Two rounds of explosive shells were fired into the gathering place of the boats on the lake. Suddenly, flames shot into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and twenty or thirty boats began to catch fire.
The pirates on the reef suddenly became confused. The pirates on the lookout also discovered the big ship on the sea and blew the conches.
The Japanese bandits have been on the sea all year round and have rich combat experience. After a brief period of chaos, the Japanese bandit leaders quickly organized their men and began to seize the ships. Because the ships were extremely important to them, they were equivalent to their mounts.
Shuo Lake is a natural harbor, and a large number of ships are parked inside to protect themselves from wind and waves. However, not all ships are parked in it, because there are ships dispatched every day to patrol and warn, or to transport fresh water, go fishing, etc. These ships Stopping at the edge of the writing lake, it is not affected by the waves.
Originally, if this group of Japanese bandits had robbed these ships and immediately boarded them to escape, they would have been unable to pursue the big ship such as the Star. However, the Japanese bandits were extremely ferocious, and apart from the Folangji people, they were not afraid of them. than others.
At the beginning, the Folangji men also dispatched several centipede boat gunboats to repel them. The Japanese bandits almost captured a centipede boat. If it were not for the firearms in the hands of the Folangji sailors, they killed the Japanese bandits who tried to board the ship. , they almost succeeded.
Now, a message came from the watchtower that there was only one big ship firing cannons on the sea. How could the Japanese bandit leader give in? This is their foothold. There are also houses and trestles built with great efforts on the island, as well as reserves. Supplies, this is their nest, how can they abandon it so easily.
"Get on the boat and attack. If you don't take the road to heaven, and there is no door to hell, if you break in, you're welcome." The leader of the Japanese bandits shouted loudly.
The leader of the Japanese bandits was actually a Ming Dynasty person, but he deliberately took a Japanese name and called him Shanxia Langluren.
The Japanese bandits screamed and quickly robbed and transferred the boats. Before the fire spread, they robbed more than a dozen wooden boats, plus more than 20 wooden boats parked outside, and quickly gathered more than 30 small boats.
Hundreds of pirates quickly spread their wings and rushed towards the Star with sails raised.
The armored treasure ship had already arrived on the sea about two miles away from the nearest reef, and its main guns were firing slowly, one after another. The targets were already the houses, sentinels, and other facilities on the island.
Although the shooting is slow, with every bombardment, the powerful main gun can bombard a building to pieces. The main gun equipped with solid bullets can make the iron ball bullets penetrate a house purely by relying on kinetic energy. Through it, the stone pillars, wooden doors and windows, and log beams turned into powder and collapsed in all directions.
Zhang Yanling never allowed the Tiger Roaring Cannon to fire because he saw the movements of the Japanese bandits. The idea of destroying all their ships and preventing them from escaping seemed unrealistic. Moreover, the other party did not look like they were escaping at all. The ship has already set out to sea from the east side of the lake. It has hung a black ointment skull and crossbones flag and is heading towards the ship. It is obvious that the other party is coming to fight.
Since they are coming to fight, of course they cannot be scared away. If the main gun fires slowly, they will think they have an opportunity.
Thirty Japanese pirate ships circled from the side of the island, riding on the east wind to blow their sails, and rushed over the sea at extremely fast speeds. The Japanese pirate ships were not big, and were in the shape of a long and slender shuttle. The only sail on the ship was a huge one. In addition to the main sail, there are also adjustable triangular sails on both sides, which are controlled by two pirates respectively to maximize the use of wind power.
In addition, the other dozen or so pirates on the boat were all holding wooden paddles and paddling at a fast pace. Under the dual effects of wind and manpower, the pirate boats were flying on the sea like flying fish, like
It flies like a wave, and its speed is astonishingly fast.
Moreover, the Japanese bandits are experienced in combat. They do not charge in a swarm from one direction. Instead, all the ships are surrounded in a semicircle. At a certain moment, they will arrive under the enemy ship at the same time and launch a boarding attack at the same time.
They are equipped with long hooks and hooks. Once they get close to an enemy ship, they can throw the hooks to hook the ship. No matter how the big ship escapes, their ship can follow it and use the hooks to climb. If there are people on the ship,
The probe and the long pole hook will hook the people on the boat into the water.
They also have the unique skill of throwing fire bombs. After the shark fat is dried, it is tanned with tinder to make balls. After lighting them and throwing them on the ship, they can quickly ignite everything on the ship and put the opponent into panic.
Of course, this is a method used only when the opponent is stubbornly resisting and refuses to give in. If the goods on the ship cannot be obtained, then they will be burned clean.
They also have the most amazing skill, which is to rely on their excellent water properties to dive underwater and dig through the bottom of the ship after approaching the ship. They are called water ghosts.
All of these are their combat experience gained from many years of practicing at sea, and they have proven successful time and time again. The Japanese bandits have been running rampant on the sea for so many years, and they have their own means and various tactics adapted to maritime combat. Generally speaking, when opponents encounter Japanese bandits, they have heard about it.
And run away. Once surrounded, there is no way to escape.
However, the Japanese bandits were a little panicked today, because the big ship in front of them was something they had never seen before. It looked fine from a distance, but the closer they got, the more they felt something was wrong. The black hull, the high animal head, and the huge size.
It looked like a huge beast on the sea. This was a big ship they had never seen before.
But with an arrow on the string, it is impossible to retreat. Besides, such a big ship must have a lot of goods on board. If we win this, wouldn't it be a big gain? This ship looks like an official ship. If we get this ship, we will be able to return it in the future.
Do you need to live on an island? How about traveling in a small boat? You can't do anything unscrupulous and do whatever you want. Among other things, there are cannons on it. You have to drive it to the mouth of the Yangtze River and fire a few cannons on the shore.
Yamashita Lang gave the order, and more than thirty Japanese pirate ships quickly surrounded them from three directions, and soon they were close to a distance of two miles.
The Star began to turn its hull, rocking for a long time, and the hull slowly turned like a giant beast, revealing the sides of the ship.
"They want to run and charge!" Yamashichiro shouted.
Of course, the Star was not escaping, it was just turning sideways to facilitate shooting. The east side of the hull was originally flat and intact. Suddenly, the iron cover was lifted, and in an instant, dozens of circular holes were exposed.
The Japanese bandits didn't know where they were. Little did they know that there was a lot of noise in the cabin of the Star at this moment. The base of the Tiger Howling Cannon sliding from the other side rubbed against the slide rails, making a rumbling sound. Passwords were issued one after another, and three people
The muzzles of the ten howling cannons protruded from the open circular shooting holes.
"Self-aiming, free bombardment. These are moving ships. I have calculated the advance accurately. Don't be embarrassed." Wang Hong shouted loudly.
The roar sounded in an instant. Fire and smoke erupted from thirty shooting holes with a radius of several feet, forming dozens of black smoke rings on the side of the ship, which was very spectacular. Although the smoke rings dissipated quickly,
But bursts of explosions erupted on the sea like fireworks.
Amidst the roar, the explosion set off more than a dozen huge water jets, and several Japanese pirate ships were hit. The explosive bombs exploded on the small boat, flying the small boat and the Japanese pirates on it, and the explosion caused blood and flesh to fly everywhere.
Although the scene was spectacular, the accuracy was not very high. After all, it was not easy to bombard moving targets on the sea, just like hitting mosquitoes with anti-aircraft guns. The effect of one round of bombardment was not good. Although the power was impressive, the killing effect was not satisfactory.
Zhang Yanling was very dissatisfied. This was the meaning of actual combat. Obviously, such a bombardment would not work.
"Send the order, attack in a range, and cooperate with each gun to cover the area. There is no need to accurately shoot the elements." Zhang Yanling gave the order.
The gunners who received the order quickly adjusted, adjusted the elements, and covered the area. The second round of bombardment was outside Lixu, covering an area of 500 steps long. This time, the nine Japanese pirate boats in this area were in this area.
After rounds of bombardment, they all disappeared. There were a large number of debris and floating corpses of Japanese bandits scattered on the sea surface, as well as the still alive and flopping wounded.
"That's what you're talking about. Undifferentiated coverage of attacks, taking advantage of numerous artillery and range attacks with explosive shells. This is the correct way to play." Zhang Yanling smiled with satisfaction.
The gunners had understood the essence, and the third round of range fire was fired far away from the northeast side of the ship. There were seven small boats rushing from the flank. That was also the location of Yamachichiro's small boat.
Yamashichiro already felt that something was wrong. The moment the opponent opened fire, he thought that today's matter might not be successful. But seeing that the opponent's aim was not high, the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light, and only two small boats were hit. This was not scary.
.Losing a few ships would allow them to rush forward. Therefore, no order to retreat was issued.
It wasn't until the second round of bombardment that nine ships were evaporated in an instant that Yamashichiro realized that he might have kicked an iron plate.
Just when he hesitated, the third round of bombardment came in his area.
Yamashichiro was lucky. Others experienced pain before death. Yamashichiro did not. Because a bomb landed on the top of his head very accurately. Yamashichiro's head was hit by shrapnel intensively and was directly sliced off. He continued
Without even humming, he became a ghost in the sea.
The ensuing battle became a waste time, chasing the escaping Japanese bandits and going to the island to clean their lairs. Dozens of Japanese bandits were captured and all taken away on the boat.
In the afternoon, everything on the sea returned to calm. The big ship went away, leaving only a few burning houses on the reefs with billowing smoke rising into the sky, telling people that a battle had taken place here.