This huge island is the future Singapore, known as Polozhong during the Three Kingdoms period, and as Shanmaxi during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and also known as Haicheng.

About 50 years ago, the deceased prince of Sri Buddha, Bairi Missoula, founded the Sultan of Malacca in the region, naming it the Lion City, which translates to Singaporean in Sanskrit.

However, the Ming Dynasty literature still records the name of the island, and when Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, it was also marked on the map, so when Peng Qing reorganized the Western route, he still retained the name of the island.

The island is a city-state, and the whole island is a city, and because of its strategic position at the entrance and exit of the Strait of Malacca, the Eastern Roman navy immediately set its sights on it.

Although the Sultan's royal family resisted, the strength of the army was limited, and it really couldn't be defeated.

Eventually, the sultan's royal family abandoned the city and fled, and the Eastern Romans took possession of the magpie's nest and renamed the Lion City the city of griffins, and hung its unique sphin-like eagle head flag on the city gate, and used it as a base to send Prussian generals to lead the fleet to continue to expand eastward.

In just one year, Prussia brought back great wealth from the East, which made the Eastern Romans interested in the mysterious Ming Dynasty, and when they learned that these Orientals were developing an ironclad ship, they felt even more incredible.

Finally, after a lot of hardship, they got their wish to get the blueprints of the ironclad ship.

It turned out that I couldn't understand it at all!

It's not that there is a language barrier, because there are many people in Nanyang who do business, and they often need to master several languages, and they can't learn it, so it's not an insurmountable gap.

The problem lies in the drawings themselves, the steam engine mentioned above, which confuses everyone.

The power of a machine that can be generated by boiling water with coal is simply incredible.

As a result, the blueprint was sent to Queen Dosia of Ceylon, the only legitimate heir to the Eastern Roman Empire.

Next, the Prussian general continued to contact the officials of the Ming Dynasty and tried to buy some craftsmen from the Ningbo shipyard, but before his plan could be implemented, he was bombarded by the sudden appearance of ironclads.

Upon hearing of the gathering of the Ming Dynasty naval divisions, the Eastern Roman navy stationed on the Falklands immediately withdrew to the island.

Here, they built a large number of fortifications, relying on the advantages of the terrain, they could completely fight with the Ming army.

However, according to the report, the fleet of the Ming army was still hundreds of miles away, and who would have thought that the port would be suddenly attacked, and the firepower was fierce, and he was suddenly caught off guard.

More than twenty batteries were placed in the harbor, all of which were smashed to pieces.

The Eastern Romans hated the Ming army to death, and they hated this fog to death.

Don't talk about martial arts, take advantage of the foggy weather to engage in a sneak attack!

Bang!

Bang!

The ship's guns poured out the gunpowder from their chambers, and meteors streaked across the sky, destroying the Eastern Romans' fortifications.

The Ming army ashore was like a tiger out of a cage, and the orthodox Type 16 rifle could completely crush all the living forces they saw.

In this era, both the Eastern Romans and the Ottomans were still in the age of black powder.

Although they made many improvements to black powder, the improved black powder was still black powder after all.

The Ming army has already used granular gunpowder, and even the research and development of yellow powder has made a breakthrough, but it has not yet been mass-produced.

The power of particle gunpowder is greater, the range is longer, at a certain distance, you can't hit me, but I can hit you, hey, is it angry?

In the harbor, the sound of wailing and screaming was everywhere as the gunshots rang out like popping beans.

At this time, Charlemagne, the commander of Griffon City, finally reacted and was attacked!

The hurried bell rang, and the main forces in the city quickly gathered and rushed towards the port.

"Report, the main force of the enemy army has been found ahead, about a thousand people!"

"Withdraw!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Mao followed his father on the expedition at the age of sixteen and had a very keen sense of smell on the battlefield.

Faced with a counterattack from the Eastern Romans, he quickly made a judgment and retreated!

With the weapons and equipment of the Ming army, even if it is a head-on wave with these thousand people, it will not fall behind.

However, after all, this is the enemy's territory, and who knows how many people are hiding behind these thousand people?

His task is not to die with the enemy, but to consume the enemy to the greatest extent, to catch the opponent off guard first, and run away after taking advantage.

The port has been abandoned, all the batteries have been blown up, the few defenders have been almost completely annihilated, what are you waiting for, withdraw!

The main force of the Eastern Roman army slaughtered violently, but found that only the devastation remained, and only the shadows of a few ships were seen on the sea.

Commander Charlemagne's eyes were red, and he shouted loudly: "Catch up, you must make those Orientals pay!" ”

"Your Excellency Charlemagne, our ships have been blown up!"

"Damn!"

Charlemagne, the supreme admiral of the Eastern Roman Navy stationed in the city of Griffons, had he ever been so angry since the day he landed on the island of Maximise?

They slaughtered the aborigines of the island, and invested a lot of manpower and material resources to build a port and strengthen the city defenses, but countless efforts were all shattered, leaving only one wreckage.

"There are still ships in the port to the west, give the order to go down, everyone board!"

The group turned to the west, where they also had a harbor with more than a dozen ships moored.

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"My lord, the enemy is catching up!"

Zhang Mao stood at the bow of the ship, looked behind with a telescope, and sure enough, a huge mast was faintly visible in the fog.

This ship should be the flagship of the other party, at this time it is the southwest wind, the sails are puffed high, and the speed of the other party is much faster than his own ship, according to this situation, it will not be long before it will be overtaken.

Zhang Mao asked, "How many shells are left?" ”

"My lord, no."

"Gone?"

Zhang Mao couldn't help frowning, how can you fight without artillery?

"Didn't you just say that...... Shoot all the shells out until they run out......"

Zhang Mao recalled that he seemed to have said such things.

"Turn the rudder right!"

"My lord, over there...... Not the direction to go back. ”

"Who said it was going back? Immediately give the order, turn the rudder right! ”

"Yes!"

Soon, the voice of the herald on the deck: "Turn right rudder!" ”

The flag-bearer on the lookout informed the other two ships in the language of the flag, and the three ships immediately turned the rudder and headed to the right.

Zhang Mao ordered the rudder to be turned, because there are many islands here, which means that there are many reefs hidden under the sea.

No matter how big the ship is, it is impossible to move at full speed unscrupulously when it enters this sea area.

Otherwise, once it hits the rocks, the ship will be destroyed and people will die.

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On the deck of the Golden Griffin, Charlemagne was watching with a telescope.

"Your Excellency, those Orientals have fled to Batanes!"

Charlemagne took off the binoculars, his eyes a little confused.

Because he knew very well that the Ming army had changed its course, and this was not the route they would take back, what exactly did they want to do?

"Keep chasing!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

The golden griffin crackled into the Batanes Islands, and Charlemagne seemed to realize something.

"Slow down, slow down!"

"Your Excellency, we will soon catch up with ......"

"Stupid, remove the sail immediately!"

Charlemagne was really anxious, and at this time, he didn't have time to explain at all, so he scolded directly.

Seeing this, the adjutant had no choice but to give the order, and the sailors pulled the cables, lowered the sails, and the speed of the ship began to slow down.

Charlemagne breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Our ship is bigger than theirs, and if there is a reef under the water, their boat can pass it, but we will run into the reef, understand?" Idiot! ”

"Your Excellency is really...... Wise ......"

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On the sea, the three ships of the Ming army were in front, and the fleet of the Eastern Romans was behind, one in front of the other, shuttling in the waters near the Batanes Islands.

Zhang Mao saw that the other party removed the auxiliary sail and slowed down, and couldn't help but say to himself: "These foreign devils are not stupid, they know how to slow down." ”

"My lord, the enemy bites very tightly, what should I do?"

"Do you see the island ahead, rush in!"

"My lord, we don't have hydrological data over there, if there is a reef underwater......"

"Damn, it's better to hit the reef than to be caught up by those foreign devils, the artillery on our ship has become dumb, and the naval battle is too bad."

The Batanes archipelago has two relatively large islands, roughly the same size as the island of Shanmarsee, and between these two islands are dotted with many unknown small islands.

These islands are islands at low tide and reefs at high tide.

Without detailed maps and hydrological data, it is very dangerous to rush on a boat.

However, the ships of the Eastern Romans pursued too closely, and if they had sailed on the wide sea, they would have been overtaken before they could join the main fleet.

Zhang Mao decided to take a risk and rushed into the reef group.

"Turn the rudder, turn the rudder!"

"Lower the sail and slow down!"

The three ships shuttled between the small islands where the stars were scattered, and the speed had been reduced to a minimum.

Bang!

Bang!

There was a sudden sound of artillery shelling from the rear, Zhang Mao suddenly became nervous, and just as he picked up the binoculars and was about to observe the enemy situation, a black shadow rushed to his face.

It turned out to be an adjutant behind him who pounced and pushed him to the ground.

Zhang Mao pushed him away and said angrily, "What are you doing? ”

"My lord, watch out for the artillery!"

"Watch out!"

Zhang Mao pointed to the splash caused by the cannonballs behind him, and said, "Their cannons can't hit so far, what are you afraid of?" ”

The adjutant looked up, and sure enough, the shells of the enemy ship had fallen into the water, and there was still a considerable distance from his own ship.

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"My lord, it's better to be careful......

"Don't talk nonsense, you go to the front and keep an eye on it, in case the bow of the ship hits the rock, immediately organize personnel to go ashore!"

It is surrounded by islands, and if it does hit the rocks, there will be plenty of time to land before the shipwreck.

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The Golden Gryphon didn't chase after it, because the hull was too big, and the chance of hitting the reef was greatly increased.

Charlemagne sent five medium-sized warships in pursuit, and he docked at a natural harbor, then picked up the map and looked at it carefully for a long time before he circled a location.

"The Orientals are very cunning, they want to use themselves as bait to trap our Golden Griffin in these waters, see here, bypass, let's go there and wait!"

"Your Excellency, what if the Orientals don't take this line?"

"No, if they want to join the main force, this line is the best option."

"But ......"

"It's nothing, General Wells, please recognize your identity, in Griffon, I am the Supreme Commander!"

Charlemagne was an extremely arrogant man, who had made great achievements for the Eastern Roman Empire, and Queen Dosia was able to escape from Constantinople thanks to Charlemagne's heroic fighting, and he would never allow anyone to question his orders in wartime.

Although General Wells was displeased, he had no choice but to say, "Yes, Your Excellency Charlemagne!" ”

The Golden Gryphon lifted anchor and hoisted its sails, leading the other ships around the island to the other end of the archipelago.

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Between the archipelagos, two fleets, one in front and one behind, began a sea chase.

Zhang Mao's ship had no artillery, so he had to use the terrain to shuttle between the islands.

The Eastern Roman fleet in the rear pursued closely all the way, constantly shelling, but either the distance was not enough, or there were obstacles to cover it, and all the shells missed.

Rao is like this, Zhang Mao still did not dare to underestimate this fleet, although their artillery is still solid iron bumps, but they are carrying conventional sailing ships, not ironclad ships, if they are hit by shells, it is still very dangerous.

In this way, from dawn to dark, and from dark to dawn, the two fleets hung so far away, and I couldn't get rid of you, and you couldn't catch up with me.

Zhang Mao didn't sleep all night, his eyes were glued to the map, trying to find a way to break the enemy.

At this time, the quartermaster stepped forward: "My lord, we are running out of food and water!" ”

Zhang Mao asked without raising his head, "How much is left?" ”

The quartermaster replied, "It's only enough for one day." ”

Zhang Mao's brows furrowed, at sea, no water is deadly.

People can go without food for a while, but if they don't have water, they will die of thirst for three days at most.

At that moment, Zhang Mao immediately made a decision, pointed to a location on the map, and said: "I can't entangle with them anymore, go out from here and join the emperor's fleet!" ”

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On the Golden Griffin, General Wells was immediately excited when he got the news.

"Your Excellency Charlemagne, your decision is really wise, the fleet of the Orientals has really come!"

Charlemagne finally had a smile on his face and said, "Set up the formation, the artillery is ready!" ”

Finally, they saw the long-awaited mast.

At the same time, Zhang Mao also found that the situation was not right.

"Turn the rudder, quick!"

Because of the terrain, Charlemagne's fleet was hidden behind an island, and by the time both sides saw each other, they were already within range of their guns.

Bang!

Bang!

More than a dozen battleships opened fire at the same time, and shells whizzed towards the Ming army.

Zhang Mao immediately gave the order, but it was still too late, the sailboat was hit, and sawdust flew sideways.

There was a ship, the mast was broken, the huge canvas fell over, immediately lost power and spun in place.

"Landing on the island, landing on the island!"

Zhang Mao had no choice at all, if he remained on the sea, he would undoubtedly become the target of the other party.

Fortunately, there was a small island nearby, and the sailor pulled the rope of the canvas with great force, and the ship rushed straight to the island, crashing into the rocks on the shore.