The Rise of the European Emperor

In the end, of the 20 Venetian warships, only 4 gunboats and 2 old-fashioned galleys fled back, which can be said to be a complete failure.

Moreover, what depresses the Venetians is that if it weren't for the drag of the Indian prince's pig teammate fleet, they would not have been so miserable. If it were not blocked by hundreds of small Indian warships, the Venetian warships could maneuver to avoid the Spanish shells.

But there are no ifs in history, and the Venetians did not expect that the Indian maharaja's fleet would be so frustrated. Not only can't help, but it's a disservice. But in all fairness, the Venetians would not have been able to win even without the fleet of Indian princes holding them back.

On the face of it, the Venetians had 20 warships. But those 10 old galleys were of little use. In the final stage of the naval battle, when Giglioni brought 5 galleys to fight the traditional boarding battle with the Spaniards, he suffered a big loss.

First of all, da Costa is a coward. He was afraid of the boarding battle, so he ordered the warship to maneuver back to avoid the boarding battle. At the same time, let the fleet fan out and bombard several old galleys in Venice. This practice was unintentional, but it happened to be in line with the trend of naval warfare, which caused Giglioni's fleet of old-fashioned galleys to suffer a lot.

Moreover, it's not that there were no Venetian galleys that approached the enemy ships, but after being admitted, the Venetian sailors jumped ship gang failed. why? They were beaten into the sea by the Spanish muskets...

Coincidentally, Da Costa's family is a famous gun-making family in Spain. The famous musket firearm is the flagship product of the da Costa family. Because of the appearance of the Marlin phalanx and the Spaniards also set up the phalanx, Da Costa's family has continued to order and the business is booming.

After bribing the superior to get the position of fleet commander, Da Costa took advantage of his position and ordered the fleet to purchase a large number of matchlock guns. Of course, it is not a heavy musket like the Mushket musket, but a matchlock gun that has been miniaturized for the convenience of sailors.

It should be pointed out that in the 16th century, the army commander had the right to decide what weapons the army would purchase. And most of the commanders will use their power for personal gain, purchasing weapons from arms dealers who are close to them, instead of picking the best weapons.

Among them, the most classic case is the promotion of the French flintlock. At the beginning, with the support of Henry IV, the Frenchman Mahan took the lead in inventing the practical flintlock gun, and Henry IV also planned to promote it in the French army.

However, this was not in the interests of the French generals. After all, the generals of each army have their own stable arms suppliers and will not change them casually. Even the arms suppliers of some armies are the general's own family, or the general himself has a share in it. Therefore, Henry IV's promotion of the flintlock was hindered. After Henry IV was assassinated and died, Mahan and the flintlock he invented were directly vetoed by the leaders of the French military. It wasn't until the Thirty Years' War that the flintlock guns shined brilliantly in the Swedish Gustav line before they gained the attention of the French again...

It was by relying on the reduced version of the Musquete arquebus that da Costa inadvertently promoted that the Spanish sailors successfully repelled the desperate counterattack of the Venetian sailors. Most of the Venetian sailors who jumped ship were shot down by muskets, and a small number of Venetian sailors who jumped onto the Spanish ship by chance were also hacked to death by the Spanish sailors...

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As for Pinamonti's seven gunboats, the tactics are actually somewhat contradictory. Because the sailors on board are not very used to the naval warfare tactics of shelling each other at sea and enemy ships.

The Venetian gunners were originally drawn from the army or coastal defense forts, and they were still not familiar with Turkish artillery. Shooting guns on land and firing guns on ships are two different things. After all, artillery on land is fixed. The cannon that was put on swayed with the ship, so it was very difficult to aim.

Therefore, the fact that the Venetian gunboat was able to sink two Spanish warships this time was purely accidental and blind.

Why do you say that? Because the two Spanish warships themselves had problems for a long time and needed major repairs. What's the problem? The bottom of the ship is badly eaten by shipworms,

The planks on the bottom of the boat below the waterline need to be replaced...

After all, the Spanish Portuguese Union and the fleet have been cruising in the Indian Ocean for too long, and it is time for an overhaul. The Venetian shells happened to hit the parts below the waterline of the two Spanish warships, and the parts were more severely eaten by shipworms. Then, of course, the sides of the two Spanish battleships were pierced into the water, and then sank...

In other words, if it weren't for the failure of the Spanish fleet to maintain its own ships, the Venetians might not have achieved much. But because of this coincidental result, the Venetians finally admitted that gunboats are more suitable for modern naval warfare than old-fashioned galleys...

On the voyage back to Egypt, Pinamonti and Giglioni jointly wrote their account of the naval battle. The two said that artillery battles are indeed the mainstream of future naval battles, but side-to-side battles also need to be retained. Otherwise, once someone jumps out of the boat to help, if no one can resist, the gunner may be hacked to death by the enemy. In addition, muskets seem to be able to introduce boarding warfare...

Also, Pinamonti suggested-to train a group of artillery dedicated to naval warfare. Because this naval battle showed that artillery on land cannot adapt to battleship artillery fire. Therefore, it is necessary to train specialized warship gunners. The training method is naturally to send artillery officers to study in Beihai country. After all, the Jutland sea battle fought by Marin and the Hamburg fleet against the Danish fleet was the first sea battle won by artillery. That naval battle brought an end to the maritime power Denmark. Therefore, the Beihai Navy must have rich experience in naval artillery battles, and they can send people to learn about it...

In addition, the Venetians have no other choice...

At present, there are only three countries where the navy vigorously promotes artillery—Spain, Portugal, and the North Sea State (in fact, Hamburg and Lübeck have also partially promoted artillery, but on a small scale). However, Spain and Portugal are obviously enemies of Venice because of the competition for the Indian spice trade. Therefore, Venice can only choose to learn from the North Sea country with which she has a good relationship...

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In fact, Pinamonti and Giglioni do not know, they have escaped too much...

For, shortly after their escape, the Portuguese fleet returning from Canton returned to Calicut.

Ricardo, the Portuguese foreign minister who returned to India, was full of anger. This trip to the East was a failure. Wanted to annex Malacca, but was beaten back. He failed to do business with the Ming Dynasty, and was beaten back after turning his face...

In the two wars, although the Portuguese did not lose warships, they lost thousands of sailors, almost half of the fleet.

If it weren't for the three Southeast Asian merchant ships that came back from the Ming Dynasty's tribute trade, Ricardo probably wouldn't have dared to return to Portugal. Because he was afraid that Manuel I would skin him.

Ricardo was full of anger, and when he heard that there was a sea battle at sea, he took 22 Portuguese warships to sea without saying a word. But when he rushed to the battlefield, he found that the naval battle was over. And the Spanish commander Da Costa is proudly showing off his illustrious military exploits to him.

Ricardo didn't say anything, and directly ordered 22 Portuguese warships to hunt down the remnants of the Indian Maharaja's United Fleet, and chased them for a few days. Not only did they wipe out the wretched fleets of the Indian princes, but they also took the opportunity to capture Diu.

After capturing Diu, Ricardo directly ordered the massacre of the city in order to vent his anger. After plundering the wealth of Diu, he also set fire to the city of Diu.

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After returning to Calicut, Ricardo almost jumped out of anger when he got a piece of news from a local businessman. It turned out that Ricardo learned from the spice merchants that the guns used to guard the city of the Kingdom of Malacca The cannon was actually given to him by Columbus of the North Sea Country...

In other words, Portugal suffered a great loss this time, entirely thanks to Columbus and the North Sea country...

Ricardo was filled with anger, but secretly pleased. why? He found an excuse for his defeat—you see, I was defeated because of the batch of guns provided by the Beihai Kingdom, so you can’t blame me...

Then, Ricardo found an excuse and returned home with 10 warships, leaving 12 warships to continue the task of blocking the Arabian Sea.

Shortly after Marin left Lisbon, Ricardo also returned to Lisbon. While bringing back 3 ships of silk and porcelain, he also explained to Manuel I the reasons for the failure to seize the Kingdom of Malacca - it was all due to Columbus, who asked him to send a batch of guns to the Kingdom of Malacca...

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