Chapter 189 Grape bullet, chain bullet

With Qianli Mirror in his hand, Zhang Zhun really felt that the control of the battlefield had been greatly enhanced. He stood in front of the beach, raised Qianli Mirror, and worked hard to search for information about the pirate ship. Through Qianli Mirror, he could clearly see that a black pirate flag was hung on the mast of the pirate ship. In the middle of the pirate flag, there was another vulture with teeth and claws, which was Yang Shengtian's special flag.

According to the information provided by Xue Zhidie, Zheng Zhilong's flag is a flying tiger, and Yan Siqi's one is a golden snake. It seems that these pirates are indeed Yang Tiansheng's subordinates. If they were not pretending to be Yang Tiansheng's subordinates, they pretend to be Yang Tiansheng? Is this necessary?

Five sampans appeared around the pirate ship, and from time to time, pirates were on the sampan. Obviously, they were preparing to come ashore. The five sampans could carry about two hundred people, which was similar to the number of people when the Tartars landed last time. However, the combat effectiveness of these pirates should not be as strong as that of the Tartars.

While observing the other party's details, Zhang Zhun was secretly alert. What exactly caused Yang Shengtian to come to Shandong to get into trouble? Is Yang Shengtian interested in expanding his power to Shandong? Seriously speaking, maritime trade in the south has actually become saturated. If you want to open up new routes, you can only expand to the north. Among them, the coastal areas of Shandong are a very good choice. However, most of the coastal areas of Shandong are so poor that they cannot get rid of the blame and have no source of goods. It is not easy to make money here!

There is also a very profitable sea area, which is the Bohai Bay. The Bohai Bay connects Shandong and Liaodong. Whether it is ginseng, fur, urla grass, horses, etc. from Liaodong, the profits will be quite considerable if it can be transported to other places. At the same time, if iron, grain, firearm, armor and other materials are transported to Liaodong, they can also make huge profits. However, engaging in such trade is suspected of colluding with enemies and has increased the strength of the Tartars in vain. Even without the strict orders of the court, it should be strictly stopped.

However, under the stimulation of huge profits, pirates may not comply with the ban. Even the Ming generals on the front line sometimes secretly sold a large amount of iron, firearms, food, armor and other materials to the Tartars for huge amounts of money. In the crimes exposed by Yuan Chonghuan, there were serious acts of capital enemy forces. Huang Taiji obtained a considerable amount of materials from Yuan Chonghuan, which is a foregone conclusion.

Of course, Liaodong is still a bit far away for Zhang Zhun. No matter how long his hands are, it cannot affect a small grass in Liaodong. However, for the pirates in front of him, Zhang Zhun has only one attitude: no matter who it is, no matter what purpose it is, as long as you dare to provoke me, I will dare to beat you!

"Prepare for the fight!"

When he found that the pirates had basically boarded the sampan, Zhang Zhun shouted in a deep voice.

The soldiers of the guard team have been on high alert.

Not long after, the pirate's sampan began to quickly row towards the shore. Judging from the speed of the sampan's movement, it was obviously a veteran of pirates, and the rowing movement was quite powerful. Zhang Zhun carefully calculated the number of Tartars through the Qianlijing. Sure enough, there were about forty pirates on each sampan. Five sampans, a total of two hundred pirates.

Zhang Zhun also discovered that the pirates on the sampan were equipped with all kinds of muskets. Some of them were even quite advanced Lumi guns. In terms of weapons and equipment, they were indeed much stronger than Liu Xiang's subordinates. No wonder Liu Xiang was beaten to the coast of Guangdong. It seems that after Zheng Zhilong controlled the routes between Nanyang and Japan, he was very rich!

"Fire a gun to warn!"

Zhang Zhun said coldly.

"Bang bang bang!"

Ma Yi, Dugu Lie, Yang Weiguo and others pulled the trigger one after another.

The gunshots kept ringing and spreading from afar.

However, the sampans did not stop, but instead cast a yellow flag.

Above the floating yellow flag, a golden dragon chased the rising sun.

"The flag of the Ming Navy!"

Someone whispered to Zhang Zhun.

Those pirates fought were actually the Huanglong Sunrise Flag of the Ming Navy.

"Don't care about him!"

"Continue to shoot!"

"Order them to leave!"

Zhang Zhun said coldly.

No matter what the Ming Navy is, you have to listen to me when you come to my territory.

If you want to come ashore, you can put down your weapons before talking about it!

"Listen to the people of the sea, if you want to go ashore, you must put down your weapons!"

"If you don't put down your weapons, we'll shoot!"

Wu Qingliang raised the loudspeaker and called loudly.

The sampan did not turn back and continued to fly towards the shore. At the same time, the Huanglong Rising Sun Flag was also taken back. All the pirates raised their muskets and pointed them at the shore. Judging from their actions, if they were within the range of the muskets, they would definitely shoot.

Damn, looking for death!

"Open fire!"

Zhang Zhun waved his hand without hesitation.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of the Hu Ben gun suddenly resounded through the sky.

Pieces of bullets swept towards the sampan.

The soldiers of the guards were waiting for the holidays. The pirates came to make trouble at this time, which really caused public outrage. After receiving the order, everyone was full of anger, operating the Hu Ben gun in a flowing manner, and continuously ejecting Minnie. They swore in their hearts that they must send all the sampans to the bottom of the sea.

The pirates on the sampan were stunned at once. They had never expected that the range of the muskets used by the defenders on the sampan would be so far. They actually caused damage to them at a distance that exceeded the effective range of the Lumi gun. In a series of bullets, many pirates were hit and fell directly from the sampan into the sea water, dyeing the sea water red. The bow of the sampan was also penetrated by Minnie bullets.

The pirates were on the sea without any protection, and Minnie bombs could easily hit them. Even if they lay down, the thin wooden boards of the sampan could not stop the Minnie bombs from shooting. Without any protection, rows of Minnie bombs swept over, and the pirates were like cutting wheat, constantly overturning on the sea, splashing blood-red waves.

"If you don't go in heaven, you will not go, and hell will come in without any doors."

Zhang Zhun muttered to himself coldly.

Do you think the Lumi gun can be invincible in the world? So arrogant!

"Bang bang bang!"

Hundreds of Tiger Ben guns continued to pour out Minnie bullets frantically.

Amid the dense gunfire, the rising white light smoke almost turned the tiger beach into a vast white area. Xue Zhidie, Shen Lingfei and others stood behind Yangjiatun, and could only hear the sound of gunfire like a bean, but they couldn't tell where the person who shot was.

However, the pirates did not retreat immediately after being hit by a powerful blow. On the contrary, they accelerated the speed of rowing. Judging from their movements, they were obviously trying their best. They tried desperately to shorten the distance from the shore so that the Lumi guns in their hands could work. I have to admit that they are really a group of people who are desperate.

However, the pirates wanted to shorten the distance between each other, but they were just wishful thinking of the pirates. They also asked the escorts whether they agreed? The escorts who had experienced fighting against the Tartars had perfected every move in such dense firepower shooting. They shot out Minnie bombs at the fastest speed, without giving the pirates a chance to get close.

Almost at the same time, the Fushansou naval army also appeared.

Although he had not had time to conduct systematic training, Yang Guohua still ordered the navy to move decisively. The enemy came from the sea, and the first person to be stimulated was of course the Fushansou naval army. The purpose of Zhang Zhun's establishment of the navy was to compete with the enemy for control of the sea. Fighting with pirates is the mission of the navy! The sea is the battlefield of the navy! The sea is the tomb of the navy! If the pirates landed easily, wouldn't it be a shame for the navy? We must teach the enemy a lesson!

The three ships approached the target from three different directions. Among them, Yang Guohua directed his flagship to attack the enemy's pirate ships and attract the enemy's artillery fire. The enemy ships are quite powerful gunships, with at least a dozen cannons. Of course, they cannot be taken lightly. The other two pig-bearded ships, relying on the advantages of not carrying cargo and not having deep drafts, rushed towards the enemy's sampan. Relying on the Hu Ben gun to eliminate the pirates on the sampan at close range.

"Bang bang bang!"

In an instant, gunfire was on the sea.

The combat team led by Fang He and Liu Dong kept firing at a distance of 100 feet. The target of the Hu Ben gun was of course the mast position of the enemy ship. With the experience last time, the soldiers of the sailors regarded this move as the most effective way to control the enemy. As long as they killed the sailboat drivers of the enemy ship, the next battle would be much easier.

"Smack!"

Yang Tiansheng's pirate ship obviously did not expect to encounter such fierce resistance. Even the defenders' warships took the initiative to attack them. However, they were pirates with rich combat experience and responded quickly. The sailors on the pirate ship quickly used muskets to fight back. A large number of muskets shot continuously, and balls of flames burst out from the edge of the deck, and layers of white smoke screens rose.

There are quite a few musketeers on the pirate ship, and every time they shoot, the gunshots are more intense than those of Fang He and others. However, the range of musketeers they use is obviously not as good as that of Hu Ben Gun, so the other guys He, Liu Dong and others cannot pose a threat at all. On the contrary, there are many musketeers who are accidentally hit by Minnie bullets and fall on the deck.

Zhang Zhun raised the thousand-mile mirror and carefully observed the battle situation in the distance.

“There are quite a lot of pirates…”

Zhang Zhun estimated that there might be hundreds of pirates on the enemy ship, plus the 200 people on the sampan, and this pirate ship actually loaded more than 300 people, which is really surprising. It is not a good thing for so many pirates to travel to the coast of Shandong. If he wants to develop maritime trade in the future, the first thing he needs to clear is these pirates who are brave.

Amid the sound of gunfire, the pirate ship suddenly turned around. At the same time, the pirate ship's gun windows were all pulled up, and the black muzzles protruded out from it. Almost at the same time, Yang Guohua's flagship also began to turn, obviously avoiding something.

"The pirates are going to fire!"

Zhang Zhun frowned.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

Sure enough, a cluster of fire appeared on the side of the pirate ship.

Immediately afterwards, the rumbling sound of cannons came, like bursts of muffled thunder.

Eight artillery on the side of the pirate ship were fired at the same time, trying to prevent Yang Guohua and others from getting closer. Zhang Zhun could see from the Qianli Mile Mile Mile, the pirates were using grape bombs. This was a close-range, powerful weapon of killing. A shell contained countless small steel balls, and it was a large area of ​​explosion. In battle, the effect was the best. However, the range of grape bombs was relatively close, only about sixty or seventy feet. As a result, most of the shrapnel fell on the sea surface, splashing a lot of water.

After the cannon sounded, Yang Guohua and others had to avoid it. Yang Guohua, who was a pirate, was naturally very clear about the power of the grape bomb. Of course, he would not be foolish enough to get close to death. He immediately commanded the flagship to escape the range of the enemy grape bomb. If there is any weakness of the grape bomb and its range is too close, it is its biggest weakness.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

A moment later, the enemy ships fired again.

This time, the enemy ships used long chain bombs. Chain bombs are common naval combat weapons. In fact, they are connected with two steel balls with iron chains and then placed in the cannon and shot them out. Chain bombs are very harmful to the mast and sails. A chain bomb hits the mast and can often break the mast. If it hits the sail, it can tear the sails apart and make the sails useless.

Whether it is a grape bomb or a chain bomb, it is quite powerful. In addition to being widely used in naval battles, it can also be used in land battles. Grape bombs are the best effect when dealing with dense enemies. One blow is one piece, which is much more powerful than flowering bombs. Chain bombs are used to deal with cavalry and are also a killer weapon. They can often tear cavalry into two segments directly. The fatal weakness of chain bombs and grape bombs is the same, that is, the range is too close!

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

After Yang Guohua and others retreated, the pirate ship continued to fire artillery, as if showing off their might. Due to the near range, the shells kept falling on the nearby sea surface, splashing dense waves. These waves seemed to be some kind of ridicule. Although Yang Guohua and others were angry, they could not get close to the enemy ship.

At this time, the other two pig-bearded ships approached from the bow and stern of the enemy ship respectively, trying to support the battle of the flagship. For gunships such as battleships, the bow and stern are blind spots for shooting, and it is safer to get close from this direction. Of course, this blind spot can be completely changed, just turn the direction of the ship.
Chapter completed!