Zhang Chu led the fleet to leave Liuheng Island and sail to the open sea, the high sails provided sufficient power for the ship, the hull of the ship gently paddled across the water, nature showed its greatness, and even the big ship on the vast sea seemed very small.

When the ship went to the open sea, the fleet began the drill according to the imaginary situation, Zhang Chu was not lazy, trained with the crew, was familiar with every post on the ship, and climbed up and down to control the sails. Seeing him like this, the crew did not dare to slack off and devoted themselves to training.

The ship was adrift at sea, and the crew members also adapted to life at sea after a few days, and the training effect was not bad, Li Fugui was very satisfied and praised the crew: "Boss, these soldiers of yours are really good, train hard, and have a very smart mind. ”

"That's good, you take them to train well, I'll build you bigger ships, we must become a powerful sea force." Zhang Chu was very happy, his efforts were not in vain, and a strong navy had always been his dream.

"It would be nice if there were big ships, and fighting at sea is that more ships are better than fewer ships, and big ships are better than small ships." Li Fugui sighed with emotion.

"What if a ship like ours meets a big warship?" Zhang Chu asked.

"Surrender." Li Fugui replied simply.

"Surrender is not the style of the Chinese, all kinds of warships have their advantages and disadvantages, if you make full use of your own advantages, I think the small ship still has the possibility of winning." Zhang Chu was still a little unconvinced.

"Then let's deduce and see what you can do to make the small ship defeat the big warship." Li Fugui was full of confidence in the victory of the big warship.

The two of them were deducing back and forth in the cabin, imagining the situation they might encounter, Zhang Chu used a small boat, and Li Fugui used a big boat, and the two attacked and defended each other, and the battle was very fierce.

"I understand how I can defeat you, and when I see your ship, I will open fire and sink it, without giving you any chance to use the trick." Li Fugui summed up after the deduction.

"Then I definitely can't help it, the strength is there, if the hard boat comes there will definitely not have any chance." Zhang Chu also understands that strength is the most fundamental.

"But your idea can also be a plan that can be used against a pirate ship with few artillery." Li Fugui had some recognition of the method proposed by Zhang Chu, a layman in naval warfare.

"Well, let's make a plan for the crew to practice in case they encounter a pirate ship. In fact, I also like to smash my opponent with strong ships and cannons, but now I don't have this condition, so I can only adapt to local conditions. "The dream of a big boat is still far away from Zhang Chu.

The two of them were busy for a while, and the battle plan that was constantly being revised and perfected was introduced. After the two of them were busy, it was the crew's turn, and the drill of the plan made the crew suffer, and accidents happened from time to time. Zhang Chuke doesn't care about these, he understands that he sweats more when he practices, and he sheds less blood during war. Zhang Chu and Li Fugui analyzed the problems found, changed the plan again and again, and then let the crew drill, and finally looked good after a few days.

There are many adventures in the reservation, and Zhang Chu has no choice. The fleet of the security forces is now just a seedling, and the forces around it are very powerful, and many times they have to fight for their lives.

The crew has become more and more comfortable on board and has adapted to life at sea. All kinds of operations have also become proficient, and the sea trip for a few days has not been in vain, and seeing that the purpose of the training has been achieved, Zhang Chu ordered him to return.

The crew finally relaxed after receiving the order, and the intense training in the past few days made everyone lose several pounds of meat, "I must have a good meal when I go back, and then I will sleep a lot, and I can't sleep on the ship." "Some crew members have spoken their minds. The others chimed in, imagining the pleasures of returning to land.

"A big boat was found in the rear right." While everyone was rejoicing, the lookout on the mast issued a warning.

The ship's drums sounded, the order to prepare for battle was conveyed, and the crew immediately went to their respective posts. The herald issued a warning to the other three ships in flags.

"Turn and leave at full speed." Li Fugui issued an order. The big ship in this area is very likely to be a warship, and no matter whose warship it is to leave earlier, he doesn't want any accidents.

Zhang Chu's fleet fled at full speed, and the boat behind had already spotted them and chased them behind. Zhang Chu's idea of escaping was frustrated, and the boat behind was obviously faster than them. The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and the ship behind is opening its huge soft sail to chase Zhang Chu's fleet, which can be determined to be a Western ship, which takes advantage of the large soft sail area to quickly chase over.

"The Dutchman's ship!" Li Fugui saw the flag on the ship clearly and couldn't help but shout. The Dutch are the hegemon of the sea today, and Li Fugui was deeply impressed by the many wars with the Portuguese.

It was the Dutch corvette "Duchess", and Captain Heimer was staring at the flotilla of four small ships in front.

Although the "Duchess" is only a corvette, it is a huge existence for Zhang Chu's four small ships. The Duchess had a double deck, more than 40 guns, and more than 200 soldiers on board.

The Duchess was part of the Dutch fleet in Taiwan and often cruised off the coast of China under the leadership of Captain Hemer. A few years earlier, the Dutch had occupied Taiwan, built ports and cities, and used Taiwan as a base to intercept passing merchant ships at sea to collect taxes, sometimes even outright robbery. In recent years, the power has developed into the coast of the Ming Dynasty, and a large number of goods and people are snatched by Dutch warships every year.

This time, Haimer took the ship around the sea for several days, and found no merchant ships to rob, so Haimer decided to go a little further and try his luck on the coast of the Ming Dynasty. There was no fear of the Ming Dynasty ships, Haimer, whose guns were small in number, small in power, and slow in speed. Whether you want to fight or go is completely up to Haimer. Coming to a place close to the coast, sure enough, there was a catch, and a flotilla was found. The fleet consisted of four small Chinese fortune ships, which were small and slow compared to the Duchess. Catching up was not a problem, and Hemer ordered to go full speed. It's not for nothing to catch one or two of them.

As Hemmer had expected, the four ships were desperately trying to escape, one of them probably slower than the other three due to the large amount of cargo it was carrying, and the warship quickly caught up with the lagging ship. Hemmer ordered the "Duchess" to rush straight over. Order the crew to get ready to jump and quickly occupy the ship, perhaps with time to chase the other three escaped cargo ships.

The two ships were getting closer and closer, the huge hull of the "Duchess" squeezed over, and the two boats finally leaned together, and it was the lucky boat where Zhang Chu was caught up.