Chapter 592： Shelling Ceuta

The time for the ultimatum had passed, and Bao Shunan gave the order to attack.

At this time, the thick smoke produced by the steam engine blasted toward the sky, amazed the Spaniards watching the theater in the distance.

They left two ships hanging behind the Dahua Fleet to supervise and observe. The people on them were fortunate enough to be the first to see the steamship in action.

"Hahaha, look, I guessed it right, it's the chimney. The Chinese are preparing to cook. I really envy them. Their crew must have good food while sailing at sea."

A Spanish sailor laughed.

"Do you need such a big boost to cook?"

Some people still remain skeptical.

At this time, Dahua's six warships left the fleet and rushed directly to the port of Ceuta, trying to land.

Parridge also immediately ordered the coastal defense artillery and the navy to counterattack.

The shore defense artillery sounded and the Chinese army retreated quickly. They would not be so stupid to face the Portuguese warships and shore defense artillery at the same time.

They withdrew from the range of the shore defense artillery and then shelled the Portuguese navy.

The Portuguese navy in the port of Ceuta has only five ships, and their national power is like this. Five warships are quite a lot for them.

Only two of the five ships exceeded 500 tons, and the other three were medium-sized Galen ships of about 300 tons. Their warships are actually dual-purpose for business and warfare.

It is used as a battleship in wars and as a merchant ship to transport cargo.

The performance of this kind of warship is completely incomparable with professional warships.

In order to ensure the cargo volume, the Galen ship has a flat hull and a very large cabin, which is slow and inflexible. The professional warships of the Chinese Army have a long and slender hull, a large amount of guns, and a fast speed.

With this little national strength, Portugal is reluctant to build that kind of professional warships that can only be used for warfare, which are generally dual-purpose for business and warfare and are more economical.

They must make full use of every ship.

This kind of warship is naturally incomparable to the performance of Dahua's professional warships.

However, at this time the Portuguese fleet did not have the opportunity to demonstrate the performance of their warships, they were blocked in the port and could not get out.

Then the two sides began to shoot each other to compete for the power of artillery.

This, naturally, the Chinese army won.

They used howitzers, while the Portuguese used solid bullets.

Solid bullets are actually quite powerful against wooden ships, but only if they can hit them.

Relying on its superior mobility, the warships of the Chinese Army were constantly moving, leaving Portugal unable to aim at all and could only make various predictions.

The Chinese army had to fight them more easily. The Portuguese's warship was blocked in the harbor, and there was not even a place to turn around.

The continuous sound of artillery can make the Spaniards watching the battle in the distance amused.

People who watch the excitement will never think that the matter is too big. It is really a joy to see Dahua and Portugal fight.

Of course, there are also some mature and stable people who took advantage of this opportunity to start gathering intelligence.

"The speed of their warship is so fast, much faster than ours. We might all suffer in the fight."

A captain in Spain assessed.

"I have long heard that there is a powerful empire in the East. Now it seems that it is indeed well-deserved. Fortunately, they are not in conflict with us, otherwise we will suffer a little if we don't understand them."

"Do they dare to fight with us? In the Mediterranean, we still have the final say."

There was a little bit of indignation in the captain's words.

They had the final say in the Mediterranean, but when it came out of the Mediterranean, it was basically the British who had the final say.

Their once glorious glory is no longer, and the empire has entered a period of decline.

In the distance, the Sino-Portuguese war continued.

Countless shells flew around, most of them fell into the sea, smashing a drop of water.

Looking at the momentum, the water column thrown by Dahua’s shells was not as high as the Portuguese.

However, compared to the actual power, Dahua’s shells are far better than the Portuguese.

A howitzer fell on a Portuguese warship and exploded. All the soldiers within a few meters of the surrounding area were killed.

Although only three or four died directly, there were more than ten injured lying on the deck and screaming.

This lethality is too amazing, to know that the combatants of their entire ship are only more than a hundred people.

This shell has solved nearly one-fifth of them, which is a fart.

More importantly, the Chinese Army has too many cannons.

Their main ship, Jiujiang, had more than sixty guns on one side.

In other words, they can fire sixty shells in one ship.

Now they are six ships attacking the Portuguese.

Moreover, because the Portuguese fleet is in a fixed area, it is roughly equivalent to hitting a fixed target. Therefore, the Chinese army's hit rate is quite terrifying.

In just three rounds of shelling, the Portuguese fleet suffered heavy casualties.

"Your Excellency, give the order to raise the white flag and surrender. We can't fight anymore. Our sailors are almost half dead."

Someone rushed to Parritch to persuade him that this battle could not be fought and preparations were too insufficient.

"Fart, we must not surrender. The **** Spain is still watching. Do you want to humiliate us Portuguese and want to be laughed at by the Spanish for a lifetime?"

Parridge was angry, angry and helpless.

"But, Your Excellency, what should we do now? The Navy is not their opponent at all."

The subordinate asked.

"Abandon the ships, go ashore, move the artillery to the shore and rely on shore defense artillery for defense. I don't believe it, they dare to attack our shore defense artillery.

They are floating overseas, and every ship is extremely precious. They absolutely dare not use warships and our coastal defense guns to shoot at each other. We, Ceuta, are just a hedgehog, making them unable to start. When our warships come to support them, they will be dead. "

Parridge was ready to fight back to the end. He had already sent someone back to report the letter, and support should be coming soon.

More importantly, Parritch predicted that the UOB Navy would not dare to attack Ceuta, because the use of warships and coastal defense guns to shoot at each other would definitely be a mentally ill operation.

The reason why they Ceuta were not annexed by Spain is not to say that the Spaniards are not rare, or that they cannot be beaten.

The main reason is that they deployed a large number of coastal defense artillery. Spain would have to pay a heavy price to capture this Ceuta, which is not cost-effective.

If Spain does not have Gibraltar and needs a strategic location to contain the Strait of Gibraltar, then they will certainly attack at any cost.

But Spain now has a Gibraltar, so the demand for Ceuta has dropped greatly. Whether to capture Ceuta or not, it needs to be measured from the perspective of economic benefits.

This is why Ceuta is in the hands of the Portuguese.

And this is where Parritch's confidence lies. He doesn't believe that the Chinese can be more brave than the Spaniards and dare to use warships to attack shore defenses. The address of the latest chapter of the aircraft carrier I built in Daming: https://www.novelhall.com/book/149212.htmlI built the full text of the aircraft carrier in Daming to read the address: https://www.novelhall.com/read/149212/I built the aircraft carrier txt download address in Daming: https://www.novelhall.com/down/149212.htmlI read it on the mobile phone built by Daming: https://m.novelhall.com/read/149212/In order to facilitate the next reading, you can click "Favorites" below to record this (Chapter 592 Shelling Ceuta) reading record, next time Open the bookshelf to see it! If you like "I Build an Aircraft Carrier in Daming", please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.) ,Thank you for your support! ! (www.novelhall.com)