Chapter 1374 The glory of the empire shines all over the world (10)
In winter, the Aegean Sea was biting cold wind, and the Ottoman sailboats took advantage of the wind to rush towards the evil enemy Chinese army. The naval battle was much longer than the sixth battle, and the situation between the enemy and us on the sea was clear at a glance. The wind direction of the two sailboats hedged has become a key factor in the battlefield. Today, the Ottoman fleet went with the wind, forcing the Chinese navy to sail northward and forcibly occupy the upper hand. Although the number of Chinese army was more than half less than that of the opponent, the firepower, flexibility and size of the sailboat were much greater than that of the opponent. Therefore, the Chinese navy sailboats were still on the front side during the hedging before the battle.
In combat status. Due to the fast warships of the Chinese Army, the armed cargo ships that were underway soon after sailing, they left the armed cargo ships far behind. As the main general of the Chinese Army's battlefield, Zhang Sen ordered the middle sailboat to seize the upper vent to the northwest and win the fight for the next battle. Although the Chinese Army's iron armored sailboats are huge in size, once they are hung up, they are not slower than the whistle ships at all. The Chinese Army's chief general Zhang Sen appeared during the voyage to seize the upper vent. Most of the Ottoman Navy fleets were three-masted sailboats in front of them, and the more flexible double-masted sailboats landed behind. The enemy also began to sail north after the Chinese army turned.
Judging from the performance of the enemy fleet alone, the opponent's chief general is definitely not a mediocre person. He has already determined the fighting intention of the Chinese army. Since the enemy has seen through his own plot, Admiral Zhang Sen took the opportunity to launch the first wave of attacks. When the Ottoman sailboat enters the range of the Chinese armored ships, three heavy artillery guns on the fore deck of the three sailboats carried out a shelling. The Chinese armored ships are the same as other sailboats and heavy artillery guns are almost useless. Although the main gunners are experienced veterans, anyone has much hope for this shelling. So far
The distance was bombarded on the bumpy sea surface, and the enemy ship could not be hit by luck. The "Pingsha" iron armored ship located on the left of the main ship of "Ping'an" burst into luck, and 12 kilograms were hit two meters on the sea on the south side of the Ottoman three-masted sailboat, forming a nearly lost air wave and a flying water column tore a large and half-foot hole opening. In just a moment, the Ottoman injured sailboat was crossing while sailing, and the air waves were hit by the sailboat swaying left and right, causing the loophole to expand. The Ottoman three-masted sailboat, which was eager to save himself, took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield to repair the injured warship as soon as possible.
Zhang Sen, the admiral of the friend ship's heavy artillery, was very envious. He ordered the flag-speaker to congratulate the "Pingsha" iron armored ship for the victory of the battle. The good luck of the Chinese army's useless heavy artillery ended here. "Ping'an" and "Pingzhou" two iron armored ships almost shot against each other, and only launched a series of terrifying water columns on the sea. However, the heavy artillery fired by the Chinese army's armored gunship still scared the opponent, and the Ottoman fleet became looser from dense formation. As the sailboats on both sides approached, the main generals of both sides wanted to seize the upper hand, and the hedging sides gradually merged.
The platoon sailed to the north. As the warships on both sides approached, Admiral Zhang Sen ordered that sandbags be placed on both sides of the sailboat to slow down the damage caused by enemy shells. The bulletproof sandbags dare not be tied to both sides of the sailboat in advance, and the main reason was that they were afraid of affecting the sailing of the warships. At this moment, the side artillery of the Ottoman fleet was fired first, and the Chinese warship was instantly blocked by the bullet posts raised by the enemy cannons. The good tone was not only on the Chinese side, but the solid bullets fired by the Ottoman hit the left side of the iron armored ship "Ping'an".
The solid bullet happened to hit the port waterline of the "Ping An" and avoided bulletproof sandbags. Although the Ottoman's solid bullet did not penetrate the iron armor, the huge impact force shook off the rivets that fixed the iron armor with the sound of the golden file, and also cracked the thick wooden ship deck behind the iron armor. The sailors in the "Ping An" ship warehouse saw water seeping in the ship wall, and the five sailors quickly grabbed the wooden board and blocked it and fixed it with the top rod, and immediately carried out emergency repairs. As the main general, Zhang Sen did not care about these details. He was very confident in his main ship's ability to resist strikes. The Ottoman fleet's rush to fire also showed that the enemy was not confident because most of the shells were in danger.
The Chinese military fleet fell into the sea dozens of feet away from the side, indicating that the range of the enemy artillery was not enough to pose a threat to the Chinese army. The five miles of the two sides had already entered the range of the Chinese military artillery, but the admiral Zhang Sen still tolerated and did not order a counterattack. Zhang Sen silently watched the enemy lined up in vertical warships, silently calculating the best time for artillery bombardment. Although the Chinese military artillery was excellent, the shooting accuracy was much higher than that of the opponent. Years of experience in naval battles told him that the best distance for artillery bombardment in the Chinese military was three to four miles. Of course, the closer the enemy ship, the better the attack effect, and the greater the risk of the opponent's counterattack.
As the sailing queues of both sides got closer and closer, Zhang Sen, who calculated the right time, finally issued an order to attack in sequence before the enemy's gun again. The armored ship "Pingzhou" fired first, and the three-layer cannons on the upper and lower sides of the sailboat exploded one after another, just like a dragon of hell sprayed out the fire of death. White smoke enveloped the "Pingzhou" gunship, corresponding to it, the Ottoman three-masted sailboat was wrapped in water and fire. The lodged mast shattered and rolled ropes indicate the results of this artillery battle. But seeing the mist gradually faded, the three-masted sailboat that Ottoman was proud of at this time became a pile of gradually sinking waste.
Around this pile of ragged sailboats dominated by wood, there were Ottoman sailors who jumped into the sea to save themselves, shouting in horror. Many sailors swung their fists to compete for a floating wooden board. The temperature of the Aegean Sea in winter is not high, and those who fall into the sea will never survive for half an hour. The Ottoman navy fought for floating wood pieces to show the extremely ugly and realistic side of the desire to survive in human nature. The "Pingzhou" attacked with one blow, and it would never fight. It quickly transferred the attack position to the ship behind it. The Chinese Navy's formation borrowed the experience of the 6-war millstone formation, and the navy's gunship hit the sides of both sides.
In particular, naval warfare emphasizes multiple artillery covering artillery tactics. Once one side of the ship's side is fired, it is impossible to load new ammunition immediately. This is the weakest moment for the gunship. In order to avoid the short period of firepower weakness after the artillery ammunition is fired, we must find a way to make up for the natural defects of the sailboat. As a result, the navy generals found that the millstone formation was used in the six battles, which could easily solve this problem. That is, after the leading sailboat attack was completed, the leading sailboat gave up the position and handed over the sailboat behind him to continue attacking, and the sailboat that had fired the ammunition opposed the enemy fleet to turn.
And sail to the tail of the long snake formation. In this way, the sailboat's unlaunched ammunition heading towards the enemy can also serve as a warning and defense. After the shells are shot, the ship's side is used to fill the shells in this neutral way. In winter, sailors are most afraid of their warships being damaged. Once the sailboat sinks and falls into the sea, sailors who are soaked in the cold sea water for only three hours. As the six Ottoman sailboats become fragments in the battle with the Chinese military artillery, large pieces of broken decks and wooden barrels float on the dirty sea surface, and broken ropes entangle the Ottoman sailors sink to the bottom of the sea.
The first thing the Ottoman sailors who fell into the sea was to call for help from their neighbors, hoping that their friends would slow down and lend a helping hand. However, the sharp artillery of the Chinese Navy hit the sea like boiling water, and the roaring shells exploded immediately when they encountered seawater blocking them. The water columns that became decorated on the blue sea surface to become a garden of death, and the blooming air waves contained red blood. Every time the Ottoman sailboat was hit by the Chinese military artillery, they could carry out fragments of debris and broken human flesh from the hull. When they were bombarded by Chinese military artillery at any time, the Ottoman sailboat did not dare to slow down and rescue the sailors who fell into the water. Watching the ships from
The friendly ships not far away from their side, and the Ottoman sailors who were still struggling in the sea water changed from waving their hands to cursing. The Ottoman sailboats who were unable to take care of themselves were also starting to fight back against the Chinese sailboats. The tense war made the Ottomans choose to forget the sea robes. For them, breaking through the encirclement and continuing to survive was the driving force for their desperate battle. The huge gap between weapons and sailboats on the battlefield made the Ottoman naval master realize that the strength of the Chinese naval warships cannot be reversed by courage. If you want to survive, you must abandon your self-esteem and let your compatriots die. Among them, the Ottoman fleet leader Molchi performed the most.
At the beginning of the naval battle, the Ottoman chief general Morchi ordered all three-masted sailboats to fight in front, while his own main ship was hidden in the middle of the formation. According to Morchi, it was convenient for the central command of the Ottoman naval command. Morchi, as the chief general of the Ottoman naval, blatantly fought the battle. The generals of the warships below did not react at first, and they still fought with the Chinese navy as ordered. When the Ottoman seven three-masted sailboats and two double-masted sailboats were hit and sunk by the Chinese army, their main general Morchi's warship was still facing northeast.
Seize the upper hand. The Ottoman generals who were familiar with the regulations of naval warfare gradually realized something was wrong. Morchi hid behind the back regardless of his brothers' hard fighting. With the help of fast sailing, the cargo ship with weak naval warfare capabilities landed behind, which was clearly necessary to escape from the dangerous battlefield alone. The generals of the Ottoman warships understood that the main general Morchi wanted to throw everyone to the enemy and escape alone. Now, the main sailing generals of the Ottoman naval fleet no longer obeyed the orders of the main ship, and escaped from the mixed according to their respective ideas.
The reality is too cruel. Facing the compatriots who were floating in the sea and waiting to die, the surviving Ottoman sailors sympathized with the generals of the ship, but they understood the painstaking efforts of the generals to escape in the battle. Originally, the Chinese Army's central naval division used millstone tactics to fight smoothly under the leadership of Admiral Zhang Sen, but the Ottoman fleet rushed towards the northeast regardless of its formation, which made everyone in the Chinese army fleet who maintained its formation bombardment suddenly stunned. The Ottoman main warship fleet deviated from the firefighting battlefield, leaving the slow cargo ship.
Chapter completed!