These merchant ships were not as strong as battleships, not to mention eighteen-pound shells, but twelve-pound shells could also be pierced with one shot, and in the deafening sound of shelling, the merchant ship was immediately scattered with sawdust, and it was tilted and sunk in just a few minutes.

Looking at this tragic scene, all the personnel of the merchant fleet were pale with fright, where are the pirates, they are the regular navy at all, although their armed merchant ships also have artillery, but they are only a few heavy guns, and the others are mostly small cannons to guard against gang fighting, and they can't fight against regular naval warships at all.

Looking at the merchant ship that was beaten like a sieve and was sinking rapidly, all the personnel on the merchant ship were cold in their hearts, and the captains looked at their subordinates with a panicked face, and did not dare to say anything about the nonsense that pirates did not dare to sink the merchant ship.

Seeing that all the merchant ships closed their gun doors and raised their white flags one after another, Lin Wei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but the lookout reminded him loudly at this time: "The Portuguese patrol has moved forward. ”

Lin Wei glanced back, sure enough, the patrol of the eight Portuguese warships was rushing towards them at full speed, it seemed that they were in a hurry, and wanted to fight in close combat, preventing them from looting merchant ships, in order to delay time and wait for reinforcements, this was in Lin Wei's arms, the other party was six auxiliary ships, he was most worried that the other party was not close, and he didn't have time to play the chase battle.

After a moment of deep silence, he ordered in a deep voice: "Order the Spaniards to transfer the gold with all their might, and the Nanyang Fleet will be divided into two squads, outflanked and destroyed this patrol fleet." ”

With the waving of the order flag. The fifteen auxiliary ships of the Nanyang Fleet immediately split into two and met them separately from the left and right.

Lieutenant Colonel Adamer, the chief officer of the Portuguese patrol fleet, could not help but be overjoyed when he saw that the other party was so arrogant, he had long seen that these pirates were impersonated by a regular navy. With the exception of the Spanish navy, which was in a hostile camp, the navies of other allied countries could not have dared to openly rob the Portuguese merchant fleet in the waters near Lisbon.

It was precisely because of this that he did not dare to come to the rescue, although the Spaniards were all cruisers, there were thirty-five of them, and his patrol fleet would never be pleasing to him, but when he saw them sink a merchant ship in front of the patrol fleet, he had to express it. Otherwise, you won't be able to make a difference when you go back.

Of course, Adamer just wanted to make a gesture, originally planning to let the fleet come forward and fire a few cannons in a few circles with the other side, so as to delay as much time as possible. Wait for the arrival of the main fleet of the base camp. I didn't think that the Spaniards would be so big and put on a posture of dividing their troops to face the battle, isn't this asking for a dead end?

As long as he can cripple one of his squads, he is not only guilty. Thinking of this, Adamer immediately ordered in a deep voice: "The course remains the same, lower half the sail, and prepare for battle!" ”

However, to Adamer's disappointment. Although the two small fleets of the other side met them, they kept a distance of a thousand yards from them, and this distance, the artillery bombardment was purely a matter of luck, and just when he secretly guessed the intentions of the other side, the two fleets had already mistaken each other. But seeing the fire of the opponent's battleship, it was followed by a series of muffled sounds.

Did the other party fire? The other party opened fire from a thousand yards away? Adamel couldn't help but feel a burst of joy. It was actually a flock of grass chickens, but he immediately realized that he was wrong, and the whistling shells soon flew over the battleship in pieces, and before he could lie down, a series of deafening explosions sounded in his ears.

Unsuspecting, the officers and busy sailors and gunners who were watching the battle on the deck were immediately blown up, and Adamel was lucky, but his cheek was cut by shrapnel and a small wound, the injury was not big, but his face was covered with blood, and he got up, he couldn't help but be frightened and frightened, and secretly felt bad in his heart, but he pretended to be calm and ordered in a loud voice: "Fire!" Shoot right away, you can't let them shell calmly! ”

In the Nanyang Fleet, Lin Wei also ordered loudly: "Aim at the launching line and bottom gun port of the opponent's battleship, as well as the tail rudder, five consecutive shots!" Hit Lao Tzu hard! Priority take care of those two fourth-tier ships! ”

The heavy guns of European naval warships are generally placed in the lowest layer, and the decks are light guns, which knock out the opponent's heavy guns, and the light guns of the fourth-class ships and auxiliary ships pose no threat to them, and the shelling of the opponent's waterline is to let the battleship enter the water, slow down the sailing speed, and the tail rudder will be even more cloudy, without the tail rudder, the battleship will not be able to change direction.

With the bombardment of the two fleets, the sea immediately rumbled with cannons, and the officers and men of the Spanish Cadiz fleet quickly leaned on the merchant ship to direct the crew and soldiers to transfer the gold, while leisurely and easily paying attention to the battle situation, for the artillery power of the Qing fleet, they were full of confidence, and the Portuguese warships and the Qing people were bombarded at a distance of 1,000 yards, which was purely looking for death, without the slightest suspense.

With a loud "bang", a cannonball hit the cabin of the lowest level of the fourth-class ship where Adamel was located, due to the long distance, the bulkhead could not be pierced, but the huge penetrating force caused the bulkhead to burst open from the inside, and the small wooden pieces sputtered everywhere were like broken shrapnel, causing huge damage to the dense gunners who were busy on the bilge deck, and a scream immediately sounded in the cabin.

"Fire! Go back to his grandmother's house. The officer in command shouted: "Open fire!" Fire! ”

A group of uninjured gunners immediately stuck to their posts, and the rumbling cannon sound immediately rang out, and the sound of the cannon still echoed in the cabin, and the loud "bang" sound rang out one after another, and several shells hit the bulkhead, and one shell shot directly through the muzzle, and the entire bilge immediately flew flesh and blood.

"God, they shelled faster than the British, are you sure it's the Spaniards?" One of the gunners asked aloud.

"It doesn't matter who he is, quick, the artillery is reset!" The commanding officer shouted loudly.

However, after only three rounds of shelling, the eight battleships of the Portuguese patrol fleet were in chaos, and there was chaos on each battleship, Lieutenant Colonel Adamel looked at the other party's battleship with a telescope with a solemn expression, and most of the busy crowd on the battleship were Oriental faces, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, opposite was the Qing fleet! The Qing Kingdom has declared war on Portugal!

For the Qing fleet, Adamel did not have a direct understanding, but during this time, the Royal Portuguese Navy was enthusiastically discussing the combat power of the Qing fleet from top to bottom, after all, the rise of the Qing fleet was too fast, not only the war history was brilliant, but also mixed with the Spaniards, and it was very likely to become their opponent.

He really didn't expect that the guns of the Qing warships were so good, not only could they be fought far and accurately, but they were also much more powerful, and this battle could not be fought at all, and the power of the guns on both sides was too great.

The gunfire finally stopped, and the two fleets had already staggered by, but Adamel knew that the other side would soon turn around and catch up, and he was about to give the order to rush over, when the adjutant rushed forward and reported: "Sir, there is a serious leak in the bilge, and the gunners on the lower deck have suffered heavy casualties. After a slight pause, he said gloomily: "Also, the tail rudder was hit." ”

The tail rudder was hit! Adamer's face turned extremely pale, without the rudder, they became fish on the chopping block, at the mercy of the other party, with the range of the opponent's artillery, they didn't even have a chance to fight desperately, this battle was too bad, perhaps, the patrol should not have come forward at all!

Adamel raised his binoculars and looked at the opposing battleship, they had already begun to turn, the next round of shelling would come soon, he did not dare to hesitate any longer, and ordered in a deep voice: "Order the patrol to break through at full speed and rush out." ”

"Sir." The adjutant hesitated, but he didn't say anything, the fleet broke through, and their battleships didn't even have a chance of survival.

"Go ahead." Adamel said softly: "After our ship is broken, attract the opponent's firepower, otherwise, it will be difficult for them to break through, let them inform the fleet that the Qing people have declared war on Portugal." ”

"Yes, sir." The adjutant hurriedly turned around and went to give orders.

Adamer raised his binoculars again to take a closer look at the opponent's fleet, and when he saw that the other party was unharmed, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Thinking about it, at a distance of 1,000 yards, he would have to thank God for a 10% hit, and in addition to the eighteen-pound heavy artillery, the other artillery, that is, the opponent's warship in the mission, would not cause much damage, and the other party obviously understood this, giving priority to attacking the heavy artillery at the bottom, so that the heavy artillery could not effectively return fire at all.

The adjutant quickly trotted over again, and said eagerly: "Sir, of our eight warships, two fourth-class ships have been severely damaged, and the other six cruisers have all broken through with varying degrees of water penetration in the bilge. ”

Adamer nodded, the Qing fleet is really dark enough, this is Chengxing not giving them a chance to report the news, is it a desperate bloody battle to the end or surrender? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, what kind of desperate bloody battle? It's just someone else's target, and now he doesn't even have a chance to fight back.

After a slight sigh, he sighed and said: "This battle can't be fought anymore, we can't let these children die in the sea in vain, order all ships to close the gun doors, raise the white flag, and surrender!" ”

Fighting in Europe, whether it is the navy or the army, surrender is not a shameful thing, knowing that if the war continues to be the annihilation of the whole army, anyone will choose to surrender on their own initiative, which is not shameful, but glorious! And after surrendering, they will generally get the courtesy of the other party, because the captives can be ransomed with ransom.

Listening to this order, the adjutant not only did not resist, but turned around and gave the order easily.