"Lord Governor, I can't see clearly."

On the stone rock near Mawan, Shen Lingfei said regretfully.

As night fell, the light around Mawan was very dim, and the visibility was less than five meters. The clairlife could only see the light of the fire, and saw that there were cannons firing, but it was impossible to see where the shells fell and how much damage they had caused. The rumbling of cannon fire continued to be heard, but I had no idea what the effect would be.

"Let's go down!"

Zhang Zhun said lightly.

Since you can't watch the battle, you can only supervise the battle in person.

Soon, Zhang Zhun's figure appeared on the beach near the battlefield. It was about two miles away from the battlefield ahead, and it was the base camp for this operation. The pirate's shelling also caused some damage to the Tiger Ben Navy. The solid bullets they shoot will also be effective if they hit the soldiers of the Tiger Army. The wounded and martyrs are constantly being sent down, and there are also new forces to replenish them. As for the remains of the martyrs, they are also stored on the beach for the time being.

From the mouths of the lightly wounded, Zhang Zhun learned that the pirates' artillery attack techniques were indeed quite powerful. The shells fell on top of two floating batteries, causing a certain number of casualties. The battle has continued until now, and Zhang Zhun has lost twenty or thirty people. However, the shells only caused casualties, but there was no major damage to the hull.

At this point in the battle, there is actually no technology to speak of, relying on the perseverance and persistence of both sides. Equipment does not represent everything in the army, the quality of people is the most important thing. Whoever can grit his teeth and persevere to the end will be the winner! After this battle, the spirit and quality of the officers and men of the Tiger Ben Army will be upgraded to a level.

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

Around Zhou Zhengyu, shells fell from time to time, and it was obvious that the pirates were taking this Ninghai as the target of the key attack.

"I'm an honor!"

Zhou Zhengyu said fiercely to the people around him.

Immediately, he ordered an even more violent return fire on the enemy.

"Change the ammunition!"

"Chainbomb!"

Zhou Zhengyu shouted fiercely.

Aren't you going to come up? Then come up!

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Commander Zhou, it seems that the pirates have retreated." ”

Zhou Zhengyu raised the clairvoyant mirror and tried to search for traces of the pirate ship by the light of the cannon.

Sure enough, in the darkness, the shadows could be seen that the pirate ship had indeed retreated outside. It turned out that because the sky was completely dark, there was no bullet impact point at all, and Sun Ronglu had to order a retreat. At the same time, he also needs time to think about how to deal with the chain bullets and grapeshot bullets fired by the two monsters. At this time, he had not received the news of the sinking of Lao Qi's ship. Otherwise, he's going to go crazy.

"Stop shooting."

Zhou Zhengyu frowned, and then ordered.

He also couldn't see where the impact point was, and continued to fire, but he could only fight indiscriminately, which was a pure waste of shells. Soon, Fuhai on Yang Guohua's side also stopped shelling. The surface of the sea, where the guns were rumbling, gradually quieted down. The sea breeze blew, trying to blow away the layers of white smoke. The entire area around Mawan, including Fushan Castle, was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

For the armistice, both sides were reluctant. Sun Ronglu was reluctant to retreat. The Tiger Army and Navy must make persistent efforts. But there was no way, the black surface was pitch black, the visibility was very low, and if there was no fire from the muzzle, it would be impossible to reach out and lose sight of the five fingers. Under such circumstances, even if the battle is stalemate until the next day, I am afraid that there will be no results. Both sides are just blind plays.

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, naturally there will not be the slightest moonlight, and the starlight will not be visible at all. The silhouette of the opposing pirate ship can barely be seen. The outlines of the two floating turrets are also visible. However, there is no impact point in sight, and everything is in vain. So, despite the reluctance of both sides, they had to stop shelling.

The three Cangshan ships also successfully withdrew. The two entangled Haicang ships on the pirate's side finally hung up their sails and successfully escaped from the battlefield. As the distance between the two sides continued to widen, it was out of the range of the artillery. The fierce artillery battle has finally come to an end.

Zhang Zhun soon took a sampan to the top of Fuhai.

Fuhai did not suffer major losses, but there were some casualties, about more than a dozen people. The morale of the fighters was high. When Zhang Zhun saw them, they all had triumphant smiles on their faces. In the naval battle just now, they won completely. Of course they should smile. In particular, those naval cadets have basically strengthened their determination to stay in the navy.

Subsequently, Zhang Zhun came to the top of Ninghai again.

Ninghai was the target of the pirates' key attacks, and a large number of solid bullets were poured here. The casualties were slightly larger, about two dozen people were lost. However, the morale of the fighters was good. In the battle just now, in general, it was the Tiger Ben Navy's side that won the battle, after all, they had successfully sunk a pirate ship.

"I have extra good news for everyone!"

"We also sank one of the pirates' No. 3 Fortune Ship!"

Zhang Zhun said loudly.

The soldiers fighting on Ninghai, including Zhou Zhengyu, had not yet learned the news, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard it, and applauded one after another. They thought that it was only a Haicang ship that was sunk, but they didn't expect that there was actually a No. 3 Fu ship that was also killed.

Zhang Zhun briefly described the sinking of the pirate ship, with slight changes in between...... The ship did not run aground, and there was no problem, but it was destroyed alive by the heroic naval officers of the Tiger Ben Army, with fierce cannons.

"Wow!"

"We are invincible!"

The faces of every admiral officer were filled with the excitement of victory.

Especially those naval cadets, they can't wait to leave the division as soon as possible, drive their own warships, bravely attack the enemy, and create their own glory. In fact, they don't have to wait long. If everything goes well, in just three months, a large number of Cangshan boats can be launched.

"Our team is like the sun......"

Some people sang the military song loudly, and the others immediately followed aloud. Soon, a loud military song sounded from Ninghai. The soldiers on the Fuhai Sea next to them heard it, and naturally sang along. The warriors on the sampan behind Fuhai and Ninghai heard it and sang along. The warriors on the shore heard it and sang along. The soldiers left behind in the Partridge Bay military port also sang along.

In the end, the whole Mawan remembered the loud military song. Everyone sang the military song over and over again, as if they never got tired. Accompanied by the singing, it spread throughout Aoshanwei and Lingshanwei that it was the great news that the two pirate ships had been sunk. Many people were awakened by this good news, and many people fell asleep after receiving the good news.

Taking advantage of the night, the soldiers of the Tiger Army Navy were busy preparing for tomorrow's battle. Even though everyone was tired, the motivation was high. Everyone sang the military song over and over again, and worked hard over and over again. Everyone knows that tomorrow's battle will definitely be more intense. Dinner was served, and everyone ate on the floating battery. As soon as you have enough to eat and drink, the cannon is serviced and more sub-guns are stocked.

A large amount of ammunition was fed up by sampans to supplement the wear and tear of the artillery battle. According to rough statistics, an hour-long artillery battle consumed thousands of catties of black gunpowder from Zhang Zhun. The consumption of this naval battle is really not covered, no matter whether it is used or not, it is all silver for nothing. Fortunately, his current belongings are quite rich, and Lingshanwei also has enough raw materials to produce black powder, otherwise, it is really unsustainable!

Zhang Zhun had no sleep all night.

In the second half of the night, Zhang Zhun returned to Caidiexuan to visit Xue Zhidie's condition. Xue Zhidie's body still hasn't improved, it's cold for a while, and hot for a while. If the mind is awake for a while, and comatose for a while. Fortunately, I can still drink porridge, otherwise, there would really be a big problem.

This caused Ning Lingwei to have some opinions about Zhang Zhun. She attributed the main reason for Xue Zhidie's illness to Zhang Zhun asking Xue Zhidie to work hard, so that Xue Zhidie seriously overdrew his spirit. No matter how strong Xue Zhidie is, she is still a woman, how can she withstand such a toss?

Regarding Ning Lingwei's straightforward accusation, Zhang Zhun only had to admit it. He had no choice but to let Ji Yuqing take the three sisters of the Yun family to take good care of Xue Zhidie and make up for his guilt. Fortunately, Ji Yuqing is the most considerate, and there is no surprise.

Of course, Sun Ronglu also had no sleep all night.

The battle that happened before made Sun Ronglu feel very depressed. Rushing north, I thought I could beat Zhang Zhun with a stuffy stick, but I didn't expect to be beaten by Zhang Zhun with a stuffy stick. Accidentally, he actually lost a sea boat! What's even worse is that this Haicang ship was actually sunk alive by Zhang Zhun with a cannon! After fighting at sea for so many years, Sun Ronglu felt that he had never been so unlucky!

But that's not all! Originally, Sun Ronglu thought that he had just lost a sea boat. This has made him very depressed. However, the worse news came, Lao Qi's lucky ship also sank! This bad news was like a bolt from the blue, giving Sun Ronglu a blow to the head. When he received the news, Sun Ronglu even had a short period of deafness, and it took a while to wake up.

"Where is the seventh?"

"I'm going to kill him!"

"I'm going to kill him!"

Sun Ronglu's eyes were red, and he roared angrily.

"The seventh is gone!"

"Maybe he died in battle!"

The subordinate replied cautiously.

"I ......"

"Old Seven, this waste ......"

"One of my lucky ships...... One of my lucky ships......"

Sun Ronglu felt that the world was spinning for a while, and he almost fainted. He muttered a few monotonous words to himself, as if he had lost his soul. It was finally before he managed to calm down and accept this cruel reality.

"Alas!"

Sun Ronglu sighed helplessly.

The next battle doesn't seem to be going to be easy!

Having lost a Haicang ship, a Fu ship, his combat effectiveness was seriously affected. Tomorrow's battle, he has only eight ships to fight. In terms of the number of ships, they still completely had the upper hand, the problem was morale. Fighting a war depends on a force, and this strength is morale. If this momentum is gone, everyone will not have the heart to fight.

The battle just now was too much of a blow to the morale of the pirates. In particular, the sinking of two ships was a disaster for the morale of the sailors! Why are the pirates so active in going north, not to seize Fushan City, to rob the wealth and women here? Looting is the most basic motivation for pirates to fight! As long as Fushan City is taken, the pirates can do whatever they want.

It turned out that the pirates felt that it should not be a big problem to take Fushan City from the sea. After all, in Zhang Zhun's hands, there is no decent naval power. However, now this goal seems to be a bit far away! Through the battle just now, even the stupidest pirates noticed that it was obviously not easy for them to clean up those two monsters. Zhang Zhun can sink two of their ships, since he can sink three, four or even more!

What was supposed to be a sure thing suddenly became full of risks, and the morale of the pirates, of course, had to be greatly affected. After all, wealth is something outside the body, and you can only continue to enjoy it if you have a life! If his life is gone, even if someone else takes Fushan City, what does it have to do with him if he succeeds in burning, killing and looting?

The death of Lao Qi is also a big shock to the remaining pirate captains. Lao Qi is not an ordinary pirate, he has been following Yang Tiansheng all year round. At the end of Wanli, when Yang Tiansheng, Zheng Zhilong and others established a base in Yueben, Lao Qi was already Yang Tiansheng's subordinate. For more than ten years, how many ups and downs have been experienced, and how many vicious battles have been involved, the seventh child is fine. As a result, it was hung in this unknown Mawan. Even a captain like Lao Qi died in battle, who dares to say that his luck must be better than Lao Qi?

Sun Ronglu wanted to get around the trouble and divert the attack, but found that this damn Mawan is not a big estuary, and this is a bottleneck. The foreign fleet, if you want to enter the shipyard that destroyed Zhang Zhun, must enter from here. In other words, the two monsters that stand in their way must be destroyed. Otherwise, it's useless to say anything.

Of course, it is not impossible to go by land. The coastline of Fushan Castle has a lot of places where you can land directly. It's just that after the experience of the last time, Sun Ronglu never felt that it was a good idea to walk by land. Therefore, tomorrow's battle will still be launched from the front.

"Hopefully tomorrow will get off to a good start!"

"God bless, Amen!

Sun Ronglu, who has never believed in evil, actually drew a cross on his chest and prayed very sincerely. Due to their frequent contact with the Francis from the West, many pirates learned this way of praying. Many pirates believed that the gods of the West were more powerful than the gods of the East.

Tonight, who also asked the gods for protection, there was also a woman named Yang Yinghan. It's just that it was not herself who she prayed for the blessing of the gods, but Zhang Zhun.

A new day is coming soon.

(To be continued)