I've already hid at home, but I still rush in to fight. Where is Wude?
The goal of the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Force was to destroy the Japanese navy and completely seize control of the sea. It is impossible for martial virtue to appear in a war. Killing you while you are sick and annihilating them in one go is the essence of the art of war.
It has to be said that in the first round of battle just now, the image of the iron-clad steam warship as an invincible force has been established.
They need protection, speed, and attack. At least at this moment, the Japanese have no power to fight back against the powerful iron-clad steam warships.
When they saw the steam-smoking warships of the Ming Dynasty lined up again, preparing to attack the Busan Port, the Japanese navy had no choice but to hide inside as much as possible.
In just a short while, in the Busan port, the ships of the Japanese navy were crowded with each other.
Seeing this, Zeng Ying sneered and immediately asked the flag bearer to issue a new military order.
I saw that the paddle wheel of the steam armored warship immediately began to rotate in the opposite direction, causing the warship's speed to slow down quickly, and it did not really rush into the port and collide with the Japanese warship.
The steam-armored warships lined up to block the Busan Port Pier. Then small boats were seen sailing into the port from the gaps between the steam-armored warships and rushing towards the Japanese warships inside.
I saw that the bows of these small boats were similar to iron spears. They were not very long, probably only as long as a human arm.
The hull is also quite special, with a feeling of being heavy at the front and light at the back. The mast is also at the front. Not only does it move forward with the help of the wind, there are also a lot of things piled on the ship.
After these small boats passed the armored steam warships, they saw that these small boats also began to smoke.
This is not the smoke of a steam engine, because it can be seen with the naked eye. There is a fire on the boat soon. Under the blow of the sea breeze, the fire starts very quickly. The open flame can be seen in the front half of the boat, and it is getting hotter.
The bigger. Obviously, there must be something to ignite the fire in the cabin, otherwise, the fire would not have started so quickly!
Seeing that they were about ten feet away from the outermost Japanese naval warships, the boats suddenly broke into two parts, and the back part did not get water, as if a smaller boat had been separated.
There were several Ming army officers and soldiers on the boat, using oars to row back under the cover of large shields.
"Fire attack, Ming army fire attack!"
"Run away, it's going to be on fire!"
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Matsudaira Nobutsuna on the shore originally thought that if the Ming Dynasty's armored and smoking warship dared to crash into the port, he would let it crash into some ships, at least he would not be able to escape quickly. At this time, he could send troops to climb
Climbing onto the Ming army's armored ship was his advantage.
Unexpectedly, those armored and smoking warships just drove his naval warships together, and then sent arson ships to burn them.
At this moment, he really didn't know whether he should say something or not!
Seeing the Japanese soldiers on the warships all rushing to escape to the shore, Matsudaira Nobutsuna knew that his navy was doomed!
Sure enough, after the arson ships of the Ming army crashed into the Japanese warship, they were firmly booked with the Japanese warship. The raging fire quickly spread to the Japanese warship.
Some Japanese people tried to use their spears to push away the Ming army's arson boats, but it was in vain. Instead, they were burned and smoked by the fire, and many of them fell into the sea;
Some Japanese people quickly poured water from the boat into the arson boat in an attempt to extinguish the fire. However, the fire was so strong that it did not go out even after being poured with water. It was obviously a fire pot or other things that could not be easily extinguished.
Almost at the same time, the bow heavy guns of the armored steam warships lined up began to bombard them.
"Boom boom boom..."
The iron bullets roared and hit the densely packed Japanese warships in the port. Suddenly, wooden blocks flew everywhere, accompanied by the howling of ghosts and wolves by the Japanese.
After the steam-armored warship fired its cannon, the Japanese who were trying to put out the fire basically collapsed and all fled to the shore.
"Boom boom boom..."
Amid the roar of the artillery, the blazing fire grew stronger and stronger.
Finally, the gunpowder on a Japanese warship was ignited.
"Boom boom boom..."
Along with the huge explosion, the Japanese began to set off fireworks in broad daylight.
This power is greater than the Ming army's artillery fire.
The explosion of a Japanese warship affected several Japanese warships around it, quickly igniting the warships and triggering an explosion of gunpowder on board.
"Boom boom boom..."
Amidst bursts of explosions, the Ming Dynasty iron-clad steam warship began to retreat.
The port is so lively that it’s a bit dangerous if you get too close, but if you get too far away, you can enjoy some fun and watch a show.
The Japanese soldiers on the port dock were also affected by the explosion of the Japanese warships. Burning wooden blocks flew into the sky and splashed everywhere. Some of them hit the Japanese soldiers, making them howl like ghosts, and some fell on the houses on the dock and on the food and grass supplies piled up.
Wait, a new fire started.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna fled to a distance in disgrace. When he saw the sparks everywhere in Busan, he jumped up and down anxiously and shouted to put out the fire quickly.
However, Busan is now in a state of panic and has no structure at all. It is not that easy for his military orders to be effectively passed down.
On the sea, the Ming Dynasty warships all lowered their sails, watching the bustling Busan watching a show.
The fleets that pursued them began to return one after another.
Some came back with captured Japanese warships, while others had no ships and only had a few prisoners, all of them wet, obviously salvaged from the sea; of course, there were also some with nothing at all.
Three Portuguese sailing warships escorted five Japanese customs ships back. They all fell silent as they looked at Busan with flames rising into the sky.
After the Battle of Pusan, there was no large-scale navy in the Far East that could compete with the Ming Dynasty Navy.
Although the Portuguese had participated in the expedition to Luzon before, at that time, there was no such large-scale naval battle, and it was not very shocking.
But in the Battle of Busan, the number of warships on both sides, calculated in total, was nearly two thousand. However, the situation was completely one-sided, especially the iron-clad steam warship, which played a key role
The role of sex made the Ming army win this naval battle very easily.
Witnessing such a large-scale naval battle, but the Ming army winning so easily, the Portuguese couldn't help but be shocked!
When Du Chen, the Portuguese military leader of Hao Jing Ao, who was often called the Governor of Hao Jing Ao in later generations, took a breath of cold air, he naturally thought of something subconsciously.
What would happen if the Ming army went to war with Portugal?
In other words, what would happen if the Ming Navy went to war with the navy of a powerful European country?
Going one step further, what would happen if the Ming Navy went to war with the navy of several European countries?
Du Chen thought for a long time and stared at those steam-armored warships for a long time before he made a calculation in his mind.
His idea is that the Ming Dynasty is too rich and can violently invade and destroy ships. If it is the Ming Dynasty, no country in the world today can be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty. Even if the European countries unite, seven or eight countries
If an expeditionary force is sent, it cannot be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty.
However, if the battle line is drawn to about the midpoint between Europe and the Ming Dynasty, that is not necessarily the case.
The Ming Dynasty did have many soldiers and ships, but correspondingly, the logistical pressure was even greater.
In addition, although the artillery and muskets of the Ming Dynasty were similar to those of European countries today, their warships were still inferior to European sailing warships in naval battles.
After such a long period of observation, he already knew that the Ming Dynasty's steam-armored warships actually had several weaknesses. These weaknesses were not obvious against the Japanese warships, but if they were to be dealt with by sail warships, they would definitely not
It's like this one-sided battle situation right now.
Once the navy of the Ming Dynasty really started to fight with the warships of various European countries, timing was very important. As long as the wind and waves were stronger, the speed of those steam-armored warships would obviously be insufficient.
In a naval battle, as long as the speed is at a disadvantage, it will be passively beaten and it is easy to lose.
In addition, steam ironclad warships depend on coal. As long as they are towed, once there is no coal, the steam ironclad warships will actually be useless.
Du Chen compared it in his mind and most likely thought it was a 50-50 split.
Once the show moved to Europe, he felt that the Ming Dynasty would definitely lose because the battle line was too long and the logistical pressure was too great. Warships of the Ming Dynasty's speed could not withstand such a long distance voyage.
With this thought in his mind, Du Chen finally felt a little better.
If there is no need to think too much about these things, at least Portugal today is on the side of the Ming Dynasty. When João IV agrees that Portugal becomes a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, then this country can immediately do maritime trade with the Ming Dynasty and make money.
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Not to mention, the Japanese Navy is finished. From now on, the Far East will be the world of the Ming Empire, and Portugal, as a vassal state of the Ming Empire, will do even greater business!
Du Chen thought so, but on the Japanese side, at least Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who was very embarrassed at this time, did not think so.
No, he stood on the top of a hill a little far away from Busan, looking at the Ming Dynasty fleet on the sea, and said through gritted teeth: "Don't look at your pride now, wait until the Ryukyu Kingdom is defeated by the Japanese Kingdom again, and your kingdom will be cut off."
Logistics, let’s see if you can still be so arrogant!”
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On the other side, Yagyu Munenomi had already led the assembled Japanese navy, heading south from the eastern section of Kyushu Island, and suddenly launched an attack on the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Not to mention, Amami Oshima, the island closest to Japan, was captured by Yagyu Muneki without any effort.
Then, while reporting his victory to Edo, he continued towards Naha.
The capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom is there, and the food and supplies hoarded by the Ming army are also there. As long as Naha is captured again, Tokugawa Iemitsu's strategic goal will be completed.