The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 206 The Defeat Has Been Determined
All of a sudden, gunfire roared, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the sea water in the South China Sea boiled instantly.

The cannonballs flying all over the sky were like rain, as fierce as mountains and seas.

Seal No. 1 was lined up at the front at this time, and only heard the sound of metal impacts. Chen Dajiang gave a piss, and said proudly to Gan next to him: "These Portuguese are really wasting shells. Our flagship is the most expensive cruiser among all cruise ships." With the strongest defense, these shells can't penetrate this battleship at all, but the speed is a bit slower."

Gan Zhi got up from the ground and asked suspiciously: "General, it's smoky. Fighting for three days may not be able to tell the winner. Let's get closer. With these forty cruisers, it's enough."

"Nonsense!" Although Chen Dajiang yelled loudly, he didn't get angry: "The white knife goes in and the red knife goes out, it's not worthwhile. , War is actually doing business, do you think shells are worth more, or are cruise ships worth more? Besides, the army is disarming this time, but our navy has not moved. The cabinet and army generals are quite critical, so this battle must be fought beautifully. "

"The last general knows." Gan Zhi whispered, and simply sat on the chair fixed on the deck. He knew that there would be no accidents in this battle, and it was for nothing. If he knew this, he might as well stay in the military port and train Where are the Marine Corps bastards?

Seeing Gan Zhi's listless look, Chen Dajiang smiled, and shouted to the adjutant beside him: "Send the order down, and beat me hard."

dong dong dong...

A quarter of an hour later, the commander of the Portuguese Navy, Odev, had a very bad face. The capital ships under his command did not lose their combat power. The two sides fired about ten rounds of shelling, but the sound of the other side's shells did not weaken. This shows that the shelling just now did not work To what extent.

He knew that if the fight continued like this, the Portuguese expeditionary fleet would be defeated, and Portugal would not only lose Macau, but also become the laughing stock of the whole of Europe.

They will definitely laugh: "The poor Portuguese navy can't even defeat the Black Dragon Fleet, which has just been established for three years, and it is still going on an expedition!"

This is not allowed by Odev. He saw that the entire sea was shrouded in gunpowder smoke, his vision was greatly disturbed, and the warship on the opposite side was looming. He moved in his heart and cursed secretly: "Damn the Black Dragon Fleet, this general is not on good terms with you!" You fight regular battles."

After a series of orders were issued, the first-class battleship Ares quickly turned its rudder and pierced towards the right wing of the Black Dragon Fleet. The remaining Portuguese warships learned of the flagship's movement, and the clever captain immediately understood that General Odev wanted to seize a favorable position. Interspersed to the right side of the Black Dragon Fleet, in this way, most of the battleships of the Black Dragon Fleet will have shooting blind spots, while the Portuguese fleet can hit the line with absolute firepower to quickly weaken the opponent.

All the warships hurriedly turned to catch up, and all the captains admired General Odev's courage. You must know that when the battle is in full swing, it is very difficult to change the formation suddenly, and it may cause the entire line to be defeated.

It is important to know that the capital ships in the 17th century had less than half the number of sails of the same class of warships in the "Nelson era", which made them difficult to control (especially after the steering wheel was replaced by the tiller until the 18th century), coupled with their bulkiness This makes the combat method of fighting forward in a single row very attractive, while other tactics are ignored by the maritime powers.

However, the flagship is the flag of a fleet. Wherever the flagship goes, the other fleets must follow, even if it is a wrong order.

The sound of the cannon was still there, but it was all the shelling sound of the Black Dragon Fleet. The fire on the other side was obviously turned off. Chen Dajiang felt something was wrong, but he couldn't see the movement on the other side clearly. He thought to himself: "Could it be that the other party ran away?"

"Impossible, the strength shown by our side is not stronger than the opponent!"

Chen Dajiang thought hard for a while, and finally decided to suspend shooting, so as not to change.

For a quarter of an hour or so, there was a thundering roar from the right side of the fleet, and Chen Dajiang was taken aback. Could it be that the enemy ships have penetrated to the right side of the Black Dragon Fleet for so long?
With an order, Seal No. 1 immediately began to turn the rudder, and Chen Dajiang, who had gone through several naval battles, understood the opponent's plan in an instant.

What Chen Dajiang said was right and wrong. The Portuguese expeditionary fleet had indeed come to the right side. It hadn't changed its formation yet, but it encountered the Black Dragon Squadron that came round and outflanked.

This squadron has [-] seal-class cruisers, and it is General Jiang Feng. He saw the main fleet firing continuously, but the enemy ships ran to the right side of the main fleet. The rest of the cruisers followed suit.

At the same time, the Portuguese expeditionary fleet also fought back, and the first contact between the two sides became intense!

The commander of the God of War, Odev, was shocked. Although he was worried at first, he thought in his heart that he was in an absolute advantage, and the Portuguese navy must be stronger than the Black Dragon Fleet.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's warships are twice as large as our own, and the firepower is not weak. The power of the artillery is greater than that of Portugal, and the expeditionary fleet is already under attack from both sides of the Black Dragon Fleet.

Odev suddenly fell into self-blame and contemplation: After the Cape of Good Hope was snatched by the Dutch, the Portuguese trade in Asia and Africa suffered great losses, and hundreds of sea ships full of goods could return dozens of them at most , if the expeditionary fleet is severely damaged, this situation will be even more serious. No, it is not worth fighting the mighty Eastern Empire for the sake of a small Macau. These damned nobles have no idea of ​​the war potential of the Ming Empire. With so many warships, even the powerful Netherlands would not dare to offend Zheng's fleet, let alone the Black Dragon Fleet, which is even more powerful than Zheng's fleet!
"Even if you lose your life because of this, you must take all the battleships back."

"This is a conspiracy!"

At this time, the adjutant Dick yelled loudly, Odev woke up, snorted heavily, and gave an order that Jiang Feng couldn't understand.

The Ares turned its rudder again and retreated towards Southeast Asia, apparently trying to escape.

Jiang Feng shook his head again and again. These Portuguese were too spineless. They had the guts to come, but they didn't have the guts to go all out. He sneered and said, "Run, I really think our Black Dragon Fleet is a soft persimmon."

At this time, Chen Dajiang's main fleet also sailed out of the smoke. Seeing that the Portuguese fleet was about to escape, they quickly chased after it.

All of a sudden, the intense gunfire stopped immediately. The Portuguese expeditionary fleet was in front, and seventy seal-class cruisers were chasing after them. An hour later, Liu Guoxuan had already blocked the Portuguese with more than a hundred warships of various types. expeditionary fleet.

The captains and sailors of the expedition fleet were all stunned. Could this be the strength of the Black Dragon Fleet?This is definitely not something that the expeditionary fleet can defeat.

Commander Odev was also shocked, his lips trembled a few times, but he was speechless for a long time.

"General, let's surrender, we can't lose our lives in vain!" Adjutant Dick said tremblingly.

"This coward! This damned nobleman!"

Odev cursed secretly, gave Dick a stern look, and immediately ordered his subordinates to display the semaphore: "All fleets meet end to end, and advance at full speed from the right!"

The Victory is still at the forefront, and Odev is clear in his heart. At this time, there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, and the defeat is set. If Portugal surrenders, although Portugal will redeem itself and its officers and soldiers, all the battleships will become the Black Dragon Fleet. spoils of war, Portugal's naval strength will decline further.

If you try your best to break through, you will have the hope of escaping and ascending to heaven, and let the blood of officers and soldiers tell the nobles that the ancient Eastern Empire is not easy to conquer, and by the way, awaken the people of the country and strengthen the strength of the Portuguese navy.

So Odev wants to take a gamble, even if he loses, he has to persevere, and at least take back all eleven battleships.

At this time, the Portuguese expedition fleet was only five miles away from Liu Guoxuan's fleet. Liu Guoxuan was very surprised when he saw the opponent's formation, and laughed grinningly. This time he replaced all the hundreds of gunboats with chain bombs, just to keep other side.

Especially for the leading enemy ship, Liu Guoxuan was envious and depressed, he knew that even if this battleship was captured, it would not be his turn to be his flagship.

Seeing that the opponent was using a long column, Liu Guoxuan immediately ordered some of the warships on the left flank to form a long line, line up with the opponent's warships, and approach slowly, waiting for the opportunity to fire chain bombs. Stop the opponent.

However, Chen Dajiang and Jiang Feng took their warships to catch up with each other, and they must not lose the chain at the critical moment. In fact, they were very worried, because the main battleship of the Portuguese was almost undamaged, and the performance of Liu Guoxuan's warship was far inferior to that of the seal-class cruiser. Fleet, if we knew this, we should strengthen the strength of Liu Guoxuan's squadron.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

PS: I was delayed by something today, so I just changed it. The children's shoes insisted on voting, and there were too few votes.

(End of this chapter)