Fortunately, in the era of sail warships, the speed of battleships was relatively slow, and the distance of one or twenty miles had to travel for at least an hour before they could be encountered, and the Fubo division had plenty of time to adjust the ships.

In the vast Pearl River estuary, there are many merchant ships coming and going, but most of them are small fleets of one ship or two or three boats, and a large fleet like the Liu family is very eye-catching.

The fleet of seventeen ships on the opposite side was, of course, the British merchant William and his three partners.

William and others also noticed their fleet coming from the west, but the sea was too far apart to effectively estimate the size of the battleships.

His first mate, Henry, a middle-aged white man with a full beard and blond hair, couldn't help but complain directly to William:

"Captain, how can you trust the words of the Chinese, they have always liked to exaggerate and brag, and I am a little worried about whether they can beat the pursuers behind."

"Fuck", William scolded fiercely, and looked at the Ming fleet of more than thirty ships behind him in a bit of a panic, constantly gesturing crosses on his chest.

"Gao De, I hope what your Excellency said is true, his fleet has extremely powerful firepower, each ship has more than 70 guns, in that case, we can still escape."

Henry spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm directly into the sea, "How is it possible, it is impossible for such a powerful fleet to appear in the country of these yellow-skinned monkeys, you said that in Europe I still believe it." ”

The pursuers of William and the others were entrusted by the Thirteen Lines to give a warning to those merchants who planned to bypass the Thirteen Lines to trade.

But don't look at the fact that their entire fleet has as many as 35 ships, and what the actual combat power is, only Jiang Wenguang, the commander of the Guangdong Naval Division, knows in his heart.

Daming didn't pay attention to the water division in the first place, but it was only after the opening of the sea in Longqing that the water division gradually developed somewhat.

But in the blink of an eye, the Zheng family and the Dutch came one after another, and the Fujian sailor was completely annexed by the Zheng family, and the Guangdong sailor was left with only a shelf.

Among the more than 30 ships he was carrying at the moment, there was not a single large Fu ship, only six rushing ships, and the others were small and medium-sized ships such as fire dragon ships and Cangshan ships that could only sail offshore.

However, this time he was entrusted by the Thirteen Lines to come out to chase down these red-haired merchants, and he didn't pay too much attention to it, although the Guangdong sailors couldn't look at it, but it should not be a problem to deal with these merchants who are mostly merchant ships.

Until......

On the opposite side appeared a fleet of more than forty ships.

"The other party is all red-haired plywood boats!"

A hoarse cry made Jiang Wenguang's brain instantly surge.

The Guangdong sailors are not like the Liu family, and they can also hope for a telescope, a sharp weapon at sea, and the observation can only rely on a pair of naked eyes, and when the lookout sees the specific configuration of the Liu family's fleet, the fleets of the two sides are already less than two kilometers.

"Quick, prepare to turn around, the thirteen lines of grass fucking, Lao Tzu will not do it."

Jiang Wenguang didn't care about any Shangguan demeanor at this time, and shouted loudly at the crew as soon as he tore open the neckline.

The entire fleet of sailors soon became panicked, the gongs rang out continuously, and the officers and men on the ship burst out with an efficiency of 120 points, and everyone scrambled to complete the work in their hands.

In the British fleet, William and his first mate Henry and others swallowed their saliva, and their eyes were dull when they looked at the Liu family's fleet.

Could it be that the fleets of some European country have arrived here.

"Open the gun compartment", on the Liu family's fleet, the gun captains on each battleship were roaring loudly.

Bang bang bang

On the battle line of twenty battleships marching ahead, the hundreds of gun compartment partitions facing north were pulled open one after another, revealing the black hole in the gun muzzle.

"One round loading, 4 miles away, start the test firing."

The Liu family battleships were equipped with guns made of stainless steel by the Ordnance Bureau, which were not only lighter in weight but also had a very long range.

According to Liu Ximing's estimates, it can at least reach the level of the 18th century, which is mainly due to the development of steelmaking technology and the cooperation of multiple processes such as iron fan casting cannons.

The thieves of the Central Plains and the invading Jianjiao had already enjoyed the baptism of these industrial age weapons in advance.

Now, the fierce beast of the Liu family is finally about to show its fangs above the ocean.

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom"

Dozens of huge warships dotted it on the clear blue sea, and under the white sails, clouds of white smoke rose along the side of the ship, adding a bit of grandeur to this beautiful scene.

The distance of two kilometers was instantaneous, but because of the poor hit rate in the naval battle, all four or five hundred shells missed.

But there is good news.

"Wu Qi completes the leap shooting!"

"Swap Gun Position Angles"

"43 degrees 25 minutes"

Lookouts and heralds were the busiest roles at the moment, and strings of data were constantly being uploaded from the Wu Qi to the various ships.

Because it was impossible to accurately estimate the firing distance, the ships could only shoot according to experience.

Now that Wu Qi has completed the leapfrog shooting, it means that his ballistic data has surpassed the maximum distance, and the ships can make fine-tuning on his basis.

In this way, through the process of multiple shots, feedback, adjustments, and re-firing, the effective shooting rate of the entire fleet will be greatly increased in the end.

This is still the experience that Liu Ximing gained from watching so many ancient and modern naval battle blockbusters, but for the newly-born Fubo Division, he surpassed others directly at the starting line.

Not to mention that Europe has not yet invented battle line tactics in recent years, and the scene of more than 20 large warships seizing the T-shape for salvo fire suddenly stunned the merchant ships coming and going across the Lingding Ocean.

Jiang Wenguang almost jumped out of his heart during the first round of shooting of the Fubo Division, although he didn't shoot, but the continuous splashing of water around him all told him how fierce the firepower on the other side was.

Therefore, even though his voice was already a little hoarse, Jiang Wenguang still shouted hoarsely, "Turn, turn, turn to Lao Tzu." ”

The ships of the Guangdong Navy Division were all small and medium-sized models, easy to turn, and flexible in movement, and by the time the seventh round of firing of the Fubo Division began, the entire fleet had finally completed the steering work, made a big bend in the sea and began to flee towards the interior of the Lingding Ocean.

As soon as they saw the other party fleeing, the soldiers of the Fubo Division became more relaxed, and there were originally many people who were inevitably a little nervous because of the first actual battle, which affected the efficiency of firing artillery, but now it has improved a lot.

Liu Ximing has been improving the process and quantification for a long time, which is reflected in the artillery shooting, and the entire shooting process has been greatly simplified.

At present, the entire launch medicine pack has been completely filled with jade drop paper, and it is divided into three catties and four catties.

During the experiment, the Liujiacun Ordnance Bureau and the Longxiang Division found that the use of jade paper as a packaging material could completely burn without leaving any ashes when the artillery was fired, which greatly simplified the artillery cleaning work.

As for the ignition powder, it was also improved, and it was originally necessary to load bulk gunpowder at the cap of the gun, but now it can be filled with gunpowder in a thin wooden barrel and simply stuffed into it and ignited.

Because of these measures, the rate of fire of the Fubo Division has now reached the leading level of its contemporaries, to the point of one shot per minute.

Therefore, even if the Guangdong Navy Division has begun to turn to escape, the Fubo Division, which is not in a hurry to shoot, still begins to achieve results.

Only the rumbling sound was heard continuously, and the sawdust was scattered on the dozen or so battleships of the Guangdong Navy Division that fell on the tail, and at least forty dozen solid shells hit their ships.

"Hooray", the entire fleet erupted in cheers, and the movements of his subordinates sped up a few points.

Jiang Wenguang was already crying without tears at this time, but at the same time he was extremely happy.

The ship he was on was in the middle of the flotilla, and there were these small boats in the rear, at least his ship was unharmed.

However, the ships that were hit by the artillery fire were miserable.

The artillery on the fleet of the Fubo Division is all heavy artillery, and a single shot can directly penetrate the entire wooden ship.

A group of small boats followed by ghosts crying wolves, and two small eagle wing boats were directly hit through the waterline, and dozens of people on a boat hurriedly jumped into the sea to escape.

With the several rushing ships under Jiang Wenguang's command also completing the turn, the real Guangdong Navy fleet finally escaped smoothly.

Seeing that it became more difficult to shoot because of the distance, You Degao ordered a ceasefire.

With the gun doors on the entire fleet retracted, the naval battle, which lasted less than two quarters of an hour, officially came to an end.

The first appearance of the Fubo division finally did not make any foreign appearance.

"Hooray"

You Degao tried to maintain his demeanor and did not cheer with the full ship of soldiers, but his slightly flushed face betrayed his thoughts deeply.

Liu Ximing didn't have so many scruples, he rushed directly to the stern of the boat and danced and cheered with the satisfied soldiers.

After a while, the soldiers who had come to their senses lifted up and threw them into the sky, and laughter resounded through the battleship.