Chapter 63 Commander Lin doesn't like being passive
Seeing the flagship's order, the two frigates immediately adjusted their posture with the "Eternal Sinner Liu Daxia" and lined up in front of it in a row, with the bow of the ship facing the entrance of the bay. The sail drivers were all in their place, ready to raise their sails and set sail at any time.
Among the harbors behind the three ships, there were more than a dozen small boats carrying crew members who were on vacation on the shore, desperately rowing their oars to board the ship.
At this time, the Calais fleet with the big red cross flag flying opposite had already sailed from the narrow entrance into the Bay of Havana.
At the same time, a red flag was raised on the Calais Race boat that took the lead. The long-distance fleet had been dealing with the Spaniards for a while, and naturally understood that it was the order of "stop the ship and fall down the sails, disarm, and accept boarding inspections". If they did not comply, they would be bombarded immediately.
Through the telescope, we can clearly see that the Spanish infantry on the Calais boats were fully armed and ready to board the ship, and the gunners at the bow also lit torches.
At this time, any commander may try every means to avoid conflict, because the situation is too unfavorable to one's side.
The right time, place, and people are not with me.
Although Lin Feng has been a patrol student for two years, the pirate's character will not change. That is, he takes the initiative and never allows himself to fall into a passive position.
She was born a desperate person. In the eyes of others, she was a disaster of falling into the sky, but in her eyes it was the most exciting challenge.
How can I get someone to fire the first shot?
The commander licked his lips excitedly, no matter how many times it was, I will fire it first!
The six Hongwu cannons on the wide bow of the treasure ship roared one after another.
Amid the rumbling cannons, water columns fell into the Calais fleet, pouring the Spanish soldiers wearing high-top helmets into chickens.
Lin Feng's telescope was staring at the Spanish Fortress at the entrance of the harbor, and saw that the heavy artillery truck originally pointed outside the bay, had turned around and pointed to the entrance of the bay.
Obviously, the Havana garrison has also received orders, and it is estimated that the Cuban anti-smuggling fleet anchored on the North Pier will also be dispatched next.
By then, it will be impossible to escape if you have wings on the net.
"Can't wait any longer." Lin Feng made a quick decision and said in a deep voice: "Order Taizhou and Wenzhou to promote Fan to fight out of the bay first!"
"All boats send people to the flagship, all crew members get on the boat immediately, don't go back to the dock!"
As Lin Feng passed on one order after another, the two frigates that had already been anchored immediately raised their sails and began to slowly sail towards the entrance of the bay with the help of the southwest wind in the harbor.
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This is the Spanish fleet that came to seize the Ming fleet.
When Deputy King Vilasquez's order reached Veracruz, the fleet was preparing to carry out the mission of escorting the silver fleet to Cuba.
Based on the principle of not bothering the two masters in one matter, the commander of the base of Veracruz also issued this task to the anti-smuggling fleet.
However, the commander of the base is not just for the sake of saving trouble, because the fleet commander Colonel Thiago is one of the best naval generals in the colony, and he will definitely not make any mistakes.
At this time, the Colonel Thiago, with a yellow beard, stood on the stern of his flagship, looking at the Ming Dynasty sailing boat in disbelief.
The reaction speed of these oriental people is too outrageous. They have not yet stood in a good position!
"Stop them!" The colonel calmed down and quickly ordered loudly: "Fire the cannon!"
The firepower output of the Calais warship depends entirely on the bow. Dozens of artillery roared in sequence, and shells roared at two large sailboats rushing up, and white smoke rolled over the fleet.
When the sea breeze blew away the smoke, we saw the two alien sails of Garen ships, with the hull still intact, and the sails were opened several holes, but it seemed that there was no effect.
At this time, the two sides were less than two hundred meters apart.
"Stop them!" Colonel Thiago snarled.
"Turn left!"
"Turn right!" The commanders of various warships ordered the helmsmen to push the huge rudder desperately.
In the stuffy and smelly cabin, there are pairs of huge oars like centipede feet, which require three oarsmen to row.
The paddlers were all prisoners and slaves with shackles. Some officers blew whistles and directed them to paddle according to their orders.
The supervisor carrying a whip patrolled back and forth in the middle, staring at who dared to be lazy.
Under the desperately rowing of hundreds of oarsmen, the huge Calais warship was as clever as a small sailboat of more than ten tons. It quickly adjusted its posture and re-positioned it in front of the two sailboats.
It's time to close the door successfully!
However, Colonel Thiago was stunned to see that the two large sailboats weighing hundreds of tons rushed up without slowing down. They just slightly changed the direction of the bow and squeezed through the gaps in the Calais boat!
The Taizhou and Wenzhou were discovered that there were long rows of oars on both sides of the Calais Race, so there was no way to really go next to the boat, just like a hedgehog, unable to get close to each other.
They just inserted into the crack!
With the numbing sound of scalp, the thick oars broke easily like chopsticks. The oars in the cabin were knocked to death by the oars and screamed and pushed the supervisors under them...
The tummy of the Taizhou and Wenzhou was unscathed because the bottoms of the two ships were covered with copper shells!
There were no torpedoes in this era. The purpose of covering copper shells under the waterline was not to strengthen protection, but to prevent shipworms and barnacles from parasitizing. If this is not done, it would be impossible to conduct ocean voyages. We can't go to the dock for overhaul once every few months, right?
But it was not surprising that the bottom of the copper shell ship would play a role at this time. What kind of commander brought out the fleet. Lin Feng's captains all had no taboos and did everything they could. They didn't care whether this tactic was in the Taoist script or not, as long as it worked!
However, without the extreme voyage of the past two years, the crew members have reached the level of unity of man and ship, and they cannot play such extreme micro-jobs.
When Colonel Thiago came to his senses, the two large sailboats had penetrated and could only watch them sailing away.
Fortunately, the palace-like giant ship was still parked there, receiving the crew on the boat.
"Encircle it!" Thiago said in his heart, catching the big head is also considered a victory.
"Super the sail!" Lin Feng knew that he could never wait any longer.
As a naval general with rich theory and experience, she is already familiar with the characteristics of Spanish and even European warships. She knows that the Calais galley has a secret weapon, which has restored the collision angle that has disappeared for hundreds of years!
Let this guy take it directly. Even the extremely strong giant treasure ship is hard to guarantee that it will not be dismantled!
Even if the injury is not that severe, the corner of the collision is inserted into the hull and cannot be pulled out. Wouldn't you repeat the mistakes of the Goa Governor?
Only the life of being captured...
"But the commander, half of them are not on the boat!" Ma Yishan reminded her.
"Let them surrender first. Tell them that I will definitely come back to save them!" Lin Fengbing said with a face.
"Yes!" Ma Yishan quickly ran to the stern and shouted at the small boat lined up at the bottom with a trumpet.
At the same time, sail drivers worked together to turn the winch and quickly lifted the sails on the nine masts. After the introduction of Western rigging, the heavy Chinese sails doubled the speed of lifting.
The oars also worked together to row the oars and activate the 5,000-foot ship to slowly start.
Finally, before the enemy ship was surrounded, the treasure ship was allowed to escape from the attack area of the enemy ship's bow.
Of course, I have to take a heavy cannon. Fortunately, the sinners throughout the ages are thick-skinned and strong, and they are not very bad at resistant to beatings.
When the treasure ship starts, it will not be able to stop the hundreds of tons of Calais warships.
Those Calais regattas, known as giant galleons, were like lions meeting an adult elephant's lion, suddenly appearing small and fragile in front of the eternal sinner Liu Daxia.
After stumbled into a Calaisian warship attempting to intercept horizontally, the giant treasure ship also drove away.
When leaving the port, the three sailboats were blocked by the shore defense fortress.
The Spanish had poor cannon casting skills and were second-rate in Europe, so the shells fired were basically misfired.
Lin Feng did not entangle anymore. Before the Spanish fleet chased out, the flagship led two large sailboats to leave Havana Bay.
Soon, Colonel Thiago also led the fleet to turn around and chase him out. He was already angry and embarrassed. Although the Ming people failed to hit them in one shot, they broke four Calais and one in just half an hour.
Although the four Calais were not seriously injured, only half of the oars were abandoned, and many paddlers were killed and injured, they could not drive before entering the dock to replace the oars.
He has only one goal now, that is, he must not let these three Ming sailboats run away. If he does not catch up with these hateful Ming people, this will become a major stain on his career!
As for the officers and soldiers and paddlers on the crashed Calais ship, as well as the abandoned Ming people, it would be enough to have the belated Cuban fleet cleaned up.
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But Lin Feng, who was born as a pirate, could he catch up with just by chasing him?
The three sailboats were sailing all over, riding the monsoon and the powerful Gulf Current, sailing faster and faster, and no matter how much the Spaniards chased them, they could not catch up.
In fact, Lin Feng didn't have to run too fast, and using a cannon to hit his mother cannons to make these Calais warships with few cannons and short range uncomfortable. But just like in Havana Bay, she had to worry about those who didn't get on the boat.
If they attacked the Spaniards too ruthlessly, they might retaliate against the prisoners. So Lin Feng did not fire the cannon, but just ran for his life.
The Calais race boat lacked enough endurance and chased for dozens of miles at full speed, and then slowed down.
Seeing Ming's sailboat disappearing from sea level, Colonel Thiago had no choice but to accept this stain.
"Go back to Havana and see how many prisoners there can be. I hope to write a reasonable report." Colonel Thiago was very good at becoming an official, which is also a common feature of colonial officials.
The result was pretty good. Nearly 200 Ming people who had not had time to board the boat were captured, and three boats were captured.
Enough to submit.
Colonel Thiago didn't know that there is an old saying in the East, saying, "Women can't mess with each other"...
Chapter completed!