Liu Pei secretly said in his heart, it seems that this Zheng Zhilong is really brotherly! If he killed his younger brother Zheng Zhilong, he went crazy! Liu Pei took advantage of the fact that there was still some time to look at the battlefield in the distance with a telescope, but he couldn't see anything for a long time! Burning ships and black smoke are all over the place!

Liu Pei shouted loudly: "Report on other battlefield situations!" ”

The lookout on the mast put his hands around his mouth and shouted: "I can't see clearly! Except for smoke is fire! But it's definitely our people who have the upper hand! Because the ship on fire doesn't have our ship! ”

can't see the situation clearly, which provides Liu Pei with a problem! Although Liu Pei was temporarily away from the enemy's fleet, he could no longer retreat. If he stayed away, the enemy would have enough space to set up a battle formation, and he would be able to give full play to their advantage of being outnumbered and boated, and it would be easier for Zheng Zhilong to escape. That would be very bad for Liu Pei's plan!

He put down the binoculars and said to Jack, "Jack, what do you think?" ”

When Liu Pei spoke, Jack was sorting out the short gun on his belt. This guy actually stuck three short guns in his waist! He used the strip to make sure that there was a bullet in the last short gun, then inserted it back into his belt, and said, "What else can I do?" Let's carry out Plan 2! Because we can't let go of this opening! Blocking them still has a chance to kill the opposing leader. If he runs away, our future will be in trouble! This point was discussed at the operational meeting! ”

Liu Pei heard Jack say this, and he had already started to organize his equipment, so he made up his mind. He immediately shouted to the captain: "Raise the flag, we will take the Chinese army directly!" All in armor! ”

Liu Pei gave an order, and the fleet immediately began to turn around and rushed directly towards the pirate fleet behind him! This is also the method that Liu Pei came up with in desperation!

Liu Peichuan has few people, if he can't hit Zheng Zhilong's main force hard at one time and kill Zheng Zhilong, then the battle will be fought in the future! If Zheng Zhilong escapes, the sea will not be calm at all in a short period of time! He will do anything to get revenge! Maybe they will directly join the Westerners and make a move to lure the wolf into the house!

Therefore, in this naval battle, Liu Pei must give full play to the advantages of his tall hull and dense artillery, and constantly destroy the enemy's main force while swimming. But there is a premise, that is, Zheng Zhilong must die! If he doesn't die, he will definitely bring huge trouble to Liu Pei! He will definitely call on everyone to force Liu Pei to hand over the production method of the new warship, and finally put Liu Pei to death!

So this requires Liu Pei to kill Zheng Zhilong in this battle. The importance of killing Zheng Zhilong is even higher than the annihilation of the main force of Zheng Zhilong's fleet!

Because as long as Zheng Zhilong is dead, the pirates will become a plate of loose sand. Liu Pei can use the boat

Annihilate the hard-fought enemy with a strong gun, and then buy a few pirates to achieve your goal once and for all. However, this required Liu Pei to fight under extremely unfavorable conditions and use his weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths.

Liu Pei's strength lies in the high density of firepower, and the most suitable tactic for him is to constantly circle in the open sea area and destroy more sea ships at medium and long distances. But reality requires that he must have a broadside battle with Zheng Zhilong to ensure that Zheng Zhilong is killed.

The flotillas of both sides approached quickly. Liu Pei's fleet constantly twisted the hull of the ship to give way to the firing range, constantly shelling the opponent and weakening the opponent. The short-barreled cannon in the bow of the ship played a great role at close range! But in order to be afraid that Zheng Zhilong would escape, Liu Pei directly ordered that the short-barreled cannon could not bombard Zheng Zhilong's boat. Because the shelling cannot be 100% sure whether Zheng Zhilong has been killed or not.

Although Zheng Zhilongren went crazy, he was also determined to avenge his younger brother. But he didn't make a mistake in command. He spread out his wings and came over, wanting to swallow Liu Pei's fleet in one gulp. At the same time, he also constantly adjusted his boat ride, and always kept in front of Liu Pei's boat. Avoided Liu Pei's artillery firing range.

The flagships of both sides are constantly approaching. Liu Pei is keeping an eye on Zheng Zhilong, and here he is also keeping an eye on Liu Pei! So the end result is that the two ships collided straight together!

Just before the impact, everyone on the decks of both ships was shouting: "Prepare for the impact!" "Beware! It's going to be hit! ”

The sailors who received the warning grabbed the fixations beside them and tried to hold their bodies in check. But the force with which the two ships collided was too great! With a loud "bang", the two ships collided together! Then there was the crackling of the planks and the creaking of the deformation of the hull! All the people on both ships have been turned into rolling hoists!

When Liu Pei got up, he saw a very miserable scene! The bow of his ship is shattered! Fortunately, Liu Pei's ship is taller and stronger. There is also a ramming angle in the bow. So his bow was deeply embedded in the bow of Zheng Zhilong's boat! Split his bow entirely! But the split bow also clamped Liu Pei's bow tightly, and the two ships were completely entangled together and inseparable!

As soon as Liu Pei stood firm, he shouted loudly: "Shoot! Shoot! ”

The musketeers on the deck, who had just risen, immediately staggered to the bow of the ship and shot a volley of buckshot downward! Shoot the unstable pirates to a large area!

Liu Pei leaned on the side of the boat and looked forward. Although in the chaos, he didn't see Zheng Zhilong's figure. But he believed that Zheng Zhilong would not die so easily! So Liu Pei didn't care about anything else, so he ordered the soldiers to come with a few more rounds of firearms to weaken the opponent as much as possible, so that he could jump to help kill Zheng Zhilong!

Two flagships crashed into one

After that, the other ships also began to exchange fire. Every ship in Liu Pei's fleet was like an erupting volcano, constantly spewing hot cannonballs around! Whether it's a solid shell, a chain belt, a flowering shell, or a grape shell, no matter what shells they catch, they stuff them into the barrel without looking at them, and then desperately fire them at the enemy! At this time, you can see the difference in the intensity of firepower between the two sides! Almost every enemy ship that staggered with Liu Pei's fleet would be smashed into pieces and tattered! Or simply be ignited by a flowering bomb and turn into a floating fire on the surface of the sea!

Liu Pei's fleet did damage and destroy many ships when it intersected with enemy ships. But that doesn't mean they're out on top! The resolute counterattack on the pirate ship also stained the deck red with the blood of the soldiers!

The other ships in Liu Pei's fleet began to turn after passing the two entangled flagships. Attempt to establish a defensive line around the perimeter to prevent the other pirates from reinforcing Zheng Zhilong. After all, if you engage in hand-to-hand combat at this time, Liu Pei has an advantage!

First of all, his ship's side is relatively high, and he can kill and damage the enemy from a high position. And if the pirates want to climb Liu Pei's flagship, they have to climb a very high distance. During this time, they are all live targets!

Moreover, Liu Pei's ship is a third-class cruiser, and there are many more soldiers and sailors on it than Chinese-style sea ships! So Liu Pei has an advantage in a short period of time! But the other pirates were not stupid either, they knew that the outcome of the battle between the flagships of both sides would affect the outcome of the entire naval battle! So they braved the overwhelming artillery fire and desperately advanced, trying to reinforce Zheng Zhilong's boat.

And in order to prevent them from reinforcing them, Liu Pei's fleet fired guns and desperately intercepted enemy ships. And these crazy captains have learned the tactic of rushing between two enemy ships at the same time and attacking two enemy ships at the same time with the guns on both sides!

The most terrible thing is that the flagships of both sides are already entangled. The other ships must have come in their own reinforcements, resulting in extremely close proximity between the ships! No matter which side fires every shot, it will not miss! For a time, the sea was full of gunsmoke and the sound of cannons rumbled! The sound of smashing planks and screams was endless!

At this time, you can see the benefits of Liu Pei's crazy construction of warships! The battleship's dareboard was tall and the hull was thick. In particular, there are a lot of artillery placements! A ship carries almost ten times as many guns as a pirate ship! And the lower artillery deck is all heavy artillery! As long as you hit the boat at close range, it is a huge hole!

There were also other artillery pieces that fired grapeshot and chain shells in a dense manner, and after a round of artillery, the people on the deck of the enemy ship were basically dead! So they stood up to the siege of the pirates! Even if there is an occasional fish that slips through the net, it will completely turn into a dead ship and collapse on the surface of the sea under the cross-fire!