The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 548
At this time the situation was obvious, except for the artillery on both sides, everyone else ducked to the other side and held on to everything they could get hold of.

The artillerymen on the left and right sides of the Ming army had various expressions, ranging from composure to panic, because everyone knew what was about to happen.

"Master Ding will win." Suddenly someone on the boat shouted.

"Master Ding will win." Then more and more people on the boat started shouting.

Hearing such a cry, many panicked faces also breathed a sigh of relief.

In contrast, it was clear that the Dutch ship was rushing fiercely, but most of the gunners on the two wings looked ashamed.

They also know what to expect next.

This is the cruelest close-range bombardment in naval battles, and it is completely a gamble of life and luck.

Even if they have tall boats and thick armor, no one is not afraid of death.

Especially since they are all mercenaries.

A gunner on the left wing of the Kokda, who was at the forefront, looked around because of fear, and then took a few steps back.

"Bang" suddenly a commander behind him swung a long knife and slashed at the hull beside him: "Hold your position and don't retreat."

The artilleryman stood back in embarrassment.

Both sides are looking at each other.

The boats on both sides slowly approached, 50 meters.

40 m.

30 m.

At this time, the bows of both sides are already parallel to the bow.

People in front can see what the person in front of the other party looks like.

Both sides were sullen.

The Kekeda inserted into the fleet on both sides of the Ming army at high speed.

When the ships of both sides are all staggered and completely on a parallel line.

"fire"

Both sides fired at the same time.

At this time, it depends on the difference in the quality of the two armies.

The Ming army completely waited for the commander's order, and fired at the same time.

As for the Dutch artillery on the opposite side, some of them had already ignited ahead of time even after the chief did not give an order, and then the gunner who ignited turned around and ran away.

When the other gunners saw it, they also turned their heads and ran away, or simply fell to the ground.

Bang bang bang, the cannons on the scene continued, and the left and right wings of the Dutch ship were firing.

The ships on the left and right wings of the Ming army fought against the Dutch.

In an instant, the sky was filled with white smoke, and the shells from both sides smashed into the opponent's hull.

The Dutch had many cannons, and the cannons were big. There were more than a dozen cannons on the left and right wings, but a few Dutch soldiers on the right wing were afraid of death, so they ran back after firing ahead of time. The guns fired behind the left wing either missed or missed the vital points, and less than half of the Ming troops were hit.

And at this time, the advantage of the Ming army's small ships also appeared. The Dutch ships were tall, and the Ming army's cannonballs hit them, and it was easier to hit them when they hit high places.

If the Dutch guns do not hold down the muzzle, it is easy to fly over the bow of the Ming army.

In the final result, it was obvious that the Dutch had a lot more cannons, but the shells hit by the two sides were not much different.

Of course, the shells of the Dutch were relatively large, and the warships of the Ming army on the left and right wings were almost torn to pieces in an instant. Most of the artillery and cannons on the two wings fell into the sea. Disabled.

It was just a salvo, and the two warships of the Ming army withdrew from the battle.

But the Dutch didn't feel well either. The Ming army fired a lot of cannons at close range, and many shells penetrated their hulls.

The Kokda had no two floors, and the artillery on both wings was affected. One of the Ming army's cannons was hitting the cannon on the deck, knocking over the cannon. The Dutch artillery was killed and wounded, and the deck was full of screams and crying. cry.

After the shell hit the cannon, it jumped to the deck, and a few rolled to the middle.

Several officers of the Kokoda are here.

They glanced at the artillery shells of the Ming army, thinking that the shells were too small and would not do much damage to our ship.

"Hey, Mingren's cannonball is so strange?"

"Still smoking?"

Some Dutchmen saw that the cannonball was not perfectly round, but had a short and thick tube on it, and smoke was still coming out of the tube.

"Don't care about him." The commander sternly said, "Quick, get ready for the second round."

Only then did they come to their senses, because they rushed into the Ming army fleet, and there were Ming army ships ahead.

Below they will bear the second wave of attack.

Only the ships behind them will attack the Ming army.

The artillerymen on the two wings began to load shells and gunpowder crazily, while the other Dutchmen all squatted down to meet the second wave of artillery from the Ming army.

But the strange thing is that the Ming army warships on the two wings that soon entered their range did not fire. The people on the Ming warships all looked at them, and the two sides passed each other.

"God, bless us. Hahaha." The commander laughed, and he looked back at the Porter behind him. Like them, the Porter will have a close-range confrontation with the two ships behind the Ming army.

"God bless the Porter."

"The Ming army has few cannons, and the cannons are small. They will not do us much harm, and we will surely win." The commander was full of confidence. Both his left and right flanks were hit by the Ming army, and the impact was not great.

His artillerymen were loading their cannons, and the second round could be carried out immediately. At that time, they would inevitably sink two more ships of the Ming army.

But just when they were elated and triumphant.

Sudden.

The commander saw a sailor running in front of the Ming army's shells.

The cannonball was still smoking, but the smoke was getting less and less, because the flame inside was about to go out.

But the sailor didn't know why the thing was smoking, but he definitely felt something was wrong. He wanted to pick it up and throw it into the sea, but he was afraid it would be hot, so he looked around to see if there was anything he could grab.

"Daimon, what are you doing, go back to your position." The commander was furious.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang on the scene.

That Damon was blown away in an instant, and a big hole was blown out on the deck.

The Kokda shook violently.

The commander and several officers in the distance were also knocked to the ground by the shock wave.

After the explosion, the scene was in a mess again, and the wounded who were knocked down screamed incessantly.

The commander stood up staggeringly, and suddenly thought of a terrible thing: "No, Mingren's shells will explode?"

"what?"

The rest of the people haven't reacted yet.

Boom, there was another loud noise in the middle of the hull.

The two explosions in a row completely disabled the Kokda's combat capability, because a large amount of seawater rushed in, and it almost filled their cabin in less than 2 minutes.

Their speed was getting slower and slower, and their speed was greatly reduced.

People on board panicked, and no one knew when there would be a third explosion.

The commander yelled desperately, signaling the sailors on the ship to find Mingren's shells below, and then threw them into the sea.

But at this time someone reported to him that the boat was flooded and was being drained, and if the water could not be drained, they would sink.

It's over, the commander's first thought is to be over, the Ming army will take over.

Sure enough, the ships of the Ming army in front saw their speed greatly reduced, and immediately realized that they had been severely damaged, so they immediately turned sideways and leaned towards their bows.

Connecting the strings from the bow is also to avoid the guns on their left and right wings and block them at the same time.

The commander took a deep breath and drew out the long knife: "Get ready to connect."

There was confusion on board, the Dutch shouted, and many cried.

Because the next string battle will be more brutal and bring more heavy casualties.

Bang, bang, behind them, the Dutch ships confronted the Ming army one after another.

The commander suddenly realized that he should remind Kous not to bombard the Ming army at close range, because the Ming army's shells would explode.

But their semaphore doesn't say that.

He thought for a while, and could only remind the back: "Let them disperse, leave the battlefield, disperse, disperse."

Before the commander finished speaking, boom, the cannons on the bow of their ship blasted out, as if hitting the Ming army ship.

But there was only one bow gun, and the effect was not great. The Ming army's ship still rushed over. Before their second gun was ready, there was a plop, and the two sides finally connected.

Bang bang bang, just as the two sides connected the strings, there was a burst of gunfire on the opposite side.

"Ah!" There were screams on the Dutch ship, and more than a dozen people were knocked down in the first wave.

At this time, many Dutch arquebus guns had not yet been loaded with gunpowder.

(End of this chapter)