Chapter 1641
Head-to-head confrontation
Chapter 1641 Head-to-head confrontation
Looking at the five Haihan warships approaching, Juan naturally had no reason to shrink back. He believed that these were by no means the main force of the opponent's fleet. They were mostly auxiliary troops staying on the periphery to perform cover after the break. They could eat up one or two of the ships in one go. It's also good.Dang even ordered the fleet to spread out to the left and right, preparing to surround the Haihan sailboats from the sea.
However, Juan's order had just been issued, and the battle formation on the opposite side had also undergone new changes. The four Exploration-class warships began to turn westward to seize the upper hand, while the black sailboat was single-handedly heading towards the Manila fleet. He rushed straight over, and it seemed that he planned to pass through the middle directly.
Regardless of whether the other party is crazy or deliberately provocative, Juan must not allow this ship to show off its power in front of him, and immediately ordered the main force in the middle lane, including the flagship "San Diego", to target this black sailing ship, and strive to attack it in the first place. In a round of firefights, the opponent was severely injured.
Of course, if Juan had seen the confrontation process between the "Martin" and this strange warship, he might change the current tactics and not try to fight with this black sailing ship.It's a pity that in his camp, no one knows the combat methods and lethality of this black sailing ship, and the Spaniards can only use traditional naval warfare methods to fight.
The consequences of doing so are also obvious. Before the black sailboat entered the range of the Spanish naval guns, the rotating turret located at the bow of the ship opened fire first.Before Juan could even open his mouth to laugh at his opponent's impatience, he saw another sailboat on the port side of the flagship was hit by a bullet, and a large piece of plank exploded at the bow scattered into the sea like a goddess scattering flowers. Mixed with faintly audible screams.
"What is this!" Juan was puzzled by the scene he saw before him. It was unbelievable that the Haihan people's naval guns could hit such a long distance.According to his understanding of the last time he fought against the Haihan battleship, although the opponent's naval gun has a certain advantage in effective range, it seems that it is not so exaggerated.Obviously, this should be a new type of weapon developed by Haihan, and its performance is far superior to the naval guns it used to equip.
While Juan was still scratching his head and thinking about how to deal with this new type of weapon, the commander of the "Black Shark", Wu Sen, was extremely dissatisfied with the hit just now: "My order is to aim at the largest flagship ship. , how did you hit the boat next to it?"
In fact, Wu Sen had already made up his mind to catch the thief first, and the gunner of the "Black Shark" did aim at the "San Diego" to shoot, but because of the turbulent waves, the angle of the cannon was slightly different when it was ejected. Deviation, after flying hundreds of meters in the air, it has already deviated from the target. It passed obliquely over the bow of the "San Diego", but happened to hit another Spanish sailing ship on the left rear of it. It can be regarded as not wasting this round of shells.
However, because the naval gun of the "Black Shark" has already used a more advanced integral shell, its reloading speed is far faster than that of the old artillery in the past. Before the Spaniards responded, the second shell had already been fired. chamber.At this time, the distance between the "Black Shark" and the target was shortened by nearly 200 meters. This time, there was no deviation in the shooting, and it hit the starboard side of the "San Diego" very accurately, and fired a bullet on the hull. Big hole.
Juan's face was already dark at this time. Although he himself was safe and sound, the "San Diego", as the flagship, was shot as soon as it came up, which still made him quite upset.You must know that he led the Manila fleet to outflank the Haihan people's rear, not to fight a battle with the main force of the opponent's fleet, but based on the two terrifyingly accurate cannonballs fired by the opponent, he is almost sure that the black ship The sailboat is by no means an auxiliary unit serving as a guard on the periphery, but a genuine combat unit.
Why did the Haihan people deploy such a powerful unit several nautical miles away from the battlefield? Of course, Juan understood that this measure was to guard against enemy attacks from the rear, and it was obvious that he had already made preparations for battle. As soon as they met each other, they rushed forward without hesitation.He felt that the other party really underestimated him. Even if this battleship is equipped with new artillery, does he want to single out my entire fleet?See if I don't blow you into a hive I won't be called Juan!
The "Black Shark" inserted head-on between the "San Diego" and another Spanish sailing ship at an extremely fast speed, and then aimed the front and rear naval guns at the "San Diego" and fired.Of course, the Spaniards were not idle. There was no need for Juan to give orders at this time, and all the naval guns facing the side of the "Black Shark" were firing wildly.
The two ships sandwiched between the left and right sides of the "Black Shark" are only [-] meters away from the target. Even if the two sides pass by each other for a short time, as long as the shells are poured out at this distance, at least there will be some damage. About a third hit the target.And the actual situation is exactly the same. Juan can hear the collision sound of the shells hitting the black sailing ship on the deck, but the frightening thing is that these shells did not make big holes or gaps in the ship. Instead, they were all thrown into the sea, as if encountering an invulnerable monster.
"What the hell is this!" Juan couldn't help roaring again.He can accept that the Haihan people's weapons are sharper than his own, but his own artillery can at least overwhelm the opponent in terms of numbers.In this kind of close-range firefight, the Spanish side, which has an absolute advantage in the number of artillery, should have the upper hand anyway, but this is not the case. The dozen or so shells that hit the opponent's hull failed to break the defense. This situation made him really unacceptable.
In the process, the two naval guns on the Haihan battleship also hit the starboard side of the "San Diego" one after another without any suspense. One artillery position on the second deck was directly hit, causing a small-scale explosion. A large hole with a diameter of about two meters was blasted on the side of the ship, and nearly one-third of the second deck of the "San Diego" was also collapsed.Although the hull has not yet lost its balance due to this, half of the naval guns on the starboard side cannot continue to fight because of this.
Even so, the Spaniards still have to thank God for his protection, because if one of the shells was half a meter away, it would probably hit the mainmast of the ship.If the main mast is seriously damaged, it is impossible for the ship to continue fighting, even if it wants to evacuate the battlefield.
The other four Exploration-class warships were not idle during this process. They seized the upper hand early, and then pulled their formation horizontally, aiming their sides at the bow of the Spanish fleet, and launched a round of standard T-shaped tactics. shelling.Although none of the Spanish galleons were destroyed, several shells still hit the target accurately.Relying on the advantage of speed, the Haihan battleship quickly left the battlefield after completing the bombardment, and began to make a huge arc on the sea, preparing to implement the next round of T-shaped tactics.
At the same time, the bombardment of the port of Cavite has come to an end. Under the cover of artillery fire from three Majestic-class warships, a troop carrier carrying two companies of the Marine Corps approached the pier.Although there were still some Spanish armed men on the shore trying to resist stubbornly and prevent the Haihan army from landing, what responded to them was a salvo of rifles and a few grenades that fell to their feet with a squeak.
After quickly clearing the pier of resisters, the troop carrier successfully landed and lowered the landing ramp at the bow.The Haihan soldiers swarmed out like wolves and quickly built a beachhead on the pier to cover the landing of more friendly troops.
"Where's our cannon? Hurry up and mount the cannon here, and blow up the firepower point on the opposite side!" Yu Tiezhu issued a combat order to his subordinates at the top of his voice.The Marine Corps was responsible for the first attack on this landing in Cavite, but there were also two troops, the First Battalion and the Seventh Battalion of the Army, who participated in the landing operation. Yu Tiezhu is currently serving as the commander of the First Battalion.
Both the Lu [-] Battalion and the Lu [-] Battalion are based on Hainan Island. Although they cannot compare with the treatment of elite troops such as the Special War Battalion and the Marine Corps, they are also regular troops with many actual combat experiences.Moreover, Yu Tiezhu and Ruan Xiangqian, the commander of the Seventh Battalion, have always been competing. This is not only a competition between two army battalions, but also a competition between Han officers and overseas officers in the Haihan Army.The current military ranks of the two are both majors. Whoever can get more military achievements on the battlefield will have a greater hope of going up first.Yu Tiezhu, as the first batch of soldiers of the Haihan Army, naturally couldn't lose to juniors like Ruan Xiangqian.
The task Yu Tiezhu received was to lead his troops to clean up the Spanish firepower near the pier and assist the Marine Corps to expand the size of the beachhead.The Spaniards used various materials and houses on the pier to build a layer of defense line. Although it was only a temporary fortification, it can also be seen that the military strength of Spain, an old colonial empire, should not be underestimated.Fortunately, the Haihan army has a clear advantage in firepower output. The 300-meter firefighting distance is enough to make the enemies holding old-style flintlock guns shiver behind the fortifications.
Of course, Yu Tiezhu is not satisfied with just suppressing the opponent in terms of firepower, he needs to command his subordinates to clear out the enemy's firepower points within the field of vision as quickly as possible.Of course, using infantry to advance is the fastest and easiest way, but doing so will inevitably cost a certain number of casualties, and Yu Tiezhu doesn't want to have relatively large casualties in this kind of battle where his side already has a clear advantage , so he needs artillery to be in place immediately to unplug the Spanish firepower.
The [-]st Lu Battalion under his command had an artillery company. Although there were only eight small-caliber field guns, they were very suitable for this kind of landing operations. The gun body can even be carried by two strong soldiers, and it is more convenient to unload it from the ship to the land.
Soon two artillery pieces were deployed to the line of fire under the command of Tie Zhu, aiming at the fortification hidden at the entrance of a warehouse [-] meters away. Surround this fortification.
"In case of resistance, shoot and kill!" Yu Tiezhu once again urged the infantry on the assault mission.During this trip to Manila, the Ministry of National Defense required the frontline troops not to kill unarmed personnel indiscriminately, but for those locals who tried to resist the Haihan Army, they did not need to ask for instructions. If they encountered resistance, they could be killed directly.
After three rounds of shelling, no one stuck out their heads to shoot at that firepower point.The two Haihan soldiers quickly outflanked the fortifications, and then shot at the fortifications nearby. They had no intention of trying to capture people alive from here—if it was necessary, the battalion commander would have said it when he gave the order just now. .
With the support of the artillery, the speed of removing the enemy's firepower points has also been accelerated a lot. The temporary bunkers built with bricks and stones can basically collapse in one shot, and it is difficult to play much of a blocking role.Probably the Spaniards did not expect that Haihan could immediately deploy the artillery in place at the beginning of landing. After all, when the two sides fought against each other in the Taipei area a few years ago, it took Haihan a long time to deploy the heavy artillery after landing on the Danshui River. Artillery was delivered to the front.
An hour after the two sides exchanged fire at Cavite Port, about five companies of Haihan troops had landed one after another and completely occupied the northeastern tip of the Cavite Peninsula.Yan Chujie handed over the command of the sea part to Wang Tom, while he went ashore in person to direct the follow-up battle here.
At this time, a few nautical miles north of Cavite, the Manila Fleet still hadn't gotten rid of the struggle of these Haihan warships, and several Haihan warships from the south were coming aggressively for reinforcements.
Due to the fact that the number of Haihan warships participating in the previous battle was too small, no ships in the Manila Fleet were destroyed or sunk. However, the "Black Shark" has been penetrating through the Manila Fleet with its high speed and solid armor. Out, one cannon to the east and the other to the west, making the Spaniards complain.
Juan also tried to encircle and suppress this strange ship, but unfortunately, the speed and steering performance of the sailboats under his command were inferior to this ship. Before the encirclement was completed, the ship slipped out like a loach.In the close-range exchange of fire, the opponent is not afraid at all, and the shells fired past seem to have no other effect except for the crackling sound on the opponent's hull.
"Is there no one who can kill this damned monster!" After Juan commanded the "San Diego" to shoot at him for three rounds, he couldn't help feeling a little hopeless in his heart. He couldn't chase him, he couldn't fight him Move, how to fight this battle?If a few more ships like this are drilled later, the question to consider is whether they can escape.
At the same time, his opponent Wu Mori lamented the lack of power of the shells on the "Black Shark". Seeing that several shells had hit the opponent's flagship, they had not been able to destroy the key parts of the ship.
(End of this chapter)
Looking at the five Haihan warships approaching, Juan naturally had no reason to shrink back. He believed that these were by no means the main force of the opponent's fleet. They were mostly auxiliary troops staying on the periphery to perform cover after the break. They could eat up one or two of the ships in one go. It's also good.Dang even ordered the fleet to spread out to the left and right, preparing to surround the Haihan sailboats from the sea.
However, Juan's order had just been issued, and the battle formation on the opposite side had also undergone new changes. The four Exploration-class warships began to turn westward to seize the upper hand, while the black sailboat was single-handedly heading towards the Manila fleet. He rushed straight over, and it seemed that he planned to pass through the middle directly.
Regardless of whether the other party is crazy or deliberately provocative, Juan must not allow this ship to show off its power in front of him, and immediately ordered the main force in the middle lane, including the flagship "San Diego", to target this black sailing ship, and strive to attack it in the first place. In a round of firefights, the opponent was severely injured.
Of course, if Juan had seen the confrontation process between the "Martin" and this strange warship, he might change the current tactics and not try to fight with this black sailing ship.It's a pity that in his camp, no one knows the combat methods and lethality of this black sailing ship, and the Spaniards can only use traditional naval warfare methods to fight.
The consequences of doing so are also obvious. Before the black sailboat entered the range of the Spanish naval guns, the rotating turret located at the bow of the ship opened fire first.Before Juan could even open his mouth to laugh at his opponent's impatience, he saw another sailboat on the port side of the flagship was hit by a bullet, and a large piece of plank exploded at the bow scattered into the sea like a goddess scattering flowers. Mixed with faintly audible screams.
"What is this!" Juan was puzzled by the scene he saw before him. It was unbelievable that the Haihan people's naval guns could hit such a long distance.According to his understanding of the last time he fought against the Haihan battleship, although the opponent's naval gun has a certain advantage in effective range, it seems that it is not so exaggerated.Obviously, this should be a new type of weapon developed by Haihan, and its performance is far superior to the naval guns it used to equip.
While Juan was still scratching his head and thinking about how to deal with this new type of weapon, the commander of the "Black Shark", Wu Sen, was extremely dissatisfied with the hit just now: "My order is to aim at the largest flagship ship. , how did you hit the boat next to it?"
In fact, Wu Sen had already made up his mind to catch the thief first, and the gunner of the "Black Shark" did aim at the "San Diego" to shoot, but because of the turbulent waves, the angle of the cannon was slightly different when it was ejected. Deviation, after flying hundreds of meters in the air, it has already deviated from the target. It passed obliquely over the bow of the "San Diego", but happened to hit another Spanish sailing ship on the left rear of it. It can be regarded as not wasting this round of shells.
However, because the naval gun of the "Black Shark" has already used a more advanced integral shell, its reloading speed is far faster than that of the old artillery in the past. Before the Spaniards responded, the second shell had already been fired. chamber.At this time, the distance between the "Black Shark" and the target was shortened by nearly 200 meters. This time, there was no deviation in the shooting, and it hit the starboard side of the "San Diego" very accurately, and fired a bullet on the hull. Big hole.
Juan's face was already dark at this time. Although he himself was safe and sound, the "San Diego", as the flagship, was shot as soon as it came up, which still made him quite upset.You must know that he led the Manila fleet to outflank the Haihan people's rear, not to fight a battle with the main force of the opponent's fleet, but based on the two terrifyingly accurate cannonballs fired by the opponent, he is almost sure that the black ship The sailboat is by no means an auxiliary unit serving as a guard on the periphery, but a genuine combat unit.
Why did the Haihan people deploy such a powerful unit several nautical miles away from the battlefield? Of course, Juan understood that this measure was to guard against enemy attacks from the rear, and it was obvious that he had already made preparations for battle. As soon as they met each other, they rushed forward without hesitation.He felt that the other party really underestimated him. Even if this battleship is equipped with new artillery, does he want to single out my entire fleet?See if I don't blow you into a hive I won't be called Juan!
The "Black Shark" inserted head-on between the "San Diego" and another Spanish sailing ship at an extremely fast speed, and then aimed the front and rear naval guns at the "San Diego" and fired.Of course, the Spaniards were not idle. There was no need for Juan to give orders at this time, and all the naval guns facing the side of the "Black Shark" were firing wildly.
The two ships sandwiched between the left and right sides of the "Black Shark" are only [-] meters away from the target. Even if the two sides pass by each other for a short time, as long as the shells are poured out at this distance, at least there will be some damage. About a third hit the target.And the actual situation is exactly the same. Juan can hear the collision sound of the shells hitting the black sailing ship on the deck, but the frightening thing is that these shells did not make big holes or gaps in the ship. Instead, they were all thrown into the sea, as if encountering an invulnerable monster.
"What the hell is this!" Juan couldn't help roaring again.He can accept that the Haihan people's weapons are sharper than his own, but his own artillery can at least overwhelm the opponent in terms of numbers.In this kind of close-range firefight, the Spanish side, which has an absolute advantage in the number of artillery, should have the upper hand anyway, but this is not the case. The dozen or so shells that hit the opponent's hull failed to break the defense. This situation made him really unacceptable.
In the process, the two naval guns on the Haihan battleship also hit the starboard side of the "San Diego" one after another without any suspense. One artillery position on the second deck was directly hit, causing a small-scale explosion. A large hole with a diameter of about two meters was blasted on the side of the ship, and nearly one-third of the second deck of the "San Diego" was also collapsed.Although the hull has not yet lost its balance due to this, half of the naval guns on the starboard side cannot continue to fight because of this.
Even so, the Spaniards still have to thank God for his protection, because if one of the shells was half a meter away, it would probably hit the mainmast of the ship.If the main mast is seriously damaged, it is impossible for the ship to continue fighting, even if it wants to evacuate the battlefield.
The other four Exploration-class warships were not idle during this process. They seized the upper hand early, and then pulled their formation horizontally, aiming their sides at the bow of the Spanish fleet, and launched a round of standard T-shaped tactics. shelling.Although none of the Spanish galleons were destroyed, several shells still hit the target accurately.Relying on the advantage of speed, the Haihan battleship quickly left the battlefield after completing the bombardment, and began to make a huge arc on the sea, preparing to implement the next round of T-shaped tactics.
At the same time, the bombardment of the port of Cavite has come to an end. Under the cover of artillery fire from three Majestic-class warships, a troop carrier carrying two companies of the Marine Corps approached the pier.Although there were still some Spanish armed men on the shore trying to resist stubbornly and prevent the Haihan army from landing, what responded to them was a salvo of rifles and a few grenades that fell to their feet with a squeak.
After quickly clearing the pier of resisters, the troop carrier successfully landed and lowered the landing ramp at the bow.The Haihan soldiers swarmed out like wolves and quickly built a beachhead on the pier to cover the landing of more friendly troops.
"Where's our cannon? Hurry up and mount the cannon here, and blow up the firepower point on the opposite side!" Yu Tiezhu issued a combat order to his subordinates at the top of his voice.The Marine Corps was responsible for the first attack on this landing in Cavite, but there were also two troops, the First Battalion and the Seventh Battalion of the Army, who participated in the landing operation. Yu Tiezhu is currently serving as the commander of the First Battalion.
Both the Lu [-] Battalion and the Lu [-] Battalion are based on Hainan Island. Although they cannot compare with the treatment of elite troops such as the Special War Battalion and the Marine Corps, they are also regular troops with many actual combat experiences.Moreover, Yu Tiezhu and Ruan Xiangqian, the commander of the Seventh Battalion, have always been competing. This is not only a competition between two army battalions, but also a competition between Han officers and overseas officers in the Haihan Army.The current military ranks of the two are both majors. Whoever can get more military achievements on the battlefield will have a greater hope of going up first.Yu Tiezhu, as the first batch of soldiers of the Haihan Army, naturally couldn't lose to juniors like Ruan Xiangqian.
The task Yu Tiezhu received was to lead his troops to clean up the Spanish firepower near the pier and assist the Marine Corps to expand the size of the beachhead.The Spaniards used various materials and houses on the pier to build a layer of defense line. Although it was only a temporary fortification, it can also be seen that the military strength of Spain, an old colonial empire, should not be underestimated.Fortunately, the Haihan army has a clear advantage in firepower output. The 300-meter firefighting distance is enough to make the enemies holding old-style flintlock guns shiver behind the fortifications.
Of course, Yu Tiezhu is not satisfied with just suppressing the opponent in terms of firepower, he needs to command his subordinates to clear out the enemy's firepower points within the field of vision as quickly as possible.Of course, using infantry to advance is the fastest and easiest way, but doing so will inevitably cost a certain number of casualties, and Yu Tiezhu doesn't want to have relatively large casualties in this kind of battle where his side already has a clear advantage , so he needs artillery to be in place immediately to unplug the Spanish firepower.
The [-]st Lu Battalion under his command had an artillery company. Although there were only eight small-caliber field guns, they were very suitable for this kind of landing operations. The gun body can even be carried by two strong soldiers, and it is more convenient to unload it from the ship to the land.
Soon two artillery pieces were deployed to the line of fire under the command of Tie Zhu, aiming at the fortification hidden at the entrance of a warehouse [-] meters away. Surround this fortification.
"In case of resistance, shoot and kill!" Yu Tiezhu once again urged the infantry on the assault mission.During this trip to Manila, the Ministry of National Defense required the frontline troops not to kill unarmed personnel indiscriminately, but for those locals who tried to resist the Haihan Army, they did not need to ask for instructions. If they encountered resistance, they could be killed directly.
After three rounds of shelling, no one stuck out their heads to shoot at that firepower point.The two Haihan soldiers quickly outflanked the fortifications, and then shot at the fortifications nearby. They had no intention of trying to capture people alive from here—if it was necessary, the battalion commander would have said it when he gave the order just now. .
With the support of the artillery, the speed of removing the enemy's firepower points has also been accelerated a lot. The temporary bunkers built with bricks and stones can basically collapse in one shot, and it is difficult to play much of a blocking role.Probably the Spaniards did not expect that Haihan could immediately deploy the artillery in place at the beginning of landing. After all, when the two sides fought against each other in the Taipei area a few years ago, it took Haihan a long time to deploy the heavy artillery after landing on the Danshui River. Artillery was delivered to the front.
An hour after the two sides exchanged fire at Cavite Port, about five companies of Haihan troops had landed one after another and completely occupied the northeastern tip of the Cavite Peninsula.Yan Chujie handed over the command of the sea part to Wang Tom, while he went ashore in person to direct the follow-up battle here.
At this time, a few nautical miles north of Cavite, the Manila Fleet still hadn't gotten rid of the struggle of these Haihan warships, and several Haihan warships from the south were coming aggressively for reinforcements.
Due to the fact that the number of Haihan warships participating in the previous battle was too small, no ships in the Manila Fleet were destroyed or sunk. However, the "Black Shark" has been penetrating through the Manila Fleet with its high speed and solid armor. Out, one cannon to the east and the other to the west, making the Spaniards complain.
Juan also tried to encircle and suppress this strange ship, but unfortunately, the speed and steering performance of the sailboats under his command were inferior to this ship. Before the encirclement was completed, the ship slipped out like a loach.In the close-range exchange of fire, the opponent is not afraid at all, and the shells fired past seem to have no other effect except for the crackling sound on the opponent's hull.
"Is there no one who can kill this damned monster!" After Juan commanded the "San Diego" to shoot at him for three rounds, he couldn't help feeling a little hopeless in his heart. He couldn't chase him, he couldn't fight him Move, how to fight this battle?If a few more ships like this are drilled later, the question to consider is whether they can escape.
At the same time, his opponent Wu Mori lamented the lack of power of the shells on the "Black Shark". Seeing that several shells had hit the opponent's flagship, they had not been able to destroy the key parts of the ship.
(End of this chapter)