Chapter 820 We haven't really started to do it Mudra IV s face was very ugly, of course, he didn't see that the Ming warships that were far away had already begun to prepare for shelling, he was a sultan who knew military affairs.Because he understands military affairs, he is full of confidence, because of the trade problems between the Ming Dynasty and the Venice city-state republic, the Venice city-state republic has obtained the blood transfusion of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ottoman Empire is becoming more and more difficult in naval warfare.It can even be said that it is very passive, and now the army of the Ming Dynasty is here, and after coming, it is a fat beating, and the Arab fleet of the Ottoman Empire is easily killed.This battle also made him realize the real gap between the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty.No, we must not go to war with Da Ming anymore.The Ottomans had no interests in the Far East, and it was enough for the Ottomans to hold on to Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa, and there was no reason to provoke a behemoth.As for the war that has broken out now, he has decided to settle it through peace.Of course, there is a price to be paid for a peaceful settlement, and Mudra IV was well aware of this, and at this moment, he inadvertently turned back and saw a fire rising from the sea.Mudra IV faintly felt that something was wrong, and a general hurriedly pounced on Mudra IV: "Sultan, the Ming are firing cannons!"
”True, this was an insightful Ottoman general, who pressed Mudra IV on his body and did not see the cannonballs flying, but heard the sound of cannonballs.However, this cannon sound was somewhat dull, very different from the mighty roar of European artillery.To be precise, the Ottoman general guessed correctly, this is the Ming army's 35 times the diameter of the artillery, and it is also the most advanced artillery in the world, it is no exaggeration to say that if history is not disrupted and tampered with, the advanced nature of this artillery can be maintained until the middle of the nineteenth century.Although it is only 35 times the diameter, it still uses the traditional casting method, and the pipe wall is thick, very durable, and the angle can be flexibly adjusted.This caliber cannon is used to bombard sail battleships, it is basically a one-shot death, and there is absolutely no chance of struggle, but the sailors hate it because it is too heavy, and it is very difficult to aim, you can fire ten shells in an hour and you snicker, in naval battles, so when attacking fixed strongholds on the coast, this kind of artillery is definitely a killer weapon.Reinforced concrete up to 1.5 meters high can be penetrated, not to mention the wooden battleships of this period, even if Quan Xu's yacht Flying Leopard, which was transformed from a missile frigate of later generations, if it is hit by a shot, it will be severely disabled even if it does not die.Don't think that the lethality of weapons is not enough, in fact, it is not to be bragging that the bolt-action rifles that were eliminated long ago during the First World War far surpassed the automatic rifles of later generations in terms of lethality or range.Of course, the rate of fire is far inferior to that of automatic rifles, even the most ferocious AK47, in the face of the Mosin Nagant rifle, in the case of positional trench warfare, can beat the AK47 at medium and long distances without a little temper.The main battleship of the Ming Royal Navy was equipped with a 35-fold diameter cannon, and the muzzle was facing the direction of the Ottoman army.A large cloud of smoke erupted from the muzzle of the black hole, and the cannonballs rushed out of the barrel, pulling out a parabola with a high arc, and smashed it in the direction of the Ottoman army.The problem, however, was that the Ottoman army had not yet encountered a cannon that could be fired from the distant sea, and they all looked at the sky with curiosity.However, the earth-shattering explosion began to fall on the heads of the Ottoman army, and the huge shock wave formed by the naval guns, like an invisible hand, threw the soldiers of the Ottoman army high into the air, and those flesh and blood bodies would definitely not be able to withstand such a toss.When he flew out, he was still a whole person, but when he fell, it became a rain of blood.In particular, the huge sound of the naval guns frightened the Ottoman horses, and these horses began to run around, knocking the Ottoman troops present to pieces.Mudra IV was very lucky, or rather blessed by his gods, that he was not injured, even if the nearest cannonball was a few hundred meters away.However, his ears could not hear any sound, and he only looked at the guards and ministers around him, opening their mouths towards him, but there was no sound coming out of their mouths.At this moment, he saw more and more Daming battleships and began to approach the shore, and at this moment, this Exocet battleship moved sideways as a whole and aimed at the shore with its side.Then, from the deck of the battleship, fire dragons rose one after another, and these fire dragons twisted their bodies, pulling long lines of fire across the coastline, exploding orange fireballs on the shore.In the blink of an eye, the soldiers around Mudra IV were like paper figures, torn apart, blood rained in the sky, and the terrified Ottoman soldiers knelt on the ground and prayed.Mudra IV's mind went blank, and he stared blankly at the fire dragons, was this the punishment of the heavens?
I don't know how long it took for Mudra IV to recover from his out-of-body state, and by this time his side had become an Asura hell.There were dead corpses, horse corpses, and fragments of human organs everywhere.The painful cries of wounded soldiers rang out everywhere.The War Chancellor hugged his thighs and wept profusely, and at this time, the War Chancellor burst into tears and snot, and even the snot on his face rubbed against Mudra IV.Mudra IV gritted his teeth and said: "Negotiate with the Ming people, negotiate immediately, no matter what conditions they propose, promise them, let them truce, truce!"
”The shelling of the Ming Dynasty stopped, not because the barrel was overheated, nor because the shells were consumed, but because, according to the observation of the hot air balloon, there were no targets on the shore that could be bombarded.They went on an expedition to the Ottoman Empire, and the transportation of shells was inconvenient, so they naturally had to save some money.However, the Ming army was already preparing to land early the next morning.At this moment, Yang Yandong received a report from the soldiers: "Tell Yang Shuai, Helena of Venice asks to see!"
”"Why is she here?"
The relationship between Helena and Quan Xu is already an open secret in Daming.Of course, this also requires a certain level of people to be accessible, and it is not a secret for people of the level of Yang Yandong, Mao Yuanyi, or Shen Mingze and Chen Ying.However, for ordinary people, Helena of Venice is a friendly businessman of the Ming Dynasty, who can solve the employment of hundreds of thousands of people every year.She will not only purchase a large number of goods, but also bring a large number of scarce materials in the Ming Dynasty, such as asphalt.Daming needs a lot of asphalt, because asphalt can not only be used to make ink, but also to repair leaks in houses, and the key is that leaks in boats are also very needed.During this period, there were still technical obstacles to the exploitation of crude oil in the Ming Dynasty, and the natural asphalt lakes were basically in the hands of Europeans.Isn't trade the exchange of what you have?
Yang Yandong knew that Helena was a concubine with no name, to be precise, she was still one of Yang Yandong's masters, of course, if it was to help within her ability, Yang Yandong would still be willing to sell a favor.When Helena came over, she congratulated Yang Yandong and congratulated Yang Yandong on a big victory."
It's all up to the soldiers to use their lives, Your Majesty blesses, and the generals will not dare to be greedy!""
You're too modest, it's not good!"
Helena said, "I just wanted to tell you something!
”"What?""
You are mistaken, the Ottomans have a small fleet in the Persian Gulf, this is not their home fleet, you may not be familiar with this part of the sea!"
Helena said: "You follow me, I will take you to the main fleet of the Ottomans, and you can take the Ottoman Empire to the ground!"
”If you want to talk about this war, it is actually also an encounter war.When entering the Sea of Oman, the Ottoman Empire's navy took the initiative to attack the Ming Royal Navy, and the Ming Royal Navy naturally would not just be beaten and not fight back, so they were solved by dividing three or five by two.From the beginning of the war to the end of the war, it took less than two and a half hours for the Ottoman Arab fleet to be wiped out, including an army force of 20,000 or 30,000 horses."
Lady Helena, do you know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics?"
Yang Yandong said with a straight face: "Our Ming Royal Navy will not accept your command, if there is nothing else, please take care of yourself!"
”Helena said angrily: "Okay, in the words of your Da Ming, the dog bites Lu Dongbin and doesn't know the hearts of good people, so I'm worried about it in vain!"
”Helena was about to leave, when a soldier came over and said, "Yang Shuai, the Ottomans have sent a negotiating envoy!"
”"Let them come!"
When Helena heard this, she was not ready to leave.After all, she wanted to hear what the Ottoman Empire was going to do.Not long after, a middle-aged bearded man covered in blood came to Li Jing under the protection of several soldiers.On the huge deck of the Li Jing, Yang Yandong and the imperial admiral of the Ming Dynasty received the Ottoman envoy."
Your Excellency the honorable General Daming, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"
The translator hurriedly explained to Yang Yandong: "This is a misunderstanding, our great Ottoman Sultan has never meant to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, this is all instigated by traitors, misunderstanding, really a misunderstanding, for the friendship between the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire, our Sultan sent us to explain this misunderstanding......"
Yang Yandong was dumbfounded.Which one is this?
Misunderstanding, misunderstanding a fart. ”Of course, in order to show the sincerity of our Ottoman Empire, what needs the Ming Dynasty, our Ottoman Empire will try our best to meet them!
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