Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 797 Firepower Advantage

Philip paid close attention to the movements of the Ming Dynasty court. He knew that such a Ming treasure ship was the culmination of a sea-going ship that the Ming Dynasty court had finally built with all its manpower, material resources and thought over the past few years.

If such a giant sea beast is captured, not to mention its own value, their own strength will definitely double suddenly. After all, if you want to sail across the vast sea to Fengming Island, you can only do it with such a giant ship... Their small boats can go all the way along the coastline, but if they want to cross without the guidance of a big ship, The vast sea is bound to be swallowed up by the wind and waves.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty also had many advanced navigation technologies that they didn't know about, such as how to prevent scurvy and how to build watertight cabins... If the treasure ship was captured, it would be possible to be crowned a duke!

Being able to find opportunities in crises shows Philip's adaptability. Felute was stunned and realized that this was the best opportunity to defeat the Ming Dynasty's Nanyang Navy: as long as the opponent's flagship was captured, wouldn't this naval force collapse without an attack?

Therefore, under the command of Philip's flagship, the anxious Europeans directly divided into two sides, bypassing the collision angle at the front of the treasure ship, intending to flank Li Jinglong's ship on both sides.

"Young Master...this, this, it's dangerous, it's dangerous!" Steward Li Gui jumped anxiously.

Li Jinglong was also suddenly shocked. Although the treasure ship sailed very fast when taking advantage of the wind, it was still fat and difficult to turn around. However, looking at the Xiyi ships that were outflanking him from both sides, this man did not sit still and wait for death. Instead, he gave the order with a deep heart: "Quick, let me use the cannons to blast you! Blast him!"

It's not that he forgot to use cannons. It can be said that the reason why Li Jinglong dared to fight a naval battle was because he only thought about using cannons. The theory of firepower superiority was approved by his fifth uncle Zhu Su, whom he always respected, and Li Jinglong naturally regarded it as a guideline. It's just that in my desperation, I forgot to order the sail to be lowered, so I plunged headlong into the group of thieves.

Moreover, the ships of these Western Yi thieves were too close to the Tamjiang port. If they bombarded them rashly, Li Jinglong was really afraid of accidentally injuring the soldiers and civilians in Tamjiang Port. Now that I saw this group of Western barbarians taking the initiative to divide into two sides, I couldn't help but feel overjoyed: Originally, the cannons on the treasure ship were mounted on both sides of the ship's side. Now this group of thieves are actively outflanking them from both sides. Are they not taking the initiative to send them toward their own cannons?

Boom boom, boom boom! On the treasure ship, those terrifying giant cannons rang out, like the roar of this giant sea beast.

"Don't be afraid, charge forward! This kind of weapon cannot deal with approaching enemies!" Philip shouted. He had also seen the cannons on the Ming Dynasty treasure ship. After all, there were many sea sharks and giant whales in the Pacific Ocean at this time. At this time, the Fengmingzhou fleet of the Ming Dynasty, which was responsible for leading them, would be responsible for firing cannons to scare away these giant beasts blocking the road at sea.

Therefore, he naturally knew that the Ming Dynasty's treasure ship was equipped with such a cannon that could make a terrifying roar.

But after all, he had never personally experienced the power of cannons, and thought that the cannons of the Ming Dynasty were almost the same as the bulky earthen cannons used by the Yuan people to show off their power. At this time, most of the European naval battles still used angular bows and arrows, or they directly approached the enemy ships and killed them.

But with their small boats, even if they escaped the roaring artillery fire and got under the treasure ship, they would crash into the thick hull of the treasure ship, often damaging the collision angle of their bows, and they could not survive the strong treasure ship. Holes were cut into the body.

Not to mention bows, arrows and sideboards. They raised their bows and arrows, as if they were at the foot of a mountain looking up to the top of the mountain. They couldn't even see anyone on the deck. As for the docking... With such a huge height difference, it is still unclear whether they can climb up under the bumps... Philip also noticed the embarrassing situation of his own fleet. Only then did he realize that the naval warfare techniques commonly used in Europe were of no use against the Ming army's treasure ships...

"Someone actually came close." Li Jinglong stood on the deck, gritting his teeth as the artillerymen poured out valuable shells. Seeing that many enemy ships that could not be hit by ship's cannons had gathered below, he angrily ordered: "Hit, replace with shells! Throw grenades for me! There are no traces of these Rakshasa devils to be beaten!"

At this time, the Nanyang fleet behind had also arrived. The powerful Ming army warships were like sharp axes, splitting apart the Xiyi fleet and heading towards the rescue of the entangled Li Jinglong's ship. Although the treasure ship was strong, the thumping sound caused by a group of small shrimps hitting the hull still made the navy officers and soldiers on board the treasure ship very annoying. As a result, the solid ship artillery ammunition was replaced with hollow shells, and the soldiers also took out throwing grenades one by one. A lot of scattered objects were scattered on the deck of the treasure ship like a goddess scattering flowers. Varied.

Then, rumble, there was another terrible explosion on the sea, and a terrible death zone suddenly appeared on the sea surrounding the treasure ship: there were burning ships and masts everywhere, and many ships were even directly destroyed Exploded into timber. There was a circle of blond corpses on the sea. The survivors prayed for God's protection while frantically paddling the dilapidated boat to escape from this terrifying sea monster!

"Devil, devil... is simply the incarnation of the devil who rules the ocean!" Philip looked at the Ming treasure ship still standing on the sea with shock. He knew that this kind of warship must be very terrifying, but when he saw the powerful treasure ship with his own eyes, he realized that he still had not expected even one tenth of the terrifyingness of this kind of warship...

This group of Xiyi people finally gave up. Without the need for an order from the commander, the Xiyi bandits who had gathered temporarily turned into a pile of scattered sand and began to run away focusing on themselves.

"Quickly, defeat these pirate ships and go ashore to put out the fire!" Li Jinglong ordered hurriedly. The flagship treasure ship, which almost single-handedly defeated many Western ships, slowly moved forward, and countless naval officers and soldiers filed off the ship...

The Nanyang Navy won, and they won beautifully. Li Jinglong used his own strength to pierce the enemy's ship array and defeat countless enemy ships... If such a heroic achievement were to be passed down to the heavens, it would probably earn him a general, no less than his father. title.

However, his expression was ugly. Tamjiang Port was destroyed. The port he had worked so hard to build was destroyed in the flames of war because he fell into the trap of those Western barbarians trying to attack the East. The still-burning flames diluted the joy of killing the enemy and making great achievements, and the huge loss made his heart bleed continuously.

"... Young Master, we have done some calculations. This time, at least hundreds of thousands of dollars invested by Duke Cao's government will all be in vain..." Li Gui cautiously came to Li Jinglong's side, and carefully said.

(End of this chapter)