Finally, a British warship, using their superb skills in operating sail warships, completed the merger with the Ming warship. The sailors who had been prepared for a long time began to rush towards the Ming warship.
Some jump directly to the Ming warship, and some pull the rope to swing to the Ming warship. In short, no matter what method they use, landing on the Ming warship first is their first step to victory.
Seeing this scene, Robert on the flagship behind could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as a warship approaches, the sailors on the Ming warship will be forced to fight with the British Empire's sailors and will no longer be able to operate the warship. In this way, other warships can also come in for support.
With such a first ship, there can be a second ship. By following the same method, I believe that with the number of warships in the combined fleet, they can rely on their superiority in military strength to eat up these ordinary Ming warships. If possible, Ming sailors could also be captured to threaten the Ming troops on those armored and smoking battleships. When the time comes, our warships will be filled with Ming army prisoners. Let’s see if they dare to ram them!
When the Portuguese on the shore saw this situation, no one cared about the invincibility of the steam-armored battleships. Because they also know the wishful thinking of Robert and others. Now the focus of the war has shifted after the tactics of the combined fleets of European countries changed.
Unless the Ming navy sailors on the warship can quickly clear out the enemy sailors who jumped over and get rid of the entanglement of the enemy warship, otherwise, the Ming warship will definitely fall in the continuous gang-hopping battle.
However, how can gang wars be resolved instantly? This is a close fight, and we don’t even know who will die and who will live?
Just when they were so worried, the British sailors were already screaming "wow" and falling towards the Ming warship. Seeing that the goal was achieved, the morale was much higher.
However, at this moment, a lot of gunpowder smoke suddenly appeared on the deck of the Ming warship, and the British sailors who had fallen on the Ming warship or were about to fall on the Ming warship fell to the ground one by one.
Almost at the same time, the sound of "bang bang bang" gunfire was heard continuously mixed with the sound of artillery.
The most important thing is that the Ming army's musket fire was almost continuous. The firepower formed immediately gave them the absolute upper hand in the gang-hopping battle. Although there were a few Ming army soldiers who fell to the ground after being shot or struck by cold weapons such as bows, arrows and axes, more British sailors fell to the ground or fell into the sea in groups.
The sudden and violent shooting from the Ming warship stunned the sailors on the British warship. Instinctively, those who dared to join the gang fight retreated one after another, or simply lay down on their own decks to avoid the fierce bullets of the Ming army.
At the same time, they were extremely puzzled as to why the firepower was so fierce when there were not many Ming troops on the battleship. Those with better eyesight immediately recalled that the muskets held by the Ming army seemed particularly strange. It seemed that there were many muskets welded together. Doesn't this mean that one Ming army could fire with several muskets?
Upon discovering this, these British sailors couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. It turns out that firearms used in naval battles can be used like this?
At this moment, another British warship approached on the other side of the Ming army warship. The sailors on these battleships saw that the Ming sailors had already opened fire. Although they were surprised by the fierceness of the Ming army's guns, they had not just fired one round, and they would not have had time to reload the ammunition in such a short period of time.
Therefore, each of them did not need to explain themselves to the officers, and prepared to join the gang war as quickly as possible. They wanted to use the time bought by the sacrifice of their companions on the first British battleship to catch the Ming army by surprise.
The Portuguese on the shore just wanted to be happy and praise the fierce firepower of the Ming warships. When they saw the situation of the other British warship, they understood their intentions. Suddenly, they couldn't be happy, and they immediately became worried again. .
The reason for this is that the troops are far less than the enemy!
But no one expected that when the sailors on the other British warship started to join the gang war, they saw countless smoke coming out of the Ming army warship. As gunshots sounded continuously, the British sailors started to fight again. He was shot and fell to the ground or fell into the water.
Caught off guard, the sailors on the second British warship also suffered heavy losses.
Among them, a few British sailors with quick eyesight and quick hands immediately escaped on their own deck. As I recalled the scene I just saw in my mind, I was a little dumbfounded.
Because they saw that the Ming Dynasty sailors did not need to reload ammunition. After throwing away the strange gun they had shot, they actually took out another strange gun. It had obviously been loaded before the war, and there was no need to reload the ammunition temporarily.
Some sailors even saw that a Ming army soldier seemed to have three such strange guns. This means that even if the Ming army runs out of muskets, they will still have another musket waiting for them to jump over and use it as a target!
After understanding this, the British sailors couldn't help but be afraid. How could they fight? The firepower of the Ming army was too fierce, and even if it were to be consumed with human lives, there wouldn't be that many lives!
However, before they could use up the Ming Army's musket ammunition on the deck, the Ming Army's artillery on the bottom floor had already started roaring again.
"Boom boom boom..."
The two British warships they were leaning against were riddled with holes at close range. Even because the Ming army's artillery was larger in caliber and more powerful, those shells often penetrated the current warships and hit them. Other battleships rushed past causing damage.
No matter what, this gang war is completely hopeless.
Not only this one, but several other Ming army warships were also seized by the combined fleets of European countries. The warships that wanted to join the gang war were all destroyed by the fierce artillery fire of the Ming army.
Seeing this scene, the Portuguese on the shore were immediately relieved and cheered again. They hugged, they jumped, and vented their inner joy. It turns out that the shortcomings of the Ming fleet are more than enough to deal with the combined fleets of European countries!
At this time, they truly understood why the commander of the Ming fleet was so confident that he dared to use more than 300 warships to deal with more than a thousand enemy warships. At this moment, they even believed that even if more enemy warships came, they would not be able to do anything to the Ming warships.
It goes without saying. With Zheng Zhilong's rich experience in naval battles, how could he be so arrogant that he would think less and fight more without any basis? He is not a young and impulsive person!
At this time, he was watching the battle on the flagship of the Ming fleet. Regarding what was happening in front of him, he looked indifferent, and he did not have the sense of accomplishment that he would defeat the enemy with less and defeat more, and that he was about to win.
"Oh, there really isn't any surprise at all. It was completely crushed by national power!" Zheng Zhilong sighed to himself. It seems like he is complaining, which means that it does not reflect his combat level at all!
In his previous era, in order to defeat the European sailing battleships, he spent a lot of money and sent out hero posts widely to invite pirates on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty. They all gathered in Liaoluo Bay and used tricks and fire attacks. Finally defeated the combined fleet of the Dutch fleet and Liu Xiang pirate group.
That battle really took him a lot of thought, passion throughout, and racked his brains for the final victory. Every time I think about it afterwards, I feel very proud.
However, in this battle, the Ming Dynasty equipped him not only with steam-armored battleships, but also with the artillery on other ships that had been modified and replaced with rifled artillery, which improved accuracy and power. Even the sailors on the battleship are equipped with three multi-barreled flintlock guns, which are upgraded versions of the three-eyed gun.
As well as the sailors on the ship, they all have to go to the Navy Armed Forces Hall for systematic training. Compared with before, the quality of the soldiers has improved by an unknown amount!
This is the embodiment of the national power of the Ming Dynasty. If it were changed in the past, the Ming Dynasty court would be extremely poor, how could it be equipped with such advanced weapons.
Thinking about this, Zheng Zhilong came to a conclusion in his mind: Although it seemed that he was commanding the victory in this battle, in fact, it was all the credit of the Ming Emperor!
He was a little indifferent to the victory, but when the commanders of the European fleets saw this scene, they all despaired. Even the gang-hopping battle that they had high hopes for failed to fight back against the Ming army, so how could they fight this battle?
At this time, the Ming Dynasty's steam iron-clad battleships had penetrated their entire fleet and were turning around to prepare for the second round of attack. Although the other Ming warships were a little slower, they beat the injured joint warships to pieces. The entire sea is littered with the remains of battleships from the combined fleet. The sea is full of sailors from various countries struggling to survive.
In just this battle, the combined fleets of various countries lost at least half. There is no way this battle can be fought again.
If you can't beat him, just run away.
The first person who came up with this idea was Robert, the commander of the British fleet, because Cromwell told him that Britain is an island country and needs battleships to protect it. If there are advantages to be taken advantage of, take more points. If there are no advantages to be taken advantage of, the battleships must be preserved.
As a result, the British fleet was the first to flee, but at this time almost half of it was lost.
When the fleets from other countries saw it, they lost all fighting spirit and wanted to escape.
But at this time, the Ming fleet had penetrated all the fleets of various countries, reaching the outermost sea surface. Even if the fleets of various countries want to escape, it is not that easy.
Under the command of Zheng Zhilong, the Ming fleet either flanked or pursued, and probably killed about half of the combined fleet. In this battle, the Ming army mostly fired chain bombs to break the enemy's masts, then left them alone to pursue other warships. Anyway, without sails, they couldn't escape.
In the process, the steam-armored battleship showed its power again. The high-precision artillery is not driven by wind, but is propelled by propellers. It is much faster than most sail warships. In the end, the warships from all over Europe did not dare to run together and scattered into the Atlantic Ocean before some of them escaped. .
"Victory!" On the shore, some Portuguese people knew what the Ming army would shout after their victory, so they shouted first.
When the other Portuguese heard this, they all shouted out, venting their joy: "Won the victory!"
