At this time, the three ships were connected together. Although the weight and resistance were greatly increased, the powerful power burst out from the two triple-expansion steam engines soon made the speed exceed five knots. This was the maximum that the Fuzhou ship could achieve.
Speed.
However, as they approached the enemy ship, the speed continued to increase. Now the three ships were more like a trimaran. The hull shape of the rushing ship was thin, and the resistance was originally small. The speed began to exceed expectations. At this time, the speed was reduced.
It’s the seventh day.
He Kegang just gave the order to turn the whole boat sideways, and saw the three boats on the opposite side rushing over menacingly. For a moment, he was so scared that his hands and feet were numb.
Are these people crazy? This is not a war, this is a common death.
Even though the boat under his feet was much larger than theirs, the two shuttle boats had underwater collision angles on their bows. Being hit by them was no joke.
Moreover, the other party dropped all the sails, and only saw billowing black smoke coming out of the thick black chimney. The speed of the ship was getting faster and faster, almost reaching twice the speed of Fuzhou's usual sailing speed.
What kind of ship is this and why is it so fast?
"Fire the cannon and sink them." He Kegang shouted loudly.
Boom boom boom! The Mie Mountain finally opened fire.
Now the three ships were connected together and rushed within 300 meters at high speed. The reason why He Kegang did not order the firing until this moment was because although the red cannon had a long range, in order to increase the firepower, it would kill with one hit. He Kegang decided,
It is better to wait for the enemy ship to enter the 300-meter range of the Fran cannon, then open fire on all of them and focus the attack.
First, on the upper deck, five red cannons opened fire one after another. The shells of these 24-caliber cannons weighed 18 pounds. This is a proper heavy artillery. Not to mention this special warfare ship. It is a clipper ship.
Even if it was hit, a hole would have to be made.
Within three seconds, five artillery shells flew in, and four of them flew away, passing from the left and right sides. Only one shell hit the Lantau Island on the left. The shell was an 18-pound lead shot. There was a loud bang.
There was a loud noise and hit the bow of the ship.
The kinetic energy of this cannonball was so huge that it directly knocked down the top floor of the forecastle at the bow of the ship. The cannonball was refracted through the forecastle, flew up again, and finally fell into the sea with a plop.
Although Zhu Zhu, Hong'er and others were lying on the ground in the cab, they still felt that the left side of the ship had been hit. But Captain Li remained unmoved, as if nothing had happened.
He was completely unaware of the dense raindrops on the forecastle that had been smashed by cannonballs, and the pieces of wood falling on the curved roof. He firmly held the steering wheel and looked at the Mieyama in the distance, which was constantly spitting out flames.
Drive away.
He had ordered that the power of the steam engine be turned on to the maximum. He was going to rush over and ram the enemy ship. And he would bring three ships with him.
He knew that the ship under his feet was a wooden-hull ship with iron ribs. In other words, except for the keel and ribs, which were made of metal, the ship's siding was made of wood and could not withstand artillery bombardment.
But there is no problem with collision. Because collision is a competition to see whose keel is stronger. The impact force will act on the keel. The weaker party will have its keel broken and the entire ship will be scrapped.
Captain Li saw that the enemy ship on the opposite side was getting closer. At this time, a line of fire passed from the front of the ship to the back. Then a series of deafening cannons sounded.
Captain Li understood that this was the enemy's artillery room on the lower deck opening fire. A total of twenty thousand-pound Franco machine guns opened fire. Six-pound lead balls flew in densely.
Captain Li squatted down suddenly. A shot ball whizzed and hit the ceiling of the cab. Although the ceiling was made of two layers of wood sandwiched with a layer of steel plate with a thickness of three millimeters, it was impossible to block the six-pounder gun at such a close distance.
Direct shot.
With a bang, the top cover of the cab was blown away. The shell made a groove on the top, and then ricocheted to another place and fell into the sea.
Hong'er screamed and looked back. She saw that the roof had been opened with a large opening that was more than one meter wide and three meters long. The armor on the roof was twisted and deformed, with wrinkles like ripples.
The back of Zhuzi was hurt by flying fragments. Fortunately, both he and Hong'er were wearing stab-proof clothing. Otherwise, they would have been injured.
At this time, the Lantau Island and Xiqishan on both sides. One was hit by three rounds, and the other was hit by five rounds. Both of them were shot in the superstructure of the bow. The superstructure of the ship was all destroyed and collapsed.
"Hurry up and load the red cannon. Hurry up. They are coming." Deng Changchun shouted loudly, his nervous voice changing.
However, it was definitely too late to reload. These days, reloading takes three minutes, especially for heavy artillery like the Red Coat Cannon.
Deng Changchun saw that the red cannon was still more powerful. If the shot just hit the waterline, it would definitely penetrate the enemy ship and cause a lot of water to enter.
As long as the bow of the boat enters water, the speed will slow down all of a sudden.
The Fran machine gun quickly changed its gun and fired another salvo. The three ships were once again baptized by six-pound shells.
After the superstructure of the bow was completely destroyed, several ditches were opened on the deck this time. However, the lower structure of the bow was not damaged. The three ships continued to accelerate and rush.
At this time, the three ships were already in sight, and there was no time to fire the third round of Folan cannon.
"Everyone, hurry up, we are going to hit you." Captain Li shouted loudly. The cab has now become an open-air driving.
Zhu Zhu and Hong'er quickly rolled to the side of the ship and grabbed whatever they could around them.
At this time, there was a loud bang, and the three ships finally ran at a huge speed of ten knots and slammed into the port side of the Miezan.
The impact was so violent that the entire Miezan jumped sideways due to the impact of the water, and a large area of the bottom of the ship was exposed out of the water. Then it was slammed back into the sea again.
The whole ship made a terrifying creaking sound, and I wonder if the keel was cracked by the impact.
On the Sanchongshan, many sailors were knocked sideways and fell into the water. He Kegang grabbed the cable in advance, but when the battleship jumped out of the water, he was bruised and bruised.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Cut off the steel hook and cable immediately. Hurry up and get out of these two boats. We will reverse and run away." Captain Li shouted loudly.
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He knew that they couldn't defeat such a big ship. There were more than a hundred Lumi gunmen on that ship, and there were three hundred other troops. The best thing to do is to crash their ship now and escape quickly.
Wise choice.
Zhuzi and Dong Jin suddenly woke up and jumped up immediately. They rushed up to the two sides with their men and slashed at the fixed cables with knives and axes.
Then, all the cables were cut, and the three boats immediately broke away.
Because the three ships had collision angles, and because they were facing the shelling just now, the impact speed was so high that the bows of the ships were deeply inserted into the port side of the Miezan and became stuck inside.
Although the Miezan had 24 watertight compartments, sea water still surged in.
"Reverse the car immediately and get out of the corner." Captain Li shouted into the microphone.
The chief engineer immediately moved the wrench, shifted into reverse gear, and started reversing.
The propeller began to rotate in the opposite direction. There was a crunching sound, and the huge impact angle actually retreated from the inside of the side of Mieshan's ship. When exiting, the huge force pushed the sunken ship plates and broken ribs outward again.
Pulling, creating a huge hole.
The seawater roared in. The Sanjushan was hit by three ships at three angles, causing three large holes. The seawater poured in, causing serious flooding in one side of the cabin. The entire ship immediately lost its stability and began to roll.
The roll causes heavy equipment such as artillery to point toward the water, making it impossible to fire.
He Kegang watched the fat boat retreat from the Sanchongshan. After retreating for a while, he took the smashed bow of the boat, turned around, and drove away at high speed.
He Kegang punched the guardrail angrily. Now the Sanchongshan was flooded with water, and the ship was tilting seriously on the left side. There were also two shuttle boats stuck on it, making it impossible to pursue them. The cannons were also pointed at the water due to the tilt.
Unable to launch, I could only watch the boat get stuck and run away.
