Chapter 569 When the fateful encounter was in the past, Zheng Zhilong was actually good at using fireships and using the sea of people to attack.The Dutch's warships were equally tall and sharp, and of course, worse than the current family of naval divisions.Zheng Zhilong could easily force the Dutch to the negotiating table with fireships, and the annual protection fee of 120,000 francs was not a small amount, but equivalent to more than one million taels of silver.Why did the Dutch bow to Zheng Zhilong?
The key is that those who wear shoes are afraid of being barefoot, Zheng Zhilong doesn't care how many people die, anyway, he can recruit a large number of sailors and dead soldiers with money and silver, even if a hundred people fight the Dutch, they can't bear it.However, when this set is against the whole family army, it will not work.Zheng Zhilong found that no matter how many suicide ships he prepared, it was difficult for him to touch the warships of the whole family army, although the gunpowder ships were powerful, but the problem was that the artillery of the whole family army was too sharp.In this case, he retreated and sent fireboats to the field.The large amount of smoke produced by the fireship can block the view of the gunners of the whole army and reduce the hit rate.As Quan Xu, who played tricks on the suicide ship, he just lightly ordered: "Let's retreat and let them burn!"
”The fireship has an unsolvable problem, that is, there is a certain limit to the burning time, and it is not like the kind of suicide bombing ship built by Quanxu.As long as the sailors on it still have food and drink, even if they run out of water and food on the suicide ship, they can still use the boat to replenish them.However, Zheng Zhilong's fireboat, at most, burned clean in half an hour.As the whole family army slowly retreated, these combined fleets of fifteen European countries finally breathed a sigh of relief, and finally did not have to face the damn artillery salvo.In the eyes of these European sailors, the naval guns of the whole army not only had a fast rate of fire, but also hit a long distance, and their guns usually fired at a distance of 400 meters, at which they could maintain relative accuracy.But the whole family army and navy didn't play cards with them according to common sense at all, and they started shooting at two thousand meters, and the accuracy was quite good, how to fight this battle?
Although the main warships of the whole family army were retreating, they were also bombarding those fireships with artillery from time to time.The sail warship is certainly not as flexible as the internal combustion engine steamer, and at this time, the firecrackers on the warship also come over as the last line of defense, and the firecrackers in their hands cannot have any effect on the fireship, but they can condescendingly kill the dead soldiers who operate the fireship.Until now, I have to admit that in the battle between Quan Xu and Zheng Zhilong, the most casualties were actually the Japanese, and both sides have always used the Japanese as dead soldiers and cannon fodder.As the retreat followed, there was inevitably some confusion among the ships of the Navy, with sailors or marines on board aiming their guns at the dead men of the ships.It is difficult for a strong man to keep a musket from approaching, but it is still possible to fight the dead man who controls the fireship, but the smoke from the fireboat does affect the sight of the marines."
Bang ......bang bang bang" The sound of gunfire like a bean explosion sounded, and many dead soldiers burst into blood flowers, either planted in the sea, or fell on the fireboat, and the fireboat that lost control suddenly lost its head and drilled through the empty space in the middle of the battleship of the whole army's naval division.But this method is not foolproof after all, there are still dead soldiers who desperately rush over in a fireboat, and crash into the battleship of the whole family's military and naval division in the face of the rain of bullets, and they are looking for big gnaws!
Remember the naval battle in Hangzhou Bay?
Zheng Zhilong used more than 6,000 suicide ships to sink the outermost old gunboats of the whole family army, as many as 20 gunboats were hit, more than a dozen of them sank directly, and more than a dozen lost their maintenance value.It can be said that this kind of suicide ship is not unable to achieve results, and the Shanhaiguan Denglai Navy fleet that Quan Xu asked for from Sun Chengzong was basically lost.However, in the vast Taiwan Strait, the effect of such a suicidal attack is not very obvious.In particular, the effect of burning the warships of the whole family army is even worse."
Bang ......"
The main warship of the whole family army was hit by a fireship, and the powerful impact force threw several sailors into the sea, which was the only result.Quanxu's newly built main warship is made of solid materials, and because steel is becoming cheaper and cheaper, the warships of the whole family army are wrapped with iron sheets in key parts.The fireship was quickly extinguished by the water pipes of the warship, and although there were no automatic pumping machines in this era, a water tower was built on the top deck, which was usually used to store fresh water, and could supply the entire ship with water to drink and bathe.Although the quantity is not much, it should be more than 100 tons, but it should be enough to extinguish the fire.Some of the fireships were loaded with fierce fire oil, and they were not afraid of water, so it didn't matter, and then a few grenade shells were thrown at the fireships that were approaching.A grenade can be thrown thirty or forty steps on flat ground, but fifty or sixty meters down a three-story ship is the same as playing.With the blast wave of the explosion of the grenade projectile, those fireships were torn apart.Not to mention that there are only more than 200 ships, even if there are more than 6,000 ships, Zheng Zhilong still hasn't done anything about the warships of the whole family's army.The Taiwan Strait is not the Haitan Strait that Zheng Zhilong expected, and if there is a battle in the Haitan Strait, then within a range of three to five kilometers, there will be no room for the entire military and naval division to turn around.As for the Taiwan Strait, such a problem does not exist.The encounter was so delayed by the fireships that it didn't go on at all.However, at the most critical moment, Sanniang led her Red Lady to insert from the flank, and this time her female soldiers did not play the glorious record of the last time.However, the power of the six bronze guns on the 400-gauge gunboat was indeed too small, and in order to increase the firepower above, a triple Shenhuo Flying Crow IV rocket was added to the front and rear.The Shenhuo Flying Crow IV is the most advanced self-made rocket of the whole family army at present, the body of the projectile is made of tinplate, the rocket explosion warhead alone is 82 centimeters, the inner diameter is about 786 millimeters, and the effective killing radius of the explosion is as high as 24 meters.Even if it is a thousand-ton warship, as long as it hits one, even if it does not die, it will be half-crippled.The rocket fired by the Red Lady hit the rudder of a Galen ship, which had no time to change to a spare rudder and had to hoist the white flag in surrender."
Master Hou, we won!"
Quan Xu put down the binoculars: "It's too early to say that we won, those Westerners' warships have not suffered any losses, and when all their warships are sunk, we will really win!"
”Sanniang captured a Galen ship.As with her habits, this ship was directly named "Su Niangzi" by her, Su Niangzi, naturally referring to Su Yin, Sanniang said excitedly: "When I capture another ship, it will be named Gu Yanniang, our sisters, one for each person!"
”Quan Xu was a little speechless when he heard Sanniang's words.Quan Xu's establishment for Sanniang is an independent strengthening regiment, which has more than 1,000 people, supports more than 1,000 female soldiers, and costs almost more than 10,000 taels of silver a year.Jeon Wook can afford it.However, the problem is that although Sanniang's women's army claims to be a regiment, there are seventeen bureaus, one bureau more than four regiments, and Quan Xu did not adhere to the principle in the end under Sanniang's pleading.There are more than 5,000 people in these 17 bureaus, and if there are really more than 5,000 ships, it will be awesome."
Oops......
What the heck!
”On the Su Niangzi not far away, dozens of were captured from the bottom of the cabin, which frightened the female soldiers, and the first time they saw a black man, it scared the group of female soldiers enough.He sent the white knife in, and the red knife came out.After a short time, these dozens of blacks were taken to Quanxu's flagship Zheng He, Sanniang had seen a lot of Venetian whites, but there was no surprise for whites, seeing blacks, staring at blacks curiously.Sanniang walked around these unlucky black uncles, looked at this and that, and shouted in surprise: "Why are these people so dark?"
It's like a piece of charcoal!
”"People are originally black, can they not be black?"
Sanniang patted the smooth head of a seven or eight-year-old black child, and smiled: "It looks so fun!"
”"Why don't you catch a few little black slaves and castrate you as slaves?"
Sanniang hurriedly shook her head and said, "I don't want it, it's ugly!"
”Helena finally found an opportunity and introduced Sanniang: "Africa, there are many black people, these black people are diligent and capable, they are the best slaves, Sanniang, if you don't want these slaves, you can sell them to me!"
”"How much?""
Fifteen, twenty taels of silver!"
Although Sanniang didn't know the price of black slaves, but looking at Helena's cunning gaze, she knew that this woman must not be telling the truth, Sanniang looked at Helena and said: "Fifty taels, otherwise, I will send Liaodong to mine!"
”"This can't be, a strong black minion is worth three francs!"
In this era, the franc was still quite valuable, and one franc was a pound of silver, which was equivalent to twelve taels of silver."
Love or not!"
At this moment, a new type of Exocet warship approached Zheng He, and the trestle was erected.Li Xin jumped on the Zheng He, looked at Yuan Zongdi and said, "What about the Hou Ye?"
”"On the front deck!"
Li Xin walked quickly in the direction where Quan Xu was, and Helena and Sanniang walked while bargaining, but they didn't see Li Xin coming.Sanniang accidentally bumped into Li Xin, and Li Xin looked at Sanniang in surprise.Sanniang was not arrogant, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't see you, did you hurt?"
”Li Xin smiled slightly: "No!
”Sanniang has walked away, and Li Xin is still stunned there.Yuan Zongdi walked up to Li Xin and said coldly: "Speaker Li, don't look at it, that's the concubine of the Hou Ye!"
”"Oh oh oh!"
Li Xin felt a little inexplicably lost in his heart, but soon, he remembered his true intention."
Li Xin, the doorman, greets the Hou Ye!"
When Quan Xu saw Li Xin, he was a little curious: "Why are you here?"
”Li Xin said with a serious face: "Master Hou, the war is so fierce, why don't you leave the battlefield first, go to Taiwan, go to Luzon, this artillery is full of fire, no one knows what will happen, in case you have three strengths and two weaknesses, even if we achieve a big victory, what's the point?"
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