Today's artillery is not the artillery of later generations that can accurately hit dozens of kilometers away.
The production process is imperfect, coupled with the lack of systematic artillery shooting training.
Even with a cannon with a range of up to 10 miles, the well-trained Dutch army could only guarantee accuracy within a range of 2 miles.
Beyond 2 miles, whether you can hit or not depends entirely on God.
Naturally, Naji was aware of this situation.
The purpose of Naci was not to hit the Ming army, but to tell the Ming army that I was not easy to mess with.
I have a farther range than you.
"The Ming army should be retreating now." Naji murmured to himself.
As long as the Ming army retreats, let the Spanish and Portuguese chase them, and then take the opportunity to eat the Spanish and Portuguese warships.
In order to clear out other maritime forces near Southeast Asia, Najib had already begun to make preparations.
Many pirates in the Spanish and Portuguese teams have already been bought by Naci at high prices.
Just wait until the time is right and take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the Spanish and Portuguese fleets.
By then, coupled with the team he has hidden, it will be enough to eat these people.
"Young man, you're quite arrogant." Standing on the bow of the Dinghai, looking at the water columns rising in front of him, Zhu Dinghai said with a smile.
"It's rude not to reciprocate. Let the other party have a taste of our artillery."
Zhu Dinghai's flagship is the Dafu Ship obtained by Zhu Youjian's hang-up.
Originally, 200 Hongyi cannons produced by the system were installed, but 100 were dismantled by Zhu Dinghai and installed on the bow and stern of large warships to facilitate shelling while traveling and when being pursued by the enemy.
In terms of range alone, the range of the Hongyi cannon produced by the system is not lower than that of the Xiyi cannon.
"Boom, boom, boom." Along with the deafening sound of cannons and the thick smoke that covered the sky, more than 100 Hongyi cannons roared.
"Plop, plop." Soon more than 100 artillery shells were in front of the Western Yi United Navy. It stirred up waves.
"What a powerful artillery piece." Natsuki shouted in his heart on the Fort Meade.
"Didn't you say that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty were already lagging behind?
Are their red cannons defective products sold to the Ming Dynasty by the British pirates?
How come the range is farther than our main artillery? "
"So this is where your confidence lies? However, naval battle artillery is only one aspect. What really determines the outcome is the boarding battle. When we defeat you, you will study your artillery.
Pass the order and let the Spaniards and Portuguese move forward quickly to prepare for the attack. "
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“What’s going on, why aren’t the Spanish and Portuguese still moving?
Did they find their hidden troops? Or did something happen to the pirates they bribed? "
"Sorry, sir, the Ming fleet has withdrawn." Just when Naci was confused, new news came from the messenger.
"What! What the hell is the Ming army doing? Is it just to show how powerful their cannons are? You don't need supplies to mobilize the army!"
As he said that, Naci hurriedly picked up the telescope and looked in the direction of the Ming army.
Meanwhile, on the deck of the Ming Dynasty fleet, a team of sailors were busy operating the rudder and sails.
The direction of the main force of the Ming army is also slowly changing.
"Good opportunity!" Naji shouted.
"Tell the Spanish and Portuguese through the flag that there must be an ambush by the Ming army, and the only chance to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop. From now on, the interests of the Ming Dynasty will be divided according to the result of this battle."
How can someone who can fool around as a governor be considered a fool?
The acting level of the Ming Dynasty army was too poor.
If they didn't fight back, they would still have 3 points of credibility to run directly.
But they fought back, and the range of their naval guns was a little farther than the range of their main naval guns, so they ran away at this time. They really treat us like fools.
"Block, row hard. When this battle is won, each person will be rewarded with ten silver coins." Almost as soon as the news of Naci was passed, both the Spaniards and the Portuguese took action.
The fleet that came this time occupied most of the Spanish and Portuguese fleets in Southeast Asia.
The team leader was not a fool, so how could he not see what the Ming army was doing?
"Boom, boom, boom." The Ming army's large warship, which had just completed a 180-degree turn, roared immediately.
Most of the shells from this bombardment landed around the Western Yi coalition warships, but did not damage any Western Yi warships.
"So fast. How could the Ming army turn the ship around so fast?"
"Go down with the order, follow the Ming army, and be careful of the surrounding reefs." Naci ordered.
Although Penghu is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty, Naci has never relaxed his investigation of the Penghu Islands.
The Ming army could not quietly build forts on the Penghu Islands.
The only possibility is that the Ming army is aware of the surrounding reefs and wants to lead the coalition forces to where there are reefs.
However, this method is still good. Once the enemy knows the intention, it will be difficult to take effect.
Since the Ming army dared to set up such a plan and use the main force as bait, they should be prepared to be eaten.
Although the three parties of the Western Yi Allied Forces all had their own motives, when facing the common enemy of the Ming Dynasty army, they all chose to kill the enemy first.
Soon, under the command of the three governors, the Western Yi coalition troops quickly moved towards the Ming army.
The Western Yi coalition has one goal now, which is to eat the Ming army first.
All previous plans were thrown out of mind.
Because the premise of all plans is to kill the Ming army first. If the Ming army is not killed, everything is nonsense.
Otherwise, when the Ming army escapes, how easy will it be to kill the Ming army in the vast sea?
As for blocking the port, the three governors are not planning on doing so now.
In the second year of the Apocalypse, the reason why the Dutch dared to block the port was because the Ming army was unprepared. In addition, the Ming army's artillery range was far inferior to its own main artillery.
Otherwise, even if the Dutch were given ten more courages, they would not dare to block the port.
Now the range of the artillery equipped by the Ming Navy is no longer within the range of its main fleet, and the range of the coastal defense artillery is definitely farther than that of the naval guns.
In addition, the shore defense guns are in a fixed position and are not affected by the waves, so the accuracy of shooting is certain to be far higher than that of the naval guns that appear.
If the shore defense artillery were to do more defensive fortifications. Today's naval guns cannot hurt the opponent at all unless they hit the muzzle directly.
At this time, the Ming army must be ready for battle. Going to the port to besiege them at this time would be asking for death.
If the Ming army is allowed to escape this time, once the opponent returns to the port, the three coalition forces will face a huge problem.
Is it blocked or not?
Block it, you must occupy a large number of main fleets.
And it must be far away. This distance is enough for the Ming army ships to set up their formation.
If we don't block it, this battle will be meaningless.
To put it bluntly, the three-party coalition forces have wasted so much supplies.
And as long as the Ming army does not give up voluntarily, the main force of the three-party coalition will be welded to death here.
Once problems occur elsewhere in Southeast Asia, there will simply not be enough strength to provide support in a short period of time.
