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- The four shells roared past the house of the Anzhai ship and landed on the sea behind it, causing four high sprays of water.
This first shot missed all.
"But it doesn't matter, this book is just for calibrating cannons.
The gunners pulled the ropes, and after the four gun carriages were reset, Chu Liuxiang ordered to put 1 cm of sleepers on the tails of the two Dafa Gong guns, and 1.5 cm of sleepers on the two snake cannons, then brush the barrels, cool down, and reload the gunpowder shells. fuse.
Three minutes later, the four bow guns roared and fired again!
At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than one kilometer.
Three of the four shells in the second round hit. One of the rounds tore a large hole in the sail, and the other two blasted two large holes in the front deck of the Anzhai ship.
The southeast wind brought exclamations and screams from the Anzhai ship. Obviously, after the shells were fired, they also caused damage.
"Not bad, very energetic!" Wang Rulong nodded in approval. This is not a fixed target. Being able to hit a fast-moving target at this distance makes him worthy of being the gunner of the Coast Guard!
At this time, the other warships were not far behind and started shooting one after another!
Not only the ten black-tailed ships in the first row, but also the modified warships in the second row also opened fire. Although their ships were a little inferior, their firepower was not bad, and the artillery configuration was exactly the same as that of the black-tailed ships.
There is no way, who told Mr. Zhao that he is not short of money? Ship type is the biggest obstacle limiting the firepower of the Coast Guard!
Eighty cannons roared at the same time, the sound of the cannons was earth-shattering, and the rising white smoke enveloped the entire fleet.
Eighty cannonballs roared towards the Japanese pirate fleet, most of which fell on the sea, stirring up countless water jets!
But there were about twenty of them that hit the target. If they hit, they would definitely cause heavy losses to the Japanese pirates!
Because the deck of every Japanese pirate ship is densely packed with Japanese pirates of short stature and fat heads.
The Japanese pirates had almost no artillery on their ships, so they had only one method of warfare, which was to engage in boarding warfare. And they didn't even have sails, so they relied on oars to sail. Therefore, even the smallest ¡®Xiao Zao¡¯ boat has between fourteen and thirty oarsmen. As for Guanzhou, which has the largest number, there are forty or fifty oarsmen. There may even be nearly a hundred rowers on the Anzhai boat.
This means they can only fight in coastal waters and cannot sail far away. But in a short period of time, the paddlers rowed together and the burst of speed was astonishing. In this way, we can catch up with the enemy ship as soon as possible and pick up the ship!
In order to reduce weight and make it faster to join the side, the fenders of the ship are made of very light wood, and even bamboo is used instead. Not to mention the lightweight Xiao Zaon, the cannonball penetrated the soul and directly shattered the guard plate.
The flying wood chips caused a lot of damage to the Japanese pirates who were almost dying. Those who are injured in vital parts will immediately lose their combat effectiveness.
Several shells penetrated the guard plate and landed directly on the deck, smashing several Japanese pirates to pieces on the spot. They still had energy left and started beating on the deck again. The Japanese pirates were so densely packed together that they couldn't evade them. Anyone who hit the big iron ball would have their hands and feet broken, or their heads would be blown off
? ? Almost a dozen Japanese pirates can be killed with one cannonball
There was also a shell that directly hit the waterline of a closed ship, immediately tearing a large hole, and seawater poured into the hull without a watertight compartment. The Japanese pirates desperately scooped up water to no avail, so they had no choice but to jump off the boat and escape.
The most eye-catching Anzhai ship was naturally the focus of artillery fire. However, the Anzha ship is a Japanese daimyo-class ship, and the rafters are relatively thick. Although it was hit with holes everywhere, it did not lose its protection.
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Three minutes later, the second salvo began.
The distance between the two sides was now within 300 meters. This time the gunners did not use solid iron bullets, but replaced them with another type of grape bullets.
The so-called grape bullets are dozens of pigeon egg-sized iron bullets bundled into a bunch in a net bag. They look like a bunch of grapes, hence the name.
As soon as the cannon was fired, dozens of iron bullets suddenly shot out!
Although the range of grape bullets is not as good as that of solid bullets, within a distance of two to three hundred meters, one shot can knock down dozens of enemy soldiers instantly. In naval battles, it can knock down large areas of enemy officers and sailors to paralyze enemy ships. Therefore, the mainstream tactics of European navies at this time was to use solid bullets to destroy the hull from a distance, and use grape bullets to cause damage nearby.
More than two thousand iron bullets as big as pigeon eggs rained down on the Japanese warships. Whenever a warship was hit, the Japanese pirates on the deck were like being cut wheat, screaming and falling into the water.
But the more terrifying firepower is yet to come!
At this time, the large-scale Folang aircraft finally entered the shooting range.p; In terms of armament, the Shachuan Gang was even more restricted by the imperial court. They only had a few powerful guns and cannons, and they mainly relied on bows, arrows, swords and guns to defend themselves This is not that shopkeeper Song intended to trick them, it can only be said to be intelligence. Lag kills people.
Park Cheng-yin knew just by hearing the sound of the cannon that he had stirred a hornet's nest, and he subconsciously wanted to escape with his men. But then I thought, what are you doing here? If the Japanese pirates couldn't stand it anymore and fled to the island, then his elder brother would also be speechless.
After thinking about it, he gave the order to the commander-in-chief: "Hurry up to the island and light the beacon!"
The boss immediately asked someone to raise a red flag and fire a warning cannon. After a while, the beacon on Gappo Island was lit with smoke.
Pillars of smoke rose into the sky. Soon, the beacon fire on Songak Mountain at the southernmost tip of Tamna Island was also lit.
"Yu Hou, can we leave?" asked the general manager.
"Brother asked us to stay here, how dare we disobey military orders?" Pu Chengyin sighed, looking like he was fulfilling his duty.
I can't help but admire him secretly. Although Xiao Pu is younger than Da Pu, he is more like a competent officer.
He thought that Park Sung-in asked him to light the beacon in order to notify the soldiers and civilians of Jeju City and the main force of the fleet to take precautions in advance.
Little did they know that Park Sung-in actually acted for the Chinese fleet. The artillery fire not far away was like this. It would be too fake if the North Korean navy outpost didn't respond.
Why don¡¯t you tell people clearly that they are on the same side as the Japanese pirates?
ps. There are still two updates. Almost every detail of this kind of naval battle needs to be verified, which is too laborious and difficult to write. Finished tomorrow! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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