Half an hour later, the Star and Wang Yuan and others met at sea. When Zhang Yanling learned that Wang Yuan and others only used four dilapidated wooden sailboats to intercept the Flower of the Sea, and took Alfonso and hundreds of other sailors into the sea.
After the aircraft officers and soldiers were captured, they were surprised at first, and then laughed loudly.
Especially when Wang Yuan and others reported that the Ocean Flower did not have a single cannon, and was almost empty-handed, without any counterattack, Zhang Yanling laughed even more.
During the previous pursuit, I saw through the telescope that this group of people was throwing things into the sea. Now it seems that this group of people even threw their heavy artillery and firearms into the sea in order to escape for their lives. This is simply stupid.
This is tantamount to self-castration, self-disarmament, and even the loss of the final means of counterattack.
As a result, four broken sailboats and dozens of Ming soldiers were killed. Just thinking about the four broken ships surrounding the Flower of the Sea and attacking them was unbelievable. Sometimes people can be so stupid and embarrassed.
It's also really sad.
Catherine boarded the Star under the guidance of two maids. The moment she saw Zhang Yanling, Catherine cried and threw herself into Zhang Yanling's arms, hugging him tightly and bursting into tears.
The surrounding soldiers quickly turned their heads to look at each other. This Buddhist woman had a bold and unrestrained style. She hugged the Duke in front of so many people. How unbecoming was this?
Little did they know that Catherine's revenge was avenged and her father's murderer was captured. Her emotions were so aroused that she couldn't control herself. If she hadn't been well-controlled, she would have scolded Alfonso loudly and even pointed swords at each other when she saw Alfonso not long ago.
Zhang Yanling carried Catherine into the cabin, sat on a chair, hugged Catherine and comforted her softly.
"Don't cry, Catherine. The person who killed your father has been caught. Your father can rest in peace in heaven. This is a gratifying moment. You are worthy of your father and have fulfilled your duty as a daughter. Catherine, don't
I'm crying. It's time to laugh."
Catherine sobbed and stopped her mourning, hugged Zhang Yanling and kissed him on the lips, then stood up with a blushing face and knelt down to kowtow to Zhang Yanling.
Zhang Yanling hurriedly pulled her up and asked with a smile: "What is this for? It doesn't have to be like this."
Catherine said: "The Duke kept his word and said he would help me avenge my father, so he did it. Catherine is extremely grateful. If it hadn't been for the help of the Duke, my father's revenge would never be avenged in my life. He risked a lot for me."
Risk, I really don’t know how to be grateful.”
Zhang Yanling held her hand and smiled and said: "You don't have to say that, I'm not doing it for your personal vendetta. I originally wanted to have this fight, but it's not specifically to avenge your father. Otherwise, others will say that I am doing it for you."
If a woman doesn't care about anything, my reputation will be ruined."
Catherine said: "In my heart, I think you are doing it for me. You don't have to explain it so clearly. Not only for me, but also to avenge Helena. I think if she knew this, she would be happy too.
very."
Seeing her sincerity, Zhang Yanling was quite moved. But when she talked about Helena, Zhang Yanling suddenly felt a little worse. So far, there has been no news about Helena, and she doesn’t know whether she is dead or alive. Every time she thinks of her, she feels worried in her heart.
Endless.
"Don't worry, Helena will be fine. She is very smart, alert and brave, much better than me. Even if things don't work out, there will be no danger. I firmly believe this." Catherine saw Zhang Yanling's emotions
, so he said softly and calmly.
Zhang Yanling calmed down and asked: "Catherine, what do you plan to do with Alfonso? I remember you said that you would kill him with your own hands. I can let you do this."
Catherine hurriedly waved her hands and said: "I dare not kill anyone. Besides, maybe he is useful to you. If he is useful to your big things, I can accept the decision not to kill him. In short, you can make the decision in everything."
Zhang Yanling was quite touched that Catherine could actually say such a thing. Regardless of whether she really thought so, it showed that she was no longer the Catherine she was before, and she knew how to think about herself.
"What use is Alfonso to me? Even if he is valuable, I don't bother to use him. His only fate is to meet your God. I will publicly hang him. Not only for you and Helena,
Also for my dead brother. In this battle, I lost hundreds of soldiers. Alfonso must die so that my dead brother can rest in peace."
Zhang Yanling reached out and slapped the table hard, gritting her teeth.
…
In the evening, the Armada met at the southern entrance of the Deepwater Channel. The battle there ended in the early afternoon. Eight enemy ships were sunk, three were captured, and two logistics ships escaped.
Seeing that Alfonso and others were also arrested, Wang Hong and the others were extremely happy.
The excitement in everyone's hearts could not be suppressed. Before the war, no one could have imagined that it would end like this. With the military and ships at a complete disadvantage, the Duke of Guo planned a strategy, and the soldiers fought bloody battles for several days, and finally won the battle. This
How difficult it is.
Victory in this battle would also mean the complete destruction of the Eastern Fleet of the French Empire, which had been roaming the seas for more than ten years. More than ten years ago, when Almeida led a group of more than ten warships to the East to carry out their campaign
During the great adventure, they sang triumphant songs all the way, sweeping across the eastern countries and extending their power to the borders of the Ming Dynasty.
In more than ten years, the Eastern Fleet grew from a fleet of only a dozen broken ships to a huge force with more than 60 warships and more than 25,000 troops. They conquered dozens of countries in the East,
It established more than ten large and small seaports, monopolized the trade of the Eastern Sea Route, and earned countless wealth for the Franco Kingdom and its nobles. It also owned many colonies overseas and controlled more than ten countries.
He is truly majestic and arrogant.
Everyone, including the enslaved people in the Western world and the East, may think that the maritime hegemony of the Francois is impossible to break. Because they have the most powerful firearms, the most powerful warships, and the most vicious
Their heart and means. This is the world, and it will be dominated by them.
This is indeed the case. If there had not been the emergence of the Ming Dynasty Armada, their maritime hegemony would indeed have lasted for a long time. The Western countries represented by the Franco Kingdom would have become the masters of the oceans for a long time, becoming a place of bullying and plunder.
The source of other countries. As they plunder wealth and resources, they will become more and more powerful.
However, an awakened person in the Eastern Empire changed everything. No one would believe that the maritime hegemony of the Francois would collapse in more than a year. They encountered something they could not fight against. An ambitious Ming Dynasty
Traveler, a powerful man from the Eastern Ming Empire.
Years later, it was difficult to explain in the history books how the Protector of the Ming Dynasty had the courage to compete with the powerful navy of the Folangji Kingdom for maritime supremacy. They did not understand where this man's driving force came from. They
Of course, they did not understand the future world that the Ming Dynasty Protector knew, so they would never understand what he did. They would simply describe it as being overjoyed at success and going on a military rampage.
At the end of this battle, all the minions of the Franji people in the east were cut off. Although there is still a port of Goa on the South Asian continent, it is obvious that the port of Goa cannot be defended by the Franji people. There is no sea power.
Guards, that port will soon become the possession of the Ming Dynasty.
The significance of this battle will be far-reaching and will reverse the course of history. This will be verified soon.
As the sun sets, the Armada prepares to set off and return to Guri Port to rest.
The sunset reflected the sea red, and the traces of battles on the sea were still eye-catching. There were ships stranded and burning on the rocks in the distance, and the tall masts of the sunken ships in the deep-water channels were exposed. These masts have been occupied by seabirds and have become
A place where they live in the sea.
All the ships of the Armada were lined up on the sea. Following the signal given by the flag on the Etoile, the cannons on all the ships fired in unison, and the cannons sounded in unison, shaking the heaven and earth.
Afterwards, all the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty stood in silence and paid their last respects to the soldiers who died in this battle. For a while, the setting sun shone brightly, the sunset glow was like blood, the sea breeze blew strong, and the sounds of grief and crying echoed endlessly on the sea.
Only a small part of the bodies of the soldiers on the Ningxia were found. Feng Sihai's body was nowhere to be found. It is possible that most of the bodies had sunk to the bottom of the sea or were buried in fish maws or were trapped in the cabin forever. But this is actually not important anymore.
Even if the body is found, it will just be transported back to the shore for burial. What is the difference between water burial and burial?
Therefore, Zhang Yanling simply ordered not to search anymore, but to just pay homage on the battlefield.
In this battle, 237 soldiers of the Ming Armada were killed, including more than 70 soldiers who were killed during the night attack on Guli City. Such casualties made Zhang Yanling extremely uncomfortable.
But in fact, as an overall battle, this was an out-and-out victory.
More than 700 people were captured in the Folangji Eastern Fleet, the entire fleet was over 3,000 people, and the remaining more than 2,000 people were annihilated. In Guli City, the local garrison of Folangji suffered more than 3,000 casualties.
The main amphibious and land forces of the Francois in Guri Port suffered a loss of 70%.
The entire South Asian continent originally had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, but now only more than 3,000 people who escaped from Guri and more than 2,000 people in the port of Goa are left. The Eastern Fleet, which they relied on the most, has been annihilated. This is of course a disaster.
A brilliant victory with an incomparable battle loss ratio.
However, in the eyes of Zhang Yanling and other generals, the soldiers of the entire Armada fought side by side day and night. After such a long time of fighting together, they already had deep feelings. The soldiers who died in battle were like their own relatives. How could they
Not sad.
The dead are gone, but the living soldiers are the most important. They are all exhausted at the moment and urgently need to rest.
Since the battle started, many of them have been awake for several days until today. In fact, since the Ming Dynasty Armada set out to sea, all the soldiers have spent more than a year in this high-intensity and high-pressure battle.
Time. It's time for them to have a good rest.
After paying silent tribute, Zhang Yanling ordered to set sail. The fleet slowly set sail with a long shadow under the sunset, passed through the deep water channel, and headed straight for Guli Port.