It was the first time Drop saw such a warship that could run so fast without the help of sails, and the first time he saw a naval battle that launched an attack from such a long distance.

The problem is that the enemy's attack can really hurt oneself.

The huge roar of the main guns of dozens of Ming warships fired together was like thunders sounding in Drop's ears, and his face turned pale.

If he was unfamiliar with this sound earlier, then after the attack of the Ming Flying Boat, this sound has become a frequent visitor in his nightmare.

Although it seems that the number of warships between the two sides fighting on the sea is hugely different, and the Tiger Dynasty has an absolute advantage, experts can tell if there is one. After seeing the speed of the Ming warship and seeing the opponent's attack distance, Drop suddenly became extremely sad.

Above this distance, the Ming army could attack the fleet of the Tiger Dynasty, but Drop could only watch.

He looked up and watched dozens of chain bounces spinning in the air, flying towards him like a sickle of death.

This flying chain bomb is specially designed to deal with sail warships. Drop's warships are naturally equipped, but they are thrown out with a catapult. They are not as big as those launched by Mingren. Of course, the speed is incomparable.

Faster speed means greater destructive power.

Drop watched the chain bounces fall into his battleship group. The flying chain hammer rotated and wrapped around a mast. The sharp and fine teethed hammer easily tore the sails and wrapped around the mast. The huge force made the mast as thick as a sea bowl break like paper, and the tall mast fell down with a bang. The chain hammer that broke a mast obviously had enough strength to continue to move forward, and then it was wrapped in the sail and fell down.

The attack of dozens of chain bombs severely damaged the main masts or secondary masts of dozens of warships.

The warship sails of the Tiger Dynasty used one main, two pairs and three sails. If one of them was lost, it would not completely lose its mobility, but speed and flexibility would inevitably be greatly affected.

After witnessing the Ming fleet launching the chain bomb again, Drop issued an order that all his subordinates felt incredible.

He ordered all auxiliary warships and even transport ships to become the forefront of the entire fleet, while all the main warships slowed down and became the second tier.

This order that violated common sense of combat made the entire fleet not react at the first time, and of course, no corresponding adjustment was made. However, the second order with a more severe wording was immediately issued from the flagship again.

At this time, the navy officers and soldiers of the Tiger Dynasty did not know that their king was heading towards the coast with the landing fleet. The order from the flagship was naturally believed that this was the order issued by King Dance. Although it was difficult to understand, they still faithfully executed the order after hesitating for a moment.

The auxiliary warships and supply ships rushed to the front of the team.

The only weapon for these auxiliary warships to attack the enemy is probably their own warship itself.

If the main warships of the Tiger Dynasty did not understand the original intention of the order issued by Drop at the first time, then when the Ming army warships began their first round of formal attacks, they would fully understand.

A wave of chill filled everyone's heart.

The two wings of the Ming army's warship had leveled the huge warship they were leading, and the entire fleet was lined up in a row, almost at the same time, aiming their flanks at the auxiliary warships and supply ships that were bulging their sails towards them.

Then, balls of fire rose from the side of the warships one by one.

More than a dozen warships of the Tiger Dynasty were hit hard in an instant. The artillery on the side of the Dachu warship alone reached more than seventy terrifying gates.

An auxiliary warship was hit by dozens of consecutive artillery shells. With the violent explosion, the auxiliary warship was cut into two pieces on the spot. In the eyes of everyone, it quickly sank into the sea.

The dozens of warships of the Tiger Dynasty, which were rushing in front, faced the attack of the Ming fleet, suffered a significant loss in the first artillery attack. One-third of the warships lost their power and helped to flow along the waves on the sea surface. One-third of the warships were directly sunk. Although the other third was extremely damaged, some even ignited a raging fire. However, they were severely damaged, but they were aroused by fierceness. They drove the warships toward the Ming army warships desperately.

Before dying, I also want to bite the other party a piece of meat down.

After one round of shooting, the Dachu combat formation continued to sail forward, passing by the Tiger Dynasty fleet and sailing to one side, and in the other direction, the Taiping combat formation and the Dachu combat formation intersected and appeared again before these Tiger Dynasty fleets, and fierce artillery fire rang out again.

When the two combat formations intersected and passed through the combat area one left and one right, the front-drive warships of the Tiger Dynasty either turned into fireballs burning at sea or were directly sunk.

The two combat formations deflected their course, circled a large circle, and headed towards the left and right wings of the large Tiger Dynasty's large force. After the two combat formations destroyed the opponent's front-drive force, the distance between the two sides was already close enough. At this time, the catapult of the opponent's main battleship was enough to threaten the Ming Dynasty warship.

Whether it was Zhou Li or Ning Zeyuan, of course, they would not give the other party this opportunity. The two of them circled around the sides of the enemy at the same time, using the powerful power and high-speed maneuverability of the steam warship to bypass the enemy's front and prepare to give the enemy another strike from the side.

The first round of attacks was brilliant, and the cheers of the Ming soldiers came from the warships, but Qin Feng frowned slightly. His eyes did not fall on the naval battle nearby, but on the troops transport ships of the Tiger Dynasty that were moving rapidly towards the coastline.

"Your Majesty, our opponent is very extraordinary!" Zhou Li's voice came from beside him.

Qin Feng nodded, "The judgment of the battle situation is extremely accurate and ruthless. He would rather send some auxiliary warships to die, and try to narrow the distance with us. I have to say that this is a difficult opponent. What do you think?"

"If this is the case, it is not enough. The maneuverability and speed of our warships are far superior to that of our opponents. You see, after this wave of attacks, we once again quickly distanced ourselves from the opponent. They did not have so many warships to send to death."

Before he finished speaking, the tiger warship, which was almost surrounded by two Ming warships, one left and one right, suddenly exploded like a swarm of bees that invaded the beehive. Some were still moving forward, some quickly turned toward the left and right wings, and some turned a head around a large arc and actually walked backward.

This time, even Zhou Li was frozen for a moment.

The other party's move surprised him.

The other party's commander actually gave up the formation and the cluster tactics. Looking at this way, does the other party seem to want to have a street gangster fight?

"Excellent!" Qin Feng stood up, and this time, his face also showed a solemn look. He was not good at commanding naval operations, but his ability to grasp the overall situation was beyond the reach of ordinary generals.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Even so, they cannot be our opponent." Zhou Li thought Qin Feng was worried about the naval battle in front of him, so he couldn't help but comfort him.

"No, I'm not worried about this naval battle. The enemy's commander never thought of winning this naval battle. I'm afraid that as soon as the two sides fought, they determined that they were not the opponents of our warships. His purpose was not to defeat us, but to delay us. Zhou Li, how do you think the next battle situation will develop?"

"Your Majesty, next will be a melee. It takes time for us to sink an enemy ship. This time is enough to get more enemy ships to approach us. I am afraid that melee combat is inevitable. After all, the number of opponents' warships is much more than ours. Of course, with the maneuverability of our warships, there will not be too many enemy ships that can get close to us."

"That's it!" Qin Feng shook his head and said, "We had some problems with the arrangement before the war. We shouldn't put the battlefield so close to the coastline. If we continue to fight like this, Danxi's army may land on a large scale. It is impossible to stop them by relying on Han Dang's air force."

Zhou Li was stunned and thought about it. The truth was indeed the case. You must know that the Ming Dynasty placed the main force of land war in Pattaya, and even pulled away a lot of the local troops in Manila. If Dance's large troops landed, Manila would be bad. Even if it did not collapse, it would probably suffer a lot of losses.

"Can we ignore the enemy's main fleet and go straight to chase those landing ships!" Qin Feng asked.

Zhou Li thought for a moment, but shook his head: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, we will still encounter the same dilemma. The enemy's fleet will move closer to that direction, then narrow the distance with us, and start a melee with us, so that our advantage will still be weakened. If we pursue those troop ships, the enemy ships will lean from behind, which will limit our mobility, because at that time we will be ahead of us, the enemy's troop ships and coastline."

“That is,?”

"In other words, we must clear the enemy ship in front of us before we can attack the troop transport ship?"

"At least, most of it should be removed."

Qin Feng looked at the form on the entire sea surface and said to Zhou Li: "Send an order to Ning Zeyuan, let his fleet cross the battlefield and insert it between the enemy fleet and the landing ship."

Zhou Li thought for a moment and understood Qin Feng’s meaning: “But Your Majesty, in this case, the Taiping formation may suffer losses.”
Chapter completed!