The development of Ming Dynasty in the past few years is unimaginable for any person or country!
It can even be said that even Daming himself would be very surprised by the development in the past few years. It is unbelievable, let alone others!
This is not to say that others have little knowledge, but that Ming’s golden finger is too strong!
"Boom boom boom..."
When the Satsuma clan's seki ship reacted and the oarsmen rowed together to pursue the Ming warship, another round of artillery was fired.
There were constant water jets around the front ships, and some ships were hit by iron bullets. If they were hit on the deck, at most some Japanese soldiers would die, but if the ships were hit by iron bullets near the waterline or below,
, then water begins to enter continuously, and the ability to pursue is suddenly lost.
The Japanese warships had no keels and no watertight cabins. If they were to fight against themselves, they would be half as good as each other. The shortcomings were not obvious. But once they started fighting against the Ming warships, this shortcoming would become obvious.
The Japanese soldiers on the coastline suddenly became quiet from cheering and screaming.
They saw that although the Japanese warships did have many warships, about five of them had lost their combat effectiveness after only two rounds of shelling.
As for the Ming army, they were unscathed!
Shimazu Mitsuhisa was so angry that he screamed and issued an order again. Regardless of the disabled ships, just one word: chase them. If you catch up, you will win!
In fact, even if he didn't say it, all the ships knew that only when they caught up with the Ming warships, or in other words, caught up with the Ming warships and got within the range of the Fran cannon, could they attack the Ming warships.
causing harm.
As a result, the oarsmen will be miserable!
When the military order was passed, they had no choice but to row as hard as they could.
The ships here in Asia all have hard sails. The difference from the soft sails in the West is that no matter which direction the wind blows, you can adjust the direction of the hard sails to take advantage of the wind.
Although there are sails on the ships, most of them only have one sail. Human power can increase the speed of the ship in a short time. Once it is a chase on the sea, the manpower will sometimes be exhausted!
The Ming Dynasty's Fu Chuan was developed to adapt to offshore voyages. Especially the No. 1 Fu Chuan basically has three sails. In windy conditions, it is much faster than shutting down the ship.
With the support of the oarsmen, Guan Chuan could not hold on for more than three seconds. After chasing for a while, he was quickly distanced by the Ming warship.
Then, the Ming warship slowed down again and all its cannons were ready.
"Boom boom boom..."
The Japanese ships were "baptized" by artillery fire again, but they were unable to fight back. The Japanese people were so angry that they screamed, but there was nothing they could do.
"Amaterasu, please calm down the sea breeze, don't let it blow!" Shimazu Mitsuhisa prayed, and at the same time commanded the ships to spread out as much as possible and continue the pursuit.
If there is no sea breeze blowing, or if the sea breeze is very weak, the boat powered by sails will be very slow. At this time, the advantage of equipping the ship with oarsmen will be reflected.
But at this time, the sea breeze was neither too strong nor too small, which did not reflect the advantages of shutting down the ship at all.
On the coastline, after watching this scene, Daishan said with emotion: "The war at sea is very similar to the tactics of the Mongolian Qingqi back then!"
When the Mongols dominated the world, they relied on the mobility of their cavalry to drag their opponents to death.
After hearing this, Ying Erdai nodded and suddenly said: "Don't we still have allies with the Dutch Empire? I have seen their ships, which are very fast. And I heard that their artillery is also heavy artillery! What if?
Facing the warships of the Ming Kingdom, they can do the same as they did against the warships of the Japanese Kingdom!"
Hearing this, Dai Shan was also a little confused and said: "I don't know what happened. I lost the news. It's impossible to just take a fancy to our Qing Dynasty's deposit and run away, right?"
It was long past the agreed time limit, but the Dutch never showed up again, which made them very strange.
"Could it be that it encountered rough waves and sank?" After hearing this, Ying Erdai couldn't help but guess.
Daishan listened, nodded and said: "It's possible, the sea is still too dangerous after all!"
"Why not sink these Ming warships? That would save a lot of trouble!" Obai heard from the side and also interjected.
Although he was Batulu, the first warrior of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he was still a little timid in the face of huge ships and cannons, and said such words.
After hearing this, several people were silent for a while. If there is such a good thing in the world, the Qing Dynasty will be invincible!
After a while, Daishan looked at the chasing warships and said in a deep voice: "If we in the Qing Dynasty want to build a navy in the future, it must be the best."
At this time, Jianlu actually attached great importance to military industry.
Most of the firearms of the Ming army, from firecrackers to artillery, were very poor and would explode from time to time. However, the Jianlu people had a strict manufacturing process. Their own firecrackers and artillery had very few explosions.
The reason for this is that everyone in the Ming Dynasty is greedy, and they don't care whether you are a life-saving disaster relief food or a weapon to kill enemies on the battlefield. The feathers of wild geese must be plucked. In this case, it is strange that the quality of firearms can be good.
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Of course, this is all history in the past.
At this time, on the sea, the Japanese warships had dispersed to chase the Ming warships, and the effect of the bombardment was not very satisfactory.
The Ming army stopped firing and concentrated on escaping.
Shimazu Mitsu saw them for a long time, looked back at the seven or eight crippled ships, and shouted with hatred: "Look where you are running away!"
Pi Island is already within sight, where can the Ming army flee to? Unless the Ming army wants to abandon Pi Island, otherwise, there will be no way to escape on Pi Island!
On the high side of Pi Island, Zheng Zhilong and Wu Sangui were watching the battle with binoculars. Seeing the situation in the distance, Wu Sangui quickly reminded: "We can't let the Japanese warships wash ashore!"
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he immediately put down his telescope and said to Wu Sangui with a smile: "With these Japanese warships, before he can land, he has to pass the coastal defense artillery level first."
After a pause, he looked at the flag erected next to him, estimated the wind strength, and then added: "This is the vanguard of the Japanese navy. When they get close to Pi Island, watch me take care of them!"
"You mean, dispatch steam armored warships?" Wu Sangui felt happy after hearing this and asked quickly.
The Japanese navy moved north on a large scale and first went to Pyongyang to gather and rest. During this process, the Koreans sent news. Zheng Zhilong also sent a ship to confirm the news, and then sent an order to the reinforcements on Guanglu Island, letting them rush ahead.
When we arrived at Phi Island, we hid in the opposite direction from North Korea.
After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong nodded immediately and said: "The closer we are to Pi Island, the greater our home field advantage will be. It is simply a dream to have more than a hundred warships want to come and fight!"
At this point, he pointed to the flag next to him and said: "Look, the wind has weakened. This is a suitable time for the steam armored warships to attack. When they get closer to Pi Island, let's watch the performance of the steam armored warships."
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Based on the Luzon Expeditionary Force's experience in using steam-armored warships in actual combat, Zheng Zhilong already knew that the greatest power can be exerted when the wind and waves are light. And the closer to Phi Island, the more convenient supplies are, so there is no need to worry about losing the battle in the middle of the battle.
There is no more coal.
When Wu Sangui heard this, he said with great anticipation: "I have long wanted to see the power of this steam armored warship. Old Zheng, please open my eyes, Old Wu!"
At the same time, Mitsuhisa Shimazu, who was chasing the Ming Dynasty warship, also found that the sea breeze was slowly decreasing. He couldn't help but said with great joy: "Amaterasu has responded. The sea breeze has decreased. Let's see what the Ming Dynasty warship can do."
escape!"
After hearing his words, his men were also very excited.
They were humiliated by Ming warships before, and now it's time for revenge.
In addition, the Japanese country also has a rule that the spoils of war belong to whoever, and at most some will be handed over to the shogunate. In this way, if the Satsuma Domain can capture Ming Kingdom's warships, it will greatly increase its strength, at least it will be better than others.
The daimyo is more powerful.
However, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who was watching the battle on the coastline, frowned. Because according to the news, there were more than a hundred warships of the Ming Dynasty, and in terms of military strength, they were no less than the number of warships of the Satsuma Domain.
In the battle just now, it can be clearly seen that the firepower of the Ming warships is much stronger than that of the Japanese warships.
There is no advantage in the number of warships, but the firepower of the warships is still inferior. This is not easy to fight!
However, Matsudaira Nobutsuna did not send an order to the Satsuma Domain to stop the attack.
As a confidant of Tokugawa Iemitsu, he certainly knew that the shogunate suppressed the Satsuma Domain and had been restricting the Satsuma Domain financially.
If in the original history, Shimazu Mitsu couldn't bear it for a long time, he sent people to mine gold mines privately, but was stopped by the Tokugawa shogunate.
It was also the Satsuma clan that had been suppressed by the Tokugawa shogunate, so that when it later fell, the Satsuma clan became the vanguard.
At this time, Matsudaira Nobutsuna just frowned and watched the warships of the Satsuma clan rushing towards Phi Island. He wanted to let the Satsuma clan test the combat power of Zheng Yiguan's fleet!
In fact, Shimazu Mitsuhisa is not stupid. If he knew that the war was bound to be lost, he would never bite the bullet and rush forward. In his estimation, Zheng Zhilong's warships are estimated to be only about twenty or so.
They are just equipped with heavy artillery. The other warships should still be the same kind of ships as before. The fighting method will ultimately be a jumping battle. In this case, who is afraid of whom?
"Dong dong dong..."
The thundering war drums sounded, and the Japanese troops on the coastline were all shouting to encourage the Japanese navy.
On Pi Island, the Ming army officers and soldiers, as well as the Koreans, were also watching the attacking Japanese warships.
The Ming warships that were originally docked at the port left the port one after another and deployed on the south side of Pi Island.
At the same time, on the other side of Phi Island, there were more than 20 warships, slowly appearing in the sight of the Japanese.
Although the number of warships here is small, they immediately attracted the attention of the Japanese people.