Chapter 234: Fighting Nagasaki (I)

The sky was very blue. If it weren't for several white clouds floating in the sky, you wouldn't be able to tell which is the sky and the sea. Qiao Hailong stood silently on the deck of the bow of the ship, allowing the sea breeze to blow his clothes straight. Qiao Hailong was very proud. As a sergeant general of the Shandong Navy of the Qing Dynasty, he also had enough capital to be proud. He always felt that he was very lucky. Yes, extremely lucky. A child of a boatman who wandered in the sea could become a sergeant general and a squadron commander of the fleet in just five years. Of course, all this luck came from his master, Prince Yi Yinzuo.

For those living on land, the sea is ruthless and dangerous. However, for Qiao Hailong, the sea is his hometown. He was born on the sea and grew up on the sea. He followed his father Qiao Shan and the sea as his home since childhood. He had long been accustomed to the gentleness and violence of the sea. If Prince Yi Yinzuo had not brought their father and son into his disciples five years ago, Qiao Hailong would have been a wanderer who regarded the sea as his home, rather than today's commander of the vanguard fleet. For this reason, the Qiao family was grateful for the grace of his master. Qiao Hailong had already swore that he would always be loyal to his master in this life, even if he was on the sword mountain and down the sea of ​​fire.

"Sir, you find a flock of birds in front of you." The lookout whistle on the high mast woke Qiao Hailong who was thinking. Qiao Hailong hurriedly raised the monocular lens in his hand and aimed in the distance. Sure enough, he found a group of seabirds hovering in the sky, but it was a little far away. He couldn't see clearly what kind of birds it was. However, as long as you could find a large-scale foraging bird flock on the sea, it proved that this place was not far from the land. The ship was on a month and a half and was almost on the coast of Japan. Qiao Hailong calculated the itinerary and ordered loudly: "Drop the sails, stop the ship, and send a signal to the subsequent ships: Our fleet has arrived in the waters of Japan. Please give the commander the combat order. In addition, each ship is ready for combat. All ships should pay close attention to the dynamics around the seas. Once any ship is found close, it will sink immediately."

The lookout whistle on the mast immediately waved the two small red and green flags in his hand, conveying Qiao Hailong's order to the subsequent ships. After a moment, a large fleet of more than 150 ships of various ships stopped. Each ship raised a red flag indicating that it was entering a state of alert. The sailors and soldiers of each ship immediately became busy, and the scene of busyness before the war. Most of the time, the Central Army flagship sent a signal - the commanders of each squadron immediately went to the flagship to hold a pre-war preparation meeting. Qiao Hailong asked the vanguard fleet to keep the guard on guard, and he took a traffic boat, and more than ten sailors rowed towards the Central Army flagship.

"Report to the Grand Marshal, our army has entered the Japanese waters, about fifty nautical miles away from Fukue Island and eighty nautical miles away from Nagasaki. Our fleet is currently at this location. No Japanese fishing boats have been found. Our fleet has not been exposed. Please give instructions from the Grand Marshal." Qiao Hailong pointed at the chart and signaled to the head coach Yinzhi, and the deputy commander Liu Shuangcheng.

Yinzhi stared at the chart and thought without saying a word. According to the combat plan planned by Yinzuo in advance, it was time for the fleet to be divided here. The main force of the landing fleet will be escorted from ten large warships and fifteen medium-sized warships to Tiancaotan to prepare for landing, and the main force of the fleet will rush straight to Nagasaki. As for the hundreds of Japanese garrisons on the Five Islands Islands, the action of the landing fleet is not within the action plan at all. The landing fleet's action is easy, just follow the plan, but the problem is that the main fleet should implement is a bit frugal. Before going to the expedition, Yinzuo had already explained it clearly. The battle plan was decided by Yinzhi, and the specific battle was commanded by Liu Shuangcheng. Now Yinzhi is not speaking, and the generals sitting at the big table staring at Yinzhi silently.

"My intention has been decided, I will implement the first plan, Xiao Sanlang obeys the order." Yinzhi thought for a long time and began to give orders calmly.

Xiao Sanlang, a native of Jinjiang, Fujian, was originally Liu Shuangcheng's personal guard when he was in the Fujian Navy. Later, he was promoted to the gentry general. He was not tall and strong. He was in his early forties and had a beard on his face. At this time, he heard Yinzhi pointing the general and immediately stood up and bowed and said, "The last general is here!"

"You lead the squadron to cover the landing fleet and set off immediately. Be sure to arrive at Tiancaotan at noon tomorrow. It must not be advanced or postponed." Yinzhi looked at Xiao Sanlang and said.

"I will obey the order." Xiao Sanro responded loudly and sat down, his eyes flashing with a slight reluctance. Everyone had a fight, but his so-called cover fleet actually had no work. Mogi Town had nothing but helping the fishermen and farmers.

"Li Ke obeys the order."

Li Ke quickly stood up and said respectfully: "The last one is here."

Li Ke was born as Yinzuo's personal guard and the one who is the most important servant of Yinzuo's disciples. Yinzhi did not dare to be negligent and nodded politely and said, "Mr. Li, after landing at noon tomorrow, you must arrive at the predetermined destination at Shenshi, and take the official card at Youshi and prepare for an ambush."

"I will obey the order." Li Ke answered loudly, and sat down, his face calmly, and there was no sign of any fluctuation at all. Yinzhen glanced at Li Ke and secretly praised him in his heart: The general under Yinzuo is worthy of being an old war figure, very calm.

"Qiao Hailong obeys the order."

Qiao Hailong responded, bowed and said, "The last one is here."

Yinzhi pointed to the chart and said, "Mr. Qiao immediately led two medium-sized warships to harass Fukue Island and Nagasaki Port, and attracted the Japanese navy. Remember, you may lose and not win in this battle, and you cannot fight in love. Once you have successfully lured the enemy, you can come to the outer sea and our fleet will be ambushed into the circle."

"The last general will receive the order." Qiao Hailong answered and sat down. Yinzhen looked at Liu Shuangcheng and said, "What are the supplements of Lord Liu?"

Liu Shuangcheng shook his head gently and said, "The last general is the only commander of the commander."

"Okay!" Yinzhen looked around the generals and said, "The other squadrons followed the generals to the ambush site to prepare for battle." The generals stood up in unison, responded loudly, retreated, and boarded their own traffic boats to return to the ship to prepare for battle. After the generals left, Liu Shuangcheng looked at Lao Sisi and said worriedly: "Master, if the Japanese navy is not deceived, this move may alarm the enemy. If Japan is prepared, it is probably more difficult to attack hard."

"It's okay, I'm weak and I'm strong, even if I take the lead, it's not difficult. Besides, the people of Japan have always been arrogant and bullied the good and feared the evil. When they saw the lonely Daqing Navy ships, they would go to fight. I thought that the Japanese Navy would definitely be dispatched. Lord Liu was too worried." Yinzhen said with a laugh. Seeing that Yinzhen had made up his mind, Liu Shuang stopped talking and left. Yinzhen strode to the porthole, looking at the calm sea, his eyes shining with a thoughtful look.

The medium-sized warships of the Qing Dynasty's Secretariat are said to be medium-sized, but they are not small. They have two-layer gun decks and fifty-two artillery, which is several times larger than the largest warships of the Qing Dynasty's Secretariat before. They are already a huge figure compared to those of the Japanese warships that only have a dozen behind artillery artillery. Of course, they are still much smaller than the existing large warships of the Qing Dynasty's Secretariat - the large battleships of the Qing Dynasty's Secretariat have three-layer gun decks and one hundred and eight new artillery, which is much stronger than the British and Dutch latest battleships, but the quality of officers and soldiers is naturally far inferior.

In addition to Yinzuo's care, Qiao Hailong was promoted from a thousand general to a general in just five years. In addition to Yinzuo's care, the more important thing is that he has outstanding abilities. He has lived on the sea since he was a child and is not unfamiliar with Japan. He followed his father Qiao Shan many times in his early years. He can also speak of a fluent "bird song" and has a very good understanding of the habits of the Japanese. Since he was ordered to lead two medium-sized warships as bait, Qiao Hailong has thought about it. It is not difficult to attract the Japanese navy, but it is difficult to bring the Japanese navy into the ambush circle. The Japanese are famous for bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. If they are too strong, the Japanese navy will not even have the courage to fight. But if you don't beat the Japanese navy, he will not chase you to death. There is a problem of degree, which is really difficult to grasp.

"Sir, more than ten Japanese fishing boats were found in front of you." The lookout whistle woke Qiao Hailong who was thinking.

"Huh?" Qiao Hailong raised his monocular lens and looked at it. After thinking silently for a while, he ordered loudly: "Yanlong is going to the right, Yanwu is going to the left, and sink these fishing boats." Qiao Hailong intended to let his subordinates go through the training, although the fishing boats have no ability to resist at all and can be considered innocent, but who made them Japanese? They can only admit that they were unlucky.

The large warships of the Shandong Navy have always been led by the word "Wei", while the medium warships are led by the word "Yi". The two medium warships in Qiao Hailong's hands are the two most outstanding in the vanguard fleet. The sailors and soldiers are carefully selected, and their abilities are naturally extremely outstanding. With Qiao Hailong's order, the two warships hung sails and quickly separated to the Japanese fishing boats in the distance, which were still stupid and didn't know what had happened.

"Fire the gun!" Seeing that the two warships were already in place, Qiao Hailong issued an order to open fire without hesitation. The sides of the two ships fired fifty-two cannons against the Japanese fishing boats that were driven into a group. The sound of cannons roared and shells roared at the panicked Japanese fishing boats. In an instant, water columns rose up on the originally calm sea surface, mixed with fragments of the fishing boats flying all over the sky. It was just a single shot. Only two of the more than ten fishing boats were seriously damaged and were still spinning on the sea surface, and the rest had already scattered into pieces.

"Crash them!" Qiao Hailong gave an order with a calm face. After the two warships sprinted and hit, only some broken wooden boards were left on the sea surface, and nothing else was left.
Chapter completed!