The Ming fleet managed to come to the rear of the Francophone fleet.

But as a result, the six ships almost lost their ability to maneuver.

This left Ricardo ecstatic.

"Haha, the Ming army is looking for its own death, give me back, and annihilate them!"

The Francis Navy soldiers were also beaming, waiting for a banquet to celebrate after the war.

But at this moment, countless small boats appeared again on the sea not far ahead.

All sorts of things, everything.

Ricardo laughed and said, "Are they going to do it again?" ”

After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered the two ships to entangle Li Changhe's subordinates first, and then the rest went around behind them and sat down to watch a good show.

Li Changhe looked at the scene in front of him and said loudly:

"Order, speed up, and open fire on the enemy!"

Instead of retreating immediately, he moved forward and began to fire at enemy ships.

The few ships left behind by Ricardo were opponents, and they quickly lost their combat capability after a fierce battle.

At this time, the Francophone fleet had not had time to outflank in a roundabout way, so it had to change its plan and turn the bow of the ship with the intention of rushing into the Ming warship.

In this way, if you still use fire to attack, it can only be a lose-lose situation.

Ricardo did not believe that the Ming army would have such courage.

At the risk of the destruction of a fleet of this size, come and die with him.

But soon he was dumbfounded.

Because this round of Ming army boats did not have iron cables at all, but came and went freely on the sea.

After discovering the change of direction of the Francose fleet, they scattered in all directions, rushed into their formation as fast as they could, and divided the encirclement.

Ricardo was shocked.

But he didn't want to retreat, but was ready to just lean up and start hand-to-hand combat with the Ming army.

However, in order to preserve the way out, he still ordered the continuous shelling of an empty sea area to ensure that there were no Ming warships.

At the same time, the steering came to the downwind so that if the situation was not right, it would immediately run away.

After a few moments, the fierce melee fight began.

The pirate king Gao Wannian, who has been rampant at sea for many years and has made a great reputation, and his successor Wang Liang, each led their wolf-like former pirates to kill the Franco warship.

Compared with the officers and men of the naval division who had just regained their training, their fighting ability was undoubtedly more outstanding and ferocious.

This is also the reason why Jiang Ning let Wang Liang, a newly attached pirate, participate in such an important battle.

"Brothers, kill the red hair!"

Gao Wannian is old and strong, and wields a big knife vigorously.

With an extremely simple chopping action, several Francois soldiers were beheaded.

"Old man, I'll come!"

Wang Liang held a sharp Pu knife, kicked down the red-haired fan in front of him, and then stabbed it hard.

He is only in his early thirties, but he has been at sea for nearly twenty years, and he is extremely ruthless.

It can be described as a fatal move, clean and neat.

And the subordinates under the command of the two were also very fierce, and in the face of the iron bullets and lead pellets fired by the firecracker, they didn't feel the slightest fear, and they killed them upright.

Even if he was hit, he could endure the pain and cut off the red-haired head.

The Franco-Rang soldiers were accustomed to fighting the weak natives, and when they had ever dealt with such a powerful opponent, they were all terrified and kept retreating.

And under the fall of morale, only merciless slaughter awaits them.

Ricardo stood atop the command ship and watched as five of his ships were completely caught up in melee combat.

And constantly falling into the downwind, with countless casualties.

It's useless.

The thought of evacuation suddenly occurred in his mind.

Because these thirty ships are all the remaining forces of the Indian Ocean Fleet.

Anyone who loses more than ten ships here will lose a lot of strength.

What awaits the Francois is the crazy bite of Spain.

Before he had time to think about it, Ricardo shouted, "Evacuate the battlefield and return to Manraka as fast as possible!" ”

After noticing that there were signs of fleeing from the Francophone fleet, Li Changhe clenched his fists tightly and said excitedly:

"Order, quickly pursue!"

Ricardo soon discovered that the Ming fleet had abandoned the broadside battle, and instead the main fleet was biting its own tail.

At this moment, he was completely frightened.

In order to preserve his strength and prepare for a comeback in the future, he constantly speeded up his ships so that he could escape the pursuit.

And just when Ricardo thought that he could finally get rid of the siege and blockade, suddenly a loud bang roared.

Then the ship beneath his feet began to shake violently and even tilt.

He didn't know why, subconsciously thought it was an accident, and continued to let the ship move.

But soon, it exploded again.

Not just this one command ship, but all the ships that escaped with him.

Without exception, they were all subjected to this unknown attack.

Seeing this, Li Changhe immediately ordered the ships to stop the pursuit and spread out to the left and right flanks.

At this point, Ricardo was already going crazy with his head in his hands.

His command ship had already been blown up more than a dozen times.

If you blow it up again, I'm afraid it will be completely overturned.

Ricardo didn't know what was going on underwater.

But he could vaguely guess that some of the previous attacks or retreats made by the Ming army were all aimed at luring him to this ghost place.

And this so-called ghost place will be called a minefield in later generations.

"Don't move anymore, God!

Order, let all ships stop acting without authorization, and stand by in place! ”

Ricardo's eyes were red, and he gave this extremely helpless order.

Although he didn't want to sit still, he was really frightened by the bombing.

If a hole is blown through, what awaits is a slow sinking.

In fact, there have already been seven or eight ships that have been very unfortunate enough to be in this situation.

Water has begun to seep into the deck.

The soldiers above could only make up for it frantically, lest they themselves go into the sea to feed the sharks.

At this time, the Ming warships, which had already entered the attack position, began to bombard again.

Ricardo was desperate to prepare to fight back.

Even the guns of the battleships under his command could not shoot at the enemy ships at all.

But it's also good to be strong.

But he soon discovered that half of the artillery guns fired by the Ming army were poisonous smoke bombs.

As it exploded on the deck, billowing poisonous smoke was blown by the wind, and soon surrounded the entire ship.

One by one, the Franco-Rang soldiers were smoked into confusion and shouted to God for help.

I couldn't even open my eyes, let alone say anything, and I fired back.

Ricardo covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said hatefully: "Order, order all leaky battleships to be the vanguard, break out of this sea area!" ”

In order to survive, he had to abandon his soldiers.

Because he is a commander, a nobleman, and obviously lives to play a greater role.

At least that's what Ricardo thought.

Although he cursed in his heart, the good quality made the Franc soldiers obey this order.

They rushed forward like a desperate man, and gave his life to his Excellency the Colonel.

Finally, Ricardo managed to get out of the minefield.

At this time, there were only fifteen warships left under his command.

That's a desperate number.

The strength of the Franc machine in the East will collapse.

"Desperate to return to Manraka!

My dear God, bless you faithful believers. ”

Ricardo crossed and looked at the Ming fleet that was chasing after him, only to feel that his heart seemed to explode at any moment.

In his twenty years of career, he has never been so embarrassed as he is at this moment.

Half an hour later.

Ricardo looked at the coastline looming ahead of him, leaving tears of emotion.

As long as you sail through the harbor not far away, you will be able to land safely.

Just when he thought he could escape, he suddenly found that it was dark.

"No, it's not dark.

This is...... My God! ”

Ricardo swore that he had never seen such a spectacular and terrifying scene.

A huge six-story ship wrapped in iron armor appeared in his eyes.

And the rows of artillery that shimmered with a cold luster were even more terrifying.

I'm afraid that I will be smashed in the next moment.

All the Francos officers and men, including him Ricardo, fell to the ground in despair.

They live forever, and they can't arouse the slightest rebellion against Daming.

At this moment, a loud shout rang out from the ironclad.

It was shouted in the Franco-language language.

The general meaning is: "Those who descend do not kill!" ”