I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Zhoushan.

After Liu Hansan captured Ningbo, he asked the local civil officials to send Zhoushan a letter of invitation to surrender.

However, Zhoushan's defender Huang Binqing refused to surrender.

At that time, Liu Hansan was in a hurry to return to Nanjing, so he ignored him.

After completing the enthronement ceremony, Wang Dayong was transferred to Ningbo. He recruited Huang Binqing again, but Huang Binqing refused again.

As a result, Wang Dayong ordered Chen Bang to lead 2,000 men to attack Zhoushan with the assistance of the navy.

If you do not control Zhoushan in your own hands, it is not safe for those overseas businessmen to come to Ningbo to do business.

Other places can be ignored temporarily, but Zhoushan must be won as soon as possible.

More than 40 ships sailed directly to Zhoushan Island, and the other surrounding islands were ignored, just take Zhoushan Island.

Of the more than forty ships, ten of them were steam battleships.

In Zhoushan County, Huang Binqing received the news the moment the Hua army went to sea.

"Sir, let's go. We still have a little chance at sea, and when they get ashore, it will be even more difficult to fight."

His subordinates advised.

They have also heard of the reputation of the Dahua Army.

Even the iron cavalry of the Qing Dynasty are not opponents, and they naturally don't think they can beat it.

Therefore, the countermeasures they negotiated before were mainly based on maritime defense, because their soldiers were also good at water warfare.

Huang Binqing didn't say anything after hearing the words. He knew that even at sea, he might not be Dahua's opponent.

Maybe his subordinates are better at water warfare, but the equipment gap between the two sides is obvious to the naked eye.

Dahua's steamboat, it blinded his eyes.

Even if he was killed, he couldn't understand why that kind of ship could move by itself, and it moved so fast.

Although he knew he was not an opponent, Huang Binqing refused to surrender.

Eat the king's wealth, divide the king's worries.

He spent his whole life serving as an official for Daming and had deep feelings for Daming.

Therefore, he would rather die than surrender, and wanted to keep his name clear.

"Pass my order, get on board, and prepare for battle."

After being silent for a moment, Huang Binqing ordered to go to sea.

He can only hope now that the soldiers of the Hua army will be seasick on the boat just like Cao Cao's army before, so that they still have a chance to win.

However, his idea was too naive.

In the Dahua army, the soldiers are still mainly in the south, and most of them can swim and have been on boats.

Seasickness is only a minority.

When the Huajun's fleet sailed near Sheshan Island, a fleet appeared in their upwind area.

Huang Binqing and the others deliberately chose this place in order to take advantage of the downwind to quickly approach the Hua army and then engage in a battle.

The faster you go, the less shelling you get.

All the cannons in their fleet combined were not as many as the cannons on a steam warship of the Chinese army.

Therefore, Huang Binqing never thought of shooting against Hua Jun.

The only hope for them is to defeat the enemy with their superb water combat experience.

"The enemy is attacking, the artillery is ready to fire."

Encountered enemy attack, Chen Bang is also very calm.

Strength has the absolute upper hand, and he is not panic at all.

Soon, Dahua's artillery began to test fire. Then, according to the landing point of the shell and the speed of the enemy's ship, the parameters are calculated to carry out large-scale shelling.

Ten cannon-equipped steamships adjusted their hulls so that their sides were aimed at the enemy, so that the maximum number of cannons could be put into use at one time.

The cannon sounded, and countless black spots flew towards the Ming army.

However, there were very few hits, and most of them fell into the water.

At sea, the hit rate of artillery is much lower than on land.

It really depends on luck.

More than a hundred cannons fired in salvos, but only two were hit in the end, with a hit rate of less than 2%.

The two artillery shells hit, but also caused a lot of damage to the Ming army, killing a total of twelve people and injuring eleven people.

Those who were wounded had lost their combat effectiveness, not much different from being bombed.

Just two shells caused this kind of loss, and the soldiers on the two ships couldn't help but shudder, and a bad feeling came to their minds.

The Huajun's artillery hit rate was low, and the Ming Jun's hit rate was even more unsightly.

After playing a round, I heard a beep.

Not to mention killing and wounding the Chinese army, it did not even have the least deterrent effect.

Seeing that the cannonball fell into the water dozens of meters away from him, splashing high water, the soldiers of the Chinese army were all happy and treated it as a joke.

Standing on the deck together, pointing at those Ming soldiers, laughing and laughing.

If the Ming army could hear their mockery, they would definitely feel humiliated.

The two sides continued to approach, and the hit rate of the artillery shells also began to increase.

However, the artillery shells of the Chinese army are actually killing the enemy.

One cannonball can kill at least ten soldiers.

As for the artillery shells of the Ming army, one of the shells finally hit a ship of the Chinese army.

The huge kinetic energy smashed a big hole in the deck of the ship.

However, the damage caused is zero.

The other cannonball was luckier and landed in the crowd.

Then, smashed

One was bruised, two were bruised, that's all.

The solid shells of the Ming army are too limited in lethality.

On the other hand, the howitzer shells of the Chinese army are all demons that kill without blinking an eye.

Each explosion, its killing range is a wave of seven or eight meters.

Seeing those black dots flying towards them, the soldiers of the Ming army trembled in their legs.

Some people even jumped into the sea to avoid it because they were too nervous.

"Speed ​​up."

Huang Binqing shouted, if you don't get close to the enemy as soon as possible, the artillery alone can defeat them.

Under Huang Binqing's urging, the Ming army accelerated their paddling, and with the help of the sails, they finally approached the ships of the Hua army.

However, their nightmare has just begun.

The Chinese soldiers had already loaded their bullets, and they shot indiscriminately at the approaching Ming soldiers.

Although the hit rate is not very high, there are many people who can't stand shooting.

Before they were completely reconnected, hundreds of Ming troops were killed by gunfire.

During the approaching section, they lost a total of more than 300 people.

It may not seem like much, but compared to their total, the number is terrifying.

Their total military strength is only more than 1,200 people, and in a small place like Zhoushan, they can only support so many people.

A quarter of the time died in the process of approaching, and after approaching, the two sides finally started a hand-to-hand fight.

Fighting on a boat with a gun is really not as effective as a knife.

However, this little disadvantage is not a problem at all.

The disadvantage of the Ming army was even greater, their morale was low and their numbers were too small.

The two sides tore together, and it took less than half an hour to decide the winner.

There is no suspense, the Ming army was defeated.

A large number of Ming soldiers surrendered, and some jumped into the sea to escape.

This place is only seven or eight hundred meters away from the surrounding islands, which is no problem for some people with good water.

Seeing his own defeat, Huang Binqing's mouth widened and he was speechless.

Before he came, he expected that his side might fail, but he never expected to lose so badly.