The fleet commander of the Huai army suddenly rose into despair, facing the ten ironclad battleships that looked like a hill, and the twenty battleships under his command were like tattered fishing boats."
Brothers, we are handsome people in life, and we are handsome ghosts in death, and we fight with the Huaxing Army" The commander roared on the boat and waved the flag of battle preparation.The herald on the mast quickly waved the flag in his hand, and all the warships sounded the horns, and all the bows were turned into a horizontal formation.The regimental warriors quickly cleaned the chamber of the cannon, then pushed the powder bag into the chamber from the muzzle, and finally pushed the solid iron ball into the chamber and compacted it.The gunner burned the iron rod red, and when he waited for the order to open the gun, he stuffed the iron rod into the blast hole, and after the red-hot iron rod poked into the explosive bag through the blast hole, it would ignite the gunpowder, causing the cannon chamber to explode sharply and explode and blast out the solid iron bullet.Once the cannon is fired, use the iron hook to hook out the residue of the explosive pack, then clean the chamber and repeat the same motion.This is much easier than the method of igniting with a fire rope, which greatly increases the speed of firing the cannon, which is completely different from the complex in later movies.The warships of the Huaxing Army got closer and closer, and to the surprise of the commander of the Huai Army, they chose to open fire from two thousand meters away.The main guns of the ten battleships made a loud noise all day at the same time, setting off huge waves on the sea, rushing towards the formation of the Huai warships."
Cannonballs, shells, lie down" The herald on the mast was the first to notice the smoke coming from the artillery on the opposite side, and hurriedly yelled at the Huai Legion on the deck.Before the herald's words fell, there were two loud roars on the side of the ship, and the entire hull tilted at this moment, and most of the wooden hull was blown away at once."
Why bother" Zheng Dahai, commander of the East China Sea Fleet, looked at the battleship that was constantly on fire in front of him with a telescope, his eyebrows tightly locked, and he sighed softly.The tumbling sea water instantly poured into the bed compartment, and hundreds of regiments on board fled in terror and jumped into the sea from the violently burning warship, and the wails spread throughout the sea.The East China Sea Fleet continued to bombard with its main guns as it marched, and soon the distance between the two sides was reduced to a thousand meters.The whistle of the East China Sea Fleet suddenly whined, and all ten battleships turned their bows and aimed their guns on the side of the black hole completely at the Huai battleship."
Quickly withdraw to the port and withdraw" After five of the 20 warships of the Huai army were blown up, the remaining warships were also bombed with holes, but fortunately, there was no water leakage and they were still able to sail.The commander of the Huai army was completely crushed in his will to fight, and when he was facing death, he no longer had the generosity and heroism he had just now, and his heart was terrified to the extreme, and he hurriedly ordered the fleet to turn around.But where did the East China Sea Fleet give him a chance to escape, at this moment, all ten battleships turned their bows, and nearly a hundred guns roared at the same time.The rain of bullets in the sky was like a dark cloud, instantly covering the sun, and the "brush, brush, brush" smashed down on the battleship of the Huai Army.Gunsmoke rose everywhere, and shrapnel flew sideways.The cannonballs fell densely on the heads of the Huai warships, and like dumplings, even the sea water boiled.The warships of the Huai army did not escape after all in the sound of successive explosions, and all of them were blown into slag.The guns on the battleship did not fire a single ammunition, and after the battleship was torn apart, it quickly flew out of the cabin and quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.The first line of defense against the sea, which Li Hongzhang had worked so hard to build, was completely breached in only half an hour.There is a difference in the maritime strength of the two sides by an era, and even the ironclad battleships of the foreigners are not the opponents of the Huaxing Army, let alone the wooden warships.The East China Sea Fleet sailed into the harbor and carried out intensive fire coverage on the military facilities on the shore.The Huai soldiers on the island were originally going to fight in the trenches to block the landing of the Huaxing army, but they were greeted by heavy artillery fire from the warships.The airships on the Tarzan also took off from the deck and bombarded the military fortifications deep on the island.The entire Penghu Islands were filled with billowing gunsmoke, and after the cannon fire ended, the island was like a Shura hell, full of heart-rending screams.Of the tens of thousands of soldiers stationed on the island, only a thousand remained when the Huaxing army landed, and the regimental brave who were lucky enough to survive dared to resist, and all raised their hands in horror and surrendered.At this time, the real flowering bomb was only equipped with the Huaxing army, and the Huai Regimental Yong saw this kind of shell bombardment for the first time, and he would not lie down to dodge.On the contrary, they were frightened and scurried around the position, and one by one they were blown into minced meat by the flying shrapnel, which was also a major reason for the casualties of the Huai army.At the same time, a naval battle broke out in the Bass Strait between Taiwan and the Philippine island of Luzon.Originally, after the battle on the Penghu Islands began, the heralds of the Huai Army soon returned to the main island of Taiwan to ask for assistance.The 30 warships originally stationed in Pingtung County, Tainan, also left the port immediately, preparing to sail to the Penghu Islands to encircle the warships of the Huaxing Army.But who knows, but at the door of the house, they encountered the South China Sea Fleet that had just arrived from the Philippines, and the two sides blew their horns without thinking about it, and each opened fire.The maximum range of the guns equipped with the Huai warships is 500 meters, which is still 2,000 meters away from the South China Sea Fleet.It stands to reason that you shouldn't fire at all, and wait until you're within range before firing.However, the commander of the Huai warship commanding the operation just wanted to form a deterrent force against the Huaxing army, and the thirty warships opened fire at the same time, launching one iron ball after another.At the same time, the South China Sea Fleet also opened fire on the Huai warships, and the shells of the two sides crossed in the sky.It's just that most of the shells fired by the Huai army fell into the sea, but the shells of the Huaxing army accurately smashed into the battleships of the Huai army.The Huai Army had a full thirty wooden warships, far more than the South China Sea Fleet.Before the battle, the commander had a great deal of confidence, and he thought of attacking all the way, firing artillery all the way, and encircling and annihilating the South China Sea Fleet.But who would have thought that each battleship fired only one shot, and under the dense cover of shells of the South China Sea Fleet, soon there were fires everywhere, the planks of the ship were splashed, and the entire hull was blown into slag.The 30 warships of the Huai Army sank to the bottom of the sea without resisting for half an hour.The battlefield was quickly smoothed by the roaring waters as if nothing had happened."
Brother Gradual, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good, the Huaxing army is coming" Tainan Mansion, Li Hongzhang has just finished arranging the defensive preparations for various positions to the generals.Outside the door, a fat man ran in crying and calling his mother, his face full of embarrassment.The fat on his waist shook up and down because of the violent panting, and his whole body was soaked with sweat."
Lord Garin, aren't you leaving, why are you back again" The generals all looked at the fat man with disdain, and went out to the front line with Li Hongzhang's wave.Li Hongzhang beckoned someone into the lobby, his eyebrows tightly fixed on his fat face.The fat man was none other than Lord Chincha Garin."
Brother Gradual, just now I was already setting sail with someone, who knew that as soon as I left the waters of Taiwan, I saw the warships of the Huaxing Army and our warships fighting fiercely in the direction of the Penghu Islands.The cannonball was like rain, but fortunately the brother immediately told the boatman to turn around and return, and if he had been too late, he would have been buried in the belly of the fish. ”Garin took out a silk scarf from his arms and kept wiping the sweat beads on his head, took a sip of the tea on the table, and still looked panicked on his face."
Then can you see who loses and who wins" Li Hongzhang hurriedly asked, and a bad premonition floated in his heart.After sending the order to the troops to inform the Huaxing Army of the military situation of the attack on the Penghu Islands, Li Hongzhang sent 30 warships on the main island of Taiwan to support, and he did not know whether the two fleets would reconcile."
My good brother, the guns have no eyes, how dare I stay there and watch.Brother Gradual, what should we do now, if there is a faster boat, let's withdraw immediately" Garin was so nervous that he almost vomited blood, scolding himself for coveting what silver taels he coveted, and risking himself to come to this ghost place.These are good, and I can't go back.Li Hongzhang frowned silently, and looked at Ka Lin with contempt.After all, he can be regarded as a first-class general, and after watching the artillery battle at sea, he was so frightened that he was about to pee his pants.Taiwan is Li Hongzhang's last retreat.Now there is no way out except to fight to the death."
Report, big boss, it's not good" The herald dragged a long voice, knelt down on one knee as soon as he entered the door, and continued to play, "Big marshal, our fifty search warships are finished, and all of them have been blown up by the Huaxing Army, and as soon as the warships stationed in Pingtung County left the port, they met the Huaxing Army from the south.All thirty warships were sunk by the Huaxing Army, and they were about to land in Kaohsiung" "What is this possible" Li Hongzhang jumped in surprise and hurriedly ordered the heralds, "Quick, quickly inform Liu Mingchuan, let him enter the frontline position to set up defenses, and must block the landing of the Huaxing Army in Kaohsiung." ”He had only noticed the Huaxing Army fleet attacking from the front, but he didn't know when the Huaxing Army had another fleet coming from the south."
Yes," the herald shouted with his fists clenched, turned and rushed out the door."
Brother Gradual, if it doesn't work, just withdraw.If you and your brother go back to Kanto, and your brother sponsors you in front of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will definitely not cure your crimes."
Now all he was thinking about was how to get out of here right away and return to his hometown in Kanto.It seems that if Li Hongzhang doesn't leave, he won't be able to leave."
You shut up to the old man, the Qing Dynasty can fall to this field today, all because of you brazen villains.I, Li Hongzhang, am dead, and I will be buried in Taiwan" Li Hongzhang was unfolding the map to think of a strategy to deal with the enemy, and under the noisy noise behind him, Li Hongzhang's anger that he had endured for many days finally broke out."
You dare to talk to Ben Qin Cha Li Hongzhang, when Ben Qin returns to Kanto, I must participate in you heavily in front of the Queen Mother" Garin was stunned, and he was very unaccustomed to scolding Li Hongzhang.He enjoyed the imperial treatment here for two days, and he had whatever he wanted, and he could say whatever he wanted.Li Hongzhang changed his attitude, and his uncle's temperament couldn't help but be released, and he scolded casually
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