While the first squadron was fiercely bombarding the three-masted gunboat, the squadron of secret service boats entered Liao Luo Bay in a single column. When they approached one thousand meters, each squadron, led by the leading squadron, turned the ship's bow parallel to the coast.
Navigation. Using the burning enemy ship that was hit by the first team after firing as a target reference, each ship opened fire freely. The order they received was simple: fire at full speed.
Under the guidance of the burning ships on the sea and the signal rockets of the special reconnaissance team flying from time to time on the shore, the special agent boat squadron fired with cannons and caron guns in turn. The cannon squadron fired from a long distance to suppress it, and then the caron gun squadron came close to provide reinforcements.
Guns - the latter's large-caliber shells are more powerful when hitting. According to the pre-war instructions, they fired a large number of grenades and red-hot incendiary bombs to achieve maximum damage to the wooden ships.
As the five squadrons of spy boats sailed, thick smoke and fire were sprayed from the sides, and bullets rained down. The artillery fire roared along the coast of Liaoluo Bay, and the smoke covered the sky. Explosions mixed with red flames came one after another. The ships that were hit were covered in smoke and fire.
Soaring straight into the sky, even the rising sun was blocked. The sound of shooting commands, the screams of the wounded, the angry roars and curses, echoed in the rumbling sound of the cannons. The huge fleet gathered in Liaoluo Bay
Like icebergs melting under the scorching sun, the ships were hit one after another and burned. The fire that broke out on the water caused many ships near the shore that had not yet faced the Australian artillery fire to be ignited. The entire Liaoluo Bay was in flames.
raging.
The Hongyi artillery battery deployed by the Zheng family on the coast of Liaoluo Bay finally fired back. However, in the chaotic situation on the water, it was difficult to even observe the target, let alone effectively shoot the target. It was sparse.
The shells were fired randomly without any target, most of them fell into the sea, and a few even hit our own ships.
Ning Liujin screamed the moment the first round of shells flew in. Then he jumped into the sea with a thud. He himself couldn't explain why he did this. A great fear told him in his heart: Hurry up.
run.
His escape was just in time. When Ning Liujin crawled onto the beach of Liao Luo Bay, dripping with water and exhausted, there was already a sea of fire behind him. The sound of gunpowder explosions kept coming one after another. The heat from the burning ships in the bay made him crawl on the beach.
It also felt unbearably hot.
The beach was already crawling with sailors gasping loudly. Each of them opened their mouths wide and gasped for breath - swimming through the water full of burning wreckage was not an easy task.
Burning ashes were flying in the air, dotted like countless butterflies. From time to time they were blown down to the beach. Several Zheng soldiers pushed a wheelbarrow with a rectangular box in it and hurried to the beach, and together they lit the fuse.
Ning Liujin's eyes only felt blurry, and he shot out more than a dozen rockets in an instant, which was very powerful. However, these rockets trailing smoke trails could not shoot very far. One after another, some of them fell into the bay.
He simply set fire to his own people's boats.
"You bastard, you're even spanking me!" Ning Liujin heard someone next to him gasping and cursing. He hadn't caught his breath for a while and was panting desperately when a cannonball suddenly flew from the sea and fell on the beach.
, exploded with a loud roar, immediately blowing up several people who were panting until they were bloody and bloody. Ning Liujin could no longer care about his luck and hurriedly crawled towards the interior of the island on all hands and feet.
He ran just in time, at 5:40. The fire support squadron that followed the special agent squadron into the bay arrived at the station under the tow of the Dafa boat. 30 rocket ships fired a salvo of Hale rockets at the remaining ships in the bay.
Each rocket ship fired 30 rockets. In an instant, countless meteorites fell from the sky at the same time. This scene alone made the remaining sailors and soldiers of the Zheng family burst into tears, and the sound of gunfire from the forts on the shore was completely silenced. Liaoluowan
The fire burned more and more vigorously.
At 6:30 in the morning, the leading squadron turned the ship south of Rushan and began to sail back. It used artillery from the other side to shoot at the remaining Zheng family fleet in the bay. At this time, there were no more Zheng family fleets in Liaoluo Bay.
, most of the ships originally anchored inside were also set on fire, and thick smoke billowed on the water. It was difficult to observe. Moreover, the special reconnaissance team lurking from Rushan and other places also sent a telegram, informing them that the bombardment was very effective and that there was no need to continue the bombardment.
Necessary. Mingqiu, who was observing the enemy's situation on the Lichun, believed that the first stage of the combat goal had been achieved and there was no need to waste more shells on the wreckage, so he sent a signal for the special agent squadron to withdraw from the battle, reload, and cover the army's landing.
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"Notify all ships to pay close attention to the fire attack ships." Mingqiu ordered. The only thing that can threaten them now is the fire attack ships. Zheng Zhilong relied on this to drive the Dutch out of the Xiamen area, thus forcing the Dutch to accept him
terms of trade.
Although the Dutch were weak, they had a great advantage in naval technology at the time. Zheng Zhilong was able to defeat the Dutch, which shows that the Zheng navy was quite skilled in the use of fire attack ships and must have unique tactics.
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Rowing boats and motorboats brought boatloads of marines and army soldiers to the beach. Because the fire along the coast of Liaoluo Bay was too hot, the landing site was chosen on the beach at the foot of Houhu Mountain. There was originally a camp on the mountain, but under the Navy's
The defenders had collapsed under the rocket bombardment. Lao Di and his first expedition team waited on the beach without any resistance.
As expected in advance, the Zheng family's army on Kinmen Island did not put up much resistance. Most of the camps abandoned the camps and fled. Many people fled to the north of the island and crossed the sea to the mainland by boat. Most of the people
The people abandoned their swords, guns and armor and fled into the mountains in the middle of the island.
By about 7 o'clock, Kinmen Island has officially changed hands. On the successful post of the old time and space, the morning star flag is rising slowly.
Mingqiu immediately appointed Lao Di as the commander of the Kinmen Guards and assigned him the responsibility of clearing the entire island. At the same time, he was assigned a number of patrol boats and motor boats, and ordered him to seize Little Kinmen Island before noon that day and clear out the enemies on Little Kinmen.
Control the size of Kinmen and nearby sea areas.
"Promise to complete the mission!" Lao Di's face turned red with joy, and he saluted and yelled with suppressed energy - he had stayed with the miserable Marine Corps Captain Weizhi for several years, and finally got into a battalion a year ago.
A senior commander, now he is finally a "commander".
"I'll leave the matters here to you. We're going to attack Xiamen and Anping soon." Mingqiu warned, "Contact us anytime if you have any questions."
After Ming Qiu handed over the mission, he immediately divided his troops into two groups. The first team headed for Xiamen Island. They cleaned up the Zheng family fleet in Xiamen Bay and covered the troops' landing on Xiamen Island. The spy boat squadron and the motor boat brigade attacked Anping.
Although Anping is Zheng Zhilong's hometown, Mingqiu considered Anping to be located at the estuary of Shijing River, which is six or seven kilometers away from Weitou Bay. If the fleet wants to attack Anping, it must enter Shijing River and go up the river. Hydrology of Shijing River
Situation The special reconnaissance team has conducted reconnaissance, and the Lichun can definitely reach the Anping City. However, the river here is only about 2 kilometers wide, covered with dark sand, and the channel is tortuous. It is difficult for the steam gunboat to maneuver. This is where the enemy's fire attack ship can fully exert its effect.
place, so Mingqiu finally decided not to put the first team into this area, but to use spy boats and motor boats. When the wind direction and tide were unfavorable, the motor boats would tow the spy boats to fight.
The army and navy attacking Anping are commanded by Shi Zhiqi, and Li Di, the chief of staff of the First Fleet, is responsible for commanding the naval ships. For this reason, he has hung his acting flag on a larger spy ship. Now, the three commanders
The officials then parted ways and each went to perform his or her own tasks.
Li Huamei stood at her fighting position on the Lichun. She looked at the billowing black smoke rising into the sky. The battle just now was like a grand fireworks show - she had never seen such a gorgeous and cruel war. The Australians were free and easy.
Choosing the opportunity to kill people and destroy ships, the Zheng family's fleet was powerless to resist. Just four words "fighting an eagle against a rabbit" cannot express this terrible disparity.
Indeed, Li Huamei knows that according to European standards, Zheng Zhilong's fleet is not worth mentioning except for its number and size. Not to mention the Spanish Galen, even an ordinary 20-gun Dutch merchant ship is enough to face it on the sea.
Two or three of the eight-gun three-masted ships of the Zheng family were not left behind.
But this only has a certain advantage. It is far less destructive than the first team led by the Lichun now - it is a completely one-sided massacre. The outcome of the battle was decided the moment they broke into Liaoluo Bay, no, it can even be
In this way, from the moment they decided to go to war against Zheng Zhilong, the fire in Liaoluo Bay was already doomed.
In this way, wouldn't they have been invincible in the world for a long time? After being shocked, she couldn't help but secretly wonder, let alone a mere sea lord like Zheng Zhilong, it would not be difficult to land on the mainland, destroy the Ming Dynasty, and change the dynasty. Why?
And he has to cover up and hide in a barbaric southern land like Hainan, doing all kinds of hard work - conquering the world and sitting in the Dragon Court. Isn't the highest ideal of heroes all over the world "can someone replace him"?
Turning around at the beginning of spring, Li Huamei noticed that the black smoke-belching ship of the first team was heading towards Dada and Erdan. She immediately understood that it was going to attack Xiamen.
There are many merchant ships in Xiamen and Gulangyu, which are important ports for the Zheng family's trade. The Australians sent the main force to go straight to this place, obviously preparing to severely damage its foundation. Li Huamei thought while watching the Australian fleet mobilization, and found that the fleet of ships was not there.
As she left for Anping, she was shocked: This was the intention to destroy this imperial edict!
Unexpectedly, the Australians were so ruthless! Li Huamei felt annoyed. If the details of the secret transactions between her family and the Spaniards, the Dutch, and Zheng Zhilong were known to the Australians, she and her young lady would probably die.
Oh! Thinking of this, a thin layer of sweat broke out on her back. (To be continued...)