The Palk Strait is located between the southern tip of India and Seran Island. It is connected to the Bay of Bengal to the northeast and the Gulf of Mannar to the southwest. It is more than 200 miles long and 100 miles wide at its narrowest point.
But there are intermittent small islands in the strait, forming Rama Bridge. The average water depth is only two to three meters, and the deepest point is only nine meters. Coupled with the mist in the early morning, most of the large ships on Yang Yi's side have a draft of more than four meters. If they deviate from the channel during combat, they will easily be stranded or run aground. In this case, Yang Yi's maneuverability will be greatly affected. limit .
This time, Jaffna, the leading general of the Zunian Kingdom, chose a good time and a good place. His warship was small, had a shallow draft, and was familiar with the terrain, so he took advantage of the right time and place.
The total number of ships on both sides exceeds 400. In the early morning mist, they are like two groups of tigers and wolves on the sea, constantly approaching. The sea is undulating with fine waves, the clear water is vast, the sails on the ship are billowing, and the sailing speed is high. They all reached their limit. The drums on the boat were beating, the swords were unsheathed, the bows were stringed, the swords were drawn, and murderous intent filled the air.
Yang Yi ordered a strange combat formation of three columns. The Yang family fleet's large ships were in the middle row, and were protected by Sinhala boats on both sides. This combat formation sometimes used Sinhala boats as shields. Meaning, but it¡¯s also a no choice;
Due to the special terrain of the Palk Strait, Yang Yi's giant ship lacks the space to make a large detour. The Sinhala warships are always familiar with the terrain in this area. In addition, the boat's water is shallow and the chance of stranding is small, so they can protect it in the The sides make sense.
The warships of the Zhunian Kingdom are in a formation similar to the plum blossom formation. Twenty or thirty warships form an array, and each array forms a large formation that supports each other and attacks each other.
Le Tao watched the enemy's combat formation with a Zhang tube telescope. While speaking to Yang Yi, he said: "According to our intelligence, the number of large and small warships available for combat in Zunian country is no less than 300. Although it is foggy, we can make a rough estimate. There are at most 200 enemy ships ahead."
The two sides were about to engage in battle, but Le Tao still spoke calmly and calmly. Yang Yi was quite satisfied after hearing this.
"While we understand the enemy, the enemy must also understand us. It can be seen from Jaffna's choice of the battlefield of the Bao Gap Strait that he has a deep understanding of us and has made adequate preparations."
"My lord, what you mean is"
Boom!
A roar of cannon was heard, and a ball of fire burst out from the gunboat in front. A huge naval battle officially kicked off, followed by several more roars
Jaffna already knew that the Yang family army had a terrifying weapon, but at this moment, his scalp was still numb. Two miles away, even the people on the other side's ship could not see the qingchu. He saw several tongues of fire and hail-like iron from the enemy ship. The beads crackled on our own ship, the sails were broken with holes everywhere, and sawdust flew on the deck. The soldiers who were shot had their skin torn and blood flying;
The injured were rolling and howling on the deck. They were so miserable that one of the soldiers had his head blown open. Brains even splashed onto Jaffna's face, and the smell of blood was nauseating.
Jaffna wiped his face, he had a big beard. He was slightly gray, and the wind and frost of the years had carved deep wrinkles on his face. All his emotional fluctuations were contained by these wrinkles, making it impossible to see any changes in his expression.
"Keep formation. Advance at full speed." Jaffna gave an order in a low voice and remained silent.
Jaffna is very fragile. The Yang family army only has six gunboats. Now the only way to avoid the bombing of the opponent's artillery is to approach at the fastest speed and let the warships of both sides fight together;
The slower the approach, the greater the price one has to pay, and once the opponent rushes out of the Baoxia Strait and can maneuver flexibly, he will only be slaughtered. Perhaps this is what the Han people say: when we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins.
The six gunboats of the Yang Family Army rushed to the front. Under Shi Ran's personal command, they kept walking in a "zigzag" pattern. Basically, twelve guns were fired every twenty seconds. The artillerymen stuffed their ears with cotton and fired every When the flames spurted out, he pulled the cannon back with a loud shout, quickly pulled out the blunderbuss in the barrel, stuffed another filled blunderbuss into the barrel, locked it, pushed out the cannon, fixed it, aimed, and waited for the order to fire.
They have trained this set of movements countless times. It can be said that even if they are blindfolded, in addition to aiming, they can also complete it accurately.
As the Jaffna fleet approached, iron beads falling from the sky like hailstones cost them a heavy price. Bodies were strewn across the ships, and the injured were crying. Some ships suffered excessive losses of personnel, and the ships lost control. The sea drifted miserably, some were stranded on the coral reefs, and some collided with their own ships, making huge collisions.
What¡¯s even more uncomfortable is that in the process, theyThey are just being beaten without any ability to fight back, just like a group of lambs being sent to be slaughtered;
This blow to morale was fatal. Jaffna himself felt chills in his heart, and his hands and feet were a little numb, but he could not retreat now, no matter how high the price was.
Since there were gunboats on the front to clear the way, Jaffna's warships were able to rush in at an angle of 45 degrees and fight with the Sinhalese warships on both wings. Sinhalese did not become a vassal of the Zhunan country or be annexed. , the navy played a big role, and its combat power was not much different from that of the Zhunian Navy.
As soon as the warships of both sides approached, rockets suddenly shot up into the sky, and a meteor shower began to fall on the sea. The sound of war drums and shouts of death resounded through the sky. The person hit by the arrow fell into the sea, and the blue water was soon dyed red. Regardless of the life and death struggle of humans, fish swim in groups for a delicious meal
The warships of Zhu Nianguo and Sinhala were entangled, making it impossible for the gunboats to show off their power. Without the power of cannons, the soldiers of Zunian State were all relieved, and their morale improved a lot. Many warships crossed the Sinhalese array and charged towards the Yang family fleet in the middle.
On the giant ship, flintlock guns suddenly fired, guns buzzed, and bullets and rockets roared away. Some enemy ships did not care about life and death and got closer. The giant ship swung the rudder and directly used the bow of the bow. The angle plow went over, and with a roar, the enemy's small boat was smashed into pieces of wood. The enemy on the boat was swallowed directly under the giant ship with a cry.
What the hell! Isn¡¯t it boring to live like a mantis trying to act as a cart?
At this moment, another fleet suddenly emerged from the mist in the southeast direction, like Cheng Yaojin who had rushed out halfway, and attacked Yang Yi's flagship. The ships in this fleet were not big, but Coming with the wind, they were very fast. Some of them fought with the Sinhala warships outside, and most of them came straight towards Yang Yi's giant ship.
Yang Yi held a monocular telescope and laughed while watching: "The show has begun. It seems that we are not the only ones who know how to behead people!" He also touched his neck and laughed. "Le Tao, my head seems to be quite valuable."
"Don't worry, sir, Prolari I can't bear it."
The battle on the sea was in full swing, with rockets flying everywhere and the smoke and fire of exploding grenades. The two of them, Yang Yi, were still chatting calmly because they were already prepared for Jaffna's move.
I saw thirty or forty flying shark speedboats rushing out next to the Big Mac, rushing towards the enemy ship heading towards the flagship. In the blue waves, these small boats were flying close to the water, just like a group of sharks suddenly appearing in the sea. , fully worthy of its name of "flying shark".
Varina, the enemy general who led the assault, was a little at a loss because the small boats speeding out from beside Yang Yi's flagship were not only extremely fast, but also had long and flat hulls close to the water, and they were also blocked by iron sheets. Without people on board, it made people feel that these boats were like ghosts, and no one was needed to drive them at all. Based on his intuition, Varina felt that danger was approaching quickly.
"Shoot quickly, use rockets to lure them away"
But the rocket hit the iron sheet on the boat and immediately fell off. It was of no use. White waves splashed behind dozens of flying shark boats, flying through them. As soon as they rushed close to the enemy ship, the baffles next to them suddenly opened. , bundles of cluster grenades that were chirping and smoking suddenly flew towards the enemy ship.
Boom! boom! boom
The dozens of ships led by Varina were not large in order to achieve sudden and rapid goals. Each ship required a bundle of grenades. Amidst the explosion of juli¨¨, they were shrouded in fire and smoke, and became floating one by one. Some of the fireballs disintegrated directly and turned into a pile of floating broken boards. The blackened corpses flew into the air and then fell into the sea, splashing into waves.
Varina¡¯s eyes were burned by balls of fire, it hurt! It hurts! Dozens of attacking warships quickly turned into huge burning torches, or directly turned into pieces of broken planks. None of them could rush under the enemy's giant ship. Seeing such a tragic scene, how could you not feel pain? ? So much so that when he was blown up, he could no longer feel any physical pain.
Yang Yi put down the telescope and sighed in a very casual manner: "A master is lonely!"
"Hahaha, if you are lonely, you might as well go back to your bedroom and listen to the piano. Just leave it to the general. Jaffna's last trump card has been played, so you can rest assured."
"Bullshit, have I ever been worried about my captain? If a few grasshoppers can make my captain nervous, how can I talk about traveling around the world and conquering all wastes?"
"Yes, yes, I will make a mistake."
Yang Yi ignored him and shouted to the messenger: "Send my order. Once Jaffna retreats, the gunboats will immediately pursue them with all their strength!"
"Here."
The battle at sea is still very juli¨¨, but JiaJaffna risked huge casualties to stand in the front, just to create a chance for Varina to take the palace directly. Now that Varina's army is almost wiped out, I believe Jaffna should also be desperate.
Even if he still wants to fight in a corner, how much will his soldiers still have to fight?
However, it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down. Is it that easy to run away from Jaffna?