Moreover, at this time, the commander of the Annan rebel navy saw that the three Dutch sailing warships that he thought were his trump card actually ran away. His confidence was like the air in a balloon. It was punctured and he no longer had the confidence to confront the Ming Navy.
So, when they saw the warships of the Annan rebels who had just shouted to destroy the Ming Navy, they all turned around and hurried back to the mouth of the Red River.
It has to be said that this damaging move by the Dutch greatly damaged the morale of the Annan rebel navy. Of course, this also included those who were eating melon seeds on the shore and preparing to watch the show.
"What's going on? Why did the Dutchman run away?"
"Yes, didn't I say it well before? If the Ming Navy dares to come, their warships will definitely help us, the Li Dynasty, resist the Ming Navy!"
"What is this? It used to sound so nice, saying that one of their warships is as powerful as five of the Ming Dynasty, but now it can run faster than a rabbit! Isn't this harming us!"
"We are the same. So what if the Dutch run away? We have more warships than the Ming Dynasty. Why are we running back? We are timid before we fight. What will the prince tell us later?"
"Don't you understand this? Even if we can defeat the Ming Dynasty Navy, the loss of one warship means one less warship. And for the Ming Dynasty Navy, one less warship can bring two more warships.
Do you believe the ship? Therefore, it is better to be cautious and rely on the forts on the shore. This is a mature and prudent move!"
"..."
Most of the Annan people watching were very disappointed, but they could only comfort themselves.
If you lose one ship, you will lose one. Is it possible that you won’t lose warships after docking? If you really don’t want to lose warships, don’t go to war with the Ming Dynasty!
Many Annan people have thought of this idea, but no one said it. It hurts our own morale too much!
Besides, the Ming Navy was a little surprised that the Dutch sailing warships escaped without fighting. However, what followed was a surge in morale.
"Look, these Westerners are the most cunning. They knew they couldn't defeat us, so they fled first!"
"Well, when we conquered the Japanese country, weren't there Dutch warships following us? We have seen the power of our navy. They only have three warships. It would be strange if they didn't run away!"
"Haha, they can escape the monks and temples here in Annan. How can they escape when they get to Batavia?"
"Yes, the imperial court will definitely send us to attack Batavia later, let them wait and see!"
"..."
Amidst the discussions with high morale, seeing the warships of the Annan rebels fleeing back one after another, the entire army laughed even more: Just like this, they still want to fight against the Celestial Empire!
As the commander of the navy, Yang Zhan had already fought in Luzon and Japan and had enough experience in naval battles. When he saw the warships of the Annan rebels fleeing from the battle, how could he let go of this opportunity, so he immediately ordered the fastest steam-armored warships.
Take the lead and form a formation to follow and pursue.
"Boom boom boom..."
The roar of artillery suddenly resounded over the sea at the mouth of the Red River.
This kind of bombardment does not need to pay attention to shooting accuracy. Just use the maximum range to bombard the fleet of Annan rebels!
As a result, we saw water jets shooting up from the fleet of the Annan rebels, or saw chips and pieces of wood flying around.
The Ming army's bombardment caused the warships of the Annan rebels to scatter like birds and beasts. They quickly fled back. In just a short time, they saw five warships on the sea, or their masts were blown off.
, or there was simply a big hole in the hull, which became the unlucky target of the Ming army's bombardment!
Seeing this scene, the Annan onlookers on the shore were stunned.
The artillery range of the Ming Dynasty was too far, right?
I originally thought that all the warships could escape, but in the end they were hit by the artillery of the Ming warships. There were only five ships left on the sea, but there were still many warships that escaped.
It’s hurt!
At this moment, seeing their own warships escaping in embarrassment, and watching the Ming warships showing off their power on the sea, all the Annan people fell silent and looked particularly ugly.
The former pressure of the Celestial Kingdom once again enveloped their hearts.
If before this, they only remembered that they had expelled the Ming Dynasty forces and forced the Ming Emperor to recognize the legitimacy of the Li Dynasty; then by this time, they had already remembered that the Ming Dynasty had conquered them.
Ruled them all!
The warships of the Ming Navy approached the five rebel warships remaining on the sea. If they found that none of them had raised the white flag, they immediately bombarded them and sank them. Those that had already raised the white flag were left to be dealt with by subsequent warships.
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Most of the warships rushing ahead continued to move towards the mouth of the Red River to pursue the Annan rebel warships that were still escaping.
"Boom boom boom..."
The roar of artillery is like the roar of a giant, teaching a group of disobedient people.
This pursuit led all the way to the warships of the Annan rebels, who all hid in ports with coastal defense batteries.
Seeing that the warships of the Ming Dynasty began to slow down and no longer pursued them, the Annan people watching on the shore breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to themselves that it was finally over.
However, they were wrong again.
Although the Ming warships indeed slowed down and stopped, twenty warships among them lined up and continued to press towards the port.
Seeing this scene, the coastal defense fort at the mouth of the Red River finally began to counterattack.
"Boom boom boom..."
The iron bullets shot out and fell onto the sea, stirring up waves.
It has to be said that because the Red River can reach directly to the capital of the Li Dynasty and is the most prosperous Red River Basin in Annan, the Zheng family still spent a lot of effort to build the fort at the mouth of the Red River. Otherwise, if the Ming army does not come, Annan will
When the north and the south are fighting, the Ruan family in the south may send warships to raid.
However, it is definitely not easy to hit a moving ship from a long distance.
The twenty warships of the Ming Dynasty already knew the enemy's farthest range from the bombardment of the fort. The ships adjusted their positions and stopped outside the farthest range of the fort's artillery. Then they began to only bombard the enemy's fort and port.
Crowded warships.
"Boom boom boom..."
At this time, the level of artillery on both sides was also reflected.
The artillery officers of the Ming Navy used various tools and through the understanding of ballistics and other physics, the roaring subway bullets either landed in the port fleet group or hit the fort.
When it landed in the fleet group at the port, sawdust and pieces of wood flew around, and some crew members fled from the warships they were on, trying to escape beyond the range of the Ming army's artillery.
The iron bullets that fell on the fort, ricocheted and caused all kinds of damage to the fort, and naturally took away many lives!
Although the casualties caused by the artillery bombardment of the Ming army were not many, the morale of the Annan rebels suddenly dropped to a very low level. Without waiting for the leaders to give orders, they all wanted to escape from the Ming Dynasty.
Army's artillery range.
It was not clear from the fort, but on the warships in the port, rebel soldiers were seen rushing to the shore. Other warships fled the port and fled to the upper reaches of the Red River.
Even the Annamites who were watching on the shore felt unsafe and began to flee the shore.
Suddenly, the area at the mouth of the Red River was filled with panicked Annan people.
Seeing this opportunity, the commander-in-chief Yang Zhan on the Ming Dynasty's flagship felt that it was an opportunity that could not be missed. He immediately issued an order and ordered the warships arranged in advance to launch an attack on the shore.
Of course, the 20 warships with the longest range were still bombarding, covering the landing of other warships.
Although some Annan rebels saw the Ming warships sailing toward the shore and tried to fight back, most of the Annan people were running for their lives in a panic, not even caring about the attacking Ming warships.
Amidst the sparse shelling of the Annan rebels, one Ming warship after another moved closer and closer to the shore.
When they got within the range of the red-coated cannons on the warship, the Ming army soldiers were naturally not polite and opened fire.
"Boom boom boom..."
The main force of the Ming Navy warships approached the shore, and accompanied by the rumbling sound of artillery, the Annan rebels panicked and fled for their lives.
Against this background, the counterattack by a small number of Annan rebels was of no use at all. They were like a mantis trying to block a car and were completely vulnerable.
There were seven or eight Annan rebel warships facing the Ming warships, trying to get closer and then jumping off the ship to fight. As long as they were entangled with the Ming army, it would be impossible for the other Ming army artillery to bombard them.
However, before they could get close, four or five rebel warships were blown to pieces by the artillery on the Ming army's warships. Basically, the Annan rebels on board had nothing left to stand on the deck. The rest
Several ships were frightened by the artillery on the Ming warships, and quickly turned around and fled.
In East Asia, the sail warships of Xiyi have more cannons than the warships of the Ming Dynasty. As for the others, it is simply impossible to compare with the number of cannons on the warships of the Ming Dynasty.
In addition, the same goes for the quality of artillery. Most of the artillery on East Asian warships are small and medium-sized artillery, and the number of Hongyi cannons is very small.
The foundation of the Ming Dynasty's navy was Zheng Zhilong's fleet. He was a rich man who could equip his warships with red cannons. Then the court changed the navy to the navy and began to expand the army. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was ordered by Emperor Chongzhen
With the technology tree, the cost of artillery has been greatly reduced, and with Liu Weichao as a staff officer, he focuses on giant ship cannons, so the Hongyi cannon has basically become the standard equipment of the warships of the Ming Navy.
As for Annan, it has been in war. How much money can a small place have?
Besides, Annan is a small place where the war between the north and the south is going on. Most of the wars all year round focus on the army. How can it be possible to equip their navy with good artillery?
That's all. Under the impression of comprehensive national strength, the generation difference in the warship's firearms is very obvious, and it is immediately revealed on the warship.
At least thirty Ming warships have approached the coastline, preparing to start landing operations.