Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 130 Five Fire Boats

From the perspective of hindsight, the artillery battle that took place in June of the 11th year of Chongzhen was really lackluster. www>

The pirates were so unlucky that the supreme commander died as soon as they met face to face, thus losing effective command in an instant.Of course, even if Chen San is alive, it is doubtful how high his command ability is, but in any case, a bad command is better than no command. Once Chen San died, the entire fleet was in chaos. The signal, but there is no reply here... After Chen San died, the flagship was also in chaos.

On the coastal defense side, the artillery fire is really bad enough.

Although the firing frequency is indeed not low, as for the bronze guns at that time, the tube retreat technology was zero, the reset can only be done with sandbags, and the gun position is adjusted with wooden blocks, and the gunners do not have the ability to accurately measure tools...even if Zhang Shouren taught that the current gunners are completely unqualified. [

The coastal anti-corruption artillery has been firing rumblingly, but apart from the miraculous first shot, very few of them can land on the pirate ship. Occasionally they can hit the target, and the damage caused by one or two shells is minimal.

Fushanying has not yet developed chain bombs or shotgun shells. Whether it kills the ship's buildings or personnel, it is disappointing. Unless the solid shell hits the place where the gunpowder is stored and explodes with high heat, otherwise, It's just punching big holes in the hull that can be repaired one by one.

Until 200 years later, the confrontation between sailing warships may be protracted and tiresome. It is not uncommon for a sea battle to hit thousands of shells and only sink a few ships. There have been countless artillery battles over the course of a few days or even months, and the outcome has to be settled by hand-to-hand combat. Therefore, at this time, artillery is of course a weapon against the enemy for battleships, but if the user If it is not so good, it may not be as effective as imagined.

"Oh, why can't I hit it?"

Zhang Shifu was also standing on the top of the third floor in the nearest pier near the shore. The moon was shining brightly, and the warships on the sea were also very large. They were all very close and large targets, and the pirates kept looking at them. The regiment was chaotic, and the battleship moved back and forth, but at first it couldn't get out of the range covered by the artillery.

But even so, most of the bombardment was futile and useless at all.

Sweat was steaming on Zhang Shifu's forehead, and the big hat he was wearing on his head was taken off to use as a fan. They were soon drenched with sweat.

Someone comforted him and said: "General Banner, Your Excellency has already said that artillery is probably just a deterrent, and it is not yet time to really make meritorious service."

"That said." Zhang Shifu replied in a muffled voice: "It's a trivial matter to waste shells in this way of fighting. If these bastards come to their senses, I'm afraid we will be in danger."

He said with hatred again: "Why hasn't this bastard Qian Wenlu come out yet?"

While speaking, the situation has changed.

Originally, there was a rumbling sound of cannons and lively fights, but most of the shells on the Fushan side missed, and the shells fired by the pirates hastily disappeared.

Everyone is playing lively, but there is no change on the sea surface. Under the moonlight, you can see that the sea surface is very calm. The tide only rises when it reaches the shore. The small waves that are a foot high rise. Fushan will be a natural good harbor in the future. The place where the wind and waves are usually not strong, only in the deep winter when the sea is sometimes violently windy, the Fushan side will be affected. In normal seasons, the sea area with a radius of tens of miles is calm. By fishing and catching shrimp, military households by the sea can live a very good life.