Chapter 616 Battle of Nanri Island (3)

As long as you have the thought of "escape" on the battlefield, your courage will immediately disappear. This is the case with the Shibazhi fleet at this moment. After several of the ships began to turn around and make escape gestures, they originally wanted to continue fighting.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the ship would naturally not hold on to its neck and continue to fight. However, escaping also depends on luck and skill. It is not easy to escape from Haihan's gun.

After testing the opponent's strength through two rounds of shelling, Shi Diwen discovered that Haihan's advantages in ships and firepower were so great that there was no need to use any complicated tactics in the pursuit. For this kind of

The opponent who charges forward with a burst of blood and retreats after receiving a blow only needs to roll up his sleeves and get going.

Just like a pack of wolves chasing down a flock of sheep, the ferocious predators will not stop to eat immediately after killing another prey, but will abandon the dying prey and continue to chase the next target. Three Haihans

The warships also adopted this tactic. After approaching Shibazhi's ship, they just bombarded the waterline, punching a row of holes in the hull and then flew away. Even if the sailors on the pirate ship could survive here,

After that, they worked hard to block the hole. Basically, the ship was half full of seawater. It was not that easy to escape from the battlefield quickly.

At this time, the Ming navy that was watching the battle from the periphery played a role in cleaning the battlefield. It was difficult for them to catch up with the pirate ships that had started to escape, but they had to besiege the pirate ships that were seriously damaged after being bombarded and even started to sink.

, it can still be easily accomplished. If there are still pirates who intend to resist in this situation, then the Ming Navy will not hesitate to send a few more cannonballs on the ship to these die-hards.

Xu Xinsu watched this one-sided killing on the deck of "Prestige Signal". Only then did he truly understand why Shi Diwen was so relaxed and confident when he proposed to attack Nanri Island. The strength gap between the two sides was at least

There are several levels. The Haihan Navy only dispatched three warships and overwhelmingly crushed the dozens of ships deployed by Shibazhi on Nanri Island. This made Xu Xinsu couldn't help but feel jealous and anxious in her heart.

The emotion of fear.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the Ming Navy today is not too bad, but the number of warships is slightly less. It is still unable to protect the long coastline of Fujian, so it can only abandon some places and focus on guarding a few large ports. If

Fighting with Shiba Zhi at sea with real swords and real guns, and with similar military strength, Xu Xinsu was still confident of victory. However, after seeing the Haihan Navy's combat methods today, Xu Xinsu's little confidence in the troops under his command was also shaken.

A lot was lost - even if the Fujian Navy and Shiba Zhi were packed together, they probably wouldn't be able to defeat the insanely powerful Haihan Navy.

According to the naval establishment declared by Shi Diwen, the combat ships of Haihan's fleet consist of a "Dignity-class" flagship, three to four "Exploration-class" warships and four to six "Exploration-class" warships, approximately

It is on the scale of eight to eleven warships. However, only three warships were dispatched, and the Shibazhi fleet stationed on Nanri Island was already overwhelmed. If a full fleet was dispatched to fight, Xu Xinsu

It's hard to imagine how many ships are needed to block these evil stars.

Although the fight went smoothly, Shi Diwen was not too fond of fighting. After getting behind the Shibazhi fleet and damaging three or four sailboats, he ordered to stop the operation of the steam power system - the mission fleet

The quantity of clean coal specially carried for boilers is limited, and it needs to be reserved for use when more necessary. Showing off force is almost enough, and continuing to use it to kill these rabble is a waste of resources.

Although the Haihan battleship has powerful firepower and fast speed, it is still impossible for three ships to wipe out an opponent eight times its size and flee in all directions. However, in this naval battle that lasted one and a half hours, Haihan

One side still had a jaw-dropping record - twelve to zero.

Nearly half of the twenty-five ships dispatched by Shibazhi were left behind. Seven of them were incapacitated due to serious damage to their hulls. The ship that was first hit by artillery fire was already at the end of the battle.

Sinking under the sea. With nowhere to escape on the vast sea, the pirates had no other choice but to surrender.

The Ming army had already received Haihan's instructions before the war began, and would not massacre prisoners who chose to surrender - the Haihan people had already stated their position that all captured Shibazhi prisoners would be transported away alive.

For Haihan, these people under Shibazhi are rare opportunities to recruit sailors in large numbers. As long as some of them are eliminated, some of them are inherently bad and vicious gangsters, and the remaining ones are sent overseas for a period of labor reform.

Time, and then dispersed and distributed to various places, should still be able to play some role.

The Fujian Ming Army had no objection to this. Although these heads meant a large amount of bounty and military merit, the people Xu Xinsu led also knew the importance of Haihan, and it was not enough not to give him this face. Moreover, Xu Xinsu also made the decision before departure.

It means that this battle will not be based on heads. The officers did not understand this meaning at the time. It was not until the battle was over that they realized that the Haihan people were the main force in this battle. It is difficult to judge oneself in terms of rewards based on merit.

Here, as for taking credit or something like that - who dares to take credit from these Haihan people?

Although the naval battle did not last long, the work of cleaning up the battlefield afterwards continued until it got dark. This was mainly because the battlefield was too open, and hundreds of prisoners on more than a dozen ships had to be gathered into it.

Together, it is really a time-consuming and laborious job. Of course, the Ming Army is also tired when it is tired. The Haihan Navy will not even do such dirty and tiring work. It has already withdrawn the front line.

It's called responsible for peripheral security.

However, this kind of alert did not seem to have much practical effect. The pirates stationed on Nanri Island did not show any signs of counterattack, but there were still a few light boats far away on the sea, probably just for safety.

Be wary of these uninvited guests launching another attack.

Shi Diwen has no intention of fighting a night battle with Shiba Zhi. This is an extremely difficult task even for the Haihan Navy with a high level of training. Since he can steadily defeat his opponent, there is no need to rush for success and take risks.

Go in and catch up on this little time. If something goes wrong, you might be able to achieve some military merit, but if you're not careful, it will be more than the merit is worth.

After the three ships participating in the battle were gathered together, Shi Diwen began to count the performance and battle damage of each ship. Naturally, the one that hit the most targets was the "Prestige Signal" with the largest number of artillery guns. In the one and a half hour battle, the total number of hits was

The enemy ship fired more than 50 rounds. Although this number is a bit low compared to the total number of more than 300 rounds, considering that this is a naval battle rather than a land battle, and it is the first actual combat of "Prestige Signal", such a result can be achieved

It is already quite good. Together with the performance of the other two warships, the three ships hit the target a total of nearly 80 times during this battle. This number is considered quite satisfactory, and it is not much different from the usual training level.

Only three sailors were injured during the entire battle. Two of them were injured by arrows and gravel thrown by the enemy while bombarding the enemy ship at close range. Another one accidentally slipped from the gangway due to rough seas.

The injuries suffered while getting off the cabin were not directly related to this battle. The injuries of these three people were not serious. After personally checking, Morgan determined that they only needed to be bandaged with medicine and rest for a few days to recover. As for the warship,

Not to mention, there were only a handful of stones and arrows thrown onto the deck. Such an attack could not cause any substantial damage to the Haihan warship.

Xu Xinsu had been observing the entire statistical process on the "Prestige Signal". Regarding such a battle loss ratio, he seemed to have nothing else to say other than "convinced".

The Fujian Ming Army and Shibazhi have been fighting for several years, and they have fought more than ten naval battles involving dozens of ships. No matter whether they win or lose, they have never been able to control their battle losses to such a low level, almost as low as

To the extent that there is none. Even if you can win, in which case will you lose several ships and at least double-digit manpower?

Xu Xinsu also realized more deeply that if the armed forces of the Ming Dynasty and Shibazhi were to fight against the fully-manned Haihan Navy, there would be very little chance of causing substantial damage to the opponent.

No wonder the Haihan mission made all kinds of boasts after arriving in Fujian. Not only did they want to eradicate the chronic disease Shibazhi in Fujian, but they also claimed that they would also capture the red-haired people on Taiwan Island. If Xu Xinsu had heard that at that time

The intuitive impression from these words was that the other party was praising Haikou. After witnessing this short naval battle, Xu Xinsu had changed his original view - the Haihan people were not praising Haikou, but were describing something they had done seriously.

Things that are taken for granted.

After hastily cleaning up the battlefield, the Ming army did not try to tow away the pirate ships that were devastated by shells, and sailed to the coast of Fujian together with the Haihan warship. Today the fleet will not sail back to Quanzhou Port to dock, but

Sail to Dongqiao Bay, which is not far away. The Haihan Militia needs one night to prepare well, because there will be a more difficult amphibious operation waiting for these soldiers tomorrow.

But the Ming Navy's navy was not so lucky. Even if this military exercise was to follow Haihan here to make soy sauce, it would have to be completed seriously. The task they were assigned was to rotate guard at the entrance of the bay all night to ensure that

Fang Bazhi took advantage of the night to launch a sneak attack. After unloading the prisoners on the shore, the navy's ships returned to the sea one after another to provide warning services to the Haihan Navy who was resting here.

Shi Diwen and Morgan have not been idle either. They will review the island-capturing operation that will be launched tomorrow again to see if there are any omissions in the original plan. Although there is no doubt about the outcome of victory, they still hope to try their best to seize the island.

Minimize combat losses and personnel losses.

In the early morning of the third day of the joint military exercise, the reorganized fleet set off from Dongqiao Bay and sailed to Nanri Island, which is twenty nautical miles away. This was also the last link of the joint military exercise. After capturing Nanri Island, this

This military exercise has come to an end.

Of course, by this time, probably no one would regard this trip to sea as an ordinary exercise. Even the Ming navy that was not fighting on the front line understood that this time the Haihan people were actually fighting a real war, and they were not the only ones.

The previously announced live-fire exercise. After observing yesterday's battle at close range, many Ming army soldiers felt very lucky. First, because they could be in the same camp as Haihan, a powerful ally, and they did not have to be enemies on the battlefield.

Second, the Haihan people were willing to take the initiative to help the Fujian Ming Army eliminate the big problem of Shibazhi. If the Ming Army had to rely on itself to eliminate the pirates on Nanri Island, they still don’t know how much it would cost to succeed.

The only port on Nanri Island is located at the northwest end of the island. There is a natural bay with an area of ​​about one square kilometer. The 400-ton sea-going ship can accommodate at least one or two hundred ships to dock. However, the Ming army had to evacuate here before.

At that time, most of the port facilities built were destroyed to prevent them from being used by pirates. After Shibazhi occupied Nanri Island, there was not enough engineering power to restore the port facilities on the island to what they were when the Ming army was stationed.

Therefore, according to the information provided by the Ming army, the number of ships that can directly dock in this small harbor is not very large - yesterday's wave of charges had dispatched at least more than 70% of the ships stationed there.

The camp on the island was about three miles away from the port and was built against a slope. The camp was entirely made of rocks. When the Ming army retreated, they thought it would be too laborious to destroy the place. Unexpectedly, it was later destroyed.

The pirates of Shibazhi occupied it and used it as a den of thieves. After taking over Nanri Island, Shibazhi carried out a long-term reinforcement project on the camp in order to hold on to this strategic location. It is precisely because of this that the island

The limited manpower simply cannot implement the port construction project at the same time, so Shibazhi has thousands of ships at sea, but can only station a few dozen ships on Nanri Island.

Of course, compared to the Fujian Ming Army Navy, the troops stationed on the island by Shibazhi are not weak. Therefore, although they are on board, they are enough to defend against the Fujian Navy's attack. Even if they cannot withstand it head-on, they can still

Retreat to the sea a little further, and when the navy comes ashore to attack the island camp, they will then launch harassment operations from the sea. This combat method has also worked many times in the past. The Fujian navy almost always attacked Nanri Island.

Halfway through the battle, we couldn't continue because it was difficult to balance offense and defense, so we chose to retreat on our own.

However, Shibazhi probably never thought that one day he would encounter an opponent like the Haihan Navy in the waters of Nanri Island. It was simply ridiculously strong. After a few rounds, Nanri Island's sailing ships that could go to sea were reduced by almost half. And the remaining

The situation in the second half is also very embarrassing. Should I defend or flee?
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