The clock time stopped at 1:28 a.m., and in the northern waters of Macau Island, the combined fleet of Portugal and Spain was slowly sailing, and the speed was much slower than before, and the entire warship formation presented a kind of pointed cone formation, which unfolded in turn, staggered and orderly. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the entire combined fleet, there are small formations, with large warships as the center, and small and medium-sized warships cruising around, just like a modern aircraft carrier formation, and the aircraft carriers are equipped with a large number of cruisers, supply ships, and other warships.

At the very center of the fleet, the two command ships were advancing in parallel, and Fernand and the Spanish governor had separated, standing on the decks of their respective command ships, responsible for commanding the ships of their respective countries, ready to fight together.

The thirst for wealth and the excitement of unknown and mysterious places had brought the excitement of the Spanish governor to its peak, and his ignorance of China had made him unaware of the anomaly, the smell of abnormality that filled the air.

Fernand was different, and no one knew the sea better than he did. At one time, Macau Island was actually in their possession by Portugal, and the Royal Navy could sail and cross freely without hindrance.

And, most crucially, although Fernand did not know China, he knew that the waters of Macau Island in this season, in the middle of summer, during the peak trade season in Guangzhou, merchant ships from all over the world gathered here and frequented, not even a single bird as it is now!

It's too quiet, it's a little unusual, it's weird.

There are no merchant ships in the south, and he can still understand it, after all, the combined fleet is coming, as long as it is not a fool, no merchant ship dares to go to China at this time? Even if it was not attacked by the Chinese naval division in Guangzhou, the combined fleet would sink it, so as not to leak the news.

As the Combined Fleet drew closer to Macau Island, Fernand's unease intensified. Suddenly, he waved his hand and scolded: "Pass my order, all the warships of the combined fleet stop advancing, spread out to the two wings, and prepare for battle!" ”

In an instant, sparks flew everywhere, the battle was about to break out, and the atmosphere suddenly froze, reaching an unprecedented level of tension, and at the same time, there was an inquiry from the command ship next to him: "General, Lord Marquis asked, why did the team stop?" ”

As soon as the words of the communication soldier fell, Fernand's mind appeared with the pig's head of the Spanish governor, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly: "Idiot, such an obvious thing, you still need to ask?" It's really a door in the head, and there are only gold coins in the brain! ”

Fernand breathed a long sigh of relief, secretly suppressed the dissatisfaction in his chest, and said: "Tell the Marquis that the combined fleet is very likely to be ambushed, remind them to be ready for naval battles at any time, keep the maximum distance between the warships, and must not get too close!" ”

However, without waiting for the signal corps to respond, I saw warships suddenly appear in the sea area between Macao Island and Qianshanzhai, and almost as soon as they appeared, they saw the firelight flickering on those warships, white smoke filled, and in the rumbling cannons, shells flew one after another.

Boom boom boom ....

Seeing this, Fernand immediately shouted: "Quick, attack, blow up and sink those ships for me!" ”

At this moment, even Fernand didn't say anything, the soldiers of the combined fleet moved, loaded the shells, lit the fuse, and fired back angrily, and so on, skillfully and neatly.

Boom boom boom ....

It was just contact, and as soon as they met, without saying a word, the two sides fought, attacking with the most intense artillery fire, both wanting to kill each other in the shortest possible time.

Gradually, Fernand's heart sank, because he saw that there were more and more warships on the opposite side, not only that, but in terms of the number of warships and firepower, it was no worse than the combined fleet, and it was faintly stronger, and this was only the tip of the iceberg, and those mysterious warships had not yet been exhausted.

Boom boom boom ....

The cannon roared, the noise shook the sky, as if to tear the heavens and the earth, pierce the sky, the sea water was agitating, and the surging became more and more violent. The sound of the cannon drowned out all other sounds, and the ears rumbled, almost ringing in the ears.

In less than ten minutes of the exchange of fire, the battle entered the most stalemate state, with shells flying sideways, smoke filling, explosions and screams everywhere, and Fernand was shocked to find that the vanguard of the combined fleet had sunk several warships, and the small and medium-sized warships responsible for the charge were violently shaken by the fierce artillery fire.

"How is that possible? When did the Chinese Navy become so powerful? Absolutely impossible, in less than two years, no matter what, it is impossible to train such a strong team! ”

This is Fernand's heart, this is the roar in his heart, even if he sees this, at this moment of trance, there are still some can't believe it, could it be that other countries have participated in and united with the Chinese Navy to reach an offensive and defensive alliance?

The more Fernan thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, and it was very likely that there was a basis for facts, and the Qing court often did this, uniting some naval fleets in the West to attack pirates.

At the same time, on the opposite side of the combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet, two miles away, was the first division of the Thunder Navy, Shi Mingzhi's troops. At this moment, Shi Mingzhi was standing on the deck of the command ship, using a high-powered telescope, observing all this.

Almost the moment he appeared in this sea area, according to his knowledge of the Royal Portuguese Navy, he immediately found the command ship, discovered Fernand's existence, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and said to himself: "It's really a narrow road, Admiral Fernand, let you see, what is a real naval battle?" What is the real Chinese Navy? ”

Immediately afterwards, Shi Mingzhi took away the binoculars, tilted his head slightly, looked at Feng Zicai, and said meaningfully: "It's now, it's time to serve that big dish, just this battle, we must destroy sixty percent of their combat power, and the rest will be handed over to the brother troops, fight tooth sacrifices, and temper our recruits!" ”

"Yes, division commander, I'll go and give the order!"

As if thinking of something, Feng Zicai replied extremely sonorously and forcefully, and was extremely excited, and immediately walked to the side of the communication corps. Soon, in the midst of the rumbling artillery fire, a dazzling red hole lantern floated up, soared rapidly, floated into the air, and scattered in all directions, almost in a minute, it had already risen to a height of 100 meters.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides exchanged fire for more than 20 minutes, and there were mutual injuries, with Spain and Portugal suffering the most serious losses, five large warships were sunk and damaged, and more than a dozen small and medium-sized ships were damaged, and the casualties were incalculable.

Everyone was red-eyed, only the cannon next to them, hoping that the cannon's attack speed would increase and a cannonball could be fired in a second, so that their lives would be guaranteed.

The size of the Chinese Navy's warships and the intensity of firepower have far exceeded his estimates, and the combined fleet is on the verge of collapse, and it will not be able to hold on, and the formation will be disrupted!

It is hard to imagine that once the formation is disrupted, the formation of the fleet becomes disorganized, and Fernand cannot believe the consequences.

In any case, Fernand was a man of battle, a true and brilliant admiral, experienced in actual combat, extremely sharp in judgment, decisive in killing, and knew how to make trade-offs, and saw that the losses of the Combined Fleet were getting worse and worse, and that the entire fleet was about to fall completely under the enemy's firepower.

"Pass the order, the rear team will become the front team, the combined fleet will retreat, retreat quickly, and if you don't retreat, all the warships will have to be explained here!"

On the Spanish command ship, the governor kept dodging, bent on his waist, holding a telescope in one hand, looking for an opportunity, observing the situation on the other side, and cursing in his mouth: "MD, we fell for Fernand's fools, what is the combat power of the Chinese Navy is not worth mentioning, it is vulnerable, and it has no ability to ambush at all?" Damn, even if you line up and fight head-on, the Combined Fleet is not the opponent of the other party, and it is bitter by Fernan's bastard pit! ”

"What ships and guns are seventeenth-century technology? This is more advanced than the western ones, and the warships can attack while moving, and they are very stable! MD, compared to other people's warships and guns, we are the real turtles! ”

"Hurry up, listen to Fernand, retreat quickly, this battle can't be fought like this again! If you continue to fight like this, you have to stay here! ”

The Governor kept shouting at the admirals next to him, and the foul words were so loud that only the nearest communications soldier could faintly hear them, and everyone else was struggling to dodge the bombardment.

Boom boom boom ....

In the raging artillery fire, most of the combined fleet of Portugal and Spain was shrouded in white smoke, neither General Fernand nor the Spanish governor noticed that even without their orders, the follow-up warships had begun to turn around, like turtle grandsons, desperately retreating!

The naval battle lasted only half an hour, and the combined Portuguese and Spanish fleets suffered heavy losses, were dizzy, and were on the verge of collapse. In particular, their rear warships, before they entered the battlefield, did not really exchange fire with the first division of Thunder, and did not release a single cannon, they turned their bows one after another and quickly retreated, as if they had seen Satan, so that they were frightened, made them afraid, and had no courage to fight.

Of course, for the formation that has already been in chaos, not all retreat, let the warships flee to the east, after all, it is too late to turn around and escape, only to leave this sea area first and save your life is the first choice.

All of a sudden, looking down from the sky, it is not difficult to find that the formation of the combined fleet is even more chaotic, and it can no longer be described as chaotic, fighting separately, fleeing on its own, forgetting to cooperate, forgetting its duties, and covering the retreat of the main forces.

Soon, Fernand and the command ship of the Spanish governor escaped, out of the smoke and fog, to the edge of the battlefield, one to the south, the other to the east to save their lives. At this moment, the two of them were anxious, angry and shocked to find that the rear had already become a pot of porridge, and the reason for this phenomenon was that it came from the sky, and the dense things were declining and getting bigger and bigger.