Wang Wu, lookout of the battleship No. 134.

The warships of the Navy have been vigorously developed during this time, and the number of warships has exceeded one and a half hundred.

The battleship string number is represented by three numbers, and Wang Wusu has eighty-six people on the No. 134 battleship, and the number varies according to the combat mission.

Some time ago, the navy was divided into two, and there was a new military system, the southern navy and the northern navy, and Wang Wu's warship belonged to the northern navy.

Because at present, the navy has two military units, and Chen Zijian gave the navy random names according to the task. In the future, with the different tasks of the navy and the different sea areas, there will be new establishments.

Speaking of the new naval commander Zhou Hai, Wang Wu was very envious, others didn't know what Zhou Hai was, he knew one thing, Wang Wu and Zhou Hai were still recruits who had been trained together, and later they had different opportunities in the distribution of warships.

In a flash, Zhou Hai became the new captain of the navy, Wang Wu was still a lookout, a newcomer who had trained together before, Zhou Hai became the second big man in the navy because of his merits, and he was still a small soldier.

Looking at the person he was familiar with and became a big man, Wang Wu couldn't tell the feeling in his heart.

"Little Five, what did you find?"

Wang Wu put down the binoculars, and the lookout team was equipped with a team to search the surrounding seas.

In an ordinary lookout post, there are three people who take turns to keep watch, and the personnel of the battleship have always been more than one post.

The purpose of implementing the practice of more than one post is to train naval personnel more quickly, and as long as the warships are invested more, they can be built quickly, and naval talents may not be able to be found at any time.

Hearing the shout, Wang Wu bowed his head, and the captain asked him about the situation.

"Captain, I see, I found the fleet over there, it's far away from us."

The height of the observatory is 20 meters, and the telescope can search the surrounding sea area for 20 miles.

Being able to be a sailor in the navy makes money much faster than that of the army, and the merchant ships captured by the navy will leave a reward of 10% for the navy after calculating the value of the merchant ships.

Don't look at the small reward of only one percent, and the value of the merchant ship is high, a merchant ship that goes to the South Seas to trade with the Europeans is worth 10,000 to 200,000 silver, and the silver left behind is enough for the navy to eat.

The navy has high welfare, but not everyone can go up, and the volunteers who can't adapt to the life of the ship can only watch and drool.

This time, the battleships that came out were composed of five ships, and the volunteers were accustomed to wolf pack tactics, and there would not be only one ship to go to sea.

Wang Wu discovered the situation, and through the simple exchange of the flag bearers, the five battleships pursued in the same direction.

The navy's pursuit of merchant ships at sea was slow work, and sometimes it took half a day to get close.

The five battleships took up a position, looking like they were not coming well.

About five kilometers closer to the merchant ship, the merchant ship spotted the navy and immediately adjusted its direction in fright.

The disadvantage of relying on the wind as a power is this, the ship adjusts the direction, the sailor adjusts the sails, and if the wind is not in the right direction, it may take the initiative to approach the enemy.

Wang Wu sat on the lookout and grinned, looking at the trajectory of the merchant ships, he knew that they wanted to turn away from the battleships, but unfortunately the wind blew towards them, and the navy just stood still, and the merchant ships would also approach.

The battleship had already lowered its sails, and the sails were used for patrols in peacetime, but during the battle, the sails were withdrawn, and the power source was changed to paddlewheels on both sides of the battleship.

The power that drives the paddle wheel is twenty strong men, and they output power in the form of bicycles.

Wang Wu fell on the splint and did not need a lookout during the battle, skillfully loading his Minnie gun with ammunition.

The captain "fired three rounds of artillery to suppress the momentum of the merchant ship." Be careful not to aim at merchant ships. ”

The 134 ships are closest to the merchant fleet, and the distance between the two sides is within two hundred meters, and the probability of hitting the target is about 30% for the artillery to aim at the target at such a distance.

The captain gave the order, and the battleship immediately turned, and one of the two paddle wheels that had been rotating stopped, and the other continued.

Ship No. 134 turned a minute later, and the guns on the side of the battleship with the guns were aimed at the merchant ship in the distance.

On the side of the battleship, twenty-five guns, slightly aimed at the vicinity of the merchant ship, opened fire one after another.

Of course, the artillery can't be fired together, otherwise the battleship built on iron nails will disintegrate on its own without enemy attacks.

According to previous experience, a maximum of three guns were allowed to fire at a time, the remaining ones waited, and twenty-five guns were installed in order to ensure a continuous output of fire.

Wang Wu held a mini gun, aimed at the merchant ship not far away, and made a "pop" sound in his mouth.

Through the binoculars it has been seen that the merchant ships did not have artillery, and the armament of the fire class was unified, and for such ships, it was easy to take prisoners.

The atmosphere on the side of the Volunteers was relatively relaxed, but on the side of the merchant ships was terrified.

The constant shells fell around the ship, and the hearts of those who watched from the ship were terrified, and no one dared to guarantee that the shells would not fall on the ship.

Wang An, the steward of the Wang family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, can be a steward In addition to his ability, Wang An has a blood relationship with the Wang family, otherwise the steward position would not be his turn.

As long as Zheng Zhilong in Fuzhou is given benefits to go to sea, he can safely go to Nanyang.

The goods brought by Wang An this time are famous silk in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the value can increase tenfold after arriving in Nanyang. If there were no such great benefits, who would have the courage to risk their lives to go to sea.

Wang An has been to Nanyang three times before, and he often walks by the river without getting his shoes wet, but with Zheng Zhilong's prestige and the military guarantee of the ship itself, he can arrive smoothly.

The Volunteer Army developed rapidly in the past six months, and except for Guangdong Province, who knows which number one person the Volunteer Army is.

"Master, what should I do, you have an idea!"

Some of Wang An's subordinates were already kneeling on the deck in fright, and some came over to ask Wang An for ideas.

Relying on the advantage of speed, the pirates surrounded their three ships and the pirates kept firing cannons, and the cannonballs fell around the ships, although they have not hit so far, but Wang An can't see the other party's intentions.

It's not that the thieves don't have the ability to hit them, but they don't want to break what's on the ship.

Run, already surrounded by it. Revolt? With the thieves constantly firing cannons, now their own people are scared one by one, and their morale is completely lost, how can this be fought!

The taste of being attacked by artillery, Wang An tried it for the first time, and he didn't want to happen for the second time in his life, the huge sound of artillery, the loud noise again and again, how could the guards with big knives fight with thieves!

The artillery stopped attacking and quickly approached, the distance between the two sides was about fifty meters, and at this distance, Wang An could see the exposed cannon muzzles on the pirate ship, and the pirates were holding fire and aiming.

Artillery in the eyes of the Ming people, is not a mysterious thing, as early as the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the founding of the Hongwu Emperor, with fire and artillery to beat away the Mongols, sit on the throne.

As for why the artillery was overwhelmed in the hands of the imperial court, it was the result of the death of civilian officials and the abolition of force.

Wang Anxin was like ashes, and after the cannonballing, he looked at the surrounding guards kneeling there one by one, asking them to pick up their knives and fight the pirates, there was no possibility.

The rest of the matter is simple, when the volunteers approach, they will tie up people, tie all the people of the merchant ship together, and stay in the corner.

Wang Wu took the Mini gun and pulled the trigger at random on the sea, shooting out the bullets inside.

The matter of capturing merchant ships had nothing to do with him at all, and before loading ammunition, according to the rules of the volunteers, any battle must ensure that the Mini gun can shoot at any time.

The artillery did the important work, and the rest of the people could only drink soup.

Wang Wu has seen a lot of things like this, so he has no curiosity, and he doesn't bother to pay attention to what cargo the merchant ship has.

Anyway, when the time comes, there will be a percentage of the reward to be divided.

Wang An, like everyone else, was tied up in this crowd.

Wang An can only hope that the pirates will not kill people indiscriminately, and secretly curse in his heart that he has a bad day when he goes out to sea and meets such a group of pirates.

Eight ships went back, but the people who were originally in control of the three merchant ships became volunteers.