Zhang Chu brought a sail warship to rush over to single-handedly challenge Zheng Zhilong's fleet, Zheng Zhilong originally wanted to send a small boat to drive Zhang Chu's ship away, but he didn't expect Zhang Chu to rely on the power of the ship's cannons not only did not leave, but also lost several ships to the Zheng family's fleet. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zheng Zhilong received a report and vented all the fire that could not capture Liuheng Island on Zhang Chu's boat. Zheng Zhilong gave an order, and the Zheng family's ships, large and small, drove in the direction of the cannon.

Zhang Chu took the "Caiyun" there unhurriedly abusing the Zheng family's boats, and more and more boats were hit by shells and damaged on the sea. But the pirates knew that the boss was not far away, and no one dared to take the lead to flee the battlefield, so they could only charge forward in vain, and only more small boats were damaged.

Just when the pirates were about to despair, Zheng Zhilong arrived with the fleet. Looking at the damaged ship on the sea, Zheng Zhilong was even more angry.

"Rush over and kill them." Until this time, Zheng Zhilong didn't figure out who was on the other side and why he couldn't get along with himself. However, it has not been a day or two since he has dominated the coastal area in this area, and he will give a powerful counterattack to anyone who dares to challenge him. Zheng Zhilong's large ships also had artillery on them, although the number was not very large, but the number of ships could not be supported. If it gets close to firing, it will also deal a heavy blow to the Western warship on the opposite side.

Zheng Zhilong gave the order, and all the ships under his command rushed towards Zhang Chu's battleship. Zhang Chu was not in a hurry to escape at this time, but continued to fire at the pirate fleet there. This made the pirates even more angry, and all the ships were hoisted with full sails and rushed towards Zhang Chu and them as fast as they could.

After paying the price of several ships being injured by shells, the big ship of Zheng Zhilong's fleet finally approached Zhang Chu's ship.

"Fire, fire!" Zheng Zhilong hurriedly gave the order. I can finally fight back, and it's very uncomfortable to be beaten if I don't fight back.

Several shells fell around Zhang Chu's boat. "Evacuate at full speed." This time, Zhang Chu didn't dare to be careless, and ordered the "Caiyun" to leave quickly.

Zheng Zhilong, of course, they didn't want Zhang Chu to run away like this, one boat ran in front, and a large group of boats chased behind. What started as a war turned into a sea race. Zhang Chu's ship took the lead, and the pirate ship chasing behind was gradually dragged into a long snake formation according to the speed, biting Zhang Chu's ship tightly.

At this time, three sail warships suddenly appeared in front of them, and they were the other three sail warships owned by the security forces, led by the "Caixia". After they appeared, they did not rush head-on to the pirate ship to relieve the siege of the "Caiyun", but opened a distance from the long snake formation led by the "Caiyun" and took a parallel route with them, and the distance between the two sides was just within the range of the guns on the "Caixia".

This is what the "Caixia" wants. Under the leadership of the "Caixia", the three sail warships of the security army lined up in a straight line and drove past the flank of the Zheng family's fleet. This time, they didn't want to look at the scenery on the "Caixia", they wanted to give a large number of shells to the Zheng family fleet as gifts.

The side gun windows of the security warship were fully open, and the gunners nervously calculated the distance between the two sides. Adjusted the direction of the muzzle.

When the fastest ship in the fleet chasing Zhang Chu came into the range of the "Caixia", the gunners on the "Caixia" opened fire unceremoniously. The ship was moving forward at a rapid pace as the fire was fired. The ships of the Zheng family, which were originally chasing Zhang Chu, entered the attack range of the "Caixia" one by one, and the two sail warships behind the "Caixia" also got the opportunity to open fire.

"Change formation, change formation." Zheng Zhilong has been in battle for a long time and quickly saw where the crisis lies. If the two sides pass by like this. The Zheng family's fleet will be beaten from beginning to end by people's artillery. Due to the difference in the range of artillery, the Zheng family's fleet had little chance of fighting back. Zheng Zhilong could only order the fleet to spread out and outflank it, and he couldn't just line up for people to fight.

However, it was not so easy for the ships to turn at sea, and it took several efforts by the pirates to change the formation at the back of the fleet.

"Caixia" noticed this change in the pirate fleet, turned the bow slightly, and moved away from the Zheng family's fleet, but still kept the enemy within the range of the artillery.

The three sail warships of the security army crossed a graceful arc and brushed shoulders with the Zheng family's fleet.

Although this process was very short, it frightened Zheng Zhilong, and the artillery on the opposite battleship dealt a huge blow to the Zheng family's fleet. The enemy's ships not only had many artillery, but also had a long range and fast rate of fire, and that terrifying rate of fire made it possible to fire several rounds of shells in such a short time, and thousands of shells fell on Zheng Zhilong's fleet. The Zheng family's fleet formed a formation of long snakes, which was very conducive to the aiming of the sails of the security army, so the effect of the attack was very good.

Hundreds of ships in the Zheng family's fleet were hit by shells.

The larger ship was fine, except for a few holes in the hull, and the crew was injured by flying wood chips and debris. A smaller ship would have been miserable, as soon as the shell hit below the assembly line, it immediately made a big hole in the bottom of the ship. The whole ship will basically be incapacitated due to the flooding, and it will have to drift slowly at sea.

When Zheng Zhilong's fleet finally turned around and prepared to deal with the attack of the "Caixia", the "Caixia" had already run away with the other two sail warships.

The crew of the Zheng family were a little confused at this time, and they didn't know whether to continue chasing Fang Cai's boat or turn their heads to attack the three culprits who had caused huge losses to the fleet just now.

Zheng Zhilong was also a little at a loss, he couldn't understand how four medium-sized Western sail warships could appear in succession in China's coastal waters. The firepower on the battleships was stronger than that of the Dutch battleships that fought with them. And the opponent is also very slippery, hitting and running, not giving them a chance to get close. Originally, the Western warships were going to surpass the Chinese warships in terms of maneuverability and speed, and Zheng Zhilong's men could not get close to the enemy at all, and their good arson boats and gang jumping battles were ineffective.

In just one such contact, hundreds of ships in Zheng Zhilong's fleet were damaged. Zheng Zhilong hurriedly ordered people to rescue the injured ship. Change the formation of the fleet, otherwise the fleet will be damaged if the enemy shells from the side.

When the crew of the Zheng family was busy, the "Caiyun" led by Zhang Chu turned back. Another artillery attack was directed at the assembled Zheng flotilla.

Zheng Zhilong and his pirates were all red-eyed, how could there be a reason not to fight back when they were beaten passively. Zheng Zhilong couldn't bear it anymore and ordered the fleet to pursue the "Caiyun", and at the same time pay attention to the surrounding situation, so as not to let the enemy come again like just now.

There is a saying: "One plan cannot be used for the other." Of course, Zhang Chu would not be stupid enough to use a strategy twice, so he turned the bow of the boat and ran in the direction of Liuheng Island. (To be continued.) )