第六百八十六章 扩大事态
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魏源沉吟了下,才道:“爵爷,南洋海军可能抗衡英法联合舰队?”
“自然是不能。”易知足道,心里却是想着,魏源何故明知故问。
“爵爷当还记得,当年英军舰队纵横东南沿海,频频攻击沿海府县。”魏源的声音听起来十分低沉,“若是攻占香港,激怒英军,当年的悲剧必然再度重演。”
赵文烈忍不住插言道:“不攻占香港,英军就会放过沿海府县?”
“不可能。”易知足道:“英法联军远道而来,舰队需要补给,骚扰沿海府县,在所难免。”
“香港可以为英法舰队进行补给。”魏源沉声道:“这样,总好过英法舰队四处洗劫沿海府县。”
“先生,英法等国虽然自我标榜是文明国家,但军队却是强盗本性,就算有香港作为补给基地,他们也同样会四处洗劫。”易知足沉声道:“慈不掌兵,既然战争爆发,那就只有一个目标,赢得战争,为此,可以不择手段,也不惜一切代价!”
听他如此说,魏源一阵默然,易知足含上烟嘴看了赵文烈一眼,对方赶紧提笔拟写电令。
看过之后,易知足在上面签好字,这才缓声道:“先生无须太担心,元奇垄断对外贸易,稍后,我约见包令,让他尽力约束英军。”
听的这话,魏源脸色稍稍和缓一些,拱手道:“在下代沿海百姓谢过爵爷。”
易知足心里暗自苦笑,他不过随口敷衍宽慰一句,对方还当了真,别说包令,就是英国女皇,怕是也无法约束战争中的军队,战争的残酷,压根是外人难以想象的。
赵文烈从机电科返回,魏源已经离开,易知足正站在大幅南洋地图前抽烟,他凑上前试探着道:“大掌柜拔掉香港这个补给据点,是不是另有深意?”
易知足转过身看了他一眼,道:“看出名堂了?”
赵文烈一笑,“英军舰队跨洋远来,必然需要补给据点,失去香港这个补给据点,必然要另外寻找。”说着,他看了一眼墙上的地图,“大掌柜是逼迫英军舰队攻占马尼拉罢?”
“马尼拉是英军必攻目标之一。”易知足微微颌首道:“没了香港这个据点,英军会更加重视马尼拉。”
广州,虎门,靖远炮台。
天色刚亮,广东水师提督麦廷章就赶紧起身,他昨日就歇在靖远炮台的营房里,他很清楚,英军舰队必然一早就会抵达虎门附近洋面,战斗可能一早就打响,洗漱更衣之后,亲兵就端来了早点。
天亮开饭,这是他昨晚上就吩咐了的,不等他吃完早饭,副将程文韶就快步赶来,禀报道:“禀军门,沙角来电,英军舰队已经越过沙角炮台。”
沙角炮台早已废弃不用,不过却设置有瞭望哨,铺设有有线电报,麦廷章点了点头,道:“传令,一刻钟之后,各炮台必须准备就绪,随时待命。”
英军旗舰“科罗曼德尔”号,船首甲板上,西马縻各厘举着望远镜观察着前面的虎门炮台,威远炮台明显还处于改建之中,一片凌乱,但其他炮台上却能看到拖着辫子的清军在来回忙碌,很明显,对方已经做好了战斗的准备。
“传令,降半帆,减速。”西马縻各厘高朗声下令,对于虎门炮台,他很了解,经过这十多年的不断扩建,虎门炮台已经成为远东的一大要塞,火力强悍不说,这些清军也是训练有素,根本就不是他这二三十艘战舰能啃得下的。
眼见的英军舰队远远就开始减速,最终停泊在了重型火炮的射程之外,麦廷章撇了撇嘴,满心的失望,很明显,对方不傻,多半也就是走走过场,放几炮空炮,然后走人,他一支烟没抽完,海面上就响起了炮声。
不用望远镜他也看的清楚,炮弹在上下横档炮台附近落下,溅起了不少水柱,但距离炮台还远的很。
不只是麦廷章失望,广东水师官兵上下都是满心失望,苦苦训练了多年,如今好不容易有人送上门来让他们练手,却隔的那么远,怎不让他们郁闷,副将程文韶凑到麦廷章跟前道:“军门,要不要开几炮吓吓他们?”
“急什么?等等。”麦廷章不死心,“别将他们吓跑了,万一他们不知死活,又继续靠近呢?”
西马縻各厘显然也知道,就这么放几炮空炮,达不到扩大事态的效果,见的对方静悄悄的,他犹豫了半晌,最终心一横,下令道:“第一队,抵近炮击!”
随着令旗挥舞,五艘英舰迅速升起满帆脱离编队向西北方向斜行,进入火炮射程之后,划了一道弧线横过船身。
下横档炮台,一名把总略显兴奋的盯着跟前的标识盘,高声道:“注意!目标即将进入A5区。”
千总赵林森扬起手中的绿旗,高声吼道:“A5,准备炮击!”
“目标进入A5,目标全舰进入A5!”
赵林森手中的绿旗一挥,高声喝道:“开炮!”
“轰轰轰。”十二门口火炮齐射,发出闷雷似的炮声,七八发炮弹精准的命中第一艘战舰,另有四五发炮弹也落在战舰附近。
看着被打的木屑横飞的战舰,西马縻各厘不由的目瞪口呆,清军的火炮命中率如此之高?
他压根就不知道,虎门炮台上的官兵早就将这一片水面划分成若干个区域,每个区域都有相应的炮位以及炮击诸元对应,战舰进入这片水域,简直就是活靶!
“打得漂亮!”麦廷章从望远镜里看到一轮齐射就打残了一艘英舰,不由的高声叫好,话音刚落,上横档炮台又是一轮齐射打残了第二艘英舰,紧接着,西岸的三个炮台也接着开炮。
几乎是第一轮炮击,五艘英舰都不同程度的遭受重创,后面英军战舰上的官兵一个个看的都是倒抽冷气,什么时候,清军的炮手变的如此厉害了?如此高的命中率就连他们也办不到!
炮台上的火炮是前膛炮,装填弹药速度慢,五艘英舰虽然遭受重创,依然顽强的开炮还击,炮声一瞬间密集起来,隆隆的炮声响彻海面。
五艘英舰都是五级舰,舰上火炮本就不多,仓促还击下命中率又不高,虽然开炮还击,但对炮台造成的伤亡有限,清军火炮的命中率却是高的怕人,双方交火,只三个回合,五艘英舰就被打的船身倾斜下沉,连逃跑的机会都没有。
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