I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

To the west, Hua Jun's 33rd Division, Shi Shouye Department.

The deployment of troops is almost the same as that of Li Lianfan.

The only difference is that their division has more than 100 12-jin cannons.

These cannons are surprisingly powerful, much more powerful than the previous six-pound red-clothed cannons, and they can also fire howitzer shells.

However, there were no fortifications built on Shi Shouye's side.

After all, they were originally attacking Hankou in this direction.

It was Zhou Daqi who was in charge of attacking Shi Shouye's troop, and his strength was even more than He Tengjiao's troop, up to 55,000.

In the face of so many enemies and no fortifications, Shi Shouye did not panic at all, the reason being the hundred cannons.

The existence of these more than 100 cannons allowed them to avoid defending the entire line of defense like Li Lianfan did.

Shi Shouye only needs to send people to keep these cannons and artillery positions, and leave blanks in other places.

With a range of five or six miles, these cannons can cover the entire front.

Give Zhou Daqi a hundred courage, he didn't dare to ignore the artillery of Hua Jun, he just passed by the empty space next to him, and then went to attack Li Lianfan's back.

When passing through this section of the road, I was baptized by the artillery of the Chinese army. It was true that there were not enough soldiers to die.

The lethality of these cannons on the plains battlefield is several times more powerful than when sieging cities.

After all, these shells rely on shrapnel to kill the enemy. Without a bunker such as a city wall, these shrapnel can fully kill the enemy.

Zhou Daqi had no choice, he had to destroy this artillery unit of the Hua Army. Only through here, to cooperate with He Tengjiao.

And Shi Shouye knew this very well.

As soon as he found out that the enemy had taken the bait according to the predetermined plan and started a full-scale counterattack, he arranged for the artillery to retreat some distance, and then the infantry was stationed around it, posing a posture of death protection.

They are not protected by a parapet, but they are dense enough, several times denser than Li Lianfan's scattered defense.

And the denser the formation duel, the more beneficial to the Chinese army.

Therefore, in the face of the overwhelming Ming army, Shi Shouye did not panic at all, even a little impatient.

The feeling of bullying opponents with advanced weapons is quite good.

Zhou Daqi's troops were divided into three routes, and they were said to be three routes. In fact, the interval between each route was about one mile.

The frontal attack in the middle, and the left and right sides circled to the Huajun flank to launch an attack, forming a three-sided attack situation, giving full play to the advantages of troops as much as possible.

Strive to attack as many Chinese soldiers as possible at the same time.

Divided into three routes, Hua Jun's artillery can't stare at one troop to bombard, and it can also reduce the pressure of a single troop being bombed.

If there is only one way, the bombardment of the artillery can make them vomit blood.

There is no cannon to restrict the opponent's cannon, and it is quite a disadvantage to charge against the cannon.

Before charging, Zhou Daqi's generals persuaded: "Should we transport the cannons arranged in Hanyang, it would be too disadvantageous to have no cannons."

Their cannons were originally used to prevent Dahua's navy from advancing straight in and cutting off the Yangtze River.

At this time, they have already started the final battle, so blocking the river surface will become less important.

They were decisively defeated, and the Chinese army would inevitably be defeated.

If they are decisively defeated, they will not be able to block the river and guard the three towns of Wuhan.

In short, this decisive battle in Hankou can already decide everything, and naturally all the forces need to be put into it.

"I'm afraid it's too late."

The other two sides had already launched an attack, and he couldn't stand by and watch the cannons.

Otherwise, Hua Jun would have the leisure to support other troops.

That said, but in the end, Zhou Daqi still sent some people to transport the cannons.

He is also not sure how long this decisive battle will take, and whether cannons will be used in the back.

A small force went to carry the artillery, and the remaining large force went on the offensive.

Among the three troops, the two flanks are faster and the middle is slower, so that the attack can be synchronized later.

As the enemy started to move, the cannons of the Chinese army also sounded decisively. Their 12-jin cannons have a range theory.

It has reached five or six miles.

The actual effective range is also about two or three miles.

Even though the two armies were still far apart, the artillery was already within reach.

The sound of the cannons sounded, and the first few shots did not hit, and the shells all landed in the blank space where there was no Ming army.

Tens of thousands of people seem to be a lot, but there are not many scattered on this battlefield. Many places are still blank, and there is no Ming army.

The Ming army was not happy because they could see the observation balloon of the Hua army in the distance.

On the observation balloon, the soldiers of the Chinese army determined the landing point of the cannonball, and then passed the information to the people below to adjust the shelling parameters of the cannonball.

After a few artillery adjustments, the artillery shells of the Chinese army began to fall into the phalanx of the soldiers of the Ming army.

Next is the nightmare of the Ming army. From now until they are close to the Chinese army, they will all be slaughtered by artillery shells.

And they had no choice but to move forward patiently.

Moreover, even if the shells landed around them, they were not allowed to run, and they walked past at a normal speed.

After all, there is still a long way to go, so if you run now, you will be exhausted when you run halfway.

Not allowed to accelerate, this is a kind of torture to the soldiers' psychology. Watching the cannonballs fall in their own square, the soldiers will instinctively want to run.

boom.

Another howitzer shell fell in the phalanx of the Ming army and exploded, and at least hundreds of shrapnel were fired.

A large amount of shrapnel was shot on the soldiers of the Ming Army, and those shot in the head were basically reimbursed directly.

Still, most of it was shot to the torso and extremities.

Those who have been shot are generally unable to move forward.

Even if the arm is shot, under such severe pain, there is no way to continue to fight. It is better to retreat to clean the wound and treat it, maybe it can be saved well.

The wounded were left behind, and the uninjured moved on.

"Disperse the dot matrix, increase the distance between the front and rear, and ensure five positions."

In order to reduce losses, the generals of the Ming army issued an order.

Pull the distance between the front and rear, so that the formation becomes evacuated.

However, this formation has greatly slowed down the team's progress, which has advantages and disadvantages.

The more than 100 artillery pieces of the Hua Army attacked the three-way army at the same time. On average, each army could only be allocated more than 30 guns.

This number is nothing compared to the huge number of Ming troops.

Therefore, even if their artillery can hit from time to time, the advance of the Ming army has no effect at all and continues to advance.