Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 897
It didn't take long for the two fleets to get closer.The Spanish fleet is gaining the upper hand, and is fighting across the board.

However, Daming's four ironclad warships did not do these operations at all, they just aimed their bows at the Spanish warships that were approaching, and rushed over directly.

Seeing this scene, the sailors on the Spanish battleship all laughed. Is this how Ming warships fought?Don't they even know the basics of naval warfare?How can there be any firepower to fight like this?

"Is this the Ming Fleet you said defeated both the Manila Fleet and the Dutch Fleet?" the Spanish Governor put down his binoculars and asked Filot, who was beside him with disdain.

Filot was a little puzzled, the Ming army shouldn't even know a little about naval warfare!
Thinking of this in his heart, he replied: "I have never seen such a weird warship before. Your Excellency Governor, it is better to be careful!"

He was talking when he heard a "boom" sound.In front of the warships of the Ming army, the Spanish warships that bore the brunt were hit by artillery again.

The Spanish governor picked up the binoculars and took a look, gritted his teeth and shouted: "They have no time to load the artillery, just wait to die!"

As long as there is a war, there will always be some casualties, but this is not such a pleasant thing after all, isn't it!

Fortunately, he had the same idea. The Spanish warships at the front were all holding their breath. Looking at the Ming warships that had already arrived in front of them but did not slow down or avoid them, they finally started firing a salvo of artillery.

"Boom boom boom..."

Amidst the sound of cannons, iron bullets and chain bullets roared out.At such a short distance, most of the shells hit the target.

Hehe, even if it is iron wrapped in wood, it can't withstand the bombardment of artillery, and it will still sink you!

The Spanish Governor thought so in his mind, and after the smoke cleared, he saw it more clearly.Also because he saw it more clearly, he was immediately stunned.

That's right, the four warships of the Ming army were indeed hit by artillery shells, and the flagpoles were broken.However, why did those iron bullets that were supposed to smash the Ming warships into pieces and pieces of wood flying across them just leave a groove on the Ming warships?How thick is the iron covering on this ship to have such a high defense?

Before he came back to his senses, he saw that the warship of the Ming army had slammed into the oncoming Spanish warship, making a loud "bang".Afterwards, the Spanish warship was broken into two pieces like paper.The battleship of the Ming Dynasty passed through the middle gracefully.

"..."

Everyone is dumbfounded, what's going on?Why are the bows of those warships of the Ming Dynasty so strong and so solid?

While they were in a daze, the sound of "bang bang bang" sounded again.It was seen that the other three armored warships also hit their respective targets.Without exception, the three Spanish warships that were hit were all the same as the first one, split in two from the point of impact.This is countless times more powerful than a cannonball!
"What's going on, what's going on?" The Spanish governor was a little crazy when he saw this scene.

Filot looked at the strange warships of the Ming Dynasty in amazement, and replied with a little fear: "Isn't it possible that these four Ming Dynasty warships are really made of steel?"

Hearing this, he himself felt a little unbelievable.Then he met the Spanish governor's eyes who just looked at him, and couldn't help but look at each other.

Although it seemed incredible that the warships of the Ming army were made of steel, there was no other possibility for the scene in front of me other than this explanation.

Thinking of the fact that the warships of the Ming Dynasty were made of steel, it is impossible for artillery bombardment to cause fatal damage to them anyway!Can you just be beaten and not fight back?

Thinking of this result, the Spanish governor's face turned as ugly as possible.

On the contrary, Filot reacted quickly, and quickly comforted the Spanish governor: "Your Excellency, don't worry, the masts of the four Ming warships are all broken, and half of them will be useless without power. You can leave them alone."

Hearing this, the Spanish governor nodded. Fortunately, the mast was still made of wood. Oh, no, if you have the ability, even the sails are made of iron!

After complaining viciously in his heart for a while, the Spanish governor quickly sent an order to let the fleet leave the four strange warships alone.

At this time, the Spanish fleet was collided by four ironclad warships, and the formation was already a bit chaotic.Seeing that the main force of the Ming fleet came over, after receiving the flag, thanks to the fact that they had been in the sea all year round, and also had the skills of the Armada back then, they managed to adjust their formation before the main force of the Ming army arrived. .

But at this moment, the Spanish governor who looked at the overall situation was dumbfounded again.Seeing that the four warships of the Ming Dynasty left behind by them, after turning a corner, they launched an attack on their rear.

Didn't the four warships have no sails? How did they turn, and where did they get the power to drive so fast that they were about to catch up with the warships behind the fleet?
Watching this scene dumbfounded, I really couldn't understand what was going on.You must know that in this era, in addition to wind power, only human power is used to provide power for warships.However, on this sea, huge warships rely on manpower. Anyway, the Spanish governor doesn't believe it.

He came to his senses, but he didn't know what order to issue.Because the four warships of the Ming Dynasty in front of him were beyond his understanding.

The warships behind the Spanish fleet panicked when they saw the four strange Ming warships biting up again.As a bystander, the Spanish governor didn't know how to deal with it, let alone the sailors who faced the power of these strange warships.

"Boom bang bang..."

There was another sound of impact, and the four Ming iron-clad battleships, like four fierce tigers, rushed into the flock of sheep. Relying on their own advantages, they rushed left and right in the Spanish fleet, as if they were in no man's land. The Spanish battleship had no way to fight back after killing it, so it could only dodge with all its strength.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong led the main fleet of the Ming army and finally arrived.

Although the soldiers of the Ming army were exhausted, the might of the four armored warships greatly boosted their morale.In a short period of time, the soldiers of the Ming army suddenly forgot their fatigue, and they did not know where the strength came from.

The expected battle did not happen, what happened, it was just the Ming Fleet fighting against the Spanish Fleet.

At this time, the command of the Spanish governor has completely failed.All the warships fled one after another.A fleet without a formation can only be completely annihilated by the superior enemy if it fights on its own.

However, until this time, they suddenly discovered that on the sea where they were escaping, the original Ming warship had copied over and blocked their escaping direction.

"I really didn't expect that the power of the iron-clad battleship is so great!" Sun Chuanting looked at the distant warship on the flagship of the Ming army and said in admiration.

It can be said that the situation of the naval battle just now was the result of the four iron-clad warships turning the balance of victory and defeat between the two sides.

Anders, who didn't go back to his own flagship, immediately said with a shy face, "Master Governor, do you think His Majesty the Emperor Ming can sell us a few warships like this?"

"A heavy military weapon, how can..." Sun Chuanting replied without hesitation when he heard it, but before he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered the character of Emperor Chongzhen, and after thinking about it for a while, he changed his mouth and said, "The cost is high, you Can you afford it?"

Regardless of whether the emperor agrees or not, the price alone is sky-high!

After hearing this, Anders said without hesitation: "Such a powerful warship, even if you can't afford it, you have to buy it, and you have to buy it even if you sell it. I'm afraid you Ming will not agree!"

"This matter, you should write a letter to the emperor yourself, and see if the emperor agrees!" Sun Chuanting was very proud when he heard it, and immediately said, "We will fight this battle first before we talk about it."

Hearing that Sun Chuanting didn't seem to have any intention of vetoing it, which more or less represented a little bit of Ming's intentions, Anders was overjoyed, and quickly said: "Yes, yes, yes, let's deal with the Spaniards first!"

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As for the pirates, they were about to fight the Ming fleet that was assigned to intercept them, when they saw the tragic situation of the Spanish fleet, and everyone was dumbfounded.

"What kind of battleship is that that is so powerful?" William asked his partner Robert with a puzzled expression on his face.

Robert was also dumbfounded, and when he heard the question, he muttered to himself: "You ask me, who should I ask? What the hell is this?"

After finishing speaking, he suddenly came back to his senses.As a pirate's instinct, he immediately exclaimed: "Why are you still standing there, why don't you run!"

Today's Ming fleet is still only focused on chasing and killing the Spanish fleet. When they recover, they will be in trouble.

As a pirate, if there are major benefits, you can even lose your life.Similarly, since they are pirates, they don't have the consciousness of a regular army, and they can fight to the death without retreating.

Therefore, for them, if they don't take a walk at this time, when will they wait!

"The wind is tight, scream!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, these European pirates fled one after another, much faster than the Spaniards.

Sun Chuanting's unit and Zheng Zhilong's unit united to strangle the Spanish fleet, and basically encircled and suppressed the Spanish fleet assembled in the Americas, leaving only three or two cats, letting them escape and ascend to heaven.

This naval battle established the dominance of the Ming Navy in the Americas, leaving an important mark in the history books.At the same time, it was also the first naval battle in which steam ironclad warships participated in the battle, and it also left an inescapable mark in history.

Amidst the cheers of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the two flagships approached, Zheng Zhilong jumped over, cupped his fists to Sun Chuanting and said: "The last general has seen the governor, and he is not too late!"

Hearing this, everyone was happy.At the same time, Sun Chuanting also had doubts in his heart, so he asked Zheng Zhilong: "Why did it take three years for you to come? Something happened to the court. How is your majesty?"

(End of this chapter)