Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 234 Battle of Nagasaki ([-])

The sky is very blue, if there are not a few white clouds floating in the sky, it is impossible to tell which is the sky and which is the sea. Qiao Hailong stood silently on the deck of the bow, letting the sea breeze blow his clothes Straight ring.Qiao Hailong is very proud. As an admiral of the Qingshan East Navy, he also has enough proud capital. He has always felt that he is very lucky, yes, extremely lucky. He was indeed lucky enough to become a general and the commander of the fleet in five years. Of course, all this luck came from his master——Prince Yi Yinzuo.

For people living on land, the sea is ruthless and dangerous, but for Qiao Hailong, the sea is his hometown. He was born and raised on the sea. Following his father, Qiao Shan, as his family all over the world, he has long been used to the gentleness and violence of the sea. If Prince Yi Yinzuo hadn't brought their father and son under his family five years ago, Qiao Hailong would always have been a wanderer who made the sea his home, instead of Today's Vanguard Fleet Commander, for this reason, everyone in the Qiao family is grateful for the grace of their master. Qiao Hailong has already sworn that he will always be loyal to his master in this life, and he will not be afraid even if he goes up the mountain of swords or under the sea of ​​fire.

"My lord, I found a flock of birds ahead." The lookout whistle on the high mast woke up Qiao Hailong who was in deep thought. There is a group of seabirds circling in the sky, but they are far away, and it is not clear what kind of birds they are, but as long as a large-scale flock of foraging birds can be found on the sea, it proves that this place is not far from the land.The boat sailed for a month and a half, and it almost reached the coast of Dongpu. Qiao Hailong silently calculated the itinerary, and ordered loudly: "Leave the sails, stop the ship, and send a signal to the subsequent ships: Our fleet has arrived in the sea of ​​Dongpu, please give the command to the commander. In addition, all ships are ready for combat, and all ships pay close attention to the movement around the sea area, and if any ships are found approaching, they will be sunk immediately."

The lookout post on the mast immediately waved two small flags, one red and one green, and conveyed Qiao Hailong's order to the subsequent ships. After a while, the large fleet composed of more than 150 ships of various types stopped, and all ships were hoisted. A red flag was hoisted to indicate that the state was on alert, and the sailors and soldiers on the ships immediately became busy, as if they were busy before the war.Most likely, the flagship of the Chinese army sent a signal—the commanders of each squadron immediately went to the flagship to hold a pre-war preparation meeting.Qiao Hailong put the vanguard fleet on guard, while he rode a traffic boat and was rowed by more than ten sailors to the flagship of the Chinese army.

"Commander, our army has entered the sea area of ​​Dongying. It is about [-] nautical miles away from Fukue Island and [-] nautical miles away from Nagasaki. Our fleet is currently at this position. No Japanese fishing boats have been found so far. Our fleet has not been exposed. Commander, please give me instructions." Qiao Hailong pointed to the chart and gestured to coach Yinti and deputy commander Liu Shuangcheng.

Yinti's eyes were fixed on the sea chart, thinking silently. According to the battle plan planned by Yinzuo in advance, it is time for the fleet to divide its forces when it arrives here. The main force of the landing fleet will be escorted by ten large warships and fifteen medium-sized warships. Turn to Amakusa Beach to prepare for landing on the beach, and the main force of the fleet will go straight to Nagasaki. As for the hundreds of Japanese garrisons on the Goto Islands, they are not in the action plan at all.The operation of the landing fleet is easy to handle, just follow the plan, but the problem is which plan the main fleet should implement is a bit of a headache. Before the expedition, Yinzuo has made it clear. The battle was commanded by Liu Shuangcheng, and now Yinti did not speak, and all the generals sitting around the big table stared at Yinti in silence.

"I have made up my mind, implement the first set of plans, Xiao Sanlang obeys the order." Yinti thought for a long time, and then began to order in a calm voice.

Xiao Sanlang, a native of Jinjiang, Fujian, was originally Liu Shuangcheng's personal guard when he was in the Fujian Navy, and later he was promoted to a general after his hard work. After pointing to the general, he immediately stood up, bowed and said, "The last general is here!"

"Lead the squadron to cover the landing fleet and set off immediately. You must arrive at Tiancao Beach at noon tomorrow, neither earlier nor later." Yinqi looked at Xiao Sanlang and said.

"The last general obeys orders." After Xiao Sanlang answered loudly, he sat down, his eyes flickering, and he was a little bit unwilling-everyone has a battle to fight, but his so-called cover fleet actually has no work, Motegi The town has nothing but to help fishermen and farmers.

"Li Ke obeys."

Li Ke hurriedly stood up and said respectfully: "The last general is here."

Li Ke was born in Yinzuo's personal guard, and he was the most important official among Yinzuo's slaves. Yinti did not dare to neglect, nodded politely and said: "Master Li, after landing on the beach at noon tomorrow, you must Arrive at the scheduled destination at Shen Shi, and take the Shangxi Mountain at You Shi, and prepare for an ambush."

"The general obeys." Li Ke replied loudly, and sat down, his face so calm that there was no slight fluctuation at all.Yinyu glanced at Li Ke, and secretly praised him in his heart: Yinzuo's general is indeed an old man who has fought in battle, and he is very calm.

"Qiao Hailong listens to the order."

Qiao Hailong stood up in response, bowed and cupped his fists and said: "The end is here."

Yinti pointed to the sea chart and said, "Master Qiao will immediately lead two medium-sized warships to harass Fujiang Island and Nagasaki Port, and attract the Japanese navy. If the enemy succeeds, our fleet can ambush us in the open sea.”

"The last general takes orders." Qiao Hailong replied and sat down.Yinti looked at Liu Shuangcheng and said, "Do you have anything to add, Mr. Liu?"

Liu Shuangcheng shook his head lightly and said, "The last general will only follow the order of the commander-in-chief."

"Okay!" Yinzhen looked around at the generals and said: "The rest of the squadrons will follow the commander to the ambush site to prepare for the battle." The traffic boat returned to the ship to prepare for combat.After the generals left, Liu Shuangcheng looked at the old fourteenth, and said worriedly: "Commander, if the navy of the Japanese country is not fooled, this move may scare the snake, and if the Japanese country is prepared, it may be more difficult to attack hard. Much bigger."

"It doesn't matter. We are weak and we are strong. Even if it is forced, it is not very difficult. Besides, the people of the Japanese country have always been arrogant, bullying the good and fearing the evil. When they see the ships of the Daqingshui Division alone, there is no reason not to fight. The master will definitely be dispatched, Master Liu is overwhelmed." Yinti laughed and said.Seeing that Yinti had made up his mind, Liu Shuangcheng said no more, and left as well. Yinti strode to the porthole, looked at the calm sea, his eyes sparkled, and he looked thoughtful.

The medium-sized warship of the Daqingshui Division is said to be medium-sized, but it is actually not small. It has a two-story gun deck and 52 artillery pieces, which is several times larger than the largest warship of the previous Daqingshui Division. A battleship with only a dozen backward artillery is already a giant, but it is of course much smaller than the existing large warships of the Daqingshui Division. The large battleship of the Daqingshui Division has three gun decks, one One hundred and eight new types of artillery are much stronger than the latest British and Dutch battleships, but the quality of the officers and soldiers is naturally far inferior.

Qiao Hailong was able to be promoted from a general manager to a general in just five years. In addition to Yinzuo's care, the more important thing is his outstanding ability. He has lived on the sea since he was a child, and he is not familiar with Dongying. Unfamiliar, he followed his father Qiao Shan to Dongying many times in the early years, and he can speak fluent "bird language", and he has a good understanding of the habits of the Japanese.Ever since he was ordered to lead two medium-sized warships as bait, Qiao Hailong has been thinking about it. It is not difficult to attract the Japanese navy, but it is difficult to bring the Japanese navy into the ambush circle. It is notorious for bullying the weak and fearing the hard. If it is too strong, the Japanese navy will not even have the courage to fight, but if you don’t hurt the Japanese navy, he will not chase you to death. A question of degree is really hard to grasp.

"My lord, more than ten Japanese fishing boats were found ahead." The lookout post's words awakened Qiao Hailong who was in deep thought.

"Huh?" Qiao Hailong raised the binoculars and looked at it. After thinking for a while, he ordered loudly: "Yanlong, turn to the right, and Yanwu, turn to the left, and sink these fishing boats." The officers and soldiers under his command who have never experienced war have experienced a test. Although those fishing boats have no resistance at all, they can be regarded as innocent, but whoever made them Japanese can only think that they are unlucky.

The large warships of the Shandong Navy always start with the word prestige, while the medium-sized warships start with the word performance. The two medium-sized warships in Qiao Hailong's hands are considered to be the two best-performing ships in the vanguard fleet. Sailor, The soldiers are all carefully selected, and their abilities are naturally extremely outstanding. Following Qiao Hailong's order, the two warships quickly separated with full sails and moved towards the Japanese fishing boats in the distance who were still dumbfounded and didn't know what happened. Outflank the past.

"Fire!" Seeing that the two warships had already outflanked, Qiao Hailong gave the order to fire without hesitation. The sides of the two ships fired at the 52 artillery pieces of the Japanese fishing boats that were driven into a group. , The sound of the guns was rumbling, and the shells whizzed and smashed at the panic-stricken Japanese fishing boats. In an instant, water columns were everywhere on the originally calm sea, mixed with fragments of fishing boats flying all over the sky. It was just one shot, and only two of the more than ten fishing boats were damaged. The serious ones are still spinning on the sea surface, and the rest have already been scattered into pieces.

"Crash and sink them!" Qiao Hailong gave the order with a sullen face. After the two battleships sprinted and collided, only some broken planks were left on the sea surface, and nothing else was left.

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Brothers, the Spring Festival is coming, and Xiao Liu is asking for a red envelope: "Monthly ticket!"
(End of this chapter)