Chapter 1048: Advance to Zhuhai
Gathered so many warships, the target was only eight warships of Westerners, which made the sailors feel very puzzled, Zhang Zhijie smiled and explained to them that the sailors of Westerners are really powerful, of course, there is no need to dispatch so many warships, the reason why this is so is because everyone can see for a long time and see Western things.
Seeing that the Admiral admired the Westerners' warships very much, the sailors' soldiers were also a little unconvinced, and they were ready to compete with the Westerners' warships.
Zhang Zhijie can naturally feel the emotions of the soldiers, which is also what he is happy to see, since he rectified the water division, the water division's face has been completely renewed, and he is no longer as numb as before.
One hundred warships set off from the port of Quanzhou and sailed south to Dongguan, Guangdong. Just when Zhang Zhijie led the fleet south, the Westerners on Tuen Mun Island had already begun to build a military fortress, and they had the potential to occupy the island for a long time.
Not only that, the Westerners also repeatedly attacked Dongguan County to kill, injure and loot, although Dongguan County prevented the troops from resisting, but they were all repelled by the powerful firepower of the Westerners.
Just when the Westerners thought that the Ming Dynasty was weak and could be bullied, and they were triumphant on the island, Zhang Zhijie's fleet had already arrived in Guangdong and gradually arrived in the Pearl River Valley.
Hundreds of warships marched westward, Zhang Zhijie stood on the ship and held a telescope to look at it from afar, and he did not find the Westerners' fleet along the way. This made Zhang Zhijie a little worried, he was worried that the Westerners' fleet would slip away.
Zhang Zhijie requisitioned hundreds of warships and went south, but he didn't even encounter a Western hair, but let the Westerners' fleet burn and loot a little bit, even if others didn't say anything, Zhang Zhijie felt panicked.
The mighty fleet finally approached Tuen Mun Island, and you can still see the curling smoke on the island. Even seeing that there was a fortress under construction on the island, Zhang Zhijie couldn't help but scold: "These Westerners really plan to occupy the island and not leave!" ”
Feng Haisheng also looked at it, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I haven't found the Westerners' fleet, but there seem to be people on the island!" ”
Zhang Zhijie listened and muttered: "Since there are people on the island, the fleet of Westerners should be near here, and the sea area is narrow to continue westward, and our fleet can only be crowded together." ”
"These Westerners aren't going to burn and loot! Let Chang Yun lead ten warships equipped with new artillery to continue to go west against the current, and when they encounter the Westerners' warships, they will open fire to attract them to the east, don't fall in love with war! ”
Hundreds of huge warships suddenly appeared on the sea, and the Westerners on the island had already discovered it, and they shouted one by one.
They were a little frightened by the sudden appearance of so many warships, which intercepted the entrance to the sea, obviously with bad intentions! It was most likely the Ming warship, and this speculation made them even more frightened.
When they first came to occupy this island, they were polite, but they only planned to occupy this island and trade with the Ming Dynasty, but after being refused, they began to use force. Later, seeing that the Ming Dynasty had no power to fight back, their ambitions skyrocketed and they began to burn and loot.
It would have been nice if they had always been friendly, but now that they had burned and looted several times, these mighty warships probably wouldn't be polite to them.
But there was nothing they could do but watch in horror as the ships swayed on the sea, and then they found that the huge fleet had divided ten ships and sailed westward.
The Westerners on the island prayed one after another, praying that these Ming warships were very backward and were no match for their advanced warships.
Chang Yun held his breath since he went south, and at that time, Feng Haisheng was in trouble with him, and the warships of the fleet were replaced with new artillery. After Chang Yun saw the power of this new type of artillery, his eyes were very hot.
But the sailors were not equipped at all, let alone new artillery, and even arquebuses were not installed. Chang Yun was envious in his heart, but he also knew that after all, the fleet encountered great risks when going to sea, so he also understood that he would give priority to the fleet.
Now with ten warships equipped with new guns and arquebuses, Chang Yun was full of confidence and felt that there would be no problem in dealing with the eight warships of the Westerners.
All the way to the west, Chang Yun held a telescope and kept patrolling the water, and finally found a few black shadows in the distance.
It must be the fleet of Westerners! Chang Yun immediately ordered to be on alert, and the ships were ready to go to war at any time! The flotilla lowered its speed and moved on.
And not long after Chang Yun discovered the Westerners' fleet, the other party's fleet also discovered Chang Yun's fleet. A blond-haired Westerner held a telescope and looked at the approaching fleet in the distance, and said excitedly: "It's the fleet of the Ming Dynasty, ten warships!" It's great that these timid monkeys have finally appeared and defeated them! Defeat them! ”
The fleet of Westerners was not afraid of the sudden appearance of the Ming warship, but was very excited, they felt that only by defeating the Ming warship could the Ming be convinced! This vast empire is backward and decaying, but it is full of wealth.
The fleets of the two sides approached rapidly, each ship was nervously preparing, the distance was getting closer and closer, and the flotillas of both sides opened fire almost simultaneously.
The cannon roared continuously, and the blond-haired Westerner's eyes suddenly widened, and he said in disbelief: "Scold! Cannon! "Daming's ship turned out to be a cannon too, what does this mean? This shows that the strength of the Ming Dynasty's warships is not weak!
Originally, I thought it would be an easy battle, but I didn't expect that the strength of the opposing warship was not weaker than them! This shocked the Westerners! Such a battle is the last thing they want to see!
Because if they are not careful, they will all be wiped out here, and even if they win, it will be a lot of losses, and their fleet in the east is limited!
They never expected to encounter a fleet with cannons in Daming, which was no different from their western fleet!
Just when the Westerners were shocked, Chang Yun was also shocked, they fought pirates with ease, and now they really felt the pressure when they met the Westerners' fleet! The fire on the opposite side is just too fierce!
His fleet was obviously two more ships than the opponent's, which made him feel that his fleet's firepower was slightly weaker than that of the other party.
At this time, Chang Yun understood why the Admiral admired the Westerners' warships so much, and it was really very good! I feel that Lord Admiral is like Zhuge Liang, who has never been to the sea but knows so much!
However, although he was shocked by the Westerners' warships, Chang Yun didn't feel scared! The strength on the bright side is only half a catty and eight taels, and you really have to fight to know if you have to fight high and low.
(End of chapter)