Please briefly introduce the Battle of Leibondo.

You saw Ribondo when you read Cervantes' introduction. In fact, its translation name is not Ribondo, but the Battle of Lepando. In this battle, the Christian Joint Fleet defeated the Ottoman Turkish Fleet, ending the Turkish army's sweeping of European troops. This battle was the peak of the oar era, and then the naval battle entered the sail era.

The following information is referenced from Baidu Encyclopedia.

The joint fleet * * * destroyed the Turkish fleet 1 13, captured 1 17 at one time, captured 274 guns, and had countless treasures and delicacies, killing 30,000 Turkish soldiers and capturing 8,000 people, which almost wiped out the Turkish fleet. The joint fleet only lost 12, captured 1 and suffered casualties 15000. John fulfilled the pre-war declaration, and all the 654.38+0.5 million Christian slave paddlers were free.

If Turkey wants to expand, it must remove Venice, a stumbling block. The rumor that Venice gunpowder exploded and the navy was seriously damaged spread like wildfire, and Suleiman II decided to attack.

After careful preparation, Su Liman II sent an envoy to Venice in April 1570, demanding that Venice immediately return the island, which was flatly rejected by the Venetian government. Of course, the Venetian government knew that this unreasonable Turkish demand was essentially an ultimatum issued by Su Liman II, and rejecting this demand was tantamount to "war". Therefore, the Venice government immediately appealed to all Christian countries for support. However, Venice often relies on its position as a maritime power to instruct its naval fleet to bully coastal countries; Moreover, Venice is a * * * Republic, and it has been in friction with other feudal monarchies. In addition, Venice had previously formed an alliance with Turkey. This time, the appeal made by the Venice government was like a stone sinking into the sea, and few people responded.

Turkey also clearly saw the suffering of Venice and the plight of betraying others, and decided to make full use of this favorable situation and take military action quickly.

1570 In July, Turkey sent a fleet of 150 warships and 50 troop carriers, under the command of Admiral Perry and Masta Fa, to land in Limassol, Cyprus, and besieged Nicosia. In September, all the defenders of Nicosia were annihilated and the city fell. Then, the Turkish army turned its fingers and pointed to the fort Famagusta. Cyprus Governor Bragadillo and military commander Baghlan are determined to defend Chengwei to the death and fight to the end. They fought bloody battles with 7000 soldiers guarding the city and repelled the enemy's repeated attacks. The Turkish army has been unable to attack for a long time, and the cold winter has come, so it has to give up and retreat to the countryside for the winter.

Allied forces against Turkey

John is the half-brother of King Philip II of Spain, and was originally the governor of Austria. He is young and brave, worthy of being a handsome man. It is John's courage, determination and being good at uniting his subordinates that enables the allied joint fleet with different intentions to play its combat effectiveness in step.

1571On June 6th, John set out from Madrid and arrived in Barcelona, an important military port in the Mediterranean, 10 days later. Spanish Navy General andrade and Marquis Cruz assembled a fleet here, ready to go. On June 20, John set out with the Spanish fleet and arrived in Genoa a a week later. The Italian joint fleet led by Italian navy general doria joined forces with John and his party here. At the end of August, this joint fleet passed through the port of Naples and reached the rendezvous point designated by the fleets of various countries.

It has been more than a month since the papal fleet led by Columba, the deputy commander of the Allied Forces, and the Venetian fleet led by Fenello, a 75-year-old veteran, arrived here. John met the two generals at once and exchanged views with them.

The members of the joint fleet come from different countries and allies, with different styles and habits. In addition, xenophobia is relatively strong. So fighting and even killing people are common. Some officers and soldiers in the fleet even resisted and rebelled against John's orders. John argued, opposed objections and took decisive measures to mix the naval and army personnel of various countries and allies, which greatly enhanced the combat capability of the joint fleet.

At present, the strength of the joint fleet is: more than 300 ships of various types and more than 80,000 infantry, of which 30,000 are elite soldiers who have been trained to engage in combat.

John made the following arrangements for all the troops: Designate Kerr Geniya to take unified command of the ground troops. Divide the joint fleet into central, right-wing and left-wing units, as well as avant-garde and guard units. The central detachment was commanded by John himself, with Fenillo and Corenla assisting in the command. There were 54 clippers in total. The right-wing detachment is commanded by Doria and has 53 clippers; The left-wing detachment was commanded by the Balbarie brothers and had 64 clippers. The avant-garde detachment is commanded by Caldora and has 54 clippers; The guard detachment is commanded by Marquis Cruz and has 30 clippers. Other large ships and transport ships form a transport unit. There are also six gunboats in the whole fleet, two of which are assigned to the middle, right and left detachments as a group. All the boats were assigned to each detachment.

10 in September, John called a combat meeting, and the generals disagreed and argued. Finally, Christians achieve the result of "decisive battle" by throwing skeletons. Then, the Pope's special representative announced a solemn oath ceremony and prayed that God would bless them to win the battle.

Two navies against Lepando.

On September 15, the mighty Christian joint fleet anchored from the port of Messira. 10 days later, the joint fleet came to Corfu island. Prior to this, the Turkish fleet had taken military action to attack Corfu fortress, and the action failed, so it had been evacuated to Lepando Bay.

John immediately called a battle meeting and decided to pursue the enemy fleet north immediately, taking all measures to lure the enemy deeper and gather for annihilation. At the end of September, John led the ship of the Central Detachment to Gominika on the Albanian coast, which enabled Fenilo and Korenla to catch up quickly.

10 year 10 3, except for some big ships, the joint fleet assembled in gominika, and then pulled out anchor to continue sailing. Two days later, there was a thick fog at sea. When the sunset sank to the bottom of the black waves, John officially announced on the flagship "Royal" that if this battle was won, all slave paddlers would be free. Suddenly, the fleet boiled, just as a group of white seagulls flew over the fleet. All the members of the joint fleet can't help but regard it as a symbol of good luck, so they are full of joy and excitement.

On the 7th, the joint fleet made full progress and arrived in Lepando. When the Ran Ran rose, the sea was calm, so it was hard to see that there was a fierce battle brewing here. The joint fleet has completed the pre-war formation, and hundreds of ships have blocked the Turkish fleet in Lepando Bay in a semicircle.

Almost at the same time, the Turkish fleet is also undergoing adjustment and deployment, with Ali Basha as commander-in-chief, and Pultao, Hassan, Siroko and Urzi each leading a sub-fleet, with a lineup roughly the same as that of the joint fleet. Ali Basha, commander-in-chief of the Turkish navy, arranged the fleet into a huge crescent, with two spires on the north and south banks of Pettre Bay. He also divided the fleet into three detachments, and he personally commanded 87 clippers and 8 boats of the Central Detachment. Urzi commanded the left wing detachment 6 1 Clippers and 32 boats; Siroko commanded 54 clippers and 2 boats of the right-wing detachment. There are also 8 clippers and 2 1 boat as reserves. Along the way, they were murderous and determined to fight the pagans.

At 9: 30 am, the two fleets approached. Ali Basha, commander-in-chief of the Turkish fleet, was surprised to find that the six China ships in front of the joint fleet were much larger than any of the Turkish army's ships, just like the majestic water battery, which made him feel a little scared. The Ministry of Finance suggested that the fleet retreat, disrupt the formation pursued by the joint fleet, and then find a gap to kill a comeback. Without saying anything, Alibaba Basha ordered an immediate attack.

Because the joint fleet and the Turkish fleet are divided into three independent detachments, there is still a certain distance between the detachments, so the naval battle started in three battlefields respectively. The right wing of the Turkish fleet and the left wing of the joint fleet exchanged fire first. As soon as the right wing of the Turkish army entered the artillery range of the left wing of the Coalition forces, the artillery of the Chinese ship opened fire. The intensive and fierce artillery fire made the Turkish army unable to strike back, and the sealock detachment began to be chaotic. Such a powerful firepower is far beyond the expectation of the Turkish army. However, the Turkish fleet is familiar with the characteristics of shallow waters and reefs and coastline in Lepando area, and also knows that China ships of the joint fleet are in deep waters, so they are ordered to sail close to the shore to avoid the threat of China ships in shallow waters. In addition, the Turkish army can also take this opportunity to detour to the rear of the joint fleet to compete with the clippers and boats with less firepower. However, all this was noticed by Balbarie, general of the left detachment of the joint fleet. He assessed the situation, decisively commanded part of the fleet of the left wing detachment, and took the risk of intercepting the circuitous ships of the Turkish fleet. Because the waters are too shallow, it is inconvenient for Chinese ships to move forward. At present, there are still seven Turkish warships passing through the gap between the front of the allied fleet and the coast, while the rest are stopped by Balbarie. On both sides, all kinds of ships are mixed, cannons roar, arrows rain like rain, and blood is flying everywhere. The scene is extremely cruel.

The flagship of the Balbarie brothers is intertwined with five warships of the Turkish army, and the two sides are intransigent. Everything is falling, and the air is filled with smoke. Suddenly, the Balbarie brothers were shot in the eye by missiles and had to leave the command position, causing temporary chaos on the left wing of the coalition forces. Balbarie's nephew, Kontha Lini, immediately took over the command, but unfortunately he was immediately hit by a shell. At this time, another general, Rani, immediately took over the command of Kontha Rini, stabilized the morale and lineup, and rushed all the right-wing ships of the Turkish army to the coast. The Turkish army abandoned the ship and fled ashore. Allied infantry followed. As a result, the Turkish army was completely annihilated, and none of the Turkish warships escaped. Even the Turkish general Siroko was captured after being injured.

Just half an hour after the left-wing detachment of the joint fleet started fighting, the battle of the central detachment also began. John assigned the six China ships with the strongest firepower to the left, middle and right teams. At this time, two China ships of the Central Detachment exerted extremely effective firepower, disrupting the formation of the Turkish army Aribasha into several scattered clusters. The sailors of the Turkish army paddled desperately, trying to avoid the strong artillery suppression of the Coalition forces and get close to the Coalition ships, preparing for a confrontation. On the other hand, John commanded the fleet, kept a neat formation and moved forward slowly. The distance between the two sides is getting shorter and shorter. Finally, a thrilling dock battle began.

Ali first commanded the flagship to hit John's flagship "Royal". Ali's 400 elite soldiers immediately jumped on the Royal. Shouting slogans and waving swords and guns, they rushed forward, but were immediately repelled by bullets fired by 300 gunners on the Royal. Ali sent more troops in time and ordered another attack. Under the cover of rows of rifles, soldiers of the Turkish army quickly threw tar and rockets at the royal family and ignited the fire. Soldiers from both sides also threw butter and sheep oil at each other, causing the deck of the other ship to slip and the soles of their feet to be unstable, thus weakening each other's combat effectiveness. At this time, ShaSheng blasting, smoke billowing on the sea of Le Pando. After hard and repeated killings, John's men repelled another round of impact from the Turkish army.

Finillo replenished John's "Royal" flagship in time, so he commanded the officers and men to counterattack Ali's flagship twice, but it was also repelled by the Turkish army. Hand-to-hand combat has intensified. The sea is full of sampans, broken oars, a large number of bodies and wounded soldiers who fell into the water. The hot air is full of ammunition and bloody smell, and the green sea water has been dyed red with blood.

In the afternoon 1, both sides became more and more brave. Allied general Karen destroyed the ship of the Turkish army Pultao and set it on fire. Then, Corala commanded his ship to rush to Ali's flagship highway. The allies set foot on the enemy's flagship with overwhelming advantage and violently rushed to kill. Ali, the commander of the Turkish army, was hit by a projectile. A soldier of the allied forces immediately cut off Ali's head and shouted, "Ali is dead!" Ali is dead! " Suddenly, the cry broke into pieces and the tree fell apart. When the Turkish army heard the news that the commander-in-chief was killed, it was scared out of its wits, and its morale collapsed and its fighting spirit was completely lost. At this time, the Coalition forces became more and more brave and sweeping. Finally, they occupied the flagship of the Turkish army, and all the remaining officers and men of the whole ship surrendered. At this point, the central detachment of the Turkish army was completely annihilated.

John's right wing was defended by Giustini, and when he met the Turkish army, he was beaten out of the water by Urzi. Urzi captured several allied ships and proudly towed Giustini's ship to the stern to continue the attack.

Allied general Cardo rushed out of the reserve to rescue Justinian, but was immediately besieged by the 16 warships of the Turkish army. This is the most intense and spectacular battle in the Battle of Le Pen Duo. The Allies were unwilling to fight and eager to reinforce Giustini, while the Turkish army clung to it and tried to annihilate the eight Allied clippers. I saw flags flying, bullets whistling, the sound of killing was deafening, and blood was flying everywhere. In the end, the allies were outnumbered and defeated. Caldo was seriously injured, and his men were only 50 years old. In particular, the generals, sailors and boating slaves on the "Florence" presented by the Pope and another allied warship "Sanji Agnini" were all killed.

At this time, doria also found himself making a big mistake, and quickly turned around and returned to the battlefield. Cruz led the remaining ships of the reserve team to the battlefield. At the same time, John's Central Army has won a great victory, and he immediately sent 12 Clippers to participate in the war. Seeing this situation, the Turkish army Urzi quickly raised the captured Allied flag and led the remaining 16 ships to flee back to Lepando Bay under the cover of dense fog and night.

It's late at night and the weather is getting worse. According to the situation, John gave up the plan of continuing to catch up and commanded the joint fleet to sail into Pitala Port for shelter. The victory of the Battle of Lepando is over.