nanming man

Chapter 1099
In October 1656, Wei warships gathered in Guangzhou Bay.

Thirty main warships and nearly a thousand sea-going ships are preparing to participate in the battle to cross the Qiongzhou Strait and capture Qiongzhou.

At night, the Guangzhou Bay was peaceful, and suddenly the sound of artillery roared, waking up the people along the coast.

For a while, the people became nervous, worried that the Ming army would come, plunder their property, and drag them overseas as slaves.

Of course, after the Ming army moved the abducted population overseas, in order to appease them, almost every household was divided into a large piece of wasteland and abducted as slaves. This is the propaganda of the Dibao and the Imperial Daily.

Inside the Guangzhou Palace, a general hurried to the outside of the emperor's bedroom, "Your Majesty, I have an urgent military report!"

Gao Yihuan's majestic voice came from inside, "Is Zheng Sen here?"

"The sea bandits sailed to the outside of Guangzhou Bay."

As soon as the general's voice fell, Gao Yihuan, who was only wearing a coat, came out of the bedroom and shouted loudly: "Give me clothes!"

The artillery battle lasted all night, and gradually stopped at dawn. On the Humen Fort, General Wei Jun picked up the binoculars and saw the opponents who had been fighting with them all night. He saw ships covering the sea with sails like clouds.

At this moment, a group of cavalry came galloping, and the soldiers on the fort immediately exclaimed, "General, Your Majesty is coming!"

The general was shocked and rushed to greet him, but Gao Yihuan, who was wearing a military uniform, had already boarded the running platform surrounded by soldiers.

"Your Majesty!" The soldiers of the Wei army on the fort saluted in unison.

Gao Yihuan waved his hand, reached out for the binoculars, and saw the Ming army warships on the sea, he couldn't help being shocked.

It's not without reason that Zheng's navy is the maritime overlord in East Asia. Among other things, just talking about the densely packed ships is enough to disdain East Asia.

"It's all here!" Gao Yihuan put down the binoculars, his face couldn't hide his excitement.

At this moment, in Guangzhou Bay, countless warships of the Wei army rushed out with full sails, and nearly a thousand warships of all sizes rushed out like fortresses on the sea.

"Your Majesty, our navy has also arrived!" Liang Yizhang excitedly said beside him.

Gao Yihuan didn't know much about naval battles. Out of caution, Gao Yihuan did not board the ship, but watched the battle from the shore.

After all, if he is defeated on land, he can pull his horse and slip away. If he is defeated at sea, he can only sink into the sea. Gao Yihuan's family has a great career, so there is no need to risk his life with Nanming.

At this time, the Ming army fleet saw the Wei army fleet going out to sea to meet the battle. The formation of the fleet immediately unfolded, aiming at the warship of the Wei army. The fleets of both sides fired from time to time. water column.

The number of ships of the two armies is similar, but the tonnage and artillery of the main warships of the Wei army are much stronger than those of the Ming army.

From this point of view, the Wei army's navy is stronger than the Ming army, but if the people who control the warships are added, the situation is different.

At this time, the two armies began to exchange fire. A Wei army warship was smashed off its mast, and its speed slowed down. sink into the sea.

This warship became the first warship to sink after the war started, and the morale of the Ming army who got the first opportunity was greatly boosted.

On a large boat behind, Zhu Cihong put down the binoculars and couldn't help cheering for Zheng Sen.

The Wei army's warship sank, and the soldiers carried the driftwood and drifted on the sea. When they got off the boat, they immediately put down the boat to rescue it, but the Ming army soldiers did not attack the boat.

On the surface of the sea, two sailors, forming two fronts, aimed the cannons on the side of the warship at each other. The cannons kept shooting orange flames, the hull vibrated, and countless iron bullets flew close to the sea surface, smashing the side of the other side. side.

The battlefield was outside the Humen Fort, but Gao Yihuan stood on the fort and could clearly see a magnificent naval battle scene.

At this time, due to the bombardment of both sides, two smoke bands formed on the sea surface, and the shells interweaved between the two smoke bands, splashing water jets one after another, smashing the mast of the warship toppled, and sawdust flying.

Gao Yihuan observed from the binoculars that the Wei army had a large number of cannons, and the smoke belt caused by the shelling was obviously thicker than that of the Ming army. However, the Wei army's artillery rarely hit the Ming army's warships. Smash the Wei army warship.

Gao Yihuan put away the binoculars, his expression became serious, and the surrounding generals also saw that the hit rate of the Ming army's ship guns was obviously higher than that of the Wei army.

"Boom!" Amidst the sound of gunfire, gunpowder smoke rose slowly and was blown away by the sea breeze. A Wei army warship was smashed again and capsized and sank into the sea.

This made Gao Yihuan's face turn from serious to gloomy, until a Ming army warship was smashed and sunk, his expression eased, but according to this exchange ratio, the Wei army was bound to fail.

At this time, the flagship of the Wei army suddenly issued an order, and the warship of the Wei army, which was shooting across the hull, began to change its formation.

Gao Chengxun of the Chinese army led the main fleet, relying on the large number of cannons on board and resisting beatings, they continued to shoot broadsides, while the Wei army fleet on both wings began to turn around, aiming their bows at the direction and rear of the Ming army, and rushed over.

Wei Jun found the advantage of not fighting against each other, and immediately changed his formation, intending to engage in a side-to-side battle. Zheng Chenggong quickly understood Wei Jun's intention, immediately adjusted the sail surface, and sailed south. The distance from the two wings of the Wei army.

Two hours after the battle, the main warships of the Wei army, the Yangyong and Jiyuan, sank respectively, and more than [-] other ships were damaged. The Ming army also lost one main warship and more than [-] other warships.

The artillery fires on the sea surface, the hull vibrates, and flames are sprayed out, and the projectiles roar out from the rising smoke. The iron bullets weighing more than ten kilograms fly close to the sea surface, quickly closing the distance with the opponent's warship, and the battleship The figure of the ship became clearer and clearer from small to large, and one could even see the roar of the artillery protruding from the gun port on the side of the ship.

The fast-flying shells broke through the deck, drilled into the cabin and swept everything, causing heavy casualties to both armies.

At noon, the main warships of the Wei army lost as many as four ships, and another three were severely damaged and withdrew from the battlefield. The main warships of the Ming army also lost two ships, and two fled to Qiongzhou.

Gao Yihuan stood on the fort, and as the battlefield moved to the open sea, the Ming army could no longer be seen in the telescope, only the stern of the Wei army's navy, and the retreating Wei army warships were injured from time to time.

These warships entered the captain, nearly [-] craftsmen immediately began to rush to repair them, and the shipyard was extremely busy.

In the afternoon, warships from the two armies finally began to join the ship. On the side of the ship, the two sides fired guns at each other. After colliding with each other, they took up their weapons to fight.

The soldiers of the Wei army jumped onto the Ming army warship and killed together with the Ming army soldiers, Koreans, and Japanese ronin on board.

The battle continued until dark. The Wei army lost [-] warships, and the Ming army also lost more than [-] ships. The fierce naval battle was temporarily suspended due to nightfall.

In the early morning of the next day, just before dawn, the warships of the Wei Army in Guangzhou Bay set sail again, and the ships of the Ming Dynasty appeared outside Humen on time, starting a new round of duel again.

(End of this chapter)