Wanli 1592

Chapter 459 Huge Encouragement

The battle of the flagship Zhennan Ship gave great encouragement to all officers and soldiers of the Daming Navy.

It has to be said that this kind of encouragement is really huge.

Ever since the navy became an independent army and made great achievements in battle, the army and the navy have had a lot of conflicts. Those old people who have followed Xiao Ruxun for a long time are dissatisfied with the daily training and small fights.

The navy only joined the army after Xiao Ruxun arrived in Myanmar. From Jiang Dahai, the commander-in-chief of the navy, down to an ordinary officer and soldier of the navy, they all came from refugees who arrived in Burma Town, and followed Xiao Ruxun on the bloody battlefields of the Southern and Northern Wars. The Ningxia soldiers in China are incomparable. Although they are similar in status, they are much worse in terms of emotional depth.

Many times at the celebration meeting of the navy to celebrate the victory, there were army generals who were sneering and sarcastic. What?" This reason left the officers and soldiers of the navy speechless.

That's right, the navy officers and soldiers have brilliant records, great results, and their status is rising steadily, but there is always a flaw, or emotional deficiency, that is, they have not fought side by side with Xiao Ruxun in bloody battles. The old people always tell the story of their battles with Xiao Ruxun, not to mention how deep their qualifications are.

However, the largest commanders of the navy were all refugees. They were promoted step by step by Xiao Ruxun after they arrived in Burma. Although they were confidantes, they had never fought side by side with Xiao Ruxun.

This is a great pity for the soldiers who admire and respect Xiao Ruxun's military exploits very much.

I have never fought side by side with the Lord of Burma. He is an old boss, and we are newbies. Don't we have to tremble in front of him?

Moreover, the strength of the navy is not as large as that of the army. The total strength of the navy is only more than 8000. Usually, there are not so many warships at all, and there are no such large-scale naval battles. Although the navy is recruiting officers and soldiers, it is also recruiting Army officers and soldiers.

The army's tens of thousands of tiger and wolf divisions are well-equipped and well-trained, and they are much more comfortable than the sailors who are exposed to the wind and sun all day and play games with the sea.

But this is also the reason why the army is dissatisfied. The navy doesn't want to switch with them. They live a life of only training without fighting. The money is soft, but I can't get anything.

As time goes by, pink eye disease will inevitably occur, and the conflict between the army and the navy will deepen.

But I have to say that this is quite normal. There must be disputes in the army. The army and the navy are naturally at odds. In the past, the navy of the Chinese Empire was always in a weak state and could not form an independent army. Almost completely banned.

In Xiao Ruxun's case, the navy is an independent army, with staffing and benefits, a long-standing shipyard to manufacture and maintain warships, and a recruiting office that regularly recruits sailor officers and soldiers, as well as a complete set of procedures. Xiao Ruxun said that the navy It is also an indispensable member of the army. We must maintain the navy for a long time and protect the sea frontier of the empire.

What?Don’t know what Haijiang is?

Come, come, let me tell you, wherever the imperial warships go, it is the empire's sea frontier.

The size of the navy is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more officers and soldiers. This is true, but the navy is still looked down upon by the army, and it is also true that they do not have good traditions.

But this time, Xiao Ruxun not only led the troops to attack in person, but also set up a boat to attack and joined the real sea battle. I have fought with Marshal Xiao!
The attack of the Zhennan Ship gave great encouragement to all officers and soldiers of the navy, and the morale of the navy was greatly boosted. Even those gunboats who were buried in running away and playing dirty tactics saw it, and they all mustered up the courage to turn around and fight back against the big Spanish ship, and beat the Spaniards to death. He was caught off guard and suffered a lot of shells head-on.

On the one hand, they were overwhelmingly pressed and beaten, and on the other hand, they were jointly fought by the gunboat and two large ships. The Spaniards fought very hard in this battle.

But it doesn't mean that the army fought easily.

Two hours after the start of the war, the Spanish warships fell into a bitter battle. Seven warships had been sunk by the Ming army, and 600 officers and soldiers were killed. The Ming army also lost two gunboats. Some people were killed before they could be rescued. With more than 100 sailors, the battle between the two sides is still very fierce, and the situation between the two sides is more or less stalemate.

The opportunity for the stalemate to be broken was the sinking of a battleship, and the breaker was Wang Wei.

At that time, Wang Wei's frontline command ship Dinghai, which was in the center of the battlefield, found a crumbling ship trying to leave the battlefield. Wang Wei resolutely would not let this crumbling ship go. To sink a Spanish warship was a colossal victory.

There is not much difference between the equipment of the two sides, the firepower is equal, and the ships are equally strong. It is a tough battle. It depends on who is more daring and less afraid of sacrifice. Wang Wei is undoubtedly the one who is very daring. He is a refugee from Zhejiang. With no parents or mother, he clearly has nothing to worry about, and the reason for joining the navy is that he doesn't want to die in a muddle-headed way.

He joined the navy with such an idea, and after three years of hard work, he became the deputy commander of the squadron. This was something he had never imagined. He was also a talent for water warfare. His goal has changed, and it has become to try to create some memorable value before he dies.

The Weiyuan ship under his command has not sunk any enemy ship in this battle, but it was hit with two holes. Very annoyed, just looking for something to vent, happened to see the crumbling big ship.

It seems that at most three rounds of shelling can completely send it into the sea. Now that this is the case, then don't hold back. Letting a warship sink in the sea may not be the best destination for a navy.

"Catch up with that Xiyi warship! Sink it!"

Wang Wei issued a pursuit order, and the Weiyuan ship chased the crumbling ship at full speed, and took out all its artillery to aim at the battleship.

Boom boom boom boom boom......

The accuracy of dozens of shells was not very good, only seven shells hit, and the crumbling ship was dragged to the depths of the seabed, but it could not be pulled down. The battleship was unexpectedly tenacious and tenacious. Still leaving the battlefield at full speed.

Really tenacious!
(End of this chapter)