Under the blue sea and blue sky, a huge fleet, escorting twenty large sea ships, was heading north in formation.

In early winter, there is no longer the heat of the Philippines in the South China Sea, and the cold air from the north is moving south, which is exceptionally refreshing but does not feel cold.

Directly ahead was a huge battleship. The mainmast, which is more than 40 meters high, is covered with sails, arranged in a trapezoidal shape from top to bottom.

The sea breeze blew slowly, and the sails were suddenly blown up.

When warm air from the South Pacific blows onto the sail, it creates an upward lift current, in addition to a horizontal thrust on the sail.

As a result, the speed of the battleship will increase somewhat.

"A battleship that doesn't eat oil is good!"

On the Black Pearl, Na Haonan was praising his "pure green" fleet.

There is no unpleasant smell of diesel, and there is no huge cost of fuel consumption.

Da Niu stood not far from the right, listening to Na Haonan's self-talk from time to time, and he was also guessing in his heart.

"What ship eats oil? Fire ship? ”

Look at the battleships in parallel on the left and right. Na Haonan sighed infinitely in his heart, maybe from the beginning, this was just a fantasy. However, at this time. But it's really in front of you.

The sea breeze blew, blowing up the black cloak on Deng Haonan's body, revealing the white military uniform inside. The sails whistled in bursts, and occasionally the sound of the officers and men of the ships exercising could be heard.

Along the way, the Pacific Fleet still did not stop high-intensity scraping. Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in wartime!

Deng Haonan's words are a holy decree in the hearts of the disciples of the Martial Arts Hall, and in the hearts of all the officers and men of the Pacific Fleet, they are the military rules of Wang Fa, and they are carried out without any hint.

Maybe they can understand the meaning of this sentence!

It's just that in Deng Haonan's heart, there seems to be another meaning.

For some reason, Na Haonan always seemed to feel that he was too anxious, and there was a feeling that time was waiting for no one and the situation was urgent.

Could it be because there will be civil strife in the Ming Dynasty not long after?

Thinking that Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and other peasant rebels at the end of the Ming Dynasty were about to rise up, the Jianzhou Jurchens waved their troops into the customs, and the Chinese civilization was destroyed, Deng Haonan's heart fluctuated.

He was eager to get involved in these historical events and experience the world during the change of dynasties.

It's just that Deng Haonan knows in his heart that if he wants to intervene in the historical events of the late Ming Dynasty and change the direction of the wheel of history, he needs to have a strong strength against the sky.

However, Deng Haonan now feels that he is going farther and farther, how can he intervene in the life-and-death duel on land with the rise of the navy?

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the whistle on the ship sound again.

It's lunch break again!

The sound of footsteps approached, and without looking back, Deng Haonan could identify it as his student Lin Feng. Similarly, Deng Haonan's voice, smile, gestures and other features and details are all deeply engraved in the minds of every martial arts disciple.

Perhaps this is the relationship between teachers and students in ancient times!

A teacher for one day, a father for life.

The ancients attached such importance to the ritual of learning from the master, and by the time of the Ming Dynasty, it had been exerted to the extreme. It was precisely for the ambitious people of the Ming Dynasty to form a party and run a private land.

This is where the partisan turmoil began!

Of course, Deng Haonan is not qualified to talk about them, because he himself is walking this road!

Ming died in party struggle, which is one of the views shared by many scholars in later generations. Because of the discord within the Kuomintang during the Anti-Japanese War, most of China fell, which is the best interpretation of the party's struggle for the country.

It's just that it makes sense for the party to fight for the country. But it can only be indirect. There have been many party disputes in all dynasties, and I haven't seen any of them. All of them are dead in the county! Deng Haonan seems to see another reason, maybe that is the real direct reason for Ming's death!

"Headmaster!"

Thinking about it, Lin Feng had already come to Deng Haonan's side.

Na Haonan nodded and asked, "How is the scraping practice in the morning?" ”

Everyone has their own personality characteristics, and Lin Feng is calm and has a strong sense of the overall situation, so Deng Haonan focuses on cultivating his staff skills.

And as the chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet. Major Lin Feng needs to know the overall situation of the fleet. Be sure to know what to expect.

"It's much faster than expected!" Major Lin Feng replied, "Captain John's supervision team is very strict and cynical, so the non-commissioned officers are holding their breath and not letting them look down!" Nowadays, it is basically difficult for the supervision team to find any faults! ”

Hear about their progress. Na Haonan was very comforted in his heart.

said: "The basic skills have been learned, which is indeed worthy of praise!" However, there is still a long way to go, John and they are all experienced in sea battles, and they have to learn from them with an open mind! ”

Lin Feng hurriedly said yes.

I was about to report on other work. The frigate USS Force, which was at the forefront to the northwest of the port side, sounded a bell requesting communication.

Maritime communications in this era relied entirely on manpower to shout and flag the language, which was okay in peacetime. In the event of a large-scale naval battle, effective command in battle is simply impossible. In most cases, before the two sides engaged, the commanders of the fleets issued an outline battle order, and then the battle began.

In fact, this will quickly lead to a state of scuffle.

In fact, the naval warfare of this era was basically a melee.

And Deng Haonan obviously would not let his fleet melee with the enemy, at his request. The Pacific Fleet's overall operational thinking is the most advanced linear tactic, which requires the fleet to attack enemy ships on the side and avoid engaging enemy ships. In terms of details, each detachment must not meet the enemy alone, and at least two warships are required to form a formation to fight. The general requirement is that the Sangeng and Cham warships form a small detachment, and the old linear maneuver mode is used to concave the enemy with the prefix iodine

In this way, the command system is strictly required, so a fixed bell is used as a signal to request communication, and then the flag is used to cooperate with each other.

That Haonan knew, with the use of artillery on battleships. This is no longer the time for individual heroes, and it requires teamwork.

The bell rang "The communications officer of the frigate Force" began to send a flag announcement to the frigate behind her. Then the murder cry was immediately relayed to the back. Soon the news reached the fleet's flagship, the Black Pearl.

Deng Haonan, Lin Feng, and Da Niu came to the stern, and the captain of the ship, Captain Xue Muhua, and the staff officer, Captain Xiao Nai, reported to him...... The frigate found a large caravan with eight merchant ships and twenty warships on escort, about ten miles from the Pacific Fleet.

The frigate Force, please indicate whether to hunt or not!

Deng Haonan immediately climbed the training building, took the clairvoyant handed over by the big cow, and looked in the northwest direction. Lin Feng, Xue Muhua, Xiao Nai and other officers also observed the situation with clairvoyance.

Sure enough, it is a large fleet, all composed of various types of lucky ships, which should be the caravan of the Ming Dynasty.

Suddenly. Na Haonan saw clearly the sail of the nearest warship, and a huge "Zheng" character was embroidered on it.

Under the word "Zheng", there is only one person in that vast dictionary, and that is Beigang Zheng Yiguan.

"It's Zheng Yiguan's fleet!"

Lin Feng said: "Principal, it seems that Zheng Yiguan has transported a lot of goods, I'm afraid it will be shipped to Manila, right?" Deng Haonan nodded and said, "Zheng Yiguan really has a leg with the Dutch!" ”

At present, no one dares to transport so many goods through the South China Sea, and Zheng Yiguan transported goods to the South China Sea with such fanfare, so he naturally knew that the Dutch fleet had left.

Xue Muhua asked, "Headmaster." Do you want to do it? They were only escorted by twenty ships! ”

Thinking of Zheng Yiguan, Deng Haonan remembered Huang Dahai's admonition. After he was rewarded, the people who were on the black list will definitely have many characters chasing and killing him in the future.

Later, when the personnel from the Xiaonanshan Naval Base were transferred, Wang Zhaoyang also brought Deng Haonan an astonishing news, that is, when he went to Nanyang, Zheng Yiguan once sent a fleet to rob and kill him halfway.

Thinking of this, Deng Haonan was annoyed in his heart.

Looking at the disciples of the Martial Arts Hall beside him, he saw that they were all gearing up and eager to try, and nodded in agreement at the moment.

Seeing Deng Haonan nodded, everyone was overjoyed.

Dangdang!

Battle Alert!

The bell rang in a hurry, and the officers on duty on the Black Pearl blew their whistles for an emergency assembly.

Soon, the officers and men in the various cabins quickly ran out in full armor and assembled at their respective posts, and when the personnel arrived, the officers on duty blew the whistle again and took their places.

The artillery was assembled the fastest, as their cabins were just behind each deck of guns. The sailors were slower to assemble because they had to get to the top deck. However, the sailors are all in three shifts, and there are sailors on duty on the deck and sails at all times, so it does not affect the maneuverability of the battleship.

Soon, all the officers and men on the Black Pearl were in place, and they were in order.

Deng Haonan actually wanted to see what his fleet had learned in the past few months, and regarded this time as a test of actual combat. After all. Only an army that has experienced blood and fire is a real army.

looked at all the officers and soldiers on the Black Pearl with a well-trained look. Deng Haonan was very satisfied.

At this time, Deng Haonan's orders had been transmitted to the entire fleet one by one, and the ships quickly completed their combat mobilization.

A quarter of an hour later. Reports of the readiness of the ships were sent back. It was announced that the Pacific Fleet was officially put into combat condition.

This will be the first battle of the Pacific Fleet since its formation, and everyone is nervous and excited, and finally concentrated on the fleet commander Di Haonan.

Di Haonan then ordered the cargo fleet to form a circular defensive formation, surrounded by ten large armed Galen ships, and Zhao Chenggong's ten medium-sized Galen ships in the middle, keeping the formation forward.

Na Haonan's ten large Galen ships were armed, so there was not much to worry about.

Then, Deng Haonan ordered all ships to lower the flag of the Pacific Fleet and raise the Dutch tricolor.

The reason why the Dutch tricolor flag was raised was mainly to confuse Zheng Yiguan's fleet first, and they suddenly scared away when they saw their fleet.

In order to be able to completely annihilate Zheng Yiguan's twenty frigates and capture the eight cargo ships, Di Haonan thought very carefully.

At this time in the South China Sea. Once approached, your ships are fast and have strong firepower, which can ensure that the first wave of attacks can achieve an overwhelming advantage and frustrate the enemy's spirit.

"Wangdou reports the situation!"

"Northwest direction, six miles away, target speed six knots"

Lin Feng looked at Di Haonan and saw that Deng Haonan did not speak, so he continued to ask Wangdou to report the situation.

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The fleet under the banner of the word "Zheng" is indeed Zheng Yiguan's Beigang merchant fleet.

Since the last time Zheng Yiguan intercepted Deng Haonan and returned in defeat, he immediately contacted the Dutch and betrayed Na Haonan's whereabouts to them. Because he knew that the commander of the Dutch fleet, Rear Admiral Van Witt, had always been angry about Deng Haonan hurting him.

In Zheng Yiguan's eyes, he knew that Deng Haonan's trip to Nanyang would definitely die, because he knew the strength of the Dutch. It was still very easy for them to kill a Deng Haonan.

It's a pity that when Zheng Yiguan's representative in the Dutch East India Company sent back the news that Rear Admiral Fan Weit had been captured by Deng Haonan, Zheng Yiguan was dumbfounded for a whole day, he couldn't imagine how Deng Haonan captured the strongest Dutch Drama Muscle Two Buddha Immortals, and the commander of the dignified fleet! Soon, one by one, bad news came, and the Dutch East India Company's plan to ransom the prisoners had failed. The Dutch refused to make public the fact that Na Hao Nan had cheated them for a million taels of silver, so they became angry with Zheng Yiguan, and Zheng Yiguan's route to Japan and Manila was cut off.

So Zheng Yiguan sent someone to explain to the Dutch East India Company. A large sum of money was spent on dredging, but the news was shocking.

The Dutch let out harsh words if Major General Van Witt was safely escorted back to Spain for trial. The Dutch will take revenge on a number of related people, including Zheng Yiguan.

Therefore, Zheng Yiguan was terrified. Keep an eye on the East India Company.

Later, when he heard that the Dutch fleet had left and pursued the Spanish prison fleet, he immediately organized manpower and goods to trade in the South Seas. In addition to thinking about making the first pot of gold like Na Haonan, Zheng Yiguan wanted to inquire about Na Haonan's situation and wait for an opportunity to kill Deng Haonan.

As a result, Zheng Yiguan sent eight Daifuku ships full of goods and twenty warships to escort them.

These twenty warships are all ships of great fortune, and the escort seems to be making a big fuss, but in fact, they want to go to Manila to find trouble with Na Haonan.

Leading the team this time are Zheng Yiguan's younger brothers Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao, both of whom are eighteen Zhi generals.

Zheng Yiguan's Thousand Fortune Ship was actually only about 300 tons, with three masts and a double-deck gun. It is equipped with 20 Franc machine guns and two red-coat cannons, one in the front and one in the front.

The ship's tower has only one floor, covered with a bamboo canopy to shelter from the wind and rain, and the bow of the ship is high without a seal. The total length is 70,000 meters, and the width of the ship is 70,000 meters. Drainage red stew, can be a letter person.

Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao were ordered by Zheng Yiguan to escort this batch of goods to Nanyang, ready to make a big profit. The cost of the goods alone is as high as one million taels, because they have to pass through the Chaogang control area, so the two brothers are extra careful to protect it.

Twenty thousand warships with ten on each side, surrounded eight cargo ships in the middle.

Two days in the sphere of influence of the Chao Gang. The two brothers never dared to sleep for fear of being robbed.

At this time, he had just left the territory of the Chaobang and entered the South China Sea, and was about to sleep, when he suddenly received a report and discovered the Western Fleet.

"Second brother! What to do? When Zheng Zhibao heard that the Western fleet appeared in front of him, he hurriedly asked Zheng Zhihu.

Zheng Zhihu scolded behind the truth. Sigh: "The flag is Dutch, damn it!" I don't know how much tolls I have to pay this time? ”

Although Zheng Yiguan cooperated with the Dutch, the Dutch have always eaten alone, so they levy up to half of the toll on Zheng Yiguan's route. Therefore, Zheng Yiguan has rarely sent ships to sea recently. If it hadn't been for the fact that the Dutch fleet had left this time, he would not have made such a big bet.

Zheng Zhibao asked suspiciously, "Didn't the Dutch fleet leave?" Coming back so soon? ”

Zheng Zhihu sighed: "Even if it's not the Dutch fleet coming back, it could be the fleet of the Dutch East India Company?" ”

"The Dutch East India Company eats people and doesn't spit out bones, let's slip away first!" Zheng Zhibao said worriedly. Zheng Zhihu looked at the direction of the wind, the southeast wind was blowing, and sighed: "The wind direction is not good for us, the ship is fast, if we run, all the goods are gone, how can we go back and explain?" Let's talk to them first, it's better not to lose all your money! ”

At this time, the helmsman asked if he had turned, and Zheng Zhihu scolded unhappily: "Turn a fart!" Stop the boat! Prepare a boat and send Lao Tzu over to negotiate! Damn, *** red hair! ”

Under Zheng Zhihu's scolding roar. The entire fleet set sail and stopped.

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Here, the lookout on the Black Pearl keeps reporting distances.

Until the other party lowers the sails and stops the boat. A sneer appeared at the corner of Na Haonan's mouth.

Sure enough, after he raised the flag of the Dutch, Zheng Yiguan's people would choose to stop the ship to negotiate.

Deng Haonan wanted this, and as a result, he immediately ordered: "The third squadron will keep its speed and course unchanged, outflank it from the right flank, and wait until it sees this ship firing." Immediately open fire and attack, and cut off the enemy ship's retreat! The 1st and 2nd squadrons are left full rudders! ”

The order was given, and the ten frigates of the Third Squadron continued to keep course north, the port guns prepared to attack, while Na Haonan's main fleet and the second squadron turned to the west with the left full rudder.

"Full rudder left!"

"Full rudder left!"

After the first and second fleets had made a left turn, they headed straight for the front of Zheng Yiguan's flotilla and faced them on the starboard side.

"The 2nd Squadron is advancing at full speed with full right rudder and outflanking from the left, waiting for the ship to open fire. Attack now! ”

The 2nd Squadron accelerated away from the 1st Squadron and turned right at full speed. Outflanking the left flank of Zheng Yiguan's fleet. At the same time starboard artillery was ready to attack.

Soon, Deng Haonan's main force, the First Squadron, arrived at the front of the enemy fleet, and the two sides were about a mile apart.

Di Haonan ordered: "Starboard artillery fire ready!" ”

"Starboard artillery fire ready!"

The order was issued step by step, the starboard guns of the Black Pearl were the first to complete the preparations, the gun doors on the three-tier gun deck were opened one by one, the guns of the black hole hole were pushed out of the wall in turn, and the starboard artillery were one by one. Concentrate on the target that is about to enter the door.

And Zheng Yiguan's people were not prepared yet. Zheng Zhihu had already gotten off the boat and slowly rowed towards Deng Haonan's ship, the Black Pearl.

It's close!

It's closer!

Only less than three hundred meters!

Deng Haonan suddenly shouted!

"Fire!"

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