At this time, the sound of artillery was rumbling, and three cruisers were cruising outside the Japanese Navy, which was huddled together, at a position of 100 to 150. They kept bombarding the enemy ships with heavy artillery.
When the enemy approached, they moved farther away. When the enemy ships retreated, they moved closer, always maintaining this distance. At this distance, iron cannons and bows were powerless. And at this distance, they could almost aim visually.
Because it has a steam engine and has good maneuverability, it always maintains a horizontal posture facing the enemy ship.
There is a tactic in the navy called seizing the T. That is, your fleet lines up in a horizontal formation and faces the enemy's rushing column.
Because the main firepower of battleships in this era is the artillery on the bulwarks. Therefore, you can concentrate the broadside artillery of all the ships in your fleet to bombard the first ship in the enemy column that rushes vertically from the opposite side.
In this way, you can start from the first enemy warship and focus your fire and bombard it in sequence, destroying the enemy ships one after another.
This can concentrate the firepower to the greatest extent and increase the hit rate. Moreover, the enemy is a column in the vertical direction, and their broadside artillery cannot hit our ships in the vertical line at all.
Therefore, as long as you seize the T prefix, you will restrain the enemy and not be restrained by the enemy. This will help you to gain an invincible position. Therefore, both sides want to seize the advantageous bombardment position.
But whether you can grab it depends on who has better maneuverability. This requires both the performance of the ship and the technical level of the sailors. It also depends on who God helps. If the wind is not strong, all the work will be in vain.
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Therefore, until the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Mediterranean countries and Japan did not cancel the galley. When the wind was not strong, rowing by manpower could always change the direction flexibly.
As soon as steam power appeared, battleships no longer relied on wind direction and could maneuver and turn at any time. Sailboats had to be beaten to death by steam ships. Even if the sailors were tired and vomited blood and tried desperately to maneuver the sails to gain position, they were no match for steam ships.
No matter whether the wind direction is favorable or not, they can always seize the T-front at several times the speed and firmly grasp this advantageous position. If you can't hit them, they can focus their fire on you. They will knock down your ships one by one.
Lose.
At this time, although the Anzha ship, the closed ship, and the early morning ship were all in a group, the three cruisers just kept a safe distance neither far nor close, and each gun fired freely. After the artillery on one side finished firing, they began to load ammunition, and then turned the hull.
, switch to the artillery on the other side and continue firing. This cycle continues with constant firepower.
"Don't move, don't move, hey, that's right." Yan Jinhua squinted one eye and looked at the golden castle tower roof that reflected the sunlight behind the rows of sails and rafters, and said.
He suddenly pulled the match rope. The 203mm heavy cannon exploded with a bang, spewing out thick smoke and flames. The entire artillery and the gun mount moved back on the rails and recoiled. The heavy spring made a tooth-grinding sound.
These springs are shock-absorbing springs used between the chassis and wheels of trains. They were collected by idiots who collected scraps. They were removed because the trains were scrapped and dismantled. They are scraps and can be transported.
Although they are second-hand goods, these springs can basically be used. They were used by Yang Fan on artillery. Installing a few more sets of this thing is much easier to use than a rope pulley. Once the rear seat is at the bottom, the spring will push the artillery back.
No manpower is needed at all.
The forty-kilogram incendiary bomb screamed and flew out, drawing a parabola in the air.
At this time, Vice Admiral Ohzohei had just been rescued and was shivering wrapped in a blanket in the castle tower of Shochikumaru. The sea water was too cold at this time, which severely froze him. Fujiwara Takayoshi had to have miso soup cooked
Give him something to drink.
Fujiwara Takayoshi was worrying about how to solve the predicament at hand. Only then did he realize that he had kicked an iron plate. Now, they were being sunk by three huge sailing ships like peeling off cabbage, layer by layer, sinking the surrounding ships.
They can't get through it at all, and they can't escape.
"What should we do?" Fujiwara Takayoshi looked at the fireball rising in front of him and knew that another ship had been ignited by that terrible explosive bomb.
At this time, a scream was heard. An incendiary bomb hit the front deck of a ship fifty meters in front of Shochikumaru. Then there was a loud bang. The narrow ship's bow was blown to pieces.
A huge fireball rose, and then there was a burst of white light in front of the eyes, which blinded the person temporarily.
Even though we were in the castle tower, the white light still penetrated the window paper and flooded the small room.
Then, the white light dissipated and his vision returned. The ship in front of him was already burning. The exploding wood chips burned and fell into the sea and other ships. It was still burning, and the sailors hurried out to put out the fire.
Da Zangpei trembled and said: "My lord, we can no longer fight. We must retreat immediately, otherwise we will be annihilated here." No matter what time, businessmen are always the calmest. They always calculate the benefits clearly and lose money.
Things they will never do.
Fujiwara's eyes twitched as he looked at the seki ship burned into a torch. The burning samurai were running around, howling and trying to take off their armor and clothes. However, the flames quickly engulfed them and turned them into a fire.
people.
Fujiwara finally made up his mind. If he retreated back to Tsushima Island, at least people could abandon their ships and go ashore to escape. At least Kinshi Castle was still very strong. If they stayed at sea and were stuck to these white ships like bullshit plasters, sooner or later they would all be hit.
Sunk in the sea.
At this time, another incendiary bomb roared in. This time it passed the bow of the ship and fell into the sea. Then there was a violent explosion. The sea water was blown up more than ten meters high. Huge waves hit the deck of Shochiku Maru.
Go up. The samurai were drowned like a drowned man.
"Send the order, retreat, all retreat, return to the port in Fuchu. Quickly." Fujiwara finally gritted his teeth and made a decision.
Ozohei rolled his eyes and said: "Sir, why don't we change to a small morning boat and return quickly. After all, Shochikumaru is too big, so I'm afraid it will become a target for enemy ships."
Now that he has made the decision to escape, Fujiwara's mentality has also relaxed. At this time, he thought it was right. He planned to escape anyway. It is more important to ensure his own safety. The small morning boat is fast, so he can get to Jinshi City as soon as possible.
It's serious.
"You're right, we'll change ships right now." Fujiwara nodded immediately.
They hurriedly boarded a small morning boat, raised the sail, and sailed in the opposite direction under the frantic rowing of the oarsmen.
At this time, the entire fleet saw the semaphore order issued by the flagship Shochiku Maru. They all retreated and returned to Fuchu Port. They could abandon the ship after reaching the shore.
At this time, the enemy ships are so powerful, how to preserve the seeds of these navy is the most important. The ships are gone, they can be rebuilt, but if these veterans are gone, it will not be something that can be cultivated in ten years.
They were less than a hundred meters away when a third incendiary bomb roared in, this time hitting the castle tower. With a bang, the small attic made of golden hardwood and covered with gold foil was blown to pieces. Burning wooden blocks
Splattered around.
The entire Shochikumaru was ablaze.
Because those three boats are big and fast, they can't outrun them and they can't defeat them.
