Chapter 1074 Intercepting the Tokugawa Army
Under the guidance of the great high emperor, Gan Chao's Navy's strength has gradually achieved overtaking on the curve.
The Ganjun Navy was equipped with heavy artillery and adopted the flintlock principle to improve the hit rate of smoothbore guns.
The West-Dutch coalition forces have no advantage in shooting from a long distance, and at close range, the Gan Army is equipped with short-barrel guns that can fire flowering bullets.
These two technologies are undoubtedly one or two hundred years ahead of the West-Holland Joint Fleet in naval warfare.
The naval battle between the twenty warships on both sides was not large in the Atlantic Ocean and the continental coast.
This is nothing compared to the sea fleet of more than 150 large warships, more than 3,000 cannons, and tens of thousands of soldiers during the peak period of the Spanish Invincible Fleet.
This is not as good as the naval battle between Britain and the Netherlands, but in Northeast Asia, it is the first time that so many large warships and artillery have been put into naval battles.
The roar of giant cannons on the battlefield can be vaguely heard by the coalition camp dozens of miles away.
Takaya, Shimazu Kokusa, Wu Sangui and others stood on the shore, listening to the vague sound of cannons coming from the sea in the distance.
Shimazu Kokusa exclaimed: "It's over! The army fleet is dispatched, Lord Nobuka is in danger!"
Gao Jian, Wu Sangui and others looked at each other, and Gao Jian prayed worriedly, "Odosang, you must be safe!"
In my heart, I hope that the Ganjun fleet can break through the blockade of the West-Holland fleet and send Matsupi Nobusu to the sea to feed the fish.
On the shore, a group of Japanese generals looked worried, not sure whether they were worried about Matsuhira Nobutsu or their own destiny.
After all, if Matsudai Nobuzu's fleet was attacked by the Gan army, it would be almost impossible for a ship to come and pick them up and return home.
Thinking of this, many Japanese people felt sad. Some people knelt on the beach and looked in the direction of Japan, "Yuyako, I can't come back, take good care of Ougasang..."
Gao Jian looked at the Japanese generals in despair and suddenly turned around and said to everyone: "Everyone, please cheer up. I will definitely find a way to bring you back to Japan!"
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At this time, the battle at sea was over.
Twenty West-Holland warships, at first two Dutch warships withdrew from the battlefield early, and later when they approached the boarding, all West-Holland warships hit by flowering bullets were captured by the Gan Army, and those who were not hit on the deck were not hit. After seeing the terrifying explosion, the captains chose to turn the rudder and avoid the Gan Army warships.
As the battle was approaching the boarding battle, the artillery and sailors on the warships gathered on the deck with weapons, and were extremely crowded.
A flowering bullet exploded on the deck and swept across it. The Spanish sailors who controlled the sail were seriously injured and could not operate the warship.
They soon collided with the Gan Army warship, and the Gan Army soldiers jumped onto the messy deck of the West-Holland fleet and threw all the Westerners who were not killed by the bomb to the sea.
The sea was full of bright red flowers, and the smell of blood attracted groups of sharks, biting the corpses of Westerners and eating the Westerners who fell into the water.
The Xihe battleships, whose decks were not hit by flowering bullets, swayed in panic, and some of them collided with each other. The bow of the ship was inserted into the waist of the ship, and the sea water poured in, and soon sank into the sea.
The twenty West-Holland warships, except for the two that first left the battlefield, and the six warships that were close to the battle and swaying and sailing, the remaining twelve warships, and four of them sank and eight were captured.
The deck of the West-Holland fleet flagship St. Philips was covered in mess, and the blood was soft and red, making the deck a little wet. The blood seeped down from the gaps in the wooden boards and dripped drop by drop onto the lower deck.
Huang Fei jumped from the Yangwei to the deck of the St. Philips, and the bodies of Western Yi were killed everywhere, as well as broken limbs and several white arms and thighs, which were shocking.
At this time, the two soldiers dragged a body to Huang Fei and threw it on the ground.
"Report to the Grand Marshal! This person should be the chief commander of the enemy chief, and he let his brothers shoot him and kill him!"
Huang Fei nodded and said to Gu Sanmazi beside him: "Gu San, clear the battlefield and then chase the enemy ships that ran away. I led ten warships to continue sailing eastward to intercept the Tokugawa family's fleet!"
Gu Sanmazi clasped his fists and said, "I am obedient!"
Huang Fei looked at the deck of the enemy ship, then returned to the Yangwei, and clicked ten less injured warships. Yang Fan sailed towards Tsushima Island.
In this battle, only three of the 20 warships in the army were seriously injured. They returned to Jeju Island for repair, but they sunk four enemy ships, captured eight, and killed the commander of the West-Dutch coalition. This was a great victory.
This proves that Gao Huan's years of investment have not been in vain. The strength of the Ganjun Navy has been greatly improved and is already invincible in East Asia.
At this time, the ten warships left the battlefield, quickly raised their sails and returned to the route.
The merchant ships and navy of the Kanguo Kingdom sailed in the Tsushima Strait all year round, transporting the wood cut from Hokkaido and Sakhalin Island back to build ships.
Gan Chao was very familiar with the water patterns in this area, and the fleet quickly found the currents that crossed the strait.
The fleet's movement with the help of the currents was like a landslide, with a very fast speed. At noon the next day, it arrived in the waters south of Tsushima Island.
At this time, Huang Fei looked at the time, but he didn't know if the Japanese fleet had been there.
Not long ago, Tsushima Island was bombarded by the Gan Army, and the people above were captured by the Gan Army to Jeju Island to help the Gan Army build a military port.
At this time, no one lived on the island, and it had become a deserted island.
On the tall mainmast of the warship, soldiers used a thousand-mile mirror to observe the sea surface and suddenly found a black dot in the northern waters.
"Report to the Grand Marshal, discover the Tokugawa fleet!"
Huang Fei took out a thousand-mile mirror and hurriedly looked north. Sure enough, he saw hundreds of Anzhai boats, roaming the oars, coming in one go.
The Tokugawa family's warships rarely equipped with artillery and sailed slowly by paddling.
They faced the gunboats of the Gan Army, which was the light infantry on the plains with only swords and spears, and met the cavalry who was good at cavalry and shooting.
The cavalry did not need to approach, they just needed to shoot arrows around them, and they could slaughter them all.
Now the gunboats of Ganchao can also use the artillery they equipped with and the advantage of speed. With the ability to keep a distance, they can rely on the artillery to shoot long-rangely and destroy the Tokugawa family's fleet.
Huang Fei sneered when he saw this. When fighting such a fleet, the Beiyang Navy could guarantee that he would not lose a soldier, so he sent them into the sea and let the Japanese go to see the Sea Dragon King.
"Transfer the order, and the fleet will be divided into two wings and encircle them!"
On the sea, Matsuhira Nobuzu was sitting in the boat building drinking tea. The Japanese navy was rowing desperately under the cabin. The ship broke through the waves and sailed south.
"Master Nobuka, you are about to arrive at Tsushima Island, and the fleet has been sailing halfway." The retainer hurriedly came to report.
Nobuzu Matsuhira nodded slightly, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, "Soga! So, you can go back to Japan the day after tomorrow!"
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