Even before the baptism of fire, it was difficult for the Spanish warships to pose a real threat to the ironclad ship "Warrior". The ship was fast and its guns had a long range, so it was able to launch an artillery offensive beyond the range of the Spanish warships, and at the moment many Spanish warships were so badly damaged that they could not run up at all.

Most Spanish warships could still withstand just one or two more shells, after all, the tonnage was there, and the damage to the hull of a ship of several hundred tons by one or two shells was still relatively limited. But the problem lies in the fact that the naval guns of the "Warrior" not only have a long range, but also have a high accuracy, and at this time, they are specially chased after those Spanish warships that are more seriously damaged, and as long as the tail rudder is shot, the navigation performance of the whole ship is reduced by more than half. From this angle, it was difficult to defend and resist effectively, and the Spaniards could only watch as the Warrior's rotating turrets fired at their ship from all directions, and there was no other way to think of it than to pray to God for the opponent's shells to miss.

"Spanish fleet...... This is going to be over!" Philip, the Dutch representative who sat on the high ground near the sea and watched the occupation, couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Although he is only a maritime merchant and has a relatively limited understanding of military affairs, as long as he is not blind, he should be able to see which is stronger and which is weaker in the current battle situation. The Spanish fleet was almost impossible to put up an effective resistance under the cover of Haihan artillery fire, although it seemed that it was constantly firing artillery counterattacks, but the actual effect was that the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and the number of times it could hit the Haihan warships was extremely limited.

The Warrior was hit by a few shells as it traveled from ship to ship, but the iron armor covering its hull played a significant protective role, and all the shells that hit the hull were bounced into the sea. The Spanish warships, on the other hand, did not have such powerful protective measures, and their planks were basically useless in the face of the shells fired by the "Warrior", and in a short time three or four ships were shot in the stern and lost the ability to turn.

Philip really didn't understand why the Spaniards were so good at sending a fleet to Sanya to send them to death, could it be for the sake of the two strongholds on Taiwan Island that were robbed by the Haihan people? These Spaniards only took retaliatory measures more than two years after the incident, did they think that in this way they would be able to catch the Haihan people off guard?

Philip scoffed at the Spaniards' behavior, and he was in Sanya, and he knew very well that the Haihan had already enforced martial law in the port a few days earlier, and that all departments, including the garrison, had entered a state of readiness for war early. The Haihan people had already laid a net, and the Spaniards thought they could sneak attack Sanya, but they didn't know that in the end, it was actually themselves who were really caught off guard. Moreover, with the consistent style of the Haihan people, they will definitely not spare their hands after taking the lead on the battlefield, and the Spaniards will definitely be unlucky this time.

Of course, as a colonizer from Europe, as a poor man who was also defeated by the guns of the Han Dynasty, Philip still had a more or less sad feeling about what happened to the Spaniards. The Dutch and Portuguese went to great lengths to establish colonies around the globe during the Age of Discovery, and the natives were never the object of their fear, but they ran into such a monster as Haihan in the Far East.

This small country bears a striking resemblance to the seafaring nations of Europe, with a very limited territory that has cultivated great seafaring power and armament, and controls many geographically important colonies in the seas beyond its homeland. And the worst thing is that the armed strength of the Haihan is stronger than that of the European countries that have entered the Far East, which makes it very unpleasant for the colonists who can take the initiative all over the world, but they have to be aggrieved and exchange peace for their trade opportunities in the Far East.

Philip was not the only one who had similar ideas, and Thomas, the Portuguese envoy to the Maritime Han who was also born in Europe, also watched the game, but he did not have the same widespread sympathy as Philippe. Thomas had dealt with Haihan much earlier than Philip, and his understanding of Haihan was also more profound, and in his heart he had long since regarded Haihan people as natives of the Far East, but as a maritime power like the European powers.

Thomas believes that the Haihan country's awareness of navigation is far ahead of other powers in the region, and that when superpowers such as the Ming Dynasty were still hesitating about international trade by sea, Haihan had already regarded maritime trade as an important national policy, and the purpose of foreign wars was almost always to control trade routes and expand the scope of trade, which was also surprisingly consistent with the foreign policy of European countries at this stage.

And this characteristic is not only reflected in the domestic and foreign policies of the Haihan, many of the senior officials that Thomas came into contact with speak a little English, and the East-West Commerce Secretary Schneider even spoke French, Spanish and German. They are no strangers to the geographical environment and political situation in Europe, and if it weren't for the obvious physical characteristics of the Orientals, Thomas really suspected that this group had lived in Europe for a long time, otherwise how could their consciousness be so close to the European countries of this era?

Of course, Thomas could not imagine what it meant for these people to have 400 years of more knowledge than their contemporaries, but from these characteristics alone, it is not difficult for him to deduce what kind of attitude the Haihan would have towards foreign colonial powers. If a global colonial power like Spain had honestly run its own colony in Manila, perhaps the Haihan would not have much interest in crossing the entire South China Sea to raid their nests. After all, in the past two years, Haihan has developed all the way to the north, and people with a discerning eye can see that the focus of Haihan's development is on the coast of Daming.

This Spaniard really doesn't know the times, and he has not learned a lesson from the big heel in Taipei two years ago, and this time he is afraid that he will lose all his money in Sanya.

This book was first published on the Genesis Chinese website, and the following content will be re-edited later for anti-theft

Even before the baptism of fire, it was difficult for the Spanish warships to pose a real threat to the ironclad ship "Warrior". The ship was fast and its guns had a long range, so it was able to launch an artillery offensive beyond the range of the Spanish warships, and at the moment many Spanish warships were so badly damaged that they could not run up at all.

Most Spanish warships could still withstand just one or two more shells, after all, the tonnage was there, and the damage to the hull of a ship of several hundred tons by one or two shells was still relatively limited. But the problem lies in the fact that the naval guns of the "Warrior" not only have a long range, but also have a high accuracy, and at this time, they are specially chased after those Spanish warships that are more seriously damaged, and as long as the tail rudder is shot, the navigation performance of the whole ship is reduced by more than half. From this angle, it was difficult to defend and resist effectively, and the Spaniards could only watch as the Warrior's rotating turrets fired at their ship from all directions, and there was no other way to think of it than to pray to God for the opponent's shells to miss.

"Spanish fleet...... This is going to be over!" Philip, the Dutch representative who sat on the high ground near the sea and watched the occupation, couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Although he is only a maritime merchant and has a relatively limited understanding of military affairs, as long as he is not blind, he should be able to see which is stronger and which is weaker in the current battle situation. The Spanish fleet was almost impossible to put up an effective resistance under the cover of Haihan artillery fire, although it seemed that it was constantly firing artillery counterattacks, but the actual effect was that the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and the number of times it could hit the Haihan warships was extremely limited.

The Warrior was hit by a few shells as it traveled from ship to ship, but the iron armor covering its hull played a significant protective role, and all the shells that hit the hull were bounced into the sea. The Spanish warships, on the other hand, did not have such powerful protective measures, and their planks were basically useless in the face of the shells fired by the "Warrior", and in a short time three or four ships were shot in the stern and lost the ability to turn.

Philip really didn't understand why the Spaniards were so good at sending a fleet to Sanya to send them to death, could it be for the sake of the two strongholds on Taiwan Island that were robbed by the Haihan people? These Spaniards only took retaliatory measures more than two years after the incident, did they think that in this way they would be able to catch the Haihan people off guard?

Philip scoffed at the Spaniards' behavior, and he was in Sanya, and he knew very well that the Haihan had already enforced martial law in the port a few days earlier, and that all departments, including the garrison, had entered a state of readiness for war early. The Haihan people had already laid a net, and the Spaniards thought they could sneak attack Sanya, but they didn't know that in the end, it was actually themselves who were really caught off guard. Moreover, with the consistent style of the Haihan people, they will definitely not spare their hands after taking the lead on the battlefield, and the Spaniards will definitely be unlucky this time.

Of course, as a colonizer from Europe, as a poor man who was also defeated by the guns of the Han Dynasty, Philip still had a more or less sad feeling about what happened to the Spaniards. The Dutch and Portuguese went to great lengths to establish colonies around the globe during the Age of Discovery, and the natives were never the object of their fear, but they ran into such a monster as Haihan in the Far East.

This small country bears a striking resemblance to the seafaring nations of Europe, with a very limited territory that has cultivated great seafaring power and armament, and controls many geographically important colonies in the seas beyond its homeland. And the worst thing is that the armed strength of the Haihan is stronger than that of the European countries that have entered the Far East, which makes it very unpleasant for the colonists who can take the initiative all over the world, but they have to be aggrieved and exchange peace for their trade opportunities in the Far East.

Philip was not the only one who had similar ideas, and Thomas, the Portuguese envoy to the Maritime Han who was also born in Europe, also watched the game, but he did not have the same widespread sympathy as Philippe. Thomas had dealt with Haihan much earlier than Philip, and his understanding of Haihan was also more profound, and in his heart he had long since regarded Haihan people as natives of the Far East, but as a maritime power like the European powers.

Thomas believes that the Haihan country's awareness of navigation is far ahead of other powers in the region, and that when superpowers such as the Ming Dynasty were still hesitating about international trade by sea, Haihan had already regarded maritime trade as an important national policy, and the purpose of foreign wars was almost always to control trade routes and expand the scope of trade, which was also surprisingly consistent with the foreign policy of European countries at this stage.

And this characteristic is not only reflected in the domestic and foreign policies of the Haihan, many of the senior officials that Thomas came into contact with speak a little English, and the East-West Commerce Secretary Schneider even spoke French, Spanish and German. They are no strangers to the geographical environment and political situation in Europe, and if it weren't for the obvious physical characteristics of the Orientals, Thomas really suspected that this group had lived in Europe for a long time, otherwise how could their consciousness be so close to the European countries of this era?

Of course, Thomas could not imagine what it meant for these people to have 400 years of more knowledge than their contemporaries, but from these characteristics alone, it is not difficult for him to deduce what kind of attitude the Haihan would have towards foreign colonial powers. If a global colonial power like Spain had honestly run its own colony in Manila, perhaps the Haihan would not have much interest in crossing the entire South China Sea to raid their nests. After all, in the past two years, Haihan has developed all the way to the north, and people with a discerning eye can see that the focus of Haihan's development is on the coast of Daming.

This Spaniard really doesn't know the times, and he has not learned a lesson from the big heel in Taipei two years ago, and this time he is afraid that he will lose all his money in Sanya.

(End of chapter)