The artillery salvos were fired, and the artillery of the three warships fell, bombarding the port and the nearby sea, almost indiscriminate bombing.
The artillery of this era was not accurate enough, but in fact the pirates' warships did not have the ability to counterattack with firepower, and they were basically unilateral bombings.
The shells fell on the sea surface of the port, on the ships, and on the coastal defenses. A small number of pirates who had no time to escape were organizing a counterattack. That was Yamamoto Rokuji's team. They ran slowly, and now they could only choose to counterattack.
However, Zhoushan Port only had two cannons, which were far from being a match for Zheng He's warships.
boom
The harbor's artillery counterattacked, and Zheng He also discovered it.
All the artillery of a warship was aimed at the defenses in the Zhoushan port, and they began to bombard the port randomly. Unexpectedly, their own cannons were bombarding their own port.
Some pirates on the seaport felt that they could not escape and were ready to fight back, but the disorderly pirates could not organize a large-scale and orderly counterattack.
The best ship of Wang Baoyu and others took them away at the first time. These pirates have no morals at all, and they will not fight to the death. They will attack when they are weak and run away when they are strong.
The remaining ships were unable to fight against Zheng He's warships.
Wang Baoyu looked at the artillery bombardment of Zheng He's fleet from a distance and said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, you can run fast. This idiot Yamamoto Sixty-two still wants to go head-to-head with Zheng He. Do you have the capital?"
"Brother, do you really not care about them?"
"What the hell? What the hell, you won't die if you go back."
"There are many of us, so we don't necessarily have no chance."
"There's something wrong with you, why don't you go back and take the lead?"
After being scolded by Wang Baoyu, the man stopped talking. During Wang Baoyu's trip to Zhoushan, he almost plundered all the property on Zhoushan Island. He still had to fight hard after getting everything. This is not in line with the principles of pirates.
Zheng He precisely grasped the pirate mentality and dared to attack wantonly.
This temporarily formed large pirate alliance each has its own thoughts, and it is difficult to achieve complete unity within the alliance. When disaster strikes, they will naturally go separate ways.
The fast runner Wang Baoyu ran away a lot, but Yamamoto Rokuji was still on the island. He cursed viciously: "Damn Wang Baoyu, next time I see him, I will definitely skin him."
"Yamamoto-kun, what should we do now? Zheng He's warships are already outside the port, and their firepower is too strong."
Looking at the huge and fierce warships, these people felt timid. The three warships were like three giant dragons lying across the port, breathing fire snakes.
If you don't go inside the port to prevent the opponent's ground troops from easily attacking you, you will be forced to fight by sea on a boat.
"Get close with a small boat, and we will counterattack." Yamamoto Rokuji gave the order. If we don't counterattack now, we can only watch the other side's warships continue to bombard our side.
Moreover, Zheng He's warships did not intend to reduce the scope of their attack. Instead, they even bombed the original defenses on Zhoushan Island, the port, and bombed them indiscriminately.
It is better to fight to the death than to wait for the kill.
Yamamoto Rokuji had nowhere to escape, so he could only order a counterattack in order to survive. His troops were more cohesive than Wang Baoyu, and at least many of them were his former subordinates in Japan.
Not those stragglers who were brought in at will.
"Lord Zheng He, the pirates have counterattacked."
"Continue to bombard the warship. Don't stop the tiger cannon. Send small boats to carry soldiers to clean up the pirates that appear around the warship. Hold grenades, and Aka 47 will go first."
Small boats were lowered from the warships one after another, with soldiers holding grenades and Aka 47s on them.
The pirates had never seen these new weapons.
Although the pirates do not have the capital to confront the warships head-on, the accuracy of the artillery is not limited after all. Now that the pirates are coming again, it is impossible to sink them all. They can only let the soldiers take small boats to defend themselves to avoid damage to the warships.
There were experienced navy officers on the small boat, and they were armed with new weapons. Everyone was in a high mood, and there was no disadvantage in terms of numbers. Why should we be afraid of the other side?
"Kill, brothers, kill all these pirates."
For a moment, the water surged, and several small boats that were covered by the warships' gunfire rushed over. It was difficult to stand firm under the wash of the sea water.
On the small boat, several soldiers looked at the pirate ship that was approaching at full speed not far away. They pulled out the fuse and accurately threw the grenade. The opponent didn't know what it was. With a bang, the small boat was blown to pieces.
There were also people holding Akka 47s who kept shooting, beating them back steadily.
"What's going on? What kind of weapon is this?"
The first wave of attacks failed again and again, and finally they were exhausted. The first wave of pirates rushed over, but the bravest pirates were the ones who were killed. However, the pirates behind them did not dare to rush forward without leaving any traces of their armor.
They all abandoned the ship and ran to Zhoushan Island. They were beaten to the point where their souls were driven out of their wits.
"No way, Yamamoto-kun, the opponent's weapons are too strong. One is explosives, the other is firearms. Our people can't get close to the warship at all." The battle situation took a turn for the worse. The Ming army's combat effectiveness was more than one level higher than these rogue bandits.
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Yamamoto Rokuji was extremely anxious. If his team here was empty, even if he ran away, his power would be gone.
"There are two more cannons on the island, go up and shoot them."
The two remaining artillery pieces on Zhoushan Island were deployed again, and all those who had fired the artillery before were scared away by Zheng He's firepower.
They fired cannonballs at Zheng He's warships, but the firepower was not on the same level.
"Yamamoto-kun, take the civilians on the island as hostages."
Most of the military households on the island were killed, and not many were left.
Yamamoto Sixty-Two gritted his teeth: "Order everyone to withdraw to Zhoushan Island and negotiate with civilians as hostages."
Less than an hour after the war started, the other side stopped fighting. Except for a bunch of people who ran away at the beginning, the sea surface of the port was covered with pirate corpses. At a glance, there were no less than two hundred pirates.
Our army's casualties were slight. Relying on the power of warships and new weapons, our officers and men avoided most of the close combat, thereby reducing casualties. In such a battle, Zheng He was surprised by such a strong ratio of losses between the enemy and ourselves.
New weapons and new warships must be developed, and they must be developed in a big way.
"The other side has reduced its forces and returned to Zhoushan Island."
"It seems that they want to negotiate with us." Zheng He made his judgment immediately.
Zhu Zhanzhen asked: "What to do with the Japanese pirates who escaped?"
"Your Highness, the sea is huge and we can't kill them all. At this time, they may be still on the outside thinking that we will come back to take advantage after the battle is over."
Zheng He accurately predicted the thinking of the pirates. Wang Baoyu was watching this place eagerly from the outside, waiting for opportunities. If Zheng He's warship defeated him, he would run away immediately. If Zheng He's warship lost, he would run away.
Surrounded back from the rear, forming a pincer attack.
"Brother, you are really like a god with your troops, and your planning is for me. We will reap the benefits after they finish defeating them."
"That's called strategizing. If you don't know how to flatter someone, don't flatter them."
Wang Baoyu thought as Zheng He expected, and of course Zheng He did not intend to let these greedy pirates go.
"Send a small boat to notify Chen Youshan in the rear, and surround them in a long way, intercept and kill the pirate troops from the rear. We will not go ashore yet, and we will confront Zhoushan Island."
Using troops requires judgment, judging the situation, and judging the opponent's thoughts.
As long as you can predict the opponent's next move, you can better plan your next move.
Most of the stories about using soldiers like gods are about predicting the opponent's prediction and causing the opponent to lose the initiative.
Of course, the strongest thing is that I can predict the opponent's prediction of mine, and I can also predict the opponent's psychological struggle.
This is the fourth crossing of Chishui. According to the legend, God's perspective is opened, and the tactics cannot be understood even with sand table simulation.
Zhu Zhanchen felt that he would never be able to command a god-level operation like crossing Chishui four times in his life. All he needed was to understand military affairs and war to avoid being deceived in the future.
Zheng He's military talent was worthy of Zhu Di's praise. He accurately predicted the opponent's movements at every step and also understood the opponent's psychology. He had been dealing with these pirates for too long and had seen many big pirates. This was accumulated over time.
experience.
"Sir Zheng He, the side of warship No. 3 was hit by the opponent's artillery and there is a water leak."
"Is it serious?"
"It has been repaired and it is not serious."
"That's good, just go ahead and wait."
Not long after, the boat that went out to report the news came back. Zheng He counted the time.
"Master Zheng, what are you thinking about?" Zhu Zhanchen asked curiously.
"The time for the rear fleet to reach the rear of the outer pirates."
"Does this all count?" Zhu Zhanyi was surprised.
Zheng He smiled slightly.
There was no communication function in this era, so large-scale operations at sea relied entirely on judgment and experience.
When the time was almost up, Zheng He ordered: "The two stern paddle-wheel warships are on standby to prevent the pirates and Japanese pirates on the island from going to sea. If anyone goes to sea, they will be annihilated. The side-side paddle-wheel warship No. 1 will march with all its strength to the outer sea to kill them."