Chapter 336
"Fire..." Ye Dacheng gave an order, and several signal flares were launched into the air quickly.
"Boom boom boom..." The warships fired rapidly, and the shells rushed towards the English fleet hundreds of meters away like meteorites.
"Boom boom boom..." The English warships exploded into fireballs, and the wooden battleships seemed to be made of paper, and big holes were torn open.
The huge air waves blew the sailors and soldiers on the warship to pieces, some were knocked against the ship and vomited blood, some were dying, some died directly, and some were thrown into the choppy sea middle.
"Oh my God, what's going on? How is it possible? How did they fire from such a distance?"
"Why are their shells so powerful? So accurate?"
Too much why fills the minds of all Englishmen, as if buckets of cold water are poured on their heads non-stop.
Robert, the commander of the English fleet, immediately understood that he had fallen into the trap of the Ming army. The commander of the Ming army knew that he did not know the performance of the artillery of the Ming army, so he set up such a trap.
But it is too late to say anything now, this important news can decide the whole battle situation, due to the precise and powerful artillery raid of the Ming army, the English warships were shot one by one before they could react in the future.
Moreover, the artillery shells used by the Ming army are obviously much more powerful than the various artillery shells I have seen. A single shot can cause a lot of damage to the warship. If it hits a vital part, the entire warship is almost paralyzed or even sunk.
For example, on Robert's own flagship, once the artillery shells of the founding army penetrated into the second floor, it directly caused an explosion, blowing a big hole in the upper deck.
If it wasn't for the fact that the explosion was at the stern, and he, Robert, stayed at the bow, he might not have escaped.
He, Robert, escaped unharmed, but the flagship may not be so lucky. Now that there is a fire again, the entire ship has tilted, and it may sink sooner or later.
Robert didn't have much time to think, and immediately roared and ordered, "Retreat, retreat, all retreat."
Because he knew that the English fleet could not be the opponent of the Ming army. Even if it was not caught in a trap, it was not an opponent at all. The artillery of the Ming army was too powerful. horrible.
How can I fight this?This is completely asymmetrical, and Europe has not completely eliminated the follow-up battle yet.
When the two armies start a battle, they usually have to be close to about [-] feet or even closer, so as to ensure a certain degree of accuracy and power, but this is too far from the Ming army, and the power of the shells is even more incomparable.
What is even more outrageous is that the Ming army, with such a huge advantage, set up such a trap to launch a surprise attack, which is really abominable.
The English were stupefied all of a sudden. After the retreat order was issued, every warship, as long as there was no sinking, was trying to turn around, and then struggled to escape.
Ye Dacheng immediately commanded the fleet to pursue, but the Portuguese fleet, which did not act together with the Ming army, immediately rushed out from another direction to intercept the fleeing English warship.
They seemed to be more excited than the Ming army. Looking at the English warships fleeing frantically, as if they were watching big fat sheep, an unknown fire in their hearts could finally be vented.
In the end, after more than half a day of chasing and killing, the main force of the English fleet was almost wiped out. Less than one-third of the warships escaped, and those that could not escape were sunk or surrendered directly. Insignificant compared to the English.
This World War I, which took place directly in the European waters, immediately ignited the prestige of the Ming army, and after the news spread, it shocked European countries, especially those with naval power.
And Ye Dacheng immediately struck while the iron was hot, and before the countries united, he began to defeat them one by one, first attacking the nearest Spanish fleet.
Not so invincible since the Armada was defeated by the English.
Now the English have suffered such a disastrous defeat, and they were also driven away by the Ming army in the Far East. Therefore, at the beginning of the battle with the Ming army fleet, their mentality was very unconfident. When they dared to attack, they did not dare to attack with all their strength. Festival defeat.
In desperation, the Armada had no choice but to flee the waters of their home country in desperation, preparing to hide in the waters of the Netherlands.
Unexpectedly, the Ming army chased them all the way, and the Armada fleet and the Netherlands fleet hurriedly united, but they were still no match for the Ming army, and they were beaten and disabled and continued to flee north.
The Ming army then turned around and went to England, defeating the English fleet once again and destroying several of its ports, which almost caused a devastating blow to England's sea power, and it may be difficult to recover in a short time.
Subsequently, Ye Dacheng challenged and defeated the navies of European countries except the Kingdom of Portugal, and then blocked their ports.
That's right, this is Tangning's strategic policy. He knows that with the strength of the Ming Empire, there is no possibility of defeating or even occupying the entire Europe. Just transporting hundreds of thousands of troops to Europe will make the Ming Empire overwhelmed.
What's more, even if they are shipped over, it is impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to sweep across Europe, so Tangning's intention from the beginning was to contain them.
Isn't this the age of great voyages?That being the case, I will make you unable to sail, defeat your navy, and blockade your ports, so that you can only stay at home and see how you can continue to absorb overseas interests.
If things go on like this, with the resources of European countries, without the resources and benefits of overseas colonies, they will naturally decline slowly, and there is no way to compete with the Ming Empire.
In order for this operation to be successful, Tangning also took a lot of risks and spent a lot of money.
In the previous wars, he tried his best to save all kinds of materials in the arsenal. Even if he wanted to use German artillery, he was very stingy and only fired a few shots to scare people.
Even in the capture of big cities like Manila and Batavia, he didn't fire a few shots, which shows how stingy he is.
But this time, when Claudia and Ye Dacheng went on an expedition, he generously took out a lot of ammunition.
As the so-called good steel is used on the blade, if the European sea power can be suppressed by this expedition, it will be very worthwhile even if the entire arsenal is exhausted.
Tangning was actually gambling, because he knew that he only had one chance, and if he lost, it would be difficult for him to have a next time. It would also be very difficult for the Ming Empire to gather an equally powerful fleet in a short period of time.
Even if they can be formed, the European countries will no longer give the Ming Empire a chance to defeat them individually.
So Tangning dispatched the strongest force and the most trusted Ye Dacheng, who had also experienced various naval battles.
At the same time, many senior staff officers from the staff department were transferred.
The rest is left to God's will, because there are unpredictable circumstances, if the fleet encounters a terrible storm on the way, it may suffer heavy losses, as happened to the Armada Fleet back then.
Fortunately, this kind of tragic incident did not happen to the Ming Fleet. Although they encountered many storms, they were all saved and the losses were not large.
(End of this chapter)
"Fire..." Ye Dacheng gave an order, and several signal flares were launched into the air quickly.
"Boom boom boom..." The warships fired rapidly, and the shells rushed towards the English fleet hundreds of meters away like meteorites.
"Boom boom boom..." The English warships exploded into fireballs, and the wooden battleships seemed to be made of paper, and big holes were torn open.
The huge air waves blew the sailors and soldiers on the warship to pieces, some were knocked against the ship and vomited blood, some were dying, some died directly, and some were thrown into the choppy sea middle.
"Oh my God, what's going on? How is it possible? How did they fire from such a distance?"
"Why are their shells so powerful? So accurate?"
Too much why fills the minds of all Englishmen, as if buckets of cold water are poured on their heads non-stop.
Robert, the commander of the English fleet, immediately understood that he had fallen into the trap of the Ming army. The commander of the Ming army knew that he did not know the performance of the artillery of the Ming army, so he set up such a trap.
But it is too late to say anything now, this important news can decide the whole battle situation, due to the precise and powerful artillery raid of the Ming army, the English warships were shot one by one before they could react in the future.
Moreover, the artillery shells used by the Ming army are obviously much more powerful than the various artillery shells I have seen. A single shot can cause a lot of damage to the warship. If it hits a vital part, the entire warship is almost paralyzed or even sunk.
For example, on Robert's own flagship, once the artillery shells of the founding army penetrated into the second floor, it directly caused an explosion, blowing a big hole in the upper deck.
If it wasn't for the fact that the explosion was at the stern, and he, Robert, stayed at the bow, he might not have escaped.
He, Robert, escaped unharmed, but the flagship may not be so lucky. Now that there is a fire again, the entire ship has tilted, and it may sink sooner or later.
Robert didn't have much time to think, and immediately roared and ordered, "Retreat, retreat, all retreat."
Because he knew that the English fleet could not be the opponent of the Ming army. Even if it was not caught in a trap, it was not an opponent at all. The artillery of the Ming army was too powerful. horrible.
How can I fight this?This is completely asymmetrical, and Europe has not completely eliminated the follow-up battle yet.
When the two armies start a battle, they usually have to be close to about [-] feet or even closer, so as to ensure a certain degree of accuracy and power, but this is too far from the Ming army, and the power of the shells is even more incomparable.
What is even more outrageous is that the Ming army, with such a huge advantage, set up such a trap to launch a surprise attack, which is really abominable.
The English were stupefied all of a sudden. After the retreat order was issued, every warship, as long as there was no sinking, was trying to turn around, and then struggled to escape.
Ye Dacheng immediately commanded the fleet to pursue, but the Portuguese fleet, which did not act together with the Ming army, immediately rushed out from another direction to intercept the fleeing English warship.
They seemed to be more excited than the Ming army. Looking at the English warships fleeing frantically, as if they were watching big fat sheep, an unknown fire in their hearts could finally be vented.
In the end, after more than half a day of chasing and killing, the main force of the English fleet was almost wiped out. Less than one-third of the warships escaped, and those that could not escape were sunk or surrendered directly. Insignificant compared to the English.
This World War I, which took place directly in the European waters, immediately ignited the prestige of the Ming army, and after the news spread, it shocked European countries, especially those with naval power.
And Ye Dacheng immediately struck while the iron was hot, and before the countries united, he began to defeat them one by one, first attacking the nearest Spanish fleet.
Not so invincible since the Armada was defeated by the English.
Now the English have suffered such a disastrous defeat, and they were also driven away by the Ming army in the Far East. Therefore, at the beginning of the battle with the Ming army fleet, their mentality was very unconfident. When they dared to attack, they did not dare to attack with all their strength. Festival defeat.
In desperation, the Armada had no choice but to flee the waters of their home country in desperation, preparing to hide in the waters of the Netherlands.
Unexpectedly, the Ming army chased them all the way, and the Armada fleet and the Netherlands fleet hurriedly united, but they were still no match for the Ming army, and they were beaten and disabled and continued to flee north.
The Ming army then turned around and went to England, defeating the English fleet once again and destroying several of its ports, which almost caused a devastating blow to England's sea power, and it may be difficult to recover in a short time.
Subsequently, Ye Dacheng challenged and defeated the navies of European countries except the Kingdom of Portugal, and then blocked their ports.
That's right, this is Tangning's strategic policy. He knows that with the strength of the Ming Empire, there is no possibility of defeating or even occupying the entire Europe. Just transporting hundreds of thousands of troops to Europe will make the Ming Empire overwhelmed.
What's more, even if they are shipped over, it is impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops to sweep across Europe, so Tangning's intention from the beginning was to contain them.
Isn't this the age of great voyages?That being the case, I will make you unable to sail, defeat your navy, and blockade your ports, so that you can only stay at home and see how you can continue to absorb overseas interests.
If things go on like this, with the resources of European countries, without the resources and benefits of overseas colonies, they will naturally decline slowly, and there is no way to compete with the Ming Empire.
In order for this operation to be successful, Tangning also took a lot of risks and spent a lot of money.
In the previous wars, he tried his best to save all kinds of materials in the arsenal. Even if he wanted to use German artillery, he was very stingy and only fired a few shots to scare people.
Even in the capture of big cities like Manila and Batavia, he didn't fire a few shots, which shows how stingy he is.
But this time, when Claudia and Ye Dacheng went on an expedition, he generously took out a lot of ammunition.
As the so-called good steel is used on the blade, if the European sea power can be suppressed by this expedition, it will be very worthwhile even if the entire arsenal is exhausted.
Tangning was actually gambling, because he knew that he only had one chance, and if he lost, it would be difficult for him to have a next time. It would also be very difficult for the Ming Empire to gather an equally powerful fleet in a short period of time.
Even if they can be formed, the European countries will no longer give the Ming Empire a chance to defeat them individually.
So Tangning dispatched the strongest force and the most trusted Ye Dacheng, who had also experienced various naval battles.
At the same time, many senior staff officers from the staff department were transferred.
The rest is left to God's will, because there are unpredictable circumstances, if the fleet encounters a terrible storm on the way, it may suffer heavy losses, as happened to the Armada Fleet back then.
Fortunately, this kind of tragic incident did not happen to the Ming Fleet. Although they encountered many storms, they were all saved and the losses were not large.
(End of this chapter)
