Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 180 Zhoushan Sea Battle

As the admiral of Zhejiang, Tian Xiong has been fighting in eastern Zhejiang for a long time, and he is already an old opponent to Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan.But he had never seen such a Ming army, with tall warships, numerous artillery, and dense firepower.

"I'm afraid at this time, Ningbo has fallen into the hands of false rebels." Tian Xiong stood on the shore of Zhoushan, looking at the sea, expressing emotion.

The main island of Zhoushan is only about [-] kilometers away from the mainland, and it can be seen when the sky is clear.He can have a panoramic view of the battle on the sea.He was sitting in Zhoushan, while Zhang Jie, the admiral of the navy, was supervising the battle on a driving boat.

"Using the five-point plum blossom array to attack the thief ship will definitely achieve miraculous results." Zhang Jie told Tian Xiong that way at the beginning, but Tian Xiong didn't feel it when he was watching the battle.

"The Ming army's ship is obviously faster than our army." Tian Xiong frowned and remained silent.

The fierce battle on the sea has become more and more intense, but this battle is not actually a battle, it is more like a one-sided artillery show.

A Yongjin-class frigate in Meng Hui's fleet intercepted Qing ships at sea.The ships of the Qing army were relatively small, and there were not many ships with a displacement of more than 20 tons. Most of them were small boats with only [-] people on them.Naturally, it is impossible for these ships to carry artillery, either to avoid the interception of bright ships, or to rush towards the enemy directly at the risk of being bombarded.

The frigates of the Ming Dynasty faced the enemy broadside, and they used the more accurate Type 16 naval guns to deal with the small ships of the Qing navy, but they could be sunk with just one or two shots.

"Come on, lean in, lean in." Standing on the boat, Bai Zong of the Qing army navy, with the tail of money floating behind his head, looked at the fire and smoke from the Ming army's battleship artillery, and felt very palpitating.

All of a sudden, a dozen small boats rushed towards the Ming army frigate, and shells kept hitting those Qing army small boats, but several Qing army small boats had already approached the Ming army frigate.

"I'll be there soon, I'll be there soon, jump on me and kill them all!" Boss Bai's face was full of ruthlessness, but in fact, it was more because he was forcing himself to be ruthless in the terrifying battlefield environment, because he was not ruthless If you are afraid, you will be afraid, and if you are afraid, you will definitely be killed.

The frigates of the Ming army raised their sails, and they could reach a speed of [-] to [-] knots at full speed. These small boats could not catch up at all, but if the frigates of the Ming army simply avoided, it would expose a gap to the navy of the Qing army, causing the navy of the Qing army to Break through their defenses and land.

Although Bai Mingxiu's independent brigade had already set up a defense line on the shore, specifically for the Qing army in Zhoushan, but the navy let too many Qing troops ashore, and it was dishonored, and it caused trouble for the friendly army.

Mr. Xiaobai of the navy of the Qing army originally thought that these bright ships would keep a distance from them by virtue of their speed advantage, but something unexpected happened to them, and the frigate just blocked their route just like that.

"Go up! Get on board!" Mr. Xiaobai was excited. He had fought with the Ming army and felt that the Ming army was not strong enough to fight and was not as fierce as their Qing army. As long as they got on the boat, they would definitely win.

However, just as the two Qing army boats approached the Ming army frigate, the muzzle of the artillery on the lower deck of the Ming army frigate was withdrawn, and a heavy machine gun was pushed out.The muzzle of the heavy machine gun was facing down, and it even had a shield.

The chief executive of the Qing army heard the Ming army above yell: "Fire, send these turtle grandchildren into the sea to feed the fish."

There was the sound of machine gun firing, and multiple machine guns weaved a dense barrage on the side of the ship. Before the soldiers of the Qing army had time to throw their grappling hooks at the Ming army frigate, they were caught by this sudden attack. Machine-gun fire swept the area down.

The chief of the Qing army only heard a burst of gunshots, and then the soldiers around him fell down one by one. Not only that, their bodies were torn into pieces of flesh, and the whole body could not be kept.

This is natural. The heavy machine guns equipped on the frigate are large-caliber, and hitting the human body will naturally break the limbs.

Mr. Bai was also frightened, so he jumped into the water and hid under the boat, trying to hold his breath, fearing that he would be killed by the Ming army's terrible burst of fire.

"This battle can't be fought, it can't be fought! When did the Ming army have so many powerful firearms? They already had these fetishes. Why did I join the Qing army back then?"

When the fleet led by Zheng Chenggong and Chu Youxin entered the battlefield, the disadvantage of the Qing army on the scene became more and more obvious.A dozen warships of the Ming army had a total of more than 500 artillery pieces. After firing alternately, the battlefield had turned into a piece of wreckage and driftwood. A large number of Qing troops who fell into the water screamed and struggled desperately in the water.

Zheng Chenggong stood on the deck of the Pingman, watching such a naval battle, his heart was agitated.Naturally, he also had the confidence to lead his Zheng family fleet to beat the Qing army at sea, but it was completely different from the victory posture of the Daming Fuguo Navy's navy.He asked himself that if he faced this Ming army fleet, his tactics would probably be similar to those of the Qing army navy.And the Ming fleet will easily defeat his fleet.

"Chase after the fish that slipped through the net, and try to prevent this group of miscellaneous soldiers from landing ashore." Chu Youxin gave an order, and the Pingman and other warships began to further expand the battle line, approaching the coast of the mainland, and attacking those small Qing army boats that were lucky enough to break through.

There were fewer and fewer Qing warships on the battlefield, and even the small Qing ships that bypassed the guards of the Ming Navy gave up directly assaulting the beach, but turned around and ran further away, obviously wanting to leave the battle.

The conduct of this naval battle was completely different from the idea of ​​Zhang Jie, the admiral of the Zhejiang Navy, but Zhang Jie had also "martyred" at this time.In fact, not long after the battle started, the big ship he was on was bombarded by the Ming army, and he was directly hit by the mast that was broken by the bombardment, killing him on the spot.

At this time, the huge East China Sea was going against the direction of the navy of the Qing army, but approached the shore of Zhoushan. At this time, Tian Xiong finally saw clearly the flagship of the Ming navy.

"The Ming army has such a huge boat!" Tian Xiong's heart trembled. The strength displayed by the Ming army has become increasingly unfathomable. This battle has cost him thousands of Qing troops. Know how to keep fighting.

At this moment, the East China Sea saved him from distress.

On the ship, Meng Hui finally issued the order for the first firing of the 230mm naval gun on the ironclad ship Donghai.

"Target, shore facility, fire!"

A shell half a person's height was fired from the Donghai, directly hitting a group of Qing troops on the shore. The explosion caused by the high-explosive warhead directly swept through the crowd of Qing troops, and made great contributions to the Qing troops. Tian Xiong, who was named Marquis, was also shattered by the shock wave of the shelling on the spot, and his seven orifices bled to death.

Later that day, the Qing army on Zhoushan Island raised the white flag. This was the choice they made when they knew that they had no chance of winning at all, and they had no conditions to stick to it.In the Zhoushan naval battle, the Qing army suffered more than 5000 casualties and damaged more than [-] warships, while the Ming army suffered very little loss.

(End of this chapter)