Several arson ships that luckily escaped the Ming army's artillery bombardment were all destroyed in the subsequent second round of bombardment.
The arson ship, which Suleiman III and the pirates had high hopes for, was easily resolved.
"Holy God, this... how is this possible...!" Suleiman III couldn't believe his eyes.
The kerosene on the arson ships was bought from Baghdad at a high price.
The Greek fire that the Tianfang Sect spent countless efforts learning from the Romans was actually destroyed by the Ming army without any effort.
What frightened Suleiman III even more was the brand-new tactics and weapons adopted by the Ming army.
Several generals next to Suleiman III also discovered a large number of mysterious weapons equipped on the Ming army's warships.
"The thing that sounded like thunder just now, could it be artillery?"
"Oh God, it's really scary. How much does it cost to have so many artillery pieces?"
"The artillery used by the Mongols is definitely not so powerful!"
"No wonder the Ming people were able to defeat the Mongols!"
Everyone showed great fear towards the powerful artillery used by the Ming army.
You must know that the Mongols were able to dominate all directions in West Asia. Among the many military advantages, artillery was definitely an existence that refreshed the understanding of all Tianfang believers.
Although the technology of making artillery has made great progress among the Tianfang Cult, the cannons produced are still very clumsy, and the quality cannot be guaranteed. Terrifying chamber explosion accidents often occur, so they are not among the Tianfang Cult's army. universal.
They could not imagine how the Ming army carried those heavy artillery pieces onto the ships.
The pirates had a bad start and dozens of arson ships were destroyed. After a brief shock, Suleiman III immediately adjusted his mood.
The number of pirate ships is close to thousands. Even if a few dozen fragile arson ships are lost, it will not affect their subsequent battle situation.
After all, the pirates also had a tenfold numerical advantage.
"attack!"
"attack!"
After Suleiman III saw that the arson ship was destroyed, he immediately became angry and launched an all-out attack.
Soon, the pirate sailboats covered the sky and launched a siege on the Ming warships from all directions.
The triangular sails raised high on these sailboats were like devil's flags, turning the originally calm sea into a murderous atmosphere.
"General, general! The pirate gate has begun to attack!"
Before Maru Ali could react to the shock of dozens of arson ships being destroyed, he immediately saw the pirates launching a full-scale attack.
"I said, Lao Ma, why are you panicking? Just watch how our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty chop melons and vegetables." Tang He said with a slight smile.
At this time, the Ming army's warships have completed their formation, and all merchant ships and supply ships have been surrounded by the Ming army's warships in the center.
The pirates were like locusts, attacking the Ming army from all directions.
"Prepare!"
"fire!"
The Ming soldiers on all battleships fired artillery in an orderly manner as ordered.
The roar of cannons sounded again on the Ming army's warships.
These heavy shells stirred up tall water columns on the sea.
Many unlucky pirate warships were hit by artillery, and two large holes were immediately drilled through the front and rear.
"ah!"
"God is above me!"
The Ming army was able to penetrate the pirate warships at such a long distance.
The pirates were immediately frightened out of their wits.
The most unlucky pirate ships were those whose waterline was hit by Ming army artillery. The shattered hull was like a leaking sieve, and the raging seawater instantly filled the cabin.
In the blink of an eye, the hapless vessels were heeling and capsized.
The pirates who fell into the water made miserable screams, but the pirate ship behind them paid no attention to these fallen companions.
Many pirates who fell into the water were hit by ships, crushed and sank to the bottom of the sea.
More pirates are holding pieces of broken ship hulls or buckets, adrift on the sea. If they want to be rescued, they can only salvage and rescue them by swimming to the shore or hoping that the pirates will win the final victory.
The Ming army's first round of artillery stalled the pirate ship's attack.
"terrible…"
"Devils, they must have made a deal with the devils!"
Suleiman III roared in horror.
According to the terrifying power of the Ming army's artillery, the pirates would probably have to pay very heavy losses if they wanted to fight hand-to-hand in a gang-hopping decisive battle.
Suleiman III, as the city lord of Uka City, has already lost three large ships in the attack just now. If he loses three more large ships, his status as the city lord will be in danger.
But now Suleiman's sunk cost is already very high. If the retreat is ordered now, the three large ships will be lost in vain.
Therefore, no matter how scared Suleiman was, he could only make a desperate move and put all his bets on his final victory.
Thinking of this, Suleiman III immediately gritted his teeth and issued the most severe order.
"Never mind the casualties!"
"Continue the attack!"
"Get closer! Stick up! Kill these Ming soldiers!"
The pirates, big and small, had the same thoughts as Suleiman III.
They already knew that the Ming fleet carried a huge amount of wealth, so even if they saw their comrades in front being sunk by terrible artillery, they could not extinguish the greed and ferocity in their hearts.
"kill!"
"The true God is great!"
…
All the pirate ships increased their speed to the maximum. The shirtless pirates were holding scimitars and stood on the plywood, ready to jump into gangs and seize the ship.
but.
How could the Ming army, which was equipped with the most superior artillery in this era, give these Tianfangji pirates a chance to join gangs and fight hand-to-hand.
I saw the artillery on the Ming army warship firing again.
The thunderous sound of cannons and thick white smoke fell on the sea again like a divine punishment.
Bang bang!
Katcha!
The sound of splintering wood echoed among the pirate fleet.
The Ming army's artillery fired chain rounds this time.
As a special artillery shell for the navy, chain shells are two semicircular shells connected from the middle with an iron chain.
When this kind of cannonball flies out of the muzzle, the two shells will rotate violently due to the difference in muzzle velocity. Once the chain bomb hits an enemy warship, this terrible rotation will shatter the ship on the warship. The sails and masts caused the ship to lose the power to continue sailing.
This round of chain bomb attacks by the Ming army immediately tore off the sails and masts of dozens of pirate ships. The pirate ships that lost power blocked the continued progress of the ships behind them on the sea.
The pirates, who were originally full of momentum, immediately fell into chaos.
"How dare you, a mere thief, come to die?"
When Tang He saw the pirates in chaos, he knew that the Ming Navy had a sure chance of winning this battle.
"Great, the Ming Dynasty's divine soldiers descended from the sky!" Maru Ali stood beside him, cheering happily.
His merchant ship finally suffered no losses.
When these pirates fell into chaos, the Ming army gave them no chance to regroup.
I saw the Ming army warship turning sideways on the sea.
The ship's side on the other side was aimed at these chaotic pirate ships.
"Boom!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Another round of deafening artillery fire sounded.
This time the Ming army used powerful solid bullets, focusing on attacking the pirate ships that protruded forward.
At the same time, rockets on the deck of the Ming warship also began to be launched one after another.
These rockets were filled with a thick mixture of sugar and kerosene.
Rockets trailing long flames descended from the sky with terrifying screams.
boom!
After the Ming army's rocket hit the pirate ship, it immediately burst into flames.
These unlucky pirates immediately hurriedly used sea water to put out the fire.
However, they soon discovered to their horror that the fires caused by these Ming army rockets could not be extinguished with seawater.
Instead, the fire spread across the hull due to the flow of sea water.
"Greek fire!?"
The pirates couldn't help but become more panicked.
Their arson ship, which was originally a mass murder weapon, used this terrible kerosene.
They never expected that the Ming army not only mastered this kerosene technology, but could also use rockets to hit their heads directly.
Such a terrifying enemy is definitely not something pirates like them can handle.
"Escape quickly!"
"We cannot defeat the devil's servants!"
When the pirates on the ship behind saw the raging fire, they immediately panicked and prepared to turn the ship around and retreat.
I would never dare to provoke such a terrifying Ming army again.
For a moment, some pirates wanted to continue to attack, while others wanted to turn around and retreat.
The pirates fell into greater chaos.
Squeak!
Squeak!
From time to time, pirate ships crashed into each other in a panic, and the planks made a tooth-breaking sound.
"Wither's little skills, how dare you do the same thing!"
Tang He looked at the pirates who were completely in chaos and smiled contemptuously.
Malu Ali on the side also clapped his hands and cheered in surprise, "These pirates are finished, Malacca will be the territory of the Ming Dynasty from now on!"
Before the war started, Maluari was extremely afraid of the pirates' arson ship, but now he saw that the Ming army used the terrible Greek fire to launch rockets, and he immediately became happy again.
No wonder the Ming army was not afraid of the pirates' arson ship!
It turns out that the powerful Ming Dynasty had already mastered the terrible naval warfare weapon of Greek fire, and even the Ming Dynasty was able to use more effective rocket weapons to bring Greek fire to the top of the enemy's heads.
Such a powerful combat power made Malu Ali, a Persian businessman who devoted himself to the Ming Dynasty, extremely proud.
This fully proves Maru Ali's wise decision and wise vision.
"Even if I am a dog of Ming Dynasty, I will still be happy!"
Maru Ali knew that after this battle in the waters of Nanyang, the Ming army would have the supreme say.
As a member of the Ming Army, he himself will inevitably have privileges and benefits that ordinary businessmen cannot match.
Now, seeing the majestic appearance of the Ming army killing all directions, let alone the seventh-rank official Malu Ali, even if he is really a dog of the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely be able to walk sideways on the borders of Nanyang from now on.
The artillery and rockets of the Ming army were like the god of death, constantly harvesting the lives of pirates.
No pirate ship could reach the vicinity of the Ming army warships.
Such a terrifying enemy made all the pirates lose confidence, and they began to flee in panic.
However, even the pirate ship at the rear is still in danger of being hit by Ming army rockets from the sky.
After all, although the range and power of these rockets of the Ming army are huge, their accuracy is really scary. The range is basically one mile, and the error is three miles.
"boom!"
A loud noise sounded next to the Suleiman III battleship.
Another warship in Uka City was hit by a rocket from the sky.
The raging fire engulfed the battleship instantly.
The soldiers and sailors of Uka City were unable to extinguish the flames and could only scramble to escape by jumping into the water.
Suleiman III looked at everything in front of him in despair.
"It's over! It's all over!"
A murmur came from his mouth.
The navy in the hands of Suleiman III was nearly half destroyed by the Ming army in the battle just now.
Even if he escapes back to Uka City and escapes the Ming army's revenge, he will definitely not be able to deal with the subsequent pirate threat.
Those pirates who suffered huge losses in the naval battle but gained nothing will pounce on Uqa City like evil wolves, demanding compensation for their losses and compensation like Suleiman III.
But no matter how bad the outcome is in the future, you must hurry up and escape now, otherwise you will die on the spot.
Suleiman III quickly ordered the remaining ships to move closer to him and use the wind direction to retreat sideways.
The entire battlefield was in chaos, with large numbers of pirates and ships from various city-states huddled together.
Suleiman III tried his best and finally escaped from the battlefield with his few remaining men.
The entire sea was a sea of fire. After the Ming army's rockets ignited some ships, they even blocked the strait and became overcrowded.
"Don't show mercy to these barbarians who are looking for death. Let them all fall into the sea and feed the fish!"
Tang He ordered all Ming warships to open fire freely and carry out the final massacre of these pirate warships that could not escape.
The whole sea was wailing, and the Ming army used the light cannon on the ship to fire shotguns to bombard the pirates who fell into the water.
The originally light blue water was dyed a dull red.
As the Ming army chased across the battlefield, most of the pirates were slaughtered.
Only a few lucky ones were salvaged and captured during the closing stages of the Ming army.
"Old Ma, go and ask them which pirates they are?"
Tang He had no sympathy for these dying prisoners.
As the Ming army soldiers landed several heavy blows on them, all the questions raised by Maru Ali, as the translator, were answered one by one.
Only then did Tang He learn that these pirates turned out to be a coalition of many nearby pirates, and their initiator turned out to be Suleiman III, the lord of Uka City.
When the Ming army entered the port to rest, Suleiman III's attitude was respectful, and there was no trace of any malicious intentions in him.
"Good boy, that Su Laiman is looking for death!" Tang He immediately showed his fierce eyes.
When setting sail from Yingtian Mansion, Zhu Han had repeatedly told Tang He that when dealing with these small city-states in the Nanyang region, benevolence, justice and morality should come second, and strength should always be the first priority.
As the saying goes, "Barbarians are afraid of power but not moral." It is necessary to show the majesty of the Ming Dynasty in order to gain their awe and obedience.
"General, what are we going to do?" Malu Ali asked quickly.
Uka City is an important port city in the Malacca region.
Its founders were not local indigenous islanders, but merchants from the Tianfang religion who came from Baghdad and Persia more than a hundred years ago.
These merchants who believed in Tianfang religion used their powerful navigation technology and military strength to not only occupy an important territory in Uka City, but also enslaved tens of thousands of local indigenous people.
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