Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 235 Battle of Nagasaki ([-])
Okubo Mountain, the mountain is not high, that is, more than 400 meters, and its mountain is not considered steep. The mountain undulates and extends to the sea. There is a fort at the foot of the mountain. There are [-] old artillery pieces in total. The fort ranges from three hundred to four hundred feet. Although this fort has been in disrepair for a long time, it still has a certain combat effectiveness. It echoes the Kanzaki nose fort opposite Okubo Mountain, and together constitutes the first gateway to and from Nagasaki Port. Although the artillery of the two forts is backward, they are enough to cover the narrow entrance of the entire harbor. It is indeed a battleground for military strategists. If the Qing fleet wants to attack Nagasaki Port, it must first destroy these two forts.

The last time the two fortresses of Okubo and Kanzakibi had an actual battle can be traced back to the artillery battle with a group of pirates who tried to attack Nagasaki 20 years ago. For the Nagasaki daimyo soldiers guarding these two fortresses It happened in the previous generation, and one can imagine the lax defense of the forts that have not had a war for a long time. If it hadn’t been for Kotaro’s health-care daimyo who washed the Qing merchant ships with blood a few months ago, fearing that the Qingshui division might come to retaliate, the two forts would be It's just a decoration, and there is not much deployment of troops at all.Since the end of April, these two fortresses have been rehabilitated and refurbished. More than a dozen cannons that have long been scrapped have been updated. .

Kotaro Liuye has been annoyed recently. As a "family elder", he was sent to Okubo as a garrison officer. This was originally a job of "Machibuki". Not to mention the many things to do, the conditions are still very difficult. Pity him for being pampered and used to it. How could a person like this be able to bear this suffering, but he had to come, who made him offend the Patriarch?The Kotaro family is an "outsider" - the daimyo who surrendered to the Dekang family after the Sekigahara War was not originally a confidant of the Dekang family. The current patriarch, Kotaro Yangsheng, is a greedy guy, and he even set up a bloodbath to cleanse the ship The big case of the team, as the "old man" and uncle of the clan, Kotaro Liuye was convicted for dissuading the crazy behavior of the head of the family, and was sent to Okubo, a place where birds do not lay eggs, to guard the fort.

The Kotaro family also had "brilliance" in history. They followed Toyoshiro Hideyoshi to the "Tianxia" and participated in the attack on Goryeo. , can only stay in a remote place like Nagasaki, the patriarch of this generation is ambitious, thinking about restoring the "ancestor's glory" all day long, but according to Kotaro Liuye, it's just a yawning toad.Take this matter of banning the sea as an example. The banning of the sea means the banning of the sea. There was nothing wrong with it, but in order to covet the wealth of the Qing fleet, they even resorted to killing intent. They have gained a lot, but after all, there are not a few ships from the Qing Dynasty who have escaped. If the Qing Dynasty comes to retaliate, what will happen? A group of frogs in the well always think that the Qing Dynasty is far away from the ocean, and they can't help themselves. Isn't this too self-righteous?Kotaro Liuye was reclining on the rattan chair, thinking wildly about his mind, and in the midst of deep thought, suddenly a person rushed in from the door and shouted loudly: "My lord, the boat, the boat, the boat is here!"

"Well, Yokota-kun, why are you so flustered?" Kotaro Liuye couldn't help shouting with a sullen face when he saw the panicked appearance of the visitor.

"My lord, the Great Qing Fleet is here, what should my lord do, give me an order." The footgaru samurai Yokotaemon said anxiously.

"What? How many ships are here?" Kotaro Liuye was taken aback.

"Two big ships."

"Huh?" Xiaotaro Liuye was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Just two? Let's go and have a look." But before he reached the door of the wooden house, there was a sharp whistling sound of shells. Dozens of shells slammed into the Okubo fort, and it exploded into a piece. The soldiers on the fort were scrambled by the shelling, and the whole fort was in a mess.Kotaro Liuye was also shaken by the explosion's blast, and staggered backwards, finally regaining his composure, and shouted, "Fire, fire, counterattack, counterattack!"

After a panic, the Okubo Fort and the Kanzaki Nasa Fort opened fire one after another. The sound of the guns rumbled and the smoke filled the air, but all the shells fell into the empty space-the range of the cannons of the fort was not enough to threaten the battleships of the Oshimizu Division at all. The two ships of the Qingshui division fired from time to time, bombarding the two forts into a coma.Seeing that the situation was not right, Kotaro Liuye hurriedly sent someone to report to the Patriarch, asking the navy for reinforcements.

"Good fight!" Qiao Hailong put down the binoculars in his hand, and ordered with a calm face: "Yanwu sails to the left, and the port side is aimed at Kanzaki's nose, and hit his turtle son hard for me. Yanlong turns right Steer the rudder, switch to the starboard side and shoot, target the Okubo Fort, each ship pays attention to the point of impact, give me a break, if any ship loses, I will help the other party clean the deck."

This battle was fought very well, the cannons of the Japanese fortress could not reach the warship at all, and the shells fired fell into the sea more than a hundred battles away from the battleship, and the sea water splashed was also spectacular. It was like playing with fireworks. The officers and soldiers of the Qingshui Division were a little nervous at first, but now they were all refreshed, as if they were playing target practice. They reloaded, pulled the rope, and fired in an orderly manner. Hundreds of shells plowed the two forts several times, and the dozens of cannons on the two forts were almost destroyed. As for the Japanese soldiers, they had already run away and disappeared.

The battle was fought smoothly, but Qiao Hailong was not happy - the task he received was to attract the Japanese navy, not to destroy the Japanese fort, but he did not expect that the Japanese fort was so unbeaten that it would be destroyed after only a few rounds. It's broken, let alone counterattack, it's hard to say whether there are still people alive on the two forts at the moment.

"Damn it." After Qiao Hailong cursed bitterly, he ordered a ceasefire, wandered around on the front deck for a while, and ordered with a frown: "Yanwu is in front, Yanlong is behind, and there are thirty battles between each other. Half sail, heading towards the port, targeting the Otani Fort."

The Otani Town Fort is only ten miles away from the Okubo Fort. The rumble of the guns ahead has already alerted the Japanese soldiers on the fort. They are ready for battle at this moment. More than forty cannons are aimed at the waterway, waiting for the Qing Dynasty to attack. Battleships come.Qiao Hailong didn't keep them waiting for long, Yanwu was in the front and Yanlong was behind, and slowly sailed to a distance of more than 24 battles from the fort and stopped, slowly adjusted the formation, and the Yanwu ship turned eight times Ten degrees, the 24 guns on the starboard side are aimed at the fort of Otani Town, the Yanlong is turned [-] degrees, and the [-] guns on the port side are pointed directly at the direction of the port. Keep alert to prevent the sneak attack of the Japanese Navy and adjust the formation of the two ships At the same time, the Japanese fort tried to fire some shells, but for the artillery of the fort, the distance was too far, and it was impossible to reach the Qing fleet at all.

"Fire!" Qiao Hailong looked at the battle preparations of the two warships, and issued a combat order without hesitation. The 24 cannons fired one by one. Amidst the huge roar, the entire battleship drifted sideways for a while. In the distance, the artillery shells roared and smashed into the fort, and there was a fierce explosion, thick smoke billowed on the fort, and screams everywhere. Although the Japanese soldiers fired desperately, it was a pity that they couldn't reach the Qing warship at all. This was completely one-sided The massacre, Yanwu only fired four volleys, and there was no counterattack artillery fire on the fort.

"My lord, the Japanese navy is here." The lookout post on the mast shouted loudly.

"Good time, Yanlong cover, Yanwu retreats, side by side with Yanwu, aim at the Japanese fleet on the port side, open fire freely!" Qiao Hailong put down the binoculars and quickly gave an order.

More than a hundred small and medium-sized warships swarmed out of the port, and there was no battle formation at all. It was not so much a fleet as a gang of pirates. Don't be slow, you can hear the clamor of those Japanese soldiers from a long distance away.The Yanlong opened fire first, and 24 cannons sounded one after another. The shells accurately hit the center of the Japanese fleet, causing a large splash of water. More than ten unlucky Japanese ships were hit, eight ships sank, and three ships sank. There was a big fire, and the two ships were slightly damaged, but the Japanese navy was very brave, and the remaining ships still swarmed forward, trying to narrow the distance between the two sides while the Yanlong was reloading.

The Nagasaki Port is long and narrow. If it is entangled by the Japanese navy, even the Daqingshui division's strong guns will not escape the end of destruction. Qiao Hailong quickly issued a series of orders:
"Yanwu fires, Yanlong has full rudder to port, and fires from starboard."

"Yanwu retreated, fired with rear guns, fully sailed, and withdrew out of the port."

"Yanlong retreats with full sail."

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Although Qiao Hailong's command was determined and the artillery fire of the Daqing Shui Division was sharp, the harbor was too narrow and lacked the possibility of large-scale maneuvering. After two rounds of shooting, the Japanese navy fleet finally caught up, and the ships of all sizes opened fire. The artillery shells roared in. Although the real hits were not many, the casualties of the Daqingshui Division inevitably appeared. Six guns on the port side of the Yanwu were damaged, and more than a dozen soldiers were killed; A lucky shell directly hit the porthole, landed on the gunpowder pack, and blew a big hole on the second-story gun deck on the spot. Smoke billowed from the ship and a fire broke out.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Qiao Hailong ordered loudly: "Full sail, retreat at full speed!"

(End of this chapter)