Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Far from afar, the sound of thunder and cannons that rumbling from the Li family fleet from the east came to the flagship of Piedro de Barudis, commander-in-chief of the Spanish Invincible Fleet and the Admiral of the Spanish Kingdom Navy.

Then, looking at the sound of bombardment, they all hit the sea where the fleet forward was located, splashing a bunch of water and the terrifying shells that hit the decks of the armed Clippers!

“…”

Seeing this, after putting down the telescope, Barudis's face turned a little darker.

After encountering the Li family fleets of the Ming Dynasty from the East in the Strait of Gibraltar and being provoked by the Easterners from afar, he decisively led nearly 300 ships of his invincible fleet, and directly divided them into three large fleets in front, middle and back, and surrounded and chased them in a half-moon formation.

But unfortunately, under the same pre-wind situation, he soon found sadly that the rumor that the speed of the Li family fleet was unparalleled was indeed not bragged. Their Spanish Invincible Fleet chased after a long time, but even sent it to serve as a front-facing Clippers squadron could not catch up with the other party, so he could only allow the other party to maintain a long distance and "kite". He had to bear the other party's shelling from a thousand yards away in a frustration.

Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

After a while, after the loading was completed, the oriental guns shot overwhelmed with another round of volleys towards them!

This time, although most of the shells fell to the sea in vain and stirred up water columns, a small number of them hit the armed clutches that were pursuing the front, and while killing and injuring many sailors, a ship exploded on the spot, causing it to ignite a fire and cross the sea.

Bang!!

"Damn Oriental!"

"I'll catch you..."

"You guys wait!"

Seeing this, Barudis, who was upset, punched him hard on the guardrail of the giant flagship with Spanish flags on the sail.

But it is useless to be upset, because no matter what, they must catch the damn Easterners and then get the other party's ship or naval gun. That is not only the order of His Majesty the King, but also concerning the future of their Spanish Invincible Fleet!

Fortunately, it is the Mediterranean Sea and there is no exit except the Strait of Gibraltar.

So, they just need to chase each other behind. If they don’t have it a day, it’s three days, it’s five days, and if they don’t have it a day, it’s half a month. He believes that sooner or later, he and their invincible fleet will always block each other somewhere in the Mediterranean, the invincible sea, and the losses of the current clutch are still within Barudis’s psychological expectations.

As long as he can take those five ships, even if he pays the price of one hundred ships, he thinks it is worth it!

“Report to the Admiral!”

"Our vanguard fleet sent a flag slogan. At present, two of the vanguard fleet's clutches have been destroyed by the enemy, injured five, and other ships are somewhat damaged!"

"In the face of the wind, their fastest sails and the fastest sails could not catch up with the enemy at all, and they were just passively beaten, and the sailors began to get a little upset!"

"So, the commanders and captains of the fleet requested the admiral to issue new orders, hoping to retreat temporarily, be a little further away from the enemy and make the necessary trimming!"

At this time, while Barudis was observing the enemy situation, an adjutant in military uniform came behind Barudis and reported loudly.

“…”

However, Barudis did not reply immediately, but was still standing at the edge of the bow of the ship and looking at the forward fleet in the distance and the Li family's ships in the distance.

"Go tell them!"

"Continue to pursue, you must hold the enemy at all costs!"

“As for the loss…”

"snort!"

"Don't worry about it for now, but let them spread the formation a little bit, and minimize the chance of being shot by shelling!"

After first refusing the request of the fleet ahead and watching the officer running quickly to pass the order, Barudis continued to pick up the telescope in his hand and began to observe the battle situation forward.

In fact, Barudis himself also saw that the Orientals must have dragged them on purpose, because the distance between their main fleet and the forward fleet and the Oriental ships has basically not changed, which is very telling some problems.

Obviously, the other party intends to slowly erode their invincible fleet by relying on the advantages of fast ships and long range of artillery artillery?

For example, now, the opponent is shooting his forward fleet at an average speed of one round per minute, at a distance of one thousand yards without any haste, and in half a day, he successfully defeated several ships of the forward fleet and lost their ability to pursue. More than a dozen were injured. Although there is no record of being sunk, the terrible range and accuracy are enough to make him feel frightened.

Fortunately, the other party only has five ships, and the Ming Empire in the East is far enough from Europe. Otherwise, once the other party can get enough support or transfer more fleets, perhaps only a dozen of the same ships are needed, which is probably enough to defeat their Spanish invincible fleet from the front.

That kind of thing is something he would never allow!

Therefore, for the Kingdom of Spain, for His Majesty the King, and for the great Spanish Invincible Armada, Barudis, as the commander-in-chief, must win this naval battle no matter what!

Even if they can't get the other party's ship, they will at least get some of the other party's artillery!

Otherwise, the sea control of their Spanish and Spanish invincible fleets, the interests of the New World, Africa, East India and other places will be no longer guaranteed!

“Galosha…”

"What have you discovered about the fleet of the Orientals?"

After looking at the chase battle ahead for a while, his forward fleet was extremely embarrassed but helplessly frustrated by the enemy's overwhelming shells. Seeing the occasional shells hitting the decks of the armed clutch, Barudis twitched the corners of his mouth, and then put down the telescope in disappointment. He couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and asked Lin beside him an officer who was observing and trying to record the data.

“Report to the Admiral!”

"After careful observation by his subordinates, the enemy's ships not only have fast speed, good stability, resistance to wind and waves and long cannon range, but also recorded a lot of important data and discoveries!"

"oh?"

"Then tell me!"

"yes!"

"Admiral, according to the observations of his subordinates, those Oriental ships should be standard standard hulls. You have also seen that they look almost exactly the same, and there are almost no individual differences. They must be the same standard mass-produced ship type as the large Spanish square Galen sailboat of our Invincible Fleet!"

"At the same time, their hulls are beautiful, with a slender proportion, and a length of 110 meters and a width of about twenty-five meters. As for the height and draft, it is unknown for now. They have four main masts, as well as bows and stern sails, with a total of about fifty sides!"

"besides!"

"According to some observations and some information obtained, they should have a total of five to six decks. The top three decks are equipped with gun doors for artillery. The number on each side is about one hundred and twenty to one hundred and thirty, and four to five each bow and stern. Together, each ship has a total of about two hundred and sixty cannons, which is very terrifying!"

"There is no doubt that they must be military ships of the Ming Empire, and they are not armed merchant ships at all!"

"The subordinates speculated that the reason why they only sent five ships was the fleet of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce because they did not want to trigger a head-on conflict between the Ming Empire and our European countries."

"But no matter what, my subordinates are sure that they are warships, and they are super warships above the first-class battleships. They can't be any armed merchant ship!"

"Admiral!"

"We must be vigilant against the Ming Empire in the East. Although it is said that they are now in civil strife and implementing a very strict maritime ban policy, once they recover, our Spanish hegemony will be really dangerous!"

"You think, once that ancient empire sends a whole fleet, just like they did that kind of thing more than two hundred years ago, then, it is estimated that only God can bless us Spain!"

Looking at the shocking data he recorded on parchment, the Spanish naval officer named Galosa warned their admiral with a serious expression.

“Hmm?”

"Is there actually about 260 artillery guns?"

"I thought there were only two hundred doors..."

Looking at the ships of both sides of the enemy and us in the distance and listening to the officer beside him, Barudis couldn't help but fall into deep thoughts and muttered to himself about the terrible number.

"Oh!"

"Galosha, perhaps, is this why I just rejected the commander of the forward fleet's fleet request to retreat?"

“Those ships are terrible…”

"In any case, even if we use ships to consume enemy shells and gunpowder, we must leave them in the waters west of Italy!"

"I think you know too, as our intelligence officer said, the Ottomans are now flirting with the Orientals, and even allowing them to supply to various ports in North Africa and Greece. Their vicious intentions are already obvious."

"If we can't keep them this time and let them consume this way, even our Spanish fleet, which claims to have thousands of ships, is probably not enough for them to fight!"

Boom! Boom!

At this time, another ship in the vanguard fleet in front was hit by the artillery of the Orientals and started to catch fire and smoke. However, Barudis ignored it at all, as if he could not see it, and still looked ahead silently.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency Admiral!"

"Now the garrisons of Algiers, Valencia, Marseille, Tunisia, Genoa, Napoli and Syracuse have also been given news and set off. We just need to continue chasing forward and dragging the enemy. As fast as one or two days, as slow as seven or eight days, we will be able to block them near the Tyrrhenian Sea!"

"Those Orientals and their ships will definitely not be able to escape!"

"This time, our Spanish Invincible Armada has been carefully arranged and dispatched, and it is impossible for them to run into the Ottoman seas!"

“God is with us!”

Gallosha certainly knew the concerns of their commander-in-chief, but he firmly believed that God would continue to favor their sacred Kingdom of Spain.

“…”

"You are right, God is with us!"

"The conspiracy between the Orient and the Pagans will certainly not succeed!"

After such a conversation with his subordinates, Barudis became even more determined to defeat the Orientals and seize the other's ships and cannons.

However...

Three days later, after a chase, nearly 500 ships, including the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Invincible Fleet, the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Kingdom Navy, the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom of Spain, Piedro de Barudis, his fleet, the squadrons departing from various ports, and the Chentelio Fleet who surrendered to Spain, were shocked to discover that, in the sea south of Rome and north of Tunisia, the waters that were not on the main route, there was a huge fleet of nearly 300 warships led by the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Empire, Hedm Affmedo Basha, and the King of the North African Sea, Barbarosha Fasr Heiding?

So, when the enemy met, the two sides, who were particularly jealous, began to fight in this sea area regardless of their concern.

Boom! Boom!

The cannons are roaring!
To be continued...