"Everyone, please pay attention, use Ono-kun's ship as a barrier, aim at Akito, and fire together. )!" Seeing the lead pellets ejected from the enemy's bow cannons flying over his head, but none of them could hit his own ship, the Japanese pirate leader Yukinosuke Tagawa couldn't help but silently recited the Buddhist chant. , thanked Hachiman Bodhisattva for his protection, and then waved the gold-painted fan in his hand fiercely, commanding his men to continue firing muskets at the agile enemy centipede boat!
"Bang, bang, bang, bang..." On the ship, pungent smoke rose into the sky, with orange gun flames, and raindrop-like bullets continued to shoot out, but due to the distance problem, they also hit the empty space. The centipede boat team led by Meng was brave and courageous, but did not rush forward. They always maintained a reasonable distance from the opponent's ships. Therefore, most of the large and small lead bullets fired from the iron cannons on the Japanese pirate ships failed to hit the intended target. Instead, it flew a certain distance, and then fell into the blue sea water due to exhaustion!
"The ground-shaped gun crew stopped firing and used the side-mounted Folang machine to attack the Japanese ship. At the same time, we notified the sailors and Lifu in the bottom cabin to increase the speed of the oars. Let's seize the time to rush over and give these three gangs a try." Let the dwarves from the island bleed out and let these bastards know how powerful our Chiyang fleet is!" It takes a minute or even longer for Ye Gong's divine blunderbuss to fire, and the Folang machine loaded in the breech There was no need for it. Therefore, facing the concentrated fire of the Japanese iron gunners and big-gunners, Luo Meng decisively gave up the slower-firing bow cannon and switched to the faster-firing Folang machine to shoot at the enemy. It did not disappoint him. The rate of fire of three to four rounds per minute allowed the Centipede boat to pour out a large number of shells in a short period of time. The Japanese pirates were imprisoned and the bandits on the boat were beaten until they cried for their fathers and mothers. Don't start.
"Change the gun, aim, and fire!" Take advantage of his illness and kill him! Through the telescope, he observed the ronin on the Japanese ship. The pirates were beaten into chaos and completely lost their previous neat formation. Luo Meng commanded his sailors and the artillerymen continued to attack the enemy ships! The large number of Folang machines under his command have all undergone preliminary modifications, using the four-wheeled artillery cart specially customized by Kanglin in the East China Sea, plus the original gun lugs, aiming center, and The high-quality gunpowder used makes the large-scale Folang machine on the Centipede ship have the characteristics of flexible movement, high accuracy, and high power. Therefore, in just six or seven rounds of shooting, more than half of the shells hit the crowd of Japanese pirates who were waiting for them, and the damage caused was not comparable to that of the iron cannon barrel in the hands of the Japanese pirates. After all, the iron cannon barrel fired A lead bullet cannon weighs only a few cents or a few taels, but the cannon fired by a large-scale Folang machine weighs one or two kilograms. If it is hit by such a high-speed gun, the consequences will be as described in Ming Dynasty books. If the hole is penetrated, it will still be half good!
"My lord, the enemy's artillery fire is the right thing to do. The enemy's artillery fire is the original one. The private resistance is the same. The temporary retreat is the temporary retreat, and the day after the company is in the middle of the day, the company is determined and the demand is high.い(Sir, the enemy's artillery fire is really too fierce. We are almost unable to resist, so we might as well retreat temporarily and settle accounts with these Ming people later!" Seeing that the opponent's galley kept firing deadly lead bullets, killing and injuring a large number of sailors and soldiers on our own ship, and our own iron gunners However, the big hand was unable to do anything with the nimble and agile enemy galley. After much thought, the small leader of the Japanese pirates, Toshita Kojiro, proposed to his leader, Konosuke Tagawa, the suggestion of turning around in time to avoid the enemy's edge. In his opinion, instead of fighting for If these foreign objects cost the lives of our own soldiers, it would be better to cut off the tail while the natives can still contain the enemy's main force, and survive by cutting off the tail of one or two ships, dragging down the two extremely fast Ming Dynasty ships at the cost of a long time. The man blamed the ship and evacuated the main force of the fleet from here. When more accomplices were gathered in the future, they would come back to settle the score with these local thugs. However, Tagawa Yukinosuke relied on the numerical advantage of his own ship, so how could he listen to his heart? Not only did he refuse to listen to the good advice, he also took out his own sword, put it on the former's neck, and loudly rebuked the former for being as timid as a mouse and not a real warrior. However, the next moment, something unexpected happened! The Japanese pirate fleet was on board, and before Konosuke Tagawa could swing his sword to decapitate Toshita Kojiro, a dark lead bullet flew across the short distance of tens of meters between the two sides with a dull sound, and penetrated The lead bullet hit the chest of the shield guard beside Tagawa. Then, the lead bullet continued to move forward, aiming directly at the Japanese pirate leader Konosuke Tagawa who was making a chopping motion with his sword. Thanks to Toshita Kojiro who was kneeling on the ground, he reacted quickly. , throw him down on the deck in time, otherwise, Tagawa will become the first high-level Japanese pirate to die under the fire of Chiyang fleet today after the war began!
"Sir, protect your lord!" Kojiro Toshita couldn't help but be frightened when he saw the lead bullet with its remaining power breaking a pillar of the ship building and disappearing into the vast sea. He felt that he had walked away from the gate of hell. He was breaking out in a cold sweat. If the cannon shot just now had been a few points higher, if his reaction had been as late as night, I'm afraid it would be time for the commander of his own fleet, Mr. Konosuke Tagawa, to collect his body! Toshita didn't believe that his leader had the blessing of the Great Bodhisattva Hachiman to withstand the attack of the artillery shells at close range. And his leader, Konosuke Tagawa, who was also frightened out of his mind, gave up his ridiculous persistence at this moment and started shouting He ordered his men to raise the sail and speed up the oar, preparing to leave the battlefield and escape to farther seas!
"Sir, the flagship ordered us to cut off the rear and block the enemy ships!" Not to mention that the leader of the Japanese pirates, Tagawa, already had the idea of preserving his strength. Preparing to escape from the battlefield, the two Guan ships left behind by Xiao Zao did not care about their own losses. They began to raise the sails and rock the oars to speed up their ships, trying to use their remaining bodies to save the ships. The main force of the team withdrew from the battlefield to gain valuable time, but they really underestimated the strength of their opponents and overestimated their own combat effectiveness. The Centipede Ship Squadron of the Chiyang Fleet only separated a six-foot-long ship to deal with them, and that The eight-foot-long ship persevered in chasing the Japanese ship's main force for guerrilla warfare, and gave the latter a free meal of bullets when they got the chance. Anyway, they just didn't want the latter to evacuate the battlefield happily!
"Yes, yes, this guy Luo Meng did a good job. He only used two centipede ships and the Ten-men Franji to expel the arrogant Japanese warships from the battlefield. He lived up to the trust of the left-behind committee in him! Okay. , this is what we have seen today. It is our turn to appear next. Brothers, cheer up for me. Since the Japanese do not know how to show appreciation and insist on intervening in the conflicts between us and the natives, then we will use it today. Quick cannons and strong ships will teach them what real naval battles are!" Seeing that Luo Meng commanded the centipede boat squadron to successfully repel the Japanese pirate fleet and launched a tail-to-tail pursuit of them, hundreds of households in Kanglin and Kangda were afraid that Luo Meng's fleet would take credit. He rushed forward rashly and fell into the enemy's trap, so he issued a rescue order to his subordinates! Looking at the battlefield, we have five warships equipped with guns and cannons, and we have firmly gained the upper hand. The other side only has two more warships than ours, but the weapons are far inferior to ours. As long as we are careful to maintain a certain distance, and then use ship-borne artillery to fire cyclically, Conlin is confident that he can completely keep the reinforcements invited by the natives in this sea area!
"Yes, Lord Baihu!" Following Kang Lin's order, more than a hundred people in the entire temporary fleet became busy! Some of them moved the winch to raise the hard sails of the warship; some rushed into the cabin and helped the sailors rock the oars; some took out the gunpowder and lead bullets and began to load the large and small cannons on the ship... In short, Except for Kang Lin, the head of Chiyang, and a hundred full-time employees of Donghaiwei, everyone has devoted themselves to intense and orderly preparations for war.
To be honest, they had actually wanted to join the war for a long time. If their leader hadn't refused, they would have driven their own ships and used lead bullets to teach those dwarfs from Mishima how to behave! When they heard that Kang Lin allowed him to participate in the war, everyone immediately became excited. As a new military group, Chiyang has always advocated the upgrading of military merit. A person, whether he is an elite special soldier or an ordinary new immigrant, can As long as you can fulfill the orders of your superiors well or capture the enemy's head, you will be eligible for promotion. The new immigrant Qingzhuang can be upgraded through the sergeant upgrade order and become a regular soldier or even a corps leader. The elite specially recruited warriors can directly become a corps commander. The commander and even the Jia commander manage a team of more than a dozen people. Therefore, they can't help but feel happy when they hear the battle. Of course, Chiyang's promotion to an official position does not only depend on his achievements, but more importantly, his conduct. If it is too much It's unbearable that even if he has made great achievements, it will only be recorded in the account. When military pay and rewards are distributed in the future, they will be converted into silver and the utensils will be distributed!
"Send the flag and let the bird boats Sparrow and Banjiu assist the centipede boat to pursue the enemy's main force of Guanzhou. We and the centipede boat will deal with the broken boats together!" The bird boat is a light ship among the Ming army's warships. The speed is not slow when the oars and sails are in full force, but the speed of the five-hundred-stone sand ship is not so good. The latter, which is positioned as a transport ship, even with three masts and four sails in full force, cannot be compared with the former in terms of speed. The red and black flags waved by the signalmen on the flagship mast, the three sailboats of the temporary fleet immediately parted ways, and the two bird ships equipped with Ye Gongshen guns, Dizi guns, Xuanzi guns, and large Fo Lang machines began to adjust their sails. , chasing the main force of the Japanese ships that had escaped, and the five-hundred-stone sand ship that Kang Lin was personally stationed in lowered half of its sails, powered by the large oars extending from both sides, and slowly rushed towards the two large and small Japanese ships that had left behind!
