"Look, Lord Commander, they have left three or four ships behind the palace to stop us from pursuing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Zhou Weixing reminded.

Zhang Feng said: "Just these few warships of theirs also want to stop us, tell everyone, quickly settle the battle, quickly sink this Japanese warship, and then drive the horsepower, catch up, and sink those Japanese warships that escaped." ”

It can be seen that this time Zhang Feng is not ready to let go of Shimazu Nobuyoshi, and every time he lets him run, this time Zhang Feng is ready to change the principle of "poor people don't chase" and prepare to catch up.

"Fire, fire, fire!!"

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

The Shanghai, the Suzhou, plus the 3,000 warships, the three ships bombarded fiercely, and the three or four Japanese warships that stayed behind the palace to cover Shimazu Nobuyoshi's escape were all sunk not long after.

On the surface of the sea, there were only some wrecks of warships, some floating planks, and some Japanese sailors who had fallen overboard, but these Japanese sailors were too late to shoot because Shimazu Nobuyoshi had run away without a trace.

"Full throttle, full speed pursuit!"

Zhang Feng's order was issued, and the three ships were all at full speed to pursue in the direction of Shimazu Nobuyoshi's escape, Shimazu Nobuyoshi was a sail ship, Zhang Feng's was a steam-powered sea ship, Shimazu Nobuyoshi ran first, and Zhang Feng sank the Japanese warships behind the palace before starting the pursuit.

One runs, one chases!

This time it was still a triangular formation, but it was a triangle, with the Shanghai as an arrow in front, one or two hundred meters behind the Shanghai, one left and one right were the other ironclad ship and the 3,000 material warship!

The naval battle just now was very exciting, Princess Kunxing seemed to be still reminiscing about the naval battle just now, her little face was slightly red, she pointed to the sea area that was gradually left behind, and said with a regretful face: "Brother Feng, there are still a lot of Japanese sailors floating on the sea with wooden planks, don't you kill them?" ”

Zhang Feng said: "It's too late, forget these small shrimps, we have to catch big fish." ”

It is at least one or two hundred nautical miles away from Kagoshima, Japan, and so far from the land, these Japanese sailors floating on the surface of the water have only one final outcome, which is to sink to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

Princess Kunxing clapped her hands and said, "Okay, okay, let's catch the big fish!" ”

One hour, one and a half hours, two hours......

Seeing that it was already afternoon, at least he had pursued dozens of nautical miles, but Mao didn't see it, Zhang Feng said in his heart, could it be that this time Shimazu Nobuyoshi couldn't run away.

After continuing to pursue for about half an hour, Zhang Feng knew that this time he must have been lost, because he had never seen any trace, only the endless sea.

Zhou Weixing said anxiously loudly: "Lord Commander, we estimate that we have lost it." ”

In this era when there is no navigation, and reconnaissance and lookout are limited to the naked eye, it is normal to chase and lose in this vast sea.

Shimazu Nobuyoshi deserves to be an expert in escaping, those three warships are full of sails, and they can run fast with the wind, almost catching up with the speed of steam-powered sea ships, Shimazu Nobuyoshi ran out of more than ten nautical miles, and seeing that Zhang Feng's ship could no longer be seen, Shimazu Nobuyoshi ordered to turn.

Adjusting the angle of the sails, the warship that Shimadzu Nobuyoshi was riding took the lead, and the two warships behind followed, and the course of the three warships changed, from going southeast to all the way south.

No wonder Zhang Feng chased after him, it turned out that Shimazu Nobuyoshi had turned, and Zhang Feng pursued in a straight line in the direction where Shimazu Nobuyoshi began to escape, chasing dozens of nautical miles in one go.

Zhang Feng nodded, knowing that he had lost it, Zhang Feng said in a deep voice: "Captain Zhou, where are we now?" ”

Zhou Weixing took the chart, pointed to the chart and said: "Lord Commander, we should be in this position, if we continue to sail in the same direction and continue to move forward, we will sail about 100 nautical miles to Kagoshima in Japan." ”

Zhang Feng's heart moved, and he asked: "Check our coal, fresh water, grain, etc., and estimate how many days we can sail?" ”

Although it is not clear why Zhang Feng wanted to check these things, Zhou Weixing still went immediately, and about ten minutes later, Zhou Weixing came to report that coal, fresh water, grain, etc. were quite sufficient, and there was no problem with sailing for ten days and half a month.

The "012" ironclad ship is designed to have a maximum range of 6,000 nautical miles, and can load a large amount of coal and fresh water at one time.

After listening to Zhou Weixing's report, Zhang Feng pointed to the chart and said: "We changed course and sailed towards this position, and we are waiting here for Shimazu Nobuyoshi to come over." ”

The location Zhang Feng was referring to was the mouth of Kagoshima Bay, where there was a huge bay, and Zhang Feng was ready to wait for Shimazu Nobuyoshi near the entrance of that bay.

The location of the Satsuma Domain is Kagoshima, Shimazu Nobuyoshi commands the Satsuma Domain's naval army, and its old nest must be in Kagoshima, Shimazu Nobuyoshi can't stay at sea all the time, and he must return to his old nest, and the entrance to the huge bay is the only place for Shimazu Nobuyoshi to go home.

Zhou Weixing's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Lord Commander, then we will wait for the rabbit to wait for that guy from Shimazu Nobuyoshi to take the initiative to send it to the door." ”

Zhang Feng nodded, Zhang Feng meant this.

At this time, the superiority of steam-powered ships was manifested, maintaining a speed of about six to eight knots, correcting their course, and sailing straight in the direction of the entrance to Kagoshima Bay.

………

Let's talk about Shimadzu Nobuyoshi.

Although it has successfully changed course, from the southeast course at the beginning to all the way south, and the weather is more powerful, the sea breeze is blowing, and the wind is continuous, in this case, the sailboat is best to sail. However, Shimazu Nobuyoshi is still a little apprehensive.

In the naval battle just now, seeing the power of the ironclad ship, Shimazu Nobuyoshi never wanted to meet the big iron guy again, and sailed until the evening, seeing that there was no ship to catch up, Shimazu Nobuyoshi was a little less worried.

At this moment, Shimazu Nobuyoshi looked at his only three remaining warships, his heart was dripping blood, more than a year of hard work and savings were completely in vain, and he returned to the pre-liberation period overnight.

In this battle with Zhang Feng, eleven warships were lost in one go, and Shimazu Nobuyoshi had few warships in his hands. The previous naval battle of Naha Bay, plus today's encounter, after several battles, the Satsuma Domain's naval army was almost wiped out.

"Zhang Feng! This revenge must be avenged! ”

Shimazu Nobuyoshi gritted his teeth in anger, and made up his mind that after he returned, he would vigorously develop the navy, develop a powerful navy in two or three years, and then take revenge.

Even, Shimazu Nobuyoshi also thought about the Dutch businessmen who had dealings with him, and learned from several Dutch businessmen that they had advanced warships and advanced artillery.

Shimazu Nobuyoshi thought in his heart, after going back, he must find a way to contact these Dutch merchants, and decided to invite the Dutch to come over, and Shimazu Nobuyoshi decided to build the advanced warships in the mouth of those Dutch merchants and cast the advanced cannons they said.

Shimazu Nobuyoshi thought a lot, and his face was cloudy and sunny for a while, so that the subordinates next to him didn't dare to come over to disturb Shimazu Nobuyoshi, until it was getting dark, and someone had the courage to come over and ask for instructions.

"Your Excellency Shimazu, it is impossible for the ships of the Ming Dynasty sailors to catch up, we have successfully escaped from them, now, should we change course and sail towards Kagoshima."

Having successfully escaped the pursuit, Shimazu Nobuyoshi's mood suddenly lightened, and he was inexplicably happy, and said loudly: "Yo Sai, go back to Kagoshima!" ”

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With the speed of his voyage, Zhang Feng had already arrived at the entrance of Kagoshima Bay, standing on top of the ironclad ship, looking into the distance, and could vaguely see the land coastline in the distance.

Kagoshima Bay is vast, and the two ironclad ships, plus the 3,000-material warship, are relatively far apart, but they are not out of each other's line of sight, and the three ships are cruising at the entrance to Kagoshima Bay.

Occasionally, ships can be seen passing by and entering Kagoshima Bay, small fishing boats, and merchant ships, but these are not Zhang's goals.

Obviously, some of the ships also spotted Zhang Feng's unusual steam-powered ships, and those ships were in awe, far away, and then ran as fast as they could.

After waiting here for more than a day, Zhang Feng showed enough patience, and obviously, Zhang Feng also had firm confidence that he would wait until Shimazu Nobuyoshi returned

Zhou Weixing was different, he looked at the fishing boats or merchant ships in the distance worriedly several times, and wanted to remind Zhang Feng several times, but when he saw Zhang Feng and Princess Kunxing fishing on the deck, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth several times.

That's right, Zhang Feng is fishing.

In his previous life, Zhang Feng had his own yacht and often went to sea for sea fishing, and now although the conditions are a little simpler, he also has a fishing rod.

Basking in the warm sun, sitting on the deck chair, on the bow deck, Zhang Feng was leisurely fishing, and on another deck chair next to him, Princess Kunxing was also full of interest, watching Zhang Feng fishing.

"Brother Feng, you want to catch a big fish, I want to eat braised fish today."

Zhang Feng said with a smile: "Just know how to eat, be careful to eat into a fat girl, be careful that I don't want you when the time comes." ”

"You dare!" Princess Kunxing curled her mouth, but she quickly sneered, because she knew that Zhang Feng was joking.

Even if you are a princess, but also deeply affected by the times, what three from the four virtues, from one to the end, these things have penetrated deep into the bones, since Chongzhen issued a holy decree to seal Zhang Feng's horse, Princess Kunxing knows that Zhang Feng is the man of her life.

Seeing Princess Kunxing's smiling face like a flower, Zhang Feng thought in his heart, this girl is a little younger, but the beauty has been fully revealed, and in a few years, the beauty of the whole body will bloom, and compared with Yuanyuan, it should have its own merits.

Thinking about the future beauty of Princess Kunxing, suddenly, Zhang Feng felt a sinking in his hand, and the fishing rod in his hand was bent into a bow.

"Oh, there's fish to eat, braised fish to eat!" Princess Kunxing stood up and clapped her hands happily.

This is a big yellow croaker, there are several catties, after Zhang Feng dragged the fish up, he was happy in his heart, "Captain Zhou, arrange for the chef to deal with it, I will personally cook the braised fish for the princess at noon today." ”

The conditions on the ship are a little simpler, and the condiments are relatively lacking, limited to salt, oil, soy sauce, plus ginger and garlic, but Zhang Feng's braised fish is very good, and Princess Kunxing called it delicious, which seems to be even better than the delicacy made by the imperial kitchen.

After eating lunch, Princess Kunxing gently patted her little belly and said, "Brother Feng, I want to sleep well at noon, or you accompany me." ”

Zhang Feng touched Princess Kunxing's hair with a smile, and said with a smile: "Ru'er, you sleep by yourself, I still have business." ”

Zhang Feng seems to be idle on the surface, mainly because Princess Kunxing is next to him, Zhang Feng doesn't want to create a tense and serious environment for Princess Kunxing, in fact, Zhang Feng has always remembered in his heart that he is here waiting for Shimazu Nobuyoshi to send him to the door.

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