Chapter 784: The Battle of Pierce Island II
.Chi Shi Lang's mood was different, and Liu Er calmly commanded the battle situation. 7: The telescope was so happy when he looked at the iron armored ship. At first, when the iron armored ship was just launched, most of the generals of the navy were not optimistic about it. They were just iron shells. Isn't it just a coffin on the water? Moreover, this small coffin was not conspicuous, not even a fifth of the giant warship launched in the Ming Dynasty. However, it has opened Liu Er's eyes. He even wanted to write a battle report to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works immediately to explain the performance of the iron armored ship. He asked the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works to make an idea to produce such warships in large quantities.
"There is a big bird for you, Liu Er said in his heart that he had already planned to replace his flagship with the iron-recommendation ship. Damn, the warship has a bird for you, and this inconspicuous little iron-shell ship is so majestic.
After being repeatedly suppressed by the left-wing Liu Guoxuan of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch fleet, which was repeatedly frustrated, finally began to counterattack.
Liu Er's Nanyang fleet has been in the middle to support him. Now seeing the Dutch finally come back to his senses, Liu Er sneered and looked at the Dutch warships that showed out several miles away. He ordered the messengers around him to say, "Order all gunships to press on both sides and rush to the flanks of the East Ocean Navy, and fire freely, focusing on attacking large warships.
"The soldiers obeyed the order and informed the flag bearer immediately, and the flag bearer conveyed orders to the ships of the Nanyang Navy.
Liu Er ordered that the Nanyang Fleet, which had been watching the battle, had all been hanging up, and sailing towards the flank.
The Dutch fleet, which was stubborn on the right wing, was not to be outdone. It was under pressure from the Ming Navy. The Dutch finally saw that the Ming Navy won a variety of ways, such as flower bombs, incendiary bombs, rockets, and fire dragons. The warships were also sharper than Dutch ships. However, although the quality of sailors was one level higher than that of the Alliance fleet and was comparable to the Portuguese, it seemed insufficient compared to the Dutch. The Dutch used the quality of personnel to barely block the disadvantage of weapons. However, there was an iron-clad ship around that was constantly harassing, and facing the joint attack of the two oceanic navys, and was still overwhelmed and supported everywhere.
"Blooming bullet preparation!" A few orders came from the Ming Navy ships.
"Boom boom boom boom. Countless flowering bullets shot out from the cannons of the gunship and roared towards the Dutch warship. Suddenly, the Dutch warship rose up with balls of churning smoke. The smoke contained poisonous arsenic. The fire was overflowing. The Dutch warship that was hit in the front was covered by thick smoke. The violent coughing sounds in the thick fog were chilly.
The Nanyang Navy warships were driven and adjusted their ship positions. All battleships were facing the Dutch warships on the port side, and lined up with the Dongyang Navy.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom," each warship's guns loaded on the four-layer armoured plate on the port side began to shoot one after another. The large warships in front of the Dutch fleet undoubtedly became the target of the wave's attack.
Candney looked at his fleet passively beaten with heartache, and the warships sank or looked at the fire one by one, but he could only stare at them. He originally had some advantages against the Eastern Navy, but now the two major navy forces together brought pressure. This is not counting. Around the fleet, there was an iron-clad ship attacking the ship like a fly. Unfortunately, the ordinary artillery had no choice but to use this iron-clad ship at all. Even if it was a collision, it would not sink him. This caused great interference to the Dutch fleet. The Dutch fleet, which originally had fewer warships than the Ming Navy, had to intercept the iron-clad ship to prevent the iron-clad ship from moving closer to the flagship.
"General, this can't continue. If we can't turn around the situation, we will all be buried here." On the flagship, a Dutch officer frowned and said to Candney.
Kandney remained silent and continued to watch the battle anxiously.
The naval battle has completely lost the need to continue. Although the Dutch fleet still has the ability to resist stubbornly, if this continues, it is only a matter of time to defeat. Candeni understands this, and Henry, the commander of the Portuguese fleet, also understands the Ming army, even more. However, Candeni has no way out. It is still thousands of miles away from the Portuguese harbor. Even if it retreats, the Ming army will definitely stick to it in this long distance. There may be a glimmer of hope for resistance now, but once it flees, it will undoubtedly die.
"This group of damn Eastern monkeys." Candney cursed, but there was a warning voice behind him: "General, look, the enemy's iron-clad ship is coming.
Candney was shocked and turned back and saw that the ironclad ship was driving with full force after throwing away several warships trying to intercept, like sharp arrows, heading towards the Dutch fleet flagship. Look at this posture, it seemed as if he was planning to repeat the trick of the two ships colliding again.
"Quick! Stop him, Candeni's heart was almost in his throat. The iron-clad ship hit and sank an armed merchant ship just now. Now it is as good as the artillery. The flagship is the soul of the entire fleet. Once sunk, it will have a great impact on the Dutch fleet that is fighting repeatedly. Candeni naturally cannot let the Ming army do what it wants: "Change the cabin, turn the rudder, let Princess Mary stop it.
The soldiers on the flagship suddenly became panicked. They were indeed well-trained soldiers. The gunners could accurately hit the enemy in the shaking tank side. The cabins could skillfully control the huge warships, and the sailors performed their own duties. However, this premise was that they were in a naval battle, and the iron-searched ship directly crashed recklessly, leaving the ability range of the members on the ship. How to deal with whom Chi II: The second test. Many people were even stunned on the spot.
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After receiving the order, Princess Mary immediately tried to intercept the reckless ironclad ship rushing towards him. Captain Mary looked solemn. He understood what the consequences of intercepting the ironclad ship were, but instead of joining the ironclad ship with the ironclad ship, he only gave the flagship time to adjust. But he had to execute this order. He gritted his teeth, and the sea breeze blew his roll. His resolute face looked straight at the ironclad ship getting closer and closer, and gave the last order in his life: "Go forward!"
Princess Mary began to advance towards the ironclad ship. After a little fear, the sailors finally calmed down. Behind them was the flagship. If the flagship was sunk by the enemy, the entire fleet would fall into chaos and everyone would never survive. Since that is the case, then move forward to save the Dutch fleet!
The ship protruding in the front cuts the layers of waves, and the silver-shattered waves flew and scattered on the grey steel. The ironclad ship seemed to be shocked by the courage shown by Princess Mary, but the turbine continued to rotate, and the warship continued to move forward. Finally, Yang Xiongfu, the captain of the ironclad ship, roared: "Come on, blow it up!"
It was not a collision, but a sank. The two words had many meanings, but there were huge differences. The two new cannons on the Iron Craft had already aimed at Princess Mary, and then shot out flat. Boom! The astonishing recoil made the Iron Craft suddenly pause. Then, the Princess Mary on the opposite side exploded, and a ball of fire quickly rose up the mushrooms above Princess Mary, and then wood chips flew everywhere. Princess Mary, who had just arrived with all his strength, instantly exploded to pieces.
The flames were not burned out, and before the moans and cries of the crew of Princess Mary were heard, everything was over. The Princess Mary was left with only the remains of the flames burning at the stern of the boat, and there was no other left.
Everyone was shocked. Not only the Dutch, but also the crew members of the Ming fleet, and even the anti-Dutch alliance soldiers watching the battle on the island, kept silent and looked at the scene in front of them.
Yang Xiong was also full of shock. Although they had tried to fire new artillery on ships before, because the new artillery fired very fast and could be shot flat, unlike those old artillery, they needed to shoot in the air. When using the principle of parabola to shoot, Yang Xiong did not think that this new artillery was powerful. At most, the waves that caused were only ten feet higher than the others. However, now they were shooting flat at such a close range. The Dutch warship opposite was flammable and equipped with gunpowder. In Yixuan, the gunpowder in the gunpowder compartment was ignited by high temperature and then exploded together with the new artillery shells. If this wooden warship could withstand such a powerful explosion, it would instantly explode into powder.
The Dutch were shocked. These old crew members walked in the ocean all year round. I don’t know how many battles they had experienced, but they had never seen such a powerful weapon. One shell exploded the entire warship to pieces. What is this? This is even more terrifying than the devil.
Taking advantage of this kung fu, the commanders of the three ocean fleets ordered to continue to speak out. Countless flowering bullets brought layers of water to the sea around the enemy ships. When the water column faded, many warships had slowly sunk.
Before the naval soldiers cheered, taking advantage of this skill, the three major naval governors issued orders to attack. The Dutch fleet and the Portuguese fleet were already suppressed by the Ming navy. At this moment, they lost confidence by the sudden bomb. After destroying Princess Mary, the ironclad ship immediately opened fire on the Dutch fleet flagship behind Princess Mary. Although the new artillery did not directly
The gunpowder compartment hit the Dutch flagship, but after the powerful new artillery exploded, it immediately exploded a huge hole in the Dutch flagship. The sea water poured in. The flagship, known as the Dutch Navy Star, slowly trembled and tilted to the side and gradually sank. Seeing the flagship sink, the Dutch fleet naturally disintegrated. Under the attack of the Ming fleet, it finally couldn't support the white flag.
"Haha, the captain of the iron ship Yang Xiong laughed on the iron deck with his waist. He was a small thousand households, but no matter what, he never expected that this naval battle would be the one who made the contribution. He couldn't help but caress the iron ship's side and murmured to himself: "What a ship, a good ship, a good ship, a good ship.
The sailors burst into cheers, and the ships surrounded the surrendered Netherlands and Portuguese Island ships, wiped out their weapons, locked them all into the cabin, and accepted the ships. Before Yang Xiong could be proud, an officer arrived at the ironclad ship in a small boat: "Is it Yang Qianhu?"
"Yes, Yang Xiong glanced at the officer's ejaculation, and he saw that he was a general. This is a senior official who is a few levels higher than him. Yang Xiong thought to himself, are you going to commend me now?
The officer said: "According to the order of the Governor of the Nanyang Navy, your ship has become the flagship ship of the Nanyang Navy. Please be prepared, free up the command room, and prepare to go to the Dingwei. You are now the captain of the Dingwei."
"What?" Yang Xiong was no longer able to attract hunger. He didn't care whether the other party's official title was higher than him. He was originally two:... The officer with poor assessment was transferred to the ironclad ship. "He is suffering, now he is wrong. His catty, Captain Niu You's butt has not been hot yet, so he wants to move his nest. This is so fucking unkind.
"Why, do you want to disobey the military order? The officer took his hands behind his back and glanced at Yang Xiong calmly.
"This, this" Yang Xiong was unable to make up his mind whether to disobey or to change his position honestly. He was also an officer who graduated from the Royal Martial Arts Hall. He naturally knew the truth that military orders were as small as a small one, but he was just pretended to be something that really made him unable to swallow his breath.
"Okay, the officer smiled: "Since you are disobedient, you must be sent to the Military Law Office. Also, the Longxiang Medal originally planned to apply for you must also be cancelled. Just do it like this, come here."
"What, what? Dragon's Medal?" Yang Xiong jumped up.
The combat medals of the Ming Dynasty were divided into four types, the highest one was the jade medal. A three-clawed silver dragon was carved in the middle, called the dragon mule, and the second-class was made of gold. The two-winged golden tiger was carved in the middle, called the tiger wing, and the third-class was made of silver. The mysterious one was the Qilin, called the Qilin. The last one was the brass. The poisonous snake medal was carved in the middle.
Each medal is a symbol of glory, and it also has great benefits. For example, the lowest level of the Snake Medal, the recipient's family can be exempted from taxes, and local seventh-rank county magistrates and officials visit their homes one by one every year to show their respect for the heroes.
The Longxiang Medal is completely synonymous with powerful power. Those who can get the Golden Dragon Medal are definitely not just bravery. Since the establishment of the medal system of the Ming Dynasty, there are only three dragon garrison medals issued, one of which is obtained by Wang Qiu, the current governor of the Guards Army. Generally, if you receive the Longxiang Medal, you will be a serious lord. Not only will you be exempted from taxes, but you can also be hereditary to your descendants. The court will pay a certain salary every year, and the local prefect will pay homage to you to show honor. Not only will you receive these face and material rewards, you will be recorded in the case after you get the Longxiang Medal, which is also of great benefit to promotion. Basically, you are the first choice for every promotion.
What this means means that Yang Xiong will not only have no worries about his life, but also his descendants will not have to worry about food and clothing. Although the court does not give much salary every year, it is absolutely no problem to support a whole family to live a comfortable and comfortable life. Moreover, whether it is continuing to join the army or returning to the countryside, it is extremely respectful.
The Longxiang medal is also the most difficult to obtain, unless Yang Xiong's successive sank several enemy ships in a naval battle, including one flagship, which led to the overwhelming victory of the entire large-scale naval battle. Although Yang Xiong's contribution was a great luck, achievements were merits after all. As the governor, Liu Er had the responsibility to apply for a medal for him. After the application was put up, he would go directly to the Ministry of War for deliberation, and then submit it to the cabinet for stamping and notifying the inner court. In the form of imperial edicts, the most heartwarming thing was that when awarding the Longxiang medal, the court would send two imperial envoys to the army to give it to the parties involved, and the other would go directly to the hometown of the medal recipient to issue imperial edicts to his family. Although this person did not return home in glory, this grand ceremony was enough to give the soldiers who received the medal a great face.
"You can do whatever you say." Yang Xiong wisely chose to obey the orders.
"Then, I'll give you an hour." The officer finally gave Yang Xiong a smile, then turned around and left.
"Yes, Master Yang Xiongle saluted the officer's back.
"Oh!" The officer turned around, as if he had remembered something, and said, "Tell you the soldiers on the ironclad ship, the Governor also applied for credit for them."
"Yang Xiong blinked his eyes and suddenly realized that the sky was so bright at that moment, and the sea was so blue that it was fascinating. Even the wreckage of the enemy ships that were sunk by the bombing had an indescribable loveliness.
The smoke of gunpowder dissipated, and the sea fell into peace again. The Ming army gradually controlled the surrendered Netherlands and the Portuguese warships, and began to contact the anti-Dutch alliance on the island. In this naval battle, the sailors of the anti-Dutch alliance were bystanders from beginning to end. This war between world-class marine overlords really fascinated everyone, especially in the final stage of the naval battle, the iron armored ship sank the Princess Mary with one gun, and the magic on the entire island
The Chinese, Spanish, British, and Italians were all excited. They were trapped in this isolated island, and the food was almost eaten up. In front of them were enemy ships. They were waiting for the arrival of the Ming Navy. Now the Ming Navy arrived as scheduled and attacked the Dutch fleet without hesitation. In four hours, they defeated it. The fleet that was once arrogant in Europe disappeared like this. If it weren't for seeing it with their own eyes, no one would want to believe it.
For nearly half a century, the Dutch fleet has always been the most powerful existence!
Now, I'm afraid this title will change hands soon.
Chapter completed!