The scene of hundreds of boats gathering together is naturally very spectacular, but Zheng Zhibao's favorite and most exciting dance gang did not appear. The Zheng family sailors who were supposed to carry machetes and axes to kill people are now hiding.
He didn't even dare to show his head behind the side of the ship.
When such a situation occurred, Zheng Zhibao, who was supervising the battle from behind, was so angry that he jumped up and down. This situation was no less than a man with strong sexual desire who was about to do something but was surprised to find that he stopped.
It's huge for everyone.
"Why can their muskets shoot so far at such a long distance? Why can they fire continuously?"
Zheng Zhibao felt that he was going crazy. So many unreasonable things happened today. First, the opponent showed up with more ships than he expected. Then he found that the opponent's artillery range was farther than his own, three hundred meters away.
The grape bombs fired turned out to be lethal, and later those damn Qingzhou Navy were able to pin their always brave men to the side of the ship with even cannons, without even daring to raise their heads. In the end of the world?
What happened?
Just when Zheng Zhibao was almost going crazy with anxiety, many black cylindrical things suddenly flew out from the Qingzhou fast cruiser that was passing by the Zheng family's speedboat, and they continued to fall with white smoke.
He was hiding on the Cangshan boat that was passing by him, and then there were bursts of explosions.
"Boom boom boom..."
Continuous explosions came one after another. Amidst the explosions, many Cangshan ships burst into flames, and some ships began to burst into flames.
"Mazu, what on earth is this!" At this time, Zheng Zhibao no longer had the energy to be angry, and looked at the chaotic scene in front of him with dull eyes.
"Sir, our thunder has taken effect!" On the flagship that Tu Hai was riding on, the first mate beside him shouted excitedly.
"Well, I didn't expect this kind of sky-shaking thunder to be really useful. We were all wrong before." Tu Hai also had a smile of surprise on his face.
In fact, this kind of thunder is the original version of a hand grenade. As a high-quality and low-priced weapon in later generations, hand grenades have no technical content in making them. The principle is as simple as making firecrackers. Even the most primitive handicraft workshops can make them.
, but the effect it can exert is huge. For example, during the Anti-Japanese War in later generations, the entire army used more than 35 million grenades in eight years. On average, 12,000 grenades were consumed every day
, which shows how practical and cheap this thing is.
When Pang Gang inspected the completion workshop, he casually assigned this task, asking the craftsmen in the military workshop to make this kind of explosive that was easy for individual soldiers to carry within two months, but he never thought that those craftsmen would
But they seemed to have been greatly insulted, claiming that the commander had made the adults look down on their craftsmanship and actually asked them to make these things that even a firecracker workshop could produce. An old military household even claimed that if the adults needed it,
He was able to make a sample for the adults overnight, and sure enough, early the next morning, the sample was produced and presented to Pang Gang.
After Pang Gang passed the test, it was really able to explode loudly. Although they did not use a cable-type ignition, but used an open flame to light the fuse and then threw it, it was definitely an explosion that could explode or be thrown by one person.
Although the black gunpowder of this period was definitely not as powerful as the yellow gunpowder of later generations, this problem was successfully solved after increasing the amount of powder. In the end, Pang Gang decided to use this explosive as a
The name is Zhentian Lei, and each Zhentian Lei weighs two kilograms.
After mass production, the Qingzhou Navy also received thousands of them. At the beginning, Tu Hai and other navy generals did not like this weapon very much. In their opinion, it could not match the range of artillery, and it exploded when it was swung.
Its power is still not as powerful as explosive bombs. What do you think you are using these things for? Who on the sea would be stupid enough to come within ten or twenty steps of you and let you throw these things over their heads? Therefore
Tu Hai distributed these "encumbrances" to the sailors on the fast cruiser from the beginning, and then ignored them. He never thought that these inconspicuous little things would play such a big role today.
Rumbling explosions were heard one after another, constantly ringing on the Cangshan ship. The space of the Cangshan ship was not large. When an explosive exploded in the middle, the damage caused in the semi-sealed space was unquestionable. There were many people on the Cangshan ship.
The sailors were blown alive into the sea by the shock wave of the explosion.
In this round of attacks, more than 30 of the more than 50 Cangshan ships were crippled on the sea. Many Cangshan ships were bombarded by thunderbolts, and all the sailors were killed alive in the cabins.
Some sailors who were lucky enough to survive had no choice but to abandon the ship and escape when they saw the cracked bottom of the ship.
At this time, the situation on the battlefield was completely one-sided. The remaining ten or so Cangshan ships were chased by thirty Qingzhou Navy fast cruisers and fled towards their own ships like ducks. The situation was completely out of control.
"How could this happen? How could this happen?" Zheng Zhibao murmured as he looked at Cangshan Chuan who was desperately escaping back. The original arrogant look on his face had disappeared, leaving only confusion and fear. Fortunately, he had been there for a long time.
When the people in the battle formation saw that something was wrong, they immediately issued an order: "Order all the lucky ships to fire ahead immediately to prevent the enemy's fast ships from approaching!"
"Everything, everything..." Following Zheng Zhibao's order, the artillery that had been silent for less than three quarters of an hour began to roar again.
"Hmph, you see that the clippers are useless and you want to use artillery to demonstrate against us?" Tu Hai on the flagship saw the Zheng family fleet using artillery to drive away their own clippers, and sneered: "It seems that they are also Yunnan.
The donkey is so incompetent that he dare not let our clipper get closer."
Now that the battle has started, Tu Hai's nervousness at the beginning of the war has disappeared without a trace. In his opinion, the Zheng family's fleet is nothing more than the same, although they have rich experience in naval battles and a large number of warships.
, but our own side is not without advantages. We can completely use the range advantage of artillery and advanced weapon performance to offset this shortcoming.
At this point in the battle, Tu Hai's life would have been in vain if he didn't know how to use his own advantages to attack the enemy. He immediately ordered the fast cruiser in front to retreat, while his own ordered the Du Dafu ship and the flagship
The three Spanish galleons inside slowly approached.
"Fourth Chief, they are coming." Looking at the slowly approaching Qingzhou Navy, the first mate standing beside Zheng Zhibao still did not forget his duty and continued to report to Zheng Zhibao.
"I know!" Zheng Zhibao didn't even turn his head. He stared straight ahead without blinking, with big beads of sweat on his forehead.
Zheng Zhibao had never expected to end up in this situation before. This time he and Zheng Sen came with full confidence, thinking that with ninety warships and three thousand infantry, they could fight a big battle, even if they couldn't.
Sweeping across the entire territory of Qingzhou, it was more than enough to take down Erlong Mountain, which was not far from Wanghai Castle. However, I never thought that I would be knocked out of dozens of Cangshan ships without even touching the opponent's side, and instead force the opponent to force me.
Reached a dead end.
"Come here, give the eldest son a signal and ask for the next move."
In the end, Zheng Zhibao gritted his teeth and issued an order that made him feel extremely ashamed. As a warrior of the Zheng family who had always been at the forefront, today he shamefully asked a junior for tactical guidance. This was the first time in his life that
It's the first time.
But he no longer needs to worry about this problem. Zheng Sen, who has been watching the battle behind him, has already sent him the rest. The entire army retreats, retreating as they go!
Although Zheng Sen is young, he is quite experienced in looking at problems. He had already seen from behind that the Qingzhou Navy had caught himself off guard by relying on the advantages of warships and artillery. Now he has lost more than 30 ships.
Cangshan Ship, the remaining ships are not superior in numbers compared with the Qingzhou Navy, and they are far behind them in terms of ship size and artillery. If they really want to fight hard, maybe their uncle and nephew will really lose today.
it's here.
So he came up with the idea of "keeping the green hills without worrying about having no firewood".
"All ships form a herringbone formation and retreat." This was the latest order Zheng Sen sent to Zheng Zhibao. After receiving the order, Zheng Zhibao would soon retreat southward with Zheng Sen's ships.
"Humph, it's not that simple to run away!" After seeing the Zheng family's fleet turning around through the telescope, Tu Hai saw through the other party's intention to avoid fighting at a glance. If a drowned dog fails to fight, he will be punished by God. He
An order was quickly issued to pursue ten Dafu ships as the vanguard at full speed.
"Everything..."
Iron balls splashed all over the sky, some hit the opponent's boat, and some fell into the sea. The originally calm sea water was like a boiling pot, and the sea water all over the sky was splashing everywhere.
In the fierce pursuit battle, the losses of the Zheng family's fleet were also increasing. An hour later, eight of the ten lucky ships in charge of the rear were either half disabled and had lost their combat effectiveness or had sunk.
The Qingzhou Navy was not without losses. Five fast cruisers were hit by projectiles and lost their combat effectiveness and had to withdraw from the battlefield. As for the Spanish galleon and the Dafu ship, they were not seriously damaged due to their thick skin and thick flesh.
"Sir, Commander Mo Tu sent a signal from the front. We are already more than fifty miles away from the port. Do we still want to continue the pursuit?"
Tu Hai thought for a while, "Forget it, there are not many shells left. If we continue to chase, we will have to risk our lives. It's better to stop as soon as possible."
As the two sides gradually distanced themselves from the battlefield, this naval battle, although not too small in scale, had a profound impact, gradually came to an end...