The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 340 Ship Gunnery (for Subscription)

Although most of the ships of the inland river navy of the Qing court were small inland river ships such as bird boats and sand boats, their seaworthiness to the sea was very poor.

But the Yu family's boat was not much better!

It's just a flat-bottomed sandboat of [-] materials!
If it weren't for the Yu family's sailors who ran across Haimao and were not bad at maneuvering the boat, they might have been overtaken by the Qing army's navy.

But even so, the distance between the two sides is getting closer!
boom!Boom!

The artillery on the Inland River Navy ships of the Qing court began to roar, and the Flang machine guns and bowl-mouth guns fired alternately.

Cannonballs hit Yu's boat one after another!
The shell fell into the water, causing a violent splash, and the waves caused the ship to roll violently from side to side.

The artillery on Yu's ship also started to fight back!
Several small-caliber bowl-mouth guns spit out a lot of gunpowder smoke, and projectiles fell towards the Qing fleet.

But without exception, all failed!
"Quick, faster!"

"There is Zhoushan ahead, don't stop!"

"..."

The inland river navy of the Qing court pressed on every step of the way, and everyone felt the pressure of Mount Tai.

If this is caught up by the Qing army, the Yu family will be completely over!
Everyone on this boat, including the relatives of the Yu family and the sailors of the Yu family, no one can survive!
At this moment, two large western ships that looked like hills suddenly appeared on the horizon in the distance.

The big Western ship was flying the flag of Ming Dynasty, with full sails, cutting through the waves, heading towards the battlefield here.

All the gun ports on the side of the ship are open!
The black muzzles of the doors are exposed, which is full of deterrence.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the Daming navy, the Qing court navy who was still chasing quickly stopped, turned around and fled.

Don't even dare to fight against Daming's navy!

Because the strengths of the two sides are no longer on the same level at all.

It is different from the artillery on the inland river navy ships of the Qing court, which are mostly small-caliber artillery such as Frang machine guns and bowl-mouth guns.

The artillery on the naval battleships of the Ming Dynasty are actually large-caliber long-barreled naval guns.

That is the so-called red cannon!

Not to mention attacking the inland river navy of the Qing court, as long as it can be pulled to land, it is no problem to use it to attack the city.

boom!Boom!

Light the fire, fire the cannon, and the roar resounds through the sea!
The sides of the ships of the Ming army spewed out a lot of gunpowder smoke, and shells the size of human heads fell towards the Qing court's inland river navy.

The shells entered the water and made a lot of splashes!

The water mist is transpiring, and the waves are surging!
One Qing army ship was so unlucky that it was hit by naval artillery shells from such a long distance.

With a click, the shell broke the mast and hit the deck again.

The shells completely penetrated the small sampan boat of the Qing army and smashed it directly into the sea.

A large amount of sea water poured in, and the small sampan of the Qing court began to sink rapidly.

As long as it can hit, with the caliber of the naval guns of the Ming army warships, it is not an exaggeration to shoot a child with one shot.

Duan Xiuhu, the commander of the Zhejiang Navy of the Qing court, stared dully at the hill-like Ming warship and the thick naval guns on the opposite ship, and opened his mouth to let out a helpless exclamation.

"Ming thief navy, Ming thief navy is really... the ship is strong and the guns are sharp!"

"How can my Qing Dynasty be an opponent?!"

Seeing the warships of the Ming army getting closer and closer to him, Duan Xiuhu could only give orders.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

"Although the Ming thief's navy is fierce, my Qing Dynasty has a fort at the mouth of the Qiantang River. As long as it can retreat to the river, there is no need to be afraid of the Ming thief's navy!"

"No matter how arrogant Ming Thief's navy is, he won't be able to enter the Qiantang River!"

"..."

The naval battle of the Qing army was not the opponent of the Ming army, so I could only comfort myself with the spirit of Ah Q.

……

On the other side, Lao Yu's ship simply raised the white flag in the face of the incoming Daming navy.

Lao Yu was also brought to the deck by the Ming army's sailors, and met the commander of the Ming army's navy.

A very young general!

He has a short beard on his chin, and his face is typical of a young man who has just faded his greenness, but he is very resolute.

The military uniform on his body was straight, with a saber hanging around his waist, and he looked very imposing.

Especially those eyes, firm and full of high-spirited confidence!

As soon as Yu Taqin saw the commander of the Ming army, he shouted loudly.

"This general, the grassroots have important information to report to Daming!"

Old Yu knew that if he wanted to be valued, to be protected by Da Ming, and even to stand out, he had to show his worth.

It just so happened that he knew a very important piece of information!
It was logical that he was going to take this piece of information as his own promotion.

Wu Ming frowned subconsciously, but he still spoke.

"Bring people here!"

Looking at Lao Yu who was dressed as a shrewd businessman in front of him, Wu Ming asked.

"Who are you? Do you have any important information to report?"

Yu Taqin gasped, and then spoke.

"Returning to the general, the grassroots are my survivors of the Ming Dynasty, and they are the descendants of Yu Qianyu Shaobao!"

"After learning the important information of the Qing captives against my Ming Dynasty, the Caomin worried about my Ming Dynasty's safety, so they went to sea with the information, and the whole family came to vote for my Ming Dynasty!"

"I hope the general accepts it!"

Wu Ming raised his eyebrows, but he was slightly surprised in his heart. Is this still Yu Qianyu Shaobao's descendant?

I just don't know if it's true or not!

Wu Ming asked, with a slightly impatient tone.

"What information is it?"

As a soldier, he hates this kind of oblique and procrastinating way of speaking.

Yu Taqin was also winking. Seeing that Wu Ming was a little impatient, he stopped talking nonsense and went straight to the point.

"The Qing court mobilized heavy troops from Shandong in the north, along the Huaihe River, and went south along the canal. It also mobilized the green camps in Jiangnan and other places to gather in the Hangzhou area to mobilize troops against the Zhoushan Islands."

Hearing this, Wu Ming could see a little solemnity between his brows, and asked.

"That's true, are you sure that the Qing captives are going to attack Zhoushan?"

The Qing court mobilized heavy troops in the south of the Yangtze River, and there was a lot of movement, and there was no way to hide this matter.

The spies of Jinyiwei and Tiandihui are not blind either!
However, although the Ming army knew that the Qing court had mobilized heavy troops, they did not know why the Qing court mobilized troops!
How could Wu Ming not be surprised when he heard Yu Taqin swear that the Qing court dispatched troops to attack Zhoushan? !
Wu Ming asked a little unsteadily.

"How did you determine that the Qing court was going to attack Zhoushan?"

Yu Taqin didn't go around in circles anymore, and answered directly.

"My Yu family is in the maritime business, and those of us who do maritime trade have our own circles."

"The Qing government has recently recruited skilled sailors and ships in the south of the Yangtze River on a large scale, and has also recruited water bandits who are good at water warfare in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. The Longjiang Shipyard is also building sea-going ships at an extremely fast speed!"

"Apart from this, the most favorable evidence is that the Qing court has been collecting charts of Zhoushan waters from maritime merchants in various places in the south of the Yangtze River recently."

Hearing this, Wu Ming nodded to Yu Taqin with a serious face and said.

"Very good, go down and rest first, if this news is true, the imperial court will definitely reward you!"

Yu Taqin nodded vigorously, and the expression on his face showed great excitement.

Wu Ming then asked.

"Do you know who is leading the Qing court this time?"

Yu Taqin thought for a while, then spoke.

"It seems to be Shi Lang, the admiral of the Fujian navy who cleared the captives!"

"Cao Min is not sure about this, because along with Shi Lang from the capital south to the south of the Yangtze River, there are also the Manchurian general Duolong, the English captain Brown...etc!"

(End of this chapter)