The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 397
Su Li had sailed with Zheng Zhilong on the sea for more than ten years, and he had seen some storms, but he was absolutely sure that he had never encountered the huge roar of the Ming army's cannons in a naval battle.

In the past, the largest artillery on warships in the Ming sea area was the [-]-pound gun on the bow of Zheng Zhilong's big boat, but this time the main battleships of the Ming Army Navy were equipped with a total of twelve [-]-pound guns!
In the current naval battle with the Qing army, they are definitely the undoubted overlords!
The largest thousand-material warship equipped by the navy of the Qing army has a hull less than three inches thick. These heavy artillery can easily smash it through a mile away like piercing a window.As for smaller warships, they are usually pierced by one shell.

The Suli were at the bow, and could only hear the screams and wailing of their own ship, but could not see the specific damage.

However, he could clearly see the "Chang" large ship with the brand name "Chang" at the side and rear. There was a hole two feet above the waterline on the port side, which was as high as a man and a half. .As the hull swayed back and forth, various utensils and corpses in the cabin continued to slide into the sea through the holes.

Another shell should have hit its tail, and half of the poop was gone, and the bottom of the remaining poop was stained black and red with blood. It is estimated that few soldiers inside survived.

Although the port side of the two ships in front of him was blocked, judging from the situation of the soldiers on the deck howling and running around like headless chickens, the damage must be extremely serious.

Why are the artillery fires of these enemy ships so fierce? !Su Li's heart twitched a few times. It took only two rounds, and the largest warships in his hands were already smashed to pieces. If this continues, there will not be enough ships to fill the artillery shells!
He subconsciously wanted to order a retreat, but this time Gaha handed over the entire navy to his command. Although it was a rare opportunity, it also had great risks.

If you win, you will rise to the top in the future, high-ranking officials and generous salary.If he is defeated, I am afraid that Kaha will join him without hesitation and push all the responsibility for the disadvantaged battle on him.If this is the case, dismissing from office and returning home is considered light, and if you don't do it, your head will fall to the ground...

And once he retreats as the coach, the rest will surely follow and flee.Gaha's memorabilia will definitely show "Avoiding the enemy and fearing the battle, being followed and killed by the enemy, and suffering heavy losses"...

Su Li wiped off his cold sweat, and then his mind turned. His warship was still more than 400 steps away from the Ming army. With the current headwind and current situation, it would take at least a meal to break into the center of the enemy's line.

After such a long time, with the terrifying firepower displayed by the Ming army, I am afraid that all ten of my warships will suffer heavy losses.

He raised his eyes and looked around, and immediately noticed that the horizontal formation of the Ming army was turned to the southwest, and the first few large ships were less than [-] steps away from the left front of his central army.

Among these big ships, there must be the ship of the enemy's chief general!He squinted his eyes, and if his warship in the middle army immediately turned left and made an assault to the west, he would be able to use the side of the sail to borrow the force of the north wind, and the speed would definitely be several times faster than heading north against the wind.

If this is the case, it will take about half a stick of incense to sail through the distance of [-] paces. As long as they carry two or three rounds of Ming army guns during this period, they can cut into the enemy's leading ships and disrupt their formation.At the same time, the heavy artillery on the bow can also fight back against the enemy with the bow.

He glanced at the warships outflanking him on both sides.The left wing was less than one mile away from the Ming army, and the right wing was only about one and a half miles away from the enemy.

Although the two teams on the flanks only had four or five chasing boats of seven hundred materials each, each team had nearly sixty small warships.

"It's just that there are more cannons." Su Li gritted his teeth and said harshly, "Damn it, it doesn't matter if you don't attack the middle, I'll surround you with nearly [-] warships!"

Thinking of this, he immediately yelled at the lieutenant beside him: "Send the order, the Chinese army turns to the due west, and directly hits the big ship at the front of the enemy line!
"The two-wing warships immediately moved closer to the central army, and quickly approached the enemy ships for melee!"

"Follow the order!"

It's just that he thought he was exhaustive, but he didn't know that the firepower of the Ming army, especially the heavy firepower, was concentrated on the four Galen warships at the forefront of the battle line.

If Su Li resolutely attacked the middle of the battle line regardless of losses, Zheng Chenggong could only order the four capital ships to turn to reinforcements. During this period, the Qing army might have a short chance to fight the Ming army's small ships.

But Su Li ordered to besiege the Galen warship at the front of the Ming army, which was like sending it to the muzzle of the gun.

Immediately, Su Li changed the flag on the boat, and the warships in the triangular formation of the Qing army immediately turned their rudders to the left.

This is the advantage of Dongfang's hard sails. The sails can be rotated along the mast, and the best windward angle can be captured in an instant, and the speed of the ship can be greatly improved in a short time.

Through the binoculars, Zheng Chenggong saw the warships of the Jianlu Chinese Army turning sharply, and heard the adjutant beside him say: "Master Admiral, the two wings of the prisoners are turning to our side."

He raised his eyes and glanced around, and he roughly understood the enemy's intentions, and immediately ordered: "Send the order, stop firing. The left rudder of the battle line, heading due south, and furling the sail after turning.

"Liu Guoxuan's troops turned to the south, south and east, passed through the rear of the enemy's central army, and then turned right to the west to intercept the enemy's left flank. There is no need to fight fiercely with them, just hold them back.

"Zhang Guoxuan led six small Galen and seven boats in the rear to break away from the battle line, and also turned to the south, south and east to intercept the rear of the enemy's central army."

South-South East is a point commonly used in navigation to mark the direction of the compass point method, which is about 20 degrees east of south.

"Yes!"

Soon, the main battleship of the Daming Navy turned 45 degrees to the left clumsily, and changed into a formation with the head south and the tail north.Galen ships are heavy, and the sails cannot be turned casually. When all the main battleships are turning sharply together, it is difficult for the sailors who are not yet experienced in the Ming army to keep the battle line as neat as before.

At this time, the Jianlu Chinese Army Brigade was heading west, and the Ming army was crossing its advancing route after turning left, and the distance between the two sides was only a hundred steps away.

In fact, as the safest tactic, the Ming army should turn right to face west, keep the battle line parallel to the captive ship, and fire with the main gun on the port side.

However, Zheng Chenggong considered that the right rudder was turning against the current at this time, and the Galen ship turned slowly, which may cause the enemy ship to rush forward before turning due west, so the southernmost Shaowu might be divided and surrounded. .

Although the Shaowu was not afraid of fighting with the Qing warships, the sailors on the Shaowu would definitely suffer heavy casualties if four or five enemy ships fought side by side.

The left rudder, on the other hand, was with the current, and the turn due south was completed almost immediately.

So he simply took advantage of the strong firepower of the Ming army's warships to the extreme, placed four main warships and five small Galen in front of the enemy's line, and concentrated crossfire at a very short distance to defeat the captive ships at once.

After the warships on the battle line of the Ming army were basically able to face the enemy on the port side, Zheng Chenggong decisively ordered: "Command the whole army to shoot freely!"

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