Obviously, this standard Spanish galleon, the only one owned by Japan, passed down from the Tokugawa Ieyasu era, is no longer viable at this time.
Although the ship was less than thirty years old, the fire could no longer be extinguished.
Incendiary bombs are metal shells filled with chemical fertilizers, explosives, magnesium powder, aluminum powder, sugar and other substances. The explosive detonates and the magnesium powder emits intense light and heat. Aluminum powder produces explosive high-temperature combustion. White sugar acts as a combustion accelerant and binding agent. Let the burning material stick to the boat.
Yang Fan nodded with satisfaction. The effect of the incendiary bomb was very ideal. It is a great weapon against wooden ships of this era. Neither Eastern nor Western warships could withstand such high temperature burning. As long as the ship is made of wood, it can be burned.
As for the flame retardant effect of the ship soaked in water, as well as the moisture and salt spray at sea, it depends on the temperature and the size of the flame. As the saying goes, there is no wet firewood in a big fire. Magnesium powder and aluminum powder deflagrate at several thousand degrees. It directly dried the adjacent wood.
Napalm bombs can be used on land, but at sea, mortars are inaccurate and the effect is not ideal. If attacking a seaside city, a mortar like the Conscience Cannon, which uses gunpowder projectile firing method, can still do a lot if the wind is favorable.
"Set up the sampan, rescue the leading warrior, and bring him to me." Yang Fan said to Xu Xiu.
At this time, Datemaru Uenomura and others had fled to the stern of the ship, and the fire had ignited the capital of the ship. From time to time, the gunpowder in the gun warehouse was exploded.
A leader standing on the side of the ship was kicking his legs and screaming. Suddenly, there was a bang, and the gunpowder in the cabin exploded, blowing up the ship's plank and the leader. It frightened several other people and fell into the sea.
At this time, a sampan came over. An officer stood at the bow of the boat and asked, "Anyone who doesn't want to drown can climb up."
At this time, most Japanese people with some status could speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin, or write and read Chinese characters. In Japan this is a manifestation of culture. Today, Japanese civil servants still need to take the Sinology test. This represents a person's cultural quality.
Nomura immediately shouted: "Help me, I don't want to drown."
Ma Qi grinned. This dwarf spoke in Ming Dynasty Mandarin with perfect accent. He held out the bamboo pole in his hand and asked him to climb up. Then several of his followers climbed onto the sampan.
The sampan is not big and it is full after just a few people get on. Others still want to climb up. Nomura and his samurai were furious. He kicked these bastards down again with his feet.
Those who were kicked down did not dare to resist, so they had to swim back halfway into the burning boat.
"Thank you very much for your help." Nomura bowed sharply to Madge. The warriors also bowed after their master, with respectful expressions on their faces.
Japanese people worship the strong. Since you can beat them without the ability to resist, you will gain their respect. On the contrary, if you are not their opponent, they will insult you in every possible way and become arrogant.
Overall, this is a bunch of ***. Therefore, no matter what happens, you should go find some trouble for them, lest they go away without fighting for a long time.
"My master, I want to see you. Come with me." March said with a smile.
Japanese people, isn't that what they do? Ma Qi still knows a lot about the Japanese. He is from Zhejiang and a son of a shipyard. There are many southerners in the shipyard, and there are even Chinese people born in Siam. The masters of shipbuilding are all in the south. Many shipwrights in Southeast Asia come from the southeast coast.
Yang Fan met Nomura and his party in the reception room of the Royal Clipper. As a follower of Nomura, it is not a small military position.
"This is Uncle Dingyuan and General Zhengxi of the Ming Dynasty." Lin Yuan introduced.
Hearing that he was a general of the Ming Dynasty, Nomura bowed deeper.
"Hi, it's an honor to meet you." Nomura looked excited. He had not yet calmed down from the shock of seeing such a huge sailing ship. At this time, he was even more respectful to Yang Fan.
"My escort ship is just to prevent you from approaching my ship. Why are you firing at my ship? This is an act of provoking the majesty of the Ming Dynasty." Yang Fan scolded with a straight face.
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Next, this is Tsushima Island, which is the choke point into Honshu Island. We have the obligation to check unknown ships to ensure the safety of Japan. "
Yang Fan glanced at him and said: "I think this is international waters, and ships from all countries can pass harmlessly. Unless they enter your country's port for trade, you have no right to board the ship for inspection or collect taxes. Send a small morning boat There is no reason to chase Guanfeng. Please convey my thoughts to your Majesty the General."
"Hey, I will definitely convey your message." Nomura understood that a game of this level was not something that he, a small person, could make the decision. All he had to do was convey the wishes of the generals of the Ming Dynasty to the generals of Japan. At least, he knew now that he was out of danger.
At this time, Datemaru had completely sunk. Only a few unlucky ones were left, holding the board and still struggling on the sea. Yang Fan had no intention of sending anyone to rescue him. Nomura simply pretended not to see it.
Yang Fan sent people to Vladivostok before, using the Ming Dynasty's lucky ships and early small clipper ships. The Fukufun fleet is slow and is sometimes overtaken by small morning boats and seki boats.
The fleet often encountered Japanese interceptions and boarding inspections in the Tsushima Strait. And it was also taxed.
Yang Fan was very dissatisfied with this behavior of being taxed instead of trading in their country. This is an act of banditry that involves sitting on the ground and collecting money. Yang Fan does not think that this strait belongs to Japan. It is clearly international waters.
So today, Yang Fan wants to teach them a lesson and teach them how to behave.
At this time, Xu Xiu came in to report. "Sir, at the exit of the strait on the other side, there are more than a hundred Anzha ships and Kanbune ships gathered. They seem to want to intercept us. There are hundreds more ships coming from behind."
Yang Fan asked someone to take Nomura down. Waiting for the follow-up to send him ashore. .
Yang Fan spread the chart of Tsushima Strait on the table and marked the positions of both sides based on the information provided by Xu Xiu. On Yang Fan's side are three cruisers, a cruise ship, two troop ships, and a supply ship. There are a total of six clipper ships of over 1,500 tons.
There are many enemies, about four to five hundred ships of various sizes.
Yang Fan rubbed his chin and thought about it. His ship was fast and the ship's plank armor was very thick. He could rush over and there was no way they could stop them. However, this is not Yang Fan's style. Among the ships transporting supplies to Vladivostok, there were also many lucky ships. There has to be a solution, otherwise I will be annoyed to death by being harassed all the time.
It is necessary to kill some of these pesky flies with a fly swatter. Lest they harass the fleet while I'm not here.
"Have the supplies for the eastward fleet been completed? Where are they now?" Yang Fan asked.
The eastward fleet is the three cruisers scheduled to explore the Americas. Yang Fan's fleet left first. They were one day late because they had to replenish supplies.
"It has already set off. It has probably entered the strait." Xu Xiu said.
"Contact them using the radio. Let them attack the more than 300 Anzhu ships and Guanfeng fleet behind us. After being defeated, they will join us at the east entrance of the strait. We rush over and attack the intercepting fleet on the opposite side." Yang Fan threw the pencil on On the chart, said.
