Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 148 Eight Ga!why is the enemy so fierce

Following Tatsuya Shimadzu's order, soon, more than a hundred small battleships from the Satsuma clan poured out of the port and gathered on the sea.

On the Satsuma Navy Navy, a "large" Ataka ship about 23 meters long, nearly 13 meters wide, and decorated with ornate iron sheets, Tatsuya Shimazu watched the Ming army fleet stop opposite and ordered to a samurai next to him: :

"Send someone to ask why they came to my Shimadzu house in Kagoshima?"

"Hi Yi!"

After the order was issued, a small Japanese boat sailed towards the Fujian Sea Fleet quickly, while Tatsuya Shimadzu narrowed his eyes and observed the Fujian Sea Fleet opposite.

The source of Tatsuya Shimadzu's self-confidence is the iron-clad Antaka ship and two other ships of the same type under his feet.

He believes that even though this fleet of unknown origin looks powerful, it is still impossible for him to be an opponent of the ironclad ship.

As early as 1578, Oda Nobunaga ordered the construction of 6 "iron armored house ships" wrapped in iron.

Then with the help of these 6 iron-clad Anzhai boats, the water army under Oda Nobunaga's command was the gods to block and kill the gods and Buddhas to block and kill the Buddhas, and they beat the Maori family who had the upper hand in water power without any power to fight back.

After that, this kind of iron-clad warship became the absolute main force of the Japanese navy.

It has to be said that the shipbuilders of the Japanese country have a bit of imagination, but they should have learned this trick from the Song Dynasty.

Because the earliest iron-clad ship in the world was the iron-clad sea-falcon warship built by Qin Shifu in 1203, he wrapped a layer of iron armor on the side of the ship.

It is worth mentioning that under normal circumstances, the Tokugawa shogunate would not allow the daimyo under it to build these ironclad ships, but the Satsuma domain would not listen to the Tokugawa shogunate because the two sides were deadly enemies.

However, this so-called "ironclad ship" has a lot of flaws, because there is no suitable source of power, and the weight of the Anzhai ship, which is not suitable for sailing, has increased sharply after being covered with a layer of iron sheet, which has led to these " The "ironclad ship" is extremely bulky, and its speed and maneuverability are extremely poor.

Except for the hard iron shell, it has almost no maneuverability, and can only be used as a living target in front of the fierce firepower of the Minhai Fleet.

"There are quite a lot of Japanese sampans!" On the flagship of the Dongning, Zhu Tiangui, the left governor, looked at the Shimadzu's boats covering the sea in the distance and expressed emotion. However, there are more than 200 ships in the Fujian Sea Fleet. Except for 20 ships staying in Xiamen, the main force is basically in place.

"However, those iron-hulled boats on the opposite side are quite interesting!" Zheng Kezang said with great interest.

"Your Majesty, those iron-clad ships are very heavy. Let's see how our Minhai Fleet handles these little Japanese." Zhu Tiangui is full of confidence.

According to Zhu Tiangui's observation, the small early boats of the Japanese state were small fishing boats, and the closed boats were large fishing boats that might have 2 guns installed. The Anzhai boat had a little more guns, a total of 6 guns!

The big bird ships and plywood ships of the Fujian Sea Fleet can hold dozens to hundreds of guns, which is simply not of the same order.

"A small fishing boat is coming from the opposite side." Zhu Tiangui felt that the opposite boat was not good enough, but his courage was fine.

"Don't waste time with them. All the ships turn around, line up, and prepare to shoot!" Zhu Tiangui ordered directly, without giving the envoy on the other side any time to speak.

This time, he didn't plan to use the tactics he used to deal with the Fujian Navy before. The question was that the small Japanese sampan was not worthy, so he just suppressed the firepower and it was over.

With Zhu Tiangui's order, the Fujian Sea Fleet, whose bow was originally facing the direction of the Japanese Navy, began to turn around to face the enemy with its broadside.

Subsequently, the gunner opened the gun door and began to prepare to load the shells, and a salvo was inevitable.

Seeing that the fight is about to start, I have the advantage again. I don’t know if I was caught by a master of micromanagement. Zheng Kezang suddenly felt ants crawling on his body, and suddenly said: "Mr. Let's see who hits those iron targets first!"

With the earth-shattering roar of artillery, the Minhai Fleet began to attack.

Boom boom boom...

The next moment, hundreds of shells smashed into the group of Japanese army sampans.

The flames fired by the cannonballs and the water column soaring into the sky rose at the same time.

In the interlacing of water and fire, the remains of the Japanese people and the broken wood of the Anzhai boat were washed up into the sky.

The explosive shells fired by the short-barreled guns of the Minhai Fleet are as fierce as ever.

The sea area of ​​Kagoshima suddenly became a mess.

Tatsuya Shimadzu's iron-clad Anzhai ship escaped unharmed, and a shell from a Polu cannon fell ten meters in front of his ship.

This shell was obviously directed by Zheng Kezang.

However, the rising waves still drenched him thoroughly.

At the same time, his heart was as cold as his body, because the enemy was too fierce.

"Baga, blow the horn! Order all the warships to charge at full speed. The artillery on the other side is too fierce. The boarding battle is our only chance. Let me charge, for the honor of the Shimadzu family!" Tatsuya Shimadzu ordered.

woo woo woo.
The heavy charging horn sounded, and after dozens of Satsuma Navy warships heard the horn, the sailors rowed their oars and rushed towards the Fujian Sea Fleet.

However, the more terrifying thing about the Minhai Fleet is not the long-range firepower, but the more brutal short-heavy artillery when it gets closer!

Although the command failed, Zheng Kezang was not discouraged, but praised the courage of the Japanese: "These Japanese are really brave!"

Zhu Tiangui also failed to hit Tatsuya Shimadzu's iron-clad flagship. On the one hand, the flagship on the opposite side is very wretched and far away and difficult to hit. On the other hand, he also gave way to Zheng Kezang.

At this time, there is no need to overwhelm the leader to show off, he still has this bit of emotional intelligence.

The Shimadzu family's fishing boats charged forward, and the scene felt desolate as a "lonely brave man" who never turned back. Everyone in the Minhai Fleet felt like they were bullying children.

However, this does not affect the salvo of short heavy guns.

When the distance was shortened, it was more suitable for the short-heavy artillery to show its power. The rain of black artillery shells smashed into the small fishing boats of the Shimadzu family, setting off a death storm, and the sea boiled like a boil.

The Anzhai ship of the Japanese is better, it is not so easy to sink, and it can also resist the impact of several rounds of shells.

But those small early boats were not so lucky. If they were hit by the artillery fire of the Minhai Fleet, they would sink to the bottom of the sea with their people and boats.

These small Japanese fishing boats left behind a floating belt of dead bodies and driftwood on the way they charged.

After finally narrowing the distance to about 500 meters, the surviving Shimadzu's small fishing boat finally had a chance to fight back.

"Fire! Fire!" the Japanese shouted desperately.

It's just that their counterattack at the cost of heavy casualties has little effect.

Soon, they were harvested by short heavy artillery.

The tragic charge made Tatsuya Shimadzu feel like retreating. He is an important member of the Shimadzu family and must not die here, so he ordered the flagship to retreat.

However, at the next moment, several shells from the Polu Cannon precisely landed on the hull of the ironclad ship.

Needless to say, the steel Polu cannon is well-made, and the destructive power of the shells is far better than the old Hongyi cannon.

It may not be possible to hit a wooden-hulled sailboat with solid bullets, but it is accurate to hit an iron-hulled sailboat.

"idiot!"

(End of this chapter)