Fifty warships of the combined fleet of Ming and Portugal marched out of the port of Lisbon and attacked the Invincible Fleet that was besieging the avant-garde detachment.

At this point, the decisive battle between the two sides has officially begun!

The original fifty armadas, after Shi Lang's half-day attrition, were able to fight less than forty, and they were in a state of exhaustion, indicating that the next battle situation would become more and more unfavorable.

The deputy commander of the fleet looked at the surging group of Combined Fleet warships on the sea, his face turned pale, and he said anxiously to Okundo: "Sir, quickly order a retreat, if we fight for another half an hour, we will run out of ammunition and food!" ”

Okundo panicked in his heart, but he yelled at the deputy commander, "I said that only the devil can get us out of battle!" ”

It's not that he doesn't want to retreat, but he is worried that once he retreats, he will be chased and killed by the combined fleet.

The most terrifying thing is that if the commander of the Ming Dynasty is ruthless, he may chase all the way to Spain!

This sea area is less than 500 miles away from the Spanish mainland, and only 1,000 miles away from the Strait of Gibraltar, the gateway of Spain.

When the two sides were five miles apart, the forty warships of the Ming Royal Navy began to adjust their formation, changed their formation, and pressed towards the Armada in an arc, while the Portuguese Navy stayed behind.

Because Zhu Chenggong was worried that they would not succeed enough and lose more than anything, and add chaos to the Ming Navy.

At a distance of three miles, forty warships of the Ming Royal Navy opened fire suddenly, and dense columns of water immediately flew around the Invincible Armada, and some unlucky ships on the periphery were like eggplants in the rain, and they were embarrassed.

The first round of shelling was just an appetizer, and the next few rounds were excessive, and on the battleships of the Ming Royal Navy, solid bullets, shotguns, chain bombs, etc. were released to the Invincible Armada, and the chain bombs were specially designed to cut their sails, destroy their power systems, and prevent them from running away.

The one-word array of the Ming Royal Navy, like a wandering dragon, strikes at 360 degrees, constantly narrowing the distance between it and the invincible armada.

Okundo was not a fool either, he was beaten there like a little daughter-in-law, as a Spanish veteran, he had rich experience in naval warfare, and immediately ordered the Armada to abandon the group beating avant-garde detachment, interspersed with the Ming navy, and imminently destroyed its formation.

When the two sides were one mile apart, dozens of 30-pounder guns of the Ming Navy played a huge role, and the huge solid shells directly penetrated the enemy's hull, and the Invincible Armada suffered large-scale damage, and warships continued to sink.

The biggest characteristic of the Ming gunners was that they practiced frequently and fired fast, and they knew that in a real naval battle, the rate of fire was much more important than the firing range.

The Ming fleet had the upper hand and killed several commanders in the Armada in a very short time.

As the two sides approached, the Ming Royal Navy became more and more courageous, like a reckless man with iron heads, the whole process was rigid, and it was even more fierce and powerful in firepower!

However, due to fatigue and the suppression of the momentum of the Invincible Armada, the more they fought, the more cowardly they became, and even some warships could not withstand the pressure and began to flee away from the warships.

Taking advantage of the overwhelming advantage, several Daming cruisers ventured into the battle circle, lowered the rope net, and pulled up the Daming sailors who were soaked in the sea water waiting for rescue, and Shi Lang, who was backswimming in the sea, was also rescued.

"Well played!"

Zhu Chenggong grabbed the binoculars, praised them, and continued to observe the battle situation.

Suddenly, he spotted the Santiago, the largest of the Armada: "Holy shit, finally see you!" The whole ship is for Lao Tzu to stare at that ship! ”

On the battleship Chongzhen, the cannon roared.

On the two decks, the artillerymen kept lifting the solid bullets out, and the loaders, wearing protective asbestos gloves, filled the gunpowder into the guns, and carefully rolled the solid shells into the muzzles, then inserted the fuses, shouting: "The first gun position is ready to be loaded!" ”

The artilleryman next to him did the same, sliding a solid bullet into the barrel and shouting: "Gun position No. 2 is ready to be loaded!" ”

"Gun Position 3 is ready to be loaded!"

"No. 4 Gun Position ......"

The guns on the deck continued to hear the shouts of the gunners.

"Put !!"

With an earth-shattering tremor, the port side of the Chongzhen was plunged into a ball of fireball and smoke, and more than thirty huge cannonballs streaked through the air and roared towards the Santigoa.

A few seconds later, in the distance, more than a dozen giant columns of water rose from the left and right of the Santigoa, and at the same time, smoke rose from the ship's tower on the deck.

Zhu Chenggong held the telescope and sighed: "It's a pity that it's a solid bullet, if our flowering bomb is ours, the Santiago will basically be reimbursed!" ”

Before the words fell, there was a loud bang, and the Chongzhen seemed to have been struck by a sledgehammer, and the violent tremor made the officers on the deck almost fall to the ground.

The Invincible Armada also discovered the Jumbo Chongzhen and wanted to destroy the flagship of the Ming army.

Zhu Chenggong held on to the mast and immediately shouted: "Damage management soldiers, report the damage!" ”

After a while, a soldier came running and said loudly: "Report to my lord, our ship was hit by an enemy ship at the waterline, and it was moderately damaged, which can be repaired, there is no water ingress, and it does not affect the speed!" ”

"Good!"

Zhu Chenggong picked up his hat, grabbed the binoculars and looked at it, and shouted loudly: "Beat Lao Tzu hard!" We must not let these dogs slip away from us today! ”

"All the artillery fire, focus on the big guy on the other side!"

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble...... Rumble! ”

There was another violent salvo tremor on the battleship Chongzhen, and the sound of the forty-eight-pounder guns was even more earth-shattering.

After a few moments, the smoke was blown away by the strong wind, and the entire building of the Santiago was gone, and the deck was littered with the wreckage of the building, the thick planks turned out, and the large hole above spewed fire and smoke.

In the midst of the fire and black smoke, the sailors on deck ran wildly, some with fire burning in their backs, rolling in pain, and some jumping into the water desperately.

The Santiago was almost finished, with a broken mast and sails gone, and from a distance it looked like a bare, flat-topped ship with billowing smoke billowing from it.

The fire on the deck of the Santiago grew louder and louder, and countless Spanish sailors climbed over the railings and jumped into the sea, even the commander Okundo jumped into the sea, and the entire warship fell into a state of anarchy.

The battleship Chongzhen moved forward hundreds of meters, and dozens of guns on the three decks fired another wave, mercilessly rushing towards the half-dead Santiago.

This wave did it very simply, directly cutting the Santiago into two, just like the previous White Tiger, tumbling and sinking.

On the deck of the Chongzhen, all the officers were holding binoculars and watching this scene.

After a long time, Zhu Chenggong breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled for the first time: "Well done!" ”

The relaxed atmosphere quickly spread throughout the Chongzhen, and a burst of cheers rang out, and all the officers loosened their tense nerves and grinned.

Under the siege of the Ming Navy, the Invincible Armada struggled to support, and more than 30 warships were damaged and more than 5,000 officers and men were killed.

It wasn't until nightfall that the half-crippled Armada was beaten out of the encirclement, and fled in panic.

The Portuguese navy, which came to catch up with the field, pursued closely and wanted to make meritorious contributions.

When cleaning the battlefield, the Ming warships lowered their rope nets and rescued the Spanish sailors who were still fluttering in the water and served as prisoners, including dozens of Spanish nobles and admirals.

One of the bearded senior officers was the most prominent, his eyes closed the whole time, and he looked very proud.

The captives identified the old man as Okundo, the commander of the Armada.

"Fuck, you shit, you almost fed the shark!"

Shi Lang was like a robber, and when he came up, there were a few heavy big mouths, and Okundo dodged left and right.

Zhu Chenggong glanced at him and said lightly: "Okay, take it back and toss it slowly." ”

Shi Lang hated to stop at this time, immediately changed his attitude, hugged his fists and said: "Congratulations to my lord, congratulations to my lord!" ”

"Congratulations, congratulations!" A group of admirals also stepped forward, and everyone was full of excitement.

Zhu Chenggong said with a smile: "Brothers, we are happy together!" ”

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