Chapter 574: Shelling of the Harbor

"What did you say, that rescued fisherman said that there was also artillery erected in the harbor of Ben Harbor?" In the cockpit of a third-class battleship in the middle of the fleet, Yang Feng looked at Liu Xiang in surprise and asked in surprise.

"Back to the Hou Ye's words, it's like this." Liu Xiang nodded: "This is the news that the captain of the Qingyuan just sent through the walkie-talkie, and it was the young fisherwoman who told the chief who rescued her, and this news should not be false." ”

"Hmm!" Yang Feng just bowed his head, but he was a little puzzled: "No, isn't Zheng Zhilong short of artillery, how can there be extra artillery used as shore defense artillery?" ”

"Shore defense artillery?" Liu Xiang was a little puzzled by this new term for a while, but she was a smart woman, and she quickly understood the meaning of this word after a turn of her brain, she thought about it and said: "I don't understand this lowly position, but the lowly position thinks you are talking about...... Shore...... Since the coastal defense artillery is erected on the shore, there is not much restriction on the weight and length of the artillery, and it should not be a big problem to buy some old-style artillery from the Dutch or the Ming with Zheng Zhilong's financial resources and means. ”

"It's a possibility." Yang Feng nodded, it was the same artillery, but the artillery used on land was different from the cannon used by the battleship mountain.

Artillery used on land does not have much demand for the weight, length and recoil of the artillery, anyway, no matter how heavy the artillery and recoil are for the heavy earth.

The guns used on warships are different, and it is necessary to consider whether the battleship can withstand the weight, length and recoil of the guns, otherwise the enemy will be fine when the cannon is shot, but it will be a joke to scatter his own battleship. So from this point of view, it is not impossible for the Dutch to sell some old-fashioned land-based artillery to Zheng Zhilong.

Seeing that Yang Feng was still pondering, Liu Xiang reminded: "Master Hou, since we know that there are artillery in the port of Bengang, will our original plan also be changed?" ”

Looking at the torrential rain outside the window, Yang Feng pondered for a while before he resolutely said, "The plan doesn't need to be changed, the fleet will go straight to the port of Bengang." ”

"Ah......" Liu Xiang was stunned for a moment and reminded: "Master Hou, but the other party's port is equipped with artillery!" ”

"So what?" Yang Feng sneered: "Vice Admiral Liu, just imagine, if it were you, would you have thought that our fleet would bombard the port at this time?" ”

"Not really." Liu Xiang hesitated for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly realized: "Yes, such a big storm, all the pirates in the port must have taken shelter from the wind and rain, who would have thought that there would be a fleet rushing towards them, not to mention that in this weather, those artillery arranged in the open air have no way to fire at all, this is a good time for us to raid!" ”

The artillery of this era was all arquebuses, which could not be fired at all in such stormy weather. Of course, it would be another matter if Zheng Zhilong had built a complete bunker for those artillery, but with Liu Xiang's understanding of Zheng Zhilong, this was simply impossible.

After thinking about it, Liu Xiang didn't need Yang Feng to say anything, so he gave the order to continue advancing towards the port, and after more than an hour, the fleet finally arrived at Bengang.

It is strange to say, but after the Fujian sailors arrived in Bengang, the pouring rain in the sky suddenly began to lighten, and soon turned into a drizzling rain, and the originally black and oppressive sky also revealed an orange sunshine.

Seeing such a scene, Yang Feng couldn't help but be amazed, took out his binoculars and began to look at it.

In modern society, Taiwan's Bengang has long been silted up due to too much silt, and the entire port has been abandoned, but at this time, Bengang is still an excellent deep-water port, but this is also normal, if it is not good, Zheng Zhilong will not place his base camp here.

When the fleet sailed less than a kilometer away from the port, Yang Feng had already seen the neatly arranged ships docked in the port from the telescope, and in Yang Feng's opinion, these ships were immovable targets.

It's just that after counting, Yang Feng's originally raised eyebrows began to fall down again, and he said with some dissatisfaction: "This number is not quite right, Zheng Zhilong has six or seven hundred ships under his command, why is there such a port docked, less than a hundred." ”

"Master Hou!" Liu Xiang said with some tears and laughter: "This is the battlefield, although there are so many ships under Zheng Zhilong, don't they need to go to sea?" Even coastal fishermen dare to risk storms to go out to sea to fish.

Zheng Zhilong has so many ships under his hands, can't they all dock at the port and sit and wait for death, right? Merchant ships have to go to sea to pull goods, and warships have to go out to do those cheap transactions, so that the big guys can have food. ”

"Uh...... That's right. Knowing that he had made a joke, Yang Feng smiled and dared to change the topic, "Vice Admiral Liu, since we are already here, let's say hello to those pirates in the port, lest people say that we are rude." ”

"Obedience!"

After Liu Xiang replied loudly, she looked up at Bengang, first with some emotion, and then showed a hint of fierceness, as if she remembered some bad memories, only to see her take a deep breath and say sonorously to the walkie-talkie:

"I am Liu Xiang, the deputy commander of the naval division, and now I order, all warships immediately form a battle formation and prepare for artillery bombardment!"

On the deck of the Qingyuan, Zhu Niang, who had regained her spirit and physical strength after drinking ginger soup and brown sugar water, and her father stood on the stern of the ship wearing a set of marine camouflage uniforms unique to Fujian sailors, looking at the familiar port close at hand, and the eyes of the two showed emotional expressions.

The middle-aged man said with some emotion: "I didn't expect that our two men could come back alive, it's really a blessing from God, but it's a pity that the boat is over, how can I live in the future." ”

Zhu Niang comforted: "Abba, if the boat is gone, it will be gone, as long as there are people, it's a big deal, let's save money to buy another one." ”

The man smiled bitterly and sighed: "How easy is it, I saved up for several years to buy that boat, this time without this ship, what will we eat in the future?" ”

"What are you afraid of?" Zhu Niang shook her lips, "It's a big deal, let's go to the wasteland, I don't believe that the big living can still suffocate urine, we ......"

"Knock knock ......"

Before Zhu Niang's words could be spoken, they heard a stirring drum sound from the deck, and they followed the sound to see a sailor already standing in the middle of the deck, beating the waist drum hanging from his waist vigorously.

The sound of the drums was so rapid and exciting that even the father and daughter, who had heard it for the first time, felt a wave of excitement.

With the sound of drums, the originally quiet battleship was like a pot of boiling water, and immediately boiled, and there were bursts of shouts and footsteps on the ship, and many sailors began to climb onto the sails, and the guns of the battleship that were originally tight were slowly opened, and the guns of one by one also showed the muzzles of black holes.

Some stunned Zhu Niang only felt that her feet were a little weak, she grabbed the middle-aged man's shirt and asked nervously, "Abba...... They...... What are they doing here? ”

The middle-aged man was also a little stunned, and muttered, "My good boys, they ...... They're going to shoot! ”

"Abba, look, how did they line up?"

With Zhu Niang's voice, I saw that all the warships began to line up, heading quickly in the direction of the port, and the careful Zhu Niang also found that no matter how the battleships turned, most of the warships were always aiming the gun bay at the port.

Just when the father and daughter were nervous, a huge cannon sound suddenly came from the cabin under their feet.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

A burst of thunderous cannon sounds frightened Zhu Niang into sitting on the deck.

"Boom...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

At first, the sound of the cannon was still sparse, but then it became dense, accompanied by bursts of gunsmoke, the whole ship became blurred, and Zhu Niang, who was so frightened that she sat on the deck, was already stunned.

A gust of wind blew away the smoke that hung over the ship, and when Zhu Niang struggled to get up and look at the port, she found that the ships that had been neatly arranged on the pier had been shrouded in a rain of bullets......