Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 853

On the sea west of the Strait of Gibraltar, the two fleets are gradually approaching, and the largest naval battle in history is about to break out.

On the side of Daming and Spain are a dreadnought ship, ten Aegis ships and various sailing ships.

In fact, there are several building gunboats in the Spanish fleet, and hundreds of merchant ships are also armed merchant ships.

However, they did not intend to join the war.

The eleven warships of the Ming Empire were the ones that actually went to meet them.

The anti-Habsburg alliance is more terrifying. They are all ships, and they are all about [-] warships. There are thousands of warships in total!

The strength comparison between the two sides was almost one to one hundred, but Zheng Hongkui, a member of the Beiyang Navy, did not panic at all.

He really wasn't panicking at all, he wasn't pretending.

Of course, his lack of panic was not the same as Ah San's insane self-confidence, and his lack of panic had something to rely on.

Because he could see from a distance that the warships of the anti-Habsburg alliance were all wooden warships.

A wooden battleship against an iron-clad warship is like a soldier in civilian clothes against a general in full-body armor. If someone cuts them ten times and a hundred times, they will be fine, and they only need one blow to kill them!
What is there to be afraid of in this situation?

When the distance between the two sides approached about fifteen miles, Zheng Zhikui was even more determined.

Because he has roughly seen clearly that there are not many buildings and gunboats, there are only a hundred or so in total, and the others are ordinary warships like armed merchant ships.

Moreover, the flags of the entire fleet are clear, every ship is flying the national flags of various countries, and the warships of each country are still together, and they are not mixed with warships of other countries at all.

This shows that people are not of one mind at all!

In this case, you can also use some scheming to make people suspect each other and become a mess.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and said loudly: "Report the location of the Spanish fleet."

A repeated sound came to the stern, and soon another repeated sound came back: "Report, the Spanish fleet is about ten miles southeast."

That's about the same distance.

Zheng Zhikui ordered decisively: "Send the order, all turn around, slow down, and the Thor II cannon at the stern is loaded with ammunition and ready to fire."

Dreadnoughts and Aegis ships are not only equipped with five hundred catties of Thor cannons, but also equipped with Thor II cannons at the head and tail of the three-story gun tower.

The Aegis ship has two doors at the front and back of each floor, and six doors at the front and rear.

Dreadnoughts have three doors at the front and back of each floor, and nine doors at the front and rear.

This type of Thor II cannon has a range of about ten miles, and its power is not comparable to that of the five hundred catty Thor cannon.

To be honest, if it wasn't for the anti-Habsburg alliance's ignorance of martial arts and suddenly swarming up, they would have never had a chance to use these Thor II cannons against the enemy.

In previous naval battles, the strength of the Daming navy was basically crushing. They didn't need to play any tactics at all, and they just got together and fired a few rounds of broadsides.

This time they can't get together, they have thousands of warships, even if there are only a hundred or so large boats and gunboats, plus nine hundred or so ordinary warships, they can at least fire tens of thousands of shells in one salvo.

No matter how badly they were aimed, most of them would miss them, and each of their warships would be hit by hundreds of shells in one round.

In this case, it is really possible for the Xuanwu Shield armor to be breached by others.

After all, a single piece of basalt armor can withstand the bombardment of two or three shells at most. Once the basalt armor is smashed flat, the wooden frame behind it will definitely be smashed and burst.

In other words, they can't rely on the basalt armor to eat shells unscrupulously. If they can hang others to fight, it's better to hang others to fight.

After a while, the eleven warships flicked their tails beautifully and turned around.

Zheng Hongkui went straight to the stern of the ship, turned the binoculars to scan, and then ordered decisively: "Order, all the Thor II cannons at the stern are aimed at the Dutch battleship and are ready to fire."

At this moment, the warship of the Dutch was running at the forefront. The so-called shooting the first bird, they naturally wanted to catch the Dutchman who rushed the most.

They slowed down and waited for others to catch up. In less than a quarter of an hour, the leading Dutch warship finally entered within ten miles.

Zheng Zhikui ordered without hesitation: "Fire!"

"Boom", there was a loud noise, and the dreadnought trembled.

The power of the Thor II cannon is really not covered, as long as it hits the enemy ship, it will hit the soul, and it will directly smash through!

Although the sixty or seventy shells only hit a few enemy ships, the Dutchmen on the enemy ships screamed in terror.

The artillery of the Ming Empire is too terrifying, with such a long range.

What's more, the power is frighteningly powerful. Once a shell hits it, it will make a hole a few feet wide!

What's even more frightening is that a single shell can smash through the deck and the bottom of the ship, and anyone standing on the deck can see that the seawater is rushing into the hole at the bottom!
This shell sank their warship!
If they don't quickly transfer to other warships, they must be buried at the bottom of the sea.

It's a pity that they don't have a Spike-style conjoined boat that can be used to escape.

Originally, they learned from Daming and built a small boat in the style of a Spike warship, and they even joined the battleship.

However, after some experimentation, they found that the iron plates connected in the middle couldn't bear it at all. As long as a big wave surged, the iron plates would be broken.

Once the iron plate is broken, it will be a disaster, because the two sides of the ship are full of water wheels, and several water wheels can be damaged by a single collision, and the ship cannot move after a few collisions.

They are typical imitators.

Daming used hot-pressed steel plates, which were very tough. They used iron plates cast from pig iron instead. How could they be able to withstand the ups and downs of a boat weighing at least tens of thousands of catties.

This is like the force of at least tens of thousands of catties is constantly turning over, and it is no wonder that the iron plate without any toughness keeps on!
There is no boat to escape, so it will be more troublesome.

They could only wave their hands desperately, and let the boat next to them come to rescue them.

The problem is that there are still water wheels on both sides of this ship, and other ships dare not get too close even if they want to save them.

They couldn't set up the springboard, so they could only take out the hook lock and swing it over, and then climb over after connecting the two sides.

Seeing the chaotic situation, Hendrick, Prince of Orange, was so frightened that he quickly ordered: "Quickly, order all the warships to stop and stop rushing forward."

In fact, he didn't want to take the lead.

There is no way, these warships are all made by them in the Netherlands, and the Dutch navy is the strongest at the moment, and they have no experience in commanding thousands of warships.

The commander of the combined fleet of the anti-Habsburg alliance is naturally none other than him.

When he stopped, Zheng Hongkui was overjoyed.

Because it is not easy to aim a moving battleship, it will be different when people stop.

He immediately ordered: "Send the order, all the warships stop and take good aim."

They were driving at the slowest speed, so naturally they stopped immediately.

Immediately afterwards, the signal that had already been targeted below came up.

He ordered without hesitation: "Fire!"

The accuracy of this round of fixed-point bombardment was different. More than ten warships of the Dutch were hit by them!

Fake!

Hendrick was so angry that he almost smashed the telescope on the top deck.

The Ming Empire seemed to know that he was the commander, so they caught their warships and bombarded them.

Wouldn't they suffer a lot if this went on like this!
Gritting his teeth angrily, he said, "Send an order to order other battleships to come up and force them to pass, forcing the Ming Empire warships to retreat."

You are afraid you are dreaming.

If you want us to go up and eat cannonballs for you, there is no way!

His order was passed on, and the warships of other countries not only did not come up, but stopped behind them.

The speed of reloading ammunition for the Thor cannon is not so fast. After his delay, there was another roar of artillery from the opposite side. Sixty or seventy shells roared towards them. Ten more of their warships were sunk. His flagship was almost shot.

The soaring jet of water fell down, directly drenching him.

Can have it!
Hendrick was so angry that he almost killed all the warships and turned around.

The problem is, he can't afford to lose this man!

They have thousands of warships, and the Ming Empire only has eleven warships.

If he really turned around and left, no matter where he put his face, he would probably spend his whole life being ridiculed by others.

He thought for a while, but still suppressed his anger and ordered: "Order, order other warships to attack from both sides, surround the eleven warships of the Ming Empire, and sink them all!"

Well, this command is a little more reliable.

The French and British fleets took the lead and dispersed to both sides, followed by the fleets of several other countries.

Seeing this, Zheng Hongkui quickly ordered: "Shoot another salvo, then launch the battleship and sail southwest at full speed."

Of course he couldn't let thousands of warships surround them.

As a result, the Dutch fleet suffered another round of bombardment, and another ten warships were scrapped.

Fortunately, they fled to the southwest at full speed after firing the cannon, and they were not caught and beaten again.

This time Hendrick learned his lesson. He ordered warships from other countries to pursue him, while pretending to order his own warships to save people.

It didn't take long for them to fall from the front to the back.

Hendrik saw that all warships from other countries were rushing in front of them, so he ordered: "Catch up, and don't let the fleet of the Ming Empire run away."

Zheng Hongkui didn't actually want to escape, he just wanted to attract them to the southwest, so that the Spanish fleet would have enough time to enter the Strait of Gibraltar.

As for the fleet of the anti-Habsburg alliance, he will beat whoever chases the most fiercely!
The French may feel that it is a bit unreasonable to cheat the Dutch just now.

After all, the ambush of the Spanish fleet by the United Fleet was ordered by their Duke Richelieu, and the commander Hendrick was also ordered by the Duke Richelieu.

They take the lead in disobeying other people's orders, and it is not good to pass it back, which may cause a rift in the entire anti-Habsburg alliance.

Once the Duke of Richelieu gets angry at that time, it is estimated that all the admirals who participated in the command will be in bad luck this time.

Therefore, they chased hardest and rushed forward the most.

Well, next beat France!
Zheng Zhikui turned the binoculars to scan, and then gave the order: "Order, all the ships should turn westward and point the stern at the French fleet."

They turned west, as if they wanted to escape back to America, and the French chased them even more vigorously.

Unexpectedly, after chasing and chasing, people suddenly fired again.

It is true that the moving warships are difficult to aim at, but sixty or seventy shells can always hit a few of them.

A row of soaring water jets fell, and several warships lay down in an instant.

Seeing this, the commander of the French Navy gritted his teeth, and ordered: "The order is to send a few nearby warships to come to rescue, and other warships, continue to chase!"

Well, if you still dare to chase me again, just catch you and continue beating me.

Zheng Hongkui took advantage of the cool-down time of the artillery, and fired a round of salvos for others from time to time, and the French fleet also had to lay down a few ships from time to time.

However, the French admiral was determined, and he just insisted on it.

The two sides chased and fled, tossing for more than an hour.

At this time, the Spanish fleet should have almost entered the Strait of Gibraltar.

Zheng Hongkui thought for a while, and then ordered decisively: "Head the order, all turn around and head east."

(End of this chapter)