Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 974 The Crushing of National Strength

Finally, a British warship, with their superb sailing warship operation technology, completed the merger with the Ming warship.The sailors who had been prepared for a long time began to rush towards the Ming battleship.

Some jumped directly to the Ming battleship, some pulled the rope and swung towards the Ming battleship. In short, no matter what method they used, landing on the Ming battleship first was their first step towards victory.

Seeing this scene, Robert on the flagship behind could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.As long as there is a warship passing by, the sailors on the Ming battleship will be forced to fight the sailors of the British Empire and will no longer be able to operate the warship. In this way, other warships can also rely on the past for support.

With such a first ship, there can be a second ship.Doing the same thing, I believe that with the number of warships in the combined fleet, these ordinary warships of the Ming Dynasty can be eaten by relying on the superiority of troops.If possible, they could also capture Ming sailors to blackmail the Ming army on those iron-clad smoking warships.When the time comes, our warships will be full of Ming army prisoners, let's see if they dare to collide!

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 army sailors on that battleship can quickly clean up the enemy sailors who jumped over and get rid of the entanglement of the enemy battleship, otherwise, in the continuous gang battle, the Ming battleship will definitely fall.

However, how can the gang-jumping battle be resolved in one go?This is a hand to hand fight, who doesn't know who will live and who will die?

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, why the firepower of the Ming army on the battleship was so fierce.He had better eyesight, and immediately recalled that the muskets held by the Ming army seemed very strange. It seemed that many muskets were welded together. Doesn't this mean that a Ming army can 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, on the other side of the Ming warship, another British warship approached.The sailors on these warships saw that the Ming sailors had already fired.Although they were amazed at the ferocity of the Ming army's guns, it must have been too late to reload the ammunition in such a short period of time, since they had just fired a round.

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 fight, they saw countless gunpowder smoke coming out of the Ming army warship, and at the same time as the gunshots rang out, the British sailors rushed to fight. Hit the ground or fall into the water.

Caught off guard, the sailors on the second British warship also suffered heavy losses.

Among them, a few British sailors with sharp eyesight and quick hands immediately scrambled on the deck of their own side and escaped the catastrophe.Recalling the scene I saw just now in my mind, I was a little dumbfounded.

Because they saw that those Ming sailors didn't need to reload ammunition. After throwing away the strange gun that was finished, they even took out another strange gun.Obviously, it has been loaded before the battle, and there is no need to reload ammunition temporarily.

Some sailors even saw that there seemed to be three such strange guns per Ming army soldier.That is to say, even if the muskets in the hands of the Ming army are finished, they still have a musket waiting for them to jump over and use it as a target!

After thinking about this, the British sailors couldn't help being afraid, how can they fight?The firepower of the Ming army is too fierce, and it takes human lives to consume, but not so many human lives!

However, before they consumed the ammunition of the Ming army's muskets on the deck, the Ming army's artillery on the bottom floor had already started roaring again.

"Boom boom boom..."

The two British warships leaning on them were battered with holes within a short distance. Even because the artillery of the Ming army had a larger caliber and was more powerful, those shells often penetrated the current battleships. Other warships that rushed past caused damage.

No matter what, this gang battle is completely hopeless.

Not only this one, several other warships of the Ming army were also seized by the combined fleets of European countries. The warships that wanted to join the battle were all bombarded by the fierce artillery fire of the Ming army.

Seeing this scene, the Portuguese on the shore were immediately relieved and cheered again one by one.They hugged, they jumped, and vented their inner joy to the fullest.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 really understood why the commander of the Ming Fleet was so confident that he dared to use 1000 or so warships to deal with more than [-] enemy warships.At this moment, they even believed that even if there were more enemy warships, they would not be able to deal with 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 happened in front of him, his expression was indifferent, and he didn't have the sense of accomplishment that he would fight more with less, defeat the enemy, and win soon.

"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 win the European sailing warships, he spent a lot of money, distributed hero posts, and invited the pirates from the southeast coast of Ming Dynasty to gather in Liuluo Bay, using tricks and fire attacks. Finally defeated the combined fleet of the Dutch fleet and the Liu Xiang pirate group.

That battle really took him a lot of thought, passion throughout the whole process, racking his brains for the final victory.Whenever I think about it afterwards, I am very proud.

However, for this battle now, Da Ming equipped him with a steam ironclad battleship, not to mention, the artillery on the other ships has also been refitted, and all of them have been replaced with rifled artillery, which has improved the accuracy and power.Even the sailors on the battleship are each 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 of these, 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 due to the Ming Emperor!
He was a little indifferent to victory, but the commanders of the fleets of European countries were all desperate when they saw this scene.Even the gang-jumping battle they had placed high hopes on had no power to fight back against the Ming army, so how can they fight this battle?
At this moment, Daming's steam ironclad battleship had pierced through their entire fleet, and was turning a corner to prepare for the second round of attack.Although the other Ming warships were a little slower, they beat the injured United warships to pieces.The wreckage of the warships of the United Fleet is everywhere on the entire sea.On the surface of the sea, there are 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 it, then 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 it needs warship escorts even more.

As a result, the British fleet was the first to flee, but at this time it had lost almost half of it.

When the fleets of other countries saw it, they lost their fighting spirit and wanted to escape.

But at this time, the Ming Fleet pierced through the fleets of all countries, reaching the outermost sea surface.The fleets of various countries want to escape, and it is not so easy.

Under Zheng Zhilong's command, the Ming Fleet either flanked or pursued, and probably killed about half of the United Fleet.In this battle, the Ming army mostly fired chain bombs to break the enemy's mast, and then left it alone to chase 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. .

"Wan Sheng!" On the shore, some Portuguese people knew what slogans the Ming army would shout after victory, so they shouted first.

When the other Portuguese heard it, they also shouted, expressing their joy heartily: "Wan Sheng!"

(End of this chapter)