Chapter 236 Fighting Nagasaki (III)

Young means strong plasticity and vitality. Of course, youth is also synonymous with inexperiencedness. The entire Qing Dynasty Ocean Navy is too young and you have to pay a price to mature. Now Qiao Hailong is paying the price of bleeding for his youth. When Yinzuo designed to attack Nagasaki, he considered that once the fleet entered the narrow Nagasaki port curve, he would be attacked by the Japanese fleet. The big ship was besieged by small boats in the narrow harbor. The result was often not very good. He also reminded the Japanese navy to be drawn out and attacked. However, Yinzuo was a human or not a god after all, and it was impossible to calculate anything. He could only make decisions on a major basis. The rest had to be performed by the on-site commander.

Okubo and Kamisaki's two cannons were too fragile and were vulnerable at all. Qiao Hailong did not expect that the problem would be solved by just a few rounds of volleys, thus losing the possibility of relying on artillery to attract the Japanese navy to fight, which led to him having to go deep into the harbor to further attack the Otani-cho cannon. The firepower of the two medium-sized warships was not enough to form a fatal barrage blockade line. It was inevitable that the Japanese navy would break through the blockade line. Although the two rounds of artillery sank more than 30 Japanese warships, the remaining more than 100 Japanese warships of all sizes rushed to the front to death. A short battle followed, and it was inevitable that they would suffer losses.

If Qiao Hailong was not so anxious to destroy Okubo, the Kamisaki Nose Fortress, hanging and grinding slowly, he could still be able to transfer the Japanese navy. The location of the Okusaki Fortress was at the entrance of Nagasaki Harbor. It would only take a minute to break out of the harbor. On the wide ocean, with the maneuverability of the Qing warships, the Qing warships would not have fallen into the current tragic situation. But these are just off-topics. Qiao Hailong was anxious at this moment and could not have analyzed tactical mistakes at all. The most important thing now is to withdraw from the harbor and bring back two warships that were already damaged.

The Yanwu Ship where Qiao Hailong was in a better state and did not suffer any major damage. The Yanlong Ship was seriously damaged. Many sailors were busy putting out fires. The remaining twenty artillery fired intermittently, and the ship speed slowed down. It could not stop the Japanese fleet from approaching. Seeing that the Japanese ships were getting closer and closer, they could see many Japanese soldiers on the ship waving claws and other climbing tools. Qiao Hailong was really angry. Once he entered the boarding mode, the Qing army's artillery became a decoration. With the number of Japanese soldiers, even if they competed for the number of people, they could all be used to fight the Qing Dynasty.

The medium-sized warships in Yanzi have a double-layer gun deck, and there are twenty-four runs on each side of the ship. There are one gun on each bow and stern of each floor, with a total of fifty-two guns. All guns are loaded with breezes and fired with ropes, which greatly shortens the time of launch. The old guns can only be fired every ten minutes, while the new gun can be fired every six minutes. Even so, the firepower of the two medium-sized warships alone is not enough to form a blocking barrage. Under the impact of the Japanese navy's fearless death, the distance between the two sides has approached within a hundred feet. At this time, the Yanwu has adjusted its hull, full of sails, and rushed out of the port at full speed. However, the fire of Yanlong is not so lucky. Although it has completed the route adjustment, the ship speed is not too fast, and there is basically no hope of rushing out of the harbor before the Japanese navy catches up.

Qiao Hailong is facing a dilemma at this time - let the Yanwuzhan stop and help Yanlong. Maybe there is a chance to get out of trouble together, but it is more likely that they will fall into a siege together and the two warships are destroyed together. It is not difficult for Yanwuzhan to escape alone, but Yanlong has no way to survive. Whether to fight or go, it is necessary to make a quick decision. Time is very urgent. Qiao Hailong's dark face twitched and he whistled again: "The left rudder is full, aim at the Japanese fleet with starboard, ready to open fire. Tell Yanlong that there is no need to stop the ship and join the war, and rush out of the harbor at full speed."

The flag-speaking soldiers on the mast of the Yanwu stormed the two flags in their hands quickly, sending the signal to the Yanlong. The huge hull of the Yanwu storm began to rotate sideways. At this time, the results of strict training on weekdays were seen that the Yanwu storm, which was driving at high speed, drew a beautiful arc on the sea surface, crossed the ship, and stopped steadily in the middle of the channel. The Yanlong rushed past the Yanwu storm in the rolling smoke and headed straight out of the harbor.

"Brothers, we only have one chance to fire volleys. We can show your skills to let the Japanese pirates taste the power. Aim at the front several ships and fire!" Qiao Hailong issued an order to open fire, and Goshha, who followed Qiao Hailong, rushed down the cannon deck and conveyed the order. A moment later, the warships of the Japanese navy and the Yanwu Ship opened fire almost at the same time. At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than two hundred feet. With the sound of the bombardment, the shells roared and crossed in the air, and countless water columns exploded on the sea in an instant.

Although the training level of the Qing army and the power of artillery were far better than that of Japan. This time, the two-fire shot hit several Japanese warships rushing in the front, but they were also hit by more than ten bombs. The ship caught fire. What was even more unlucky was that the mast of the deputy sail was discounted. It was already difficult to rely on the speed of the ship to get rid of the Japanese navy's entanglement. Taking advantage of the attack that several large ships in front of the Japanese navy were hit and stalled, and the subsequent ships avoided it, Qiao Hailong quickly ordered the bow to turn around and rushed out of the harbor with all his strength.

The Japanese fleet was clenched and kept on the storm. Before the storm arrived at the Okuboyama Fort, dozens of fast Japanese ships had already chased after him. The first gun kept firing at the Okuboyama Fortress. The bomb was like rain. The Yanbu used two tail guns to counterattack in the rain of bullets, and was very lucky to have not been shot again. The Yanluo, who escaped first, had already put out the fire on the ship, but the losses were extremely heavy. The second-layer gun deck and twenty-five cannons were all scrapped, killing and injured nearly 60 officers and soldiers, the deputy mast was also broken, the main sail was much damaged, and the ship was very slow. At this time, it had just passed the Okuboyama Pass and was still a distance away from the exit of the harbor.

The situation at this time was extremely serious for the two Qing ships that were advancing. Not to mention dragging the Japanese navy into the ambush circle of its main force, it was difficult for him to escape. Qiao Hailong had no choice but to send orders to throw the things on the ship that he could not use for the time being to the sea, reduce the weight of the hull, and divide some sailors to put out the fire on the ship. The other gunners stayed at their posts and hit them hard when the Japanese navy tried to encircle.

The dozens of Japanese warships that were chasing the fastest were approaching about fifty feet away, and suddenly separated from left and right, trying to surround the Wu Shi from both sides. Just as the time came, the Yanwu Shi suddenly lowered the main sail in half, and the ship speed dropped sharply. Dozens of Japanese ships that were surrounding them immediately rushed up and also fell sail. When they were about to have a battle on the shore, the remaining forty-two artillery on the Yanwu Shi Shi fired one after another, instantly caught the Japanese fleet off guard and injured three large ships. The remaining Japanese ships were in a panic, avoiding their own evasion, and counterattacked and chasing in a mess.

"Showing the sail!" Seeing this opportunity, Qiao Hailong hurriedly shouted and accelerated his sails and took the opportunity to rush out. Although the Japanese navy was in chaos, not all the ships were in chaos. Two large ships chased after him, dozens of flying claws were thrown out, and they boarded the side of the Yanwu Ship. Dozens of Japanese soldiers used their hands and feet to climb up the Yanwu Ship quickly.

"Follow me and fight them down!" Qiao Hailong shouted and led dozens of soldiers to meet him. The two sides fought desperately on the side of the ship. The fierce and short-lived Qing officers and soldiers who had no way out of retreat tried their best. Even if they died, they could not let the Japanese rush over. Many soldiers who were stabbed simply hugged their opponents and fell to the sea. The sound of killing shook the sky and blood splashed everywhere. Waiting to wipe out the Japanese soldiers who were climbing, the Qing officers and soldiers also lost more than 30 people. Qiao Hailong was also stabbed in his left arm, soaking blood in his blood.

After passing through the official uniform, he had no time to bandage it. He kept issuing orders, directing the warships to rush out of the panicked Japanese ships, turning over the Okubo Yamaguchi, and rushing out of the harbor. The Yanlong, who escaped from the harbor, had been waiting across the side of the ship for a long time. A volley shot and shells roared at the Japanese navy chasing him, temporarily blocking the pursuit of the Japanese ships. Taking this opportunity, the Yanwu ship also rushed to the ocean, and together with the Yanlong, they kept firing, walking in a zigzag shape and retreating toward the ocean.

Seeing that the fat meat that was about to fly, how could the Japanese fleets be willing to let go? Relying on the many ships to spread out, they chased the ocean. At this time, the ocean was wide open and there was plenty of room for maneuver. The training results of the Qing officers and soldiers were reflected. The two warships cooperated tacitly and always kept one ship open fire, so that the Japanese ships could only have any possibility of getting close to the platoon. The two ships covered each other and slowly drove towards the ambush circle.

At 1:00 on November 2, 42nd year of the Kangxi reign, from the time when the attack on Okuboshan at Si was on the sequel, the two Yanzi ships that had been fiercely fighting for more than an hour were already exhausted by this time.

The Japanese fleet, without the threat of artillery, came up from all around like a bloody shark, intending to capture these two Qing ships alive that brought them major casualties. At this time, all the soldiers on the two warships of the Qing Dynasty, who could stand up on the deck, drew their battle knives and stood silently on the deck, ready to welcome their last moment - they were surrounded on all sides and had no artillery cover, and the hull was damaged and there was no hope of escaping. This place was still some distance from the ambush circle, so no one could be sure whether the reinforcements could arrive in time.
Chapter completed!