"General, Brother Zheng. www.biquge.info"This battle is not a battle, it must be fought, but it is by no means a big fight." I'm afraid the general already knows that our Yulin Bay has also been attacked by the Dutch, so we have tracked it all the way here, and it has always been our heart disease not to defeat the Dutch. But if we fight with the Dutch this time, I'm afraid we will lose both. The general also saw the defense of the city of Geranza, and it was difficult to capture it, and he was afraid that Portugal and Spain would take advantage of the fishermen. ”

Zheng Zhilong's face didn't have any expression: "Zhilong is willing to hear about it." ”

"General. The general has always been dedicated to running Taiwan, and this is something we all know. Now the Spaniards have built fortified castles in chicken coops and fresh water, and the Dutch have built fortified castles, and if they lose the battle, they will retreat to the castle and rely on it to resist stubbornly. And although the general's kindness in Taiwan is widespread, he has never had a firm place. Once we lose the war, I am afraid that there will be no way out. ”

Zeng Guangxian paused when he said this, and saw that Zheng Zhilong did not react and continued: "This time the plan of the Dutch people has been leaked, whether the Spanish and Portuguese are sincere in cooperating with us or not, at least they are on our side now." The Dutch people will probably be reluctant to retreat now, and they will not want to fight with the generals and let Spain and Portugal take advantage. So I wondered if we could talk to the Dutch people. ”

Zheng Zhilong thought for a while: "Brother Zeng, how do you talk about it?" Also, Brother Zeng just said that he wanted to fight a little, I don't know what Brother Zeng meant? ”

"That's what we plan, but it's up to General Zheng to make the final decision." Zeng Guangxian replied, "This time there are more than 20 ships of Liu Xiang on the Dutch side, and although their warships are also equipped with more than a dozen Western guns, they are still easier to fight than Western warships. And I guess the Dutch will definitely let Liu Xiang take the lead. I am not talented in Yulin Bay, and I am willing to cooperate with the general to defeat Liu Xiang, cut off the wings of the Dutch first, and show our strength, this is what I call a small fight. After defeating Liu Xiang, let's find an opportunity to talk with the Dutch, and it is best for the general to cede some of Taiwan's interests to the Dutch and Spaniards, and stabilize them first. We are currently working overtime to manufacture warships and guns for the general, and the general can also take advantage of this opportunity to build a castle in Taiwan and build a base area. When the castle is built, and the battleships and guns are built, the general will not kill whoever he wants. ”

"Okay, Brother Zeng's method is good." Zheng Zhihu shouted first, "Big brother, let's do it according to this method." ”

A sailor appeared at the door of the cabin: "General Qiyu, I have found that the Dutch warship is coming towards us." ”

"Western warship or Damingfu ship? How far is it? Wang Zhaoxing asked first.

The sailor replied: "The Daming Fu ship is in front, and the Western warship is in the back, and the distance is not close." ”

"Let's go." Zheng Zhilong didn't say anything more, stood up and waved his hand, "Two, please accompany Zhilong to go out and have a look." ”

Everyone came to the deck, Zeng Guangxian and Wang Zhaoxing raised their binoculars. Wang Zhaoxing said while watching: "There are more than 30 enemy ships, 20 Damingfu ships, and 10 Western warships, which are about three nautical miles away from our ship. ”

"Brother Wang." Zheng Zhihu looked at the telescope in Wang Zhaoxing's hand enviously, "Your clairvoyant eye is very good, and it is also produced by your Yulin Bay?" ”

"Exactly." Wang Zhaoxing handed over the monocular in his hand, "This is for Brother Zheng." ”

"Thank you, thank you." Zheng Zhihu took the telescope and looked at it like Wang Zhaoxing for a while, but when he turned his head, he saw that Zheng Zhilong was looking at him with a smile, Zheng Zhihu hurriedly handed the telescope over, "Big brother, look at it too, this thing is clearer than the Hongyi people." ”

Zheng Zhilong took the binoculars and looked at it for a while: "Indeed, as Brother Zeng said, the Netherlands sent Liu Xiang to take the lead. Zhihu, you take half of the battleship to meet it, and fight Liu Xiang back first. ”

Zheng Zhilong gave an order to Zheng Zhihu, but his eyes looked at Zeng Guangxian and Wang Zhaoxing.

Zeng Guangxian and Wang Zhaoxing were secretly happy in their hearts, Zeng Guangxian arched his hand and said, "General, don't be in a hurry to meet the battle first." Let's first invite the Spaniards and Portuguese over and see what they mean. We are now upwind, with my Yulin Bay here, not afraid of Liu Xiang's boat. ”

"Huh." Zheng Zhilong smiled knowingly, "Zhihu, go and call that Flores and Vargas over." ”

Not long after, two Westerners came to Zheng Zhilong's ship in a small boat, and the two of them bowed to Zheng Zhilong: "General Zheng." ”

Zheng Zhilong pointed to the sea in the distance and said directly in Spanish: "The Dutch warships have already headed for us, and we must prepare to meet them now." Two commanders, your Western warships are fast, please meet the two warships that command you, and take him by surprise first. ”

Flores and Vargas glanced at each other and replied in unison: "Dear general, our battleship has been bumpy all the way, and now our crew has not had a good rest, so we can't go into battle immediately. ”

"Really?" Zheng Zhilong turned around and said a few words to Zeng Guangxian, then his face changed, and he still said in Spanish, "I remind the two commanders that the target of the Dutch people this time is also your Spanish fresh water and chicken coop, I hope you two don't have other ideas." ”

"General." Zeng Guangxian hugged his fist at Zheng Zhilong, "Since the two commanders haven't rested yet, then I, Yulin Bay, will take the lead in this first battle, and we will cooperate with Brother Zheng to meet it." However, I would like to ask the two commanders to stay here and join the general to hold us down. ”

"Thank you so much, Brother Zeng." Zheng Zhilong didn't care about the two Westerners anymore, turned his head and ordered Zheng Zhihu, "Zhihu, you take 20 warships, cooperate with Yulin Bay to meet them, don't contact the Dutch, and defeat Liu Xiang first." ”

"Got it, big brother." Zheng Zhihu answered, turned around and walked away.

Zeng Guangxian and Wang Zhaoxing said goodbye to Zheng Zhilong and returned to Guangzhou.

"Commander Zeng, how will this battle be fought?" Wang Zhaoxing was a little eager to try, "We have to let Zheng Zhilong see the capabilities of our Yulin Bay battleship." ”

"Lao Wang, Zheng Zhilong asked us to take the lead, that is, he wanted to see how strong our warship was. That's fine, let's show it, so that Zheng Zhilong can quickly send the rest of the silver over. I estimate that Zheng Zhilong is probably also anxious about the Dutch this time. ”

"That's all for later, let's talk about what is in front of you first, and then you can say how to fight."

"I command." Zeng Guangxian became serious, "All the warships raised the banner in clear characters and drove over in two columns, Wanzhou and God in front, Yazhou and Wanzhou in the back, maintain a speed of four knots, and don't leave Zheng Zhihu's ship too far." All cannons were fully loaded with solid shells and prepared at an elevation angle of five degrees. ”

Half an hour later, four battleships approached Liu Xiang's fleet, followed closely by Zheng Zhihu's battleship.

Zhao Dequan ran over and saluted: "Report to the sir, it has entered the range of the cannon, please show the sir." ”

"I command." Zeng Guangxian shouted, "Wanzhou and Yazhou turn the rudder 15 degrees to the right, and God and Wanzhou turn the rudder 15 degrees to the left, avoid the enemy ships, go around to the sides of the enemy ships, and fire freely with solid bullets on each ship, and try to sink the enemy ships as much as possible." ”

"Yes." Zhao Dequan turned around to convey the order, and Wang Zhaoxing asked on the side, "Liu Xiang's ships are too many, we can't sink them all, can you vacate the middle lane?" ”

"Hehe, what's not to do." Zeng Guangxian said with a smile, "Zheng Zhihu is still behind, so he can't do nothing." ”

"Hehe, you." Wang Zhaoxing also smiled, "Let me tell you something." ”

The two people were talking and laughing, and the hull of the Guangzhou shook, and the 12 naval guns on the left chord began to fire a salvo.

The 12 iron balls roared and flew towards Liu Xiang's fleet that was caught in the middle, and the three iron balls accurately smashed on the nearest Daming Fu ship, and a wail suddenly sounded on the Fu ship. At the same time, the roar of cannons sounded on the opposite side of Liu Xiang's fleet, and the God and Wanzhou also opened fire.

At a distance of more than 800 meters, the 30 guns on the four Yulin Bay battleships kept spitting out shells, and the guns of Liu Xiang's fleet couldn't hit so far at all. Liu Xiang's flagship was surrounded in the center, and no matter how hard the Western artillery on the flagship tried, the shells still fell one after another on the sea more than 100 meters away from the Yulin Bay battleship, stirring up waves one after another.

Liu Xiang's fleet was a little chaotic, some ships began to turn around, and several ships struggled to move forward, trying to get rid of the shelling of the four battleships.

Zheng Zhihu stood on his flagship, and the four 400-zhang naval guns that Zheng Zhibao brought back last time were all placed on this battleship. Zheng Zhihu kept shouting loudly: "Hurry up, hurry up, all the cannons are in front of me to bomb the damn." Let's not worry, now we can hit them, they can't beat us. ”

Zheng Zhilong held the monocular and looked at it for a while.

Zheng Zhilong's mood is extremely complicated now, and he has seen the strength of the warships and artillery in Yulin Bay. Moreover, the artillery sold by Yulin Bay to itself is indeed as Yulin Bay said, although it is not as good as Yulin Bay's own, but it is better than all the Western artillery now. If you send all the money and materials, you will have 20 warships and hundreds of such guns, and then the whole South Sea will be at your own disposal. But what about Yulin Bay, how many warships and artillery they can sell themselves, how many of them will have themselves. The more Zheng Zhilong thought about it, the more he felt a secret chill in his heart, what should he do?

The entire shelling lasted for more than an hour, and Liu Xiang's battleship was basically half sunk. The Dutch warships had been far away from the battlefield and had not come.

All the guns on the four battleships stopped to dissipate heat, and the smoke on the sea cleared. The remaining ships of Liu Xiang's fleet took advantage of this opportunity to turn their bows and sail in the direction of the city of Geranza.

"What now, to pursue or not to pursue?" Wang Zhaoxing asked.

"No need to pursue, now it's time to negotiate." After Zeng Guangxian finished answering, he ordered loudly, "I order, all the battleships turn around and return to the ship, and join the Zheng family fleet." ”

Half an hour later, Wang Zhaoxing and Zeng Guangxian came to Zheng Zhilong's deck again.

"Thank you both for your support." Zheng Zhilong said with some emotion, "In today's battle, Zhilong opened his eyes, your warships and artillery have indeed exceeded Zheng's expectations. The two of them can rest assured, and if they also ask the two of them to bring back Zheng to Yulin Bay, Zhilong will definitely send the raw materials and silver over as soon as possible. ”

"General Zheng has won the award." Zeng Guangxian and Wang Zhaoxing replied together.

"Big brother, the artillery in Yulin Bay is indeed good." Zheng Zhihu, who had just climbed onto the deck, shouted, "This battle is really enjoyable. ”

Zheng Zhilong ignored his brother's shouting, turned his head and said in Spanish: "Two commanders, I don't know how your sailors are resting?" ”

Flores and Vargas hurriedly replied: "Your Excellency, your Excellency, our fleet is ready for battle at any time. ”