I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

"Water pump, get ready to pump."

Some fire ships of the Ming army broke through the defense and rushed towards Dahua's large ship. Dahua's commanders ordered to take out the water pump that had been prepared in advance.

The big ships of the past were on fire very dangerous and difficult to put out. Don't look at the water under the boat, but it's not easy to lift the water up.

The decks of these large ships are two or three meters above the water surface. In the past, only buckets could be used to lift them up, which was very slow.

What's more, how can there be so much space on the warship for placing buckets.

For those fireboats with flammable substances added, a few buckets of water are a drop in the bucket, and they can't do much to extinguish the fire.

But now it is different. The speed of the water pump is much faster than that of human power.

Moreover, the technical content of this thing is low, and almost every ship of Huajun's large ships is equipped with this kind of equipment.

Just as they were preparing, the first fireboat hit the Chinese army.

Immediately afterwards, the Ming army on the fireboat jumped onto the smaller escape boat.

When they got on the boat, one by one, they were still smiling, because they had completed their task.

As long as you can go back alive, you can receive a lot of rewards.

Burning down a large enemy ship, this credit is not small.

However, they were not happy for long.

"Look, what is that?"

A Ming army soldier pointed at the cowhide water hose that kept spitting water and asked. He couldn't figure out how this thing could keep spitting water.

This......

Several other Ming soldiers were also stunned, they had never seen that thing.

But it didn't matter, although they didn't know what it was, they knew it was used to put out fires.

I saw that water was constantly coming out of the water pipe, and it was continuously spraying on the burning places.

Soon, the fire was brought under control.

If this is replaced by human power, they will not necessarily be destroyed after the ship is burned.

But now, the damage caused by the fireboat to the Huajun ship was not even as good as the previous collision.

"What's the situation, does the dragon absorb water? They invited the Dragon King to help out?"

The superstition in the Ming army was more serious than that of Dahua.

When they saw the water pipe that sprayed water, they directly contacted the mythical Dragon King, who controlled the water.

Such an outrageous explanation has been recognized by several other people.

Apart from this explanation, they could not think of any other possibility.

"Let's run away, they have the Dragon King to help us, and we can't win at all. Maybe, the Dragon King will call for wind and rain later and blow our boats over."

The soldiers of the Ming army shouted to retreat, they didn't want to fight that unknown thing, it was too weird.

However, they want to escape, but it is not so easy.

They had already entered the range of the Chinese spearmen, and those spearmen were already shooting at them.

It's also thanks to the low hit rate of those flintlock guns, otherwise, at this distance, they would be a group of ducks waiting to be slaughtered.

Except for some unlucky ones, most people can still escape with speed and flexibility.

This happens in multiple places.

Zheng Zhihu was shocked when he saw this scene through the binoculars.

This is completely different from what he planned. In his plan, these fire ships would not only cause a lot of damage to Dahua's navy, but also create chaos for Dahua's navy.

But now, he has not achieved either of the two goals.

If he could turn around and escape from the gun, he wanted to turn around and retreat at this time.

The fireboat's attack did not work, and it was much more difficult to defeat the Chinese army.

Even if there is still hope of victory, the price to pay must be very painful.

"My lord, order to speed up the advance. At this time, it is only beneficial to our army to fight on the side."

Zheng Zhihu's subordinates reminded that this is not the time to be in a daze.

As a coach, you must always think about the situation on the field and adjust your tactics.

"Let the sailors stop retaining their physical strength and approach at full speed."

Zheng Zhihu reacted and ordered quickly.

As the main ship raised the flag to speed up the advance, the officers who rushed ahead gave orders to the sailors to speed up.

Soon, the distance between the two sides entered within 100 meters.

The gunmen on both sides raised their guns and started shooting at each other.

The hit rate at this distance is very low, but it is better than nothing. Anyway, compared to shells, bullets are much cheaper and can be wasted.

Dozens of bullets can kill an enemy, even if it is not a loss.

"They were naive to think they could shoot us with a few flintlocks."

Dahua's soldiers were laughing at the enemy while reloading, with a very relaxed expression.

Compared with the previous flintlock guns, the new version of the flintlock guns they are using now has some improvements in performance. The bullets are fired faster, shoot farther, the hit rate has also been improved to a certain extent, and the loading has also changed. Easier and more convenient.

More importantly, they are numerous.

Today, a quarter of Dahua's troops have changed to flintlock guns, and arquebuses are about to be eliminated.

In their navy, except for some soldiers with special tasks equipped with other weapons, most of the soldiers have used the new flintlock guns.

gunshot four

The white smoke after the shot wafted around, adding a layer of mist to the battlefield.

In the first round of the salvo from both sides, Dahua's navy taught each other how to behave.

They fired a salvo, and at least thirty or forty people died on Daming's side.

As for Daming's salvo, only seven or eight of Dahua's soldiers died.

After a few rounds of confrontation, many of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty began to run around, looking for something to cover, not wanting to be exposed to the muzzle of Dahua like this, it was too dangerous.

"Stand up and fight back for me. Can you hide? Is there any place to hide on this broken ship?"

The generals of the Ming army shouted cursing and drew their swords, forcing the soldiers to continue fighting back.

There are actually quite a few places to hide, but the generals of the Ming army did not allow soldiers to do so.

Although it is more disadvantageous to fight back, not fighting back is even more damaging to morale.

Under the pressure of the officers, those soldiers could only stand up and continue to shoot against the Chinese army, fighting for consumption.

At this time, the comparison is who has the stronger will to fight and can last longer.

In this regard, Huajun is naturally better.

But in terms of the total number of people, the Ming army has the upper hand, and even if they suffer a little loss in the exchange, they can afford it.

After nearly ten rounds of shooting, the forward ships of both sides finally intersected.

Some ships even collided together, and the violent shaking shook some of the soldiers who were unable to stand firm into the sea.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers of the Ming army threw out hooks to refuse, hooked the ships of the Hua army, and then jumped onto the boat of the Chinese army, and started a brutal battle of receiving the boat.