Squeak!

Peng!

Squeak!

Peng!

As soon as the two fleets came into contact, the battle entered a state of white heat.

The trebuchets on the Ming-style building ship, under the operation of their respective sailors, began to throw huge stones continuously.

I saw the stones flying back and forth in the sky, but the accuracy was a little worse. Most of the stones thrown many times fell into the sea, and they did not hit the target accurately.

After the battle between the building boats, the fighting boats full of soldiers on both sides slowly approached. The sailors on the fighting boat clenched their weapons tightly and stared nervously at their respective target ships.

All they had to do was to get as close to the enemy as possible, and then as soon as the two ships met, they would board the ships and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

And the Clippers on both sides below are also fighting to the death.

The clippers of this era were inlaid with huge iron nails in the bow, and their main function was to completely nail them to the enemy when they collided with the enemy's building ship or fighting boat, so that the ignited straw could cover the opponent's ship and achieve the purpose of damaging the enemy's ship.

The tactics are relatively ancient, but here in the seventeenth century in the East, this method of warfare is still more effective.

Therefore, the clippers, which are much shorter than the fighting boat and the building boat, both sides will try to eliminate each other when they pass each other. In order to reduce or slow down the speed of the other party, so that the people on their side can succeed.

However, in this era, if you fight at sea, you can only fight hand-to-hand in addition to hand-to-hand combat.

Therefore, the course of naval battles in the XVII century was quite brutal and bloody.

The straw piled up on the bow of the clippers on both sides has already been ignited.

The burning stacks of straw were filled with black smoke, which slowly rose into the air.

From a distance, you can see the area where naval battles are taking place, and there is a thick scene of smoke.

Battles like this can only be seen here in the Eastern Seas.

Like the people on the European side. Naval warfare is no longer carried out in such a way at all.

Because they have developed more powerful artillery, the naval warfare of the Europeans has begun to slowly change from artillery bombardment.

Of course, for the Europeans of the 17th century, this method of warfare was only in its infancy. They will also engage in hand-to-hand combat, but most of the time to capture the opposing ship.

As in another time and space movie, the scene of two wooden battleships bombarding each other with dense artillery cannons will not be seen until at least the middle of the eighteenth century.

It is not that it is enough to place the guns on the ship.

You also need to consider the ship's capacity and whether the recoil of the guns is able to withstand it.

Judging by the current level of science and technology. The Europeans still did not have the shipbuilding skills to place so many guns. Nowadays they are able to put a dozen guns on the ship, which is already quite good.

Therefore, in terms of shipbuilding technology, only the Song Empire in the Americas is the most sophisticated and advanced.

Because the wooden warships of the Song Empire in the Americas could place ninety-six guns, and when at sea, their warships could withstand the huge recoil caused by the firing of those cannons without damaging the wooden hulls.

This kind of technique, looking at the earth of this era, is absolutely first-class.

After the artillery fire. The resulting recoil is huge. If the wooden battleship can't withstand it, then the deck will collapse at the lightest, and if it is heavier, it will cause the hull to roll over.

From this, it is not that the artillery wants to be put on the ship. You can put it.

It's not as simple as it seems, and there are a lot of problems.

This is true for Europeans, let alone those from the East.

Although the artillery is very powerful, it can also cause many problems when placed on a ship. So the Orientals chose to be easier to operate. And weapons that do not bring harm.

Trebuchets and powerful ballistas.

This thing doesn't have to worry about the problem that the ship can't withstand any recoil, and it doesn't have to worry about the problem that it will cause damage to the hull, so it's in the Ming Dynasty sailors in the East. All of them use this weapon of naval warfare.

It can be said that this can be regarded as a little cleverness of the Orientals.

It's just that what they don't know is that because of this reason, they began to slowly weaken in the process of developing in the world.

But this is nothing, after all, the Ming Dynasty still maintains the strength of the sea, and there are a very considerable number of sailors. If the situation allows, then these sailors can actually develop and catch up with the Europeans.

But what no one could have imagined was that the Ming Dynasty fell apart a few years later, but the Manchu Qing outside the customs occupied the Central Plains.

And the Manchu court was all a few short-sighted guys, and they actually ordered the sea to be sealed, which led to the disappearance of the entire maritime power in the East.

From this point of view, I have to say that it is really a sad thing.

Peng!

Whoa!

A boulder fell and hit a clipper ship below. Huge rocks fell from the sky, and the inertia made the boulder even more powerful, and the small clipper below it was smashed to pieces, and the whole ship was shattered, and the dozen or so sailors on board all fell into the sea.

They kept struggling in the icy water, and they knew that this was the sea in the harsh winter.

If they hadn't been rescued earlier, it wouldn't have been long before they would have died here because of their temperature.

However, now the fighting is fierce, and such things are happening everywhere.

In other words, no one cares about such an unlucky ghost anymore.

Everyone was very attentive to the enemy they were going to face, and those who had fallen into the sea for one reason or another were now left to fend for themselves.

Sou! Sou! Sou!

Several arrows were fired, hitting the vital point of those who had fallen into the water.

Several clippers flying the Li Ziqi came from not far away. It seems that the arrows just now were shot by them, and it is obvious that the unlucky ghost who fell into the water is Wang Renzeng's men.

In front of them, there was a building ship under the command of Wang Renzeng. The ship was heading northwest, and it didn't notice the clippers at all. It's speeding towards itself.

But it's not surprising that the battle has begun to get chaotic now, and how much attention can be paid to other things in such a situation.

"Quick! Hurry up! ”

A big man on the clipper, wearing only a white coat and carrying a ghost-headed knife in his hand, was constantly urging his men to row the oars vigorously.

They are already very close to the ship, and if they work harder, they can successfully nail the clipper on.

At that time, they will also be able to board the ship and go to hand-to-hand combat against the enemy.

In addition to the burning straw on the clipper covered the ship, as long as they dragged it a little longer, then the ship was scrapped.

Although the people on Li Xiang's side. All knew that they should not start a melee with each other, but should go through it quickly. Use this gap to inflict powerful damage on the enemy.

But as soon as the two sides came into contact, they were entangled.

The reason is simple, there are too many ships on the other side.

Wang Renzeng is also very bad, he saw through the plans of Li Xiang's side, and knew that the other party didn't want to fight with him. Therefore, Wang Renzeng would rather sacrifice some ships to block the other party's way forward, but also to block Li Xiang's people.

Just keep them at bay. Then, with the superiority of ships and manpower, he believed that he could take care of these enemies in a short time.

Therefore, the fleet of the people of Amami Island was blocked by Wang Renzeng with extremely obscene means. If they don't stop. Then you will have to hit the enemy ships that stand in your way.

A collision like this is definitely a lose-lose situation, and it is extremely uneconomical for the Amami Island side, which is already at a disadvantage to the boats.

Therefore, the fleet of Amami Island that was stopped. began to struggle with Wang Renzeng in a scuffle.

And Zhang Bangchang also discovered such a situation, and after thinking about it for a while, he knew the enemy's plan.

It's obvious. This is after the enemy wants to deal with the large army, and then turn back to deal with himself.

Wang Renzeng's purpose is obvious, and Zhang Bangchang is not a fool. As an old guy who has been a pirate for twenty-three years and has experienced countless storms and waves at sea, how could he not see through the enemy's plans.

For Zhang Bangchang, naval warfare is just a few means back and forth, even after the combination.

Liu Da Scar, who followed Zhang Bangchang, also saw through Wang Renzeng's intentions, so he said to Zhang Bangchang: "Uncle! It seems that the other party wants to eat our people and then turn back to us. This is not going to work, we can't let him succeed in this plan. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Bangchang sneered and said to Liu Dascar: "Don't worry, how can I let them succeed." These guys are thinking too well, it's just that we're idiots. ”

At this time, Zhang Bangchang with 19 European-style warships had approached the left flank of Wang Renzeng's fleet, and the other party had already entered the range of artillery.

Wang Ren had lined up the half-moon formation, while the people of Amami Island had an awl formation, so the fiercest place for the battle was in the central area. The left and right wings have not yet been affected.

However, at this time, the two wings of Wang Renzeng's fleet had begun to slowly close in.

"Tell the brothers, give me a good call. This time, we have to let this opponent know how powerful they are, don't think that they have more ships, how great they are! ”

After seeing that the enemy had entered the range of artillery, Zhang Bangchang immediately ordered the start of shelling.

For Zhang Bangchang and these people, Wang Renzeng had already ordered his subordinates to pay attention.

Therefore, these ships on the left flank have been watching Zhang Bangchang's movements.

However, for Wang Renzeng, he thought that those who were not seen by the Francos would really be able to participate in the war. As for what kind of virtue these Fran machine people are, Wang Renzeng still knows in his heart.

He thinks that these Francois who appeared may have come for money. Don't they see the situation clearly?

No!

The Franc machine people are not stupid, they must be clear.

Li Xiang is now impossible to turn the tables, and now to help Li Xiang is an absolute brain-dead act.

At that time, not only will they not be able to help Li Xiang, but they will be disgusted by Zheng Zhilong, and they will even be unable to move an inch here in the East.

Therefore, these Franc machine people may just pretend to be suppressing the position.

It is estimated that he will not really participate in the war.

Not only did Wang Ren think so, but his subordinates basically thought the same way.

This time, however, they were wrong.

Instead of just putting on a show, these 'Franco' people really opened fire!

Rumble! Boom Boom!

Nineteen warships, lined up, began shelling Wang Renzeng's left flank.

Although the number of artillery on these European-style warships is not comparable to the warships under Zhao Hongyu's. But the sum of the 19 ships has nearly 200 guns.

The number of these cannons was more than the number of guns of all the warships under Wang Renzeng's command combined.

Who made the pirates in the East think the same as the sailors of the Ming Dynasty and the bigwigs of the DPRK and China.

Artillery is expensive, and it is not yet conducive to loading on ships.

At the same time, it was difficult for the ships of the East to withstand the recoil of the artillery.

So, whether it is a pirate or a sailor of the Ming Dynasty, basically there are very few cannons. Their ships were only equipped with trebuchets and ballistas, and even if there were some exceptions with artillery, they were all small eight-pounder guns.

But even if it is an eight-pounder gun, at most it is only two or three guns on the ship, and it is better to decorate the façade than to fight.

Nearly 200 shells rained down, inflicting heavy damage on Wang Renzeng's left flank.

Many of the ships on the left flank were hit by shells, and the hull was littered with sawdust.

There were even shells that directly penetrated the hulls of some ships, making a big hole.

Here I have to say that Zhang Bangchang's ship, and the sailors on the other 18 warships, are still somewhat accurate in manipulating artillery.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to play at this level with solid bullets alone.

Of course, it's not without reason.

After Li Xiang accepted this gift from Zhao Hongyu a month ago, they let their men get acquainted with these ships, and every day they would shell imaginary targets at sea to exercise their artillery skills.

In addition to the return of Liu Da Scar and some of his companions, these people have seen the Song Empire's artillery techniques and battles.

So, they gave a lot of reasonable suggestions.

At the same time, when Zhao Hongyu sent the ship, he also gave a lot of shells.

Therefore, the training in the past month has made these gunners grow a lot.

Shelling like this is the suggestion given by Liu Dascar.

Because in this way, the power of the artillery can be maximized.

Judging from the current results, the effect is still very good.

Zhang Bangchang nodded after looking at the effect of the shelling, then turned around and shouted: "Exchange the scattered bombs!" (To be continued......)