Chapter 490: Chase at sea

Kuiyi didn't have much time to think about the problem, because he found that these warships were very fast and could run at least seven knots, while his warships were driving against the wind and could run up to five knots. After calculating the distance a little, it was not difficult to draw a conclusion that at most two hours, the warships that were close to full load would inevitably be caught up by the opponent's warships.

The ships kept sending flag words and asking how to take action. There were undoubtedly many people who suggested running. Looking at this formation, you would know that if you didn’t run, you would definitely be done. The opponent’s warships were four times more, and they were not inferior to themselves at all. There were even large warships among them, and there were quite a few. This was a big fuck!

Seeing that it was still morning, Kiichi ordered a retreat helplessly. Fangsi Valley had been observing and found that the Dutch fleet turned around, and scolded in dissatisfaction: "You actually want to run away? Chase me. Notify the Clippers team and chase them and entangle them."

As soon as the fleet commanded by Kuiyi finished turning, he heard a thunderous sound. A water column rose up less than 200 meters away. When he looked up, ten flying scissors suddenly came out of the flank. At this time, the distance was less than 4,000 meters. The one who fired the shells was a 12-pound rifled gun equipped by the flying scissors. This kind of ship was definitely running faster and far. The guns were a little less, and a ship had only eight 12-pound guns.

In just ten minutes, the shells came again, and they hit the edge of a ship and landed on the sea. This time they had a leap. In other words, they had already entered the range. At this time, Kuiyi was a little panicked, and he could open fire at this distance? The distance on the mast was not three thousand meters away? What cannon can hit so far? There is also a precise head.

Liu Mazi was helpless when he failed to hit two consecutive shots. This was the case when fighting at sea. Three points depend on skills and seven points to see if God is taking care of it. Especially in the battle in the Sail Age, he can have a hit rate of one percent. Even if the ancestral tomb is smoked, no matter what, it has entered the range. In order to entangle the opponent, Liu Mazi ordered all fire.

The first round of the ten flying scissors was all gone. But the scaring effect was good. Kuiichi's abacus was very good. He ran away at full speed and was caught up. If he was tortured until dark, he would win. Unexpectedly, this was only a while. The opponent's ship came on, and the range of the cannon exceeded his expectations. In other words, all the previous understanding of the Ming Dynasty was wrong. This result was really terrible. If you think about it carefully, the Chinese have this technical level, so the revenge they followed was nothing but Batavia.

"Tell the Courage, discard everything except people. Escape back to Batavia at full speed and must tell the Governor the Governor." It was also the decision-maker of this military operation. It was precisely because of his contempt for the Ming Dynasty that he sent such a fleet. These ten ships were all sail-armed merchant ships, not just war armor. The largest one was 1,500 tons, the smallest one was only 1,200 tons, and 24 cannons. Even if the opponent's warship was comparable to his own, you can see what the result was?

The rumbling sound of cannons came. Amid the sound of cannons, the courage kept throwing things away. Kuiyi commanded the fleet to escape and was also ready for battle. Once the enemy fleet approached, he immediately launched an attack. There is no doubt that because of the attack of the Clippers fleet, the Dutch speed was greatly affected. Even the speed after turning around was barely between five and six knots, and the fleet commanded by Fons Valley was catching up at full speed.

Half an hour later, the long-awaited hit finally came. A shell hit Kiichi's flagship Mauritius. The 12-pound shell hit the ship's side. A piece of wood chips flew up. The two sailors became unlucky guys, and were knocked over to the ground and hugged the injured part and screamed endlessly. The companions immediately pulled them down to avoid continuing to disrupt the morale of the army here. In fact, at this time, the Dutch fleet had no morale to speak of. This was the first time that the sea coachman on the sea roaming all over the world had encountered such a scene. The opponent's strength was far superior to them. They used to chase others and fight, but now they are the opposite.

Perhaps the Dutch had run out of good luck, and the Mauritius was hit by three consecutive shells. The worst thing was that the opponent's ship was still outside its range at this time. This was a Garen ship, also called a plywood ship. Its displacement was 1,500 tons, which was a very good warship in this era. But compared with the larger warships of the opponent, Kui had no confidence at all.

Run, continue running. Anyway, continue running if you don’t sink. In this era, unless you chase it very close, the hit rate depends on God’s intention. Liu Mazi didn’t know about Kuiyi’s thoughts, but this guy has worked as a pirate business. Look at this posture. He shoots two thousand five hundred meters away. He simply gritted his teeth and ordered: “Follow me to chase you and get closer to fight.” Liu Mazi’s movement was soon discovered by Fangsigu. Put down his telescope. Fangsigu said solemnly: “This commander is a warrior. It really takes great courage to enter the enemy’s range with a clipper. However, I have to say that he ordered the firing at such a long distance. I must criticize his nonsense after the war.”

The staff officer put down the telescope and said, "There is no coward. The order is to annihilate the opponent's fleet, so it must be wiped out completely. Even if it pays a heavy price, it must chase after it and sink the enemy ship. As for things that did not follow the Caodian, I also think he must receive corresponding punishment, but in terms of the task, it makes sense for him to do so. So, just a simple punishment is enough." The young staff officer had a proud look on his face. The treatment of the Dengzhou navy was twice as good as that of the army. If he could not make a move, these people would be embarrassed to go back. He heard that when he heard the words of Fangsi Valley, he had to refute them. They were all from Dengzhou, and they were all colleagues raised by the masters for a lot of money, so they had to speak and help.

"The enemy has caught up and entered the range." Kuiichi finally waited for this news, which was about 1,500 meters away, which was the limit of the range of the naval gun. At this time, the shooting effect will definitely not be good, and even if it hits, there will be no good results. However, being passively beaten will definitely affect morale. Kuiichi immediately ordered: "Retaliation!"

In fact, in this era, the combat distance is generally within 200 meters. The other distance is a waste of ammunition, and at most it is to harass the opponent. Things like Liu Mazi who fired around 3,000 meters are actually just making a fuss, or to scourge, scaring the opponent. In terms of actual results, it really scared Kuiyi, otherwise he would not give such an order. At this distance, you have to increase the elevation angle and barely hit such a distance. Wherever the shells fly, that is something God doesn't know.

Sure enough, when the Dutch naval gun fired, Liu Mazi was happy. You know how to be afraid of it? At this time, Liu Mazi was not in a hurry. His cannon could have a certain accuracy after entering one thousand meters. After all, it was a rifled cannon or a rear-mounted one. In theory, it could get one shot in one minute. In practice, one shot in two minutes can be shot in one shot, which is a very skilled gunner. The sea is bumpy, which brings a lot of trouble to the shooter, which is inevitable. Of course, repeated practice and strict execution of the exercises may be done within three minutes in the future, but that is the future.

"Eight hundred meters!" With the whirring shells, Liu Mazi's Flying Fish No. 1 rushed closer and closer. At this time, the Dutch's speed was obviously slower and it was a little uncomfortable to be entangled. Such a small boat dared to come to the door, and Kuiyi was not ordinary annoyed.

"Fire!" Liu Mazi gave the order, four guns on the side of the side fired one after another. This time the effect was good, and he directly hit one shot. The side of a Garen ship was hit, but it failed to penetrate the oak, and the shells fell into the sea. Liu Mazi was quite annoyed when he saw this: "Damn it, the rifled cannon cannot fire chain shells, get closer, get closer."

Five hundred meters, and the Dutch was not good at this time, so they turned the bow of the ship to meet him. Liu Mazi decisively ordered and turned! Shooted at the same time! Ten flying scissors quickly made an arc movement, and at the same time used four cannons on one side to bombard the Dutch fleet that had already turned around. At the same time, the opponent's cannon also fired. A shell almost wiped the mast of Feiyu No. 7, scaring the captain Chen Qing's cold sweat. The other shells naturally fell into nothing. As they approached, Kuiyi calmed down and ordered not to fire randomly, and wait for the opponent to catch up. Today's situation is difficult to have a good result. I can only hope that the Courage can run away, otherwise everyone will have to stay. If the governor doesn't know anything, it will be a big trouble.

The result of this round of steering shooting was unexpectedly good. Forty rounds of shells actually hit 40%, and the oak board was penetrated in front of the inline gun. One of the shells luckily hit a muzzle and directly overturned one gun. This result scared Kiichi. This was a distance of 500 meters, and he could actually penetrate three feet thick oak? (Note, I don’t know the Dutch unit, just write it like this.)

The continuous shootings aggravated the Dutch's uneasiness, and the courage that had just been plucked up was wiped out a lot. It was a very scary thing to shoot at this distance and still hit four for a long time, not to mention that it could penetrate such a thick oak board. Kuiyi immediately ordered to continue running at full speed, killing people and not turning back.

The Dutch fleet, which was entangled with tight speed, could not reach a peak. During this period, it was constantly hit by the shells of the flying ships, causing some damage. The most unlucky thing happened at 11 o'clock in the morning. A shell broke a cable of the Mauritius and a sail fell down. The Mauritius, whose speed suddenly decreased, was immediately caught up by Liu Mazi's ten ships and beaten up. More than ten shells were hit in a row, and four shells penetrated the wooden boards on the side of the ship. (To be continued)

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