Chapter 1641 Head-to-head confrontation

Looking at the five Haihan battleships approaching, Juan naturally had no reason to retreat. He believed that these were by no means the main force of the opponent's fleet. They were probably just auxiliary troops staying on the periphery to perform rear cover and could eat up one or two of the ships in one go.

It was also good. Immediately, he ordered the fleet to spread out in formation, preparing to surround these Haihan sailing ships from the sea.

However, Juan's order had just been issued, and new changes had already occurred in the battle formation on the opposite side. The four Discovery-class battleships began to turn westward to seize the advantageous position of the wind, while the black sailboat single-handedly headed towards the Manila Fleet.

He rushed straight over, and it seemed that he planned to go directly through the middle.

Regardless of whether the other party was crazy or deliberately provocative, Juan would never allow this ship to show off its power in front of him. He immediately ordered the main forces in the middle, including the flagship "San Diego", to target this black sailboat, striving to win the first prize.

The opponent was severely damaged in one round of firefight.

Of course, if Juan had witnessed the confrontation between the "Martin" and this strange battleship, he might change his current tactics and not try to fight with this black sailing ship. Unfortunately, there is no one in his camp.

People knew the combat methods and lethality of this black sailing ship, so the Spaniards could only use traditional naval warfare methods to fight it.

The consequences of this are also obvious. Before the black sailing ship entered the range of the Spanish naval guns, the rotating turret located at the bow of the ship opened fire first. Juan didn't even have time to laugh at his opponent's impatience.

Then, they saw that another sailboat on the port side of the flagship had been hit by a bullet. Large pieces of ship plank exploded at the bow and scattered into the sea like a goddess scattering flowers. There were also faintly audible screams.

"What is this!" Juan was puzzled by what he saw in front of him. It was incredible that the Haihan naval gun could hit with one shot from such a long distance. According to his last encounter with the Haihan battleship

According to the understanding of the battle, although the opponent's naval gun has a certain advantage in effective range, it does not seem to be so exaggerated. Obviously, this should be some kind of new weapon developed by Haihan, and its performance is still far beyond that of its past equipment.

on top of the naval gun.

While Juan was still scratching his head and wondering how to deal with this new weapon, Wu Sen, the commander of the "Black Shark", was extremely dissatisfied with the hit just now: "My order is to target the largest flagship.

, why did it hit the boat next to it?"

In fact, Wu Sen had already made up his mind to capture the thief first. The gunner of the "Black Shark" did aim at the "San Diego" to shoot. However, due to the bumps of the waves, the angle when the cannon was ejected was slightly different.

Deviation, after flying several hundred meters in the air, it had already deviated from the target. It passed diagonally above the bow of the "San Diego", but happened to hit another Spanish sailing ship behind it on the left, accidentally hitting it.

It can be said that this shell was not wasted.

However, because the "Black Shark" naval gun has used more advanced integral shells, its reloading speed is much faster than the old artillery in the past. Before the Spaniards could respond, the second shell had already been fired.

At this time, the distance between the "Black Shark" and the target was shortened by nearly two hundred meters. This time there was no deviation in the shooting, and it accurately hit the starboard side of the "San Diego" and opened fire on the hull.

A big hole appeared.

Juan's face was already dark at this time. Although he himself was safe, the "San Diego", as the flagship, had been shot as soon as it came up, which still made him quite unhappy. You must know that he led the Manila fleet to attack to outflank

The Haihan people took the rear route, rather than engage in an offensive battle with the opponent's main fleet, but based on the two frighteningly accurate shots fired by the opponent, he was almost certain that this black sailboat was by no means an auxiliary unit serving as a guard on the periphery.

, but a genuine combat unit.

Why would the Haihan people deploy such powerful units several nautical miles away from the battlefield? Of course Juan understood that this measure was to guard against enemy attacks from behind, and he was obviously ready for battle long ago, so he

As soon as they met, he rushed forward to fight without hesitation. He felt that the other party had underestimated him. Even if this battleship was equipped with new artillery, did he want to challenge my entire fleet? I don't think so.

I won’t call you Juan if you blow me into a honeycomb!

The "Black Shark" inserted itself head-on between the "San Diego" and another Spanish sailing ship at extremely fast speed, and then aimed its front and rear naval guns at the "San Diego" and opened fire. Of course, the Spaniards were not idle either.

, there was no need for Juan to issue an order at this time, all the naval guns facing the side of the "Black Shark" were firing crazily.

The two ships sandwiched between the left and right sides of the "Black Shark" are only a hundred meters away from the target. Even if the two sides pass each other for a short time, as long as the shells are poured out at this distance, at least there will be a target.

About one-third of the target hit the target. And the actual situation was exactly the same. Juan could hear the collision sound of the shells hitting the black sailboat on the deck, but the scary thing was that these shells did not hit the target.

There were large holes or gaps in its hull, and all of them were ejected into the sea, as if they encountered an invulnerable monster.

"What the hell is this!" Juan couldn't help roaring again. He could accept that the Haihan people's weapons were sharper than his own, but his own artillery could at least overwhelm the opponent in terms of numbers. In this kind of close-range firefight, no matter what,

The Spanish side, which had an absolute advantage in the number of artillery, should have the upper hand, but this was not the case. The more than ten shells that hit the opponent's ship failed to even break through the defense. This situation was really unacceptable to him.

In the process, the two naval guns on the Haihan battleship also hit the starboard side of the "San Diego" one after another without any suspense. An artillery emplacement on the second deck was directly hit, triggering a small explosion.

A large hole with a diameter of about two meters exploded on the side of the ship, and nearly one-third of the second deck of the "San Diego" was destroyed. Although the hull has not lost its balance due to this, the naval gun on the starboard side has been damaged.

Half of them can no longer fight.

Even so, the Spaniards still have to thank God for his protection, because if one of the shells had been deflected by half a meter, it would have hit the main mast of the ship. If the main mast was seriously damaged, the ship would not be able to survive.

If we continue to fight, even if we want to evacuate the battlefield, it is impossible.

The other four exploration-class warships were not idle during this process. They grabbed the upper wind position early, then stretched their formation horizontally, aimed their broadsides at the bow of the Spanish fleet, and used a round of standard T-shaped tactics.

Shelling. Although no Spanish sailing ship was destroyed, several shells still accurately hit the target. With its speed advantage, the Haihan battleship quickly left the battlefield after completing the shelling and began to draw a huge arc on the sea.

, prepare to implement the next round of T-tactics.

At the same time, the bombardment of the Cavite port had come to an end. Under the cover of artillery fire from three Majesty-class battleships, a troop transport carrying two companies of the Marine Corps approached the dock. Although there were still some on the shore

The Spanish armed men tried to put up a stubborn resistance and prevent the Haihan army from landing, but their response was a volley of rifle fire and a few grenades that clattered to their feet.

After quickly clearing away the resisters on the pier, the troop transport successfully docked and lowered the landing ramp on the bow. Wolf-like Haihan soldiers swarmed out and quickly built a beachhead on the pier to cover more friendly forces.

Troops landed.

"Where's our artillery? Hurry up and mount the artillery over here and blast away the firepower point on the opposite side!" Yu Tiezhu yelled and issued combat instructions to his subordinates. The Marine Corps was responsible for the lead shot of this landing in Cavite.

, but two troops, the First Battalion and the Seventh Battalion of the Army, were also involved in the landing operation. Yu Tiezhu currently serves as the commander of the First Battalion.

Lu No. 1 Battalion and Lu No. 7 Battalion are both stationed on Hainan Island. Although they cannot compare with the treatment of elite units such as the Special Operations Battalion and the Marine Corps, they are regular troops with many actual combat experiences. Moreover, Yu Tiezhu and Qi

The battalion commander Ruan Xiangqian has always been competing with each other. This is not only a competition between the two army battalions, but also a competition between Han Chinese officers and overseas officers in the Haihan Army. Both of them are currently in the rank of major. Who can win?

Whoever gets more military honors on the battlefield has greater hope of taking a step forward. As Yu Tiezhu, the first batch of soldiers of the Haihan Army, naturally cannot lose to juniors like Ruan Xiangqian.

The task Yu Tiezhu received was to lead his troops to clear out the Spanish firepower points near the dock and assist the Marine Corps in expanding the size of the beachhead. The Spaniards used various materials and houses on the dock to build layers of defense lines, although it was only

It is a temporary fortification, but it can also be seen from it that the military strength of Spain, an old colonial empire, cannot be underestimated. Fortunately, the Haihan Army has a clear advantage in firepower output. The firefighting distance of 300 meters is enough for soldiers holding old-style flints.

The enemy who fired the gun huddled behind the fortifications and shivered.

Of course, Yu Tiezhu is not satisfied with just suppressing the opponent with firepower. He needs to command his men to clear out the enemy's firepower points within the field of vision as quickly as possible. Using infantry to advance is of course the fastest and easiest way.

However, doing so will inevitably come at the cost of a certain number of casualties, and Yu Tiezhu does not want to have larger casualties in this kind of battle where his side already has a clear advantage, so he needs artillery to be in place immediately to pull out the Spanish guns.

Firepower point.

The Lu Yi Battalion he led had an artillery company. Although it only had eight small-caliber field guns, it was very suitable for this kind of landing operation. This small-caliber gun could be easily disassembled from the gun truck, and other

The gun body can even be transported by two strong soldiers, and it is also more convenient to unload it from the ship to the land.

Soon two artillery pieces were deployed to the firing line under the command of Yu Tiezhu, and they launched an artillery bombardment at the fortifications hidden at the entrance of a warehouse a hundred meters away. At the same time, a platoon of infantry was divided into two groups, the left and right groups, under the cover of artillery fire.

Surround this fortification.

"In case of resistance, shoot to death!" Yu Tiezhu once again warned the infantrymen on the assault mission. This time during the expedition to Manila, the Ministry of National Defense required the frontline troops not to kill unarmed personnel indiscriminately, but for those locals who tried to resist the Haihan Army,

There is no need to ask for instructions, and if there is resistance, they can be killed directly.

After three rounds of shelling, no one at that firepower point came out to shoot anymore. Two groups of Haihan soldiers quickly surrounded them and then fired at the fortifications from a close distance without trying to capture anyone alive from here.

Plan - if it was necessary, the battalion commander would have definitely said it when he issued the order just now.

With the support of artillery, the speed of removing enemy firepower points has also been accelerated a lot. The temporary bunkers made of bricks and stones can basically be destroyed with one shot, and it is difficult to play a blocking role. Probably Spain

No one expected that Haihan would be able to deploy the artillery immediately at the beginning of the landing. After all, when the two sides fought in the Taipei area a few years ago, Haihan took a long time to transport the heavy artillery after landing at Tamsui River.

Arrive at the front line.

An hour after the two sides exchanged fire at Cavite Port, about five companies of Haihan troops had landed one after another and completely occupied the northeastern end of the Cavite Peninsula. Yan Chujie handed over the combat command of the maritime part to Wang Tom.

, and he personally went ashore to direct the subsequent battle here.

At this time, a few nautical miles north of Cavite, the Manila fleet still had not gotten rid of the fight between these Haihan warships, and several more Haihan warships were coming aggressively from the south for reinforcements.

Since the number of Haihan battleships that participated in the previous battle was too small, no ships in the Manila Fleet were destroyed or sunk. However, the "Black Shark" relied on its high speed and strong armored shell to penetrate through the Manila Fleet's formation.

He fired his guns east and west, causing the Spaniards to moan incessantly.

Juan also tried to encircle and suppress this strange ship, but unfortunately, the speed and steering performance of the sailboats under his command could not compare with this ship. Before the encirclement was completed, the ship had already slipped out like a loach through every possible opportunity.

The other party was not frightened at all in the close firefight, and the shells fired at it seemed to have no other effect besides making crackling noises on the other party's hull.

"Can't anyone kill this damn monster?" After Juan commanded the "San Diego" to shoot at it for three rounds, he couldn't help but have a trace of despair in his heart. He couldn't catch up or fight.

How are we going to fight this battle? If a few more ships like this emerge later, then the question that needs to be considered is whether we can escape.

At the same time, his opponent Wu Sen lamented the lack of power of the artillery shells on the "Black Shark". He saw that several artillery shells had hit the opponent's flagship, but they had never been able to destroy the key parts of the ship.
Chapter completed!