"Are these people crazy? They are still charging forward, can't they see that our cannon is completely unstoppable?"

"Who knows, maybe she has a lucky mentality. Isn't there a chuáng crossbow on their ship?" [..com]

"What's the use of that thing? At most it's just tickling it. Unless they can shoot arrows into the cannon door, but how could they get such accurate heads? Haha."

Ten consecutive rounds of volleys were carried out, and the guns were filled with smoke. However, the gunners were all trained for a long time and didn't care about such small scenes. While they quickly cleaned the gun barrel, loaded ammunition, and prepared for shooting, they observed the results of the battle through the gun door, and exchanged opinions on the battle situation from time to time.

"Don't giggle, don't be afraid of being choked by smoke. Just hurry up and they are getting closer again." After listening to the gunner's loudest voice, Wu Yongjian urged repeatedly.

The Royal Navy is not a newcomer who has never fought wars, and has been fighting in foreign countries before. But it has to be said that the enemies encountered at home are truly strong opponents. This is also a real test for the Royal Navy.

The stick is arrogant, but when their reliance is broken, they quickly become sheep; the Japanese pirates are very cruel, but when they face opponents that they cannot catch up with, they also choose to surrender; the coalition forces in front of them are different from those of the previous enemies, they are well-trained, disciplined, and regard life and death as nothing.

Ten rounds of volleys sank at least two or three hundred enemy ships. The comrades were struggling in the cold sea water, and the wreckage of the ship was burning, but they were not afraid of it. They still plucked up their sails, rowed their oars desperately, and launched a charge with all their might.

The pace of naval battle is actually very slow. If you run to death on the mountain, this also applies here. Seeing it does not mean you can get it. Moreover, the speed of the gunboat itself is not slow. If it hadn't turned several times, the coalition forces would not even be able to move the side.

However, these enemies are now quite close, and the outside of the hull will make "dong, dong!" sounds from time to time. This is the sound of the arrows fired by the ships rushing in the forefront, hitting the hull. Although it did not cause any damage, it was enough to remind Wu Yongjian. These powerful enemies are only three hundred steps away from the gunboat.

"Cancel the volley, the gunner who loaded the ammunition is in place and starts to shoot accurately."

Wu Yongjian was very calm, but Xie Hong's face felt unbearable.

"Marty, this is how people make a living at sea. Anyway, they are all doing business with their heads on their heads. They are all desperate people who live day by day, and they don't know how much blood is stained on their hands. This is the case with pirates and the same is true for the navy. In fact, it is not worth mercy to die and cannot be treated as your sympathy." Dai Ziyu comforted him when he saw this.

"I'm not sympathizing with them, it's just a pity!" Xie Hong shook his head and sighed: "So many sailors who are proficient in water warfare have been consumed in vain. Xie Qian's old and confused is really a waste of resources."

"Then..." Dai Ziyu was stunned. He didn't take these sailors seriously before, but when he arrived in Lushun and went to Tianjin, he knew very well that Xie Hong used human means, and even those refugees and businessmen could do so many articles, let alone these sailors?

The efficiency of shipbuilding in Lushun is getting higher and higher, and merchant ships, warships, transport ships, and even exceed the speed of training sailors. Therefore, it is not surprising that Xie Hong would say this.

"Marty, do you want to save someone?" he asked hesitantly.

"No need. This marquis is not Duke Xiang of Song. I just sigh for it casually. The war is in full swing now. How can I have time to care about those idiotic business? Let them all settle for their destiny."

Xie Hong waved his hand and said with a smile on his face, "Besides, as long as they were not injured on the spot, those people would not need to be rescued. The sailors on the ship that we had knocked over to head to the twin islands. The waters of these people are really amazing. Let's pay attention to the situation now."

"In the opinion of the following, the winner is now decided, and they are just struggling to death." Dai Ziyu was not flattering. On the one hand, the boat was destroyed and the people were killed, and the casualties were heavy. On the other hand, there was not even a single piece of paint on the boat board. His statement was already quite modest, and this was simply one-sided ravage.

"It's hard to say that the enemy general is a good general, and it's not impossible to see the gap between the two sides. Even if he refuses to escape, there should be other ways. Judging from his current situation, he clearly has expectations for victory. Haha, there is probably a killer move that has not been released." As the distance between the two sides approached, Xie Hong raised the telescope again, and explained with a smile while observing carefully.

"Also?" Dai Ziyu was stunned for a moment. Lushun's efficiency was already very high, but Jiangnan's efficiency was even higher. In just less than a year, he made so many preparations, thousands of chuáng crossbows and hundreds of flywheel warships. These were all brand new. Such efficiency was enough to make the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Works ashamed to death, and the result was not over yet?

"Well, according to Benhou's guess, the backup plan they prepared was probably the one you mentioned by Mr. Dai." Xie Hong nodded in a very certain tone.

"That?" Dai Ziyu was stunned again, thought for a while, and asked uncertainly: "Is that thing useful?"

"Haha, who knows?" Xie Hong curled his lips. "I always have to see it before I know. Maybe the famous craftsmen in Jiangnan will give us another surprise."

...

"Sir, it's almost three hundred steps, right?"

"Wait a little longer, get closer." Liang Cheng stared at the gunboat opposite him.

Every roar of the enemy ship will bring considerable casualties to the coalition forces, including broken sails, corpses, and people who are swimming desperately. There are more and more floating objects on the sea. But until now, if the arrows inserted into the felt are not included, the gunboats still have not suffered any damage.

It is hard to expect victory to reach this battle. He can see the problems that the Xu brothers can see clearly. Even if the killer weapon plays a role, the flywheel warships surrounding them are not easy to mess with.

What's more, even if all the enemy ships were wiped out, I would not have the energy to fight again. Burn the port. There are so many cannons on the ship, so how can I be unprepared on the shore? Landing? The border troops in Liao Town are not the master soldiers of the Jiangnan Guard. They are just going to die if they rush forward to the enemy.

At most, both sides will suffer losses, and then when the secret weapon takes effect, so only if one blow is hit can the situation be reversed.

"boom!"

Not far from the flagship, a lucky ship was hit by a shell. Although the place where it was hit was the cabin, it had a certain buffer, so it did not sink immediately. However, the deck was still in a mess. I don’t know if it was the helmsman who died or the rudder was broken, the lucky ship began to spin, and it was seen losing its combat power.

Liang Cheng had already seen that the cannons on the gunboat were not ordinary general cannons. Their power and range were much further than the general cannons he had seen or heard of. Even without that layer of protection, the chuáng crossbow would not be an opponent.

"Report the distance!" Two words burst out coldly from his teeth.

"Return to Admiral, two hundred and fifty steps!"

"keep going!"

"Report the distance!"

“Back…”

The coalition forces marched in the artillery fire, and even Liang Cheng's flagship was hit by two shells. Fortunately, the ship was very large, and the square blessed ship was strong enough. In the end, it resisted. However, as the distance approached, the hit rate of the gunboats became higher and higher, and more blessed ships became cannon fodder.

"Sir, it's two hundred steps!" The high-pitched voice of the lookout hand sounded again.

A glimmer flashed in Liang Cheng's eyes, he suddenly stood up, and shouted loudly: "Let the lightning strike the ship!"

With his order, the flagship and several large ships around the flagship moved at the same time. Several long wooden boards fell from the deck, and then, strange-looking small boats were pushed onto the wooden board and then slid down the wooden board.

I don't know if it was covered by the deafening sound of artillery fire on the sea. The sound of the boat falling into the water was almost inaudible, just like a smart dolphin. Not only was it light when it fell into the water, but the movement after entering the water was also also agile. It was just a slight turn and then suddenly accelerated. It was like an arrow from the string, shooting towards the roaring gunboat.

"What is that? Why is it so fast?" The last killer weapon hidden in the end was very confidential, and even Xu Benshan, the future deputy general, was shocked.

"This is the lightning strike ship made by Jiangnan skilled craftsmen..." Xu Chenjiang had heard of the name, but it was the first time he saw the real thing. "How could it be fast? Haha, haven't you seen the water at the stern of the ship? The principle of this ship is the same as a flywheel warship. The only difference is that the ship is smaller and lighter, so the speed is faster."

"There's someone above?"

"Of course there are people, and they are dead soldiers!" Xu Chenjiang's expression was very cold and solemn.

"Death soldier, could it be on this ship..."

"That's right, it's the fire ship. Not only are there fire-induced objects like sulfur, but it is also loaded with a lot of gunpowder. As long as they are hit..." Xu Chenjiang opened his hands and laughed: "At that time, any protection will be useless! Humph, you can't live your own sins. This time, let the plague god taste our power."

...

"It's a fire ship!"

Dai Ziyu's face turned pale and he used fire ships to attack the enemy. In the history of water wars in China, it can be said that it has a long history. In the Battle of Red Cliff in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the main attack was the fire ship. Huang Gai pretended to surrender, in order to reach a sufficient distance so that the fire ships could rush into the Cao army's camp.

There are also relatively recent examples. When Taizu founded the country, he fought with Chen Youliang in Poyang Lake. Chen Youliang's strength was already relatively strong and the navy was even stronger, but in the end he was burned to pieces by Zhu Yuanzhang's fire ship.

Dai Tzuyu also explained the weapon of the fire ship to Xie Hong in detail, but it turns out that the fire ship is incomparable to the current ones. The former is just an ordinary small boat, and it only relies on its flexibility. It is released with the wind and the speed is very fast. As long as it reaches a certain distance, the big ship will definitely not be able to escape.

However, these were transformed by the ship craftsmen in Jiangnan after learning the technology of flywheel warships. Just look at the speed of the galloping horse and the flexibility between turning and changing directions. The power of this thing is much greater than before.

Moreover, there were many ships, and they could be released as soon as they were released. The first ship was launched and the ship that rushed to the front had only 50 steps before the fireboats were all in place, filling the distance between the coalition forces and the gunboats.

This distance was originally difficult to break through because it was the range covered by artillery fire. However, cannons could not hit mosquitoes, and these modified fire boats were like swimming fish. Not to mention fighting, it would be difficult to aim even if they were aimed.

Although they are crowded, they are actually maintaining a certain distance between each other, and even if they fire volleys, they may not hit one or two ships. At the speed of these lightning strike ships, it is obvious that the gunboat will not have a chance to fire two ships. After all, the distance between the two sides is only two hundred steps.

"No, this is not a fire boat..." Xie Hong shook his head strangely. This is not a fire boat, it is just an original torpedo! I'm sorry, it's still human-driven and automatic tracking. It's really too advanced!!!
Chapter completed!