Under the intensive assault of twenty-four pounder artillery ammunition, the Spanish fleet was suddenly blinded! One of the more important reasons is that in order to compete to capture the Dutch "stranded" ships, they have completely disrupted the formation and lost the best opportunity to counterattack in the first place!

Speaking of which, I have to complain once again about the firmness of the Spaniards, or the stubbornness and stubbornness. After the European countries, led by the British, began to change the traditional style of boarding white-knuckle combat, the Spaniards, who were slow and half-beat-perhaps far more than half-beats, still adhered to the traditional tactics of shotgun harassment, fast approaching, hooking up the board hook, and boarding the white-knuckle battle.

This may really be due to the national character. The Spaniards considered themselves the chosen nation, considered themselves the best everywhere, looked down on the reforms of the English, the Renaissance in France, the handicrafts of the Netherlands, the squalor of the Ottomans, in short, they looked down on each of them, only their own traditions, or rather, their willfulness.

However, willfulness comes at a cost, which is manifested in the current passivity of the Spaniards at sea. Although they had the advantage in the number of ships and the displacement of their ships, the wrong way of action, and the fact that we used the darkness and the decoy to launch a surprise attack, caught them off guard, and it was impossible to see how many ships were on the opposite side in the darkness, which increased the fear in the hearts of the Spaniards.

Another point that has to be mentioned is the new artillery installed on our battleships, these iron guys played a great role in the battle. There are two main types of European shipborne artillery, one is a small-caliber, long-barreled, long-range curved gun, and the other is a large-caliber, short-barreled, short-range cannon, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, and each has its own advantages.

Traditional maritime nations such as Spain and Italy prefer white-knuckle warfare, so they generally install short-range cannons and shotguns specially designed to deal with deck personnel, while emerging maritime nations led by Britain and the Netherlands prefer to load long-range curved guns. Britain, in particular, has been going farther and farther on the road of artillery, bigger, and stronger since it developed its first sail artillery warship in 1515.

In particular, in the past one or two years, Britain has made a major breakthrough in the study of artillery, the culmination of which is the curved cannon currently loaded on my ships. This artillery has both range and power, and it can be said that it is an epoch-making product!

Equipped with this kind of artillery, it is completely possible to achieve the ability to beat me without me, and the ability to defeat me without reaching me, which can be called an artifact in the hands of a master, enough to kite a ship with other types of artillery installed!

Of course, this artillery also has its own drawbacks that cannot be ignored, mainly in three aspects:

One is expensive! The cost of a gun installed on a ship is enough to reach half the cost of a ship! This is absolutely unthinkable in other cannon types.

One is heavy! Without a strong hull to support it, the recoiling force of this gun was enough to overwhelm many small ships.

The third is administrative restrictions, at present, this kind of artillery is still not for sale in the British Royal Navy as a whole, mainly used for internal equipment, so every one that flows out of the market has been speculated to sky-high prices!

When advanced technology is embodied on the battlefield, it is a partial or even overall advantage - the Spaniards are in a hurry, and they no longer care about any formation and order, and each warship starts the battle completely under the personal command of the captain!

Some of them were more daring, and seeing the noise of artillery fire behind them, and seeing that it was large-caliber artillery, they immediately thought of the stalk of short range, and turned around and rushed in my direction, trying to quickly approach our ships and carry out the white-knuckle combat that they are familiar with, love, and holdout!

As soon as they turned the bow of the ship and found that our ship was still two or three nautical miles away from them, they were dumbfounded, and could only turn around in a hurry by the shells and gambling on their character.

Some of them are more cowardly, abiding by the principle of leaving as soon as they are beaten, and no matter where the enemy is, who the enemy is, or what the enemy is going to do, they will turn the bow of the ship as soon as they receive the artillery fire, and fire the cannon in the opposite direction, leaving these philosophical questions for the slower teammates behind to think about!

Of course, there are also more intelligent ones, they are keenly aware of the connection between our side and the Dutch fleet, and in a hurry, they do not retreat but advance, and plunge headlong into the Dutch fleet that did not run far, and begin the process of strangling each other!

But for me, no matter what the reaction, my home fleet is invincible. It's like a 3C game, with the main T in front of you, and the opposite side is full of close spurs, and I, as a long-range DPS, only need the output in the back row, so I can basically be sure of my own safety. And under the onslaught of artillery fire, the defeat of the enemy was only a matter of time.

The flickering artillery fire reflected the calm expression on my face, Hua Mei stood aside, and suddenly said, "Qilan, you have changed!" ”

In the roar of artillery fire, this not too big sentence clearly penetrated into my ears. I turned my head, looked at Hua Mei and asked, "How has it changed?" ”

Hua Mei smiled, like a pretty plum blossom: "When I first saw you, you were still a hot-blooded young man who stood out for his subordinates and offended people. In just two years, you are now ...... Well, it's getting more and more like my father's panache! ”

I was stunned for a moment when I heard this, and then laughed: "You just say that I don't have to look old, and I still make such a big bend!" ”

Hua Mei shook her head with a smile and said, "No, it's not old, but mature!" Now you are more attractive. But don't be proud, I still like you a little bit more! ”

He laughed again. Looking at her expression, I sighed secretly, yes, how can people not grow up, how can they not mature. No matter what the reason or chance, people will grow up slowly, this is the reality.

As he spoke, the Nine Ghosts came up and said loudly: "Sir, the enemy army has begun to retreat!" ”

As soon as I heard this, I quickly turned my head to look at the main battlefield. Sure enough, the Spaniards could not stand such a one-sided beating and decided to leave the battlefield in order to stop the loss. How could I possibly give them this opportunity? In any case, it is a bite to be able to take an extra bite!

"Order all ships to give priority to the closest ships, give priority to annihilation, and not take prisoners! Then the artillery fire extends to the fleeing enemy, expanding the damage! "My voice echoed across the deck, eliciting a cheer!

Many people think that sailors are just prodigal sons floating on the sea, and whoever gives more money will go with whomever they want, and there is no sense of honor or disgrace, but in fact they are not. This is like a modern company, if it can enter the world's top 500, make money and earn softly, and get the honor without liking, everyone will be happy for the company's growth and progress.

But if it's a small company in a fifth-tier city, the doorway hasn't been figured out, and the company is gone, so if you don't look for another job, are you waiting to starve to death? Where is the sense of honor?

However, small companies often exist and the top 500 companies do not often exist, how many people have been up and down in the sea for a lifetime, and have not finally found a satisfactory unit, what is the difference between this and sailors drifting on the sea? If there must be, it's just a sea in the vast sea, a sea of people in the city, and the essence is still the same.

After I gave the order, although the benefits of sinking an enemy ship were far less real than capturing them, these sailors were also very simple—all they needed was the thrill of greater strength, and as for the scales, it had little to do with them, and naturally they did not care too much.

In the midst of cheers, our fleet began to press forward and appear in front of the enemy in a more aggressive manner! Since the commander on the opposite side is Grisca who is known for being a wise man, then he will definitely make the most profitable choice!

Sure enough, our forward pressure hastened the enemy's retreat, and finally, after leaving the price of silence on the two ships, the Spaniards completely disappeared into the darkness of the night!

I ordered the pursuit to cease—for that was not my intention, and that night pursuit could easily fall into a trap—and our ships quickly approached Hansen Young's fleet, merging into one after twenty minutes.

Counting the battle damage, the enemy lost two large sail oars and two warships, one was captured, one was seriously wounded, five were moderately damaged, and the remaining few were also injured to varying degrees.

One of our self-explosive ships was ignited in many places during the broadside battle, and the damage was serious, and it basically has no repair value. All in all, the other side broke an arm, and our side was basically equal.

But judging from the purpose of the battle, our side has overfulfilled the task! Not only does it eliminate the threat of enemy tracking, but it also effectively weakens the enemy, which can be a victory anyway.

The captain and other Spanish naval personnel on the captured ship had abandoned ship and fled, leaving behind sailors who "followed the money". Whoever is in charge of the ship needs someone to rock the oars, doesn't it? So they had nothing to fear, and their new master, the Dutch Admiral Hansen Young, was quick to speak and reassured them.

After a simple repair in place, the night was still dark, so I dropped anchor and stayed in place, quietly waiting for Hansen Young's rectification to be completed. They had lost two ships, and they had made up for the other battle-damaged ships and the newly captured ships, which had just reached full capacity, and now they were ready to go as long as they were ready to do so.

Sitting on the foredeck, I looked at the brightly lit Dutch ships not far away, and I didn't know where I had flown to. It's been almost five years since I came to this world, five years! For a long time, I almost forgot a lot of things from my previous life. Now, every night, you have to light oil lamps or torches, and the days when the whole house was as bright as day at the touch of a button are gone?

Also, when I go out, I ride a horse, or on foot, in short, I can't get used to sitting in a sedan chair, I miss the strong thrust of the Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-class, and the feeling of pushing back at top speed in fifteen seconds. Pity...... Alas, he who forsaken me shall not remain yesterday, and he who disturbs my heart will be troubled today. What a pity! Regretful!

The large Spanish sail oars they captured and the ship looked good, the whole was well preserved and ready for battle, hehe, the wisdom of mankind is really ...... Will the Spaniards willingly accept defeat? In what way will that wise man Gryska take revenge on us?

I couldn't help but look in the direction of the Spaniards' retreat. Will they unite their original forces against us in the new continent? Or is it something else? If I were Grisca, would I not ......

Wait a minute! What are those black things on the sea? Inadvertently, my eyes were drawn to some slowly squirming black guys on the sea! What will it be? Ocean wave? Still is......

The moon was obscured by clouds, and I couldn't see the distant sight clearly, but my heart was already vigilant. I called out to the Nine Ghosts, and several people around immediately gathered around. At this moment, a strong wind blew, and the clouds covering the moon overhead were blown away a little, and I could see that those who were slowly approaching were the Spanish warships that had just retreated!

They actually put out all the lights and took advantage of the darkness to touch us!

"Alert! Enemy attack! At the same time that the Nine Ghosts Masataka shouted, Boatswain Mawei had already blown a sharp whistle, and everyone was immediately alarmed!

However, the enemy has already touched our position of almost a nautical mile, and is now rushing towards us at full speed!

In a hurry, it is absolutely impossible to escape! The only thing you can do is fight!