Chapter 589: The Unable to Mock the Knowledge

Although there were only fifteen warships, plus logistics supply ships and alert scissors, this was also a fleet of more than twenty large ships. For naval forces like the Japanese shogunate who were still using warships of turtle ships, it was definitely a rush to the top of Mount Tai. They came to the Edo Sea easily without any resistance. The fishing boats on the sea were scared like mice seeing cats, and they didn't dare to run away, and hurried in place to wait for the judgment.

The "kind" Ming Dynasty Lord Chen specially sent someone to call a few fishermen who looked a little older to the flagship and asked them kindly where is this place and what is the hydrological situation? I want to go to Edo Bay to see which waterway is better. There is no harm like that. Ordinary fishermen have no national concepts, and they said it all in a singular way. (The national concept of Japanese people started after the modern reform.) The old fishermen were put back, and each gave a bag of rice, making them so happy that they didn't know what they were called (at this time, they really had no surnames, and ordinary people just gave them a name casually, and they were modern.). This Ming Dynasty master was very nice, with a happy face and gave something.

"Gaomen, why don't you stay for these fishing boats?" Su Haochen was not so kind. He looked at him and asked in confusion. Chen Xie said lightly: "Wei Dynasty is a large island country with a population of more than 10 million. Although such a country is very backward, it is difficult to conquer quickly due to its geographical location. What we need to do now is to force the Japanese shogunate to surrender. Compensation is necessary. The matter of cede land should be achieved as much as possible without asking to destroy Japan at once. One thing you must remember is that the Ming army is a civilized army, a victorious army. Benevolent and righteous army, and bad things are all done by the Korean army. Do you understand if I say that?"

Su Haochen couldn't even close his mouth and nodded subconsciously: "I understand!" After saying that, he wiped his cold sweat first and lighted a cigarette to suppress his shock. The level of black-bellied by the lords was really outrageous. When he was in North Korea, he played this way. As a result, in order to live a good life, the rice he worked hard in the fields could not be eaten by himself. Going up the mountain to cut trees and mine, he could make a full stomach. Su Haochen had no sympathy for the Korean people and didn't have much affection for North Korea. When he last went to Pyongyang, except for those women with two holes on their chests, he had no impression of everything else.

As Chen Xie’s most capable military assistant, Su Haochen was concerned about how much wood can be used to build ships from North Korea every year and how many high-quality iron ore can be used to get every year. This type of resource is what he cares about the most. After mourning for the Japanese people in his heart, Su Haochen cheered up and ordered five fourth-class warships to approach the entrance of Edo Bay. See how strong the fort is?

It was noon, and the sky was cloudless. It was blue and the sea was breeze, and the weather was just right. When the warship approached the entrance of Edo Bay, he suddenly heard the sound of cannons. Chen Xie heard it a little behind and was really scared. Look at the distance. It was seven or eight hundred meters, why did he fire the cannons so far? Could it be that the cannons here can hit so far?

He quickly went to find the bullet point. When Chen Xie saw the rising water column, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was not that the turret could hit so far, but that the artillery fired too early. At this moment, the shells were at least three hundred meters away from the approaching squadron.

When the squadron at the sea saw this situation, they came back from their shock. The turret exposed its target. What are you going to be polite? It is very stupid to use a ship cannon to shoot shells. But there are exceptions. For example, the cannon range of this turret at the entrance of Edo Bay is too painful. It is estimated that the cannon cannon is only six pounds at the top of the sky, and it is the ultimate to hit two thousand meters.

I guess I have never seen such a large warship. The commander on it was scared and ordered the cannons to be fired in advance. In fact, everyone was wrong in understanding. The order for this cannon was issued by Tokugawa Ie-Ki. His meaning was to scare and let the Ming fleet retreat. This is the language of this cannon. I have cannons, aren't you afraid? Go away quickly!

At this time, Tokugawa Iemitsu was on the beach, looking for a high place, holding a telescope in his hand. It was a coincidence that he happened to check the construction of the fort, and then the Ming fleet attacked. The garrison general quickly asked him down. Tokugawa Iemitsu said calmly: "What are you afraid of? We have the Dutch guns and the strong fortress in our hands. Are you still afraid of the enemy?"

Seeing the fleet approaching, Tokugawa Ieki ordered the fire to intimidate. This is really not a joke that he was not aware of. Twenty years ago, the Ming Dynasty bought red cannons from the Portuguese, and they were all salvaged from British shipwrecks. The understanding of cannons was definitely not good in this era. The Dutch suffered losses in front of Chen Xie, let alone Tokugawa Ieki?

Looking at the Ming fleet on the sea, I immediately opened the formation. Tokugawa Iemitsu thought he was scared and was very satisfied with his intimidation tactics. However, he did not know that the fleet discovered the position of the turret, and opened the formation to be launched to bombard it in turn. The Dutch sold to Tokugawa Iemitsu was just some second-hand six-pound smoothbore cannons. How far can this thing be? It was condescending and could hit two thousand meters in the sky, which depends on luck. Moreover, the turret is still a certain distance from the shore, and the maximum range is not equal to the effective range. Besides, he doesn't have many six-pound cannons, all of which are twenty.

Although the squadrons on the sea are all four-level warships, there are more than this number, and the worst one is a 12-pound rifled cannon. This thing can hit far and is more effective against the turret.

The first one to fire was the fourth-class battleship of the Jiangning. It pulled into a cross-strait on the sea surface and drew a beautiful arc. When the hull swayed to the back, it sprayed densely with flames, and 20 12-pound rifled guns fired. After this round of guns was fired, less than a minute, another round of shooting was fired. After that, the Wuhu, which followed closely behind, followed with cannons roaring. Five warships stepped forward one after another, gathering fire to bombard the cannons that dared to fire.

When Tokugawa Ieki was proud, he saw the fires spewing from the sea, his heart skipped a beat. When the whistling shells rushed over, he was pressed to the ground by the little surname beside him, and his body pressed him down. Tokugawa Ieki, who was leaning on the ground, could feel the shaking of the fortifications, and the muffled sound made by the projectile when it hits the fortifications.

The artillery fire was too dense. Compared with the six-pound cannons on the turret, the artillery shells of the Ming squadron were like raindrops. The time of this round of artillery attacks seemed to have passed. Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was hiding behind the stone exterior wall, did not dare to raise his head, and saw the artillery shells falling into a turret in sight. A cannon was hit. Under the huge impact force, one head was raised, bounced three feet into the ground, and the splashed gravel injured four or five gunners.

This scene was so close that it was within a distance of less than 30 meters nearby. He could see it really well. He could not see it even further. At such a distance, he saw the tragic situation of the fallen soldiers wailing and rolling. A more cruel scene was still behind. Just in the turret where he was, two shells suddenly fell one after another. One shell directly hit a soldier three meters away. He flew back a while and hit the wall hard. His chest was indented, and a mouthful of blood was spurted out, and he died on the spot. Another shell hit the wall in front, and the splashed gravel ran around with Mars. The three gunners in front of him covered their faces and fell backwards.

This was not the most tragic scene. Suddenly, the whole earth shook, and a loud bang came from a fort behind him. The Tokugawa family could not take the danger, so they stood up and looked at the other fort behind him, and a smoke pillar rose.

What happened to this turret? A shell hit the wooden barrel of fire, fire, and medicine all over the floor. A gunner fell down, and the torch in his hand fell off and fell on the fire, medicine, and instantly ignited the fire, medicine, causing an explosion. Although it was just black fire, medicine, the explosion of more than 100 kilograms of fire, medicine was also very powerful. The gunners on the entire turret, together with more than 30 people, could not stand. What was the death and injury? It is definitely impossible to count now.

The strong smell of gunpowder was pungent, and Tokugawa Iemitsu sneezed a few times in a daze. At this time, I didn't know how scared I stood up and looked around at the surrounding forts. What's going on now.

At this time, the artillery bombardment was just a brief pause. The Jiangning and other warships who had completed the turn on the sea and adjusted their posture came back. They just turned around and the cannons on the other side rang. Tokugawa Iemitsu, who had just walked out of the fort, ran away by the little surname beside him, and they didn't care about the life or death of the fort. It must be said that this was a correct decision. Because in order to see the quality of the Edo Bay Fort, this squadron fired six rounds in one go, specifically equipped the 12-pound cannons of the fort and fired 120 shells in one go. Although there were very few hits in the fort, less than one-third, it was enough to cause heavy casualties and injuries to the people above. Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was taken away, had no intention of coming back at all. Because he knew that the fort could not be defended. Next time the artillery bombardment, the shells would have to land in Edo Castle.

Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was running wildly, did not notice the changes on the sea surface at this time. When the five fourth-level battleships could suppress the turrets, Chen Xie ordered that all the warships should step forward and level the turret at the entrance of the bay with a specially equipped 12-pound rifled cannon. Go back in the evening, get up early the day after tomorrow, and land on the Edo Bay Fort.

After this order was issued, the entire bay at the entrance of the bay became hell on earth. When the squadron was bombarded, some cannons fired and fought back. This time, Tokugawa Ie-gun ran away first, and the gunners were not stupid, so they left the position and ran away. At first, the commander shouted a few times, and later they were wearing wooden clogs and ran away with them. They fucked, and they couldn't reach the other person no matter how they beat them. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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