That's right, it was indeed the Tiger Navy that was fighting against the Dutch fleet. On the sea east of Fujian, the only one who had the courage and strength to have such a fierce conflict with the Dutch fleet was the Tiger Ben Navy.

This southbound Huben Navy fleet was the First Fleet led by Li Jicheng. According to Zhang Zhun's orders, Li Jicheng led the army all the way south and came directly to the coastal area of Fujian. Now he has sixteen dragon god ships in his hands, and his strength has increased greatly, not to mention the coastal areas of Fujian, even if he goes directly to the South Seas, he will not have the slightest hesitation.

Li Jicheng led the fleet to the coast of Fujian, where he encountered the Dutch fleet and the Zheng family fleet. In the Jiao War, the Dutch had the upper hand completely, and they did not attach special importance to the arrival of the Tiger Ben Navy. The arrogant Dutch simply didn't take the Ming people seriously. The Dutch alert ship appeared in the Tiger Navy, and did not pay enough attention to it.

"Fire!" Ji Jicheng ordered without hesitation.

Even if there is no result in the shelling in the dark night, at least it can make the Dutch understand that we Ming people are not easy to bully. The Tiger Ben Army and the Zheng family fleet are not in harmony, that is an internal matter of the Ming people, and it is not your turn to come to the Netbsp; As a result, a series of artillery bombardments by the Tiger Navy, the Dutch warning ship was successfully knocked out.

This is also the bad luck of the Dutch guard boats, which are completely self-inflicted. They lack sufficient awareness of the dangers of the Tiger Army and Navy. The other Dutch ships were not right now, and immediately opened fire. As a result, a monstrous war immediately broke out on the sea.

In the battle sequence of the Tiger Navy, among the three major fleets, if you want to say which fleet has the strongest artillery ability, the result will definitely be the first fleet. After all, it was the first fleet to be formed, and it had a lot of excellent gunners. Even after being constantly transferred to other fleets, a considerable number of excellent gunners were preserved.

The artillery skills trained by the Englishman Hiber Thomas were always the hardest trained by the First Fleet. This is related to the xìng grid of Commander Li Jicheng. Unlike Zhou Zhengyu and Zhang Haibin, two young people, Li Jicheng is already old, and he is steady and slightly conservative. As for the training tasks arranged by Zhang Zhun, the First Fleet has always been uncompromising. This kind of down-to-earth xìng grid created an excellent artillery bombardment of the First Fleet.

The Dutch felt the pressure heavily at the start. At present, they are not fighting with the naval fleets of the Eastern countries at all, but with the fleets of the British and the Spaniards. This is a surprise to the Dutch. When, in the Eastern Realm, there was such a powerful fleet?

The commander of the Dutch fleet, named Bluffhead, was the youngest rear admiral of the Dutch East India Company. His background is quite good, and his own ability is also quite level. The Dutch fleet under his command put the Zheng fleet into a dead end. As long as the battle continues for a few days, the Zheng family's fleet will be basically destroyed.

As long as the Zheng family's fleet is completely destroyed, he can lead his army north and devote himself to the Japanese battle. It is said that the top management of the East India Company still attached great importance to this "Japanese" operation. Major General Bluffhead believed that as long as he made certain achievements in the future "Japan" operation, he would have the hope of becoming a new star of the East India Company, and the future would be bright. However, the sudden sound of artillery woke up the dream of His Excellency Major General Bluffhead. After all, he is a rear admiral and is very familiar with all the elements of naval warfare. He immediately judged that this was not the cannon sound of the Zheng family's fleet, and it must have been the arrival of the navy of other forces. He hurriedly got up and hurriedly asked the staff officer beside him, "What's the matter?" Who the hell are we fighting against? When did the enemy appear? ”

A staff officer hurriedly responded: "Your Excellency Commander, the situation has been clarified, and it is the Tiger Army Navy that is fighting with us!" The boats we were on guard outside did not report the situation in time. When they wanted to report, they were already knocked out by the other party. ”

"It's the Tiger Army Navy again?"

"Damn it!"

Bluffhead couldn't help but be a little annoyed, why did he say again? Because the last time we were chasing the remnants of the British, the two Dutch battleships that had not been heard from at all were Bluffhead's men. At that time, he concluded that his two warships must have been swallowed up by some force. It's just that at that time, the Dutch and the Spaniards were brewing a new round of contention, and the matter was put aside for the time being.

Later, through a variety of ways, Bluffhead confirmed that his two battleships were eaten by the Tiger Navy. Those damned Britons were also rescued by the Tiger Army. Since then, Bluffhead has been very annoyed and has been trying to trouble the Tiger Navy. However, his actions had to be subject to the arrangements of the East India Company. Before that, he had no chance of taking revenge on the Tiger Warrior Navy for the time being.

This time, the Dutch were determined to send a fleet north on the battlefield, and Bluffhead immediately took the initiative to ask for battle. Soon, his request was approved. So, Bluffhead took his fleet and rushed north. He was ready to fight with the Tiger Ben Navy after completely wiping out the threat of the Zheng family's fleet, and he must destroy all the Tiger Ben Navy.

Unexpectedly, the Zheng family's fleet has not been completely defeated, and these tiger army navy have actually found mén. The initiative of the Tiger Ben Navy made Bluffhead secretly surprised. Because, judging from the sound of artillery, the strength of the Tiger Army Navy that took the initiative to come seems to be quite not weak. He wants to easily solve the other party's plan, but I'm afraid it's a little bold.

"What is the strength of the Tiger Army's navy?"

As Bluffhead got dressed, he asked the staff officer beside him.

"There are more than a dozen sixth-rank ships, and more than fifty other warships. However, the number of their guns, which is very large, is not at all in accordance with the standard configuration. They had installed a lot of Mén's forty-pounder guns on top of the sixth-class ships, which was simply deadly. ”

The staff officer who answered this time was a veteran, and he was quite in place when answering questions. In just one sentence, he described all the characteristics of the warships of the Tiger Navy. The tonnage xiao, the multi-caliber artillery is large, which is the biggest feature of the Huben Navy warships.

Indeed, in terms of displacement, the Dragon God ship should belong to the sixth class of ships, with a displacement of about five or six hundred tons. However, in terms of the number of guns, it belongs to the number of guns of the fourth class, at least more than fifty mén. The average Dutch battleship didn't have so many guns. The forty-pounder gun, in particular, made the Dutch feel very expressive.

Forty-pounder guns, caliber is, four millimeters. Among the battleships of the Dutch, only battleships with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons were equipped. The Tiger Ben Navy "actually installed it on a warship with a displacement of only 600 tons, which is indeed deadly." In the event of the worst storm, the unbalanced weight configuration of the guns alone can capsize the battleship.

"Got it."

Bluffhead said cautiously.

He walked to the front, holding up a clairvoyant mirror and "looked at his opponent carefully." Because it was a night battle, the ships on both sides were actually in formation and constantly firing at each other. Other than that, there was no other action. Such shelling, in the eyes of experts, "is more like a show than a jiao battle." The shells were basically 1 ang in the seawater.

The rear admiral quickly concluded that the staff officer's inferences "were completely correct." The tonnage of these warships of the Tiger Ben Navy is indeed not large, but the artillery fire is very ferocious. Judging from the situation of the naval formation of the Tiger Ben Army, the other side is also quite experienced in combat. There is no doubt that such a battleship is not easy to deal with. Especially in good weather conditions.

He also judged that the artillery used by the Tiger Ben Army Seagrass was a bit of a British shadow. It is estimated that after the British were rescued by the Tiger Army, they should have gone to the Tiger Army Navy and imparted certain technical information. The Ministry of Military Industry of the Tiger Ben Navy seems to be quite receptive to new things, and it is actually so quick to apply the technology of the British to practice.

If you look at artillery alone, the artillery skills of the British are indeed second to none, even the Dutch cannot be compared. This point, most European countries, behind the scenes, must admit.

This made the rear admiral's heart, quietly méng, a thin shadow of yīn. If the artillery skills of the Tiger Ben Army and Navy were at the level of the British, he was only afraid that he would have to pay a considerable price to gnaw the other side down.

Of course, the rear admiral did not feel the slightest fear, nor did he feel pressure. He has enough confidence in the combat effectiveness of the warships under his command. In East Asia, or in Europe, or in all parts of the world, the Dutch fleet has not yet feared anyone.

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

In the darkness, the cannon fire was very violent.

Clusters of firelight almost turned night into day. Although the Huben Navy is vigorously showing the prestige of the Ming Kingdom and the Celestial Empire, the Dutch Navy is also not to be outdone to show the demeanor of the world's maritime hegemon. The gunners on both sides, as if they were in a shè match, desperately tried to shell as fast as possible.

However, the damage caused by the shelling of both sides was actually not large. Fighting in the dark, you can't see the impact point at all. More often than not, the artillery bombardment by both sides is just to boost the morale of their own officers and men and suppress the morale of the other side. Anyway, whether it is the Tiger Army Navy or the Dutch fleet, there are cannonballs and shèyao, and there is no need to be stingy at all.

"! The Dutch artillery fire is still full of ferocity! ”

On his flagship, Li Jicheng held a clairvoyant mirror and carefully observed the movements of the Dutch fleet. Not to mention the tonnage of the warships of the Dutch fleet for the time being, their artillery skills are indeed quite ferocious. In terms of the shè degree of the cannon, it is not inferior to the Tiger Ben Army Navy. Even, sometimes, a little faster.

There is no way, after all, the Dutch are the overlord of the sea, and the position of this hegemon is not obtained by shouting empty slogans. To be able to defeat so many European powers, especially Spain, without enough strength, it can't be done. The Dutch is an opponent, it's not funny!

"Damn it!"

On the side of the Dutch fleet, Bluffhead, too, was quietly strewn.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Bluffhead wouldn't have believed that the Tiger Army Navy actually had such a powerful strength. He had always thought that the Zheng family fleet was the most powerful maritime force in the Ming Kingdom, and he did not expect that in addition to the Zheng family fleet, there was such a powerful navy. Moreover, in terms of the degree of specialization, the Huben Navy is much higher than the Zheng fleet. In other words, it's much harder to deal with.

In Bluffhead's eyes, although the number of warships in the Zheng family's fleet was large, its combat effectiveness was not very strong. Their warships are indeed too backward. Especially the three-masted gunboat, it's a joke. The Zheng family fleet relied on three-masted gunboats to bully and bully pirates, but it was impossible to face the Western powers, but it was impossible to do so, but these warships of the Tiger Ben Navy were almost exactly the same as the warships of the Western powers. This means that it is absolutely impossible for the Western powers to take advantage of the design of warships. Bluffhead couldn't understand how anyone in the Ming Kingdom could have such a deep understanding of Western warships?

Don't say it's the work of the British. The British only came into contact with the Tiger Army Navy in the last two years. Even if the Tiger Navy, if it has great ability, it cannot completely copy the warship design of the British. Therefore, it is certain that before the arrival of the British, the Tiger Navy, there were already very professional warship designs.

Unconsciously, Bluffhead has developed a strong interest in the Tiger Navy. The country of Ming is indeed amazing. Everything it has, it makes people feel surprised, they feel curious. It seems to have infinite secrets, waiting for others to dig and explore.

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

The shelling of both sides continued until dawn.

The high-level of the Zheng family's fleet watched silently from the side. At this time, the Dutch had no time to take care of them. However, the upper echelons of the Zheng family's fleet were not comfortable at all. Because, they suddenly appeared, and after a few months, the Tiger Army Navy seemed to be more powerful again, and the number of large warships was even more.

Last time, when I was at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the three fleets of the Tiger Ben Army were together, and there were only a dozen dragon god ships. However, this time, there was only one fleet, and there were sixteen dragon god ships, and there were ten more at once, which was simply too appalling. If the other fleets of the Tiger Ben Navy also have so many dragon god ships, wouldn't the strength of the Tiger Ben Navy be about to catch up with the Dutch? Are the large warships of the Tiger Army Navy all out of dumplings?