The first thousand and sixty-six chapters are not allowed to fire, they are all spoils
When Feng Qirong's ship started bombarding, the four frigates that followed also opened fire one after another. Although they were located a little further back and the angle of the bombardment was a bit small, they could not allow all the side guns to fire.
However, they also successively shelled with the bow and some side guns.
At the same time as the rumble of cannons sounded, numerous cannonballs also flew towards the fleet belonging to the Zidao family on the opposite side.
Poor people, they had never seen such a large-scale shelling. When they saw numerous shells flying over, some hitting the hull, some falling into the nearby water, splashing water columns, they were stunned for a moment.
I was a little stunned.
In fact, the Zidao family was most often in contact with the daimyo of the sea. Although they were weak, they still had a wide range of knowledge. They had been in contact with businessmen from various countries and even the Portuguese very early. In recent years, they had frequent contacts with people from the Tang Dynasty.
business people contacted.
They have also seen large sailing ships and naval guns.
However, this was the first time they had seen such intensive shelling!
Because they had only come into contact with merchant ships before, even though most of the merchant ships these days are armed, the number of naval guns is naturally far from being comparable to that of professional warships. What's more, the previous merchant ships came here for trade, so it's okay.
They don't know how to fire artillery, let alone a whole fleet of hundreds of artillery firing at them.
Today, strictly speaking, it was the first time they had been exposed to such a large-scale shelling.
The scale of the bombardment far exceeded their imagination. At first, they thought that with their more than ten ships and the total number of twenty or thirty artillery pieces equipped on each ship, they should be able to hit a dozen.
But when things came to a close, they discovered that the small cannons they were equipped with were of no use at all!
It should be explained here that the naval guns equipped by Zidao's fleet are actually just shotguns. They are similar products to the bowl-mouth cannons, general cannons, Folang machine guns and so on of the Ming army in the past.
Regardless of what the Fuso people call them, these are all shotguns, and the caliber is relatively small.
This means that the range is not far, and it is good to be able to shoot out to a hundred meters. At the same time, the projection density of the shells is naturally not comparable to that of professional large-caliber naval guns.
These shotguns were only used by the Ming Navy in the past and the Fusang people now. The Koreans used them as treasures, and they were mostly used as main naval guns. But in the Tang Dynasty Navy, these shotguns were specially used.
Auxiliary artillery used to kill personnel at close range will not be counted at all when calculating the number of artillery guns on a battleship.
This has resulted in such an embarrassing situation today.
The Ryukyu Squadron of the Tang Dynasty Navy was carrying out continuous bombardment, but they were still more than 300 meters away. Due to the distance and artillery range, they were unable to fight back.
Keep rushing forward?
After approaching, use shotgun shelling and further engage in boarding battles. This is the naval combat mode of many contemporary East Asian indigenous countries. This was also the case with the Ming Navy in the past.
But continue to charge? Didn’t you see that the firepower of others is so intensive? Now more than 300 meters away, the hit rate is not high, but you are being shot frequently. If you are closer, every shell of others will fall on you.
On board.
But what if you don’t continue rushing?
Wandering around the periphery? Nonsense, haven’t you seen that their steering and speed are better than yours? The five warships of the Ryukyu Squadron of the Tang Navy made two consecutive big turns, successfully seizing the upper hand, and then used their side to
In a side-to-side battle, the Fuso people on the opposite side wanted to maneuver to seize the upper hand at first, but they couldn't.
Escape? This is a feasible option, but the question arises again, where to escape?
Escape back to the port, isn't this asking for death? Being blocked by other people's fleets in the port and then bombarded, there will be no chance to fight for it.
You can also retreat directly and escape to the open sea. In this case, your life will be safe, but the Fuso people in these fleets are all retainers and warriors of the Zidao clan, and it must be said that the Fuso people are relatively loyal.
Not to mention, the main generals in this small fleet are all members of the Zidao clan.
Running away means giving up the family business. How can this be possible?
Is it possible to escape back to Kyushu Island and live under someone else’s roof?
The samurai who have lost their masters can still be wandering samurai and find other masters who can be loyal to. But their Shijima clan is a daimyo. Although they are only a very small daimyo, they are also serious.
’s famous name.
After losing their territory, will they still be daimyo?
Therefore, Fuso people are particularly confused now!
It's not a matter of rushing to fight, it's not a matter of escaping back to the port, it's not a matter of escaping to the open sea!
While they were hesitating, the four frigates of the Ryukyu Squadron of the Tang Dynasty also entered the best position one after another and fired their broadside artillery. At this time, the intensity of the bombardment became even more fierce.
The leading Fuso ship was continuously hit by multiple arson bombs. Not only did the sails burn, but the hull also burned. Dozens of Fuso people on board watched the ship burst into flames.
They all hurriedly jumped into the sea holding various wooden boards, barrels and the like.
At the same time, on the largest ship behind, which was about 150 tons, a young man wearing plate armor was also chirping something in the language of birds. The color on his face varied, sometimes angry, sometimes angry.
He was horrified, and finally when he saw another ship hit by a chain bomb, the chain bomb directly swept across the main mast, causing the ship to lose all power in an instant.
At this time, his face was no longer changed, but frightened, and he immediately ordered in bird language: retreat, retreat!
However, he did not make it clear whether he was withdrawing to the port or escaping directly to the open sea, so other ships did not know where to retreat at all.
Some people began to turn around and wanted to return to the port, while others turned to head to the open sea. This caused great chaos to the Fuso fleet, which was already somewhat overwhelmed.
They don't only have a few ships, but seventeen or eight. Although the largest one is only one hundred and fifty tons, and the rest are small ships of dozens of tons, they are relatively flexible in theory, but in
Under this vague order, and at the same time, they were continuously bombarded, and the result was chaos.
In the panic, two of their ships even collided while turning around, and other ships also caused chaos due to inconsistent turns.
When Feng Qirong saw this scene, he didn't know what to say!
The battle actually didn't last long, about ten minutes. Although the distance was more than 300 meters, the hit rate of the cannons was not high. Therefore, although there were a lot of shells fired, the hit rate was not as high as expected.
Strictly speaking, relying on such powerful firepower, they only caused one of the enemy's ships to catch fire, and the main mast of one ship was broken. Although other ships were also hit by many cannonballs, the power of the cannonballs was not
It's not as big as expected. Many shells hit the hull, leaving only a big hole. Whether it can kill or injure people depends on luck. As for sinking enemy warships, haha, don't think too much about it!
In naval battles these days, directly sinking enemy ships is more difficult than capturing them!
Even if they are set on fire with arson bombs, the fire can usually be extinguished. Only in extreme cases will the fire be unable to extinguish and eventually burn down and sink.
Therefore, in most naval battles these days, firepower is used to suppress, kill and injure the people on their ships, and then force them to escape. The better thing is to surrender. If that doesn't work, then in the end you can only beat them to pieces and slowly grind them to pieces.
, and sunk them.
Of course, the navies of other countries will simply choose to engage in boarding battles, directly annihilating their crews and capturing their warships.
This is why even if the Tang Dynasty navy does not like boarding battles and prefers to use firepower to kill and kill them, and finally sets them on fire, it will still assign a large number of marines to each warship.
Used during boarding battles.
Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean you can’t use it!
But the performance of the Fuso people today was a bit unbearable. They had just fought not long ago. According to Feng Qirong's experience in fighting the Ming Navy in his early years, even if his own side had an absolute firepower advantage, it would be quite difficult to defeat them in a short time.
It was difficult, he was already preparing to spend several hours in a naval battle.
But I didn't expect that just at the beginning, the Fuso people ran away, and they didn't run cleanly enough. There was chaos when they ran away!
To be honest, this made Feng Qirong a little speechless!
He also hoped to conduct a live-fire exercise so that his fleet could practice live-fire training for a fleet battle. After all, the Tang Navy had not fought any serious naval battles since it defeated the Ming Navy.
, the occasional naval battles were only to pursue those pirate ships. As for the fleet decisive battle above the squadron size, there was never a single battle.
Since Feng Qirong became the commander of the Ryukyu Squadron, except for chasing pirates, he has never led a fleet to fight in a more formal naval battle like today. However, he did not expect that these Fuso people were so disrespectful and ran away as soon as they fought.
Forget it, there is no way to continue the live-fire training!
He immediately gave the order, split the fleet into two, and began to attack from two wings to intercept the ships of the Fusang people escaping to the open sea. They wanted to escape back to the port. Feng Qirong left him alone, but he did not want to see them escape to the open sea and then run to other places.
The local government is fighting against the Tang Dynasty Navy.
Driving them back to the port to block them was Feng Qirong's goal.
There is nothing to say next. Except for one small boat that luckily broke through the blockade and escaped northward among the more than ten Zidao clan's ships, all the other ships were intercepted and rushed back to their ports.
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After driving them back to the port, Feng Qirong directly led the fleet to sit outside the port, and then Feng Qirong issued an order: Without an order, private firing of artillery at the port is strictly prohibited!
He said to the adjutant: "That's all money!"
Although the ships in the Fuso port are small in tonnage and their performance is not very good, they are still ships. Captured ships are trophies. The navy will definitely not use them, but they can be sold for money.
This time we came to suppress bandits in the western sea area of Fuso. The cost was not small. The shells fired were all money. If we didn't find some loot to come back to subsidize one or two, wouldn't we be losing money?
Feng Qirong knew very well that the top brass of the Navy did not want to see him doing a loss-making business, and they even wanted to make a fortune for themselves.
The army can make a lot of money by suppressing bandits. Why can't the navy make a little money by suppressing pirates?