In the Bay of Biscay, it is winter in the northern hemisphere. The waves in the Atlantic Ocean have become more turbulent, and the biting cold wind makes people not want to sail in such weather for even one day.
"Damn Spanish traitors and Ming people~"
John stood on the deck and couldn't help but wrap up his tattered clothes. He was a commoner at the lowest level in England. He was a sailor by profession and occasionally served as a pirate and the English navy.
Recently, the Ming Empire's fleet arrived in Europe, winning consecutive battles and defeating the Portuguese fleet. It also cleared the French and English ships blocking the Bay of Biscay in the Biscay Sea, and even bombarded the ports and cities along the French coast very arrogantly.
This completely angered the French and England. After discussions between the two countries, the two countries also jointly formed a huge fleet of 150 warships, more than 3,000 cannons, and more than 30,000 people to prepare in the Bay of Biscay.
Here the fleets of the Ming Dynasty and Spain were annihilated in one fell swoop.
John is just a member of this huge fleet.
Of course, although it flies the flags of France and England, this fleet does not have a few real regular navies from the two countries. It is basically composed of merchant ships and pirates from England and France.
For this reason, King Henry VII of the Tudor Dynasty of England and King Louis XII of France promised them that as long as the war was victorious, they would seize the trading rights with the Ming Dynasty from the Spanish. At that time, merchants in England and France could obtain countless
You can make a lot of money by selling all the Ming Dynasty products.
They also promised the pirates that as long as they won the war, they would issue privateering licenses to these pirates, become legal pirates, and gain the support of the country.
Under such a call, the pirates and merchants of England and France cheered and almost came out in full force. They quickly gathered together, braving the severe cold, and prepared to defeat the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish fleet in one fell swoop.
At this time, the relationship between the French and the British was quite good, because King Louis XII of France married the daughter of King Henry VII of England, which was considered a honeymoon period and greatly improved the grievances between the two countries during the Hundred Years' War.
However, the actions of the French and British naturally could not be hidden from the Spanish. In order to meet this battle, the Spanish also made active preparations.
Not only did they do their best to raise warships from their own country, but they also bought, hired, and leased ships from Portugal, which had surrendered and surrendered. All ships were concentrated in the Bay of Biscay.
In the Bay of Biscay, two huge fleets silently moved toward each other in perfect harmony with each other.
"The waves in the Atlantic Ocean are much rougher than those in the Pacific Ocean~"
Tian Erniu's eyes were a little dark. It was already the sixteenth year of Hongzhi and it was the first month. Everyone should have been happily celebrating the festival with their families in Ming Dynasty, but they could only risk their lives in this foreign country.
Fighting in the cold.
Fortunately, Spain is still very welcoming to everyone. After spending a few days cleaning up the French and British people in the Bay of Biscay, they happily rested in the Spanish port city on the Bay of Biscay.
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The Spanish not only sent rich food, but also enthusiastic Spanish girls, so that the entire fleet exuded a lazy atmosphere.
Well, no one wants to go to sea to fight in such weather, but there is no way, the news has come, the French and British are coming menacingly, they must be defeated before they can return to the Ming Dynasty.
"It's not bad. What's really scary is the South Golden Continent and South Africa, where the storms and waves are really scary."
Jiang Liang smiled and said, the oncoming cold wind was like a knife cutting, making people want to hide under the quilt, hug the white Spanish girl and have a beautiful sleep.
"I've heard about it too, and I must go and see it if I have the chance."
The two of them chatted very casually, without much worry about the upcoming battle.
According to the intelligence obtained by the Spaniards, the fleet that Britain and France pieced together this time, although it sounds scary, has more than 150 warships and more than 30,000 people.
But they are all composed of a mob, some businessmen, and pirates, and there is no regular army at all. There is no problem in fighting a small-scale war, but for such a large-scale naval battle, it is obviously not professional.
What's more, the strength of their own side is not bad. In addition to the twenty Ming warships they led, the Spaniards have also pieced together more than eighty warships these days, and there are hundreds of warships in total.
Already.
At that time, the Spaniards will continue to fight with them, and they will use artillery fire from the outside, so there is absolutely no need to worry too much.
"Dangdang~"
At this time, a rapid ringing sounded.
"Enemies found right ahead!"
"Prepare for battle!"
When Tian Erniu heard this, he picked up his binoculars and looked over quickly. He soon discovered that on the sea area directly ahead, warships were rushing toward him menacingly. These warships were flying two kinds of flags, one
It is a cross flag with a red background, which is a British warship, and there is also a French flag with red, blue and white colors.
As Tian Erniu's order was conveyed, the originally listless sailors on the surrounding warships suddenly became energetic and began to work desperately.
"Wow!"
“Discovering British pirates and French Gallic chicken~”
"Kill~"
"Kill these pirates~"
On the Spanish warship side, as the alarm bell rang, the Spanish matadors on the warships suddenly roared.
They have been waiting for this day for more than a year.
If the Portuguese only blockaded their ports and coastlines, and then bombarded their port cities, there would be nothing too extreme.
Then English pirates and French Gallic chickens can do anything.
British pirates often came to plunder the ports and cities along the Bay of Biscay. They were so poor that they would not let go of a pin. They captured all the men and women as slaves and sold them to the Mediterranean and sold them to the hateful Arabs.
As for the French, they have always regarded themselves as the strongest country on the European continent and always like to be the boss. They have many territorial disputes with the Spanish in Italy and have great grievances between them.
At the same time, the French put the greatest pressure on the Spanish on land. On the northern front, almost most of the Spanish main force was concentrated.
"Dang~dang~"
"Discovering the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish Fleet~"
Almost at the same time, the French and British also discovered each other. Suddenly, alarm bells sounded on each warship. Many pirates and sailors became excited, waving their swords, ready to attack fiercely.
Roughly repair the European traitor Spain and the arrogant Ming people.
"Dong dong~"
As the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, the Ming fleet still opened fire first. As billowing white smoke enveloped the sea, each cannonball formed a rain of cannonballs covering an area.
Whenever the rain of shells falls, huge water columns instantly rise in a large area of the sea, and huge holes appear on every warship, accompanied by screams and howls.
Tian Erniu's combat method is still very simple.
The Spanish bullfighters marched straight in, taking the lead to engage in a follow-up battle with the enemy. The twenty Ming warships circled both sides, taking advantage of their own artillery fire to attack, killing and injuring the enemy's warships as much as possible.
This tactic has been well practiced in naval battles with the Portuguese. It is a very effective tactic, and Spanish matadors have no objections to it.
For the proud Spanish matadors, they cannot just watch the battleships of the Ming Dynasty fighting and watch the fun on their own. They are brave knights and heroic matadors, so they naturally have to rush to the front.
On the vast sea, more than eighty Spanish warships rushed in the middle, like arrows from the string, fiercely rushing into the British and French fleets.
The Ming fleets on both sides were constantly making detours, constantly slanting their terrifying artillery fire.
"Kill~"
"Kill these British pirates~"
"Teach these French Gallic chickens a hard lesson~"
The most brutal battle naturally took place in the follow-up battle in the middle.
When the ships were very close, the men and horses from both sides showed off their special abilities and rushed onto the other's warship. For a moment, they were inextricably killing each other.
On each warship, bows, arrows, muskets, swords, artillery and other fighting sounds were heard one after another. People on both sides were like dumplings, constantly falling into the sea. Blood was flowing on each warship, biting the bones.
The cold wind suddenly stopped being cold, and people with red eyes could feel the cold at all.
"Dong dong~"
Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang had been watching the battle between the two sides with telescopes. It must be said that the battle was very fierce. The only winner on each warship was the one who stood to the last soldier.
It will only be revealed when the time comes. Many times, all the people on the two warships are exhausted, leaving only a few lonely people who are constantly breathing.
The twenty Ming warships were constantly harvesting the enemy's warships. As the distance got closer and closer, the hit rate became higher and higher. In less than two hours, more than half of the warships were
It was sunk by the warships of Tian Erniu.
And when the sun gradually came to the western sky, against the backdrop of the sunset, the Spaniards began to cheer and cheer, they won again.
Once again, victory in the sea battle was achieved.
Although this victory was not easy, more than 80 warships and more than 50 warships were destroyed in the battle between the two sides. In the end, less than half of the more than 20,000 Spanish matadors remained.
But they still won, the Battle of Biscay, and the coastal ports and cities of England and France completely opened their arms to the Ming Fleet and the Spanish Fleet.
