The Spaniards fell into a disadvantageous position at the beginning of the battle and fell into chaos. The fast firepower ships of the Ming Army were much faster than the Spanish ships, and the Spanish ships were slow. Before they could unfold their battle formation, they were forced to confront the Ming Army gunships. They were quite flustered.
However, in the end, they were the strongest navy in the world. Even if they had been pampered here for decades, they did not lose their valiant nature. Although their cannons were slightly inferior to the improved copper cannons of the Ming Army, the gunners were full of experience. When they fired at the Ming Army, they could also bring some threat to the Ming Army gunships.
At this moment, the power of the cannons was not too great. A dozen cannons might not be able to sink a large warship. The Spaniards relied on the sturdiness of the hull to forcibly ignore some of the shells of the Ming Army and forcibly returned fire at the Ming Army gunships, so that the Ming Army gunships had to move at high speed to avoid this kind of fire.
Xiao Ruxun, who was watching the battle in the distance, did not say a word.
Jiang Dahai could not help but explain to Xiao Ruxun: "Xiao Hou, the Western Continent has rich experience in naval warfare. Their soldiers are well-trained, their weapons and equipment are not inferior to ours, and their hull is sturdy. Our army can't do anything to them for a while, but they will always reveal flaws. At this time, our army has the advantage, and they haven't even unfolded their battle formation. Their battle formation is already in chaos, and they will not be able to hold on for long."
Xiao Ruxun smiled and put down the monocular.
"I said, Dahai, don't worry about me. You just command your own ship. I will wait here for you to win this battle, and then we will land together." Dahai took a deep breath, nodded, walked to the front of the deck, and began to command the big ship to advance and attack, providing firepower support for the gunships. The Southern Town ship also advanced, closer to the battlefield, so it was easier to command.
"Hou Ye, it seems that it is not safe here. Let's leave here and go to other ships to watch the battle!"
Chen Longzheng looked at the battlefield and seemed to be a little uneasy.
"Are you afraid?"
Xiao Ruxun looked at Chen Longzheng with a funny smile.
"How could it be? I, Chen Longzheng, have killed the enemy! He was not a pedantic scholar who did not even have the strength to truss a chicken! Marquis, don't underestimate me! "
Chen Longzheng was very proud of his achievements, and he could not stand others looking down on his identity as a scholar.
"Hahaha! You, you, forget it. Since you're not afraid, why should this Marquis be afraid? Da Hai is a water battle genius that I have personally nurtured. He is the commander of our navy. He has participated in dozens of big and small battles and has never tasted defeat.
The weapons and equipment of the Western Continent are indeed excellent, but ours are better than theirs. There is no reason for us to lose. Just wait and see, the sea will bring us a hearty victory! "
Xiao Ruxun said happily.
Chen Longzheng pursed his lips. He seemed to be very dissatisfied with Xiao Ruxun's trust in this uneducated man. As a scholar, he somewhat despised those who were illiterate. Although each of these officers knew a few hundred words, they were still illiterate to Chen Longzheng.
He didn't trust illiterate people.
Although Xiao Ruxun was a general, his cultural attainment was very high. He could also write poems and articles to govern the place. Chen Longzheng admired him very much. But Jiang Dahai … In addition to knowing how to fight, he only knew how to fight. His wife was found by Xiao Ruxun, which was not romantic at all.
He was unhappy, but the Spaniards were even more unhappy. As soon as the battle began, their formation was disrupted. The warships could not be effectively deployed, and could not effectively achieve firepower. Instead, they were dizzy from the attacks of the Ming Army's gunships.
Although they had fully expected the strength of the Ming Army Navy, they did not expect the strength of the Ming Army Navy to be this strong.
In Europe, they had fought with pirates. In Southeast Asia, they had fought with the navy of other small countries. In the beginning, they had also fought with the Ming Army Navy. They found that their firepower was weak, and they still used the backward tactic of jumping ship. Moreover, they especially liked to use the fire ship tactic to burn their ships.
These backward tactics were not in the eyes of the Spaniards. They had cannons that were more powerful than the original cannons and were not afraid of the fire ships.
They naturally felt that the Ming Army Navy, which had defeated the pirates, was strong, but not as strong as them. They had actually prepared to deal with the fire ship tactic of the Ming Army. However, they did not expect that not long after they saw the Ming Army's fleet, the Ming Army's fleet would quickly close in on them and start shooting.
After the first round of shooting, they were directly stunned by the shooting.
This was the Ming Army Navy? Where were the fire ships? Where were the collision tactics and jumping ship tactics? How did they spread out their formation so quickly? Why did they fire from so far away? Weren't they still using the old cannons that we had eliminated? How could the firing range be so far? Even further than ours?
The Spaniards discovered that when they were shooting at each other, they could not hit the Ming Army's gunboats, but the Ming Army could hit them. Moreover, the gunboats with many oars were especially fast. They did not have time to aim and shoot. The Ming Army's ships had already changed positions and were still moving.
The Ming Army's ships were moving, but their ships could not move so fast. As a result, they became targets. They were hit by the Ming Army's cannons, and there were many holes in the hull. If the ships were not strong enough, they would probably have sunk in the coastal waters.
Such a fierce battle scene also reminded Xiao Ruxun of the annihilation of the Japanese navy. Compared to the Spanish fleet, the Japanese navy was simply trash. Not only was it small in tonnage and size, but it also did not have any cannons. If such a fleet were to go against Xiao Ruxun's navy now, he would be able to clean them up easily.
The Spaniards' naval warfare skills were still good. Although the Ming Army had taken the initiative, their combat power was still considerable. They were not weak when they fired back with cannons. Jiang Dahai therefore dispatched the big ships and used more powerful cannons to attack the Spaniards. The number of cannons on the big ships was slightly more, and the range was longer.
More importantly, there were many soldiers on the big ships who were armed with rifled rifles. When the ships were close to each other, these soldiers had the task of long-range shooting at the enemy's soldiers or officers. They could shoot the enemy's helmsman or gunner, and even officers who were dressed differently.
After Chen Longzheng's victory last time, Xiao Ruxun knew that the Spaniards did not have many rifled rifles. They definitely did not have as many rifled rifles as he had. He could occupy this kind of advantage in this sense. On each big ship, he arranged such a group of flintlock gunners to shoot the enemy's crew and officers, causing chaos.
Fifteen big ships attacked under the leadership of Wang Wei, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Sixth Fleet. Wang Wei's ship was the big ship Weiyuan. It had a displacement of 700 tons and 40 cannons. It was one of the strongest warships in the Sixth Fleet, and it was also one of the 27 warships with a name.
The soldiers on the ship were all experienced soldiers. Every one of them was good at beating up pirates. This time, the enemy they were facing was much stronger than the pirates. Everyone was very excited.
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