Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 973

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, the iron-clad smoking warship.Since there is smoke, it means that this new type of warship is on fire, not the warship.

Robert, in particular, was so startled that he quickly looked closely and counted the puffs of smoke that came out to see how many there were?

Before he could count them all, the warships on the periphery of the Ming fleet suddenly dispersed.The battleship with thick smoke came out.

These iron-clad smoking warships lined up in a row, facing the warships from various European countries that attacked Lisbon.

"Twenty, 21, 22, 23!" Robert quickly counted and got a confirmed number. He was shocked, it was much more than they expected, "The Spaniards are going to suffer again!"

The reason for saying this is because attacking Lisbon can be said to be the home of the Spaniards.Therefore, the Spanish fleet is at the forefront.No matter how durable the armored smoking battleship is, in short, it is definitely not something the first wave of fleets can deal with.

Seeing the iron-clad and smoking battleships in the Ming fleet rushing out suddenly, the Spanish fleet did not want to fight.However, the battle at sea is definitely not something that you can come and go whenever you want.Especially since the Spanish fleet is still followed by fleets from other countries, it is even more difficult to turn around.In this way, there is no choice but to bite the bullet and rush forward.

On the shore, regardless of the artillery fire and stray bullets, the Portuguese all flocked to the port to watch the battle.Seeing that the fleets on both sides are about to fight, to be honest, they are more nervous and worried than anyone else.After all, if the Ming army was defeated, they would have to return to the days when they were enslaved by other countries, which they could not accept.

Amidst the rumbling of the guns, they were nervous, and suddenly became excited.

"It's so powerful, have you seen it, have you seen it, the artillery of the Ming battleship is so powerful, it even pierced a hole the size of a Spanish battleship with one shot, haha, it's scrapped!"

"Let me tell you, the amazing thing is actually being able to shoot so accurately from such a long distance, that's the scariest thing!"

"Never mind him, anyway, killing the Spaniards, killing these European bandits is the most powerful!"

"..."

The Portuguese watching the battle were all elated, and they had rave reviews for the artillery on the Ming battleship!

In the middle, suddenly, Luther King asked Raf loudly: "Aren't you very familiar with Daming? Didn't you say that Daming's artillery is called the Franco cannon, and there are other Hongyi cannons, all of which are learned from our Europe. How come Daming's artillery has become so powerful?"

"Haha, that's for sure!" Raff laughed loudly when he heard this, "Have you ever seen this steam ironclad warship in Europe? They have it in Ming Dynasty! Look, how powerful it is! From this we can see that the artillery is powerful, then It is inevitable."

Speaking of this, he paused and then said: "Let's just say that the steam engine is ready. Is there one in Europe? It is said that the Emperor Ming was inspired by the hero of cooking wine and finally invented the steam engine. You see, it can drive Battleships can also drive carriages, tsk tsk, don't be too powerful!"

"So that's how it is!" Luther King heard, suddenly realized, "Then I must drink a few more glasses tomorrow, and see if I can invent something!"

When Raff heard this, he wanted to say that the point was not this, but the brain.But now that the naval battle is continuing, he doesn't have the heart to argue with his friends, so he concentrates on the sea surface of the port.

"Boom boom boom..."

After several rounds of bombardment, the opposing battleships on both sides were very close.According to the normal style of play, either adjust the course, seize the upper hand, and then carry out side bombardment; or directly approach the enemy ship and start a gang battle.

The combined fleets of European countries had obviously thought about how to deal with the smoking warships of the Ming Dynasty in advance. They knew that if it was just bombardment, they were armored and would not be afraid of bombardment at all, so they all chose to prepare for a gang battle.

Their style of play was immediately seen through by the Portuguese on the shore.Immediately, everyone smiled and became worried.

"With fewer ships in the Ming Fleet, there must be fewer soldiers. If you jump into a gang battle, you will suffer a big loss!"

"That's right, as long as one warship approaches to join the battle, the other warships will also follow and cannot be killed at all."

"It's dangerous. The Ming warship should retreat quickly, keep a distance, don't give those warships a chance to approach, and use the advantage of artillery to attack them!"

"..."

While they were discussing worriedly, they saw that the 23 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, in the case of gang battles, it is better to have two ships side by side.Now that the Ming army directly rammed the ship's bow, which warship would dare to continue to use the gang-jumping method?Otherwise, not to mention a few people who won't be able to jump over, if someone's iron armor hits them, they will definitely be smashed into the battleship.

As a result, the warships of European countries in front of them turned their rudders to dodge, trying to parallel the Ming warships and then join the battle.

However, Daming's steam ironclad warships were lined up. There are 23 ships, almost all of which are in the sea area of ​​the port, and it is inevitable to plow them directly.

"Bang bang bang..." Huge impact sounds came one after another immediately.

"Okay, great, did you see that the hapless Spanish warship was smashed into two halves!"

"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 cheers of the Portuguese on the shore, the smoke on the 23 steam ironclad warships became thicker, and the warships that had slowed down began to speed up slowly 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 at the bow of the ship was always roaring, tearing apart the enemy ship in front of it, and leaving enough distance for the ship to accelerate.

Behind these steam ironclad warships was the unlucky wave of enemy warships.Most were hit with severe hull damage.There were only a few ships that turned quickly, but they were only wiped by the armored battleship, and after shaking for a few times, they did not suffer much damage.

However, behind the steam ironclad battleship, there are other warships of Ming Dynasty.Before these warships with little damage recovered from their shock, they ushered in the second wave of attack from the Ming Fleet.

Don't you want to be parallel?The Ming battleship behind this is to balance with you.But before they jumped into the gang battle, the artillery on the ship's side had already fired.

"Boom boom boom..."

In the sound of the cannon, some Portuguese on the shore were applauding desperately, some were cheering happily, and some even jumped up happily.

"Well played, well played, wonderfully played!"

"It's so cool to watch, you should beat up these European robbers like this!"

"The Ming Fleet will definitely win, go and call your mother and younger sisters from the cellar to watch the show!"

"..."

Amidst their cheers, the steam ironclad warship started the second round of meeting the enemy.The other warships of Ming Dynasty followed closely behind, and the formation did not change at all. It seemed that the first round of battle was as if it had never happened.

"Hahaha, did you see that another battleship was broken, good job!"

"I really love the steam ironclad warship, it is absolutely invincible in the sea!"

"Bump, hit again, hit their waists!"

"..."

The Portuguese on the shore seemed to be celebrating a festival, or watching a big show, so there was no nervousness or worry at the beginning.

They could all foresee that if the fight continued like this, the Ming Fleet would easily win.

However, after the combined fleets of European countries got through the initial panic and knew that they could not effectively deal with the iron-clad smoking warships, they changed their style of play.

At this time, the battlefield has moved to the outer sea, which is more spacious.

The Dutch and British fleets separated from each other, bypassed the armored smoking warship, and went straight to the ordinary Ming warship behind.Obviously, he wanted to bully the weak and fear the hard.

Seeing this situation, the Portuguese on the shore became worried.For those with bad eyesight, quickly ask for good eyesight.

"Don't shake me, you make me dizzy, what can I say!"

"The bombardment from both sides has started. Well, yes, the artillery of our Ming Fleet is very powerful!"

"Ah, it's a pity that one of the Ming warships was seriously damaged. But fortunately, those British warships suffered even more losses."

"Don't worry, don't worry, the artillery battle is still dominated by the Ming Fleet. Not only is the artillery powerful, but the formation is also not chaotic. Unlike the other side, which was first attacked by an iron-clad battleship, there are not many formations..."

"Hey, something seems wrong, what are they trying to do?"

"..."

The situation of the naval battle seems to have changed again.The steam ironclad battleship was still plowing forward, but the warships of European countries around the rear adopted new tactics when they were at a disadvantage in shelling.

"It's really shameless, because they have a large number of people, they are going to fight against ordinary warships of Ming Dynasty!"

"Then what should we do, there are so many of them, the battle of the Ming battleship will be dangerous!"

"..."

The Portuguese on the shore became worried again. They could vaguely predict that even if the Ming Fleet could win this battle with ironclad battleships, they would probably suffer heavy losses!
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 for the combined fleets of European countries to win.They wanted to deal with the other warships in the Ming Fleet, and finally they would find a way to deal with the twelve lonely iron-clad smoking warships.

That's why they all went all out.The combined European warships that bypassed the ironclad warships rushed towards the Ming warship one after another, without worrying about being hit and cracked. Even if they endured the shelling, they were still eagerly waiting for the gang battle to start.

(End of this chapter)