The Falcon did not dock at the port, and after the naval battle, it has been cruising around the periphery, firing two cold cannons from time to time to pick up the cheap of small sampans. And the forts on Longmen Island and Xun Shilu's fleet attracted the attention of Zheng Zhilong, Mendy and others, but the steamship that was the first to engage them was completely ignored.

As a steamship, the Falcon has to consider the strength of the hull structure first, so its keel and main skeleton are almost entirely made of steel. This also gives the Falcon more leeway to install heavy guns, and there is no problem with the Falcon that cannot be installed on an all-wooden ship of the same displacement.

What's more, the new heavy guns are all rifled guns, and the range and accuracy are not comparable to the old guns. After being an opportunist on the edge of the battlefield for a long time, Li Yan finally seized a fleeting opportunity and suddenly entered the battlefield and dealt a fatal blow to the enemy's flagship.

The Falcon is like an idle move, which usually looks useless, but at a critical time, it is this idle move that determines the direction of the battlefield!

Although Zheng Zhilong's life and death cannot be judged, the earth-shattering explosion of the flagship he rode on can be seen by all those who have a heart. The ships that were originally going to pursue Xun Shilu panicked for a while, and they didn't know what to do, but when they reacted, they began to move closer to the location of the original flagship, wanting to rescue the possible survivors.

In the original location of the flagship, apart from a large vortex, now only driftwood, debris and garbage remain.

Xun Shilu looked at this scene in a daze, and hit the side of the boat with his fist in annoyance, if he didn't turn to avoid it, now is the perfect opportunity!

Zheng Zhilong's fleet, which had lost its unified command, could only fight separately at this time, and the opportunity had not been completely lost. Yu Guozhen on the turret smacked his lips. He was also attracted by the loud explosion just now. Turning his attention to this side, if there is a way to talk to Xun Shilu, he will definitely give orders to Xun Shilu. Immediately turn to attack again.

"The Falcon did a good job, but now the Falcon is also surrounded by enemy ships, to the southeast. To the southeast! ”

Mao Yuanyi saw that the position of the Flying Falcon was in the middle of the enemy ship, and if it turned around, the enemy ship would be able to complete the encirclement at this time. They looked this way with binoculars from the high of the fort, and it was the so-called bystander Qing, Mao Yuanyi saw that the Falcon had achieved great results, and at the same time it was encircled, only to its southeast, the number of enemy ships was small. Only one boat was still in front of it.

Li Yan, who was on the battlefield, also saw this, in fact, before the sneak attack, he knew where to flee. Of course, the Falcon doesn't do such a stupid thing as stopping and making a U-turn. That would be tantamount to sending yourself to the door to surround the other party. Li Yan ordered sharply: "The left corner is fifteen degrees, and the boiler is full." Full! ”

The Falcon turned slightly, not only did it not slow down, but it was faster, and in front of it was an enemy ship with a displacement of about two hundred tons, which was comparable to the Falcon in terms of size. Seeing the Falcon coming, the enemy ship was shelling frantically and head-on.

This time, the guns in the bow of the Falcon began to roar.

Connected with two guns, did not hit the target, the third gun, the distance between the two sides was less than a hundred meters, this time the Falcon successfully hit the bow of the opponent, boom, the bow of the opponent was smashed to pieces, the balance of the hull was suddenly lost, the front half began to sink, and the stern was raised high, in a thick smoke, began to drill into the sea.

The Flying Falcon roared through the smoke, but after it opened, Li Yan's vision widened slightly, and he found that another enemy ship had appeared in front of him!

It was also an enemy ship with a displacement of about two hundred tons, which was blocked by the original ship, so he did not see it. Yu Guozhen and Mao Yuanyi on the fort saw it, but from a long distance, what could the two of them do if they saw it?

"I have to rush him, he has to give me the results of my research as soon as possible, and I will write all possible pamphlets to him...... If you have a radio, where do you need to be so anxious! Yu Guozhen muttered in a low voice.

"What did you say, lord?" Mao Yuanyi didn't hear clearly, and asked in surprise.

"It's okay, I trust the Falcon." Yu Guozhen said.

When Li Yan found out that the enemy ships blocking in front of him were too late to turn around, and the result of turning was to be forced into more enemy ships, so he did not hesitate to give a new order: "Hurry up!" ”

As soon as this order came out, the first choice of both sailors and gunners was to fasten their belts to the various handles and railings on the ship.

Just a few breaths later, the Falcon slammed into the enemy ship!

The steel frame structure of the Falcon played a role again, although there was no special collision angle, and the head of the Falcon was also shattered due to the violent impact, but it was still inserted into the middle of the opponent's ship, and the strong power of the steam engine made the Falcon slow down, but it still rushed to the edge of the battlefield against the opponent's ship.

Seeing this scene, Mao Yuanyi was dumbfounded, and said for a while: "This ship is the Flying Falcon, it should obviously be called Qi Niu!" ”

Yu Guozhen was stunned, and Qi Niu beside him also stared at him in surprise. Mao Yuanyi said with a smile: "Kill an enemy general, capture another enemy general, and go away, if you are not an old cow, you don't have this power." ”

Yu Guozhen couldn't help but laugh too, indeed, the sinking of Zheng Zhilong's flagship by the Flying Falcon was like taking the first victory of the enemy commander among the ten thousand troops, and sinking another one would kill the enemy general who intercepted it, and finally crash into the body of one ship and fly away, and then capture another general and leave. Such martial arts and bravery, it must be Qi Niu!

"One day, our warships in China will be named after Lao Niu, and the Falcon is still a little smaller." Yu Guozhen smiled and pointed to the front of the fort: "Old Niu, those Dutchmen are going to be handed over to you." ”

Qi Niu muffled, then turned around and took the two hundred tiger guards beside Yu Guozhen down.

Although the Zheng family's fleet is still superior in numbers, its combat effectiveness has dropped by more than half, that is, the more than ten warships led by Xun Shilu are enough to defeat them all, therefore, in the battle at sea, Yu Guozhen is no longer worried, and his attention has moved to the shore again.

The stalemate on the shore changed with the large-scale attack of the Dutch, and the Dutch, who had been suppressed, had reached the dead end of the battery after sacrificing a group of natives, and now the only thing that could stop them was the muskets of the tiger guards.

At this moment, they seemed to see the dawn of victory. They had several thousand men on the shore, and judging from the number of defenders, it seemed that there were only three or four hundred, and if it was a European fortress, it would have been possible to hold it with three or four hundred, but this fort was not a fortress at all.

However, their excitement did not last long, because as they swarmed towards the fort, the gunfire, which had been relatively sparse, became dense in an instant.

At first, there were only three or four hundred muskets ringing, but at this moment, three or four hundred became two or three thousand!

In fact, two or three thousand muskets were fired!

The number of Tiger Guards guarding the Longmen Shipyard is only 500, which does not mean that its guard strength is only 500. In total, there were nearly 10,000 craftsmen, apprentices and managers at the Longmen Shipyard, and today there are seven or eight thousand on the island, and the vast majority of them are young and strong between the ages of sixteen and forty.

Xinxiang's requirement for all young people is to conduct military training!

Although these people are not tiger guards, when it comes to the number of times they shoot and their familiarity with firearms, they are much higher than those big natives, and even those officers and soldiers under Zheng Zhilong and Haikou may not shoot as much as them!

There is also an armory on Longmen Island, of which more than 3,000 muskets are still available. When Yu Guozhen organized the evacuation, the shipyard's emergency plan was urgently activated, and 4,000 young men were organized, issued muskets, ammunition and other weapons, and then ambushed in the dense forest and high ground on the edge of the fort.

Although they are not soldiers, their military quality is not bad, and the discipline of workers and the obedience of soldiers have been perfectly reflected in them. Ambushed there and endured until now, and finally waited for the moment when they could play their role.

Military training for all school-age workers was also a step taken by Yu Guozhen when he was formulating various rules and regulations in Xinxiang, and this idle chess move had not been used before because of Huwei's strong combat effectiveness. It was finally used by him today, and this use was deadly.

The number of Dutch was no more than 3,000, of whom nearly half remained on the ships, and only about 1,000 ashore. They are driven desperately, either by the natives of Dayuan Island, who lack military literacy, or by the Zheng family soldiers who have treacherous intentions. In the face of such a rain of bullets, the natives who had been propagated by the cult to be fearless of death fell in a large area, and the soldiers of the Zheng family did not hesitate to turn around and flee.

The Dutch faced this situation, and there was nothing they could do, let them charge with their lives, at least the Dutch did not have this habit, they were better at solving the problem with gold coins first.

"The Dutch are not as good as the Spaniards, and I don't know how they can be independent." Mao Yuanyi saw this scene and commented.

Although he had not seen the actual combat ability of the Spaniards, he judged from the battle reports of the capture of Manila that the military quality of the Spanish soldiers was similar to that of the elite of the Tiger Guard. But the courage and morale of the Dutch, especially the choice they made in the face of a crisis, made him feel that the Dutch could not even compare with the ordinary troops in the Tiger Guard, let alone the elite.

"The Spaniards have too long a hand and too much control." Yu Guozhen said meaningfully: "The result of being comprehensive must be insufficient in all aspects. ”

"What the lord said is very true, and my new Xiang should take it as a warning." Mao Yuanyi was shocked.

Yu Guozhen smiled and said nothing, he said this to Mao Yuanyi, hoping that Mao Yuanyi would be able to remind him when he lost his cool in the future. He has been cautious for so many years, and although he has more and more strength, he has always carefully controlled the scope of his interests, and the fundamental reason is that he has a clear understanding of the situation.

As the two spoke, the Dutch changed their tactics again, and they began to retreat, no longer using the battery as their target, but turning to the inside of the island, either wanting to go directly to the shipyard and grab the loot they wanted, or they wanted to go around behind the battery!

(To be continued)