1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 39 The Fierce Battle in the Harbor ([-])

Although four iron-hulled fishing boats were available on the coast, Sun Changmi decided to dispatch only two of them.This is not for the sake of saving fuel, but it is really something that can't be done - there are currently seven or eight people who have learned to sail a boat among the transmigrators, but if the level is reliable, there are still only him and Yue Zhiyun.Of course, this argument excludes all the North American gangs. Although they can all drive boats, when they need to dispatch iron-hulled fishing boats, it is more suitable for them to be soldiers with guns rather than captains who steer.

Sun Changmi and Yue Zhiyun, who came to the ship after hearing the news, each brought three people on board. Half of the remaining people from the shipping department boarded the "New World", and the other half stayed in the fortifications of the No. [-] base.

The military and police department's movements were also quite quick. Almost at the same time as the fishing boat started the engine, the military and police department's team also began to board the boat.According to the preset action plan of ten armed personnel on each ship, the six North American people are divided into two groups to board the ship, one group is four Chinese plus six members of the military police department, and the other group is a combination of foreign doctors plus Gu Kai and seven members of the military and police department who were forcibly taken aboard the boat—there are too few left-behind people who speak English, so Gu Kai can only be temporarily arrested as a strong man.The remaining members of the Military and Police Department will also work with people from the Maritime Department to defend the two strategic points of "New World" and No. [-] Base.

During this process, the report from the Yulinjiao post has been sent at a frequency of once every 2 minutes: the other party has no intention of slowing down the speed of the ship or changing the direction, and continues to sail straight to Shengli Harbor.

"Let's go!" Sun Changmi gave an order, and the diesel engine made a deafening roar, and the propeller stirred up a large wave of water, pushing the nearly 30-meter-long hull slowly away from the barge.

Considering that the military use after the crossing will be far greater than the civilian use, these iron-hulled fishing boats have been renovated on a small scale by the Ministry of Shipping in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Military and Police before the crossing. In addition to the useless tools, the fore-deck side of the ship is specially raised, and several shooting holes are reserved on the side of the ship, which can provide better protection for the armed personnel on the deck, and also facilitate the They can shoot from a more stable crouching position in rough seas.

The only regrettable thing is that there are no marine guns with greater lethality available in the hands of the troopers. At present, they can only rely on the rifles in the hands of the armed personnel to carry out long-range strikes on the target.And such a strike has limited practical effect, whether it is for killing people or destroying ships.

In order to make up for this deficiency, the Marine Department specially installed strong steel rams on the bow from top to bottom.Originally, the Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of Military and Police had no idea how big the actual effect of this collision angle could be, but after capturing the Haicang ship, there was a comparable example. At a speed of ten knots, the wedge-shaped impact angle is enough to tear the Haicang ship with a thickness of four inches in one go. Make the victim lose their ability to move in a very short time.

According to the designer Sun Changmi, since these iron-hulled fishing boats can torture the monkey boats in the South China Sea after 400 years, it should be no problem to hang ships with a tonnage smaller than yourself in this time and space. , not to mention the existence of a sea-killing weapon like a collision angle.

The iron-hulled fishing boat was less than a kilometer away from the coast, and pieces of sail shadows could already be seen on the distant sea.The sun was now set in the west, and flocks of seabirds swept over the bay to make their way home, and below them, an armed conflict seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.

"According to the formation in the afternoon, sail from both sides of the opposing fleet and see the reaction. Be careful to keep the distance between you and the opposing fleet!" Tom Wang stood in the wheelhouse, looking at the fleet in the distance with his binoculars. Orders were given to Sun Changmi and another ship at the same time.

Of course, Sun Changmi remembered what Wang Tom said about the "formation in the afternoon", but he didn't express any dissatisfaction with it, he just responded softly.On the other hand, the chief mate Xie Chun snorted in his nose. Obviously, Tom Wang's remarks aroused the fire in his heart that had not yet been extinguished.

As the two sides got closer and closer, Tom Wang could faintly see the figures rushing back and forth on the sailboat from the telescope.Two of the larger ships of the six were brigs, while the four smaller ones were sloops.The two larger ships are indeed close to the Haicang ships in size, but they are different in shape.The front of the Haicang ship is wide at the front and wide at the back, and the two ends are upturned, and the fore and tail are high. The front of the ship is long, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, showing a very obvious V-shaped structure when viewed from the direction of the bow.

"It's Guangchuan." Tom Wang put down the telescope and said calmly.

"Do you know Guangchuan?" Xie Chun next to him asked a little unconvinced.

"Fuguang Sand Bird, I can still recognize the four ancient ships in China." Wang Tom did not intend to fight Xie Chun, and responded to his doubts with a smile.

Sun Changmi replied smoothly, "If it's really a wide ship, it's hard to say how effective this ramming angle will be on our ship."

Compared with Fuchuan, Guangzhou Shipbuilding has a great feature that the materials are strong. The blessing ships are mostly made of fir, pine, etc., while Guangzhou Shipbuilding uses a large number of extremely tough wood, such as iron wood, as the main material of the hull.According to the "Hai Defense Compilation" written by the king of the Ming Dynasty in Jin, "Guangzhou boats are considered to be especially great as lucky boats, and their perseverance is far greater than that. If the two ships collide with each other in the sea, the lucky ship will be broken, and it cannot be the stalwart of iron.” By the way, this dear friend is currently serving as the minister of personnel in Nanjing, and will be transferred to the minister of war soon.

"If it's a pirate, we don't need to sink their ship, just make them lose their ability to move at sea." As the distance got closer, Tom Wang picked up the telescope again: "It seems that the other party has also noticed It's our turn... the people on deck seem to be in a panic."

"It's no wonder if you don't panic! Our ship is running on the sea without masts and no sails. These people will be emboldened if they see that they are not scared to pee." Xie Chun's emotions gradually became excited.After all, the imminent involvement of a naval battle in the early 17th century was still unimaginable for a former maritime department employee.

The fleets on both sides approached quickly on the sea. Seeing the two strange ships rushing towards their own fleet, the opinions on the several sailing ships did not seem to be completely unified. The ship was trying to adjust its direction to avoid the strange ship rushing on the opposite side.

When the two sides were still about [-] meters apart, Tom Wang suddenly said, "Turn the rudder and go from the outside! There are guns on that boat!"

When Sun Changmi heard this, his heart jumped, and he hurriedly hit Zuo Manruo.Although the ship-borne guns of this era are not very powerful, if they are lucky enough to hit the cab with glass windows on all sides, it is impossible to expect these glass to block the shells.

Almost at the same time, several people in the wheelhouse had seen a white smoke rising from the bow of the boat on the opposite side, and then there was a muffled "bang". It seemed that the other party couldn't hold back. Fired from a distance of meters.

Both Sun Changmi and Xie Chun subconsciously wanted to bury their heads to hide, but seeing Tom Wang's motionless appearance, they felt a little ashamed for their cowardice.In fact, Tom Wang didn't move because he knew very well that at this distance, no matter in terms of range or shooting accuracy, this inferior soil gun could not hit his own ship.During this period, in addition to the gunships built by some western sailing countries, the naval battles in East Asia were still at the level of jumping gangs and fire attacks as the main attack methods. , which can play a very limited role in actual combat.

Sure enough, the last place where the cannonball fell into the water was at least three to forty meters away from the iron-hulled fishing boat. There were several rings.Some people leaned out with knives and guns in their hands and yelled loudly, but they were too far away to hear what the other party was yelling.In Wang Tom's view, such an attack can only be said to be better than nothing, and the effect of scaring is greater than killing.However, since the other party launched an attack on its own initiative, at least it can be used to confirm that the other party's identity is definitely not a kind person, so that the cross-traversing crowd will not have any psychological pressure to attack next.

"I don't think they expected that we would leave the port to greet us." Tom Wang patted Sun Changmi on the back: "The boat is handed over to you, I have to go out and teach them how to behave. By the way, contact Tao. Boss, tell him we've already started a fight here."

The armed men crouching on the front deck had already set up their guns at this time, and were waiting for Tom Wang's order.Wang Tom carried HK416 to the foredeck, stood firmly, and said loudly: "Save bullets, aim and shoot again, ten rounds per person, free fire!"

Because the ammunition they carried was very limited, the members of the Military and Police Department only fired live ammunition a few times before the crossing, and they did not even have live ammunition training after the crossing. It rang out on the front deck.

In order to ensure the safety of the iron-hulled fishing boat, when the two leading ships of the opposing fleet finally staggered past, the distance between them was at least 30 meters, which was much farther than when the North American gang molested the rookie crew this afternoon.Such a distance and the turbulence of the waves are not ideal conditions for the traveling crowd who lack live ammunition shooting experience.Even so, some people were lucky enough to hit the target after the concentrated shooting of hundreds of bullets, because there were clearly audible screams from the opponent's deck, and it seemed that more than one person was shot by the sound.

(End of this chapter)