Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 141 The First Naval Battle at Lingaojiao

Before Wang Ruixiang, the leader of the jumping gang, could stand still, the deck under his feet vibrated strangely, and flames burst out from the side of the ship.He didn't need much military experience to know that he was in an ambush.

"Quick retreat!" Li Di's exhausted roar came from the earphones, and Yu No. 1 was enveloped in the smoke of gunpowder in an instant.

"All retreat!" He hurriedly directed the jumping gang to retreat to the side of the ship, looking for an opportunity to jump back.A lot of pirates wielding short knives, pick knives, and hook sickles have poured out from below the deck. In terms of numbers, they are absolutely inferior, and they don't even have much advantage in weapons-the firepower of 5 pistols can't suppress them anyway. .

"Throw the No. 1 grenade!" He roared, and the team members who had trained many times immediately took out the No. [-] grenade from their breast pockets and threw it out.

The No. 1 bomb is a bamboo shell grenade developed by the mechanical department. It is filled with black gunpowder and broken porcelain pieces. It has limited power, but it is suitable for use in the narrow space on the ship. In one piece, the crew members on the deck, gun positions and berths of Yu 1 also shot with rifles and pistols, instantly suppressing the pirates who were trying to rush up to join the gang.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Ruixiang hurried back with his men.He collapsed on the deck at once, and it took less than a minute before and after, but it seemed to be at the gate of hell and turned around.Yu No. 1 looked very scary at the moment, the steel plate was covered with pits and pits, and the glass facing the fishing boat was all scratched or broken.

"Reverse at full speed!"

When Chen Haiyang saw the last team member climbed onto the deck, he gave an order. The instantly increased thrust caused the bow of the ship to sink suddenly, and waves gushed out from the stern, causing Yu 1 to retreat violently.The three fishing boats were already submerged in the white smoke of gunpowder, and the smoke was flickering with fire, and there was the sound of rumbling cannons.

The sound of dense projectiles hitting the ship building was like hailstones hitting the roof of a car.

"Leave the window and hide!" Chen Haiyang shouted into the microphone--fishing boats are not gunboats, and the windows are not covered by armored shutters.At the same time trying to look out through the cracked glass.At this time, "Boom—boom—" the sailboat fired again, this time the ship building was hit, and everyone was shocked. A big rock made a pit on the steel plate, and it was broken into several pieces. all over the place.

"This is fishing!" Li Di's face was pale, and his body had already shrunk half to the bottom of the bridge.

Chen Haiyang shook his head, he didn't care to speak, it seems that the enemy has a clear understanding of the advantages of his ship - that is speed and maneuverability, they set up this trap, trying to hit them hard with one shot at the shortest distance, But obviously the protection of the steel ship itself was not estimated.

At this time, the smoke on the sea dispersed a little bit, and the other two fishing boats were moving towards Yu No. 1 under the paddle of eight sculls. The speed was very fast, which was completely different from the general fishing boats propelled by hard sails and single sculls. .The deck was crowded with murderous pirates, many of whom still held torches in their hands.Apparently, three boats were preparing for one round of pincer fishing.

The Ballista on the front and rear decks of Yu 1 fired at the same time, because the distance was very close, two shots hit twice, smoke rose from the deck and a small burst of fireworks crackled, causing commotion, but it did not affect the advance of the enemy ship ——The No. 2 bomb is a tear gas bomb. In addition to a small amount of black powder for explosives, it also contains camphor powder and pepper powder. It is specially made for such maritime patrol security tasks, and it has no lethality.

"Full left rudder, full speed." At this time, Yu No. 1 had fallen back 50 meters. Chen Haiyang didn't know the performance of the artillery on the enemy ship. For the sake of safety, he decided to distance the ship first to avoid being flanked by three ships. After judging the situation, take corresponding strategies.

The roar of the engine became louder, and Yu No. 1 made a nice half circle on the sea surface, and easily escaped from the attack of the three ships. Chen Haiyang carefully kept the distance between the boats at 1 meters.According to the experimental shooting of various firearms seized by the industrial sector, the effective range of small and medium-sized artillery of this era rarely exceeds this distance.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The side of No. 1 ship continued to emit flames, and large and small splashes were set off on the sea, but the splash closest to Yu 1 was also 20 meters away.Now he has more confidence

He didn't plan to shoot the Ballista, the loading speed of this thing is a bit slow, and it takes two people on both sides to shake the lever for a minute to re-open the tension arm.

"Port rifle free fire!"

The sailors who had been in a state of rampage for a long time immediately pulled the trigger as quickly as possible—fishing on Lao Tzu's territory, it's against you!A dozen or so SKS-D rifles were loaded with 20 rounds of magazines. The dense bullets swept from the bow to the stern of the ship like a torrential rain. The human body, ship planks, sails, cables...everything on the ship was Under the ravages of 7.62mm M43 bullets, it became torn apart, and when Chen Haiyang ordered to stop shooting, No. 1 was completely paralyzed on the sea surface, billowing green smoke.

"Report loss!"

"Three people in the front main gun were injured, one was seriously injured, and his life was not in danger."

"One person was slightly injured by the rear main gun."

"Three people on deck were slightly injured."

The damage is not big, the ballistic shield and the steel plate gun profile on the Ballista have played a role in protecting the gunner, but to be honest, the opponent's artillery fire is really poor and pitiful. The projectiles scattered on the deck have everything: iron pieces, iron nails, stones, Porcelain...

"Notify the Ministry of the Navy and send a ship to clean up No. 1 ship!" Since the wounded are not seriously injured, Chen Haiyang ordered to continue chasing the remaining two enemy ships.

When the other two boats found that Yu 1 had escaped from the encirclement encirclement set up at high speed, they turned their rudders and began to flee to the open sea with the wind.

But the sails and manpower could not outrun the power of the machine anyway. With the roar of the diesel engine, Yu 1 cut through the waves and quickly narrowed the distance to 200 meters.In desperation, the enemy fired tail cannons indiscriminately, and they all landed far away from Yu 1.

"Hit Shen Jiye!" Li Di shouted dancing on the bridge.

Of course, no one would pay attention to his enthusiasm. After all, Yu 1 is a fishing boat, and there is no such thing as an underwater angle, so there is no need to do this high-risk action.

Yu 1 continuously fired incendiary weapon tar bombs from Ballista.A stone ball is used as the inner core, and the outside is covered with a thick layer of paste mixed with straw and wood tar, and the outside is wrapped with a straw bag.When it is ignited it leaves a black trail of ballistic smoke in the sky, which is easy to correct.

On the berth, the wind direction, wind speed, distance between the two ships, and sailing speed were continuously reported. The gunnery commander desperately calculated with a function counter, and then reported the shooting angle of Ballista. The not-so-precise ballistic calculation showed its Great value, after six shots, the seventh correction hit the fleeing enemy ship No. 2, and the sails caught fire.

The ship slowed down, the distance between the two ships became closer and closer, and the tar bombs became more and more accurate. Even the Ballista on the rear deck also fired at a high elevation angle. For a while, the sea was spectacular, and the black smoke of the ballistic trajectory wove in the sky. After a while of netting, the bottom of the net was the No. 2 enemy ship that was constantly being hit by tar bombs. The fire burned more and more intensely. Finally, probably the gunpowder exploded, and the ship was torn to pieces amidst the roar.

"Shout to Ship No. 3 to lower their sails and surrender."

"Understood!" Li Di immediately changed a tape.Anyway, the words to persuade them to surrender are the same: put down your weapons and raise the white flag.

But the No. 3 ship was obviously not going to fall into their hands. Taking the opportunity of them to clean up the No. 1 and No. 2 ships, the No. 3 ship had already escaped for almost 1 kilometer.From the 8x binoculars, I saw that a pair of sculls were added to the stern of their ship, and some people were frantically throwing various debris from the side of the ship.

"Destroy them!"

Although it is a pity that no prisoners were captured, the most important thing is to end the battle safely.

Yu 1 increased its horsepower again and approached to 200 meters, turned the rudder and turned its side to the escaped No. 3 ship, so that the front and rear Ballistas could exert their maximum power.

After 10 minutes, the No. 3 ship made a huge torch, probably because the torch had been lost and the ship did not explode.Through the binoculars, desperate pirates can be seen jumping into the sea to escape.

"Salvage the captives."

A total of fifteen prisoners were picked up from the sea. Those who were injured and unable to climb onto the side of the ship were left to fend for themselves, and those who tried to swim ashore were all shot in the head one by one with rifles-there is no mercy for the enemy.

This time, the first naval battle at Lingaojiao, which is said to be the first in history, broke out when the crossing navy was unprepared, and the entire battle lasted for nearly an hour.The sophistication and cunning of the enemy can be seen at a glance in the battle, and the preparation for the battle can also be said to be sufficient. Although the crossing navy entered the battle hastily, with good training and huge technical advantages, it still won a complete victory.

Only three living people were found on the enemy ship No. 2, which was towed back to the port by Yu No. 1. Many people hid below the deck, thinking that the thick ship planks could protect them, but they were all shot or killed by indiscriminate bullets. Died of excessive blood loss.According to those who disembarked to inspect the blood flowed from the second deck to the bottom of the ship.

The photo of the ship type was quickly answered by the intelligence team. This is a so-called "two-masted clipper ship" that was common along the coast of Guangdong in the Ming Dynasty. It is a type of Guangzhou ship and is used for fishing and coastal freight. Sailing was a vessel familiar to Europeans in East and Southeast Asia at that time.After measurement, the overall length of the ship is 27.5 meters, the waterline is 21 meters long, and the distance between the bulwarks on both sides is 6 meters.Apparently it's a good size for anything, including a pirate ship.

(End of this chapter)