even if this Wanshan Port is a trap, it is impossible to just stare at it for a while and then turn around and leave, such a cowardly thing, Liu Xiang, who has been in the South China Sea for many years, can't wipe his face to do it.

Just in case, Liu Xiang still ordered a dozen smaller ships to be left on guard in the waters outside the harbor, while he himself commanded the main fleet to fight into the harbor.

The harbor of Wanshan Port was not deep enough to penetrate a mile, and Liu Xiang commanded the fleet to rush directly to the port wharf, and his combat purpose was very clear, that is, to achieve landing operations before the fort on the shore caused heavy damage to his own fleet. As long as the port area can be occupied and a group of Haihan people can be captured as prisoners, then the batteries on both sides of the port will naturally be able to be broken without attacking.

However, the density of artillery fire on the shore obviously exceeded Liu Xiang's expectations, and when the first round of more than 20 shells smashed into the pirate fleet, Liu Xiang was a little anxious - didn't there be a few batteries outside the harbor just now? Why are there so many 'door' cannons in one shot!

Of course, this is also because of the special bunkers built outside the forts, and various fake stones and fake trees are used to cover the outline of the forts, making it difficult for people to distinguish the real fire points of the shore fortifications from a distance. Liu Xiang looked at the periphery for a long time, and felt that it was only five or six 'guns', which was worth rushing, and if he was lucky, he might be able to land on the shore if he lost one or two ships. But the reality is obviously very far from what he expected, the batteries at the north and south ends of Wanshan Port are less than 400 meters apart, and the nearest pirate ships are about 100 meters away.

The first blow of the coastal fortifications at the north and south ends hit two pirate ships each, and several large holes were opened in the side of the ships. The pirates on board shouted and some fought back with muskets and bows and arrows on the batteries. But at this distance, their sporadic counterattacks are almost ineffective. A moment later, the dense pirate fleet ushered in a second round of 'shooting', this time a slightly larger ship was directly broken by the main mast, and when the mast fell, it hit another ship next to it, blocking the already not very spacious channel again.

"Don't stop, keep rushing! Rush to the shore!" Liu Xiang naturally found that he had thought about things too simply, the coastal fortifications of the Haihan people were not decorations, and this hard rush port was to be filled with human lives, and it was no wonder that the Haihan people had the courage not to even leave a single warship, if it was a small group of pirates attacking, I was afraid that it would not be enough for these artillery on the shore to stuff their teeth. But at this point, Liu Xiang definitely didn't dare to let the fleet stop and retreat, so he could only maintain the current situation and command his subordinates to continue to rush to the dock.

Liu Xiang, the leader of the pirates, was still beaten to the point of being frightened, not to mention the pirates under his command, before they set off, they heard that they went to the island of the Haihan people to carry gold and silver treasures, even if they wanted to fight, it should be a battle with gongs and drums in front of each other, how did it become a one-sided bombardment by cannons? Before the gold and silver treasures were seen, the black iron cannonballs with big heads kept whistling and smashing over. Many pirates who had never seen the power of such intensive artillery battles were even so frightened that they directly lay on the deck with their heads in their hands, and they had no courage to fight at all.

By the time of the third round of shelling, the hulls of four or five ships had already begun to enter the water, and although the watertight cabin structure of the Chinese sailing ship would not sink for a while and a half, it was inevitable that the speed of the ships would slow down and the hull tilt caused by the flooding. Of the dozens of pirate ships that rushed into the harbor, the fastest had reached the pier pier, while the slowest had been dragged to the harbor because the hull was damaged.

However, even if it was lucky enough to dodge the shells, the pirate ship rushed to the shore did not end the nightmare, because at this time, a row of makeshift gun emplacements on the shore also removed the cover, and the black "hole" and "hole" gun muzzle were 'exposed'.

"Expedition No. 1, Expedition No. 1, this is Wanshan Port, you can dispatch!" After Chen Yixin finished calling on the radio, he picked up his military hat and put it on his head, patted Li Dou on the shoulder and said: "You are here to supervise the battle, don't run 'randomly', I will go to the defense line to command the battle." ”

"Okay, good!" Li Dou nodded again and again: "Be careful yourself!"

The Haihan warship, which had been waiting for a long time west of Xiaowanshan Island, finally got the order to go to battle. The sailors shouted and raised the sails, and the fleet sailed out of the southern tip of Xiaowanshan Island in a long snake formation, and went straight to Wanshan Harbor.

The distance from behind Xiaowanshan Island to Wanshan Port is not far, so as soon as the warship fleet of the Haihan people appeared, the sentinel ships left by Liu Xiang's fleet outside the harbor immediately discovered the enemy's traces, and then raised the flag to warn.

However, at this time, Liu Xiang's ship had already rushed into Wanshan Port, and there were their own sailboats in front and behind, and the crew in charge of lookout on the ship in the 'chaos' and 'chaos' did not see the warning signal outside the harbor at the first time.

Under intense artillery fire, the first pirate ship finally approached the dock, and the outlaws, armed with weapons in hand, jumped directly from the side of the ship to the shore, and then rushed to the artillery position on the slope of the shore in a roundabout way, which had to be destroyed in order to allow the ships behind to dock safely.

However, this charge was very futile in the face of the defensive line built by the Haihan militia, and only ten feet from the artillery position, the pirates found themselves encountering a very difficult opponent - a snake-bellied barbed wire fence with a chest high. Moreover, there were many barbs and blades on this barbed wire, and if you tried to force your way through it, you would inevitably be scratched all over the body, and the pirates had to divide their men to find some heavy objects or planks to break the line.

However, before the 'chaotic' pirate team could figure it out, a musket array had already appeared next to the artillery position that made them feel desperate. The infantry of four companies constituted a firepower output line with a 'shooting' width of more than 100 meters, and the latest Type 28 breech-loading musket in their hands almost didn't miss a shot at this close range, and the first round of 'shooting' alone killed and wounded at least nearly 100 pirates, which made Liu Xiang's eyes crack before he had time to land on the shore to command the battle. The artillery bombarded the 'chaotic' pirate fleet in the harbor from three directions, north, south, and south, while the pirates who landed were unable to advance in front of the barbed wire line with a dense line of lead bullets. Just as Liu Xiang had feared beforehand, his pirates may still have a certain combat effectiveness when fighting against the wind, but in the current unfavorable situation of being attacked unilaterally, their morale has fallen to the bottom in a very short period of time, and their appearance is no better than that of the rogues who besieged Lijiazhuang in the first place. While the number of pirate ships on the shore is gradually increasing, the pirates on the line of attack are already beginning to show signs of flouting. Liu Xiang knew that if he retreated at this time, it would be difficult for this Wanshan Port to be defeated, and he was about to go ashore to personally supervise the battle, but he was hugged by someone's big 'legs'. He was about to kick this guy away when he heard Liu Xin crying: "Big boss, it's not good, Haihan's warship has come out from behind!"