Zhao Wen's little face was flushed. One warship fought against twenty-five warships. This was also rare in the history of the navy in Song Dynasty. She was very excited to have such an opportunity to make a name for herself. For the English navy,
Zhao Wen knows the tactics very well. First, he fires arrows and stone bullets from a long distance, destroys the opponent's ship and buildings, and then uses the ramming horn hidden under the waterline to ram the opponent. Then he directly jumps into gangs to fight. The English's shooting level is among the best in other countries.
The tallest in the division and the bravest in hand-to-hand combat. They relied on these two talents to defeat the Spaniards. However, today they faced the most advanced battleship in the world, the Black Swan, and these advantages could not be used at all.
"Full right rudder, fire to starboard, target the enemy's flagship." Zhao Wen gave the order calmly. The Black Swan quickly turned around and aimed the thirty-five cannons on the side at the British flagship flying the commander's flag. There was an earth-shattering sound.
With the sound of cannons, the Black Swan was shrouded in white smoke. Thirty-five solid iron balls pierced the sky and hit the British army.
On the British naval flagship Turquoise, Sir Hawkins was watching the opponent's movements with a telescope. When he saw the opponent suddenly firing, he was frightened. The opponent opened fire when they were still a thousand yards away, indicating that their weapons
The range was much longer than our own, so this battle was destined to be difficult! But as a commander, he could never show any nervousness in front of his subordinates, so he pursed his lips tightly and stood firmly on the bridge, motionless.
The gunners on the Black Swan were all the best of the Song Navy. Although they had not been operating the new artillery for a long time, they had already mastered the essence of shooting. Eight of the thirty shells hit the Turquoise, and the remaining shells fell into the water.
It caused a splash of water hundreds of feet high.
The Turquoise is a wooden-hulled steam paddle steamer with masts, chimneys and other facilities. The impact point of the eight shells was relatively high, and they all hit the superstructure of the ship. Suddenly, sawdust flew everywhere, a mast was broken, and the cabin was damaged.
When they came out of the big hole, some of the exposed soldiers were hit by sharp sawdust, and their faces were covered with blood.
The Black Swan showed off its power, but the British warships rushed over even more crazily. Several impatient warships had already started firing rockets, but the distance was too far and the arrows all fell into the water.
The round of shooting just now was the uncorrected first round of shooting, and the subsequent shooting was more accurate. Thirteen shells hit the Turquoise, one of which penetrated the ship's plank and hit the boiler. The steam quickly
The Turquoise lost its maneuverability. Sir Hawkins hurriedly moved his staff to the nearest fast cruiser Amethyst. Taking advantage of the British fleet's temporary loss of the flagship, the Black Swan reloaded and opened fire, killing the enemy on both sides.
The two ships at the front were damaged.
The British navy was indeed brave. Without the command of the commander's flag, the ships still moved forward bravely, hoping to capture the black swan in close combat. The steam paddle wheel set off white waves, quickly approached and surrounded the black swan. At this time, Zhao Wen ordered the bows of the ships to turn towards
As the enemy ship moves forward, the artillery on both sides can exert its power. The Black Swan is a large ship. The cabin is divided into four layers. The top two layers and the deck are equipped with artillery. The copper barrel is installed on the wooden cannon.
On the frame, there are four small wooden wheels under the gun frame, and a thick cable is connected to the gun breech to prevent the gun body from jumping due to recoil. The gunners are all bare back, busy loading and shooting.
To fire, you have to pull the gun frame back three feet, clean the gun barrel with a stick dipped in a wet cloth, and then load the powder packs and shells. The guns on the three floors fire in turn, without giving the opponent any time to breathe.
The British warships had bowstrings or steam-driven giant crossbows, which looked very scary. In fact, their power and range were inferior to those of artillery. Even if a crossbow arrow hit the Black Swan, it was helplessly blocked by the iron plate.
Unable to cause damage, some British captains became anxious and commanded their battleships to rush over in an attempt to ram the enemy ships. However, compared to the Black Swan's powerful steam engines and underwater propellers, their speed simply could not keep up, and they could only lag behind.
If an unhappy gunner fires a shot at them, just hitting either side of the paddle wheel can render a ship incapable of maneuvering.
The British army fought very hard, but still did not give up hope. All the ships stepped forward bravely without flinching. One ship, with the cooperation of friendly ships, rushed straight to a place a hundred yards away from the black swan. It was about to
He succeeded, but was beaten to pieces by a dense burst of chain bullets, causing heavy casualties. Chain bullets are two iron balls connected with a chain. When fired, they can cause great damage and casualties. A mast as thick as a human waist can be destroyed in one go.
Not to mention the cabins and fragile human bodies, the sailors were bruised and bloody, fragments of the paddle wheel crackled and splashed everywhere, countless holes were punched in the ship's planks, and the warship sank to the bottom of the water in an instant.
The Black Swan was like a tiger darting left and right among the sheep, going on a killing spree. Relying on the sharp fire and solid deck, it felt like it was in no man's land. It pitied the British navy who had defeated the Spanish Armada.
There was nothing we could do about this black ship.
Sir Hawkins transferred to the Amethyst, hoisted the commander's flag again, and watched his warships sink one after another, catch fire, and be seriously injured. Sir Hawkins' heart was bleeding. Such a good young man did not die.
In a desperate battle with the Spanish, he died on this strange Ming Dynasty mail ship. It is really heartbreaking. The Amethyst's combat effectiveness was very strong. Several incendiary bombs fired hit the Black Swan, but they failed to cause any damage.
Whatever damage was caused, the occasional small fires were quickly extinguished. Even so, the boys were still fighting non-stop. Sir Hawkins ordered each ship to send out small boats to attack with fire, and his cousin Francis Drake personally led it
A speedboat is thrown into battle, and the boat is filled with flammable materials. After approaching the enemy ship, hook it with a large iron hook on the ship's board, set the boat on fire, and ignite the enemy ship. This is a tactic of mutual destruction. Facing the darkness, a small
Black Swan has so many artillery pieces that it can't find the energy to sink them one by one. Coupled with the entanglement of several large enemy ships, there is really nothing that can be done about these small boats for a while.
Drake had a long sword hanging on his waist and a roll of rope on his shoulder. He was going to rely on this roll of rope to climb onto the enemy ship and fight hand-to-hand, killing those hateful enemies and avenging his comrades. The sea breeze blew his blond hair and white hair.
The silk shirt was open, revealing a solid bronze chest. Eight strong sailors rowed the boat quickly. The cannonballs fired by the enemy ships occasionally stirred up high waves and wet Drake's blond hair, but he still stood upright.
On the bow of the ship, it looks like a statue.
Seeing that these little reptiles were about to approach the Black Swan, suddenly a dozen figures appeared on the Black Swan, each with two thick iron tubes on their backs. They knelt on the deck and aimed the iron tubes at the British speedboat.
With a move of his finger, fire spurted out from both the front and rear ends of the iron cylinder. Several small boats were immediately blown up and sank. The soldiers on them didn't even have a chance to escape. Drake remained unmoved, staring at the black swan.
No. 1, as if impressed by his bravery, God finally began to bless the British. Those hateful yellow faces finished beating the iron cylinder, but still failed to sink the small boat where Drake was. He broke through the blockade and finally got closer.
He reached the enemy ship, but just as he was about to throw away the rope in his hand, he suddenly found that the enemy on the deck had taken out a slender iron pipe with a wooden handle similar to the weapon he had seen in Sir Friar's office.
One of the iron pipes was pointed right at my head!
Drake shouted and threw the iron hook in his hand towards the man. Seeing that the iron hook was about to hit him, at the same time, the iron pipe in the man's hand also spurted out a stream of fire. Drake only felt that his chest
Once it was boiled, it was shaken twice, and then it was put into the sea.
The heroes' desperate struggle bought time for other battleships. Two battleships that were riddled with holes finally broke through the fire blockade and rushed to the side of the Black Swan. The thick and sharp impact angle hidden under the water collided extremely fiercely.
On the belly of the black swan, even the armor plates installed around the black swan could not withstand the impact, and it suddenly tilted. The British sailors threw the ropes around noisily, and put them on the mast of the black swan.
Climbing over, a hand-to-hand fight was about to begin. Zhao Wen had to move some gunners out from under the cabin to resist the enemy's attack.
While the fierce battle was going on at sea, Liu Ziguang was also under tremendous pressure. Westerners from all over Singapore came to attack him. In addition to these armed sailors and soldiers from the East India Company, there were also the so-called Tiger mercenary group from last night.
In total, there were almost two thousand people, exactly the ratio of one to ten. These people, carrying various flags and carrying various weapons, gathered in the direction of Majiadora Palace under the leadership of Zuo Mengeng.
This attack reminded Liu Ziguang of the Western sailors' riot that took place on the streets of Shanghai last year. At that time, they were suppressed with firecrackers. I don't know how many of today's group of people are sailors who have experienced that battle. These people are all
People born in the Year of the Dog don’t have long memories without being beaten, so this time we need to touch their souls.
The trainees hid in the trenches, with thick branches cut down on their heads, which provided both shade and concealment. It was difficult for the enemy's crossbows to hurt them. After experiencing a bloody battle, they had matured a lot and were no longer vulnerable.
People were shaking nervously. Meng Zhiqiang, Xie Long, Xie Hu and Hua Wuyu were hiding in the same trench. Xie Long couldn't help asking Hua Wuyu for a cigarette. Hua Wuyu was stunned, took out a cigarette and said to him: "Brother, I
There aren’t many left. If you borrow one now, you’ll have to return a box when you get back.”
Xie Long took the cigarette, lit it, and took a deep breath. This time he didn't choke. He took a few more deep breaths and said: "Brother Hua, if you can go back alive, I will definitely buy a few boxes of good cigarettes for you."
you."
Hua Wuyu said: "What nonsense are kids talking about? Of course we can go back alive. Didn't you see what the ship sent us?" Looking at his fingers, they were thirty copper naval guns, lying on the
People were watching eagerly from the gun position. The gun position was a half-bunker sunk one foot down. There was a temporary road smoothed with a shovel behind it, allowing for rapid maneuvering. Behind the gun position were piles of shells in a pyramid shape and boxes of gunpowder.
The golden body of the cannon shone brightly in the sun. The metallurgical skills of the people in Song Dynasty were excellent. Hua Wuyu took aim at the smooth body of the cannon and the exquisitely crafted breech block, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "With these
Guys, you won’t be afraid of three times more enemies.”