Because in this era, we are in the transition period from boarding battles to long-distance firearms battles, and boarding battles still occur from time to time. If they wear armor, they will be carried directly to the bottom by the heavy armor once they fall into the water, so no matter which side they are fighting on the water, they never wear armor.
Soon, the distance between the two sides was close to four or five miles. At this time, Liu Haojia, who was standing on the bow of the ship, finally gave the order: "Sign the signal, ask the ship in front to get out of the channel, and order our three cruisers to rush out with full sail!" Kanshu La
It turned out that Liu Haojia was afraid of scaring away the enemy, so he wrapped the cruiser in the fleet at the beginning and lowered half the sail. In this way, you can't see the three new warships in the fleet from a distance, so you can catch the Japanese by surprise!
Now that the distance is close, the Japanese can't avoid this battle no matter what, and they can finally release the three patrol ships! Moreover, Liu Haojia did not retreat into the cabin after giving the order. He only retreated to the highest point of the deck and asked his servants to wrap him with a thick iron shield.
Originally, according to the requirements of naval regulations, when the war began, the commander-in-chief had to retreat to the cabin. However, Liu Haojia bullied the Japanese because they did not have enough firearms and the freeboard of the ship was lower than his ship, so he ignored this regulation.
As the sailors shouted and pulled up all the sails, the benefits of soft sails were seen! The soft sail has a large area and can catch a lot of wind, so the ship moves very fast. In the blink of an eye, a long queue forms and rushes out of the channel given by the ship in front!
Their appearance shocked the Japanese on the opposite side! Especially Huashan Jiugao grabbed the railing and his eyes almost flew out of his head! He subconsciously came to the conclusion that the Westerners and Akito were colluding together!
However, he reacted quickly, because he saw that the flags of the Ming army were still flying on the three large ships, and he breathed a sigh of relief! But he still thought quickly, did the Ming army buy new warships from the Westerners, or did they build them themselves?
If they bought a ship, it would be acceptable, but if Mingren could build such a big ship themselves, it would be dangerous for them! Because if the Ming Dynasty mastered this method of shipbuilding, then based on the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the sea would soon be covered with such large ships. How would there be a way for its own navy to survive at that time!
But thinking of this, he became even more eager. He immediately said to the samurai beside him: "Give the order, we must block the opponent's attack, and we must tightly entangle the three Western ships in the front, and then order the samurai on each ship to We must rush forward resolutely and seize at least one big ship back!"
Huashan Jiugao's arrangement was indeed good, but how could Liu Haojia live up to his wishes? These three cruisers were all equipped with side sails and triangle sails. With the help of the crosswind, the ships were lifted up quickly, completely throwing away the fleet behind them, and rushed straight into the middle of the Japanese navy!
In the middle of the Japanese formation, there were already five Anzha Shipeng in a row of two in front and three in back, preparing to block the cruiser. But they completely underestimated the speed of the cruiser! When the two Anzhai ships in front were preparing to attack each other, and before Monsila had time to get close, Liu Haojia's flagship had already inserted itself into the middle of them!
As soon as he saw that he had entered the shooting position, he immediately ordered the ship to fire! At the same time, a large number of bows, arrows, iron cannons and cannons were fired at the Japanese Anzhai ship!
Because the Anzhai ship tried to intercept Liu Haojia, the two ships were less than a hundred steps apart. After Liu Haojia escaped from the middle, the distance between him and the two Anzhai ships was only fifty or sixty steps! At this distance, the hit rate of bows, arrows, muskets or artillery is frightening!
But then the gap between the two sides became apparent. Let’s talk about the Japanese bows and arrows first. The Japanese learned a lot from China, but they just didn't learn how to make bows! Because it takes at least more than a year to make a really good bow!
The Japanese, who are eager for quick success and instant benefits, simply cannot wait so long, so they generally use elastic bamboo to make bows and arrows. So even though their big bows, which are as tall as a person, look scary, their lethality is completely negligible!
Therefore, on the battlefields of the Japanese country, you can often see warriors with arrows stuck all over their bodies like arrows, jumping and fighting. This is because the lethality of bows and arrows is too low!
However, the low lethality of bows and arrows has also given rise to another problem, that is, the proportion of Japanese firearms used in the military is very high! Although firearms have problems with their rate of fire and cumbersome loading, they are much more lethal than bows and arrows! Therefore, the Japanese country also gave birth to a military unit such as the Iron Cannon Ashgaru.
Besides, what the Japanese call a large barrel is nothing more than a blunderbuss compared to the Ming army! However, according to the exaggerated habits of the Japanese, they directly called the bowl-mouth gun Datong. As for artillery, they call it the collapse of the country!
There's no way he could be named like this. After all, the Warring States Period, when the Japanese saw the rise of heroes, seemed to China to be nothing more than a group of village chiefs fighting in groups, but to them it was already a great achievement! So it’s understandable to exaggerate!
So when Liu Haojia saw the dense arrows and lead bullets splashing over him, he didn't care at all! The feather arrow was blown by the sea breeze and fell into the sea before it hit the hull! As for the lead bullets hitting the hull, they were immediately blocked!
At this time, he wanted to know how Japan's arrogant Anzhai ship would perform under intensive artillery fire? So after avoiding the Japanese attack first, he stood up and looked outside! At this time, his flagship finally launched its first round of counterattack!
After hearing the order, the officer standing at the hatch of the ship rang the hanging copper bell vigorously! Hearing the sound, the gunner of the first artillery immediately pulled the rope in his hand, and the gear at the end of the rope rotated rapidly, erasing a series of sparks on the flint! The spark ignites the gunpowder in the powder pool, and then burns into the barrel of the gun. The gunpowder inside burns violently and pushes the shell out of the muzzle!
Just as the ships were crossing each other, Liu Haojia's ships fired at both sides one after another! The dense sound of artillery was connected in a line, so that it sounded like a long horn! Accompanied by the sound of artillery, heavy shells passed through the space between the ships. How could they miss the warrior's ship!
The three-story shipbuildings of those Anzhai ships were covered with a thick layer of wooden boards. They were not afraid of attacks from feather arrows and ordinary lead bullets! But under the attack of a solid cannonball that is three times larger than a fist, that layer of wood is not much stronger than the paper one!
