boom! boom!
boom! boom! boom!
In the distance, the roaring sound of muffled thunder and shelling from the Li family fleet coming from the east reached the flagship of Pedro de Barudis, commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada and Admiral of the Royal Spanish Navy.
Then, accompanied by the roaring sound of artillery fire, they all hit the sea where the fleet forward was, splashing a series of water splashes and hitting the decks of the armed clippers. Cannonballs!
"..."
Seeing this, after putting down the binoculars, Baroudis's face couldn't help but darken a bit.
After encountering the Li family fleet of the Ming Dynasty from the East in the Strait of Gibraltar, and being provoked by artillery fire from a distance by those Easterners, he decisively led his invincible fleet of nearly 300 large and small ships, and directly divided it into three groups: the front, middle and rear. A large fleet moved toward the five abominable giant battleships in a half-moon formation and pursued them.
But unfortunately, under the same headwind situation, he soon sadly discovered that the rumored speed of the Li family fleet ships was indeed unparalleled in the world. Their Spanish invincible fleet chased them for a short time, and unexpectedly failed to do so in a row. The Clippers squadron sent out to act as the vanguard couldn't catch up with the opponent, so they could only let the opponent keep a long distance and 'kite', and had to silently endure the opponent's attack from a thousand yards away. Shelling outside?
boom! boom!
boom! boom! boom!
After a while, after the reloading was completed, the Easterners' naval guns fired another salvo towards them overwhelmingly!
In this salvo, although most of the shells fell in vain on the sea surface and stirred up water jets, a small number still hit the medium-sized military oars and sails used by their pursuit vanguard. On the fast ship, while killing and injuring many sailors, they actually caused a ship to explode on the spot, causing it to burst into flames and lie across the sea.
Boom! !
"Damn Orientals!"
"You will be caught..."
"You wait!"
When Baroudis saw this, he was annoyed and punched the guardrail of his giant flagship with the Spanish flag on the sail.
But it’s useless to be upset, because no matter what, they have to catch those damn Easterners, and then get the opponent’s ship or naval gun. That star is not only an order from His Majesty the King, but also related to their Spanish Armada. future!
Fortunately, this is the Mediterranean, with no outlet except the Strait of Gibraltar.
Therefore, they just need to chase after them. If it doesn't work for one day, it will take three days. If it doesn't work for three days, it will take five days. If it doesn't work for five days, it will take half a month. He believes that sooner or later, he and their invincible fleet will always be in the inland sea of the Mediterranean. They intercepted the opponent somewhere, and the losses of the current clippers were still within Barudis' psychological expectations.
As long as he can capture those five ships, he thinks it's worth it even if it costs a hundred ships!
"Report to the Admiral!"
"Our vanguard fleet sent a semaphore. Currently, two clippers of the vanguard fleet have been destroyed by the enemy, five have been damaged, and other ships have also been somewhat damaged!"
"In the headwind situation, even with their fastest oars and sails and fast boats, they couldn't catch up with the enemy. They were just passively beaten all the time. The sailors started to get a little emotional!"
"So, the commanders and captains of the fleet request you to issue new instructions, admiral. They hope to temporarily retreat, stay farther away from the enemy and make necessary repairs!"
At this time, while Barudis was observing the enemy's situation, an adjutant in military uniform came behind Barudis and reported loudly.
"..."
However, Barudis did not reply immediately, but still stood on the edge of the bow of the ship and looked at the forward fleet and the ships of the Li family in the distance with his binoculars.
"Go tell them!"
"Continue to pursue, and we must delay the enemy at all costs!"
"As for the losses..."
"snort!"
"Don't worry about it for now, but let them spread out their formation a little bit and try to reduce the chance of being hit by artillery fire!"
After first rejecting the request of the fleet ahead and watching the officer quickly run to deliver the order, Barudis continued to pick up the telescope in his hand and began to observe the battle situation forward.
In fact, Barudis himself could see that those Easterners must have dragged them on purpose, because the distance between their main fleet, the forward fleet and the Easterners' ships had basically not changed. That can explain some problems.
Obviously, the other party plans to take advantage of the speed of the ship and the long range of the artillery to slowly encroach on their invincible fleet and bombard them?
Just like now, the opponent is shelling his forward fleet at a distance of a thousand yards at an average rate of one salvo per minute, shelling the fleet composed of more than 40 clippers, and in In less than half a day, several ships of the vanguard fleet were successfully beaten to the point where they lost the ability to pursue them, and more than a dozen ships were injured. Although there is no record of being sunk yet, the terrifying range and accuracy are enough. It was enough to make him feel frightened.
Fortunately, the opponent only has five ships. Fortunately, the Ming Empire in the East is far enough away from Europe. Otherwise, once the opponent can get enough support or mobilize more fleets, it may only need a dozen more similar ships. , I'm afraid it's really enough to defeat their Spanish Armada from the front.
He would never allow that kind of thing!
Therefore, for the Kingdom of Spain, for His Majesty the King, and for the great Spanish Armada, as the commander-in-chief, Barudis must win this naval battle no matter what!
Even if they can't get the other side's ship, they must at least get some of the other side's artillery!
Otherwise, the sea control of Spain and the Spanish Armada, and the interests of the New World, Africa, East India, etc., will no longer be guaranteed!
"Garosa..."
"What did you find about those Eastern fleets?"
I watched the chase battle ahead for a while, and watched my forward fleet being beaten by the enemy's overwhelming shells, looking extremely embarrassed but helpless. I saw that occasionally shells hit those armed clippers. Seeing the splatters of sawdust and traces of blood on the deck, Barudis twitched the corner of his mouth before he put down the telescope angrily. He couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and turned to Lin beside him, who was observing and recording data hard. the officer asked.
"Report to the Admiral!"
"After careful observation by my subordinates, in addition to being fast, stable, resistant to wind and waves, and having a long range of cannons, the enemy's ships also recorded a lot of important data and discoveries!"
"oh?"
"Then tell me!"
"yes!"
"Admiral, according to the observations of my subordinates, those Eastern ships should have standard hulls. You have also seen that they look almost exactly the same, with almost no individual differences. They must be similar to the large Spanish square hulls of our Armada. A standard mass-produced ship like the Galen sailboat!"
"At the same time, their hulls are also very beautiful, with slender proportions, with a length of 110 meters and a width of about 25 meters. The height and draft are temporarily unknown. They have four main masts, as well as a bow and stern. Sails, the total number of sails is about fifty!”
"besides!"
"According to observations and some intelligence obtained, they should have a total of five to six decks. The top three decks are equipped with artillery ports. The number on each side is about 120 to 130. There are four or five guns at the bow and stern of the ship. In total, each ship has a total of about 260 cannons, which is a very terrifying number!"
"There is no doubt that they are military ships of the Ming Empire, and they are not armed merchant ships at all!"
"My subordinates speculate that the reason why they only sent five ships under the pretext of being the fleet of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce is because they did not want to trigger a head-on conflict between the Ming Empire and our European countries."
"But in any case, I am sure that they are warships, and they are super battleships that are above the first-class battleships. They cannot be armed merchant ships at all!"
"Admiral!"
"We must be more vigilant against the Ming Empire in the east. Although it is said that they are currently in civil strife and implementing a very strict maritime ban policy, once they calm down, our Spanish hegemony will be really in danger!"
"Think about it, once that ancient empire sends out a complete fleet, just like they did more than two hundred years ago, then only God will be able to protect Spain!"
Looking at the shocking data he recorded on the parchment, the Spanish naval officer named Garosha warned their admiral with a serious face.
"Well?"
"There are actually about two hundred and sixty artillery pieces?"
"I thought there were only two hundred doors..."
Looking at the enemy and our ships in the distance, and listening to the report of the officer beside him, Barudis couldn't help but fell into deep thought for a while and pondered that terrible number as if muttering to himself.
"Ah!"
"Garosa, maybe this is why I just rejected the commander of the forward fleet's request to retreat?"
"Those ships were terrible..."
"No matter what, even if we use ships to consume the enemy's cannonballs and gunpowder, we must keep them in the waters west of Italy!"
"I think you also know that our intelligence officer said that the Ottomans are now flirting with those Easterners, and even allow them to go to various ports in North Africa and Greece for supplies. Their malicious intentions are already obvious. "
"If we can't keep them this time and let them continue to be consumed like this, even our Spanish Armada, which claims to have thousands of ships, will not be enough to fight them!"
boom! boom!
At this time, another ship in the vanguard fleet ahead was hit by the Easterners' artillery fire and started to smoke. However, Baroudis ignored it at all, as if he couldn't see it, and continued to watch silently. Ahead.
"Admiral, please don't worry!"
"Now the fleets garrisoned in Algiers, Valencia, Marseille, Tunisia, Genoa, Naples and Syracuse have definitely received the news and set off. We just need to continue to pursue and hold them back. Enemies, if it can be as fast as one or two days, or as slow as seven or eight days, we will definitely be able to intercept them near the Tyrrhenian Sea!"
"Those Easterners and their ships will definitely not be able to escape!"
"This time, our Spanish Armada has been carefully arranged and mobilized. It is impossible to let their ships run into the waters of the Ottoman Empire again!"
“God is with us!”
Garosha certainly knew the concerns of their commander-in-chief, but he still firmly believed that God would continue to care for their sacred Kingdom of Spain.
"..."
“You’re right, God is with us!”
"The conspiracy of those Easterners and pagans will definitely not succeed!"
After such exchanges with his men, Barudis became more determined to defeat those Easterners and seize their ships and cannons.
But...
Three days later, after a chase battle, the Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish Armada and the Admiral of the Kingdom of Spain, Pedro de Barrudis, and his fleet, as well as squadrons departing from various ports, and Chenteli, who had surrendered to Spain, The European fleet and nearly five hundred ships, under the leadership of the Li family fleet, were shocked to discover that in the waters south of Rome and north of Tunisia, which were not on the main shipping routes, there was actually an ambush by the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Empire's navy, Hector. A huge fleet of nearly three hundred warships led by Dem Afmedo Pasha and Barbarossa Fasl Hayreddin, King of the North African Sea?
As a result, the two enemies, who were extremely jealous when they met, began to fight in this sea area regardless of the situation.
boom! boom!
The cannons are roaring!
The two sides that had been confronting each other did not hesitate for too long. The ships quickly approached within three hundred yards, and then began to entangle each other and launch a bombardment.
boom!
boom! boom! boom!
In an instant, the smoke of the artillery and the light from the muzzle easily enveloped the sea area in black mist.
Although both sides were caught off guard and confused by the other's appearance, they couldn't care less at this time. After all, in this situation, no one dared to order a retreat easily! Therefore, apart from rushing towards each other and fighting together, they really have no other better choice.
Perhaps the fleets of both sides were too large, so while fighting, the two sides basically gradually lost any structure and systematic command.
Without receiving specific orders, the warships of the two fleets that were crowded together began to use various methods to attack the enemy.
At this time, command and tactics have completely become decorations!
boom! boom!
boom! boom! boom!
The sound of cannons came one after another and continued...
Amidst the smoke, fire, and shouts of fighting and killing, the ships that were hidden in the smoke were either running alone and firing cannons everywhere, or they were gathering in groups to fight the enemy in battle lines. Or simply rush towards the enemy warships and use the collision angle to slam them together and start a more bloody and crazy close gang battle.
As the hot war fermented, this sea area soon began to boil as if boiling.
The two sides combined nearly a thousand warships, and at least two to three hundred thousand sailors, navy soldiers, and pirates began to fight each other crazily here, and the sea surface was soon stained red with the blood of both sides.
But at this time, a certain instigator, the five largest and most conspicuous warships, drew a beautiful arc. Under the astonishment of the 'friendly' and enemy ships, they directly accelerated to an incredible degree. Quickly throwing off the pursuers and rushing out of the core area of the battlefield, he began to fire fiercely at the Spanish Armada from the outside.
"Hahaha!"
Hahaꉂꉂ(ᵔᗜᵔ*)
"That's right! That's how it should be!"
♪٩(´ᵕ｀๑)۶⁾⁾
"Let Bashar and the pirate leaders take the lead. We can just hide on the outside and bombard the enemies hard. Remember, don't let the enemy ships on the outside get close!"
٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ
"When they chase us, we run away. If they don't chase us, we turn around and continue to beat them hard!"
Q(`⌒´Q)
boom! boom!
At the same time as the cannons roared, on the command platform of the super battleship "Xiang Feihu", a certain lawless and bad little girl, the Admiral, saw that the "friendly troops" had been successfully tricked by him, and had to start following him. After the Spanish Armada launched a decisive battle, she laughed triumphantly and at the same time urged the artillerymen to quickly bombard the enemy warships that wanted to get closer, and let the dense artillery shells hit the Spanish slow-moving ships. The large Galenic ship blasted away.
“That’s it, I’ll piss them off to death!!”
Hahaha ꉂꉂ(ᵔᗜᵔ*)!
A cunning old man actually wanted to cheat and want her, Admiral Anne, to take the lead and consume the enemy's strength, but they were secretly hiding here and not moving... Well now, she and her fleet were indeed taking the initiative. She went to find the enemy, but they definitely never expected that while she was consuming the enemy, she also returned here leisurely with the enemy's large fleet.
She believed that some bad old man must have been so shocked that his jaw dropped, right?
However, before a heartless little girl could be proud of herself, the first mate on their flagship walked up to them and reported loudly:
"Report!"
"Admiral, we are running out of shells and gunpowder!"
The first mate said expressionlessly.
Although he didn't say clearly what to do next, his expression undoubtedly expressed his attitude, which was: it was time for them to retreat and find ways to resupply first.
After all, they had fought with the enemy for three days and three nights, and had delayed the enemy for three days and three nights. Now the barrels were hot, the ammunition was running out, and the artillerymen and sailors were very sleepy and tired. It was time to leave.
Otherwise, after a while, after the cannonballs are completely used up, they will probably have to go up and play gang warfare and fight the enemies desperately. That is obviously not what their Li family fleet is good at, and there is no need for them to do it. To that extent.
"ah?"
!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
"How quickly did the cannonballs run out?!"
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)!!
Anne was a little surprised, and at the same time a little unhappy, because the two sides had just started a sea battle, and the fun had just begun, but they had no cannon shells, which was indeed quite uncomfortable.
"..."
The first mate said nothing and continued to look at his senior admiral, waiting for the other party's order.
"All right!"
₍₍٩(＿＿*)₎₎
"Then let's withdraw first..."
ε=(´ο｀*)))Alas
There was no way, Anne also knew that without cannonballs, once a large ship like theirs dared to rush into the battlefield ahead to engage in close combat, it would be targeted by the enemy and bombed to pieces. That was not what she wanted.
Therefore, besides retreating temporarily, she had no other good solution.
"That……"
"Admiral, where should we go to resupply?"
“Is it Athens, or is it Tripoli or Tunisia in the south?”
Nodding, seeing that his Grand Admiral had no intention of continuing to mess around, the first mate finally breathed a sigh of relief and tried to ask.
The current battle will probably not be decided in a day or two. Tunisia in the south is relatively close and can be reached in half a day with a favorable wind. However, it is too close to the battlefield and is also within the Spanish sphere of influence. , supplies may be hindered, and they may be re-involved in the war.
As for Tripoli, it is a little further away. It is the territory of the North African pirate king Hayreddin, so supplies will definitely not be a big problem!
Of course, it's okay to go to Athens, Greece, but it will take more than three to five days to go back and forth. In that case, they will definitely not be able to participate in this big sea battle. .
"Why go to those places?"
(๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
"Aren't all the Spanish ships out to catch us now? That's just right. Now let's go north to Genoa, directly along the coast to the west of the Spanish nest, and grab supplies on the way!"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
Although it is necessary to retreat from this battlefield, Anne does not want to stop fighting. In addition to deceiving both sides and allowing them to fight in advance, she is also prepared to give the Spanish a hard blow to those who dare to attack them. The guys who declared war know how powerful she is, Admiral Anne!
"!!"
"The great admiral is wise!!"
First he was startled, then took a breath of cold air, and then the first mate quickly realized that it would be a good note.
"Then let's go!"
✧*. ٩(⌒∇⌒*)و✧*. ♪
Soon, with both warring parties stunned, the Li family's devil fleet began to accelerate again, and with the help of the crosswind, it inflated its sails and galloped straight towards the north, and soon... He soon left the battlefield of the war.
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