On the surface of the East China Sea, there was no industrial pollution in this period, the sea water was clear outside, the breeze blew through the water surface and there were bursts of waves, the sea water ((swing dàng) dàng) was rippling with the sun, and from time to time some naughty fish jumped out of the water, adding a lot of vitality to this sea water, at this time a fleet with a bright flag, driven by the breeze blowing the sails, pushed away the waves. All the way south, the huge paddle wheels on both sides slowly rotated as the ships advanced, bringing bursts of splashes, and several huge strange birds like black crows circled in the sky above the fleet.

At this time, the Dutch governor of Taiwan, Putmans, led thirteen Dutch warships as the core, supplemented by more than 50 pirate fleets as henchmen, took advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty to take advantage of the inability of the Ming Dynasty to go north along the coast, and was ready to go to the wealthy Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places to wait for the opportunity to go ashore and rob, as for the agreement with the Ming rebels, the group of Dutch did not take it to heart.

"Fanny, look at what is flying in the sky," the lookout in the Dutch fleet beckoned to his companion when he saw what looked like a giant strange bird in the distance.

"Edwin, as long as there is no Mingren fleet nearby, what kind of strange bird does you care if he flies in the sky" said so, but Fanny still raised the long monocular in his hand and looked in the direction his partner said, but the strange bird seemed to be frightened by the huge fleet he was in, and had already flown back, because the distance was too far, in the telescope, Fanny only saw a black shadow in the distance, but neither of them took what they saw as the same thing, after all, the world is so big, There are many things that I have never seen, and who knows if this is a bird unique to the East.

In the sky above the Ming fleet, a strange bird like a black crow that was originally flying in front of the fleet, as if frightened at this time, quickly turned the direction of the flight, and went straight to the flagship of the sailor. As for why the people and gliders were all blackened, then you have to go to the Chongzhen Emperor who gave the order, maybe the ancients thought it was strange, if it was a modern person, it would be common, it was clearly an ancient version of the bicycle fixed under the glider, and the driver stepped on the pedal, driving the propeller behind the bicycle, and using the power provided by the rear propeller to maintain the glider flying in the air.

Of course, Chongzhen did not have the ability to redesign the main structure of the treasure ship, but only reduced the size of the ship proportionally, and then rebuilt the superstructure and built a runway to make the Fuxing suitable for glider take-off and landing. After receiving the glider close to the bow of the boat, the driver began to pedal backwards, using the propeller behind him to slow himself down.

Landing on the runway, the speed of the glider is still very fast, this period wants to make a bicycle for later generations is very reluctant, the brakes are so tall and tall, naturally it was streamlined by the black-hearted Chongzhen, but Chongzhen is still very authentic to the pilot equipped with special shoes, after landing, the pilot's feet put down the pedal, and then the feet began to put down, the specially thickened soles of the shoes began to rub violently against the ground, so in the eyes of later generations, the super domineering side leakage of the foot brake began.

The glider, which stopped at the end of the runway, crashed into the fluffy haystack that was deliberately piled up at the stern. Originally, the speed of such a glider was not fast, after the foot brake deceleration, the speed had dropped almost, and finally stopped when encountering the soft haystack, and then a group of people near the haystack began to surround it, the soft haystack was soft, the runway was cleaned up, and the professional craftsmen began to overhaul the glider, and finally the soft-legged driver was erected and dragged away to find the superior to report the detected news.

Nan Juyi, who had learned of the enemy in advance, gave the order to prepare for battle, and with the continuous flags issued by the flagbearer on the flagship of the naval division, the battleships that were originally escorting the escort near the flagship began to gather forward and escort the Zhongxing in the rear.

The naval battles of this period are not many tricks on such an endless sea, there are no islands and the like, no ambushes, ambushes can not be realized, the only thing that can fight is the ability of each warship to be beaten and output firepower, in the case of a small gap (情qíng) situation, it depends on the command ability of their respective commanders and their luck.

Accompanied by the sound of fierce war drums. A large number of soldiers on the Fuxing began to carry gliders on the runway, and the deputies on both sides began to install special clay pots filled with fire oil on the gliders. The reserved position of the clay pot is stuck on the frame reserved by the glider, and each glider can be mounted with four eight-pound clay pots. The soldier in front pulled a cable and hung it on the bracket in front of the glider.

After the deputy ignited the oil tank mounted on the glider, everything was ready, several nearby big men with big shoulders and round waists began to desperately push the special winch installed on the battleship to pull the cable, the slow speed of the original winch, through the addition of gears and cable pulley groups, acted on the glider at several times the speed, and sent the glider out of the runway several times at a very fast speed, as the plane was released, the speeding cable fell, and the glider flew into the blue sky.

The shēn's shēn runway was only ninety meters. Just the unlucky transmission structure of the original bicycle, carrying dozens of pounds of oil tanks, not to mention the 90-meter runway is only 900 meters, as long as there is no slope, don't want to rely on the driver to take off by himself. At this distance on the ship, it can only be accelerated into the air by external forces.

In order to increase the Fuxing's carrying capacity and cruising speed, most of the ship's guns were removed and replaced with lighter and more portable Shen Rocket (bed chuáng) crossbows. At the same time, in order to maximize the combat capability of the Fuxing, the Fuxing (身shēn) was followed by two cargo ships that were also full of gliders. After the Fuxing's glider finished flying, two nearby cargo ships began to slowly make contact with the Fuxing.

Although Chongzhen modified the Fuxing in accordance with the combat methods of the aircraft carriers of later generations, the glider was not as heavy and delicate as the fighter after all, and a single soldier of the glider was enough to carry it easily, so that other ships could be used to carry the glider, and it could be transported to the Fuxing in real time in wartime, and the runway of the Fuxing was used to follow the glider into the air, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Fuxing.

As the drums on the flagship became more and more rapid, the paddle wheels on both sides of the ship slowly accelerated after countless sailors took their positions, and the speed of the battleship increased again under the drive of the sails and paddle wheels. One after another gliders rose into the air, two cargo ships plus the Fuxing, carrying a total of 180 gliders, and under the protection of a group of air deaths, the fleet began to kill the place.

With such a large target of the fleet, the other side's lookout is not blind, not to mention that the two sides are still approaching rapidly.

"Lord Governor, the Akito fleet has been found ahead" Putmans ran to the bridge after receiving the notice, picked up the huge monoculars, and was relieved after discovering that the Akito only had a dozen or so warships, although the Akito had civil strife now, and he also hooked up with one of the strengths, but the country of the Akito is too big, and in the face of such a behemoth, everyone will maintain a sense of awe, and now when he sees the other party's fleet, he can settle down. As for the group of black shadows flying above the fleet, they were subconsciously ignored by Putmans, after all, there had never been a flying person in this world.