Han Du commanded the naval fleet and constantly adjusted its position. The purpose is to keep a distance from the pirate ship. It can't be too far away, because it can't be attacked, and it can't be too close, because it will be counterattacked by the pirate ship.
Just adjusting the position requires constant calculation of the sailing speed and direction of both parties, and it is also necessary to predict the direction of the pirate ship.
However, after some operations by Handu, he discovered that these pirate ships did not seem to know that pointing the side of the ship at the enemy's bow was the best attack position.
Seeing this, Han Du immediately felt relieved and smiled and said to Zhu Biao: "It seems that the fighting method of these pirates is still to fight in close combat. They have not realized the role of cannons in naval battles." Absolute advantage."
Zhu Biao was not used to the continuous roaring sound. He covered his ears with his hands and would subconsciously avoid the cannons every time.
He leaned close to Han Du's ear and shouted loudly: "But they obviously also have cannons."
"Yes." Han Du nodded in agreement, and then smiled: "It shocked me at first. I thought they were also proficient in artillery warfare. Now it seems that they only regard cannons as weapons. A weapon used to intimidate the enemy is used. Just like gongs and drums, the purpose is to gain the upper hand and demoralize the opponent."
Although Zhu Biao was not used to the roaring in his ears, it made him feel slightly dizzy. But his eyes never left the center of this naval battle. The previous warship battles were no longer applicable. Naturally, he wanted to see the scene of future naval battles more clearly.
Since the Ming army used fixed-pack gunpowder, the weight of gunpowder in each gunpowder bag was generally the same. Therefore, the range of each cannon is almost exactly the same. Even if there is a difference, it is due to the rocking of the ship and the different elevation angles of the cannon's mouth. As a result, the impact points of the artillery shells will be very concentrated, which is conducive to attacking enemy ships.
Iron balls flew out from the muzzle, and a few fell into the sea next to the pirate ship, stirring up jets of water. Dense seawater splashed onto the pirate ship, constantly splashing on the pirates like a violent storm.
The shell hit the side of the ship, and the two-inch-thick hardwood plank instantly turned into a pile of debris, which was carried by the energy of the iron ball and shot towards the cabin. People who were hit by sawdust were completely unable to withstand the damage even if they were wearing clothes, and were left with dense wounds from the sawdust.
The most unlucky ones were of course those who were directly hit by the shells. As soon as the shells came into contact with them, those people exploded directly on the spot. Before anyone could react, only a few stumps and broken arms remained. The whole cabin was filled with the disgusting smell of blood.
The dense attacks made it impossible for the pirates in the cabin to escape. Many people covered their ears and lay down in the cabin, wanting to bury their heads in the wooden boards. Even so, some unlucky guy would be caught by the shells, and it would be better if he died all at once, because after all, he would be gone without making any sound. Those whose hands and feet were broken by cannonballs were writhing in pain in the cabin, wailing in pain!
Even so, the pirate ship did not escape the fate of sinking. Under the dense bombardment, there are always shells concentrated on the side of the ship below the waterline, and a huge gap instantly pours in a large amount of seawater. The pirate ship began to tilt and sank into the sea in less than a minute, leaving only a swirling whirlpool on the sea surface.
Countless people were sucked into the whirlpool and buried under the sea along with the pirate ship.
Naval War
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The soldiers on the ship were all performing their duties, passing orders and carrying cargo in a hurry. The sun shone from the backs of the soldiers of the Ming Navy, casting a layer of gold on their shoulders. These are the soldiers brought by Handu from the eradication of Japanese pirates and the sweep of Southeast Asia. Han Du's new concept of naval warfare was thoroughly instilled in these officers during naval training and several battles. Now they only need to hear the sound of gongs and drums to quickly get into position and do their part.
Smooth and orderly, a warship seemed to have turned into a huge machine at this time. Every soldier is a transmission point on the machine, and hundreds of soldiers make the entire machine run.
Everyone is aiming for the same goal, which is to do their best to increase the firing speed of the cannon. Try to bombard the enemy's ship with the most shells in the shortest time possible.
There was another roar of a cannon, and a ball of fire erupted visible to the naked eye from the bow of the pirate ship opposite. It may have hit the gunpowder barrel placed by the pirates on the deck. The flying flames instantly ignited the sails and the mast quickly turned into a torch. The violent explosion on the ship caused heavy casualties to the pirates on the entire deck. The huge air wave not only lifted all the planks on the deck, but also flew the pirates into the sea. The huge explosion broke the keel of the pirate ship, a large crack appeared at the bottom of the hull, and the ship quickly sank under the sea.
Dense cannonballs poured towards the pirate ship. The hot shells hit the pirate ship and instantly raised wood chips all over the sky. Just like gunpowder exploding in the soil, sawdust flew all over the sky.
All pirate ships are galleys, with three masts in the front, middle and back, with the middle one being the main mast. On both sides are oars, which do not rely much on wind power and can be paddled by human power.
The sailing warship on Handu's side also has three masts in the front, middle and back, but there is not one sail on each mast, but a group. Such a warship can achieve high speeds just by relying on the sails, and it also has oars inside for use when the wind is against it.
Some pirate paddle boats also have cannons, but there are very few cannons on the paddle boats. There is only one installed on the bow and one on the stern. The bow of the ship is also equipped with a ram angle, which is intended to be used to directly ram the opponent's ship during a docking battle.
The pirate ship has only one cannon that can target a naval warship, and even if it faces only one naval warship, it still has forty cannons.
One to forty! It would be strange not to be blown to pieces.
The collision angle of the pirate ship was even more weak, and it could not even touch the naval warship. It was a completely passive situation of being beaten.
When the pirates first stopped fighting, death did not scare them. Instead, it aroused the ferocity and cruelty in their bones. But the situation of being passively beaten continued. Watching the ships around them being bombarded by cannons, they were turned into dregs and sank to the bottom of the sea. Countless pirates were bombarded by cannons, their flesh and blood flying everywhere, and they sank together with the ships. Even those who were lucky enough not to be swept into the bottom of the sea were still struggling on the surface of the sea in embarrassment.
No matter how ferocious the pirate was, his two sides started to fight when they saw such a scene. They no longer had the arrogance they had just now, and became very weak and timid.
Being passively beaten all the time, the pirate ships fired sporadically at the naval warships, posing no threat to the naval warships at all. Even if one or two shells hit the naval warship, due to the obstruction of several layers of watertight cabins, the naval warship would not be able to hit it.
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If water enters, it will not sink.
When the pirates saw the cannon hitting the navy warship, they were so excited about the long-lost victory that they jumped for joy on the deck. But when they saw that the naval warship that had been shot was completely unaffected and showed no signs of sinking, it was still firing at them continuously.
No matter how ferocious the pirate is, he can't stand such stimulation. The ship on his side will be riddled with holes after a few shots, and it will sink into the sea in a short time. Even if the opponent's warship was hit by cannons, it seemed as if nothing was wrong. It continued to swim on the sea and fired continuously.
An unsinkable warship... All pirates who saw such a scene were frightened, and fear instantly occupied their entire hearts. Many pirate ships turned directly to escape this hell in the sea.
A pirate ship wanted to escape, but the ships next to it immediately understood its intentions. A chain reaction started in an instant, and countless pirate ships wanted to escape.
At this time, these pirates also realized that the outsiders in front of them were really too strong. The dense artillery was like raindrops, and their pirate ship was bombarded into debris on the sea before it even got close to the opponent's warship. And their cannons hitting the other side's ship were like scratching an itch. From the beginning of the war to now, they have lost hundreds of pirate ships, but not even one of the opponent's warships has withdrawn from the naval battle.
How can we fight this battle?
If you don't run away now, are you going to stay here and wait to die?
However, it is not easy to escape.
Han Du saw some pirate ships starting to turn and guessed their intentions. A smile suddenly appeared on his face, and the nervousness in his heart slowly faded away, and a confident look filled Han Du's face.
"The other party wants to escape, so give the order and the ship in front will speed up and intercept them."
"Yes." Bai Yunhu roared immediately, his face full of excitement. Of course Baiyunhu should be excited, since those pirates couldn't withstand the navy's cannon and wanted to escape. That means that the Ming Navy is almost certain to win this naval battle. Why is Baiyunhu not excited when he thinks that he has obtained a lot of military achievements?
Nowadays, no one in the naval command is thinking about promotion, but is thinking about gaining military merit so that he can serve as governor of a place at the right time. People in the navy used to think that if they had more military exploits, they would be able to have wives and children. But to put things into perspective, there are so many people joining the army, how many of them can make a wife?
After all, being knighted is a far-fetched thing. Many generals fight to the death without ever winning a title.
But being the governor of a place is different. The world is vast and there is so much overseas land. You can set up a governor's palace in any place. This opportunity is much greater than being granted a title.
Especially since Yu Da had just been named the Governor of Ceylon, he commanded everyone, and his eyes were red with excitement. The jewel island of Ceylon, how much wealth should you make after serving as governor for five years?
The warship immediately began to accelerate, using its speed advantage to always firmly intercept the pirate ship that wanted to escape. The entire naval fleet is like an elongated arc, with the pirate ship as the center and constantly rotating around it.
Each turn of the pirate ship will remove a layer of the pirate ship. As there are fewer and fewer pirate ships, the naval warship also rotates faster and faster, just like a whirlpool, strangling the pirate ship layer by layer until Eliminated cleanly.
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