The main force of the South China Sea Fleet departed from the Kowloon Naval Port and headed towards Xuwen County.
The Lu Chenyang Division of the First Division of the First Army is in Xuwen County, Leizhou Prefecture, waiting to join the navy.
The main force of the Ming Navy was anchored in Haikou Port.
Qiongzhou Fucheng and Hainanwei are both near Haikou Port.
As long as their navy occupies Haikou Port, Qiongzhou Prefecture will have no danger of defending it.
The First Division of the First Army will take a transport ship and land in Qiongzhou Prefecture.
The battleship Qin Shihuang, with its full sails and full sail, took advantage of the wind and headed towards Xuwen County.
Li Qingmu stood on the deck and patted a particularly thick cannon on the deck.
"This is an experimental barrel-type artillery manufactured by the Guangzhou Arsenal, specifically for our navy.
205 naval gun, using the latest technology to defeat nearby aircraft.
The barrel and the gun mount are no longer rigidly connected, there are slide rails and six springs inside.
After the 205 naval gun fires, there is no need to slide widely on the deck, and a steam tractor is used to help it reset.
This process would take even well-trained soldiers more than ten minutes.
The gun carriage does not need to be moved, the gun barrel automatically resets.
With a cannon with this structure, there is no need to recalibrate the muzzle after firing.
After loading, it can be fired quickly, which is suitable for combat platforms such as warships that require a high rate of fire.
The tube-retractable gun mount is simply a perfect invention.
The battleship Qin Shihuang has a total of two 205 naval guns, with a maximum range of up to 5,000 meters, and the shells are loaded with 30 kilograms of yellow gunpowder.
It is the largest caliber artillery piece we can develop now.
This kind of artillery can deal with the Hongyi cannon in Haikou Port.
I don’t know where to get the powerful Hongyi cannon in Haikou Port.
Some time ago, we tested it with a cruiser.
The 120mm naval gun on the ship does not have enough range.
Previously, new warships had just entered the fleet, and soldiers were training to understand the performance of the warships.
When the soldiers can skillfully operate warships, the battleships will be launched soon.
I chose to wait for the battleships to enter the queue, attack Haikou Port directly, and decide the outcome in one battle.
Instead of logging in from other places in Qiongzhou Prefecture and fighting a long-lasting war."
Li Qingmu looked at the artillery on the battleship Qin Shihuang.
The tube-retractable gun mount looks very beautiful, and the guns are all naval guns manufactured using the latest technology.
The Logistics Department of the Central Governor's Office issued an official document some time ago.
In order to facilitate the use of artillery, they set unified naming rules for artillery.
Artillery has different usage requirements. Artillery of the same caliber needs to be manufactured with different barrel lengths.
Artillery is named according to its caliber and usage scenarios.
If there are differences between the same type of artillery, add Type A, Type B, Type C, etc. to distinguish them.
For example, the artillery commonly used by the army is the 120-meter infantry gun.
All the new artillery manufactured by the Guangzhou Arsenal were installed on new warships.
Many of the obsolete old artillery pieces were installed on Western-type warships built by Portuguese craftsmen.
Portuguese craftsmen are experienced and build faster.
These Western-type warships were launched at about the same time as the cruisers.
But the overall strength of these Western-type warships cannot even be compared to cruisers.
Their wooden keels cannot withstand the heavy recoil of the artillery, and the artillery fire needs to be carried out in batches.
But these warships have a great advantage.
Xiyi-type warships all have wooden keels. The warships are lighter in weight and faster than the steel keel warships manufactured by Guangzhou Shipyard.
These Western-type warships are generally the vanguard of the fleet, responsible for reconnaissance and tracking targets.
Portuguese craftsmen built three ships in total, one for each squadron.
The navy's speed was very fast, and they had arrived near the port of Xuwen County.
Most of the navy warships are anchored outside the port.
The battleship Qin Shihuang's draft is too deep, and there is no military port built here in Xuwen County.
Li Qingmu took a small boat to meet with Lu Chenyang, commander of the First Division of the First Army.
When Lu Chenyang saw Li Qingmu, he immediately gave Li Qingmu a military salute.
They communicated the battle plan and the situation of the Ming army in Qiongzhou Prefecture.
"Commander Li Qingmu, our army will continue to wait here in Xuwen County, or we will take transport ships and operate together with the navy."
Lu Chenyang was extremely polite. Commander Su Xiong specifically told him before he came.
Before boarding Qiongzhou Mansion, all actions were subject to the navy's instructions.
Li Qingmu saw that Lu Chenyang was very cooperative, so he directly proposed the fastest plan.
"You just need to take the transport ship and follow the navy.
In the waters near Guangdong Province, no one is our navy's opponent.
Not even the Portuguese and Spanish who could cross the ocean."
Lu Chenyang saw that Li Qingmu was extremely confident, and he knew that Li Qingmu was usually very humble.
If you can boast about Haikou now, you have a very high degree of confidence.
Lu Chenyang ordered the soldiers of the First Division to start boarding the transport ship.
Li Qingmu looked at the artillery dragged by the First Division Artillery Regiment. They were all old-fashioned artillery.
The new models of artillery used by the army produced by the Guangzhou Arsenal were all shipped to Fengjie City.
No wonder Governor Su Xiong is so anxious. If they don't fight for it, their Southeast Governor's Mansion will have no military success to achieve.
The Qiongzhou Strait is very narrow. The Qin Shihuang served as the flagship, and the entire South China Sea Fleet was dispatched to the outside of Haikou Port.
Li Qingmu used a telescope to observe the situation in Haikou Port.
There are more than 40 large and medium-sized warships of the Ming Navy parked in Haikou Port, which constitute the majority of the Ming Navy in Guangdong.
On the shore of Haikou Port, there are more than ten huge red cannons.
The forts on the shore can fire very accurately. If the warships and the forts on the shore shoot at each other at the same range, it will be very disadvantageous.
The cruiser's 120mm main gun can't hit as far as the Haikou Hongyi cannon.
The navy did not train its soldiers well before, which allowed the Ming Navy to become arrogant for a while.
Now is the right time to equip battleships with not just 150mm naval guns with a longer range.
The latest 205 naval gun is also being tested on the first-class battleship Qin Shihuang.
A naval gun with a caliber of 205 mm will show its strength for the first time.
"The battleship Qin Shihuang clears the forts in Haikou Port. Other warships are waiting for orders."
Li Qingmu issued an order and sent troops to the main mast of Qin Shihuang's battleship.
He raised several flags.
Li Qingmu commanded the entire fleet and issued orders through flags on the masts of the warships.
All captains in the fleet are familiar with this semaphore language.
The captain of the Qin Shihuang, Lu Yuanshan, received the notice from the messenger and immediately arranged for the 205 naval guns to be aimed at the fort in Haikou Port.
The gunner observed the position of the turret through the telescope and constantly stated the parameters of the main gun that needed to be adjusted.
The artillerymen constantly adjusted the muzzle according to the gunner's instructions.
After they adjusted the artillery, they reported: "The main gun has been aimed at the target, please give instructions."
"fire."
The gunner pulled the gun rope of the main gun, only to see the gun barrel retreat violently.
The gun mount has spring energy storage, and the entire gun mount does not move back an inch.
After the barrel is pushed to the bottom, the spring begins to release energy and pushes the barrel to the position waiting for firing.
The 205 naval gun fired large shells and quickly flew towards the Haikou Port fort.
The shell exploded not far from the fort and did not hit the fort.
"Excellent. Keep adjusting the angle of the artillery. We will definitely be able to destroy the fort."
When Lu Yuanshan saw this, he was very happy.
The battleship Qin Shihuang swayed slightly with the waves.
They were about four kilometers away from the fort, and a small swing of the Qin Shihuang would cause the shells to deviate from the direction.
The Qin Shihuang's main gun roared, and the Haikou Port fort also began to fight back.
But the projectiles fired by their Hongyi cannon were still some distance away from the fleet and fell directly into the water.
The battleship Qin Shihuang's main gun fired continuously. When it fired for the tenth time, a shell hit the fort.
A huge explosion sounded, and two Hongyi cannons were blown into the sky with one shot.
The Ming Navy navy anchored in Haikou Port saw that the fort could only be beaten passively and had no way to fight back.
They knew that if the stalemate continued like this, and their ship was parked in the port, it would be a turtle in a urn.
The Ming navy warships rushed out immediately, followed by hundreds of small boats filled with firewood and poured with kerosene.
Li Qingmu used a telescope to watch the movements of the Ming Navy, and he ordered: "The battleship Qin Shihuang continues to attack the fort.
The battleship Yue Fei and the battleship Huo Qubing lead the headquarters fleet to fight the Ming Navy, and pay attention to the Ming Navy's fireships."
The battleship Qin Shihuang, whose main gun has the longest range, continues to suppress the fort.
The other warships of the First Fleet stayed to guard the safety of the flagship.
The Second Fleet and the Third Fleet, just one fleet can destroy the Ming Navy.
The two fleets worked together to encircle and annihilate the Ming navy, and were absolutely sure of victory.
Other warships of the First Fleet cannot move.
In case another enemy force appears, such as Zheng Zhilong's pirate fleet in Fujian or the Portuguese navy.
The battleship Qin Shihuang relied on its extremely strong strength to escape from the battlefield.
There is no way they can escape the more than 10,000 troops on the transport ship.
The main guns of the battleship Qin Shihuang continued to suppress the fort.
Other main guns of the Qin Shihuang battleship, such as 150 naval guns.
It was also aimed at the overcoming Ming Navy, and the battleship maintained strong firepower suppression on the Ming Navy warships.
If a warship of the Ming Navy is hit by a battleship's main gun, the warship will lose its combat effectiveness unless it disintegrates.
The first fleet and the second fleet were led by the two second-tier battleships Yue Fei and Huo Qubing.
They formed a column and outflanked the Ming Navy from both wings.
The main guns of the two battleships launched an attack on the Ming Navy's warships from a relatively long distance.
The main guns of the two battleships Yue Fei and Huo Qubing were closer to the Ming Navy, and their firepower was more intensive.
A quarter of the more than 40 warships of the Ming Navy were destroyed by battleships at a relatively long distance.
The South China Sea Fleet warships and the Ming Navy warships have officially entered the shooting stage.
Both sides suffered casualties on each other, and the casualties suffered by the Ming Navy warships were even more serious.
The Ming navy warships were equipped with red cannons, which fired solid iron eggs.
Many of them fire red-hot incandescent bombs. If they hit a wooden warship, they will be ignited by the incandescent bombs.
The Foshan was very unfortunate. It was hit by a hot bomb near the waterline on the port deck, and a large hole was burned in the hull.
Niu Lu, the captain of the Foshan, immediately shouted: "Repair crews, repair the damaged areas immediately and don't let sea water enter the cabin.
I use a steam engine to pump out all the sea water that enters the cabin."
"The main gun fired back immediately. The artillerymen paid attention to the approaching fireship, and the 75mm naval gun took aim.
Shoot all the rockets for me, no need to reserve your strength."
The Ming Navy resisted fiercely, but their warships lacked firepower.
The Yue Fei and Huo Qubing led their respective fleets and had basically wiped out all the warships of the Ming Navy.
The two fleets fired a salvo, after the smoke cleared.
There were only five warships left in the Ming Navy. They were lucky enough not to be hit and still maintained their combat effectiveness.
They found that the fort in Haikou Port had lost its sound.
The fireships did not achieve the desired effect. Before they could get close to the yellow-robed thief's warships, most of them were burned by heavy fire bombs, and a few were sunk by naval guns.
The Ming navy had no intention of fighting and immediately chose to surrender.
After the battle, they wanted to surrender, but it was too late.
Feng Sanqiu stood on the deck of the battleship Yue Fei. When he saw the remaining five Ming Navy warships, they lowered their sails on their own initiative.
During a naval battle, taking the initiative to lower the sails means the other side surrenders.
Feng Sanqiu asked the Yue Fei's main gun to aim at these Ming Navy warships.
The cruiser approached them, sent soldiers on board, and captured the warships.
Li Qingmu saw the naval battle that lasted for more than an hour end.
The main masts of the Yue Fei and Huo Qubing both had semaphores saying the war was over and a great victory had been achieved.
The forts on the shore of Haikou Port have all been destroyed by the main guns of the battleship Qin Shihuang.
"The battleship Qin Shihuang is on alert, and the cruisers of the First Fleet are escorting the army to the island."
Lu Chenyang saw a hearty sea battle.
The navy is so ferocious that it crushed the Ming Navy.
Dozens of enemy ships were sunk, but none of our own ships were sunk, but five ships were seriously damaged.
"Commander Lu, our transport ship is about to leave for Haikou Port." the officer of the transport ship informed.
The transport fleet entered Haikou Port under the protection of cruisers.
Lu Chenyang jumped off the transport ship with his soldiers.
They stepped on the ground and felt at ease.
Lu Chenyang finished gathering his troops and led the first division to attack Qiongzhou Fucheng.
Officials from the capital of Qiongzhou saw the Qin army coming to the city.
They had already known that Guangdong had been captured and that Qiongzhou Prefecture was an isolated city. They had long been panic-stricken.
Seeing the arrival of the Qin army, everyone felt relieved and immediately opened the city to surrender.
Lu Chenyang had already prepared. As long as the Daming Navy was eliminated, Qiongzhou Prefecture would be undefeated and most officials would choose to surrender.
The First Division quickly took over the capital of Qiongzhou and waited for the Guangzhou Governor's Yamen to send officials to manage it.
After Lu Chenyang occupied Qiongzhou Prefecture, he came to Haikou Port to find Li Qingmu.
Li Qingmu is arranging work after the naval battle.
The damaged warships such as the Foshan were briefly repaired and returned to the Guangzhou Shipyard for overhaul.
The captured officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Navy need to be screened.
He heard the guard's report and Lu Chenyang came to see him, and immediately received Lu Chenyang.
Lu Chenyang followed the security team into a room and saw Li Qingmu working.
He said sincerely: "Thank you to our brothers in the Navy for helping us capture Qiongzhou Prefecture.
Governor Li Qingmu, I have a heartfelt request.
Ask the navy to help us transport troops. The main towns in Qiongzhou Prefecture are all around Qiongzhou Prefecture and on the seaside.
We followed the rivers and official roads to the counties surrounding Qiongzhou's capital city.
It is too troublesome to walk to some seaside cities by road, so I hope to borrow navy transport ships."
Li Qingmu smiled and said: "This matter is simple. I will not only send transport ships to help you, but also send cruisers to assist and provide you with fire support."
Lu Chenyang received the support of the navy, and he immediately divided his troops and took action.
With the assistance of the Navy, the First Division was transported by transport ship to the designated location quickly.
The naval guns on the cruiser also provided fire support to the army.
The first division was captured quickly, the entire Qiongzhou Prefecture was captured, and the last prefecture in Guangdong was occupied by the Qin army.
