Amidst the praise and flattery, Third Master Bai Fengchun seemed very proud. After giving some instructions to the gunners, he picked up his telescope and began to command all the gunboats to provide unified fire coverage.

Chen Tianhua looked at the five large enemy gunboats on the lake in the distance. They suddenly turned back midway and were slowly gathering. At the same time, they concentrated all their artillery to cover the entire shoal.

Seeing this, he stamped his feet and waved his hands, looking very annoyed.

Each of these large-tonnage gunboats has twelve guns, the main gun and the auxiliary gun, which have just been replaced with new Japanese-made field guns. The remaining guns on both sides are still old-fashioned French rapid-fire guns.

But with such a firepower configuration, this is a great threat to the entire Poyang Lake water transportation environment in the future.

Therefore, in his strategy, there was a way to lure the enemy deeper, and the bait was the Wolf gunboat.

He had already deployed a mine array at the entrance to the deep water area of ​​the port, waiting for Bai Fengchun's five main ships to take the bait.

These trigger mines are imitation British products and were successfully copied by Hanyang Arsenal.

But just now, this strategy of luring the enemy deeper was ruined by Bai Fengchun.

"Command the Wild Wolf to set anchor and leave the port, take the initiative, and destroy the enemy's main ships!"

If one plan fails, find a new one.

Since the enemy's main ships did not fall into the trap, the gunboat Wild Wolf had to take the initiative to leave the harbor and attack.

Because the enemy gunboats sailed into the target waters one after another, many of them flattened the shoal positions and covered the speedboats to launch the third landing operation.

If you don't show your trump card, you won't be able to suppress the enemy's powerful firepower, and the outcome of the battle can be imagined.

It is unbelievable to say that the enemy's ship artillery on the lake totaled 70 pieces, including 20 new 75mm Japanese field guns and 50 old-fashioned French guns.

In addition to large artillery, the water bandits also have more than twenty 30mm small-caliber rapid-fire cannons.

These weapons and equipment were urgently provided by the Japanese. It seems that the bet they placed on Poyang Lake this time was bigger than the Yunze Gang in Dongting Lake.

This fully shows that the intentions of the Japanese people for the rare mineral resources of the tungsten mines in southern Jiangxi are obviously much greater than that of the Pingxiang Coal Mine.

Chen Tianhua naturally understood it best, so he decided to come to Poyang Lake in person to take charge.

This time, the Sailong King gangsters sent a mixed fleet to their door. They should be allowed to go without return, but they only have one gunboat, the Wild Wolf. They must win by surprise, annihilate the gangsters' mixed fleet, and crush the Japanese people's dreams.

Use the power of water bandits to block the mineral resources in southern Gansu.

If the mixed fleet escapes this time, it will be difficult to have any chance in the future, and the Poyang Lake route will become a high-cost water transportation route, which will cause endless troubles for Chen Tianhua.

It was already afternoon, and it was still daytime. I had a clear view of the lake. There were ships approaching me, and I could see them at a glance.

But if it is delayed until night, and speedboats, small fishing boats, etc. are scattered to land, you may be exhausted by then, so it is better to solve the trouble on the lake once and for all.

"boom…"

"Boom boom..."

"..."

The gang's more than a dozen gunboats on the lake, large and small, and Chen Tianhua's heavy artillery battalion at the foot of Kanglang Mountain are still firing at each other. They are now betting on each other to kill each other.

However, it is a bit difficult for this kind of artillery shell without locking function to hit a moving target.

Chen Tianhua's heavy artillery battalion is in a concealed position, and each of his guns is equipped with steel rim wheels, making it easy to move.

In order to win this battle, Chen Tianhua's heavy artillery battalion built five artillery positions at the foot of Kanglang Mountain. They can be dispersed, concentrated and moved quickly, making it difficult for gangs to target them.

The gangs were able to lock down the mortar positions on the beach more easily than the heavy artillery battalions because they could see clearly through telescopes and it was easy to measure declination, direction and range. Therefore, despite the constant relocation, 20 mortars were destroyed and five were destroyed.

The gunners suffered dozens of casualties.

On the other hand, the heavy artillery battalion of the port garrison can do well against the gang's gunboats, especially the fishing boats and gunboats, which only have two 75mm cannons and five 30mm cannons, as well as machine guns.

The firepower is much weaker than their main ships, and their tonnage is low and the range is relatively close, so the heavy artillery battalion mainly focuses on dealing with them first.

The fierce shelling lasted for more than ten minutes. The main beach defenses on the defender's side were completely destroyed, and five mortars were damaged, but there was no serious problem.

However, the casualties suffered by the gunboats on the lake were obviously more severe. Two more fishing boats and gunboats were hit by multiple bullets and were on fire. Another one was hit and began to tilt, and was about to sink.

Twelve gunboats converted from fishing boats were sunk seven, one was seriously damaged, and two were lightly damaged. This fleet of gunboats was basically disabled.

The remaining five fishing boats and gunboats that were not sunk by the artillery fire hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield with their wounded bodies and moved closer to the main ships at a greater distance.

At this time, the sound of rumbling steamers came from the deep harbor area of ​​the port. The gunboat Wild Wolf had already left the port and was heading towards the mixed fleet at high speed.

The bandit leader Bai Fengchun was simmering with anger and had nowhere to vent his anger. When he saw the Wild Wolf coming to his door, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered five main ships to form a fan shape to meet the enemy.

He didn't even understand how bold this Wild Wolf was. With one against five, why could he be so arrogant!

The captain of the Ye Wolf gunboat is named Ding Changdong, who is from Lujiang County, Anhui. He is the grandson of Ding Ruchang, the admiral of the Beiyang Navy who committed suicide after being defeated in the battle under Li Hongzhang. He graduated from the Naval Division of Zhejiang Armed Forces Academy and was a classmate with the captain of the Blood Wolf, Lang Zhongping.

Ding Changdong always kept in mind the disastrous defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 and the disaster it brought to the Ding family. He always thought about revenge for his elder Ding Ruchang and vented his anger.

But he knew that he had no chance to have a water battle with the Japanese at the moment, but the Poyang Lake Dragon King was the pawn and agent of the Japanese, so it would be good to take it out on the Japanese devils this time.

"Torpedo No. 1, prepare No. 2, aim at enemy gunboat No. 2."

"As you command!"

Ding Changdong gave the order to the gunner through the communication channel in the command module. Immediately, the front and rear torpedo tubes located in the bottom cabin of the gunboat entered the aiming state.

The gunboat Wild Wolf, like the Blood Wolf, has a trump card. They are equipped with the most advanced torpedo launchers available at the front and rear decks respectively.

And it is precisely because of this trump card and secret weapon that the Wild Wolf dares to go out to meet the enemy with one to five courage.

"emission!"

Following Ding Changdong's order, the entire Yelang ship shook violently, and two torpedoes were launched almost at the same time.

"Chi-chi-chi..." The torpedo flew quickly against the water, like a fish with its head slightly sticking out, swimming quickly.

"What is this?"

The gunboat No. 2 was facing the Wild Wolf horizontally. The main and secondary guns and the five side guns were all measuring and aiming. There were gangsters on the deck who spotted something flying toward them, but none of them knew it looked like a fish.

What is that thing that is flying so fast?
Chapter completed!