Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 238 Nagasaki Offensive and Defensive Battle ([-])

At three o'clock on November 42nd, [-] years of Kangxi, Yinti stood on the bridge of the flagship, looking at the small warships of the Japanese Navy and the two ships of the Daqing Water Division who were huddled together in the distance. The medium-sized warship showed a smile on its stern face, and quickly issued a combat order: "The right squadron advances at full speed at [-] degrees to the east; the left squadron attacks at full speed at [-] degrees to the west; the rear squadron stays in place Stand by and protect the supplies; the Chinese fleet will catch up at full speed to wipe out the Japanese navy." On the high mast of the flagship, the signal soldiers quickly waved two small flags to convey all the combat orders to each fleet, and in an instant, The huge fleet was divided into three groups, outflanking the distant station like three sharp swords.

The Japanese Navy's ship is small, and even the lookout post on the mast can see a very limited distance. The Qing fleet has begun to outflank the fleet at full speed. After the lookout post issued a miserable howl, all the Japanese sailors noticed that rows of tall masts had emerged from the sea level in the distance. They were clearly large warships, and the entire Japanese navy suddenly fell into In a panic, they no longer cared about besieging the Yanwu, and raised their sails to find a way to escape.On the Yanwu, the remaining dozen or so officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty after the bloody battle had already retreated to the mast. The Japanese soldiers who were hacking the thick mast of the Yanwu with axes did not care when they heard the exclamation of their own fleet. Pay attention to the Qing officers and soldiers on the mast, and quickly fled back to their respective ships.

Because Nagasaki is the only open trading port in Japan, the Nagasaki Navy is also the largest naval fleet in Japan. It originally had more than 150 ships, including more than [-] "big ships", each with twelve old artillery pieces. There are more than [-] small boats, each with four cannons. After the fierce battle with Yanlong and Yanwu, there are only more than [-] large ships and more than [-] small boats, and many boats are already injured. See you now The Qing Fleet was so overwhelming that they dared not stop to fight, they swarmed and fled to Nagasaki Port, trying to use the narrow channel of Nagasaki Port to escape.

The calm sea boiled up in a blink of an eye, and the white sails fluttered in the wind, which was really lively.The Qing Fleet is a big ship, and it was originally fast. In addition, it started early, and at the moment it is sailing at full speed with the wind. How can the Japanese navy escape as they wish? In just two quarters of an hour, Yinti's Chinese fleet has already sailed to the location of Yanwu The location is less than two nautical miles away from the fleeing Japanese navy, and the left and right squadrons have already outflanked the Japanese navy, forming a pincer attack on the Japanese navy. At this speed of pursuit and escape, all the Japanese navy The navy will inevitably be caught up before fleeing back to Nagasaki Port, and there is no reason why they will not be spared under the powerful firepower of the Daqingshui Division.

At this moment, the Yanlong has sunk, and the remaining Yanwu is also in dilapidated condition. The remaining dozen officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty stood under the mast like blood men, silently watching the warships rushing past, with tears in their eyes. .Qiao Hailong, who survived the catastrophe, raised the steel knife in his hand that had already been cut off, and shouted loudly: "The Qing Dynasty will win! The Qing Dynasty will win!" First the remaining officers and soldiers on the Yanwu followed and shouted, and then all The officers and soldiers on the battleship of the Qing Dynasty also shouted loudly at the same time, and the slogan "The Qing Dynasty must win" resounded through the sky.Seeing the tragic situation of Yanwu and Yanlong, Yinti gritted his teeth and ordered with a livid face, "Catch up, and leave no one behind!" The signal soldiers conveyed the massacre order to all ships, and all the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty almost simultaneously Shouted: "Kill! Kill! Kill! Not one left!"

Seeing that the Daqing Navy fired three arrows at once, the momentum was like a rainbow, and the size of the large warship was daunting. The Japanese Navy, which was fleeing in a panic, suddenly split into two parts, and a fleet composed of more than [-] "big ships" suddenly rushed to the sky. Moved sideways, facing the Daqing Middle Road Fleet broadside, and put on a posture of fighting to the death, while the rest of the ships fled at full speed, trying to play a gecko tail-docking trick.

"The three ships Weicheng, Weiyi, and Weihe stepped forward, Yanning and Yanyi from the left, Yanming and Yanhe outflanked them from the right, and sank them. The rest of the ships lowered their sails and were ready to rush over at any time. Left and right squadrons Don't pay attention to the battlefield here, chase the enemy's main fleet at full speed, and be sure to stop the enemy fleet before it returns to Hong Kong." Yinti issued an order to fight.

The three prestige warships are all giant battleships, the largest sea battleships of this era, both in terms of hull and artillery range, are the most advanced warships in the world today, and are already the pinnacle of wooden warships, unless steam Power began to be applied on a large scale, otherwise there would never be a warship larger than Wei Zihao.After receiving Yinti's combat order, the three giant ships rushed out of the fleet, circled on the ocean surface, and drew an arc. The portholes of the storey guns were fully opened, and a total of more than 150 artillery pieces of the three ships were aimed at the target; the four medium-sized Yanzihao rushed out from the left and right lanes, and quickly outflanked the two sides of the Japanese navy. The muzzle of the guns pointed at the more than twenty Japanese warships in the middle.

After experiencing the battle just now, the Japanese naval division already knew that the range of its artillery was far less than that of the Qing army. Seeing the Qing army stepping out of the fleet and posing in a stance, they immediately panicked, ignoring the formation of the fleet. Seize the upper hand and close the distance while the Daqingshui Division adjusts its formation.

"Fire!" Seeing that the forward fleet was almost adjusted, Yinti waved his arm violently and gave the battle order.All of a sudden, the seven ships in the fleet were fully fired, and hundreds of artillery roared. After a burst of gunpowder smoke, the Japanese navy that had lined up to charge suddenly became chaotic, and more than [-] ships were sunk. Most of them were also seriously damaged, turning around on the sea, not to mention charging, there was no chance of escape, only sparse artillery was firing, but they couldn't reach the Qing warships at all.

It is natural to beat the dog in the water. The three Weizi battleships turned a corner in the sea and once again formed a battle line. The four warships adjusted their shape to attack, and the remaining seven or eight Japanese warships turned into pieces of broken wood flying all over the sky, and the poor "gecko tail" disappeared completely.

What kind of naval battle is this? It's almost like target practice.Yinti looked annoyedly at the sea area with broken pieces of wood floating in the distance, waved his hands and said, "The Chinese fleet pursues at full speed, signal to the rear fleet to follow, and the landing force begins to prepare."

The Japanese fleet, which abandoned the tail of the gecko, still could not escape the pursuit of the two fleets of the Qing army, and had no choice but to throw dozens of small boats to carry out a suicide attack. Qigang fled away, and it seemed that the peak of Okubo Mountain could already be seen. It is a pity that the escape route of Wa Kingdom has also come to an end-the Qing Vanguard Navy Fleet, which started one step earlier, was already waiting outside the harbor. Half of the remaining warships have formed a battle line to seal off the port, while the remaining dozen or so ships greeted the remnants of the retreating Japanese navy like hungry tigers, and an asymmetric naval battle began again.

The Japanese navy with no way to escape launched the final frenzied assault, braving the artillery fire of the Qing army to charge the battle line desperately, trying to break through the blockade. Unfortunately, this time it was the same as the last time the Japanese navy broke through the Yanlong and Yanwu. The barrage interception line is very different. The battle line of the Qing army is a dense fire net formed by ten battleships. The harder the Japanese navy charged, the more miserable they died. Before they rushed into the range of the Japanese navy's artillery, Those Japanese warships that charged first had been blown to pieces by the Qing army's artillery fire.

The warships of the Japanese Navy who fled here originally had only about [-] warships left, and more than [-] warships were lost in one charge. Trying to escape to the small port of Fukue Island, the Yanzihao of the forward fleet of more than ten Daqing water divisions that had already rushed forward had already bit the tail of the Japanese navy, and the main fleet of the Qing Dynasty that had chased after each other three times. The squadron has already formed an encirclement trend, and the destruction of the Japanese navy is a foregone conclusion.

"The Japanese navy has raised the white flag." The lookout post on the mast shouted loudly.Standing under the mast, Geshha hurriedly rushed to the bridge of the Weihe, and informed Yinti of the news of Wa's request for surrender.

"Don't take any prisoners, let's all go down!" Yinti replied with a stern face, Geshha agreed, and seeing Yinti's unhappy face, he hurried out to deliver the order.Nearly [-] warships of the Daqingshui Division surrounded the Japanese navy in the middle and bombarded them wildly, but for a moment, there were only some pieces of wood and Japanese sailors struggling to survive in the sea. The boat was long gone.

The Japanese navy was completely wiped out, but Yinzhen couldn't be happy—Yanlong was sunk and Yanwu was severely damaged. Although such losses are acceptable, when he thinks of facing Yinzuo's anger after returning home, Yinxuan Can't be happier, glanced at the burial place of the Japanese navy, and ordered coldly: "The order is that the vanguard fleet enters the harbor to bombard the harbor, and the rear fleet enters the harbor under the cover of the right squadron, preparing to land and fight. "

A fight at sea started from the attack of the Japanese Navy at the third quarter of the clock, and ended at the last quarter of the hour. All the warships of the Japanese Navy were buried in the bottom of the sea.At about two o'clock, the forward fleet of the Daqingshui Division lined up in double rows and entered Nagasaki Harbor under the leadership of Liu Shuangcheng. At this time, only one small fort in the port, the Jiuwei Town Fort, remained of the four forts in the harbor. The old-style artillery is basically powerless to resist.

At the right time, the Daishimizu Division arrived outside the port of Nagasaki. More than [-] giant ships sailed outside the port brazenly, adjusting their formation calmly. The warships that couldn't reach the Qing army seemed to be firing salutes to welcome the arrival of the Qing army.At this time, Nagasaki Fortress was already in chaos, the gates of the castle were closed, the suspension bridge was closed, and the common people hid in their homes crying, and the warriors of Nagasaki daimyo gathered on the city wall holding various weapons. On guard, the Daming Mansion is also in chaos, Kotaro Yangsheng is furious in the hall with blood-red eyes, cursing the incompetent navy, incompetent fort, and several "family elders" and "daimufu" look at the furious Kotaro Yang Sheng was silent.

Kotaro Liuye frowned and said: "Patriarch, the Kyuubi Town Fortress can't defend the port at all now. Once the Qing army lands, we will have no way out. Why not..."

"Huh?" Xiaotaro Yangsheng stared at Xiaotaro Liuye fiercely, and after a while he shouted angrily: "Idiot! You idiot, you lost the Okubo Fort in a few minutes, idiot! Why, now you want to run away again? Hmm Don’t forget that there is no precedent for my Kotaro family to run away. There are only samurai who died in battle, and there is no such thing as an escapee! I will never run away, and I vow to live and die with Nagasaki. It will come, and the inside and the outside will cooperate, and the enemy will definitely be defeated, it will definitely be possible!"

Both Fujiwara and Misei are also "foreign daimyos" who are closely related to the Kotaro family. As "foreign daimyos", they can only own one castle, and the number of samurai and government soldiers under them is almost the same. The land can be regarded as protecting and helping each other. As early as the moment the Qing fleet appeared, Kotaro Yangsheng had already sent a rescue messenger, delivered many treasures obtained from the bloodbath of the Qing fleet, and made many promises. Kotaro Yangsheng is now counting on the two families to send troops to help.

Before Kotaro finished boasting about his health, an ashigaru samurai rushed into the gate of the mansion angrily, shouting loudly: "Report! There is a Qing army brigade behind our castle, and we are surrounded."

"Baga, how is this possible? The Qing army hasn't started shelling yet, so how can there be troops ashore, how is this possible!" Xiaotaro Yangsheng picked up the warrior kneeling on the ground and roared angrily.

"My lord, it's true. Our troops who went out of the city to fight were driven back. The artillery of the Qing army is too powerful." The terrified warrior said tremblingly.As if to bear witness to the warrior's words, the cannons of the Qing army fleet began to roar, and hundreds of shells smashed into the Jiuwei Town fortress. trembling...

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Brothers, Happy New Year, Xiao Liu wishes everyone New Year greetings, and by the way, I would like to inform you that this book will be updated twice a day from the sixth day of the new year. There are many things to do in these few days, and time is tight, so we can only update once a day, sorry.

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