Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 236 Battle of Nagasaki ([-])
Youth means strong plasticity, and it also means vitality. Of course, youth is also synonymous with inexperience. The entire Qing Dynasty Ocean Navy is too young. If you want to mature, you have to pay the price. Now Qiao Hailong is paying for his Young people pay the price in blood.When Yin Zuo planned to attack Nagasaki, he had considered that once the fleet entered the narrow Nagasaki Harbor Bend, it would be harassed by the Japanese fleet. If a large ship encountered a siege by a small ship in the narrow harbor, the result was often not good, and He had told him that the Japanese navy must be brought out to fight, but after all, Yinzuo is a man and not a god, so it is impossible to count everything. He can only make decisions on general aspects, and the rest still depends on the on-site commanders to play.

The two forts of Okubo and Kanzaki are too fragile to be vulnerable at all. Qiao Hailong did not expect to solve the problem with just a few rounds of salvos, thus losing the possibility of relying on shelling these two forts to attract Japanese naval forces to fight. He had to go deep into the harbor to further attack the Otani Fort, and the firepower of the two medium-sized warships was simply not enough to form a deadly barrage blockade. It was inevitable that the Japanese Navy would break through the blockade.Although two rounds of artillery fired together and sank more than [-] Japanese warships, the remaining more than a hundred Japanese warships, large and small, rushed to the front desperately. After a short battle, it is inevitable to suffer losses.

If Qiao Hailong hadn't been so eager to destroy the Okubo and Kanzaki nose forts at the beginning, he would have been able to mobilize the navy of the Japanese state, and the location of the Okubo fort was at the entrance of Nagasaki Harbor. It is only a matter of minutes to rush out of the harbor. On the wide ocean, with the maneuverability of the Qing warships, they will never fall into the current miserable situation.It's just that these are off-topic. Qiao Hailong is in a hurry right now, and it is impossible to analyze the tactical mistakes at all. The most important thing now is to withdraw from the harbor and bring back the two damaged warships.

Qiao Hailong's Yanwu ship was in better condition and did not suffer any major damage, while the Yanlong ship was seriously damaged. Many sailors were busy fighting the fire. The remaining twenty or so cannons only fired intermittently, and the speed of the ship also slowed down. , There is no way to stop the approach of the Japanese fleet at all.Seeing the gang of Japanese ships getting closer and closer, and the naked eyes can see many Japanese soldiers on board are waving climbing tools such as flying claws, Qiao Hailong's eyes are really red-eyed—once he enters the mode of boarding battle , The artillery of the Qing army became a decoration, and the number of Japanese soldiers could wipe out all the Daqingshui divisions even if they fought the number of people.

The medium-sized battleship Yanzihao has a double-layer gun deck, with 24 guns on each side of the ship. There is also a cannon on the bow and stern of each layer, a total of 52 cannons. All the cannons are breech-loaded and fired by pull ropes Greatly shortened the interval between firings - the old guns could only fire once every 10 minutes, while the new ones can fire every 6 minutes.Even so, the firepower of two medium-sized warships alone is not enough to form an interdicting barrage. Under the impact of the Japanese navy's fierce and fearless attack, the distance between the two sides has approached to within a hundred feet. At this time, the Yanwu has been adjusted. The hull was covered with sails, and rushed out of the port at full speed, but the Yanlong that was on fire was not so lucky. Although the course adjustment was also completed, the speed of the ship was not too fast, and it was basically hopeless that it would be lost in the Japanese navy. Dash out of the harbor before catching up.

Qiao Hailong is facing a dilemma at this time - let Yanwu stop to help Yanlong, maybe there is a chance to get out of trouble together, but it is more likely that they will fall into a tight siege together, and the two warships will be destroyed together; It is not difficult to escape, but there is no way out for playing the dragon, and it is necessary to make a decisive decision whether to fight or go, and the time is very tight.Qiao Hailong's dark face twitched, and he shouted the order again: "Full left rudder, aim at the Japanese fleet on the starboard side, and prepare to fire. Tell Yanlong not to stop the ship to join the battle, and rush out of the harbor at full speed."

The semaphore soldiers on the mast of the Yanwu quickly waved the two flags in their hands, conveying the signal to the Yanlong, and the huge hull of the Yanwu began to spin sideways. The Yanwu drew a beautiful arc on the sea, turned the ship sideways, and stopped firmly in the middle of the channel.Yanlong rushed past Yanwu with billowing smoke, and headed straight out of the harbor.

"Brothers, we only have one chance to shoot a volley, show your skills and let the Japanese pirates have a taste. Aim at the first few ships and fire!" Qiao Hailong gave the order to fire, and the people who followed Qiao Hailong Ghoshha quickly rushed down the gun deck and conveyed the order.A moment later, the warship of the Japanese navy and the Yanwu ship fired almost at the same time. At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than two hundred meters. Blast countless water columns on the sea surface.

Although the training level of the Qing army and the power of artillery far surpassed that of the Japanese, this time the volley shot hit the few Japanese warships rushing to the front, but they were also hit by more than ten bullets, and the ship caught fire. What's even more unlucky is that the vice mast has been discounted, and it is already very difficult to rely on the speed of the ship to get rid of the entanglement of the Japanese navy.Taking advantage of the fact that several large ships in front of the Japanese Navy were hit and stalled, and the follow-up ships were dodging, Qiao Hailong quickly ordered to turn the bow of the ship and rushed out of the harbor with all its strength.

The Japanese fleet was holding tight to the Yanwu, and before the Yanwu arrived at the Okubo Fort, dozens of fast Japanese ships had already caught up, and the bow guns kept firing at the Yanwu. Yanwu counterattacked with two tail cannons and walked through the rain of bullets. Fortunately, it was not shot again; Yanlong, which escaped first, had already extinguished the fire on board at this time, but the loss was extremely heavy——the gun deck on the second floor All 25 cannons were scrapped, nearly [-] officers and soldiers were killed or injured, the sub-mast was also broken, and the mainsail was damaged a lot. distance.

The situation at this time was extremely severe for the two Qing ships that advanced aggressively. Not to mention dragging the Japanese navy into the ambush circle of their main force, it was even difficult for them to escape.Qiao Hailong had no other choice at this time, he could only send an order to throw the temporarily unusable things on the ship into the sea to reduce the weight of the ship, assign some sailors to put out the fire on the ship, and the rest of the gunners stayed at their posts, waiting for the Japanese navy to try Give a heavy blow when outflanking.

The dozens of Japanese warships that were chasing the fastest had already approached a distance of about fifty feet, and suddenly parted from the left and right, trying to outflank the Yanwu from both sides in the shape of a wild goose. At the right time, the Yanwu suddenly lowered its mainsail by half , the speed of the ship dropped sharply, and dozens of large ships from the Japanese country immediately caught up and lowered their sails. Just as they were planning to have a boarding battle, the remaining 42 cannons on the Yanwu opened fire one by one. The Japanese fleet was caught off guard, and three large ships were damaged. The rest of the Japanese ships panicked, evading each other, counterattacking and counterattacking, and became a mess.

"Sail!" Seeing this opportunity, Qiao Hailong hurriedly shouted to speed up the sail, and took the opportunity to rush out.Although the Japanese navy was in chaos, not all the ships were in chaos. Two large ships chased after them, dozens of flying claws were thrown out, and landed on the side of the Yanwu ship. Climb up to Yanwu.

"Come with me, beat them down!" Qiao Hailong shouted, and led dozens of soldiers to meet them. The two sides fought desperately on the ship's side and deck. It was fierce and short, and there was no way out. The upright officers and soldiers tried their best, even if they died, they couldn't let the Japanese rush over. Many soldiers who were hit by the knife simply hugged their opponents and fell into the sea together.Waiting to wipe out the climbing Japanese soldiers, the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty also lost more than [-] people. Qiao Hailong was also stabbed in the left arm. The blood soaked the official uniform. There was no time to bandage him. He commanded the battleship to rush out among the flustered Japanese ships, turned around the Okubo Pass, and rushed out of the harbor.The Yanlong, which escaped from the harbor first, had been waiting on the side of the ship for a long time. A salvo fired, and the shells roared and hit the Japanese navy who was chasing, temporarily blocking the pursuit momentum of the Japanese ships. Taking this opportunity, the Yanwu also rushed to the ocean. On the surface, Huitong Yanlong kept shooting, zigzagging and retreating to the ocean.

Seeing that the fat at the mouth is about to fly, how can those Japanese fleets be willing to let go, relying on the number of ships to spread out, and pursue them on the ocean. At this time, the ocean is open and there is plenty of room for maneuver. The results of the training of the officers and soldiers were reflected. The two warships cooperated tacitly and kept one ship firing at all times, preventing the Japanese ships from approaching any possibility of fighting on board. The two ships covered each other and slowly moved towards the ambush circle. go.

At a quarter of noon on November 42, [-], Kangxi, since Sishi attacked Okubo Mountain, the two Yanzi warships, which had been fighting fiercely for more than an hour, had run out of ammunition and food by this time.Without the threat of artillery, the Japanese fleet came up from all around like sharks seeing blood, intending to capture the two Qing ships that caused heavy casualties to them alive.At this time, all the soldiers who could stand up on the two warships of the Daqingshui Division pulled out their swords and stood silently on the deck, preparing to meet their last moment-surrounded on all sides, without artillery cover, the hull was damaged, and they fled It was already hopeless, and this place was still some distance away from the ambush circle, so no one was sure whether the reinforcements could arrive in time.

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