On the endless sea, two sailors met unexpectedly.The two fleets quickly formed a double horizontal formation, like two parallel lines, pulling in the distance.On the sea, the Qing army's grain ships reduced their speed, broke away from the fleet, and made a detour to the east, wanting to bypass the Ming army fleet from the northwest, while the Qing army warships sailed northeast, preparing to intercept the Ming army's fleet.The trajectory of the two armies' sailors was like a "eight" figure that fell to the ground, and a naval battle was about to break out.On the sea, the Qing warships were in a hurry, lined up in a double horizontal formation, the warships were lined up in two parallel straight lines on the sea, the ships were staggered, and the warships on the outside would not block the warships on the inner line, and they could give full play to their firepower.On the Zhenhai, Zhao Ming picked up the clairvoyant mirror, saw the formation of the Qing army, and knew that there were capable people among the other party."
Shi Lang may have come in person!"
Zhao Ming said in a deep voice.The soldiers of the Ming army on the side were very dissatisfied with Zhao Ming's frequent mention of the name Shi Lang, saying that this person was very powerful and must be guarded against.Guo Zhong said in a deep voice: "What if he comes, he will still annihilate the Manshui Division!"
”Zhao Ming laughed when he heard this, patted Guo Zhong on the shoulder and said, "Okay, this commander will see the meritorious service of the soldiers today!"
”The Ming fleet was also in a double horizontal formation, facing the side of the Qing army, with fifty Fu boats, five gunboats at the lead, and forty-five Fu ships behind.The ships on the inner line are staggered with the ships on the outer line, and they are located exactly between the gap between the two ships on the outer line.In this way, all the side guns of the outer line ships can play a role, and the side guns of the inner line ships can still be fully exerted because they are in the gap between the outer line ships, so the side guns of the inner line ships will not be blocked by the hull of the outer line warships.The warships of the Ming army, the sails were agitated, the warships followed the northwest wind blowing from the Siberian plateau, and sailed forward quickly, the spacing between each warship of the Ming army was almost the same, riding the wind and waves on the sea, leaving a trail of tracks, the scene was extremely spectacular.On the side of the Qing army, it was not downwind, the ship was blown to one side by the crosswind from the northwest, and the soldiers were not skilled in manipulating the sails, so the gap between the ships was not uniform, the formation was not so neat, and some of the inner ships were also blocked by the outer warships.Although the number of warships of the Qing army was three times that of the Ming army, just by looking at the formation, you can know who is more elite between the two."
Great marshal, the first ship is three miles away from the enemy ship!"
On the main mast of the Zhenhai, the Ming army observed the hand and shouted loudly.Three miles away, it has entered the Ming army's artillery fire.Zhao Ming turned his head to look at Guo Zhong, who said, "Continue forward, two miles away from the enemy, and then fire a salvo!"
”The Ming army fleet continued to move forward, but at this time, the guns on the side of each warship on the Qing warship began to roar!
In an instant, nearly a thousand artillery pieces roared, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and countless projectiles roared and smashed towards the Ming fleet.The shells fell into the water, splashing columns on the surface of the sea, and the sea water fell like a torrential rain, drenching the deck of the Ming army.The trajectories of the fleets of the two armies are like a reversed "eight", the distance between the first ship is close, but the distance between the tail ship is still very far.The Qing army fired first, most of the shells, fell into the sea, only a very few shells, defeated the Ming warship, immediately the ship's string broke, broken wood, swept across a deck.Clouds of gunpowder smoke rose from the sea, and the Qing ships continued to move forward through the rising smoke and dust.Although Shi Lang had expected it in his heart, knowing that the Qing gunners would be difficult to shoot at the target, he could see that the hit was less than one percent, which still made the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitch.The Qing gunners were inferior to the Ming gunners, so they could only fire as many rounds of artillery as possible before the two armies met.Shi Lang gritted his teeth and roared, "Reload, shoot again!"
Gather fire to the enemy's first ship!
”On the side of the Qing warship, the Qing sergeants hurriedly loaded, and then reset the artillery, and the muzzles of the black holes stretched out of the gun windows one after another, ready to fire again.At this time, on the flagship of the Ming army, the order flag was hung.Guo Zhong finally ordered, "Aim at the first warship of the Qing army, give me a concentrated fire, and sink the enemy's first ship!"
”Guo Zhong slammed his fist on the guardrail of the helm tower and roared loudly.On the side of the Ming warship, the gun window was pushed open, the black hole of the gun muzzle stretched out of the gun window, and the artillery was arranged in several layers, which made people feel a chill.At this time, the Ming gunners lit the fuse in turn, and the sparks drilled into the barrel of the gun."
Boom Boom" shook the mountains and roared, the warships shook, the sea trembled, the guns opened fire one after another, and thick smoke rose from them, and one after another shells flew close to the sea, and when they were 100 paces away from the Qing fleet, there were shells falling into the sea one after another, splashing up columns of water that soared into the sky.The Ming army had 100 warships and the Qing army had more than 300 warships, and the number of ships was less than that of the Qing army, but the number of artillery was actually about the same as that of the Qing army.Nearly a thousand artillery salvos, shells kept falling into the water, the Qing army who was about to open fire, the eyes were horrified to see the rapid flying cannonballs, the torch was not close to the lead, the ship's string suddenly exploded, the iron bullet wrapped in countless pieces of wood, burst into the deck and cabin, the gunner on the side of the ship's string, immediately covered with broken wood, body upside down.The cannonballs shattered the bodies of the Qing soldiers, carrying minced meat and sawdust, crossed the deck, broke the strings of the ship on the other side, and fell into the sea.The distance was too far, and the hit rate of the Ming artillery was not high, probably only one percent of the shells hit the Qing warships.Although it was only one percent, the base was too large, and 100 shells hit dozens of warships in the first part of the Qing army's double horizontal formation, and the Qing warships were immediately smashed to the mast broken, the hull was damaged, and it was reduced to fragments, with heavy casualties.In a round of artillery bombardment, the Qing army sank five warships and damaged more than 30 ships.The Qing army's artillery bombardment only injured more than a dozen Ming warships, and the Ming army's one round of artillery bombardment sank five Qing army ships and injured more than ten ships, which made Zhao Ming can't help but high-five and admire, "Well done!"
”Shi Lang's flagship was also hit by a cannon, and a large hole was torn in the sail, and the Qing army was not downwind, and needed to use the sail to change the wind direction and drive the ship to sail, once the sail was torn, the sail lock system was destroyed, and it immediately deviated from the course, and the double horizontal array was chaotic."
Shoot back!"
Shi Lang roared loudly.The Qing army, which came to its senses, hurriedly lit the fuse, and the guns of each ship fired, and the shells whistled out and shot at the warships of the Ming army.The fleets of the two armies sailed on the sea, artillery salvos, shells intertwined into a net on the sea, and between the fleets of the two armies, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and the water column rose into the sky, and the battle scene was extremely grand and magnificent.This will be the largest naval encounter in the eastern sea after the Battle of Yashan, and the outcome of the war will determine the maritime hegemony in Northeast Asia.()