This is an absolutely safe distance for the North Korean Navy.
Even on flat water, the ships of the Xia Navy were somewhat blurry in their eyes.
Seeing that Xia's navy had its ships so far away and did not attack, everyone in the Korean navy was puzzled.
Is it possible to set up a position and wait for the North Korean navy to attack?
If this is the case, then Liu Lin will be extremely happy.
He will never attack.
Since the Xia Navy is willing to delay, it can just delay.
Anyway, as soon as noon passes, the situation reverses and the North Korean Navy has greater hope of victory.
But in the eyes of the Xia Navy, the layout of the North Korean navy was clear at a glance.
Through high-powered telescopes, you can even see the expressions of many North Koreans clearly.
Encouraged by generous remuneration, Xia's craftsmen were very motivated and worked hard to improve their skills.
The quality of the lenses they grind is getting higher and higher.
At the same time, the understanding of optics is also forming an increasingly complete system, which has also helped the creation of various tools.
First came the monocular telescope, then the astronomical telescope, then the microscope. Nowadays, binoculars have begun to be equipped with the entire army.
Compared with the original monocular telescope, the magnification was higher and the observation was clearer, which greatly helped Xia Jun's operations.
In Bai Dasheng's eyes, the North Korean Navy's ship was also lying across the water. It also stabilized the ship by anchoring, and also aimed its artillery at this side.
It's a pity that small artillery like North Korea's cannons can't hit Xia's navy at this distance.
He saw that the North Korean navy was divided into three parts, each holding two islands, and then the main force would move forward, so he decided on the battle plan.
"Target the enemy's main force, prepare firepower."
At a distance of three thousand meters, Xia Jun's light naval guns and rocket launchers could not hit it.
Only heavy artillery can be put into use.
Although there is only one heavy cannon on each ship, which seems to be few in number, it does not matter since the enemy can only be beaten and cannot fight back.
After receiving the order, the messenger quickly conveyed it to other ships through flags. At the same time, the surveying and mapping staff began to report the data.
"The distance is 3100 meters, the left deviation is 0.3, the height is 4.5, the first round is calibrated, release!"
On Bai Dasheng's flagship, the heavy artillery fired alone.
Amidst the thick smoke, the shells flew out and quickly crossed the sky.
As a result, it did not hit any target, but fell on the water, causing a wave of more than ten meters high.
Seeing the artillery fire from Xia Jun's side, the North Korean navy was all stunned.
What's the use of firing from such a long distance?
When the huge waves surged behind them, almost everyone felt a chill.
Although they don't understand what shooting across the border is, but since Xia Jun's artillery can hit their back, doesn't that mean...
"High and low 4.33, salvo!"
The Xia Army's artillery already had the ability to conduct systematic operations. Through calibrated shooting, the data was quickly determined.
And then all the heavy artillery fired at the same time.
The cannon fire was like thunder, earth-shaking, and all the blessing boats were seen shaking violently, and the water surface was also agitated.
But such little movement cannot be compared with what happened to the North Korean navy.
Almost all eight shells hit the North Korean Navy's array.
Two of them hit directly, immediately blowing the two wooden house boats into pieces. The wild storm carried the broken wood and limbs flying everywhere, destroying the surrounding boats.
Countless Koreans were still ignorant of the situation, but they were bombed to ashes, leaving no bones left.
The remaining shells that missed the target, even if they landed in the water, still overturned three wooden house boats, causing several nearby boats to collide with each other.
Although the Korean wooden house ships were slightly larger than the Japanese Kanban ships, they still could not withstand the power of heavy artillery.
"What's this?"
Liu Lin originally sat calmly, feeling that the situation was under control. But at this moment, she jumped up and stared at her formation in a state of disarray.
Does artillery that can shoot more than five miles really exist?
However, the missing warships and the soldiers struggling on the water reminded him that all this was true.
"Sir, what should we do?"
The North Korean navy panicked.
Now they have been attacked and suffered losses. But even if they want to fight back, their artillery cannot hit the enemy!
Liu Lin's scalp was numb, and her ears were filled with the panicked shouts of the soldiers.
There is still an hour before noon, can we survive until that time?
Before he could finish thinking, Xia Jun's array roared again.
The reloading speed of the breech-loading artillery was so fast that the second round was fired in a short period of time.
Because the ships of the North Korean Navy are stationary, there is no need to readjust the aim and just continue firing.
The effect of the second round of bombardment was even better than the first round, destroying five cabin boats.
Seeing that a large part of her side's originally solid formation had been cut away, Liu Lin's spirit was so strong that she didn't dare to delay any longer.
"Order the entire army to charge forward! Rush over and destroy the enemy with artillery!"
Liu Lin had to change her tactics.
The ultra-long range and reloading speed of Xia Jun's artillery were completely beyond his knowledge. If the North Korean Navy continued to stay where it was, he did not dare to guess how much it would lose.
The only solution for now is to close the distance between the two sides. Then we can take advantage of our larger numbers and hope to turn defeat into victory.
Even if the current ocean current is unfavorable to his side, he doesn't care.
The North Korean navy weighed anchor one after another and began to rush towards the Xia Kingdom fleet against the ocean current.
But a slight difference is a thousand miles away. Even if the Korean sailors on these cabin boats have mustered all their strength to paddle, human strength is really nothing in the face of nature.
In the extremely fast countercurrent, the Korean warships moved extremely slowly, as if they were crawling like a turtle.
The Xia Navy was indifferent and continued to fire at its own pace.
Now that the enemy has moved, unified command no longer applies. Therefore, all warships search for targets and fire on their own.
This method will not reduce the lethality of artillery, and Korean warships will still be destroyed from time to time.
And as the North Korean ship gets closer, the probability of a hit becomes higher and the loss becomes greater.
Standing next to Bai Dasheng and watching the vigorous movements of Xia Jun's artillery, Quan Li couldn't help but feel chills all over.
He had no idea that such a sharp weapon existed in the world.
Fortunately, he sided with Xia Jun early on. Otherwise, it would have been more enjoyable for him to face this kind of weapon and commit suicide.
Opposite him, Liu Lin's eyes were bloodshot, and she kept urging the fleet to go faster, and faster.
As long as it can reach within the reach of the Xia Navy, the artillery of the North Korean Navy will be useful.
That is the only chance to turn defeat into victory!
