Chapter 445: Buying a boat
U-turn and run away? It's just a joke! Most of the people in Dongying are samurai who would rather die than flee, how can they flee without a fight! Of course, it will be when you know that you are invincible, but you have to face it head-on.
This battle in the sea was very tragic, but this tragedy was used to describe the fleet of the Dongying people.
In the face of the ships that were still ahead and did not avoid, the commander of the Great Min Dynasty did not say anything at all and fired cannons if they did not retreat. The people directly ordered: "Aim and fire!" ”
Of course, since the Dongying people dare to rob, it is impossible for them to be weak and unable to fight back. At the same time that the order was given to open fire here, the lead was also lit there. Whether it's a Damin escort ship or a Dongying warship, it's okay if you don't get caught in the gunpowder ball, but once you get it, you can't get better.
Both sides knew to avoid the gunpowder balls launched by the other side, but unfortunately, whether it was a frigate ship or a warship, it did not have the functions of rapid turning, advance and retreat like later cars. The ships they were aiming at were still clumsily turning around, trying to avoid the gunpowder balls falling on the ship. It's a pity it's too slow! The ships of both sides shouted loudly in the crowd of sailors: "Quick! Fast! Fast! Turn around! Come on! Ahh There were no major casualties, because gunpowder was not a rare thing at this time, but it was not particularly powerful. As combatants on both sides, they all know how to avoid the hazards that come with gunpowder explosions. As long as the powder ball does not explode at close range to itself, and then lie on his stomach, he will basically not die.
A large hole was broken in the deck of the ship, and the Great Folk hurried to remove the damaged broken ship from this side. immediately added a ship from the rear, but Dongying switched the two broken ships that had been damaged by the explosion to the front. The two wrecked ships shelled again from here, and the double destruction of the powerful recoil of their own ship's cannons. Leads to outright scrapping.
There are holes in the deck, and as long as the bottom, gang, and cabin are not flooded, the ship can still walk on relatively calm seas. But a ship like Dongying, which had been bombed twice in a row and hit hard by the recoil of its own gun barrels, could only watch it slowly enter the water and then slowly sink. The people on these two ships moved to other ships, and soon Dongying lost two warships.
And although there are holes in the deck of the ships of the Great Min Dynasty, they can still be used if they are injured but not destroyed. This is not a big loss.
Although Dongying people understand that hard work can only suffer, but there is no other good way to fight hard. It's not easy to drill the bottom of the ship, and the periphery is full of frigates. Ships that have been walking on the sea for months or even years have to deal with more than a dozen sea winds and waves dozens of feet high, and such ships can be drilled through by manpower? It's impossible to knock on a crack. But even if it doesn't work, give it a try!
The commander of the Damin Dynasty soon saw each other through the binoculars that the Wang family had obtained. A few small boats put on the surface of the sea. This kind of boat has two pointed ends. It's narrow and long, with little people, but it's super fast. Since he was appointed as the commander of the ocean-going guards, this experience in water warfare must have been quite rich, so he immediately ordered the people to be released into the water and wipe out all the boats that the other side came by.
Commander Dongying, who retreated to the distance of the bombardment of the Damin Dynasty caravan, of course, also saw that their boat and the people on the boat had all become dishes in other people's bowls. But looking at the huge convoy of the Great Min Dynasty, there is nothing to be done. And the commander of the Ming Dynasty caravan would not give Dongying's fleet a chance to retreat, he had already discovered that this fleet was not an ordinary pirate. And can you let them go when you have the ability to destroy them?!
The Dongying fleet saw that the frigates of the Great Min Dynasty were like dumplings, surrounded from the front, and their rear was not far from the waters of the Great Min Dynasty, knowing that they had no chance to escape even if they wanted to, and the only chance was to break through the frigate and kidnap the merchant ships.
I don't know if their strategy is right, it's true that their fate is bad anyway! It was not easy to command the ship to break out of the encirclement of the frigates of the Great Min Dynasty, and was able to get close to the first ship in the caravan, but it was the Wang's family. Except for the hired sailors on this ship, the rest of the people on this ship were carefully selected by the Wang family to fight against a hundred masters. When the steward Zhao Fujin commanded the envoy to order the attack, he had already called all the people on his ship to be ready for battle at any time.
As soon as the Dongying ship approached, this side was ready to come up and kill one by one, and the caravan frigate reserved next to it also followed. The Dongying people jumped on the Wang family's boat and greeted them with shining axes in the hands of the children of the Wang family, as well as dozens of foreign muskets that Er Ya had been talking about for many years. Those who didn't have time to jump into the Wang's ship were bombarded at close range by the frigates that came over, and there was nowhere to hide. This Dongying warship, which originally thought it was a way out, didn't even leave a single living hole. The ship was also smashed to pieces by the ball of gunpowder, and the scum did not know that it had been carried there by the waves.
It ended easily here, and it didn't take much effort to "wrap the stuffing" there, and then it ended the rather unequal battle situation. More than 60 frigates besieged more than 20 warships, and there was really no suspense, and they also caught a lot of live mouths and captured more than a dozen warships that were repaired and repaired.
The commander who was about to enter his own sea with the war catch was really beautiful, so he had to steal it in his cabin and laugh hahaha. I was tired of laughing, and when I got out of the cabin, I still couldn't help but want to laugh when I saw my subordinates. His subordinates were also very excited! But looking at the chief was too strange, and the happy smile had to be put away. One by one, they are uncomfortable!
"Hey! Brother Zhang! You said that we have made such a great contribution, why do the commanders still look unhappy? ”
The old sailor surnamed Zhang rubbed his chin with his fingers and frowned suspiciously, "It's the same!" Why can't you figure it out? Supposedly, such a big good thing should be celebrated! ”
Another young sailor, who had a strong brotherly affection, guessed: "Don't be sad for those brothers who are unfortunately killed or wounded, right? ”
So everyone immediately realized the 'truth', and soon they also became sad, one by one, with a straight face, and followed the pace of their own parents.
Because the battlefield was not within the sea area of the Great People's Dynasty, until the end of the war, the Great People's Navy did not know anything about it. When the patrol army was surprised to see the planks, stumps and some items drifting on the sea, the caravan of the Great Min Dynasty had already entered their sight, and they could get the most detailed information from this ocean-going caravan that had crossed the sea and returned after three or four years without them having to investigate the situation.
Arriving at the port of the South China Sea, Zhao Fujin finally got the opportunity to go to the commander of the guard. Because every country they visited, the people of the Wang family's caravan could help their guards, and the commander of the escort had a good impression of Zhao Fujin.
"Steward Zhao! Are you here to say goodbye?! You've just landed, and you're moving too fast! ”
Zhao Fujin bowed deeply to the commander, "Lord Qi! The boy is here to ask for a favor from the adults! ”
"Huh? Do you ask me for grace? Let's talk about it! ”
"Yes! My lord, the boy came to you to buy two boats captured by the adults for the master's family, I wonder if it can be sold? ”
The commander's eyes lit up when he heard this, yes! Those boats can be sold! He's worried about these ships! It's a loss to hand it over for nothing, and the rest of the loot except for the captives can be completely disposed of by yourself. Originally, I thought that this warship was not like an ordinary thing, and it could not be sold, but I didn't expect that someone would really want to buy it.
"Good boy! Okay! Sell! As a thank you for such a good idea, I sold you four ships for 10,000 taels of silver, which is quite cheap. Such a warship would have to cost more than 100,000 taels of silver to make it, and even if these ships are a little damaged now, it is not a problem to sell them for 30,000 or 40,000 taels of silver. And Ben-sama can also let you pick the least damaged ones first! What do you think? ”
Zhao Fujin touched his nose with a smile, originally he only wanted two boats, and he also wanted to negotiate with this commander, preferably seven or eight thousand. But now it's hard to speak! Who said that a military attache is a rough man? As soon as people said two sentences, he was tempted, and he was really embarrassed to talk about the price.
"Lord Qi! Eight thousand taels and one, is it possible? In fact, the master's family of the boy does not need so many boats, and it is very expensive and troublesome to repair this ship. The more Zhao Fujin spoke, the quieter his voice became, and his head lowered with the commander's bright gaze.
The commander smiled meaningfully, and said in his heart: That's it, you still want to bargain with me?
"That's it! For the sake of how much you have helped you in the past few years, 40,000 taels of silver and four boats, and one more for you. That's the price you said, eight thousand taels! ”
What can Zhao Fujin do? If you don't agree, you don't know how to lift. Although I knew that the master's family would definitely not be able to ask for so many sea ships, I had to buy them even if I pinched my nose. Woo, will you blame yourself for not being able to do things when you go back to the owner and the lady of the owner's house?
"Alright! Thank you for taking care of you, boy! ”
The commander laughed and slapped Zhao Fujin's back, fortunately, Zhao Fujin has martial arts, otherwise he would not have vomited three liters of blood if he shot like this? !
"Let's go! This official will take you to choose! If you can trust the officer, he will introduce you to a place that specializes in this kind of warship. If you're willing to spend money, this ship will definitely be better than the original! ”
When the drowsiness came, someone sent a pillow, and Zhao Fujin was looking for the Tianxia Water Dart Bureau to introduce the boat making and repairing the ship! Here's where someone took the initiative to introduce. He immediately thanked him: "Thank you, sir!" Please also ask an adult to help introduce you! ”
"Well said!"
However, after Zhao Fujin picked five boats, he realized that he had really taken a big advantage. The remaining twelve ships, the commander did not know whose idea it was, and all of them used auctions to shout to the outside world, and the starting price was 10,000.
At the beginning, it was still the people in the caravan, and several families bought one together, and the price was not high. Later, some maritime merchants who were busy with business at the Nanhai wharf and specialized in water business got the news and joined in one after another, and the price was raised again and again, until it soared to 80,000 taels of silver per ship. The commander made the excitement that he couldn't help but ask for the five ships that had been sold to Zhao Fujin back, and let these people continue to shout!
But Zhao Fujin was knocking on his head, and he couldn't make a decision, should he take advantage of the situation to auction off the three boats? This can change hands and earn more than 200,000 taels of silver! (To be continued.) )