~Date: ~October 17th~

,nbsp;As the orders, the entire fleet slowed down and slowly turned right. The port gunners were busy aiming the cannon through the gun ruler. One gunner was aimed at the warship closest to him, quietly waiting for the order. After countless live ammunition practices, and several actual combats, facing the old Japanese naval warship, the gunners were all at ease, and even the gunners whispered to laugh at the Japanese warships that were ignorant of their lives.

On the flagship of the Nanyang Fleet, a group of soldiers and officers were busy with solemn expressions, and the atmosphere was a little nervous. The lookout on the main mast began to rummagate to the distance of the enemy ship, and then they were quickly reported to Shi Shipiao's ears.

Shi Shipiao, Yinxiang, Longkodo, Lin Wei, Fu Anding and others all stood up on the deck. No one spoke anymore. Everyone was quietly waiting for Shipiao's orders. Except for Longkodo, everyone else had experienced voyages. Hundreds of warships from Japanese navy were coming. Although they were majestic, they knew in their hearts that these warships were no different from target ships. However, Longkodo felt a little stimulating. This scene was as shocking as the scene of tens of thousands of cavalry charges, which made him feel a little excited.

"The enemy ship is 2,400 yards away!"

This was the distance between the 32-pound heavy artillery hitting 20%, and Shi Shipiao looked solemn and motionless.

"The enemy ship is 2,200 yards away!"

"The enemy ship is two thousand yards away!"

"The enemy ship is 1,800 yards away!"

This was already a distance of 50% of the 24-pound cannon and 18-pound cannon hitting a distance. Shi Shipiao finally spoke and ordered in a deep voice: "Order the heavy cannons above 18 pounds in each ship!"

Experienced gunners from all ships knew that a distance of 1,800 yards was the best long-range attack distance. They were already prepared. As soon as they received the order, the sound of "boom boom boom" immediately resounded throughout Edo Bay. The volley of four hundred artillery fired like a rolling thunder passing over their heads, with an amazing power.

Hundreds of cannonballs that could be seen with naked eyes roaring out, bringing out a huge harsh sound in the air, flying densely towards the formation of the Japanese navy warship in front, and smoke immediately spread out.

The recoil generated by the warship's artillery volley was quite huge, and the entire warship shook violently. It leaned back sharply. Yinxiang, Shi Shipiao, Lin Wei and others were all experienced. After hearing the order for a volley, they all grabbed the ship's side tightly and opened their mouths.

Longkodo's first experience of aviation was warned, but he didn't take it seriously. Although he had not been fallen, his ears were roaring. He had never experienced hundreds of heavy artillery bombardment around him. He couldn't help but shook his hands and his face was pale. This momentum was really terrifying.

Hearing the deafening sound of cannons, Yoonao Otani couldn't help but widen his eyes. "The National Navy actually fired at such a long distance. Isn't this a waste of shells? Could it be a group of new recruits?

However, when he clearly saw countless huge shells falling into the array of warships in front, he saw countless warships flying with wood chips flying, and heard the "bang bang" impact sounds endlessly, and saw countless water columns rising from front, back and left and right of the warships, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in horror. What kind of artillery is this? Can it accurately hit the target at a distance of more than ten Dings? How can I fight this battle?

He was not the only one who was stunned. Almost all the Japanese navy officers and soldiers seemed to be in a dream. This completely subverted their understanding of artillery. The traditional tactics of navigation were subverted. At this distance, they were not mentally prepared to be bombarded, nor were they ready to avoid it. They were still busy back and forth on the deck.

The "bang bang" hit kept ringing around. A large number of wood chips splashed by shells and pieces of broken wood were flying all over the sky. The defenseless officers and soldiers were stabbed and killed by the large number of wood chips splashed by broken wood chips. Instantly, the ship was filled with panic shouts, wails, moans and various chaotic orders.

The Qing Navy's rear-mounted rifled gun was not only accurate, but also pointed shells were powerful and penetrating. An 18-pound cannon filled with five pounds of gunpowder could penetrate two feet thick oak at a distance of 800 yards, and could effectively penetrate one foot thick pine board even at a distance of 1,800 yards.

The Japanese Navy's cruise ship, that is, the main warships of the Edo Bay Navy, were all based on naval warships in the early Ming and dynasties in China. They called Tang ships. Because these warships widely use watertight warehouse technology, they rarely use ribs, and the strength of the hull is supported by the partitions of the watertight warehouse. Therefore, the hull is not as thick as the Western sail warships. The thin shell cannot withstand the heavy blows of eighteen and twenty-four pounds of shells, not to mention the thirty-two-pound running ammunition, once hit, it will be pierced immediately.

In the first round of volleys of the Nanyang Fleet, more than 20 Japanese navy cruise ships that rushed in the front and acted as fireboats were immediately penetrated by multiple places. The carpenters on the ship were unable to fill the loopholes in time. As soon as the ship entered the water, the speed immediately slowed down.

Yinxiang, Lin Wei and others stood on the deck and looked at the Japanese navy camp in a mess with telescopes. They all looked excited. When Longkodo saw the situation in front of him, his first thought was that when facing such far and accurate artillery, wouldn’t cavalry charge become a joke? The optimal distance for cavalry charge is 500 meters, and it is impossible to effectively gather in front of a type of artillery. The appearance of this kind of artillery is simply a cavalry nightmare!

Shi Shipiao was at this time, and while observing with a telescope, he was silently planning to order the second round of artillery attacks.

After the Japanese navy cruise ship, which had a slight loss and was lucky to be hit, reacted, although he was afraid, he did not receive the order, and no one dared to slow down the sails, nor did he turn, and he rushed forward quickly. However, all the officers and leaders on the ship hesitated for a moment. The order they received was to enter the range of the enemy's artillery and ignite the fire.

No one expected that the Qing Dynasty's naval artillery could accurately hit them at a distance of more than ten. If the fire started to ignite at this time, the fire took advantage of the wind, and the warship would have been in full swing before it could rush to the Qing Dynasty's warships, and they would have to die in the fire.

The officers and soldiers of the Navy were samurai from top to bottom. The core characteristic of Bushido was loyalty and righteousness. Loyalty and righteousness mainly refers to obedience and loyalty to the lord and chief superiors. Although he knew the consequences were serious, several officers with strong blind obedience still ordered fire after hesitating.

The flammable dry firewood that had been soaked with oil on the bow of the ship was lit, and thick smoke came out. When they saw someone raising the fire, the other officers no longer hesitated and ordered the fire to be lit one after another. Immediately, thick smoke was rolling on all ships and rushed straight towards the fleet.

When he saw that the other party was indeed intending to attack fire, Shi Shipiao said in a deep voice without hesitation: "Send orders! All ships cannon freely!"

When Lin Wei saw the rolling smoke, he couldn't help but frown. Fortunately, they were not in the downwind position, otherwise they would have been at a loss by this situation that they had never encountered. The warships and gunshots would produce a lot of smoke. In the downwind position, the smoke produced by gunpowder would often flow backwards from the cannon window. If they were poured into the cabin by the rolling smoke, they would have to retreat.

Thinking of this, he looked at Shi Shibiao with great fear. Jiang is still so good. These practical experiences are not available in the textbooks. After the war meeting, we must solemnly propose it and suggest that the dean add the prevention and utilization of smoke to the textbooks.

With the issuance of the order "free shelling of each ship", the captains of each ship immediately became excited and immediately looked for their own targets. The continuous sound of cannons immediately sounded on the sea.

Zhang Changan, a Fujian native, was one of the first Han squadron captains to be promoted. He is now the captain of the third-level battleship number Jiang 015. He was actually appointed as the fourth-rank Dusi. After receiving the order to free shelling, he did not order shelling.

His warship was at the front of the entire fleet, and his warship was at the front of the front. Two Japanese warships, one thousand five hundred yards away from them, had been shot into water in many places in the first round of artillery bombardment. Now they were as slow as snails. They would sink on their own in no time, and there was no need to waste shells.

Zhang Changan searched the sea with a telescope for a while, and couldn't help but put down the telescope in disappointment. The sea had already shown an overwhelming advantage. The Japanese warship closest to the fleet was still a thousand yards away, and had been shot in many places and was facing sunk. This was not a practical battle, it was purely a target. It was a battle in the east. The highlight was the Marine Corps.

When Yoshiba Otani saw this situation, he finally gave up completely. The Qing people's artillery not only had a long range and accurate shooting, but also had the speed of the continued firing exceeded his knowledge. He believed that even if he charges with all his strength, no warship could rush into their ten-point range. The battle on the board was just his wishful thinking, and it was impossible for him to give him a chance.

"Coward!" Yoshiba Otani cursed hatefully, and then ordered: "Turn the flight and evacuate the battlefield!"

Escape may not necessarily lead to escape, but at least it can delay the time when the Qing Navy landed. Yoshiba Otani no longer has the slightest idea of ​​luck. He only has to delay more time to gain more time for Edo to defend. He had a premonition that no one could save Edo except the "Kamikaze".

However, Yoshiba Otani's order to retreat was too late. All the Japanese warships had already entered a long-range shooting range of 1,800 yards. When they saw the remaining Japanese warships began to turn and were about to escape, the captains of each ship moved their targets and began to attack the steering warships.

Shi Shipiao was not willing to let the cooked duck fly, and immediately ordered, saying: "Order the five front ships to raise the sails, the left rudder, and the right tail to chase them. All auxiliary ships, the sails, and the side blocking are not allowed to be intercepted in front."

After ordering, the entire fleet immediately divided into three and began to encircle up and down. (To be continued., vote for recommendations, monthly votes,.

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