Tigers eat people's hearts, and people also hurt tigers' hearts! Not only did the Ming pirates want to eat this windfall, but the Western colonizers in Southeast Asia, the Spaniards, the Dutch, and even the Portuguese, who remained neutral for the time being, all hoped to deal a heavy blow to the burgeoning Ming water power, and bring the Ming back ashore to continue to be that large but friendly land neighbor.

This treasure ship is also their chance!

was fighting fiercely, suddenly, the overwhelming artillery fire rang out from behind, a column of water with fish, shrimp and crabs splashed on the deck, boom, a grape bomb spun and hung on the mast, even if it was a thick mast made of fine Liaodong giant wood, under this heavy impact, it still collapsed in the sound of clicking, and then smashed into the water with a bang.

was still shooting at the treasure ship in the encirclement, and when he turned his head coldly, the entangled Daming pirates were shocked to find that they didn't know when, behind them, there was an extra menacing Western fleet.

To tell the truth, even if the Dutch in Batavia and the Spaniards in Manila were tied together, the main warships were only fifty-four, plus the treasure ships in the encirclement, it was still less than half of the Ming pirates, but the timing of their entry was just right, and they rushed out from the two wings of Gariodan Island at once, and were sandwiched by the side of the Ming pirates, and for naval battles, these bastards were obviously more sophisticated.

The fleet that was moving forward continued to spray light and fire in the middle, and everywhere it passed, the Ming warships in the encirclement were all crackling and exploding with sawdust, and suddenly, there was a deafening huge explosion, and an unlucky three-masted galleon was also pierced through the powder compartment, and the huge explosion overturned half of the ship, and the sailors were thrown up dozens of meters like ragdolls, and finally smashed into the sea.

After a short period of embarrassment, full of fear, the pirate warships in the center of the battlefield roared angrily and abandoned those battered treasure ships, roaring outward to kill.

A good analogy, between the Ming pirates and the West Dutch warship, it was immediately like a bulky bullfighter and a matador, a Western sailor monkey climbed up and down on the towering mast, the moving Dutch sailing ship and the Spanish sailing ship are always so flexible, the guns on both sides of the march are facing the Ming sailboat, and the cannon fire is constantly spraying.

Here, the tactical weakness of the Ming pirates is even more exposed, even if they are replaced with gunboats, their tactical thinking is still the same as that of the Ottoman Turks, staying in the naval battle is the continuation of land warfare, boarding the ship to fight, facing the enemy with the bow without guns, and the Daming sailing ships at full speed often meet the cannon fire that splits their heads and covers their faces, and then bubbles bubble up from the front.

The weakness of the lack of unified command of the Ming pirates was immediately exposed, and some of the reckless men roared angrily, constantly firing cannons and crashing into the enemy ships, some cowards were already beating drums in their hearts, hanging up the sails and fleeing towards the periphery, and the pirate ships that were panicked clattered together, and even two pirate ships were knocked over by their own people, which was almost not a naval battle, but a one-sided slaughter.

On the surface of the sea, the wreckage of the fire burned fiercely, all kinds of debris drifted all over the sea, one by one the pirates who fell into the water screamed and fluttered, and the bloody battle also attracted groups of sharks, and the terrifying triangular fins circled back and forth, and then in the frightened screams of the sailors, a bloody mouth rushed out.

From the cut of the West Lotus fleet to the sharp turn of the battle, it only took half an hour, seeing the bloody battlefield on the sea, the Zheng family pirate fleet watching the battle behind was stunned, and also looked at it dumbfounded, Zheng Sen's sweat flowed down like a stream.

Just now he gambled on the reputation of the Zheng family, once he lost the bet, other pirates carved up this treasure ship, the old pirate king Zheng family will be discredited, in the future in this Southeast Asia, Zheng Sen don't think about any majesty, can only watch the rise of the new pirate king.

But although the bet wins! But the shock in Zheng Sen's heart was still indescribable, and in the hurry, he suddenly shouted.

"Wave the flag, the whole army retreats!"

"Eldest son, go back to Penghu?"

Hurriedly grabbed the order flag, Shi Daxuan also shouted in panic and asked, who knew that after hearing this question Zheng Sen was stunned, he gritted his teeth and roared.

"Back to Malacca!"

In the creaking sound of wood, the heavy Black Island made a 180-degree turn, and the leader rushed towards the south where it came, at this time, there were already many pirates who were disheartened, and in the pirate fleet that followed Zheng Sen, four pirate ships broke away from the queue and broke up directly to the north, while some of the pirate ships followed and fled south.

At this time, the battlefield is officially divided into winners and losers, there are too many Ming pirates, and the West-Dutch coalition army did not rashly pursue, anyway, on the battlefield, there are still many attack targets, and the Western warships are like hovering vultures, around the Ming warships that have been broken masts and lost power, crackling and spraying ammunition, and the entire battlefield is full of Ming people's screams.

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The battle of Gariodan can definitely be regarded as a haze of the Ming maritime history, one hundred and ninety-eight battles, one day of naval battle was sunk and eighty-seven warships were captured, almost 37,000 Ming pirates were killed more than 10,000 people, and there were four or five thousand people captured, and the Ming pirates who were still dreaming of gold and silver seas in the morning were tied by the Dutch with ropes around their necks and hands like cattle, wet and fearful were dragged ashore, waiting for them, only endless slave life, it was better to live than to die.

Only 43 boats, about 12,000 people, fled back to Malacca with Zheng Sen, and these people were also beaten into frightened birds.

On the beach, there were no more quarrels and brawls with each other, panicked pirates carried stones in a panic under the abuse of the sailors of the Black Island, piled up into a low wall, the cannons unloaded from the ship were pushed behind the wall, and on the other side, the warships that were still fighting were also lined up along the narrow Strait of Malacca, from here to the future Singapore Lion City to the other side of the sea, forming a floating fortress.

"Eldest Prince, why don't you retreat north! Wouldn't you stay here and wait for death? ”

The pirate leaders of the Zheng family also lost their former composure, and followed behind Zheng Sen, Guo Yi roared excitedly, and the rest of the pirate leaders were also complaining with a stomach, but they were only halfway through the shouting, but Zheng Sen suddenly grabbed his collar violently, and roared fiercely.

"In the morning, I rushed up and grabbed it, as if it wasn't Lao Tzu who had it at my fingertips! Like a dog who hurts his family, the one who is beaten back to Penghu will definitely not be Lao Tzu! Either you obediently listen to Lao Tzu's command and wait for the money! Or just shut up and fuck off! One more wordy word, Lao Tzu will collapse you!"

With that fierce and vicious eyes, even Guo Yi, who has been begging for a life at sea for decades, can't help but tremble violently.

However, Zheng Sen's words really made several pirate ship owners retreat, and after discussion, these people simply slipped quietly to the shore, wanting to sail away.

It's a pity that the heavens didn't give them this opportunity, and before they could go out, the narrow mouth of the Strait of Malacca, the Spanish Black Cross flag, which made the Ming pirates tremble, came out like a devil again, and the coalition forces of the two countries chased after them.

Holding a telescope and looking at the more and more dense West Dutch battleships on the sea, Zheng Sen's face was still so rigid, but the beads of sweat on his head couldn't help but pop up, this is the second time after the first gamble in the morning, the second time he put the heavy bet on the balance of fate, and this time, he gambled on his life!

The war has reached this point, and the eighteen fleets directly under the East India Company led by Yuan Dabao, as well as the unknown number of royal navy he has convergated, have not shown up, but since Yuan Dabao has gone to sea, Zheng Senjue does not believe that he took the whole army out to fish and play on a whim, as long as he can hold on, once the situation in Southeast Asia changes, he still has the opportunity to follow the dragon to ascend to heaven!

"Move the shells to the shore, and if necessary, abandon the battleship and hold the tidal flats! Gan Hui, you pull hundreds of brothers, let Lao Tzu go to the island, and give Lao Tzu all the settlements to get back! Don't want to die! Just let Lao Tzu die on this beach!"

Facing the blood-red sunset, one by one the Ming pirates gave a weak answer.

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But once again, Zheng Sen made the right bet!

Just when the sea of Gariodan Island was soaked in blood, a heavy fleet quietly appeared on the sea of Manila, the stronghold of Spain in Southeast Asia!

Similar to the city of Geranza, the Spaniards chose to take root in Manila, but also because of the easy to defend and difficult to attack here, the calm haven of Manila Bay extended, and the Krabi Isthmus blocked most of the entrances like a half moon, and at the tip of the Krabi Isthmus, a strong Spanish fortress stood there, the fortress was equipped with more than a dozen cannons, and even a terrifying thirty-six-pounder shore defense gun, the artillery fire was enough to cover the entrance to Manila Bay, which was not wide.

However, after seeing this fleet, the shore defense guns did not open fire, because this fleet flew the same Holy Black Cross flag.

A small boat was lowered from the shore, and immediately waited for the ship by the front boat, and the sailors in control of the ship, the first mate in command, were also Spaniards, and the captain in the brimmed hat chattered with the shore guards who came on board for a while, and then the soldier waved two lamps at the fortress on the isthmus.

The shore guards with their backs to the mast were oblivious to it, and under the shadow of the mast, an Oriental man with a three-cornered hat and a large parrot standing on his shoulder, and a wooden leg was looking cruelly at his back.

Carrying a revolver with an ivory handle in his hand, a smile outlined the corners of Yuan Dabao's mouth.

No wonder the regent must have sent him to the Sailor East India Company, there is really meat to eat here!

(End of chapter)