The wings are going to be terrible now!

Chen Defang's heart that he had just put down immediately came up again. There was no problem with his front, because there were 190 cannons and no less than 80 three-bow bed crossbows. These 270 cannons/three-bow bed crossbows were used against eighty Arab warships, and each warship could be equipped with an average of three and a half cannons/three-bow bed crossbows.

But he was flanked by only one boat, which had 10 cannons and 4 three-bow crossbows that could fire sideways. A total of 14 cannons/three-bow bed crossbows had to deal with ten roundabout Arabic galleys and ships, and the firepower density was naturally much inferior. Although 10 cannons were ambushed on a nearby beach, they had a limited range and could only be fired when the Arabian oars and boats approached the covering ship. Therefore, this firepower was not enough to destroy all 10 Arab galleys.

Hand-to-hand combat looks like it's going to start on the flanks soon!

You have to have people go to support the flanks. Chen Defang suddenly remembered that he had no reserves at this time! I forgot to arrange a reserve...... How good is that?

"Master, let me go!"

At this time, the coffee little beauty actually took the initiative to ask for battle.

"You?" Chen Defang frowned, "What's the matter with your little girl?" ”

The coffee beauty smiled and patted her bulging chest and said with a smile: "Has the master forgotten that I am the heiress of the Solomon family?" ”

The House of Solomon? Chen Defang then remembered that Selassie. With his support, Solomon had just declared himself the head of the Solomonic family and the president of the Solomon Chamber of Commerce.

But Selassie. Solomon seems to have a son, and there is more than one, so can you make a little girl an heir?

Seeing Chen Defang's face full of doubts, the little girl grinned: "Don't worry, my master, as long as I go with your orders." I'm sure to make the Black Knights of House Solomon fight for you! ”

Most of Solomon's black warriors are still alive. When Tran Duc Fong led his men to attack Malé, the Sultan of Maldives and the head of the Solomon family knew each other well and chose to surrender. Now the Black Warriors were disarmed and circled near the docks with the slaves and the slave oarsmen. Solomon's ten sails were all docked at the dock, guarded by Tran's men. The Black Warriors' weapons and chain mail were thrown on one of the ships.

And Selassie. Solomon, with the support of Tran, usurped his father's throne and became the head of Solomon's family—a three-quarter-black Jew who was now the head of a half-black and one-quarter black group! And that one suspicious Selassie. Solomon was too dark, and thought Selassie. Solomon's mother, the previous leader of the Solomonic family, whose status was too lowly, is now locked up in the dungeon of the Sultan of the Maldives with tears in her eyes......

What a family coup!

For such a figure who used external forces to imprison his father and seize the throne of the head of the family. Of course, Chen Defang was not at ease. He himself is a great filial son, and he never thought of overthrowing Chen Huaiqing and becoming the king of Great Britain in advance.

Therefore, even if there is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and ours. Chen Defang also did not think of using these black Jews, who did not seem to be very capable of fighting-who knew if they would defect when they went to war?

Of course, the coffee beauty Goodit. Solomon was a good man and should be trustworthy.

"Good!" Chen Defang thought about it, but nodded heavily. "Go, Goodit, but be careful......" he said as he took a token from his belt and handed it to Little Beauty. He also handed over the flintlock pistol given to him by Chen Dexing. "You take this token, and the guards guarding the ship (the black Jews' oars and sails) will be at your command! You'll use this pistol, I've taught you, take it with you. ”

Take the token and pistol, Goodit. Solomon saluted respectfully, and then flew off the small sampan and headed for the docks.

At the same time, the two Fu boats covering Tran's two wings have already had their masts broken by two of them. He also received a round of shotgunfire, and was hit by several heavenly thunderbolts on the Arabian paddle sail and hit it with a boat.

The impact was not violent. After all, the two Arab pirate ships had been battered to pieces, and they only lightly touched their targets. Then more than a dozen divine ropes with iron hooks were thrown out at the same time, hooking the side baffle of the fortune ship, and firmly tying the two warships together.

Then there's the fierce gang fight!

"God is great! Kafil to Hell! ”

A shirtless pirate, wielding a scimitar, was the first to jump onto the deck of the ship. He was so athletic that he immediately threw himself over and rolled as he jumped onto the deck. Dodging the bullets that came at him, he used his scimitar to block a spear that had pierced him, and then rolled over to a panicked Chinese sailor. Then he leaped to his feet and slashed at the man's head with his scimitar. The Chinese sailor did not expect that he would meet such a master, and he panicked. There was only time to dodge slightly, dodging the head but not the shoulder.

It's the same with the shoulders! This Kafir is dead! The warrior of the Heavenly Sect thought proudly. He knew how sharp his Uzi scimitar was, and even if the other party approved a piece of chain mail, it would not help......

There was a thud, and it was the sound of metal colliding violently. This Heavenly Sect warrior immediately felt a sharp pain in the tiger's mouth and wrist in his right hand, and he could barely hold his treasure sword. What's going on? He looked down and slashed at an object that glowed silvery-white as if it were steel.

This is...... Armor of steel!? The warriors of the Heavenly Fang Sect were suddenly a little confused. He had vaguely heard some legends about the Steel-Armored Knight. It was as if some knights in steel armor appeared in China in the East, they were the most elite army of the Chinese emperor, stronger than the Mamluk warriors! It was they who defeated the mighty Mongol Empire and drove the Mongols from Asia to Europe.

Could it be that this time he met not an ordinary Chinese pirate, but the most elite knight of the Chinese emperor, a warrior more powerful than the Mamluk warriors?

This warrior of the Heavenly Sect suddenly felt a thrill in his heart, he was now shirtless, he didn't even have a shield, and he couldn't cut through other people's armor with a scimitar! If you encounter an opponent who is more powerful than the Mamluk warriors, I'm afraid you'll have to go to the virgin of the True God Leader now!

At this moment, the sharp pain and the popping sound of the blade piercing into the body came at the same time. A large sharp horizontal knife had pierced his body......

A one-sided battle unfolded simultaneously on two Fu ships. The armourless Arab warriors marched forward and met the steel-clad Kafir of the East, their Damascus scimitars striking more than a penny thick steel plate, causing no harm but to splash countless sparks and scratches. This was once the kind of crusader that terrified them. The sword, which can even split chain mail, has now lost its former edge. At the moment when these Arab pirates were shocked, a horizontal knife and a spear had already stabbed out.

Relying on the strength of the steel armor, the Chinese pirates lined up a horizontal formation on the deck, standing in two rows side by side, like army infantry. In the face of the scimitars of the Arabs, they did not need to dodge at all, they only needed to use the weapons in their hands to protect the vital points. The unattacked Steel-clad pirate wielded his sword. Shoot out your spear and greet the shirtless Arab pirates. In an instant, a bloody hole was pierced! Blood flowed across the deck, and dying screams rang out one after another.

But the impulse of the Arabian pirates was enormous, and in the blink of an eye several oars and sails collided with the lucky ship. Luckily, none of the galleys and sails were rammed. And because the sails were broken, the speed was not very fast. It hit the ship, but it wasn't enough to sink it. This kind of collision, which was not violent, still caused the fortune boat to shake violently, and all the people on it could not stand still for a while. The weakness of the Steelclad Soldiers' immobility was immediately revealed, and the battle line they formed side by side was immediately disrupted by the Arab pirates who rushed up like a wave.

The hand-to-hand combat on the sea suddenly became even more fierce!

……

Gallavin put down the binoculars. He whispered, "Rush up." ”

Maher also put down the binoculars and shook his head slightly: "The front is going to be defeated." At least half of the ship's masts had been broken, and the rest of the sails had become rags, and even if they barely rushed up, they were killed and wounded by shotguns and thunderbolts. They collapsed without even touching the side of their ship...... Your Highness the Emir, it seems that this sea will eventually be taken by them......"

Galavin smiled slightly: "Then we will retreat to the land." The Euphrates and Tigris rivers have fertile lands that once gave birth to great civilizations, but are now barren. He pointed to the dozens of Arab galleys and sails on the other side, which had begun to retreat. Let them recognize the reality, if it is so difficult to fight 21 Chinese armed merchant ships, then the Ming Navy is an enemy that we cannot shake. Then our battlefield should be in the Persian Gulf. We should relocate the Celestials of Muscat and Aden to the fertile valleys of the two rivers. Then a fortress was built at Ras Al Khaimah and heavily garrisoned on the island of Qeshm. At the same time, build galleys with ramming angles and front turrets in Basra and use battleships, using them to defend the Strait of Hormuz. If necessary. We can also build some caravals equipped with artillery and galleys for plundering on the oceans. Actually, we don't need that many pirates, we need small but lean pirate fleets, pirate ships that can really fight Chinese and are not easily captured by their fleets...... If they are not willing to treat us as equals and give up their ambitions for the Arabian Peninsula, then we will always use pirates who can maneuver quickly at sea to fight them! ”

This emir Gahravin was also a Mamluk sultan in another time and space. He can climb from a slave to the throne of a great power, and his people are naturally very discerning people. Even if he doesn't understand naval warfare, he can now see who is the master of the sea.

To paraphrase the theories of later generations, the Celestial Sect World did not have the strength to maintain a navy that could compete with the Ming Empire. Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing, and on the basis of firmly defending the Strait of Hormuz, develop a navy that can cause trouble for the Ming Empire. Use pirate raid tactics to attack the trade routes of the Ming Empire, and use this as a threat to seek a decent peace from the Ming Empire.

Maher let out a sigh. This emir Gaerawin was obviously a Wise Monarch, and he knew that the Celestial Sect's sea power was already in a clear weaker position. There is still room to hold the Strait of Hormuz, and at most a small pirate fleet can be formed to wreak havoc in the Arabian Sea. It was a dream to have a decisive naval battle with the Ming Dynasty in support of the Delhi Sultanate.

"But in today's naval battle, we are still the victors!" Gahravin suddenly pointed ahead and said with a smile, "Isfahan. Yusuf launched a new wave of attacks, and he did a good job, pinning down the enemy head-on, and then storming their flanks. He will become the sea thunder god of our Heavenly Sect in the future! ”

The first wave of the Celestial Sect Combined Fleet's offensive had been half dismantled, and the frontal assault had completely failed, but the two teams of Arab galleys with roundabout flanks had succeeded, and the two Fu boats covering the left and right of the Chinese fleet had been hit by several Arab galleys, and bloody hand-to-hand combat had begun. Although the warriors of the Heavenly Sect suffered heavy losses, it didn't matter. As long as these two ships have no way to get out of hand-to-hand combat, they will not be able to cover the flanks of the Chinese fleet. In this way, the combined fleet of the Tianfang Sect can continue to invest in warships, achieve a breakthrough from the flank of the Chinese, and turn the naval battle into a hand-to-hand melee!

……

There was a "bang", and a gunshot suddenly rang out near the pier on Male Island. The gunshots rang out, and a "coffee man" dressed in gorgeous silk clothes covered his chest and looked at Goodett standing in front of him with a very surprised and unwilling look. Solomon, and then the whole man collapsed to the ground. Gooditt was holding a smoke-emitting flintlock pistol in his right hand!

"Well, it's pretty good!" Goodit, who had just killed someone, did not change his face, but chuckled and shook the musket in his hand, and then his gloomy eyes swept over the surrounding several black and white uncles - they were all captains of the Solomon family, and of course important members of the family.

"Now, who else dares to disobey my orders?" The girl asked in a gloomy tone that didn't match her looks and age. "Who else? Stand up now! ”

"You killed him!" Selassie. Solomon looked at his daughter with his mouth wide open, he felt that his heart was black and ruthless enough, but he had never thought of killing people in the family. After all, the Solomon family was a merchant family, not a royal family.

"I have such power!" Goodit. Solomon raised the musket in his hand, "This is the musket given by my husband, the younger brother of the British Crown Prince, the Ming Sage Emperor!" Whoever dares to offend the majesty of the Chen dynasty can be killed with this gun! I am now a woman of the Chen family dynasty, and if you dare to oppose my orders, you are opposing the Ming sage! If you obey me, you will become a nobleman in the British Kingdom and you will be able to get involved in the slave trade in the Atlantic. If you don't obey me, I'll kill you all!" (To be continued......)