Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 108 The Reckless Tactics of the Minhai Fleet (Subscribe)
Three o'clock noon.

In the waters near the mouth of the Jiulong River, [-] warships of the Ming army and more than [-] warships of the Qing army approached each other. Both sides raised their full sails, and all the soldiers were ready to fight.

The battle is about to begin.

Suddenly, Zheng Kezang's eyebrows twitched slightly, his eyes widened and he turned around, put his finger into his mouth and sucked hard, then raised it high.

The back of the finger is slightly cool, it is the southeast wind!
It's time, Zheng Kezang sent an order: "So the battleship, advance at full speed and insert into the opponent's formation!"

"Yes!" Zhu Tiangui completely obeyed Zheng Kezang's order and hurriedly began to command the Fujian Sea Fleet.

Zheng Kezang commanded in the general direction, and the specific implementation was carried out by the two generals Zhu Tiangui and Liu Guoxuan.

Zhu Tiangui turned and left, gave some orders to the messengers, and then shouted to the deck, "Let the Tartars and traitors see the superb ship-handling skills of the Fujian Sea Fleet!"

After receiving the order, the Ming Zheng Navy formed a single column and approached the Fujian Navy.

When Shi Lang saw Zheng Kezang's actions, he had some doubts. He thought that the other party was too reckless and wanted to fight him directly. He couldn't be like Zheng Kezang.

Therefore, Shi Lang hung the flags continuously and divided the Qing army fleet into two teams. Thirty big bird ships and flagships were in the middle of the team, and the other small ships were guerrilla fleets. The navy set up its formation, waiting for the Minhai Fleet to approach.

On the flagship, Shi Lang calmly ordered, "Turn the rudder to the left, and our team uses the broadside to aim at the bow of the enemy fleet."

The big bird ships of the Fujian Navy formed a long snake formation and bombarded the Fujian Sea Fleet from the side.

The cannons on the side of the Qing army's bird boat fired first, and the Hongyi cannons with good firepower emitted clouds of gunpowder smoke from the muzzles.

In this era, solid bullets are used, so the damage to the hull is not large. A short shot cannot stop the Fujian Sea Fleet from advancing.

Seeing the Ming Zheng Navy rushing over regardless, Lan Li, a member of the Puppet Qing Guankou Battalion, was extremely excited. He was leading the vanguard of the Fujian Navy, and suddenly laughed, "Haha, they are finished! They are dead!"

Lan Li thought they were looking for death, and the approaching column of enemy ships was very conducive to their broadside bombardment.

Only Shi Lang in the Fujian Navy was still frowning suspiciously, and kept repeating a question in his mind: Why did Liu Guoxuan and others, who used extremely sophisticated maritime strategies and tactics, make such a major mistake at this juncture?

Are you really lucky?
It's unbelievable that I ran into giving away my head right after I took office.

Soon, the Minhai Fleet gave him the answer.

The rapidly approaching single-row column gradually divided into two parallel columns, maintaining a nearly perpendicular angle to the formation of the Fujian Navy Fleet, and inserting straight into its front and rear thirds.

Immediately there was loud cannon fire on both sides.

This is the ultimate reckless tactic.

The most ruthless of this tactic is: when the Fujian Navy Fleet penetrates into the defense line of the Fujian Navy, at that time, the poles will immediately reverse, and the bow or stern of the Fujian Navy will face the side of the Fujian Navy Fleet, and the Fujian Navy will It was extremely difficult for the division to turn around or drive away due to the obstruction of its own ships in front and behind the formation.

After all, Shi Lang was an excellent naval general in East Asia. Soon, he understood Zheng Kezang's intentions, and he broke into a cold sweat from fright.

"Impossible! They're using a life-threatening strategy!" Shi Lang's eyes widened, and he began to panic.

He has already foreseen what will happen after his defense line is cut by the two columns of the Minhai Fleet.

Shi Lang suddenly went crazy and shouted at the lieutenant: "Order, all warships, use maximum firepower, all guns, don't stop! Make sure to deal enough blows to the pirates before they get in!"

Shi Lang gritted his teeth, and repeatedly observed several Mingzheng bird ships rushing to the front with the Western telescope, hoping to see them being pierced, caught fire, tilted, or even sunk!
However, none of this happened.

In the age of sail, two warships of the same level meet at sea, and it takes a long time to sink each other.

Sometimes the two sides fired at each other for a day without causing fatal injuries to each other, and finally both withdrew from the battle due to exhaustion of ammunition.

This is the defensive power of the sail warship.

And because the warships are all made of wood, they have strong anti-sinking capabilities. The two sides may be equipped with hundreds of cannons to shoot at each other, but in the end it is to paralyze the enemy ship to the maximum extent, so as to prepare for jumping into the first squad to capture the enemy ship.

Although the defense of the Eastern warships is not as good as that of the Western Galen ships, they should not be underestimated, and the Fujian navy uses solid bullets, which are less damaging.

After a round of shelling, only the three fastest bird ships of the Minhai Fleet left a few holes in the hull, and a few cannons were affected and could not be used, but they did not appear to be seriously damaged at all.

Compared with the huge hull, the holes in the hull are like a strong man who has been bitten by mosquitoes a few times.

Shi Lang clenched his fists tightly, the knuckles on his fingers turned white, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead under the helmet.

Soon, the "happy time" of the Fujian Navy will end.

Taking advantage of the south wind, several big bird ships of the Fujian Sea Fleet have inserted into their line of defense.

However, the warships of both sides have been mixed together, and nothing can be changed.

The Mingzheng Bird Ship, which was the first to approach the Fujian Navy, opened fire quickly. The dense flames flashed continuously from the bow to the stern, and there was a loud noise like thunder.

Shi Lang was shocked by the sound of the short-heavy cannon. Hearing the sound, it seemed to be more violent than their Hongyi cannon!
Could it be that Mingzheng's battleship is equipped with a new type of artillery?

He hurriedly observed his own battleship.

When he saw the ship that was shot, he was stunned.

I saw a few astonishingly large holes on the side of a bird boat, definitely not the effect that Hongyi Cannon could achieve.

What's even more frightening is that in addition to solid bullets, the Minhai Fleet also used a small amount of explosive bullets, which had an astonishing effect on killing the crew.

I saw that the deck of the ship that was hit was full of corpses and wounded, as well as all kinds of stumps, broken arms, and fragments of the human body. The blood almost stained the entire deck red. There were mournful wailing and cries for help in the pool of blood.

But at this moment, the remaining living people on their ship have already been frightened to the point of being out of place, so how can they care about saving the wounded?

Soon, more and more ships of the Fujian Sea Fleet inserted into the formation of the Fujian Navy, and immediately there were more violent gunshots on the sea.

Shi Lang also reacted, and ordered: "Change! Change! Change into a vertical formation!"

It's just too late, a large number of chasing boats from the Minhai Fleet have already entangled them, and the boats are small and flexible.

What's even more magical is that the chasing boat has four cannons, which are more ferocious than their Hongyi cannons.

The short-heavy cannon is indeed the killer of wooden warships. The 32-pound and 68-pound shells easily tore through the hull of the Fujian Navy ship.
(End of this chapter)