Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 675 Get Up Wherever You Fall

In order to prove that it was not an accident just now, the Admiral of the Venetian Navy ordered a warship that was about to be decommissioned to be driven 500 meters away with a flesh-cutting expression, and then all the sailors left the ship. Then, he issued an order to the gunner manipulating the 130mm naval gun ordered to bombard the ship.

This is indeed a big deal.Things are different now. The Venetians 200 years ago were the giants of the Mediterranean. Together with city-states such as Genoa, they monopolized the maritime trade of the entire Mediterranean. At that time, there were more Venetian warships than dogs. They would not care about one or two warships. .But now, after experiencing the protracted Turkish-Turkish War, Venice's military and financial resources have shrunk significantly. The navy's speed of building new ships is far unable to keep up with the rate of consumption, while their mortal enemy, the Turkish Navy, is getting stronger and stronger. , in this case, every battleship is very precious. If a genuine active battleship is used as a target ship, it is no wonder that the expression of the dear naval commander looks like someone is cutting his flesh.

Twelve 130mm breech-loading smoothbore guns were quickly reloaded, once again showing the natural advantage of breech-loading artillery in terms of reloading speed—it is just too prodigal to use expensive silk to wrap gunpowder.At this time, the navy commander changed his mind and told the twelve big guys not to rush to fire. He ordered the semaphore to be played, and the three battleships equipped with muzzle-loading smoothbore guns aimed at the target ship together, and fired at the same time. Roll like a wall.Hundreds of shot puts hit the target ship head and face, the hapless target ship made a loud, tooth-piercing sound, sawdust and shrapnel flew around, and several holes were punched out of one sail. With broken.But this round of massive bombardment can achieve only so much. The target ship with more than a dozen holes in its body is still there, and it can survive at least three or four salvos by visual inspection.The three warships fired another round of salvo, this time more fiercely, a mast was intercepted and broken by shells, and the mainsail crashed down, announcing that the warship had lost power.Another shell hit the rudder of the ship, and immediately smashed the rudder to pieces. Fortunately, the entire battleship has become a stranded whale, and it is definitely over. If this is on the battlefield, those who wait for it will definitely die. It was overwhelming artillery fire until it sank.But the sailor boarded the ship and inspected it, and found that there were only a few cracks in the bilge. With so many shells, none of them could directly penetrate the bilge and let it flood into the water.Of course, at this time, the Venetian Navy can get closer and aim to fire below the waterline, causing the target ship to sink into the water and capsize, but now the Venetians obviously have a better choice.The naval commander gave an order, and the twelve 130mm breech-loading smoothbore guns, which were already hungry and thirsty, fired at the same time. This time, the hit rate was a bit low. Only two shells hit the target, and Catherine's face turned black—— Is it easy for Miss Ben to get these cannonballs back? You guys are squandering like this!

But the effect was still very obvious. Shortly after the target ship was shot, a fire broke out, thick smoke billowed, and the fire rushed to the deck in a blink of an eye.The gunpowder barrel stored in one gun position was ignited by sparks, and a violent explosion occurred. The structure was shattered in the violent explosion, and the deck fragments flew around. In just a dozen seconds, the entire battleship was in a mess and turned into a fireship.What happened to this hapless battleship confirmed what the Speaker said: if a real battleship was hit by a brimstone bomb, it would sink faster than a merchant ship!
The Venetian sailors cheered loudly, all blushing with excitement, and the admirals were even more incoherent with excitement, holding the hand of the admiral and yelling for him to share more of the musket-loading smoothbore guns with himself:

"We should select the battleship with the fastest speed, the most skilled sailors, and the strongest hull to equip these cannons. Each battleship is equipped with four cannons. No, even just two can greatly increase the attack power of the battleship! I have the most excellent warships under my command, so we should be given priority in equipment!"

"Any priority for you to equip? My fleet has fewer excellent warships than you?"

"Mine, mine, it's all mine! If anyone dares to snatch it from me, no friend will do it!"

"It sounds like we really like being friends with you..."

Well, it's all skinny, and it's almost a fight.Soldiers are like this. The more lethal weapons they like, the more this disease originates from the violent factor in the human bone marrow. There is no cure. Only [-] volts of high-voltage electric shock can cure it.

Catherine couldn't help sighing when she saw the generals spitting all over the place.She really wanted to tell the generals that in their eyes, these very powerful naval guns are actually second-rate goods. The most powerful and fastest-firing cannons in the world are in the east. The batch of smoothbore guns in his hands is big, but the power of the shells fired is several times that of the sulfur bombs, which can directly blow up the enemy ships to pieces!However, seeing that everyone is so happy, she will not pour cold water on it, let them be happy first, and hope that this time she can successfully get the 120mm rifled gun, even one!She said softly to the governor: "In fact, we should not rely on foreign procurement, we can imitate... The principle of this artillery is actually not complicated, but the loading method has been changed, and the shells are made more complicated and more delicate. Do it, we can do it!"

The governor gently stroked the mirror-smooth cannon body and sighed: "Imitation? How can it be so simple! Is this cannon body made of steel? We can't solve the technical problems of steel processing in a short period of time, let alone mass production The large amount of steel required for this artillery requires sufficient time, and what we lack most is time! So, Miss Dandolo, you must rush back to China as quickly as possible, before other countries get wind of it Buy more naval guns, whether you can repel the invasion of the Turks depends on it!"

Catherine sighed: "I'll do my best."

The governor said: "Why don't you take enough gold coins, spices, and books and talents that the governor named and set off in a few days. As for horses and other goods, we will organize another fleet to send them there?"

Catherine frowned: "So urgent?"

"The Turks will not give us any respite, not even a single day," said the governor.

Thinking of the huge threat from the Turks, Catherine also felt a sense of powerlessness, gritted her teeth, and said, "Okay, I will set off in a week!"

The great beauty Catherine can't set off for another week, and now Yang Menglong is approaching his destination.

His destination is Kyushu Hakata Bay.

I believe that friends who have watched the Yuan-Japanese War are familiar with the place name Hakata Bay.That's right, when the Yuan army landed in Kyushu in Hakata Bay for the two expeditions to Japan, an unprecedented fierce battle broke out with the Japanese samurai who were waiting in full battle.At that time, the Japanese samurai were still at the stage of single-handedly fighting in front of the formation, but the well-trained Yuan army played multi-armed joint operations to perfection. The Mongolian cavalry flew back and forth and shot continuously. Lined up like a wall, they pulled out the crossbow silently, and the Japanese samurai who rushed up wielding katana swords fell down in pieces... Although the Japanese samurai were extremely fierce and tenacious, they were still under the joint attack of the Yuan army's multiple arms. They retreated steadily, and finally even the elderly and children joined the battle.If there were no accidents, what was waiting for Japan would be a terrible massacre, but the accident just happened. The terrible typhoon struck and sank a large number of warships. The replenishment Yuan army was in a state of confusion, and the Japanese army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and the landing troops were almost wiped out.

Colonel Metz was somewhat helpless, and said: "Your Excellency, you are so stubborn! I have to remind you that Hakata Bay has always been the focus of Japan's defense. The fortifications were built for the attack launched by the Kyushu samurai, and the Kyushu samurai are the most fierce and tenacious group of samurai in Japan, it is really not a smart choice for you to land here and face them head-on!"

Yang Menglong shrugged and said: "Head-to-head is a simple and effective way of warfare that we Chinese have always been good at, isn't it? The Japanese have always boasted that the Japanese samurai is the number one in Kyushu, and the Kyushu samurai in Kumamoto is the number one. I just want to see How fierce and tenacious is this Kyushu samurai who dares to claim to be the best in Japan!"

Alfonso sighed: "Actually, if you want to compete with the Kyushu samurai, you can have many choices. There is really no need to fight them desperately in Kyushu..."

Yang Menglong said: "We Chinese have a habit of getting up wherever we fall! We had a big somersault here 300 years ago, of course we have to get back our face here!"

Shen Tingyang had to remind him: "My lord, it is the Yuan Dynasty that made a big somersault here, and it has nothing to do with Daming!"

Yang Menglong glared at him fiercely: "Who said it has nothing to do with Daming? Daming replaced Meng Yuan as the master of the land of China. We have to accept everything left by the previous dynasty, whether it is glory or shame, we have to carry it around." ,Understand!?"

Shen Tingyang said in his heart: "If I can understand your nonsense, it can only prove that I am just like you, crazy!" He cast his eyes on Wu Sheng and motioned him to come out and say a few words.

However, Wu Sheng didn't even look at him. He just stared at Hakata Bay, which was getting closer and closer, with bloodthirsty flames burning in his eyes.He has not forgotten that among the Japanese pirates who went to the south of the Yangtze River during the Jiajing period and caused a series of horrific tragedies, Kyushu warriors accounted for a very high proportion!
In the past, you were always the ones who attacked us and robbed us. Now, sir, I have come to your lair with an army of more than ten thousand. We have not forgotten everything you have done. Now, pay off your debts!

(End of this chapter)