People on the sea not only know nothing about what happened on the shore, but also don't care about them.

What is the most important thing now for the naval officers and soldiers of China and Turkey?

It's about defeating the other party.

Compared with the Turks who were in the upper hand, Zheng Sen's position was extremely unfavorable. Not only was the fleet at a disadvantage, but the size of the Turkish fleet was at least eight times that of his.

With such a force, Zheng Sen still faced him without hesitation. After all, he had no way out at all. The Malamarhai said it was the "sea", but in fact it was the smallest sea in the world - not even as big as some lakes, and the widest place was only more than 140 miles.

Either fight or die!

Besides, this is also the moment Zheng Sen longs for!

"Order to keep the front line and fight with all your might!"

While Zheng Sen issued this order, accompanied by the rapid sound of the ship bell, the sailors who had just breathed a breath immediately got busy. They took back the cannon, and then they used special bullets tongs to grab a shell from the ammunition box. The spherical shell weighing more than 100 kilograms was fixed on the wooden bullet holder. Behind the bullet holder was wrapped in a cotton bag to fire medicine. With the help of double bullet holder, the two loaders easily lifted the shell to the muzzle, and then they were quickly pushed into the cannon chamber.

The gunner at the tail of the gun used an iron nail to open the medicine bag through the fire transmission hole, then stuffed it into a fire-pulling tube, and then aimed while staring at the Turks in the distance.

The enemy is getting closer.

At the same time, the Turks were also preparing for the battle. In addition to being equipped with the most common twelve to twenty-four-pound artillery on their warships, they also used a large number of "Mongolian cannons". The so-called "Mongolian cannons" are the "short-barrel heavy cannons" imitated by the Qing army by the Qing Dynasty. This short-barrel heavy cannon with a large caliber, short gun body, slightly thin wall, and light weight was deeply loved by the Qing Dynasty because it could fire heavy shells. However, unlike the Ming Dynasty's solid drilling and bore technology, they used the traditional sand casting method to cast. Although their performance was not as good as the original Ming Dynasty's goods, their power was still extremely considerable. Since it spread from Crimea to Europe, it has been very popular with navies from various countries.

Turkey is of course one of them.

After the 68-pound shell was stuffed into the barrel, the Turks shouted words such as "The Prophet is Great" to cheer themselves up. Musta Law kept ordering the fleet to adjust its formation. Although he led this extremely large fleet, he still had no clue. After all, the Chinese Navy not only had a reputation, but also almost wiped out the Turkish fleet in Chania last time. Even if it was a sneak attack, their artillery fire was indeed very fierce.

And it is even more scary that they are their fighting will. For example, the previous small boats. Thinking of the Chinese sailors who looked like madmen on the small boats, another idea emerged in Mustafa's mind.

"I hope they have deployed everything on Dardanell's side!"

In case of a failure in the naval battle, at least you can intercept the Chinese fleet from Dardanell.

As the distance approached, Mustafa threw away the mixed thoughts.

The distance is getting closer and closer!

From the first eight or nine miles, to three or four miles, to about two miles, when the enemy came into view, the sailors on the ship could clearly see the cannons stretched out from the enemy's cannon window, they were all waiting for the final order.

“800 meters!”

With the roar of the first mate, the gunman at the tail immediately gently wrapped the fuse around his hand. Although the range of the bombardment can reach nearly thirteen miles, in naval battles, in order to ensure the accuracy of the hit, he often had to wait until the target entered within 500 meters before firing.

In fact, in this era, sometimes, even naval battles with noses against noses, one or two hundred meters are a normal combat distance, sometimes it may even be only a few dozen meters. No matter how far it is... it is a waste of shells.

Driven by the sea breeze, the fleet led by Mustafa was quickly approaching the Ming army, and the Turkish gunners pushed the cannons and aimed at the Ming army warships.

As the distance approached, the breathing of both sides became increasingly tense.

"Five hundred meters!"

Feeling the gaze around, Zheng Sen said calmly.

"wait!"

wait!

Every minute and every second are nervous, whether it is the officer or the gunner, they are nervously staring at the enemy getting closer and closer.

Even the Marines on the deck opened the musket hammers to prepare for possible outbreak of mount battles. Not to mention them, even the officers let go of the revolver holsters. After all, the size of the Turkish fleet is too large, and there are no things that have been done to kill the master. Even the chaotic fist of the fireboat just now caught the Turks off guard. Moreover, the most suitable thing for those mount sailboats is to break through quickly and fight against the side.

While waiting anxiously, the first one was the Turks. At about 500 yards away, Ali, a Frenchman who rebelled against the Tianfang Sect, ordered the firing first.

The sound of cannons broke the tranquility of the sea. With a command, Ali commanded the 27 cannons on the port side of the warship to fire at the Ming army one after another. In the thick flames, cast iron-cast shells roared towards the Ming army. Two or three of them hit the sidewalk. Before the Turks could cheer, the shells thundered, but they flew from the side of the ship to the distance, landing into the sea to grab several water columns.

This scene made everyone stunned. Although they had heard of the legend that Chinese warships were solid like "dressed in iron armor", they were still stunned after witnessing them with their own eyes.

This is too strong!

Surprise did not affect the Turkish artillery bombardment. As the pilot ship opened fire, Turkish warships fired one after another.

For a moment, the sound of cannons on the sea of ​​Malamar was like thunder. Amid the continuous sound of cannons, the Turkish fleet launched an attack on the small Chinese fleet with an unstoppable momentum.

When Mustafa was in the center of the fleet, his brows frowned when he put down his telescope. Through the telescope, he could clearly see that the shells they fired were constantly flying into the sea. Even at such a close distance, he could not penetrate the Chinese warships.

Their warships are so strong! They are like a layer of iron armor.

I really don't know how they built such a warship.

As he sighed in his heart, Mustafa's brow frowned in a ball. He noticed that the Chinese had never seemed to have fought back. What were they waiting for?
Chapter completed!