Chapter 458: Naval Battle 1

Of course, the terms agreed to and said verbally did not count. Of course, we had to sign the contract and also had to stamp the jade seal of another king. Fortunately, His Highness of the king did not forget it, and he also brought the jade seal when he left, which was left with a lot of things.

When signing the peace treaty, we also proposed one thing, that is, the command of the army is in our hands, otherwise, it would be impossible to use us as cannon fodder.

At the moment of signing the peace agreement, it was announced that the first overseas base of the Great Zhou Dynasty had begun to be established. However, in order to help Yinghai Kingdom fight, we must ensure our absolute firepower advantage. In this case, we cannot return to China to report the news by ship. If we go back after the war, we will waste time. In this case, I only choose a relatively safe method, and the goods on our ship can also be sold to Yinghai Kingdom, and they are our first trading partners.

Xia Yutian and others may not know the importance of this overseas base, but I know that just like the current international situation, M countries have the largest overseas base in the world, which can make global trends within their control. Once there is a threat to their interests, they can respond quickly, and at least a military response.

The Great Zhou did not have that great ambition, but it also needed to have a military base to protect the safety of its fleet and its caravan ships, and at the same time it had to protect its interests abroad. The military base was equivalent to the tentacles of the Great Zhou, and it was also an extension of the power of the Great Zhou, which was also the embodiment of a strong country.

After the contract was signed, we sailed towards their base under the leadership of the king. Along the way, we encountered many rebel fleets. Some of them came up with great power when they saw us and asked us to surrender, but they were all rumbling artillery sounds on the fleet. This also gave us a chance to train our own warriors. Although it was cruel, war was a cruel thing. The only thing that could be said was that even if they chose the wrong camp, we had to know that the foreign expansion of any major power was based on bloodshed, but it was only a matter of how much.

At the same time, we also took this opportunity to prove our strength to the king and others again, making them feel that it is worth the money to trade with us. At the same time, we also intentionally or unintentionally revealed that in the country of Great Zhou, there is a larger fleet ready to sail, which is also a warning to them not to engage in the act of crossing the river and destroying bridges, otherwise they will face a more violent blow.

In order to prove that we have more powerful weapons, we also took out the largest weapon on our artillery, which are the artillery guns used to mainly attack targets on the ground. When the cannons that were one-half larger than the naval guns were lit out, the eyes of the king and others turned green. Then in their stunned eyes, we fired a shell, and it was not far away, and we could see clearly with the lens barrel. When we saw the huge power generated by the explosion, they were all silent. At the same time, I also revealed that these cannons will be prepared on the ships of the Great Zhou in the future. In fact, I also gave them a choice, and the consequences were very serious.

After a few days of sailing, we arrived at a port. It seemed that there had not been any attack from rebels. Many warships were docked at the port. When we saw such a large ship appearing on the sea in front, the entire port sounded bells.

Of course, in response to them, we were not idle. All the fleets lined up at sea. The doors of all the artillery fire cabins were opened, and the two large artillery on each ship were also brought to the deck and set up their formation.

Moreover, now our distance from them is definitely within our range.

Seeing us set up, the faces of the king and the others turned pale. They had seen the power of our weapons, and they believed that it would be very easy for these ten ships to eliminate the ships they docked in the sea port, and it would not take much time. Staying on the ship these days also gave him a chance to get close to the gunners on the ship, and let them know that the thing these gunners like to do now is to fire guns to improve themselves.

When he saw that we were about to attack, the king immediately found me and said anxiously, "Prince, I think this was a misunderstanding!"

I withdrew my gaze from the barrel and said, "His Majesty King, we are your friendly troops now, but isn't your army very unfriendly to us?"

"Your forgiveness!"

The king apologized: "Our country is in an extraordinary period now, and it is normal to have such a reaction, but I hope you can restrain it and I will send someone here right away!"

Seeing that his words were all said to this, it was not good to force others. After all, others have given us a piece of land now, so they still have to give him face, so they nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for the news here, and at the same time I promise you that as long as your army does not take action, my army will definitely remain unmoved. We will never fire the fire first!"

The king nodded and agreed immediately.

After a while, a ship belonging to them sailed out of the fleet and headed towards the port, with a royal mark on the ship indicating that it was a warship of a royal fleet.

We waited patiently, and at the same time, the alert on the ship was not lifted. You must know that this is an extraordinary period, and no one knows whether this port is still under the control of the king's army. The so-called fear of ten thousand is not afraid of if not.

While we were waiting, the lookout on the mast shouted: "In the southeast, there are a large number of fleets coming towards us!"

"What?"

Everyone was shocked.

I immediately picked up the lens barrel. Sure enough, a large number of ships appeared in the southeast direction. Now it is about five kilometers away from me, and there are quite a few ships.

After seeing it, I handed the barrel to the king. After seeing it, he immediately changed his face and exclaimed: "That is the navy's fleet! And it seems that they have dispatched all the warships according to the number!"

Xia Yutian and I immediately understood that someone must have leaked our movements and knew our purpose. Now they plan to use all their strength to destroy us here, so as not to join us with all the navy.

I couldn't help but spread my hands and said, "It seems that our fierce battle is inevitable today!"

Xia Yutian nodded, and a hint of excitement appeared on his face, saying, "Now the enemy is ten times our troops. If we can defeat them, then our Dazhou navy can be truly invincible to the world with one as ten!"

After saying that, he immediately shouted: "The commander, ask the ships to prepare for the battle!"

The fleet immediately adjusted the formation of the battle. Now the enemy is in a good wind and has a very fast speed, which is a very unfavorable point for us. At the same time, if they cut into us, their weapons can attack us, and this damage will inevitably be done!

Our biggest problem now is speed. The speed path of the warship is still quite large. The key is that there are several cargo ships inside, and the enemy comes with the wind, which is very unfavorable to us. In this case, we can only take advantage of our long range of artillery guns to cause a heavy blow to them after they get close to us.

After Xia Yutian gave the order, I turned my head and said to the king: "His Majesty, I hope your army will also participate. After all, this is your war!"

The king nodded and said, "Of course!"

Fortunately, the people he sent had arrived at the port, and some people found enemy ships at the port, leaving the port one after another, and heading towards us. But we deliberately kept a certain distance from them in order to prevent these people from being unfavorable to us.

When the enemy ship was two kilometers away from us, the artillery on ten of our warships began to roar, and balls of fire came out from the side of the ship with gunpowder smoke, and there were also deafening loud noises.

At this time, a huge explosion sounded around the enemy ships in the distance, and high water columns rose from the sea. After just one encounter, a raging fire ignited from the enemy ships in front.

Most of the ships nowadays are sailboats, and they are large sailboats. They do not have the flexibility of modern ships at sea at all. In the face of weapons that are many times faster than throwing out with a catapult, they don’t know how to avoid them, nor do they know where the next shell will come from. Some of them know what it is. After a full explosion, they saw a raging fire on the ship, and some of them were blown to pieces and panic. So the fleet, which was originally lined up, was still panicked, and a ship collided.

The enemy's mistakes are our chances. This is a theory that every soldier has to learn. Although the enemy is in chaos, there are only a few people who are shot after all. Moreover, the shooting rate of the artillery at such a long distance is not very good, so we are still under great pressure.

In order to save shells, the fire rate of the weapons was not very fast. After several shootings, the distance between the enemy ships and us gradually approached, but they also paid a heavy price. Nearly twenty warships sank into the bottom of the water unwillingly in the blazing fire. However, they seemed to be determined and had no intention of retreating. After the panic at the beginning, they began to disperse, which increased the difficulty of our shooting.

The atmosphere made me very excited that the ships that drove out of the port are now standing still, as if they were watching a good show.
Chapter completed!