Although the Songdao and Yoshino had sunk, the Japanese Combined Fleet still had more than ten main warships, as well as various gunboats and torpedoes. Their strength could not be underestimated.
It would be too difficult to win against the combined attacks of the forts on the north, south, and north shores and the Japanese fleet with just one warship!
Yang Yonglin thought carefully for a while looking at the coastal defense map. His gaze fell on a small island.
This island was called the Sun Island.
Rather than calling it an island, it was more like a large reef.
In order to defend against the attack of the Japanese army, the former commander Ding Ruchang had equipped an Earth Trap Cannon on the Sun Island.
Compared to the Longsong Cannon, this cannon could rotate in all directions and had a larger firing angle.
Furthermore, after the Earth Trap Cannon was fired, it could be retracted back into the Earth Trap with the help of water pressure. It was more concealed and protected, but it had been destroyed by the Japanese army in the previous battles.
Yang Yonglin immediately took a speedboat and went to the Sun Island to investigate.
When they reached the shore, Yang Yonglin dismissed his men and went ashore alone.
The original Earth Trap Cannon only had one frame left, but this was not a problem for Yang Yonglin.
He spent 500 attribute points to exchange for three brand new 200mm rapid-fire Earth Trap Cannons from the system, equipped with high-explosive picric acid shells.
"Sa Zhenbing, come here." Yang Yonglin called out, and Sa Zhenbing hurriedly boarded the Sun Island.
When he saw a brand new Earth Trap Cannon standing in the original fort, Sa Zhenbing couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Before this, he had led a small group of people to guard the Sun Island Cannon. They had no choice but to retreat to Liugong Island after the Earth Trap Cannon was destroyed. Yang Junmen used some unknown method to add three more large-caliber Earth Trap Cannons.
Could it be that he was really the son of the Queen of Heaven sent by Mazu to save the Northern Navy?
At the thought of this, Sa Zhenbing couldn't help but take another look.
"Sa Zhenbing, I'll give you 100 people to guard the Sun Island.”Yang Yonglin asked.
Sa Zhenbing stood at attention with a 'pa', and said with a determined expression,""Don't worry, even if I only have one breath left, I'll kill Little Japan with one shot.”
"Good!"
Yang Yonglin praised and left more than 3,000 picric acid shells, a large amount of fresh water, and military supplies for the 100 officers and soldiers stationed on the island.
Sa Zhenbing rubbed his fists excitedly.
"Junmen, with so many cannonballs, I will definitely take out the invading Japanese warships!”
"Don't forget, there's still this!"
Yang Yonglin pointed at the two cannons on the south bank.
The Japanese army occupied the battery group on the south bank. The highest battery on the Motian Ridge had been destroyed by Ding Ruchang's warship's giant cannon. However, the Japanese army had added cannons at the antler mouth and the dragon temple mouth on the coast, threatening the Northern Navy.
Boom!
Just as Yang Yonglin was leaving the island on the speedboat, the Japanese troops stationed there discovered the Northern Navy's speedboat and immediately turned their cannons to attack.
"Sa Zhenbing, it's up to you!"
Yang Yonglin deliberately drove the speedboat very fast to attract the firepower of the Japanese soldiers at the Battle Forts at Antler Mouth and Longmiaozui.
After Sa Zhenbing directed the gunner to aim, the three Earth Trap Cannons fired at the same time.
A huge fiery red cannonball descended from the sky, one of which landed right in the ammo depot of the Japanese army. Loud booms rang out as fireballs rose into the sky one after another.
Okamoto Qianshan and his 50-odd soldiers who were stationed at Antler's Mouth were instantly killed in the sea of fire. Four cannons were destroyed.
"Eight grid tooth path!"
The twelve doctors of Green Mountain who were guarding the mouth of the Dragon Temple swore in anger. He drew his commanding saber and ordered the remaining three cannons to aim at the Sun Island.
Boom!
The cannonballs roared. Water columns that were more than ten meters high rose around the Sun Island. The cannonballs hit the rocks and made ear-piercing explosions.
Sa Zhenbing and more than a hundred soldiers were hiding behind the bunker of the trap turret, using the rangefinder to quickly calculate the position of the enemy turret.
"Li Wei, Wang Cheng, adjust the muzzle 3.25 degrees, aim and fire!”
After a series of familiar commands, the three Earth Trap Cannons roared again.
The shells landed on the northwest corner of Longmiaozui's turret, and four or five Japanese gunners were unable to dodge in time and were blown away on the spot.
The broken leg hit the commander, Aoyama Jukuchiro, and knocked him out.
Boom! Boom!
Taking advantage of the chaos, Sa Zhenbing launched a fierce attack.
The three rapid-fire ground trap cannons fired 200mm picric acid shells at a speed of five rounds per minute. The shells of the Beiyang Navy were accurate and ruthless.
One after another, they landed on the surroundings of the Longmiaozui battery. The fireballs rose into the sky one after another, and black smoke rose like mushroom clouds.
"Ah!"
One of the Japanese soldiers had his thigh cut off by the shell, and blood gushed out like a fountain. He fell to the ground and struggled a few times before dying of pain.
As for the commanding officer, Aoyama Jukuchiro, he had just been revived by a medic when he was blasted into the sky by a cannonball!
In less than 20 minutes, the cannons of the Japanese Army at Lujiao Mouth and Longmiao Mouth were all destroyed. The threat of the Northern Navy on the south bank was removed.
"Yang Junmen is mighty!"
Sa Zhenbing and the 100 plus marines raised their arms and shouted, their excitement overflowing.
"Lord Sa, I fired more than 400 rounds just now. It was too satisfying!”Li Wei patted the turret's protective shield and shouted excitedly.
Ever since the Beiyang Navy was formed, there was a serious shortage of artillery shells.
The cannoneers could only use it sparingly during their daily training, unlike today!
Looking at the turrets in the fire and smoke, Sa Zhenbing and the hundred soldiers guarding the Sun Island were excited but also regretful.
If there were enough bitter acid shells in the Yellow Sea, it would have been a different outcome!
"Sardans, the Faraway Warship has moved out!”Gunner Wang Cheng pointed at Liu Gongdao.
Like a dragon, the ship sailed toward the Sun Island. Yang Yonglin stood proudly at the bow of the ship and said in a clear voice," Sa Zhenbing, the Japanese army on the south bank will soon organize a group to repair the cannon-"
"Please rest assured, I, Sa Zhenbing, will definitely send them to heaven!”The corner of Sa Zhenbing's mouth twitched violently, and a cold light shot out from his eyes.
Yang Yonglin praised and ordered the Faraway Suppression Battleships to form a horizontal line, firing at the south bank battery.
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