It is speculated that the Canary Islands' English name, Islas Canarias, is probably derived from the Latin "Canariae Insulae", which means "island with dogs". According to the historian Pliny the Elder, King Juba II of Mauritania was the creator of the name, due to the latter's belief that there were many species of large dogs on this island.

No one knows if there are dogs, but there used to be a lot of seals in the Canary Islands. This thing, known as fur seals, is a favorite of many men because fur seal oil has a very important "effect"!

What are the benefits? That aspect! There is no harm in buying and selling, I mean, if all the men reached my state, the fur seals would not disappear at all, and they should be flooded, right?

Wow Ka !

We set off from Cape Verde and arrived in the waters south of the Canary Islands a day later. It was already under the control of the Spaniards, so we tried to avoid the passage and get closer to the area where the enemy might be from the twilight of the night.

While rounding Las Palmas, the lookout suddenly shouted: "Captain! There is a flotilla exchange of fire in the distance! ”

I followed his direction and saw that there seemed to be fireworks rising on the sea in the distance to the north! The faint sound of shelling pierced my ears! Someone is really fighting!

It seems that the intelligence of the Cape Verdean bar is true! Old Tucker had an anxious look on his face. I understand his feelings, but we can't rush there.

The enemy doesn't know how many there are, and we don't know if there are ambushes, so we must first find out the actual situation of the enemy, and then talk about what to do next.

The morning sun is rising, and I can see it clearly!

There were probably twenty-five warships fighting! There were about ten large ships and a large number of small ships, but they did not join the core of the battle circle, but shelled the ships in the inner ring on the perimeter.

A large part of the ships in the inner circle are bearing the flag of the Spanish crown, and a small part - three Galen warships to be exact, with the flag of a lion that means it is blazing!

In the battle circle, the Spanish ships have the upper hand, but for some reason, it seems that the weak side is actively seeking a decisive battle, and the strong side is evading it!

What's going on? Why is this anomalous?

I looked at old Tucker and hoped he would give me an answer.

Old Tucker looked at the fleet over there, tears rolling in his eyes: "It's her!" My granddaughter, Christina! ”

As he spoke, he showed a proud smile and said, "In Spain and surrounding countries, Cristina has a nickname, called Yanzhi Lioness!" She's known for her bravery, so enemies should be avoiding fighting her in a white-handed fight! ”

Hearing this, I couldn't help wiping a handful of cold sweat from my forehead, what a fierce woman this is!

I can't help but think of a muscular woman with a meaty face! If you have to choose a prototype for her, it is probably the mother insect Gu sister-in-law in the Water Margin......

Of course, saving people is a certainty. I carefully observed the situation on the battlefield, although Christina's fleet was in a posture of a decisive battle with the enemy, but the onlookers knew that her real purpose should be to break through to the west, take advantage of the gap in the enemy's dodge and stun to seek space out of the battlefield!

"The whole fleet is a battleship in a straight line, with a full rudder on the left, and it is heading due west at full speed! Attack as you get close to the enemy within a nautical mile and set fire to the enemy's flagship! I ordered categorically.

Our fleet began to move in a shuttle-shaped formation into a line of attack lines, turned its bows, and quietly advanced due west.

The sun had not yet fully risen, and it was difficult for the enemy to spot another team in the distance behind them while they were engrossed in the battle with the enemy in the vicinity. What's more, in the vicinity of the Mediterranean, who would dare to provoke the Spaniards' tiger whiskers?

I dare! Not only will I attack them, but I will defeat them one day! Eliminate them as much as you can!

Thinking of the still unconscious kite, my heart burns with rage. But on the battlefield, I must not be blinded by anger, my heart is like a cold hellfire burning, but it is getting colder and colder!

It's close! We are only about two nautical miles away from the enemy's fleet concentration! And the sun in the east has sprinkled on the sea, and we have no chance to hide! The only condition in our favor is our position - relative to the enemy, our position is easterly, and when the enemy looks at us, the sun's rays will be more or less stabbed in the eyes, and there may be some deviations in the judgment of our strength!

"Accelerate! Hasten! Entering the firing range both fired! Target, enemy flagship! I ordered loudly.

Our fleet changed from facing due west to northwest, and the speed of the ships suddenly increased to the limit under the strong east wind! According to my estimates, our ships have an average speed of about twenty-three knots, which is already the standard for ships in the age of steam!

Like lightning, we quickly approached behind the enemy, and the situation began to be extremely favorable to our side - in the Middle Ages, there was no such thing as a rotating turret on a battleship, and if you want to aim at the enemy, you must first aim one side of your ship's belly at the enemy ship, so that the guns can roughly aim at the enemy. Then, choose the right aiming angle and timing to attack the enemy!

But now the enemy forces were getting mixed up with Christina's fleet, and it was impossible to get out, let alone form a battle line that was easy to shoot. So, this is the opportunity that God has given us!

The enemy's flagship was originally on the periphery of the battle circle, in order to avoid a head-on duel with Yan's lioness Christina, but at this moment, it was completely exposed to our artillery fire!

Entering a position of about one and a half nautical miles, the boatswain's voice came: "We have entered the firing distance!" ”

I didn't hesitate and shouted, "Shoot!" Shoot! Rush to shoot! One base, fire! ”

The guns on the right side of the ship suddenly began to roar! Twenty-eight-inch curved guns rained down on the enemy flagship! Although the caliber is not large, because it is a curved artillery, that is, a mortar, the projectile begins to fall sharply when approaching the enemy ship, which greatly avoids the possibility of direct fire artillery ricolletic, and turns into a hanging shot at a great angle, smashing the enemy flagship and a surrounding area with smoke and dust!

Through the telescope's field of vision, I saw panic above the deck of the enemy flagship! The enemy was caught off guard by the enemy who suddenly opened fire from behind! In order to protect the leader, the enemy flagship began to squeeze into the circle! In addition to the opposing ships surrounding to protect the flagship, they also began to try to squeeze in the direction of Christina's fleet.

The lesser of two evils, the fierce Christina doesn't seem so terrible compared to a cannonball like a cannonball!

Seeing that the effectiveness of attacking the flagship was gradually decreasing, I ordered in a loud voice: "Shift fire!" Target the outer ring of the enemy ship! Free fire to open the way for your allies to get out of the way! ”

At the same time as I gave the order, the enemy's formation was still changed, and sporadic artillery began to attack us! At such a distance, unless we rely on a large number of shells to hit the probability of hitting, it is difficult to rely on the artillery fire of a certain ship or several ships alone!

So I didn't even give the order to evade, and our fleet scraped like a razor, along the outer ring of the core of the battle! The enemy ships on the periphery were generally light warships, and under our artillery fire, a frigate soon began to sink slowly with black smoke!

Although it is only a frigate with the smallest displacement, the psychological impact on the enemy is quite large! Many enemy ships began to retreat, but the Christina fleet rushed up from behind took the opportunity to plunder, and somehow we captured a light sail oar and used a warship!

The enemy's position was completely disorganized, and in a hurry, they did not know how much strength we had, and they only saw a rain of shells. Plus there's a tigress behind her...... Well, the lioness is dancing with her teeth and claws, and in order to avoid being flanked by the front and back, and the enemy is being attacked on the belly and back, the enemy's flagship sends a signal that the enemy is retreating!

Like two pieces of plasticine that had been glued together had been torn apart, the two fleets began the final tear before they separated. To put it bluntly, before ending the battle, why not stab the black knife a few more times? Everyone has torn their faces, and there is no such thing as being a person and staying for a while, and it is good to meet in the future, so naturally they will do everything!

According to statistics, the number of casualties of sailors in this short period of contact is almost equal to the total number of battles just now!

The two fleets were completely separated, and Christina's fleet accelerated in a southwesterly direction, apparently preparing to approach us. But it is estimated that because she doesn't know who we are, the fleet's driving angle is more conservative, and it is estimated that after approaching, it is more likely that we will be parallel!

The enemy did not hesitate to withdraw in the direction of the northeast - there is the direction of Madeira, and along the direction of the extension, it is the Spanish port city of Seville, and the fortress of the Strait of Gibraltar Yuta!

The battle is over. The situation was better than I expected, and although it didn't cause any substantial damage to the enemy, at least we had almost no damage, didn't we? With the exception of the two sailors who were accidentally wounded by stray bullets, our losses came almost entirely from the consumption of shells!

I have to say that in the face of the mighty Spanish Armada, we were able to achieve such a record very impressively - although this was a sneak attack based on the unknown situation of the enemy, but victory is victory, and it is better than defeat!

At about half-past nine, there were only a few small black spots left in the enemy's fleet, and our fleet was quite close to Christina's fleet. I could clearly see that the cannon ports on the belly of the other party's ship were facing us in a black hole!

yes, as a renegade pirate, what allies do you have? She didn't know who was helping her, so Christina was quite vigilant before verifying her identity!

I can understand how she feels, but I don't like being pointed at someone, especially someone who has been saved at risk. So I said to old Tucker, "I said, man, do something!" Your granddaughter is so strong, she won't fight with us! ”

Old Tucker was so excited that he didn't know what to say, and when he heard this, he immediately nodded tremblingly and said, "That's right!" That's right! ”

Then he almost jumped, ignoring his prosthetic limbs, and ran towards the captain's quarters. Find the loudspeaker - to put it bluntly is a wide-mouthed wooden horn, and shout at the opposing fleet: "Christina! Tina! Are you absent? It's me! Grandfather! Tuck! I'm Tucker! Grandpa Tucker! Christina! ”

After a while, a clear voice came from the boat opposite: "Grandpa! Grandpa Tucker! You're alive? Is it really you? ”

Old Tucker burst into tears of excitement and cried out in his characteristic hoarse voice, "It's me! It's me! Good granddaughter! I'm alive! I'm here to save you! ”

......

The fleets of both sides began to slow down, and at the same time put away the muzzles of the guns. A board was erected between the flagships of the two sides, and with the sound of rapid "da-da-da" footsteps of leather boots, a fiery red figure rushed straight to our deck from the opposite ship, like a burning flame!

When she was settled, I was shocked! This is the red-haired female pirate who gave the Spanish Navy a headache and the strongman known as the Lion of Yan - Christina?