"Lord Duke, there's a fleet approaching!"

Taiğlu said calmly, "Is it Count Lyman who has returned?" ”

In terms of time, Lyman's fleet repelled the invading enemy, and it was almost time to return to port.

"No...... It's the Ming fleet! ”

"What?"

Tai Oulu immediately frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Daming fleet, how is it possible? ”

"Lord Qiqi, it was discovered by the patrol ship we sent out, and the other party's ships are very large, very numerous, and their flagship is very ...... Different! ”

"What's the difference?"

"There are no masts and no sails."

Taoğlu was puzzled and asked, "Didn't you wake up, there was no mast and no sails, and you tell me how he moved?" By the magic of the East? ”

"I don't know, but ...... There really is no mast, and, moreover, fast......

Duke Taoğlu's face became gloomy, he didn't believe that there was witchcraft in this world, and he had seen the ships of the Orientals, whether it was the level of technology, or the size and number of the hull, it was definitely the Ottoman fleet that was superior.

The hull is huge and there is no mast...... No way, there are no such ships in this world!

"If the information is wrong, let's investigate again!"

"Lord Duke, the other party's fleet is extremely fast, and it is already close to the port."

Taoğlu's eyes closed slightly, he couldn't figure out the situation at all now, if he said that the people on his side were dazzled and the description of the enemy ship was wrong, maybe it was too far away and didn't see it clearly, but the distance would not be wrong.

You must know that Count Lyman has fifty ships in his hands, and his strength should not be underestimated.

If it was really the Ming fleet, there was only one possibility, this fleet was from the Ming Dynasty.

It seems that the matter is far more serious than I imagined.

"Pass the order, everyone, get ready to fight!"

"Yes!"

The herald hurried away, while Taoğlu put on his military uniform and pinned the medal of honor to his chest, and walked out of the room.

Several of the main generals have been ordered to assemble their troops, and the whole port is busy.

Immediately after, the bell rang in a hurry, and everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Duke Taoğlu, who was dressed in military uniform.

"Ottoman warriors, it's time for a decisive battle!"

Ao Lu stood on a high platform and said in a loud voice: "The fleet of the Ming Dynasty has come, but they have made a mistake, a huge mistake!" ”

"That is their ignorance and arrogance, they simply do not know that in the face of the invincible Ottoman navy, no force is vulnerable!"

"These Orientals don't know what is about to happen, so let's tell them that next, the brave and fearless Ottoman navy will crush them head-on!"

"Inform all the soldiers, get ready for battle, get your muskets and artillery ready, board our ships, and meet for a new victory!"

"In the name of God, the Easterners will regret coming here!"

Taoğlu's order was very decisive, and he was confident that he would win the battle and let the Ming army from the east die at the bottom of the sea.

The order was conveyed and the Ottoman navy began to board the ship.

They shouted and pulled the sails hard, and then pulled up the anchors.

In the midst of the huge waves, the Ottoman fleet took on a perfect formation and headed towards the Ming fleet.

As the sun sets, the sea is a shade of red.

On the flagship King Muhad, Taoğlu saw the opposing ship clearly through a telescope.

What puzzled him was that the other party's ship really didn't seem to have a mast!

Moreover, the sheer number of them makes the scalp tingle.

From a distance, it is almost all over the field of vision, and there are more than 100 ships, to say the least.

But so what?

He still believed that the ships of the Ming army were nothing more than that, and no matter how many they were, they were just live targets on the sea.

"Full speed ahead and ready to fight!"

Behind him were all the forces of the Ottoman navy, more than three hundred ships.

The muzzle of the ship's guns had been raised, and the barrels of the black holes were poking their heads out.

The sails on the King Hade were hunting, and the sailors were skillfully manipulating the turntable, and the other party approached.

As the flagship pilot, he had to find the best angle to expose the hull of the opponent's ship to his guns, and then ...... Destroy them!

Behind the flagship, the ships on both wings had tacitly begun to make a detour, ready to intercept.

Yes, they even calculated each other's escape routes.

Like hungry wolves rounding up their prey, they cooperate with each other and are ready to bite each other's throats in one bite.

The afterglow of the setting sun had turned completely red, like blood.

It's close!

A smile appeared on the corner of Taoglu's mouth, how many people and how big they were, not ......

Wait a minute!

The smile on his face gradually stiffened, because in the telescope tube, he saw the hull of the other party, which seemed to reflect a metallic light.

What's the situation?

Thinking he was dazzled, Taoğlu rubbed his eyes and picked up the binoculars again.

The distance between the two sides was closer, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the hull of the other party, reflecting a metallic light, and this time it was clearly visible.

Armour?

Theoğlu looked in amazement at the tall ironclad in his field of vision, billowing smoke, heading towards him.

In that moment, he was a little skeptical.

Could it be that it was just violent?

No, I didn't sleep just now!

When he doubted his life, the huge iron armor had already revealed its hideous face.

The hull of the ship was full of swarthy cannon muzzles, like monsters from the abyss, slowly opening their claws.

Taoğlu finally realized why the herald would say something like that.

Are the Orientals devils from hell?

Although he didn't know why the enemy ship was covered in iron armor and why it was emitting black smoke, he knew that he had no way out.

So far, no matter what kind of monster you face, you can only give it a go.

"Soldiers!"

Taiğlu settled down and began to launch his final speech: "God is watching over us, whether the other side is a man or a devil, the Ottoman navy is invincible, listen to my orders, the artillery is ready to ......"

Bang!

Before his speech was over, a low roar could already be heard from the sea.

Bang!

Bang!

Countless cannon shots rang out, and Taoğlu hurriedly picked up the binoculars, and then saw the fire coming from the hull of the opposing ship.

At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind.

Why didn't the artillery of the Ming army turn sideways and fire from the front?

The shells cut a beautiful arc from the sky and landed directly on the deck of the King Had.

Bang!

A huge explosion tossed the entire deck into the air, and there was a wail of sawdust.

Before Taoğlu could even figure out the situation, he had already been swept away by the blast wave of the explosion.

The people on board are crazy, they only know that the shells are solid iron lumps, how can they still explode?

Later, more flowering shells landed in the Ottoman fleet.

Bang!

Bang!

In bursts of explosions, countless ships began to sink.

The soldiers on the ship were even more killed and wounded, or jumped ship to escape, although they knew very well that in the vast sea, there was almost no chance of survival, but it was better than being blown up......

In the constant suppression of artillery fire, the Ming fleet was already approaching, but there was no sign of slowing down, but it ran headlong.

The battle is almost a remake of the morning, exactly the same.

The ironclad ship rampage in an extremely brutal way, cutting off one enemy ship after another.

In the cabin, Zhu Qizhen drank tea quietly, waiting for the results.

"Your Majesty!"

Yuan Bin came in and reported: "More than 300 enemy ships were destroyed in this battle, and there are a large number of Ottomans in the sea asking for help, do you want to help?" ”

"What to save? Keep it for the sharks! ”

"Yes!"

Yuan Bin agreed, and then asked, "Where to go next, do you want to go back to Ceylon Island to rest?" ”

"No, you don't!"

Zhu Qizhen took the teacup and drank it all, and then said, "Landing on the shore!" ”

"However, the situation on the shore is unknown, and the minister is worried about ......"

"Don't worry, send an order to 3,000 battalions, prepare for landing operations, people block and kill, Buddha blocks and kills Buddha!"

Yuan Bin saluted again: "Obey the order!" ”

The fleet sailed northward, and the road was already unimpeded.

When Taoğlu went to sea, he took with him all the warships, and even the entire Ottoman Empire.

After this battle, there was no Ottoman navy in the world.

The remaining Ottomans were still waiting for news of the victory, but the nightmare had come.

The Ming fleet bombarded indiscriminately, destroying the port's defenses, and then slowly approached the shore.

The 3,000 battalions have been waiting for too long, like a tiger coming out, destroying all the way.

The Shenji Battalion continued to use artillery to suppress the opponent's living forces and provide long-range cover for the 3,000 battalions.

The battle lasted only an hour, mainly because it was dark, there was no way to see, life was unfamiliar, and they didn't know where to pursue, so they had to return to the port to rest.

Early the next morning, the 3,000 battalion continued its sortie, searching everywhere for the remnants of the Ottomans.

They were given orders not to leave alive, not to accept surrender, but to kill, not to bury.

Two days later, a ship from the island of Ceylon slowly docked.

Fan Mingchen, Zhang Mao, Peng Qing, and Tang Xinggu stepped off the boat, and when they saw the surrounding scenes, they couldn't help but sigh.

The fortifications were all destroyed, almost in ruins.

As far as the eye could see, not a single Ottoman could see it, and it was all gone.

"Long live the minister, Fan Mingchen, knock on my emperor!"

"Long live the emperor when he knocks on my minister!"

"Long live the emperor when he knocks on my emperor!"

"Long live the minister, Tang Xinggu, knock to see my emperor!"

The four of them stepped forward to pay respects, and Zhu Qizhen raised his hand: "All the Qing family is exempt!" ”

"Emperor Xie!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at Fan Mingchen and asked, "How is Liang Guogong?" ”

"Back to the emperor, my father has woken up and is currently recuperating."

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "It's okay, the tiger father has no dogs, and the father and son of the Qing family are all good!" ”

Fan Mingchen hurriedly saluted: "The minister's father and son have lost their holy grace and almost lost Ceylon, and please punish the emperor!" ”

"What is the punishment, the deployment of Ceylon Island was decided by me, do I want to make a condemnation of my own crimes?"

"The emperor is serious, the minister doesn't mean this......"

Fan Mingchen was a little frightened, it was the first time he spoke to the emperor face-to-face, and he didn't know what to do when he saw that he had made the emperor unhappy.

Zhu Qizhen didn't want to entangle with him, and said, "What was this place called before? ”

Tang Xinggu took it and said, "Back to the emperor, it's the Tik country." ”

"Tik Country? What's the name? ”

"It's just that the king of this place is called Tik, and this place is not yet civilized, although it is called a country, it is at best a tribal alliance."

Zhu Qizhen nodded and continued: "Is there anyone else in the Tik family?" ”

"According to the information obtained by Wechen, after the Ottomans landed, they killed the Tik family, and there should be no descendants."

"No one......

Zhu Qizhen groaned slightly, and said, "I will make it difficult for them to help them manage this land!" ”

Tang Xinggu smiled awkwardly and said, "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land." On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. If King Tik knew that the emperor had personally avenged him, he would have given the land with both hands as a thank you for the emperor's kindness. ”

"I think so, too!"

Zhu Qizhen smiled knowingly and continued: "This place is temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Ceylon Metropolitan Division, and as for how it will develop in the future, it will be handed over to the Qing family." ”

Tang Xinggu was overjoyed and said, "The minister will live up to the grace of the saint!" ”

The scope of the Ceylon Metropolitan Division is larger, and the power of his own command and knowledge is greater, and this place is isolated overseas, far away from the Ming Dynasty, in other words, being an official here is no different from the emperor of the soil.

Fan Zhong is only in charge of military and political affairs, regardless of civil affairs, and the most important thing is that this person does not reject himself, and even when he encounters problems, he will humbly ask for advice, how can there be such a good thing in the world?

Zhu Qizhen looked at Peng Qing again and asked, "The Qing family has suffered!" ”

Peng Qing was very moved, and said: "It's the minister who has caused trouble to the emperor." ”

This big battle was all caused by himself, and Liang Guogong almost took his life, so that he felt deeply guilty in his heart.

"The Ottomans are wolf-like, and even my fleet dares to rob them, don't worry, I will lead my troops to fight over and avenge the Qing family!"

Peng Qing looked surprised and said, "Your Majesty, don't be reckless!" ”

"If you don't destroy him, how can I save face?"

"But ......"

Peng Qing was a little anxious, the emperor didn't seem to be coming to the rescue, but preparing to launch a national war.

If it were some small border countries, it would be fine, but the Ottomans were not small!

The country came from a branch of the Turks that came to the Persian Gulf through constant migration.

After King Muhad succeeded to the throne, he personally led an army of 100,000 to the west, conquered the Eastern Roman Empire in one fell swoop, and established the Ottoman Empire with the capital of Constantinople, and the empire radiated to the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Caspian Sea and other important sea areas, and its strength was extremely powerful.

Although the Ottoman navy was wiped out, the fighting power on land should not be underestimated.

The Ming fleet rushed over from thousands of miles away, and it had to land and fight, and the time and place were favorable and the people were not occupied.

"The Ottomans have already paid the price, this grudge should not be too deep, please think twice!"

"Do you think the Ottomans will give up?"

Peng Qing frowned tightly and did not answer.

Zhu Qizhen put away the smile on his face and said, "Spread my will, and in three days, I will go to the Ottomans!" ”

(End of chapter)