Beiyang new warlord

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"Traitor, say one more thing!"

Seeing that the two Western guys were blushing and almost had a thick neck, Hernan interrupted the quarrel suddenly with one sentence, and said helplessly to a group of old devils.

"Gentlemen! Now is not the time to quarrel, how to deal with Ming's attack is the top priority! We should get rid of the pirates in Malacca immediately, concentrate our forces quickly, and take Luzon back!"

Unexpectedly, at this time, Sir Cohen, who is regarded as the powerful director of the Asian branch of the Dutch East India Company and one of the members of the Seventeen Gentlemen's Shareholders' Meeting, shook his head heavily.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency's suggestion, the Dutch East India Company cannot accept it!"

"The purpose of uniting with your country is to deal with the pirates of the Ming country, not to directly conflict with the Ming Empire. The company does not intend to intervene in the conflict between the Royal Navy of the Ming Empire and your country!"

"Since your country does not intend to continue to deal with the Ming pirates here, the company will immediately retreat back to Batavia. May God bless your country!"

The Netherlands and Spain were already full of conflicts, and being united was nothing more than a bond of interests. Now the strength displayed by the Ming Dynasty has already made the Dutch feel intimidated. Assault on Batavia, let's make a big deal! They're planning to get their feet wet for a while now.

But these words completely angered the Spaniards, and their beards stood on end. Alex grabbed Cohen by the collar and roared violently: "Damn heretics, Ben! Sir will hang you on the gallows with his own hands!"

"Pay attention to your identity, Major! All of you here are nobles!"

As he said so, but the conversation with the underworld fell apart, Leuvenhut took out a short-fired gun and put it on his forehead. Since he fired the gun, there was no reason to talk about it, huh, huh, huh. Amidst the loud voice, more than a dozen Dutch and Spanish guards all rushed in, pointing their guns at each other's foreheads.

This fragile alliance has completely collapsed.

"Your Excellency, do you want to shed the blood of nobles here, or go back and fight to the death with the Ming people in Luzon?"

Calmly patted Alex's rough slap, Cohen, an old man in his late twenties, asked with a sneer, the conflict in the current situation would not be good for him, and the governor of Mariana, the highest official in Spain at this time, took a deep breath With a sigh, he patted Alex on the shoulder helplessly.

"Colonel, your sword should be stained with the blood of heretics!"

"Humph!"

Roaring angrily, Alex finally threw off the collar of the red-haired Dutchman, and retreated angrily.

Under the displeasing gaze of the Dutch people, a group of Spaniards flicked their sleeves and walked out of the door one by one. Before leaving, Governor Mariana still couldn't help but sneered.

"If Ming raises the battle flag against the Netherlands, don't forget today!"

"The Netherlands didn't massacre the Ming country nationals!"

Don't care, Cohen also sneered and ridiculed.

On the sea, although the sails have already been sailed to sea, the disastrous defeat almost a month ago is really impressive. More than 90 warships from Spain and the Netherlands are moored there in a group. Even Zheng Sen did not dare to go up immediately. More than a dozen Great Mings surrounded the fringes of the fleets of the two countries like a pack of greedy but cowardly wolves.

But when Zheng Sen was holding up the binoculars and drooling at the treasure ships, the formation of the coalition fleet changed suddenly. The 37 Dutch gunboats suddenly turned their bows and sailed southward with full sail. In a short time, the camp on the shore was left behind.

This scene not only shocked Zheng Sen, but also the Spaniards who were still packing their bags and preparing to retreat.

The binoculars fell from the opposite Holy Trinity, and the Spanish sailor's stunned face fell. Zheng Sen suddenly raised his sword high in excitement, turned his head and screamed sharply.

"Raise the sails, hoist the flag of my Zheng family! Attack!"

"Eldest son, can there be fraud?"

Shi Daxuan couldn't help asking hastily before he had woken up from the fighting power of the Western colonists, but Zheng Sen had already pushed the captain away at this time, and he himself took the helm of the Black Island. With full rudder, the heavy gunboat rushed out of the wolves first as if drifting.

Wealth and wealth are in danger, and it will be difficult to fight until the Spaniards have set up their formation. This is how they fight in the angry sea. Facing the Black Island, the Spanish escort ship Victoria also hastily turned its rudder and stopped it. In the sound, it happened to be full of wind. In just 400 meters, the two warships were already side by side in more than ten minutes.

However, in the face of the first-class battleship Black Island, which is more than 70 meters away, the Victoria, which is more than 40 meters away, is like a child competing with adults. 48 heavy guns were pushed out of the gun bay by the sailors, and the dark gunfire faced 28 guns on the opposite side. black hole.

"Boom his mother!"

I don't know if the gunner is from Henan. He yelled in a Chinese accent and covered his ears and pulled down the cannon. The cannon sounded from low to high tones like a piano. In an instant, the space between the two ships was full of people. The dense gunpowder smoke, the flashing gunfire in the smoke, the screams of the sailors, the explosion of wood cracking and the singing accompaniment.

It took a few minutes for the gunpowder to dissipate. Under the terrified binoculars of a group of Ming pirates, the Black Island was still rushing forward like an unreasonable reckless man. As for the Victoria, it had already followed. Like the bullied little lady, she stopped there horizontally, the mainmast and foremast had fallen to the ground, and countless transparent holes were punched out of the lower deck, and the Spanish sailors who were bombarded to death lay paralyzed in the ruins.

The head wolf is brave, and the encouragement to the whole pack of wolves is beyond words. He is so excited that his eyes are even slightly red. Countless pirates of the Ming Dynasty excitedly raised their firecrackers and played with knives. Like a salmon swimming backwards, the dark ones also emerged.

Cannon fire!

Chapter 662. Get rich overnight

These pirates are like this. They are scattered and vulnerable, but there is a leader who is crazy but is like a tiger. He will not retreat. In the fleet, after a sea of ​​gunfire and blood was set off, layers of pirate ships were pulled up amidst the sailors' howling like wolves, and their sharp teeth gnawed on the Spaniards.

The most unlucky thing was the Victoria, which was the first to bravely rush up. The pirate ships of the Ming Dynasty that cut across would shoot at it every time they passed by. The Victoria with a broken mast could not dodge at all. It was waiting to die, there was no way to hide behind the wooden wall, and they were beheaded piece by piece under the rain of artillery fire. In the end, the keel was smashed by a few shots and snapped into the sea water.

Amidst the clucking sound, the prow with the statue of the goddess raised high, and slammed on the rear poop, and finally sank down with bubbling bubbles.

On the other side, the Black Island has completely plunged into the Spanish fleet, and fought fiercely with three Spanish warships.

After the Battle of the Anglo-Spanish Armada in 96, the old Spanish tactics had indeed undergone some changes, but what happened today was so sudden that it was impossible to open up the battle space, and the Black Island directly rushed to the two ships. In the middle, [-] heavy artillery pieces on both sides erupted with devastating destructive power in an instant. Amidst the humming sound of Henan Cannon Chang Bangzi, the irritable cannons spewed out their anger with a bang. The twelve shotguns at close range were simply The tofu cut into the opposite side of the ship like that, and the wood was scattered in all directions with the sound of clattering. The gunner on the opposite side of the ship board did not even have time to hum, and was thrown backwards violently with the air waves.

At high speed, even sawdust is as murderous as a flying knife. Amidst the screams of the gunner, a drug boy was running over with a gunpowder barrel. Unexpectedly, the ship planks around him exploded, and a black spot hit his leg. , Yaotong didn't even have time to snort, he collapsed on the ground directly, the blood fountain on his left leg sprang up like a fountain, and the leg bone was directly broken in half from the middle.

He was lucky. Not far from him, a bearded gunner fell directly on the rear deck. Several long pieces of wood were stuck in his face, and his eyeballs were squeezed. Come out, the blood muddy flow down.

The war is fair. When the Spanish ship was fired, the Black Island also suffered damage, but on the one hand, the ship was large and had enough materials. On the other hand, Dongjiang's black technology was also revealed, fiber mesh!

As we all know, the body armor material of later generations is not strong steel, but relatively soft Kevlar pottery, which is extremely easy to break. When facing arrows, the defense power of cotton armor made of paper and cloth armor stamped with pieces of cloth is even lower. In addition to iron armor, Dongjiang is also a source of cheap cloth production. The Dongjiang ship 15 years ago in Chongzhen, every time the board and wood of the ship were pasted with a layer of wood soaked in glue. After 15 years in Chongzhen, it was just Simply two layers of ship boards are pasted with a thick layer of collodion.

The plank of the Spanish ship smashed and shattered in all directions. Even the lightest grape shells, the plank of the Dongjiang ship faced the small-caliber gun, and the shells simply slammed into the plank. It's just a big hole, and it can't cause splash damage. The Spanish warships on both sides are almost smashed into a sieve, and Zheng Sen's Black Island has just a few more pockmarks. The gunner casualties are not at the same level.

However, compared with the traditional Daming pirate ships, the only disadvantage of the Dongjiang battleship is probably that the bow of the ship does not have a first gun, and the two sides are fighting happily, and suddenly they hit the front deck with a few loud bangs, smashing the thick deck. There were a few big holes, and the bow of the ship was a bit like a Japanese style. The merciful face of the Hachiman Bodhisattva with its eight arms stretched out was smashed flat, and Zheng Sen's favorite set of fishing gear was blown away.

Seeing the Spanish warship firing in front of him, all of a sudden Zheng Sen's pirate blood came out, and the rudder jammed directly. He pulled out his sword suddenly, roaring like a lion.

"Full Sail, full speed ahead, hit it motherfucker!"

Can play advanced artillery battles, and the oldest ramming tactics can also be played! The sailors at the bow also screamed like madmen, the heavy rigging was pulled down, and the sails that fell for combat bulged and rounded again. The accelerated Hei Dao abandoned the two frigates that were dazed by the beating, and slammed into the Spanish warship slamming in front like a bull.

The fearful cries of the Spanish sailors on the opposite side could be clearly heard. The captain wearing a three-cornered hat slammed the rudder to death. , but before the stern turned [-] degrees, Zheng Sen's Black Island had already slammed into it.

Amid the extremely stern collision and the crackling sound of wood cracking, the eight arms of Hachiman Daibodhisattva were completely embedded in the hull of this hapless Spanish warship, and got stuck on it. The sailors were caught off guard and fell into the sea, and the rest fell to the ground like gourds. Before they could get up, the screaming pirate of the Ming Dynasty had already jumped down from the bow of the ship more than one meter high, waving With an ax and a machete, he slashed at the Spanish sailor's forehead.

bang~bang~

Guns like popping beans come and go, white smoke is steaming on the ship, and the gunshots are accompanied by the pirates' rampant smirks. Fighting gangs is no better than a big battle on the road. Fighting against each other on a narrow deck is a test of personal skill and bravery. The Spaniards The big phalanx tactic is too difficult to use here. The Spanish conquistador with a big gun just rushed out from the lower deck, and suddenly a Zheng family pirate with an ax slashed at him head-on. On his dog's head, there was a click, and even the Spanish iron helmet was split in half.

After pulling out the axe, the pirate smiled grimly and chopped down the narrow passage. The spears were not working, let alone the arquebus soldiers below. Amidst the sound of cracking bones, blood flowed down like a spring. , a criss-crossed corpse just like the scene of a horror movie.

A bird’s-eye view of the entire battlefield, the rich and powerful Zheng’s pirate warships collided with the Spaniards one after another, with gunfire splashing underneath and ropes whistling overhead, and the pirates of the Ming Dynasty who jumped gangs fell on the deck like raindrops, and then It was a bloody fight. Governor Mariana who had climbed up to the bird's nest and climbed up to the bird's nest in person took a look at his main formation with a telescope.

"Abandon the treasure ship! Order to retreat!"

"retreat?"

Colonel Alex, the stubborn old man who was already full of anger, collapsed like a gun battle, full of anger, he pointed at the battlefield with an old face and roared: "Marquis, you let the majestic Royal Navy pay tribute and flee in front of pirates? The face of the empire Do you want more?"

"Gold is more important than the jewel in His Majesty's crown, and the East Indies is more important? Ben Hou's fiancée Miss Selita is still in Manila, no matter what the price, Ben Hou will not let her hang on the gallows of the heretics! Alex Colonel, are you going to fight Ben Hou?"