1907: One-sided first naval battle
The sound of the horn on the Changyang horn is extremely loud, but now it is still an unknown whether it can clearly reach the other party at this distance. What's more, even if it is transmitted, the other party may not understand it. But there is no doubt that the other party came here in such a mighty manner, not to treat guests to dinner. Amid the angrily shouting of the officers, the soldiers finally woke up and began to run towards their posts on the warship in panic.
This expedition seemed to be completely different from what they imagined before they set out. Before they set out, their reflection of the distant East was full of gold and rich, but the soldiers were very weak. In the official propaganda, they were vulnerable.
But what they encountered today should be the enemies they would encounter in conquering the East, but they were completely different from what they imagined. The big birds flying in the sky, the warships without sails, saw that they did not escape, but instead rushed over with great momentum. They could hear the obvious threatening sound from there.
"This is the Ming Dynasty's waters. The ships in front stop the ship immediately and receive inspections. This is the last warning." The roar from the Ming ship in the distance could be clearly heard.
"Prepare for battle, prepare for battle!" The general who was covered in armor drew a heavy sword and pointed straight at the approaching ship. The warships of both sides were approaching and turning. At this time, they were about to turn two parallel lines, and both sides were aimed at the other side.
"Get closer, get closer!" the general shouted loudly, "The catapult is ready to attack."
On the Changyang roar, Yang Tiexin pulled out his sword with a choke, slashed down with a heavy force, and roared: "Fire!"
On the first deck, starting from the first cannon closest to the head of the ship, a total of sixteen cannons fired in turn. With each cannon, the entire warship shook slightly once, and the ship sank slightly downwards.
Yang Tiexin did not deliberately distance himself from the other party. In fact, he did not know how far the other party's trencher could hit. In order to make his artillery exert greater power, he deliberately narrowed the distance with the other party, closer than the sailing warships they used artillery warships to deal with Pattaya for the first time.
When the artillery began to be launched, Yang Tiexin no longer had the ease and freehand paintings of the pre-war period. Instead, he widened his eyes and stared at the round stone bullets flying out of the enemy warship. Looking at the initial speed of the rock bullets, Yang Tiexin had accurately judged the range of the opponent's trencher, which was to exceed the Pattaya warship. In other words, the opponent's stone bullet could hit his warship.
"Accelerate, accelerate forward!" He roared sharply, and a soldier next to him immediately pulled a rope in his hand. In the cabin, the rope was connected to a bell. When the bell rang, the sailors who were operating the machine knew what speed to move forward at this time.
The Changyang roared and roared. After a slight pause, the entire ship suddenly accelerated forward. When the stone bullets flew over, the Changyang had completely avoided the previous distance. The stone bullets fell into the sea, causing huge water droplets to soar into the sky.
"Oye!" Yang Tiexin raised his eyebrows playfully, and the sword in his hand pulled a sword in the air.
He perfectly avoided the opponent's attack, but the opponent was not so lucky. When the Changyang sailed past them, the first battleship had already blazed with flames. The left side of the battleship was already in full view. On the hull, the iron armor was knocked away one by one, and the wooden hull inside was punched out, and several shells fell directly on the ship building. The ship building did not have as good protection as the ship's help. Several shells drilled through the outside wall and exploded inside, which directly ignited the warship.
The battleship at this moment was already in a mess on the deck, with flames and thick smoke rolling, just like the Changyang passing by.
As soon as the first battleship passed, the Changyang ushered in the second enemy ship. Obviously, the other party had mistakenly estimated the speed of the Changyang. He thought that the speed of the Changyang was already at its limit. He never expected that the Changyang would suddenly accelerate. When the Changyang reached his side, he had not even fired a stone bullet. The cannons on the second deck of the Changyang were fired one after another.
There were a total of ten artillery guns on the second deck. The second enemy ship was not very lucky. Six of the ten artillery shells fell on the deck. Without the protection of the ship gangs with iron armor, the destructive power of the artillery shells increased immediately. Although the second layer was less than the artillery guns on the first deck, the second enemy ship was damaged even more. What was particularly terrifying was that the rudder of their ship was completely destroyed by this gun, and the entire ship immediately lost control and began to deviate from the course.
This kind of shooting can destroy the rudder with just one shot. It can only be said that their luck is too bad. Even Yang Tiexin himself could not have imagined that his luck was so good.
The Changyang ship passed the second enemy ship without any damage, but the entire ship began to slow down, moving forward from the previous full speed, and suddenly dropped several places. This change made the third enemy ship who had been observing the battle situation make a mistake in the judgment of the third enemy ship. They accurately estimated the speed of the Changyang ship, so they started firing stone bombs a little in advance. If the Changyang still advances at the previous speed, then when the stone bomb falls, the Changyang will appear right above this position.
The commanders of these three warships of the Tiger Dynasty were not weak, they were all experienced sea veterans with extremely rich experience, but when they met an opponent they had no idea about, they were stunned. In their reflection, a warship moving forward with all its might could not suddenly reduce its speed above such a short distance. In accordance with inertia, the opponent's warship would still maintain a higher speed.
But they didn't know that it was not manpower that drove the Ming warships, but machines. Not only could he move forward, but he could also go backwards.
In front of Changyang, stone bombs fell into the water, causing huge waves. Changyang accelerated again, and the warship broke through the waves and smashed the waves that soared into the sky. It sailed to the side of the third battleship. The eight cannons on the third deck immediately sounded.
No surprise, the third ship of the Tiger Dynasty suffered huge losses in an instant.
This is a small vanguard fleet of the huge fleet of the Tiger Dynasty. For such a small fleet, the Tiger Dynasty sent many troops. Marshall is a famous water tycoon in the Tiger Dynasty. Before setting off, he did not take the opponent he was about to meet seriously, but now, he no longer thinks so.
At one meeting, the other party fought against three without any damage, but defeated his three warships in a mess and suffered heavy losses. At this moment, he was half kneeling on the deck, with blood pouring on his left leg. It was a flying shrapnel pierced on his left leg. If it weren't for the armor skirt he was wearing to block him, his left leg would probably not belong to them at this moment.
He did not care about the injuries on his legs, but stared at the enemy ship that was showing off his might. After the opponent used the continuous speed change to get rid of his own attack and gave him severe damage, he suddenly realized that today was afraid it would be bad.
I have never seen the appearance of the opponent's warship, and I have never seen the weapon. What's even more terrifying is that for such a large ship, the opponent is as fast as he is controlling a small sampan. It should be fast and slow as he needs to be slow. Facing an enemy ship that is faster than himself and more flexible than himself, his brain suddenly had a short circuit. His previous tactical changes were full of tactical changes, and he could not think of a way to target the enemy in front of him.
My brain was blank.
But the blank was very short. The moans on the deck woke him up. Dozens of soldiers were lying down on the devastated deck, some of which were silent, some of which were missing a certain department on their bodies, and some were lying in pools of blood, screaming loudly.
The only thing that is, his warship did not lose its ability to sail normally after suffering huge losses.
"Change, turn around!" In just a moment, Marshall made a decision, because he found that he could not defeat his opponent and fighting the enemy to the death was meaningless. If he could successfully escape from the enemy's attack and bring back the information of the enemy's strange warships to the large forces of the Tiger Dynasty, it would have made a great contribution.
He can still escape now because he still has two warships to cover him. If he continues to fight, if he suffers the same fate as the second warship, he will not even be able to escape.
"Full sails, retreat, sails, retreat, all sailors go down the bottom pods, ready to replace the paddles." He limped over the deck, shouting loudly.
The sailors rushed toward the bottom deck. Soon, only Marshall and some sailors who controlled the sails and rudders were left on the deck.
When the Changyang took a turn and drove back, he was surprised to find that with just one shelling, the other party was actually scared. Except for the warship that was now circling on the spot, the remaining two warships actually fled in two different directions.
"I'm going, I'm very skillful in escaping!" Yang Tiexin mocked loudly, "Send a signal to the airship, let them decorate the one, we go chase the other, this one is wandering around in place, and come back to deal with him."
Chapter completed!