"Hmm...... This king intends to make a new canal sailor division, and all these small warships will be included in the canal sailor, but it is just ...... This general soldier is ....... ”

When Shi Lang heard this, his heart was shocked, he looked at Wu Zheng in a daze, for a long time, he swallowed his saliva, and said tentatively: "Lord Rongyu, the last general has not yet commanded the inland river division...... With such a heavy responsibility, please ask the prince to choose another meritorious, right? ”

Wu Zheng was noncommittal, and just looked at Shi Lang calmly.

Shi Lang gradually couldn't resist anymore, his forehead began to ooze sweat, and suddenly, he bent his knees, knelt down and said, "The last general will be guilty." ”

"Oh...... What is General Shi's crime? ”

"The last general disobeyed the order three times and twice...... It should be punished and punished severely! ”

"I will punish you for the order of the king, ancient and modern, for this, this ...... Isn't that right? General Shi has just made a great achievement, and this king will punish you...... Doesn't it chill the soldiers' hearts? Is General Shi trying to trap the king in injustice? ”

Shi Lang's body trembled a little, and he said with difficulty: "Although the generals are not subject to the orders of the foreign monarchs, there are also military laws such as mountains and orders prohibited...... In the end, he will know his great sins, be willing to subdue the law, and be willing to make meritorious contributions with his crimes. ”

"You are clever, and you also know that there is a saying that military law is like a mountain and that orders are forbidden."

Wu Zheng's tone was very heartbreaking, which made Shi Lang panic, and he shouted: "The last general is eager to make meritorious contributions...... I hope that the prince will punish him severely, but it is just ...... Please also ask the prince to give the last general another chance, and the last general will never dare to do it again! ”

Wu Zheng nodded slowly, "If you don't teach face-to-face punishment, it's abuse, but this king is not a sage, so don't take it as an example, get up and ......." ”

"Thank you for your magnanimity." Shi Lang wiped his sweat and got up slowly, "Lord Wang, the canal sailor ......." ”

"I'll talk about it after this battle...... Go down and rest. Wu Zheng waved his hand and said lightly.

Shi Lang's heart sank, and he saluted and retreated, which was like a sword hanging over his head, which made him panic.

……。

Next.

The fleets of both sides gathered in the waters of the Xiaoqi and Daqi Islands (east of Nanhui Tsui and present-day Chengsi Islands), and the number of ships reached an unprecedented scale.

Wu Zheng's sailors had a total of more than 500 large and small warships, and the number of the Fanren combined fleet exceeded 800.

However, the gap was rapidly narrowed by yesterday's naval battle.

This battle can be.

However, unlike yesterday, when the two sides entered the battle as soon as they encountered, this time both sides were very restrained, and the two fleets and more than 1,000 ships were separated from the north and the south, and they were unexpectedly safe and sound.

During the stalemate for half a day, a lifeboat flying a white flag was heading in the direction of the sailor.

Kerry? Thorne asks for negotiations.

……。

The place of negotiation was in the middle of the formation of the fleets of the two sides.

Generally not big or small on a battleship.

Under the muzzle of thousands of artillery pieces on both sides, Wu Zheng inexplicably felt a kind of worry, if anyone's hand trembled, I am afraid that he would not even be able to leave the whole corpse.

"Your Royal Highness King Wu, you should take full responsibility for this conflict...... Because of the conflict, it was your side that plundered the goods hoarded by the countries in the ports of Hangzhou and Wusong, causing ....... ”

A Han man who nodded and spoke a Fujian and Cantonese accent acted as the interpreter for the negotiation, so Wu Zheng couldn't help but smile and ask kindly, "Your mother's surname?" ”

"General Thorne, if this meeting is just to hold accountable...... The king proposes to adjourn the meeting. ”

Kerry? Thorne looked at Wu Zheng suspiciously, listening to the translator's relay in his ear, and was stunned for a long time.

This surprised him, and he was surprised by Wu Zheng's strength and ...... Unreasonable.

Once upon a time, unreasonableness was the "overlord of the sea", unique to the great Dutch United Provinces Republic, and the place where the tricolor flag flew was the land of the Dutch.

It is said that of the more than 20,000 ocean-going warships in the world at this time, more than 15,000 flew the tricolor.

"A belligerent man will not be able to escape the curse of the sea god."

Kerry? Thorne's inexplicable words made Wu Zheng laugh, "This is the coastal defense of this dynasty, and this king is just self-defense, how can he say that he is belligerent?" ”

"Haiphong?" Kerry? Thorne was a little shocked.

I'm afraid this is the only Han person in this era who claims to Hongmao the sea frontier and coastal defense, right?

"Yes." Wu Zheng said calmly and firmly, "You have offended my Chaohai Frontier, and I have fought back against the sailors, and all the responsibilities for this battle must be borne by Guiyan...... Of course, this king can compensate for the loss of the goods of the previous countries in the port, but, General Thorne, you, you must take full responsibility for this invasion of our dynasty by the combined fleet! ”

Kerry? Thorne's eyes widened as he listened to the interpreter's retelling, as if he had seen a monster.

"Oh...... Oh, God. "Kerry? Thorne seemed to be translating, more like saying to himself, "Is this guy crazy?" He didn't even know that at the slightest command from me, hundreds of his little sampans would be reduced to ashes. ”

Wu Zheng smiled: "If General Thorne wants to repeat the mistakes of General Nabuur, you might as well give it a try...... Boy, translate to him, if you want to fight, then fight! The king can accompany him at any time! ”

Of course, the second half of the sentence is addressed to the translator.

Pity the translator, who is over half a hundred years old, smiled bitterly in the face of being casually called "kid" by Wu Zheng, and cringed Wu Zheng's words became a little more soothing, and translated them to Kerry? Thorne listened.

But that's what it is, Kerry? Thorne was still angry, and he shook his hand away.

……。

The Great War began an hour later.

With 320 main warships, the combined fleet launched an artillery bombardment on the fleet of sailors for nearly 20 miles.

That formation is indeed rare and spectacular.

At least Wu Zheng thought it was spectacular, and it was indeed the first time he had seen such a spectacular sight of thousands of cannons firing a salvo.

In the sea area of more than 100 miles from Nanhuizui to Tanhu Mountain, the two sides gathered 1,500 or 600 warships, large and small.

Its sea area spans more than 100 miles, and it can be described as a mast like a forest.

However, this kind of salvo from a distance of twenty miles is more of a deterrent, and the lethality is almost zero.

Kerry? Thorne had scruples after all. Wu Zheng said to the generals of the Zhushui Division.

The generals of the sailors laughed when they heard this, too, the strikers led by Nabul were almost completely wiped out, in this case, Kerry? Thorne would be a fool and a fool if he didn't have scruples.

Wu Zheng immediately ordered, "Go up!" ”

The warships of the three major naval divisions were all dispatched, and the largest naval battle in the history of East Asia broke out.

Perhaps, Wu Zheng, who was in the game, did not think of the impact of this battle on the whole world, in fact, what Wu Zheng wanted at this time was to extinguish all the arrogance and create ten years of development time and space for Jiangnan.

Wu Zheng didn't want to win, because even a fool understood that the strength of the two navies was too different.

In fact, as long as the combined fleet does not want to fight, it can retreat at any time, and the naval divisions, these three naval divisions are only for the coastal navy, and they will never dare to set sail to chase them.