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Wang Zhaoxing beckoned the lookout down from the mast: "What do you see?" ”

"Sir, there's black smoke coming out of the front, but it's too far away to see what the hell is going on."

Wang Zhaoxing turned his head to Zeng Guangxian and Lin Zhaolong and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Don't worry about the situation, let's catch up and take a look." Lin Zhaolong replied.

"I command." Zeng Guangxian did not answer Wang Zhaoxing's words, but shouted to the lookout, "Send a signal and let the boat behind rush over at full speed." ”

At the same time, Wang Zhaoxing shouted to the crew behind him: "Turn the rudder 30 degrees to the left and maintain the speed." ”

Half an hour later, the three gunboats lined up, all sailing at full speed towards the black smoke. The telescope was now clear, a Dutch-flagged warship and a Portuguese-flagged warship chasing each other, the faint sound of cannon fire coming in.

"Is that Portuguese ship the Queen?" Zeng Guangxian asked Van Basten, who was already standing beside him.

"Back to my lord, it should be. Next to it was our East India Company battleship, the San Marino, and they were on the same mission as the St. Louis. ”

Zeng Guangxian waved his hand, and two marines came over and brought Van Basten and Shinyu Saemon back to the cabin.

"Lao Wang, how long do you think we will be able to get over?"

Wang Zhaoxing pondered in his heart for a while: "About an hour." But how are we going to fight, now that the Dutch and the Portuguese are fighting, shall we kill the two together or kill one first? ”

"Kill the Dutch ship first, sink it as much as you can, and leave the Queen, if even the Queen is sunk, our silver will sink to the bottom of the sea." However, when the money arrives, the queen will also be sunk. We're going to have to do it quickly, and we don't have to leave a trace, so we can't afford to tow these two ships back. Zeng Guangxian unconsciously regarded the 700,000 taels of silver as his own.

"I command." Zeng Guangxian shouted again, "Raise the battle alert." Wang Zhaoxing, informing the Yazhou and Wanzhou, broke away from the formation, went around to the front of the Dutch ship, seized the upwind direction of the T-shape, and must sink it. The God turned the rudder 15 degrees to the right and stared at the Queen. Lin Zhaolong, your Marines are ready to jump to the gang's fire support. ”

"Yes." Wang Zhaoxing replied and went down to convey the order. Lin Zhaolong didn't leave, but asked Zeng Guangxian: "Don't you need us to jump to help?" ”

Zeng Guangxian glanced at Lin Zhaolong very strangely: "What do you want?" The Marines are all our own people, jump gang? In case one dies, how do you let me go back and explain to the Crossing Conference?

"So what are we going to do?" Lin Zhaolong was a little anxious, "If you run so far, just lie here and put a few shots on it, and you'll be fine?" I knew this earlier, why did I have to practice jumping gang combat during training? ”

"We're going to take everything into account." Zeng Guangxian did not explain to Lin Zhaolong again, but said, "I am the commander-in-chief of this operation and obey orders. ”

"Yes." Lin Zhaolong replied helplessly, "Marines, all get up, get up, set up the guns, and shoot the target in a while." ”

An hour later, three gunboats approached the Empress and San Marino. In the face of the sudden appearance of these three warships, the two Western ships stopped attacking each other, but turned their bows and put on a defensive posture against the incoming ships.

"They're coming together pretty quickly." Zeng Guangxian sneered, "I order, raise the Mingzi flag, and test fire the starboard gun at a 10-degree elevation angle." ”

"Are we going to raise the word flag, then won't our identities be exposed?" Lin Zhaolong asked.

"According to the regulations of naval warfare, we must identify ourselves before firing guns." Zeng Guangxian replied, "Expose your identity? Do you think the people on these 2 ships still have a chance to go back and reveal our identities? ”

The big banner of the word "Ming" was hoisted high on the masts of the three gunboats, and immediately afterward, the hull of the God was stunned, and the five starboard guns made the first test firing in order.

"The starboard gun was loaded with solid shells, ready at an elevation angle of 10 degrees. Turn the rudder 15 degrees to the right and go around the back of the Queen. Zeng Guangxian gave another order.

"I said I commanded." Wang Zhaoxing muttered on the side, "It seems that I am the captain of the God." ”

"Now I'm in command of everything." Zeng Guangxian's answer blocked Wang Zhaoxing so much that he couldn't speak for a long time, and the official was crushed to death.

At the same time, there was a rumbling cannon sound from the Wanzhou and Yazhou, and 10 iron balls fell around the San Marino in unison, causing a wave of spray.

"Look, look, the Queen is turning. They seemed to be rushing over. Lin Zhaolong suddenly pointed to the sea and shouted.

"Westerners aren't stupid." Zeng Guangxian said with a smile, "They know that their cannons cannons can't hit as far as us, but their ships are bigger than ours, and they want to hit the ship, so they want to be beautiful." Continue to turn the rudder 15 degrees to the right, go full speed, bite the stern of the Queen, and slowly lean over, the starboard gun ready to shoot flat and knock out his rudder. I'm going to show these Westerners how maneuverable our 30 gunboats are. ”

The hull of the God slowly tilted over, drawing circles around the Queen, and no matter how the Queen turned, the five starboard guns were firmly aimed at the Queen's rudder.

On the other side, the San Marino was spitting out shells weakly, but it couldn't reach the Yazhou and Wanzhou at all. The 2 30 gunboats again drew a wonderful circle, the fire flashed, and the 10 guns on the port side spat out 10 chain shells this time. With a "click" of breaking, one of the masts on the San Marino fell.

"Haha, interrupted." Lin Zhaolong clapped his hands and shouted, but he forgot that the God was circling in circles and fell on the deck all of a sudden.

"Damn, I fell to death." Lin Zhaolong stood up and patted his buttocks, and before he could stand firmly, the hull of the God shook, and the starboard gun fired another flat shot, and 5 shells smashed into the rudder of the Queen. Lin Zhaolong sat on the deck again with the deafening sound of cannons, and this time the marines next to him couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed out loud.

The sea was filled with the sound of cannon and smoke. The artillery battle between the two sides lasted more than 20 minutes. The three gunboats gave full play to their maneuverability and rowed in a circle around the two Western ships, and the two Western ships were basically in a passive situation.

"Sir, sir!" The lookout shouted again, "The Empress has a white flag." ”

The sails of the Empress had been lowered, and a white flag had been raised on the mast.

"Lower the sails, slow down, turn the rudder 10 degrees to the left, and slowly lean over." Zeng Guangxian ordered.

"Don't rush over just yet." Wang Zhaoxing hurriedly reminded, "The Queen's combat effectiveness should not have any major losses, I am worried that there will be fraud." ”

Zeng Guangxian thought for a while: "You are right. Move all 5 guns on the port side to the starboard side, half of solid and half of scattered shells, aim at his gun door, and open fire immediately if there is any abnormal movement, only hit above the waterline, don't sink it. Lin Zhaolong, your Marines are ready to shoot. The jumping gang is loaded with bullets and ready to jump. ”

"What about the Dutch ship over there?" Wang Zhaoxing asked again.

"Send a signal to the Yazhou and Wanzhou, don't play with them, just sink it."

The God slowly approached the Queen, and the distance between the two ships was less than 100 meters.

"Stop the boat!" Zeng Guangxian suddenly shouted loudly.

"What's wrong?" Wang Zhaoxing asked.

"The situation is not right, how can their ship be quiet, there are few people on deck, it doesn't look like they are going to surrender."

Before Zeng Guangxian's words fell, the cannon door on the opposite side suddenly opened, and at the same time, the white flag was lowered and the Portuguese flag was raised. Wang Zhaoxing pounced violently, pressed Zeng Guangxian tightly under his body, and shouted at the same time: "Fire, fire, all fire." ”

The cannons of the two battleships fired almost simultaneously, and the ships of both sides were full of fire and sawdust flew in unison. After the sound of the cannon, a row of people holding muskets suddenly stood on the deck of the Queen, but unfortunately, before the muskets could be fired, Lin Zhaolong's Flight 95 and 10 03 rifles opened fire first.

Zeng Guangxian got up from the ground and pulled out a piece of wood chips stuck in his arm in pain: "Open the cannon, open the cannon, sink it." ”

"Medic." Wang Zhaoxing shouted loudly, "Commander Zeng is injured, hurry up for treatment." Zhao Dequan, inspect the ship's damage and treat the wounded. All cannons, free fire. Lin Zhaolong, covered by machine gun fire, has a living force for killing. ”

"Lao Wang." Zeng Guangxian finally calmed down, stepped forward and gave Wang Zhaoxing a hug, "Thank you." ”

"Alright, go back and thank me again." Wang Zhaoxing patted Zeng Guangxian's back, "You go down and bandage it, and I'll command." ”

The God fired two more rounds of shells, and only a few shots were fired back on the opposite side before there was no sound. There was really no one on the deck of the Empress this time, and the platoon of people who stood up just now all fell back to the ground under the strafing fire of Flight 95, the difference is that this time they couldn't get up again.

"Zhao Dequan, how is the loss?" Wang Zhaoxing asked.

"The loss of the hull is not significant. However, 2 guns were lost, 5 people were seriously wounded, and, 。。。。。。 Zhao Dequan wanted to speak and stopped.

"What else?"

"Sacrificed 2 gunners."

Wang Zhaoxing's heart tightened suddenly, although it was the people of the Ming Dynasty who were sacrificed, and although the war had to be dead, but since crossing into the Ming Dynasty, the first dead person actually happened on his own boat, which made Wang Zhaoxing have an indescribable feeling.

Wang Zhaoxing settled his mood: "Send a signal to the Yazhou and Wanzhou to sink the San Marino, and you don't have to accept their surrender." Slowly lean over the God, jump the gang and jump the gang. ”

The Wanzhou and Yazhou, which received the signal, completely ignored the white flag flying on the San Marino, and the two gunboats poured shells at the hapless Dutch ship one after the other. After a few volleys, the Dutch ship slowly began to capsize.

The God finally joined the Queen. The first group of 30 sailors crossed the side of the ship with a commander in one hand and a broadsword and axe in the other. Lin Zhaolong followed closely with Flight 95 and the Marines.

Wang Zhaoxing walked into the captain's room, and Zeng Guangxian's arm was already wrapped with thick gauze.

"How is it, Lao Wang, have you taken it?"

"Don't worry, it's taken, it's being counted, you can rest well."

The two of them were talking, and Lin Zhaolong and Zhao Dequan pushed the door in.

"Report sir." Zhao Dequan stood upright, "The seizure and counting of the God number has been completed." A total of 65 prisoners of war were captured, many of whom were wounded, and are being treated. 21 cannons were captured, the rest were damaged, 102 muskets of various kinds. ”

"Gold, gold found, don't say it's useless." Zeng Guangxian asked anxiously.

"Huh." Lin Zhaolong couldn't help laughing, "Found it, good guy, the cabin is full of real money, and I am dazzled." ”

"How many are there?" Zeng Guangxian asked.

"I didn't count, I don't know." Lin Zhaolong replied, "It is estimated that it is much more than 700,000 taels." I'm moving it now, so I'll count it when I get home, I don't have time to get this now. ”

"What happened to those two ships?"

"The Dutch ship was sunk, and the Yazhou and Wanzhou are rescuing the Dutch crew who fell into the water, and the situation has not yet been reported." After Zhao Dequan answered, he asked, "What should I do with the Queen in a while?" Its hull was so badly damaged that it could not be opened. ”

"Burn it, we can't leave a trace."

"There's one more question." Zhao Dequan said hesitantly, "We have 2 gunners sacrificed. According to the rules, burials at sea are to be practiced. ”

"No, you can't be buried at sea." Zeng Guangxian said categorically, "They are the heroes of my Yulin Bay, and we must bring their bodies back." The most important thing for us Chinese is to enter the soil for peace, not to mention that this is still the Ming Dynasty. ”