"Allah is above, is this Daming!"

Lusa stared at the huge group of warships that covered the entire sea, and his eyes widened.

He already thought of Da Ming very strongly in his heart, but when he saw Da Ming's warship group today, he suddenly found that he was still too lacking in imagination.

In his mind, no matter how powerful the Ming Navy is, there are only hundreds of warships that can survive, and they are of different sizes.

After all, if the Ming navy is very strong, it will not rob the ships of the Grape Country to guard the canal.

However, when he saw the real Ming Navy today, he found that he had thought too much.

Eight steel battleships emitted a cold light under the sun, and no less than 400 large warships of the same type covered the entire sea, and the snow-white sails were like waves on the sea, looking at the past endlessly. (The first and second squadrons are large formations of the main fleet, with 150 warships in each formation, and the extra ones are frigates of the steel fleet.) ）

After looking at Daming's battleship, he looked back at the poor more than 300 battleships behind him, and they were all different sizes, and Lusa felt that today might be the day he died.

Although his number is about the same as that of the other party, this size is far behind, and his flagship is not as big as an ordinary warship of the other party, let alone compared to the eight steel battleships, it is simply that there is no comparison between a beggar and a rich man.

"Woooooo

There was a strange roar in the sky, and when Lusa looked up, he saw a dozen small black dots flying rapidly.

"Enemy artillery attack, pay attention to avoidance!"

Lusa let out a heart-rending roar.

God, this distance is at least six nautical miles, and they have already entered the range of the Great Ming.

Allah is above, and at this moment he found that the cannon that made him proud was not even as good as a wooden shield at this time.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

More than a dozen shells fell back and forth, two of them hit the target, and all the rest fell into the sea.

The two poor fellows who were hit, a fire broke out on one ship, and the crew members who were burned by the flames let out a heart-rending wail of pain.

The other one was even more unlucky to hit the ammunition depot, and exploded directly into countless pieces, and the crew was very lucky, and passed away without any pain, maybe this is the luck in the misfortune.

The other shells that exploded at the bottom of the sea formed a powerful shock wave that shook the surrounding warships.

"Damn, rush up, rush up and hang out with them...... Spread out, don't pile up ......"

Seeing that his side had lost two ships before they could reach the firing range, Lusa was so angry that he cursed.

Although he was angry in his heart, anger did not blind his mind, and he knew that now was not the time to be angry, and he should immediately mingle with the enemy, engage in a string battle, and infinitely disintegrate the enemy's advantage.

With Lusa's order, the warships of the Allah Alliance quickly broke into pieces and rushed towards the Daming warship group from all directions.

"Hehe, the mayfly shakes the tree, and the mantis arm blocks the car!"

In the command room of the Dingyuan ship, Li Hu, who was holding a telescope, saw that the opponent's warship was broken into pieces, and he understood the other party's thoughts.

"Order, each ironclad ship with a small detachment, for Lao Tzu to eat them."

Li Hu's order was quickly conveyed, and eight ironclad ships, each leading a small detachment, began to meet the enemy from all directions.

At the same time, when the battleship was advancing, the guns of the steel battleship never stopped firing, and at an average speed of 4 minutes, the shells were vented at the opposite side.

Although most of these shells missed, as long as one hit or hit the waterline, the enemy ship would be directly paralyzed.

This is the gap between the times, and this is the power of science and technology.

The Allah Alliance battleship on the opposite side uses old-fashioned front-loading iron ball shells, while the guns equipped by the Daming side battleships, the super guns on the steel battleships are not counted, and the wooden battleships use rear-loading guns.

The artillery used by the ordinary warships of the Ming Navy is specially designed for the navy by the craftsman battalion.

Their advantage is that they have a long range and great power, and as for the size and weight, this is not in the minds of the Navy.

If the ship's transport weight is exceeded, the artillery will be reduced, and as long as it is not less than the minimum required number, then it will come as it pleases.

Anyway, the tactic used by the navy is to fly a kite from a distance, relying on its long range and fast speed, and hang the opponent stiffly.

This is the current tactics of the Navy, known as the Mongol cavalry maritime tactics.

They were like the Mongol light cavalry that crossed Europe and Asia in those years, hanging their opponents like this, grinding them to death little by little.

If they are inadvertently blocked by the enemy, they are not afraid, the rapid fire of the new artillery is not comparable to the old artillery, even if the number is a little smaller, the rapid fire also fills this disadvantage.

As the time entered the early noon, the fleets of the two sides approaching each other while sailing finally broke out into the fiercest engagement.

However, when it is said to be a battle, it can actually be said that one side is being beaten.

The Daming Navy's combat range is two nautical miles, while the opposite Allah Alliance naval fleet has a firing limit of 500 meters.

As a result, the Ming Navy dragged the distance of two nautical miles and did not get closer, and then the artillery kept roaring and smashing the other side.

The poor alliance fleet of Allah desperately tried to step forward, but instead of approaching, it was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face.

After only half an hour of fighting, no less than 50 warships were sunk and no less than 100 were wounded by Allah.

And on Da Ming's side, not a single hair has fallen out.

There is no way, the artillery on the opposite side can't reach it at all, it can't get close to it, it can't catch up with it, and there is no chance to damage the Ming battleship at all.

"Alas, boring battles!"

In the command room of the Dingyuan ship, Li Hu held a cup of milk tea in his hand, listened to the sound of artillery in his ears, and looked boredly at the beaten Allah fleet opposite.

A middle-aged man next to him smiled when he heard Li Hu's complaints: "Master, there is no way to do this, who made the other side too weak." ”

This middle-aged man's name is Jiang Han, and he has little to do with Jiang Huai, and he is not from the old navy.

He was the first batch of students of Weihaiwei Naval Academy, and after graduation, he served as the first mate of a ship with the first grade in the school, and when he saved Zheng He's fleet, he made great achievements and was promoted to captain.

Later, he was among the best in many internal assessments of the Navy, surpassing most of the old generals.

Excellent people will naturally shine wherever they go, and Jiang Han's excellent success was discovered by Li Hu, who was looking for an heir.

Later, after the investigation of Jinyi Wei Yueyingwei and the confirmation of his identity, Li Hu took him with him and began to teach him a deeper level of naval knowledge and his many years of combat experience.

Jiang Han lived up to expectations, studied hard every day, and often went down to various fleets to practice, and when there was no official mission, he was also kind and kind, which was recognized by most of the admirals.

Later, Zhu Zhangui personally met with him, had an in-depth exchange with him, and found that he was indeed a talent, so he officially decided on his identity as the heir to the chief officer of the navy.

Since then, all the admirals have called Jiang Han and are all Rear Admirals.

became the heir to the chief officer of the navy, Jiang Han was not complacent, he still diligently followed his master and the veteran admirals to learn from experience, and still went to the fleet for internship every month.

Such a performance made the remaining small number of admirals also recognize this future chief officer of the navy.

"Xiao Han, after this battle is over, I will not interfere in the command of the navy, and I will leave the task of destroying Constantinople to you."

"And I can tell you in advance that this battle is a test for you, if you hand in the perfect answer sheet, the navy will be officially handed over to you in the future, and I will retire and go home to make fun of my grandson."

"Master!"

Jiang Han's heart was excited, and then he saw Li Hu's gray hair and his old face that had been exposed to the wind and sun on the sea all year round, and his voice was a little choked.

When he saw his master for the first time, Li Hu was still a middle-aged man with a short temper and scolded his mother at every turn.

However, in the blink of an eye, the fierce master was old, and the violent coldness in his eyes disappeared, leaving only kindness and blessings for the future navy of the Ming Dynasty.

"Huh!"

Glancing at his students, Li Hu smiled, got up and patted Jiang Han on the shoulder.

"Why is the future chief officer still crying his nose, when Lao Tzu followed His Highness to fight at sea, he was stabbed several times on his body, and he didn't shed tears, quickly wipe it off, don't let others see the joke."

Jiang Han nodded and quickly wiped the corners of his eyes.

"Behave well, Your Highness will not bury any talents."

"Qi Yuan's little guy, used to be a thousand households, and he was also a thousand households with horns, he originally had no chance to reuse it in his life, but His Royal Highness took a fancy to him, and now the old hen has turned into a duck, and has become the commander of the Western Expeditionary Corps, and he is also in charge of our marines, and has become a general with heavy troops."

"So, in front of His Highness, don't hide it if you have the ability, otherwise you will have no hope of getting ahead in this life."

"Also, when the annual summary meeting is held, don't wilt during the meeting, slap the table when you should slap the table, and scold your mother when you scold your mother, otherwise when you grab military funds, it will be difficult for you to get past those bastards in Jianghuai."

"Don't worry, master, I won't let our navy suffer."

Thinking of the picture a few years ago, when he went to the year-end summary meeting with his master, his master slapped the table and scolded his mother, and wanted to duel with his good brother, Jiang Han couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

But at the same time, he also understood that it was just a quarrel related to the interests of his own army, and the two were good brothers in normal times, the kind that could block the sword for each other.

"Report, there are signs of retreat of the enemy fleet!"

While the master and apprentice were chatting in their spare time, the captain of the Dingyuan ship commanded and loudly reported that the enemy was going to retreat.

The two of them immediately turned around and came to the window of the boat, picked up the binoculars and looked into the distance.

I saw that chasing the quasi-close battle of the Daming fleet of Allah, some large ships began to slowly retreat, and the remaining warships were desperately moving forward, ready to block the Daming fleet to the death and buy time for the retreating fleet.

"Oh, it's just a dying struggle!"

Li Hu sneered, and ordered Jiang Han behind him: "Order the second squadron to destroy the enemy's blocking forces, and the first squadron will begin to retract and launch a pursuit of the enemy's fleeing ships. ”

"Yes!"

Jiang Han answered loudly, turned around and returned to the radio, and began to convey Li Hu's order.

Soon the divisions received orders, the 2nd Squadron began to take the initiative to move forward, destroying the broken ships, and the 1st Squadron was to assemble the Ironclad Fleet, follow the Ironclad Fleet, bypass the battle, sink several Allah Alliance ships that were ready to come up to intercept, and closely followed the retreating fleet of Lusa.

"Damn, speed up and measure the reef area, I don't believe that they dare to catch up with the unfamiliar seas."

Turning back and seeing the enemy fleet catching up, Lusa was so angry that he threw the monocular on the deck and at the same time gave a very dangerous order.

At the end of noon, the Allah alliance fleet, which had been beaten for half an hour and lost more than a dozen ships, finally came to the reef area.

Looking at a sea area in the distance, Lusa glanced back with a sneer, and the Daming fleet, which was still in the back of the neck, gave the order to enter under the helpless expressions of the captains.

"Ships should be careful to slow down, there may be a danger zone ahead."

Seeing that the route of the other party's ship was a little strange, Li Huxin suddenly became vigilant, took a look at the chart next to him, and saw that it was a dangerous area, so he had a guess in his heart.

"Has our fleet ever probed here?"

Li Hu looked back at the fleet commander who was protecting the canal and following Qi Yuan to rob everywhere.

The commander, who had come over as a guide, shook his head and replied: "This is the inland sea area, the terrain is extremely complicated, and the time is too short, we can only mark the dangerous areas in various places according to the information we have gathered, but what are the specific dangers, and where to avoid the dangers, I don't know very well!" ”

Li Hu's brows furrowed slightly, and after a while, his hand slammed the table.

"Damn, why doesn't our navy have planes, if there are planes in this situation, they won't be so passive."

Looking at the other party, there were still nearly 100 warships left and gradually sailing away, although Li Hu wanted to catch up and wipe out the remnants of the enemy in one fell swoop, but he was worried that he was not familiar with the sea conditions, and it would be dangerous to rush in, so he could only order to withdraw to the main battlefield first, and then destroy this little grasshopper when he had a chance later.

This is the helplessness of fighting at sea, unlike the land can, which can set up an ambush in advance with the help of the terrain, and the enemy has no way to escape.

In the endless sea, it is impossible to complete the real blockade, and in this situation with the right wind direction, it is very difficult for the steel battleship to catch up.

As Li Hu returned to the main battle with the fleet, dozens of ships of the Allah Alliance that were still resisting rose up and chose to surrender.

The battle, later known as the Battle of Cyprus, began in the morning and ended in the afternoon.

A total of nearly 700 warships participated in the battle.

378 ships on the Daming side and 311 ships on the side of Allah.

In this battle, Daming suffered zero casualties and zero sank, and on the side of Allah, 183 warships were sunk, 23 were captured, and the rest all fled.

It was a battle with a very exaggerated casualty ratio, and it was also a super record that no one had ever done before.

Even this battle was called the most classic naval battle by the later Navy.

Although everyone knows that it is a deviation in science and technology that the two sides are fighting like this, it can't hide the dazzling, desperate and crazy record of the Ming Navy at all.

(End of chapter)