"Bang ......"

Zheng Chenggong, who was training at sea, suddenly heard the sound of artillery nearby.

Immediately, his face changed, and no one dared to fire without his order, and immediately gave the order:

"Observer, let's see where the cannon is fired."

A battleship without sails, naturally, did not need a mast, and on the towering chimney there was an iron fence that extended outward, and the observer stood in it with a telescope.

Hearing the sound of artillery and receiving another order, he immediately picked up his telescope and looked around.

It soon became clear that about 500 paces to the right of their battleship, a hole had been blasted out of the ice, and the water was still rippling.

After looking around, the visibility at sea was limited, and it was impossible to see the situation in the distance, and the observation post immediately reported to the governor:

"Report to the governor, about 500 paces in front of the right side of our ship, the landing point of the shells was found, and the specific location of the cannon is unknown, and the shelling is likely to come from the direction of the dock."

Zheng Chenggong was taken aback, as the governor of the navy, all the warships were under his jurisdiction, and without asking him for instructions, who would dare to fire their guns privately.

If there is an invasion of a strong enemy, it is understandable that there will be an emergency, but there is not even a pirate in the Bohai Sea, so there will be no surprise at all.

"Quick, turn the rudder and go back to see what might have happened, prepare for battle immediately, and listen to Pontus's orders at any time."

"Yes"

The ironclad battleship immediately turned its rudder and advanced at full speed in the direction of the horse's head, black smoke billowed from the tall chimney, and the gunners were immediately in position.

The observation sentry took the telescope and looked around vigilantly, and after about ten minutes, the target was found on the sea in front of him, and there were actually five ironclad battleships, lined up in battle formation on the sea.

"Oh my God! How is this possible......"

The sentry suspected that his eyes were dazzled, and rubbed his eyes desperately to take a closer look, and yes, there were indeed five ironclad warships blocking their route back to port.

After seeing the situation clearly, the observation post almost fell from the air, and immediately stammered and reported to Zheng Chenggong:

"Report ...... Report...... Sue, Governor...... Five battleships almost identical to ours were found ahead, and they were already lined up in battle formation......"

"What, say it again."

Where was Zheng Chenggong willing to believe the sentry's words, let him repeat what he had just said, and the sentry immediately repeated what he had just said.

"How is this possible, the battleship immediately slows down, loads its shells, and listens to Pontus's orders at any time."

Zheng Chenggong grabbed the binoculars and walkie-talkie, rushed to the deck, and as soon as he raised the binoculars, he found five ironclad battleships in front of him.

"Shhh...... It's impossible......"

Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but gasp.

He had traveled to and from the seas with his father since he was a child, and he also knew something about the current naval discoveries.

At present, the ironclad battleship under his command is definitely the most advanced surface warship, how can there be another ironclad battleship, and there are still five.

"Flag"

As soon as Zheng Chenggong gave the order, some soldiers immediately began to wave signal flags and ask questions to the battleship in front, but they ignored them at all.

"All the officers and men are ready to fight, aim their guns at the battleship in front, lean in, and once they find any abnormal movement, they will immediately open fire and attack."

"Yes"

The bow of the ship's Kamui cannon immediately aimed its muzzle at the target, and the shells were loaded into the chamber.

While Zheng Chenggong gave the battle order, he also carefully observed the opponent's battleship through the telescope, and did not dare to miss a detail.

"Your Majesty? No way? ”

As the distance got closer and closer, suddenly a familiar figure appeared in the camera, and then four more people appeared, it was the emperor and his guards.

"Oh my God...... It's a false alarm! ”

Zheng Chenggong was surprised and delighted, took a deep breath, and then ordered:

"The state of battle has been cancelled, and all the soldiers except the helmsman are lined up on the deck for His Majesty's review."

"Yes"

Zheng Chenggong found out that after the emperor arrived, Zhu Youzhen and others also saw an ironclad battleship coming in the wind and waves.

Ah Qing used a telescope on it, and he could clearly see that the opponent's gun muzzle was aimed at the battleship where he was.

At that time, his back began to sweat, and he hurriedly shouted to Zhu Youzhen and others:

"Your Majesty is leaving, they are ready to shell us."

"A-Qing, don't be nervous, they won't fire.

Zhu Youzhen was not nervous, he knew that Zheng Chenggong could not fire indiscriminately.

When the A-Qing telescope locked on Zheng Chenggong and them again, she found that the crew and soldiers of the battleship had begun to gather on the deck, and she relaxed.

The battleship came to a steady stop on the sea about 200 meters away from Zhu Youzhen and them, and it was impossible for such a large battleship to get close to it, and if it was too close, it would hit and damage the battleship.

Zheng Chenggong immediately ordered the two small boats to be put down, and he took a few thousand households and used the small boats to board the battleship where Zhu Youzhen was.

After getting on the ship, Zheng Chenggong and several people walked quickly to Zhu Youzhen and hugged their fists and saluted:

"See Your Majesty."

"No courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After seeing the ceremony, without waiting for Zhu Youzhen to speak, Zheng Chenggong couldn't wait to ask:

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with these five ironclad battleships, the Ministry of Engineering has not built five ironclad battleships at such a fast speed."

Of course, Zhu Youzhen will not tell Zheng Chenggong the truth, it's not that he doesn't believe Zheng Chenggong, and the system can't explain it at all.

"Aiqing, how about looking at these five warships? I paid 60 million taels of silver to buy it, which is more advanced than your one, and the Ministry of Industry will build this kind of warship in the future. ”

"Shhh...... Sixty million taels of silver, Your Majesty is so bold, Weichen thanks Your Majesty for adding another artifact to my Daming Water Master. ”

It is not an exaggeration to say that the artifact is an artifact, the ironclad battleship is an artifact in Zheng Chenggong's heart.

When encountering wooden sail ships, you don't need to fire cannons, you can easily sink them.

Looking at the five ironclad battleships in front of him, Zheng Chenggong's excitement at this time was indescribable, and he immediately began to visit the steam engine and artillery of the battleship with a few retinues.

kept going up and down, and was full of praise while visiting, leaving Zhu Youzhen and others aside.

Because the battleship was still on trial, there were many craftsmen from the shipyard around him, and it took him nearly two hours to carefully inspect the battleship.

Zhu Youzhen was not in a hurry, he returned to the wheelhouse and looked through the battleship manual, until Zheng Chenggong stood in front of him, Zhu Youzhen asked:

"How is it, how is it better than the ironclad battleship built by Daming himself?"

"Back to Your Majesty, whether it is artillery or steam engines, including steel plates and sealed cabins, they are better than the ones we built ourselves, may I ask Your Majesty where these warships come from......"

Zheng Chenggong just wanted to ask where the battleship came from, but was immediately interrupted by Zhu Youzhen:

"Give you a month to train, and after a month, I want you to recover Taiwan and Macau, expel the Ryukyu Japanese invaders, six ironclad warships and two hundred wooden warships, are you sure?"

Just kidding, don't want those two hundred sail warships, just rely on six ironclad warships to sweep the entire Asian sailors, and regain Wanwan is nothing.

Zheng Chenggong was full of confidence, and stepped forward to hold his fists in return:

"Your Majesty, rest assured, please hold on for another month, and after a month, the Daming Water Master will once again shock the world."