A sailor quickly ran over and reported the situation to Zhang Feng, at this moment, Zhang Fengzheng and Zhao Weibin were in the command room, looking condescendingly into the distance. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the fleet, one of the 2,000 ships is the flagship of the entire fleet, and the fleet command room is located on the top floor of the 2,000 ships, the highest position, and the farthest view, and there is a lookout post on the top floor of the command room, which reports to the sailors on this lookout post.

Zhang Feng took the monocular, followed the sailor's point, looked into the distance, and through the telescope, it could be seen that there were several small black dots on the sea level, and there was no doubt that it must be a sea ship.

Zhao Weibin also held the binoculars and looked at it seriously.

With the completion and commissioning of the glass factory, Zhang Feng manufactured a number of monoculars, which were equipped not only by officers at and above the company level in the army, but also by many in the navy.

Zhao Weibin said: "Lord General Soldier, this telescope is really good, it is simply clairvoyant, and there is no doubt that those are sea ships." ”

Because the distance is very far away, the situation of the enemy and the enemy is unknown, so we can only wait and see what happens, Zhang Fenglang said: "Pass my order, slow down, and keep in formation!" ”

Zhang Feng has a hunch, it is estimated that the good ones will not come, and the ones who will come will not be good. This place is far away from the mainland, it can't be the Ming Dynasty sailors, and it can't be the Manchu Qing Dynasty, because the Manchu cavalry is powerful, and there are almost no sailors, most likely the Japanese fleet or the Ryukyu fleet.

However, the Ryukyus are a small country, and the possibility of such a large fleet is relatively small, and under all kinds of exclusions, the most likely is the Japanese fleet, because of the distance, I don't know whether it is a Japanese caravan or a Japanese fleet.

The sailors waved their flags, and the fleet slowed down, reducing its speed from eight knots to two or three knots, and by this time, the distance between the two sides was much closer.

Zhang Feng stood in the command room, holding a telescope, because the distance between the two sides was much closer, Zhang Feng had already seen that the other party had at least 20 sea ships, more than Zhang Feng in number, and the other party seemed to have also discovered Zhang Feng and was driving at full speed.

The largest is estimated to have a displacement of more than 1,000 tons, which looks a little larger than Zhang Feng's 2,000-gauge ship, and the smallest is not as large as a 1,000-gauge ship.

"It was a Japanese warship, not a merchant ship."

Zhang Feng looked into the distance with a telescope and said slowly, with a very solemn expression. Zhao Weibin next to him also had a straight face, and the atmosphere in the entire command room was very dignified for a while.

Whether it is Zhang Feng or Zhao Weibin, both of them know that their fleet has been formed for a short time, and they have no actual combat experience.

The other party was full of sails and was heading towards Zhang Feng, and when the distance was close, coupled with the monoculars, the situation was even clearer.

The other party had a total of twenty-eight sea vessels, large and small, and the largest sea ship was larger than Zhang Feng's flagship, that is, the two thousand sea ships.

"Lao Zhao, the comers are not good, most of the other party are warships, it is estimated that they are either Japanese fleets or Japanese pirates!"

Zhao Weibin nodded and said: "They are driving straight towards us, Lord Commander, give the order, we will strike first!" ”

Zhang Feng said loudly: "Pass my order, everyone is in place, prepare for battle, as soon as my order comes out, shoot me and sink them!" ”

Meet on a narrow road, at this time, there is only a war, there is no choice!

The flags were raised, the sailors entered the battle positions, the gunpowder was loaded, and each 70-millimeter gun was loaded with gunpowder, loaded with shells, and ready to fire.

Fortunately, all of these ships were refitted, and each of them was equipped with 70 mm guns, and there were six ships of 1,000 guns, one in the bow, one in the stern, and two on each side.

There are nine guns on the 2,000-material sea ship, two in the bow, one in the stern, and three on each side, whether it is a 2,000-material sea ship or a 1,000-material sea ship, there are many shooting holes, and the sailors can shoot through the shooting holes and use rifled muskets.

There are artillery and rifled muskets, which is Zhang Feng's capital to prepare for a war, the only thing he is worried about is that most of the sailors have no actual combat experience, and in addition, his own is also a wooden structure sea ship, which can also not withstand the bombardment of the opponent's artillery.

But the opponent's bayonet has been pushed to the nose, no matter what, Zhang Feng must fight, turn around and run away, it is not Zhang Feng's character.

The two sides are getting closer and closer......

On the other side's largest sea boat, several Japanese ronins were together, and these people looked at Zhang Feng's fleet, as if they had smelled a fishy cat.

The leader of the ronin is called Mitsui Taro, whose ancestors once burned and looted on the southeast coast of China, and is a veritable widow, and Mitsui Taro is now the leader of this gang of pirates.

That's right, this is a Japanese pirate detachment.

This pirate had just finished a ticket yesterday and was now preparing to head towards the Ryukyus, and without thinking about it, he met a Ming Dynasty sailor here.

Mitsui Taro said: "Everyone, that's the Ming Dynasty sailor, I didn't think about it, they ran so far, today we called him to come and go." ”

A short man next to him, wearing a samurai suit and clogs on his feet, was also one of the leaders of this pirate army, his eyes lit up, he slowly drew his katana, and said happily: "Yo Xi, I have long wanted to fight a dozen Ming Dynasty sailors." ”

This group of Japanese pirates, relying on their own ships, did not take Zhang Feng's fleet into account at all, and many pirates were already eager to try.

This pirate force, which was mainly composed of Japanese ronins, was undoubtedly relatively large in terms of scale, with 28 ships of all sizes, estimated to be 2 or 3,000 in number, and often engaged in looting, so it had rich experience in actual combat.

"Yamamoto-kun, look, why does the ship of the Ming Dynasty sailor have no sails and is still emitting black smoke, what's going on?"

"Nani?"

Many Japanese pirates looked at Zhang Feng's steam-powered ships, and these pirates couldn't understand how they could have no sails, which was really strange.

Mitsui Taro waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter if he has a sail or not, he will give the order to go down, fire the cannon when he enters the firing range, lean over after a few cannon shots, board the ship as soon as possible, and then leave no one behind, kill everyone, and grab everything that can be grabbed." ”

"Haha, I don't know if there is a flower girl."

"Yo Xi ......"

These Japanese pirates got a little carried away, kept in formation, and approached Zhang Feng's fleet, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, a thousand meters, eight hundred meters, five hundred meters.....

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Standing in the flagship command room, holding a telescope, Zhang Feng looked at these Japanese pirate warships that were getting closer and closer, and when they were only a few hundred meters away, Zhang Feng could even vaguely see that these Japanese pirates were busy preparing to open fire.

"Lord Commander, they are old-fashioned warships, all old-fashioned cannons."

Zhao Weibin had already seen clearly through the monoculars, and immediately shouted happily and excitedly. Zhao Weibin had worked in the naval division for many years before, and he was very familiar with all kinds of warships and cannons, and after seeing the warships and artillery of the Japanese pirates clearly, he immediately shouted.

Zhang Feng has naturally seen clearly, although it is an old-fashioned artillery, but the number of ships on the other side is large, the number of artillery is large, and the two sides of those warships are densely packed with cannon holes, and each one has at least dozens of cannons, that is to say, the number of cannons on each of the opponent's warships is at least dozens.

Zhang Feng said in a deep voice: "Don't underestimate the enemy, keep your distance, and take advantage of our range." ”

Zhang Feng is very familiar with the performance of the 70 mm gun he designed, although the caliber is only 70 mm, but the barrel diameter reaches 22, which is longer than the average old cannon, and the angle can be adjusted by the crank, which can be fired both flat and curved.

Hitting moving targets, such as the opponent's moving sea ship, the efficiency of natural flat shooting is relatively high, and it is easy to aim at the target, but it is much more difficult to shoot in curved shots, and hitting the target depends entirely on luck.

That is, Zhang Feng's fleet had an advantage in artillery.

Zhang Feng visually measured the distance between the two sides, the other party's ships had begun to enter the range of his artillery, and at the same time, Zhang Feng looked outside the command room, the bow of his flagship, two 70-millimeter guns were ready, and the sailors had already aimed their guns at the nearest Japanese warship, ready to fire at any time.

Zhang Feng said loudly: "Fire!" ”

Hearing the order, Zhao Weibin roared even more: "Open the cannon, fire the cannon for Lao Tzu!! ”

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