Wu Ming looked at the dense scars on his ship, and his heart was full of regret.
If the main fleet of the Ming Dynasty was here, how could they tolerate the arrogance of the Qing captives?!
It is a pity that the main fleet of the Ming army is not in Zhoushan now. Their three warships alone are no match for the main fleet of the Qing army.
Facing the menacing Qing army, if Wu Ming did not want to be blocked in the harbor and annihilated, he could only choose to break out, retreat temporarily, and wait for an opportunity to fight again.
Shi Lang stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the messy Qing fleet on the side, and then at the Ming fleet strutting away.
A trace of deep unwillingness flashed through his eyes!
He was unwilling to let the Ming thief's navy go like this!
However, the main goal of this battle is to capture Zhoushan, so there is no need for him to deal with the Ming navy.
If he led the fleet to pursue the Ming thief's navy, he would be playing into the Ming thief's ambitions!
"Command the entire army to speed up the march and target Zhoushan Island!"
Zhoushan Island is the main island of the Zhoushan Islands, the largest island in the Zhoushan Islands, and the fifth largest island in China.
In later generations, it was the fourth largest island, but that was because Sakhalin was ceded to Tsarist Russia by our Qing Dynasty.
But now the Qing Dynasty has not cut off Sakhalin Island, so Zhoushan Island can only be regarded as the fifth largest island!
As the Qing navy's fleet got closer and closer to Zhoushan Island, beacon fire and smoke shot straight into the sky.
Shi Lang could already vaguely see the outline of Zhoushan!
He called Dolon, Brown, Vanderlaan and others to discuss the matter of attacking the island.
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On the other side, as the Qing fleet got closer and closer to Zhoushan.
The Ming army's pre-war preparations were also continuously intensified. The gunners began to load artillery shells in advance and prepare for test firing.
Zhao Erhu stood at the top of the Zhoushan Fortress, looking at the relatively complete defenses outside the city, and had already made plans to hold on in Zhoushan for a year or two.
After receiving Zhao Erhu's request for help, Zhu Hongyu did not send more troops to Zhao Erhu, but told him to withdraw if he could not hold on.
But he was also very generous, supporting Zhao Erhu with a large amount of grain, grass, weapons and other supplies!
Thinking about the warehouses full of grain, grass and weapons in the fortress, Zhao Erhu felt that even if he could hold on for a year or two, it would not be a problem.
At worst, we'll just break through when the time comes!
Anyway, the Ming Dynasty has maritime advantages and can come to meet them at any time. It is not afraid of being surrounded by the Qing Dynasty on Zhoushan Island.
"Master Guards, the personnel and supplies have been accounted for!"
"If we follow normal wear and tear, it will be enough for us to last for more than a year, no problem!"
"If you save a little, it won't be a problem to last for two years!"
Zhao Erhu waved his hand and said.
"No need to save, what are you saving for!"
"In one year at most, the imperial court will be able to end the war in Guangdong, and then go north to reinforce us, either to relieve our Zhoushan Fortress, or to support our breakout, just relax!"
Zhao Erhu was quite confident when he said this.
Now it is indeed difficult for the Ming Dynasty to counterattack the mainland, but the Ming Navy has an absolute advantage at sea.
Even the red-haired men from the West were no match for the Ming Dynasty at sea. How could the navy of the Qing court hold up?!
Boom! Boom!
This is the Ming army of Zhoushan Fort conducting a test firing. The shells fell into the sea one after another, shooting up large amounts of water mist.
The gunners skillfully recorded the bullet points!
The artillerymen of the Ming Army were not particularly good at artillery. Although they did not know how to calculate geometry, they were all skilled at using large amounts of gunpowder and shells.
On the real battlefield, experience is more useful than mathematics!
For a skilled gunner, he can guess at a glance how far he will hit and which target he will hit.
At most, you can just compare it with a shooting chart. As for using geometry to calculate the impact point of artillery shells on the battlefield, that is something that only a person can do.
As soon as the Ming army's test firing ended, the Qing army's fleet appeared in the sight of the lookouts on the watchtower.
The next moment, a deep and powerful horn sounded throughout the Zhoushan Fortress!
The Qing fleet rushed towards the port area, apparently preparing to land on the beach.
Boom! Boom!
Zhoushan's fort also opened fire without hesitation!
Cannonballs were fired one after another at the Qing fleet on the sea.
As the artillery shells flew, the Qing ships at the forefront were quickly destroyed by concentrated fire.
The sampans turned into pieces of wood floating on the sea!
The Qing soldiers who were preparing to seize the beach were floating in the sea, struggling constantly. Broken corpses were floating all over the sea.
The sound of shelling continued one after another, and shells fell towards the Qing fleet one after another.
The artillery fire from the Ming army's forts was incredibly accurate!
Shi Lang looked at the beach landing ship in the port area, which was destroyed by continuous fire, and his face was a little ugly.
Order your own fleet to provide artillery support for the landing force!
Large clouds of gunpowder smoke rose from the sea, and solid shells fell toward the fort.
Either it landed on the beach and was relieved by the soft sand on the beach, or it fell into the sea water and created large waves.
There were also artillery shells falling on the fort, but the masonry and cement structure of the fort was not something that solid bullets could hit.
The cannonballs made dents on the fort, but they were not very noticeable.
The Qing army's artillery power was limited and could not destroy the main structure of the fort at all!
Some shells drew an arc in the air and fell toward the head of the fort.
But it was blocked by the roof above the fort!
The shells were ejected and failed to hit the gun emplacement, let alone cause casualties to the Ming army.
Boom! Boom!
The sound of shelling was loud and it was extremely lively.
But now in the port area, rather than saying that the two sides were in an artillery battle, it would be more appropriate to say that the Qing army was being beaten unilaterally.
Although the Qing army's artillery shells hit the fort, they had no effect at all.
However, the coastal defense heavy artillery on the Ming army's fort was used to hit Qing army warships on the sea, but it was accurate every time.
The Ming army's coastal defense guns were all typical long-barreled cannons. In order to pursue ultimate power and performance, the factor of weight was completely abandoned.
Anyway, things like coastal defense guns generally don’t move!
When adjusting the shooting elements, the turret is equipped with a special winch and pulley group, which can effectively and labor-savingly adjust the up, down, left and right movement of the muzzle.
A coastal defense gun shell hit Brown's ship hard. In front of the coastal defense gun, the sailing battleship's solid side deck also appeared vulnerable.
The cannonball hit the cabin hard and opened a big hole in the side!
Finally, a Qing army's landing ship passed through the fire blockade of the Ming army's forts and landed on the beach.
A soldier from the Green Battalion of the Qing Army, or an officer from the Navy Battalion, rushed towards the fort the moment he stepped on the beach.
A Qing soldier rushed to the front. Suddenly he seemed to have stepped on something and heard a click.
The next moment, there was a loud bang, and a ball of fire erupted where the Qing soldier stepped.
Obviously, this is a pressing mine.
The fire and debris instantly swallowed up several Qing troops around them.
Pressure-fired mines sound very high-end, but they are actually not as difficult to manufacture as you might imagine.
During the Wanli period of the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming army had already begun to use press-type landmines.
The triggering method is to use springs and flints to ignite by repeated squeezing and friction!
To be honest, the ignition rate of this thing is actually very low.
If the springs and flints used to make landmines are of substandard quality, there is a high probability that they will not explode even if you step on them.
Even if the quality of the spring and flint is up to standard, it will take several steps before it explodes.
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Ahem, the author's school has informed me that school is about to start, and I need to save some manuscripts during this period. I will be very busy during the first few days of school, and I won't be able to type. In order to keep updating, I can only save my manuscripts now.
In the next few days, there is a high probability that it will not be possible every day, but the author will try his best to ensure four to eight thousand words of updates.