The crimes committed by the so-called "great" navigator Vasco da Gama were enough to warrant him being hanged a hundred times.
Gamada Gama left behind five ships when he left India on his second eastward voyage. These ships continued to plunder Arab merchant ships and affected the trade between Egypt and India. To this end, King Zamerin of Calicut, India, organized an army of 50,000
The counterattack against the Portuguese and their Indian allies, the Cochins, forced the Portuguese and Cochin troops to flee to a small island, where they were not relieved until the arrival of another Portuguese fleet in 1504.
In 1505, after Da Gama returned to Portugal, he suggested that fleets should be sent to East Africa and India to strengthen the newly established Portuguese colonies. Only by stationing a permanent army in the Indian Ocean could full control of the Indian Ocean be achieved. Almeida accepted Portugal's appointment and led 20
The ship, 1,500 soldiers, more than 200 gunners, and hundreds of sailors and craftsmen sailed to the Indian Ocean.
After Almeida's fleet entered the Indian Ocean, it controlled port trade on the one hand, and actively attacked Arab and Iranian merchant ships on the other. In 1506, the Portuguese occupied Socotra, the entrance to the Gulf of Aden, and then captured Hor, the outlet of the Persian Gulf.
The city of Muz and the city of Diu in India, and turned Cochin, India, which was allied with Portugal, into a Portuguese trading center.
The Portuguese's rampage in the Indian Ocean shifted the center of trade between Europe and the East from Venice to Lisbon and Antwerp. This caused great harm to the interests of the Venetians who used to control the trade in the East. In 1504, their merchant ships no longer had any spices to transport in the Mediterranean ports.
Pretended, this caused strong dissatisfaction among the Venetians.
The Venetians decided to help Egypt build a fleet to fight the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean.
The Ottoman Sultan was also attacked by Portuguese ships because his own ships were attacked by Portuguese ships. He sent Mediterranean-style galleys manned by Greek sailors to Egypt. These ships were dismantled by Venetian craftsmen in Alexandria and then transported to the Red Sea coast for reassembly. This
The new fleet first stationed itself at the port of Jeddah in 1507 to guard against Portuguese attack. Then it passed through the port of Aden. In 1508, they crossed the Indian Ocean and arrived at the city of Diu in India.
Due to common religious beliefs and maritime interests, the Catletts formed an alliance with the Sultan of Egypt. A combined fleet composed of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, the Calicut State of India, and the Sultan of Gujara were looking for
The Portuguese fought decisively.
The Portuguese have 5 large Karaks, 4 small Karaks, 6 Caravels and 3 other small boats. On board are 1,800 Portuguese soldiers and 400 Indian Cochin soldiers. The Karaks have four
The mast has a jib and a square sail hung on it. It has enough power to increase the speed of the ship, and it can sail with the wind or against the wind.
The gunpowder invented by the Chinese spread to the West, and artillery was installed on battleships. The Portuguese ships had multiple decks that could house heavy artillery and side artillery. They could fire shells from the bow and sides of the ship. The artillery was large in caliber and had skilled personnel.
Operated by gunners, the Portuguese warships were built for sailing in the Atlantic Ocean and have excellent wave resistance. The hulls are strong and can withstand attacks by small ships. The United Fleet has 2,000 ships and 20,000 soldiers, of which only 12
Large ships. The rest are sloops. This huge fleet attacked a Portuguese fleet in Dabur last year. Now they have a large number of troops and an absolute advantage in the number of soldiers. They will not let go of the Portuguese fleet in Diu at all.
In the eyes.
When the Portuguese fleet faced the combined fleet, Almeida ordered 18 warships to form a line from bow to stern to meet the enemy fleet. The warships of the combined fleet rushed towards the enemy ships according to traditional tactics, trying to ram and get closer to the enemy ships, and then
The soldiers holding scimitars climbed onto the enemy warships and started fighting. The cannons on the Portuguese warships gave them no chance to get close. All Portuguese cannons aimed at the waterline of the enemy ship when the enemy was 200 yards away from them, and the broadsides of each ship fired simultaneously.
After a hail of bullets flew by, more than a dozen warships of the United Fleet were sunk. Then the Portuguese gunners quickly loaded the gunpowder packets prepared before the war into the gun barrels again, and quickly fired them again and again, making batches of
The warships of the United Fleet sank. When the warships of the United Fleet rushed to a distance of 100 yards from the Portuguese warships, many of them were sunk and destroyed by shells fired by the opponent's large-caliber, long-range cannons.
People in the United Fleet may have forgotten that in 1501, Da Gama had a battle with Arab merchant ships at Marbala during his second eastward voyage to the Indian Ocean. In that battle, the cannons on the Portuguese ships easily destroyed the Arab sloops and dinghies.
Sunk, that naval battle was the first time artillery sank an enemy ship. This time it was just that there were so few Portuguese cannons targeting so many dhows, and more were sunk.
The sloops of the United Fleet cannot be equipped with heavy guns. The two sides of the Mediterranean-style rowing oars are the oarsmen's positions. If the cannons are installed, there will be no power to row. Only the bow and stern can be installed with guns, and the range of the guns on these large ships is too close.
, the power was too small, even if a few shells fell on the Portuguese ship, it would be of no avail and could not cause fatal damage to the Portuguese warship.
The large number of soldiers on the warships of the combined fleet only have bows and arrows and scimitars. How can the range and power of bows and arrows be compared with artillery? In the confrontation between cold weapons and artillery, they can only get beaten. Despite this, the warships of the combined fleet still risked their lives.
A brave charge in danger of being sunk.
Some warships of the combined fleet approached the Portuguese warships. After the two sides connected, they discovered that the Portuguese warships had high sides and the soldiers of the combined fleet could not climb on. The condescending Portuguese soldiers held muskets in their hands and were well-equipped.
He is good at shooting and can also throw grenades very skillfully. These firearms beat the soldiers of the United Fleet to the point where they could not raise their heads.
The result of the battle is self-evident. The Portuguese defeated the combined fleet with a small victory and almost no losses.
The failure of the combined fleet was due to the backward performance of the warships and the backward combat weapons. At this time, the naval battle was no longer about two ships hitting each other, shooting bows and arrows, throwing javelins, stones, and hand-to-hand combat. It was long-distance artillery bombardment.
See whose cannon is more powerful and has a longer range.
After the Battle of Diu, the Portuguese relied on their artillery superiority to defeat their opponents at sea. Then they occupied Goa, India, Malacca, followed by Colombo, Java, and Sumatra. Then they occupied Macau, China.
All of this, the reason why Portugal, a country called Folangji in the Ming Dynasty, was able to dominate the sea relied on their advanced warships and powerful artillery advantages.
Eighteen ships defeated two thousand ships. This is hard to imagine, but the Folangji people did it.
The Battle of Diu has always been deeply imprinted in Ding Yunyi's mind, and it inspired him a lot. A powerful fleet does not depend on how many warships it has, but on the advanced degree of its warships and artillery.
Ding Yunyi's biggest enemy at sea is Zheng Zhilong.
In terms of quantity, the Huben Guard Navy cannot compare to the Zheng Family Navy. So once a decisive battle breaks out, the only way to win is through quality.
Use more advanced warships and more advanced artillery to win the decisive battle in the future!
Taiwan's shipyards have taken a big step forward.
The most advantageous thing is that Zheng Zhilong, who currently possesses huge maritime power, has begun to stop making progress. He firmly believes that no one can challenge his maritime dominance, not even the Ming Dynasty Navy, nor Hongyi.
He owned thousands of ships of various types, owned the Nan'an Ishii Shipyard, and had everything that others could only dream of. So he thought that everything was enough, and the only thing he concentrated on was how to preserve everything he had.
However, if you don’t advance, you will retreat.
He didn't know that the whole world was developing at a rapid pace, and he didn't know that the shipbuilding and gun-building technology of many European and Western countries had surpassed that of the Ming Dynasty.
Especially the victory in the Liaoluo Bay naval battle further strengthened his belief that the Zheng family navy was invincible. But he did not know that the Hongyi warship had never experienced the Ming Dynasty's two-wing assault and fire ship tactics.
In particular, the Red Yi warships were slow, and the patterns they were accustomed to using, such as inserting around the back and attacking from the stern, were difficult to work against the Ming Dynasty warships.
Once Hongyi pays attention to and improves this point, it will be difficult to predict the outcome of the Liaoluowan Battle again.
Ding Yunyi has paid full attention to this point, and the completion of the Taiwan Shipyard has made him take the most solid step.
Building an ironclad ship is currently a pipe dream, but newer ships can be built, their operating speeds can be improved, and more lethal cannons can be installed to defeat the Zheng Family Navy's quantity with quality!
"The shipbuilding workshop must speed up its development. You don't have to worry about money." Ding Yunyi said thoughtfully: "I will give you as much money as you need. Also, send people to recruit craftsmen all along the coast. The salaries will be generous, Folang.
We must also recruit as many outstanding technicians as possible from the Machine Country and the Dry Silk Country. Those who are willing to come will be paid at double rates. Those who are not willing to come will be tied up for me! At the end of next year, I will make a large-scale production."
All the generals know that when you come back this time, you are ready to fight!
"Where is the Firearms Bureau?" Ding Yunyi asked about this topic that he was also concerned about.
"The development of the firearms bureau is far behind the progress of the shipyard." Qin Yun said calmly: "We thought it was very convenient at first, but we didn't expect that the order issued by the Hongyi technician shocked us. It continued until the adults returned to Taiwan.
Before now, we could barely purchase all the necessary supplies.”
"Well, we can't rush this matter. Firearms require the most careful preparation and manufacturing." Ding Yunyi didn't take it seriously: "As I said, the Thai and Westerners have a lot of experience with artillery, so we still need to use them. Use the other's spear to attack the other.
Shield. We are studying now. After studying for a few years, our own skills will mature, and then we can transform from students to masters."
The shipyard and the firearms bureau are the two projects that Ding Yunyi is most concerned about. Although the progress is not fast, it has begun to develop, which also makes Ding Yunyi, who has been fighting in the Central Plains for a long time, greatly reassured.
In central Taiwan, Su Yangqiuyuan's governance was also very effective. He first established Ding Yunyi's prestige and credibility in the central region, and then transformed central Taiwan step by step in his own way, so that it was finally completely controlled by Ding Yunyi.
Natural disasters cannot be reversed, but deliberate management can reverse the damage caused by natural disasters to the greatest extent.
Romand Romandran has arrived with his own selected research team and started working immediately.
In recent years, the most frequent disaster in Taiwan has been drought, which rarely occurred before.
Taiwan is a disaster-prone area. Floods, wind disasters, earthquakes and droughts have all caused great disasters to Taiwan. But unlike the first three disasters, droughts do not occur frequently in Taiwan. However, once a drought occurs, it will be serious.
Affect the development of Taiwan's agriculture.
What is particularly troublesome is that due to Taiwan's special terrain, once a drought occurs, the disaster response experience used in the mainland will not be of any use in Taiwan.
According to Romande's research, Taiwan has abundant rainfall, but the rainfall is unevenly distributed in various places, leading to droughts. Taiwan is a subterranean place, and when drought occurs, severe droughts can cause grain harvests to fail.
Taiwan experiences the most drought in summer, followed by autumn drought, and then spring drought.
Winter is about to enter now, and the spring drought will soon arrive. On this point, Romande and Su Yang both have the same view on finding a chance to marry.
"Not only Taiwan, Romande predicts that there will be a severe drought in Penghu this time." Qin Yun smiled bitterly: "Romande told me that he once visited Penghu. There are no mountains and rivers in Penghu, and the soil on the island is barren.
It is also in...that area called the rain shadow, so there is very little rain and insufficient supply. Penghu is the place with the least rainfall, so droughts occur more frequently than in other places."
Ding Yunyi didn't stay in Penghu for a long time, and the people in Penghu were already accustomed to droughts. Most of them made a living by fishing, and few grew crops. Therefore, during the time when Ding Yunyi was governing Penghu, he felt the impact of drought on agriculture.
It's not very deep.
The problem in Penghu is easy to solve, but the problem in Taiwan is more troublesome.
"In addition to God's will, man-made causes are also very important for droughts." Qin Yun continued: "Romande said that since the Hongyi arrived in Taiwan, people have been migrating here, especially Zheng Zhilong's several major migrations to Taiwan.
People who went to Taiwan were greedy for the wide land and could do so privately, so countless people took the risk to cross Taiwan. All this caused the population of Taiwan to increase rapidly. The population continued to increase, and the most important thing for survival was to solve the problem of food and clothing, so they cut down trees as a means of making a living.
What's more, they directly set fire to the forest and opened water diversion works to dredge, creating fertile farmland. A large amount of cultivated land was increased, but the original vegetation was destroyed, which brought very serious and destructive consequences...
"
Ding Yunyi was a little confused. Could it be that the consequences of human destruction of nature have already appeared in this era?