"Second master, it's really not bad today. It's hard to have such a good day in winter. After a while, let the brothers below bring some seafood, and the small one will accompany you to drink two cups. In the future, we will have to be carried by you. ”

"The eldest brother said that if the boiler could be moved to the ship, a kind of warship made of steel could be built. With this thing, Lao Tzu can lead the fleet to fight all the way to the edge of the sky. I heard that those people on the horizon are all red-bearded and blue-eyed. ”

"Redbeard and blue eyes, isn't that a ghost? Second master, don't scare me. Iron guys can also float on the sea? ”

"It's really possible, big brother mentioned it at that time. I made a tin basin and threw it into the water without sinking to the bottom. The things that the eldest brother said were never missed, and sometimes it felt strange. The eldest brother has lived in the village with us since he was a child, how can he know so much. ”

"Second master! Someone below chews his tongue and says ......! Chen Laohu looked outside, and his voice was slowly lowered.

"What tongue to chew?"

"The people below said that this world was brought down by the great marshal. From the beginning of the Tartar fight, until now it has leveled the Jinling Southern Ming puppet court. So in this world, it should be done by the handsome. It's like that...... Zhao ...... Zhao Kuangyin. ”

"Who dares to talk such nonsense, you have to take care of the broken mouth below. I know that you all have abacus in your stomach, but you have to listen to the eldest brother first for this kind of thing. ”

"That's what the brothers say below, I'm going to say. Second master! The little one also thinks that since the world is beaten down by the big handsome, how can the big handsome do it. The doll on the dragon chair, how can he be the emperor. Not to mention that we are not convinced, but also by the brothers of the army. ”

"That's what the Army says too?"

"Yes! The brothers in the Marine Corps came back and said that it can't be fake! ”

"Don't say this in the future, wait for the eldest brother to tell me."

"No, second master! Hey......! Second master, what do you see it is? Chen Laohu looked outside the Jianqiao and suddenly noticed that black spots appeared on the sea level in the distance.

Following the direction of Chen Laohu's finger, Li Xiu raised the telescope. It's too far away to see clearly, but these black spots don't look like merchant ships. Merchant ships do not have such a large scale, and these black spots may add up to more than 30 ships. Looking at the Ming Dynasty, Korea, and the Wa Kingdom, no one has such a large fleet of ships.

"Second master, I look like a battleship." Chen Laohu watched it for a long time, muttering in his mouth.

"Battleship? No, these are big ships. Bigger than their ship, if it was a battleship, who would it be? Zheng Zhilong is a small ship, and there is no such a big battleship. ”

"Wa Guo? North Korea? ”

"Not like! They couldn't afford to raise such a large fleet, and it would cost more than 100,000 taels of silver to build a five-masted ship. ”

"Who could that be?"

The two were guessing, when suddenly a thick cloud of smoke came out in the distance.

"Second master, something is wrong. There were small boats in front of those boats, and they were chasing them. You see, there are already ships on fire. ”

"The boat that caught fire is Zheng Zhilong's banner, who is so bold that he dares to do it on the surface of the East China Sea. When I'm dead, is Li Xiu dead? ”

"Second master, they have more than 20 ships, and we only have two. And their ships are also very large, it seems to be bigger than ours. Let's avoid it! The distance was a little closer, and Chen Laohu glanced at the size of the opposite fleet, and began to drum in his heart.

"Cowardly? I'm afraid of hair! We have flowering shells on our ship, what can they have on board? Big iron balls? How powerful that thing can be! "Li Xiu now disdains the navies of other countries. Dare to come to the East China Sea to make trouble, it is purely tired of being crooked.

Flowering bullets and the big iron balls of ordinary artillery are completely different things. The former is devastating to ships, while the latter faces a warship with watertight compartments, and even if it hits ten or twenty rounds, the warship will not necessarily sink.

"The second master is right, our cannon has a long range and a fast ship, fuck his son of a bitch."

"Turn the rudder to the left, take the downwind position, and meet the enemy on the side chord." Li Xiu put down the binoculars and immediately ordered the rudder to turn.

The bow of the ship crashed against the waves, and the ship began to raise its sails. The battleship accelerated sharply, cut its bow deep into the water, and then rose high, smashing the waves like mountains. Facing the battleship in the distance, he sailed over!

"Mr. Wu, the gunpowder you prepared is indeed good. The power of the shells is much greater. In the past, if you wanted to blow up such a battleship, you couldn't do it with one shot. ”

"Hehehe! Your Excellency George, this is the classic recipe of my Great Ming Kingdom. You don't lose money on this trip. Wu Sangui smiled at the sinking warship.

"The United Kingdom came to the Far East this time to teach the arrogant Ming a lesson. The duck slice trade is the main commodity of our East India Company, and you Ming dare to ban the duck slice trade. Her Majesty ordered me, George Yilu, to lead the fleet to the Far East, in order to use powerful warships to blast open the gates of the Ming Dynasty. Let you accept this commodity as duck chips! George Yilu looked at the burning ship in the distance.

Half a month ago, they attacked the Mawei shipyard in Fujian. With the new gunpowder provided by Wu Sangui, he successfully blew up all the warships in Mawei Port. Zheng Zhilong's fleet that had been built for several years was wiped out in one afternoon.

Today they chased the ship that escaped from Mawei until it reached the East China Sea, and finally sank the last warship. From then on, the Zheng family fleet rampaging in the South China Sea was no longer a problem. The ships of the East India Company could easily cross the strait without paying the Zheng family a son.

Moreover, the cargo ships of the East India Company could also directly transport duck slices to the coast of Daming. The coast of Daming is so big, it is impossible for the officials of Daming to close all the ports. There are always channels to transport the duck slices to the shore for sale.

Wu Sangui smiled, he could see clearly in Java for more than a year. The silk, tea, and exquisite porcelain produced in the Ming Dynasty are all liked by these barbarians. And their things, but nothing can be sold to Daming. Every year, a shipload of goods is transported across the ocean, and after being transported to the far west, it is exchanged for piles of silver.

This kind of loss-making business will sooner or later empty the treasury of the Far West. In desperation, the East India Company could only sell duck slices to Daming to make a huge profit. But the Zheng family allowed everything to be trafficked, but they did not agree to the East India Company's request to traffic duck slices. Just three years ago, the Zheng family burned five opium ships at sea at once, which completely angered the United Kingdom, and their queen sent the best royal admirals, and I heard that George Yilu, who was still a royal family, led a fleet to the Far East in order to open the door to the Ming Dynasty.

Forcing them to accept the duck slice trade! The most profitable fist product of the East India Company and even the United Kingdom.

"Unknown warship spotted ahead!" The lookout post suddenly shouted loudly.

Yilu immediately picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction the lookout post was pointing. Sure enough, two huge five-masted ships appeared on the sea level. It looks like a Dutch warship, approaching quickly with full sails.

I heard that a few years ago, the Dutch had made an expedition to the East, but in the end it was lost in the East, and none of the warships returned to Europe. Since then, the Netherlands has declined, and the supremacy of the sea has been replaced by Her Majesty's Kingdom of Great Britain.

"The Dutch ships don't seem to be so friendly to us. Get ready for battle! Yilu put down the binoculars and ordered his men to start preparing for battle.

"Mr. George, this is not a Dutch warship. Rather, it was the Dutch warships captured by the Ming Dynasty, and they were personally commanded by the younger brother of the Ming ruler. Be careful of them, their artillery is very advanced and has a very long range. And...... They also use flowering shells! ”

"Her Majesty's Royal Navy is not afraid of any enemy." George Yilu looked proudly into the distance, it was this fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada in the first place. He didn't think that the Ming people in front of him were more powerful than the Invincible Armada.

"If Your Excellency is able to defeat these two ships, then you have inflicted heavy damage on the Ming Navy. As far as I know, there are only five such warships in the Ming Navy. The remaining small ships, which were not even as good as Zheng Zhilong's fleet, were not to be feared. Wu Sangui saw George Yilu's self-confidence and immediately encouraged him to rush over and kill the two ships.

He was eighty percent sure that Li Xiu was on one of the warships.

As long as Li Xiu is killed, it is equivalent to removing one of Li Xiao's arms. As long as Li Xiao can be unhappy, Wu Sangui is willing to do it. Moreover, taking out these two battleships will only be good for him, and there will be no harm in him.

George Elilu's self-confidence is very justified, because he is only leading the fleet's clippers. The remaining main force of the fleet is still off the coast of Fujian. The size of the entire fleet reached a hundred. This time the Kingdom of Great Britain is also a bloody investment, but compared to resuming the duck slice trade and earning a lot of silver, it is worth the price.

The British battleships quickly seized the upper hand and formed battle formations.

"The enemy is well-trained! Second master, you have to be careful. Chen Laohu held the binoculars and saw the movement of the opposing fleet. The quick reaction of the opposing fleet surprised him very much. This navy is absolutely well-trained.

"It's a bit of a way, ranging!" Li Xiu's face was gloomy, and he also felt that the navy opposite was different. Not just the number of ships they shipped, but their tactical moves. This is definitely a professional navy, and it's very tough. Far from being comparable to those pirates!

"Five thousand meters!" The rangefinder reported loudly.

"Across the hull, salvo!" Five thousand meters, this distance can already meet the requirements of shelling, but the distance is relatively long, and the hit rate is not high. Therefore, Li Xiu took a salvo of gunfire from one side of the ship. This can effectively increase the probability of hitting, and it is not a joke for this thing to hit one.

The ship quickly filled its rudder to the left, and the huge hull pressed against the waves. The side of the ship, full of muzzles, was exposed, and the soldiers took the shortest time to look at it, with the officer's order. Twenty brass cannons made a loud noise at the same time, and the shells flew towards the opposite ship with a whistle.

George Yilu saw the opposite warship sideways to the hull, and his face was a little disdainful. He didn't believe that the other side's shells could hit such a distance of 5,000 meters. Even if they could hit this far, the hit rate of the shells was frighteningly low.

Let them shoot the first round, their own ships need to remain calm. Take advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's reloading of cannonballs to lead the fleet to pounce. It's just two battleships, and a salvo can turn them to smithereens.

George Yilu's confidence had not lasted more than two minutes when a loud explosion was heard from the third battleship on the side of the ship on his right. Two flowering shells hit the battleship accurately, and the shells easily smashed the wooden side, one of which went straight into the powder magazine. The huge explosion directly blew the battleship in two.

Countless debris rained down from the sky, causing countless splashes on the surface of the sea.

"Damn it!"

"I warned you, Mr. George."

"Sideways over the hull and fired." Naturally, George Yilu would not suffer such a dumb loss, and he was very surprised to lose a battleship just after the start of the war. The other party is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the artillery has such a long range, and it can accurately hit its own battleship.

Nineteen battleships quickly crossed the hull, and the gunners quickly took aim at the urging of the officers. With a roar, cannonballs like raindrops flew towards the Ming warship.

Crossing the hull of a ship in a naval battle can naturally bring out the power of the sidestring cannon. But there is also a drawback, the exposed side chord increases the hull area, which naturally increases the probability of being hit.

"Bang!" Li Xiu felt a shock to the hull of the ship, and then another shock.

Although Li Xiu ordered the ship to sail in a zigzag, three shells hit the hull. Smoke billowed from the left side of the ship, and the screams of the wounded sailors were heartbreaking. Fortunately, the ship's powder magazine, which was below the waterline, was not hit by shells.

"If you are responsible for extinguishing fires, you must keep the ammunition depot. The ammunition was discarded on the left side of the ship, and the shells next to the gun emplacements were all pushed into the sea by Lao Tzu. "Li Xiu's neck was bruised, and he was only hit by three shells, and he was really fatal.

Almost at the same time, smoke billowed from another warship.

"Break, retreat!" Li Xiu knew that he had met an opponent, and the opponent actually used a flowering bullet. It was just a salvo, and his own boat and the battleship next to him were wounded. If you continue to fight, you will definitely be sunk.

Careless! Still careless!

Over the years, relying on the sharp artillery fire, there is no opponent in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, and he has unconsciously developed an arrogant temper. Now that I have suffered a big loss, I can only knock out my teeth and swallow it in my stomach.

In the end, all these years of training were not in vain, with Li Xiu's order. The battleship quickly cut crosswise, cutting a huge arc across the sea, leaving a crescent-shaped imprint. The gunners pushed all the shells on one side into the sea. The soldiers braved the smoke and extinguished the fire on the ship. The sea water was poured on the fire, and the steam was so strong that people could not open their eyes.

"Want to run? Hehe! It's not that easy! Pursue with all your might, aim your main guns and be sure to sink them. Seeing that the Ming warship was about to escape, George Yilu was willing to let go, and the nineteen warships immediately began to pursue.

Li Xiu stood on the Jianqiao Bridge and shouted loudly for command. Suddenly, a cannonball landed on the foredeck. The blast wave of the shell shattered the windshield on the bridge ......!