Chapter 615 Battle of Nanri Island (2)

Zheng Zhilong attaches great importance to Nanri Island. The leader he stationed on Nanri Island is his eldest brother Zheng Zhihu, who is also one of the big leaders of Shibazhi.

Zheng Zhihu was expelled from home together with Zheng Zhilong since he was a child. He first wandered to Macau, and later went to Japan. With his extraordinary martial arts, Zheng Zhilong assisted Zheng Zhilong and made many military exploits. Some people in the world are known as "The Dragon is Wisdom and the Tiger is Brave"

Describe these two brothers.

In the original historical trajectory, Zheng Zhilong, along with his brother, chose to accept the Fujian government's recruitment in 1628 and took up a naval guerrilla position. In the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign, Zheng Zhilong took the position of admiral of the Fujian Navy and led his troops to attack his former ally Liu Xiang.

Zheng Zhihu also went to the front line to fight, but was captured by Liu Xiang during the battle. He was caught with a fishing net and thrown into the sea where he drowned. Later, in order to allow his unmarried brothers to continue their bloodline, Zheng Zhilong specially kept him

The son in Japan was adopted into the name of Zheng Zhihu.

Of course, in the time and space when Haihan intervened, the Zheng brothers did not realize their innocence and landed ashore in 1628, because their archenemy Xu Xinsu, with the support of the Haihan people, not only did not die at the hands of Zheng Zhilong as in the original historical trajectory,

On the contrary, it became more and more powerful and became the protagonist of this confrontation. One by one, Shibazhi's power was weakened a lot under Xu Xinsu's constant attacks. Not to mention dominating the Fujian coastline, there was no place to stay.

Not much left.

As one of the few Nanri Islands that can provide stable financial resources for Shibazhi, it has naturally become a place that Zheng Zhilong values ​​​​especially. It is precisely because of controlling this choke point that Shibazhi can collect the annual total amount from merchants.

The protection fee amounted to hundreds of thousands of taels, and it also left a window for Shibazhi to maintain trade relations with Fujian. For this reason, Zheng Zhilong also spent a lot of resources on this small island, striving to build it into a

The bridgehead of Shibazhi's counterattack on the mainland.

Regarding the existence of Nanri Island, Shi Diwen and others were not as ignorant as they had shown in front of Xu Xinsu earlier. Arranging the attack on Nanri Island in the joint military exercise was originally one of the military's action plans.

After the mission arrives in Fujian, it can choose its own opportunities based on the local situation.

The assassination incident that Ning Qi encountered in Zhangzhou City was undoubtedly the result of Shibazhi giving Haihan a not-so-successful attack. This made Shi Diwen and others even more determined to add additional elements to the military exercise.

The attack on Nanri Island made Shibazhi understand the consequences of doing something wrong. By the way, it also let the commander-in-chief of the Fujian military take a look at the strength of the Haihan Militia Army, which had been providing them with military assistance, and took this opportunity to also give them

Sound the alarm and get rid of some uneasy thoughts.

When he was still about two nautical miles away from the opponent's fleet, Shi Diwen ordered to start adjusting the course to seize the wind position, so that the battle formation composed of three warships could seize the advantageous T-head position before the opponent's sailboat entered the range of the naval gun.

, conduct the first round of shelling with a better shooting angle.

Xu Xinsu also observed the drill of adjusting the battle formation of the fleet commanded by the Haihan warship yesterday. However, there were only three Haihan warships operating at this time. Compared with yesterday, the movements of the mixed fleet were much more brisk and flexible. From this, it can be seen that

It can be concluded that the Haihan Navy did not show all its capabilities in yesterday's drill.

Of course, Xu Xinsu also thought of another reason, that is, the lack of training of the Ming Navy was holding back the Haihan Navy and was unable to coordinate and synchronize with them. Moreover, Xu Xinsu believed that this possibility accounted for less than

Quite big, otherwise why would the Haihan Navy let the navy's ships drag behind, while their three ships would be the main force?

Although she knew that the Haihan Navy had the certainty of victory if it dared to do this, Xu Xinsu could not help but secretly clenched her fists covered by her sleeves when she saw several times the number of enemy ships swarming towards her.

Compared to Xu Xinsu's nervousness, Shi Diwen was more excited at the moment. He had almost never participated in such large-scale military operations in the past year or two. Returning to the battlefield again gave him a sense of familiarity that he had not seen for a long time.

.And Shi Diwen is also very clear about the personal significance of this battle to him. The military has already appointed him as the supreme commander of the next fleet, but before this appointment, he must also demonstrate his own performance to the Military Commission and the Executive Committee.

He will prove that he is qualified for this position. And fighting the battle in front of him is probably the best time.

As excited as he was were the many sailors on the "Prestige Signal". This battle was also the ship's first actual combat in a year of service. Although another battleship of the same class, the "Prestige", had already fought two months ago.

The actual combat capability of this kind of warship was proved in the island attack battle in the South China Sea, but the combat process at that time was to launch an attack from the sea to the land, and this kind of pure naval battle had not been experienced. This time, the "Prestige Signal" was in the waters near Quanzhou

The fight against Shibazhi can be regarded as the first time in the history of Haihan Navy. Shi Diwen told them at the mobilization meeting the night before that as long as they achieved results in this battle, everyone will be recorded in the navy after the war.

In the history of war, he became a hero worshiped by those who came after him.

At this time, the gunners on the lower artillery deck had already opened the gun window on the side of the ship and stretched the black muzzle of the gun through the window. The shells and powder bags had been loaded long ago, and they were waiting for the target to appear within the shooting field of view.

"Prestige Signal" took the lead, leading two "exploration-class" warships to draw an arc on the sea, just across the sea in front of the Shibazhi fleet that was rushing towards them. The two most forward ships in the opponent's camp

The pirate ship was less than a hundred feet away from the side of the "Prestige Signal". Xu Xinsu could see clearly without a telescope that the sailors on the deck of the enemy ship were hurriedly mounting various shotguns and cannons on the bow, although they had not entered them at all.

The range of those inferior weapons is limited, but according to the tradition of pirate warfare, no matter whether you can beat your opponent or not, you always have to listen to the sound first to build up your momentum.

Sure enough, before the "Prestige Signal" could reach the best shooting position, the ship on the opposite side fired a ping-pong-pong-pong-pong shot. However, in the end, the form outweighed the effect. Those bullets and shells were still dozens of meters away from the "Prestige Signal".

All the places fell into the sea one after another, without even a hair touching them.

"It seems that they don't welcome our arrival very much." Shi Diwen rubbed his hands excitedly and said: "Then let's start, the port artillery, fire as soon as the target enters the range!"

About a minute later, a roar of artillery resounded throughout the sea area. More than twenty artillery pieces on the port side of the "Prestige Signal" were fired one after another. The smoke of gunpowder quickly enveloped the entire hull like thick fog rising from the sea.

Standing next to Shi Diwen, Xu Xinsu really felt the huge vibrations from the deck under his feet when the artillery was fired. This was much stronger than the vibrations on the ground when the artillery was fired. Even though he was prepared, he still couldn't.

His heart beat faster due to the shelling.

After the first round of shelling, the view was completely obscured by gunpowder smoke, and the people on the deck could not see clearly the results of this round of shelling for a while. Xu Xinsu only felt that there was still a buzzing in her ears, and everyone was shaken.

He was a little confused. When he came to his senses again and was about to talk to Shi Diwen, the second round of shelling started again.

After three rounds of shelling, the "Wei Signal" had sailed out of the best shooting position, and the other two warships following it also opened fire to bombard the enemy ships. However, because of the small size of the ship, the cannon on one side of the ship

The number was far less than that of the "Prestige Signal", and the noise when shooting was also smaller. But the noise made by the first few ships of Shiba Zhi Na was completely child's play compared with the shelling of the Haihan warship.

After the "Prestige Signal" sailed forward for a while, the smoke covering the hull gradually dissipated, and Xu Xinsu was able to see clearly the situation of the enemy camp. At this glance, he was also shocked by the scene in front of him and could not speak.

Words come.

The bows of the first two ships had been damaged beyond recognition by the continuous shelling. One of the ships had a large gap more than three feet long near the waterline. Seawater was pouring in through the gap.

After a while, even the hull of the ship began to tilt a little. Although the other ship had not yet taken in water, the situation was not much better. The mainmast was grazed by a cannonball and most of it was broken off. It was leaning crookedly at any time.

It is possible that it will fall down. The sailors on the deck are lowering the sails in a panic. Otherwise, if the wind picks up a little bit, the mast may break and fall immediately. But in this way, the ship will basically lose its ability to move.

I can only drift with the tide on the sea.

The two ships starting with Shibazhi are both "big ships" with more than 400 materials. They should be regarded as the main warships in the fleet. However, I never thought that they would not even survive the first round of confrontation, and they would be overthrown by the sea.

The Han warship was paralyzed by an unreasonable bombardment.

After seeing it, Xu Xinsu had only one thought in her mind - Haihan's gameplay is completely different from that of the Ming Dynasty Navy! The Ming Dynasty Navy always uses various firearms to attack the opponent after approaching, and try to ignite the enemy ship as much as possible. If

If this move is not very effective, then it is probably necessary to directly approach and engage in hand-to-hand combat. The Haihan Navy fired a burst of artillery fire from a distance of a hundred feet to kill the opponent half to death. Even if there was still breath, he could not move and could only wait.

It was slowly picked up.

Xu Xinsu is actually familiar with this combat method. The red-haired men who once fought against the Daming Navy in the Fujian waters used similar combat methods on their warships, but the intensity and accuracy of the artillery fire were probably far inferior to those at sea.

Han people are so sharp.

However, pirates like Shibazhi made a living by licking blood from the edge of a knife. After being baptized by the cannonballs, they did not retreat. The ship behind them still moved forward at full speed, as if they had other ideas.

Xu Xinsu was very familiar with this tactics of Shiba Zhi. They relied on the speed of the ship, and after approaching the target, they used various methods to carry out gang fighting. In such a narrow place on the deck, they fought hand-to-hand. Shiba Zhi was in numbers.

The advantages above will be highlighted.

However, Xu Xinsu can now conclude that their tricks will not bring any benefits to the Haihan people, because their sailing boats that they think are light are just old oxen in front of monsters like Haihan. They want to be on the sea.

The possibility of catching up to Haihan's boats is probably lower than the collective surrender of the Shibazhi leaders.

Xu Xinsu expected it to be true. When Shi Diwen saw his opponent chasing after him from behind, the smile on his face became even stronger: "Since they are still interested in playing, let's fly the kite."

alright!"

Even if the steam-assisted propulsion device is not activated, the speed of "Wei Signal" is almost twice as fast as Shiba Zhi's pirate ship. Coupled with the flexible override performance of the Haihan sailing ship, it is very easy to outpace the opponent on the sea.

What happened? The three Haihan warships quickly drew an arc on the sea. Before the opponent had time to make corresponding course adjustments, the Haihan warships once again cut from the flanks to the front of the opponent's warship's direction of travel.

This round of shelling also made Shibazhi's fleet unable to escape. Amid the shouts of the sailors, several more ships suffered varying degrees of damage. And the first round of shelling hit the bow of the ship.

The ship that was hit with a big gap has now plunged into the sea, its stern is raised high, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before it sinks.

After suffering two consecutive rounds of shelling with no power to fight back, Shibazhi's people probably realized the gap in strength between the two sides. If they continue like this, not to mention more than 20 ships, even if they have twice as many ships, they will not be able to fight back.

How can we fight this battle if we don't even have a chance to touch the edge of our opponent? Although the pirates are all outlaws, they are unwilling to do things that cost their lives in vain. At that moment, a ship gave a signal and began to adjust its sails and turn.

Prepare to evacuate the battlefield.

But Shi Diwen didn't want to let go of the rare opportunity to train so easily, and immediately issued an order decisively: "The No. 2 ship and the No. 3 ship continued the bombardment, and let the engine room run at full power. We went around and copied their rear.

road!"

Soon Xu Xinsu heard the familiar noise of mechanical operation again, and knew that Haihan was planning to make dumplings out of these pirate ships - three ships surrounded more than twenty ships. This scene was really weird.

Shi Diwen did not forget the Ming Navy, which had been watching the battle from the outside, and ordered the flag to be raised for the navy to enter the battlefield to join the battle. Of course, the goals of the navy were somewhat different. The task they were assigned was to clean up those who had been killed earlier.

The shelling hit ships that could not move, and blocked some ships that were trying to break out in the opposite direction.

After the steam propulsion device of "Wei Signal" was started, a large amount of water splashed on the sea surface at the stern of the ship. As the pirates watched in horror, the huge warship sailed towards Nanri Island at a speed beyond their imagination.

Pirates like Shibazhi are all veterans who have been intercepting ships at sea all year round. They already understood their opponent's intentions when they saw this action. At that moment, they no longer wanted to fight. The nearly twenty undamaged ships quickly adjusted their courses and split up.

Break out in all directions.
Chapter completed!