My father-in-law is here. I’m sorry, I don’t have time to write in the morning. This chapter is two-in-one, and there is no update to the evening.

After glanced at Yinxiang, Yinzhen turned around and looked at the sea. Although the navy's artillery performance was far better than that of the Spanish fleet, the navy had not experienced the test of war. It was difficult for the first time to go to the battle. However, the Spanish fleet that could condemn the Far East, whether it was commanders or soldiers, must be experienced in many battles, not to mention the situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak.[.]

Comparing the two, the winner is still uncertain. Although at the pre-war meeting in Shanghai, the Spanish fleet was shouted, "The Spanish fleet is the navy's target ship!", the slogan was just a special arrangement by Yinzhen to boost morale.

If it is one-on-one, there is naturally no suspense, but the situation is not so optimistic when facing a fleet that is several times stronger than it is. Especially with the dangerous terrain and narrow sea area, Shi Shipiao's night fire attack plan will naturally be better if it succeeds. If the fire attack fails, the navy must find a way to put the battlefield outside the sea, and there must be enough detour space for the navy to adapt to the battlefield and grow in the battlefield. Only in this way can the navy be invincible.

Deputy General Chang Fugui looked at Yinzhen who did not say a word, and looked at Yinxiang again. He did not dare to offend these two masters. He hurriedly said with a smile: "Thirteenth Master, today's wind is strong and the ship is very fast. When you arrive in Penghu, you will have enough time for the navy to test the first step."

Yinxiang nodded, glanced at Yinzhen, and smiled and said, "Fourth brother, it's windy outside, let's go into the cabin to avoid it."

As soon as he entered the cabin, Yinxiang smiled and said, "Is it not that the 14th brother is afraid of fighting at the last minute?"

"There is no word "cowardly in the navy." Yinzhen said in a deep voice: "Before the war, we must pay attention to our opponents and cannot be blindly optimistic. Although we have a great advantage in artillery, these five thousand navy are all new recruits who have not fought in battle and have never seen the bloody and tragic battlefield. I cannot stay everywhere.

Penghu has a complex and dangerous terrain, which is not conducive to the navy's detours. It is no problem to make small fights, but if it is a big battle, our navy will inevitably suffer losses. These students are the backbone of the navy's future. I don't want to take risks with them. I have to plan carefully."

Yinxiang nodded and said, "That's what I'm worried about. The navy is full of recruits. They fight in the daytime and are still reluctant to fight at night, so they can't even imagine it."

"When you arrive in Penghu, it depends on the specific situation." Yinzhen pondered: "If you allow it, you can fight a small battle first, boost morale, and fight at night. If it is possible, it is best to put it before dawn."

Yinxiang was also happy to hear it, "Yes, it's best before dawn, so the navy can join the war boldly."

"I will discuss it when I see Shi Shipiao." Yinzhen nodded.

Penghu, Magong Port.

The rumbling sound of cannons lasted from early morning until noon. Under the bombardment of more than ten main warships of hundreds of artillery artillery more than 30 pounds, the Mazu Island Fort finally stopped the sound of cannons.

The most cutting-edge Jin** cannon position was the first to be hit, and it had been plowed to the ground. Other cannon positions were also covered with bullet marks. Although the lead shells weighing dozens of kilograms would not explode, their destructive power was quite amazing. It was really a death if you were next to each other, and it was killed if you touched it. There were nine cannon positions in the Mazu Island Fort, and only three were left that were diagonally opposite the port on the inside, and all six cannon positions on the front had been cleared.

Angel held up his telescope and observed with satisfaction. The remaining three cannons were located on the back of the hillside, facing the port. Although it was difficult to hit from the front, they could no longer threaten the landing. He waved his hand and said lightly: "Order the soldiers to speed up the landing speed, and take down the right turret tomorrow morning, and take down this small port before dark."

The deputy commander of the fleet, Carlos, asked in confusion: "Why don't the general destroy the turret on the right? That's much easier."

"Destroy?" Angel chuckled, "This port belongs to us soon. Why destroy these facilities? Wouldn't it be better to keep them to fight physiognomy? Besides, we have to save shells, and there are some small sampans on the opposite side waiting for us to destroy?"

Seeing that the Spanish soldiers began to land on boats one after another, Deputy General Zhang Jin looked a little solemn. Yang Changsheng, the guerrilla of the Right Battalion, saw that the Spanish soldiers were carrying muskets, and he couldn't help but beg: "General, they are all musket soldiers. Let Tang Fuguizhe come back. Let us hold on to the city to wait for assistance."

"A strong city, a tough city can withstand the bombardment?" Zhang Jin blurted out.

"General." Yang Changsheng hesitated for a while before saying: "Those Westerners did not attack the Fengguiwei Fort. It seems that they wanted to use the army to capture Ma Gongchengyi..."

Zhang Jin also reacted to this reminder and couldn't help but sneer: "These Western devils are thinking about beauty. They are not attacking Magong City. They are trying to use infantry to seize the windguck tail fort!"

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Jincai said: "Send an order to withdraw Tang Fugui. These Western ghosts will definitely not be able to get around today. They will spend the night on the shore and cannot win during the day. Let's attack at night!"

Night attack? Yang Changsheng was slightly stunned and was very excited. They were landlords and were very familiar with the surrounding terrain, so they didn't have to worry about being disbanded. Night attacks were all the advantages.

In less than an hour, Yinzhen's naval fleet caught up with Shi Shipiao's Clippers. Seeing that Yinzhen and the others were chasing him so quickly, Shi Shipiao was also very happy. After getting on the boat to see him, he smiled and said, "The Fourteenth Master is here so fast."

Yinzhen didn't talk much and said straight to the point: "Is the Spanish fleet in Penghu? What's the situation now?"

"Return to Prince Heng." Shi Shipiao immediately said seriously: "The Spanish fleet is indeed in Penghu. It is no doubt that Penghu will fall now."

Yinzhen nodded and said, "Can Shi Junmen's fire attack plan be changed until dawn in the early morning?"

Shi Shipiao said in a difficult face: "The Fujian Navy is divided into three groups. There is a team of troops from Tongshan Town that entered Penghu from the north. Now even if you want to inform me, it is too late."

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen felt a little disappointed and nodded slightly and said, "Then you act as planned. However, the navy will not be able to cooperate when the night battle."

Shi Shipiao also knew that the navy was all new recruits, so he said cheerfully: "It's okay, it's dawn, and the task of pursuing the remaining enemies will be handed over to the navy."

"Will the Navy go up to practice now and alert the enemy and affect Shi Junmen's plan?" Yinzhen asked worriedly.

"Absolutely no." Shi Shipiao smiled and said, "I have considered this issue long ago. The navy's Western warships and new military uniforms are more ideal if the military flag is lowered and the attack is hit. The Spaniards will be more vigilant at night, but they are only prepared for warships. They will never expect that there will be people swimming to attack in this kind of weather."

The Shin-Shi Spanish fleet was floating on the sea in a patrol ship on Jilong Island, and the captain Ferlando was bored and drinking in the cabin. Last time, because he lost his ocean trade fleet, the captain of the fourth-class battleship, was demoted to the patrol ship captain by the fleet commander Angel. He was depressed, and you can imagine it.

Suddenly, a soldier rushed over, "Captain, discover a small fleet."

Ferlando was stunned, "Small fleet?"

"Yes, from the perspective of shape, it is a Dutch warship." The soldier said hurriedly.

"Dutch's warship?" Ferlando murmured and rushed to the deck immediately. He raised his telescope and looked for a long time. He could not determine which country this warship belonged to? The warship was of the Dutch style, but the sailors on it were in a clear blue military uniform. The style of the military uniform was not from the Qing Dynasty, but the sailors and soldiers had Oriental faces. What's even more strange is that these warships did not hang national flags.

Although I was not sure where the fleet came from, Ferlando still ordered decisively: "Click the gun and call the police! Return."

The fleet that came was naturally the Qing Navy. When Yinzhen heard the other party fire, he knew that he was calling the police, so he immediately ordered the teams to maintain their formation and prepare for battle.

The sound of gunfire called the police quickly attracted the attention of the Spanish fleet. Brigadier General Angel walked to the deck and looked at it with a telescope for a while, but was confused. However, seeing that the other party had not slowed down, he immediately ordered: "The fleet is ready to fight and send six auxiliary ships to test it."

After ordering, the Spanish fleet immediately began to raise sails and anchor, and they were busy building a group of six auxiliary ships quickly left the fleet and faced the Qing naval fleet.

When he saw the other party splitting out six auxiliary ships to meet him, Yinzhen was right in his mind and ordered: "Turn, fight each other, destroy these six auxiliary ships, and then retreat."

After ordering, the naval fleet immediately separated from each other, lined up and facing the Spanish warships. The naval cadets who were about to enter the battle formation were very nervous from top to bottom. Yande, Delga, Liu Zhisheng, and Lin Wei were also very nervous, but they all tried to calm down and ordered loudly.

Hearing the order, although the students were nervous, they all took the orders to start operating the cannon, load ammunition, close the cannon door, install leads, reset the cannon, aim, and then a report of "Preparation is completed," sounded on the deck.

When the six Spanish warships in front of them set up combat formations, they immediately slowed down and stopped seven hundred yards away. Angel kept observing with a telescope. Seeing that the small fleet had actually set up a battle line, he couldn't help but frown. Just these auxiliary ships dared to challenge their fleet. This joke was a bit big, right?

Carlos was also puzzled and said in disbelief: "Oh, God, am I dazzled, or are they too crazy? Which country's fleet is this? In the Far East, besides the Dutch and us, are there other countries inserted in? The sailors all looked like they were Easterners. Could it be that they were from Qing?"

"No." Angel shook his head, "These people don't have braids, they are not Qing people, they may be damned Dutch people. I heard that there are many Oriental people on their ships. Did the Netherlands also send a large fleet north?" After pondering for a while, he ordered again: "Send eight fourth-class ships to drive them away, and they are not allowed to pursue them."

Yande quickly calmed down, looked at six warships about seven hundred yards away, and said in a deep voice: "Eighteen-pound cannons fired!" The sailing warships of the Qing Navy were equipped with ten eighteen-pound cannons, and there were only five on each side. Although it was a volley, it was actually one after another. However, a volley was enough for more than one hundred cannons to fire together.

"Boom boom boom" the sound of cannons started to sound.

"A group of new recruits!" Carlos smiled and said, "A fired at a distance of seven hundred yards..." He immediately widened his eyes, his open mouth was enough to stuff an egg. Their warship was shaking and was shot, and there were more! How could this be possible? How did the opponent's gunner fire?

Yinzhen was behind and also used a telescope to check the results of the first round of artillery shells. Although a small half of the shells fell into the water, 60% of them still hit Spanish warships.

Although it failed to penetrate the thick deck, the huge impact force should not be ignored. The soldiers standing behind the deck have absolutely no chance of surviving. Where the point being hit by a pointed barrel shell, the huge impact force caused the inner wall of the deck to explode and the wooden blocks burst, which could also cause huge damage.

After being baptized by six or seventy eighteen-pound shells, the six auxiliary ships were basically paralyzed. The sailors on the ship were unable to react at all. They were still outside the range. How did their warships get hit by such dense shells?

Seeing the enemy ships in the distance struggling in the shells, all the naval cadets were very excited, but Yande ordered in a deep voice: "Twelve-pound cannons fired volley!"

The second wave of 12-pound cannons had a higher hit rate than that of 18-pound cannons. Six Spanish auxiliary ships immediately heard the "bang bang" sounds. The masts of two warships were also broken, and the huge sails were overturned, with amazing momentum.

Angel was stunned. How did they do it? There was such a high hit rate outside of seven or eight hundred yards? Which country's fleet is this? This is still an auxiliary ship. How terrible will their main warship be?

Seeing the huge windbreaker falling, Yinzhen's heart suddenly jumped! It happened that Yinxiang also looked over, and the two of them laughed almost at the same time: "Fight the windbreaker!"

"Haha! I'm rich!" Yinzhen laughed excitedly. Kill their sails from afar, see how the Spanish fleet will return?

After two waves of intensive attacks on the six auxiliary ships, there were basically no figures on the decks of the six auxiliary ships. The gunners and soldiers were basically injured and had the ability to launch a counterattack. Besides, at this position, the shells they fired were completely based on their character.

The eight fourth-class warships that were rushing towards Hangfan were shocked to see this unusual scene and quickly entered the combat state in advance.

Soon, the third wave of 18-pound cannons fired again. After two volleys, the students were already very adapted and their confidence increased. The dean was right, this Spanish warship was our target ship! The accuracy of the third round of artillery bombardment can be said to be completely normal, with nearly 100 pointed barrel shells hitting the target.

The thick ship gangway could not withstand the continuous blows of high-speed rotating sharp barrel shells, and they exploded one after another, and the two warships began to infiltrate water.

When Angel, Carlos and other officers of the Spanish fleet saw that the second wave of eighteen-pound cannons were fired in such a short time, they were all shocked. How could the opponent's artillery fire so fast?

Yinzhen quickly calmed down from his excitement, looked at the eight fourth-class ships that were gradually approaching, and ordered loudly: "Transfer the order, retreat!"

When he saw the other party retreating, Angel was afraid that there would be the other party's main battleship behind him, he quickly raised his telescope and searched in the distance. After searching around, he could not see the shadow of the fleet, so he breathed a little relieved.

It is better to say that the fast sailing warship is much faster than the battleship and is much more flexible. When you receive a retreat order, you turn around and then run away.

After the eight Spanish fourth-class ships crossed the six auxiliary ships that were basically destroyed, they slowed down and formed battle lines, saving people while taking strict precautions.

Seeing that the other party did not chase after him, the naval warships turned around and leaned forward carefully. Unexpectedly, the eight fourth-class ships were already making a sound of gunfire.

I immediately saw countless water columns rising from front and back of the fleet. Although they were not very accurate, they could not withstand many shells, and six warships were immediately shot.

After all, it was the first time that the naval cadets were attacked. When they saw someone injured, they immediately became panicked. Yinzhen frowned and knew very well that if he ordered the retreat at this time, the navy would be over, and even if the navy was not able to fight tough battles would be in vain even if there was a good artillery.

"Blow the trumpet!" Yinzhen took a few steps to the deck. When the guards around him saw this, they were so scared that they hurriedly surrounded him and grabbed him and said, "Prince, danger!"

Yinzhen turned around with a calm face and said, "Can you hide in the cabin be safe?" As he said that, he pushed away several guards and shouted: "Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky! Blow the trumpet to me! Blow the trumpet!"

"Okay, you said it! You'll play the trumpet!" Yinxiang also stood behind, and Wu Ge and Chang Fugui followed closely behind.

The intense Forward Roar quickly rang. When the students on the front, back, left and right warships saw Yinzhen standing straight on the fore deck, the morale of the army immediately stabilized, and the fleet quickly formed a battle line at a distance of 800 yards.

Just now, the opponent's second wave of shelling was here again.

Facing the Spanish warships and the sky full of bullets, Yinzhen always stood straight on the deck. There was no way. If he wanted the navy to grow up quickly, he, the dean of the Navy Academy, had to take the lead. He believed that after this battle baptism, the navy would soon mature!

Several more warships were shot in this wave of shelling, but no one panicked the naval cadets and each made preparations in an orderly manner. In just a moment, the report "Preparation is completed." sounded at the ships.

Yande did not immediately order the firing. He held the telescope and only ordered the Spanish fleet's artillery to be restored, but he suddenly ordered, "Twelve-pound cannons fired volley!".

"Eighteen-pound cannon volley!".

The time for these two rounds of artillery cards was just right. When the Spanish artillery was about to be launched, the dense twelve-pound shells hit the ship's side, causing most of them to stand unsteadily and stagger. The next eighteen-pound shells became a killer. The damaged wooden boards of the ship were drilled and squeezed by the eighteen-pound shells. Some of them broke, and those that were not broken burst out large amounts of broken wooden blocks flying around like shrapnel. A large number of gunners were caught off guard and injured by the flying wooden blocks.
Chapter completed!