Lieutenant Colonel Pierre brought the remaining ten Gaul warships to the periphery of Jilong Port.
This fleet was exceptionally powerful.
The 6000-ton Baya, the 4600-ton Lagarisonia, the Nieli, Fort Reno, Sonny, and the Amirin, four 2,000-ton cruisers, as well as several thousand-ton gunboats and various small boats.
If Gu Ba didn't choose to divide his forces, it would be hard to predict the outcome of the battle between the two navies. The Gaul army might even have a certain advantage, but there were no ifs in this world.
It was difficult to control information on the sea. At this moment, they did not know the outcome of the Horse Tail Battle at all. They still quickly headed for Jilong Port.
"Master! They had already entered the firing range! Fight?"
Zhang Shiqian asked.
"Inform the artillery to fire at the best range. Do not act rashly!”
Liu Mingchuan wasn't frightened by the sudden attack. He ordered calmly. He believed that the cannoneers wouldn't do anything reckless. He just needed to remind them again.
Although he could hit it now, the accuracy and the power of the explosion would not be ideal. He needed to get closer.
"Go down and watch the position. Don't relax!”
When Zhang Shiqian brought back the information that the artillery was OK, Liu Mingchuan also arranged for him to guard the beach.
He had arranged a three-dimensional fire net. He had set up defenses at different angles on the mountainside, the top of the mountain, and the beach. It tested the ability of the supreme commander and the adaptability of the regiment commanders and battalion commanders.
The Gaul army fleet advanced quickly. Just as they were about to enter Jilong Bay, they dispersed their formation and raised their cannons.
The commander of the artillery battalion, Zhong Jin, decisively ordered to fire.
The Battle of Gaul's Jilong officially broke out!
With a loud bang, dozens of artillery shells whistled out, and the birds on the sea disappeared without a trace. Recently, the Qing Dynasty had been continuously testing the artillery, and they were already used to it, so they were much more relaxed.
The calm surface of the sea suddenly erupted with water pillars that shot up into the sky. The waves that were stirred up continuously struck the Gaul warships. The warships shook non-stop, and the sailors were drenched from the beating.
However, it was normal that the first test shot did not hit.
The Gaul fleet was obviously well-trained and had experienced such situations often. They calmly turned their ships around and did not panic in the face of a surprise attack. They quickly adjusted their vibration shape and lined up in a row, aiming at Jilong Port to maximize the firepower of the warships.
After testing the distance between the two sides, Pierre immediately ordered the fleet to retreat to a safe area, and then sent out reconnaissance ships to find out the deployment of the enemy forces.
"Motherf * cker! This bunch of Gaul bastards are really cunning. Fortunately, I also held back and didn't use the new cannonballs at the beginning!”
Zhong Jin was secretly surprised by the cautiousness and accomplishment of the Gaul army. At the same time, he secretly cursed his subordinates for being useless and unable to adapt to changes quickly.
However, it was difficult for the cannoneers. The ground artillery had been changed to shore defense artillery, and the angle, the ship's movement, and the wind and waves had to be re-calculated. He even changed the new cannonballs that he had already practiced. It would be a miracle if he could hit them accurately.
"Kill those mosquitoes! If you can't kill them, you're not allowed to eat!"
Zhong Jin cursed loudly. Clearly, he was furious.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
This time, the cannoneers had put in all their effort. It was a small matter if they did not have food, but if they did not hit the target, they would lose a lot of face.
The 120mm cannon and 180mm cannon were all fired, and the pitiful boat was destroyed.
"The Lagarisonia against those two gunboats!”
"Baja and the cruiser suppress the coastal defense cannons! Other ships, cover the landing of the army!"
Pierre was a little confused about the accuracy of the coastal defense artillery, so he decisively ordered the landing. He did not want to delay too long and let the enemy reinforcements arrive.
Although the Gaul Navy had a large number of cannons, due to the distance and height, there were not many cannons that could reach the top of the mountain and the mountainside. It could be said that both sides had a 50 - 50 chance.
"Damned monkey! Why were their cannonballs so powerful?”
Pierre's heart ached when he saw the 300-ton gunboat being blown away.
Rocks shattered and waves flew. Suddenly, the Gaul military vessel realized that the cannonballs on the opposite side had become more accurate. The power of the cannonballs had also become quite strong. They were no longer solid bullets in the traditional sense of the Qing army, but flower bullets or armor-piercing bullets.
The so-called solid shells were shells that were filled with coal and sand. They would only leave a pit or a hole on the ship.
Its power was extremely poor!
Most of the shells used in the 1894 - 1895 naval battle were of this type, and there were only a few dozen of them. The Japanese army on the other side had added bitter and sour flower shells and even armor-piercing shells.
However, in the 1894 - 1895 naval battle, even if the Beiyang Navy did not buy new ships, as long as they had the same artillery shells as the Japanese army, they could still win by relying on the Beiyang Navy's much better accuracy than the Japanese army. However...
The Flowery Bomb was easy to understand. Not only was it no longer black gunpowder in the traditional sense, but it also added steel balls and so on. Once it exploded, the lethality was huge.
The armor-piercing bullets were shells that were added with precious metal tungsten, which had extremely strong penetrating power.
Wang Guangxu, who was officially the largest tungsten producer, had also exchanged for the refining technology immediately after the victory against North Korea. Although the purity of the refined tungsten was not too high, it was still 97%.
Under the cover of the cannons, the 8,000 plus Gaul soldiers began their disembarkation.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:082420182:56PM
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