The "Ming" flag fluttered high on the mast of the God, and all the sails were re-filled, and the wind once again rushed towards the Dutch ship at a speed of 15 knots. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

None of the traversers returned to the cabin, but stood silently at the bow of the ship, waiting for the cannon to sound. Wang Zhaoxing held the telescope and kept giving orders to the crew behind him: "Keep course, go at full speed, bypass the Daming Fu ship, and seize the upwind direction T-shaped." ”

The God drew a graceful arc and passed by the Da Mingfu ship, and the distance between the two ships was less than 100 meters, so you can see the situation on board without a telescope. Cheng Yiyi put her hands on her mouth and shouted at the boat opposite: "You don't have to be afraid, we will save you." Jiang Beiming didn't care if the other side could understand what he meant, and kept pointing to the Ming official uniform on his body. The people on the opposite boat obviously saw clearly the big flag with the word "Ming" hanging high on the God, and they raised their hands and cheered, and some people even kowtowed to the God on the ship.

Just as the traversers were staring at the Da Mingfu ship opposite, the hull of the God shook violently, a deafening cannon sound rang out, and the five 12-pounder guns on the port side fired the first salvo.

The cannonball crackled into the water not far from the bow of the Dutch ship, causing five high splashes.

"Captain Wang, this hasn't been in range yet, why did you open fire?" Xu Lang was the first to ask.

Wang Zhaoxing glared at Xu Lang dissatisfiedly: "What do you know, this is called test firing." ”

"Test firing?" Xu Lang said secretly in his heart, "You don't need to fire a salvo of 5 cannons for test firing, what a waste of you." ”

Wang Zhaoxing didn't pay any attention to Xu Lang, but while calculating the firing range in his heart, he continued to give orders: "The port gun has a 10-degree elevation angle, load the chain shell, the left rudder is full, lean up at full speed, and the starboard gun is ready." ”

The God made another large arc and quickly approached the Dutch ship. The hull of the ship slowly tilted as it made a sharp turn, and the huge centrifugal force threw the traversers standing at the bow onto the deck. Only Jiang Beiming and Wang Zhaoxing firmly grasped the cable and maintained the balance of their bodies.

Half a circle was rowed, the hull slowly returned to normal, and the five starboard guns were aimed at the Dutch ship in unison.

Several fallen traversers climbed up from the deck. Xia Yang rubbed his sore buttocks and complained: "I said Lao Wang, can you say it first, good guy, this ass has been broken into eight petals." ”

Wang Zhaoxing laughed: "I said earlier, the naval battle is not a land battle, let you go back to the cabin, if you don't go back, can you blame me?" ”

Before Xia Yang could reply, the Dutch ship on the opposite side flashed a few fires, and a rumbling cannon sound came, and the Dutch ship opened fire.

A few traversers who had just gotten up crackled and lay on their stomachs again, but this time it was Jiang Beiming and Wang Zhaoxing standing on the bow of the boat without moving.

"The Dutch have opened fire, you are not afraid, why are you still standing there?" Xia Yang simply didn't get up this time, and shouted at Jiang Beiming and Wang Zhaoxing on the deck.

Jiang Beiming couldn't help laughing, and went over to help these traversers up one by one: "Don't worry, the Dutch can't shoot so far, Wang Zhaoxing calculated very accurately." ”

"Alas, Lao Wang, look!" Sun Dalei pointed to the front and shouted, "The Dutchman's boat is making a U-turn, and they want to run." ”

"Can't run away from them." Wang Zhaoxing smiled contemptuously, "Wait for this." Starboard guns, salvo! ”

The hull of the God was hit again, and the five starboard guns shot out five 11-pound iron balls at a 10-degree elevation angle, and three of them accurately smashed into the hull of the Dutch ship, and suddenly a heart-rending scream sounded on the Dutch ship.

Jiang Beiming finally gave Wang Zhaoxing a thumbs up: "Lao Wang, you did a good job." ”

"It's not over yet." Wang Zhaoxing also seemed to be interested, "Turn the rudder 15 degrees to the right, go at full speed, and go around to the stern of the Dutch ship." The starboard gun had an elevation angle of 0 degrees, ready for flat fire, loaded with solid shells, and we hit his rudder. ”

The God was speeding to carry out the captain's orders, and the Da Mingfu ship in the distance also stopped and set sail, and the people on board seemed to be watching this cat and mouse show with interest.

Wang Zhaoxing glanced at the Daming Fuchuan in the distance, and said with a secret smile in his heart: "Look at it carefully, you will put on a good show for you." ”

"Starboard guns, free fire at the rudders of enemy ships, pay attention to gun heat dissipation, and fire up to three shots." Seeing that the God went around to the back of the Dutch ship, Wang Zhaoxing gave a new order.

The five guns on the starboard side spat shells one after another, and in a few minutes, the sea was covered with white smoke, and the Dutch ship disappeared into the thick smoke.

"Stop shooting, don't fight, and hit a fart if you can't see it. The starboard gun was loaded with shotshots, ready at an elevation angle of 5 degrees. With Wang Zhaoxing's order, the rumbling cannon stopped. A few more minutes passed, the white fog on the sea cleared, and the Dutch ship reappeared in view.

"Captain!" The people at the lookout post suddenly shouted at Wang Zhaoxing, "The Dutch ship has a white flag." ”

"White flag?" Wang Zhaoxing scolded, "It's really a coward, just put a few shots and hang the white flag?" I haven't fought enough. ”

"Turn the rudder 30 degrees to the right, lean in and see what they say." As soon as Wang Zhaoxing's order was exited, the traversers next to him objected in unison, "Okay, Lao Wang, the Dutch won't surrender by fraud, let's go up and they fire again?" ”

"I said that you don't understand the rules of naval warfare, don't command blindly if you don't understand." Wang Zhaoxing replied nonchalantly, "Hanging the white flag does not mean surrender, it just means asking for a truce. ”

"Lao Wang, you have to guard against it." Jiang Beiming also stopped Wang Zhaoxing's order, "I don't think it's better to put a small boat over, invite their captain over, and discuss any conditions here, so that it will be safer." ”

"yes, yes, I have to guard against it." The surrounding traversers echoed him.

"That's right, that's fine." Wang Zhaoxing no longer insisted on his opinion, "Then it's better to put another boat and send one of the people on the Da Mingfu boat over, so that we can understand the situation together." ”

Half an hour later, the boat that went to pick up people from the Daming Fu boat came back first, and it was a young man in his 20s. Whoever came to board the God, no matter who was the captain, leaned over and bowed down according to Jiang Beiming: "Yao Dexiang, the grass people, knock on the adults, thank you for saving your life, the great kindness of the adults, the grass people's family is unforgettable." ”

Jiang Beiming waved his hand again and again: "Don't thank me, don't thank me." Pointing at Wang Zhaoxing again, "You should thank him, he is the benefactor who saved your family." ”

Yao Dexiang looked at Jiang Beiming's official uniform strangely, and then looked at Wang Zhaoxing's imitation modern naval uniform: "Is this also my lord of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"It's all, it's all there." Sun Dalei came over to help Yao Dexiang: "Are you a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, where are you from, where do you live, are you the owner or captain of that ship, where are you going, how did you meet this Dutch warship?" ”

Before Yao Dexiang could speak, Cheng Yiyi then asked, "Who is that woman on your boat, is your wife?" Is that child she is holding your son? Why did she jump into the sea? ”

Yao Dexiang looked left and right, not knowing whose question to answer first. Xu Lang smiled: "Don't worry, let him talk slowly one question at a time." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen." Yao Dexiang bowed, "The grass people's name is Yao Dexiang, he is from Guangzhou, and his family has been in business for generations. It's just that even if there is some family property, the helpless people are not prosperous, and the father has been passed down for three generations. As for the grass people, fortunately, there were three brothers and sisters, and the brother and father lived in Annan for a long time and operated some goods. God bless my Yao family, half a year ago, my brother died of illness in Annan, leaving only 2 sisters-in-law and nephews. Caomin was ordered by his father to go to Annan with his sister to take care of the funeral, and sold the Annan property and returned to Guangzhou with his sister-in-law. Unexpectedly, I encountered this Dutch warship on the way, and I have been following me for more than 2 days, if it were not for the rescue of all the adults today, my Yao family's bloodline would have been cut off in this vast sea. Ladies and gentlemen, please bow down to the grass people again. ”

After Yao Dexiang finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed again. Xu Lang stepped forward and pulled Yao Dexiang up: "Let's kneel, okay, you are not afraid of your knees grinding out calluses." You said that your brother and your sister-in-law have been living in Annan for a long time, so are you familiar with the situation in Annan? ”

"Back to this lord." Yao Dexiang replied to Xu Lang, "Annan's business has always been my brother's cooking, and the grass people are not too familiar with it. However, my sister-in-law also lives in Annan, so she should know something. ”

The two sides were asking questions and answering questions to understand the situation, and the small boat that went to the Dutch battleship returned. First mate Zhao Dequan climbed onto the deck alone.

"What's going on? Why are you back alone, Captain Dutch? Seeing that only Zhao Dequan came back, everyone asked.

"We didn't pick it up, we overlooked something." Zhao Dequan glanced at everyone, "Which of you can speak Dutch, German is also good, do you know it?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and they really didn't know. "Can't you speak English?" Xu Lang asked, "I remember that the Dutch basically know English." ”

"That's the future." Zhao Dequan replied, "I tried it in English just now, and they couldn't understand what I said, and I couldn't understand what they said." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you need an interpreter in Dutch?" Yao Dexiang suddenly interjected.

"yes, yes, do you know Dutch?" Zhao Dequan stared at Yao Dexiang, who was speaking, and suddenly asked again, "Who are you?" ”

"This is Yao Dexiang, the owner of the Da Ming Fu ship." After Jiang Beiming's introduction, he asked, "Does Yao Gongzi know Dutch?" ”

"I won't. But there is a person on our boat, and his name is Yao An. ”

"Yao An?" Xu Lang asked, "Is it your family?" How did he speak Dutch? ”

"Tell me the truth, my lords." Yao Dexiang was ruthless, "This person is not my Ming person, but a native of Dongying, and his name is Xinyou Saemon." ”

"Japanese?" The traversers were amazed and shouted, "Yao Dexiang, are you a fool?" ”

"No, no, my lords." Yao Dexiang hurriedly explained, "How dare the grass people communicate with the people. It's just that three years ago, the grass people went to sea with their father to do business, and saved this person at sea. Seeing that he was not an evil person and had nowhere to go, the grass people took him in and took the Chinese name Yao An. ”

"We'll talk about that later." Jiang Beiming stopped the noise of the traversers, "Yao Dexiang, you go and call your guard, we have to negotiate with the Dutch." Also, let's see if you can invite Sister-in-law Ling and Sister Ling over together, we still have some things we want to ask Sister-in-law Ling. ”

"This." Yao Dexiang hesitated, "My lord, this is a little inconvenient." ”

"Hehe, don't misunderstand Young Master Yao." Jiang Beiming pointed to Cheng Yiyi, and then to Zhao Zhiruo, who had come out of the cabin and was standing in the distance, "We have our own female relatives to accompany us." ”

When Yao Dexiang saw Jiang Beiming say this, he was no longer worried: "That's the case, the grass people take the order." ”