Chapter 444: Shelling Koye Island, Qiongzhou is attacked again
It was night, and the moon rose on the sea.
Qin Yun boarded the Qiongzhou No. 1 steam engine ship, and someone originally proposed to give this ship a more resounding name, such as calling it Dreadnought, Weihai, Shenwei and so on.
But he was vetoed by Qin Yun, he didn't start a business halfway, what are you doing with these fancy names?
No matter how loud the name is, it is better to fight beautifully.
The most important thing is that Qin Yun held his breath in his heart, he was the dignified Nine Emperors of Great Xia, and he was actually played as a monkey by this group of pirates?
Shame on you!
In his opinion, it is okay to choose a name, and he will clean up this group of pirates first.
At this time, Zheng Jing bowed forward.
"Lord Wang, get ready!"
Qin Yun's eyes froze: "Let's go!" ”
With a whistle, the black boat slowly sailed out of the harbor, and behind him were converted fishing boats.
Each ship carried at least one gun.
It's not that big boats can't afford it, but such fishing boats are more cost-effective.
Imagine dozens of fishing boats with artillery guns firing at the same target, and the image is like a meteorite falling from the sky.
Qiongzhou is actually not far from the broad-leaf island, only tens of miles away, if the Qiongzhou No. 1 boat is at full power, it can be reached in an hour, regardless of taking care of the fishing boat behind it.
Qin Yun and the others set off at nightfall, but they waited until they were close to Zi before slowly driving the fleet outside the Broadleaf Island.
Qin Yun didn't have the idea of landing on the island, after all, in terms of numbers, the people under his command were far inferior to the number of pirates.
What he wants is to catch the other party off guard.
"Pass my order, the small boat will make a detour to completely blockade the Broad-leaf Island, Qiongzhou No. 1 will advance towards the enemy's port, and the main and secondary guns will be aimed at the ships in the harbor, and give me a lift!"
"No!"
Zheng Jing turned to the sailors below and ordered.
"The prince has an order to fire at the broad-leaf island!"
"The wind is southwest, three miles away, target port ships!"
"Observers in place."
"Observers are in place to confirm that the wind is in the right direction."
"Thirty degrees to the left side!"
"Left rudder thirty, Roger."
"Cannonballs loaded!"
"The gunner is in position!"
……
Listening to a series of brief instructions from the ship, Yue Qing on the side asked puzzledly, "Isn't it just a cannon?" Why is it so complicated? ”
Qin Yun shook his head with a smile: "You don't understand this, the shell is a parabola, and if you want the shell to hit accurately, you need to accurately calculate the ballistic position." ”
"It's a technical job, you don't think they just load the shells, in fact, every step has been rigorously trained."
Han Jiangxue's eyes lit up on the side: "I heard Brother Wei Long say that His Royal Highness had trained the new army when he was in Longyou and required them to a high standard, could it be that this is also the training requirement of the new army?" ”
Qin Yun said with a smile: "It's different, what the army tests is the execution of orders and prohibitions, as well as the cooperation of the phalanxes of various arms, as well as intelligence analysis. ”
"But the navy tests the mastery of sea conditions, the understanding of its own weapons and equipment, and the timing of cutting into the battlefield, after all, at sea, once a ship is destroyed, people will die."
"This big ship is like a person, the steam engine is the heart, the officers and soldiers of the sailor division are the organs and miasma above, and the artillery is the fist.
The second daughter was stunned.
Yue Qing's expression towards Qin Yun was a little more strange, she just thought that Qin Yun had relied on his identity as a prince to attract some talents.
But now it seems that Qin Yun's ability is not only in that aspect, but also in other aspects, and even in military affairs.
And Han Jiangxue was also thoughtful.
At this time, Zheng Jing's voice came from the deck.
"The shells are loaded, a salvo, go!"
Boom~~
Suddenly there was an explosion on the otherwise quiet shore, and the cannonballs pierced the sky like meteors, bringing a small shock of thermal weapons to the sleeping pirates.
Soon after, a fire broke out in the harbor, and it was important to know that these shells contained not only explosives, but also flowering shells thrown by fishing boats.
In less than a hundred and ten breaths, the entire port became "acquaintances".
And at this time, Chen Jin and other pirate leaders on the hillside reacted.
"It's not good for the big boss, our big ship has been attacked!"
Chen Jin's eyes were slightly cold, and he raised his sword and said to the leaders on the side.
"Brothers, kill with me!"
On the other side, Qin Yun was standing on the watchtower of Qiongzhou No. 1, watching the pirates rush down the mountain.
He waved his hand: "Go on, don't leave your hand, just leave one cannonball!" ”
"No!"
Chen Jin, who was killed to the sea, looked at a sea of fire, and his whole mood fell into the valley, his front foot was just betrayed by his brother, and his back foot was tragically attacked, what kind of tragic life is this.
"Master, let's rush!"
One of the leaders said with a look of trepidation.
At this time, Zhou Qianyu muttered: "The big ship is destroyed, and the brothers have to be killed one by one when they rush out, and tonight I can't see the situation clearly, let the brothers avoid the artillery fire first, and then make plans when the morning dawns." ”
Chen Jin: "Listen to the diving fish!" ”
"Retreat to the mountain!"
Watching the pirates retreat to the mountain, Yue Qing on the side waved his little hands excitedly.
"Why are you stunned, send someone to chase after you!"
Qin Yun shook his head: "The situation on the mountain is unknown, if there are traps or something like that, wouldn't our people have been sent to death in vain." ”
"Order the fleet to drop anchor and rest on the spot except for a few people who stay on patrol."
"Ding Crab!"
Ding Crab, the former pirate who took refuge in Qin Yun on the side, bowed forward and saluted: "Lord Wang! ”
Qin Yun waved his hand: "Get up, this king asks you how the weather will be tomorrow?" ”
Ding Crab sent someone to beat a tube of seawater with a long bamboo tube, tasted it, and he arched his hand and said: "Go back to the prince, tomorrow will be fine!" ”
Yue Qing on the side sneered: "Taste the seawater and know that tomorrow will be sunny and rainy, do you think you are a fairy?" Qin Yun, the people you recruited are not reliable! ”
Qin Yun smiled and said, "Ding Crab, what do you say?" ”
Ding Crab glanced at the princess who was too beautiful to talk with some fear, bowed his head and said, "Back to the prince, it's indeed a sunny day!" ”
Qin Yun squinted: "Okay, if you are right, this king will reward you with a hundred taels of silver, if you say it wrong?" ”
"Willing to go into the water to feed the fish!"
Qin Yun laughed: "Princess Yue Qing, why don't we take a gamble?" ”
"Bet on what?"
"Bet on tomorrow's weather!"
"Okay, I look at the moon on the sea, the fog is thick, it must be dark clouds, if you win, I will serve you tea and pour water for a month, if you lose, give me ten machine guns."
"Okay, it's a deal!"
Han Jiangxue smiled, she knew that Qin Yun would never bet with others about things that she was not sure of.
At the same time, the coast of Qiongzhou.
A shore patrol officer suddenly discovered that several large ships were rushing to land on the beach.
He immediately rang the gong.
"There is an enemy!"
Not long after, Zhao Kun's shore defense battalion arrived at the scene and inspected the fortifications constructed.
"Give me the order, and the whole army will fire!"
"Marshal of the newspaper immediately."
"No!"
In the palace of Qiongzhou, Wang Menghu suddenly opened his eyes.
He rushed out of the house, only to see a young woman in black holding a mandarin duck butterfly knife under the waning moon, ready to break into Qin Yun's study.
"Who?"
The woman's eyes were slightly cold, and without saying a word, she catapulted up and attacked Wang Menghu's neck.
"Dang!"
The two were separated at the touch of a button, but at this moment a gunshot rang out from next door.
"Protect the princess!"
Wang Menghu slashed at the woman, and the other party kept retreating, but Wang Menghu just made a false move, but he turned over the wall, and the woman chased after him.
The two are entangled.
Wang Menghu snorted: "Great Grandmaster! ”
The woman was also a little surprised: "I didn't expect that there was also such a master in Qin Yun's Mansion." ”
"Are you a widow?"
The woman is none other than Chiyo, they got the information Qin Yun led people to recruit in person, so she simply took advantage of the emptiness of Qiongzhou to draw a wave of salary.
The group of them went ashore first, and Chiyo's goal was to steal the secrets in the study, but unexpectedly, Wang Menghu was in charge here.
The gunfire was constant next door, and Chiyo knew that as long as she dragged the person in front of her, her men would naturally be able to complete the task.
"Why do you knowingly ask!"
"Die!"