Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

After Zhu Zhanqian's team approached the scheduled interception area, they waited for a long time. A ship of the Ingoland Empire did appear in the distance, but unexpectedly it was a steam warship of Ming Dynasty.

Hou Xian once exchanged warships for Zheng He, and gave Ingolan eight warships in total, and now Duke Humphrey is heading to France on this fleet.

Unexpectedly, within reason, the appearance of the other party at least proves that his intelligence is correct.

Even if you have a steam warship, but you are the first generation of steam warships, and there are only four ships sailing this time. I have eight of the latest steam warships on my side, so there is no reason to be afraid of you.

Zhu Zhanqian discovered them, and the Yinggelan fleet also discovered Zhu Zhanqian's fleet.

Duke Humphrey, who was playing with the beauties in the cabin, was immersed in sensuality and was very happy.

"My lord, it's not good, there is a steam warship ahead."

Duke Humphrey, whose cheeks were flushed and his upper body was bare, pinched the soft white tenderness of the woman beside him before speaking, and he began to speak after a delicate moan: "What steam warship? Other ships have also been driven out? "

Duke Humphrey thought it was his other ships that were driven out. After all, he was the only one who owned a steam warship.

"no."

"It's not that it's all right, I thought there was a thief at home." Duke Humphrey, who was already slightly drunk, said in a daze.

"My lord, look at those steam warships that are bigger, more fierce, and more numerous than ours." The guards were in a hurry.

Duke Humphrey hugged the beauty frivolously, and teased without any scruples: "Impossible, absolutely impossible, our steam warship was bought from the Ming army, and with this power, our ship could not fight back. The power, after so many years, we can't completely imitate it, you say there is something more powerful than it, it is absolutely impossible."

No one can surpass Da Ming, unless it is Da Ming himself.

"However, my lord, I think the flags hung on those steam warships are the same as those of the Ming army." The soldier's voice trembled. I was lucky enough to survive with a piece of wood on the sea, and now I have been buried in the bottom of the sea.

Duke Humphrey wasn't calm anymore, as if he was sober from the wine, he pulled on his clothes and rushed to the deck, and saw the Ming battleship rushing towards them from afar.

Daming's new warships were faster, bigger, and stronger than the old ones. Even though the opponent was also a steam warship, Zhu Zhanqian gave the order to attack immediately.

Chen Yaojin, who came out halfway, was terrified by Duke Humphrey. Just now Honglan's fat face was pale, and he hurriedly gave orders: "Fight, fight."

In a hurry, Yinggelan's fleet formed its formation and was about to face Ming's fleet.

"fire."

Daming's steam battleship, after rushing to the coverage of the artillery fire, fired directly. It may kill Duke Humphrey. The death is not as valuable as life, but because the opponent is also a steam battleship, at this time, we can't underestimate the enemy. We should fight with all our strength first. .

This is the first naval battle of steam warships on the sea, the first time in human history.

Including the Ming army, apart from their own exercises, they have never fought against steam warships.

The bombardment of artillery fire was one after another on the originally calm sea today. The warship was moving at high speed, and the steam engine was running at full horsepower, allowing the warship to gallop on the sea.

boom

boom

The advantage of the new type of warship is that the steam engine can be better, the layout is more reasonable, and the action is more agile. Moreover, the Ming army has conducted many exercises for naval battles. Calm down, each perform their duties.

On the other hand, Ingoland is almost invincible in this sea because of their steam warships. They had friction with the Spaniards before, and they had no power to fight back, let alone take back the northern line. Even the ocean France doesn't have any troops anymore, so they don't have enough experience in naval battles using steam warships.

Yang Feng began to show his military talents, and now everyone has no communication system, so the command of the battle depends on the tactical goals specified at the beginning, after the battle started, the captains of the warships adapt to the situation, and in a few cases, the commander can be seen waving the flag signal sent.

The Ming army's goal is very clear, three of the opponent's four warships surround one, with an obvious protection intention, their goal is to sink the three protected warships, and capture the middle warship alive.

Duke Humphrey is likely to be on this warship. If not, then he can only blame himself for his bad luck and die in the sea.

The warship cuts through the waves on the sea and fires from the side. It is difficult to aim while driving fast. What should I do?
Big is better, and more is beautiful.

In terms of the number and caliber of artillery, the Ming army still showed an overwhelming advantage.

Because of the continuous firing, the dark gun barrels now showed some signs of redness, and the dragon flag of Ming Dynasty was hunting on the warship, and the majestic sound was like the sound of thousands of troops.

"Your Highness, sink an opponent's warship on the left side." Yang Feng passed on the latest news to Zhu Zhanqian.

Zhu Zhanqian couldn’t help feeling a little sad. These ships were all warships of Ming Dynasty, the warships that Zheng He sailed around the world. It will hurt to see it in the sky.

The muffled sound of cannons is still heard, and it continues to resound in the open sea.

The rising white smoke and the smell of gunpowder filled the air. The smell was a bit pungent, but it also made people more vigilant.

boom

Two cannonballs landed on an enemy steam warship, directly blowing it up in the middle, and the wailing of the Ingoland soldiers was drowned out by the dense artillery fire before it could be heard.

At this time, there were already many small black dots on the surface of the sea, each of which was an Ingoland soldier.

"Your Highness, a warship of our army was hit."

"How's it going?"

"From a distance, it shouldn't be a problem."

With the idea of ​​reducing losses, Zhu Zhanqian said: "Wave the flag to make it temporarily back, and other warships will be on top."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Yang Feng commanded in an orderly manner. His eyesight was excellent, he could see far away, and he could change the flag command signal at any time.

At this time, the enemy only had two steam warships left. The dense artillery fire and stronger power of the Ming army made Duke Humphrey wonder how many artillery pieces the Ming army had.

After they obtained the warships of the Ming army, he ordered to study the warships, and dismantled one of them, analyzing the structure of the steam engine and the structure of the Ming army's artillery.

Their engineers spent a lot of time researching the structure of the artillery, and manufactured it. At the beginning, the performance of the artillery made due to technical problems was low. This year, it was barely able to catch up with the level of the Ming army, but the manufactured There are not many of them. As for the steam engine, it is still in the factory and has not been able to be shipped for real use.

In order to manufacture steam warships, almost all of their domestic manufacturing industries need a large-scale improvement. What do these improvements require?A great deal of wealth is required.

Duke Humphrey is naturally reluctant to part with his own wealth, so he wants to use national wealth, but he is not the only one who has the final say in the country, so because of this matter, they have been arguing for a long time. Until now, the cost of their artillery production is still very high. Advanced artillery has higher requirements for its range and weight.

Yinggelan, who he is proud of, has researched the artillery of the Ming army, which is only the first generation of artillery shipped by the Ming army. This also shows the difference in basic manufacturing capabilities between the two countries in this era.

Even without Zhu Zhanqian, the manufacturing capacity of the Ming Dynasty is far better than that of Yinggelan in this era.

He spent such a large amount of money to make the artillery, but now the Ming army is bombarding it like it doesn't want money, and it is overwhelming, which really surprised Duke Humphrey.

When Duke Humphrey had only two warships left, the situation became clearer. All the warships of Ming Dynasty surrounded and attacked them. Using the faster speed, Duke Humphrey was too late to run away.

As the Ming warship surrounded them, the two Duke Humphrey's warships no longer fought back.

"Your Highness, they surrendered."

"Let a battleship approach first to avoid false surrender, and first tie up all the people on board to see if Duke Humphrey is there."

"Yes."

According to Zhu Zhanqian's instructions, a warship approached the past first, and after boarding the opponent's ship, tied up all their crew members, including Duke Humphrey.

Knowing that Duke Humphrey was captured, Zhu Zhanqian finally laughed: "Let's go, let's go and have a look."

Zhu Zhanqian led Hou Xian and others onto the ship where Duke Humphrey was.

As soon as Hou Xian got on the boat, he stretched out his hand to caress the fence, like an old friend who had been away for a long time, with tears in his eyes, he stretched out his rough hand to wipe it, and followed Zhu Zhanqian's pace.

The soldier lifted the chair, and Zhu Zhanqian unbuttoned the cloak that Zheng He had brought when he went out to sea. Zhu Zhanqian now carries it with him, and whenever the majesty rises, he feels that Zheng He is still behind him.

Looking at the fat man who was tied up, Zhu Zhanqian let him kneel down and looked down at him.

Facing Prince Daming, who was dressed in a completely different costume from his own and was full of exotic style, Duke Humphrey was already frightened at this time, and he himself fell into the opponent's hands, and he immediately showed his chivalrous demeanor: "This Your Excellency, I am the Duke of Ingoland, as long as you let me go, I can give you glory and wealth."

As soon as he uttered it, he realized that the other party could not understand his words.

But I didn't expect Zhu Zhanyi to say with a standard London accent: "Are you Duke Humphrey?"

Duke Humphrey was taken aback. This was a language that Zhu Zhanqian caught a passing Englishman to learn temporarily. If he was at a level that he could not pass the fourth level, it would be difficult to communicate.

If he has an oriental face and just listens to his voice, wouldn't he be an authentic old gentleman from the roots of London's imperial city?

No matter what the reason is, at least he understands English, so there is no problem in communication. In this case, at least the terms of surrender will be much easier.

"It's me." Duke Humphrey admitted his identity.

Zhu Zhanqian looked at Hou Xian. Hou Xian had a brief encounter with Duke Humphrey. Although Duke Humphrey was fatter than before in the past few years, he still recognized him as a whole, so Hou Xian nodded.

With Hou Xian's confirmation, Zhu Zhanqian said, "Come here, throw him into the sea water to soak first, and take off his clothes."

Duke Humphrey thought that the other party would negotiate conditions with him, but he didn't expect that Zhu Zhanqian would punish him first without negotiating conditions.

"Wait, wait..." Duke Humphrey kept shouting, but was hoisted up by the Ming army with a thick hemp rope, lowered from the deck, thrown into the sea water, then lifted up again, and thrown again into the sea.

Both teased and punished, Zhu Zhanqian stood on the boat and looked coldly at the wailing Duke Humphrey. At this time, there were still many Ingoland soldiers on the sea, all of whom fell into the sea in the previous naval battle. .

"Eunuch Hou Xian, when you bought Zheng He back with Duke Humphrey, Zheng He lost his arms, legs and tongue in Ingeland, but he lost his tongue in France."

"I don't know about this matter, for the sake of Lord Zheng He, but Lord Zheng He was unable to speak at that time, and he was unwilling to write about it, so I have been ignorant. Only this Duke Humphrey knows."

"No matter what, let's punish first, I can't bear the anger in my heart."

Duke Humphrey was hung back and forth by the Ming army. When he came up, he was dizzy and collapsed on the ground.

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After spitting out two mouthfuls of water, Duke Humphrey didn't want to understand why the other party was treating him like this for a moment. He opened his eyes, and Zhu Zhanqian was dangling in front of him. After a while, his sight finally stabilized.

"Duke Humphrey, do you know who we are?"

Duke Humphrey was so messed up as soon as he came up, and he became more honest, and said in a flattering tone: "Your Excellency is from the Ming Dynasty?"

"It's good to know, but you know what we are here for?"

"You...you..." Duke Humphrey hesitated to speak.

"I'm here for revenge." The corners of Zhu Zhanqian's mouth rose slightly, but there was endless hatred and killing intent in his eyes.

Seeing this group of Daming people, Duke Humphrey remembered the Daming people who came across the ocean for the first time back then. A group of people dressed in strange clothes approached the coast of France in his opinion. They drove a steam warship, As soon as he arrived at the shore, he said that he wanted to see the monarch here, and he wanted to establish a tribute relationship with the monarch here.

This is what Zhu Di did when Zheng He sailed to the West, no matter where he went, he did this to show the national prestige of Ming Dynasty.

How could Britain and France, which were fighting happily, care about this sudden outsider, and wanted to teach him a lesson, so they attacked him in groups, and were killed and disarmed.

Now the Ming people came for the second time, this time even though he had the warship of the Ming people, he was beaten to pieces, and he was captured alive. How strong are the Ming people?

"Our people bought Zheng He back from you back then, and exchanged eight steam warships for you. I would like to ask your Excellency, the specific situation of Zheng He that you traded with France."