Shang Kexi's combat method is completely opposite to Zuo Hua's.
In order to kill as many enemies as possible, Zuo Hua hid his strength at the beginning.
Although the Japanese suffered heavy losses just through shelling, they still felt that they had an opportunity and spread their formation in an all-round way.
Only then did Zuo Hua use his rocket launcher to clear the ground.
No, it’s washing the sea.
The Japanese were unprepared and were immediately defeated by the rocket launchers, losing all their fighting spirit.
Shang Kexi can't do this.
His troops were too few, and not all of his ships had rocket launchers.
Moreover, he had no room for maneuver and could only fight to the death.
Seeing the Japanese fleet entering within one thousand meters, he immediately shouted: "Send out all the artillery fire."
In his fleet, only Cangshan was equipped with a rocket launcher. As for the centipede boat, it is too small and has no space to carry it.
As a result, due to insufficient numbers of rocket launchers, they cannot produce the same amazing effects as the main fleet.
But even so, the Japanese were still confused when they saw the rockets flying across the sky.
I have never seen this thing before and have no idea what it is.
Then when the rockets exploded in the fleet, the Japanese finally understood how terrifying this thing was.
Seeing the ships being blown up one after another and the sea areas bursting into flames, Shimazu Hisaki became cold all over and hurriedly gave orders.
"All the ships go around, spread out, and flank them from left to right."
He didn't know that rocket launchers were great to shoot, but reloading them was troublesome.
Shang Kexi had no other choice but to command the fleet to meet them. At the same time, the artillery of each ship was ordered to find targets and fire freely.
The distance between the two sides is rapidly approaching, and the accuracy of the artillery is getting higher and higher.
From time to time, a Japanese warship was destroyed, which made the Japanese people feel numb. I can only pray silently that this terrible artillery will not hit my head.
The artillerymen had tried their best to load the rocket launchers, but they could not keep up with the development of the war.
The distance of one thousand meters can almost be reached in the blink of an eye when the two sides are heading towards each other rapidly.
Soon, the two fleets were mixed together.
Although the Japanese warships did not have artillery, because they had shortened the distance, the Japanese soldiers on them attacked with firecrackers.
From time to time, people on Xia Jun's side were hit by fire cannons and died on the spot. Many people were beaten so hard that they could not hold their heads up, seriously affecting combat efficiency.
Of course, Xia Jun's musket counterattack was also very sharp.
The Japanese still followed their past combat experience and filled the deck with people in an attempt to create the effect of a volley of muskets. But with such a density of personnel, Xia Jun's soldiers did not need to take careful aim at all. They could just shoot roughly and hit people in the past.
Except for the sailors who manned the sails, helms, and oars, everyone on Xia Jun's side was involved in the front-line battle.
The breech-loading artillery shows its superiority at this time.
Basically, one shell can be fired in a minute, and because the distance is close enough, it is easy to hit.
What is also troublesome is that because the distance is too close, the firing angle of the artillery often flashes past, and you have to find the target again.
The Japanese knew that they had more people, so they wanted to give full play to this advantage and kept driving the warships towards the Xia army in order to engage in a boarding battle.
Xia Jun knew better that firepower was his strength, so the centipede boats, which lacked firepower, cruised outside the Cangshan boat. Once Japanese people collide, they will take the initiative to greet them and take on the task of engaging in battle.
Under the protection of these centipede ships, the Cangshan ship worked hard to project firepower.
The battlefield was in chaos, and Shang Kexi could not command effectively.
He simply acted as a gunner.
I don’t know how many shells were fired. Anyway, I was exhausted and out of breath, but my spirit was extremely high.
"An enemy is coming!"
the sentinel exclaimed.
Shang Kexi was shocked. He followed the instructions and discovered that two Guan ships actually broke through the Centipede ship's defense and rammed straight towards his ship.
The angle at which these two ships were approaching made it impossible for the artillery to hit them.
He was also anxious and shouted: "Has the rocket launcher been loaded?"
But there was a cry in the gunner's answer.
"Squadron leader, the rocket launcher can't hit."
Shang Kexi looked at it in astonishment and discovered the problem.
It turns out that in order to maintain stability, the barrel of the rocket launcher must be tilted upward. If you are hitting a target hundreds of meters or thousands of meters away, there will naturally be no problem.
But now that the enemy has rushed within 100 meters, if the rocket launcher barrel cannot be pressed down, it will definitely be impossible to hit.
Watching the two Guan ships getting closer and closer, the Japanese soldiers on them were wielding swords and claws. Just by visual inspection, there were at least four or five hundred people.
Once these two ships get close to each other and fight hand-to-hand, the soldiers on their own ship will definitely be in danger.
How to deal with it?
At the critical moment, Shang Kexi's eyes suddenly focused on the thin iron bars binding the rocket launcher barrel.
This iron bar is about two fingers wide and as thick as dough. Used to bundle twelve rocket launcher barrels together for fixation.
Shang Ke groaned happily, picked up the ax next to him and struck it against the thin iron bar.
Kacha, kacha made a few crisp sounds, and the thin iron bar was broken by him.
The barrel of the rocket launcher immediately scattered everywhere and even hit people.
Shang Kexi ignored it and picked up the barrel of a rocket launcher and put it on his shoulder.
The barrel and the shells weighed at least more than a hundred kilograms. He was considered very strong, and he was able to carry it alone.
"ignition!"
The soldiers were all dumbfounded, not expecting him to be so brave.
"Why are you still standing there? If you don't want to die, hurry up and light a fire."
Someone finally reacted and held a torch to the fuse.
Amidst the harsh sound, the rocket roared out of the gun barrel and headed straight for the ship that was already thirty meters away.
When he carried the rocket launcher on his shoulders, Shang Kexi discovered that it was easy to aim at a close target.
Sure enough, after the rocket popped out, there was no deviation at all and it directly hit the enemy's ship.
In the roaring explosion, the ship turned into countless fragments, and then the surrounding sea turned into blazing fire.
The violent explosion wave even spread over, pushing Shang Kexi back.
Only then did he scream.
When everyone looked around, they discovered that his right cheek, neck, and palms of his hands were all scorched black, and even smoking.
Apparently he was burned by the intense heat when the rocket was launched.
Shang Kexi couldn't care less about his injuries.
"Come again!"
But this time the soldiers understood his intention.
"Squadron Captain, I'm coming."
Some soldiers rushed forward, picked up other barrels and carried them on their shoulders.
And with him setting an example, the soldiers have time to take better protection.
They wrapped the rocket launcher's barrel in several layers of thick canvas before carrying it, without worrying about being burned.
Another rocket ejected from the chamber, blowing up another Guan ship on the spot.
When the crisis was over, Shang Ke laughed wildly, as if he was crazy.
"Tell all the ships to fight like this. We will definitely win this battle!"
