Chapter 1154
Showing off force
Chapter 1154 Showing off force
The first batch of soldiers and civilians transported from Phi Island to Changshan Islands settled on Guanglu Island, which is the closest to the mainland. This island with an area of more than [-] square kilometers is flatter than other surrounding islands, and the soil on the island is fertile. Fresh water resources are sufficient, and it used to be the main grain-producing area under the governance of Dongjiang Town.However, after Shang Kexi, who guarded this place last year, engulfed all the soldiers and civilians of the Changshan Islands to join the enemy, the island was completely deserted, and many living facilities needed to be repaired before they could be used. Therefore, carpenters, masons, and other craftsmen also accounted for the personnel selected this time. A small proportion.
"Even the door panels have been removed! It's gratifying to do really well!" Shen Zhixiang inspected the original residential area on the island after landing from Liutiao Harbor on the south side of the island, and was quite dissatisfied with the state of its destruction.
Wang Tom smiled and said: "Don't complain, he didn't set fire to burn down all the houses on the island before he left. The valuables were all evacuated, but there was no major damage. The craftsmen you brought can arrange people to live in it just by simply repairing it."
Shen Zhixiang thought about it for the same reason. If Shang Kexi had set fire to all the houses on the island, it would have required a lot of manpower to rebuild the residential area, and it would be difficult to move in before the cold wave came.Although all the door panels of these houses have been removed now, the structure of the houses has not been damaged, and it will not have a great impact on the occupancy of people.
There are more than [-] residents in this group of residents who will be resettled on Guanglu Island. For this reason, Dongjiang Town and Haihan have sent a large number of soldiers to maintain order, and organize the people to transfer the materials ashore as soon as possible, and then distribute them according to the pre-allocated establishment. Arrange accommodation.Although most of the people have been starved and emaciated from the long-term famine, returning to Guanglu Island undoubtedly gave them a shot in the arm. They believed that this was an opportunity for Dongjiang Town to make a comeback, and the mood for work was still relatively high. .
The Haihan army stayed on the island for two days, and after confirming that the immigration process was smooth and that there were no safety hazards in the surrounding waters, they left Guanglu Island and headed southwest to Jinzhou Bay.Before leaving, Pan Yan, a former prisoner of war who had been released before, offered to accompany him as a guide for the Haihan Army. It happened that he was also one of the trainee officers recommended by Shen Zhixiang to Haihan to complete this mission. After that, you can take a boat to Zhifu Port by the way.
The last time the Haihan fleet visited the Liaodong Peninsula, Pan Yan happened to be on board, but at that time he was a prisoner of war in shackles, and he might be thrown into the sea by the Haihan sailors to feed the fish at any time because of his wrong words. The situation is completely different from today. Not the same.After he was released on bail by Shen Zhixiang and went to Phi Island, Dongjiang Town appointed him a general of the navy, and he was restored as an officer of the Ming army from a prisoner.
However, Pan Yan had experience fighting against Hai Han and stayed on the Hai Han warship for many days, so he knew Hai Han's strength for a long time, so even though he changed his identity now, he still behaved very humbly in front of the Hai Han people. .After boarding the ship, seeing the Haihan officers with military rank marks on their uniforms, they all groveled and dealt with them carefully, not daring to put on airs.
"General Wang, lowly Pan Yan, report here!" Pan Yan immediately knelt down on one knee and saluted after entering Tom Wang's captain's room.
"Get up and talk!" Wang Tom had dealt with the Ming army a lot, and knew that this was a common routine among the Ming army, so he didn't mind letting him get up and talk.
After Pan Yan stood up with lowered eyebrows, he waited for Wang Tom's order.
Tom Wang saw that his attitude was quite upright, so he said, "Pan Yan, this time we go to Jinzhou Bay, we probably won't hold back as much as last time. If you want to fight your former colleagues, you can be ruthless." Do you want to make up your mind?"
Pan Yan responded: "The camps are different. They are all fighting for the master they serve. Why can't they make a move? However, if the opponent is defeated and captured, I will still intercede for them because of my past friendship."
Wang Tom said: "As long as you are not a heinous person, you can still save your life after being captured. Our purpose is not to kill people. Besides, your colleagues in the past are all Han Chinese. You don't have to worry too much about this. We have our own discretion. "
Pan Yan said: "General Wang is benevolent, I thank you for them first! Please rest assured, General Wang, on the battlefield, I will do my best and never slack off!"
Wang Tom was quite satisfied with Pan Yan's statement, and immediately assigned him to the flagship deck to help the deck artillery commander to learn the sighting and aiming operation of Haihan artillery and basic naval artillery warfare techniques.
Wang Tom is not worried that letting Pan Yan know about the performance of Haihan's weapons and combat methods will cause leaks, because these are based on the ships and artillery equipped by the Haihan Navy, and the military technology gap between the two sides is too great. Even if outsiders know this information, they will not be able to find a way to defeat the Haihan Navy on the frontal battlefield.Before Haihan helped the local navy train senior officers in Fujian, all of them were taught on-site on Haihan's warships. Hidden thoughts of resistance.
With past practical experience, Wang Tom had already made arrangements for the plan to train officers for Dongjiang Town.For the training candidates selected by Shen Zhixiang this time, the naval personnel have already set off with the Haihan Fleet, and the infantry officers will settle down on the Changshan Islands, and then go directly to Zhifu Port by boat for training.
In addition to Pan Yan, there are also several other officers of the Ming army who are currently deployed on other warships, temporarily taking up the duties of various grassroots operating positions.And the effect of receiving training under such actual combat conditions will be far better than empty theoretical explanations in the classroom.This is the last maritime operation in Northeast Asia this year. Wang Tom intends to take this opportunity to see if there are any talents among these Ming army officers. .
The civilian passenger and cargo ships in the Haihan Fleet will continue to help transport personnel and supplies between Guanglu Island and Pi Island. Therefore, except for a few supply ships, the fleet heading directly to Jinzhou Bay is all combat ships.The voyage from Guanglu Island to Jinzhou Bay was only more than 30 nautical miles, and it only took half a day for the Haihan fleet to reach the outside of Jinzhou Bay.Wang Tom ordered the semaphore to tell the supply ship to wait southward near Dashan Island outside the bay, while other ships marched aggressively into Jinzhou Bay.
The last time the Haihan Fleet came here to demonstrate on a whim, less than two months had passed.The Houjinshui division stationed here has obviously learned the previous lessons and strengthened the monitoring of overseas areas.As soon as the Haihan fleet sailed into the bay, they saw the small boats on the shore and on the sea setting off warning fireworks at the same time.
"It's a lesson learned!" Tom Wang looked at the conspicuous fireworks signal in midair, with a sneer on his face.
Now that the traces had been exposed, Tom Wang also completely gave up the idea of quietly approaching the enemy's pier for a sneak attack, and ordered to start the steam propulsion system on the ship to move forward at full speed.In addition to the flagship "Weiyuan" where Wang Tom belongs, there are two other expedition-class warships in the Haihan Army that are also equipped with steam power, but these things are too loud to use, and there are soot and Steam was continuously vented from the chimney, so it had not been used previously.
Pan Yan was concentrating on observing the situation on the sea to the north when he suddenly felt some regular intermittent vibrations coming from the deck below his feet. He turned his head to look at the others, but saw that the expressions of the Haihan crew and sailors were all normal, as if they were not Did not feel any abnormalities.When Pan Yanzheng wondered if he had an illusion, the frequency of this vibration gradually accelerated, and the vibration became more and more clear.Pan Yan knew that this could not be his illusion, and he was looking back to see if Wang Tom was in command behind the deck, but he saw a large puff of smoke from the waist-thick chimney at the stern of the ship.
Pan Yan used to think that the chimney was leading to the kitchen below the deck, and he always felt that the Haihan people's design on this detail was really weird. They actually wanted to make such a big chimney to ventilate. , this is obviously not something that can be produced by cooking and cooking in the kitchen.
Pan Yan grabbed the arm of the Haihan officer next to him and said, "Something...something happened!"
The officer said angrily: "You are yelling and panicking! Hasn't the fight started yet?"
"No! Look at the back!" Pan Yan quickly pointed to the chimney at the stern of the ship and said, "It's a fire below!"
"Fire, you big-headed ghost! Keep an eye on the front and don't be distracted!" The officer naturally knew why this guy panicked when he heard it. This is not uncommon among the personnel trained on the flagship. There are similar guesses and reactions whenBut now that he has entered the combat state, he doesn't bother to explain the mystery to him, but let him concentrate on dealing with the enemy first.
Seeing the officer get angry, Pan Yan knew that his guess must be wrong, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions.However, as the vibration frequency of the ship's body gradually stabilized, he found that the speed of the ship he was on seemed to be accelerating, and the other ships that had been going hand in hand were slowly left behind.Pan Yan has served in the Navy for many years, and he can be regarded as an old sea dog. He can be sure that this change in speed is definitely not his own illusion, but it may only come from some kind of operation on this ship that he does not recognize. .
Is someone rowing below to help?This is of course impossible. Pan Yan knew that the sides of the ship were densely packed with gun emplacements, and there was no room for paddling at all.And he can also be sure that this is not due to a sudden change in the wind at sea, which can be clearly judged from the state of the sail hanging on the mast.Pan Yan was puzzled at the moment, but he didn't connect this strange phenomenon with the vibration of the ship's hull and the thick smoke from the chimney, because he really couldn't imagine that Haihan was in the bilge of this ship. A mechanical monster beyond the cognition of this era is placed in it.
However, the shadows of sails appearing on the sea in the distance soon made him lose his mind to ponder the mystery of the speed change.The enemy navy moored in Jinzhou Bay responded very quickly. After receiving the warning, several sailboats came out to meet the battle.
But it is a pity that the opponent they are facing is the most powerful sea warship in the Far East in this era, with super high speed, powerful firepower, solid hull, and a group of well-trained and experienced combat ships. The regular navy, even if they are brave enough to die, cannot take advantage of such an opponent.
"There are only six ships... let's talk about destroying them first!" Wang Tom looked at the oncoming enemy ships through the binoculars, and he didn't feel much nervous, because he knew very well that with the tonnage and firepower of these ships, it would be difficult to deal with them. His own flagship poses a threat, and even close combat is a delusion.
The "Weiyuan" took advantage of its own power to seize the upper head, quickly passed the west side of the enemy navy, and used naval guns to launch two rounds of rapid-fire attacks on the enemy ship at a distance of less than 50 meters.
The task Pan Yan received before the battle was to count the number of effective strikes during the battle, and to record the approximate location and effect of the shells hitting the opponent's hull, so he also lay on the ship's side to watch carefully, lest he Details are missed.
According to Pan Yan's observations, in these two rounds of attacks, at least seven shells hit three enemy ships respectively.The effect of these shells hitting the hull is almost exactly the same, opening large holes in the ship's plank.The impact points of two of the rounds were near the waterline, and I was afraid that they would soon cause trouble for the opponent to enter the hull of the ship.
Pan Yan can only express his admiration for such a firepower output. The firepower of this Haihan warship is almost as strong as the sum of the entire Ming army navy.Pan Yan is very familiar with the counterattack methods available to the opponent, because these ships are obviously the warships that used to belong to the Dengzhou Navy, and the long-range weapons that can be used on the ships are nothing more than some rockets and small-caliber copper hairpins. , Fran cannon, its range, power and shooting accuracy are not enough to threaten this behemoth.On the contrary, a few projectiles shot from the opposite side hit the side of the "Weiyuan" with crackling noises, but they were not enough to penetrate the thick planks of the ship. Light dents were left on it.
But the bombardment that the other ships had to endure did not end there. Pan Yan saw that the other two Haihan warships following the "Weiyuan" also began to engage with them. They were also bombarded by naval artillery, and they could faintly see Thick smoke came out of the warships of the former Dengzhou Navy, presumably because shells fired by Haihan warships hit the firelighters on board.
Pan Yan secretly sighed, knowing that these ships were no match for the Haihan Fleet at all, and those former colleagues were caught in such a battle of unequal strength, and the result might be bad or bad.
(End of this chapter)
The first batch of soldiers and civilians transported from Phi Island to Changshan Islands settled on Guanglu Island, which is the closest to the mainland. This island with an area of more than [-] square kilometers is flatter than other surrounding islands, and the soil on the island is fertile. Fresh water resources are sufficient, and it used to be the main grain-producing area under the governance of Dongjiang Town.However, after Shang Kexi, who guarded this place last year, engulfed all the soldiers and civilians of the Changshan Islands to join the enemy, the island was completely deserted, and many living facilities needed to be repaired before they could be used. Therefore, carpenters, masons, and other craftsmen also accounted for the personnel selected this time. A small proportion.
"Even the door panels have been removed! It's gratifying to do really well!" Shen Zhixiang inspected the original residential area on the island after landing from Liutiao Harbor on the south side of the island, and was quite dissatisfied with the state of its destruction.
Wang Tom smiled and said: "Don't complain, he didn't set fire to burn down all the houses on the island before he left. The valuables were all evacuated, but there was no major damage. The craftsmen you brought can arrange people to live in it just by simply repairing it."
Shen Zhixiang thought about it for the same reason. If Shang Kexi had set fire to all the houses on the island, it would have required a lot of manpower to rebuild the residential area, and it would be difficult to move in before the cold wave came.Although all the door panels of these houses have been removed now, the structure of the houses has not been damaged, and it will not have a great impact on the occupancy of people.
There are more than [-] residents in this group of residents who will be resettled on Guanglu Island. For this reason, Dongjiang Town and Haihan have sent a large number of soldiers to maintain order, and organize the people to transfer the materials ashore as soon as possible, and then distribute them according to the pre-allocated establishment. Arrange accommodation.Although most of the people have been starved and emaciated from the long-term famine, returning to Guanglu Island undoubtedly gave them a shot in the arm. They believed that this was an opportunity for Dongjiang Town to make a comeback, and the mood for work was still relatively high. .
The Haihan army stayed on the island for two days, and after confirming that the immigration process was smooth and that there were no safety hazards in the surrounding waters, they left Guanglu Island and headed southwest to Jinzhou Bay.Before leaving, Pan Yan, a former prisoner of war who had been released before, offered to accompany him as a guide for the Haihan Army. It happened that he was also one of the trainee officers recommended by Shen Zhixiang to Haihan to complete this mission. After that, you can take a boat to Zhifu Port by the way.
The last time the Haihan fleet visited the Liaodong Peninsula, Pan Yan happened to be on board, but at that time he was a prisoner of war in shackles, and he might be thrown into the sea by the Haihan sailors to feed the fish at any time because of his wrong words. The situation is completely different from today. Not the same.After he was released on bail by Shen Zhixiang and went to Phi Island, Dongjiang Town appointed him a general of the navy, and he was restored as an officer of the Ming army from a prisoner.
However, Pan Yan had experience fighting against Hai Han and stayed on the Hai Han warship for many days, so he knew Hai Han's strength for a long time, so even though he changed his identity now, he still behaved very humbly in front of the Hai Han people. .After boarding the ship, seeing the Haihan officers with military rank marks on their uniforms, they all groveled and dealt with them carefully, not daring to put on airs.
"General Wang, lowly Pan Yan, report here!" Pan Yan immediately knelt down on one knee and saluted after entering Tom Wang's captain's room.
"Get up and talk!" Wang Tom had dealt with the Ming army a lot, and knew that this was a common routine among the Ming army, so he didn't mind letting him get up and talk.
After Pan Yan stood up with lowered eyebrows, he waited for Wang Tom's order.
Tom Wang saw that his attitude was quite upright, so he said, "Pan Yan, this time we go to Jinzhou Bay, we probably won't hold back as much as last time. If you want to fight your former colleagues, you can be ruthless." Do you want to make up your mind?"
Pan Yan responded: "The camps are different. They are all fighting for the master they serve. Why can't they make a move? However, if the opponent is defeated and captured, I will still intercede for them because of my past friendship."
Wang Tom said: "As long as you are not a heinous person, you can still save your life after being captured. Our purpose is not to kill people. Besides, your colleagues in the past are all Han Chinese. You don't have to worry too much about this. We have our own discretion. "
Pan Yan said: "General Wang is benevolent, I thank you for them first! Please rest assured, General Wang, on the battlefield, I will do my best and never slack off!"
Wang Tom was quite satisfied with Pan Yan's statement, and immediately assigned him to the flagship deck to help the deck artillery commander to learn the sighting and aiming operation of Haihan artillery and basic naval artillery warfare techniques.
Wang Tom is not worried that letting Pan Yan know about the performance of Haihan's weapons and combat methods will cause leaks, because these are based on the ships and artillery equipped by the Haihan Navy, and the military technology gap between the two sides is too great. Even if outsiders know this information, they will not be able to find a way to defeat the Haihan Navy on the frontal battlefield.Before Haihan helped the local navy train senior officers in Fujian, all of them were taught on-site on Haihan's warships. Hidden thoughts of resistance.
With past practical experience, Wang Tom had already made arrangements for the plan to train officers for Dongjiang Town.For the training candidates selected by Shen Zhixiang this time, the naval personnel have already set off with the Haihan Fleet, and the infantry officers will settle down on the Changshan Islands, and then go directly to Zhifu Port by boat for training.
In addition to Pan Yan, there are also several other officers of the Ming army who are currently deployed on other warships, temporarily taking up the duties of various grassroots operating positions.And the effect of receiving training under such actual combat conditions will be far better than empty theoretical explanations in the classroom.This is the last maritime operation in Northeast Asia this year. Wang Tom intends to take this opportunity to see if there are any talents among these Ming army officers. .
The civilian passenger and cargo ships in the Haihan Fleet will continue to help transport personnel and supplies between Guanglu Island and Pi Island. Therefore, except for a few supply ships, the fleet heading directly to Jinzhou Bay is all combat ships.The voyage from Guanglu Island to Jinzhou Bay was only more than 30 nautical miles, and it only took half a day for the Haihan fleet to reach the outside of Jinzhou Bay.Wang Tom ordered the semaphore to tell the supply ship to wait southward near Dashan Island outside the bay, while other ships marched aggressively into Jinzhou Bay.
The last time the Haihan Fleet came here to demonstrate on a whim, less than two months had passed.The Houjinshui division stationed here has obviously learned the previous lessons and strengthened the monitoring of overseas areas.As soon as the Haihan fleet sailed into the bay, they saw the small boats on the shore and on the sea setting off warning fireworks at the same time.
"It's a lesson learned!" Tom Wang looked at the conspicuous fireworks signal in midair, with a sneer on his face.
Now that the traces had been exposed, Tom Wang also completely gave up the idea of quietly approaching the enemy's pier for a sneak attack, and ordered to start the steam propulsion system on the ship to move forward at full speed.In addition to the flagship "Weiyuan" where Wang Tom belongs, there are two other expedition-class warships in the Haihan Army that are also equipped with steam power, but these things are too loud to use, and there are soot and Steam was continuously vented from the chimney, so it had not been used previously.
Pan Yan was concentrating on observing the situation on the sea to the north when he suddenly felt some regular intermittent vibrations coming from the deck below his feet. He turned his head to look at the others, but saw that the expressions of the Haihan crew and sailors were all normal, as if they were not Did not feel any abnormalities.When Pan Yanzheng wondered if he had an illusion, the frequency of this vibration gradually accelerated, and the vibration became more and more clear.Pan Yan knew that this could not be his illusion, and he was looking back to see if Wang Tom was in command behind the deck, but he saw a large puff of smoke from the waist-thick chimney at the stern of the ship.
Pan Yan used to think that the chimney was leading to the kitchen below the deck, and he always felt that the Haihan people's design on this detail was really weird. They actually wanted to make such a big chimney to ventilate. , this is obviously not something that can be produced by cooking and cooking in the kitchen.
Pan Yan grabbed the arm of the Haihan officer next to him and said, "Something...something happened!"
The officer said angrily: "You are yelling and panicking! Hasn't the fight started yet?"
"No! Look at the back!" Pan Yan quickly pointed to the chimney at the stern of the ship and said, "It's a fire below!"
"Fire, you big-headed ghost! Keep an eye on the front and don't be distracted!" The officer naturally knew why this guy panicked when he heard it. This is not uncommon among the personnel trained on the flagship. There are similar guesses and reactions whenBut now that he has entered the combat state, he doesn't bother to explain the mystery to him, but let him concentrate on dealing with the enemy first.
Seeing the officer get angry, Pan Yan knew that his guess must be wrong, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions.However, as the vibration frequency of the ship's body gradually stabilized, he found that the speed of the ship he was on seemed to be accelerating, and the other ships that had been going hand in hand were slowly left behind.Pan Yan has served in the Navy for many years, and he can be regarded as an old sea dog. He can be sure that this change in speed is definitely not his own illusion, but it may only come from some kind of operation on this ship that he does not recognize. .
Is someone rowing below to help?This is of course impossible. Pan Yan knew that the sides of the ship were densely packed with gun emplacements, and there was no room for paddling at all.And he can also be sure that this is not due to a sudden change in the wind at sea, which can be clearly judged from the state of the sail hanging on the mast.Pan Yan was puzzled at the moment, but he didn't connect this strange phenomenon with the vibration of the ship's hull and the thick smoke from the chimney, because he really couldn't imagine that Haihan was in the bilge of this ship. A mechanical monster beyond the cognition of this era is placed in it.
However, the shadows of sails appearing on the sea in the distance soon made him lose his mind to ponder the mystery of the speed change.The enemy navy moored in Jinzhou Bay responded very quickly. After receiving the warning, several sailboats came out to meet the battle.
But it is a pity that the opponent they are facing is the most powerful sea warship in the Far East in this era, with super high speed, powerful firepower, solid hull, and a group of well-trained and experienced combat ships. The regular navy, even if they are brave enough to die, cannot take advantage of such an opponent.
"There are only six ships... let's talk about destroying them first!" Wang Tom looked at the oncoming enemy ships through the binoculars, and he didn't feel much nervous, because he knew very well that with the tonnage and firepower of these ships, it would be difficult to deal with them. His own flagship poses a threat, and even close combat is a delusion.
The "Weiyuan" took advantage of its own power to seize the upper head, quickly passed the west side of the enemy navy, and used naval guns to launch two rounds of rapid-fire attacks on the enemy ship at a distance of less than 50 meters.
The task Pan Yan received before the battle was to count the number of effective strikes during the battle, and to record the approximate location and effect of the shells hitting the opponent's hull, so he also lay on the ship's side to watch carefully, lest he Details are missed.
According to Pan Yan's observations, in these two rounds of attacks, at least seven shells hit three enemy ships respectively.The effect of these shells hitting the hull is almost exactly the same, opening large holes in the ship's plank.The impact points of two of the rounds were near the waterline, and I was afraid that they would soon cause trouble for the opponent to enter the hull of the ship.
Pan Yan can only express his admiration for such a firepower output. The firepower of this Haihan warship is almost as strong as the sum of the entire Ming army navy.Pan Yan is very familiar with the counterattack methods available to the opponent, because these ships are obviously the warships that used to belong to the Dengzhou Navy, and the long-range weapons that can be used on the ships are nothing more than some rockets and small-caliber copper hairpins. , Fran cannon, its range, power and shooting accuracy are not enough to threaten this behemoth.On the contrary, a few projectiles shot from the opposite side hit the side of the "Weiyuan" with crackling noises, but they were not enough to penetrate the thick planks of the ship. Light dents were left on it.
But the bombardment that the other ships had to endure did not end there. Pan Yan saw that the other two Haihan warships following the "Weiyuan" also began to engage with them. They were also bombarded by naval artillery, and they could faintly see Thick smoke came out of the warships of the former Dengzhou Navy, presumably because shells fired by Haihan warships hit the firelighters on board.
Pan Yan secretly sighed, knowing that these ships were no match for the Haihan Fleet at all, and those former colleagues were caught in such a battle of unequal strength, and the result might be bad or bad.
(End of this chapter)