Chapter 235: Fighting Nagasaki (II)

Okubo Mountain is not very high, which is more than 400 meters. The mountain is not steep. The mountain is undulating and extending to the beach. There is a turret at the foot of this mountain. There are thirty old artillery guns, with a range of 30 to 400 feet. Although this artillery has been in disrepair for a long time, it still has a certain combat effectiveness. It echoes the Kanzaki-nothing Fort opposite Okubo Mountain and forms the first portal to enter and exit Nagasaki Port. Although the artillery of these two artillery batteries is backward, it is enough to cover the narrow entrance of the entire harbor. It is really a place that military strategists must fight for. If the Qing fleet wants to attack Nagasaki Port, they must first eliminate these two artillery batteries.

The last actual combat between Okubo and Kanzaki Nori was probably a long time ago when the artillery battle between a group of pirates trying to sneak attack Nagasaki. It was already a matter of the previous generation for the soldiers guarding these two turrets. It was a long time since the turret of the turrets, and it was conceivable that the turret that had not been fought for a long time could be imagined. If it weren't for Kotaro's health preservation Daming's merchant ships a few months ago, he might have been afraid that the Qing Dynasty's merchant ship might have come to take revenge. These two turrets were just a decoration and had not deployed much troops at all. Since the end of April, these two turrets have been rested and updated more than a dozen long-destroyed cannons. A group of Japanese soldiers have also practiced several times, which means that they are not shining their guns in the face of battle.

Kotaro Ryuye has been very annoyed recently. As the "family elder", he was sent to Okubo to be a garrison officer. This was originally a "machi" job. Not only did the affairs have many things, but the conditions were still very difficult. Poor, how could a person who is used to being pampered and elegant can bear this suffering? But he had to come. Who made him offend the head of the family? Kotaro's family is "outside"-

After the Battle of Sekihara, Daming, who surrendered to the Tokukan family, was not originally a confidant of the Tokukan family. This generation of head Kotaro was a greedy guy. He actually committed a major case of killing the Qing Dynasty fleet. As the "old family elder" and the uncle of the clan, Kotaro Liuye was guilty of being punished to dissuade the head of the family and was sent to Okubo, a place where the bird did not lay eggs to guard the fort.

The Kotaro family also had "glory" in history. They followed Toyoshi Hideyoshi to fight for "the world" and participated in the attack on Goryeo, but that was the past. Now the Kotaro family no longer has the "glory" it used to be, and can only be trapped in a remote place like Nagasaki. The head of this generation is ambitious and wants to restore the "glory of ancestors" all day long. However, in Kotaro Liuye, it seems that it is just a toad yawning. Take this forbidden sea for example. For the forbidden sea, there is nothing to do with the forbidden sea.

But in order to covet the wealth of the Qing fleet, he had murderous intentions. If he could do things cleanly, he would have gained a lot of wealth now. But after all, there were not a few Qing ships that escaped. How could it be that if the Qing Dynasty came to take revenge? A group of frogs in the well always thought that the Qing Dynasty could not do anything to him. This was too self-righteous? Kotaro Liuye lay on a rattan chair and was thinking about his worries. While he was thinking, he suddenly rushed into someone from outside the door and shouted loudly: "Sir, ship, ship, ship, ship is here!"

"Well, Yokota, why are you so panicked?" Kotaro Liuye couldn't help but shout with a calm face when he saw the visitor's panic.

"Sir, the Qing fleet is here. What should I do? Give an order quickly." Football samurai Yokoda Eimon said anxiously.

"What? How many ships have come?" Kotaro Liuye was shocked.

"Two warships."

"Huh?" Kotaro Liuye was stunned for a moment and asked afterwards: "Only two ships? Let's take a look." But before he could reach the door of the wooden house, a whistling of shells sounded sharply. Dozens of shells hit the Okubo Fortress, and suddenly exploded into a piece. The soldiers on the fort were smashed by the shells and ran away in a panic. Kotaro Liuye was also shocked by the explosion's air waves and staggered backwards. He finally calmed down and shouted, "Fire, fire, counterattack, counterattack!"

After a panic, Okubo Fort and Kanzaki Nose Fort fired one after another. The sound of cannons rumbling and gun smoke filled the air, but all the shells fell into the air. The cannon range of the cannons was insufficient and could not threaten the warships of the Seiyu Division. However, the two ships of the Seiyu Division opened fire from time to time, bombarding the two cannons to the ground. Seeing that the situation was wrong, Kotaro Liuye hurriedly asked someone to report to the head of the family and requested reinforcements from the navy.

"Good fight!" Qiao Hailong put down the monocular lens in his hand and ordered with a calm face: "Yanwu headed to the left, aimed at Kamizaki's nose on the port side, and beat him hard on his son. Yanlong turned to the right and fired on the starboard side. The target Okubo Fortress, pay attention to the bounce point, and give me some peace of mind. If any ship loses, help the other party clean the deck."

The battle was very exciting. The cannons of the Japanese fortress could not reach the warships at all. The shells shot out fell into the sea with more than a hundred battles away from the warships. The splashing sea water was very spectacular, like a fireworks. The officers and soldiers of the Qingshui Division were originally a little nervous when they went out for the first time. At this moment, they were all refreshed and as if they were playing target practice. They loaded bullets, pulled ropes, and fired in an orderly manner. Hundreds of shells plowed the two cannons several times. Dozens of cannons on the two cannons were almost destroyed. As for the Japanese soldiers, they had already run away at this time.

The battle was very smooth, but Qiao Hailong was not happy - he received the task of attracting the Japanese navy, rather than destroying the Japanese fortress. However, he did not expect that the Japanese fortress was so unstoppable that it collapsed in just a few rounds. Not to mention the counterattack, it was difficult to say whether there were still living people on the two fortresses at this moment.

"Damn it." Qiao Hailong cursed hatefully and ordered a ceasefire. He wandered around the front deck for a while, frowned and ordered: "The martial arts roar is in front, the dragon roar is in back, and they will fight each other for thirty battles, half sails, heading towards the port, targeting the Otani-cho Fort."

The Otani-cho Fort was only ten miles away from the Okubo Fort. The rumbling sound of cannons in front had already reminded the Japanese soldiers at this fort that they had already prepared for battle. More than 40 cannons aimed at the channel and waited for the Qing warships to come. Qiao Hailong didn't ask them to wait for long. The Yanwu was in front and the Yanlong was behind. He slowly sailed to more than 500 battles away from the fort and stopped. He slowly adjusted the formation. The Yanwu ship turned 80 degrees on the side of the starboard side, and twenty-four cannons aimed at the Otani-cho Fort. The Yanwu was turning 90 degrees on the side of the port, and twenty-four cannons pointed directly at the port to the direction of the port to keep alert to prevent the Japanese navy's sneak attack. While the two ships were adjusting their formation, the Japanese fort fired some shells. However, for the artillery of the artillery, the distance was too far, and it was impossible to reach the Qing fleet at all.

"Fire!" Qiao Hailong saw that the two warships had already prepared for combat and issued combat orders without hesitation. Twenty-four artillery fired one after another. With the huge roar, the entire warship drifted backward for a distance. The shells roared towards the turret, and a fierce explosion sounded loudly. Smoke rolled on the turret and screams were everywhere. Although the Japanese soldiers fired their guns to the death, unfortunately they could not reach the Qing warships at all. This was a one-sided massacre. The Yanwu was just four volleys, and there was no counterattack on the turret.

"Sir, the Japanese navy is here." The lookout whistle on the mast shouted loudly.

"Well come, Yanlong covers the cover, Yanwu retreats, and side by side with Yanwu, aim at the Japanese fleet on the port side, and opens fire freely!" Qiao Hailong put down his monocular lens and quickly issued an order.

More than a hundred small and medium-sized warships swarmed out in the port, and there was no combat formation at all. Rather than a fleet, it was a group of pirates. The warships of all sizes were covered with sails, and the speed was not slow. You could hear the clamor of the Japanese soldiers from a distance. The Yanlong took the lead in firing, and twenty-four cannons rang out one after another. The shells accurately hit the center of the Japanese fleet, which immediately sparked a large splash. More than ten unlucky Japanese ships were hit, eight were sunk, and three were in big fires. Two were lightly injured. However, these Japanese navy was very brave, and the remaining ships still rushed forward, trying to take advantage of the Yanlong loading to get closer to both sides.

Nagasaki Port is long and narrow. If it is entangled by the Japanese navy, even if the Qing Dynasty navy is strong and cannons are powerful, it will not escape the destruction. Qiao Hailong quickly issued a series of orders:

"The Martial Artsman opens fire, the Dragonsman fills the left rudder, and switches to the starboard side to shoot."

"The martial arts roar retreated, and then the artillery fired, and the sails were filled, and the port was retreated."

"The Dragon Sail retreated."

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Although Qiao Hailong was determined to command, the Qing Dynasty's artillery fire was sharp, but the Harbor was too narrow and lacked the possibility of large-scale maneuvering. After two rounds of fire, the Japanese navy fleet finally rushed up, and all the ships of all sizes opened fire, and shells roared. Although not many hits, the casualties of the Qing Dynasty's army inevitably appeared. Six cannons were broken on the port side of the Yanwu ship, killing more than a dozen soldiers; the Yanlong was hit directly by a lucky shell on the starboard side of the Yanlong and landed on the gunpowder bag, and a large hole was blown out of the second-layer gun deck on the spot. The entire second-layer deck became a hellish scene, killing and injured more than 60 soldiers. The Yanlong and the Yanlong were thick smoke and a fire broke out.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Qiao Hailongyan ordered loudly: "Full sails, retreat at full speed!"
Chapter completed!