The Most Powerful Man in the World

The order was conveyed, but soon a rush of alarm sounded, and the spirits of the people who had been relaxed couldn't help being shaken, and suddenly looked up at the rushing messenger.

Seeing that the messenger ran quickly with a panic-stricken look on his face, he approached and bowed solemnly to Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and the others: "Sir, something is bad, and I found that the enemy fleet is coming towards our fleet!"

Yu Dayou was stunned at first when he heard the words, and then he couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, okay, I originally didn't want to fight with them, but I didn't expect them to come to the door, that's really good. It's gone!"

While speaking, Yu Dayou looked at Jiao Yuan, Yue Buqun, and Lin Pingzhi and said, "What do you think we should do?"

Just by looking at Yu Dayou's high-spirited fighting spirit, you can know what Yu Dayou is thinking at this moment. Whether it is Yue Buqun or Jiao Yuan, there is actually a bit of arrogance in his heart.

The Great Ming Dynasty will face the upper country. Except for the Ming Dynasty, all the people in the four directions are barbarians.

Previously, they took the initiative to retreat, not because they were afraid of the Royal Spanish Navy, but because they were unwilling to fight against them due to insufficient logistics.

But it's not a fear of not retreating. Now the Spanish fleet has taken the initiative to provoke. This is a kind of provocation by Yu Dayou, Jiao Yuan and others.

"I am Daming, why fear a battle!"

Jiao Yuan had a solemn look on his face, and he said decisively.

It was Jiao Yuan who opposed fighting with him before, because Jiao Yuan considered the overall situation, but now it is Jiao Yuan who responded first to Yu Dayou, but it was because Jiao Yuan knew that this battle was related to the glory of Daming.

Just like the Spanish side, General Levi persuaded the Duke of Rose to be under the banner of the glory of the Spanish kingdom, and now Daming is also fighting for his own glory.

Yue Buqun and Lin Pingzhi naturally didn't have any opinions. They looked at each other and agreed, only to hear Yu Dayou solemnly said with a bit of excitement: "Go on, hang up the battle flag, and face the Spanish fleet. "

The horn sounded, and a bright and distinct battle flag was slowly raised. Suddenly, the captains on the surrounding battleships saw the raised battle flag, and the battleships began to rise. The sails were lifted, and a famous soldier returned to his place, ready to fight at any time.

When the two sides were almost four or five miles apart, the figures of the soldiers and generals on the ship could already be clearly seen through the telescopic mirror.

Daming's flagship is naturally quite eye-catching. With the prosperity of Daming's domestic shipbuilding industry, Daming's ships are being replaced very quickly. A few years ago, when they went to sea, Yu Dayou's flagship was still the first generation of new warships, but now they are The flagship under the seat is the second-generation new warship.

Although it is said that the logistics supply in Daming is only two or three times due to the distance of thousands of miles, just last time, several new second-generation warships replaced Yu Dayou and their flagships.

So now Yu Dayou and their flagships are bigger than before, and their firepower is more ferocious.

On the opposite Spanish battleship, several Spanish generals were looking at the Daming fleet opposite them through a telescope.

As for the Daming Fleet, to be honest, there is still some psychological shadow in the hearts of Spanish generals. After all, many Spanish squadrons have had the experience of fighting against Daming, and it can be said that every battle will be defeated.

Once or twice, that's all. The key is that they have never won once. It is conceivable that under such circumstances, facing the Ming fleet, what kind of pressure and shadow will these Spanish generals have in their hearts.

The reason why General Levi encouraged Duke Rose to fight was because he saw Daming retreating, thinking that Daming was afraid, and wanted to win the battle through this battle, in order to restore the heart of the Spanish fleet.

As a famous naval admiral of a generation, General Levi was very trusted by Duke Rose, and this time he was appointed as the commander of Ming Dynasty by Duke Rose.

When General Levi looked at the very conspicuous Ming fleet opposite, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "God, Ming people can actually build such a huge warship, what do our craftsmen eat, Ming people can make them, don't we? Can't make it?"

It can be seen that the appearance of Daming's new warships has had a considerable impact on the soldiers of General Levi.

Especially at this time, the navies of various countries are still in the era of sailing. Of course, during this period, even if the Daming fleet has been upgraded for three generations, the latest three-generation warships are also in the era of sailing.

However, the research on steam warships has already begun in Daming. Chu Yi is not a fool. Upgrading the technology tree requires a foundation. It is obviously difficult to jump directly into the steam era, but it does not prevent Chu Yi from leaving behind on the design of steam warships. and imagination.

Sometimes the appearance of new things is just a concept. With such a piece of paper, it is only necessary to pierce this piece of paper, and new things will be born logically.

According to the momentum of Daming's crazy development now, if there is no accident, I am afraid that within three or five years, the first generation of steam battleships may be launched. At that time, Daming will open a new era.

Compared with the mainstream sailing warships in the West today, Yu Dayou's flagships have exceeded the mainstream Western warships by at least several decades. No wonder General Levi and others looked surprised when they saw the flagship.

Standing behind General Levi, a general said with a bit of greed: "Snatch it back, and then let the domestic craftsmen build it. Our Spanish Kingdom's navy is the strongest."

The overseas expansion for hundreds of years has made most of the Spanish admirals full of greed, and they want to take back any good things they see.

Since they don't have such an advanced warship, they will grab it and copy it.

Through the telescope, General Levi saw many ships of the Daming Fleet several miles away. Among them, there were not many huge battleships like flagships, only three, which made General Levi slightly relieved.

Although I have not seen the combat effectiveness of this new type of battleship with my own eyes, I can imagine that such a battleship must be fierce in firepower just by looking at the huge hull.

If there are many such battleships in the Ming fleet, then General Levi will have to consider whether to withdraw to the port.

After all, although General Levi belongs to the belligerent faction, he has the resources of a famous general. Under what circumstances he can fight, and under what circumstances he can't go to war, he has his own judgment in his heart.

Then I heard General Levi's order: "Pass the order, and press the whole army up."

From General Levi's point of view, Daming took the initiative to retreat earlier, obviously for a reason. Although he couldn't guess it, General Levi also knew that this might be their only chance.

Even if there is a chance, General Levi is willing to take a gamble. If he wins the first battle, Spain will still be the most powerful country in the West.

Yu Dayou noticed that the entire army of the Spanish fleet was pressing up, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he said to the messenger beside him: "The messenger, be ready to fight at any time."

As the two sides gradually approached, the range of the artillery on the Spanish fleet was obviously worse than that of Daming. Just when the Spanish fleet entered the range of the Daming artillery, the captains who had been staring at the flagship found that the flagship did not hang. Fire the flag.

As a civil servant, Jiao Yuan has experienced more than one naval battle in the past few years. He has grown from a literati who knows nothing about naval warfare to a qualified general.

Just seeing that Yu Dayou didn't order the firing, he knew that it wasn't that Yu Dayou didn't want to take advantage of the range of the artillery to hang the Spanish fleet to fight, but that if the distance was too far, the hit rate of the artillery would drop significantly.

If there is enough artillery fire, this method of hanging and beating is naturally the most suitable, but their biggest problem at the moment is insufficient logistics and insufficient artillery fire. Lots of shells.

With a sigh in his heart, Jiao Yuan opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything. He knew that Yu Dayou's choice was not wrong. Even if he put in a fight, the fleet might suffer a lot of losses. In the case of the logistics materials, it was able to achieve great results.

After many confrontations, the Spanish fleet has a certain understanding of the range of Daming's artillery, so after entering the range of Daming's artillery, a group of Spanish fleets are ready to come and make various defenses in the process of form .

However, the artillery fire they imagined did not come.

General Levi watched the Daming Fleet on the opposite side press down so slowly, not a single cannonball was fired, but a great pressure was blowing, because he could not guess what the Daming Fleet was brewing.

Obviously he has the advantage of firepower, but he does not take advantage of this advantage to take the lead in obtaining the victory and occupy a certain advantage. If it were him, he would definitely not put it in the fight. A fool knows how to keep a distance and rely on the advantage of artillery range to hang. Fighting is the right choice.

I am afraid that General Levi would never have imagined that the reason why the Ming fleet did not fire when they were within range was not because of unwillingness, but because of lack of logistics.

The same cannonball, obviously, the higher the hit rate, the longer the result, the longer the result. Since the logistics are insufficient, it can only take some risks.

"Fire!"

General Levi let out a low roar, he didn't even think that the two sides were fighting, and the first shell was actually fired by them.

Following General Levi's order, hundreds of warships roared in unison, the smoke filled with gunpowder, and water columns suddenly splashed on the sea.

Several Daming battleships were obviously hit, but on the flagship, Yu Dayou, who noticed these, was not surprised at all. All of this was within his expectation. His eyes were shining brightly, his voice was hoarse, and he was a little excited. Just staring at the Spanish fleet on the opposite side, he whispered: "Come closer, closer!"

Suddenly, Yu Dayou waved his hand abruptly and said, "Open the cannon."

Accompanied by the firing of a dozen artillery pieces on the flagship, the surrounding battleships had long been suffocating and fired almost at the same time. Immediately, a burst of artillery shells shot out, heading straight for the Spanish fleet on the opposite side. .

Rumble, boom.

Compared with the solid bullets of the Spanish warships, the Daming side has completely thrown the bombs into the street. In this case, the two sides only fought each other, and the result can be imagined.

Even though General Levi was already mentally prepared, when he saw the shells explode on the ship, General Levi couldn't help but grit his teeth and roared: "Damn, use the explosive bombs for me, hurry up!"

War is the best way to promote technological upgrading. After all, it is impossible for the Spanish side to upgrade the shells after fighting with Daming several times. It is just that the quality and quantity of the blooming shells produced are so poor, so these limited blooms The bullet was regarded by General Levi as a treasure at the bottom of the box, and he was easily reluctant to use it, but seeing the fierce firepower of the Ming side, General Levi knew that if he did not use it again, he might have no chance.

Following General Levi's order, the Spanish side finally used the blooming bomb at the bottom of the pressure box. When a blooming bomb exploded on a Daming battleship, although it was said to be no more powerful than Daming's artillery shell, but This shows that the Spanish side is rapidly upgrading in terms of artillery.

Seeing this scene, Yu Dayou couldn't help clenching his fists, staring at the Spanish fleet on the opposite side, and said faintly: "Even if it is hard to hit hard, this fleet must be destroyed, and it must not be given time to grow!"

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To be honest, after several fights, Yu Dayou and others still have a certain understanding of the naval combat capabilities of the Western countries.

Speaking of which, countries such as Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands can become maritime powers by no means easy.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that Spain can dominate the ocean and almost dominate the ocean. Even Yu Dayou admires the combat effectiveness and military literacy of the Spanish navy.

If it is said that under the same conditions, Yu Dayou really does not dare to guarantee that he will definitely be able to defeat the opponent, but after several battles, the reason why the Daming Navy was able to win is that on the one hand, it has the advantage of a large number of people. In terms of armaments, you have the advantage.

Even a fool can tell the damage that a blossom bullet and a solid bullet can cause to a warship.

It is also a cannonball that falls, and a solid bullet is at most smashing some decks and the like. As long as the quality of the ship is not bad, it is unlikely that it will be directly smashed by a shell.

However, compared with solid bullets, the lethality of the open bullet is much greater, not only for the great damage to the hull, but also for the lethality of the soldiers on the ship.

Almost all of the equipment that Daming is equipped with are explosive bombs, so when confronting Spain, Spain is often defeated in a battle.

One thing is undeniable, that is, the military literacy of the Spanish navy soldiers is absolutely not bad, that is, they suffer from the lack of their own equipment.

After suffering so many losses, even a fool will make progress, not to mention a kingdom that is at its peak.

When the news of the Daming Fleet came back to Spain, some descriptions of the Daming battleship and the description of the artillery naturally appeared on the desks of the powerful figures in the Kingdom of Spain. Any news that can improve the combat effectiveness of the battleship will be It's eye-catching, not to mention that they have suffered such a big loss from Daming in Spain.

With the ability of Spanish craftsmen, now that you know the blooming bullet, it is not a problem to make it, it is nothing more than how powerful the blooming bullet can be.

In a hurry, the blooming bombs made in Spain have been sent to the navy. On the one hand, it is to improve the combat effectiveness of the navy. some degree of improvement.

In this case, it is not impossible for Spain to catch up with Daming. Now Daming has the advantage of armament, so it can suppress Spain. Once Spain has completed the upgrade of naval warships, by that time, Daming It is not so easy to get into the Mediterranean again.

The sound of rumbling artillery fire came, and the shells exploded. From time to time, one after another of gunpowder smoke and fire could be seen rising into the sky, but the battleships ignited and floated on the sea.

The soldiers of Daming quickly blasted the shells out, and in the fire, the Spanish fleet on the opposite side suffered great losses.

The Spanish fleet was really a little stunned under the saturation of Daming's artillery. Many naval generals believed that those generals who returned from defeat were not due to their own lack of ability, but because of the huge gap in equipment.

The flagship where General Levi was located naturally attracted the attention of several battleships in Daming, and the artillery fire of several battleships directly locked the Spanish flagship.

As one round of shells fell, it was conceivable that when dozens of shells were covered, even if the soldiers operating the ship were extremely skilled in dodging shells, it was impossible to avoid dozens of shells.

Rumbling, several artillery shells were smashing on the flagship, and the shells that exploded suddenly blew up the entire flagship, and almost fell apart.

Under the protection of several soldiers, General Levi climbed out from under the wooden block, and the whole person looked very embarrassed.

Looking at the flames burning around him, General Levi did not show panic, but instead looked towards the Akito fleet on the opposite side.

Above the sea, a group of fleets fluttering the Daming flag steadily pressed towards them, while the battleships on their side were in chaos, and there were faint signs of collapse under the artillery fire of the Daming ships.

That is to say, the Spanish navy soldiers are tough enough, so they can persist until now. If they were ordinary soldiers, I am afraid they would have fled in the boat long ago.

Above the surrounding sea, the Spanish soldiers are fighting back hard, one by one, with a big mouth, with a posture of never retreating.

However, at this moment, a roar came, and the flagship they had been paying attention to was drowned in a cloud of gunpowder smoke. Just by looking at the miserable appearance of the flagship, they could guess that the flagship was just under the attack of artillery fire. suffered severe damage.

"No, General Levi!"

Several nearby Spanish warships saw the flagship suffered heavy damage and quickly turned around and rushed over to the flagship.

The flagship is different from other warships. Once the flagship is severely damaged, it will inevitably have a great impact on the overall situation.

When the Spanish warships were rushing towards the flagship, Yu Dayou's flagship was naturally taken care of by Spain, and the shells fell down, which also devastated the flagship.

A slap slapped a piece of deck debris that shot towards it, and saw that several dark holes on the flagship were smashed by the Spanish shells.

There was even the sound of shouting from under a hole, but a team of Daming soldiers were busy plugging the leak.

Compared to General Levi, who was in a state of embarrassment, although Yu Dayou said he was a little embarrassed, in comparison, General Levi was even more embarrassed.

Seeing that the flagship of the Spanish fleet was directly destroyed, Yu Dayou couldn't help laughing: "Okay, okay, as the saying goes, a snake can't have no head. If the Spanish flagship sinks, then the Spanish fleet may fall into chaos..."