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Once the two fleets came into contact, the battle entered a fierce state.
The trebuchets on the Ming-style ships began to continuously throw huge stones under the operation of their respective sailors.
I could only see rocks flying back and forth all over the sky, but it was a bit inaccurate. Most of the stones thrown many times fell into the sea and did not hit the target accurately at all.
After the battle between the two ships, the fighting ships filled with soldiers from both sides slowly approached. The sailors on the fighting boat all held their weapons tightly and stared nervously at their target ships.
What these people have to do is to get as close as possible to the enemy, and then immediately start boarding the ship for hand-to-hand combat as soon as the two ships meet.
And below, the clippers on both sides were also engaged in a desperate struggle.
The clippers of this era had huge iron nails inlaid on the bows. Their main function was to completely nail them when ramming an enemy's building ship or fighting ship, so that the ignited straw could cover it. on the opponent's ship to achieve the purpose of destroying the enemy's ship.
The method is a bit older, but in the East in the 17th century, this method of warfare was still relatively effective.
Therefore, both sides of the clipper ship, which is much shorter than the fighting ship and the building ship, will try their best to eliminate each other when passing each other. To reduce or slow down the opponent's speed so that people on your side can succeed.
But in this era, if you fight at sea, in addition to hand-to-hand combat, the only thing you can do is close-up hand-to-hand combat.
Therefore, the process of naval battles in the seventeenth century was quite cruel and bloody.
The straw piled on the bows of the clippers on both sides has been set alight.
The burning straw stacks were filled with black smoke, which slowly rose into the air.
Looking from a distance, you can see the thick smoke in the area where a naval battle is taking place.
"A battle like this can only be seen here in the Eastern Sea.
¡°For example, people in Europe no longer use this method of warfare in naval warfare.
Because they have developed more powerful artillery, European naval warfare has begun to slowly change to bombardment.
Of course, for Europeans in the seventeenth century, this method of warfare was just emerging. They will also engage in hand-to-hand combat, but most of the time it is to capture the opponent's ship.
Like in another time and space movie, the scene of two wooden warships using densely packed artillery to bombard each other could not be seen until at least the mid-eighteenth century.
You must know that it does not mean that placing artillery on the ship is enough.
You also need to consider the endurance of the ship and whether it can withstand the recoil of the artillery.
Judging from the current level of science and technology, Europeans still do not have the shipbuilding technology to place so many artillery pieces. Nowadays, they can place more than a dozen cannons on ships, which is already very good.
So, in terms of shipbuilding technology, only the Song Empire in America was the most sophisticated and advanced.
Because the wooden warships of the American Song Empire can place ninety-six artillery pieces, and when at sea, their warships can withstand the huge recoil caused by those artillery shots without causing the wooden hull to be damaged. damage.
Such technology is absolutely top-notch when looking at the earth in this era.
After the artillery fires, the recoil generated is very huge. If the wooden warship cannot withstand it, the deck will collapse at least, or it will cause a major accident in which the hull rolls over.
It can be seen from this that it does not mean that artillery can be put on the ship if it wants to be put on it.
Things are not as simple as people think. There are still many problems in it.
This is true for Europeans, let alone people from the East.
Although the artillery is powerful, there will be many problems when placed on the ship. Therefore, Easterners chose weapons that were easier to operate and would not cause harm.
Trebuchets and powerful ballistae.
With this thing, you don¡¯t have to worry about the recoil that the ship can¡¯t withstand, and you don¡¯t have to worry about causing damage to the hull. Therefore, the navy of the Ming Dynasty in the East all used this weapon for maritime warfare.
It can be said that this is a little cleverness of the Orientals.
It¡¯s just that what they don¡¯t know is that because of thisFor this reason, they began to slowly weaken in the process of world development.
But this is nothing. After all, the Ming Dynasty still maintained its maritime power and had a considerable number of naval forces. If circumstances permit, these naval forces can actually develop and catch up with the Europeans.
But what no one expected was that the Ming Dynasty fell apart a few years later, allowing the Manchus outside the Pass to occupy the Central Plains.
And the Manchu and Qing court were all short-sighted. They actually ordered the sealing of the sea, which caused the maritime power of the entire East to disappear.
From this point of view, I have to say that it is really a sad thing.
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A huge boulder fell and hit a speedboat below. Huge stones fell from the sky, and the inertia released made the boulders even more powerful. The small speedboat below was smashed to pieces. The entire ship was shattered, and the dozen or so sailors on board were All fell into the sea.
They kept struggling in the cold sea water. You must know that this is sea water in the harsh winter.
If they are not rescued earlier, they will die here soon because of their temperature and attitude.
"However, the fighting is very fierce now and things like this happen everywhere.
In other words, no one cares about such an unlucky guy.
Everyone is paying very close attention to the enemies they are facing. Those who fell into the sea for one reason or another can only hope for their own blessings now.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several arrows shot over, hitting the vital points of those who fell into the water.
Several clippers flying the Li flag sailed over from a short distance away. It seemed that those arrows just now were shot by them, and it was obvious that the unlucky guy who fell into the water was Wang Renzeng's men.
In front of them, there was a large ship under Wang Renzeng's command. The building ship was heading northwest, and it didn't even notice that these speedboats were speeding toward them.
But it¡¯s not surprising when you think about it. Now this battle has begun to become chaotic. In such a situation, how much attention can everyone have to pay attention to other things?
"Hurry! Hurry up!"
A big man on the clipper, wearing only a white coat and holding a ghost-headed sword in his hand, was constantly urging his men to row the oars vigorously.
They are already very close to the ship. As long as they work harder, they can successfully nail the Clippers.
By then they will be able to board the ship and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
In addition, the burning straw on the speedboat covered the ship. As long as they dragged it for a while, the ship would be useless.
Although everyone on Li Xiang¡¯s side knew that they should not start a melee with the opponent, but should get through quickly. Use this gap to deal powerful damage to the enemy.
But as soon as the two parties came into contact, they became entangled.
The reason is simple, the other party has too many ships.
Wang Renzeng is also a very bad guy. He saw through the plans of Li Xiang's team and knew that the other party did not want to fight with him. Therefore, Wang Renzeng would rather sacrifice some ships to block the opponent's way forward, but also want to block Li Xiang.
As long as they are blocked, he believes that he can defeat these enemies in a short time with the advantages of ships and men.
Therefore, the fleet of the Amami Islanders was stopped by Wang Renzeng using extremely despicable means. If they don't stop, they will have no choice but to hit the enemy ships blocking their way forward.
¡°A collision like this is definitely a lose-lose situation, and it is extremely uneconomical for the Amami Islanders who are already at a disadvantage with ships.
Therefore, the Amami Island fleet that was stopped began to fight Wang Renzen vigorously.
And Zhang Bangchang also discovered this situation. After thinking for a while, he knew the enemy's plan.
It is obvious that the enemy wants to deal with the large army and then turn around to deal with itself.
Wang Renzeng¡¯s purpose is obvious, and Zhang Bangchang is not a fool either. As an old guy who had been a pirate for twenty-three years and experienced countless storms on the sea, how could he not see through the enemy's plans.
For Zhang Bangchang, naval battles are just a few methods back and forth, even after combination.
Liu Dashen, who was following Zhang Bangchang, also saw through Wang Renzeng¡¯s intention, so he said to Zhang Bangchang: ¡°Uncle! It seems that the other party wants to eat our people and then turn around to deal with us. This is No, we can¡¯t let his plan succeed.¡±
Hearing this, Zhang Bangchang sneered and said to Liu Dashen: "Don't worry, how could I let them succeed? These guys also think too well, they just think we are idiots."
At this time, Zhang Bangchang, with 19 European-style warships, had approached the left wing of Wang Renzeng's fleet, and the opponent had entered the range of the artillery.
Wang Renzeng was in the half-moon formation, while the Amami Islanders were in the awl formation, so the most intense battle was in the central area. The left and right wings have not been affected yet.
However, at this time, the two wings of Wang Renzeng's fleet had begun to slowly encircle them.
"Tell the brothers to hit me more accurately. This time we have to let this opponent know how powerful he is. Don't think that they are so amazing because they have more ships!"
After seeing that the enemy had entered the range of the artillery, Zhang Bangchang immediately ordered the artillery bombardment to begin.
Wang Renzeng had already ordered his subordinates to pay attention to people like Zhang Bangchang.
Therefore, these ships on the left wing have been paying attention to Zhang Bangchang's actions.
However, for Wang Renzeng, he believed that these Franji people would definitely be able to participate in the war. Wang Renzeng still had a good idea of ??the virtues of these Franji people.
He thought that these Francois who appeared might be here for money. Don't they see the current situation clearly?
No!
The Folangji people are not stupid, they must be aware.
It is impossible for Li Xiang to make a comeback now. It would be absolutely stupid to help Li Xiang now.
By then, not only will they not be able to help Li Xiang, but they will also be hated by Zheng Zhilong, and they will even find it difficult to move forward here in the East.
Therefore, these Folangji people may just be pretending to suppress the enemy.
It is estimated that he will not really take part in the war.
¡°It wasn¡¯t just Wang Ren who thought this way, his subordinates also basically thought this way.
However, this time they thought wrong.
¡°These ¡®Frangji¡¯ people not only didn¡¯t just show off, but actually opened fire!
Boom! Boom boom boom!
Nineteen warships lined up in a row and began bombarding Wang Renzeng's left wing.
Although the number of artillery guns on these European-style warships cannot compare with the warships under Zhao Hongyu. But if the 19 warships are added together, the number of artillery pieces is nearly 200.
The number of these artillery pieces is more than that of all the warships under Wang Renzeng's command combined.
Who makes the pirates in the East think the same as the navy of the Ming Dynasty and the bigwigs in the DPRK?
? Artillery is expensive and difficult to load onto ships.
At the same time, it was difficult for the Eastern ships to withstand the recoil of the artillery.
So, neither pirates nor the Ming Dynasty navy were equipped with artillery. They only had trebuchets and ballistas installed on the ships. Even if there were some exceptions with artillery on the warships, they were all eight-pound cannons with a small caliber.
But even if it is an eight-pounder, at most there are only two or three guns installed on the ship. They are used for combat rather than for decoration.
Nearly two hundred artillery shells fell like rain, causing heavy damage to Wang Renzeng's left wing.
Many of the ships on the left wing were hit by cannonballs, smashing the hulls and sending sawdust flying.
Some cannonballs even penetrated the hulls of some ships, creating a big hole.
??Here I have to say that the sailors on Zhang Bangchang's ship and the other 18 warships were quite accurate in manipulating the artillery.
Otherwise, it is impossible for them to play such a level alone.
Of course, this is not without reason.
After Li Xiang accepted this gift from Zhao Hongyu a month ago, they asked their subordinates to become familiar with these ships, and bombarded imaginary targets at sea every day to exercise their subordinates' gunnery skills.
In addition, Liu Dashen and some of his companions returned. These people had experienced the art of artillery bombardment and combat in the Song Empire.
So, they gave a lot of reasonable suggestions.
At the same time, when Zhao Hongyu sent the ship, he also gave a lot of cannonballs.
PlaceSo, the past month of training has made these gunners grow a lot.
" Arranging the bombardment like this is the suggestion given by Liu Dashen.
Because this can maximize the power of the bombardment.
Judging from the current results, the effect is still very good.
Zhang Bangchang nodded after looking at the effect of the bombardment, then turned around and shouted: "Change the shotgun!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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