In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 519 Huge Generation Difference in Weapons

The Song army ambushed ships here and on the west side of Bintan Island. If Srivijaya goes around from the east like Dubusa said, the ships here and the ships on the west can also come out.

Therefore, no matter which side Srivijaya attacked from, the Song army was fully prepared.

"It's vulnerable at first glance." Song Jun, who was watching with a telescope, immediately lit fireworks when he saw all the Sanfoqi navy entering.

The fireworks started, and after a while, the Song Army ships to the west of Bintan Island appeared on the sea level.

At this time, Srivijaya's fleet was lined up from south to north. The warships of the Song Army on the west side of Bintan Island were lined up in a long queue from east to west. It happened that all the side artillery of the Song Army were facing Srivijaya. .

"Song Army warship." Dubusa was the first to exclaim.

Prince Pierre immediately shouted: "Why are you panic? Send an order to meet the enemy."

Now they are in a bad position. The bows of all the ships are facing the Song Army. The Song Army is facing them sideways from east to west.

Of course, Sriwijaya's ship has no artillery. The weapon configuration is similar to that of the Song Army. The main weapon is like the Thunderbolt Cannon of the Song Army. It uses gunpowder and lime. It has a range of about a hundred steps and shoots out a piece of lime. It is not very lethal and can scare people can.

A ship nearly twice as long and twice as tall as their largest ship.

In the seventeenth century, Holland once equipped its third-class battleships with 42-pound heavy guns, which were powerful enough to confront second-class and even first-class battleships head-on.

The five warships behind are large warships with 5,000 materials. They also have two floors above the deck, plus one below the lower deck, with a total of three floors of artillery. There are thirty-two cannons on one side, and nearly seven on both sides plus the front and rear. Ten guns.

The mode of action is similar to that of a trebuchet, and it is currently the main weapon of the navies of various countries here.

They didn't care about this distance. Pierre had never seen a ship so far away without changing its direction. At this time, the formation of the Song army's ships was indeed changing. After all, they wanted to get closer to them and would not wait for them to approach.

The fifteen ships in front are all large warships with 3,000 materials. There are two layers above the deck, plus one layer below the lower deck, with a total of three layers of artillery. The guns on one side range from twenty-four to twenty-seven.

There are more than fifty cannons on the left and right sides plus front and rear cannons.

At this time, Pierre's fleet was ordered to slow down at the rear and start to move across from the front, because they only had a single cannon on the bow, and multiple cannons and thunder cannons on the sides of the ship.

Srivijaya mainly has double tips and five tips.

At this time, the two groups of warships in front and behind of the Song Army happened to block them in the waterway between Batam Island and Bintan Island.

But the Song army seemed to be acting against common sense. There was a ship turning on the spot, preparing to face them completely horizontally, and at the same time, it could block the entire sea.

Five shoots are relatively large, and seven shoots can be used as trebuchets to attack cities.

When they turned halfway, the Song army had already entered them for more than two miles.

Pierre and Dubusa turned back, and the five Song warships hidden behind the island also came out.

Usually such a large warship is inflexible and not very fast, but Song Jun's ship has many sails that he has never seen before, and its speed is not slow either.

Even if they see it and tell it, some people won't believe it.

The sailing battleships of the seventeenth century were generally divided into three classes. The first class had three decks with more than 100 guns. The second class had three decks with 80 to 90 guns. The third class had two decks. The number of artillery pieces is sixty to seventy.

By the 18th century, Spain also had the super battleship "Trinity" with four decks and 140 guns.

"Behind, behind -" suddenly someone shouted again.

"Five warships?" Pierre smiled.

The warships of the Song Army at this time were almost the same as the sailing battleships of the 17th and 18th centuries, and even surpassed them.

Such a big ship and so fast?

The sea is only seven or eight miles wide. There are more than a dozen ships on the opposite side lined up, less than one ship per mile, which can indeed block the sea.

The most lethal thing is the cannon. I don’t know whether it was learned from the Song Army or the Song Army learned from them. Anyway, now all navies here use it.

"There are only twenty ships, destroy them and sink all the ships of the Song army." Prince Piye shouted loudly to encourage morale.

Tega was one of the five ships that followed from behind, and they were also facing the wind, but their speed was obviously faster than them.

They were not as good as a fraction of them. He originally thought that the Song Army had known about their plan to ambush here, but seeing that there were only twenty ships in total, it was possible that the Song Army only knew of their arrival at the last minute.

The Song Army's ship is only equivalent to the third level in terms of the number of guns, and worse than the third level in terms of hull, because the Song Army's shipbuilding technology and sail technology are far ahead, and the artillery technology also exceeds that of the 17th century, and the weight of the guns has been reduced. , the crew has been reduced, and the hull has also been reduced.

The warships of the Song Army have been operating in the Persian Gulf before, and in the early days they were all troop carriers. The ports were divided into military and civilian uses. Many people can see the true appearance of the warships of the Song Army.

This weapon looked like a toy in front of the Song Navy.

At this time, as the two sides got closer and closer, Dubusa's face became more and more solemn. The Song army's ship was tall and big, and it began to turn completely after entering two miles.

Whether it's Holland or Spain, the ones they go to the Ming Dynasty are mainly Level 3.

But the current 42-pound heavy artillery is not enough in front of the Song Army's artillery.

Of course, in theory, the larger the battleship, the more artillery, the heavier the ship, and the slower the speed. Many first-class and super battleships can only operate in coastal waters and cannot go to distant seas.

Dubusa also had a smile on his face at first. He also felt that there were too few Song warships, but as he looked at them, his face became suspicious.

"So big? So tall?"

According to his understanding, the Song army had to get closer before they could all complete their turn.

When the Song Army's ship was far away from them, they couldn't see it. As the two sides got closer, Dubusa found that the Song Army's ship was tall, big and long.

All the Song Army's warships in front should have come out, only fifteen ships. Including the five ships at the back, the Song Army's total number of ships was only twenty.

The Song army used to be divided into single-shooting cannons, double-shooting cannons, five-shooting cannons, seven-shooting cannons, sleeping car cannons, squatting tiger cannons, and whirlwind cannons.

The hulls of the sea turn around very slowly. There are sixteen of them in a row. When they turn around, the scene is very beautiful, but it is slow.

Halfway around, they could see rows of dark holes.

At this time, the Song Army's artillery had not yet been launched, and only square holes could be vaguely seen.

Of course they knew that the Song Army had powerful artillery, but they didn't expect there to be so many on one ship?

Dubusa asked in horror: "Aren't those artillery pieces used by the Song army to defend the city?"

"How can you bring so much without the ship being shattered?" Prince Pierre obviously didn't believe it.

"Speed ​​up and stick to it. Whoever can pick up the string will be rewarded heavily."

Pier's style of play is still the old-fashioned way. He relies on more boats to rush up, first uses cannons and thunder cannons, and then rockets, trying to find ways to ignite the opponent. If the effect is not good, he will pick up the string, and then use more people to flip to the opposite boat.

The Song army only had twenty ships at the front and rear. They were fighting one of a dozen ships. It was easy to think about it.

The boat was getting closer and closer, and the Srivijaya boat in front was already within one mile of the Song army.

This will be more obvious. At the same time, the Song Army is buzzing and launching artillery.

The Song army had completed its turn and began to anchor. All warships were parked in place, lined up in a row, blocking the sea.

Dubusa looked back nervously, and saw that their more than 300 ships were blocked by 20 ships of the Song Army in the sea channel that was seven or eight miles wide and 20 miles long.

The ships in front of the Song army were all anchored and stopped directly on the spot, with the entire side of the cannon facing them.

The Song Army warships behind are slowly catching up, getting closer and closer.

At this time, the two sides had just entered one mile, and the furthest cannon fired by their ships was two to three hundred paces away, so the accuracy was extremely different.

"Bang" At this moment, there was an earth-shaking loud noise, and the artillery fire from the Song Army fired first. Whoosh, all the Srivijaya people were startled. They subconsciously raised their heads and watched the cannonballs flying like meteors. The cannonballs directly passed over their large fleet, flew two miles, then plopped into the water.

"It hit really far," Dubusa exclaimed.

The Song army fought one mile away, and the shells flew about two miles away.

But it's not over yet.

He just finished speaking.

Plop, there was another soft sound, he subconsciously turned his head and found that the water surface was rising into the sky.

"No, will Song's artillery shells explode?"

This is not good news. A single hit from this shell is dangerous.

The artillery shells of the 17th and 18th centuries would not explode if hit. The fuze-supported cannonballs used by the Song Army today can still explode if hit. For a wooden ship like this, as long as one shot is hit, the damage will be quite large. .

In the ship battles of the seventeenth century, the two sides could often fight for several hours, or even for half a day. Some ships had dozens or hundreds of cannons, but nothing happened.

But the Song Army's current artillery shells will explode, which is very dangerous.

Pierre didn't have time to pay attention to Dubusa. He was giving orders and signaling, preparing to meet him at full speed.

Unfortunately, they were heading against the wind, and without the Song Army's jib and jib, their speed was still very slow.

The reason why the two sides approached quickly before was because the Song army had a favorable wind and came quickly.

Now that the Song army stopped, they seemed to be slower.

The Song Army's first shot was obviously a test run.

Then on the Song Army's side, bang, bang, bang, a dozen ships fired one after another.

The shells roared in, and the people of Srivijaya began to panic. They did not expect that the Song army could hit them from such a distance.

The first dozen rounds almost missed, and only one shot hit the side of a ship, causing an explosion and shaking the ship.

But it has already shocked the people of Srivijaya.

In ancient times, it was not easy to hit one shot from more than a dozen shots.

The key point is that their ships are still very dense. There are more than 300 ships on the sea that is seven or eight miles wide and twenty miles long.

really.

After the adjustment and ranging of the first shot.

"Bang, bang, bang."

The first ship on the left side of the Song Army took the lead in firing.

Dubusa could see the Song Army's fleet shaking constantly. Based on his experience, the Song Army used the front cannon, and they must have dropped the front anchor to maintain the stability of the ship's hull.

The scene was extremely spectacular. Thick smoke was seen rising from the muzzles of the Song army's ships, followed by many shells flying like meteors.

A ship can fire more than twenty guns at a time.

Swish, swish, cannonballs flew towards their fleet like raindrops.

After the first ship fired more than twenty shots, only one shot hit their ship.

The cannonball hit the hull hard, and after just a few seconds, there was a loud bang, the cannonball exploded in the hull, and the scene suddenly burst into flames.

There were cries and screams on the boat, and some people ran frantically to put out the fire.

Dubusa's face was extremely ugly. On the surface, he fired more than 20 shots in the first round before getting one shot. However, as the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, their fleet formation became more and more dense, and the chance of being hit became higher and higher. high.

"Let's go." He suddenly said to Pierre: "The Song army only has five ships behind it. If we turn around, we still have time to escape."

"What?" Pierre looked in disbelief. You are mentally ill. As long as we rush forward, there will be so many boats and one person will flood the Song army's boat with spit.

"The Song army is not afraid of us at all. They anchored and stopped their ships in place. Even if we rush up, no weapons can harm the Song army."

"But a volley from the Song army can tear our ship into pieces."

The Song Army had thoroughly studied the weapons on Srivijaya's ship and was not afraid of them at all, so they stopped where they were and fought with them.

But Pier didn't believe it, so he had to let the whole army rush forward, and let those behind speed up.

In this way, their fleet became denser and denser.

Originally, there were ships about half a mile ahead and behind them, but now they were more than a hundred steps ahead.

Bang, bang, bang, at this time, the ships of the Song Army in front fired their cannons one after another, and the scene was even more spectacular. Each of the dozens of ships had more than 20 cannons, and more than 200 shells were fired at one time.

Cannonballs really rained down on their fleet.

Boom, boom, the next moment, Dubusa heard explosions everywhere.

After all the first round, they had five ships hit this time.

In their opinion, such a hit rate is completely affordable, and they are not afraid even if all five ships are destroyed.

But from the first round to the second round, their fleet moved forward against the wind, but only moved less than a hundred steps.

The two sides are closer.

Bang, bang, bang, the Song Army's second round of artillery took turns.

This time the Song army directly attacked the ship in front first.

The shells fell intensively forward.

There were sixteen ships in the row in front of Srivijaya. In this round of attacks, at least ten ships were hit by cannons, and some were hit by more than two cannons.

The closer the distance, the more powerful they can feel the Song Army's artillery.

At this time, the artillery of the Song Army had already used angle and wind force to calculate, and with the stabilizing effect of wooden supports, the artillery fire was much more accurate than the cannons of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

The biggest function of the wooden fuse shell is to be stable and accurate, and the power of the real explosion is also limited. However, in this era, its explosion can cause panic and fire, and put strong pressure on the enemy's heart.

When entering the third round, Srivijaya's ship had already begun to try to use tip guns, but the distance was barely enough, many of them could not be hit, and the accuracy was too poor.

Bang bang bang, the Song army fired its third round of artillery fire.

This time it was extraordinary, the distance between the two sides was already close to 300 steps.

Song Jun's angle has been adjusted. If he can't hit the first row, he still has a chance to hit the second row. There is no way, there are too many ships on the opposite side.

After this wave of more than 200 cannons were fired, the Srivijaya fleet was smoking everywhere, and at least a dozen ships were hit.

Although the flagship of Prince Piet and Dubusa was hidden in the middle, it was also hit by a cannon on the left tower. The shell quickly exploded, causing a fire and screams from everyone on the ship.

Dubusa said anxiously: "Why panic, why panic, put out the fire quickly, it's okay, it's okay."

Important parts of the hull were not hit, and Dubusa signaled everyone not to panic.

(End of this chapter)