Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 992, Battle of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay is in winter in the northern hemisphere, and the waves of the Atlantic Ocean have become more turbulent, and the biting cold wind makes people not want to sail in such weather even for a day.

"Damn Spanish traitors and Ming people~"

Standing on the deck, John couldn't help wrapping his tattered clothes tightly. He was a commoner at the bottom of England. He was a sailor by profession and occasionally played pirates and England's navy.

Recently, the fleet of the Ming Empire arrived in Europe. After successive battles, they defeated the Portuguese fleet. They also cleared the French and English ships that blocked the Bay of Biscay in the Biscay waters, and even bombarded the ports and cities along the French coast very arrogantly.

This thoroughly angered the French and England. After discussions between the two countries, the two countries also jointly formed a 3000-ship warship with more than 3 cannons and a huge fleet of more than [-] people preparing to enter the Gulf of Biscay. Annihilate the fleets of the Ming Dynasty and Spain in one fell swoop.

John is one of this huge fleet.

Of course, although the flags of France and England are flying, this fleet does not have a few regular navies of the two countries. It is basically composed of merchant ships and pirates from England and France.

For this reason, Henry VII of the Tudor dynasty of England and Louis XII of France promised them that as long as the war is won, they will seize the trading rights with Ming from the Spaniards. You can make a lot of money by reselling the exhausted products of Ming Dynasty.

They also promised to the pirates that as long as they win the war, they will issue privateer certificates to these pirates, become legal pirates, and gain the support of the state.

Under such a call, the pirates and merchants in England and France cheered happily, and they almost came out in full force. They quickly gathered together, defying the severe cold, and prepared to defeat the Ming and Spanish fleets in one fell swoop.

At this time, the relationship between the French and the British was quite good, because the French King Louis XII married the daughter of the British King Henry VII, which was regarded as the honeymoon period, which greatly improved the grievances between the two countries during the Hundred Years War.

However, the actions of the French and the British could not hide the truth from the Spaniards. In order to meet this battle, the Spaniards also made active preparations.

Not only did it try its best to raise warships from its own country, but it also purchased, hired, and leased ships from Portugal, which had already surrendered and surrendered. All the ships were concentrated in the Gulf of Biscay.

In the Bay of Biscay, two huge fleets moved towards each other silently in very tacit understanding with each other.

"The waves of the Atlantic Ocean are much rougher than those of our Pacific Ocean~"

Tian Erniu's eyes are a bit dark, it is now the sixteenth year of Hongzhi, and it is the first month, everyone should be happily celebrating the festival with family and family in Daming, but they can only live in this foreign country, risking Cold combat.

Fortunately, Spain is still quite enthusiastic about everyone. After spending a few days cleaning up the French and British in the Gulf of Biscay, they happily rested in the Spanish port city of the Gulf of Biscay. .

The Spaniards not only sent abundant food, but also enthusiastic Spanish girls, so that the entire fleet exuded a lazy atmosphere.

Well, no one wants to go to sea to fight in such weather, but there is no way, the news has already spread, the French and the British are menacing, and they must be defeated before they can return to Daming.

"It's okay, the real horror is on the South Golden Continent and South Africa, where the storms and waves are really scary."

Jiang Liang smiled and said that the oncoming cold wind was like a knife cutting, making people wish to hide in the bed and sleep beautifully with the white Spanish girl in their arms.

"I've heard about it too, and I must go and see it if I have the chance."

The two chatted very casually, not too worried about the upcoming battle.

According to the information obtained by the Spaniards, the fleet assembled by Britain and France this time, although it sounds scary, has more than 3 warships and more than [-] people.

But they are all mobs, some merchants and pirates, and there is no regular army at all. Naturally, it is no problem to fight small-scale wars, but it is obviously not professional for such large-scale naval battles.

What's more, the strength of my side is not bad. In addition to the [-] Ming warships led by myself, the Spaniards have made more than [-] warships these days, and there are hundreds of warships in total. up.

At that time, the Spaniards will fight with them, and they will use shells on the outside, so there is absolutely no need to worry too much.

"Clang~"

At this time, a rapid bell rang.

"The enemy is found directly ahead!"

"Prepare for battle!"

When Tian Erniu heard this, he picked up the binoculars and looked over quickly, and soon discovered that on the sea area directly in front of him, one after another warships were rushing towards him aggressively. These warships hoisted two kinds of flags, one A red cross, a British warship, and a red, blue, and white French flag.

Following the transmission of Tian Erniu's order, the listless sailors on the surrounding warships suddenly regained their spirits, and one by one began to work desperately.

"Wow la la!"

“Discovering English pirates and French Gallic chicken~”

"Kill it~"

"Fuck these pirates~"

On the side of the Spanish warships, as the alarm bell rang, the Spanish matadors on the warships immediately screamed.

They have been waiting for this day for more than a year.

If the Portuguese just blocked their ports and coastlines, and then bombarded their port cities, there is nothing too excessive.

Then British pirates and French Gallic chickens can do everything.

British pirates often came to the ports and cities along the Gulf of Biscay to plunder. They were so poor that they would not let go of a needle. All men and women were caught as slaves and sold to the Mediterranean Sea to the hateful Arabs.

As for the French, they have always claimed to be the most powerful country on the European continent, and they always like to be the boss. There are many territorial disputes with the Spaniards on the Italian side, and there are also great grievances between them.

At the same time, the French put the greatest pressure on the Spaniards on land. On the northern front, almost most of the Spanish main force was concentrated.

"Clang~clang~"

"Discover the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish fleet~"

Almost at about the same time, the French and the British also discovered each other, and suddenly the alarm bells sounded on all the warships, and many pirates and sailors became excited, waving their swords and preparing to fight fiercely. Ruthlessly repair the European traitor Spain and the arrogant Ming people.

"Dong Dong~"

As the distance between the two sides got closer, the Ming Fleet still fired first, and as billowing white smoke enveloped the sea, shells formed a rain of shells covering an area.

Whenever the shells rained down, a huge water column rose up in a large area of ​​the sea instantly, and huge holes appeared on the warships, accompanied by screams and wailing.

Tian Erniu's combat method is still very simple.

The Spanish matador drove straight in, and rushed over to fight the enemy in the first place, while the twenty Ming warships turned around to both sides, using their own artillery fire to attack, killing as much as possible the enemy's warships.

This tactic has been well practiced in the naval battle with the Portuguese, and it is a very effective tactic, and the Spanish matador has no objection to this.

For the proud Spanish matadors, it is impossible for them to just watch the battleship of the Ming Dynasty and watch the fun by themselves. They are brave knights and heroic matadors, so naturally they want to rush to the front.

On the vast sea area, more than [-] Spanish warships rushed in the middle, like arrows leaving the string, and rushed into the British and French fleets fiercely.

The two Ming fleets were constantly turning around, constantly tilting their terrifying artillery fire.

"Kill it~"

"Fuck these British pirates~"

"Teach these French Gallic chickens a lesson~"

Naturally, the most tragic battle took place in the middle battle here.

When the ships were very close, the men and horses of both sides rushed to the other's warship with their own special abilities, and for a while, they were inseparable from each other.

On the warships, bows and arrows, muskets, swords, artillery, etc., all kinds of fighting sounded one after another. The personnel on both sides fell into the sea like dumplings, and blood flowed on the warships, piercing the bones. The cold wind suddenly stopped, and those who were red-eyed could feel the cold at all.

"Dong Dong~"

Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang have been watching the battle between the two sides with binoculars. It has to be said that the battle between the two sides is very tragic, and the victory or defeat on each warship can only be won by the last soldier. It will only be revealed in time, and many times, the people on the two warships are exhausted, leaving only a few lonely people who are constantly panting.

The twenty Ming warships were constantly harvesting the enemy's warships. As the distance got closer, the hit rate became higher and higher. In less than two hours, more than half of the warships were Sunk by Tian Erniu's warship.

And when the sun gradually came to the western sky, against the backdrop of a sunset glow, the Spaniards began to cheer and jump for joy, and they won again.

Once again won the sea battle.

Although the victory this time was not easy, more than [-] warships, more than [-] warships were destroyed during the battle between the two sides, and less than half of the more than [-] Spanish bullfighters were left in the end.

But they still won the Battle of Biscay, and the coastal ports and cities of England and France completely opened their arms to the Ming Fleet and the Spanish Fleet.

(End of this chapter)