"Her Royal Highness the princess told me that it was too troublesome to break each one, and it would consume more money and food. Therefore, the meaning of the commander of the Ming Navy is to wait for the fleets of European countries to assemble themselves and send them to the door together, and it is the most convenient to serve it in one pot! ”

Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded, and the bar fell silent.

They never expected that the commander of the Ming fleet would take the fleets of European countries so indifferently? Or did the commander of the Ming fleet underestimate the European countries and felt that he would not gather so many warships?

After a while, when he came back to his senses, Luther Kimf asked a little worriedly: "At that time, did you estimate that there would be more than 1,000 warships on their side, and only about 300 warships on our side?" ”

Raff listened, scratched his head and replied: "I also asked, Her Royal Highness Princess Catherine said that the Ming fleet left on purpose, and by the way, opened up contact with the Ottoman Ming army. Only if the number of battleships left in Lisbon is less, the combined fleets of the European countries will send themselves to the door! ”

Everyone in the "......" bar was speechless. From these words, it can be clearly felt that the Ming fleet has a strong self-confidence. Could it be that more than 300 warships can really win more than 1,000 sail warships?

After a moment of silence, Luther Kinf still asked Raff a little puzzled: "Do you think this is reliable?" ”

Raff listened, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I think...... It's still reliable. ”

Speaking of this, he paused and then added: "Don't look at the commander of the Ming fleet, his hair is completely white, he is just an old man. Speaking of which, his name is also terrifying. ”

"Amazing?" Luther Kingff was very cooperative and hurriedly asked.

Raff nodded and said: "The commander of the Daming fleet is a pirate, and he stood out among the many pirates along the coast of Daming at the beginning and became the most powerful one. Later, he was recruited by the imperial court, became an official soldier, exterminated other pirates, and subdued the Dutch that had been colonized in the past. On the seas of the Far East, the kind of ...... that is the only one"

This kind of thing, the Portuguese are very clear. Because they were originally like other European countries, many of them were sent out to be pirates and colonize. Therefore, he immediately had an intuitive impression of the commander of the Ming fleet.

“…… Later, he was ordered to go north, and in the suppression of the Liaodong rebellion, he completely annihilated the opponent's fleet, and in the war against the Japanese state, the fleet of the Japanese state was completely annihilated. When Raff himself introduced, his face already showed reverence, "When the Ming Dynasty was on an expedition to the Americas, it was he who defeated the Spanish fleet and scared away the pirates who had gathered in the past. ”

Hearing this, everyone in the bar was shocked. They didn't expect that the old man, who looked more like a businessman and a harmless person, would have such a majestic experience!

Since such a fleet commander said that he could defeat the fleets of European countries, he must have that strength!

In their hearts, they immediately had confidence in the Ming army. Who knew that this was not over, so I heard Raff add another sentence: "The commander of the Ming fleet on the other side of the Persian Gulf is the son of this fleet commander." ”

"Hiss......" These people in the bar couldn't help but gasp after hearing this. Because they know that the Ming fleet on the other side of the Persian Gulf is also as many as two or three thousand. That's enough to show that the fleet commander over there must be also very powerful. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the son of the commander of the Ming fleet in Lisbon!

Awesome, awesome!

After hearing this, everyone had confidence in the Ming fleet. Before they had time to come back to their senses and discuss, they saw a man rush into the bar and shouted, "Some ships in the Ming fleet are changing their appearance, go and see!" ”

After saying that, the man hurried out again.

When Raff heard this, he said excitedly: "It must be the steam ironclad battleship that has unloaded its camouflage and is ready to fight." Let's go and see it! ”

After saying that, he didn't look like a fat man at all, and ran out of the bar at a brisk pace.

Unlike other Europeans, at least characters like Raff can accurately call the new warships of the Ming Dynasty as steam ironclad battleships, not ironclad smoking warships like European countries.

For this new type of warship, Lisbon himself has admired the name for a long time, but he has never seen it. The port side is also under martial law, so you can't observe it closely. Now that the big war is imminent, those battleships have taken off their disguises, of course they are curious, so they want to see them as soon as possible.

So, the drinkers in the bar ran away again. However, unlike the last time, no wine glasses were damaged this time.

At this time, there are already many people outside the cordon. Luther Kimf easily caught up with Raff and stood at the cordon looking at the harbor.

At this time, many warships removed one of the masts and installed a large chimney. It was clear that these were the steam ironclad battleships they would very much like to see. What made them speechless was that these ironclad battleships were all painted, and when they looked at it from a distance, they couldn't find that the original hull was ironclad.

"Hehe, the Ming army is really cunning enough!" When Ludkimf saw this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "But I like it!" ”

Camouflage is to trap the enemy, and the enemy of the Ming fleet is their enemy, and being able to trap the enemy, as a Portuguese is of course the happiest.

They watched for a while, and when the Ming army finally completed the modification of the steam ironclad battleship, they counted it, and there were twenty-three, and they couldn't help but be very excited.

Raff, who knew a little more, couldn't help but praise: "You don't know, when the Ming fleet defeated the Spanish fleet in the Americas and scared away those pirate coalitions, there were only three steam ironclad battleships!" Three of them! Now there are twenty-three, hehe, there is a good show. ”

"Should this kind of steam ironclad battleship be more difficult to build than a sail battleship? It's only been a few years, and there are twenty-three ships in our fleet coming to Lisbon. When Luther Kimf said this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Tsk, the strength of the Ming Dynasty is too strong!" ”

One thing, they don't know yet, the Daming shipyard has optimized it after the actual combat of the first steam ironclad battleship. Not only was the tonnage of the battleship heavier, but the caliber of the cannons on the battleship was also larger, and the number was increased. After experiments, if the hull of the sail battleship is concentrated by the shells of the ironclad battleship, it will seriously weaken the strength of the sail battleship to fight again.

In addition, all the sailors on the Ming fleet were equipped with flintlock three-eyed guns, or even four-eyed and five-eyed guns, although they could not shoot continuously like the machine guns of later generations. But at least it can be fired several times in a row, but there is no problem. If there is a gang jumping battle, then the advantage of the Ming army is absolutely nothing to say.

At this time, the Ming army took off the camouflage of the steam ironclad battleship, which means that the war will start soon. The Portuguese in Lisbon have also begun to prepare. They all wanted to play their part in the battle to defend Lisbon. After all, no one wants Lisbon to fall again and be ruled by someone else.

……………………

Three days later, the combined fleet of European countries finally appeared off the coast of the port of Lisbon. When they saw that the Ming fleet had been parked in the harbor, and there were only about three hundred ships without any obstacles as far as their eyes could see, they were all relieved.

"Are these Ming people deaf or are the Portuguese blind, and they didn't even inquire about the size of the fleet we have assembled? Wouldn't it be stupid and bold not to call their fleet back and run away? ”

"Regardless of whether they are stupid or not, this time we will wipe out the Ming fleet in the port of Lisbon, reoccupy Lisbon, and let the Portuguese girls taste our power again!"

“……”

The relaxed atmosphere spread in the combined fleets of European countries at once. However, Robert and others, who had personally participated in the naval battles of the Americas, were a little worried.

They didn't believe that the commander of the Ming army was a fool, and he who could lead the fleet to Europe was definitely a trustworthy general of the Ming emperor.

Thinking like this, they came to two conclusions: first, the 300 or so Ming fleets they had seen so far were sure to win the war; Second, it is possible that this is a trick to lure the enemy, and the huge fleet of the Ming Kingdom is likely to be hiding somewhere, and when the war on this side starts, it will quickly come to reinforce it!

Thinking so, they met with the commanders of the fleets of various countries and explained their guesses.

In this regard, the fleet commanders of various countries unanimously agreed that it was basically impossible for the 300 or so warships in front of them to win against a combined fleet of more than 1,000 ships. Most likely, it is still the main fleet of the Ming Kingdom hiding somewhere, and as soon as the war on this side starts, reinforcements will come.

For this reason, after discussing it, they felt that the best strategy for this battle was to fight quickly. Even if it is the enemy's trick to lure the enemy, it is necessary to eat the bait first.

So, based on this idea, the fleets of various countries quickly adjusted their offensive formations, blocked the open sea of Lisbon port, and launched an attack on the Ming fleet in the port, plus a small number of Portuguese warships.

The Portuguese on the shore could not do anything about the naval battle, so they could only hold their weapons and watch nervously at the upcoming naval battle.

Even Catherine, without exception, watched nervously at the sea from the window of the palace where his father had seen the harbor. Although she knew the strength of the Ming fleet, it was the first time she had come to witness such a large-scale naval battle.

Zheng Zhilong was not by her side, but on the flagship, and when he saw the dense enemy warships rushing over, he couldn't help but sneer, and then issued a military order to meet the battle.

With his order, the Daming fleet, which had already set up a battle formation, changed again, revealing its fangs.