Chapter 79 Water City
"Boom, boom, boom." Liaodong Navy and Shandong Navy fought again. The same sea area. The same ships, even the same fighting style.
It seems like acting, but it is actually acting.
The Shandong Navy is accustomed to such tactics.
When they were about to retreat, a fleet suddenly appeared in the west.
There are not many ships, probably less than ten, but each ship is very large. From a distance, it looks like there are at least five masts on it. This is no ordinary battlefield.
The Shandong Navy has not yet reacted.
This fleet inserted into the south of Shandong Navy. That is to say, the way back is cut off.
The Liaodong Navy immediately began the real offensive.
Now is the real battle.
The Shandong Navy couldn't react at all.
The Shandong Navy was one of the best among the Nanjing Imperial Navy. It's actually not weak. Second only to the Fujian Navy, and even after the Fujian Navy suffered heavy losses, it was already number one in the Nanjing Navy.
But he had never really fought in these years, so he was stunned by such a sudden blow.
The Shandong Navy did not fight back at all. In other words, counterattacking has no effect at all. He began to retreat steadily.
They went all the way to the place they thought was safest. It was no other place than Denglai. To be precise, it should be Dengzhou Port.
There is a special water city here, which is the residence of the Shandong Navy.
But they never expected that when they were crowding at the beach and preparing to enter the harbor, a plume of smoke suddenly appeared in Dengzhou City. The fort outside the port of Dengzhou City suddenly had a problem.
After Ha Cibuhua saw it with a telescope, he said loudly: "Okay."
Ha Cibuhua's suggestion to Tang Yan was actually not too optimistic. Sending people into Dengzhou City and taking advantage of the chaos sounds nice, but in fact it is almost impossible to accomplish. The reason is very simple. Those who wanted to capture the city in the previous melee were all wars on land, not at sea. It takes too much time to get from sea to land.
However, Ha Cibuhua did not stop him. Without him, what he wants is military exploits. He doesn't care about the sacrifices below. If someone can sacrifice for them in exchange for military exploits, it would be the best thing for him.
Someone else died. The merits in battle are your own.
Just like now.
Coming here, the fort outside Denglai was built during the Hongwu period. Although the Hongwunian artillery has now fallen behind. But it's just lagging behind. Instead of all dying. It still has some use.
Under the attack of dozens of artillery pieces, it was almost impossible to eliminate the remaining troops of the Shandong Navy. The reason is very simple. If a ship wants to run away at sea, it is difficult to catch up. Under such circumstances, it can only be damaged, not sunk, let alone destroyed.
Using ships and forts to shoot at each other is a method only a fool would think of.
This is too much of a loss.
But things are different now.
Let’s talk about whether to capture the city or not. Now there are no artillery, these ships are on the seashore, and their space for movement is limited. It's just a living target. Naturally, you can attack at will. Sinking them is not an impossible task, not to mention that the army has also replaced it with new ships and new artillery. There is no word on the power of the new artillery.
Now we have to see their power.
At this moment, Ha Cibuhua suddenly saw a ship and rushed in, still in front of the Shandong Navy.
There is a reason why Dengzhou Prefecture is the home port of the Shandong Navy. Don't say anything else. To put it simply, the port has nothing to say. There is a water city here. Under the blockade of the forts on both sides, no ships can enter.
As the commander-in-chief of this operation, Ha Ci just wanted to defeat the Dengzhou Navy in this battle. He never expected that Tang Yan would dare to fight so hard.
Yes. The person lurking among the Dengzhou navy was not Tang Yan. As the captain, Tang Yan's most suitable position is naturally on the ship, rather than on land to fight for his life. However, what he is doing now is even more terrifying than trying his best on land.
No one dared to believe it.
He entered the enemy's port first. Denglai Water City wraps a section of the port within the city wall, with a long and narrow waterway in the middle. There are docks on both sides, so close to each other. Everyone on the dock could see the faces on the boat. And the ship was in such a narrow stretch of water, with no room for maneuver at all. Even if it moved a little, it would hit the shore.
Tang Yan's move shocked everyone.
The people in the city didn't know how to react. They didn't know what was going on?
People who went to act in battles before would never encounter such a problem, and there was also a problem with the fort. The city was in such chaos that no one went to the fort. There are people busy on the pier, preparing to receive these ships.
I didn't expect that outsiders' ships could rush in.
But they didn't react. Tang Yan would not fail to react.
Almost immediately, Tang Yan gave the order to fire. Announced their arrival to this city. Countless cannonballs were fired from both sides. At this moment, the ship came into full fire for the first time. What he bombarded was not ships, but cities, streets, and government offices. And the crowds.
Almost instantly, the city suffered a devastating disaster.
This water city is actually a guard city. On both sides of the pier, it is naturally the place where officers and soldiers move, including city streets and even government offices. It has no defensive capabilities at all against artillery. I didn't expect to be bombarded at such a close distance.
Almost all the houses were bombarded to pieces. Out of shape. Countless people fell in a pool of blood.
The entire health center has completely lost its organization. Don't know what to do at all?
Ha Ci Buhua never expected that such a situation would appear.
Even Tang Yan couldn't believe that this would be done on the battlefield. Tang Yan's original plan was just to use this to almost send small boats to land near the port to surround this place. Or simply seize the city while it's weak.
It is okay to establish a position outside the city if you cannot capture the city.
But things are different now.
Ha Ci Buhua hesitated for a while. Ordered to send ships to rush in.
But before the reinforcements came in, Tang Yan was not facing a good situation.
Because it's too close.
Tang Yan's boat was only more than a hundred meters away from the nearest house. Such a situation. Artillery has no range advantage at all. And more than a hundred artillery pieces seemed like a lot. But in fact, there are not many. Even if the firecrackers on the ship are added, it is impossible to form a dense firepower network. Thereby keeping the enemy out.
And the reinforcements from Ha Cibuhua were not that fast.
There are at least more than 20,000 troops here. Of course, some of them are on the ship, and some of them are difficult to gather at the first time. But even so, there are some people who don't care about it spontaneously. Or organize a counterattack.
Small cannons were pushed out one after another, braving the heavy artillery to shoot at them.
After all, it was not just the soldiers who died in the bombardment just now. It's almost like rushing onto the street and attacking indiscriminately. After all, the guard city was originally the place where family members lived. Under such circumstances, it is normal for countless soldiers' families and children to be killed.
Naturally, there are countless people willing to fight with them.
Especially since they were originally soldiers.
In this case, the disadvantage of slow reloading of heavy artillery is magnified without limit.
Generally speaking, heavy artillery is very good if it takes one shot per minute. Of course, in a war, anything can happen. Don’t be too pushy either. Generally it is lower than this level.
If it was a naval battle, there would be no problem.
After all, a naval battle is an attack between ships. The distance between the two sides is very far, and a one-minute or two-minute shelling is not considered slow, or even slower is fine. You won't let the opponent rush over just because the firepower output is a little slower.
But now Tang Yan's place is different.
Tang Yan was in a long and narrow waterway, and it was difficult to exit.
Because the ship's turning radius is very large. Moreover, Tang Yan's ship was the largest among all the ships. When this water city was first designed, it was never thought of having such a large ship. Of course, Tang Yan's boat
Since you can come in, you can naturally go out, but there will be some trouble.
But the attack of these Shandong Navy soldiers was difficult to resist.
Not to mention, the bombardment of some small artillery. Not even talking about the attacks of other long-range weapons, just talking about many people jumping into the water, climbing on the boat, climbing up little by little, and even getting in through the muzzle, or trying to throw fire into the muzzle, and put the fire inside. The gunpowder is ignited and detonated.
In short, all kinds of trouble.
Even Tang Yan pulled out his long knife.
With a knife in one hand and a musket in the other, they started a close combat on the deck, and the artillery below the deck opened fire as much as possible. Block attacks from both sides.
This situation is like countless ants besieging a beetle.
Although the ants suffered heavy casualties, if it continues, it will definitely be the beetles that die.
But a dramatic scene occurred.
Outside, a ship of the Shandong Navy hoisted a white flag. After a while, as if they had an infectious disease, countless ships hoisted white flags and they surrendered.
Tang Yan's adventurous attack actually did not have much effect on capturing Dengzhou Water City. After all, this kind of place is too narrow. As long as some heavy artillery is mobilized, no matter how many ships break in, they will all die. It's just a matter of time.
But by doing this, Tang Yan blocked the retreat of the Shandong navy.
Originally, the outskirts of Dengzhou Water City should be protected by forts. By the time the ships arrived here, they would be safe. But the fort was taken away.
Although it was also very critical, when he rushed into the water city, the narrowest place was protected by city walls on both sides. The artillery outside can't hit it. But Tang Yan grabbed the spot. Tang Yan rushed in by himself, leaving no Shandong Navy ship behind him able to rush in.
It was almost as if he had plunged himself into death.
At this time, these people's thoughts began to waver.
This is a civil war after all. It was just a battle for the Zhu family to seize the throne. The soldiers below were not so serious about fighting to the death.
