"God, help" "Run, the ship is sinking" "There was chaos on the command ship, and there were screams of sailors fleeing for their lives.The three British battleships that rushed to the front were all shot and burst into flames, and the command ship was directly blown out of a large hole.The sea water poured in instantly, and the hull of the ship was tilted fifteen degrees.The artillery used by the Chinese Navy was filled with the famous "Shimose gunpowder". ”This is a high explosive with picric acid as the main ingredient.It is extremely sensitive, that is, the small rope in the mission can cause an explosion, and after the explosion, not only will a shock wave and shell fragments be formed, but it will also be accompanied by a fire with a core temperature of up to 1,000 degrees, which can ignite the steel.The flames formed by the explosion of this gunpowder will spread out like gasoline on fire, and can continue to burn for a period of time, even in water.Because the stability of picric acid is far inferior to yellow explosives, a slight collision will cause an explosion, but the power is much greater than that of yellow explosives.Later, the Japanese engineer Masayoshi Shimose began to study picric acid, and the inner wall of the cannonball was covered with paraffin wax to temporarily isolate the picric acid from the cannonball, so that this gunpowder was applied to actual combat.During the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, Japan relied on this kind of artillery shell to defeat the Beiyang Naval Division in one fell swoop.Qiao Zhiqing handed over the picric acid to Nobel's scientific research institute to conquer, and with his suggestion, although there was no specific formula, the scientific research institute still developed it on the same day as the general who broke the captivity, and its power even Nobel was amazed."
Help, help, help."
The sailors who fell into the water hurriedly called for help to the ships in the distance, but the Chinese naval ships were still shooting, and who dared to come to the rescue at the risk of such a bad head.Only Blair escaped with Captain Chelsea and a few sailors in a lifeboat, and was rescued by a British warship on the side."
Why don't you open fire, why don't you fire fire," Blair yelled hoarsely at the captain, as embarrassed as an overboard.The cannon rumbled, and shells kept hitting the side of the wooden ship, stirring up waves and making the ship shake continuously."
Captain, we are two kilometers away from the enemy ship, and the range is not enough," the captain replied in a loud voice, and hurriedly handed the telescope in his hand to Blair.Blair hurriedly observed with a telescope, and sure enough, the distance between the two sides was very different, and the ship was still equipped with an old breech gun.The firing range is only about 500 meters at most, and it will not cause any damage to Chinese ships at all.At this time, the herringbone formation had been knocked off the top of the head by the Chinese fleet, divided into left and right wings, and completely exposed the chest to the Chinese fleet."
No matter, quickly let the fleet change into a V-shaped formation and fire at the enemy ships."
Blair was helpless for a while, he was anxious and angry, and he didn't know whether it was sea water or sweat on his forehead, and a handful of drips fell on the deck."
Yes, my subordinates obey."
The captain hurriedly gave the order to the herald.The whistle sounded and the command flag danced.The two wings of the coalition fleet quickly outflanked and advanced, outflanking the Chinese fleet in a V-shaped shape."
The foreign devils are planning to fight hard" Wang Zhenyuan sneered with a telescope, and hurriedly commanded the heralds beside him, "Let the ships transform into columns and intersperse the past, and divide and annihilate the foreign devils." ”"Yes," the herald replied loudly, hurriedly waving the command flag to the herald on the mast.After a while, the fleet changed formation, like a sharp sword plunging into the chest of the foreigner's fleet, splitting the v-shaped with no portal in half.The sea breeze is like a torch, the waves are rolling, the two sides of the remnant sun are all facing each other, and the rumbling artillery resounded through the world.Relying on the superiority of artillery, the Chinese fleet always remained out of the range of the guns of the foreign fleet, but it always hit the target.On both sides of the Chinese ship, the guns roared one after another, like a warrior who had swallowed his anger for many years, finally healed his wounds and drew his sword.The warships of the foreigners were originally wooden ships, although they seemed to have Chinese ships sandwiched in them.Finally, a shell hit the Chinese ship.But the old-fashioned iron ball bullet, close to the impact, where will it penetrate the ten-centimeter-thick iron armor.The Chinese fleet grew more and more courageous, and the guns on both sides of the ship spat out three shots per minute.As soon as the foreigner's ship was shot, it was a big rift, and under the intensive artillery attack, there was no room for resistance."
God, why do you want this devil in the East to wake up."
Blair and Chervin stood in the bow, the side of the ship that had been blown away by the artillery.The ship's sailors were killed and wounded, and wails were everywhere.The hull tilted rapidly at forty-five degrees, and there was simply no room for escape.As soon as Blair's words fell, the main guns of the Chinese fleet in the distance opened fire again."
Boom" Blair even saw the shell flying towards him, and an explosion sounded, and the sea instantly returned to calm.Only the raging fire was still burning, like the afterglow of the setting sun.After two hours of fighting, all 20 British battleships gathered in the center were shot and sank.The five Dutch warships on the far left saw that the situation was not good, and although they were bombed in several places, they fortunately did not sink and hurriedly returned to the road they came.The name of this sea coachman is not called in vain, the Netherlands, which is weak among the powers, is just communicating with various countries to do business, where do you want to fight with others.The only three remaining warships of Italy and Portugal were not so lucky, and they were all surrounded by the Chinese fleet.Seeing that the general trend had gone, the captain all hoisted the white flag and surrendered."
Commander, all the captains are asking if they want to open fire" The herald stood behind Wang Zhenyuan and asked anxiously, waiting for the final order.Of the seven warships of the Chinese fleet, except for three main ships with minor injuries to their sides, the rest of the warships were unharmed.Only then did the British battleships concentrate their fire and opened heavy fire on the three 8,000-ton main ships.However, because the range of the artillery was really insufficient, only a few shots hit the deck when the two sides were 500 meters apart, and they could not penetrate the deck at all.There was a brief silence on the surface of the sea, filled with drifting plank sails and flames still blazing.The three Italian and Portuguese warships were sandwiched inside like slices of hamburger meat.On both sides are the muzzles of black holes, each of which is relatively no more than 500 meters."
Order all ships to be blown up and sunk, and not a single one will be left."
Wang Zhenyuan frowned and gave an order, and there seemed to be thousands of hatreds in his chest roaring out.At this moment, his waist was as strong as ever."
All of them are blown up, and not a single one is left."
The herald roared and waved the command flag in his hand, and for some reason tears appeared in his eyes."
Boom, boom, boom."
The sound of artillery was everywhere, and in an instant, hundreds of shells smashed from both sides to the middle.The two wooden ships were easily shredded like pieces of paper, billowing smoke into the sky.The night was already dark, and the five Dutch warships finished their soy sauce and quickly withdrew from the battlefield while the night was dark.Wang Zhenyuan did not order a pursuit, but hurriedly bypassed Yalong Bay and pursued the eighteen ironclad ships of the coalition army.The allied ironclad fleet pursued the Chinese fleet for a day, and the two sides always kept a distance of five nautical miles.Before dark, we had already driven to the vicinity of the Beibu Gulf on Hainan Island.At this time, there was no GS navigation system, and at night they could only move forward by the direction of the constellation, and both sides slowed down.The Chinese ships were still lit up, as if they were guiding the coalition forces, and they were sailing ahead without hurry."
These Chinese are really inexperienced.Night was supposed to be the best time to escape, but they wasted this opportunity. ”He Bo held the binoculars, and a smug sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth."
The general is wise, they only have the only way to bypass the Qiongzhou Strait and flee to Hong Kong.Even if they disappear in the night, they will still be found by dawn.Tomorrow Blair's fleet will block the exit, and when the time comes, we will be flanked from both sides, and the Chinese fleet will probably not last an hour before the entire ship will be destroyed. ”Owen stammered, he was a high-ranking official of the East India Company.After the company was dismantled by the British government, he joined the Royal Navy, and now he has the rank of captain, eager to climb the high branch of Ho Bo, and knows nothing about naval strategy."
You're right, the Chinese fleet will soon become a hot dog in a hamburger.We are not in a hurry at this time, you are here to keep an eye on them, I will go to sleep first, and then call me after dawn. ”He Bo gave a reassuring order, and there was no suspense in his heart about the outcome of this battle.Eighteen ironclad ships, as well as thirty wooden ships, faced seven Chinese ships.No matter how they fight, the coalition forces will definitely win.The command ship of China's First Fleet, "Shichang, go and ask where the fleet has gone" Zheng Dahai came out of the command room, observed the constellations in the sky on the deck, and kept marking everywhere on the map."
Yes, Commander."
Deng Shichang quickly ran into the cockpit, and after a while, he ran up excitedly."
Commander, now that we have reached the Gulf of Tonkin, the lighthouse on the shore has already sent a signal."
Deng Shichang reported with a worried face, and countless questions flashed in his mind."
Do you have any questions, how can you make a bitter face" Zheng Dahai asked this little herald gently, Deng Shichang is very smart, he can teach everything, and he doesn't know why Qiao Zhiqing sent him to the navy in the first place."
Report to the commander, I don't understand, if we wash the lights on the ship now, we can completely get rid of the pursuit of the foreigners.If it's dawn, we can't escape if we want to. ”Deng Shichang asked suspiciously."
Why should we run away" Zheng Dahai sat down on the deck, lit a cigarette, and handed it to Deng Shichang.Deng Shichang was flattered and took a few puffs, only choking on tears."
Commander, I've been observing foreign devils all day.Half of the warships were missing, and according to my judgment, they must have circled to the mouth of the Qiongzhou Strait from the northeast, waiting for us to go over and attack from both sides," Deng Shichang said the doubts in his heart, his face full of worry."
Ouch, stinky boy, that's good.I can't believe that you, a small herald, can see so many things. ”Zheng Dahai unexpectedly patted Deng Shichang's shoulder, his eyes full of appreciation
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