Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 443 The Mighty Ming Dynasty Carrier Battle Group
The soldiers on the ship will not be surprised to see a heavy artillery shell blasting the target ship so far into the sky.

After the long-range fire strike was completed, the test firing of the Qianjin Frangler began again. There were 30 Qianjin Franglers installed on one side of the battleship. Cannons, dozens of these cannons on one side of the battleship roared at the same time, filling the air with gunpowder smoke, covering a range of 200 meters away and within 5 miles, and shocking water jets rose and fell one after another.

With such mighty firepower, the soldiers on board will feel extremely shocked.

After the firepower demonstration was over, Lin Yi sent an order to advance at full speed. Ten large sails were hoisted on the giant ship, and the sails were adjusted according to the wind direction. The 400 sailors in the cabin worked together. It cuts through the waves, and its sailing speed can reach more than 13 knots.That is to say, it can travel about 40 miles in an hour, then turn around and go upstream, and the sailing speed is no less than 8 knots. On average, it is similar to the speed of a war horse. In the age without machines, this kind of power is already quite sufficient.

After testing the waters and firepower, Lin Yi was very satisfied with the speed, stability, long-range and short-range fire coverage and firepower of this giant warship.

With a length of 150 meters, a width of 60 meters, a draft of more than 4 meters, and a design of 4 floors high, its size and scale are no worse than that of a large cruiser of later generations. In the era of wooden ships without machines and iron boats, this is definitely called On board the Ming aircraft carrier.

So Ji Dong named it Yangwei.

After the test is generally completed, all 3000 newly trained sailors are displayed on the deck, fully armed, all of them are full of energy, and their helmets are bright. The 1 elites selected from the battalion were used to equip this giant ship.

In addition, Lin Yi's 400 marines also boarded the giant ship, including the female battalion soldiers. They had never seen such a large ship, and they were all proud the moment they boarded the ship.

When they entered the ship, they even felt that it was not a ship, as if they entered a high-rise building.

The other 7000 sailors boarded more than 100 ships. Compared with the giant ships, these large and small ships all became dwarfs, like a fat old hen with a group of chicks. Multi-ships have supplies of rations, equipment and ammunition, and escorts, and their functions are roughly equivalent to the supply ships and destroyers of later generations.

In Lin Yi's standard battalion and invincible battalion, including the guard battalion, there are 2 horses, and they cooperate with the naval operations of this giant ship along the Yangtze River.

After everything was ready, Lin Yi led the battleship formation and set off from Nanjing. The Minister of War in Nanjing, Shi Kefa, led a group of staff to see them off on the river bank.

More than 100 large and small warships, facing the wind and waves, are mighty and mighty, pressing down the river. The flags on the ships are flying in the river wind. Their first stop is Zhenjiang, an important town on the Yangtze River.

Yan Yingyuan has been fighting in Zhenjiang for a year, blocking the tens of thousands of naval forces of Shi Fu and Shi Lang's nephew from advancing here.

Because the navy of the rebel army is too powerful, the old navy of Daming is not their opponent at all, and they are retreating steadily. In this case, Yan Yingyuan built an underwater protective net to block the river, so that the warships of the judgment army could not passed.

Shi Fu led his troops ashore to attack the city. Zhenjiang City was defended like an iron barrel. The wounded soldiers and generals attacked for several days but failed to attack. Shi Lang led people into the water to try to destroy the protective net blocking the river. So exhausted, waiting for the time.

Lin Yi already knew the battle situation here in advance, and two days later his battleship formation of Yangwei arrived on the river outside Zhenjiang City.Yan Yingyuan, the guard of Zhenjiang, led the generals to line up on the bank to meet them.

Such a mighty and majestic naval formation, especially the giant ship Yangwei coming against the waves, made Yan Yingyuan and other officers and men's eyes straighten immediately. They were excited by this giant on the sea, and they immediately pointed and talked.

"Such a big battleship? One, two, three, four..." A soldier general said while counting the number of battleships.

"One, two, three, four... 21... thirty..." Some were counting the number of red-clothed cannons and thousand-jin franc machines.

"Now it's nice to have these thieves."

"The ship must be heavy and bulky. Shi Lang and the others are all pirates and water thieves. I wonder if they can deal with these thieves..." Some soldiers were worried.

At this time, the battleship formation docked on the shore, and Ji Dong stepped down from the deck.

"See Mr. Jian Guo." Yan Yingyuan knelt down on the ground as soon as he met him.

This person has a red face and a beard, and also wields a big sword. Looking narrow, he looks a bit like Guan Yunchang. He has a burly figure and is very majestic.

"The general is flat, you can't be polite in the army, how is the battle going?" Lin Yi asked him to get up, thinking highly of him, this is the second time he met Yan Yingyuan, this man is good at defense, and only he can block Zheng Zhilong's navy, otherwise this year Nanjing has long been lost.

"This subordinate is about to report, and my lord has come. Uncle and nephew Shi's fighting power is fierce and extremely cunning, which made my subordinates tired of coping on land and ashore, barely supporting, and the soldiers were seriously injured. If your lord does not come again, this subordinate will I really can't support it for a few days." Yan Yingyuan saluted, with a look of shame on his face.

"To be able to defend Zhenjiang and keep the bandits here, the general has already made a great achievement. I ordered my brothers to dismantle the protective net along the river. Seeing this giant ship, Lin wants them to try my Daming Yangwei." The battleship is powerful." Lin Yi said confidently.

"Your subordinate is in command, the majestic number is mighty, but the thief is cunning and tough, you must be more careful, my lord."

For Shi Lang and Lin Yi, he had heard of his name a long time ago, and his reputation was still prominent in the Kangxi era. His greatest contribution was to lead the army to conquer Taiwan and end the long-term confrontation between the two sides of the strait.This person is relatively complicated, and his grievances and grievances with the Zheng family are legendary. He surrendered several times. Although he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he also had feats of resistance to the Qing Dynasty.

Before Lin Yi crossed over, Lin Yi knew about it through history books and film and television. He was designated as a military strategist in history, and Yan Yingyuan's realistic evaluation of him, Lin Yi knew that this is a difficult opponent, and he must not be underestimated. see.

Yan Yingyuan ordered people to immediately dismantle the underwater protective net. At this time, the standard battalion, invincible battalion and guard battalion on the shore also moved outside Zhenjiang City.

With 3 horses coming all at once, Yan Yingyuan has the backbone in his heart. This must be Lin Yi's elite, and there is no need to be afraid of his uncle and nephew Shi on the shore or in the water.

Three days later, all the underwater protective nets blocking the river were dismantled, and Lin Yi boarded the huge ship. More than 100 large and small warships lined up on the river, and then moved forward as a whole...

At this time, Shi Lang and Shi Fu's camp was a few miles away, and the uncles and nephews had already reported. These days, their uncles and nephews are worrying. It has been a year, and the tens of thousands of troops are at the end of their battle here, and the war has made no progress. , consumption is so great, what should King Zheng do if he wants to blame him in the future?
But on the shore they couldn't break through Zhenjiang City, so they tried everything. The Ming army insisted on defending the city, but they didn't fight. In the water, their warships couldn't pass through the underwater protection net.
King Zheng wants them to take Nanjing as soon as possible, but Zhenjiang is too difficult to fight. The road is full of momentum. The Ming Kingdom has lost consecutively, and it is almost vulnerable. I didn't expect to run aground here.The Ming army just insisted on not fighting, and they had a headache.

The two were discussing how to defeat the enemy. Someone came to report that the army had come for reinforcements. The Ming Dynasty personally boarded the ship to supervise the battle. This time, the Ming army on land and water had about 3 people. Among the more than 100 warships, there was an extra-large warship , It is simply a giant at sea.Yan Yingyuan has already removed the underwater barriers to the river. It seems that they are about to fight the general.

"Hahaha..." Shi Lang couldn't help laughing heartily, "God help me too!"

Shi Fu was calmer than him, "Don't underestimate the enemy, the one surnamed Lin is very powerful, this time the comer is definitely not good, we still send troops twice."

Shi Lang nodded, gritted his teeth secretly, he, Ji Yi, really dares to fight us at sea?It's just a big ship, I, Shi Lang, will definitely wipe them out!

Then the uncle and nephew carried out a division of labor, advancing both land and water. They thought that as long as they could defeat this navy, Zhenjiang would be at their fingertips. Then they would have no time to repair any protective nets?
(End of this chapter)