Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 1042
The Ming Empire has declared war!
The Duke of Richelieu looked at the newspaper in his hand and just sneered without any panic on his face.

Because the newspaper only said that the British launched an attack on Ming's North American vassals, but did not say what the result would be.

He believed that the Ming Empire should have suffered a dull loss, so it became angry from embarrassment.

If they suffer, they will naturally pursue the British fleet desperately, and the ships of the Ming Empire will definitely frantically gather in the direction of North America.

This is exactly the result he wanted!
Without hesitation, he ordered the combined fleets of Spain, Holland and France to attack immediately to plunder South America.

I have to say that Taichang's move was really smooth.

If he kept silent, it would be as if nothing happened, and people would probably be suspicious and dare not attack.

He directly published a newspaper condemning the British attack on the Indian dependent countries in North America, and then pretended to be angry and declared war on the European Union. On the contrary, it would make people think that the British succeeded in stealing chickens and got a lot of money.

The Continental Union thought that the British had taken advantage of it, and Ming Dynasty declared war on them again.

How will they choose?

Don't think about it, people will never choose to surrender.

At this time, people will naturally choose to attack across the board without hesitation.

Sure enough, the Continental Union combined fleet gathered in the Bay of Biscay was dispatched soon.

The Flying Dragon battleships dispatched by the Lisbon Lease, the Azores, the Canary Islands, and the Cape Verde Islands have all detected this huge fleet one after another. They just detoured in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and headed for South America.

When Taichang received the news, he immediately delivered an order, ordering the armed merchant ships and warships docked in the Cape Verde Islands to go to the west coast of North Africa immediately to transport the millions of troops of the West African Kingdom.

As for South America, he didn't have to worry at all.

Because Zheng Hongkui had already led 250 Flying Dragon warships to South America, and Zhang Yuanfang had almost cleaned up the battlefield, and was ready to lead the fleet to South America.

The distance they sailed was shorter than others, and their speed was faster than others. There must be no problem in arriving in South America in time to stop the combined fleet of others.

The next step is to see the outcome of this sea battle.

This is really hard to say, because the Duke of Goodman didn't find out about his specific tactics, so they knew that his huge fleet was heading to South America.

As for how people will fight, they really can't predict.

If they rushed to the mouth of the Amazon River all at once, it would be easier to deal with, but if they were scattered into forty or fifty strands like the British fleet, then it would be troublesome.

Because the number of ships they participated in the battle was not as many as others, once they were dispersed, it would be difficult for them to intercept every single one.

Zhang Yuanfang also had no good solution. After he led the Aegis ship and the Spike warship to the mouth of the Amazon River, he could only wait for the news of the Flying Dragon warship ahead, while grouping the armed merchant ships and the Spike warship gathered there. .

If it doesn't work, then you can only use armed merchant ships and Spike warships to fight against others.

In short, it is better to intercept people at sea than to let them land and rob.

If the enemy really rushed to the port without the protection of the city and fortress to land and rob, the loss would be immeasurable.

Fortunately, the strategy set by the Duke of Richelieu was to break through the mouth of the Amazon River, and then go all the way west along the Amazon River, directly reaching the original governorate of Peru.

No way, they not only want to grab rubber but also copper mines.

According to the map drawn by the original Spanish colonists, only by going west along the Amazon River can these two resources be grabbed at the same time.

The Amazon River Basin is the largest producer of rubber, and the Viceroyalty of Peru is the largest producer of copper mines.

If they don't go west along the Amazon River, they will have to circle tens of thousands of miles from the southernmost tip of South America to the west coast of South America.

In this way, not only would the fleet carry insufficient food and fresh water, but they would also be chased and intercepted by the fleet of the Ming Empire.

After all, they made this trip by surprise. If they traveled tens of thousands of miles, or a month or two, the Ming Empire would have enough time to mobilize its fleet no matter how slow its response was.

Therefore, Oquendo and Prince Hendrick led the combined fleet of Spain, the Netherlands and France to the mouth of the Amazon.

Of course they knew that there was a city here, but they believed that a few rounds of volleys could knock down the walls of the city if thousands of ships went up together, and a city could not stop their fleet at all.

Unfortunately, when they came near the mouth of the Amazon River, what they saw was not a city, but three hundred Aegis ships.

When Ocundo saw the iron-clad warships of the Ming Empire, his heart skipped a beat.

It is true that he also has [-] iron-clad warships under his command, but compared with the iron-clad warships of the Ming Empire, they are far behind.

People's iron-clad battleships are real iron-clad battleships, and it is probably no problem to suffer ten rounds of shelling.

Their iron-clad warships look a bit like others, and their defense capabilities are simply not comparable to others. After a few rounds of shelling, they will be bombarded with holes everywhere.

The problem is that he can't retreat at this moment, because behind them are four thousand Dutch and French wooden warships.

The wooden warships of the Netherlands and France couldn't withstand a round of shelling. Once they retreated, the [-] warships behind them would probably be bombarded to pieces.

No way, at this time, he could only bite the bullet and stand in front. If the four thousand warships in the rear bombarded from the two wings, they might be able to repel the more than three hundred iron-clad warships of the Ming Empire.

As for the elimination of these more than 300 iron-clad warships, he never thought about it.

The fleet of the anti-Habsburg alliance tried it back then. More than a thousand warships failed to destroy the ten armored warships of the Ming Empire.

In fact, after seeing the more than 300 iron-clad warships of the Ming Empire, he had already realized that this time, it might be difficult for them to reap any benefits.

Once they are blocked at the mouth of the Amazon River by these more than 300 ironclad warships, other warships from the Ming Empire will definitely flock to them, and they don't know what will happen when the time comes.

After thinking for a while, he still gave the order: "Quickly, send an order, the fleet stops advancing, and signaled to the Dutch and French warships behind, telling them that we are being sniped by the fleet of the Ming Empire ahead."

Will this battle be won or not?
It's really hard for him to make a decision.

If he had his own way of thinking, he certainly didn't want to go to war with the Ming Empire.

The problem is that it doesn't seem to work if they don't fight. If they just withdraw like this, they will probably be chopped off by the furious Felipe IV when they go back.

Just kidding, their huge fleet sailed hard in the Atlantic Ocean for more than a month before arriving in South America. As a result, they retreated after encountering more than 300 iron-clad warships of the Ming Empire. Isn't he justified in the name of collaborating with the enemy?

If Philip IV didn't kill him, the Duke of Richelieu would try his best to kill him!
He was frowning and meditating there, but a messenger from behind hurried over and said loudly: "Report, Your Excellency, the fleet behind asked us how many warships of the Ming Empire are sniping ahead."

Who knows.

Now he only sees more than [-] iron-clad warships, who knows if other people's more than [-] iron-clad battleships are also followed by thousands of other warships just like them.

Oquindo thought about it, and said truthfully: "Go back to the flag, and I saw more than 300 iron-clad warships for the time being."

Soon the messenger ran back and said in a loud voice: "Report, Your Excellency, the fleet behind asked why we didn't go aboard."

You guys haven't seen the iron-clad warships of the Ming Empire or what?
It was you who commanded the Battle of Gibraltar back then.

Are you in a rush for revenge or what?
Prince Hendrick was indeed eager to take revenge. He felt that the reason why he failed to overthrow the ten iron-clad warships of the Ming Empire last time was entirely because they had no iron-clad warships on their side.

This time it's different, their number of armored warships is about the same as others, and they have a full four thousand other warships, can they still lose to others?

Besides, they in the Netherlands still want to make a comeback.

If you can't grab the resources, how can you make a comeback?

Zhang Yuanfang couldn't help but be speechless as he watched the enemy's flags constantly passing back and forth.

These days the banners are basically universal, so he can understand them naturally.

It seems that the commander of the Spanish fleet in front did not want to fight, but the fleets of the Netherlands and France kept urging them to fight.

At this time, if there is anything to fight or not to fight, just do it directly.

The reason why he didn't order the five dreadnoughts and [-] Aegis ships to rush forward was because he was waiting for Zheng Hongkui's dreadnoughts to gather behind the enemy and launch rockets.

He really didn't understand what people were waiting for.

The two sides seemed to be at such a stalemate.

While Oquendo was still discussing how to fight with Hendrick through the banner, more than 2000 rockets suddenly shot out from the rear of the combined Dutch and French fleet.

The rockets came down like a rain of fire, and four or five hundred warships were immediately set ablaze behind the Dutch and French joint fleets.

At this time, the enemy's retreat was blocked, and they had to bypass the burning battleship if they wanted to run.

Moreover, even if it went around, the Feilong battleship would still fire rockets, setting all the leading battleships on fire.

At that time, a wall of fire will be formed, and even a single enemy warship will not be able to escape.

This is their tactic, first cut off the back of the family, and then surround them on all sides, annihilating the last fleet of the European continent!
Seeing the enemy's rear on fire, Zhang Yuanfang immediately said loudly: "The order is sent, the Spike warships circle around the left and right wings, ready to encircle. All iron-clad warships, load ammunition, take turns firing salvos from the left and right sides, and advance slowly."

Oquindo was ordering someone to flag Hendrick in the back, but the orderly suddenly ran back and said in panic, "Report, the fleet behind us is under attack, and many warships are on fire."

Ah!
Why is there no sound at all?

Before he could react, more than [-] ironclad battleships of the Ming Empire suddenly moved, they rushed up suddenly, and drifted to the left, followed by a violent artillery roar.

A cloud of cannonballs came down, and the surroundings suddenly crackled and crackled, and the soaring water column instantly blurred his vision.

The Ming Empire is really rude!
Oquindo quickly ordered: "Quickly, send an order, all armored warships load ammunition, turn right, and prepare to fire on the right side."

He just saw that people turned left, so they naturally had to turn right accordingly to reach them.

It's a pity that the water column has just fallen at this moment, and there is still a mist around the flagship. Not many warships can see their flags.

The battleships around him managed to see the flag clearly, and his order was transmitted to the entire fleet, and there was another violent artillery roar on the opposite side.

This time, there was the sound of wood cracking in the violent impact. It was obvious that some iron armor had been smashed in the first round of shelling, and the second round of shelling directly hit the wooden frame under the iron armor. .

After two rounds, they couldn't stand it anymore.

If the enemy fires another salvo, there will definitely be a lot of shells that will completely penetrate the outer armor and directly smash into the cabin.

Oquendo could only shout helplessly: "Command, all warships fire on the right side, fire!
After firing the cannon, immediately turn the rudder backwards to join the fleet behind. "

He knew that a round of volleys was useless against the ironclad warships of the Ming Empire, and he just wanted to smash a column of water to buy some time for his own fleet to retreat.

They managed to fire a round of shells, and then there was another violent artillery roar in front of them.

This time, several holes were smashed into the flagship, several shells smashed in, and the top floor of the flagship screamed continuously.

Ocundo had no choice but to keep ordering the fleet to retreat, retreat, and retreat again.

If he confronts them, it is estimated that within a few rounds, their ironclad battleship will be blasted into a sieve by others, and all the [-] army soldiers sitting in it will be finished.

It's a pity that they just retreated a little before colliding with the fleet behind.

The fleet commanded by Hendrick was even worse. The rockets were raining down, and they kept hitting them. After a while, nearly half of the warships under his hands were set on fire.

At this time, he can only order the fleet to squeeze forward. If they still stay there foolishly, then they won't all be set on fire!

More than [-] battleships were crowded together like this, and Zhang Yuanfang ordered the Aegis and Dreadnoughts to come close and bombard without hesitation.

Anyway, their armor can withstand a few rounds of shells, and he can just pour the shells hard.

After twenty rounds of salvo, they poured out more than [-] shells. They blasted the enemy's armored warships into sieves, and some were even sunk directly.

The other battleships were basically sunk, and many were even smashed to pieces.

As for how many shells they suffered, that can be ignored. Anyway, the armor of all the aegis ships and dreadnoughts has not been blasted, and it is enough to replace the basalt armor that has been deformed by the bombardment.

At this time, more than 3000 Spike warships also copied from both sides.

Zhang Yuanfang was about to order the Spike warship to launch another [-] rounds of broadside salvo, when suddenly a huge white flag was erected among the enemy's armored warships.

Oquindo knew that with such a frenzied bombing, the armored warships would all be sunk sooner or later.

He really didn't want to take hundreds of thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of sailors to the bottom of the sea, so he chose to surrender.

So far, the European Navy has been wiped out by the Daming Navy.

(End of this chapter)