1230 This must be a coincidence
In the vast Manila Bay, some of the Ming Navy were in the port, but more were in the innermost part of Manila Bay. The reason for this is that the port is not big and so many warships cannot squeeze out.
At this time, the Ming army's warships were all deploying urgently, and large warships were adjusting. Almost all sailing ships were lined up on the outermost side, with ships hanging outwards. The original warships of the Ming Navy had limited gun positions, which were far inferior to those of this kind of sailing ship. The intention of doing this was obvious, hoping to use the artillery on the sailing warships to defend. In addition, the original warships of the Ming Dynasty and some small ships were all seizing the upper hand.
Seeing this situation through a monocular telescope, Anthony sneered. The Ming army had only about twenty sailing warships. Even if the firepower was comparable to that of his own, there were seventy ships on his side. Even if Liu Xiang's fleet did not play any role, he could still use fierce artillery fire to sank other Ming army warships, and then fight less, so the opponent could not even run away. Don't win such a war too easily!
Thinking of this, he immediately ordered Liu Xiang to use flag words to command him and cooperate with the Dutch fleet to seize the upper hand, release the arson ship, prepare for a confrontation.
And the sea outside Manila Bay was covered with dense ships. On the middle of the five sailing warships, Governor of Batavia, Qun, held a goblet, filled with wine, and deeply smelled the aroma of the wine. Then he said to a pile of native leaders behind him: "Now the main force of the Ming army naval division has been blocked in Manila Bay, and there is no possibility of escaping. After this battle, the entire Nanyang is ours. Come on, this is the wine that the Governor has always treasured. Let's celebrate in advance!"
After saying that, he raised his glass and signaled.
After hearing this, these indigenous leaders smiled and responded to Kun's words with a smile, slapped him in flattery, and carefully held the glass goblet in their hands, looked at the blood-red wine, and carefully sniffed it.
If these indigenous leaders were not allowed to accept their rule peacefully and pay the protection fee every year, Kun would be too lazy to talk to these local tycoons.
He raised his head and looked at the indigenous fleet, carrying the soldiers in the warehouse entering Manila Bay through the waterway. He thought for a moment, then turned his head and waved: "Come on, come on, enter Manila Bay immediately. Everyone comes to see. The Ming Dynasty navy is actually just that. When we meet our Dutch Invincible Fleet, we can only end up feeding fish!"
Kun wanted to let these indigenous leaders see the power of the Dutch fleet. Now that he has such an opportunity, he will naturally not let it go.
With his enthusiastic invitation, the indigenous leaders naturally came to the bow of the boat. In fact, they also wanted to see how the Ming army navy destroyed it!
However, the five Dutch warships have not entered the waterway and are cut off. Of course, they also have the intention of surveillance, so they must be prevented from being raped by these indigenous people.
Although I haven't seen it yet, it doesn't prevent the indigenous leaders from talking loudly. Many people even raised their voices, as if Kun, who was drinking wine gracefully, didn't notice him.
"The Ming Dynasty navy is so unlucky. We are blocked inside. We deserve them to be unlucky!"
"If anyone makes them dare to come to our Nanyang, God bless us. I want me to say, let's just feed the sharks by the Ming people on the warships. I suggest that those on the shore will hang them under the sun!"
"Yes, kill them. Let's see if Mingguo dares to come to our Southeast Asia in the future!"
"No, no, Nanyang is the governor's Nanyang. If the governor is our ally, Ming Kingdom will definitely not dare to come."
"I suggest that the Governor will take us directly north and grab the Ming Kingdom's!"
“…”
Kun listened, with a smile on his lips and his wrists flipped, watching the blood-red wine churning in the quilt, and thought in his heart that after this battle, when he conquered the entire Nanyang and transported a huge amount of wealth back to his country, those of them should understand how worth it to apply to mobilize so many warships!
If he knew that his old nest Batavia had been easily captured by the Ming army, he would probably not have had such an idea.
However, soon, even if he didn't know the news, he had no idea.
"Governor General, there is an enemy situation, Governor General, there is an enemy situation..." The scream of his mother tongue awakened the imagined Kun.
He quickly looked at the sound, and saw the lookout whistle on the mast pointing at the back and shouting wildly, with a harsh tone of panic.
Kun turned his head and saw a dark line on the sea level in the distance. Based on his years of intuition, it was a fleet!
Before he could have any thoughts, he saw the lookout on the mast and shouted in panic: "There are more, there are those over there..."
Kun immediately looked along the direction indicated, and sure enough, there were also those there.
The fleets on the Nanyang side, including the indigenous fleets, are all here, and most of them have entered Manila Bay. Needless to say, the ships behind them are definitely not from their own side.
Kun remembered the situation at this time. If the ships were all Ming troops, wouldn’t they be surrounded in Manila Bay? If this is the case, wouldn’t it be dangerous for the entire army to be wiped out?
Thinking of this, the governor of Batavia could no longer hold the high-legged glass and fell on the deck. With a "clang", it shattered into countless pieces. Blood-red wine spilled the deck, just like blood spilling there.
Kun didn't care about this at all. He rushed off the bow of the ship in a few steps and climbed up to a high place himself, wanting to see who the fleets in the distance were? He was always asking God for help in his heart. Never be the navy of the Ming Kingdom! Yes, it was definitely not the navy of the Ming Kingdom, and it was impossible for such a coincidence!
Although the indigenous leaders could not understand Dutch, they had no national boundaries and could understand it at a glance. After a while, they all discovered the fleets in the distance, and they all became panicked. They were not stupid, they knew that all the ships of friendly forces were already here.
At this moment, the lookout whistle on the mast shouted again: "Ming Army, Ming Army, is the navy of Ming Kingdom. Oh, my God, why do Ming Kingdom have so many warships? Oh, my God..."
Kun had already seen clearly at this time. In the distance, there were almost half-encircled warships in the Ming Dynasty. There were about 200 warships, half of which were sailing warships, that is, more than 100.
Thinking about how I tried my best, I finally gathered eighty-two warships. But even so, there were actually many of them armed merchant ships. However, how long did the Ming Dynasty seize the Portuguese shipyard? There were so many sailing warships? And now they were going to fight, so they didn’t lack manpower?
Kun couldn't believe what he saw. You should know that there were more than 100 Ming warships in Manila Bay. Together, the number of Ming warships in the South China Sea was greater than the number of ships all of his forces gathered.
Kun remembers a big event in the history of navigation very clearly. Back then, the Spanish Invincible Fleet wanted to conquer England, there were only about 120 warships. Now, the Ming Dynasty saw more than 300 warships in total, and even more than 100 sail warships. With such strength and such national strength...
Thinking of this, Kun suddenly realized how naive his previous thoughts were. He felt that he was a three-year-old child, but he wanted to fight with an adult strong man, and he also wanted to beat the adult strong man down and then stole his property.
At this time, he looked at the Ming Dynasty navy getting closer and closer, and seemed to feel a huge wave coming fiercely. The power of this was so great that he could not feel any resistance.
Kunsun truly realized that the Eastern Empire of Ming Kingdom was a real behemoth!
"Governor General, run away quickly, it will be too late if you don't run away!"
"What should we do if our fleet is still in Manila Bay?"
“…”
Continuous panic and shouting, finally bringing Kun back to his senses.
But he was still a little confused. Seventy warships were in the Bay of Manila. They didn't know that the Ming navy suddenly came. If the entire army was wiped out, it would not only be lost to the South China Sea, but also he could not go back and explain. The strength of the Netherlands' naval forces would be surpassed by other countries and would no longer be a sea coachman!
But what's the use of worrying about this? The Ming army warships in front of me are surrounded by overwhelming crowds. If they don't run away, they will not be able to escape!
He was struggling, and suddenly felt that his feet were caught. When he looked down, he saw an indigenous leader crying and shouting something. When he turned around, he saw that the other indigenous leaders were like headless flies, running around the deck, in a mess.
When I looked up a little, I saw that the indigenous ships were in chaos. Some wanted to escape inside and wanted to be far away from the Ming Navy; while others wanted to escape outside but did not want to be driven into Manila Bay, so the ships collided. The indigenous soldiers on the ships no longer sat obediently, and were running around in panic. Anyway, they were in chaos when they saw them.
Before the Ming Dynasty navy could get close to the front, it was already in chaos.
"Governor General, order your retreat quickly!"
"Governor General, if you don't retreat, you won't be able to leave!"
“…”
Kun was called back to his senses again, turned to look, and saw his subordinates shouting at him. He also saw that there was a Dutch warship that could not stand the pressure of the overwhelming Ming warships, and was already turning around and trying to escape.
Seeing this situation, Kun knew that he could no longer hesitate. The fleet in Manila Bay must have no hope. If he doesn't run away, his life will be explained here. No matter what, I don't want to die here.
So Kun rekindled his energy and gave a repeated order: "Hurry, retreat immediately, hurry up and rush through the gaps in the Ming army warship."
"All preparations for war. The artillery of Ming Kingdom is not as powerful as ours and the range is not as far as ours. Everyone works together to break through the siege!"
“…”
There has never been such a lively place in this entrance to Manila Bay. There are ships everywhere and people are clamoring everywhere. Not far from the outside of this entrance, the Ming Navy was approaching. Seeing that five Dutch warships wanted to rush out, they immediately adjusted their formation and prepared to start the war.
Kun's flagship was the fourth to last ship. When he gave the order, he immediately became angry when he saw the native leader swaying around and shouting.
He knew that after this battle, the Netherlands would not be able to come to the Southeast Asian country to plunder materials. At least in the visible expectation, they would not be able to come to the Southeast Asian country to compete with the Ming Kingdom. Therefore, these indigenous leaders had no use value to him. Now, he was upset and pulled out his sword and gave a sword to an indigenous leader who happened to jump over in front of him.
The indigenous leader never expected that the Dutch Governor would kill him. With a look of fear and reluctance, he pointed at Kun to speak, but unexpectedly, Kun kicked him and kicked him in the head. While kicking him, he pulled out his sword and shouted loudly to clean up the indigenous people. In just a while, these indigenous leaders who became hostages were killed by the Dutch and left them to feed the fish.
After doing this, Kun raised his head and found that the Dutch warship in front was almost at the range of battle. He immediately ordered loudly: "Adjust the formation and prepare to fire the artillery. The artillery of the Ming Kingdom is garbage. He kept his breath and taught the Ming Kingdom navy a lesson to shoot an exit..."
He was talking, but he saw two Ming army warships approaching, and suddenly a stream of smoke from the ground came out. Immediately, he heard the "boom boom boom" sound again. It was obvious that the Ming navy warship fired the first!
As soon as he saw this, Kun finally felt a little comfort in his heart. The Ming Dynasty warships actually fired at this distance. It seems that the sailors are all here to make up the numbers. I wonder if the chance of hitting the target at this distance is very low?
Thinking of this, he looked at his warship again and saw that his warship knew this. Seeing whether he saw it, he calmed down and waited to get closer before firing the fire!
He was thinking, and suddenly, he blinked his eyes hard again. That didn't count. He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hands, then opened them wide and looked carefully.
It still didn't change. I saw a mast on my own warship was hit by artillery and was breaking down and falling down. Also, there seemed to be several big holes in the hull. This means that the Ming army's artillery attack just now was hit by them!
This...How is this possible? This is impossible! This must be a coincidence, it was a lucky one!
Kun couldn't believe it and shouted in his heart.
At this moment, the sound of cannons in the ground sounded again. This time, without blinking his eyes, he saw that the Dutch warship had been blasted and bruised before it even fired a shot, and even the hull began to tilt, and had basically lost its combat capability!
No, this is not true, it must be a coincidence! Kun muttered to himself, but seemed weak and had no confidence!
Chapter completed!