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Chapter 1417 Three to Two

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    However, the Portuguese, who had experienced hundreds of battles, were not intimidated at all, but fell into anger.

    Because the commander of the delta fleet, Lieutenant Colonel Jo?o Carlos, was in the disemboweled caravel.

    The Portuguese are not interested in cheap Chinese sailing boats. They just want to surround the murderous black-tailed boat and kill the commander of the other side to avenge the lieutenant colonel.

    Lin Feng's ship was not only scarred, but also had its front mast broken. Although the rear mast was intact, the sail cable was broken and the heavy sail fell on the back deck. It completely lost power and could only watch helplessly as it was struck by three  Surrounded by dhows.

    The other four sailboats were on the east side blocking Lin Feng's fleet who wanted to return for reinforcements.

    The Portuguese and Annan mercenaries on the three Caravel sailing ships used the bulwarks as cover to shoot at Lin Feng's ship with muskets and bows.  They also lit torches and threw them on Lin Feng's ship, hoping to burn the ship and the crazy admiral along with it.

    Bullets and arrows came like raindrops, but Lin Feng showed no fear. While personally helping the gunner to load, he loudly encouraged his men.

    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, just sink all the ships surrounding us and it will be over!¡±

    "The red-haired ghost's ship is too high, and the cannons can't move. The cannons can't hit us at this distance!" Lin Feng was shot in the head as he spoke, and his hat and helmet were blown off, and his long hair was spread out.  There was still blood dripping down her forehead, but she remained unmoved and focused on ordering: "Leave your fate to Mazu and focus on shooting your cannon! Lower the muzzle of the cannon to the lowest point and blast towards their waterline!"

    Infected by her super will, the crew regained their composure, forgot about death, and only focused on turning the iron handle on the breech of the gun, allowing the screw to lift the heavy

    The breech of the gun was raised.

    This is Zhao Shizhen¡¯s third important improvement to the cannon, which to a certain extent solves the problem that the artillery cannot aim freely.  At least the muzzle can be adjusted up and down now.

    When the screw was raised to the highest level, the muzzle tilted down a full five degrees!

    "Fire!"

    "Fire!" The main gunners, who couldn't wait for a long time, immediately pulled the gun ropes. Amidst the rumble of the cannons, thick smoke enveloped the entire ship.

    A caravel sailboat was hit by a gun in the belly, knocking all the people on the deck to the ground.

    ¡°It¡¯s leaking!¡± the damage control officer in the cabin yelled.  The people on the deck no longer cared about killing Lin Feng. They got up and went down to help plug the leak.  Western sailing ships do not have watertight compartments, and a single hole can cause the entire ship to sink.

    However, after this round of shelling, half of the gunners on Lin Feng's ship had been shot to death, making the shelling slower and slower.

    To make matters worse, due to lack of manpower, the thrown torches were not cleared in time. The stern of the warship had been ignited, and the rear sail was ignited with raging fires, accompanied by violent explosions from time to time. It was the propellant next to the gun emplacement that was detonated.  Burned.

    Lin Feng and his surviving men all gathered at the bow of the ship and continued to shoot at the opponent with artillery!

    In fact, it¡¯s not that they are not afraid of death, but focusing on one thing can prevent them from feeling fear.

    As Lin Feng said, it is such a blessing to die all at once on the battlefield.

    However, God did not want to take away this blue phoenix that would soar across the seven seas in the future. At this critical moment, all the Travell sailboats suddenly abandoned her and sailed southward with full sails.

    Lin Feng wiped the blood from her face and looked to the west blankly. It turned out that Chen Huaixiu's fleet was approaching.

    If those Travelel sailing ships don¡¯t retreat quickly, they will be divided by Chen Huaixiu¡¯s fleet.  Especially the four ships in the south will be attacked from both sides by Lin Feng's fleet, and they are destined to be in trouble.

    ¡°The Portuguese¡¯s dictionary is always full of ¡®cherishing life¡¯.

    Lin Feng was not happy at all. Instead, she yelled: "You stupid woman with big breasts and no brains has been fooled!"

    Those four Portuguese galleons deliberately slowed down their speed, just waiting for someone to come to rescue her fleet

    "Master, come here quickly!" At this time, the dozen or so sampans put down by her fleet also reached the flagship that had become a fire ship.  The third head of the family, Big Black Niu, waved and shouted at her anxiously.

    "You are idiots too!" Lin Feng cursed angrily.

    Despite the scolding, she asked Ma Jishan to quickly organize his men and carry the injured man onto the sampan.

    It wasn¡¯t until there was no one alive on board that she jumped off the flagship, which had completely turned into a sea of ??flames, and took a sampan back to her fleet.

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    Aboard the Pingjiang.

    Elder Niu smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't expect the gang leader to put aside his personal grudges and take the risk to save her."

    &speed.  But the ship's speed still slowed down uncontrollably.

    So there was a second round of concentrated fire attacks. The entire ship was turned into a sieve, and the crew suffered numerous casualties

    Fortunately, at this time, Zheng Hao's galley team also came for reinforcements.  They happened to appear on the west side of the Portuguese fleet and began to bombard and harass them with Hongwu artillery.

    At this time, if the Portuguese galleons wanted to pursue Chen Huaixiu's fleet, they had to turn eastward.  The tall forecastle and stern of the Carrack made turning a nightmare. The captain had to be very careful and make this turn very slowly.  Otherwise, there is even a possibility of capsizing.

    So they will be at a turning point where they can only be beaten passively for a long time.  The opponent's galley can completely approach and shoot calmly within two hundred meters - that is the distance at which Hongwu cannon can really cause damage to the galley.

    Although I don¡¯t believe how much damage these twenty ships and twenty cannons can cause.  But before the opponent's main fleet shows up, these four large sailing ships cannot suffer any losses.

    Even if only one ship is lost, it will greatly affect the balance of victory and defeat.

    Domingo hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up his plan to pursue Chen Huaixiu's fleet. He ordered the fleet not to change its course and at the same time fired at the Ryukyu fleet.

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