Kuroda Ruishui's question is also what many Japanese generals present are concerned about. What they are worried about is the "Jinghua Giant Ship". As for the Ming Dynasty's Great Fortune Ship, they have actually seen a lot of it, mainly the merchant ships from the south of the Yangtze River heading to Japan. .
Although these Jiangnan maritime merchants occasionally cooperate with the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance and have some armed transport ships in their hands, they are still more willing to take care of the business of local shipyards than ordering ships from Jinghua Shipyard. Obviously, Jiangnan maritime merchants still did not want Jinghua to make more money, so the merchant ships they had on hand were still mainly the traditional mainstream ship type Fuchuan of the Ming Dynasty.
As we all know, there was the first peak period of the shipbuilding industry in the early Ming Dynasty. Historical records once recorded that the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to enhance its military strength and build warships. There were about 5,000 warships in the coastal areas alone. If we add the warships near and near the river, then the number of warships in the early Ming Dynasty would be even greater.
In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, in order to better resist the Japanese invaders, a second large-scale wave of warship construction began. At that time, there were many types of warships in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the existing warships of the previous generation, such as louchuan, Mengchong, fighting ship, sea falcon, walking boat, yacht, etc., there were also smaller four types of warships that mostly operated on inland rivers. Hundred-material battle boats, four-hundred-material patrol boats, Jiujiang-style sentinel boats, rowing boats, etc.
In addition to building warships, the Ming Dynasty also had strict rules and regulations for warship formations. At that time, the Ming Navy had more than twenty kinds of warships, the most famous of which was the Fuchuan.
Todo Takatora replied: "It is true that among the Ming Dynasty Navy warships discovered so far, there is no Jinghua giant ship, but the navy has judged that even the Ming Dynasty Navy warships discovered so far are not easy to deal with.
After our navy suffered a setback before, we actively carried out pre-war investigations into the Ming Dynasty navy that we might face. Now we have a sufficient understanding of the inside story of its various warships. I can give an explanation if you need it. "
Hearing this, Kuroda Ruishui nodded happily and praised: "Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. The navy's attitude is very good. It seems that it has indeed learned a lesson. Then, please introduce Mr. Todo to us." "
Todo Takatora stood up and saluted the generals, and then said: "Since we just talked about the lucky ship, let's start with the lucky ship. The lucky ship was a large warship in the Ming Dynasty navy. It was very big, with an upward tip and a head. It has a raised tail, two masts, and a three-story cabin. The deck is as high as a city, and there are weatherboards beside it.
The warriors behind the bunker shoot arrows and bombs at the enemy ships. They can throw fireballs, fire bricks, and fire barrels, and sink the enemy ships with the current and wind. The ship is equipped with one Jinghua No. 2 big barrel, and the whole ship has sixteen No. 3 big barrels; it is equipped with 60 rocket launchers, supporting 300 rockets; 20 iron cannons (matchlock guns); it is equipped with bed crossbows, left and right There are two strings each, 500 crossbow arrows, 100 fire bricks, and some cold weapons.
The fortune ship had sixty-four crew members, nine sailors, and fifty-five warriors, organized into Wujia. One is the artillery armor, with a larger number of people, manning the bow cannon and hull cannon, and throwing fireballs and fire bricks at close enemies; the second armor is the musket armor, specifically for shooting muskets; the third and fourth armor are the discus servants, It is also used for close combat in boats; the fifth armor is the fire crossbow armor, which is specialized in shooting rockets and crossbows. "
Everyone nodded after hearing this. It seemed that the Navy had indeed put some thought into it. Mouri Hidemoto said: "The Great Fortune Ship is probably the main force, but the Ming army has many different warships. There must be many other warships, especially those that match the Fortune Ship. Does His Highness Todo know about it? Needless to say, it doesn't need to be said in detail. Choose a few categories with larger numbers and stronger combat capabilities to explain to us."
Takatora Toudo was not afraid of the stage, and nodded: "There are indeed several types, such as the Haicang ship, which is a medium-sized warship with a draft of seven or eight feet deep. It usually maneuvers when the wind is weak and cooperates with the lucky ship.
The ship has four Jinghua No. 3 guns, fifty rocket launchers, eighty smoke cans, fire bricks, two hundred rockets, six small crossbows, and one hundred crossbow arrows. The crew is fifty-three, nine sailors, and forty-four soldiers, divided into four armors. From the first A to the fourth A, they are respectively responsible for large tubes, rockets, iron cannons, and ship maneuvering. "
Kuroda Rushui nodded and said: "If the Fu Ship is equivalent to the Anzha Ship of our Navy, then this Haicang Ship looks like the Guan Ship in our Navy. In that case, I wonder if there is anything similar to our Navy A little early boater?"
"There were many warships in the Ming Dynasty, so there are naturally some ships like this, such as the Cangshan ship." Todo Gaohu said: "This is a small warship with a draft of five feet. It is equipped with two No. 3 barrels, nine iron cannons, and rockets. There are forty shooting tubes, sixty chimneys, thirty fire bricks, about a hundred rockets, four bed crossbows, and 100 crossbow arrows.
There are thirty-seven people on this ship, four sailors, and thirty-three warriors, organized into three armors. The first armor is French weapons and shotguns, the third armor is rockets and chimneys, and the second armor is cold weapons. "
Because the Maori family is the "Maori two rivers", it is actually a combination of three families. Among them, the Kobayakawa family has a good navy, so Maori Hidemoto also has some knowledge of warships. When he heard this introduction, he was surprised and said: "It sounds like These latter two types of ships are no smaller than our army's customs ships and small morning ships, but why are there not even as many people on board as our army's?"
What he said actually got to the point. It was obvious that he did know something about the Japanese Navy. "Kanfune" is a medium-sized warship in the Japanese Navy. The design concept is to improve mobility while taking into account defense. It has between 40 and 80 oars on both sides.
The weapons are mainly large barrels and iron cannons, which were the main battle force of the early Japanese naval forces. They are also called "hay ships". They have a pointed bow and a slender hull. They use plates as armor. The hull is light and has good maneuverability.
The reason why "Guan Ship" got its name is because in the early years, Japanese pirates set up "Customs" at sea strongholds to collect tolls from passing ships. In order to catch up with tax evading ships, they were faster and attracted attention. By the beginning of the Warring States Period, it was Used as a military ship.
The "seki-bune" has rafters around it, and while the armor of the Anzha-bune is thicker, the seki-bune is thinner and often uses materials such as bamboo to lighten the hull, making it a fast ship.
However, due to the weak firepower of this kind of ship, and the fact that the Japanese naval forces were pirates in the early years, they often had to join gangs to plunder. Therefore, there are usually more than 120 people on the ship, and sometimes there may even be 150 people on board. People around. In short, even with normal configuration, the number of people on the Guan ship is more than twice that of the Ming Haicang ship.
As for the "little morning boat", it is a typical small boat. The design idea is to give up defense and improve maneuverability as much as possible. There are less than 40 oars installed on both sides, mainly responsible for reconnaissance and communication. Because of its lightness and flexibility, low cost and low technical content, it has become the mainstream ship of pirates and is often used in groups.
"Small morning boats" can be divided into iron gun boats, long-handled boats, odd boats, monojian boats, ban boats, military and food boats, etc. An example of personnel deployment is an eight hundred stone ship. It is generally equipped with a hundred oars and requires a hundred sailors, including five bow helmsmen and about a hundred musketeers. Combatants account for half of the total number.
If you use sails as power to go to the open sea, the number of sailors can be greatly reduced, and you can take a hundred-man iron cannon team. Because it has almost no armor, it is lighter and more convenient than the Kanshipe and serves as a destroyer in the fleet. However, there are advantages and disadvantages. Because of its low defense ability, it is only good for close combat.
In other words, even the small morning boat that accompanied the main force of the Japanese Navy to sea operations was equipped with more than 100 people, which was also more than twice the crew of the Ming Cangshan ship.
Todo Takatora explained: "This matter is related to the combat tactics of both sides. Our Navy has not fought against the Ming Navy for many years, so we cannot directly draw conclusions about the Ming Navy's combat tactics. However, looking back at the Beiyang Sea Trade Alliance Kanto Perhaps we can get a glimpse of the fleet's battle in Northeast China (referring to Northeast Japan) and infer one or two things.
Generally speaking, we believe that the tactics of the Ming Navy should be to avoid boarding battles and gang-hopping battles as much as possible, and mainly focus on long-range strikes. Its operations mainly rely on large cannons and rockets, and medium and short-range iron cannons and crossbows. Because of this, they do not need to equip a warship with a large number of close combat soldiers. "
Maori Xiuyuan frowned and said: "Then they are not prepared for our army to join the gang and join the gang? I mean, they are so defenseless in close combat. Once our troops complete the gang jump, wouldn't they have no choice but to be slaughtered? Already?"
"This is how the Navy views this point." Wakisaka Anji didn't wait for Takatora Todo to answer, and took the initiative to take over the conversation: "The Ming Army, regardless of its land division or navy, has great advantages in firearms, especially large barrels. Confidence, they probably believe that our army cannot successfully complete the boarding under the bombardment of its powerful large barrel, so naturally it is even less likely to successfully conduct a gang-hopping battle.
Therefore, the Ming army would think that they were capable of winning by relying solely on large-barrel bombardments, rocket explosions, ignition, poisonous smoke and other means. Moreover, since there were also crossbows and iron cannons in short-range combat, there was not much danger. "
Maori Xiuyuan frowned and said: "Then the Navy has studied and judged the tactics of the Ming Navy and finally found a way to crack it?"
Takatora Toudo did not answer directly at this time. Instead, he took the conversation back and emphasized: "Your Highness Mouri, before talking about the navy's research and judgment on this, I would like to add some additional explanations. Just now I just talked about the relationship between the Ming Navy and the navy. Our naval forces made some explanations about the Daifuku, Haicang and Cangshan ships, which are similar to Anzha, Guan, and Xiaozao. In fact, the Ming army has more than twenty types of warships. This time, they have been discovered by our Monojian ship. There are as many as seven or eight types, and among them there is at least one type of ship that deserves our attention."
Maori Xiuyuan was a little surprised, but it could be seen that he took it seriously and immediately asked: "Oh, what kind of ship is it?"
"This ship is called the Mother Ship, also known as the Mother Fire Ship." Takatora Fujido said solemnly: "The Mother Fire Ship is also a light ship. According to the investigation, its mother ship is 35 feet long, two feet in front and one foot in the back. Five, it can be said to be quite compact.
This kind of ship has only two sides and a hollow interior. There is a small boat with a back cover and four oars for rowing. It is usually tied to the mother ship with a rope. There are firewood, oil, explosives, live wires and other items in the mother ship. When a battle is imminent, the mother ship is used to quickly approach the enemy ship and pin the two sides together. The personnel on the ship quickly ignite the mother ship and the battle is completed. At this time, the people can return on the sub-ship. "
"Oh... I understand. This is a specialized type of fire attack ship. It sounds quite sophisticated and practical in structure." Maori Hidemoto took a breath, looked around, and saw that all the generals looked solemn, and said "The people of the Tang Dynasty have been good at attacking with fire since ancient times, and even though the Ming Dynasty is now in the Ming Dynasty, they have not changed their style.
Although most of our naval warships are now covered with iron armor, the armor obviously does not cover both sides of the ship. In this way, the Ming army's fireships can still successfully nail our warships and then ignite them... So, is there any solution for the naval forces? "
Todo Takatora said: "To talk about the method of cracking it, we must first determine the enemy's tactics. What I just said was just the respective usage of the enemy ships, and I have not yet explained their coordination.
According to the navy's research, during wartime, the enemy might place the mother-and-son fireships at the front, or at the periphery of the fleet, while the rest of the various types of ships that rely on long-range firepower would be in the inner periphery.
Once the war begins, the mother-and-son fireships charge and approach, try their best to pin our warships, and then sail the crew back to the formation. At the same time, the firearms within the formation fire. Whether it is large-barrel bombardment or rocket shooting, they can force our troops to the point where they need it. Put out the fire and fight back against them.
Considering that our army has to try its best to join forces and jump in to take advantage of it, there are too many tasks that need to be performed at the same time. No matter how well-trained it is, there is no guarantee that it will not be rushed and overwhelmed, and it will inevitably fall into passivity. The embarrassing situation of being beaten. "
This time the Japanese army was divided into two armies, with two generals. Mouri Hidemoto was one of them. The other general, Ukita Hideie, who had never spoken out, finally spoke at this time and said: "Todo, since you analyzed Now that you have a clear answer, you must have a good idea of how to deal with it, right? In this case, then stop being so pretentious and speak out quickly to reassure everyone."
However, Todo Takatora's performance did not seem to be "confident", but was extremely serious. Perhaps it was because he had suffered serious losses from underestimating the enemy several times before, but now he finally became cautious. Hearing this, he said solemnly: "It is expected that the enemy's planes are beyond the control of human beings. How can I dare to speak so loudly? This is a possible strategy for the Ming Navy." , The Navy has indeed made some research and judgments, but its effectiveness still needs to be tested in actual combat.
In general, our navy has no obvious and effective way to restrain the Ming army's tactics. It can only use troops to block the water and cover it with the earth. Since they need to spread the fireboats around the perimeter, we will use small morning boats that are brisk and carry a lot of people.
The purpose of this is to quickly approach the parent fireship with a small early boat, jump overboard as quickly as possible, seize the enemy ship, or at least ensure the killing of the enemy on the enemy ship, so that it cannot smoothly approach our naval ship.
After solving the threat of the mother-in-law fireships, if our army captures some mother-in-law fireships, we will turn around and approach the enemy's big ships such as Daifuku. If not many are captured, we will give up and settle down with the main giant ships and iron armor. The ship serves as the core and directly attacks the enemy's main formation!
The impact does not matter whether we win or lose. As long as we can disrupt the enemy's formation, our navy, no matter what ship it is, must find the best target to join forces as soon as possible! "
Maori Xiuyuan frowned and said: "If we follow this strategy, the large cannons installed by our navy will have no room for use. Then what is the point of spending a lot of money to install large cannons?"
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