I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

"That steam engine added too much speed. Their ship's speed is at least half as fast. How can we fight this?"

Observers in Spain complained.

"Fortunately, the range of their artillery is not much farther than ours, otherwise they would not be able to hit."

On another ship, British Observatory is also recording performance data on Chinese ships.

"This kind of steam engine, our British Empire must also have it."

British Rear Admiral William clenched his fists. As a naval officer, he naturally has an incomparable desire for steam engines.

"Yes, this is a necessary prerequisite for us to dominate the sea, and we must get this steam engine at all costs."

British Viscount Johnson said.

"There is an opportunity now. As long as the Portuguese defeat Dahua's navy, we can intervene in mediation and force Dahua's navy to hand over the secret of the steam engine."

William laughed, he had thought of a coup.

If it weren't for their fleets running around the world, he wouldn't have to think of such a method, he would just transfer the navy to grab it.

The Royal Pirates of the United Kingdom are not in vain.

"Then we can only pray that the Portuguese will fight. I guess they will win very hard."

Johnson smiled. Outsiders like them were in the mood to joke.

At this time, the Portuguese who were at war were all caught up in tension.

Dahua's artillery had already sounded first. In the first round of shooting, one of them was lucky and landed on a Portuguese capital ship.

Then, they saw the difference of Dahua Cannonballs.

The damage to the hull of Dahua's shells was unexpectedly small, and even the deck was not smashed.

However, the cannonball will explode.

The soldiers around the cannonball were the first to taste this taste.

"Fire, fight back."

Mentius ordered, and the Portuguese artillery began to fire.

Then they were embarrassed.

The experience of their gunners is still in the past.

Because the ships are constantly moving, the advance of the artillery battle at sea is calculated. Instead of aiming at the enemy's ship, calculate the course and speed of the opponent's ship, and then fire at the blank space.

In the end, it is difficult to say whether the shell hit the ship or whether the ship actively hit the shell.

In short, they need to predict, estimate, and play ahead.

And all of these require extensive experience.

In the past, the Portuguese Navy was accustomed to fighting with those who were slow, and suddenly encountered an opponent with a fast speed, which was a bit unaccustomed for a while.

No way, they can only adapt and adjust slowly, and before that, they can only rely on the number to try their luck.

Anyway, they have a lot of artillery, and there are hundreds of them that can be fired at one time.

The rain-like shells blocked the area where the Dahua Navy was advancing, and there were always shells that could hit.

Of course, this hit rate is lower than their previous hit rate, even lower than Dahua's hit rate.

In the artillery battle, they suffered a big loss.

However, Mentius did not feel that his side was defeated because of this.

Dahua's artillery can only kill their soldiers, but the damage to the hull is very light.

And their shells are actually very destructive to wooden warships.

As long as they can hit a few more shots, they can sink the Chinese warships.

The boat is gone, and anyone alone can only wait to be captured.

Of course, the premise is that before they sink the Huajun, they don't collapse first because the soldiers are too dead and wounded.

The lethality of Dahua's howitzers to soldiers is no joke.

If a ship takes a few shots, most of the soldiers will be killed or wounded.

Their ability to take casualties, that's it.

A country that is accustomed to relying on negotiation to solve problems can imagine the ability of its soldiers to withstand casualties.

Vis, a capital ship of Portugal.

Less than ten minutes after the start of the battle, and the guns on both sides had not fired a few rounds, the soldiers above wanted to flee.

Because their ship's luck was relatively unlucky, they were hit by three shells in one breath.

There were a total of 130 soldiers on board, and the three shells injured 18 of them and 26 of them, and the casualty rate directly exceeded one-third.

How can we fight like this? At this speed, the whole boat will be gone for another half an hour.

As a result, their ship couldn't help but slow down, and they were afraid.

Dead Daoist friends do not die poor Daoists, they want others to go first.

The other ships were not as unlucky as the Weiss, but those who rushed ahead were more or less shot and suffered heavy casualties.

In this case, Mentius did not find out in time. After all, the communication between ships is not easy.

He also has to pay attention to the overall situation of the entire battlefield at all times, and has no time to take into account the casualties of individual ships.

At this time, Mentius desperately hoped that the part that was separated could stop the approaching Hua army in front, and then conduct a jumping gang battle, or shoot at close range, and compete for consumption.

"Commander, do we bypass the fleet ahead, or just rush over to fight?"

At this time, Bao Shunan was also facing a choice.

He didn't have much time to think about it. After all, bypassing also needed to be prepared in advance. If he hesitated for a while, he might have no chance.

"Rush directly and beat them all at once."

Bao Shunan said that he decided to take a risk and wanted a quick solution.

Because, they are almost on the verge of encountering a shell crisis.

In another hour or two, their shells will run out, which is a major hidden danger.

And if you continue to maintain long-distance shooting with the enemy, this naval battle may not end for another two hours.

When there are no shells, they can only rely on hand-to-hand combat, and they are certainly not the opponents of the Portuguese.

Therefore, he can only take a radical risky strategy.

Rush directly to the convoy trying to intercept itself, and then the two sides fire at close range.

In this way, they can kill a large number of enemies in a very short period of time.

However, they will also be subject to a large number of artillery shells, more likely to be hit, and even shipwreck.

At present, several of their ships have been shot. Fortunately, the parts of the shot are the deck, not the side of the waterline.

So, for now, it's not a big problem.

But if the two sides get too close, they will inevitably have to pay the price of several wrecks.

Bao Shunan made a decision, and a semaphore was displayed on the main ship Jiujiang.

As a result, they took the initiative to approach the Portuguese team that came to intercept them and charged at an angle.

The Portuguese squadron was worried that the Chinese army would escape with speed, but they did not expect the Chinese army to take the initiative to come, and naturally they were full of joy.

They also want to fight quickly, and fighting for too long can easily lead to changes.

God knows if the Spaniards or the British will suddenly show up to pick peaches, those two countries are not a good thing.