I saw plumes of thick smoke starting to come out of the Ming fleet. People on the warships from various European countries saw it and thought it was a fire in the Ming warship!
However, most people know that the Ming army has a new type of warship, which is an iron-clad and smoking warship. Since there is smoke, it means that it is this new warship and not the warship that is on fire.
Robert, in particular, was frightened and quickly looked intently, counting the puffs of thick smoke coming out to see how many there were.
Before he could finish counting, he saw the warships on the periphery of the Ming Kingdom fleet suddenly dispersed. The battleship, billowing thick smoke, sailed out.
These armored, smoking warships lined up in a horizontal formation to face the warships from various European countries attacking Lisbon.
"Twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three!" Robert counted quickly and got a confirmed number. He was shocked. This was much more than they expected. "The Spaniards are going to suffer again. !”
The reason why I say this is because attacking Lisbon can be said to be the Spanish home court. Therefore, the Spanish fleet was at the forefront. No matter how durable the armored and smoking battleships are, they are definitely not something that the first wave of fleets can handle.
Seeing the armored and smoking battleships suddenly rushing out of the Ming fleet, the Spanish fleet did not want to fight. However, this war at sea will definitely not come and leave at will. Especially since the Spanish fleet is followed by fleets from other countries, it is even more difficult to turn around. In this case, the only option was to bite the bullet and rush forward.
On the shore, the Portuguese ignored the stray artillery fire and all flocked to the port to watch the battle. Seeing that the fleets on both sides were about to engage in battle, to be honest, they were more nervous and worried than anyone else. After all, if the Ming army was defeated, they would have to go back to the days of being enslaved by other countries. This was unacceptable to them.
As the cannons rumbled, they were nervous and suddenly became excited.
"It's amazing. Did you see it? Did you see how powerful the Ming warship's artillery was? It actually penetrated a hole as big as a Spanish warship with one shot. Haha, it was scrapped!"
"Let me tell you, what's amazing is actually being able to shoot so accurately from such a long distance. That's the scariest thing!"
"Whatever, after all, killing the Spanish and these European bandits is the best!"
"..."
The Portuguese watching the battle were all in high spirits, and they praised the artillery on the Ming warships ravely!
In the middle, suddenly, Ludkin asked Raff loudly: "Aren't you very familiar with the Ming Dynasty? Didn't it say that the Ming Dynasty's artillery is called the Fran cannon, and there are also red barbarian cannons, which are all learned from our Europeans." How come the Ming Dynasty’s artillery has become so powerful now?”
"Haha, that's for sure!" Raf laughed loudly after hearing this, "Have you ever seen this steam-armored battleship in Europe? The Ming Dynasty has it! Look, how powerful it is! It can be seen from this that the artillery is powerful, then It’s inevitable.”
At this point, he paused and then said: "Let's just talk about the steam engine. Is it available in Europe? I heard that the Emperor Ming was inspired by the story of cooking wine and talking about heroes, and finally invented the steam engine. You see, it can drive A battleship can also drive a carriage, tsk tsk, don’t be too powerful!”
"So that's it!" After hearing this, Mr. Luther King suddenly realized, "Then I will have a few more drinks tomorrow to see if I can invent something!"
When Rafe heard this, he wanted to say that the point was not this, but the brain. But now that the naval battle was going on, he had no intention of arguing with his friends, so he concentrated on the sea in the port.
"Boom boom boom..."
After several rounds of shelling, the warships on both sides were very close to each other. According to the normal style of play, either adjust the course, seize the upper hand, and then carry out broadside bombardment; or directly approach the enemy ship and start a gang fight.
The combined fleets of various European countries had obviously considered in advance how to deal with the Ming Dynasty's armored and smoking warships. They knew that if they were just bombarded, they were armored and not afraid of bombardment at all, so they all chose to prepare for a gang war.
Their style of play was immediately seen through by the Portuguese on the shore. Everyone immediately stopped smiling and became worried.
"With fewer ships in the Ming Dynasty's fleet, there will definitely be fewer soldiers. If you jump into a gang war, you will suffer a big loss!"
"Yes, as long as one warship approaches and engages in a gang fight, other warships will also approach and cannot be killed at all."
"It's dangerous. The Ming warships should retreat quickly, keep a distance, don't give those warships a chance to get close, and use the advantage of artillery to kill them!"
"..."
While they were discussing worriedly, they saw that the twenty-three steam-armored warships at the front of the Ming fleet did not give way at all, and directly charged towards the enemy ships with their bows.
Generally speaking, if you want to join a gang war, it is best for two ships to line up side by side. Now that the Ming army directly rammed it with its bow, which warship would dare to continue using gang-hopping tactics? Otherwise, not to mention how many people can't be jumped over, if the armor hits someone, the battleship will definitely be smashed into pieces.
As a result, the warships from various European countries in front of them turned their rudders to avoid, trying to join the battle parallel to the Ming warships.
However, the Ming Dynasty's steam-armored battleships were lined up. Twenty-three ships occupied almost all the sea area of the port. They plowed through directly and there was no way to avoid them.
"Bang bang bang..." Huge crashing sounds immediately sounded one after another.
"Okay, great, did you see that the unlucky Spanish battleship was smashed in half?"
"Look over there, that's a Dutch warship. It's also in bad luck. The bow is missing and it's flooded!"
"Hahaha, okay, good collision, sunk all these damn battleships!"
"..."
Amidst the loud cheers of the Portuguese on the shore, the smoke on the twenty-three steam-armored warships became thicker. The warships that had slowed down began to slowly accelerate again, facing the second wave of enemy ships.
During this process, except for a short period of time before and after the impact, the artillery on the bow of the ship was always roaring, tearing apart the enemy ships in front of it and leaving enough distance for the ship to accelerate.
Behind these steam-iron armored warships was the unlucky wave of enemy warships. Most of them were hit and their hulls were severely damaged. There were only a few ships that turned quickly and were only brushed by the armored warships. After shaking for a few times, there was not much damage.
However, behind the steam iron-clad battleships were closely followed by other battleships of the Ming Dynasty. Before these lightly damaged warships could recover from their shock, they ushered in the second wave of attacks from the Ming fleet.
Don't you want to be parallel? The Ming warship behind here is balancing with you. But before they could join the gang fight, the cannon on the side of the ship had already fired.
"Boom boom boom..."
Amidst the sound of the cannons, some of the Portuguese on the shore were applauding desperately, some were cheering happily, and some even jumped up with joy.
"Well played, well played, wonderful played!"
"It's so exciting to watch, these European bandits should be beaten so hard!"
"The Ming Dynasty fleet will definitely win. Go and call your mother and sisters from the cellar to watch the show!"
"..."
Amid their cheers, the steam-armored battleship began its second round of facing the enemy. Behind them were the other warships of the Ming Dynasty, and their formation had not changed at all. It was as if the first round of battle had never happened.
"Hahaha, did you see that another battleship was damaged? Good job!"
"I really love the steam armored battleship. It is absolutely invincible on the sea!"
"Bump, hit again, hit their waist!"
"..."
The Portuguese on the shore were just celebrating a festival or watching a big show, and they were not as nervous and worried as they were at the beginning.
They all could foresee that if the battle continued like this, the Ming fleet would be able to win easily.
However, after the combined fleets of European countries got over the initial panic and realized that they could not effectively deal with the armored and smoking warships, they changed their tactics.
At this time, the battlefield has moved to the outer sea, which is more spacious.
The Dutch and British fleets separated on both sides, bypassed the armored and smoking warships, and went straight to the ordinary Ming warships behind. Obviously, they want to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Seeing this situation, the Portuguese on the shore became worried. For those who have bad eyesight, quickly ask those who have good eyesight.
"Don't shake me, you're making me dizzy, what else can I say!"
"The artillery fire from both sides has begun. Okay, yes, the artillery of our Ming fleet is very powerful!"
"Ah, what a pity. One of the Ming warships was seriously damaged. But fortunately, those British warships suffered even more heavy losses."
"Don't worry, don't worry. In the artillery battle, the Ming fleet still has the advantage. The Ming fleet not only has powerful artillery, but also has a neat formation. It's not like the opponent who was attacked first by the armored warships. There aren't many formations..."
"Hey, something seems wrong. What do they want to do?"
"..."
The situation in the naval battle seems to have changed again. The steam ironclad battleships were still plowing forward, but the warships from various European countries that had circled to the rear adopted new tactics when they were at a disadvantage in the bombardment.
"It's so shameless. With their large number of people, they are going to use gang warfare against the Ming Dynasty's ordinary warships!"
"What should we do? There are so many of them. It would be dangerous for the Ming warships to join gangs and fight!"
"..."
The Portuguese on the shore became worried again. They could vaguely predict that even if the Ming fleet could win this battle with iron-clad warships, the losses would probably be heavy!
Although they hope to win, if the Ming fleet suffers heavy losses, it is definitely not what they want to see.
Their worries are the last hope of the combined fleets of European countries to win. They wanted to deal with the other warships in the Ming fleet, and finally find a way to deal with the twelve lonely armored and smoking warships.
Because of this, they all risked their lives. The European coalition warships that had bypassed the armored warships rushed towards the Ming warships one after another. They did not have to worry about being smashed. Even if they withstood the bombardment, they were all gearing up and waiting for the gang-hopping battle to begin.
