Daming Military Empire

Chapter 640 Superior skills, great powers lost

The formation of the Swedish fleet is exactly as Zheng Chenggong expected. In order to block their retreat, they formed a flat formation. In this way, the vertical thickness cannot be too thick and it is easy to be pierced. Now the Swedish fleet has 150 battleships lined up. Fifteen rows, that is to say, each row has only ten warships.

The reason why he put the giant treasure ship at the back is to break through the siege behind. Now, the [-]-inch cannon only fires five rounds of shells, and the ten Swedish ships in the middle row have been beaten to the ground. Twenty warships were also damaged by more than half, and the formation was in chaos.

If at this time, the remaining ten or so warships in the two rows close to the middle squeezed desperately into the middle and directly rammed into the four giant treasure ships, then the Ming army fleet might be in a bit of trouble, and Zheng Chenggong might be forced to give up one or two ships that were hit. Bad treasure ship giant ship, otherwise it won't be able to escape.

However, the Ming Empire and Sweden have no unsolved mortal feud. Besides, it takes a lot of courage to rush directly to die. Spread out on both sides to prevent being hit by a giant treasure ship of the Ming army and destroying the ship.

After the three rows of battleships were pierced, a passage seven or eight miles wide was left in the middle of the Swedish fleet. Zheng Chenggong led four giant treasure ships, which quickly formed a row and inserted into the middle of the Swedish warships.

This time, the terrifying firepower of the giant treasure ship became even more obvious. The three-tier naval guns on both sides of it were all six-inch howitzers, and there were more than 200 guns instead of one hundred.

"Boom boom boom" There was a roar of artillery, and both sides opened fire, but the result was quite different.

The Ming army only had four giant treasure ships, but the watermelon-sized cannonballs rained down on the Swedish warships on both sides. Many Swedish warships were smashed with sawdust. Although they were not sunk, the damage to the warships was very serious. Seriously, the casualties of soldiers were not small.

On the Swedish side, although nearly [-] warships fired at the same time, they were far behind in terms of height and range. Only a few shells hit the sides of the giant treasure ship, smashing out a few watermelons. The big hole caused a little damage to the giant treasure ship.

The rate of fire of the treasure ship giant ship is also quite terrifying. The Swedish battleship here just pulled the artillery back to prepare to load ammunition, and the treasure ship giant ship opened fire again. After a burst of roar, another wave of watermelon-sized shells hit.

The Swedish commander was almost stunned. The treasure ships of the Ming army were like moving bastions. The firepower was too fierce. Let alone go up to encircle them at this time. He didn't know how many ships were going to be sunk. In order to avoid losses, he had to order that the thirty warships in the middle quickly move to both sides, and quickly get out of the range of the Ming army's guns.

After five rounds of rapid fire, the four giant treasure ships had escaped from the encirclement, with their heads held high and their chests held high, striding away.

And the warships of the Ming army behind were not to be outdone, they inserted into the middle of the Swedish fleet like a sharp cone, and the shells poured to both sides as if they didn't need money.

The firepower of the Ming army is too fierce, too fierce, this is the only feeling of the commander of the Swedish fleet, looking at the Ming army warships gathered behind like sharks, he completely lost the courage to stop him, he only knew to order, retreat, Back up, back up again.

After all the more than 100 warships of the Ming army passed through, a channel more than 150 miles wide was squeezed out in the middle of the Swedish fleet. They were clever and knew how to retreat quickly, and in the end only more than [-] warships were sunk by the Ming army. If they are to stand firm and not retreat, it is estimated that all [-] warships will be confessed here.

The fleet led by Van Mendy chased after the Ming army. When he saw the battered Swedish fleet, he was really surprised and angry. To his surprise, 150 warships, only a short while Kung Fu was beaten down to 150 warships, and the anger is that [-] battleships did not cause even a single obstacle to the Ming army!
This bunch of useless things, even if they hit a hundred warships directly, they can hold back the Ming army. Of course, he didn't know yet, what he saw was only half of the Swedish warships, and the other half had already been destroyed by the Ming army. Squeeze to hundreds of miles away.

He didn't have time to get angry at all, because the fleet of the Ming army never stopped, fleeing all the way north, he could only bite his tail and chase after him, if he stopped, the Swedish commander would teach him a lesson, and the fleet of the Ming army would run away without a trace up!
After chasing for about an hour, news came from the left and right sides that the Allied fleet had gradually approached. Since the Swedish fleet was penetrated, it was originally a circular encirclement, but now it has become a bottle without a cap. .

Fortunately, the warships of the Ming army did not completely break away from the encirclement. He could clearly see the rear wing of the Ming army fleet through the binoculars. Sometimes, the artillery at the bow of the ship could even hit the tail of the Ming army fleet. Of course, After entering the firing range, the warships of the Ming army will also fire, causing damage to both sides.

This is simply a provocation. If the allies change their commander-in-chief, I don’t know if they can stand this kind of provocation. Fan Mendi will definitely not be able to bear it, because he has suffered too much in the hands of the Ming army. If he comes back, he will not be able to hold his breath even if he dies!
Seeing the Ming army fleet swaying its tail in front of it showing off, he ordered through gritted teeth: "Order all the fleets of the allies to pursue them with all their might."

See where you run, unless you cross the Mediterranean Sea and escape directly to the Far East through the Eurasian Canal, otherwise, you will die!
With a firm mind, Fan Mendi led the fleet to chase all the way. Gradually, the fleets of the allies gradually approached, and more than 1000 warships lined up in a semicircle to run around the buttocks of the Ming fleet. During this period, the Ming army Just like a provocation, it was a lot of fun to play with the fire for a while and leave for a while.

Fan Mendi was so angry that he would catch up even if the fleet of the Ming army passed through the Eurasian Canal. Isn't it just a few bastions, more than 1000 super battleships, a round of salvo, the shells are all It can bury the bastions on both sides!
In this way, the combined fleet of the anti-Habsburg powers and the fleet of the Ming army chased and fled, and ran wildly at sea for a day and a night.

Seeing that the Strait of Gibraltar was approaching, Fan Mendi thought that the Ming army fleet would definitely cross the Strait of Gibraltar to the right and flee to the Mediterranean, but he never thought that the Ming army had no intention of turning at all, and fled directly to the north!

Is Ming Jun looking for death?To the north, Portugal doesn’t have any fortresses, and if you go there, it’s the territory of the anti-Habsburg alliance. Where else can they escape, the commander of the Ming army must be really sick!
A few hours later, seeing the coast was approaching, the Ming army did not turn left and fled to the western coast of Portugal, but headed straight for the mouth of the Guadiana River.

They wanted to hide in the Guadiana River. Fan Mendi quickly made what he thought was a wise judgment. It would take time for so many warships to squeeze in. By then, at least half of the Ming warships could be killed. , maybe, the Ming army could be panicked and squeezed into the river. At that time, it is not impossible to disable the main force of the Ming army. It seems that the commander of the Ming army is really an idiot!

He didn't know that the Ming army had built countless forts and bastions at the mouth of the Guadiana River, because the Ming army specifically blocked the news and moved everyone nearby. In Zheng Chenggong's eyes, the Allied commander He is a real idiot, he can't even see such an obvious trick to lure the enemy into the depths, and he still bites his ass and chases him, looking for death!
After the Ming fleet arrived at the mouth of the Guadiana River, it did not rush into the river. Instead, it spread out to both sides like flowing water, facing the allied fleet that was catching up.

Is this going to be desperate? Because the distance is too far, and the Ming warships blocked the line of sight, Fan Mendi didn't pay attention to the bastions and forts on the coast. He directly ordered the allied fleet to rush up and destroy them!
As a result, it is conceivable that what greeted them was a storm of artillery shells, bastions, forts, and artillery on the side of the battleship. The speed is higher than that of naval guns, and the Ming army's artillery is also mixed with [-]-inch cannons and Shenwei cannons. The combined fleet of the Anti-Habsburg Alliance was simply bombarded.

By the time Fan Mendy realized something was wrong and ordered to retreat, more than 100 warships had already been sunk!
Lost again, defeated again, the Ming army is simply his nemesis.

Looking at the coast and Ming warships gradually disappearing from sight, Fan Mendi almost cried without tears.

(End of this chapter)