Chapter 55 Naval Battle
Half a quarter of an hour later, the Golden Eagle headed north along the coastline on the east side of Vladivostok. Last year, it was Xingkai Lake from there. If there was a problem, it should be there. Among the three brigged schooners, the Golden Eagle is the only light-loaded one. The bottom bay is porcelain and sugar, rather than heavy iron ingots and rice. This brigged schooner made entirely of teak has added support sails and wing sails. The sailors and ship guards are also carefully selected and the most elite.
The Golden Eagle bypassed the cape that blocked the view and entered the inner bay. He immediately saw the bodies and wooden boards floating on the sea. On the coast, there were several stranded ships. Song Luofeng immediately understood that Vladivostok Fort had been discovered by the Qing Dynasty. War had already broken out here. While Song Luofeng was hesitating whether to salvage some corpses for examination, a galleon sailboat sailed out from the depths of the cape, followed by a sword ship like a pack of wolves, a fierce ship (the North Korean-style fast ship uses oars instead of sails as the main power.) and at the end there were several square slab boats.
"Reversal the bow of the ship, the side of the mezzanine team is arranged, the starboard gunners are ready to load solid bullets." Song Luofeng immediately issued an order.
But he was pulled by David, who smiled and said, "Captain, if I were you, I would never attack with a cannon, let alone open the cannon door!"
"Why?" Song Luofeng asked in surprise. If he hadn't known that the man in front of him was no less than Simmons's good naval combat player, he would have slapped him.
David said: "Compared with the rags in front of you, your Golden Eagle is really outstanding. The enemy cannot get close to the eighteen twelve-pound cannons and nearly sixty gunmen. If you sink a few more of their ships, the guy who intends to ambush the fleet will realize our strength no matter how stupid hedgehog is. How are you going to deal with a hedgehog who retracts his nest?"
Song Luofeng suddenly realized that as David said, the firepower of the Golden Eagle is really strong, and it can completely damage the enemy with the speed and flexibility far exceeding the opponent's speed and flexibility. Then these guys will not be able to conceal. If he chooses to show weakness, the enemy who cannot be ambushed may chase it out. Three brigged schooners will definitely give the enemy a fatal blow in the outer sea.
"Okay, just follow what you said, close the gun door, use only to attack with a cyclone cannon and a bullet gun, turn the rudder, and teach these idiots a lesson first!" Song Luofeng said immediately.
The cables and sails made a crunching sound due to the violent steering. After completing the steering, the Golden Eagle raised all sails, including the screw sail and the wing sail. After all, the opponent they faced was a sailboat. Before the slurry was exhausted, few ships could only compete with their speed. However, the brigged sailboat was one of them. The distance between the two sides was more than 300 meters, and the enemy had already opened fire. The banging sound of the North Korean bird gun kept ringing, and white fireworks bloomed on the enemy ship.
The Golden Eagle is like a flying fish jumping on the sea. Even if it is driving against the wind, it can run out of nearly seven knots. The local sailboats really pulled the distance with their abundant physical strength at the beginning, but after chasing for a while, the speed also dropped. The Golden Eagle is nimble and shuttled across the sea, avoiding the shells projected by the enemy's bow cannon. When the enemy's paddle speedboat catches up, the circumferential cannons on the stern and side of the ship will hit the enemy's stern and side of the ship, and the gunners keep firing, specializing in hitting the enemy's slalom, and quickly heading towards the outer sea.
At this time, the Bald Eagle and the White Falcon were spinning rhythmically outside the sea. When they heard the rumbling sound of cannons coming from the other side of the cape, the people on the boat could not see what was going on. They were suddenly attacked thousands of miles away, and everyone looked bad, while Li Mingxun stepped on the bow mast and stared quietly at the end of the cape.
When the Golden Eagle was swarming out with a large group of enemy ships, Li Mingxun picked up the telescope and saw that the Golden Eagle's gun door was closed and he deliberately controlled the speed, keeping a distance from the distance. He knew that the Golden Eagle was luring the enemy to fight. Since David and Song Luofeng did this, they must think that the dispatching fleet was sure to defeat the other side.
Li Mingxun pulled out his sword and ordered loudly: "Send the order and prepare for the battle. Our enemies are completely unruly, and the wind direction is beneficial to us. For the community, let's fight!"
As the sails rose, the southwest wind blew the neat sails up. The sharp bow of the Bald Eagle cut the sea, and the white waves spread to both sides. Li Mingxun waved his sword at the bow and shouted loudly, as if a person was challenging the oncoming enemy fleet. The enemy also found the Bald Eagle and the White Falcon. Seeing only three ships, they came up decisively. Lead and arrows kept hitting, but nothing touched Li Mingxun's body. This scene was captured by the sailors and soldiers on the Bald Eagle. People made cheers and praised their leaders loudly.
The sailors galloping across the ocean are superstitious. They believe that the wind, clouds, snow and oceans are all gods, and they have no disasters all the way north. Now the battle has taken advantage of the right time and place. Everyone attributes all the good luck to the leader's fortune, which makes Li Mingxun's mystery a little more.
Li Mingxun shouted energeticly. Under his command, the sailors controlled the sails and went straight to the head, and the anti-slip sand was spread all over the ground to prevent them from falling due to blood. The spearmen and the medley gunmen on both sides of the ship were already in place. Even the native children who were trainee sailors on the ship were tied up the deck in an orderly manner. A boom sound came from the artillery deck. It was the gunman reminding Li Mingxun, who was the commander, that the artillery was ready. The Bald Eagle had completed its combat preparations and entered its best state within an incense stick of time.
When the enemy and us were less than half a mile away, the Golden Eagle, who took the initiative to lure the enemy, passed by the Bald Eagle. After the side of the ship, David was taking off his hat and bent down to greet Li Mingxun, who was brave enough to rise to the courageous Li Mingxun, and then a beautiful turn joined the battle line of the detachment fleet.
"Support the main sail, the other sails descend, everyone takes their place and prepare for battle!" Li Mingxun saw the enemy ships rushing towards him, like hornets whose nests were destroyed, and shouted and jumped off the bow mast and ordered loudly.
Chapter completed!