The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 122 The Cat and the Mouse
It's a pity that it's useless to be ruthless. Naval battles rely on strong ships and guns, but also technology and high technology.

The Japanese pirate ship was immediately fired again, this time the range was much shorter and the power was stronger, and it directly hit the wooden boards of the cabin and penetrated. It is not known whether it caused casualties to the people inside.

Because Huang Sheng didn't have a see-through eye, he couldn't see clearly what was going on in the enemy's cabin. He could only see the splashed sawdust piercing the bare arm of a Japanese pirate on the deck.

The jerk's arm turned all colors instantly, and he screamed in pain.

The Japanese pirates were mad with anger, and the ship was turning sideways, but it was a good thing for the Guangning, because the enemy ship was slower and the target was bigger.

Another shell whizzed in, hit an auxiliary mast accidentally, and the mast fell down with a bang, causing some more casualties to the enemy.

The two warships got closer, this time Wang Lianfa didn't throw a shot, but fired a direct iron bullet at the enemy ship, which hit the enemy ship five feet below the ship's side, one foot away from the bow.

The shell penetrated into the hull, and it is unknown how much damage it caused inside. A large hole appeared three feet above the waterline of the pirate ship.

Although there were only three gunners fighting on the 'Guangning', all of them wore helmets and armor and were always ready. The ship was very quiet and no one panicked.

"Left full rudder", Liu Liangcai in the command module conveyed the order calmly and loudly.

"Full rudder to left", the sailor calmly repeated the captain's instruction.

This is the well-trained army, this is the winning army, they are eager to fight, they despise all enemies, and they take every battle seriously.

The enemy ship was preparing to face off on the starboard side, and they hoped to be parallel to the 'Guangning'. Even if they just passed by, they could still pour the shells of the five artillery pieces that had already been loaded into that hateful ship. Daming grass leaves the boat.

The Japanese pirates could get such an opportunity, and all of them were gnashing their teeth, looking forward to the embarrassing appearance of the enemy ships running wild when they were covered by artillery fire.

The enemy ship was very cunning, it went straight to the bow of its own ship to the left, and refused to stand shoulder to shoulder with its own warship, and did not give it a chance to meet itself.

The Japanese pirates watched helplessly as the 'Guangning' sailed in an arc, and then went bow to stern with their own warship, drawing a straight line. They were even more furious, and they all jumped and cursed.

Suddenly they realized that something was wrong, and they immediately scattered and hid. Everyone was terrified, because they found that there was a black gun muzzle facing their warship at the stern of the enemy ship.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, an iron ball jumped onto the deck again, flying flesh and blood again, and a miserable pirate was hit in two by the iron bullet.

Pirate leader Yuuji Aoi decides to run away, he has never seen such a naval battle before, if he stays here foolishly looking for a chance to take revenge, I am afraid that the old grievances are unfinished and new ones will be added.

The enemy ship is fleeing, chase it!
Huang Sheng was elated, the new strategy of naval warfare was a success!
It can be seen that the speed can completely make up for the lack of firepower. In the future, the warships modified and manufactured by themselves will be invincible in this era.

The 'Guangning' followed the enemy ship unhurriedly, like a tarsal maggot, and gave him a shell from time to time. The enemy was beaten so well that they sailed in zigzag with full sail.

Soon sixteen huge oars began to move, like centipedes. The Japanese pirates seemed really impatient to escape, and even the most primitive power was used up. They wanted to stay away from the life-seekers. Guangning number'.

Huang Sheng ordered Liu Liangcai to pretend that he was slowly catching up, so that the pirate ship thought that he had escaped the pursuit of the "Guangning", and then kept the enemy ship in the telescope at a distance only the size of a sealed pontoon to follow quietly.

The first sea battle was completely a unilateral bombardment by one's own warship on the enemy's ship. All the soldiers felt that although it was interesting, it was too unsatisfactory.

He Xiang, Bai Mudan and a few girls returned to the command cabin. He Xiang wanted to say something, but looked at the serious young master without daring to speak.

Huang Sheng looked at the crowd and said: "Everyone should have some experience in today's actual combat! The title of the composition this time is 'First Naval Battle Experience'. Huang Dongshan's essay should not be less than [-] words, and other officers [-] words. , two hundred fighters."

"Ah!" Hei Hu, who had been watching the bustle, was dumbfounded.Huang Dongshan and Liu Liangcai have already begun to think about the experience of this naval battle.

The enemy ship will not be lost. It is tall, so the target is also big. The "Guangning" has six fixed telescopes and 12 people take turns to monitor it. Huang Sheng himself and all the officers observe regularly. It has nowhere to hide.

After this hide-and-seek naval battle, Huang Sheng believed that it was very possible for him to destroy or capture the enemy ship.

It's just a game of cat and mouse, spend enough time, drag the enemy down, maim it, and finally eat it with a thunderous blow.

The name of the leader of the pirate ship Huang Sheng targeted was Aoi Yuuji. He was actually an old bandit. It turned out that he had seven or eight pirate ships under his command and had been killing people and stealing goods in the waters near Ryukyu.

Last spring, I brought all the warships to prepare for a big deal. I fell in love with the armed merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company. Everyone rushed to fight with them. The two western seagoing ships are really good, and the artillery is also very sharp.

After a hard fight, they finally succeeded, and suddenly two Dutch warships appeared, and the result was very sad. The Dutch warships were fast, and Yuji Aoi's subordinates were completely lost.

Fortunately, the warship he used was a Nanyang strong ship launched last year. The ship was equipped with the best belongings he had saved over the years, ten six-pound copper-cored iron guns, and his main battleship was The fastest and most powerful of the fleet.

He exhausted his oars, and everyone took part in the rotation of oars. He was so tired that he vomited blood and finally escaped from the battlefield. The rest of his accomplices were all captured by the Dutch.

Yuji Aoi became a lone wolf, but fortunately his ship was strong, and he fled to the waters of the Goto Islands in desperation and started all over again. He didn't even dare to go back to his old lair.

This kid has been licking blood for many years, knowing that he abandoned his accomplices and fled. Those of the same kind captured by the Dutch cannot be hard-headed, and there must be some people who can't stand the torture to extract confessions and reveal the location of their home port.

In all likelihood, he would act as a guide to lead the way for the Dutch warships and beg for mercy.No one who captures a pirate is so foolish as to not dig out the pirate's lair again, and everyone knows that pirates can accumulate a lot of wealth.

Money touches people's hearts, and everything is logical.

Aoi Yuuji never dared to go back to the vicinity of Ryukyu. Fortunately, he kept a lot of gold and silver treasures on his warships, and he knew many private ports where he could trade.

(End of this chapter)