Chapter 579 Honorable Surrender Sir Rayleigh III was fortunate that his ship was not covered by artillery fire, although the explosive power of the rocket shells was far less than that of a 160 mm cannon, but it was superior in number.In this round of salvo, at least seven or eight warships were hit, and the worst was the Dutch East India Company's battleship Rogning, although the Rogning battleship was an old warship, with a full load displacement of 1,230 tons, and was equipped with 46 guns of large and small calibers.The East India Company's 15-year-old ship participated in the Battle of Liuao, and five warships, including the Rogning, which was the main warship at that time, had fewer enemies and more enemies, and the Rogning battleship alone had achieved a glorious record of sinking 21 ships and capturing more than 80 people.However, at this time, the Rogning was extremely unlucky, it was directly hit by three rocket launchers, and almost at the same time, that is, in two or three seconds, a 160-millimeter shell hit the junction of the third and second floors of the left deck, and fell directly into the cabin.The Rognin was wounded, the cabin was filled with smoke and fire, and the fire spread wildly uncontrollably, and then, the most lethal blow of the Rogning came, a 130-millimeter sulfur incendiary bomb hit the powder magazine of the Rogning, and the ammunition depot full of nearly three tons of gunpowder exploded, blowing the Rogning to pieces, and the entire Rogning, including its commander Van Persie, 87 sailors and gunners, did not survive.Fan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is roughly equivalent to the German von with Fan, and the surname has Fan, which means that he is a nobleman.The sound of rumbling cannons and thunderous explosions never stopped, combined with the blazing fires on the sea, the sailors struggling in the water, and the shattered hulls of ships, made it feel like hell.The Luzon coastal artillery was unforgiving, with each cannon pouring out its devastating power at a rate of three to five rounds per minute, and the rocket gunners firing shells at the fastest speed.Due to the role of walkie-talkies, every three batteries are grouped, and one target is attacked at the same time, the purpose is to injure ten fingers, not to cut off one of them.As long as the warship is hit, it will catch fire, explode, and sink in a very short period of time, especially the covering bombardment of rocket artillery, which will give full play to the eight words "firepower first, completely suppressed" to the extreme.Under the carelessness of the enemy, the European Combined Fleet, which was densely packed in the port of victory, suffered a great loss, and those large warships were hit one after another, and once they were hit, they immediately ignited a fire and could not be extinguished.One by one, the incendiary bombs bombarded those warships, and the incendiary bombs were actually a self-spraying crude oil well that was accidentally discovered when drilling a well in the brick kiln factory in Quanjiazhuang Town.As for why it appeared, Quanxu didn't know, but after learning about the difficulties in exploiting Zhongyuan oil fields, Quanxu also gave up mining crude oil.The problem, however, is that this self-spraying crude oil well produces one or two tons a day, and this crude oil becomes the raw material for refining ink.Quan Xu knew that Quanjiazhuang Town actually used crude oil to refine soot, so he had to ask Quanjiazhuang Town to collect crude oil and transport it to Liaodong by water for simple refining.In fact, crude oil refining is not complicated, the local method of refining crude oil is to heat crude oil, just like wine, oil and gas will condense into oil when it encounters a condenser, diesel is heavier than gasoline, diesel and gasoline can be refined, the quality is good or not, it is not easy to say, it is enough to make gasoline incendiary bombs.This kind of shell not only contains gasoline, but also a certain amount of flammable and explosive materials such as yellow phosphorus, sulfur, rubber, etc., and finally loads it into the shell, once it explodes, the thickened incendiary bomb splashes around like melted jelly, and burns wherever it goes, even if it is a metal hull, it is not necessarily pleasing to the fire, let alone a wooden hull.It didn't burn as violently as the white phosphorus bomb, but it burned longer, and it was even more deadly for the wooden hull, and in a short time it was a dozen large warships that were blown into smoke and flames."
It's on fire, put out the fire!""
The fire is burning to the gun position, run!""
Fight back!
You can't stand up and get beaten and fight back!
”"Help!
Help..."
Sir Reilly III stared blankly at the battlefield in the distance as if he were petrified.In just fifteen minutes, the combined fleet of the fifteen European countries lost at least 25 warships, and the fire that burned on the sea made almost half of the sky red.His face was pale, his eyes were straight, and he couldn't speak, and the counterattack of the coastal defense troops of the whole family army was fierce, and the power of the artillery was so powerful that it was completely beyond his most exaggerated imagination.The deafening sound of cannons, the rushing fires and waters, and the cries of chaotic and tragic death made Sir Reilly feel like he was in an ice cellar."
Satan, devil!"
It's a pity that more than 20 sunken warships blocked the shipping lane, which made it very difficult for the retreat of the combined fleet of the fifteen European countries.Reilly III's warship was a little far from the position, and it was not hit, as for the warship, it was their luck to be able to withdraw, and if they couldn't retreat, it would be fate.When great calamity comes, everyone cares for everyone.The worst Capes family, scraped together three warships, but now, nothing, the Sarkozy, who has served the Capes family for most of his life, ran to the warship of Reilly III in embarrassment, he now wants to die, how to explain to Lord Capes?"
What are you thinking?"
Reilly III withdrew from the harbor and did not flee from the wind, but out of the range of the naval guns, Reilly III had strong ambitions, and although James I Vorttel Railly was guillotined, the Reilly family was no longer what it used to be, but Reilly III was bent on repeating Waterl's feat.He was puzzled, the fortress of Shengzhou Port was not precipitous, nor was it powerful, and more than thirty artillery pieces were at best the number of guns of a main warship.In terms of the number of artillery, the European Combined Fleet undoubtedly has an overwhelming advantage, and one of their large warships will be equipped with dozens or hundreds of large-caliber cannons, and more than 200 such warships will fire salvos, and the density of firepower can be imagined.But in terms of the power, rate of fire, range, and accuracy of the artillery, the combined European fleet had to be beaten, because their opponents were rear-loading rifled guns, close to the level of the guns of the First World War, and they were three centuries ahead of them.The smoke of gunpowder spread on the sea, iron bullets were in the air, and scorching lead balls and hail smashed into the forts, and the smoke and flames erupted on the forts, and rows of cannonballs and fireballs slashed through the air, smashing into the fleet on the sea, and the gap was clear at a glance.The lead ball smashed on the fort can basically only break some sandbags, and it is difficult to cause damage to the whole family army, and as long as the whole family army has one shell hit, their battleship will be seriously injured!
Of course, this does not mean that the whole family army can be safe and sound in such heavy firepower, although the fortifications with first-class anti-artillery effects have been built in advance, there are still people who are carried down from time to time, some have broken legs, some have their heads blown out, and the bloody body is extremely terrifying.However, at this time, Li Xin's importance was revealed, and he organized more than 13,000 militiamen, who did not need to go to the battlefield, and helped the whole family to carry the wounded, carry shells, and urgently build trenches and bunkers that had been blown up by shells.Fortunately, the thick smoke in the harbor blocked the view of the officers and men of the whole family, the hit rate of the artillery bombardment was rapidly decreasing, and more and more warships of the European Combined Fleet withdrew from the harbor.As for the Japanese samurai and mercenaries who have landed, the pirates, no one cares about their life or death at all, in fact, they are all cannon fodder, and they are the cheapest cannon fodder in the first place.The casualties of the whole family army were not serious, but the smoke was billowing and it was difficult to see, and the barrels were frighteningly hot, so they had to stop firing first.Wang Zhongning took a deep breath of the air full of gunsmoke, stared at the white gunsmoke, and snorted: "Fuck, it's cheap for you!"
”The European explorers who escaped death were all disgraced, which is called stealing chickens, but being fucked.In just over half an hour of artillery battle, they lost more than 70 warships, as well as more than 20 small and medium-sized warships, more than two-thirds of which were large warships.The coastal defense artillery of the whole family army focused on taking care of their large warships, and this loss made them want to cry without tears, and they were quite angry, but in addition to being angry, they also felt afraid.Fortunately, the strength of the Luzon detachment of the whole army is weak, and it is impossible to encircle the combined European fleet, otherwise, this will be a lot of fun."
What now?""
Retreat!""
We lost so much that we retreated like this?""
Otherwise, what do you want to do?
If you want to die, no one will stop you!
”"No, our loss ......"
"You still have the face to mention the loss, you should pray immediately, can we go back safely!"
Fortunately, now that the sky is dark, they still have time to think about it, in fact, they are thinking too much, and they still want to run after attacking Shengzhou Port?
On the sea about twenty or thirty miles away from the Shengzhou Port Strait, on the Zheng He, Sir Huo Nuo held Quan Xu's hundredfold outdoor telescope, which could observe at a distance of 15 kilometers.Sir Hono looked at the battlefield of Shengzhou Port with a telescope, and although he could not see clearly at this distance, he could only see the burning warship, and the fierce fire reflected half of the sky, as gorgeous as the sunset.Quan Xu looked at Sir Huo Nuo coldly and smiled: "You have taken despicable means, adopted deceptive methods, tried in vain to paralyze me, you are like thieves, despicable sneak attack on Shengzhou Port, this time you have suffered a loss, right?"
”Sir Hono put down his binoculars and let out a long sigh: "Your Excellency Marquis, can we talk?"
”"Talk about surrender?""
As long as you guarantee our safety and property......
I......
If possible, we are willing to surrender with dignity!
”Jeon Wook muttered to himself, "Decent surrender?
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