Daming pirates

Watching the Chinese pirate fleet sail to the windward position and adjust into a column formation, Anthony was filled with surprise. This Chinese pirate fleet gave him too many surprises. It was obvious that they were not at all like their counterparts.

It's different, it's definitely not the kind of mob that just swarms around.

And he could clearly see that these pirates were actually taking the initiative to gain the upper hand. This was very similar to the British approach. In this era of sailing warships, gaining the upper hand meant putting yourself at risk. Once the war went unfavorable,

, there is no chance to even run. Although the ship's speed can be increased, it can only rush to the enemy's muzzle.

Doing this requires a lot of courage, which is not something ordinary people can do, and those who are best at doing this should be the British. Could it be that these pirates learned from the British, or did they invite British naval officers? Anthony

My heart is full of doubts.

But in this case, he can only accept the challenge. Fortunately, their ships are equipped with many cannons. When the enemy passes by them, they have enough opportunities to destroy some of the opponent's ships. It is best to kill the opponent in one go.

Don't be afraid, it will be much easier to handle next time.

So he also ordered the fleet to turn around, sail against the wind, and faced Sea Wolf's fleet.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and everyone's nerves began to suddenly become tense. Each cannon was loaded with ammunition and pushed to the side of the ship. For such a battle, the cannon did not need to adjust its firing angle left and right.

Keep the muzzle of the gun flat, and when the ship sails to the side of the enemy ship, just light it directly. The key is to see how fast the gunners on both sides reload.

In addition, within a unit of time, it depends on who fires more shells, has stronger firepower, and whose ship has better resistance to strikes. This is obviously a slight advantage for the Spaniards, after all, their large splints

Ships are all built with fairly thick wood. Even ordinary armed merchant ships must be built to be quite strong because they are going to sail across oceans.

Chinese-style ships have certain advantages in the use of bulkhead technology and have stronger anti-sinking capabilities. However, in terms of the materials used in the ships, they are not as good as Western ships. Most of these ships are merchant ships converted into warships. They were originally built.

At that time, in order to save construction and purchase costs, merchants used thinner wood for shipboards. In addition, the wood was not all made of hardwood. Instead, more fir and pine were used for construction. The ships built in this way were bulletproof.

The ability is naturally not too strong. Even if it is in the hands of Sea Wolf and has been reinforced and modified to a certain extent, these ships themselves are basically placed there. They only increase the carrying capacity, but do not thicken the hulls and plates. If that is done

If so, it would probably be much more troublesome than building a new ship.

Everyone was silently watching the distance of the enemy ships, their palms were sweating, but no one backed down at this time.

The Spanish sailors were so miserable these days that they suffered a lot from fighting against the pirate forts. They also helplessly sent more than 200 infantrymen to the fort island, which was devoured by them.

Now they finally have a chance to avenge this arrow, so the Spanish sailors are gearing up and preparing to beat up these damn Chinese pirates so that they can truly appreciate how powerful their Spaniards are.

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The two fleets finally came close to the fighting distance, and the leading ships began to pass each other. The Spanish fleet also used a column formation similar to the Sea Wolf. The leading ship was exactly one of them.

One of the two standard warships.

This ship belongs to the Spanish Navy. It is a standard Galen ship. The displacement of the ship is about 400 to 500 tons. It is not a large warship. But in the seas of Asia, this kind of ship

It's already quite powerful.

This ship is equipped with a total of thirty-two large and small artillery pieces, which are divided into two artillery decks. Each side is equipped with fifteen artillery pieces, seven on the upper deck and eight on the lower deck. There is also a half-snake cannon at the bow and stern, which has equivalent firepower.

Strong.

The ship headed by Sea Wolf was a No. 2 Fu Ship, which had also undergone extensive modifications. Yu Xiaotian ordered the boathouse to be located on the lower deck, and added an artillery deck, giving it two artillery decks. However,

The interior is not a through-cabin like a Western-style ship, but still has compartments. This structure still limits the ship's artillery loading, but compared with the past, it allows the artillery to have a relatively airtight space, reducing the risk of weather.

Effect on artillery.

And this No. 2 Fu Ship was more than one size smaller than the others' pilot ship. The ship's displacement did not exceed 200 tons, which was about 300 to 400 tons, so of course its firepower could not compete with theirs.

In total, only twelve artillery pieces were carried on the upper and lower artillery decks of the ship. Only six artillery pieces were arranged on both sides of the lower deck, and they were 12-pound short guns. On the upper deck, there were light six-pounders.

Cannon, a twelve-pounder long cannon that can be rotated left and right is placed on the bow of the ship.

This ship was already quite powerful among the Chinese ships on the China Sea, but when placed in front of the Spanish warships, it became a small thing and had no deterrent effect at all.

However, this did not affect the fighting spirit of the Sea Wolf tribe on the ship. After the Sea Wolf, led by Yu Xiaotian, achieved victory after victory, the Sea Wolf sailors also developed a sense of pride.

, they don’t think that they are afraid of each other because their boats are small, because they have many boats, and they also have many good cannons. They can’t beat each other with one boat, but they have more boats.

Yu Xiaotian looked at the ships on both sides and sighed slightly in his heart. The captured Chu Cai Lao's ship had not been able to catch up with the Spanish because the modification had not yet been completed. Otherwise, his fleet would

Among them, at least it can be regarded as having a warship with relatively strong firepower.

And now the only things he can use are a few heavily modified fortune ships and the ketch he sat on. Compared with these Spanish warships, the other ships are really too weak.

He knew that this battle was destined to be a fierce battle, and he could predict that his side would definitely suffer a severe blow and suffer heavy losses.

But he is not afraid. If he wants to grow into a lion on the sea, he and his men must be tempered in the flames of war. No one or no country can become a maritime power just by building ships. Almost all

Maritime powers grew up slowly through constant battles with their enemies, so these losses were the price he had to pay. So he took a deep breath, looked at the distance between the two sides getting closer, and nodded.

Said: "It's time to fire!"

At this time, the Spaniards finally started to open fire. From the right side of the warship they were leading, from front to back, the two decks suddenly began to spit out streams of flames and gunpowder smoke. In a blink of an eye,

Suddenly, a piece of debris was thrown up from the leading boat, and the Spanish cannonballs hit their hull heavily, instantly opening a hole in their boat.

The sailors on the ship were torn to pieces in just an instant. Their flesh and blood were scattered everywhere by the enemy's artillery fire. The sails were also torn. In no time, they were beaten like beggars.

Screams and curses suddenly filled the sea wolf's ship, and some timid people quickly lay down on the deck, crying for their fathers and mothers.

"Fire for me! Fire!" Cyclops stood on the stern of the ship. The lucky boat leading today was Cyclops's ship. When he heard that there was going to be a war with the Spaniards, Cyclops Lima followed Yu Xiao with high demands.

They arrived in advance and asked to be the pioneer ship.

When he saw the Spanish warship just now, he was really shocked, but he could only bite the bullet and command the ship to rush towards the Spanish fleet. As soon as the two sides met, he was beaten first

He was beaten severely.

Seeing that his ship was beaten so badly, and in the blink of an eye, the men on the ship suffered heavy casualties, his heart trembled, and he was a little shocked, but he was not a timid person after all, and in an instant

He recovered from the shock and roared to command the men on the ship to fight back.

Both sides are trying their best to give the enemy a look today, so when they get close, both sides keep the distance very close. When the fleets of ships stagger, the distance between the ships of both sides is only more than a hundred meters. This is basically

It's almost like attaching a bayonet to a cannon, basically it's pointing at the opponent's head.

While suffering an early attack, the Cyclops' ship also began to counterattack at this time. The artillery on the upper and lower decks on the starboard side of the ship also immediately began to fire, spitting out streams of flames in an instant.

The shells roared towards the enemy ship.

At such a distance, it is almost impossible to miss using the current cannon. Moreover, the Spanish warship is larger. At a distance of more than 100 meters, it stands like a wall in front of the Sea Wolf tribe. If

If these can't be hit, then the gunners on these ships should really be pulled out and killed.

The fleets of both sides sailed into the firefighting range one by one, so they all started firing cannons at each other. In such a battle, there was no possibility of trickery, and the only thing that mattered was firepower and the ability to withstand fire.

The Sea Wolf is obviously at a disadvantage in this regard, and the most unlucky ones are probably the first few ships, especially the Cyclops ship as the vanguard.

His renovated ship couldn't even reach the rear of the enemy's formation. He only had time to fire a few rounds of volleys, and his ship was hit by a volley of artillery fire from the Spanish warships that passed them one after another.

It became a sieve, and the right side of the ship was almost completely destroyed. Even the artillery was destroyed by the enemy. The hull was riddled with holes, and a large amount of seawater poured into the hull through the cracks and bullet holes.

(Special thanks to two friends, Autumn Maple Forest and Nail in Chrysanthemum, for their tips! Your support is the motivation for me to persevere! As long as I don’t die, I will never keep updating! Haha, in addition, my condition is much better now, at least I don’t have a fever! I just have a cough.

The disease is still severe, and the trachea has still not recovered. According to the doctor, it will take about twenty days for the trachea to gradually recover! What bad luck!)