Chapter 988: Battle of Amami Island (Epilogue)
To say that the warships of the Southern Barbarians are already excellent, whether it is the range and power of the artillery, it is not comparable to the warships of the Ming style.
At the same time, the warships of the southern barbarians were also very fast, and they were much stronger than the eastern warships with only two poles or even one pole.
Therefore, Zhang Bangchang even thought that the warships of the Southern Barbarians in this era were already the most powerful.
Especially in the naval battle just now, he personally experienced and felt the power of the Southern Barbarian warship, so he was almost sure of his idea.
However, when a sudden fleet appeared, his idea was completely reversed.
These ships were larger than their own Spanish galleons, almost twice as large as they were. At the same time, the number of guns on these ships was more than four times that of their own Spanish galleon.
If nothing else, just by looking at the dense cannon ports on both sides of the warship, you can see how terrifying it would be if such a warship launched an artillery bombardment.
If you use the tactics you used before, even if your own ships are bombarded with the opponent, they are not the opponents of these ships.
Oh my God, where did these ships come from?
Zhang Bangchang's eyes were about to pop out.
Even the sailors who formed the small turtle formation were dumbfounded one by one, looking stupid.
Liu Da Scar had just dealt with the enemies who had been shot down at this time, and as soon as he looked up, he saw an imperial warship, which was approaching rapidly, and in the process of his advance, knocked over many small enemy clippers. At the same time, the guns on both sides of the hull were constantly bombarding, destroying the enemy ships on both sides of its path.
Wang Renzeng's fleet, which originally had the upper hand and suppressed the crowd on Amami Island, when they encountered these fierce imperial warships, they immediately became trembling and could only be ravaged by the storm.
Relying on the tall 'body' and strong 'strength', the Imperial fleet's strong attack will be ravaged by the 'little 'little 'wail', and even the strength to beg for mercy is gone.
After Zhang Bangchang's attack, the large warships under Wang Renzeng's command had already been damaged a lot.
Then Li Xiang brought in with the imperial warship. It made Wang Renzeng's fleet precarious all of a sudden.
Today must be Wang Renzeng's unlucky day. Because today's unlucky things have happened to him.
I don't know if it's because he did too much when he was in Naha, so he really fell evil today.
Zhang Bangchang didn't know the warships of the Song Empire, so when he saw such a fierce warship appearing, his first reaction was shock and then panic.
For he did not know the passage of these ships that had suddenly appeared. is not their own enemy.
If it was Zheng Zhilong's newly acquired warship, it would be a bad thing.
Fortunately, after these warships joined the battlefield. They launched an artillery bombardment on Wang Renzeng's warship. That's why Zhang Bangchang was relieved a lot. But a big question mark flashed in his mind.
That is, I don't know what these warships are doing to help themselves.
They had never seen such ships before, so it was impossible for them to know their owners.
And they have been here in the Eastern Sea for twenty or thirty years. Never before had I seen such a fierce warship. So Zhang Bangchang's heart was full of doubts.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wonder for too long, and after solving the enemy who rushed onto the boat, Liu Da Scar, who walked back, gave an answer.
"This is the warship of the Song Empire, it seems that this time Wang Ren was in trouble. He couldn't have escaped anyway, the Song Empire's warships were very fast, and the range of artillery was also very long, Wang Renzeng was completely finished this time. ”
Liu Da Scar recognized the five-star flag on a red background fluttering in the wind, so after he walked back, Da Lu said to Zhang Bangchang with a smile.
"What, you said this is a warship of the Song Empire!?"
After Zhang Bangchang listened to Liu Dascar's words, his face was shocked.
Liu Dascar nodded and replied: "Yes, I can't be mistaken." The flag with a red background is the Song Empire's, it seems to be called a five-star red flag, anyway, when I see this flag, then I am sure of this. ”
After all, they spent a lot of time at sea with Zhao Hongyu, so how could Liu Da Scar admit his mistake.
However, Liu Da Scar doesn't have the heart to discuss this issue with Zhang Bangchang now, after all, there is still a very important matter to solve in front of them.
That is, the Spanish galleon at their feet, which has been scrapped.
Yes, this three-part Spanish galleon, which was Zhang Bangchang's flagship, was rammed by the fighting boat just now. Even the keel has been broken, so the ship is completely scrapped.
The sea water continued to pour into the cabin, and although the ship had not yet sunk, everyone knew that it was a matter of time.
At the same time, the enemy's ships are no better, so they have to solve this problem now.
If we can't solve this problem, then everyone will have to feed the fish later.
After all, the battle is still going on, so there will be no one to rescue them.
In such a situation, they can only rely on themselves.
"The ship is dead, the sea is pouring in, and it is estimated that the ship will sink in half an hour. So we'll have to hurry up and imagine a way to do it. ”
Liu Da Scar said to Zhang Bangchang with a serious face.
When Zhang Bangchang heard this, he immediately left the matter he wanted to ask about the warships of the Song Empire to the back of his mind, and this question was really very important.
This is a matter related to his own life, and Zhang Bangchang can't help but care.
He looked around, and found that his flagship had almost been broken by the enemy's impact.
Thanks to the fact that the enemy's ships were not very fast, this was not successful.
But even so, their own flagship can be regarded as scrapped.
And the opponent's warship is not much better, the front end of the entire fighting ship has been damaged, and it is completely embedded in the middle of its own flagship.
Suffice it to say, both ships are now unusable.
Now the seawater in his flagship cabin is pouring in, and when his flagship sinks, even the enemy fighting ship embedded in it will sink to the bottom of the sea.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from not far away.
"Da Liu, Bangchang, your ship is sinking!!"
Following the source of the sound, the two of them saw that the white-haired Li Xiang was standing at the bow of the imperial warship, waving his right arm at his side and shouting loudly at the same time.
Boss Lee!
After seeing Li Xiang, Zhang Bangchang's eyes widened again, as if he was a big-eyed goldfish.
However, unlike Zhang Bangchang's excited reaction, Liu Dascar was not too excited.
Because since he discovered the empire's warship, he deduced that Li Xiang might have returned.
The fact that the warships of the Song Empire were able to appear here was in itself a signal.
Liu Da Scar is still clear about the style of the Song Empire, after all, he has been following Zhao Hongyu for a few months.
In Liu Dascar's impression, the people of the Song Empire were resolute and resolute, and they were not dragged at all. No matter what it is, try to deal with it as quickly as possible, and at the same time, make sure that there are no problems.
When he first came into contact with these people in the Song Empire, Liu Da was still a little unaccustomed to it.
After all, he was used to being a pirate.
And dealing with those merchants and old men of the Ming Dynasty, these guys are also slowly swallowed.
Therefore, Liu Dascar himself has developed such a lazy habit.
But his habit has become an alternative in Zhao Hongyu's team.
As an alternative, it's always uncomfortable.
Especially after Liu Da Scar had decided to become a citizen of the Song Empire and entered the household registration. He had to make some changes, or else how would he chase the girl he valued.
Therefore, he felt that after Boss Li Xiang went to Nagasaki, it was estimated that he would be able to complete what he wanted to do soon. It wouldn't take a long time at all, so when he saw the Song Empire's warship appear, he immediately reacted and thought of this matter.
Therefore, after he saw Li Xiang appear at the front of the warship not far away, it was impossible for him to be as excited as Zhang Bangchang.
And the reason why Zhang Bangchang is so excited is because Li Xiang, the backbone, is back. And not to mention the return of this backbone, it also brought a powerful fleet.
He saw the performance of these imperial warships after they rushed into the battlefield just now.
The debris of the enemy warships that were constantly being destroyed by the Imperial warships was still floating on the surface of the sea at this moment.
Even the enemy ships that were burning with flames and emitting thick black smoke were not far away.
The cannon roared, the shouts of killing continued, and at this time this naval battle was not over.
However, because of the arrival of Li Xiang and the Imperial fleet, the balance of victory has now completely shifted in favor of the people of Amami Island.
With its powerful attack and defense, as well as its massive hull, the Imperial fleet is on a rampage destroying enemy ships as if they were no one, sinking or destroying them.
In the end, Zhang Bangchang and Liu Da scarred them, and they were taken to his ship by Li Xiang and settled.
With Li Xiang as the center, the Imperial fleet has cleared a safe area.
And the first thing Liu Dascar did after boarding the ship and seeing Li Xiang was to say to Li Xiang: "Uncle Li, immediately ordered the pursuit." Wang Renzeng, this guy ran away just now, if he doesn't chase now, he won't be able to catch up. ”
Yes, Liu Da Scar, who had been paying attention to the affairs of Wang Renzeng's side, clearly saw that when Li Xiang and the imperial fleet appeared, he immediately turned the bow of the ship and fled south.
After hearing this, Li Xiang nodded and solemnly assured Liu Dascar: "Don't worry, this guy can't run away." (To be continued......)