Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 949

boom--

A moment later, Liu Hongjian's flagship made a loud noise, and along with the tremor of the hull, a shell blasted out.

However, due to the fact that the distance between the two armies was too far, the shells hit the sea area dozens of steps away from the local fleet, causing huge waves.

Although this kind of provocative behavior is a bit naive, Liu Hongjian doesn't think so at all. Compared with land battles, naval battles are too boring, at least with today's technological level.

Land warfare at least pays attention to the coordination of terrain, terrain, and arms, but on the sea, everyone is on board. If you change any camp through the telescope, the opponent will immediately adjust.

The only weapon is artillery, and the only thing that can fight is artillery, that is, bombardment. Whoever has more fleets, stronger warships, and whose artillery is more powerful and can hit farther, will win.

To Liu Hongjian's surprise, the enemy fleet didn't respond for a full quarter of an hour after the shot was fired.

"Intuitive! What's going on?" Liu Hongjian wondered.

You said in your heart that you were going to fight, and Daming agreed to come to fight, but you didn't come to attack, what is going on?

"Old Qi, let's have another shot and urge it."

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Finally, after the three shots, under Liu Hongjian's repeated urging, the Europa United Fleet seemed to have moved.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the enemy ship has moved!"

"Zheng Sen, I ordered you to prepare to meet the enemy!" At this time, Zheng Sen had left the flagship and returned to the battleship formation under his command, Qi Yuangong said loudly through the walkie-talkie.

"Order Zheng Sen's troops to put in the bombardment, and wait for the enemy fleet to launch the first round of probing attacks before firing." Liu Hongjian urged from the side.

He has full confidence in the battleship he developed. The reason why he gave this order is to see the power and attack distance of the Europa's artillery.

Whether it's land musket fire or ship-borne gun fire in the ocean, the hit rate has always been surprisingly low.

Even during World War II 300 years later, according to post-war statistics, the Chinese army needed more than 700 bullets to kill a Japanese soldier on the land battlefield, and even a well-equipped Japanese soldier would need more than 300 bullets. Shoot civilians.

The average hit rate of ship-borne guns during World War I was only a pitiful [-]%, not to mention the current situation. Due to the lack of advanced measurement technology, the two sides even need to fire guns to measure the distance before starting the war.

Shooting closer can significantly increase the hit rate, and ammunition must be saved, because Liu Hongjian is still very useful.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the enemy fleet has entered the attack range of the Vanguard Fleet." Qi Yuangong put down his binoculars and said, at the same time, there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Qi Yuangong has been studying warships and naval battles for many years, and he can visually measure the exact distance between the two sides based on his experience.

The enemy fleet is still approaching, indicating that the current distance has not yet entered the opponent's range, which means that at least in terms of attack distance, the Europas will lag behind.

At present, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Great Qin Dynasty, the gunpowder used for ammunition excitation has all been replaced with more powerful yellow powder. Compared with the improved version of black powder, the effective range of the shells has increased by at least one mile.

"There are about nine hundred steps left, and the enemy warship hasn't fired yet?" After a while, even Qi Yuangong's tone was full of surprise.

"The Europeans are probably still using the black powder they stole from us!" Liu Hongjian teased.

Liu Hongjian's expectation was right, when the enemy fleet advanced dozens of steps, it began to turn the side of the battleship.

He suddenly understood why the Europas were slow to launch an attack. They must have been frightened by the terrifying artillery of the Ming battleship.

At that time, the distance between the two sides was a full three or four miles, and Liu Hongjian's cannonball hit them in front of them. Even though the cannonballs had lost their power when they fell into the water, it was enough to deter the Europa people.

Liu Hongjian didn't know what kind of struggle the commander of the Europa Allied Forces had gone through, anyway, the battle started like this.

Qi Yuangong saw the enemy ship start to turn the rudder, and immediately ordered Zheng Sen to fire. The Zheng Sen fleet that had been prepared for a long time immediately fired all the cannons, and the roar of the shells resounded throughout the sea area.

Boom—boom——

Another advantage of yellow powder compared to black powder is that it produces less smoke. Through the mist, Liu Hongjian could clearly see that at least ten warships in the opponent's advance fleet were beaten bald in just one round of shelling. Son.

The reason for saying this is because the outer armor of the Europa battleship uses riveting technology, which is the outer steel armor of the main ironclad ship of the Ming Dynasty 30 years ago.

This thing looks glamorous on the surface, and it is enough to withstand the bombardment of smoothbore guns, but it cannot withstand the bombardment of long-term or excessively powerful shells. After a long time, the steel armor will fall off from the connection.

However, Daming's artillery is too powerful, but if it hits and explodes, the steel armor covering the hull will fall off piece by piece.

After one round of shelling, Zheng Sen's vanguard fleet did not turn the rudder, but stopped attacking after three full rounds of shelling. This is the superiority of the rear-mounted howitzer. Attacks can be launched without interruption.

The Europas were all stunned. In just three rounds of bombardment, at least three warships sank and at least seven or eight ships were seriously injured. What's more frightening was that they hadn't even fired.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, they are retreating! No, they are fleeing!" Qi Yuangong immediately corrected his speech.

Zhu Cihong glanced at Liu Hongjian, as if he was waiting for him to give an order. Just like when he personally conquered Rakshasa more than 30 years ago, Zhu Cihong enjoyed the feeling of being on the battlefield in person.

As long as Liu Hongjian is present, Zhu Cihong is always too lazy to use his brain, and he still can't get rid of this problem when he gets old. This is another reason why Liu Hongjian chose to leave Daming back then.

"Your Highness, it seems that the enemy's main fleet has also started to retreat?" Qi Yuangong's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it.

My heart said, what is this?He came all the way across the ocean, but he was beaten away by the tricycle?How can this work?His main fleet hasn't moved yet?
"Then what are you waiting for? The whole army is attacking!" Liu Hongjian observed the Okoro Combined Fleet in the distance for a moment, and saw that its main force was also in a panic, so he said decisively.

Matt, what's the matter?Waiting 30 years for the big war?It’s not enough gas money to come all the way!How can you let the Europas run away?
As a result, the record-setting naval battle that should have been vigorous and spectacular turned into a chase and escape battle so miraculously.

Among them, the British and French fleets ran the fastest, and the Polish and Swedish fleets, which were relatively backward in warships, were the first to be bombarded by the Ming fleet.

The flustered enemy army retreated and used the artillery at the stern to fight back. However, Europa's shells hit Ming's battleship without breaching the defense at all. The battleships and artillery on both sides were not of the same magnitude at all.

"Your Highness, if we proceed like this, most of the enemy warships will escape successfully." Seeing that Liu Hongjian wasted too much time on the Polish and Swedish fleets, Qi Yuangong reminded.

"Hmph! It's not that easy for them to escape, give me a hard bang!" Liu Hongjian said with a sinister smile.

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(End of this chapter)