On 1 May, at the moment of Zhu Youxiao's triumphant return, the naval fleet led by Yu Zhigao also returned at the same time, and even returned earlier than Zhu Youxiao because of the empty boat. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ten gunboats, two clippers, 30 Dafu ships with more than 2,000 materials, and more than 300 small and medium-sized Fu ships almost filled the entire Tianjin port with general, cloud-like ships for a time, which made Yu Zhigao almost smile from ear to ear.

As a general, he didn't want more soldiers and horses under his command.

After repairing in the port for three days and giving the sailors and gunners a short vacation, Yu Zhigao received an order from the emperor to carry Qin Liangyu's 6,000 white pole soldiers to the southeast to quell the rebellion. Of course, he himself was also selected for counterinsurgency, Qin Liangyu was in charge of land, and he was in charge of the sea.

Yu Zhigao is a native of Fujian, and although he went south to quell the rebellion this time, although the farthest was not as far as Zhejiang, it was also very close to home, and it was nothing to go back by himself. Unlike his own father, Yu Zhigao is still quite proficient in human feelings, and he knows that as a general in charge of the army, he can't be too perfect, and there must be some flaws.

Therefore, for the fact that after going south this time, he took the fleet to Fujian for a turn and went back to his hometown to have a look, he had no psychological burden at all, and he did it easily and comfortably.

Therefore, after leaving Tianjin Port, Yu Zhigao has always been in a good mood, and he chatted with Qin Liangyu along the way, and he looked like he had returned to his hometown.

This time, due to the small number of people, Yu Zhigao did not bring a small boat, and the gunboats and thirty lucky ships were enough to load everyone and supplies, so the whole fleet was much smaller, and it was not bloated when it went north. The two intuitive comparisons made Yu Zhigao once again have a deep impression of the role of the big ship.

No wonder His Majesty said that the navy is fundamentally four words, giant ships and cannons, so concise and concise to the point that the true meaning of naval warfare, Your Majesty is really a god and a man. The longer the contact lasted, the more Yu Zhigao admired the emperor's words and deeds, and his long-term vision was beyond people's reach.

In addition to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's navigation industry, the back is not developed, and there are few ports, except for the navy when it came out to stay in Dengzhou for one night, it has never entered the port again, and went straight to the destination, Ningbo.

At present, Ningbo is the best port in Zhejiang, and only there can accommodate the entire fleet. Due to the fact that there are lucky ships in the fleet, on average, the speed is about five knots. And a nautical mile is about 1.8 kilometers, so the average day is about 100 kilometers a day.

From Tianjin to Ningbo, at most it is only ten days, this speed, is really faster than the land, not to mention the huge carrying capacity, before the emergence of high-speed rail, sea is the most economical and cost-effective mode of transportation.

The entire naval fleet, with the clippers in front, cruising at high speed, went out to investigate the situation, then the ten gunboats sailed in two columns, and finally the thirty search ships.

The days of sea travel made everyone a little tired, and in the familiar sea area, there was nothing to do for many days, so that Yu Zhigao and those sailors and captains relaxed their vigilance.

With such a large fleet, where would an eyeless pirate dare to come?

Time passed in a flash, and the port of Ningbo on May 14 was very lively, and the people who were begging for a living in the port and those sailors watched again.

It's not just because the prefect is here to greet people, but also because of the strange ships that are gradually coming in from outside. In the eyes of these coastal people, the ocean-going warship with a very large length-to-width ratio looks very strange, with such a small belly, how to load cargo, and the ship's side is so low, are you not afraid that others will come up as soon as you jump, and besides, why is there nothing on the deck, only masts, why are the sails made of cloth, not bamboo, such a big sail, so many masts, how much cloth do you have to need, what a waste.

In short, in the eyes of the Ming people, these ships are all strange, and the onlookers have discussed, and among them, the most controversial is the blocked cannon ports on the side of the ship, they have guessed what they are doing here, and some people even spit out, saying that the person who built the ship was simply kicked in the head by a donkey, and there were so many openings on the side, did he think that the ship was sinking fast enough?

"It's finally here!" After entering the port and seeing the dock, Qin Liangyu finally couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, her face looked a little pale, obviously she wasn't doing well on the ship these days, maybe she had been seasick.

"yes, I'm finally able to set foot on land." Her two younger brothers were also by her side, their faces were equally pale, even worse than Qin Liangyu, obviously this journey had made them suffer a lot.

"Whew!"

A low horn sounded, and the huge and bloated Daifuku ship was the first to dock, and set up the planks of the ship, and groups of pale and vain-footed white-pole soldiers came down from above, seeing that they could barely hold their spears, and it was evident that they were not fit for sailing at sea, just like their commander.

Ten gunboats were behind the Fu boat, waiting to dock, and after arriving in the harbor, Yu Zhigao completely relaxed, and he was already old, and he was a little unbearable at the moment.

At the moment when the whole fleet was lax, in the corner where no one was paying attention, a fishing boat quietly raised its sails, carried the wind, and sailed out of the port, and in the busy port of Ningbo, under the instruction of the prefect, they were all receiving the admiral of the empire, and no one noticed this.

At this time, it is already May, and the weather is not hot, especially in the morning, when the sun is not high, the sun shines on people's bodies, warm, so uncomfortable. Bathed in the golden sun, the sailors of the fleet sat or lay staggered, much less disciplined than the army.

Not long after the fishing boat went out, a dark cloud quietly appeared, and they sailed quickly, heading straight to Ningbo Port, densely packed with large and small ships, like ant colonies, rushing towards this side like a rainbow.

A large number of ships are surging, making the water ripples show abnormal fluctuations, which are very small when there is a single ship, but at this moment, hundreds of ships are coming together, making this fluctuation very obvious.

The first to notice that something was wrong was the captain of the two clipper boats, although the speed of the clipper ship is high, but the lateral stability is not very strong, such a violent fluctuation of water ripples, making the two ships swing when boarding.

"Who the drove into the harbor so fast!" One of the sailors stood up indignantly and tried to scold him angrily, but he was so surprised by what he saw that he stood stupidly as if he had lost his soul.

The sailor who was familiar with him next to him noticed something abnormal, stood up and patted him, "Hey, what are you looking at, it's so ......" Before he finished speaking, he was also stunned.

"Enemy attack!" A terrible and transpositional roar erupted from their mouths, an extremely strange tone, which was unbelievable, a sound that could be made by humans.

"Pirates, pirates." Experienced sailors from the flags and costumes of those ships loved to fly, and distinguished the enemy species, but this did not work.

After entering the port, the entire fleet completely relaxed, and after discovering the enemy attack, the flying clippers were in confusion for a while before passing the news out. And by the time Yu Zhigao received it and roared angrily, "Start the ship, start the ship quickly", the pirate ship was already close at hand.

At this time, what was even more terrifying was that the twenty large ships at the beginning of the twenty ships came out with thick smoke, and the twenty ships separated by a row almost blocked the entire port.

Soon, a little orange light came out of the thick smoke, and the light took advantage of the wind, and it burned at once, and the blazing fire rose into the sky, even in the daytime, it made people see very clearly, and the twisted flames, like the teeth of a demon, pounced on the naval fleet.

"Fireship, fireship!" Cries of despair rang out from every gunboat, not only on the battleship, but also on other merchant and fishing vessels that were bound to be affected, and the owners all cried out in bitter despair.

"Jump into the sea, all jump into the sea!" The appearance of the fireship made Yu Zhigao's idea of opening the ship to meet the enemy instantly shattered, and the twenty large ships that rushed in almost side by side cut off the hope of a real fleet.

In this situation, the best way to deal with this situation is to jump ship, the ship can no longer be saved, and people must be saved.

In the face of the menacing and unable to resist the fireship, the survival instinct of the sailors and gunners instantly prevailed, and they jumped down on their own without being taught.

Rumble!

A fireship was the first to collide with the flying clipper ship at the rear, and there was a loud bang, and the two ships became one, and the flames began to spread by the wind, and they burned at once, and then there was an explosion, which was the explosion of the ammunition on the flying clipping ship.

Then, a series of tremors were heard, and all the fireships that were surging from outside the harbor crashed into the ships inside the harbor, whether they were warships, fishing boats, or transport ships.

The whole port was in chaos, the fire spread, the docks, plank roads, warehouses, all were affected, and after that, there was an even more violent explosion, which was even louder than the flying clipper just now, and there was more gunpowder stored on the Galen ship. Under the firelight, a large number of lead bullets were projectile and scattered in all directions.

"It's over, it's all over." Yu Zhigao, who was finally dragged ashore by the trustee, looked at the fleet that was constantly devoured by fire demons, and cried, for himself, but also for those fleet sons who jumped into the water and did not save their lives.

And the prefect of Ningbo, who came to greet him, was even more stunned and fainted, this is simply a catastrophe from heaven!

After the fire had subsided, the pirate ships did not know whether they wanted to plunder or completely destroy the entire fleet, and the large and small ships came in again and patrolled back and forth.

It's just that due to the blockage of the fleet, Qin Liangyu's white pole soldiers have basically landed, and they are fighting in array at this moment, gathering on the shore. Seeing that the precautions were still in place, the pirates just walked around the port and then evacuated.

"It's over, it's over! The old minister is ashamed of Your Majesty! Yu Zhigao howled and cried, his face was snot and tears, and suddenly, he stood up, pulled out the saber that still did not fall from his waist, and wiped it directly from his neck.

"You're crazy!" Qin Liangyu roared angrily, snatched the knife down, and threw it to the ground. Fortunately, she stood close, otherwise she really wouldn't have reacted, but Rao was like this, and the sword made of stainless steel still cut his neck.

"Let me die, let me die, I'm sorry Your Majesty, I'm sorry Your Majesty!" Yu Zhigao cried loudly, and next to him were the captains and sailors who had gathered one after another, looking at the commander who was still bleeding from his neck, and they all cried bitterly.

Hundreds of people cried bitterly, combined with the violently burning port, forming an extremely tragic scene, looking at these, Qin Liangyu, a widow who has always been strong, was also saddened, silently speechless.