After a while, the group of people began to express their opinions.
"This … this is our fleet, right? The Koreans don't have that many ships, right? "
"That's right! Lee Sun-sin's ship doesn't look like this! This is our ship, right? "
"But our ship doesn't look like this either!"
"Then whose ship is this?!"
"Who knows …"
"Boom!"
A loud bang interrupted their discussion, and then they saw an unknown object with billowing smoke smashing into the middle of a group of warships on their left. It directly smashed a warship, causing a wave of four to five meters high, and the surrounding ships were almost overturned.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! "
A series of bombardments resounded through the entire space. One after another, cannonballs landed on the peaceful port without warning. Everyone was at a loss. Some could only watch the cannonballs coming at them. For example, the people on the observation deck were directly smashed by a cannonball, and everyone fell into the sea.
There were many people who were even worse off than them. Many of them were resting or guarding the ships. There were also people who were transporting goods. They were dizzy from the sudden bombardment and could only run away. For a moment, the entire port was in chaos.
However, the bombardment was far from over. After the bow of the warship finished firing, Deng Zilong decisively ordered the fleet to split into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, and aimed at the port.
"Load!! Ignite!! Fire!! "
With a wave of the flag, Deng Zilong's flagship was the first to open fire. Compared to the artillery shells just now, the denser artillery shells fell on the ships and buildings in the port like raindrops, mixed with solid shells and explosive shells. As Chen Lin ordered the main fleet to join in the artillery feast, there were more than a hundred Francs firing at the same time, and the roar shook the earth and sky.
Such a scene not only stunned Lee Sun-sin, but also Deng Zilong, who had never imagined the scene of so many cannons firing at the same time, was stunned.
If every ship of the Daming Navy could be equipped with so many cannons, or even more cannons, would the Daming Navy still be invaded by the Japanese pirates? Was this the new water battle tactic that Admiral Xiao had mentioned? As long as they had enough cannons, they would be able to suppress the enemy without the need to engage in close combat?
Deng Zilong pondered.
If every ship of the North Korean navy had that many cannons, would they have suffered the defeat at Pusan Harbor? Do we still need to wait for the Daming Navy to mobilize before we can fight the Japanese pirates at sea? Would they even need the Ming Dynasty Army to help the Koreans restore their country?
Lee Shunchen thought.
The Japanese pirates at the port screamed miserably as they ran for cover, desperately running as far away as they could. Ships were sunk one after another, pierced by cannons and turned into sieves. Some were even directly smashed into smithereens. Broken pieces of wood and lead flew everywhere, landing in densely populated areas. These people died in groups without a place to be buried, not even their corpses were left intact.
A hundred battleships and close to three hundred transport ships had sunk into the sea under such an overwhelming attack. The surface of the sea was littered with broken planks and sails. There were even a few Wokou sailors desperately paddling ashore. Deng Zilong used his telescope to observe the situation on the surface of the sea. He immediately ordered the gunners and crossbowmen to lead the small sentry boats to hunt down the Wokou sailors who had fallen into the sea.
At the same time, Chen Lin's flagship fired a red whistling arrow. This was the order for all the warships to press forward and fire.
Through the telescope, Chen Lin saw that almost all the Japanese pirates' ships at the port had been destroyed, but there were no signs of the Japanese pirates launching their ships to attack. It should be as Xiao Ruxun had predicted. The Japanese pirates could not imagine that the Daming Navy would join forces with the North Korean navy to attack Tsushima Harbor, so they did not set up any defenses. They were not mentally prepared for the Ming Dynasty's attack on Tsushima Harbor. Once the attack was successful, they would not be able to fight back.
Therefore, Chen Lin decisively gave the order to extend the cannons and clear the coast to prevent the Japanese pirates from attacking when the army landed. The commander-in-chief, Deng Zilong, immediately raised the flag and ordered all the warships to move forward, extend the firing range of the cannons, and start shooting at the land in preparation for the wolf soldiers to land.
They loyally carried out this battle according to the tactics they had formulated with Xiao Ruxun. It was actually very simple. The first step was to destroy the Japanese pirates' warships. The second step was to use superior firepower to clear the Japanese pirates at the port and coast. The third step was to land on the beach and begin attacking Tsushima Island.
In order to coordinate with the navy's attack, Xiao Ruxun even used the extra troop transport ships to transport the 3,000 soldiers under the command of Southern Admiral Luo Shangzhi to Chen Lin in order to strengthen their forces for landing on the beach. Based on Xiao Ruxun's estimation, the Japanese pirates' forces on Tsushima Island should not be less than 5,000. There might even be close to 10,000 of them. That was because apart from the logistics troops, there were also the Zong clan's retainers and generals on the island.
This group of troops was probably more elite, and all of them were equipped with iron cannons. As the wolf soldiers were not familiar with the tactics of using iron cannons, they had to send the southern soldiers, who were familiar with the tactics and fully equipped with iron cannons, to help the wolf soldiers in battle.
After the naval warships arrived at their predetermined positions, the Francs on board started firing at full force. The firepower was even more intense than before as it blanketed the Japanese pirates' port. For a moment, there were explosions everywhere, and the corpses of the Japanese pirates could be seen everywhere, as well as severed limbs. The naval officers and soldiers on the warships started using rockets and Fierce Fire Tanks to set the remaining Japanese pirates' warships, transport ships, and supplies on fire. The entire port was immediately set ablaze.
With such a blazing backdrop, Chen Lin ordered the warships to split up. The transport ships rushed out, while the wolf soldiers and the southern soldiers began to land on the beach to attack Tsushima Island.
This battle was far too unexpected. Chen Lin had never imagined that this battle would be so easy. Not a single one of the main warships had been damaged, and the navy's losses were negligible. On the other hand, hundreds of the Wokou's ships had sunk to the bottom of the sea, and a few were still burning. Hundreds of ships had been scrapped just like that. Even if the Great Ming Dynasty was rich and overbearing, they wouldn't dare to waste the navy's ships like that.
It could be said that no matter how many ships the Japanese pirates still had at Pusan port, and no matter how many ships the Japanese pirates still had, Chen Lin was confident of winning this naval battle. It was all because of this novel tactic of pure firepower!
At this thought, Chen Lin looked at the centipede ships under his command that had yet to make a move. He remembered the Francs' ships that Xiao Ruxun had mentioned, and felt a sense of anxiety and urgency in his heart.
Once he made a comparison, he would be shocked. With such firepower, the hopping tactic was completely meaningless because there was no way to break through this layer of firepower to get close to the enemy ships. When he thought of how the Francs possessed warships with thirty-four cannons sixty years ago, and how Daming's ships had less than ten cannons until recently, and their firepower was far inferior, Chen Lin was burning with anxiety.
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