In other words, the Dutch warship suddenly appeared in the waters near the town of Beitan, and it really won the jackpot by buying the Mark Six lottery.

It turned out that since Li Ao obtained the thousand-pound tiger cannon cast by Deng Haonan for him, he couldn't wait to go to sea to hunt, but unexpectedly collided with a Dutch warship. Due to the discord between the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal over the issue of Dongfan, in order to compete for control of the entire Dongfan, the Dutch East India Company applied to the Dutch United Provincial Republic for military assistance. Soon, the Dutch Navy sent an expeditionary fleet headed by Rear Admiral Van Weer to reinforce the Far East.

After Rear Admiral Van Witt's fleet arrived in Batavia in the Far East, it was under the control of the East India Company and was organized into the Penghu Fleet. There were four battleships with three gun decks, ranging from 80 to 95 guns due to the varying displacement of each battleship. There were six two-deck battleships, each armed with 50 to 70 guns. Twelve two-deck frigates, each armed with 35 to 60 guns. Twenty single-deck gun-deck frigates with guns ranging from 20 to 25 guns.

After the Dutch Penghu fleet arrived at Dongfan Island, the combined Spanish and Portuguese fleets were immediately weakened, and the Spanish Philippine Governor VICENT strictly ordered the Philippine fleet not to go to war and asked for help from the mainland. King Philip III of Spain urgently sent the 3rd Detachment of the Spanish Portuguese Armada to reinforce the Far East against the Dutch fleet. However, it would take a year for the Armada to reach the Far East, so Spain and Portugal had to clamp their tails and let the Dutch monopolize the entire Far Eastern maritime trade.

Spain and Portugal were in a weak position, and their strongholds on Dongfan could only be on the defensive. In the face of the aggressiveness of the Dutch army, the Twenty-Eight Brothers Alliance intensified its contradictions with the Dutch merchants on issues such as the North Port of Dongfandao, the maritime trade in Southeast Asia, and the trade between the Japanese and the Japanese. So the chief commander Yan Siqi had no choice but to tear his face with the Dutch and order all the warships of the alliance to gather to fight, but the brother alliance was uneven and timid, and just ran into the Dutch Penghu fleet, Zheng Yiguan's people ran away, followed by Yang Tiansheng, Chen Xinji, Li Zhiqi and others also ran away, and the alliance fleet was defeated.

The Dutch fleet was chasing the alliance warships everywhere, and Li Ao did not take his secret fleet to participate in the war, he lurked in the distance and was ready to fish for some oil and water from the side, but Li Ao was leading his fleet to rob a coalition brother's warship, when he was hit by three main battleships of the Dutch fleet, as a result, Li Ao did not succeed in eating black, but caused a commotion, and was chased by the Dutch fleet all the way to Beitan Town.

On the battleship Everen, the flagship of the Dutch Penghu fleet, Rear Admiral Van Witt put down his monoculars and asked the deputy captain next to him, "Is this the regular fleet of the Ming people or pirates, why am I confused!" ”

The deputy captain put down the binoculars and replied with some surprise: "According to the intelligence, there are only the officers and soldiers of the Daming Beacon Gate Water Village nearby, but there are only a few broken warships there. And there is a small group of pirates near this North Pond Town, all of which are small boats. ”

Major General Fan Weite said unhappily: "The sound of their artillery is obviously different from the sound of the artillery of various countries that we know, and the firepower is fierce, it is expected that it should be newly created by the Ming people themselves!" ”

The deputy captain nodded and sighed: "In the past, the artillery of the Ming people was very backward, and the damn Portuguese taught the Ming people advanced artillery technology, and the Ming people only took a short time to imitate and improve the artillery, and the power was much higher than before!" ”

Major General Van Weit said: "I have read the history of this great empire in the East, this is a mysterious country that is admirable, but at the moment their artillery is still not comparable to our Wimint cannon, we don't need to be afraid of them!" ”

The deputy captain said with a smile: "This time, we could have annihilated Yan Siqi's Maritime Alliance in one fell swoop, but it's a pity that these Ming people can run better than rabbits!" Just so we can wipe out the pirates here, and give an account to the East India Company executives, who complain every day that we don't do anything! ”

Rear Admiral Fan Weite's face was very unhappy after hearing this, and said: "Damn Zheng Yiguan, I told him to run away after the battle, who would have thought that he, an old fox, would run away before he could see his face, so that our fleet would not have time to encircle and annihilate Yan Siqi, miss the opportunity, and be angry with me!" ”

The deputy captain said: "We promised Zheng Yiguan that only after he helps us eliminate Yan Siqi, Beigang will belong to him, is this price too great?" I think Zheng Yiguan is obviously using us to help him get to the top! ”

Major General Fan Weite nodded: "That's right! He, Zheng Yiguan, is using us! They Ming people like rats to move knives in the nest, and they deserve their empire's internal and external troubles! However, only if they fight among themselves, we will have a chance to make a fortune here! ”

The deputy captain said: "What the general said is true! However, this Zheng Yiguan is obviously more cunning than that Yan Siqi, and I am afraid that after helping him ascend to the throne, I will erect a strong enemy! ”

Major General Fan Weite snorted coldly and said: "It seems that you still don't understand this eastern country, they have a saying, called 'snipe and clam compete for fishermen and profits', think about the biggest enemy of the Ming Empire, Nurhachi!" started with only thirteen pairs of armor, and now occupies a quarter of the land of the Ming Dynasty, if it is not for the Ming people fighting in the nest, how can there be such an ending? Now that Yan Siqi and Zheng Yiguan are fighting openly and secretly, the biggest beneficiary is naturally us, do you think I will give him Zheng Yiguan in Beigang? It will be a colony of our Republic, and in the future, we may be able to use Dongfan Island to conquer the entire Ming Dynasty! How can it be cheaper for others? ”

"Shogun Takami!" The deputy captain suddenly realized at this time, and gave a thumbs up to Fan Weite, his face full of admiration.

Rear Admiral Van Weite then said: "Order all ships to flatten this water village, I will strangle them in the bud!" ”

The flag operator received the order and quickly informed the other two battleships to fire fiercely at Li Ping's water village, and suddenly the cannon roared and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air. The naval guns of the Dutch Navy are ferocious, and the foreign trade model of the Weiminte cannon is the Hongyi cannon exported to the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the deputy captain suddenly said: "Although we don't have a record of this water village, but just now I have asked the guide sent by Zheng Yiguan, this small village next to it, called Bei Zhen Town, is under the jurisdiction of Daming Ding Haiwei!" ”

Fantesi said: "My goal is only to destroy this group of enemies!" ”

The deputy captain smiled: "The enemy has become a turtle in the urn, and he will definitely die!" Two other warships are enough, we finally have a trip, why don't we send troops to the town to check it out? ”

Fantesi understood what the deputy captain meant, glanced at the water village that was being bombarded by the blocked doorway, and expected that the enemy would not come out, so he said: "Okay! Let's go up and take a break! Tell the guide to lead the way! ”

Then, amid a wicked laugh between the two, the battleship Ephersian headed for the hidden docks of North Pond.

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Soon, a thousand-pound tiger power cannon specially made by Deng Haonan for the lecture hall was pushed over by more than a dozen students, and Da Niu also moved out all the propellants and shells that Deng Haonan had secretly refined.

The shape of the Qianjin Tiger Cannon in the Lecture Hall has not changed, the only change is that the steel used in this cannon has been tempered many times, and its strength is greater than that of other artillery of the same type. The main reason is that Deng Haonan wanted to test the power of the propellant and the chamber pressure that the gun bore can bear, so as to maximize the range and power of the gun under the existing rudimentary conditions.

Although the quantity of the various ingredients of the propellant stored in the room of Deng Haonan is small, only three packets, the purity is very high, and the proportion of gunpowder is close to the standard.

A few shells are also Deng Haonan's specially made zuò flowering shells, using the most primitive firecracker medicine twist as a fuse, although it is relatively earthy, but the practicality is still good.

After Deng Haonan improved this Huwei cannon, the front sight was deliberately improved, and a notched light door, ruler and angle control instrument were added to strengthen the accuracy of the artillery attacking moving targets.

Deng Haonan had quietly tested that the range and power of this Qianjin Huwei cannon were very close to the Dutch-made Hongyi cannon, but because it had been placed in the martial arts school, outsiders only thought it was the same as the Qianjin Huwei cannon on the warship.

As the Dutch battleship approached, Deng Haonan took a few capable students to set up the Huwei gun, aiming the muzzle at the dock, and once the Dutch landed, Deng Haonan would open fire.

Lin Feng quietly leaned over and asked, "Master, why is this Dutch warship coming towards us?" Why didn't it go with the other two warships to shell the water village? ”

Deng Haonan stared at the slowly approaching battleship on the opposite side and said in a low voice, "Have you seen it?" There is a red flag hanging on the highest mast of this battleship, which refers to the flagship, which is equivalent to Li Ao's ship, commanding the other two! ”

Huzi leaned over and said fiercely: "These damn red-haired people never leave empty-handed everywhere!" Burning, killing and looting, doing all kinds of evil, the most pitiful thing is not the people they killed, but the people who were sold by them to Nanyang as piglets, those people live a hellish life, it is worse than death! ”

When Lin Feng and the other students heard this, they immediately clenched their fists, and asked Deng Haonan to teach these red-haired people a good lesson, and even let Deng Haonan sink this Dutch warship.

Deng Haonan was speechless for a while, and said in his heart: These students really regard themselves as omnipotent teachers! But think about it, most of these students are fourteen or fifteen-year-old children, although physiologically, the Ming Dynasty has used them as adults, but in Deng Haonan's heart, they are all minors, and the dependence in their hearts is still very strong. And now Deng Haonan's role is precisely the hero in their minds.

Ya, it's really hard to ride a tiger!

After Deng Haonan rolled his eyes, he couldn't look like he was on a bad day in front of the students, and said at the moment: "Look at the teacher, I'll help you teach them a good lesson!" But we'll have to wait until the Red-haired people get closer, because we only have one cannon and a few shells! ”

After hearing Deng Haonan's words, all the students immediately nodded at him excitedly, their eyes full of anticipation.

Deng Haonan said in his heart: If you don't hit the Dutch battleship this time, you will die!

So, Deng Haonan hurriedly corrected the gun again, determined the angle at which the gun was aimed at the dock, and waited for the Dutch battleship to enter the aiming range of the door, but his heart became nervous for no reason.

It's close!

The Dutch battleship began to lower the sail height, and the battleship was slowing down. Suddenly, a fire flickered on the Dutch battleship. Deng Haonan immediately understood that the Dutch had opened fire, and immediately signaled everyone to hide and not be discovered by the Dutch. Because Deng Haonan understood that the Dutch's artillery had a long range, there was no reason to fire until now, it should be to open artillery to check whether there were ambushes near the shore dock, and it was indeed a well-trained regular army.

A round of shells flew all over the sky, both solid and scattered, and the mounds and grass near the pier were blown up in a mess, dusty and rocky.

Dozens of students were able to lie down honestly in a hidden place, learning from Deng Haonan's example and trying to protect their heads as much as possible. However, after all, many of these students have not experienced such a situation, and suddenly a few students shouted, Deng Haonan hurriedly shouted at them not to scream, but unfortunately the effect was not great. After a while, two students suddenly stood up regardless of a single moment, and Deng Haonan thought that they were going to rush up and fight the Dutch, but the two of them turned around and ran away.

Damn it! Deng Haonan spat out a pile of dirt in his mouth, very angry, because the two of them exposed their targets.

Sure enough, the Dutch battleship was suddenly filled with the sound of birds, the sails were raised again, and the battleship began to prepare to turn around and continue firing with the other gun.

Can't wait! Deng Haonan knew that if the other party turned the rudder to the side of Ling, he would not fire randomly like just now, but would directly fire at Deng Haonan and others.

It was a battleship with three gun decks, and dozens of guns opened fire, and even if they were not killed, they were smashed flat by iron eggs.

Deng Haonan quickly corrected the artillery, aimed at the Dutch battleship, and shouted: "Fire!" ”

Huzi picked up the fire fold, lit the fuse, and covered his ears with his hands like the other students.

With a loud bang, the shells whistled and flew towards the enemy ship, exploding with a bang, stirring up a column of water several meters high.

The first shot was close and failed to hit the enemy ship.

Seeing that the Dutch battleship continued to turn, Deng Haonan hurriedly shouted: "The artillery is raised to third gear!" Clean up the chamber! ”

Under the leadership of Lin Feng, several bold students adjusted the original flat firing muzzle and lowered the artillery ear to the third gear, about 35-elevation position.

Da Niu hurriedly cleaned up the residual sparks in the barrel with the cotton stalks, and then Huzi reloaded the propellant into the barrel, Lin Feng put the shell in it, and Deng Haonan aimed at the enemy ship again.

Boom!

The second shell flew out of the barrel, and the sound of the cannon shook the ears of several people, and it buzzed. Through the thick smoke in front of me, I saw that the cannonball hit the top sail of the Dutch battleship, and exploded violently, instantly blowing up the canvas with thousands of holes, and several places even burned.

"Hit!" The surrounding students applauded, and even a few students stood up excitedly. However, Deng Haonan knew that the cannon was high, because the mast of the Dutch battleship was very high, so the cannonball could easily hit the sail above. So he hurriedly ordered the students to lower the cannon to second gear and at the same time clean the chamber.

At this time, the Dutch battleship had already turned around, Deng Haonan hurriedly shouted and lay down, and then saw that the students didn't understand, and shouted: "Get down!" ”

Knock knock!

The starboard guns of the Dutch battleship opened fire one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the shells whistled and flew in, and immediately blew up the nearby flying sand and rocks, and the air waves wrapped in mud and sand hit the body, and it hurt through the clothes.

Without having time to think about it, Deng Haonan estimated the direction of the opponent's artillery, hurriedly loaded the last shell into the barrel, and then aimed at the position where the Dutch battleship was about to pass through in a few seconds, and lit the fire rope.

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Correction notice: It has been more than ten days, only to find out that the group number of the Second Division of the Imperial General Staff in the introduction of the page is incorrect, Khan first! It has been corrected, and the group number in the second place is 122207137, and everyone is welcome to join the group to discuss. In addition, there are two places in the General Staff Department, (∩_∩)......