This should be a true portrayal of the two Dai Viet ships facing the menacing Ming fleet.
Lord Ruan had to bring his people to trade even two cannons. Is it possible for them to have the strength to confront the Ming Dynasty giant ship with dozens of cannons? The answer is obvious: no!
Facing such a giant ship, their only reliance is speed, and perhaps the crucial distance to detect the opponent early. However, at this moment, these two factors that are beneficial to them have been eliminated.
The monsoon has completely disappeared. When they came, it was with the wind, but when they escaped, it was against the wind.
This was a battle without any disparity. If it weren't for Qian Wubing's desire to capture the two ships alive, the battle would have been over within half an hour. By the time the fleet's clippers had cleared their escape route,
After blocking, one shot, just one shot, ended the battle.
This shot shattered all the luck of the Dai Viet people who were holding weapons on the deck waiting for the enemy to board the ship and engage in hand-to-hand combat. Of course, it also shattered a huge hole on the deck and stumps on the ground.
Needless to say.
In short, an hour later, these two dilapidated ships were wrapped into the fleet by a group of giant ships like dumplings. At this time, Qian Wubing had already listened to Benson's report, which was still in shock, and was exhorting and laughing.
Comfort him.
"Benson should be credited with the first victory in this battle!" Qian Wubing looked around: "What do you think?"
Everyone nodded in unison. We saw a lot of scouts who returned safely, but there were very few who casually captured the enemy commander. In addition to secretly praising Benson in his heart, he really had some ability and was a good judge of his own lord.
Ming, they are not stingy with their praise.
"Your Majesty, our army has won 70% of this battle!" Tang Yin also looked high-spirited. He felt like a military advisor: "The morale is like a rainbow. Your Majesty, you can immediately use your troops to defeat the enemy!"
"Waiting for your reminder, the day lilies are already cold!" Wang Yu laughed loudly: "Your Excellency has already issued the order. In two hours, we should be able to see what the occupied city looks like!"
"Remember your contribution for now, and we will reward you based on your merits after the war!" Qian Wubing nodded towards Benson: "You don't need to participate in the next battle. Take a rest and take your people with you.
, move the silver from those two ships back to our ship!"
"Yes! Sir!" Benson pointed to the Portuguese ship not far away: "These people, let them go?"
"Let it go!" Qian Wubing waved his hand nonchalantly: "After you have finished your work, give them the two broken ships that you captured. They will also have a share of the credit for capturing the enemy chief alive!"
"Got it!" Benson nodded and left the flagship happily.
On the ship he came from, the Portuguese were looking eagerly at Benson getting off the giant ship. Their eyes were as complicated as they were responsible.
"Major Benson, we have nothing to do from now on!" The leader looked at their compatriot pitifully: "Can we leave?"
"Why are you in a hurry? There is still plenty of time for the fleet to reach Champa!" Benson glared: "You did a good job this time. Our general will not treat those who work for him badly. You have made a lot of money this time!"
He waved: "Come here, just call me captain. I am not a major now. I am the captain of the Imperial Guards of the Ming Empire. Tell me about Manlajia..."
Two hours later, all the Dai Viet people who occupied the city suddenly saw a dark cloud coming from the sea on the horizon, getting closer and closer until they could clearly see that this was an extremely large fleet. It had just been quiet yesterday.
The city of Champa is boiling again.
It's a pity that they don't know that their general is in the huge fleet at this moment, tied up like a pig to be slaughtered during the New Year, leaderless, no matter how hard the generals under Lord Ruan restrain their soldiers
, this chaos still inevitably occurred.
Fortunately, they were the elite of the Dai Viet people. Even in such panic, most of them still took up their weapons and looked for fighting positions under the orders of the officers, preparing to welcome the coming troops from the sea.
Strike. It's not that they have never fought against enemies from the sea, but there are just too many enemies coming this time.
There are also several ships captured by the Dai Viet people in the port. There is no one on these ships at the moment. No one will be stupid enough to stop here as a target at this time. Even if it is not a city with low walls, it can be given to him at this moment.
Their sense of security is much greater than staying outside.
The first shelling seemed a bit messy, and it didn't seem to cause much damage.
Apart from the fact that several of the elephant soldiers in the city were trampled to death by their frightened elephant companions, the biggest gain from this bombardment was the sinking of one ship on the pier.
The Dai Viet soldiers on the top of the city cheered. Although there seemed to be many enemies, they were not very good! They were just scary. They stopped far away on the sea and only dared to run away. They certainly did not dare to fight on land with the brave Dai Viet warriors.
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It has to be said that the arrogance of the Vietnamese still has a tradition. Before the self-defense counterattack of New China in the 1980s, the Vietnamese clamored internationally to be "third in the world in military affairs". Of course, their general
Chief of Staff Vo Nguyen Giap boasted arrogantly: We are not competing with the United States or the Soviet Union, but in terms of military, it is no problem to rank third in the world!
At that time, the Vietnamese had just sent the French who invaded Vietnam back to their hometowns, and the Americans who invaded Vietnam back to their hometowns. They felt like they were invincible in the world. Everyone knows what happened next, so I won’t talk about it.
Let's talk about the present.
They had just captured the city of Champa and slaughtered the city wantonly for several days. It is difficult for those who have not experienced this kind of arrogance to understand firsthand. When they saw the menacing fleet coming from the sea, they naturally thought it was...
The reinforcements from the Champa people, but if the reinforcements only dare to stay on the sea and fire a few shots without pain, it won't matter no matter how many reinforcements there are.
Some soldiers even intensified their shouting to cover up their panic. Qian Wubing could clearly see in the telescope that some soldiers jumped up to the top of the city, laughed wildly, untied their belts, and peed towards the fleet.
Get up, as for what they open and close their mouths, naturally they will not say anything good.
"A bunch of stupid monkeys!" He was angry and funny. These guys really don't know how to write the word "death"! Even if they die, they won't know that the scattered shelling just now was just the cannon fire of the fleet.
Did you determine the distance before?
"There shouldn't be many survivors in the city! We don't have to worry about anything!" He put down the telescope in his hand: "All gunners, targets, and enemy cities, fire three rounds in a row!"