Daming One Piece

Chapter 201 This is Spain's Territory (Second update, please subscribe)
Almost every day, the sound of cannons resounding through the sky will be heard on the beach.

When Shi Yiwen led the fleet to conduct gunnery training at sea, the two sisters Yan Ruyu and Yan Ruxue stood quietly by the seaside. They stared at the gunpowder smoke on the sea, and the eyes of the two sisters were full of worry without exception. .

Turning to look at her younger sister, she who was once extremely lively these days seems to have become taciturn, looking at the worry between her brows.

As the elder sister, Yan Ruyu had already sensed her younger sister's thoughts, so she said.

"Little sister, you really like Brother Shi in your heart!"

"What? Sister!"

Yan Ruxue's cheeks turned red instantly, and she said excitedly.

"Who, who likes that big villain? It's not a big deal to go to the capital, but he brought back two women, and one is a famous prostitute. He, he can really do it. No, he brought back three, and that one A woman's daughter, what kind of adopted daughter, I think that Yang Ai is probably her own..."

In fact, since Shi Yiwen returned to Beigang, Yan Ruxue has never given him a good face. How can she give him a good face, and brought back several women when she went out, how could she not be annoyed.

"Ru Xue, don't talk nonsense."

Yan Ruyu said.

"Hmph, talking nonsense? She really deserves to be a famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River. Her skill at seducing men is second to none, and her daughter is no different. At some point, just like her mother, she will roll onto the man's bed by herself. It's time..."

"Cher!"

Yan Ruyu scolded.

"Girls from every family, how can they say these things."

"sister,……"

Pouting her mouth, Yan Ruxue said.

"Maybe, that's the only thing that big villain has in mind. Sister, you have to take care of him, and don't let others take advantage of it."

"Xue'er, actually..."

Yan Ruyu stared at the fleet at sea and said softly.

"As long as Brother Shi likes it, that's fine. A man will inevitably have three wives and four concubines. If you like her, you can marry him with your sister..."

Sister's words made Yan Ruxue blushed and said.

"Sister, don't talk nonsense... That big villain, who wants to marry him..."

She was blushing all over her face, and even her eyes became averted.Quickly changed the topic and said.

"Sister, if you miss him, just go to the boat and look for him..."

"At this time, don't distract him."

Yan Ruyu shook her head, although her tone was firm, her eyes were full of worry.

"Sister, don't worry, he will definitely come back safely..."

When she said these words, looking at the sea, Yan Ruxue said silently in her heart.

"You big villain, you must come back safely!"

……

Finally, it's time to set off!
In the sixth year of the apocalypse, on the second day of September, a dozen warships suddenly appeared out of the calm Jilong Bay, with the word "Shi" written on the flags of the huge warships.

This fleet is exactly the fleet led by Shi Yiwen. During the month-long training, six merchant ships returned to Beigang successively. They also joined the fleet. After two days of sailing in the mighty fleet, they finally arrived. out of the chicken coop.

Shi Yiwen looked towards the coastline with the binoculars. Although they were separated by more than ten miles, they could still clearly see the six Spanish galleons.

"This boat is really big!"

At the same time, the rapid ship bells sounded in the Spanish fleet.

"Unknown fleet found!"

On the high platform of the largest three-masted Galen warship, Vaders looked at the fleet approaching in the distance. Although he still couldn't see the identity of the opponent, or even the type of warship, his brows were tightly knit. lock, eyes dignified.

"Leave the port and face the battle!"

The distance of more than ten nautical miles seems very short, but in fact it takes at least a few hours from the discovery of the opponent to the encounter of the enemy.

The beginning of the naval battle in the age of sails is so long.

When the fleet set sail to meet the enemy, Shi Yiwen's first order was not to prepare for battle, but to eat and take a bath.

Bathing before a naval battle can effectively reduce wound infection, thereby reducing the casualty rate. This was discovered by the British Navy since the Napoleonic era, and it was still widely used by navies of various countries until the Russo-Japanese War.

The so-called bathing is actually a trip in hot water. The sailors on the deck lined up to jump into the canvas bathtub one by one according to the order. After a little washing, they quickly put on clean clothes , and then rushed to the artillery position.

After the sailors took a battle bath in just a few tens of seconds, as soon as they entered the gun position, they heard the command of the gunner.

"Reload!"

With an order, the gunners quickly stuffed the whole shell from the muzzle into the chamber. This is the biggest difference between the Beigang Navy and the navies of other countries-the cotton propellant is integrated with the shell through the wooden shell, Thereby reducing the loading steps. After all, European fleets in this era are still using independent subloading of ammunition packs and projectiles.After the shells are loaded into the chamber, the loader quickly pushes the shells into the breech of the gun with a thick hemp rope and a soft loading rod.

"In place!"

With the shouts of the gunners, the moment the naval gun was pushed into place, the gunner at the stern poked the firing hole at the rear of the gun with a copper spike, pierced a hole in the propellant package, and then poured high-quality The gunpowder is ignited and compacted. All countries do this this year, but Beigang is not. At the moment of piercing a hole, the gunner immediately inserts a goose quill filled with gunpowder into the fire transmission hole. It can be poked into the fuse hole, and the whole process doesn't even take a second.

But it took only an instant to complete the loading, and then the gunners stared out of the gun window, waiting for the approaching enemy.

At the same time, the Spaniards were also making the final preparations for the battle. Although they didn't know which country the fleet was coming from, they instinctively realized that the battle was inevitable when they saw this menacing fleet.

The distance is constantly approaching, whether it is the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty or the Spaniards, they are all staring at each other, and both sides maintain the heading of the column.

The next time is to wait!
Waiting for the final collision.

Finally, as the distance approached, Wades heard the shout of the lookout on the mast.

"It's Chinese!"

Chinese!
For an instant, Wades was stunned.

"Chinese? What do they want to do? This is not a Chinese place! Could it be the Dutch pretending to be?"

In doubt, through the binoculars, Wades saw the flag raised by the Chinese -- "Ming".

"Yes, they are Chinese!"

Put down the binoculars, Wades said.

"Put a small boat over there, ask them why they came, and tell them that this is Spanish territory!"

(End of this chapter)