The cargo ship that departed from Liuheng Island was the fleet of the security forces running the ocean. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The main purpose of the base established by Zhang Chu on Liuheng Island was to develop ocean-going trade, and since the seaworthiness of Chinese ships was not very good, Zhang Chu tried to build Western cargo ships after finding Portuguese craftsmen from Macao. Because Zhang Chu invested a lot in shipbuilding, he ordered the craftsmen to experiment boldly and not be afraid of failure, and gave the craftsmen good treatment, and the technical level of shipbuilding has improved a lot in a few years, and they have been able to skillfully manufacture medium-sized Western cargo ships. These cargo ships far surpassed the Chinese-style Fu ships in terms of cross-sea navigation ability and speed, and Zhang Chu also asked to consider the need for self-defense when building ships, and installed artillery on the ships, as far as a single ship is concerned, the number of guns on cargo ships is not less than that of the Zheng family's warships of the same tonnage.

The cargo ships of the security forces encountered the fleet led by Zheng Zhibao in the sea off Liuheng Island. Finding out that the other party had bad intentions and that there were many ships, they reacted immediately. The cargo ship first took advantage of the ship's flexibility to turn and flee to Rokuyojima, and then wounded the pursuing enemy ship with its broadside guns.

Zheng Zhibao, who came to grab something, didn't grab it but suffered a loss, of course, he refused to give up. The command fleet was closely chasing behind, and after a while, the cargo ship of the security army approached Liuheng Island, and seeing that the duck in his mouth was about to run away, Zheng Zhibao became more impatient in his heart, and kept urging the sailors to speed up.

Even if the cargo ship is fully loaded, the speed is still faster than Zheng Zhibao's No. 1 Fu ship, and some small ships approach the cargo ship, and from time to time they have to be hit by two shots, which seriously affects the speed of the pursuit.

Seeing that the cargo ship had fled into the bay of Liuheng Island, Zheng Zhibao's fleet also approached the island.

Zheng Zhibao, who had been fighting at sea for many years, was still very careful, and after approaching the island, he began to pay attention to the situation on the island, and he found that there was a small castle built at the entrance of the bay, and it seemed that there was a defensive force on the island, and maybe there was a fort built on the castle.

At this time, the alarm was already sounding in the bay, and it seemed that the people on the island had received the alarm from the cargo ship.

Can't wait any longer, if the people on the island are prepared, the operation becomes a tough battle, which is the last thing the pirates like.

"Attack!" Zheng Zhibao gave the order that he would land on the island before the enemy could react, which would reduce a lot of resistance. Zheng Zhibao's strategy seemed to be successful, when their pirate fleet sailed into the harbor, the castle that was supposed to hold the entrance to the bay was not fired, Zheng Zhibao thought that the people in the castle were not prepared at all, or there were no artillery in the first place.

The pirate fleet entered the bay, and the pirates cheered loudly with excitement, but they didn't expect that there were so many cargo ships hidden here, and this robbery trip was about to be a big harvest.

In order to strengthen the power in the northeast, Zhang Chu mobilized the Caiyun and other large sail warships to the north, leaving only some small warships and armed merchant ships in the bay, they did not panic in the face of the sudden appearance of pirates, but according to the plan prepared in advance, all the ships were mobilized, occupied a favorable position, and prepared to meet the pirates who rushed into the port.

The first to attack was the castle at the entrance to the bay. The defenders of the castle were ready when Zheng Zhibao's fleet entered the bay.

The bold decision of the island commander did not allow them to fire at the first opportunity. The commander meant to put the enemy into the bay to fight, to him a closed door to fight the dog.

Zheng Zhibao drove the fleet into the bay of Liuheng Island, only to find that there was a huge harbor hidden in the bay, and all kinds of merchant ships in the harbor were moving nervously, and it seemed that they wanted to escape.

"Rush over and intercept them!" This is all money, how can you let them run away, Zheng Zhibao shouted excitedly.

As soon as Zheng Zhibao finished shouting, a loud bang a hundred times louder than his voice came, and the cannon on the castle at the entrance to the bay opened fire. The first round of cannonballs hit not far from the lucky boat that Zheng Zhibao was riding, and the water caused by the cannonballs even splashed on Zheng Zhibao's boat.

"Rush to the docks and take the coast." Zheng Zhibao's reaction was still very fast, the castle was built on the hill at the entrance of the bay, and there was no way to attack the castle from the sea.

Although Zheng Zhibao's big ship also had artillery, if he fired at the castle's fort on the sea, it would only be a loss, so he decided to occupy the dock and then find a way to attack the castle.

But it was not so easy to occupy the dock, and a large number of merchant ships were assembled in the direction of the dock, these merchant ships were armed merchant ships equipped with artillery, and at this time the merchant ships had adjusted their positions and aimed their side at Zheng Zhibao's fleet. The cannon window opened, the muzzles of the guns stretched out, and the rumbling cannon rang out.

For the pirates of the Zheng family, the naval warfare they knew was still at the stage of receiving the ship, jumping into the gang, and then fighting and snatching the ships. Although they also had artillery on their ships, they never considered those to be the decisive forces in battle.

But the cargo ship on the other side taught them a vivid lesson, and the cargo ship and the guns on the shore combined were hundreds. The huge iron cannonballs fired inflicted great damage on Zheng Zhibao's fleet, and several ships were hit by the shells, and huge holes appeared in the hull. After the ship was shot, the flying debris caused huge losses to the pirates who rushed to the deck to prepare for landing.

"Turn the rudder and leave the bay!" Zheng Zhibao immediately understood that this was a dead place and could not stay for long, and immediately ordered the fleet to turn around and leave here first.

The artillerymen in the castle saw Zheng Zhibao's intentions and immediately replaced the solid cannonballs with chain shells. The cannonball flew out and split in half in the air, and the iron chain in the middle connected the two hemispheres, spinning in the air and flying towards Zheng Zhibao's fleet. Chain bullets hit the sails, tearing the canopy through large openings, and some of the chain bullets wrapped around the masts, pulling them off alive.

Several small boats braved the fire to reach the mouth of the bay, but some of the guns in the castle were loaded with shotguns, and after two rounds of bullets, there were no pirates left in the boats, and the boats were aimlessly aimless.

Some of the masts of the large ships in Zheng Zhibao's fleet were discounted, their sails were torn, and they lost power and stopped on the surface of the sea with difficulty in moving, becoming the best targets for the guns on the castle.

Zheng Zhibao was lucky, because his ship was still able to move due to the cover of other ships.

Zheng Zhibao couldn't manage so much, so he had to abandon the other boats, ordered the sailors to desperately control the boats, and fled towards the outside of the bay.

Zheng Zhibao's boat narrowly escaped from the bay through the heavy rain of bullets, and only a few small boats were still following him. Most of the original fleet of more than fifty ships was left in the bay.

Zheng Zhibao knew that with the strength he had left now, he didn't even have a chance to take revenge. He could only return to southern Fujian with the few remaining ships, find his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong to report the news, gather forces and come back for revenge.

Through the interrogation of the captured prisoners, the security forces in the bay knew that it was Zheng Zhilong's team who came, and understood that they had stabbed the hornet's nest, and immediately sent people to the north to report to Zhang Chu.

Both sides understand that a big war is inevitable this time. (To be continued.) )