Everything that happened on the sea was so dramatic. Niu Duofu and the others thought they were facing two ordinary pirate ships, but when they got closer, they discovered that the two ships were very unique in style and they were full of foreigners.
The Lyra and Rome thought they were coming from a nosy merchant ship, but when they got closer, they realized that they were actually full of sailors with guns and ammunition.
As the two ships collided, the identity of the enemy and ourselves was completely revealed to the world. Ushi Dofu certainly knew about the war in Ryukyu, and he and his men also hoped to join the front line.
However, the Chengfeng's channel does not pass through Ryukyu, but goes directly north to supply supplies from Kyushu. More importantly, the Chengfeng has a more important mission. There must be no mistakes in this ship's precious cargo.
But they never expected that the war that was coming was inevitable. Sometimes in life, you can't force it. As soon as the clipper ship arrived at the mouth of the Bohai Sea, it encountered a French warship pretending to be pirates.
"If this group of pirates were not regular troops, I would show you my eyeballs... When would pirates have the luxury of using two identical warships? Damn it, European pirates in the Atlantic don't have that luxury either."
"I have also been abroad. I can recognize the appearance of a Frenchman... Brothers, keep firing. These pirates are Frenchmen pretending to be..."
Niu Duofu's mind was spinning fast. Two frigates were disguised as pirate ships. The ships were full of foreign faces. Each of them made powerful and accurate tactical movements. In addition, they had already passed the Liaodong Peninsula and the waters of Jinzhou. .
All the clues came together, and Niu Duofu immediately came up with the answer, "Fuck, these two French warships want to attack our industrial zone. They are heading for Tanggu... The sails are full, speeding up, let's go and report the news to the folks. ah……"
At this time, Captain Kraft on Lyra also woke up from the shock of the attack. He yelled, "The only person in the Bohai Bay who can afford such a good clipper ship is Lotte and Yang. This is Xiao Letian's ship and also his." Soldiers... chase them and kill them all."
Captain Kraft pulled out his revolver, rushed to the bow of the ship and kicked the soldiers next to the sea women. "Damn things, if you hadn't distracted everyone with these women, how could we have suffered a loss?"
"Get up, get to work immediately, prepare chain bombs, and attack the sails of the clipper ship..." The soldiers kicked their naked butts to the captain, and they all ran off to work.
The three haenyeo tied to the cables, now covered in blood, are staring at Captain Kraft with hatred in their eyes, "Buddha will send you to hell...the Dragon King will swallow you..."
Kafu couldn't understand what Haenyeo was saying, but he could feel the hatred. "Damn woman, she caused us to be attacked by a sneak attack. She actually dared to scold me. Go to hell..."
Three gunshots rang out, and three snowflakes bloomed between Haenyeo's eyebrows. The hostility in Captain Kraft's heart finally dissipated a little. "Come here, throw these three piles of smelly meat into the sea... Charge at full speed and catch up with the ship." Damn clippers.”
The Lyra was the most unlucky in this attack. He was the first to be shot, and it was he who passed by the clipper ship and was shot with a rifle like a heavy rain. The Roma was very lucky, with only the sail Got hit by a bullet.
The Roma took the lead in adjusting its attitude. Ten gun doors on the side were opened, and the ten cannons had been loaded with very primitive chain ammunition.
"Fire..." an order was given from the cabin, and amid the roaring explosions, ten spinning black shadows flew toward the Chengfeng with strange screams.
Chain bomb, this is a very ancient naval warfare weapon. The principle is very simple. Two smaller lead balls are connected together with an iron chain and stuffed into the barrel of the gun together.
When the momentum of the gunpowder explosion launches the two lead balls, the two lead balls will quickly form a force of mutual rotation, and fly towards the enemy ship like a meat grinder.
In the era of sailing ships, the masts were full of cables that fixed the sails. Chain bullets could easily mix the cables together and destroy the sails.
Ten black shadows rotated and shot towards the Chengfeng. At this time, the experienced Captain Niu Duofu had already ordered the ship to move forward in a zigzag pattern to avoid the enemy's artillery shells.
Seven of the ten shells fell into the sea, and only three hit the sail. The huge rotational force entangled dozens of cables, and the sound of breaking ropes suddenly bounced in mid-air.
Once the taut cable was cut, the sudden burst of force caused the cable to whip in the air like an iron whip. A soldier who couldn't dodge was slapped on the chest by the cable. People could see clearly that the soldier's chest was like a whip. Like a clay sculpture, it suddenly sunk three inches.
Teng Teng... The soldier took three steps back, and then began to vomit blood. There were black lumps in the blood, which meant that his internal organs had been smashed.
"Be careful... be careful to avoid... Damn it, brothers, whoever goes up to fix the cable and tie one will get a military merit..." Niu Duofu shouted sharply.
Xiao Letian's new army is so proud. If you say that they are rewarded with silver, they may not be very motivated, but if you say that they are rewarded with military merit, these soldiers will all go crazy.
What is military merit? Military merit is the cornerstone for future promotion, admission to military academies, and becoming a general. Military merit is the guarantee of future knighthood. Military merit is even the property that can support future generations. Military merit can even be exchanged for shares of Lotte Matheson when you retire.
More importantly, military merit is the pride of a soldier. When he walks in front of the prime minister, the prime minister has to give him a thumbs up.
"Don't compete with me, I am the best in sailing skills..." A group of sailors like monkeys climbed up the mast, carefully avoiding the swinging cables, taking the opportunity to seize the strength and use the old cables, and began to lift the mast. fixed on.
However, they underestimated the despicableness of the French. Just when most of the cables had been fixed, the Lyra had already adjusted the shooting angle. The furious Captain Kraft, whose facial features were deformed, pointed at the Wind to "load grape bombs... and kill him" Those sailors."
Boom boom boom, flames disappeared on the sea, and a dark cloud composed of grape pellets rushed towards the Chengfeng. The sail operator who was caught off guard was immediately beaten into a sieve.
"No..." Niu Duofu roared. He never expected how these French devils could be so sinister. "Don't worry about the sails. Thirty left rudder, move forward in a big zigzag, use speed to get rid of them... Just return to Tanggu, victory is ours."
Grape bullets are the trump card in naval battles. They are actually oversized shotguns. In one salvo, tens of thousands of lead bullets can form a dark cloud and rush towards the enemy, which is extremely lethal to sailors on the deck and mast.
Every one of the soldiers on the Chengfeng was the prime minister's treasure. He would feel sorry for Xiao Letian even if he died. Niu Duofu would rather lose the ship than lose his life. What are you waiting for if you don't run away now?
A fierce chase was immediately staged on the Bohai Sea. A clipper ship zigzagged forward at the front, and the two frigates behind were chasing after them desperately. There was also a salvo of artillery fire, no matter how accurate it was. Anyway, it looks quite scary.
All three ships suffered varying degrees of damage to their sails, but in general the sails of the Chengfeng suffered greater damage. This is evident from the ship's speed. The heavy frigate could actually run at the same speed as the clipper ship. , which shows how much the Chengfeng's sails were damaged.
The Bohai Sea is not big. It would not even take a whole day to set off from Tanggu to Jinzhou, let alone risking one's life to escape. After twenty hours of pursuit, the Chengfeng had already seen the Haihe River from a distance. At the entrance to the sea, we also saw the fort at Dagukou.
"We're home, we're home... Send a semaphore signal to the Special Administrative Region, send a signal to the Dagukou Fort... The French are calling..."
At the same time, the noisy crowd on the dock of Tanggu Industrial Zone also saw the clipper ship speeding from the east. Those with good eyesight recognized it at a glance: "It's the Chengfeng... the Chengfeng of Lotte Matheson, obediently" , how did this happen, the sails were smashed, what flags were they sending?"
"This is the Chengfeng... There are two French warships behind my ship disguised as pirate ships, trying to attack Tanggu. Please be ready for battle... Please ask the Dagukou Fort to fire immediately... The French warships are coming..."
The sailors in the crowd held telescopes and began to translate the semaphore. After waiting for a section of the semaphore to be translated, the garrison commander Liu Lang and Tietoutuo also ran over.
"It's broken. The Chengfeng doesn't know that we have started a war here... Send a semaphore to Niu Duofu and let the Chengfeng escape north... avoid the Dagukou Fort."
Liu Lang's reminder woke everyone up like a bolt of lightning. The crowd on the pier shouted and waved their hands, "Retreat to the north...avoid the Dagukou fort...the Qingyao people are all crazy..."
The Dagukou Fort was built during the Chengzu period of the Ming Dynasty and was specifically expanded during the Daoguang and Xianfeng years. Currently, there are more than 60 artillery pieces and nearly 10,000 defenders.
When Mailer first attacked the Special Administrative Region, he also thought about mobilizing artillery from Dagukou to bombard the Special Administrative Region. However, when he saw the fort in person, he was dumbfounded. The more than 60 artillery pieces were all the oldest cast-iron red cannons. For a cannon, the muzzle can only be adjusted to a limited angle toward the sea.
Dagukou is on the south bank of the Haihe River, and the special zone is built on the north bank of the Haihe River. Unless these heavy artillery can be adjusted at a 90-degree angle and then the muzzle points northward, there is really nothing they can do to Liu Lang and the others.
With no other choice, Mailer could only use the Queen Mother's special order to mobilize more than 3,000 people from the Dagukou fort garrison to add to his command. Moreover, he also knew that these garrison troops were so close to Lotte Yangxing that they would probably have to wait for a long time. They were fed by Xiao Letian with money, so they couldn't really attack the industrial zone.
Without stopping, Mailer began to add sand to the personnel of Dagukou Fort, and filled it with his hardcore direct descendants, old and young. Unexpectedly, these direct descendants actually played a big role today.
"Damn, what are those boats on the sea doing? You, you, you... come here and translate for me..."
When Mailer's cronies heard that it was actually Xiao Letian's merchant ship, and that it was the French ancestors who were chasing him, their eyes turned red. "Hey, my dear, here's your chance to get promoted and make a fortune... Guys, load up the cannons and blow them up." That ship...what's its name? Oh, by the way, Chengfeng..."
"Fire the cannon to sink the Chengfeng..."
