"Finally a firm foothold on the ship." Bayezid put aside his clairvoyance and said. Although he did not understand naval warfare, he was still very good at land warfare. He could tell at a glance that although the Ming army was unexpectedly equipped with firecrackers
, countless food warriors died on the bow of the ship, but after all, there were so many of them that the fire rifle soldiers on the ship were exhausted and had to retreat to rest, thus controlling a deck on the ship and gaining a firm foothold.
Abdul Bari also put down his clairvoyance, but shook his head slightly. "Although we are going to win, the losses are too great. A total of more than 600 ships, nearly 300 ships were sunk, and dozens of ships were sunk.
Break the canvas and break the mast. This means that half of the ships lose their combat effectiveness or mobility; even if the Ming fleet commander's concerns are finally used to successfully implement gang-hopping operations, the losses will far exceed the losses of the Ming army, and far more than the usual gang-hopping operations.
Although the losses suffered during the battle, we were able to win this battle entirely by relying on a ten-fold numerical advantage over the opponent. Bayezid Pasha, it seems that this sea will eventually be taken away by the Ming Dynasty."
Abdul Bari was quite unmotivated. This battle seemed to be won, but the Tianfang cultists did not have ten times more ships than the Ming Dynasty and had a population advantage. It was impossible to fight every battle with ten times the numerical advantage.
, so he will still not be an opponent of the Ming Kingdom. As a former scholar with ideals who only became a pirate by chance, he is very worried about the future of the Tianfang believers.
"Don't be so discouraged." Bayezid said: "As long as the Ming Kingdom and the Kingdom of Castile can be prevented from controlling Egypt and Suez, the east-west trade will still be controlled by the Tianfang believers, and the Tianfang believers will still be able to obtain a lot of money.
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"The ships are not as good as the Ming Dynasty, just send people to hire or even kidnap the boatmen; the firearms are not as good as the Ming Dynasty, just try to get a few as samples and imitate them; the army's combat effectiveness is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, just imitate the Ming Dynasty's military system and even political system
The Ottoman Empire had just risen not long ago. It was still a nascent political power, and it still had a lot of energy to carry out these reforms. So there is no need to be so discouraged. The Tianfang believers will catch up with the Ming Dynasty sooner or later."
"I understand. I will accept your Majesty's appointment in the future." Abdul Bari was silent for a while and said. He knew what Bayezid meant when he last mentioned the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire is now one of the countries established by the Tianfang believers.
The most powerful one wants to achieve control over the world of Tianfang Religion. As a big cannibal, Abdul Bari has always been unwilling to be led by other races in the world of Tianfang Religion, so he has never accepted the invitation of the Ottoman Empire.
.But now the Tianfang Sect world is about to face a formidable enemy, an enemy far more formidable than its past enemies, the Cross Cultists, and it does not care about ethnic differences.
"Okay." Bayezid said with a smile. Abdul Bari was very famous among the pirates in the Indian Ocean, and that's why he was able to be the commander of the combined fleet. He was willing to accept the appointment of His Majesty Muhammad I, and he was willing to accept the appointment of His Majesty Muhammad I.
It is very beneficial for the country to develop its navy. "Don't worry, His Majesty will definitely expand the navy on a large scale and will not break his promise." Bayezid added.
Abdul Bari nodded and didn't say much. He just raised his clairvoyance and looked at the battlefield. At this time, the most important reserve team in his hand, a dozen ships equipped with artillery, also joined the battlefield, bombarding the Ming army without being defeated.
The battleships that the pirates climbed aboard. The Ming fleet was surrounded by pirate ships. It was difficult to change positions, and it was difficult to hit them with counterattacks. The Tianfang Sect's combined fleet gradually restored the situation.
Bayezid put down his clairvoyance and wanted to say a few more words to Abdul Bari. But before he could say anything, he saw the messenger shouting in a panic: "Bayezid Pasha, Abdul
Mr. Barry, there are Ming warships appearing in the west! And there are many ships!"
"What? How is it possible?" Abdul Bari immediately ran to the bridge on the west side as quickly as possible, raised his clairvoyance and looked around. As he ran, he said: "The Ming Dynasty only had sixty warships in total, among which
Fifty-four stayed to fight, and six escorting transport ships withdrew. Even if all six warships returned to fight, there would still be only a few ships! How could there be so many ships?"
But he didn't need the messenger to explain again. He saw the fleet to the west with his clairvoyance, and the Ming Dynasty's sun and moon flags were flying on the masts of the first few ships!
"This is impossible! How could the Ming Dynasty create so many ships!" Abdul Bari shouted in disbelief.
Bayezid also panicked. At this time, the battlefield was still in a state of anxiety. If these dozens of ships were all Ming warships, no, even if there were only a dozen or so Ming warships, the battlefield situation would completely turn to the Ming Dynasty.
, this battle will be lost! However, he also had the same doubts as Abdul Bari: How did the Ming Dynasty conjure these ships?
But then the messenger cleared up their doubts. "Bayezid Pasha, Mr. Abdul Bari, these ships are not all Ming warships. Except for the first six ships, the other ships are of different shapes and shapes."
Same. There are five or six ships that look like armed civilian ships from the Ming Dynasty, and dozens of other ships that look like warships from the Abyssinian Empire!"
"A warship from the Abyssinian Empire?" Upon hearing this, Abdul Bari hurriedly raised his clairvoyance and looked at it carefully and said, "It is indeed a warship from the Abyssinian Empire."
"The warships of the Abyssinian Empire suddenly appeared here and were mixed with the warships of the Ming Dynasty. Why? Are they coming to support the Ming army?" When he thought of this, Abdul Bari's face changed again.
It looks ugly.
In fact, just as he thought, the warships of the Abyssinian Empire appeared here to support the Ming fleet. Six warships opened fire and bombarded the Tianfang Sect ships that were not hooked up with the Ming warships. Five or six seemed to be
The Ming Dynasty's armed civilian ships also opened fire. However, the range of these artillery was very short and of little use. Finally, dozens of warships from the Abyssinian Empire rushed up.
At this time, the situation on the battlefield was evenly matched. These newly appeared ships became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The Tianfang Sect's joint fleet was completely defeated. Countless ships rushed to escape, completely ignoring those who were teammates just now. This turned
Coming over only added to the confusion.
The warships of the Ming Dynasty and Abyssinia pursued the victory and sank or captured many ships. In the end, there were no more than sixty ships, less than one-tenth of the total number of ships. However, Abdul Bari
The Truth successfully escaped. The Truth was originally on the periphery, and the sailors on board were all elite. Even though the Ming warships tried to sink it and pursued it continuously, they could not catch up.
When the artillery fire completely stopped, it was already late. Looking at the broken masts, decks and other wood used for other purposes everywhere on the sea, as well as the big boss shouting "Help" in Chinese.
After eating the pirates, Li Jiqian breathed out and said: "It's finally over, we won this battle. But," he looked sideways to the west, staring at the Abyssinian warships and said, "Where are these ships?"
