The third volume sailed in the Ming Dynasty

"It seems that we have to work harder, speed up the development of the Dengzhou Weishui Army, and collect protection money, we also want to get a piece of the pie!"

Zhang Yun's eyes were bright and bright, as if he saw countless amounts of money rushing towards him.

Shen Shouchong said with a smile: "The Zheng family has been running the navy for decades, and they are focused on the sea, and this strength is indeed not comparable to ordinary people.

Their shipyard, I don't know how much bigger than the Dengzhouwei shipyard? ”

"A chance to see and see!" Lu Xinrong smiled, "What are you going to do about this matter now?" ”

"Let's go up and see how it goes. If we can, try to eat them, and maybe we'll make a fortune. ”

Shen Shouchong's eyes were bright, "Even if they can't beat us, they won't be able to catch up with us." ”

"Under what circumstances can we go to war?" Zhang Yun asked.

"We are not afraid of the big merchants in Jinling, their speed, size, equipment, and personnel cannot compete with us, and we are officials, and they have concerns.

As long as the opponent's warships are killed, the merchant ships can only become our prey in this sea.

The only thing to worry about is the pirates, these people are real outlaws, either you die or I live, nothing can make them scruple. ”

Shen Shouchong said affirmatively.

"Then do you think they are two sides of the fire, who can win?" Lu Xinrong frowned and asked a little worriedly.

"The last general is optimistic about the pirates, since these pirates dare to make a move, they must have absolute confidence in themselves, and they must have gathered enough warships.

So we're going to run into pirates. I just don't know how many warships are left after they merge? ”

The three of them looked at each other, and they all laughed.

The best result, of course, is that the two families lose both sides and let them pick up a bargain.

"Then let's do it!

Nothing is absolute, the goods of the Jinling merchants must be abundant, and if they can be packed up by the way this time, it will be a big deal. ”

Zhang Yun said with a smile, there was no trace of consciousness as a Ming official at all.

The vigilance was arranged, and the seven lucky ships walked side by side at a certain distance, and the sailors on board were not as relaxed as before, and they all became solemn.

After all, what they might have in their hands would be their first battle on the water in their lives.

The Marines, in particular, were both excited and apprehensive in anticipation of the encounter with the enemy.

The battleship continued to advance, and more and more dead bodies floated on the water, pirates, merchant ships, and in addition to combatants, there were actually corpses of women.

"It seems that the Jinling merchant fleet has been defeated."

Several more obviously different corpses were fished up, and even Wu Feng saw the problem.

Shen Shouchong nodded clearly, even the women were killed, which can only mean one thing, the merchant's warship has lost the protection of the merchant ship, allowing the pirates to directly attack the core of the fleet.

The battleship sailed for another half an hour, and a large number of corpses floated in the black pressure on the surface of the sea again.

After scooping up a few more, Lu Xinrong shook his head, the Jinling merchant was completely defeated, because this time the floating corpses were no longer killed in battle, but were actually killed by cutting their throats in unison.

"Are pirates so cruel?" Zhang Yun suppressed his anger and asked indignantly.

"Very little. Because above the sea, people are also a fortune, and they can also be sold for money, and they can notify their families to ask for ransom. ”

Shen Shouchong shook his head, "It seems that this time the pirates must have suffered heavy losses, so they became angry and killed people to vent their anger." ”

"From this point of view, the combat effectiveness of Jinling merchant ships is still good!"

Lu Xinrong squinted his eyes and looked at the sea in the distance, a little gloating.

In this era, there was no distinction between merchants and thieves, and most merchants were actually pirates.

"They can make pirates lose a lot, and that's a good thing for us. Soon! ”

Shen Shouchong pointed to the wound on the corpse, "It's close to us." ”

"Then get ready for battle! General Shen, you are the commander-in-chief of this battle, and Zhang Shoubei and I will be your thugs. Lu Xinrong said with a smile.

"No!"

Shen Shouchong got up and walked towards the bridge, shouting as he went: "Throw all the dead bodies off the boat, the sail is half raised, and everyone is in place." ”

The ship was immediately busy, the marines stood solemnly, and the sailors in charge of the ship began to get busy without their usual relaxed grin.

Half an hour later, where the sea and the sky meet, dense black spots suddenly appeared, and in the battle above the mainmast, the lookout post blew the whistle of the enemy's attack.

The two warships began to slowly accelerate towards the opposing ships.

The pirate leader of the Zhoushan Islands, Scar Liu, was very happy today, and for this robbery, he planned for several months before he persuaded the leaders of the three pirates to form a combined fleet.

The entire fleet had twelve warships and more than 2,000 men, and the purpose was to rob the Jinling merchant ships.

Every time after autumn, there will be a large-scale trade of Jinling merchant ships, because this season, the East China Sea has the fewest storms.

No pirate in this sea can compete with them alone, but if they can join forces, they can definitely wrestle with each other.

The abundance of cargo on the merchant ships of Jinling was the key to attracting all pirates, and on weekdays, there were not many merchant fleets in this part of the East China Sea.

And a large fleet like the Jinling merchant ship cannot afford to be provoked by small pirates. But their wealth is really tempting, and under the call of Scar Six, everyone hit it off.

In addition, the reason why Scar Six is so happy is not only that he has grabbed a large number of goods from Jinling merchant ships, but also that after this battle, he will become the overlord of this sea area. It creates the best opportunity to unify the East China Sea.

Because the other three pirates suffered heavy losses under the frantic counterattack of the Jinling merchant ships, they further expanded their own strength.

Of the remaining six warships, he owns three.

Looking at the fleet slowly returning to the sea, Scar Six planned in his heart how to persuade the remaining more than a thousand people to join his Zhoushan Islands and form a stronger force.

This time, the other party actually had a full fifteen merchant ships, and after shipping them out for sale, they could buy more warships to strengthen their own strength.

Scar Six is not very tall, with dark skin, long shawl hair with brown hair, and his appearance is clearly different from that of people on the mainland, and his narrow eyes always have a cruel look.

The East China Sea is not as good as the South China Sea, and there are not many merchant ships traveling along this line, and the pirates are not having a good time. If you want to go south, you should just think about it.

The Zheng family in the South China Sea is like a behemoth, an invincible existence. Only when they unite and become strong can they have broader prospects.

This time was the most important step he had taken.