The lookout seemed to have noticed something, and desperately waved the flag to the deck.

The herald on deck understood, and immediately went to report.

"Newspaper—"

"The two ships in the rear are our ships!"

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he picked up the binoculars and walked quickly to the deck.

"Your Majesty, don't ......"

Jin Ying hurriedly followed, he wanted to stop but didn't dare to stop now, so he could only follow and dissuade him bitterly.

Although he knew very well that the emperor would not listen at all.

"Your Majesty, you better go back to the command cabin, it's dangerous outside!"

The view on the deck is naturally not as good as the lookout, and Zhu Qizhen can only vaguely see that the two ships behind are both Ming and Ming, both in terms of style and flag.

This body of water belongs to the jurisdiction of Qiongzhou Wei, and it seems that it is Qiongzhou Wei.

"Kim Young!"

"Huh?"

"Who is the current commander of the Qiongzhou Guard?"

"The commander of the Qiongzhou Guard is...... Oh, yes!"

Jin Yingzheng thought about it carefully, and really remembered this person.

"It's Zhang Shiying, his father Zhang Dezhan died in Annan, Zhang Shiying's son inherited his father's business, and was appointed by Emperor Taizong as the commander of Qiongzhou Wei."

"It's still after Tadashi."

Zhu Qizhen put down the binoculars and said, "Give him a flag message, order him to fight together, the secondary artillery alert will be lifted, and the main gun will prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

The herald waved the flag and conveyed the will, and soon, the other side responded.

The two ships did come from Qiongzhouwei, and at this time, Zhang Shiying was standing on the deck of the flagship, also holding a telescope, carefully observing every move ahead.

"This ironclad ship has really been built, it looks huge, but I don't know what the combat power is."

The lieutenant general beside him said, "It is said that in order to build this ship, the imperial court spent a total of 30 million taels of silver, and the emperor is really willing to do it!"

Zhang Shiying sighed and said, "I knew that the ironclad ship could really be built, so I shouldn't have done that thing in the first place!"

The lieutenant general smiled and said, "My lord, the matter has come to this, please make a decision immediately, brothers are waiting!"

Zhang Shiying sighed, shook his head again, and said, "The left and right are dead, let's fight!"

The lieutenant general asked, "My lord, don't think about it anymore?"

"Still thinking about a fart, colluding with foreign devils, reselling the blueprints of the imperial court's ironclad ships, and reselling arms, everything is the sin of the Nine Clans, do you think the emperor can let us go?"

"What the Lord said is that the lowly will go and give the order now."

Zhang Shiying's eyes were cold, and he said slowly: "Tell the brothers that if the emperor does not die today, all of us will be buried with the whole family tomorrow!"

Ever since he heard that the ironclad ship had been tested in Qiongzhou, he knew that he was finished!

The emperor must have discovered something, otherwise, how could he suddenly kill from Ningbo to Qiongzhou?

I knew today, and I regretted not being at the beginning!

Originally, I thought that the ironclad ship was just a gimmick, who could float up the big iron bump?

It also has to carry people and goods, and it has combat effectiveness, and it is said that it is necessary to bring a large boiler, as well as thousands of catties of coal and fresh water, what are you kidding?

Therefore, when those foreigners revealed that they hoped to see the drawings of the ironclad ship, he was very unimpressed.

As long as you pay for it, what's the matter if I get it for you?

Anyway, it's all fantasy and unrealistic things, given to you, and you can't make it.

These foreigners are said to have come from a country called Eastern Rome in the West, and they were very generous, and they spent a lot of money to buy some artillery and muskets from themselves.

Although the imperial court explicitly prohibited the smuggling of arms, it was ...... People give a lot of money!

Yellow and clear gold, box by box, dazzling eyes!

But as a normal person, who can stand such temptation?

From that time on, Zhang Shiying and these Romans became business

Partner, immediately afterward, the other party made a request, wanting to establish a port on Qiongzhou Island as a foothold for ships to and from Daming.

For such a request, Zhang Shiying must have refused, but someone sent ten boxes of gold, so he ......

Qiongzhou Island is vast and sparsely populated, and there are no people in the first place, so it seems that there will be nothing wrong with finding a hidden port outside the fairway...... Right?

However, before his gold was hot, the news came, and the ironclad ship successfully tested the waters!

Zhang Shiying panicked, if the ironclad ship can really be built, it must be a weapon of the country, and the drawings of the ironclad ship should also be a secret in the secrets of the imperial court, the matter is serious!

He approached the Romans and ordered them to take out the drawings, dismantle the port, and disappear from the Ming Dynasty immediately.

However, the reply from the other party was that the drawings had been sent back to Constantinople, thousands of miles away, and that it was impossible to dismantle the port, and even if it did, it would be too late.

Zhang Shiying finally understood that he had fallen into the trap of the Romans!

Step by step, they seduce themselves, ...... with gold Of course, who can say no to that gold......

So far, it is impossible for me to get out of it, this matter is too big, no matter how you cover it up, sooner or later someone will find out.

For now, there is only one path left to choose.

Conspiracy!

The ironclad ship is fighting alone, without a fleet to accompany it, as long as it is annihilated here, there is hope that it will survive.

When the time comes, going overseas with gold will be enough for you to eat and drink for ten lifetimes.

"My lord, the emperor has issued an order asking our ships to follow the ironclad ships and fight together!"

"Speed up!"

"But, sir......

"But what? The emperor is here, and I, the commander, can't I personally greet him?"

The adjutant general comprehended it, clenched his fists and said, "Humble duty is ordered!"

On the Zheng He, the herald trotted to the command cabin: "Your Majesty, Qiongzhou Wei's ship requests to approach!"

"What are you doing so close? Let them follow behind, and when I need them, I'll speak through the flag!"

"Yes!"

After a while, the herald returned.

"Your Majesty, Qiongzhou Wei's ship has approached, and the flag shows that the commander of Qiongzhou Wei has come to greet him!"

Zhu Qizhen frowned, when is it, and say hello?

"Report!"

At this time, the flag officer in charge of the main gun ran into the command cabin.

"Your Majesty, the enemy ship has entered the range of the main gun!"

Zhu Qizhen said without thinking, "Open the cannon!"

"Yes!"

On the main battery of the Zheng He, the gunners were ready.

"Aim for ......"

"Ignition!"

Sneer......

The fire rope burned rapidly, emitting puffs of white smoke.

Now, there are six ships at sea.

To the south of Zheng He, were three Eastern Roman ships.

The flagship was on standby, and the two frigates were divided into left and right, flanked by the flanks.

The two ships were one large and one small, and the smaller one was fast and was the first to enter the range of the main guns.

On both sides of the Zheng He, there were the two ships of Qiongzhou Wei that had just caught up.

Zhu Qizhen's attention was all in front, and he didn't notice at all that on both sides of the hull, the muzzles of several black holes were already aimed at him.