Andrade waved the sword in his hand. His whole body was wet by the sea water. Waves of cold wind blew, biting the cold, but he didn't care about that much anymore. He hadn't encountered the enemy yet, and his own side
Half of the warships had been lost. The enemy's artillery was too powerful.
There was rage in his heart, a raging rage that could only be extinguished with the blood of his enemies.
"He is at least a brave knight!"
Beside him, Vasco da Gama couldn't help but have a higher opinion of Andrade.
At least for now, there is no problem with Andrade's command, and he is also very brave. Even though half of the warship has been lost, he still behaves bravely enough.
"It's just that I'm afraid this time, Portugal will lose!"
As a navigator with rich sailing experience, Vasco da Gama was also a pirate who traveled across the seas. He had extremely rich combat experience.
Judging from the current situation, our side is bound to lose.
Although the Spanish matadors have already rushed over, and the most exciting follow-up battle is about to break out between the two sides, the Ming warships have always stayed away, relying on their own powerful artillery bombardment, without any chivalry, and did not compete with the Portuguese warships.
The meaning of battle.
This is the most worrying part. The Ming Dynasty's artillery pours in round after round. The casualties on our side continue to increase sharply. We cannot hold on for long.
"Fire!"
Finally, the Spaniards entered the range of the Portuguese warships. Along with Andrade's roar, the cannons on the Portuguese warships finally roared, and billowing white smoke rose up, covering each warship.
But it was soon blown away by the sea breeze, and the cannonballs poured towards the Spanish warships with the fury of the Portuguese.
"Kill!"
Carlster and Almeida also drew their swords, and it was time to show the bravery of Spanish matadors.
Suddenly, sixteen Spanish warships and more than fifty Portuguese warships were going back and forth with each other, attacking each other with cannonballs.
At the same time, there were huge rocks flying in the air, but most of them fell into the sea, splashing huge water columns.
“Interesting~”
Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang looked at it with binoculars with great interest.
"The density of artillery is too low~"
"The rate of fire is too slow!"
"The projectiles are too small and the power is too low."
"With this kind of shells, unless you are lucky enough, even if you get hit by more than a dozen rounds, it won't be a big deal."
Jiang Liang observed carefully and quickly came to a conclusion.
This is the first time I have witnessed a naval battle between European countries.
"The battle is about to begin!"
"Pass my order and all ships are free to attack!"
Tian Erniu nodded slightly and quickly issued a new order. After all, the Spaniards were still his allies. The Portuguese would soon be fighting fiercely. He could no longer use the covering attack method, otherwise he would not even be able to defeat the Spanish.
All will be hit.
"Kill!"
"Kill these Spanish traitors~"
"Kill all these Portuguese bastards~"
On the sea, the Portuguese warships and the Spanish battlefield were very close to each other. The sailors on both sides were roaring, and at the same time, cannonballs were pouring towards each other.
The distance between the two sides was too close, and the artillery no longer needed to aim, and it attacked directly towards the other side. The shells flew rapidly, and wherever they went, sawdust flew everywhere, blood and flesh were mixed, and miserable screams were heard.
However, the others remained unmoved. They each waved ropes with hooks and quickly grabbed the side of the opponent's ship, or quickly cut off their own masts and fell heavily onto the opponent's ship. There were also people
Then he swung the rope and jumped onto the opponent's warship.
The muskets continued to spit out white smoke, and the arrows from the bows and arrows poured towards each other. The crew members pulled the rope hard, and the distance between them became closer and closer, and they could clearly see the anger on each other's faces.
"Kill~"
Vasco da Gama took the lead and jumped onto a Spanish warship with all his strength. He stabbed a Spanish matador to death with a sharp sword in his hand. The Portuguese who followed him also jumped on one after another, and suddenly the entire deck spread out.
A bloody close-quarters killing.
"Toreadors, let me kill you!"
Corster waved the long sword in his hand. He was extremely brave and jumped directly onto the opponent's warship. He waved the long sword and evaded flexibly. His fencing skills were brought to the extreme. Portuguese sailors continued to fall around him.
There was a melee between the two sides, and the Portuguese and Spanish fought together on each warship.
The Europeans of this era were brave knights, dirty pirates, and despicable bandits. In short, they were not timid when fighting. Both the Portuguese and the Spanish were full of courage. They were very brave.
Brave, that's what it takes to fight.
"Dong dong~"
On the other side, the Ming Dynasty's warships never stopped, and waves of attacks continued to pour towards the Portuguese warships.
The distance between the two sides has become very fast, and the hit rate has become very high. The attacks of the twenty Ming warships are extremely sharp. The Portuguese warships in the rear slowly sink into the sea one after another.
It was crowded with Portuguese people escaping, and the icy water was full of struggling Portuguese sailors.
"Damn Ming people!"
Some people couldn't help but cursed, but it had no effect at all. They responded with rounds of artillery. The people of Ming Dynasty had no intention of competing with them in a close contest of chivalry.
"Destroy these warships as soon as possible, and then let them have a taste of our Ming Dynasty's muskets!"
Tian Erniu kept calculating, and the battle between the two sides had lasted for more than an hour. The subsequent battle was very fierce. The Spaniards had fewer ships and fewer people, so they suffered a bit.
Fortunately, he had his own help to clear out the excess Portuguese warships, otherwise the Spanish would not be able to defeat these Portuguese, after all, the numbers and numbers are here.
As Tian Erniu's order was issued, Ming's warships no longer took detours, but began to rush towards the central area of the battle. The artillery attack still showed no intention of stopping.
However, on the deck of the ship, all the Ming sailors were already holding muskets. As the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, the Portuguese were overjoyed.
"Kill~"
"Come forward and kill all these Ming people!"
Andrade, who was fighting in a bloody battle, looked at the Ming warships rushing toward him and roared angrily.
If you were to fire from a distance, there really would be nothing you could do against you, but now that you are actually charging forward, let me show you how powerful the Portuguese knights are.
On board the Portuguese warships, many sailors waved their claws, waiting for the Ming warships to hook when they got closer to them. Then they rushed to the Ming warships and killed them fiercely.
.
However, what greeted them was a dense blast of gun barrels. Along with the billowing smoke, hundreds of shells surged towards you. In an instant, the entire battleship was riddled with holes.
The Portuguese sailors howled.
The Ming Dynasty's artillery is so powerful!
The key is that the rate of fire is too fast. Wave after wave, the closer it is, the more terrifying the power is. Portuguese warships are sent directly into the sea one after another.
Some of those who were lucky enough not to be sunk waited until they were close enough to the Ming warship, and when they wanted to hook the opponent's warship, a row of dark gun barrels were aimed at them again, accompanied by a burst of gunfire like fried beans.
A large number of projectiles attacked, and suddenly there was another miserable wail.
The battle on the periphery did not last long. One Portuguese warship was sunk one after another. Only in the central area, more than 20 warships were left fighting with the Spanish.
"Free aim!"
Soon, Tian Erniu issued a new order, and twenty Ming warships continued to rotate around the central area. With each rotation, a large number of artillery and musket attacks poured towards the Portuguese.
"Haha~"
"You Portuguese have lost!"
Kolster waved the long sword in his hand, looking very excited.
The bad breath in my heart finally came out.
In the past, the port was blocked by Portugal, and the days of frustration were really uncomfortable. Now I finally took revenge on the Portuguese.
"We lost!"
Da Gama killed a Spanish matador with one sword, then looked around, surrounded by Ming warships. They still kept a certain distance from the Portuguese warships, and it was impossible to connect with them.
Relying on their own artillery and muskets, they continued to shoot and kill the Portuguese. The surrounding Portuguese warships had been cleaned up. Only a few Portuguese warships that had lost power were struggling feebly. On the sea surface, there were corpses floating everywhere, and a
A small boat rowed bravely towards Lisbon in the waves.
He was desperate, really desperate.
More than a hundred warships and an army of more than 30,000 people were created by Portugal with all its might, but they were all lost in this battle.
However, as for my opponents, the Spaniards suffered greater losses. As for the Ming people, they seemed to have really no losses. They always lacked the spirit of chivalry and were timid cowards.
But it happened that I lost to such a coward, and I felt extremely aggrieved.
However, this is not terrible. What is terrible is that this is just a fleet randomly dispatched by the Ming Dynasty, not the regular navy of the Ming Dynasty.
A sense of powerlessness arose in his heart.
After all, Portugal is a small country. Not only compared with powerful empires like the Ming Dynasty, but even compared with Spain, Britain, France, etc. in Europe, it is very small, and the power of the country is just like this.