The ship sailed on the sea and left the Zhoushan Islands for a short time.Zhao Ming was on the ship, and every day he either talked about the situation with Yan Yingyuan, or mingled with the sailors on the deck, and it was not boring to sail at sea.Along the way, Fuchuan met several ships, their sides were covered with gun windows, obviously equipped with multiple guns, but the other party saw the Zheng family flag on the bow of Fuchuan, so they didn't come up, and the whole voyage can be said to be thrilling.This allowed Zhao Ming to see Zheng Zhilong's status on the sea, whether it was a pirate or a pirate merchant, he had to give him face, and the lucky ship would be able to pass through the East China Sea and the South Seas if it was planted with the Zheng family's flag.A few days after the ship sailed, Yan Yingyuan was so seasick that he hid in the cabin, and no one discussed the current situation with Zhao Ming, so Zhao Ming began to study sailing on the sea.On this day, Zhao Ming was inquiring about the skills of navigation, but Guo Zhong suddenly tightened his belt, held the knife at his waist, and shouted loudly to the sailors on the bucket: "Enter Fujian quickly, be careful for me." ”The tanned sailor on the bucket responded, "Don't worry, boss, my eyes are so good." ”Zhao Ming couldn't help but be a little puzzled, "Fujian is the nest of the Zheng family, how to enter Fujian, but be careful, isn't it safer?"
”The lucky boat planted the flag of the Zheng family, and there was no danger along the way, how did he get to Fujian, but he became vigilant.Guo Zhong said: "The general doesn't know that on the big Ryukyu Island on the other side of Fujian, there is a group of Hongmaoyi, who have a lot of fast ships and artillery, and often rob some passing merchant ships. ”Zhao Ming frowned slightly, "Zheng Zhilong's flag doesn't work in front of Hongmaoyi?"
”Guo Zhong said: "That's not it, the Zheng family's fleet, Hongmaoyi naturally doesn't dare to provoke, but a lonely merchant ship like us, Hongmaoyi sees the opportunity and will still rob it."
No one witnessed it at sea, as long as it was dealt with afterwards, the Zheng family couldn't catch the evidence, so there was nothing they could do.After all, no one sees the sea, and who knows if the ship has encountered a storm, or hit the rocks, or has been robbed?
”Zhao Ming understood that the sea was a place where there was no king's law.Guo Zhong continued: "Now the sea is very chaotic, there are Hongmaoyi on the big ball, there is also a group of Yi people in Luzon in the south, and there are Franc Ji people in Macau, and I don't know why these Yi people can come all the way here. ”Nowadays, the world is weak, the Netherlands is in full swing, England and France are looking for opportunities, and on the sea, you sing and I appear, which is very lively, but China, as the traditional first power, has missed such a great opportunity and did not participate in this feast, which is really heart-wrenching.Zhao Ming's profound eyes looked in the direction of Taiwan, and said in his heart: "When Lao Tzu destroys the Manchu Dynasty, I will go back and clean you up and be a national hero once." ”At this time, the ship continued to sail, and the sailor on the mast suddenly shouted, "Boss, there is a ship ahead!"
”On the deck, the sailors hidden in the shadow of the sails immediately stood up, and Guo Zhong hurriedly rushed to the ship's building, holding a pergola to watch, "Where is it?"
”"Southeast!"
The sailor in the bucket pointed to the sea in the distance.Above the sea, a large ship with a slender hull and a white canvas and a tricolor flag fluttering on the mast is breaking through the waves.The ship was huge, with gun windows on the side of the hull, and more than 20 cannons on just one side, and the firepower was extremely powerful.At this time, a Dutchman on the side of the ship put down the clairvoyant mirror, "Your Excellency, Captain, this is a merchant ship of the Ming people. ”A Dutchman dressed in exaggerated clothes and wearing a strange hat next to him smiled: "Then what are you hesitating about, this is a wealth that God has given us." ”"Your Excellency, there is Zheng Yiguan's flag on this ship!"
The young Dutchman was busy.The battle of Liuluo Bay confirmed Zheng Zhilong's position as the overlord of the East Asian sea, but after many years, Hongmaoyi healed his scars and forgot the pain."
So what?"
The captain smiled confidently: "You're too cowardly!"
We capture them here, and who knows!
”Guo Zhong squinted at the bow of the boat, intending to let himself see further, he stared at the sea for a while, and suddenly his face changed, "It's not good, it's a Hongmaoyi ship." ”Zhao Ming was slightly stunned, ", it's such a coincidence, I really met it." ”Guo Zhong's face showed panic, and he hurriedly shouted, "Adjust the sail and avoid them!"
”The sailors on deck immediately untied the sail lines, and the sergeant on the helm pushed the rudder, and the hull of the ship jerked sideways, creaking off course.Seeing this, Zhao Ming frowned slightly, "Hongmaoyi is so terrifying!"
”Guo Zhong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the ship turn to the west, and then explained: "The general doesn't know that Hongmaoyi's ship is faster than us, has more guns than us, and hits farther than us.At sea, our ships are one-on-one, and they are certainly no match for the Hongmaoyi, and they can't even escape. ”At this time, after more than 100 years of great voyages, the West's shipbuilding technology developed rapidly under the impetus of geographical discoveries, gold, silver, spices, and trade with China, while China's shipbuilding technology rapidly degraded and disappeared with the end of the Western Ocean, and has gradually lagged behind the West.Today's ships of the Ming Dynasty are mainly Fu ships, which are stable and carry a lot of cargo, but they are slow and most of them are not equipped with artillery.The Dutch were sea coachmen, their ships were fast, and they were armed with multiple guns.Now the naval guns of the West have far surpassed those of the Ming Dynasty, and the main artillery of the Ming Dynasty is the eighteen-pounder Hongyi cannon, but some of the Western warships have been equipped with twenty-four-pounder guns.In this way, the speed of the western warships is fast, the cannons are still far away, and the Ming army's fortune ships are basically no possibility of winning on the vast sea, and the only advantage is to rely on the large number of people and ships to besiege the Xiyi warships.After Zhao Ming heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, "Wouldn't that be a death if you meet Hongmaoyi." ”As soon as Zhao Ming's words fell, the sailors on the bucket suddenly shouted urgently, "It's not good, Hongmaoyi is catching up!"
”The ship on the sea, which had three masts and a skewed sail in the bow, turned around and struck like a shark through the waves.Guo Zhong and the sailors on the deck were nervous, and there was only one Furlong machine on the Fu ship, and it was impossible to win the Hongmaoyi.The Dutchman's ship aimed its bow at the front of the Fu Boat, sailing fast, Zhao Ming roughly estimated that it would not be long before the Hongmaoyi ship would be able to intercept the Fu Boat.Zhao Ming licked his lips, "The red-haired man robbed the ship, and he must destroy the corpse!"
”Guo Zhong nodded, and Zhao Ming spat out: "You can't run away, what can you do now, repel Hongmaoyi?"
”Guo Zhong's face was gloomy, "General, there is a huge difference in strength, unless other ships pass by, it is impossible to repel Hongmaoyi, unless there is a miracle!"
”This feeling of waiting for death is really fucking unpleasant, Zhao Ming smashed his fist on the guardrail and said loudly: "Malegobi, Lao Tzu is a miracle!"
”"Boom!
Rumble!
Rumble!
”Before Zhao Ming's words fell, the Dutch battleships in the distance opened fire one after another on the side of the ship, raising clouds of gunsmoke, and the shells whistled against the sea.These shells are very strange, two of them are connected together, and they are a kind of sharp weapon in the Xiyi water war, called chain bullets, the purpose is to break the sails, so that the enemy ship loses power and is paralyzed.More than 20 chain bombs, flying at extreme speed, landed one after another not far from the side of the ship, splashing a column of water several feet high.At this time, a chain bullet broke the sail rope of the ship, and the sail suddenly fell, and the direction of the fortune ship changed accordingly.Almost at the same time, a foot beside Zhao Ming, there was a "bang" sound, the side of the ship suddenly exploded, and the two iron balls were connected by iron chains, swept over with sawdust, and a sailor was just behind the strings of the ship, and the iron chain twisted his neck, and the whole head was torn off, a piece of blood spurted out, and the blood mist was filled.The headless corpses, spurting blood, fell the deck, and the Dutchman's chain bullets, undiminished, swept across the deck, and finally fell into the sea.No matter how brave he was, if he was hit by a shot, he would definitely die instantly, making Zhao Ming feel a chill down his spine, and the sailors on the ship also grabbed their weapons one after another, sweating soaked their backs.
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