"Marzhefak!"

A classic British national curse rang out angrily in the roar of artillery.

Captain Jack, who planned to make a fortune in the East and go back to enjoy his retirement life, disappeared into the vast sea before he reached the dream country of the East and made a lot of money.

Oh no, to be precise, he has already arrived in the territory of the Eastern Country, because here in the near future, the red Ming banner will be raised.

It's not that this guy is unlucky, it's that this guy really deserves to die.

You say you're wearing so bells and whistles in a crowd of shirtless crews, and standing so tall that fools know you're the leader, and don't beat you to whom.

The gunner, who was in charge of aiming, locked on to this guy at a glance.

Even soldiers with a low level of education understand this truth, and Captain Jack is very fortunate to be targeted by no less than four cannons.

The treatment of being targeted by several cannons at the same time, it is estimated that in this world, I am afraid that only he can enjoy it.

"Kill!"

The first round of artillery fell, and before the white-skinned pigs could react from their panic, on the deck of the fleet led by Zhu Zhangui, the canvases that were originally disguised as cargo were lifted one by one, and a Marine soldier wearing all kinds of underwear and half-armor aimed at the opposite side with a burst of wild fire.

The machine gunner at the commanding heights was even more smiling, while frantically pulling the trigger, harvesting the lives on the opposite ship.

"Damn, fight back!"

"Bastard, Captain Jack!"

"Jack is dead, fight back, these damn yellow-skinned monkeys will kill us, fight them."

Roars and curses rang out throughout Jack's fleet, and the guy who had stupidly heard the order to counterattack actually got up and drew his bow or took an arquebus and launched an attack on the Ming army's team.

God is merciful, and for these people who are in a hurry to die, her old man is very happy to accept them.

After a volley of shots, those guys who stupidly stood up to fight back just showed their heads, and before they could fire the arrows and bullets in their hands, they were beaten into a sieve by the oncoming rain of bullets.

And those guys who shouted to fight back didn't even raise their heads, and the ones who hid were called tight, and at the same time they didn't forget to shout loudly and let others launch a counterattack.

"Damn the bastards, are they devils, we didn't provoke them at all, why attack us."

"What are you doing under the boat, hurry up and row and retreat, retreat!"

"Doesn't the flagship have artillery? Why not fire? ”

A panicked and frightened shout sounded on the white-skinned pig boat, and this voice knew that the Ming army on the opposite side could faintly hear it.

The commander who commanded the gunners in the lower cabin heard the panicked and frightened shouts of the boss on the other side.

Although he couldn't understand what was being said, it didn't affect his happy mood in the slightest.

Taking a deep breath of the smoke-filled air, the commander let out a low groan of satisfaction, the familiar pungent sensation that made him feel good.

He is also an old sailor, and he was also a person who went to sea with Zhu Zhangui back then.

But since the reorganization of the navy back then, he has never enjoyed this kind of face-to-face artillery shooting, as well as the thrill of ships colliding and rushing up to fight one-on-one.

He missed this feeling so much.

There is no way, there are too many warships of the Ming Dynasty, and there are only so many enemy countries around that can fight with the Ming Dynasty.

There are even fewer countries that can fight at sea, and there are many old crew members in the artillery compartments, and since they became navy, the artillery in their hands has not really been used at all, except for exercises.

This makes many people very regretful, there is no opponent with strong force, and this loneliness and loneliness make them uncomfortable.

Whenever in the dead of night, stroking the cold artillery around them, they will miss the days when they followed Zhu Zhangui on the sea.

It's a pity that a year, two years, so many years have passed, and there are fewer and fewer opponents who can challenge the Ming Navy, and even many people are thinking that maybe when they reach the age of discharge, these big treasures they take care of may not have the opportunity to have a close contact with the enemy's ships.

And just when they were worried, the news of going to sea again came, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince followed.

Who is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it is the invincible pirate leader who led them across the entire South China Sea back then, as well as some areas of the West Sea.

Isn't there a saying that is good, follow the prince without worrying about fighting.

It had only been a long time since he had been out to sea, and he had the opportunity to fight, although there were only armed merchant ships on the other side, but it did not affect the happy mood of the soldiers in the slightest.

Even some of the gunners, whose faces were swollen red with excitement and excitement, were loaded much faster than before.

"Report, artillery reloaded!"

The report of his subordinates sounded in his ears, and the commander of the artillery cabin rubbed his nose, looked at the battleship on the opposite side that was filled with smoke and dust from gunshots, and excitedly waved the command flag in his hand.

"Fire!"

"Boom! Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

Smoke and flames erupted from the muzzle, and the cannonball, which was converted into a cone, rotated at high speed with the blessing of rifling, and slammed into the hull of the opposite ship.

The high-speed kinetic energy brought strong lethality and penetration to the shell, coupled with the cone-shaped armor-piercing ability, the shell went straight into the hull, bringing pieces of scars to the white-skinned pig's ship.

In fact, wooden battleships are not like those staged in later films and televisions, which will be shattered with a bang like a paper lake.

The ancients were not so stupid, they knew that the thicker the hull, the stronger the defense, so in this era, the vast majority of warships above the waterline, the thickness of the defensive planks was almost 60 cm, and some super-large warships, such as Zheng He's treasure ship, had a hull plank defense of more than one meter.

Although Daming's artillery has entered the third generation, the demand of various units is too great, and the navy is a big artillery player, not to mention that the army is rushing to grab it.

Therefore, at present, in the navy, in addition to some main warships, the guns used by many warships are still the old front-loading smoothbore guns.

Although the gunpowder of the Ming shells has been improved, it is still a bit difficult to blast the hull of the ship directly with the kind of super thick plank, and it is also a hard plank specially prepared for ships.

As for high-explosive shells, under such thick plank defense, the lethality may not be as good as solid shells.

It's not that the delayed fuze is not bad, but that thing is too wasteful of time and manpower, and it is okay to simply make one or two to play, and it is impossible to equip it with a large artillery company like the navy.

It is precisely because of the hardness of the hull that in the period of sail warships, the navy recorded its exploits not mainly by the number of warships sunk, but by the number of sailors killed, as in later generations.

As the battle continued, there were almost no people left on the opposite deck, littered with corpses shattered by artillery guns, as well as blood and filthy entrails that filled the deck.

"Order the ships to stick up and prepare for the battle!"

Zhu Zhangui, who was standing in the command room to observe the battle situation, saw that the sailors on the opposite side were all nested in the cabin and did not dare to come out, so he sneered and ordered the string to fight.

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Although this will cause casualties on the other side, Zhu Zhangui doesn't care, how can there be immortals in a war.

In fact, it is not difficult for Zhu Zhangui to sink the other party, the two ironclad ships were transferred, not to mention one cannon and one child, just this kind of broken wooden ship, when encountering super artillery of more than 200 calibers, if one shot goes down, it will be half crippled.

But then again, Zhu Zhangui didn't come out to fight this time, but to rob.

If the other party is sunk, what will happen to the treasure goods on it? What to do with the supply cargo above.

This is all something that doesn't cost money, although it's a little less, but mosquito legs are also meat.

The family foundation is saved little by little, and the royal life is not easy these years, and it is a little bit to save a little.

With Zhu Zhangui's order, the ship quickly approached the enemy, except for the gunners who continued to bombard, the other sailors and soldiers all stood on the deck excitedly, brandishing the revolver in their hands, and looking at the ship that was getting closer and closer with a cruel smile.

"Oh roar..."

At a distance of about 10 meters between the two ships, the old crew members who had followed Zhu Zhangui many times to rob were shocked by the strange screams in their mouths as they did back then, and they grabbed the reins and swung them directly.

The people on the deck were not idle, some threw the rope hook and pulled the opposite boat hard to make the two sides closer, and some held the plank, ready to board the ship and prepare for the gang fight.

"Boom!"

The old fishhead landed heavily on the opposite deck with both feet, and then made a quick roll, unloading the impact of the fall.

Don't look at the old fish head is over 40 years old, that reckless body, no worse than those young people.

I think that when Zhu Zhangui went to sea to rob, this guy was always in the front every time, and he was always the vanguard of the team.

Between the tumbling of the old fish's head, his eyes sharpened and observed the entire deck.

He didn't care about the corpses next to him, and he didn't dislike the blood and flesh all over the ground.

"Haha, there are two small fish!"

His eyes swept over the deck in an instant, the old fish head chuckled, and quickly pulled out the revolver on his waist with his left hand, and "bang" two shots, and put down two white-skinned pigs hiding in dark corners, ready to sneak attack.

White Pig: Uncle, we are dodging the attack, not trying to sneak up on you.

After taking care of the two small fish, the old fish kicked his head and feet, and his body slid sideways with the help of the blood and flesh on the deck, and hid in a temporary safe place for him. Raise the pistol in your hand, while covering the comrades who jumped over, while sharp-eyed vigilant surroundings, to prevent the enemy from jumping out at any time.

This has been his habit for many years, and it was with this beautiful hand that he won many ships and achieved a lot of credit.

"Peng Peng Peng..."

There are more and more people swinging over with the help of the reins, eighty percent are old people who have followed Zhu Zhangui to the sea, and the remaining two percent are also veterans who have been honed for many years.

These old ** guys, don't look at the usual giggling on the boat, but as long as they enter the combat state, these guys are definitely the most elite soldiers.

The white-skinned pigs on the deck, after several rounds of shelling and gun strafing, were almost no longer alive, and the few remaining ones who were hiding in the dark corners and surviving miserably were also put down by the veterans who jumped up and shot them a few times.

After quickly clearing the deck, and after confirming that it was safe, the old fish head locked his eyes on the closed cabin door.

"Guys, take it easy, these guys also have guns, don't be accidentally bombed, it's better to be killed at once, if you hit the lower half of the body, then your mother-in-law will be a widow."

The old fish head, with a short knife in one hand and a revolver in the other, slowly moved forward under the cover of an old partner holding a shield, while teasing his partner behind him, sending a friendly reminder.

"Hehehe..."

The old ** laughed in a low voice, covering the old fish head and a few people, while being vigilant about the cleaned splints.

This is a veteran who has experienced countless battlefields, laughing and scolding, has a stable mentality, has rich combat experience, and is able to adjust his mentality in any situation to maintain the best combat effectiveness.

In the era of sail warships, whether a navy is elite or not is not bigger than whose ship is bigger, and it is not whose ship is more than that.

Although these two aspects also account for a certain factor, for a navy, whether it dares to fight in the face and fight with the opposite knife and gun is the standard for judging whether a navy is elite.

This is like the troops during World War II, the troops who dare to meet the enemy's bayonets can be called elite.

Although the navy of the Ming Dynasty has carried out a large-scale rearmament, it has not entered the era of cannon giants, and the string battle is still unavoidable, so in the navy, this aspect is also the top priority.

Fortunately, many veteran officers and men of the navy, when they followed Zhu Zhangui to rob enemy ships in the past, they fought this kind of battle, and all of them were veterans in this area.

Otherwise, the Ming Navy, in the absence of actual combat, will need several years or even more than ten years of training.

On the white-skinned pig ship, except for the footsteps of officers and soldiers who kept jumping off their own boats, the rest of the place was as quiet as death.

Everyone knows that this is the calm before the storm.

Cabin combat is different from in the open field, where the space is small, long weapons cannot be deployed, and various narrow terrain is now available, and the enemy can emerge from all over the place at any time.

Even if it is an elite old bird, if you don't pay attention, you may be planted in it.

The old fish head and a few old birds slowly approached the other party's hatch under the cover of the shield.

"Dog!"

When there was still some distance from the hatch, the old fish head took a quick look at the gap in the shield and closed the dead hatch.

After visually inspecting the thickness of the door panel, the old fish head patted the shoulders of the two guys in front of him, told them to prepare their defenses, and then beckoned to the back.

The wooden planks of the hatch are very thick, it is difficult for bullets to get in, and it is even more unrealistic to cut with knives and axes, which is completely to give the other party a human head, so the old fish head plans to use some violent techniques to surprise the white-skinned pigs inside.

A soldier with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks, hearing the greeting of the old fish head, answered in a low voice, quickly untied a pole behind him, tied an explosive bag to it, and handed it to the old fish head in front of him.

"Ready!"

The bag of explosives tied to the stick was pressed against the door, and the old fish head pulled the lead hand to remind him.

Some of the old naval birds in the back hurriedly beckoned to the marines who were holding their rifles and didn't know what to do next, and aimed all their guns at the place where they were about to explode, ready to attack at any time.

"Alas, I knew that the First Legion was coming, and these guys from the Fourth Legion have no experience in naval warfare at all."

After arranging the soldiers of the Marine Corps, an old naval bird couldn't help but muttered in a low voice.

The partner next to him spread his hands and did not say anything about it.

Since the Fifth Army was arranged from above, it naturally has the above idea, as a low-level soldier, as long as he obeys the order.

"Jerry, what are they doing!"

Behind the barn door, a group of shirtless white-skinned pigs, holding various weapons in their hands, nervously looked at a white-skinned pig who was lying behind the door, looking out.

"I don't know, they put a package on the door, and the people outside have retreated, it should be a tool to break the door, but don't worry, our door is specially reinforced, and it is also inlaid with a layer of iron sheet, which is very strong."

"Prepare yourself and wait for them to look frustrated and stunned when they fail to break the door, and we will take advantage of their unpreparedness."

Jerry, who was lying on his stomach and looking out through the gap, said the situation outside as quickly as he could.

"Damn, I knew I would meet these damn yellow-skinned monkeys, I wouldn't have come no matter what Jack said."

A white-skinned pig who was mentally oppressed and couldn't stand it kicked the box next to him in anger.

Another white-skinned pig who was also nervous, hearing this guy's curse, proposed in fear: "Or we surrender, we can let the family redeem us with money according to the gentleman's agreement." ”

"Haha, Al Kaida, give up this unrealistic idea and think about the fate of the Orientals who were captured in the Grape Country. If the other side knows that their partner has been abused and humiliated like that, you are sure they will, give us this chance, I am afraid that the most likely thing is to be brutally killed by them. ”

As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence in the cabin.

After a long time, an uncertain voice said: "We can tell them that we are not a country with the wine country, and that we have no hatred with them, so that perhaps it is possible, and the other side will not be difficult for us." ”

Someone glanced at the man who proposed, and the man bowed his head silently.

Asking for mercy from the enemy is the most stupid thing in the world.

"Boom!"

Just when there was silence in the cabin, the lead of the explosive pack outside the hatch burned to the roots, igniting the gunpowder inside the explosive pack, causing it to unleash great power.

The powerful kinetic energy released by the burning of gunpowder instantly blew up the gate, and the impact of the explosion, wrapped in broken wood and broken iron, was frantically vented into the cabin.

Jerry, who was lying at the door observing the situation outside, and a person next to him were pierced into a sieve in an instant, and without even saying a word, they went directly to play chess with Satan.

"Fire!"

A loud roar sounded outside the door, followed by a thumping sound, and one after another high-speed spinning and fiery bullets flew into the cabin with a whooshing sound.

Some white-skinned pigs who were knocked down by the shock wave and were dizzy and had just gotten up, and as soon as they stood up a little, they were moved through their bodies by bullets one after another, and they fell to the ground hard, and they were no longer alive.

"Grenades!"

A dozen grenades with smoking tails were thrown in, and with a roaring explosion, the old fish head rushed in with a dozen old brothers, carrying short knives and revolvers.

Shooting frantically at any corpse as far as the eye can see, anyway, whether it is dead or not, as long as the body is still intact, it must be mended, which is the experience of countless brothers who have exchanged their lives for it.

In the past, when they were pirates, because they were inexperienced, they did not mend these corpses, causing a lot of casualties.

So since then, the naval soldiers who fought had a habit, whether they were dead or alive, as long as they were not their own people, they would make up for it, and this tradition was also brought into the Shenji Battalion by some veterans, and they also developed this habit of mending knives.

The battle ended in less than an hour, and some of the white-skinned pigs who survived were dragged to the deck like cattle by the Ming army, waiting for the prince's decision, including the fat merchant.

"The adults of the East, the adults of the East, I am just an ordinary businessman, I deeply worship the powerful East, there is no offense to come here this time, please give me a chance, spare my dog's life, I am willing to give all the treasures!"

The fat man seemed to have prepared for a long time, and spoke not his own Chinese language, but Mongolian, which is very popular in East Asia.

"Friendly reminder, these treasures that kill you will also belong to me!"

Zhu Zhangui, who had just jumped over the boat, happened to hear the fat man's plea for mercy, squatted in front of him with a smile, held a forsythia short knife, and patted the other party's fat forehead.

"Huh!"

The fat man was speechless for a moment, as if this was indeed the case.

"I'll give you a chance!"

Seeing that the fat man seemed to be frightened, Zhu Zhangui also lost his joking mood and asked in pure English, "Which country are you from and where are you going?" What is the purpose, answer me, I can give you one time, give me the opportunity to be a slave. ”

"Slave!"

A trace of despair flashed in the fat man's eyes, in their West, a slave is not a human being, and a slave's life is even worse than an animal.

The fat man didn't want to answer, but looking at the indifferent eyes of the young man opposite, he silently lowered his head and replied: "We are from the Kingdom of England, and we are going to the Eastern El Dorado, the purpose is to go to the Eastern El Dorado, buy goods and go back to make a lot of money." ”

Zhu Zhangui nodded and agreed with the other party's statement.

The people under his command just now have already reported that except for this ship, the other ships are all stockpiled daily necessities, and only this ship has a few boxes of gold coins.

Judging from Zhu Zhangui's previous robbery experience, this is indeed a commercial fleet, but the difference is that most of the sailors on this ship are from the military, and they are also equipped with a lot of heavy weapons.

Seeing that the fat man answered quite simply, Zhu Zhangui didn't bother to ask others, and directly threw out all the questions.

For example, what is the current strength of the West? Which country is the most powerful and how many naval forces are there? relations between countries, etc.

The fat man didn't dare to hide it, and answered everything he knew, but in these questions, he concealed the fate of the Orientals who had been captured by the Grape Nation.

He really didn't dare to answer this question, for fear that he would tell the situation at the scene that day, which would anger the noble son in front of him and implicate himself.

"Good!"

"From this day forward, you are my slave, and as your master, the first order I have given you is to enter the cabin and wait for the next order."

Zhu Zhangui, who listened to the fat man's answer the whole time, smiled at the corner of his mouth, reached out and patted the fat man's fat face, and let him enter the cabin and wait for the next order.

Knowing that he could live, the fat man secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, knelt on the ground with his five bodies, and kissed Zhu Zhangui's boots to show his submission.

The fat figure who entered the cabin, Zhu Zhangui pointed at the captive and waved his hand casually: "Tie up, close up, set fire, burn the ship!" ”

A simple 8 words determined the fate of these captives next.

Qi Yuan raised his hand and saluted, and after Zhu Zhangui returned to his team, he ordered all the prisoners to be tied up and thrown into the cabin, and then all the hatches were sealed, and the oil found on the ship was poured everywhere on the deck.

The white-skinned pigs were not stupid, and when they saw the actions of the Ming army, they understood that these Ming troops intended to burn them all.

Unwillingly, they fought hard, but they could only roll around on the ground like a maggot and roar angrily.

"Master, master, I am your slave, don't give up on me, don't give up on me, I'm willing to do anything for you."

The fat man, who obediently returned to the cabin, heard the screams of the captives, rushed out of his room, slammed the resealed hatch hard, and prayed loudly to the outside with tears in his eyes.

It's a pity that this fat man speaks in his own Chinese, and the soldiers who closed the door outside can't understand it, but even if someone understands, it is estimated that no one will pay attention to him.

As a slave, you must obey the master's orders, since the master wants you to die, then you must die honestly, otherwise the end will be worse than death.

As the fire oil was sprinkled everywhere, the two fleets separated again, Qi Yuan handed the bow and a rocket to Zhu Zhangui, who was looking at the white-skinned pig fleet that was connected together, and asked softly: "Your Highness, these ships are good, why do they have to be burned." ”

Zhu Zhangui took the bow and pulled the arrow, loosened the bowstring casually, and the rocket flew out with a roar and nailed to the deck of the largest ship.

The flotilla that had been poured with fire oil was quickly ignited, and the raging flames spread to the entire fleet in a few dozen breaths

Listening to the miserable screams coming from the flames, Zhu Zhangui did not have any uncomfortable expression on his face, but showed a look of enjoyment.

After enjoying it slowly for a while, he turned around and patted Qi Yuan who was following behind him.

"This ship has been beaten like this, and we don't have so much time to maintain and compensate for the rest, so instead of wasting time here, we should continue to go west to get those ready-made."

"Didn't that fat man say that most of his fleet is old ships, and the real new ships have not yet set off."

After saying this, Zhu Zhangui patted Qi Yuan's shoulder heavily.

"Old Qi, you have to remember that we are pirates now, and the goal of the mission is not to collect ships, but to come for money."

"A thing that can't bring me any benefits, it's just an eyesore to keep, and it's a waste of manpower to guard it, so it's better to burn it down like this!"