Among the Manchu generals, Chen Jin can be regarded as a water general, but he has always been born in a land division and is not a real naval general.In fact, among the Zheng army, there were many generals who were good at water warfare, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty was eager to master a naval division and did not trust the Zheng army's generals, so many naval generals were transferred to other places, and only some low-level generals and generals who were not confidants of the Zheng family were left among the naval divisions.After Chen Jin took over the sailor, he promoted a large number of Zheng Army officers who were originally not reused, and these people were promoted, so they naturally did things for Chen Jin wholeheartedly, and he was the only one to look forward to.On the sea, the Ming army fleet was divided into two groups, the flagship Zhenhai and 20 Fu ships as the main formation, forming a single horizontal formation, turning the rudder from the south to sail to the northeast, and the other three gunboats, also in a single horizontal formation, took advantage of the speed advantage of the ship, and detoured to the northeast to the side of the Qing army.Under the command of Chen Jin, the 400 warships of the Qing army's naval division formed a double longitudinal goose-shaped formation, aiming at the Ming army's main formation with their bows, and came in the wind and waves.Under the protection of the double vertical goose-shaped formation, there were a large number of other small warships, accompanying the formation.Looking down from the sky, the formation of the Qing army is like a small house painted on the sea, the goose-shaped formation of the main battleship is like a roof, and the rest of the warships are houses.At four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Jin, the commander of the Manchu Fujian Naval Division, was on the flagship Shenglong, and first held back and ordered the Qing ships to open fire.The two gunboats of the Qing army, Shenglong and Dingsheng, were in the center, located in the position of the head goose, and the battleships of the second class on the two wings marched like a wall like an infantry army, with great momentum.More than 100 Qing warships, riding the wind and waves, artillery bombardment, they aimed at the Ming army with the bow of the ship, only the bow artillery can bombard, the firepower can not be fully exerted, but the bow is aimed at the Ming army, but there is also an advantage, that is, the warship is not easy to be hit.The Ming army's side was aimed at the Qing army, although it could exert its side firepower, but the hull of the ship was more likely to be hit by artillery when it was in front of the Qing warship."
Boom!"
After the Qing army opened fire, the ships of the Ming army also fired back.In the roar of artillery, the front of the Qing army also startled the water column, but the hit was not high."
Let the muzzle of the left artillery be raised a little, focus on the enemy flagship Shenglong, use chain bullets, and strive to get closer, concentrate fire to destroy Shenglong!
Our gunboats have twenty-one pounds of heavy guns, and the power is huge, and they immediately turn to the east after the battle!
”Guo Zhong shouted to the chess and card officer.The Ming Dynasty imitated the Xiyi heavy artillery, mostly eighteen-pound Hongyi cannons, and the shells were about sixteen catties, and the Qing gunboats were mostly equipped with this kind of artillery, while Zhao Ming captured the Dutch warships, which were equipped with twenty-four pounds of heavy guns, and the shells were about twenty-one catties, which were more powerful and had a longer range.The order flag was hoisted, the military order was delivered, and Guo Zhong stood in the helm tower and watched the distance from the enemy ship, which was about to enter the effective range of the Hongyi cannon.On the deck, the Ming gunners in front of the gun window on the left side did not continue to fire artillery bombardment like the Qing army, and the officers reminded loudly from time to time, "Watch out for enemy ships!"
Watch out for enemy ships!
”The Qing army had many ships, more than ten times that of the Ming army, and the opportunity of the Ming army was to defeat the flagship of the Qing army, which caused the Qing army's command to fall into chaos.Guo Zhong clenched his fists tightly, the joints on his fingers were clenched white, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead under the helmet."
Gunner, pay attention, wait for the enemy ship to enter the effective range of the sixteen-pound gun, listen to the general's order, fire cannons to bombard the Shenglong, and then immediately turn the rudder right, sail eastward, and take the enemy ship away from the mouth of the Minjiang River......"
Guo Zhong's eyes were firmly fixed on the approaching Qing fleet."
Boom!"
With a bang, a shell hit the port side of the Zhenhai, and the shell pierced the port side and fell into the sea from the starboard side.After a period of artillery bombardment by the Qing army, a shot finally hit the Zhenhai, and as it entered the effective range of the Hongyi cannon, the hit rate of the Qing artillery immediately increased, and several lucky ships in this formation were also shot one after another.Guo Zhong saw the side of the enemy ship, the muzzle of the sixteen-pound Hongyi cannon, and the green smoke was still emitting from the clairvoyant mirror, and he immediately roared loudly, "Aim at Longsheng and open fire!"
”"Boom boom" burst of cannons, Guo Zhong only felt the warship under his feet, trembling violently in the sound of cannons, the three-layer guns on the port side of the Zhenhai, starting from the bottom left side, fired in turn, a moment of gunpowder smoke filled, covering the hull, the cannon giant ship, the side salvo, particularly shocking.Guo Zhong saw through the smoke of gunpowder, and in the clairvoyant mirror, he saw that the bow of the Longsheng, the flagship of the Qing army, which was moving rapidly, exploded, and sawdust splashed, and he suddenly felt a burst of joy, "Hit!"
”"Attention the helmsman, the right is full of rudders, and continue to turn from the northeast to the east!
The port guns continue to be ready to shoot!
”Guo Zhong waved his arms and shouted.When the warships of the two armies met less than three miles, the Ming army Zhenhai led the formation, and after a round of shelling, continued to sail northeast to avoid colliding with the Qing warships.As soon as the Ming fleet deviated from the original route, the front of the original route was bombarded by the shells fired by the Qing gunboats, and more than a dozen huge water columns were struck, drenching the Zhenhai.These shells were fired by the Qing army's Hongyi cannons, and seeing these water columns, Guo Zhong and the Ming soldiers on the Zhenhai couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.If these shells hit the Zhenhai, it is estimated that most of the flagship will be destroyed immediately.At this time, Guo Zhong saw the flagship of the Qing army, after being hit by a cannonball, the Qing army was turning, and the formation would change from a goose-shaped formation to a double vertical formation, advancing in parallel with the Ming army to the northeast, and pursuing the Ming army to leave the mouth of the Minjiang River.This means that the two sides will enter the side to shoot at each other, and the Ming army has few ships, and it will definitely fall into the wind.The Qing army turned to the center and continued to fire the artillery, because the ship's movement angle was too large, and the Qing artillery did not hit the Zhenhai, but a lucky ship was smashed with a broken mast and gradually paralyzed.At this time, the Ming gunners were hurriedly loading and wanted to shoot again, when suddenly there was a loud "boom", and the Zhenhai was shot again, the hull of the ship shook violently, the broken wood exploded, and Guo Zhong's body hit the guardrail.When he reacted, he glanced at the helm tower, and couldn't help but be a little glad that the cannonball only eliminated a section of the guardrail and was not seriously damaged.But then, another shot hit the Zhenhai, sweeping across a section of the deck, and several mutilated corpses lay on the deck, but the gunner on the port side who was not hit was still manipulating the gun, and he was relieved.This was another main gunboat of the Qing army, and after turning to parallel, it took advantage of the fact that the side guns had not opened fire to bombard the flagship of the Ming army."
Damn the Peak!"
Guo Zhongda spat out, straightened his crooked helmet, and shouted loudly: "Is the port gun ready?"
”"Ready!""
Aim for Longsheng and hit!"
Guo Zhong roared angrily, and did not pay attention to the heyday, but slammed the flagship of the Qing army.More than 20 guns on the port side of the Zhenhai fired a salvo again, the cannons roared in turn, the cannon body retreated, Guo Zhong saw through the smoke of gunpowder that the Longsheng had not yet fully turned was hit, the sail was torn apart by chain bullets, the mast was twisted, and it fell heavily on the deck, and immediately waved his fist and cheered: "Good!"
”The gunners on the Zhenyuan ship also let out a burst of cheers."
Reload, keep aiming at the Longsheng side, hit me!"
Guo Zhong shouted loudly.Longsheng is the flagship of the Qing army, and if the Longsheng is sunk, the command of the Qing army will inevitably be chaotic, and the Ming army will be sure to drag Zheng Hongkui to arrive.The Ming army hit the flagship of the Qing army, the morale was great, the gunners stripped naked and exposed their arms, loaded the shells into the chamber respectively, quickly pushed the artillery, and the muzzle of the gun was aimed at the Longsheng, which was about to complete the turn.Just as the Zhenhai was about to complete its preparations for launch, in the loud sound of "bang bang bang", Guo Zhong's body once again hit the guardrail of the helm tower on his back, and several heralds around him fell to the ground horizontally and vertically, rolling and wailing, and drenched in blood.Guo Zhong's thigh was also hit by a broken log, and blood stained his pants red.At this time, he did not know where he got the strength, but he got up again, staggered to the guardrail, and saw the hellish scene on the deck, scattered with broken wood everywhere, and the limbs of the soldiers, and the blood stained the deck scarlet, which was shocking."
It's the Boom's artillery again!"
With the turn of the Qing army, the advantage of more ships and more artillery was brought into play, and the Ming army suffered heavy losses immediately under the salvo fire of the Qing army's ships."
Aim for Longsheng and shoot back!"
Guo Zhong held on to the helm, hissed and roared, biting the flagship of the Qing army.In the pool of blood on the port side, several wounded Ming soldiers struggled to get up, picked up the torch and walked back to the side of the ship."
Da Ming will not die!"
A cadet of the Navy Martial Arts Hall, who was interning on the ship, roared angrily and ignited the artillery."
Boom, boom!"
Artillery roared, shells whistled out.On the Longsheng, Chen Jin, the commander of the Fujian Navy who was covered in blood, showed a frightened face, but at this moment, a huge battleship was in front of Longsheng, but it was the Dingsheng, seeing that the flagship was in trouble, he took the initiative to block the shells for Longsheng.Sawdust flew, and the Dingsheng was severely damaged by several shells, Guo Zhong's face turned pale when he saw this, but Chen Jin laughed, "Order, all ships fire a salvo and sink the Zhenhai ship." ”On the Zhenhai, Guo Zhong shouted urgently, "Swing the rudder with full sails, open the distance, and avoid shelling." ”The Ming army on the ship was desperate and prepared to meet the artillery attack, but at this moment, there was a deafening sound of artillery in the northeast, and the guerrilla fleet composed of Zhenyuan, Zhenyi, and Zhendong had already detoured back to the flank of the Qing army.The Qing army lined up in a column, that is to say, the three Ming gunboats only faced two Qing warships with their bows aimed at them, and the rest of the warships were blocked by two warships.The Ming guerrilla fleet successfully seized the "T" head, and with one salvo, it knocked out two Qing warships.On the Longsheng, Chen Jin was shocked when he saw this scene, but it didn't matter the overall situation, he gritted his teeth and said: "Aim at Zhenhai and continue to bombard!"
Defeat the Ming army!
”As soon as his military order was issued, the command flag on the mast had not yet been hoisted, and the Qing military ships in the southwest suddenly hung up the police flag, "A large number of enemy ships have been found!"
”Chen Jin hurriedly picked up the clairvoyant mirror to watch, and sure enough, there were countless black spots on the sea in the southwest, it was the Zheng Junshui division of Jinxia who rushed over, and his expression suddenly changed greatly, "It's not good, I've been ambushed!"
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