Zeng Guangxian looked at the vast sea and also remembered his past life. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zeng Guangxian was born in a military family in his previous life, his grandfather and father were soldiers all his life, and after graduating from the military academy, he went to the headquarters of the South China Sea Fleet under his father's arrangement to become a staff officer. But the office work all day made him feel bored and depressed, and Zeng Guangxian's wish was to be able to command a fleet, even if it was a warship galloping across the ocean.

Sometimes Zeng Guangxian thinks that it would be good if he was born hundreds of years earlier, so that he could catch up with the moving Age of Discovery, and when he is old, he can also hold his grandson by the stove and tell him about the wonderful sailing life and those charming girls he meets.

At Zeng Guangxian's own strong request, he was transferred from the headquarters to the 777 as the deputy captain, but what he didn't expect was that this maiden voyage really realized the dream in his heart and returned to this thrilling rather than moving era of discovery.

"Commander Zeng, what are you thinking?" Wang Zhaoxing also came to the bow of the ship.

Zeng Guangxian turned his head and smiled: "It's nothing, there's nothing to do on this sea, it's too boring." ”

"This era is like this, no better than before." Wang Zhaoxing looked at the people around him and asked, "What kind of mission are we going out for this time, you don't leak it, this is a hurry to call us all back from Vietnam, and then this is a long voyage, is there a big deal?" ”

"You'll know when the time comes." Zeng Guangxian dodged the question.

Wang Zhaoxing snorted helplessly, and Zeng Guangxian asked, "Old Wang, how are you doing in Vietnam?" ”

"Still like that." Wang Zhaoxing replied, "Our recruitment in Vietnam is not going well, but I heard that Zheng Jie is now urging Jiang Beiming to continue the southern expedition every day, and he still has to fight on Brother Puli's side." ”

"Really? Haven't we already taken Brother Prian, how can we fight again? ”

"I don't know much about this, Jiang Beiming has already told Zheng Jie, saying that Zheng Wentong was killed in battle, and Zheng Jie's sent another prison army to Brother Pulian. Before I came back, we had a meeting with people in Vietnam, and Li Fuqiang meant that we could push some way to Cambodia, because the population of Pliango was too small and it was not easy to develop. But these are all political matters, and I can't control them. ”

"Oh." Zeng Guangxian responded.

Suddenly there was a sound of alarm bells from the lookout, and the sentry lowered his head and shouted: "Report to the sir, a convoy has been spotted at 2 o'clock ahead. ”

Zeng Guangxian and Wang Zhaoxing raised their binoculars at the same time, and a huge fleet of Da Mingfu ships appeared faintly on the sea in front of them.

"Do you see the flag clearly?" Zeng Guangxian asked.

"No, I can't see clearly, who do you think it will be?"

Zeng Guangxian put down the binoculars: "Could it be Liu Xiang?" ”

"Liu Xiang?" Wang Zhaoxing also put down his binoculars, "Does he still have so many ships?" Didn't you beat him up almost last time? ”

"This time, the Westerners found Liu Xiang." Zeng Guangxian talked about his judgment, "And judging by their course, it should be heading in the direction of Xiamen, such a large fleet, if it is not Liu Xiang, who else will it be?" ”

"Even if it's Liu Xiang, what should we do?" Wang Zhaoxing didn't know the purpose of coming out this time, so he pushed this issue to Zeng Guangxian again.

Zeng Guangxian thought for a while, and said to himself: "They probably have more than 20 boats, and there are four of us." , if they fight, they are definitely not opponents, to fight or not to fight? ”

"You are the commander, you say we will fight." Wang Zhaoxing muttered, "Anyway, I don't know what we're going to do." ”

"Lao Wang." Zeng Guangxian felt that he could tell Wang Zhaoxing now, because if it was really Liu Xiang's ship ahead, then this new situation was not expected by the Military Commission, and no one expected Liu Xiang's ship to appear on this route, "We are going to Xiamen this time, and the Westerners have united with Liu Xiang to attack Zheng Zhilong's lair, and the naval battle of Luowan has been advanced by a year, so the committee decided that we will help Zheng Zhilong once." ”

"Isn't that easy?" Wang Zhaoxing shouted, "Anyway, I'm going to help him, help him in the morning and help in the evening, kill Liu Xiang first, and we can be more relaxed when we get to Xiamen." ”

"It's not that simple." Zeng Guangxian shook his head, "This time is different, it won't work if it's early, it's not okay if it's late, we have to take advantage of the time when Xiamen can't hold on." ”

"Lao Wang, catch up and beat him for a while." Zeng Guangxian suddenly made up his mind.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, sure. Hit him first, it's better to catch a few prisoners, we've been out for so long, no one knows if the situation will change, we also have to understand the situation. ”

"Okay, listen to you." Wang Zhaoxing ordered, "Order, all the battleships are lined up, turn the rudder 30 degrees to the right, full sail and full speed, and catch up." ”

"Yes, turn the rudder to the right and pursue at full speed."

The four battleships raised their sails high, but because it was a headwind, the whole pursuit lasted a whole day. It was not until the sun rose the next day that the sentinels came to report that less than two nautical miles from the fleet ahead, the other side had seized the upper hand and formed a formation to meet them.

"Really? Pretty fast? Wang Zhaoxing chuckled, and Zeng Guangxian came to the bow of the boat again.

More than 20 lucky boats on the opposite side have completely turned their bows, and the huge Mazu flag is fluttering high in the sea breeze.

"Heh, I also hung out the Mazu flag." Wang Zhaoxing shouted again, "Raise the Mingzi flag and meet it." ”

"Lao Wang." Zeng Guangxian called out to Wang Zhaoxing, "Let's go down the wind now, will we suffer if we go up directly." ”

"Don't worry, no, their artillery can't hit this far."

"Boom", as soon as Wang Zhaoxing's words fell, a cannon was fired on the other side, and a cannonball drew an arc and fell into the sea a few hundred meters away from the Guangzhou, stirring up a wave.

"Holy." Wang Zhaoxing was a little dumbfounded, "Can their cannon hit so far?" ”

"Be careful." Zeng Guangxian said, "Liu Xiang is cooperating with Westerners this time, and they may have Western artillery. ”

"That's right." Wang Zhaoxing suddenly remembered something, "Why did they appear on this route, could it be that they went to Batavia to get Western cannons?" ”

"It's possible." Zeng Guangxian said, "It seems that the Westerners have made a bloody investment this time. But if that's the case, we may be in big trouble, the Dutch, Spaniards and Portuguese are united, and they can use more than a dozen warships, and now Liu Xiang is also equipped with Western artillery, their strength should not be underestimated. ”

"So what do we do?" Wang Zhaoxing asked, "We only have 4 warships. ”

"Lao Wang, let's ship quickly." Zeng Guangxian thought for a moment, "Go around, go around to his upwind direction, and defeat Liu Xiang first." ”

"Yes, Commander Zeng." Wang Zhaoxing now felt that this matter might be about to get bigger again, so he turned his head and ordered, "Order, all battleships turn the rudder 45 degrees to the left, avoid the fleet in front, and go around." ”

"Turn the rudder left." The helmsman began to spin the rudder at a rapid pace.

The four battleships formed a column and slowly tilted up. The Da Ming Fu ship on the opposite side took advantage of the wind and quickly drove towards Wang Zhaoxing's Guangzhou.

"Order, starboard gun ten degrees elevation, solid shells fire freely." Wang Zhaoxing gave orders while calculating the speed and distance in his heart.

"Lao Wang, you can't fight so far." Zeng Guangxian didn't understand why Wang Zhaoxing ordered the cannon to be fired at this distance.

"I know I can't fight." Wang Zhaoxing felt that he still had to explain to Zeng Guangxian, who made the family the commander, "They are now downwind, we are against the wind, and the wind direction is very unfavorable to us." Before we can get around, they will rush over, so let's fire a few shots first and see if we can slow them down. ”

The four battleships began to fire back, and although the range of the 30 ship's guns was not as good as the ship opposite, it did enter what Wang Zhaoxing said, and the speed of the Da Mingfu ship on the opposite side slowed down significantly.

Neither side could hit anyone, but they were both spitting shells at each other, and the whole sea was covered in white fog.

"What kind of battle is this, the child is at home." Zeng Guangxian scolded in his heart.

More than a dozen small boats suddenly rushed out of the white mist, and the sailors on the boat desperately shook their oars towards Wang Zhaoxing's Guangzhou.

"What's going on, what do they want to do?" Wang Zhaoxing and Zeng Guangxian shouted at the same time.

First mate Zhao Dequan ran over: "Report to the chief, there is a small boat on the opposite side that wants our ship to get closer." ”

"We see it." Zeng Guangxian asked, "What are they trying to do?" ”

"They want to climb boats." Zhao Dequan replied, "It must be that they think that the artillery can't beat us, and they want to fight hand-to-hand, and if they can't do it, they want to seize the ship." ”

"Seize the ship? I can really think of it. Wang Zhaoxing chuckled, "Dequan, organize the musketeers and beat them into the sea." ”

"Yes."

Sixty sailors stood in two rows on the starboard side of the Canton with flintlock pistols.

More than a dozen small boats slowly approached the Canton, and the people on board became clearer and clearer.

"First platoon, fire!" With Zhao Dequan's order, a puff of smoke rose from the starboard side, and 30 rounds of unified projectiles were fired into the sea.

"Second platoon, fire!" Another thirty rounds were fired.

Several pirates in the boat were shot and fell into the water, but the rest of the men sped up.

"First platoon, fire!"

"Second platoon, fire!"

The pirates on the ship didn't know what was stimulated, no matter how fiercely the fire on the Canton fired, and no matter how many people on their side were shot, the rest of the people still held their big swords and short axes without any stop.

"These people are crazy, so not afraid of death?" Zhao Dequan muttered in his heart and shouted loudly, "Everyone, get on the bayonet." ”

Several ropes were tossed onto the side of the ship, and the hook claws gripped the gang tightly. The pirates began to climb with daggers in their mouths.

The first pirate jumped onto the deck without even showing his head, and with a swing of his axe, one of the naval soldiers was cut to the ground.

Zhao Dequan saw it clearly, pulled out his hand, raised his hand and knocked the pirate over with a shot: "Everyone, take a step back and assassinate!" ”

A neat spike stabbed down several pirates who jumped onto the deck. But at this time, a pirate jumped in from the side of the ship, he probably knew that Zhao Dequan was the commander of these soldiers, and after jumping in, he didn't hesitate at all, and slashed at Zhao Dequan with a big knife.

Zhao Dequan didn't have time to pull out his command knife at this time, so he smashed the fire in his hand at the other party in a hurry.

The pirate dodged the fire system thrown at him on one side, stepped forward, and the big knife in his hand was about to slash at Zhao Dequan's body.

At the last moment, two fires rang out from behind Zhao De's body, and the pirate was shot twice and fell on the deck.

Zhao Dequan looked back, and white smoke came out of the hands of Wang Zhaoxing and Zeng Guangxian at the same time.

"Thank you." Zhao Dequan didn't care about saying anything, and drew his command knife to join the melee.

After all, the pirates who could climb up were a minority, and after a hand-to-hand bombardment, these pirates were all knocked to the ground.

Zhao Dequan sat on the deck with a command knife and gasped.

"How's it going, are you alright?" Zeng Guangxian and Wang Zhaoxing walked over and asked.

"It's fine." Zhao Dequan calmed down a little and stood up again, "Why are these people so desperate?" ”

"A dog can jump over a wall when he's in a hurry, and a rabbit can bite when he's in a hurry." Zeng Guangxian said with a smile, "This may be Liu Xiang's last old book, so he also worked hard." ”

"So what do we do now?" Wang Zhaoxing asked.

Zeng Guangxian leaned on the side of the boat and looked: "There is no one below, Dequan, go check the casualties." Lao Wang, it seems that we have to defeat Liu Xiang here today. ”

"Then defeat him." Wang Zhaoxing also hated and said, "It's always a disaster to keep him." ”

"How long do we have to get around?" Zeng Guangxian raised his binoculars, and the sea was still rumbling with cannons, white mist, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

"About half an hour."

"Hurry up and get around, seize the upper hand, it's time for us to make a move."