The development of civilization needs exchanges and collisions, and the same is true for countries, which will eventually fall behind closed doors, and only by accepting and absorbing new things with an open mind can civilization have vitality.

At the end of the 19th century, the situation between the Qing government and Japan illustrates this to a certain extent.

There is a peaceful way of communication between civilizations, but more often than not, it comes in the form of war.

War can most stimulate a country's progress in all aspects, of course, the stimulation of this kind of war must be within a certain range, if you are beaten down, then there is no chance of progress.

The progress of the Ming Dynasty in recent years was, to a large extent, stimulated by the war, and the battle with the Dutch at sea allowed the Ming Dynasty to learn a lot of things.

At present, this sea battle is not easy to fight, but this difficulty will inevitably stimulate the development of the Ming Dynasty and Luzon and prepare for the next collision.

The Spaniards' artillery had a long range, and the best guns of the right flank were the eighteen-pounder cannons, which were a fraction of the Spanish twenty-four-pounder guns.

The side of the twenty Spanish warships, like thunder, kept bombarding the right flank flotilla, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the sea, and the fleet moved through the smoke, and the whole body was ethereal.

With this advantage in range, there was no way for the fleet on the right flank to reverse, but fortunately, the Spaniards did not have many ships and guns, and if the other side also had more than 200, then there would be no need to fight.

The water column rose to the sky on the sea, and the right flank fleet had no choice but to surround the Spanish ships, and they could only advance under artillery fire.

After about half an hour, the distance between the two sides was shortened to about four miles, and the sailors on the right flank could finally return fire with red-coated artillery.

The Spaniards, knowing that there was no way to escape, did not turn, but wanted to break through the blockade of the right flank flotilla by virtue of the advantage of the size of the ship.

After a long period of artillery, the distance between the two sides was finally within range of the redcoat cannons, and the right flank began to return fire, but the eighteen-pounder guns on the second deck of the Spanish battleship also began to fire.

On the Sanhe, there was a loud "boom", the gun body retreated violently, the hull shook, and the deck was filled with smoke.

Listening to the sound of the cannon, Gao Yihuan's heart was pounding, his palms were already sweating, and he picked up the clairvoyant to watch the results of the Sanhe cannon.

The Sanhe set its sights on a thousand-ton giant ship behind the St. Philip, the Santa Ana, the large ship was large and relatively easy to hit, but the first round of artillery hits of the Sanhe, and the four red-coated cannons did not hit the enemy ship, only splashed a few columns of water in the distance, fortunately, the Sanhe was inconspicuous and was not bombarded by the Spaniards.

The rumbling cannon roared through the sea, and after the exchange of fire between the right flank and the Spaniards, the flotilla on the left flank gradually entered the firing range, and the two sides of the Spanish flotilla at the same time spewed orange flames, rushing towards a mad male lion and rushing into the middle of the wolf pack.

The left and right flanks of Luzon, like the wings of a crane, caught the Spanish ships.

In addition, Zheng Chenggong's forty warships were also chasing behind, and five of them were three-masted gunboats, which had already thrown off the Fu ships behind and caught up.

The Spaniards were flanked on three sides, like trapped beasts, and although they kept hitting the fortune ships of Luzon, they were also scarred.

In terms of the artillery of a single ship, they outperformed the Fubunes, but Luzon made up for the gap by numerical superiority.

Half an hour after the artillery battle, the smaller twelve-pounder and nine-pounder guns also joined in, and the projectiles on the sea were shuttled and intertwined like a net.

The distance between the right flank and the Spanish Far East Fleet was close to one and a half miles, and the fierce artillery battle filled the sea with gunsmoke.

"Second brother, the Fuhai has ordered, change the chain bomb!"

On the lookout, the black donkey still dutifully paid attention to the orders issued by the main ship, and shouted in the sound of cannons.

He shouted a few times, Gao Yihuan heard it clearly, and hurriedly ordered to change the chain bullets, and some Fu ship owners who were more experienced than him had already fired the first batch of chain bullets.

This kind of cannonball is two iron balls connected by an iron chain in the middle, and after hitting out, the two iron balls are swept across under the pull of the iron chain, which is a weapon used by Xiyi in naval battles to destroy the sails and masts of enemy ships and paralyze enemy ships.

At that time, a lucky ship of the Four Seas Merchant met an armed merchant ship of Heyi in the South China Sea, and after a bloody battle, captured the warship of Heyi.

The flintlock pistols, artillery and other weapons found on the ship were unloaded and transported to the Guangzhou Ordnance Supervisor, among which were the chain shells, and the ship was pulled to the shipyard in Qiongzhou, where the Ministry of Industry found a master craftsman to disassemble the ship, leaving a full set of drawings for the craftsmen to study.

It was through this study that the sailors of the Ming Dynasty made great progress, and the projectile of chain bomb became popular.

The Ming Dynasty was still very quick to accept new things, from the Lumi gun to the red-coated cannon, all of which were quickly imitated.

"Boom!" Zhao Si ignited the cannon, a cloud of white smoke erupted from the side of the ship, and a chain bullet with a sharp whistle swept across the sea, hitting the foremast of the Santa Anna, and the chain bullet instantly tore through the white sail, twisted several sail ropes, and a piece of white sail fell down instantly.

"Good!" Gao Yihuan saw the results of the battle from the clairvoyant mirror, and couldn't help but swing his fist hard, and the Sanhe fired several rounds of cannons, and finally hit the enemy ship with one shot.

It is not easy to hit the enemy at sea, especially for a lucky ship like the Sanhe, which has not been to sea several times and does not have much experience in naval warfare, it is even more difficult to be able to hit a single shot.

The sailors on board immediately cheered, and at this moment, a cannonball landed on the side of the Sanhe, and with a "boom", a large splash of water, and the cheering on the ship stopped.

The Spaniards were also firing chain bullets, and a kind of grape bullet, and the ships were constantly being hit, and the speed slowed down, but for the total number of two hundred and fifty sea ships on the right flank, the Spaniards could not change the fact that the right flank fleet was rushing towards them quickly.

After the Triad hit one shot, another round was played, none of which hit, but the Spanish ships were flanked by the Luzon flanks on the left and right flanks, their sails were broken, and their speed was gradually pulled down.

An armed merchant ship on the sea was smashed with a broken mast and was almost paralyzed, followed by Zheng Chenggong's five gunboats catching up, and after a round of fire, the armed merchant ship had already ignited a raging fire, and many Spaniards jumped from the deck into the sea.

The distance continued to close, and the impact was imminent, the gun reloading was slow, and the guns on the Triad no longer fired, but left one shot, which was used again after close range.

At this time, Gao Yihuan pulled out the Japanese sword on his waist, and the black feudal on the ship held a flying hook in his hand, and waited on the side of the ship, and more than a dozen bird gunners also arrived at the side of the ship, and five Japanese, including Watanabe Shinjiro and Hijikata Shishiro, led more than 30 guards armed with Japanese knives, short axes and other melee weapons, gathered in the center of the deck to prepare for the broadside battle.

The ship got closer and closer, and the figure of the Spanish warship became clearer and clearer, it was really like a fortress on the sea, and the guards on the ship could only look up.

At this time, there was a loud bang in front of him, and the flagship of the Spaniards had already collided with a fortune ship, and the body of the fortune ship in front of it was directly hit and turned ninety degrees, and all the sailors on board were shocked and fell.

The Sanhe was only fifty paces away from the Santa Ana, and Gao Yihuan was trying to steer the ship from rushing in front of the Santa Ana. The Sanhe, which is less than 300 tons, will most likely be knocked over if it is hit by the 1,000-ton Santa Anna, so Gao Yihuan adjusted the course and aimed the bow of the ship at Santa Anna's waist.

At this time, the Triad was already at Anna's feet, and suddenly there was a loud bang, and Santa Anna's side continued to breathe fire, and more than 30 cannons were held back for a while, bombarded one after another, and a lucky ship in front of it was hit continuously, and it was instantly broken.

A black chain bomb flew towards the Sanhe at a rapid speed, instantly tore the front sail, twisted a few sail ropes, the sail surface suddenly changed, and was blown by the sea breeze, and then ran away with the Sanhe, and was about to hit the lucky boat that was on fire next to it, Gao Yihuan suddenly exclaimed, "Quick!" Sail down! ”

A Japanese named Okita of Watanabe Shinjiro and his gang immediately drew his sword and cut the sail rope, and the front sail immediately fell down, and at the same time, Gao Yihuan hurriedly swung the rudder so that he did not collide with the injured Fukubune next to him.

The Spaniards are very experienced, and they deliberately kept the round of artillery just now, waiting for the fortune ship to get close before suddenly bombarding it.

At this time, the guns on the bow of the Sanhe also fired the last shot, and the Santa Anna, twenty paces away, was like a giant beast in front of them, and the sailors on the ship only heard a "bang", and the board of Santa Anna suddenly exploded.

An iron bullet fired by the Sanhe, wrapped in pieces of wood, burrowed into the cabin, and a Spanish gunner was directly hit by the iron bullet behind the second layer of guards, and his body was instantly torn to pieces and scattered around. A cloud of blood and sawdust splattered, and several Spaniards who were operating the guns were all knocked down, and the shells continued to weaken, crossing the cabin, breaking through the guard on the other side and falling into the sea.

This was the second shell that the Sanhe hit the enemy ship in the entire naval battle, and the other nearby ships also fired the last round of guns left, and the side of the Spanish warship was immediately punched out of a number of large holes, and the wounded Spaniards inside began to roll and scream.

Everyone didn't have time to check the Warring States, only a loud "bang", the bow of the Sanhe finally hit the side of Santa Anna, the board of Santa Anna was smashed and dented, and the bow of the Sanhe was nailed into the side of Santa Anna, making the hull of Santa Anna sway violently, and the bodies of sailors and sailors on the deck turned forward and backward·····

Soon, one after another blessed ships collided with each other, and the body of Santa Anna, a giant beast, immediately seemed to be bitten by several hungry wolves.

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