On the evening of September 22, at the port of Xiamen, Zheng Chenggong's flagship "Great General" erected the handsome flag of rebellion against the general, led 344 warships, with 3,804 artillery pieces, and 32,680 soldiers sailed out of Xiamen port and headed for Macao!

After a day of driving, the Zheng family sailor came to the vicinity of the waters of South Australia.

Zheng Chenggong stood quietly at the bow of the boat, accompanied by Vice General Huang Wu.

In the early morning, a thin fog drifted over the sea, and the figure of a boat appeared in the distance!

Seeing the huge fleet of the Zheng family's sailors, the ship immediately turned its bow and fled in the direction of Macao.

Huang Wu saw it and said, "General, that's the patrol ship of the Franc Machine, I'm afraid those ghosts have discovered us!" ”

Zheng Chenggong heard it and sneered: "Take a long and a wise shot, those ghosts seem to have learned the lesson of the last time." Patrol ships will be sent in case we block them in the harbor again! ”

Huang Wu asked, "The great general, what should we do now?" ”

Zheng Chenggong looked at the departing figure in the distance and said, "The sneak attack is a trick, and one use is enough." I didn't expect to be able to sneak attack the ghosts again, this time let us win this naval battle with dignity, so that those ghosts will be frightened to retreat when they hear the banner of our Zheng family in the future. Tell the brethren to get ready for battle! ”

"Yes, General!"

With the order of the general, the horn on the flagship sounded, the war drums were beaten, and the entire ship was arranged in three cones to kill in Macao.

At noon on September 23, Admiral Goldinho received news from a patrol ship that Zheng Chenggong had led more than 300 warships to the waters of South Australia.

Hearing this, Goldinghorn suddenly felt a thunderbolt from the sky, and he roared angrily and shouted at Ma Shijialu: "Didn't you say that the Zheng family's fleet only has more than a hundred ships at most, so what is it now?" ”

Ma Shijialu panicked and hurriedly shouted: "I swear in the name of God, the news I inquired about last month was that Zheng Chenggong only had more than a hundred warships. ”

Godinho looked at him coldly and said, "Then tell me, how did those more than 300 ships come from, and did the yellow man fold them out of paper?" ”

Ma Shijialu suddenly thought of a possibility and shouted, "Yes, it must be that our news has leaked, and several people from the Zheng Family Group have united because they are afraid!" ”

When Godingho heard this, he shouted loudly: "How did you promise the king that Huaxia likes infighting the most and does not know how to unite at all. We attack Zheng Cai, and the other Zheng family group will definitely not intervene to help. Now you tell me that they have united against our Portuguese Empire. Maschgaru, you traitor, I'm going to kill you! ”

When Ma Shijialu heard this, he was frightened and hurriedly shouted: "General, we haven't lost yet. The Zheng family's naval division was formed at zero hour, and they did not cooperate tacitly, and the navy of our Portuguese Empire was extraordinarily brave and rich in combat, and it would definitely be able to defeat them. And, and I'm the Governor of Macau, so I'm more familiar with the sea conditions here, and you need my help! ”

Goldinho knew that the man in front of him was a close confidant of the king, otherwise he would not have become the governor of Macao at the age of forty, in charge of a trade route.

Godinho withdrew his sword and stared at Masgaru fiercely, "You better pray to God to bless us with victory, or I won't let you go!" ”

Dustarus wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "No, God will surely bless us to defeat these infidels and let his gospel shine on them." ”

Fleeing without a fight, Godinhoe felt that it was a great shame, and he decided to lead the Portuguese fleet to perform a miracle of naval warfare, just like the governor of Almeida.

Goldinhoe turned around and shouted at his lieutenant: "Let's tell those yellow monkeys that we are the strong men of the sea!" ”

In order to increase the chances of victory, Godin Huo immediately ordered 13 Clark warships and 20 armed merchant ships in Macao to go out of the port to join him, so as to strengthen the combat capability of the Zheng Jiashui Division.

At about two o'clock in the afternoon of 23 September, the sailors on the mast of the tall "Grand General" led the "João," which had discovered the Franco's fleet seven or eight nautical miles away, and sounded the golden gong.

Hearing the rapid sound of gongs and drums, the soldiers of the Zheng Jiashui Division immediately entered the battle state.

All the sails on the ship were hoisted, and when the strong wind blew, the battleship suddenly rushed towards the Franco's fleet at a speed of 7 knots per hour like a wild horse on the loose.

The warrior put on his rattan armor, clenched his axe, and waited silently for the moment of battle. The cannons on the armor were all lifted, the barrels were filled with gunpowder packs, the shells were stuffed, and the firing window was pushed in, waiting for the order of the great general to bombard the enemy ship fiercely.

After a while, the Franc fleet also discovered the Zheng family's fleet, and immediately they also urgently mobilized and prepared for battle.

In the sea near Macao, looking at the fleet of the Franco, Zheng Chenggong swallowed a mouthful of water, then pulled out his sword and roared: "Brothers, in the future, it depends on whether we eat meat or drink soup today." Desperately move forward, swear not to retreat! ”

Hearing the general's shout, the soldiers of the Zheng family's water division roared in unison: "Desperately move forward, swear not to retreat!" ”

Zheng Chenggong saw that his morale soared to the highest point, pointed his sword at the enemy ship, and shouted: "All the Fuchuan battleships listen to my orders and seize the upper hand of the enemy fleet." The locks were commanded by Admiral Lin, and cut off the enemy's waist for me. The sand boats were commanded by the guerrilla general Chen Hui and disrupted the rear of the enemy's fleet! ”

The main guns of the battleship are generally mounted on both sides of the battleship, and in order to maximize the firepower output, the battleship will face the enemy in a long line (all the battleships are lined up in a line) on the side of the enemy, just like a long snake formation in China.

The ancient Chinese marshals broke the long snake formation, most of them were pulling their heads, clipping their tails, and cutting their waists!

Zheng Chenggong planned to use the lock ships to cut off the enemy fleet, and the sand boats to disrupt the enemy's rear army, concentrate firepower to take the lead in cutting off the snakeheads of the Francophone fleet, and then attack all parts of the enemy fleet one by one.

In order to quickly break up the enemy's formation, the two detachments consisted of 8 lock-boats with the fastest speed and 235 sand boats with light and dexterity.

Zheng Chenggong dared to make up his mind and adopt this tactic, relying on his own warships far more than the Franc machine, and at the same time, the Galen ship was more flexible and fast.

With Zheng Chenggong's order, the trumpeter gave a signal, and immediately the fleet was divided into three columns and rushed towards the Francophone fleet.

The 8 lock ships commanded by Lin Xishan were the first to break away from the fleet and go around in a half circle to kill the fleet of the Franco.

When approaching the Francophone fleet, the Zheng fleet was divided into two columns.

Zheng Chenggong personally led 97 Fuchuan warships and the Francophone fleet to seize the upper hand.

Chen Hui led 237 sand boats to rush towards the rear army of the Franc plane.