Five three-masted gunboats crossed the middle of the river from the south channel and entered the north channel.On the side of the ship, diagonally facing the sandbar, the bottom heavy artillery roared, and the guns opened fire in turn, and the muzzles of the guns suddenly retreated into the gun window, and at the same time sprayed cannon flames, raising a cloud of gunsmoke.The heavy guns captured by the Dutch had great recoil, and the huge three-masted gunboats could not withstand the fire of the heavy guns in unison.If dozens of guns were fired at the same time, the vibration would be enough to disintegrate the ship.Therefore, in naval battles, when two ships fired at each other, or when the ships bombarded land, the guns on the side of the board fired sequentially.In an instant, the five three-masted gunboats let out a series of "boom, boom, boom" cannon sounds, and the smoke on the side of the warship, from the bow to the stern, exploded one by one, and the smoke of gunpowder covered the hull and blocked the view.In the deafening sound of artillery, dozens of shells weighing more than 20 pounds fell on the sandbar, the shells smashed on the beachhead, and countless mud and gravel rose into the air, and then fell like raindrops, splashing dense white water in the river.One after another, the shells fired rapidly and smashed on the fort, the masonry shattered, and the smoke and dust filled the fort.On the south bank, a war horse neighed, and several miles away, the Qing troops hidden on the shore were still frightened when they saw the heavy artillery bombardment of the Ming army.After all, Man Dahai had never commanded a naval division, thinking that fifty or sixty artillery pieces were arranged on the Qing army's batteries, and the number of artillery pieces was enough, but as soon as the Ming artillery fired, he knew that fifty or sixty artillery pieces were just equivalent to the number of artillery on the side of two gunboats.In a siege battle, fifty or sixty heavy artillery bombarded the city walls, which can be regarded as a large sum, but in a naval battle, that is, the number of guns of a gunboat.A few miles away, Man Dahai could still feel the shaking of the ground and mountains from the sandbar and the river, and his heart couldn't help but beat wildly."
Fight back!"
Man Dahai roared loudly.After a round of shelling, at the bottom of the Ming gunboat, the gunner quickly cleared the chamber with a stick wrapped in a wet cotton cloth, and the slightest sound of water vapor evaporation came from the gun chamber.Immediately after that, the loader fills the cartridge, and after the iron bullet is loaded, the rifper compacts it with a stick, and the gunners work together to reset the cannon, and the muzzle of the gun sticks out of the cannon window.At this time, the sandbank fort was full of messes, and the forts built of stones and earthen bags were lifted by shells in many places, and the cannons on the gun carriage fell to the ground, pressing the legs of the Qing soldiers, and the soldiers let out a terrible howl.The smoke and dust on the fort were billowing and the vision was not clear, and there were screams for help everywhere, Zu Zerun, whose face was full of gunpowder smoke under the red-topped hat, roared loudly, "Move the corpse away, fire back!"
”The figure ran in the smoke and dust, the Qing sergeant took off the corpse lying on the cannon, and the officer roared loudly and waved his hand, "Aim at the enemy ship, fight!"
”A deafening sound of artillery suddenly broke out on the "boom boom" fort, thick white smoke covered the fort, the guns retreated, and more than 10 catties of iron bullets rushed out of the muzzle and smashed into the Ming fleet, and the shells fell into the river, splashing up columns of water.On the south bank, Mandahai gritted his teeth, because the distance was too far, and the Ming warships were in motion, most of the more than 50 shells fell into the river, and only one or two hit the Ming warships.Just as the shells fell around the Ming warships and splashed up columns of water that rose into the sky, the Ming gun's side guns roared again.At this time, as the distance was shortened, the eighteen-pounder gun also entered the effective firing range, only to see the side of the Ming gunboat, from the bottom of the heavy artillery began to spray cannon flames, rising white smoke, the artillery from front to rear, in turn, retreated into the gun window, and when the lower deck guns were finished, the middle deck guns also started in turn, and finally the upper deck.The three layers of naval guns roared in turn, firing three times as many shells as in the first round of shelling.In an instant, the Shazhou Fort was bombarded with nearly 150 shells, and the iron bullets were as dense as hail, and the Qing Army Fort immediately suffered a devastating blow.A series of loud noises rang out, the loud rumble of iron bullets, and the entire sandbar shook violently.This is equivalent to five gunboats, concentrated fire to bombard a warship, if the warship suffered such a fierce shelling, most of them would have turned into a piece of driftwood and drifted in the river, but although the battery suffered heavy losses, it would not sink, and there would always be people who survived.Zu Zerun was covered in blood, standing on the smoke-filled fort, his vision was not clear, and there were cries for help and screams everywhere around him, as well as soldiers with nervous breakdowns, screams of despair coming out of his mouth."
Fight back!
Shoot back!
”Zu Zerun roared loudly, and on the smoke-filled fort, only sporadic cannon flames flickered, and the Qing army fort suffered a devastating blow, and it had no combat power.On the south bank, the generals of the Qing army were full of horror, "Lord Wang, the fort is almost over!"
”Seeing the power of the Ming army's three-story naval guns, the Manchu generals saw such a terrifying power for the first time.At this time, Man Dahai understood why the three forts of Fushan, Wolf Mountain, and Jingjiang would all fall within one day.A salvo of more than 150 heavy cannons, even if it is an iron wall, will be torn apart by shells like paper paste, not to mention just a fort built of stones and mounds of earth.The Qing army's fort was built according to the strength of the previous Ming army's naval division, at that time, the gunboats in Donghai Town had not yet formed combat effectiveness, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty took the combat power of the Ming army's naval division at that time, as well as the combat power of Manchuria's own naval division, and the number of forts and artillery built was indeed enough, but they did not expect that the Ming army's naval division had developed so powerfully.Since entering the Yangtze River for the first time, causing the Manchu Qing to pay attention to the defense of the river, although Zhao Ming garrisoned in Chongming, he did not enter the Yangtze River again, and even let the navy deliberately show weakness, so that the Qing army thought that its river defense was enough to defend the Ming army.Zhao Ming confused the Qing army like this, and the original intention was to wait for sufficient preparations, and directly settle Nanjing in the first battle, but now for the sake of the overall situation, the East China Sea army has to expose its strength.After the second round of shelling, the gunners on each deck of the Ming warship quickly carried out the third round of loading.At this time, Man Dahai suddenly woke up, and roared angrily, "Order the sailors to attack, go straight to the Haikou warship, reinforce the battery, and force the Haikou into the South Channel!"
”On the flagship of the Ming army, Zhao Ming was about to give the order to fire a third salvo, but Wang Deshun suddenly exclaimed: "Marshal, the Qinggou Sailor has rushed over, adjust the speed of the gun position to bombard the Qinggou warship!"
”Zhao Ming turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw hundreds of warships, about to rush out of the northern channel, surpass the sandbar, and pounce on the Ming fleet.At this time, the Ming army had already fired two rounds of volleys, and if the third round of artillery continued to smash into the fort, the naval guns would need to cool down for a period of time before they could bombard the Qing fleet.At this time, the fort suffered heavy losses, if it fought another round, there would be basically no threat to the Ming fleet, and if it did not fight, the Qing troops on the fort would have time to breathe and regroup.However, the Ming army was downwind, the Qing army was downstream, and the speed at which the fleet approached was very fast, and if the cannon was coldly cut, it would be too late in time.Moreover, the Qing army must have many fireships, and if the Qing army fleet is allowed to approach the Ming fleet, the Ming army warships will be very dangerous.Zhao Ming frowned slightly, and after a little thought, he made a decision, the fort is a dead thing and cannot be moved, it is not the real threat of the Ming army, the real threat of the Ming fleet is only the naval division of the Qing army.Zhao Ming immediately roared, "Aim at the Qing army warship and open fire!"
”The Ming warship, which was about to open fire, immediately adjusted its direction and aimed its muzzle at the Qing army's naval division, and then suddenly made a loud noise, spraying orange cannon flames and white gunsmoke.
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