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The Rising Sun Chapter 434: God Doesn¡¯t Do Beauty

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    Dongxing Port's powerful explosive shells had been used as early as the attack on Guangzhou City. The officers and soldiers of the Haizhou Fleet had heard about it, but hearing about it was one thing. Only by experiencing it in person can one truly appreciate the terrifying power of the explosive shells. The deafening  There was a violent explosion, and shrapnel splashed as densely as bananas in a heavy rainstorm. The busy crew and sailors on the deck fell instantly, and the huge white sail was torn into countless holes.  Commander-in-Chief Chadson shook his head after seeing this. He climbed up with great effort and leaned against the bottom of the thick mast. His ears were buzzing and he couldn't hear anything. The air was filled with the choking smell of gunpowder smoke, and his throat was burning.  The smoke was so dry that he passed by several struggling soldiers on the deck. He looked at the enemy ship ahead with some fear. How could he fight this battle?  There is no room for people on the deck, so wouldn¡¯t the artillery on the deck become a decoration?  Seeing this scene, Yu Dayou's heart sank. How could the artillery firing angle of the Dongxing Port battleship be so flexible?  The power of the explosive bombs also exceeded his imagination. Compared with the imperial court's Thunderbolt Cannon and Fire Caltrops, it was a world of difference. But at this time, he was already riding a tiger and it was hard to get off. How could he dare to hesitate? He immediately said in a deep voice: "Left  Full rudder, fire!" Wang Fugui looked at the chasing warship sideways and fired with a relaxed expression. He curled his lips in disdain and glanced at the warship that had slowed down significantly. He said with satisfaction: "Don't follow them.  "Tangle, send the order, left rudder forty-five." There was a muffled "bang" sound, and Wang Fugui didn't pay attention at all. He knew that the wall compartment was shot, but the opponent's shells did not cause much damage.  With a sound, the tempered glass inlaid on the ship wall was shattered by the shells, and tiny glass particles splashed everywhere. Three nearby soldiers were immediately hit, and their faces and uniforms were immediately stained red with blood.  See this situation.  Company commander Yang Dashan cursed loudly: "What did your class do? Why didn't you remove the glass when preparing for the war?" This is not a trivial matter. He is also responsible. He may be promoted to a general, so he is so angry.  Hearing the sound of cannons, Hu Wanli raised his telescope and looked towards the sea to the west.  Wang Fugui was a little worried about engaging the opponent so early. If the opponent noticed something was wrong with the artillery, the fish that had finally taken the bait might escape the hook. The frequency of the bombardment he was waiting to hear was not fast, so he relaxed a little.  He turned around and looked at the not-wide sea area in front of him, and then at the fleet that was following the fleet to supply supplies and transport troops. After thinking for a while, he asked: "How far away is the enemy fleet from us?" "Come back to the commander-in-chief,  About four sea miles away." He pondered slightly.  Hu Wanli said in a deep voice: "Send the order, the baggage fleet quickly evacuates backwards, the fleet lowers half sail and cuts off the rear." On the flagship of the Haizhou Fleet, the lookout post on the watch knew that many adults were concerned about the war in the west, and there was a steady stream of people.  After reporting what he saw in a concise and truthful manner, Xue Han remained silent for a long time before saying: "That small fleet is a containment. Why don't you just wander around and engage in the battle directly?" Deputy Chief Military Officer Feng Degui said in a deep voice: "Act.  The combat ability distracts us even more. The opponent obviously wants to use this small fleet to delay time."  We are not in a good position, we can only hope to defeat them. There is no need to expect a total annihilation. After the war begins, we must stop as soon as possible. The baggage ships and troop transports are slow, and the focus of the attack must be on those ships." "Report¡ª¡ª" Communication.  The officer came forward to report: "The enemy warship lowered half sail and slowed down" Xue Han looked forward.  I saw that the Dongxing Port warship had lowered half of its sails and was slowly heading north. It seemed that it was preparing to set up a formation, while the baggage and troop transport ships were still heading northeast with full sail. It seemed that Dongxing Port had also thought of this.  Point, this is to cover the evacuation of the baggage ship.  In the western sea area, after Wang Fugui's fleet was out of the range of the artillery, it circled half a circle and formed a battle line 1,500 yards away, waiting for the impact of the opponent's fleet. However, Yu Dayou did not pursue it, but ordered to retreat.  A thousand yards away, they also formed a battle line, quietly waiting for the opponent's attack.  In the previous round, a warship was severely damaged, but it could not even touch the side of the opponent. This made Yu Dayou a little frustrated. At first, he did not take a battle line to fight the opponent because he knew that the range of the artillery was not as good as the opponent.  The quality of the soldiers was not as good as the opponent's. Once he was overwhelmed by the opponent, two rounds of artillery bombardment would make his own soldiers panic. He wanted to take advantage of the larger number of warships and engage in a melee with the opponent, but the opponent did not give him a chance at all.  What made him vaguely uneasy was that the opponent was obviously fighting very restrained, yes, restrained. During the battle, he could see clearly that there were many large-caliber short guns lined up on the deck of the opponent's warship, at least seven or eight.  , but the opponent only fired one explosive bomb. Since it was an expedition to Japan, there could be no shortage of ammunition belts.  Recalling the previous scene, the other party was very calm and methodical, and seemed to have not tried his best at all. It felt like a cat playing with a mouse. He did not dare to pursue, he was just a base.With this kind of uneasiness, he originally suspected that there was something wrong with the Dongxing Port Fleet's behavior, but now he realized that there was something wrong. The other party seemed to be waiting. What was he waiting for?  Waiting for a fighter plane?  Wait until the war starts?  Thinking of this, he was a little frightened. He looked back at the main fleets of both sides. They were not far away. It seemed that the battle would start in a quarter of an hour at most. It was impossible to prevent the war from starting. All he had to do was to protect the fleet.  The main retreat channel!  Under the blue sky and blue sea, with the scorching sun in the sky, Hu Wanli glanced at his own shadow and knew it was already noon. Looking at the large black warships rushing straight towards him, he couldn't help but smile. The opponent's coach seemed to know himself and the enemy, and  They don't plan to use a battle line to bombard each other, but want to directly engage in a close-quarters melee. Only in this way can they take advantage of their large number of troops. This is not confusing.  The wind suddenly picked up, and the war flags were blowing loudly. Hu Wanli couldn't help but frowned. This was not a good thing. The wind was strong, the ship was moving fast, and the other party was moving forward with full sail. Just as he was thinking about it, the adjutant Wei Yixiao cautiously  He reminded: "Commander, the wind has increased. It should be Level 6. We are at the disadvantage and can easily be penetrated by the opponent." God was a little weak. Hu Wanli cursed secretly. In this situation, he  If Shi still faced the enemy in a battle line, he would be at a huge disadvantage, and a chaotic situation of close combat would result. A melee was obviously the last thing he wanted to see, although he believed he could win in the end.  But he was afraid that it would also seriously damage his vitality. He didn't want to waste money with the imperial court. To put it bluntly, he couldn't afford it, and he didn't want this battle to delay his expedition to Japan.  Glancing at the enemy ship that was less than one nautical mile away, he made a decisive decision: "Send the order. Raise the sails and retreat!"  The tactics and close combat were naturally very beneficial to them who had an absolute advantage in strength. He Changchun couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw the opponent sailing back.  Said: "Changing formations when facing the enemy is a taboo for military strategists, and Dongxing Port is no more than that." Thinking of the situation of more than ten clippers exploring the road in front of Dongxing Port, the faint smile on Xue Han's face quickly disappeared, and he pointed to the right  The long and narrow island in front said: "The opponent retreated, and the battlefield also moved back. The island is not small. Although the possibility of a sneak attack in a naval battle is small, be careful with the Wannian Ship. Send a small team to check, other warships  "Slow down." Deputy Commander Feng Degui, "Commander, if you do this, you may let the opponent slip away."  Be careful. How about us?" "Report¡ª¡ª" the communication officer reported: "The enemy fleet is slowing down, and several warships are coming forward, probably to explore the way." Hu Wanli raised his telescope and looked back, sighing secretly.  , the ambush plan seemed to have come to nothing.  This damn wind caused him to lose an excellent opportunity for total annihilation. However, the other party seemed to be extremely cautious. After thinking for a while, he said: "Order Wang Fugui to attack with all his strength." After giving the order, he couldn't help but secretly think to himself.  Even if I'm ruthless, I can't annihilate you. I'm going to peel off a layer of your skin and tell you to take a detour when you see the Dongxing Port fleet in the future.  After receiving the order to attack with all strength, Wang Fugui couldn't help but smile and said: "Raise the sails and attack! Let them see that we are the ones who broke the battle line." Following the order, the ten battleships immediately raised the sails.  Rushing at full speed towards the twenty warships arrayed in battle line on the opposite side, seeing this situation, Yu Dayou couldn't help but look back at the main fleet. He didn't know what had changed in front of him, but he was sure that the war was about to start, and he didn't want to  If he fights head-on with the opponent, the losses will be too great, and he can't explain it.  Immediately, he said in a deep voice: "Raise the sails and move closer to the main fleet." Ran away?  Wang Fugui said with a gloomy look: "Is this guy a loach? He is so slippery." Staring at the big flag with the character "Yu", he frowned and said, "Who knows the details of this person named Yu?"  The adjutant quickly said: "Yu Dayou, a martial arts scholar in the 14th year of Jiajing, was a guerrilla in the Haizhou fleet." Wang Fugui nodded and said with a smile: "He is still a martial arts scholar." "Captain, do you want to pursue me?" "Chasing, chasing you.  "Wang Fugui said angrily: "The other party is leading us to their main fleet. Once the other party's main force collapses, what do you think we will be in?" He said with a straight face and a deep voice.  : "Forty-five on the right rudder, let's stay on the edge and wait to expand the victory." The wind and waves are also strong. The blunt round bow has poor wave-breaking effect. The hull is undulating greatly and is very bumpy. Hu Wanli holds the side of the ship with both hands.  , seeing that the fleet had retreated to the northern end of Spear Island, he could already see the fleet led by Liu Siwu lined up facing them. Although he only glanced at it, he still found that the number of battleships was wrong. After a moment of pondering, he understood  Come here, Liu Siwu split the fleet in two. Needless to say, he must have left half of it at the southern end of Spear Point Island.After intercepting the fleeing enemy ship, he couldn't help but feel happy, and then ordered in a deep voice, "Send the order, all warships, turn around to meet the enemy." "Send the order, Liu Siwu doesn't need to hide, the fleet will change from horizontal to vertical, and follow us in pursuit  " Dozens of sail warships turning around is definitely a very spectacular scene. Seeing this scene, Xue Han's heart sank, and he instinctively felt that something was wrong. He Changchun also said with doubts on his face: "What does Dongxing Port mean?  "Deputy Commander Feng Degui glanced at the narrow sea area between the peninsula and the island, and said hesitantly: "The sea here is not wide, which is not conducive to the deployment of our warships. Does Dongxing Port want to start a war with us here?  "Boom! Boom!" The dull sound of gunfire rang out on the sea. Looking at the smoke, it turned out to be several warships that came out to spy on the situation.  , Xue Han's face suddenly turned pale, and he lost his voice: "There is an ambush! The battleship in front discovered the ambush!" The communications officer also stepped forward quickly at this time, and said hurriedly: "Commander, report from the front, a large number of sails were found behind the island  Twenty or thirty warships have been found in Dongxing Port. There are twenty or thirty warships ambushed behind the island?  Maybe even more!  The expressions on several people's faces were extremely ugly. Fortunately, a few warships were sent out to test them first.  Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous. Xue Han had decisively ordered: "Send the order, raise the sails, and evacuate southward!" He did not dare to hesitate at all. He knew with his toes that even the forces were evenly matched.  Dongxing Port can also defeat them openly. If the opponent sets up an ambush here, they must be sure of annihilating them. Now, they are in the upper wind. Even if they are half sail, their speed is not slow. If they hesitate a little, they will not even have a chance to retreat.  nothing.  Encountered an ambush.  Moreover, with such a powerful opponent ambushing Dongxing Port, the officers and soldiers of the two fleets immediately panicked. Following the order, they hurriedly raised the sails and turned the helm. The sound of artillery became intensive at this time. This was the Dongxing Port fleet bombarding those unlucky ships.  A warship spying on the situation.  In order to stabilize the morale of the army, a captain said in a deep voice: "Don't panic, the enemy is against the wind. The speed is not as fast as ours!" The Dongxing Port Fleet was originally at a disadvantage, and now it is pursuing in reverse.  It was indeed a headwind. Hearing these words, the officers and soldiers couldn't help but feel a little relieved. The sea was vast and everyone's speed was about the same. Once they were out of the range of the artillery.  It was basically safe. However, as soon as the warships turned around, the lookout post reported in horror: "Commander, there are enemy fleets on both sides of the front." Xue Han's heart immediately sank to the bottom.  How many warships did Dongxing Port send?  Is this an attack on Japan?  Fortunately, the communications officer quickly continued the report: "Commander, there are not many warships on both sides of the front, only more than thirty." "Charge, rush over!" Xue Han said in a deep voice, if you have to rush, if you turn around,  Going against the wind will also be easily intercepted by the opponent.  There were pursuers behind and interceptors in front. The first big sea battle encountered such a terrible situation. All the warships of the Haizhou and Tianjin fleets were extremely panicked and confused. In addition, it was a temporary change of formation, and there was an immediate chaos.  Chaos, no formation at all.  Seeing this situation, Wang Fugui couldn't help laughing and said: "This is the navy that the imperial court has been planning to build for five years? What a pity these warships are." After saying that, he said in a deep voice: "Line up the battle line, there is no need to save money.  Cannonballs, free bombardment! All the explosive shells were aimed at their sails." The more than 20 warships that slanted out from the southern end of Spear Island were led by Zhang Dacai. Seeing this scene, he was also very happy.  Knowing that, he admired Liu Siwu in his heart. In this naval battle, the greatest military exploits were probably going to fall on him. After looking at Wang Fugui's fleet on the opposite side, he said in a deep voice: "Line up the battle line, let us  Welcome each other along the way." "Eating persimmons naturally means pinching softly. A large number of warships came in panic amidst the rumbling gunfire and subconsciously moved towards Wang Fugui, who only had ten warships. After all, the opposite side was  There were more than twenty warships, and the twenty warships led by Yu Dayou were leading the way. If he didn't rush ahead, he was afraid that he would not be able to explain when he went back. Wang Fugui's ten warships were originally his responsibility to contain and drive them away.  Seeing the opponent repeating his old trick of setting up a battle line, Yu Dayou secretly cursed, "Idiot, you don't know how to adapt at this time. You dare to fight in a battle line at this time. There are more than a hundred battleships behind you, and they can overwhelm you in one go."  They're smashed." He immediately pointed forward and shouted: "Charge! Scatter them and clear the passage for the main fleet." A Qianhu said urgently: "General, get in quickly, the enemy's explosive shells are powerful.  " "Life or death is determined by fate, I want to see with my own eyes how to break up their battle line," Yu Dayou waved his hand and said solemnly.  "Boom boom boom" intensive artillery sounds rang out instantly. Because it was a free bombardment, each ship was fighting independently. As soon as the opponent's ship entered the range of the artillery, ten warshipsThey fired their cannons one after another, and tall water columns immediately rose up on the sea. Even if there were cannonballs hitting them, there was basically no much damage.  Yu Dayou did not show any contempt. He knew that the opponent was not wasting artillery shells, but was testing fire to calibrate the accuracy of the artillery. After all, their warships were charging at the enemy, and he did not order the warships to change their direction.  It's not necessary. Once you turn sideways, the area being bombarded will be larger.  "One thousand yards" "Nine hundred yards" "Eight hundred yards" Yu Dayou looked at the enemy ships getting closer and closer with some horror, and felt a little uneasy. Why didn't the opponent fire at such a close distance?  You know, in normal times, he would have ordered a bombardment across the hull of the ship. Just when he was in doubt, the artillery fired. The dense sound of artillery seemed to be overwhelming, and the whole sky and sea were filled with endless noise.  The sound of artillery.  "Bang, bang" there were two muffled sounds in succession, and the bow of the ship sank immediately. Yu Dayou knew that the bow of the ship had been hit. At this distance, even an 18-pound long gun would be difficult to penetrate the solid bow of the ship. He gritted his teeth and stood firm.  The opponent's explosive shells are too powerful, so we need to get closer, close enough to use the French cannon on the deck to suppress the firepower on the opponent's deck.  The ship had only advanced fifty yards. "Boom, boom, boom" was another round of dense artillery, and there was a huge explosion in the middle. This was the explosion of explosive shells. Yu Dayou felt his left shoulder go numb. He knew that he was being attacked.  He was hit, but he didn't seem to notice it. The pain on his shoulder couldn't hide the shock in his heart. What happened to the opponent's artillery?  How come the shelling speed is so fast?  New artillery?  Dongxing Port launches new artillery?  Realizing that he might not be able to get close at all, Yu Dayou shouted hoarsely: "Left full rudder, no base bombardment!" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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