681. Section 681 confrontation in the wind and rain
"This is a bunch of lunatics!"
Leon's face was ashen and he cursed fiercely. With this kind of weather and such an environment, if this was a premeditated ambush, then we can only say that the person who planned this ambush was either a genius or a madman!
Well, it should be a group of lunatics, otherwise, no one would accompany this lunatic in such a battle.
In such a battle, regardless of the opponent or oneself, the opponent of each side is not only the enemy on the opposite side, but also the strong wind, heavy rain, stormy waves, and waves in the world that do not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. At this moment, everyone
We are not just fighting with people, we are fighting with the sky. In such a battle, the winner may not have the last laugh, and the loser does not have to be too aggrieved. No one knows, when the rain passes and the sky clears up,
At that moment, which side would have the majority of the ships staying on the sea?
It's already too late!
No matter what order Lyon wants to issue, his order can only be implemented on his own ship, and can no longer be conveyed to other ships in the fleet. The sound of the signal has been faintly heard in the huge sound of the stormy waves.
It is inaudible, and the flag, in such high and low waves, who can guarantee that every ship can see any order issued by the flagship!
The command of the system has been completely interrupted. Although the distance between the Spanish fleets is not too far from each other, they are already fighting on their own. Lyon even doubts that although the flagship has discovered the enemy fleet and is heading towards the whole
The fleet warned, but was there any ship in the fleet? The enemy fleet was not seen disappearing and appearing on the other side of the waves.
In fact, Lyon really thought too much about his opponents.
At the same time that the Spanish fleet discovered the Ming fleet, the Ming fleet also discovered their existence. Just like the Spanish, the Ming fleet also had a crowd of people on their backs. No one expected to meet the enemy under such circumstances.
, it is good to be able to stabilize one's body in such wind and rain, but who can be so capable to run to the artillery position and fire, let alone the artillery on those movable artillery positions when the wind and rain are approaching,
They are all firmly fixed on the ship.
What's serious is that except for the sailors who are operating the ship, the other soldiers are hiding in the cabin of the ship, letting the wind, rain and waves bump them here and there, or simply tie themselves to a certain place on the ship, and then wait for the rain to pass.
Qing. Although the ships of the Sihai fleet are large, they are no different from those small sampans when experiencing storms. In front of the violent sea, big ships and small ships are all human beings' own divisions. In its eyes,
Here, everyone is treated equally.
"Is there any notification later?" Wang Yu shouted loudly to his subordinates. In fact, he was just chatting about personnel matters. Looking at the swaying flag players, he knew that even if Yanjiu saw the signal from his side,
It’s hard to guess what the signal means. The greater possibility is that they and themselves are still here, too tired to cope with this sudden storm, and have no time to care about anything else.
"Can we still turn?" he shouted loudly.
"No, Lord Marquis!" someone replied loudly, "Everyone has done their best to keep our ship stable. It is too risky to turn around at this time!"
"Then let's do it!" Wang Yu was at a loss for words, "Let's all compete to see whose boat is stronger. My boat can't turn around and can't fire its cannons, so the boat like you Spanish devils can't turn around.
If you can fire cannons, everyone can touch them!"
Nature is very good at creating miracles, it was before, it is now, and it will be in the future!
In the rough waves, the ships of two hostile fleets were closest to each other. The people on the ship could clearly see each other's faces and the horrified expressions on each other's faces. But then a big wave hit, and it was possible to see
The two ships that got the face were separated far apart, and from beginning to end, the collision that the commanders of the two fleets expected did not happen even once.
Perhaps, this is not very scientific, but if nature can be explained by science, then what else should science do?
I don’t know how long this storm lasted. People on both sides had no idea. A fleet of this size and a storm like this would definitely suffer casualties in the storm. Since they couldn’t even adjust the direction and fire at the enemy.
Naturally, the irrelevant personnel should try not to appear on the deck as much as possible. Most people were hiding in the cabin. I don’t know who suddenly discovered that the constantly rocking ship suddenly stopped.
came down, and the sound of wind and rain outside, like howling ghosts and wolves, suddenly became silent. The fleets on both sides seemed to have suddenly woken up. At the same moment, the sound of golden drums, whistles, and orders in various accents suddenly
It rang.
The storm has stopped! There is no wind outside!
This is the first fact that the commanders of both sides who have not been stunned in the storm have reacted to. The second fact is that there is an eager fleet on the opposite side. At this time, whoever fires first will definitely achieve greater results than the other side.
The results of the battle.
The night sky after the storm is exceptionally clear, and the entire sea surface is like a huge emerald, with stars reflected on the sea surface, sparkling.
It is a pity that no one on the sea is paying attention to the beautiful scenery at this moment. There is only one word in everyone's heart - Hurry!
Hurry up to the deck, get into the fighting position, aim at the enemy, and fire!
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"Sir, Yan Jiu and Wang Yu have just returned from their cruise in the past few days. It is impossible for them to not notice such a large group of enemies in advance!"
In Tamsui City, Olivia frowned slightly. She had been worrying about this problem for most of the day.
After the First World War in Quanzhou, Tamsui strengthened its defense and also strengthened its early warning mechanism. Unlike the beacon warning on land, the warning at sea had to be completed by speedboats, and Tamsui
The city's warning cannot be said to have been perfect. Thanks to the Spaniards, they did not do much for two months, giving Tamsui City enough time to arrange all this, plus the two squadrons of Wang Yu and Yanjiu.
patrol and harassment, if the Spanish fleet is really attacking in a large scale, Tamsui City should have received the warning at least two days ago.
"Could it be that they sent a small fleet to harass us just like us? Anyway, our navy is very weak along the coast of Ming Dynasty. They can take advantage of it if they can, but if they don't see any advantage, they can scare the troops along the coast.
Soldiers, they will make money by making people panic!" Yan Qi also guessed, but he also knew that his guess was somewhat unreasonable. Although the navy was seriously damaged, the court was paying attention to the Spanish fleet at the moment.
, even if the coast of Guangdong and Fujian does not have the ability to fight, it is not difficult to put out enough observation posts along the coast to mobilize the people to take refuge when the Spanish fleet comes.
The fact that we did not hear the message from Fujian and Guangdong proves that this Spanish fleet did not come from the Ming Dynasty, but came directly from the Manchuria and Siam areas where they retreated.
Qian Wubing shook his head, "There is no point in guessing this. What is important is that they are already here, and more of them may come. At the moment, other than waiting for them to attack, we simply don't have the strength to find them for a decisive battle!"
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"The same goes for Yan Jiu. If Luzon can't be defeated, we can't defeat it. We don't necessarily ask him to defeat it. We can just send that little girl governor back to create trouble for the Spaniards. He has forgotten his errand!" Yan Qi complained a little.
He said, of course, when he said this in front of Qian Wubing, it was hard to say whether he was trying to excuse his brother, or whether he was really complaining about Yan Jiu's ignorance of priorities.
"That's right. According to the days assigned to him, it's normal for him to come back a few days late!" Qian Wubing waved his hand: "If they were here, I would feel much more at ease here. Now we are here
If there were to be a fight with just a dozen or so ships, even if the soldiers sacrificed their lives, the result would be ugly!"
"I'm surprised!" Olivia said: "In the past few months, the Spaniards have been hiding in Manchuria. They don't even know the existence of Dongfan. Could it be that some of us have become spies? Why are they like this?
Once, I just appeared here secretly. Was this an accident, or did I come here with a purpose?"
"This is the matter of your Overseas Thousand Households Office!" Qian Wubing looked at her: "I have never given you careful instructions about this matter. The Overseas Thousand Households Office has expanded too fast, and the staff coming in are mixed.
, on weekdays, I can't see anything. If this comes to a critical moment, if something goes wrong among our own people, it will be hard to explain to the people in the city. One mouse droppings destroyed an entire warehouse.
Millet matters happen everywhere in the world!"
"I have already started to rectify it. Now, if there are new people recruited, they will be guaranteed by someone!" Olivia nodded: "It's just that these people are spread too widely. It won't take a while to check the people who were recruited before."
Things that took a while can only come bit by bit!"
"Sir!" Yan Qi was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "When I just came here, I talked to Inspector Liu for a while, and I also said that Mrs. Liu's coming here this time is really inspiring. This is better than the Inspector Liu.
Even if you say a thousand words and ten thousand it still works, the eyes of the people in this city are all bright. Your Excellency, you are here, and Madam is here, which means that Sir and Madam, both have great confidence in Danshui, and Sir and Madam are not worried.
, they have nothing to worry about!”
"I didn't expect this!" Qian Wubing laughed dumbly: "It's just the right opportunity!"
"Haha!" Yan Qi chuckled: "However, my subordinate just thought, how could it be such a coincidence that just as Madam arrived, the Spanish warships arrived. Could it be that when Madam set off, these Spanish warships arrived?
The warships are always decorated with ladies. If this is the case, sir, we have to worry, these Spaniards may be looking for our base camp, well, it is really possible that this is the case!"