Chapter 34: The Battle of Uku-Hirado
Sun Jiaji naturally could not let the enemy go as he wished. As soon as he saw the enemy's abnormal movement, five large Sahalian Class I ships on both sides also sailed out separately.
Sakha Company I, each side has ten short-barrel cannons weighing thousands of kilograms and can fire twelve kilograms of iron bullets, which is not something Zheng Hongkui's medium-sized lucky ship can compete with!
What's more, at this time, Chen Hui's ship wanted to "pull into the enemy's back and attack". The first enemy he had to face was not the enemy ship, but the Nanfeng!
When some ships began to adjust their sails again, they were moving against the wind in the southeast, and their hulls were finally exposed. There was no suspense and they were once again hit by the enemy ship!
On the contrary, Sun Jiaji's ten Sahalian warships sailed smoothly towards the northeast and northwest respectively in the strong south wind. When the enemy ships were still spinning in place, these ten large ships had already arrived in front of them!
Chen Hui also climbed onto the mast at this time, observed for a while, and issued another order, "The ten big green heads divided into six to support both sides, and the remaining four were with me..."
At this time, the telescope in his hand had not yet been put down. In his sight, the majestic body of the other party, the Golden Eagle, could not leave for a long time.
"That big ship must be the flagship of the barbarian thief. The remaining five big ships came forward together and tried their best to approach the big ship. Humph, as long as the ship is captured, even if Er Qingtou lost more, it would be no problem!"
The flag bearer stuttered for a moment, but he didn't say it out.
What he wanted to say was: "The enemy's ship is directly opposite, and is firing violently. How to break through, let alone, it is the wind now, and even if the wind blows, it will go around the east and west sides, and there are already enemy ships there,..."
"call……"
At this time, another gust of wind blew, and the flag bearer was immediately overjoyed. At some point, the wind direction had quietly turned into the east wind, and the wind was still expanding!
The old seacock Chen Hui naturally had discovered this. If their fleet all went west and crawled out numerous ships in a group, and then turned south by wind, wouldn’t it be possible to approach the big ship?
"yes!"
At this time, due to the Peregrine Falcon under Sun Jiaji's command, Saha Company-class ships were killed. With the blessing of Nanfeng just now, the fleet was gradually approaching the enemy ship, thus revealing the Golden Eagle.
When Chen Hui took the five big green heads and started maneuvering westward with the protruding east wind, several Sahalian ships that were rushing towards the medium-sized lucky ship in the west quickly surrounded them.
After all, Chen Hui suffered a small loss, so he finally led three big Qingtou boats to the vicinity of the Golden Eagle!
Daqingtou, each ship has twenty cannons, ten on each side, most of which are short-barrel cannons of thousands to one thousand kilograms, and Chen Hui's flagship has thirty, and there are ten on the first deck!
In the telescope, Sun Jiaji, who was commanding the battle, saw him, but he was not panicked at all.
"All gun positions are open!"
Of course he has confidence.
The Golden Eagle, three layers of direct artillery decks, were arranged with eighteen 24 kilograms, eighteen kilograms and twelve kilograms, all of which were heavy naval guns. Even at the beginning and the end, there were four twelve kilograms and eighteen kilograms respectively.
The first deck, which is where the sails are operated, has 500 kilograms, 300 kilograms, and 200 kilograms, which is a defense against the enemy's gang battle.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a firepower that is in all directions without dead corners.
What's more, the thickness of the Golden Eagle ship gang is as high as two feet, and it is all made of hard wood ash willows unique to the Northeast. Even if Chen Hui surrounded it, it would undoubtedly be a delusion to use the short-barrel cannon to break it!
However, perhaps because he was concerned about the guns on the side of the Golden Eagle, under Chen Hui's order, two big green heads actually wanted to go around the head and tail of the Golden Eagle ship, and Chen Hui's largest big green head also exposed his hull - there were fifteen cannons on the side of his flagship, which was extremely powerful in Zheng Zhilong's fleet.
However, how could Sun Jiaji let the enemy's wishful thinking succeed? Before the two ships that were about to circumnavigate were in place, the three middle and lower cannons on the Golden Eagle were all fired!
When the Hanhai Army never stings on ammunition, there was almost a volley at the front of the third-layer artillery on the side of the ship!
Such a huge movement was like the most scary thunder in the storm. At this time, a big blue head had not turned around yet. Half the port side was exposed to the attack range of the Golden Eagle. Naturally, the Golden Eagle did not let go. Three layers, three twelve kilograms cannons, four 18 kilograms cannons in the middle, and two 24 kilograms of heavy naval cannons in the lower layer all came to him.
At this time, the distance between the two sides was a little further than before, but it was about sixty feet, and it was still within the best direct gun range!
At this time, you must be careful when aiming. At a distance of 200 meters, the artillery must be raised by an angle when it is directed, because at this distance the shell will drop by about two meters when it hits the target.
Of course, even if you have theories, the ruler, and the tunneling machine with almost no delay, it is still not easy to accurately hit the enemy ship at a distance of about two hundred meters on this rough sea.
One of the nine artillery fired a salvo and only one shell hit the enemy ship!
Sun Jiaji was also excited at this time, holding a telescope to observe the effect of the attack.
I saw a huge gap near the waterline on the left side of the big blue head. It was a masterpiece of the largest artillery with a 24-pound iron shell.
At this distance, with the power of a twenty-four kilogram cannon, once hit, it can penetrate a five-foot-thick ship gang, not to mention that Zheng Zhilong's big blue head is definitely not so thick.
If the big blue head hit is two feet thick, the shell will crazily destroy everything you encounter after entering!
"boom!!!"
At the same time, in different directions, the artillery on the Golden Eagle was almost fully opened, but at this time the cannons on the enemy ship also began to fire.
A lead bullet of about ten kilograms on Chen Hui's flagship luckily hit the Golden Eagle, knocking down a sailor who was pulling a sail cable on the spot. The shell penetrated his body and continued to drill forward, and then knocked a naval intern who had just graduated out of the deck and fell into the sea!
At this time, both sides almost advanced in unison, but one head of the ship was north and the other south. The Golden Eagle naturally went north, and the remaining forty-five cannons on the left almost shot towards the left side of the Big Blue Head.
Forty-five cannons fired in a salvo. Even though the golden eagle had thick skin and thick flesh, it suddenly tilted to the right, and the entire hull was instantly shrouded in the smoke of gunpowder!
When the smoke of gunpowder completely dissipated, the cannon on the right side of the hull also bombarded the big blue head that wanted to rush over from the other side.
In the telescope, the big green head that Chen Hui was facing the Golden Eagle seemed to quiet down. When he looked carefully, Sun Jiaji's mouth couldn't help but feel a hint of mockery.
Forty-five shells, ten shells hit the target. There were two extremely large holes near the waterline. The sea water was pouring into it. There were also three holes in the middle-level artillery position. Since the ship gang here could not be made very thick, the holes were even larger than the bottom when the shells were shot.
Looking at the above, the main mast on the deck was unfortunately hit. Since there were still a large number of ropes tied to the sails, one section of the mast that had fallen into the water, and the other section was still on the deck!
"Puff"
This is the sound of the shells shot from the enemy ship hitting the Golden Eagle. According to the hardness and thickness of the water willow, most of the sounds are the ten-pound lead bombs of the enemy ship.
"boom!!!"
At this time, a loud noise finally came from Chen Hui's flagship. It was probably that several shells that had penetrated into the hull knocked over the brazier (ignited the cannon's fuse). The charcoal fire unfortunately lit the gunpowder beside it. The soldiers on the ship were probably frightened by the crazy shells. There was no movement for a long time. After coming back to their senses, they finally caused a fire and then caused an explosion.
The tragic situation of Chen Hui's flagship gradually spread to the big green heads that were fighting against the Hanhai Army warships. On the Erqing head, the battlefield seemed to solidify in an instant.
Not long after, all the lucky ships seemed to be in chaos. Some retreated desperately, while others took a desperate bet. Many ships were desperately approaching the enemy ship, hoping to restore the situation through platoon battles.
Chen Hui was very lucky that he was safe before his flagship was completely destroyed, and before the ship exploded and split into pieces of broken wood of all sizes, he jumped into the sea, and successfully boarded another big green head, and raised the flag symbolizing the status of the flagship.
But he was scared after all. The firepower of the big ship in front of him seemed to be more powerful and more powerful than the Dutch ships he encountered during the battle in Liaoluo Bay. If he adopted the tactic of the boarding battle as soon as possible, he might have a chance. If he shot against the sea, his ship was no match for it at all.
However, the artillery equipped with Daqingtou in Zheng Hongkui's fleet is stronger than his own team. It is better to hurry up and take advantage of the rising south wind to catch up, combine it into one and then make a decision.
However, when he pulled out his posture and was about to run away, he looked carefully and was stunned.
All the ships in his squadron were entangled with enemy ships, mostly scarred, and many of them completely lost their combat effectiveness. Only half of the hull was exposed to the sea. During the battle, there were very few sounds from his own artillery, which were as many as the roar of the enemy's ships!
It is unlikely to successfully get rid of the enemy ship's pursuit at this time, and the big blue head under his feet also hit several cannons, but it barely hit the vital point.
“Look straight west!”
In desperation, Chen Hui issued an order to retreat westward. There were narrow waterways between the islands there. As long as you successfully cross these waterways, there would be a vast sea, and then the sea would be deep and fish would swim.
He uttered a flag whisper. If the ship, which is now trapped in the sea and still fighting to the death, know, it will be as much as it can be followed.
Chen Hui was very lucky that there was only a large ship, the Golden Eagle. His big green head ran away and successfully passed through the strait south of Yeqi Island.
His fleet was also very lucky. There were two Daqingtou ships and ten Erqingtou ships. Although they were all scarred, they were able to follow them to win.
Not bad, in such a huge difference, such a tragic, and unexpected battle, it would be nice to have the ship to keep moving.
The strait is very short, and after passing through it smoothly, it will be a vast sea area.
Chapter completed!