Chapter 86

"General Yuan, where are you going?" A pair of fleshy palms hugged Yuan Jin's thigh tightly. The person speaking was Hu Liangfu, the deputy envoy to North Korea appointed by the Ming Dynasty, the deputy admiral of the Zhongyong Camp, and the eunuch of the imperial horse.

After seeing the Bowang's side cannon, Yuan Jin immediately pulled Hu Liangfu down to the cargo hold, which was below the waterline and was safe for the time being.After settling Hu Liangfu, Yuan Jin turned to leave, but unexpectedly the dead eunuch grabbed his thigh.

Looking back, he saw Hu Liangfu's two legs fighting, and his crotch was already wet. Yuan Jin had to stop and said, "General, I will prepare a firewood boat to protect the En Mansion and escape."

Hu Liangfu regained consciousness and let go of Yuan Jin's thigh, but still held on to his belt: "The firewood boat is too small. It will capsize if it is hit by a shot."

Yuan Jin had fought against the old lock ship before, and had also seen the firepower of the Bowang, and knew that the chance of victory was slim.As the leader of the escort mission sent by Dengzhou, his only way to survive was to rescue Hu Liangfu. Otherwise, even if he fled, his family in Dengzhou would not be spared.

Yuan Jin patiently explained: "En Mansion, the thieves only want to rob money, and they will definitely not care about the firewood boats. Besides, it is good to have small boats. It is difficult for the thieves' cannons to hit."

"No, no..." Hu Liangfu murmured to himself, and suddenly screamed, "Yuan Jin, we order you to shout and have the thieves be appeased as soon as possible. We will protect the future of the leader of the thieves as a general soldier." , and rewarded him with ten thousand taels of gold."

Yuan Jin looked troubled and said, "I'm afraid that the thief leader won't be gullible."

"Go quickly, go quickly." Hu Liangfu urged repeatedly, "You are a pirate, so the leader of the bandits must trust you. Remember to give him good advice."

"The general is gone." Yuan Jin was too lazy to chat with him and responded vaguely, not wanting to be caught by Hu Liangfu again.

The dead eunuch took out a small golden Buddha from somewhere and gave it to Yuan Jin, saying, "Tell the leader of the thieves that you were recruited by our family, and this little golden Buddha is our reward for you."

Yuan Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and left with the little golden Buddha in his arms, leaving Hu Liangfu muttering to himself: "Buddha bless you, Laojun bless you, Heavenly Concubine bless you..."

The Tianfei flag on the masthead fluttered to the port side, and the Bowang continued to sail westward in the cross wind.

At this time, the capital ship was on the right front of the Bowang, watching in panic as the enemy ship sailed toward the bow. The mission ship and the Denglai ship were on the right rear of the Bowang, and both ships were in chaos. A pot of porridge.

Li Zhong, the deputy general of Shuiyouying, was on the Denglai ship. He and Yuan Jin had been sworn brothers for more than 20 years.Seeing Yuan Jin fawning over Hu Liangfu, Li Zhong felt that the good day was coming and he was careful every day to ensure that nothing went wrong on this mission.

However, after the battle at Port Arthur, the soldiers on the ship had relaxed their vigilance, so much so that when the Bowang emerged from the harbor, the two men on duty actually gambled in the battle.

The other soldiers on the deck did not react in time. In their opinion, the Jiannu Navy was just a small sampan, and the three-masted ship like the Bowang must be a Ming Dynasty ship, and there are currently no pirates in the Liaohai area. .

In cross winds, the sail surface is not only pushed by the wind, but also pulled due to the Bernoulli effect of the fluid. This is the same principle as the lift of an aircraft wing, so cross winds are when a sailboat travels at its fastest speed.

Riding the cross wind, the Bowang flew past the Denglai ship. By the time Li Zhong got the news and came out of the official hall on the poop, the mission ship had already been hit by the first round of shelling.

"Quick, the right rudder is full." Li Zhong had no foundation in officialdom. He would surely die if he escaped from the battle, not to mention that his sworn brother was still on the mission ship, so he hurriedly ordered to turn to starboard.

On the Bowang, the gunners on the poop saw the Denley ship turning, so they fired a tentative shot, but the two ships were far apart, and the shell missed and fell on the right side of the Denley ship.

The gunner of the Shuiyou Battalion immediately ignited the big gun on the bow of the ship. When the lead bullet, which was only the size of a goose egg, was shot out, the gunner realized that the Bowang was not within his effective range at all.

This man is also Yuan Jin's old brother. He fought with the old lock ship. In fact, he knows very well that this cannon cannot penetrate the hull of the Bowang at all, and it is of no use even if it is within the effective range. .

Unless it can engage in a boarding battle, the Shuiyou Battalion has no chance of victory.But the problem is that the speed and maneuverability of the old lock ship are higher than those of the sand ship. How can they give you a chance to pick up the ship? Wouldn't it be nice to bombard you with cannons while flying a kite?
The only option is to put down the firewood boat for an assault, but that requires paddling under the enemy ship's shotgun fire, and after docking, you have to climb the towering bulwark with hooks and ropes. Only death squads who risk their lives can perform such a task, and The hope of success was slim.

This battle was completely unwinnable. Yuan Jin's old brothers were all experienced in the world. In addition, the military pay that was already insufficient was being withheld, so they all made noises and refused to pursue.

Ever since Yuan Jin and Li Zhong started to drink the blood of their soldiers, it has become increasingly difficult to lead the Shuiyouying team. If they are fighting with the wind, they are still good, but if they are fighting with the wind, they are not even as good as other water camps in Dengzhou.After all, Shuiyouying was born out of a pirate gang, and it still retained a pirate-style democratic style to a certain extent, so mutiny could easily occur.

Seeing the noise from his subordinates, Li Zhong immediately panicked. At this time, the servant of Wu Zhiwang, the governor of Denglai, came over and whispered a few words. He gritted his teeth and finally ordered to escape.

A burst of cheers suddenly erupted on the Denglai ship. This group of people recognized Li Zhong as the superior officer again.After all, the law does not punish the public, and these soldiers still want to make a living in Shuiyou Camp, Dengzhou. Someone must bear the blame for escaping from battle.

The Bowang was still moving forward, and the Denglai ship turned south, heading for Dengzhou according to its original course.

Lin Hai had repeatedly confessed before the war that the only target of this battle was the mission ship.Since we only have one ship, if the other two ships want to escape, then don't worry about it. You must be especially careful not to engage in a boarding battle with the Denglai ship. After all, there are more than 200 heavily armed and fierce sailors on it.

Miguel kept Lin Hai's instructions in mind, ordered to maintain the course, and let the Denglai boat escape with the wind.The Bowang, which continued to move forward, passed in front of the panicked capital ship. At this time, the gunners on the side were busy cleaning the gun barrels. After all, they were not well-trained artillerymen and could not fire a second shot in such a short period of time. Round of bombardment.

The Jingshi ship was surprised to find that the Bowang did not fire, and quickly turned the steering wheel to the south-east direction, hoping to follow the Denglai ship to escape to Dengzhou.

"Left full rudder, turn around." Miguel loudly ordered to turn around. Since the effect of the first round of bombardment was unexpectedly good, the mission ship was already a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, so he temporarily decided to keep the capital ship as well.

The Bowang took full port rudder and changed sides with the wind, chasing the Jingshi ship's butt.Miguel quickly came to the bow and shouted loudly to the gun crew who was loading ammunition: "Give me the firing rod."

At this time, the distance between the two ships was not too far. Miguel decided to fire the two cannons himself to see if he could blow up the chrysanthemum of the capital ship.

Even with the double-hulled Grand Galen, the stern is very weak.What's more, Chinese-style seagoing ships still have suspended elevators. This thing was too fragile in the era of artillery warfare. Nowadays, many navies in Southeast Asia have abandoned it and switched to Western-style rudders.

Soon, the two 8-pound cannons on the bow fired one after another, and two solid iron bullets shot out. One penetrated the stern of the capital ship, and the other successfully destroyed the rudder.

It is impossible to replace the spare rudder in a combat situation, and the capital ship is already waiting for death.

"Go at full speed." Miguel looked back at the mission ship and found that there were still only three hard sails on the ship, so he decided to take down the capital ship first.

Shi Bi glanced at Lin Hai, who shook his head and signaled not to interfere with Miguel's command.

The Bowang was adjusted to sail downwind. The main and foremast hands pulled the shrouds and mast control ropes, swinging the two hard sails to the sides respectively, basically perpendicular to the hull, and the left and right sails were spread out like butterflies spreading their wings.

Then, each mast hand tightened the hanging ropes, and the upper beams of the three hard sails were tilted up to catch the strong wind from high altitudes.

The Bowang sprinted at full speed, and soon the Capital ship entered the firing range of the port gun. The two ships were traveling in the same direction, leaving a long shooting window for the side gunners.

Jin Nao, who was on the gun deck, decided to do it himself. He aimed and fired each gun. After all, the ship was always shaking, and the timing of firing was as important as sighting.

The eight cannons on the port side fired one after another, and this time Lin Hai saw it clearly. Since the two ships were less than a hundred steps apart, this distance was almost equivalent to firing a pistol against the enemy's belly.

In this round of shelling, all eight shells hit, and the scene in front of them was like hell on earth.

The port side of the capital ship was completely smashed, and the pine and cedar hull was reduced to rubbish in the face of the 12-pound cannon fired at close range. The shells that penetrated the hull did not lose their power, and blood and flesh flew everywhere in their path, and several streaks were crushed out. The alley of flesh and blood until it penetrates the hull on the other side and falls into the sea.

The flying wood splinters caused widespread casualties. The most fatal thing was that a cannonball hit the stay of the hard sail.This thing was made of bamboo, and the stress caused the entire bamboo tube to explode, like a bursting shotgun, sending up clouds of blood mist all around.

There were many slaves in the capital whose hands and feet were broken by cannonballs. They fell in a pool of blood and groaned in pain. Some of them were hit in the vital parts by bamboo fragments and were not dead for a while. They screamed and twisted their limbs. The blood-stained deck twitched senselessly.

Seeing this hell-like scene on earth, Shi Bi couldn't help but turn pale.

The image of fighting with the Portuguese overseas a few years ago came to his mind, and he recalled the fear of being dominated by cannons.

"This ghost guy from He Xiang's family is still quite capable. He is even more powerful than those ghost guys overseas from Dianbai a few years ago. While this ghost guy is still on the ship, my people must hurry up and learn how to fuck." Shi Bi thought to himself.

"Left rudder, come closer." Miguel was not moved at all by the tragic scene in front of him. He remembered Lin Hai said that there were basically no weapons on the Jingshi ship.

In this era when communication basically relied on shouting, Miguel could only walk back and forth on the deck. After the Bowang turned slightly to the left, he ran to the hollow of the upper deck and shouted loudly for all the gunners to come up.

"Swing cannon, prepare." Miguel's throat was already hoarse, and this shout sounded a little gloomy, as if it came from the Nine Nether Hell.

The gunners mounted the revolving Folang machine on the side of the ship one after another. This is a rear-mounted sub-cell cannon. The advantage is that it can be loaded quickly and has a high rate of fire. The disadvantage is that it has a short range due to poor air tightness. It is mainly used for mounting on ships. Shotguns are mainly used to hit people.

The Bowang approached to fifty steps. Following Miguel's order, the revolving Franchise aircraft all over the port side kept firing. After firing one round, they replaced the muskets and fired again. Countless lead bullets were fired at the enemy ship like raindrops. Harvesting life ruthlessly like Death's scythe.

"Stick up and occupy the ship." Miguel ordered loudly. "Throw the corpses and wounded into the sea. Any resisters will be killed."

The Bowang quickly approached, and with a wave from Shibi, Feng Yidao led Viper, Crooked Mouth, Scarface and others as the vanguard as usual. Ruan Jin and Jiu Zhi also jumped over with the sail ropes swinging.

(End of this chapter)

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