I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

With the supplies in hand, the Southern Corps began operations.

The navy was the first to set off, and they were responsible for defeating Zheng Zhilong's main navy.

This is the largest battle in the history of the Navy, and Wu Yi personally led the team out to sea.

This time, there were a total of 120 large sailboats, 30 steamboats, and more than 150 other small boats with various functions.

The total number of troops is 30,000, of which about 20,000 are engaged in the main battle, and the other 10,000 are sailors responsible for cooking, carrying ammunition, adding coal and water, and rowing boats.

These people do not have a formal establishment, they are auxiliary soldiers, and some are even temporarily recruited fishermen.

Such a navy, looking at the world, its strength is also a first-class level.

A few decades ago, Britain and Spain fought for maritime supremacy in the largest naval battle, and the Spanish navy was the same.

As for the British army, there were fewer ships and fewer soldiers.

In terms of scale, Huaxia has never lost.

Zheng Zhilong felt that hatred in his heart after learning that Dahua's navy was dispatched.

These navy are his old capital, and he doesn't want to touch these old capital unless it is a last resort.

However, he never expected that Dahua's determination was so resolute that he would no longer win over him and fight directly.

In desperation, Zheng Zhilong could only send Zheng Zhihu to take people out to sea to fight.

It is more dangerous to hide in the port, and it is easy to be blocked and bombarded by the enemy.

"Brother, don't worry, according to the information obtained by the spies, Dahua's navy has only 300 ships, less than 30,000 people. Our strength is more than twice that of them. If we can attack them at sea this time, they will be afraid. , I'm afraid there is no need for the third brother to take action, Dahua will have to win over us."

Zheng Zhihu is very optimistic. In his opinion, since the purpose is to hurt Dahua, it is better to choose a sea battle.

After all, the strength of their navy is much stronger than that of the army.

On the sea, in this sea, they have dominated for more than 20 years, and they have never met an opponent.

"Since Dahua is arrogant, don't blame me for not leaving room. You can beat them as much as possible. The more painful they are, the better. It's better to wipe them all out and grab those steamboats."

Zheng Zhilong said that he is also very interested in those steamships that can sail automatically without sails.

Zheng's navy also went out to sea, and their scale was even larger.

There are about 200 large-scale lucky boats and building boats, each of which can carry more than 200 people on average.

There are more miscellaneous boats, some are fire boats, some are brisk and flexible, and are specially used for assault, and there are small boats used to rescue people.

The number of these non-main warships is more than 500 in total.

Their total strength reached more than 65,000, of which the soldiers used for direct combat accounted for 45,000.

The rest are auxiliary soldiers.

Hundreds of ships went out of the sea in a mighty manner, looking at their momentum, it was very majestic.

Dahua's navy set out from Songjiang, stopped in Ningbo to rest, and set off again.

Finally, in the sea near Nanlu Island, that is, more than a hundred miles east of Cangnan County, he met the navy of Daming.

At this time, the northeast wind was blowing on the sea, which had a slight advantage for Zheng Zhihu, who was going up from the south to the north.

However, the wind was not strong at this time, and the impact was actually relatively limited.

And Dahua's navy is not so stupid, just stay in the enemy's downwind area and let them burn with fireboats.

When they found the wind direction, they changed their course and tried to stay in the northwest direction of the Ming army.

At the same time, their steam fleet was separated from the main force and prepared to attack the weak points of the Ming army.

Steamships were faster and more maneuverable, and staying in a large force would not take advantage of their speed.

It is better to let them move freely and find the right moment to cut into the battlefield.

Both sides discovered each other. The Ming army's navy idea was relatively simple. They just wanted to get close to the Hua army, and then take advantage of their strength to carry out the battle.

Dahua's navy, on the other hand, is grabbing the T prefix.

The so-called T prefix is ​​actually aimed at the enemy with the hull, not the enemy with the bow.

After all, the cannons on the ship are all installed at the hull, and if you use the hull to aim at the enemy, the more artillery can hit the enemy at the same time, which will give full play to the firepower.

If only the bow is aimed at the enemy, the cannons on the ship will be in vain.

The artillery on the ship is not like the artillery of the army, and the muzzle can be rotated at will.

Dahua Navy wanted to seize the T-suffix, so Daming's navy was naturally unhappy.

They are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of artillery, and they don't want to fight with Dahua's navy, nor do they want to be beaten by Dahua's navy with the T-suffix.

They were also adjusting their course, trying to maintain a small intersection angle as they approached the enemy.

In this way, you can avoid taking more firepower.

Although the two sides had discovered each other long ago, they had not fought each other for a long time, and they were adjusting their fleets.

In the era of relying mainly on sails for power, this adjustment is actually very difficult and requires high operating skills.

In this regard, Daming's navy has a slight advantage. After all, they are all old pirates and very experienced.

However, with the passage of time, the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, until the double

There is no room for adjustment, and the current heading can only be maintained.

At this time, the angle between the two sides was about 30 degrees, and less than one-fifth of the Dahua Navy's artillery could be aimed at the enemy.

The distance continued to approach, and then Dahua's artillery rang first. Among them, there were a group of cannons with a relatively long range.

At this moment, a Dutch merchant fleet was passing through this sea not far away and saw this scene.

None of them chose to escape the gun, because if the other party really wanted to chase them, they couldn't escape either.

They guessed that this is the two forces of Dahua fighting, and they must not care about others at this time, they can pass with peace of mind.

But people are curious, and so are these Dutch people.

In the telescope, they saw the battle of nearly a thousand ships. This scene is so spectacular.

At least, such a large-scale naval battle has never been seen in the waters of Western Europe.

Seeing this scene, these people didn't want to leave, they all wanted to see it with their own eyes and witness this epic naval battle.

Even the information about the battle that was left behind was invaluable.

Information is also a commodity, and at least those in Western Europe with ideas for maritime supremacy will be very, very interested in the details of this battle.

They can use such a battle to evaluate the strength of the masters on this land in the East, and then decide whether to trade honestly or to colonize by force.

"It's started, it's started, don't blink. This is an epic battle, my God, it's just a civil war in one country, and it's too big."

The merchant on the ship, West, sighed with emotion.