At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 368

The flagship of the Asia Minor, Admiral Prussia of the East Roman Empire held a telescope, and the target was Ming's steel giant.

"God, they really made it!"

The adjutant next to him, Wilson, looked disapproving, and said, "Your Excellency, what you saw was just a giant sea turtle in heavy armor. These Easterners think that the bigger the warship, the better, it's just too funny."

"Wilson, you have seen the blueprint, this is an ironclad ship, not a treasure ship!"

"So what?"

Wilson shrugged and said: "The Easterners have just lifted the sea ban. In fact, they don't know how to fight at sea. Such a huge warship must move very slowly. We can completely defeat them with our speed advantage!"

The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, has a very long history.

However, just a year ago, its capital, Constantinople, was conquered by the army led by Sultan II. Since then, the Ottoman Empire has officially replaced the prosperous Eastern Roman Empire.

After the defeat of Eastern Rome, Queen Dosia took advantage of the chaos to escape to the sea and took the rest of the navy away from home. Finally, she settled on the island of Ceylon and began to accumulate strength to prepare for the recovery of Constantinople.

At this moment, Peng Qing's fleet returned, so they turned their eyes to the east again and sent Admiral Prussia to contact this mysterious country.

The Prussian fleet sailed eastward, but was driven away by the Ming Dynasty navy cruising in the South China Sea. The reason was that his ship carried weapons and belonged to warships. Once it entered the hinterland of Ming Dynasty, it would be regarded as an invasion.

In desperation, Prussia had no choice but to return home, and established a small base on Mashima, and then waited for the opportunity to contact Zhang Shiying, the commander of the Qiongzhou Guard.

As for how to get in touch... Hehe, gold is a good thing. In this world, few people can resist the temptation of wealth.

In the past year, he not only successfully entered the Daming sea area, but also established a port on Qiongzhou Island, and smuggled a large number of them to make huge profits.

By chance, he also got the blueprint of the ironclad ship that Daming was building!
When seeing the drawings, Prussia was shocked.

The steam engine system depicted in it is really incredible, probably because this technology is too advanced, even the Eastern Roman Navy with a long history does not believe that this thing can really be built.

Therefore, Prussia sent the drawings back to Ceylon and continued his smuggling career.

Although he knew very well that his actions were not allowed, so what?

He has seen the combat effectiveness of the Ming Fleet before. Although the treasure ships are huge, they are all used to carry cargo. The firearms equipped on the ships are extremely limited, and his own fleet has rich combat experience and strong mobility. Taking a step back, even if it can't beat , still can't run!

How could those bulky treasure ships catch up with his own Asia Minor?
As for the ironclad ship being developed, it sounds incredible, but it is just a wild imagination.

However, when he saw the ironclad ship descending from the sky with his own eyes, he was shocked again.

The size of this giant ship is more than five times that of the flagship of Asia Minor. If the two ships collide head-on, their own Asia Minor ship will be smashed to pieces immediately!
"Your Excellency, our allies are here!"

Prussia moved the lens barrel, and sure enough, he saw Qiongzhou Wei's boat following behind.

He immediately understood that today's battle was inevitable.

"Fight, may God bless us!"

"Don't worry, Your Excellency, our Flying Ray is very fast."

"That ship is equipped with steel armor all over its body, and the Flying Ray's firepower is insufficient, so I sent a semaphore to ask the Moray to go up as well, and told Captain John to use the advantage of speed to deal with the opponent."

"Please look, General, our allies are ready!"

Prussia watched carefully. In the monocular, the two ships of Qiongzhou Wei, one on the left and one on the right, followed the ironclad ship on both sides.

It seems to be a coordinated operation, but in fact...

boom!
Suddenly, there was a loud noise, and Prussia's heart shook, and he looked forward again.

Boom!

A huge explosion sounded, and the sea suddenly burst into flames.

Through the telescope, Prussia really saw that his frigate Flying Ray was smashed in the middle.

Yes, crush!
This is Daming's unique flowering ammunition, and it is the heavy type.

The Flying Ray shattered in an instant, and the people on board didn't even know what happened, and they were smashed together with the wreckage of the ship.

On the Zheng He, Zhu Qizhen held a telescope and saw this scene clearly.

"Nice job!"

Suddenly, a sound came from his ear: "Your Majesty, be careful!"

Zhu Qizhen took off the binoculars and saw Fan Zhong rushing towards him.

boom!
boom!
boom!
A series of explosions sounded, Zhu Qizhen hadn't realized what happened, and Fan Zhong had already pinned him down.

Immediately afterwards, he clearly felt the hull trembling.

Damn, attacked!
However, the enemy ship was still hundreds of steps away, and one of them had just been killed, how could it be possible to launch an attack so quickly?

Suddenly, he thought of...

Qiongzhou Wei!
Zhu Qizhen pushed Fan Zhong away angrily, and said angrily: "Zhang Shiying rebelled, right? Fire, fuck the fuck!"

Due to close-range fire, the hull suffered some damage despite the armor protection.

In the lower gun bay, five gunners were traumatized to varying degrees.

Lu Qian immediately ordered: "Reserve gunners on top, listen to my command, fire, and return fire!"

Immediately a reserve gunner came up and ignited the fuse.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zhang Shiying was ecstatic when he saw that his artillery had hit the target accurately, but he soon lost his joy.

Because after a salvo of artillery fire, the ironclad just wobbled a little, and then... all right?

At the same time, he saw densely packed, dark muzzles aimed at himself.

I can't even count how many there are...

"Master Commander, you'd better go back to the cabin!"

Zhang Shiying looked bitter: "It's useless..."

His expression was both helpless and tragic, because he knew what was about to happen.

boom!
boom!
boom!
On both sides of the ironclad ship, sixty artillery pieces fired alternately, and countless muzzles shot out dazzling flames.

He could even see the black shells flying towards him...

Boom!

Boom!

Countless shells smashed the two ships to pieces, leaving only sawdust flying around.

The fate of the two ships was the same as that of the Flying Ray just now, or even worse, and there were only countless wrecks left on the sea.

The people on board didn't even have time to call for help...

Almost in an instant, the three warships disappeared, leaving only a piece of wreckage.

Now, only Zheng He, Asia Minor and Moray are left on the sea.

Jin Ying stared at all this dumbfounded, he couldn't even believe that the power of the ironclad ship was so terrifying.

With an indestructible body of steel and invincible firepower, even if it is a god descending from the earth, it is nothing more than that, right?
With a dark face, Zhu Qizhen pointed to the front and said angrily: "Full speed ahead, fuck it!"

The Zheng He gave a long cry and rushed towards the Asia Minor.

The main gun on the bow had been reloaded, but the Moray learned the lesson from the Skate and began to swing forward irregularly.

"Report, the main gun cannot be locked!"

Without hesitation, Zhu Qizhen said, "Go ahead and get closer!"

"Yes!"

In the steam cabin, the boatman worked hard to add coal, all four boilers were turned on, and the entire cabin was filled with white gas.

The Zheng He was blowing black smoke, and it was like a terrifying sea beast, breaking through the waves.

Prussia was already stunned. He didn't realize at all that the seemingly cumbersome big guy in front of him killed three warships with just a snap of his fingers.

Moreover, when their artillery aimed at the Qiongzhou Wei battleship, they didn't hesitate at all.

Under the heavy artillery, everyone was blasted to pieces.

Too bad!
He thought quickly in his mind that the opponent's firepower was too fierce, and he had no chance of winning. The only way was to rely on the advantage of speed.

"Command, go forward!"

"Your Excellency, are you sure you want to do this?"

The adjutant was also frightened, he didn't understand, facing such a huge monster, why not run and wait?
Prussia looked heavy and said, "Look at the speed of that ship, we can't escape."

"But, their target is the Moray..."

The implication is to take advantage of the time the Moray has bought, and run quickly!
As far as I can run, I will never come to Daming again in my lifetime.

Prussia shook his head and said, "If we turn around, the Moray won't be able to hold on for much longer. Pass the order and move forward!"

At this time, the Moray was already approaching the ironclad ship, and the two ships came face to face.

boom!
On the Zheng He, the main gun fired again, but the Moray avoided it sensitively.

The artillery shells blasted huge water waves on the sea surface, and the Moray took the opportunity to turn its rudder and aim its muzzle at Ming's ironclad ship.

At the same time, flames spewed out from the muzzle of the black hole.

boom!
boom!
boom!
These shells all hit, but...

Except for a few pits sunken into the hull of the Zheng He, it was hardly affected in any way.

In front of the huge steel armor, these iron bumps seem to be a joke.

The Moray was very flexible. After a salvo, the rudder was turned immediately, and the two ships passed by each other.

In the bilge of the Zheng He, Lu Qian seized the opportunity and immediately ordered an attack.

Boom!

Boom!

After all, artillery needs fuses, and when firing, the Moray had already passed by.

Seeing the waves stirring up on the sea, Captain John couldn't help but gasp.

God, if I was hit by these shells, I would be like the Flying Ray, and my body would be smashed to pieces, leaving nothing left.

The two ships passed each other, and the Moray turned its rudder again, aiming its side at the Zheng He.

"Fire...huh?"

Captain John froze suddenly, because he saw another black gun barrel.

This thing...isn't it on the bow?
Why is there another one at the stern?
boom!
The secondary battery fired, and the shells hit the Moray straight.

"Turn the rudder, turn the rudder fast..."

However, it was too late.

A cannon hit the side of the Moray Eel. If it was an ordinary solid bullet, it might not be fatal.

However, this is a flower bomb.

Boom!

The shell exploded, and the huge air wave tore the entire ship of the Moray to pieces, the mast was broken, and began to collapse with creaking creaks, countless people were flying everywhere...

Captain John was directly thrown out, and fell into the sea together with countless wreckage.

Zhu Qizhen let out a heavy sigh, mother, you still want to poke Lao Tzu's eyes?

Let me show you the light first!
On the Asia Minor in the distance, Prussia was stunned again.

It was another round, and the Moray was wiped out.

The gap between traditional wooden warships and ironclad ships is too great!
The terrifying strength gap makes people feel desperate.

"My God, the Moray... disappeared!"

In the vast sea, only Zheng He and Asia Minor remained.

Both ships were moving toward each other, but Prussia was completely desperate.

He really couldn't think of how to fight this battle.

"Your Excellency, we... are about to enter the range..."

"Quick, raise the white flag!"

Prussia seemed to react, dancing and shouting.

On the Zheng He, the watchman hurriedly reported: "Report...the enemy ship has raised the white flag!"

Jin Ying was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the opponent has surrendered, and our army has won a complete victory!"

Zhu Qizhen's face was gloomy and cold, and he said: "It doesn't matter what flag he raises, I will bombard him and beat him hard!"

Prussia found desperately that the opponent did not seem to accept his surrender, but continued to speed up.

He finally realized what kind of monster he had provoked.

In an instant, the four ships were wiped out.

Everything made him look like a clown. All his experience and skills in naval battles were completely overturned at this moment.

No matter what kind of tactics, in front of this huge ship, it is so vulnerable.

Yes, in the face of absolute strength, all skills are meaningless.

Everyone on the Asia Minor stopped moving, they no longer had the courage to fight.

People kept kneeling down and praying, expecting a miracle...

The Zheng He was still accelerating, and the huge hull swept over with a sense of desperate oppression.

The Asia Minor was powered by sails. When the two ships approached, the wind and waves rolled up by the Zheng He floated aside like a leaf.

Immediately afterwards, he saw the other party suddenly turn around.

Yes, swerving suddenly, at a speed and rate he couldn't comprehend.

It's hard to imagine how such a huge battleship was made...

Soon, though, he won't need to think about it.

Because the opponent's artillery has been fired.

Boom!

Boom!

Continuous shells smashed towards him frantically, and then exploded.

The mast was broken, the cabin was blown up, and countless people fell in a pool of blood.

Boom!

A shell hit the middle of the Asia Minor, seemingly breaking the keel.

The whole ship broke in two and slowly sank.

Some survivors fell into the water holding the floating objects, struggling desperately in the water, calling for help.

Jin Ying asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, are you... arresting a few prisoners for interrogation?"

Zhu Qizhen looked at them coldly and said, "I don't understand what they are saying!"

"But, the whereabouts of the blueprint of the ironclad ship..."

(End of this chapter)