Wanli 1592

Chapter 455 Philippine Naval Battle ([-])

The Spaniards fell into a disadvantage at the very beginning of the battle and fell into chaos. The fast fireships of the Ming army moved much faster than the Spanish large ships, and the Spanish large ships moved slowly. Being forced to face the gunboats of the Ming army, I was quite flustered.

But after all, it is the strongest navy that runs rampant in the world. Even if it has been pampered here for decades, it has not lost its toughness. It can bring some threats to the gunboats of the Ming army.

At this moment, the artillery power is not too great, and a dozen or so cannons may not be able to sink a large warship. Relying on the solidity of the ship, the Spaniards forcibly ignored some of the Ming army's artillery shells and forcibly fought back against the Ming army's gunboat, making the Ming army Gunboats had to move at high speeds to avoid such shots.

Xiao Ruxun, who was watching the battle from a distance, remained silent.

But Jiang Dahai couldn't help explaining to Xiao Ruxun: "Xiaohou, Xiyi has rich experience in naval battles, the sergeants are well-trained, the weapons and equipment are not inferior to our army, and the hull is strong. Our army will not be able to deal with them for a while. But they will always reveal their flaws. At this time, our army has the upper hand, and they have not even been able to form a battle formation.

Xiao Ruxun smiled slightly and put down the binoculars.

"I said, Dahai, don't talk to me, you just direct your own, I'm here waiting for you to win this battle, and then we will land together, Xingshi******** Dahai takes a deep breath, Nodding his head, he walked to the front deck and began to command the big ship to advance and attack, providing fire support to the gunboat, attacking from the front, and the Zhennan ship also moved forward, getting closer to the battlefield for easier command.

"Master Hou, it doesn't seem safe here, let's leave here and go to another ship to watch the battle!"

Chen Long was looking at the battlefield, and seemed a little uneasy.

"Are you afraid?"

Xiao Ruxun looked at Chen Longzheng amusedly.

"How is it possible? I, Chen Long, happened to have killed the enemy before! I am not a rotten scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken! Lord Hou, don't underestimate me!"

Chen Longzheng was very proud of his achievements, and he couldn't bear others' contempt for his literati status.

"Hahaha! You, you, forget it, since you are not afraid, what is there to be afraid of? The sea is a genius in water warfare that I raised with one hand. Our navy commander has fought dozens of water battles, big and small. , undefeated.

Xiyi's weapons and equipment are indeed excellent, ours are better than theirs, there is no reason to lose, just watch, the sea will bring us a hearty victory! "

Xiao Ruxun said happily.

Chen Longzheng curled his lips, as if he was very dissatisfied with Xiao Ruxun's trust in this big bastard who didn't know three hundred characters. As a literati, he despised those illiterates. Although each of these officers knew a few hundred characters, for Chen Longzheng , is still illiterate.

He just doesn't trust the illiterate much.

Although Xiao Ruxun is a general, he is highly educated and can write poems and articles to govern the country. Chen Longzheng admires him very much, but Jiang Dahai... besides knowing how to fight, he is also fighting. His wife was found by Xiao Ruxun with help. not romantic.

He was upset, and the Spaniards were even more upset. The formation was disrupted just after the battle started. The battleships could not be deployed effectively, and they could not effectively achieve firepower. Instead, they were beaten dizzily by Ming army gunboats.

Although they had fully expected the strength of the Ming army's navy before, they did not expect the strength of the Ming army's navy to be so strong.

They fought against pirates in Europe, and fought against naval forces of other small countries in Southeast Asia. They also fought against naval forces of the Ming army at the beginning, and found that their firepower was weak, and they were still using the backward tactics of jumping gang warfare, and Also particularly fond of using fireship tactics to burn their ships.

These backward tactics are not in the eyes of the Spaniards. They have more powerful artillery than the original artillery, and they are not afraid of fireships.

They naturally felt that the Ming army navy that defeated the pirates was strong, but it was not as strong as them. They realized that they were ready to deal with the Ming army's fire ship tactics, but they didn't expect that they had just seen the Ming army fleet. The military fleet quickly approached them and began to shoot.

After the first round of shooting, they were directly stunned.

This is the navy of the Ming army?What about the fireboat?What about the impact tactics and the gang tactics?Why did you spread out so quickly?Why did they fire from such a distance?Aren't they still using the old guns we eliminated?How can the range be so far?Even further than ours?
The Spaniards found out that they couldn't hit the Ming army's gunboats when they were shooting at each other, but the Ming army could hit them, and those gunboats with many oars ran so fast that they didn't have time to aim and shoot. The army's ship has already shifted its position and is still moving.

The ships of the Ming army were moving, but their ships were not able to move so fast. As a result, they became targets. They were stunned by the artillery of the Ming army, and many holes were punched in the hull. If the ships were not strong enough, they might have sunk In this offshore waters.

Such a fierce battle scene also reminded Xiao Ruxun of the annihilation of the Japanese navy. Compared with the Spanish fleet, the Japanese navy is simply scum, not only small in tonnage and size, but also without a single gun on it. If the fleet faced Xiao Ruxun's navy now, he would be able to clean it up.

The Spaniards' naval warfare skills are still good. Although the Ming army seized the opportunity, their combat effectiveness is still considerable, and they are not weak when they fire back. The number of cannons loaded on it is slightly more, and the range is also longer.

More importantly, there are many soldiers with rifled guns on the big ship. When the ships approach each other and shoot, these soldiers have the task of shooting the opponent's soldiers or officers with guns from a long distance, shooting the opponent's helmsman or gunner, and even wearing different clothes. officer.

After Chen Longzheng's big victory last time, Xiao Ruxun knew that the Spaniards didn't have many rifled guns, definitely not as many as his. Such fusiliers specialize in shooting at the opposing crew and officers, causing confusion.

Fifteen large ships attacked under the leadership of Wang Wei, the deputy commander of the Sixth Fleet. Wang Wei's ship was Weiyuan, with a displacement of 27 tons and [-] guns. It was the strongest in the Sixth Fleet. One of the warships of the [-]s, and one of [-] battleships with a ship's name.

The soldiers on board are all experienced soldiers, and everyone is good at beating pirates. This time, the enemy they faced was much stronger than pirates, and each of them was very excited.

There is no point in fighting pirates anymore, only by fighting stronger enemies can arouse their fighting spirit and make them move forward.

(End of this chapter)