readxWhen the two fleets approached three miles away, Zhao Lie ordered them to form a battle formation and approach the enemy ship.
The observation tower on the Wei Qing used flags and horns to direct other ships to approach the enemy ship.
Seeing this action of the enemy ship, Wildenk was overjoyed.
Just like last time, the gunners on the enemy ship were unable to fire accurately, so they had to shorten the bombardment distance despite the gunfire.
His confidence increased greatly.
This was a replica of the last naval battle.
Although he only had three battleships, the Sluden was a battleship with the same tonnage as the Houston and had powerful artillery.
Wildenk was confident of fighting.
The key is that the opponent is really vulnerable.
Qian Er and Zhang Wei still felt a little nervous.
They were not as panicked as yesterday.
However, when they saw the other party's lower deck gun window through the gun window, they knew that the other party was a battleship with many heavy guns.
Of course, the two of them looked at the new ones in front of them.
The thirty-two-pound cannon was installed, which gave him a lot of confidence.
After all, his own heavy artillery showed off its power yesterday, and it was not a simple matter for him to make a clean forced landing on an enemy ship.
Zhao Da, Qi Wei, and Yu Dabao repeatedly urged Zhao Lie to go to the lower deck, but Zhao Lie did not agree.
After all, the Wei Qing went to the front line this time, and it was only postponed last time.
His lower deck would make Daming, a novice, The soldiers were even more panicked and refused to listen to the persuasion.
Yu Dabao raised the number of guards to ten.
Several people surrounded Zhao Lie with an iron shield.
Zhao Lie grinned as he looked at it, but he didn't say much.
In fact, if heavy artillery projectiles broke through the wall, these shields would be of little use.
The wood chips are still very protective.
When they were two miles closer, Wildenk ordered the cannon fire.
He firmly believed that his subordinates were trustworthy in the face of such a novice.
The three Dutch warships opened fire one after another, aiming at the Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Li Guang.
After all, they were the greatest threat due to their large tonnage and many artillery.
If they were destroyed, most of the victory would be won.
The Wei Qing was bombarded by twenty cannons on the side of the Houston, but only three of them hit.
Among them, the three newly installed 18-pounder guns missed.
The shells of the 12-pounder and 9-pounder guns hit the side of the ship.
However, , far away, just hitting the side of the ship It made deep bullet marks and made a loud sound.
Sixty breaths later, the second salvo came.
This time, an 18-pound shell finally hit the side of the Wei Qing, but it did not get close to the waterline, but close to the upper sea.
On the deck, two shells stirred up the broken planks of the ship.
With a large amount of dust, the Huo Qubing was targeted and bombarded by the Sluden.
During the second bombardment, three 18-pound shells hit the side of the ship, which also cracked the side of the ship.
The hundreds of gunners on the deck listened nervously.
With every sound, every ping-pong sound It made some of them tremble.
This is the most difficult period.
If your own warship fires cannons, no one will care about this, because you will devote yourself to the cannons.
The constant busyness will make you temporarily forget your fear. , now it can only be suffering.
The Li Guang, which the Dihan was targeting, was very lucky.
The smaller Dihan did not have 18-pound guns, and the largest only had six 12-pound guns, three on each side.
The others were nine-pounders and six-pounders.
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Although Li Guanghao was hit by a few twelve-pound shells, they only left a few deep bullet marks, so he really didn't care.
Within ten minutes, the three Dutch warships fired three salvos.
The results were good and they caused some damage to the Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.
However, these artillery were not really heavy artillery, and the damage to the two ships was limited.
Approaching less than a mile, the six warships of Zhao Lie's fleet fired one after another, and thick smoke enveloped the fleet amid the roaring sound.
At this distance, nearly half of the cannonballs on the battleship hit the enemy ship.
There was a ping-pong sound in Wildenk's ears, but what made Wildenk very alert was that there were some more dull ones.
The sound of the blow was very similar to the bombardment of heavy artillery.
However, Wildenk couldn't believe it for a moment, because it should be at least the sound of a thirty-two-pounder cannon, or even a forty-eight-pounder cannon. .
How is this possible?
A 300-ton warship shouldn't be equipped with so many heavy artillery.
It's impossible.
If it is such a large-caliber heavy gun, its vibration is astonishing, and a small ship of 300 tons may not be able to support its recoil.
In the next five minutes, Zhao Lie's fleet launched two rounds, with good results.
The one who felt the most profound at this time was the Dihan.
Under the care of the fourteen 32-pound guns of the Li Guang and Peng Yue, the ship's side was shattered.
Two shells broke into the gun deck and destroyed three six-pound guns.
The shattered ship plank fragments killed and injured seventeen gunners.
The gun deck was full of mutilated limbs, bloodstains, and shrill howls.
The Dihan's gunfire fell silent.
Wildenk was sweating profusely at this time.
The boatswain had informed him that the opponent had a forty-eight-pounder gun.
The Houston was hit no less than ten times, three of which hit the gun deck, and one of which broke the gun window and entered the gun. deck, destroyed a twelve-pounder gun, killed three people, and wounded four.
"Are you sure?"
Wildenk looked at the boatswain in surprise.
"I'm not sure, but based on my experience, the thirty-two-pounder gun shouldn't be able to break the ship's plank and enter the cabin so easily."
Hank looked back at the captain expressionlessly.
Are you questioning my experience?
, I've been through twice as many naval battles as you, you damn bastard.
"Send the retreat flag.
Returning officer."
Wildenk didn't want to use his own life to prove it.
Once something went wrong, he didn't think these Francois would let him go.
After all, he did it again and again. provocation first.
At the same time, Zhao Lie was sweating profusely.
When Zhao Lie's fleet exploded, his opponent also fired a round of volleys in response.
Perhaps it was the character of the Dutch who exploded.
The bow porthole where Zhao Lie was was hit by an eighteen Pound shells hit the three-story iron mesh window It was broken through two and a half floors, and the smoking shells got stuck on the last layer of iron grating.
Half of the sphere had already protruded into the cabin.
Everyone in the cabin stared at the black and smoking shells with their mouths open.
It was really unfortunate, too.
Luck has arrived.
Zhao Lie also broke out in a cold sweat.
He didn't think that if it was an eighteen-pound cannon shell, it could be blocked by a few iron shields.
If it was a nine-pound cannon, even a twelve-pound cannon would be possible.
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The eighteen-pound cannon shells blasted in The consequences for the cabin are disastrous.
"Sir, the enemy ship turned and fled."
A sailor came in to report, waking everyone up.
"Pursue them with all your strength, and be sure to leave them behind."
Zhao Lie was extremely angry.
He wanted to have sex right after the fight, and flipped the table over after eating.
How could such a good thing happen?
"As commanded."
Wildenk regretted that he was too close to the enemy ship.
When he wanted to escape, the enemy ship fired a large number of chain bombs and shotguns.
At this time, the decks of the Houston and Sluden were in a mess.
The sails were broken, one of the two mainmasts was broken by a chain shot, and the deck sailors were killed by shotguns.
Qian Er and Zhang Wei were busy happily like the dozens of gunners on the deck.
Qian Er saw that twice as many shotgun bags as the size of the 18-pound gun were added to the barrel, and he secretly praised that this gun can be loaded.
The belly is big enough to accommodate it.
I don't know where the fear just now went.
One is that the opponent's counterattack is not as intensive as it was at the beginning, and the other is that the focus is distracted in the busyness.
Gunner Wang Qiang jumped high into the muzzle of the gun to fire shotgun shells.
At the commander's command to fire, Wang Qiang calmly lit the match rope.
The next moment, the cannon roared, and the propellant shot out nearly a hundred iron particles in an instant.
This bombardment was decisive.
The upper half of the Houston's mainmast was shredded by chain bombs, and the observation deck fell into the sea together with the sailors on it.
More than half of the sailors on the deck were cleared by shotguns, and sails and wood were everywhere.
The fragments of the ship, as well as the bodies of sailors and blood everywhere, the painful howls of the wounded echoed through the deck, and the Houston's speed dropped sharply, with no more than two knots left.
Wildenk looked at the deck through the hatch with a pale face.
At this moment, he felt extremely regretful.
If he had not been too conceited, he would not be in this situation today.
The high-spirited Wildenk who wanted to make a fortune was gone. .
The situation of the Dihan was even worse.
Two large holes were penetrated in the waterline.
The sailors on the ship could no longer care about sailing and shooting.
They could only do their best to plug the leaks and ensure that the ship did not sink.
There was nothing else to worry about.
The Sluden was in the best condition.
However, the fore and aft gaff sails were all broken, four main square sails were damaged, one-third of the deck sailors were lost, and the ship's speed dropped to three knots.
In fact, the situation of the three ships is very normal.
After the bombardment, the ships were damaged and the ship speed decreased.
This is an inevitable outcome in a naval battle.
However, there are materials on board and can be repaired after the battle.
However, the current situation is that the enemy ships With a giant cannon, if the ship cannot speed up and escape, it will only be named by the giant cannon, and there is no need to repair it at all.
The entire fleet of Dutchmen fell into despair. s Just like some book friends said, this book is a bit slow to develop.
Indeed, because it needs to be more realistic and rigorous, it is impossible for the protagonist to shake his body and lead a group of untrained and armed soldiers to defeat the slaves. , even the Ming army may not be able to defeat it.
If you put it that way, it would be the Romance of the Three Kingdoms instead of the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms.
However, now that the preparation is completed, the next protagonist will lead the new army to gallop on the battlefield.
The exciting plot is coming, so stay tuned.
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