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Chapter 1418 Hallelujah

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    Although the hit rate at this distance is impressive, it can¡¯t stand up to the Portuguese¡¯s many guns.  A salvo fired from the starboard side, and five or six shells hit from a long distance, killing some Ryukyu rowers who lacked protection, and also smashed a hole in the deck of one of the galleys and penetrated the bottom of the ship.

    Ryukyu¡¯s galleys cannot be equipped with watertight compartments, so if there is a large-scale water leakage, shipwreck is inevitable.

    Zheng Hao quickly asked the nearby ship to pick up the sailors on the boat, and the galley sank soon after.

    The pirates cheered upon seeing this. Today's result is three to one, and the winner is Fo Langji!

    ¡°Uh, wait, there¡¯s another Caravel about to sink too?  Probably not, the Portuguese are great at damage control, they can definitely save it

    The result was a slap in the face, and the Portuguese tried their best to save him.  But by noon, the caravel, which seemed to be intact, was still sunk due to cannon fire at the waterline.

    ??~~

    "That's three to two, Master Fo Langji is still better!" Lin Daoqian shouted excitedly at the afternoon gathering of the sea masters.  He couldn't be happier than he was, and it was completely impossible to tell that he was crying so much because he was worried about his sister.

    "Yes." Zeng Yiben also cheered up again and said to Yourong: "I said that Fo Langji's big sailing boat is the winner. Did you see it? Jiangnan Group's cannons can't hurt you at all.  Get to it!"

    His fleet was defeated by a Karak sailboat at Hao Jing'ao. After that, his status in the world plummeted.  Now that he saw that Jiangnan Group's fleet was also avoiding large sailing ships, he felt that this was a way to regain face.

    The other sea masters also nodded and said that it seems that the sea is still dominated by the Fo Langji people.  Jiangnan Group is a dragon and must be reined in.

    The original group of surrenderers also fell silent, and the pirates suddenly changed their direction.

    In the end, they decided to continue following Fo Langji.  Of course, we have to be smarter this time and not let them be used as cannon fodder again

    ??~~

    There was a solemn atmosphere on the Duke of Goa.

    With the bass playing of the Orwellian, Domingo and other Portuguese generals participated in the aristocratic funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Joao Carlos hosted by the Jesuits who were on board the ship.

    Then an empty coffin containing only his navy uniform was hoisted into the water from the side of the ship.

    Major Alfonso looked at the beautiful coffin with a cross pattern on the surface, slowly sinking under the influence of heavy objects, and finally only a few white rose petals were left floating alone on the sea.

    He said sadly to the adjutant on the side: "Little Lucas, I actually like that one. Now I have to choose another one, but the others are not so beautiful."

    The young and handsome adjutant was stunned for a moment before he realized that the major was talking about the coffin.  He didn't know why the commander was so pessimistic, but he still comforted him softly: "Sir, our sailboats are well designed and made of expensive materials, especially the Oriental Princess. It has been launched less than five years ago, so it is the best time"

    "Haha" The major glanced at the adjutant who was kept in the dark and couldn't help but smile bitterly.  Just as I was hesitating to tell him that our ship had been ruined, Commander Domingo spoke over there and asked all commanders to have a meeting in the senior officers' mess.

    The major swallowed his words, left the adjutant behind, and followed the other commanders to the spacious and luxurious senior officers' dining room on the top floor of the poop.

    He was still holding on to a sense of luck, after all, nothing happened for so long It shouldn't be so small, and it just happened at this time, right?

    ??~~

    After everyone arrived, Domingo asked the adjutant to close the door and stopped pretending.

    "Gentlemen, today's results are shocking!" Domingo loosened the white silk scarf around his neck and said with a dark face: "The artillery of Jiangnan Group is actually more advanced than ours! Our Caravel sailboat  , but the Ottomans couldn¡¯t sink even one!¡±

    "Yes." Everyone nodded. They all knew that the difference lay in the artillery.

    Although the warships of the Ottoman Empire are also equipped with artillery, they are used to prepare firepower for boarding battles. Their numbers are limited and their power is even more limited.

    Therefore, compared with the Calais galley, it is much more flexible and faster; compared with the Arabian sailboat, the Caravel, which is much taller and more powerful, has always been in a state of having no natural enemies.

    Until today, we have encountered the Jiangnan Fleet, which also uses artillery as its main weapon, and its cannons can shoot farther than them No matter how fast the sailboat is, it can't be faster than the cannon!

    Once the range is inferior to that of the opponent, the Caravel sailboat is not said to be useless, but its effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced, and the risk of being sunk will rise sharply!

    This is hard for them to accept.  Although artillery was invented by the Chinese, the Portuguese??, I had to tell the Portuguese through Lin Hongzhong that the brothers below were already very emotional.  The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. If he persists for two more days, everyone will have to dodge.

    Domingo had already expected this, and he had been waiting for this day.

    On the high poop of the Duke of Goa, after listening to Lin Hongzhong¡¯s words, he suddenly said in a daze: ¡°Jeffrey, the south wind is blowing.¡±

    "Oh, really?" Lin Hongzhong naturally understood what he meant, and quickly looked at a small flag next to him, and sure enough, it turned to the northeast and fluttered.

    "God is really helping me." He said with relief.

    "No, you should say Hallelujah. Almighty God, the power can reach the Far East!" Domingo's eyes flashed with excitement and said: "Invite the people on the list immediately, I will arrange a decisive battle for them  Task!"

    "Okay, my brother!" Lin Hongzhong touched the cross on his neck and felt a sense of awe.

    In fact, although he and the Portuguese fleet are both capable of loading cargo, they are carrying too many people this time.  If the southerly wind doesn't turn, even they won't be able to survive for a few days, and this scene will end awkwardly

    "Hallelujah" Lin Hongzhong said it so sincerely for the first time.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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