Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 680
At this time, the two ships were less than half a mile away, and the Dutchman fired fifteen cannonballs from the side. The black shells roared out and hit the Fuchuan close to the water. His hands were already full of sweat.

As the distance approached, the quality of the Dutchman's many oceans appeared. Wu Shizhao imitated the sailors, bowed his head on the side of the ship, and grasped the bird gun tightly in his hand. Suddenly he only heard a "bang". The side of the ship ten feet away suddenly exploded, and two iron balls were linked together by iron chains, sweeping over with sawdust. , the whole head was torn off, a spout of blood spurted out, and the blood mist filled the air.

Wu Shizhao's face was splattered with blood. Seeing the headless corpse lying on the side of the damaged ship, his whole face turned pale, and he threw the blunderbuss in his hand far away.

At this time, the two iron bullets connected by iron chains reaped human lives, took their heads, twisted and twisted a few sail locks, smashed through the starboard side without losing momentum, and finally fell into the sea.

In another place, the iron egg smashed through the side of the ship and overturned a covered Francophone. The chain wrapped around the gun body, sparks flew, and the huge inertia caused the gun body to fly up. A gunner was hit by the gun body. Flew upside down to starboard and was killed instantly.

Several sailors on the deck began to howl almost at the same time. They were injured by splintered wood. One of them had a foot-long sawdust stuck in his thigh, screaming in pain, and hot blood flowed out. Covering his left eye, his face was covered with blood, and the blood dripped on his chest like broken beads, which was shocking.

Of the fifteen shells, ten fell into the sea, two hit the hull, and three tore most of the sail.

Wu Shizhao stared blankly at the headless corpse in front of him, just like a festival in his hometown, bloodletting before slaughtering a pig, the neck that was severed by the chain, except for the initial spray, the blood was still flowing slowly at this time, on the deck A large scarlet was left on it.

Wu Shizhao's stomach twitched, and he vomited wildly while leaning on the side of the boat with a "wow", but a big hand dragged him down after a few vomits.

"That was He Yi's chain bomb just now. It is mainly used to damage the sails and masts and paralyze the ship. It seems that He Yi wants to capture us!" Han Hua pulled Wu Shizhao down from the side of the ship and said casually, Then he confessed, "Wait a while, Wu Xiucai let go of the blunderbuss, and then you will fire the blunderbuss, and throw away the blunderbuss when you catch the side, so that the Japanese sword should not show up now!"

Wu Shizhao was patted on the shoulder, and his mind went from being blank to regain some color and sound, but he basically didn't hear the first sentence, and he fully recovered after finishing the second sentence.

Scholars often boast that they have millions of soldiers in their hearts. When war is mentioned, their blood surges. They often fantasize about gold and iron horses, destroying millions of enemies with a snap of their fingers, but they don't want war to be so bloody and cruel.

Wu Shizhao suddenly wanted to say thank you to Han Hua, but when he came back to his senses, Han Hua was already leaning over the side of the boat, observing the barbarian boat. He remembered the last sentence, saw the thrown bird gun, and quickly bent over to get it After returning, he leaned against the side of the boat and rammed the medicine and lead bullets again.

At this moment, several big holes were torn out of the Fuchuan's sail, and the speed of the ship dropped rapidly. Seeing that the Fuchuan had not fought back, the Yi Chuan thought that the Fuchuan had no artillery, and was not in a hurry to fire.

The Netherlands is a commercial republic, and the Dutch advocate profit more than other Western Yi. The goods on board are wealth, and the Fuchuan itself is also wealth, and even the people on board are also wealth to the Netherlands.

The aborigines on Nanyang Island are ignorant and lazy, but the Chinese are different, they are of high quality and have many craftsmen.

If a group of slaves are captured, it will be of great help to the Netherlands in developing its colonies in Southeast Asia. After all, there are less than 6000 Dutch in the Far East, which is too small.

At this time, the distance between the two ships had been shortened to two hundred steps, and the Dutch ship adjusted its speed and direction, trying to get closer.

The captain of the boat suddenly held a blunderbuss and leaned over to Han Hua. Han Hua turned his head and said, "The Heyi boat is fast, and the artillery is stronger than ours. We only have a chance if we get close to the ship."

The boss of the ship nodded, "This He Yi thought we were ordinary merchant ships, and wanted to capture us, but he was thinking too much. When we got closer to Baibu, you immediately fired a cannon, and he was caught off guard. I immediately let the ship turn the rudder, so close He Yi will not be in a hurry to turn around, he should be able to catch the board!"

The division of labor on the ship was clear, Han Hua, as the guard, proposed to join the ship, and the captain of the ship commanded the ship, approaching the barbarian ship.

After hearing this, Han Hua immediately turned her head and said to the guards and sailors lying on the side of the ship, "Get the hooks ready, and prepare to go all out."

The two ships approached 150 paces, but the Dutch did not relax their vigilance. The side-spinning guns bombarded the Fuchuan from time to time, not to destroy it, but to weaken the Fuchuan without damaging the hull as much as possible so that they could accept it.

The shells hit the ship, debris splashed, and the sailors lay on the deck, but still caused many casualties. The screams on the Fuchuan spread to the barbarians, and the Heyi laughed. The two ships kept approaching. The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Han Hua stared at the barbarians. The battle was imminent, and many people were breathing heavily due to nervousness. But he was a veteran who had experienced the Battle of Huguang and the Battle of Eastern Fujian. relatively calm.

The sailors lying on the side of the boat all looked at him, and finally when the boat approached a hundred paces, he waved his hands to everyone.

The guards holding the blunderbuss began to ignite the matchlock. The gunner pulled away the tarpaulin and suddenly pushed open the gun window. But it was pulled by iron.

As soon as the cannon rang out, the boss of the boat immediately shouted: "Turn the rudder to the left and get on the barge!"

The sound of the cannon was loud, and the flint in Wu Shizhao's hand fell on the deck in shock. This was his first time in battle, and his hands were unavoidably shaking. He picked up the flint and hit it a few more times, but he couldn't ignite the matchlock. .

The six cannons on the port side of the Fuchuan fired successively, "boom, boom, boom..." sounded together, the recoil of the artillery was strong, shaking the hull, in order not to damage the ship, they had to fire one by one, and white smoke billowed up. The iron bullet roared out.

More than a dozen bird gunners also stood up suddenly, pulled the trigger, and sent the burning matchlock to the fire gate. A burst of white smoke rose from the mouth of the gun, and the ship was shrouded in smoke from the guns and gun guns, and the smell of gunpowder filled the whole ship.

The barbarian was unable to defend himself, the side of the ship was hit by shells, and the man was shot by the blunderbuss. There was a moment of confusion, but soon, the cannons on the barbarian began to counterattack, but only ten of the fifteen cannons spewed out flames, and Almost at the same time, the musketeers on the Yi boat also started to fight back.

The two ships were battered to pieces. Although the barbarian cannons were powerful, the red cannons were slow to fill. At this time, the advantage of the rapid fire of Foliang's machine gun appeared, and the side of the barbarian ship was suppressed.

On Wangdou, Wang Fugui, who was still sticking to his post, suddenly shouted: "The barbarian boat is turning the rudder!"

Yi Chuan is fast, and the artillery can hit far and powerful. If he is allowed to open the distance and use the cannon advantage to bombard, then the Fu Chuan will definitely finish the bomb. Han Hua heard the shout and immediately shouted: "Throw the hook!" !"

In the artillery battle just now, the distance between the two ships was only thirty steps. Upon hearing the order, the sailors immediately threw twenty or thirty lock hooks, grabbed the side of the barbarian boat, and pulled it back. There was a crossbow at the bow, " "噗" shot an iron arrow, the hemp rope at the tail of the arrow was like a flying python, the iron arrow was deeply nailed into the hull of the ship, and the sailors on the blessing boat immediately turned the winch and pulled it back hard.

(End of this chapter)