The speed of the battleship, full of white sails under the tailwind, was close to ten knots.

The bow of the ship like a knife split the waves, and although the ship was still a little bumpy, the extremely high speed made Zheng Zhilong have a bright smile on his face.

This improved version of the Galen ship is indeed more awesome than the original Galen ship.

Having flattened the tall stern and replaced the round and thick hull of the plywood ship with a cuboid coffin plate-like hull, the A-1 battleship under his feet was much like the sail battleship of his memory, rather than the great plywood ship of the Europeans.

Three tall masts penetrate the decks and plunge straight into the keel, pure Western-style sailing ship, Zheng Zhilong should feel that he has crossed the flesh of the awesome, Zheng Group almost seamlessly integrated these Western-style warships that are very different from Chinese sailing ships into the battle group. It was as if there were as many as a thousand sailors who were proficient in Western-style sail manoeuvring, and there was no difficulty at all.

Each time the tall battleship split the waves, it left a white spray, like an iron plough ploughing through the sea, and a long wake was reflected in the aft stern of the battleship, and in that wake eleven more ships followed.

It's a huge fleet.

A fleet of up to twelve Western-style plywood ships is enough to form a powerful force in the eastern seas.

Although the fleet was divided into two parts, the largest warship was only a medium-sized warship with two decks. It was much smaller than the three-deck capital warships built by the Europeans at the same time, but in the Eastern world, it was a warship that was even larger than 5,000 giant ships.

What's more, the main warships under the Dutch, the enemy of the Zheng group, were mostly medium-sized warships with two decks.

It is still the 17th century, not the 18th century, when the sail warships were at their peak, and the "Maritime Sovereign", which had just been launched by the British a few years ago, was the top brand of the British Navy, but it only had 90 guns and a displacement of 1,500 tons.

It is true that the Dutch were strong at sea, but it is also necessary to look at the division of the Dutch navy from the navy of the East India Company.

The battleship carrying 38 guns at Zheng Zhilong's feet was far from being ranked among the European navies. But compared to the naval warships of the East India Company, it was definitely a first-class powerhouse.

What's more, this sail battleship, which was named "A No. 1", was loaded with 12 24-pound guns and 26 15-pound guns, and there were no light guns such as six-pound or eight-pound guns and three-pound whirlwind guns on the warship.

The latter was a standing light and ultra-light gun for European warships in this era, and Zheng Zhilong couldn't understand what use such a gun could be used on a warship. Is it used to fight people in broadside battles? Or is it to make up the numbers? He doesn't use it horizontally or vertically.

Naturally, there were also a few small cannons on the ship, such as the Tiger Squat Cannon and the like, but they were not counted into the numbers at all.

It is also purely normal to use your own unit of measurement instead of the Western unit of measurement. The difference is that the Ming and Qing dynasties only calculated the tonnage of the cannon, while Zheng Zhilong learned from the Europeans to only calculate the weight of the cannon. It's not time to calculate the caliber.

Twenty-four pounds is roughly thirty-two pounds, and fifteen pounds is roughly twenty pounds.

As long as the ammunition is fine, it can definitely penetrate the hull of the warship, so Zheng Zhilong did not ask for the 42-pounder gun, which is also a favorite equipment of Europeans.

Not necessarily.

What are you doing with such a heavy cannon on board?

Obviously, the lighter ones can penetrate the side of the ship. Do you have to make a heavy one, just to hit farther and harder?

Not necessarily, really unnecessary.

Don't say that in the current era, it is a hundred years forward, no, a hundred and fifty years forward, and during the period of the war, the engagement distance of naval battles often rotated at 100 yards.

In this era, artillery bombardment not only did not have a sight and sight fire control system, but the window artillery could not adjust the aiming as flexibly as the turret gun, and the ignition could not be fired immediately, and in this case, it was quite a test to hit the target at a distance of three or two hundred yards.

In addition, the killing efficiency of artillery shells on sailing ships was too low, far from being like the later battleship era, which could seriously damage the opponent with a single shot, and it was often fired at extremely close range in naval battles.

This is also the reason why Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed when he thought of turning the cannon from arquebus to flint.

The enemy's artillery cannot be fired immediately when it is fired, but it can be fired immediately when it is ignited by its own artillery, which is a huge advantage.

In short, Zheng Zhilong is very satisfied with the sail fleet under his command.

This time, the Dutch only sent fifteen warships of various types to rush to reinforce them, and Zheng Zhilong was really ready to move, wanting to pull out the warships in his hands and fight them head-on.

"How does it feel?" Zheng Zhilong said to the people around him, "Such a warship, as long as there are thirty or fifty ships, lined up, how many bird ships and black-tailed ships are not enough for them to bomb." We will not only be able to recapture the big man, but also sweep the whole South Seas, and after the Dutch have been subdued, the big ducks, the Portuguese and the English will naturally bow their heads obediently. At that time, the whole of Nanyang will be in the palm of your hand, and there will be a lot of silver. ”

Zheng Zhilong imagined the future, and that result would be equivalent to the Zheng family's complete monopoly of the East-West trade, which would naturally be equivalent to a lot of profits.

Not to mention anything else, just set up a card in Malacca to collect taxes, then it is not just a lot of money.

"When the overall situation is decided in the future, let's also learn from Xiyi and colonize overseas, this earth is not a red-haired one."

"Europeans can cross the ocean to grab money, and we can also cross the ocean. Not only do we grab money and girls, but we can also grab land. If you have the heart, grab a piece of land overseas, and call yourself lonely, what's the wrong thing? There are many people in the country, and I have thrown all the poor to you, and I am still happy and relaxed. ”

As soon as Zheng Zhilong's words fell, he heard a rough panting sound.

Behind him are not only Shi Daxuan and other people with foreign surnames, but also Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Cai and other Zheng family members, Zheng Zhilong said this to everyone.

Although it is very rough, although it is very straightforward, it makes them can't help but stir their hearts.

Zheng Zhilongtou didn't reply, he could understand everyone's feelings at this moment. As a traverser, after experiencing the baptism of the magical Majack, can't you still paint cakes? What's so hard about fooling?

Success gurus and motivational speakers have told us countless times: no matter what you want, as long as you are firm in your beliefs, you can do it or get it, or become the person you want to be.

Isn't this just painting cakes, isn't this just fooling? The difference is just that people fool themselves and they fool themselves.

Zheng Zhilong believes that when a person's psychology can conceive and believe in something, people will have full motivation to realize it with the most positive attitude in life and work hard for it.

What's more, compared with Ma Jack's eighteen Arhats, Zheng Zhilong's promise can be seen and touched.

Although the people present didn't know that the world was actually a ball, although it was difficult for them to accept this, it didn't prevent them from knowing how big the world was.

Know what the pioneers of the West have done.

Isn't this the predecessor you can see?

They may ignore the words "to be" and "the overall situation has been decided", but their feverish brains will always wake up in the sea breeze, and then they will realize it.

Zheng Zhilong's promises, or the life choices they make in the future, the life they may want to live, all of them are based on Zheng Zhilong's grand plan and the overall situation.

Otherwise, they will only be a group of remnants of the defeated army who have left their homeland, and saving their lives is the greatest blessing, and they still want to snatch the cake from the Europeans to eat, wishful thinking.