The newly arrived Ming warships will definitely fight against them. This is expected by everyone, and there will not be much surprise. Therefore, when the Ming fleet took a fighting stance, the Spaniards felt nothing.
But what the hell are the four battleships at the front of the Ming fleet? The fight hadn't even started yet, but thick smoke started coming out. Did you catch yourself on fire?
Also, what is a battleship and a sail called? The sail was eaten?
The reason for such doubts is that most of the warships in the Ming fleet are Western-style sail warships. However, the one at the front was just the most common sail in the Ming Dynasty, and it suddenly seemed very small.
"Haha, could it be that the commander of the Ming Dynasty fleet wanted these four broken ships to attract our attention?" The Spanish governor couldn't help laughing and said to Filot next to him, "Don't you think the Ming Dynasty fleet is very powerful? , is this how they fight?"
Filot was also a little puzzled. In his impression, wasn't this how the Ming army fought?
With this in mind, he used his binoculars to carefully observe the four smoking warships at the front of the Ming fleet.
"Hey, Your Majesty the Governor, look, it seems... it seems..." Filot suddenly seemed to have seen a ghost, and started to fuss, "It seems to be a ship made of iron! How... is this... possible?"
Of course, it can be seen at a glance that the newly launched iron-clad battleship is made of iron. However, one of the four iron-clad warships in the Ming Dynasty fleet is the first experimental warship, and it is also the one that has been to America. It was repaired and maintained for use again. The other two ships are the final ones. The two ships that Emperor Chongzhen boarded on the battleship were also a long time ago. The last one was built before the expeditionary force set off.
But no matter which armored warship it is, if it sets sail from Tianjin Port and travels across the Pacific, it will be brand new and bright!
But no matter what, it was an iron-clad battleship after all, which was different from a ship made of wood. If you look carefully, you can definitely still see it.
Hearing what Filot said, the Spanish Governor didn't believe it at all. How could there be a ship made of iron?
However, hearing that Philot was so surprised, he doubtfully picked up the telescope and looked carefully.
After looking at it for a long time, he finally said in that incredible tone: "This...isn't really made of iron? But...but how is this possible?"
After looking at it for a while, the Spanish governor finally remembered something, and said in a decisive tone: "This must be wrapped in iron sheets, just for added protection. It's just... what's with that smoke?"
He was not so naive that the warships of the Ming Dynasty really caught fire before the battle started. If there really was such a coincidence, it couldn't have been four battleships catching fire at the same time, right?
If it was an arson ship, it would definitely not have such a long distance to start the fire. If this is really the case, the enemy ship will not be burned at all, and it will be burned down itself.
If you can’t figure it out, then there must be something weird!
"Your Excellency, Governor, be careful!" Filot had a bad feeling and quickly reminded the Spanish Governor.
Needless to say, the Spanish Governor also understood this.
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They didn't know clearly, but Sun Chuanting knew what it was as soon as he saw the thick smoke coming out of the ship.
They were still very worried at first, but when they saw it, Sun Chuanting said in surprise: "Those four should be armored battleships, right?"
Although it sounded like he was asking a question, his tone was very affirmative.
His personal guards also became excited when they heard it. There were actually four armored warships, and they were immediately relieved.
"The Ming Dynasty is really rich. It built four ships at once. If we wait a few more years, they won't all be armored battleships! How can we fight this?" Anders couldn't help but screamed in surprise, but between words, But he was very excited.
"Hey, the flag is Zheng. Could it be that Zheng Zhilong is leading the army?" After Sun Chuanting saw the flag clearly through the telescope, he felt happy again and said to himself.
Zheng Zhilong's abilities at sea were definitely the best in the Ming Dynasty. This was recognized by Sun Chuanting, even as a civil servant of a feudal official.
Anders naturally knew it. After taking a closer look, he immediately agreed: "The commander of the Ming Dynasty named Zheng must be General Zheng Zhilong. This is really great. We will definitely win this battle!"
There are armored warships and countless other warships. The vast sea is full of Ming army ships. Although I am tired from traveling across the ocean, my strength lies here.
Thinking about this, Sun Chuanting immediately ordered to change his tactics. He was no longer in a hurry to rescue the army, but wanted to eat a big bite!
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Slowly, in the Pacific, the fleets are getting closer and closer. On the Ming army's side, they used four armored warships as spearheads and rushed directly to the middle of the Spanish fleet, preparing to block them in the middle and defeat them one by one.
As a result, the requirements for arrows are very high. If it is not strong enough, it will not be able to break through the enemy fleet, but will be flanked by the enemy fleet and break the arrow.
Although the soldiers of the Ming Army had great confidence in the armored battleships, this was the first time that the armored battleships had been put into battle. They were still a little worried about whether the armored battleships would be as powerful as they imagined.
Zheng Zhilong did not dare to be careless, and immediately commanded the following fleet to follow, so as not to drop the arrow too far, so as to cover the retreat of the armored battleship.
The Spanish fleet faced four "iron-clad battleships" and rushed over. Even though their governor ordered to deal with them carefully, their battleships didn't care much.
Even if it's covered with iron sheets, so what? A close range bombardment can still silence it!
With this idea, after getting closer, the Spaniards were even more surprised to find that these four Ming warships did not have cannons in the side cabins, only a few cannons at the bow and stern. Is this crazy? ?
At this time, regardless of whether the Ming army was crazy or not, their pressure was greatly reduced and they started making fun of these warships one by one.
"How dare a warship with just a few artillery guns rush over here?"
"Are all the Ming army's brains full of shit? They don't know about naval battles. They just compete to see who can get more firepower!"
"Brothers, deal with the Ming army hard and let them know what the invincible fleet on the sea is like!"
"..."
Just when they were laughing so hard, they suddenly heard a "boom" from a cannon, and then an iron bullet roared in and landed next to their battleship, sending a column of water straight into the sky.
This situation made them all shut up and look at the Ming warship in the distance in disbelief.
How could they actually fire from such a long distance?
Damn it, I was so lucky that I almost got hit by a battleship!
When they came to their senses, they all burst into laughter again.
The Ming army originally had few artillery pieces and no common sense in combat. How panicked was it to fire artillery from such a distance? Could it be that the Ming troops on those battleships were all new recruits?
Thinking this way, they laughed even harder!
Even the Spanish Governor and Filot felt that the Ming army was nothing more than this after seeing this. The worries before were all unnecessary.
But who would have expected that at this moment, the four armored warships lined up and rushing past roared again.
"Boom boom boom..."
The whistling iron bullets struck from afar again.
There were two "bang bang" sounds, and there was a salvo. Among the eight iron bullets, two iron bullets hit two Spanish warships. One of the iron bullets just hit the main flagpole of the battleship. It broke and fell down with the huge sail, causing the Spanish sailors to run for cover.
Seeing this scene, almost all Spaniards were a little dumbfounded. Even the pirate fleet that was preparing to detour behind and intercept the Ming Dynasty fleet that was detouring and docking looked at all this with a bit dumbfounded.
Isn't this a bit too ridiculous? At such a distance, the Ming army actually managed to hit the battleship!
Naturally, they didn't know that the artillery equipped on the armored battleships were all rifled artillery. No matter in terms of range or accuracy, they were not comparable to smoothbore cannons!
After everyone in the Spanish fleet was quiet for a while, they started shouting and cursing. Anyway, they were scolding them for being unlucky. Why was the Ming army so lucky!
While cursing, they adjusted the warships to make up for the damaged warships.
However, while they were still busy, they heard the roar of Ming warships again.
"Boom boom boom..."
This time, it was a little worse than the last time. Only one Spanish battleship was hit.
But even so, the Spaniards and the pirates were once again dumbfounded.
If it was bullshit luck once and it was still bullshit the second time, would it still be bullshit luck the third time?
At this time, the Spaniards all looked at each other. Could it be that the Ming army's artillery was really that powerful?
"Quick, speed up, charge forward, charge forward!" The Spanish governor was a little frustrated. He absolutely couldn't just be beaten without fighting back, as that would have a great impact on morale.
As long as they rush forward, the Ming warships will have no advantage in range, and they can use the advantage in the number of artillery to sink the Ming warships.
His idea was naturally shared by other Spaniards. So, they controlled the sails one by one, used their best skills, and started to accelerate the battleship.
At this time, the Spaniards were worried that these four Ming warships with long ranges would continue to take advantage of their range and fire while running, so they would be quite passive.
However, they were obviously overly worried. They saw that the four Ming warships, instead of retreating to keep their distance, continued to rush towards them.
The Spaniards couldn't help but be overjoyed about this, this was for the best.
