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Chapter 850 The Battle of Port Iver (Part )

After replenishing fresh water, food, and weapons at Yuzui Port, Graer immediately set off for Port Iver. After all, there was an order from above to have all warships return to Port Iver, and of course he did not dare to disobey the order.

But on the way back, Graal always felt that this matter was a bit strange.

Although the Venetians defeated them before, they also suffered heavy losses. Otherwise, they would not have faced the harassment battle of Grall and others, and there was no movement for a while.

But now the Venetians suddenly organized a large army to attack Port Iver. This was too sudden. Based on Gral's understanding of the Venetians, even if they wanted to fight, they would need to go through a long period of quarrels and preparations in advance, usually several months in advance. News has leaked.

But this time the war came very suddenly. Not only did they not get any news in advance, but the Venetians did not show any abnormality before. At least Gral harassed and robbed Venetian merchant ships for several months and found nothing different. The place.

Thinking of the above doubts, Graer was also full of doubts, and even thought that there was a mistake above? Could it be that he mistook the Han’s navy for Venetians?

When he thought of the big man's navy, Graal's heart sank. As Ottomans, they had to deal with the big man. Even Egypt, which originally belonged to them, was taken away by the big man. This incident became the biggest shame of the Ottomans. Countless Ottomans wanted to return to Egypt and drive the Han people out.

But they only dare to think about this kind of thing. Not many people would be stupid enough to actually do it. After all, the Han Dynasty is too powerful. Some Ottoman nobles who have been to Egypt have seen the combat effectiveness of the Han army with their own eyes. Others Needless to say, the gap in muskets and artillery alone cannot be made up by the number of people.

Moreover, Grall also heard that the most powerful thing about the Han Dynasty was not their army, but their navy. When he was lurking at sea before, he had seen the Han Dynasty's navy with his own eyes. When the black smoke steamer passed by on the sea, That kind of speed is definitely not what their sailboats can achieve.

What's even more frightening is that Dahan's steam warships are not only fast, but also huge. The black muzzles on both sides of the ship represent their unparalleled firepower and can definitely tear apart any ship that stands in front of them.

When he thought of that big man's steam battleship, Graal felt chills coming from his bones.

Fortunately, the big Han warship was just passing by, and in order to hide their identity, Gral and the others were using the banner of Venetians, so they did not let the other party discover their true identity. Otherwise, if they knew that they were the Ottoman navy, they would be With the current hostile state of the country, they will definitely be sunk without even a chance to escape.

"It shouldn't be the Han Dynasty's battleship. After all, the black smoke from the steam battleship is very obvious, and it is impossible to be mistaken."

Gral comforted himself and said, of course what he said was the truth. After all, as long as his eyes were not blind, he would not mistake the big man's warship, so he was completely scaring himself.

"The Venetians probably wanted to sneak attack us, so they didn't leak any information beforehand. It makes perfect sense when you think about it. After all, we have harassed and attacked them for so long before, so it is normal for them to organize a counterattack."

Graal continued to mutter to himself, and after speaking he nodded silently, feeling that his analysis made sense.

Fish Head Island is seven or eight days away from Port Ive. Grall was also very careful along the way, for fear of encountering Venetian warships. After all, the situation is unknown now, and he doesn't know where the Venetians are now. If it happens, he will block it. Between them and Port Iver, he would be very unlucky. Fortunately, Gral's luck was pretty good. Although he encountered several Venetian warships along the way, they were all small fleets.

It is worth mentioning that the warships used by Gral and the others are the latest Ottoman warships. It is said that they also refer to the design of some Han Dynasty ships, making their warships not only easy to operate, but also faster than the Venetian merchant ships. Some, so even if they can't be defeated, they can still escape the pursuit of the Venetians.

Fighting and escaping like this, Graer and the others walked for more than half a month on a journey that was originally seven or eight days. Finally, when the gunpowder on the ship was about to run out, the Port of Iver was sighted in the distance on the sea ahead. This made Graal and his men all breathed a sigh of relief.

After entering the port, Gral was immediately summoned by his superiors and asked about the Venetians he saw on the road, and Gral answered them one by one.

Although Gral saw only a small group of Venetian warships, based on his inference, although the Venetians dispatched a lot of warships this time, they did not seem to be very strong. It was even more difficult to capture Port Ive. wishful thinking.

Coincidentally, just a few days after Graal's small fleet returned to Port Ive, Venetian warships began to gather outside the port one after another, and finally formed a large-scale naval team. It is estimated that there are at least four to five hundred warships.

Although Venice claims to have thousands of ships at sea, most of them are merchant ships. They also need to undertake the task of shipping. They can gather four to five hundred warships at a time. It can be said that the Venetians have tried their best to mobilize All the ships that could be mobilized came to join the battle.

Although most of these warships are merchant ships, the combat effectiveness of a single ship is not strong, and the size of the ship is not large. But with so many ships gathered together, even an ant can kill an elephant, let alone these warships are comparable to ants. Too strong.

In contrast, although Port Ifo also summoned the Ottoman navy to fight back, there are only hundreds of warships gathered in the port now. Facing the Venetian navy several times their own, they did not dare to leave the port easily to fight, but Huddled in the port, intending to use the defense of the port to deal with the Venetian attack.

Faced with this situation, the Venetians were not polite. Hundreds of warships took turns to attack the defense facilities on the port with their artillery. Although the damage was not great, it was extremely insulting. After all, the Ottomans were a dignified person. For a big country to be blocked in the port and bombarded by a small country like Venice, it is simply too embarrassing to tell anyone.

After a period of defense, the Ottoman navy in Port Ife finally decided to take the initiative, at least to combat the arrogance of the Venetians. Otherwise, they would not be able to explain to the Sultan. You must know that Murad II has also been paying attention. The Battle of Port-Iver.

So under this situation, the Ottoman navy at the port began to mobilize frequently. Because of his outstanding results in previous battles, Gral was assigned to the main fleet and was responsible for containing the main force of the Venetians head-on.

Seeing a decisive battle at sea, it is about to start off the coast of Port Iver.

(End of this chapter)