open sea

Chapter 320 Heavy Cannon
Chen Mu broke into a cold sweat for Deng Zilong in his heart, especially when two huge ships that were rarely seen in East Asia passed by, he also ordered the soldiers on board to prepare to join the ship.

If the ironclad ship is hit by the San Pablo, the hull at that slow speed will not have much problem, but the ironclad ship has too few sailors, and most of them will lose the battle.Other small boats have to climb up with hook cables if they want to board the ship. Only when the Chihai ship joins the board together can they win.

But after witnessing the two giant ships confronting each other and the wrong ship, the worries in Chen Mu's heart dissipated—they won.

Most of the soldiers were lost on the deck, and the right side of the ship was bombarded by nine heavy cannons at close range, and almost cracked everywhere. Because the supporting pillars were bombarded, a large piece of the upper deck collapsed, and there were dead and wounded soldiers inside and out. After two rounds of artillery bombardment, the captain The room was ablaze.

Facing two big ships surrounded by four fleets, the captain of Philip II knew that the situation was over. Before committing suicide, he set his house on fire with gunpowder in an attempt to let the treasure ship sink into the sea with him, but the remaining survivors had no The fighting spirit quickly surrendered, and the flag army boarded the ship and escorted the prisoners. The fire was extinguished before it could expand further.

Most of the captives were tied up and guarded, and they would be taken to small boats later.The galleon was not in danger of sinking, and Deng Zilong, who cleared the ship, sent a message to Chen Mu to board his best spoils.

"At the time of life and death, Xi Yi threw the body of Pao Ze into the sea, and he didn't know how to cut it. The wounded and captives in the cabin were taken to the upper floor, more than seventy people." Deng Zilong saluted and clasped his fists, his face did not show the joy of victory, After showing his hand to the prisoners who were kneeling and being guarded, he said: "The commander-in-chief needs to send family soldiers who can understand the Yi language to interrogate. If the western barbarians in Luzon are all these warships, I am afraid that I will go south..."

Deng Zilong knew it even if he didn't mention Chen Mu, what he wanted to say was more bad luck than good luck.

The fleets counted casualties after the war, and the Shi Qi and Huang Dexiang fleets were severely damaged. Huang Dexiang was hit by a musket when he led the crowd to capture the Clark ship and was beaten to death.Fortunately, it was just an ordinary arquebus, not a Spanish heavy musket.

Even so, it was only thanks to the two layers of armor, the breastplate and the mail armor, that he was able to recover his life. He was just woken up by the military doctor, grinning and screaming for pain.

The breastplate, which was directly deformed by a piece of chain mail ring, was pressed into the chest, so it was strange that it didn't hurt.

Sunk, crashed, and burned, one big shark ship and five small shark ships were lost in World War I, and many sailors on board were saved. Even so, fighting this Spanish treasure fleet cost Chen Mu a loss. More than two hundred masters.

Huang Dexiang's remaining ships were directly merged into Shi Qi's command, and he had to recuperate on the Chihai ship.

Chen Mu waved his hand, and the servants who were proficient in Spanish scattered around to question the captives on the ship. Chen Mu clapped his hands to Deng Zilong and said, "It's more or less a big victory. Don't worry too much. There should be no more ships like this in Manila. Worst case." There are only two more plans, and there will be no more, but I have to change the plan if I want to discuss it with Brother Chao later.”

The damage to the shark ship can be repaired directly at sea, but the ironclad ship is seriously damaged, and its iron hull cannot be repaired at sea, so it must be repaired on the shore.The latter ship could no longer go through battles, and had to be led by two or more big shark ships for two days.

Deng Zilong looked around at the unwashed bloodstains on the deck, nodded and said: "Xiyi is tenacious in the battle. Although the ship battle formation is scattered, it has its own rules. A strong attack on Luzon at sea may cause a lot of casualties. Now let's land on the nearby islands and send small boats to investigate. Harbour, take a break and then find an opportunity to attack."

"When we meet with Brother Chaojue, we will first find a small island to repair the ship, and then explore where the northern part of Luzon is suitable for landing. I heard that there is a tortoiseshell port over there. Maybe we can go there first, and we can arrive there in a day at most. "

Chen Mu looked back at the shark boats going to sea to pick up the bodies of the fallen flag soldiers and transport them to a big shark boat, patted the undamaged side of the boat, and said to Deng Zilong: "Go, go and see what you can get."

Needless to say, armor, muskets, ammunition, food and fresh water, Chen Shuai is most concerned about artillery and goods, which are transported from Manila to America.

The goods were counted by his own servants, while Chen Mu watched carefully around the cannons and various wartime utensils on the ship, while asking the flag army to measure various data with a tape measure, while the army clerk took a notebook to record carefully.

The long guns used by ships are all heavy guns, most of them are twelve-pound guns, and there are several eighteen-pound guns or even larger guns.

The shells of the four cannons at the bow and stern are very heavy, larger than the largest caliber artillery of the Chihai ship, and the ironclad ship was hit. If the stone bullets were replaced with iron bullets and hit the Chihai ship, it would probably be smashed into a big hole.

Some old-style heavy guns still have the same front and rear ratio, but there are also Nanyang guns with a more scientific shape with a narrower head and a wider tail to help release chamber pressure and save weight. This shape is called Hongyi Cannon in another world.

Chen Mu saw the reason for the rapid progress of Western science and technology on this ship. The progress stemmed from their uninterrupted war and trade. During this process, different cultures absorbed each other, and the pressure of survival forced progress.

This kind of exchange is most beneficial to the advancement of science and technology when the power is evenly matched. The Ming Dynasty is also making progress, but there is no such thing as an evenly matched power.

"Do you know why I am always on guard against Xiyi? They have been fighting battles like this." Chen Mu looked at the muzzle of the bronze stone-shooting heavy artillery, raised his hand to knock on the wall, and said: "Shuangyu Island, Daming It took decades to imitate the Francois machine and the bird gun. If the cannons were not turned off, in today’s battle, we got the Xiyi cannon and went back to imitate them. However, if the cannons were not turned off and the shark boats were not turned off, we would not be able to win. This battle."

"Is it difficult to make a Francine machine? Not difficult, much easier than building a clock; but is this thing difficult? It is a little more difficult. It takes man-hours and requires cutting the barrel."

"This era belongs to the sea. The sea and the ship connect the world as one. They continue to communicate and become stronger. If we stay at home, we will be beaten sooner or later. It seems that the Haojingyi people are extremely weak. Although the guns on the boat Everything is ready, but there are only a few hundred people, and they can be flattened with a wave of hands."

Trade and land are just the gifts of the great voyage, and the exchange of different cultures and technologies is the real meaning of the great voyage era.

There are too few Europeans who can reach the East, and they cannot form pressure on the Ming Dynasty or even the early Qing Dynasty. China only needs to defeat their marines, and the Europeans have already overcome great difficulties when they reach the East. Even if they stand in Haojing If you take only one step, you will pay a price of hundreds of steps behind you.

The Europeans who looked like toddlers seemed to be pushed down by the Ming Dynasty. Europeans traveling across the ocean were like being stuck in a deep pit, with only two hands on the edge of the pit to exert force. Ming Dynasty people could only see their hands. All it takes is one stomp to make him fall again.

No matter how strong you are.

But they are getting more and more proficient at climbing the pit, and one day they will jump up and stand in front of you. At that time, disaster will come.

The meaning and price of active absorption and forced acceptance are different.

"Having a vast land and countless people, Daming can't miss this opportunity." Standing on the bow of the San Pablo, Chen Mu opened his arms and embraced the whole world towards the statue of the knight's bow elephant: "Starting from Luzon, this is The Age of Navigation of the Ming Dynasty!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)