Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1312

The development of civilization requires exchanges and collisions, and the same is true for countries. Building a car behind closed doors will eventually lag behind. Only by accepting and absorbing new things with an open mind can civilization be dynamic. If you work behind closed doors, you don’t know when the outside world will explode. and the country, will be left behind.

The situation between the Qing government and Japan at the end of the nineteenth century illustrates this point to a certain extent.

There are peaceful ways to communicate between civilizations, but more often, he appears in the form of war.

War can best stimulate a country's progress in all aspects. Of course, the stimulation of this kind of war must be within a certain range. If you are beaten down, you will have no chance to make progress.

The progress of the Ming Dynasty in these years was largely stimulated by the war, and the fight with the Dutch at sea allowed the Ming Dynasty to learn a lot.

The current sea battle is not easy, but this kind of difficulty will inevitably stimulate the development of the Ming Dynasty and Luzon and prepare for the next collision.

The Spanish's artillery had a long range, and the best artillery of the right-wing fleet was the 24-pound red coat cannon, which was a circle smaller than the Spanish [-]-pound cannon.

The sides of twenty Spanish warships bombarded the right-wing fleet like thunder. Gunpowder smoke filled the sea. The fleet moved forward through the smoke, and the whole body became ethereal.

The right-wing fleet has no way to reverse this advantage in range, but fortunately, the Spaniards don't have many ships and cannons. If the opponent also has two hundred or so, there is no way to fight.

Columns of water rose into the sky on the sea, and the right-wing fleet had no choice but to surround the Spanish warships with difficulty, and they could only advance forward under fire.

About half an hour later, the distance between the two sides narrowed to about four miles, and the right-wing navy was finally able to fight back with the red cannon.

The Spaniards knew that they could not escape, and did not turn around, but wanted to use the advantage of the size of the ship to break through the blocking of the right-wing fleet.

After being fired for a long time, the distance between the two sides finally came within the range of the red cannon. The right wing fleet began to fight back, but the [-]-pounder guns on the second deck of the Spanish battleship also started firing.

On the Sanhe, there was a loud "boom", the gun body retreated sharply, the ship vibrated, and the deck was filled with smoke. The gunners waved the choking smoke with their hands while loading the guns, Then push the gun body out of the gun window, ready to continue the bombardment.

Hearing the sound of the cannon, Gao Yihuan's heart was beating wildly, his palms were already sweating, and he picked up the binoculars to watch the results of Sanhe's cannon firing.

The Sanhe stared at the Santa Ana, a thousand-ton giant ship behind the St. Philip. The large ship was huge and relatively easy to hit. However, the first round of the Sanhe's shelling hit the four red cannons without firing a single shot. The enemy ship was hit, and only a few water jets were splashed in the distance. Fortunately, the Sanhe was inconspicuous and was not bombarded by the Spaniards.

The sound of rumbling guns resounded across the sea. After the right-wing fleet exchanged fire with the Spaniards, the left-wing fleet gradually came within range. Both sides of the Spanish fleet sprayed orange flames at the same time, aiming at a mad lion. , rushed into the middle of the wolves without hesitation.

Luzon's left and right wing fleets, like the wings of a sky crane, clamped towards the Spanish warships.

In addition, Zheng Chenggong's forty warships were also chasing after him. Among them, five three-masted gunboats had already thrown off the Fuchuan behind and chased after them.

The Spaniards were attacked from three sides, like a trapped beast. Although they kept hitting Luzon's blessing boats, they were also severely beaten.

In terms of artillery per ship, they outperformed Fuchuan, but Luzon made up the difference by numerical superiority.

Half an hour after the artillery battle, the smaller twelve-pounders and nine-pounders also joined in, and the projectiles shuttled across the sea, intertwined like a net.

The distance between the right-wing fleet and the Spanish Far East Fleet was close to one and a half miles, and the fierce artillery battle filled the sea with gunpowder.

"Second brother, the Fu Hai ordered to change the chain ammunition!"

On the watchtower, the black donkey still dutifully paid attention to the orders issued by the main ship, and shouted amidst the sound of gunfire.

He yelled several times before Gao Yihuan heard it clearly, and hastily ordered to change to the chain ammo, and some Fuchuan owners who were more experienced than him had already fired the first batch of chain ammo.

This kind of shell is two iron balls connected by an iron chain. After being fired, the two iron balls sweep across the area under the influence of the iron chain. It was used by Xiyi to destroy the sails and masts of enemy ships in naval battles, causing the enemy A weapon that disables ships.

Back then, a lucky ship of the Four Seas Company met a Heyi armed merchant ship in the South China Sea, and after a bloody battle, the Heyi warship was captured.

The flintlock guns, artillery and other weapons found on the ship were unloaded and transported to the Guangzhou Military Supervision Bureau. Among them were such chain bombs, and the ship was taken to the shipyard in Qiongzhou. A full set of drawings was left for the artisans to study.

It was through this study that the naval forces of the Ming Dynasty made great progress, and bullets such as chain bombs became popular.

The Ming Dynasty accepted new things very quickly. From the Lumi gun to the red cannon, they were all imitated quickly.

"Boom!" Zhao Si ignited the cannon, and a cloud of white smoke spewed out from the side of the ship. A chain bullet flew across the sea with a sharp whistling sound, and hit the foremast of the Santa Ana, and the chain bullet tore apart instantly. The white sail broke several sail ropes, and a piece of white sail fell down immediately.

"Okay!" Gao Yihuan saw the results of the battle through the binoculars, and couldn't help punching hard. The Sanhe fired several rounds, and finally hit the enemy ship with one shot.

It is not easy to hit the enemy at sea, especially for a Fuchuan like the Sanhe who has only gone to sea a few times and has little experience in naval warfare, it is even more difficult to hit a single shot.

The sailors on the ship immediately cheered, and at this moment, a shell landed on the side of the Sanhe, with a "wow", a large splash of water was splashed, and the cheers on the ship stopped.

The Spaniards are also firing chain bullets, and there is also a kind of grape bullets. Blessed ships are constantly being hit, and the speed has slowed down. However, considering the total number of 250 sea ships on the right wing, the Spaniards cannot change the speed of the right wing fleet. to their facts.

After the Sanhe hit a shot, it fought another round without a hit, but the Spanish warship was under the attack of the Luzon fleet on the left and right flanks, its sails were damaged, and its speed was gradually pulled down.

An armed merchant ship on the sea had its mast broken and was almost paralyzed. Zheng Chenggong's five gunboats caught up behind him. After a round of concentrated fire, the armed merchant ship was already on fire, and many Spaniards jumped into the sea from the deck.

The distance continued to get closer, and the impact was about to occur. The artillery reloading was slow, and the artillery on the Sanhe no longer fired, but left one round and used it later in the close range.

At this moment, Gao Yihuan drew out the Japanese sword at his waist, and the black warriors on the boat were holding flying hooks in their hands. People, leading more than 30 guards holding Japanese swords, hatchets and other melee weapons, gathered in the center of the deck to prepare for the boarding battle.

As the ship got closer, the figure of the Spanish warship became clearer and clearer. It was like a fortress on the sea, and the guards on the blessing boat could only look up.

At this time, there was a loud noise in front, and the Spanish flagship had crashed into a lucky boat, and the body of the lucky boat, which was lying in front of it, was directly hit and turned [-] degrees, all the sailors on board were shocked fall.

The Sanhe was only fifty steps away from the Santa Ana, and Gao Yihuan was trying to steer the ship to prevent the ship from rushing in front of the Santa Ana.The Sanhe, which was less than [-] tons, would probably be knocked over if hit by the [-]-ton Santa Ana, so Gao Yihuan adjusted the course and aimed the bow at Santa Ana's waist.

At this time, the Sanhe was already at Anna's feet, and suddenly there was a loud bang, and the side of Santa Anna continued to emit fire, and more than 30 cannons held back for a while, bombarded one after another, rushing towards the front. A lucky boat was hit continuously and was smashed to pieces immediately.

A black chain bomb flew towards the Sanhe at high speed, instantly tore the fore sail and snagged a few sail ropes, the surface of the sail changed suddenly, and when it was blown by the sea breeze, it took the Sanhe astray, and it was about to Hitting into the burning Fuchuan, Gao Yihuan suddenly exclaimed, "Quick! Lower the sails!"

A Japanese named Okita in Watanabe Shinjiro's group immediately drew his sword and cut off the sail rope, and the foresail suddenly fell off with a bang. The boat hits.

The Spaniards have rich experience. They kept the round of guns just now, and they kept bombarding them suddenly when the Fuchuan approached.

At this time, the artillery on the bow of the Sanhe also fired the last shot. The Santa Ana, twenty steps away, lay across in front of them like a giant beast. The sailors on board only heard a "bang", and the Santa Ana The side planks exploded suddenly.

An iron bullet fired by the Sanhe, engulfed in pieces of wood, penetrated into the cabin. A Spanish gunner was behind the second-layer guard, and was directly hit by the iron bullet. His body was instantly torn into pieces and scattered around.A cloud of blood and sawdust splashed everywhere, and the Spaniards who were firing the guns were all knocked down, while the shells remained undiminished, crossed the cabin, smashed through the guard on the other side and fell into the sea.

This is the second shell that the Sanhe hit the enemy ship in the entire naval battle. The Spaniard began to roll and scream.

Before everyone had time to check the Warring States period, there was a loud "bang", and the bow of the Sanhe finally hit the side of Santa Ana. , It was nailed into the side of the Santa Ana at once, causing the hull of the Santa Ana to sway violently, and the sailors and sailors on the deck turned forward and backward one after another...

Soon one after another of the blessing boats collided, and the body of the giant Santa Ana immediately seemed to be bitten by several hungry wolves.

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