Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1243
When the First Squadron violently bombarded the three-masted gunship, the spy boat squadron entered Liuluo Bay in parallel in a single column. When approaching 1000 meters, each squadron turned its bow under the guidance of the leading squadron and sailed parallel to the coast.Taking the burning enemy ship hit by the first team in the early stage as the target reference, each ship opened fire freely.Their order was simple: fire at full speed.

Under the guidance of the burning ships on the sea and the signal rockets of the special reconnaissance team flying up from the shore from time to time, the spy boat squadron fired with cannons and caron guns in turn.The cannon squadron fired and suppressed from a long distance, and then the caron squadron approached to replenish their guns-the latter's large-caliber shells were more powerful when they hit.According to the pre-war instructions, they fired a large number of grenades and red-hot incendiary bombs to achieve the greatest damage effect on wooden ships.

The five spy boat squadrons sprayed thick smoke and fire from the side while sailing, and bullets rained down.Gunfire roared along the coast of Liuluo Bay, smoke covered the sky, and explosions mixed with red flames came and went one after another. The smoke and flames of the ships hit went straight into the sky, and even the rising sun was blocked.The sound of the command to shoot, the screams of the wounded, the angry roars and curses echoed in the rumbling artillery.The huge fleet gathered in Liuluo Bay melted like an iceberg under the scorching sun. The ships were shot and burned one after another. was ignited.The entire Liuluo Bay was blazing with flames.

The Hongyipao fort that the Zheng family had arranged in advance along the coast of Liuluo Bay finally fired back at Zaizhong, but in the chaotic situation on the water surface, it was difficult to even observe the target, let alone shoot the target effectively.Sparse shells were fired aimlessly, most of them fell into the sea, and a few even hit their own ships.

Ning Liujin let out a scream the moment the first round of shells flew in, and then jumped into the sea with a plop—he couldn't explain why he did this, and a great fear told him in his heart: Hurry up! run.

His escape was at the right time. When Ning Liujin climbed onto the beach of Liuluo Bay, dripping with water and exhausted, there was already a sea of ​​flames behind him. It also felt unbearably hot.

The beach was already full of sailors panting loudly, each of them opened their mouths wide and panting heavily—swimming across the water full of burning wreckage was not an easy task.

Burning ashes fluttered in the air, dotted like countless butterflies, being blown down onto the beach from time to time.Several soldiers of the Zheng family hurried to the beach pushing a wheelbarrow with a rectangular box in it, and together they lit the fuze.Ning Liujin only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and shot out more than a dozen rockets in an instant, which was very powerful. However, these rockets with smoke trails could not shoot very far, and one after another fell into the bay, some simply He also set his own boat on fire.

"Bastard, what a fart!" Ning Liujin heard someone beside him cursing while panting.He didn't catch his breath for a while, and was panting desperately, when a shell flew from the sea, fell on the beach, exploded with a bang, and immediately blew up several people who were panting to blood.Ning Liujin couldn't care less about going smoothly, and hurriedly climbed towards the inland of the island with his hands and feet.

He ran just in time, and at 5:40, the fire support squadron, which followed the Secret Service Squadron into the bay, arrived at the station under the traction of the big boat, and 30 rocket ships fired Hale rockets at the remaining ships in the bay. Each rocket ship fires 30 rockets.In an instant, countless meteorites and meteors fell in the sky at the same time. This scene alone has already broken the hearts of the remaining Zheng family sailors and soldiers, and the sound of the cannons on the shore completely quieted down.The fire in Liuluowan is burning more and more vigorously.

At 6:30 in the morning, the leading squadron turned its bow south of Rushan and started the return voyage, shooting at the remaining Zheng family fleet in the bay with artillery on the other side.At this time, there were no more than ten of the Zheng family's fleet in Luowan, and most of the ships moored inside were ignited, and thick smoke billowed on the water.It has become difficult to observe.Moreover, the special investigation team lurking from Rushan and other places also sent a telegram, informing that the shelling effect was excellent, and there was no need to continue the shelling.Ming Qiu, who was observing the enemy's situation on the Lichun, believed that the first phase of the combat goal had been reached, and there was no need to waste more shells on the wreckage, so he sent a signal to ask the spy squadron to withdraw from the battle, reload the ammunition, and cover the army's landing.

"Notify all ships and pay close attention to the fire attack ships." Ming Qiu ordered.The only thing that can threaten them now is the fire attack boat.At the beginning, Zheng Zhilong relied on this to drive the Dutch out of Xiamen, thereby forcing the Dutch to accept his trade terms.

Although the Dutch were single and weak, they had a great advantage in naval technology at that time. Zheng Zhilong's ability to defeat the Dutch showed that the Zheng family's navy had considerable experience in using fire to attack ships, and must have unique tactics .

Rowing boats and motor boats sent boat after boat of sailors and army soldiers to the beach—because the fire along the shore of Liuluo Bay was too hot, the landing site was chosen on the beach at the foot of Houhu Mountain.There used to be a camp on the mountain, but the defenders were disintegrated under the rocket bombardment of the navy.Lao Di and his First Expeditionary Team waited on the beach without any resistance.

As previously estimated, the Zheng family's army on Kinmen Island did not put up too much resistance. Most of the camps abandoned their camps and fled. Many people fled to the north of the island and crossed the sea to the mainland by boat.Most of the people discarded their swords, guns and armor and fled to the mountains in the middle of the island.

By [-] o'clock, Kinmen Island had officially changed hands.On the success post in the old time and space, the Venus flag is rising slowly.

Ming Qiu immediately appointed Lao Di as the commander of the Jinmen garrison, and let him be responsible for clearing the entire island.At the same time, a number of patrol boats and motor boats were assigned to him, and he was ordered to take Little Kinmen Island before noon that day and clean up the enemies on Little Kinmen.Control the size of Jinmen and the surrounding waters.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Lao Di blushed with joy, saluted and roared with restraint—he had been in the position of the company commander of the saddled Marine Corps for several years, and finally got into a battalion a year ago A super commander, now he is finally a "commander".

"I'll leave the matter here to you. We're going to attack Xiamen and Anping soon." Ming Qiu warned, "Contact us anytime if there's any situation."

After Ming Qiu handed over the task, the soldiers immediately divided into two groups.The first team marched to Xiamen Island.Clean up the Zheng family's fleet in Xiamen Bay, and cover the landing of the troops on Xiamen Island.The spy boat squadron and motor boat brigade attacked Anping.

Although Anping is Zheng Zhilong's lair, Mingqiu considers that Anping is located at the mouth of the Shijing River, six or seven kilometers away from Weitou Bay.If the fleet wants to attack Anping, it must enter the Shijing River and go up the river.The special reconnaissance team of the hydrological situation of the Ishii River has conducted reconnaissance. The Lichun can reach the Anping City directly, but the river here is only about [-] kilometers wide, covered with dark sand, and the waterway is tortuous. It is difficult for the steam gunship to maneuver. The place where the effect is fully exerted, so Ming Qiu finally decided not to send the first team into this area, but to use special agent boats and motor boats instead.When the wind and tide are unfavorable, the spy boat is towed by the motor boat to fight.

The army and navy attacking Anping were commanded by Shi Zhiqi, and Li Di, chief of staff of the First Fleet, was in charge of commanding the naval ships.For this reason, he has already hung his general flag on a larger tonnage spy tower.Now, the three commanders broke up and went to carry out their own tasks.

Li Huamei stood at her own battle station on the Lichun.Looking at the billowing black smoke straight into the sky.The battle just now was like a grand fireworks show——she had never seen such a gorgeous and cruel war. The Australians freely chose the time to kill and destroy the ship. The Zheng family's fleet had no power to resist. The four words "Eagle Fighting Rabbit" can no longer express this terrible disparity.

Indeed, Li Huamei knew: Judging by European standards, Zheng Zhilong's fleet is not worth mentioning except for the size of its ships. Not to mention the Spanish Galen, even an ordinary 20-gun Dutch merchant ship is enough to face the enemy on the sea. Two or three of the Zheng family's eight-gun three-masted ships did not fall behind.

But this is only a certain advantage. It is far from being as destructive as the first team led by Lichun now-a completely unilateral massacre.The outcome of the battle was decided the moment they broke into Liuluo Bay. No, it can even be said that the fire in Liuluo Bay was already doomed from the moment they decided to start a war against Zheng Zhilong.

In this way, aren't they already invincible in the world?While being shocked, she couldn't help but secretly wondered, let alone a mere sea lord like Zheng Zhilong, even if he landed on the mainland, wiped out Daming, and changed the dynasty, it would not be difficult.Why do you have to hide and hide in a barren place in the southern border like Hainan, doing all kinds of hard work-take the world, sit in the dragon court, isn't the highest ideal of heroes and heroes in the world "he can replace him"?

Li Chun turned around, and Li Huamei noticed that the big ship of the first team was heading for Dadan and Erdan with black smoke. She immediately understood that it was going to attack Xiamen.

There are many merchant ships in the area of ​​Xiamen and Gulangyu Island, which is an important port for the Zheng family's trade. The Australians sent the main force to take this place, obviously intending to severely damage its foundation. Li Huamei was thinking while watching the Australian fleet. Going to Anping.She was startled: this is the meaning of destroying the food!
I didn't expect the Australians to be so ruthless!Li Huamei felt annoyed in her heart. If the details of her family's secret collusion with the Spaniards, Dutchmen, and Zheng Zhilong were revealed to the Australians, she and the young lady would probably die without a place to die!Thinking of this, a thin layer of sweat broke out on her back.

(End of this chapter)