Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 335
It took more than a year. Under the leadership of Claudia, the [-] Ming army successfully arrived at Cape Verde, Portugal's territory in North Africa, stopped for a while and rested, and then went straight to Alzin.

Alzin was originally a Portuguese colony, but was snatched away by the Netherlands in the 30 Years War.

Arzin is not the first stronghold of the Dutch to be pulled out in Africa. Under the leadership of the accompanying Portuguese army, two important strongholds of St. Helena and the Gold Coast occupied by the Dutch have been pulled out before.

Of course, the Ming-Portuguese coalition forces will also station some troops to control it, otherwise it is likely to be occupied by other forces when it turns around.

Not long after Alzin was taken back by the Ming-Portuguese coalition forces, the Spaniards and the Netherlands successively learned the news that the Ming Empire had sent an expeditionary force to North Africa. They were shocked and terrified at the same time.

Unlike other kingdoms in Europe, they suffered a lot from the Ming army in the Far East, and they really saw the strength of the Ming Empire.

I thought that after withdrawing from the Far East, the intersection with this ancient oriental country would gradually decrease in the future, but I didn't expect that the Ming Empire would send a large army to North Africa, obviously wanting to participate in European affairs. The ambition is serious. Not small.

But it is useless to talk about other things now, the Ming army has really appeared.

After discussion, the two countries felt that this was not just a matter of the two countries, but a matter of the whole of Europe. They planned to use the power of the church to unite all countries to deal with this uninvited guest from afar.

Of course, another important reason is that the two countries do not want to consume their own strength. After all, even if they defeat the Ming army here, they will not get much benefit, so why bother to use this ability?

Although the Ming army's expedition was in the name of rescuing the Kingdom of Portugal, who would believe that the Ming Empire had such a good heart and spent so much effort just to rescue an ally thousands of miles away.

In order not to become the first bird, the coalition forces of Spain and the Netherlands suspended their operations, did not launch an attack on the Kingdom of Portugal, and instead went to contact other countries.

After resting in Alzin for a few days, the replenished Ming army continued northward and successfully landed on the south coast of the Kingdom of Portugal.

As the Spanish army and the Dutch army voluntarily retreated, the Kingdom of Portugal temporarily resolved the crisis, but a new crisis followed.

The English were very dissatisfied with the Portuguese Kingdom’s treatment of the Ming army, especially when the Portuguese army united with the Ming army to retake several African strongholds. also faced great challenges.

The English were dissatisfied, and the Portuguese were even more dissatisfied. They had no choice but to be threatened by the English and agree to many harsh conditions.

Now that the Ming army has arrived, they have a lot of confidence. What's more, this army is led by the wife of King Guangming, Tangning, Claudia. This also shows the attitude of the Ming Empire.

Coupled with the affirmative reply from Claudia and Ye Dacheng, the coach of the Ming Army, they were even more confident.

As a result, the Portuguese didn't swallow their anger anymore, but they didn't directly turn against the English. They just ignored them a lot and ignored their dissatisfaction.

The current ruler of the Kingdom of England is Lord Protector Renwell, a military dictator. Naturally, his temper would not be so gentle, otherwise he would not force the Kingdom of Portugal to agree to so many harsh conditions by force.

Now that the Portuguese are not so obedient again, they naturally want to beat and beat, and once again drive the fleet to the waters of the Kingdom of Portugal, preparing to block the door.

But this time, they naturally did not get what they wanted so easily. Claudia first issued a warning to the English fleet on behalf of the Kingdom of Portugal, but the arrogant English obviously did not take the Kingdom of Portugal, which was bullied by them, seriously.

Therefore, the Ming army was originally invited by the Kingdom of Portugal to fight against the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Instead of fighting these two countries first, they first confronted the original "ally" Kingdom of England.

As a result, the Ming-Portuguese coalition forces collided with the English fleet off the coast of Lisbon Bay. The Ming-Portuguese coalition forces had nearly a hundred warships, and the English fleet also had more than a hundred ships, but the overall tonnage was smaller than that of the Ming-Portuguese coalition forces. Smaller than the Ming army.

Because in order to ensure the safety of the ocean voyage, most of Tangning's fleet were large warships, and there were more than [-] warships with a displacement of more than [-] tons.

The scale of this naval battle is no less than the scale of the battle between the English fleet and the Spanish Armada in the last century. However, after six to seventy years of evolution, the current tactics are more flexible, and the technology and firepower of warships have been greatly improved.

The English clearly stipulated the use of line-of-line tactics in the "Maritime Combat Doctrine", so the English now have mastered line-of-line tactics proficiently.

Unlike the English fleet, the Ming fleet had set up its battle line formation early.

Although he was shocked that the Ming army was able to form a battle line so skillfully, the English commander Robert immediately showed a look of disdain, because the Ming army arranged the formation a few miles away, treating the sea as a Got land?
As a result, the English fleet narrowed the distance while observing various conditions at sea.

When approaching the formation of the Ming army at a thousand feet, that is, less than one mile, the English fleet quickly reversed its direction under the order, and the originally chaotic formation quickly became a line, ready to draw an arc. Go around from the side of the Ming army formation.

The timing chosen by the English is very good, so that they can basically guarantee that they will bypass the formation of the Ming fleet and seize the upper hand.

Because the Ming army had the upper wind just now, but when they circled behind the Ming army, they naturally had the upper wind. In the era of sailing warships, it is necessary to have a favorable wind.

Obviously, the Ming army also seemed to have discovered the intention of the English fleet, and immediately began to adjust its course.

Seeing the Ming army's fleet turning hastily, the English didn't care at all, and even showed a smile of conspiracy success, because according to the Ming army's reaction, it was impossible to overtake them.

And as long as they get around to the back of the Ming army, they can narrow the distance to within [-] feet as much as possible, and they can launch an attack at any time. At that time, the Ming army may still be turning, and they will definitely catch the Ming army by surprise.

The ideal is very full, but the reality is very cruel. Wouldn't Ye Dacheng, the coach of the Ming army who has experienced various naval battles, think of this?He just took advantage of the English people's ignorance of all aspects of the warships of the Ming army, and deliberately set a trap for them.

Sure enough, the English were fooled. When the English fleet circled at full speed, Ye Dacheng immediately ordered the fleet to turn. horizontal line.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was about one hundred feet.

(End of this chapter)