Chapter 535: A Huge Gap
On the vast and boundless sea, a fleet of nearly a thousand warships slowly moved forward, and in the middle of the three-formed flotilla was the most striking warship. The huge hull of the www.biquge.info was painted with some monster patterns, and at the bow of the ship was a middle-aged man in his thirties with his hands behind his back and looking out into the distance.
Behind him are more than a dozen big men with open chests and backs, horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes, and this middle-aged man is the commander of the Dutch army, Raymond. The one who was shot by Tang Ming on Jeju Island was his own uncle, and Raymond had already sent someone out to inquire about him, and he was still waiting.
The dozen or so big men behind him suddenly looked back, only to see a small boat approaching quickly on the side of the ship, and two merchants dressed as Ming people came quickly. He stopped two steps behind Raymond, bowed respectfully, and then said in a proficient Dutch: "Your Royal Highness, your uncle still can't find any news, Daming has now completely banned the sea, he definitely didn't go to Daming at this time, but he can't find any trace of him elsewhere!" ”
Raymond frowned, with a hint of coldness on the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Even if the Ming Dynasty has banned the sea, haven't you gone to look for it?" Bastard, what's the use of this prince raising you shit. ”
The faces of the two Ming merchants changed suddenly, but before they could defend themselves, Raymond suddenly ordered at the dozen or so big men with raised eyebrows: "Throw these two people into the sea to feed the fish, and use their blood to sacrifice the flag for our upcoming battle." ”
As soon as his words fell, four big men surrounded him, and the two Ming merchants begged for mercy one after another, but it was a pity that Raymond was determined to kill them. Turning a blind eye to their begging for mercy, as two short screams rang out, the two Ming merchants had already broken their hands and feet.
Dahan easily raised his hand and threw the two Ming merchants who had fainted directly into the sea, splashing a little water with a 'plop', and a wave rolled up, and after a while, the two of them could not be seen.
Raymond snorted coldly and ordered the whole army to advance at full speed, and the letter of surrender had been sent out for nearly ten days, but even the messenger had not returned. Raymond already knew that this battle could not be avoided no matter what, and he had already made a comprehensive understanding of the strength and weakness of Luzon.
With the fleet he is currently leading, he can easily take the state of Luzon, and then he, the second prince, will be able to have his own fiefdom. When he is strong enough, he can swing his army back to kill his eldest brother and claim the king.
Raymond, full of confidence, immediately burst out laughing at the thought of his bright future. The big men who followed closely behind him were indifferent to the prince's laughter, they had long been accustomed to such a change in their masters.
In the open sea of Luzon, Yan Ruwei, who had been waiting for a long time, soon saw a huge fleet of ships coming straight towards them. Judging from the dense sails, the number did match what Tang Ming had told earlier.
The Dutch fleet was menacing, and there was no sign of stopping at all, judging from the fact that its speed was rushing straight ahead, Yan Ruwei couldn't help but feel worried.
Looking up at the sky behind him, but Tang Ming's hot air balloons were missing, Yan Ruwei was even more puzzled. Just now he had already sent someone to inform Tang Ming in the rear that the Dutch warship had appeared, and it stands to reason that this would be in place. But now I can't even see a shadow, which is suspicious!
After a moment of hesitation, the Dutch fleet was already about to enter the firing range of the guns of both sides. Yan Ruwei didn't have time to think about Tang Ming's hot air balloon anymore, so he shouted and ordered the whole army to fight.
Thirty treasure ships were placed at the forefront by him, hoping to borrow the powerful long-range Hongyi artillery on the bow of the ship to give the arrogant Dutch fleet a head-on blow and rub their sharpness.
Yan Ruwei faced a menacing enemy, and what he relied on was the invincible treasure ship of the Ming Dynasty, but it was a pity that the Luzon Kingdom had not yet been able to have the improved version of the treasure ship that Tang Ming used in the island country last time. If there were thirty treasure ships that could be used for direct ramming, Yan Ruwei believed that Luzon would be able to repel the Dutch fleet by himself.
Although there is no such weapon of great destruction now, the thirty treasure ships of today are definitely the main warships of the Luzon Kingdom. Thirty treasure ships were placed at the front, which really put a lot of pressure on the Dutch fleet.
Under the advice of his subordinates, Raymond also saw the treasure ship for the first time, and the huge hull and coercion really made him dumbfounded. When did Luzon own this treasure ship that was obviously the Ming Dynasty, and why didn't he know? Raymond's face changed several times in an instant.
Seeing that the two sides were already within range, it was too late for him to regret it. In desperation, Raymond had no choice but to order his fleet to open fire, and the target was naturally the oncoming thirty treasure ships.
He knew that he had to kill the thirty treasure ships as soon as possible, otherwise the treasure ships would inflict heavy casualties on his fleet once the two sides entered into a melee.
"Boom, boom, boom......."
The sound of cannon fire rang out at the moment when Raymond gave the order, far more than the solid iron bullets used to shoot the artillery. For a while, black iron balls over the entire sea area smashed on the warships of both sides like raindrops.
As soon as they made contact, Raymond's fleet suffered heavy losses, and the Hongyi cannon on the treasure ship lived up to its name, and both the range and destructive power were not comparable to ordinary tiger squat guns.
The shells of the Hongyi cannon were not only heavy, but also penetrating, those ordinary battleships in Raymond's fleet. Sometimes when hit by a Hongyi cannonball, it is directly paralyzed, or sunk!
Fortunately, the number of ships in Raymond's fleet was sufficient, and the number of treasure ships was still too small, after the first round of mutual bombardment. Nearly ten treasure ships were directly killed. And the loss of Raymond's fleet was only about fifty ships, and Raymond fully accepted such losses.
After estimating the gains and losses, his confidence suddenly increased, and this guy actually had the idea of starting a treasure ship. He actually ordered a group of dead soldiers to be sent on a small boat close to the treasure ship of Luzon for boarding battle.
The treasure ship did not exert its expected power, and Yan Ruwei and his men fell into panic. It was only the first round of attacks that lost ten treasure ships, while the Dutch fleet only lost a few dozen ships, so the result was definitely unexpected by Yan Ruwei.
In his imagination, with thirty treasure ships as the vanguard, at least under the first round of attacks, he could defeat more than 200 Dutch warships. Now that the gap is so huge, the little confidence Yan Ruwei has is suddenly gone. (To be continued.) )