November 10, 16th year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Nagasaki, Japan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The two three-masted galleons, the "Exocet" and the "Fukuharu", set sail and slowly left the port of Nagasaki.

Three Dutch ships also followed, following behind the two ships of Qiyun Commercial Bank.

"The Dutch are coming!" The lookout on the mast shouted. All the crew members on the entire deck tensed.

"Keep driving as planned!" Ren Siqi smiled coldly and commanded. After months of preparation, today is the time to see the real thing!

The sails of the two ships were fully open, and the sea breeze was blowing, and they headed southwest, and the speed of the ships was soon increased.

"Want to run? Where is it so easy! In the command cabin of the captain of the "Princess", Geert held a telescope in his hand and looked at the two sailing ships in the distance and muttered to himself. In this battle, he was the commander-in-chief of three Dutch ships.

"Mr. Captain, I'm afraid they are not running away, but luring us to a certain place, aren't they buying ships on a large scale these days, how can it be that these two ships are just these two ships, and the other ships must be ambushed in a certain sea area!" First mate Pete reminded solemnly.

"Dear Pete, thank you for the reminder. I know all these things, and I even know where they will be ambushed. Rest assured, I'm in control! Geert smiled confidently.

The two ships of Qiyun Trading House were in front, and the three ships of the Dutch were behind, and both sides raised their full sails and moved forward at full speed. However, the Dutch ship was a little faster, and the distance between the two sides was slowly narrowing.

"Bang!" When the distance was less than five miles, the bow guns of the Dutch ship "Princess" opened fire, and the shells crossed the sky and fell to the sea several hundred meters behind the "Fuchun." Although the error was too large, it also announced that it had reached the range of the other side.

Although the Exocet had six guns, they were all mounted on both sides of the second deck, and it was completely impossible to return fire. The "Fuchun's" Franc cannon is at the stern of the ship, but the effective firing range is only two miles, and even if it fires back, it will not be able to hit the opponent, so it is better to save some ammunition.

In the pursuit, the distance between the two sides was getting closer, and they were already approaching three miles, and the guns of the three Dutch ships began to fire, and more and more shells fell on the sea near the two ships.

The hit rate of the artillery on a bumpy ship is not high, let alone firing in a fast drive, and the only way to hit is to rely on Meng. Therefore, the "Flying Fish" and "Fuchun" also ignored it, and just drove with their heads bored. For the Dutch artillery to be truly powerful, it had to catch up completely, using artillery bombardment on both sides of the deck.

As I drove at full strength, an island shadow appeared in the distance on the right. It is an uninhabited desert island located on the southern side of the Goto Islands.

"Turn the rudder and sail to the desert island!" With Ren Siqi's order, the helmsman turned the rudder, and the "Flying Fish" sailed towards the desert island, followed by the "Fuchun" behind the rudder.

"Have you arrived at your chosen battlefield?" Geert sneered and ordered the whole ship to follow.

There are two large islands in front of you, the larger one in the south and the smaller one in the north, and there are many islands and reefs jutting out of the sea around them. This is a series of uninhabited desert islands located on the south side of the Goto Islands, and it is also the first battlefield chosen by Ren Siqi and others after discussion.

The "Exocet" and "Fuchun" passed between the two islands, and then turned around in unison and headed for the Dutch ship that was chasing them.

At the same time, eight three-masted ships suddenly appeared from behind the desert islands and pounced on the Dutch ship that was sailing between the two islands.

"Have you finally shown your last resort?" Seeing his three ships caught in an ambush by the other, Geert laughed. Although the two islands are also a good battlefield, it is a pity that the water is too short, as long as you go through them with all your strength, the ambush of the Ming people will be completely invalid.

Without waiting for Geert's order, the decks of the three ships fired in unison, shooting at the galleon of Qiyun Merchant House, which was rushing over.

Projectiles flew in the air, falling into the water and splashing huge splashes. One after another, shells hit the sailing ship of Qiyun Commercial Bank, and sawdust flew on the side of the ship.

The deck of a three-masted galleon was hit by a cannonball, the hot cannonball bouncing and rolling on the deck, grazing one crew's thigh and hitting the other's chest. The crew members who were hit by the shells fell silently in pools of blood, while the crew members who were grazed by the shells grazed their thighs clung to the severed flesh and screamed miserably.

Although there are ships that are constantly hit by shells, but the shells of these years are all solid shells, and if you want to really sink the three-masted ship, there are no dozens of shells at all.

Regardless of whether they were hit or not, all the three-masted galleons completely ignored the flying shells and simply approached the Dutch ships with all their might. Because except for the "Exocet", which has six guns, the long-range firepower of the other ships is close to zero, and they can only engage in broadside battles.

"Turn the rudder, don't let them get close to the ship!" Gilt, the captain of the "Princess", roared angrily, although he had not experienced the naval battle of Liuluo Bay that year, but he also knew the horror of the battle between the Ming people.

However, this time, Qiyun Trading House has developed a secret weapon, a trebuchet, which does not necessarily have to be on the side to hit the other party.

Finally, a three-masted galleon approached within a mile of the Dutch ship in the rain of bullets, and several crew members on the deck nervously operated the catapult and aimed at the Dutch ship a few hundred meters away.

Three black canisters flew out of the deck of the three-masted galleon with a little firelight, and flew towards the Dutch ship over a space of several hundred meters, the two cans fell into the sea with a "bang", but the third canister smashed on the side of the ship, and the jar shattered with a "pop", and the black liquid splashed on the side of the ship, and a little firelight flickered, quickly became larger, and the breath spread all at once.

"Oh God! What kind of weapon is this? ”

"The Ming people still use this ancient catapult, don't they know that the cannon has become the main force on the battlefield?"

"Don't talk nonsense, put out the fire!"

Buckets of water were carried by the Nanyang indigenous servant army and splashed on the fire, and the flames were quickly extinguished. However, more canisters crossed the sky and smashed towards the Dutch ship.

"Is that all there is to it?" Geert laughed, because although Akito's trebuchet kept him busy, Akito suffered more losses. A three-masted galleon could not withstand the attack of cannonballs, the side of the ship was opened a large hole, the sea water was pouring into the hold, the ship was sinking into the sea at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the Ming people above were jumping into the sea with a puff, asking for help from other Ming ships.

The three Dutch ships were very fast, crashed into the Mingrenfu ship that was intercepting in front of them, and broke out of the encirclement. In the whole process, except for some oil tanks thrown up on the deck, other losses were minimal. (To be continued.) )