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    The flagship position of Deng Ming was relatively forward. When sailing in the dark just now, because he knew that there were no ships of his own in front, the speed of the ship was reduced to a relatively small extent; while the Chinese ships at the back were sailing much slower.  , the formation has been scattered. Due to the different speeds, some ships originally located in the back row have overtaken the friendly ships in the front - several hours of dark sailing have caused everyone to no longer be in a straight line.

    After the war, Chinese warships often attacked the Spanish warships that could be attacked nearby, so until now, the flagships of both sides are still fighting alone.  To be precise, China's flagship has been attacking Spain's flagship, but the other side has never made any threatening counterattack.  The Spanish flagship, which had been harassed by searchlights, finally had an officer think of pulling up the anchor. Although he, like his colleagues who had this idea before, could not find the soldiers, luckily this officer was not hit by the Ming army's firepower.  The Spanish officer touched the side of the winch and slowly pulled up the anchor, hoping to create an opportunity for himself and his companions to escape from the control of the sea monster. Because there was a bright searchlight next to him, the officer did not see the ghostly face in the distance, nor did he see the ghostly face in the distance.  I never thought that this would be the arrival of the devil.

    The position of the bridge and steering wheel has always been taken care of by the Ming army. Two Ming army officers have been standing at a high place, specifically commanding the two cannons to bombard the Spanish naval gun positions.  When the anchor was quietly pulled up, no one noticed that there was no officer or helmsman standing on the bridge, and its sails were not raised, but the Spanish flagship began to drift slowly with the ocean current.

    Also due to the interference of nearby searchlights, the Spanish gunners on this ship did not see the devil in the distance, so their fear of the light beam was just that they were facing a sea monster.  While most of the officers and soldiers were debating in panic, "Is this a Medusa or a mermaid?", a small number of courageous Spanish sailors were already preparing to fight back against the sea monster; the priest accompanying the ship did not see the kite in the sky.  , so there is no feeling of facing the end of the world and the gate of hell, and there is no holy water, but just staying back calmly, ready to step forward at any time to listen to the deathbed confessions of the seriously injured - nothing uncontrollable has happened yet on the flagship of the Spanish fleet.  mass panic.

    When the Spanish flagship began to drift slowly, Li Siming looked back and saw several friendly ships with lights on coming, but for a while they had no time to enter the battlefield.  The enemy ship in front of her was much taller than the Ming army's flagship, and its second gun deck was higher than the Ming army's upper deck.  When the Ming army got closer, the Ming army had already dragged the small-caliber shotgun to the deck, and under the command of the officer, it covered the bridge position for bombarding the enemy ships. However, if the Ming army got closer, the searchlights erected on the deck of the Ming army might be blocked.  be hindered.  In other words, when Ming soldiers try to climb onto the upper deck of an enemy ship, the searchlight is likely to be unable to provide cover.

    Li Siming turned around and saw that the Spanish sails had not yet been raised, so he couldn't help but hesitate in his heart. It seemed that the enemy would not speed up and leave just yet. Maybe it would be better to wait a little longer and wait for other friendly ships to catch up to support before attacking.  .  While Li Siming was hesitating, a shell from the Spanish cannon flew past the deck surface of the Mingship.  Then there was another shot, and the second shot had a lower trajectory. It passed over the Ming army's deck and hit the outer side of the ship.  The shells of the forty-eight-pounder gun easily shattered the edge of the ship's side and continued to pass over the Mingship and fell into the sea with an unstoppable force.

    After being attacked, the searchlight deployed in the middle pointed at the gun window where the gun was fired. While the Ming army counterattacked with cannon, the soldiers who had swarmed to the side of the ship also fired at the gun window.  At this moment, the side of the Spanish battleship suddenly darkened, and the searchlight beam suddenly disappeared.  Li Siming looked back towards the center of the ship and saw that the lamp had been extinguished. Several soldiers taking care of it were shaking and banging, but the lamp never gave out any light.  Soon two soldiers stopped tinkering with the searchlights, took off their rifles from their backs, and jumped toward the side of the ship closest to the enemy ship.

    This light must be unusable. Li Siming was not too surprised by this, because the quality of the searchlights was not very good. They would often extinguish themselves after glowing for a while, and they would not be able to be used again without spending time on overhauling.  of.  It took him so long to extinguish one lamp, which was a good luck. However, as the first lamp went out, Li Siming knew that the other two lamps might stop working at any time.

    "Stay closer!" Li Siming no longer hesitated and loudly issued the order to engage in a broadside battle.  It would take a while for the friendly warships to catch up, and at such a close distance, if the Spaniards were to gain the ability to move freely and fight back violently, they would likely cause heavy casualties to the Ming army.

    After hearing the captain's order, the Ming army's flagship turned left and rammed into the enemy ship. Seeing the majestic hull on the side getting closer and closer, everyone clung to the things around them.  Deng Ming also tightly grasped a rope next to the mast.  When the two boats violently?Close together, the violent shock caused many people to fall to the ground. The light on the bow swayed for a while, and also overturned and went out.

    At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army also threw ropes and lassoed the enemy ships. Once they felt that the ropes were strong, they tightened them with all their strength, then fixed the ropes on their own deck and tied the two warships together.

    "Kill!"

    When the surrounding men tightened the ropes, Li Siming shouted and jumped onto the side of the ship. Holding a knife in each hand, he jumped forward Since the deck of the Spanish battleship was much higher, Li Siming  Ming's target was not the opponent's upper deck, but a gun window in front of him.  I saw Li Siming jump up to the window. After a brief pause, he plunged in and disappeared.

    When a large number of Ming soldiers rushed towards the gun windows with rifles and swords, Deng Ming did not step forward but took a step back. A guard on each side stepped forward to protect Deng Ming and retreated into the cabin.

    "It's not necessary." Deng Ming shook his head. He had already retreated to the safer side of the deck. As long as he was not exposed during the night battle, most likely no one would notice Deng Ming in the distance. There was no need to hide in the cabin.

    When the Ming army on the deck attacked the opponent's gun window, fierce fighting sounds came from below. If the Ming army's gunner had completed loading and could see the opponent's gun window on the lower artillery deck, he would attack  The opponent's gun window fired one round; then, like his companions who had no time to reload, they pulled out their personal weapons and rushed out of the gun window on their side, trying to get into the opposite gun window.

    Huang Meng was a gunner on a Ming warship. Just before the two ships collided, he and his brothers were busy loading the cannon.  But they couldn't get the shell in in time.  The shock of the impact caused Huang to fall to the ground. When he got up, he saw that the gunner and several other companions had already crowded towards the window.  The lights above the head and some firelight allowed people to vaguely see the scene in front of them.

    Gunner Zhang Gong took the lead, jumped up to the gun window, held the window edge with both hands, and tried to jump forward. However, there was a flash of fire in the opposite window, and Gunner Zhang's body was rushed backwards and rolled back.  He stopped after several meters, groaning in pain while holding his thigh that had been hit by the opponent's gun.

    "Fight, fight!"

    When several Ming army gunners behind Zhang Gong saw this, they did not jump up the window, but took out their rifles and fired randomly into the dark window opposite; and the enemy on the opposite side was not to be outdone, and the firecrackers were heard.  Huang Meng leaned against the hull and nervously loaded the rifle. After loading, he quickly turned around and fired a shot through the opposite window.

    The soldiers from the two armies who were only a few feet away from each other were cursing loudly. No matter when they were loading or firing, Huang Meng and his brothers never stopped swearing, and the roars coming from the opposite side  Although I couldn't understand the voice, the tone and urgent tone were no different from Huang Meng's.

    After firing another shot, Huang Meng once again prepared to reload with his back against the hull, but at this moment he felt a sudden shake under his feet and heard a huge roar at the same time. His whole body involuntarily flew forward, rifle  And the bullet bag that had just been torn open was also taken out.

    When he fell on the deck, Huang Meng realized what had happened. The Spaniards in another gun window not far away were bombarding the Chinese gun window with cannons at zero distance.  Half of the window that was attacked was smashed, and several Chinese soldiers hiding behind were lying on the ground and shouting.

    This blow caused the two boats to separate slightly, and then slammed into each other. Huang Meng, who had just flown forward, rolled a few times toward the window before stopping.

    Huang Meng cursed angrily. His rifle had disappeared. He cursed and groped for a while on the ground. He still couldn't find his rifle, but he felt a cannonball.

    Just as he was about to throw the shell away, Huang Meng suddenly had an idea. He twisted the delay fuse on it hard, then ran to the window with it in hand, threw it into the opposite window with one hard throw.

    "Use cannonballs!" Huang Meng shouted at the top of his lungs. His voice was hoarse and he could hardly hear it himself: "Unscrew the fuse and throw it over! Blow them up!"

    During the fierce battle, only a few people heard Huang Meng's shouts. They also picked up the shells one after another. While unscrewing the fuses and throwing them into the opposite window, they also shouted with Huang Meng to alert other companions.

    Soon, Huang Meng and the others saw a red light flashing in the opposite window, and at the same time there were explosions and hysterical curses.  The Ming army threw all the artillery shells they could reach in one fell swoop. Then they drew their knives and guns and waited behind the windows.  The lieutenant commanding this artillery deck also had his sword drawn. He also hid on the side of a gun window and usedHe shouted loudly: "Brothers, wait until I count to thirty, then rush over together!"
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