Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 896
The new warships of the Ming Dynasty will definitely face it, which is expected by everyone, and there will not be much surprise.Therefore, the Spaniards didn't feel much when the Ming fleet put on a confrontation stance.

But, what the hell are the four warships at the forefront of the Ming army fleet?Before the fight started, thick smoke started to come out, did he catch fire?

Also, what is it called a battleship and a sail?The sail was eaten?
The reason for such doubts is that most of the warships in the Ming fleet are all Western-style sailing warships.However, the front ones are just the most common sails in the Ming Dynasty, and they seem very few at once.

"Haha, could it be that the commander of the Ming Dynasty fleet wanted these four broken ships to attract our attention?" The Spanish governor couldn't help laughing and said to Filot next to him, "Don't you think the Ming Dynasty fleet is very powerful? , is this how they fight?"

Philot was also a little puzzled. In his impression, didn't the Ming army fight like this?
Thinking of this, he used a telescope to carefully observe the four smoking warships at the forefront of the Ming army fleet.

"Hey, Your Excellency Governor, look quickly, it seems...it seems..." Philot suddenly saw a ghost, and made a fuss, "It seems to be a ship made of iron! This...this...how is it possible?"

The iron-clad battleship just launched, of course, can be seen at a glance that it is made of iron.However, one of the four iron-clad warships in the Ming Dynasty fleet is the first experimental warship, and it is also the one that has been to America. It was repaired and maintained for use again.The other two ships are the final ones. The two ships that Emperor Chongzhen boarded on the battleship were also a long time ago.The last one was built before the expeditionary force set off.

But no matter which iron-clad warship it is, if it is brand new and bright after sailing from Tianjin Port, it will be a ghost!

But, no matter what, it was an iron-clad battleship after all, and it was still different from a ship made of wood.If you look carefully, you can definitely see it.

Hearing what Filot said, the Spanish governor didn't believe it at all, how could there be iron to make a boat!
However, hearing that Philot was so surprised, he picked up the binoculars suspiciously and looked carefully.

After watching it for a long time, he finally said in that unbelievable tone: "This...isn't it really made of iron? But...but how is this possible?"

After looking at it for a while, the Spanish governor finally remembered something, and said in that firm tone: "This must be covered with iron sheets for added protection. It's just...what's the matter with the smoke?"

He wasn't so naive yet, the warships of the Ming Dynasty really caught fire before they started fighting.If there is such a coincidence, it is impossible for four warships to catch fire at the same time, right?

If it was an arson ship, then it definitely didn't have such a long distance to start burning.If this is the case, the enemy ship will not be able to be burned at all, and the enemy ship will have already been burned.

If you can’t figure it out, then there must be something weird!
"Your Excellency, Governor, be careful!" Filot had a bad feeling and quickly reminded the Spanish Governor.

This point, needless to say, the Spanish governor also understands.

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They didn't know, but Sun Chuanting knew what it was when he saw thick smoke coming out of the boat.

They were still very worried at first, but at this moment, Sun Chuanting said in surprise: "Those four ships should be all iron-clad battleships, right?"

Although it sounded like he was asking a question, his tone was very affirmative.

His personal guards also cheered up when they heard this.There were actually four ironclad battleships, and they were relieved a lot.

"Da Ming is really rich, and he built four ships at once. If we wait a few more years, they won't be all ironclad warships! How can we fight this?" Anders couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, but between words, It's kind of exciting.

"Hey, the banner is Zheng, so Zheng Zhilong is leading the army?" After Sun Chuanting saw the banner clearly through the binoculars, he was overjoyed again and said to himself.

Zheng Zhilong's ability at sea is definitely No.1 in Daming.This point, even as a civil official of the feudal officials, Sun Chuanting admitted.

Anders naturally knew it too. After a careful look, he immediately agreed: "The commander of Daming surnamed Zheng must be the commander of Zheng Zhilong. This is really great. We will win this battle!"

There are iron-clad battleships, and countless other warships. The mighty sea is full of ships of the Ming army.Although it is exhausting to travel across the ocean, the strength lies here.

Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting immediately ordered to change his tactics, no longer rushing to rescue the army, but to eat a big bite!

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Slowly, in the Pacific Ocean, the fleets are getting closer and closer.On the side of the Ming army, they used four ironclad warships as spearheads, and rushed directly to the middle of the Spanish fleet, preparing to break them down and break them one by one.

As a result, the requirements for arrows are very high.If it is not strong enough, it will not break through the enemy fleet, but it will be flanked by the enemy fleet and the arrow will be broken.

Although the soldiers of the Ming Army had great confidence in the armored battleships, this was the first time that the armored battleships had been put into battle. They were still a little worried about whether the armored battleships would be as powerful as they imagined.

Zheng Zhilong didn't dare to be careless, and immediately commanded the follow-up fleet to keep up, so as not to drop the arrow too far, so as to cover the back of the armored warship.

On the Spanish fleet's side, facing four "iron-clad warships" rushing past, even if their governor ordered to deal with it carefully, their warships didn't care much.

Even if it is covered with iron sheets, so what?A close-range bombardment can still silence it!

Under this kind of thinking, after getting closer, the Spaniards were even more surprised to find that these four Ming warships did not have guns in the side cabins, but only a few cannons on the bow and stern. Is this crazy? ?

At this time, no matter whether the Ming army was crazy or not, anyway, their pressure was greatly reduced, and they made fun of these warships one by one.

"A battleship with such a small amount of artillery, are you willing to rush over?"

"Is the brains of the Ming army all eating shit? They don't know naval battles, they just compete with who has more firepower!"

"Brothers, deal with the Ming army hard and let them know what the invincible fleet on the sea is like!"

"..."

Just when they were laughing vigorously, they suddenly heard a "boom" sound from a cannon, and then an iron bullet whizzed over, landed on the side of their battleship, hitting a jet of water straight into the sky.

This situation made them all shut up and look at the Ming warship in the distance in disbelief.

They fired at such a long distance?

Damn, he was lucky and almost got hit by a battleship!
When they came back to their senses, they all burst into laughter again.

The Ming army originally had few artillery pieces and no common sense in combat. How panicked was it to fire artillery from such a distance?Could it be that the Ming troops on those battleships were all new recruits?
Thinking of this, they laughed even harder!

Even the Spanish governor and Filot felt that the Ming army was nothing more than that after seeing this.All the previous worries were unnecessary.

But who would have thought that at this moment, the four ironclad warships lined up and rushing past roared again.

"Boom boom boom..."

The whistling iron bullets struck from afar again.

There were two "bang bang" sounds, and a salvo was fired. Out of the eight iron bullets, two iron bullets hit two Spanish warships.One of the iron bullets just hit the main flagpole of the battleship, broke and fell down with a huge sail, causing the Spanish sailors to run around.

Seeing this scene, almost all Spaniards were a little dumbfounded.Even those pirate fleets who were going to make a detour behind and intercept the Ming fleet were a little dumbfounded looking at all this.

This is a bit too ridiculous, right?At such a distance, the Ming army actually managed to hit the battleship!
Naturally, they didn't know that the artillery equipped on the armored battleships were all rifled artillery. No matter in terms of range or accuracy, they were not comparable to smoothbore cannons!

After the Spanish fleet was quiet for a while, they all started shouting and cursing, anyway, they were calling them unlucky, why the Ming army was so lucky!

While cursing, they adjusted the warships to make up for the wounded warships.

However, while they were still busy, they heard the roar of Ming warships again.

"Boom boom boom..."

This time, it was a little worse than the last time. Only one Spanish warship was hit.

But even so, the Spaniards, as well as those pirates, were once again dumbfounded.

If one time is shit luck, and the second time is shit luck, will the third time be shit luck?
This time, the Spaniards all looked at each other in blank dismay. Could it be that the artillery of the Ming army is really that powerful?

"Quick, speed up, go up, go up!" The Spanish governor was a little out of breath, and he absolutely couldn't just be beaten without fighting back, as that would have too much impact on morale.

Only by rushing forward, the warships of the Ming Dynasty lost the advantage in range, and could use the advantage of the number of artillery to sink the warships of the Ming army.

His idea, other Spaniards naturally also have.So, they manipulated the sails one by one, using their full abilities, and began to accelerate the battleship.

At this time, the Spaniards were worried that these four Ming warships with a long range would continue to take advantage of their range and fire while running, and they would be quite passive.

However, they were clearly overthinking.I saw that the four Ming warships not only did not retreat to keep a distance, but continued to rush towards them.

In this regard, the Spaniard could not help but be overjoyed, this is the best.

(End of this chapter)