Chapter 190: A New Era of the Ocean
On the other side, scattered ironclad ships were sailing towards the waters of Penghu.
According to Shi Lang's plan, let more than a dozen ironclad ships act as the vanguard, attack from one side, and disrupt the local camp.
Then he assigned 30 warships on the left and right to flank the Zheng army, while he led 40 warships to the rear to break through and completely surround this naval division.
Zeng Rou stood on the deck, holding a telescope, and the ironclad ship formation she was in was the vanguard army, as the tip of the knife of the army, disrupting the opponent's ship formation.
They need to play to their speed advantage, and with their speed, they can hit and run, come and go freely, and there is not much danger.
Zeng Rou observed the waves in the distance, and remembered the words of Shi Lang, the coach of this trip.
"There are many typhoons this season, Liu Guoxuan knows that I have always been cautious, and I expect that we will not come, so I must be defenseless."
"With the help of ironclad ships, we are not afraid of the storm, but we can break through the wind, and we can take it by surprise and make a contribution in one fell swoop."
In the early morning, there was a white mist on the sea, and in a hazy fog, the pockmarked ship continued to sail at the fastest speed, like a sharp knife, about to plunge into the heart of the other party.
In Penghu, in the dark and oppressive ship array, the sailors on the ship looked a little tired, yawning, and listless.
Even if I grew up by the sea, this kind of sea breeze is not comfortable.
Not to mention, there are a lot of disciplines in the army, and General Liu is notoriously strict, and they don't have a chance if they want to relax.
After breakfast, Liu Guoxuan arranged the defensive arrangements as usual.
Although he didn't think that Shi Lang would come, or that he was bluffing, he was still very attentive to his precautions and there was no loss.
Yesterday, after listening to the eldest prince's analysis of the situation in the world, he can be said to have seen the future, and naturally he doesn't want accidents in this battle.
"General!"
"General!"
Several soldiers saluted him respectfully, Liu Guoxuan nodded lightly, and glanced at today's fog and wind, which was not the weather of the ship at all.
He sighed in his heart, not knowing when there would be a chance to fight.
Right now.
Peng Peng Peng~
A fierce crash sounded, and the next moment, it was boom, boom... The continuous sound of cannonballs.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
The listless soldiers came to their senses in an instant, began to call for friends, took up arms, and acted under the organization of the generals.
At this moment, Liu Guoxuan's eyes also widened, and he was a little panicked, today is obviously not a good weather for boating.
"What a guts! What a Shi Lang! ”
After a period of panic, Liu Guoxuan quickly came to his senses, although he was attacked by surprise, this may not be their chance.
Despite losing the first move, they had a good chance of leaving the enemy behind due to such weather, and they also had a geographical advantage.
Facing the adjutant beside him, Liu Guoxuan quickly gave an order: "Gather all the departments and prepare for the battle, since they dare to come, don't think about leaving!" ”
On the left side of the ship formation, on the battlefield, the two sides have begun to contact each other in the collision of ironclad ships.
All the ironclad ships put on a "goose-shaped formation", which is a kind of shock horizontal formation, which can destroy everything in the enemy at the largest and fastest speed.
"1200 yards, 800 yards, 500 yards..... Impact distance! ”
On the Zheng ship, not far away, the lookout post looked in horror at an ironclad ship that was rushing straight ahead.
The wooden boat next to it, which had broken and scattered, had already told them what was about to happen.
But the other party was menacing, and the surrounding ship formation was very dense, so there was no room to dodge at all.
Peng!
In the heavy sound, Zeng Rou's ironclad ship directly hit a wooden ship, the strong impact force, with the impact of the collision angle, the underwater impact angle of the ironclad ship pierced the hull of the wooden ship, thousands of tons of seawater quickly poured in, and the other party completely became a victim in the collision.
The entire wooden ship was split in two from the center, and the flagship sank as fast as possible.
Without waiting for the sailors who had lost their command to come to their senses, the second wave, the third wave...... Impacts followed.
In just a few minutes, under the powerful impact of more than a dozen ironclad ships, they had already broken through a passage, directly breaking through the ship formation on the left, and no less than thirty wooden ships were completely sunk, and they opened a path in the wreckage of one wooden ship.
This was just the beginning, and the powerful firepower on the ironclad soon began to take hold.
Boom rumble~
As if a thunderbolt wielded a whip, Zheng's fleet was shot one after another, the dilapidated wooden battleships were beaten to pieces, the wooden battleships in the center were almost completely destroyed, and those warships that had lost their command began to flee in all directions like headless rats, which became an obstacle to Liu Guoxuan's command.
"How is that possible?"
Seeing everything that happened on the left side of the ship array from the telescope, Liu Guoxuan was dumbfounded.
The jet-black giant ships were like sharp steel knives, cutting off the left side, not to mention, the powerful firepower, and the distance power were unbelievable to them, directly covering the entire central part.
"What kind of ship is this? What artillery?"
Not far away, the eldest son of the Zheng family also saw this scene and was a little frightened.
With just a dozen search ships, they dared to rush into the formation of more than 200 ships, and directly destroyed one wing, which was disrupting the entire battlefield.
"Left and right wraps, fire coverage, artillery bombardment!"
Liu Guoxuan quickly gave a sane order, close combat, there is no doubt that his side is delivering food, and the fleet on the left has proven everything.
Fire coverage is the best effect.
Rumble!
Rumble!
Rumble!
Under the heavy fire of the ironclads, the fleets on both sides soon began to fire shells.
Iron pellets were smashed into the hull of the ironclad ship, leaving only deep and shallow depressions.
Obviously, the average armor thickness of 114 mm around the ironclad ship is not something that the inferior guns on the opposite side can penetrate.
After rounds of fireworks, in the telescope, I saw the potholes, breaking through the wooden ships one after another, and the black ships were even more hideous.
Liu Guoxuan was completely angry, shaking his head constantly, not daring to accept this fact.
"How is that possible? How can it be? ”
On the other side, the eldest prince of the Zheng family also had only one thought in his heart - he was powerless to return to the sky.
The Zheng family's proudest sailor was turned upside down by more than a dozen ships, what chance did they have?
At this moment, Liu Guoxuan no longer wanted to win, he just wanted to keep a little bit of fire.
Unexpectedly, at this time, in the left and right rear, a black and oppressive ship formation pressed over, completely turning this Zheng sailor into a cage.
Shi Lang stood on the ship and was a little shocked when he saw the results of the ironclad ships, more than half of the more than two hundred ships were destroyed on more than ten ironclad ships.
After a long time, a smile appeared on his face: "I didn't think about underestimating the new fleet, even without us, this is a big victory." ”
On the ship, Zeng Rou's eyes were full of excitement, one ship after another was torn to pieces, driving the ironclad ship, she seemed to have conquered the sea, looking back at the sea in the distance.
She couldn't help but think of what Fu Qiu said: "Next is the age of the ocean." ”