"How many warships does the other side have, but those dog things of the Ruan clan?" Zheng Jiu spit out the betel nut in his mouth and asked nervously as he walked out.

"Eighteen ships in all."

"How much?"

"Eighteen!" The soldier who came to report stressed again.

"Eighteen!? Is Nguyen Phuc Yuan crazy? Eighteen ships dare to come here and spread wild?" Zheng Jiu stopped, his face incredible.

"General, those warships are a little weird, they don't look like Nguyen Phuc Yuan's sailors."

"What's weird?"

"It's just... It looks amazing."

"How powerful?"

"I can't describe it, but they only dispatched one, and in a matter of moments, they easily destroyed five of our ships."

"A warship."

"Yes General!"

"Easily destroyed five of our ships in a matter of moments?"

"Yes General!"

"Fuck you!" Zheng Jiuyi kicked the soldier in the stomach. "You're stupid to me? One sinks five ships in a moment, street fights? Martial arts master? Do you mean it?"

Zheng Jiu, who loved to listen to stories, scolded and yelled at the soldiers who were kicked to the ground by him.

Although he came to this point by relying on relationships, he has invaded Yin in naval battles for many years and knows naval battles very well.

Naval warfare is different from land battles, there are too many uncertainties, take artillery as an example, the speed of the ship in the voyage, the ups and downs of the ship, will have an impact on the accuracy of the shot.

And even if you shoot a warship, it doesn't necessarily make the warship lose its combat effectiveness immediately. To put it bluntly, there must be a process for the sinking of the hull in the middle. As the messenger soldier said, it was easy to sink five warships in a matter of moments.

How close do you have to be?

How many guns must be on board?

Even the largest and most advanced artillery in the Netherlands could not do that.

When the others saw Zheng Jiu furious, they lowered their heads one by one and didn't dare to squeak.

"Tell the truth! What the hell is going on?"

Zheng Jiu looked at the soldier who was kneeling on the ground holding his stomach and asked coldly again.

"General, what your subordinates said is not half a lie, their warships are really powerful! The general will see when he arrives at the port!"

"Hey! You're a tough bone!"

Zheng Jiu sneered, ignored the soldier who reported the news, and turned around and walked in the direction of the dock.

In a few moments, he came to the beach, climbed the tower in charge of the lookout, and picked up the monoculars and looked out into the sea.

Under the guidance of the soldiers, he saw at a glance the First Fleet sailing on the sea.

"Huh?"

Zheng Jiu was shocked in his heart, what kind of ship is this?

This line, this size!

And two chimneys!

It looks amazing!

Isn't there a window for shelling in the hull?

Don't you have any sails?

Holy shit, fire!

He saw where the other party's guns were, all on deck.

Under Zheng Jiu's gaze, the main and secondary guns on the Yongping ship opened fire together, sinking a warship trying to get closer.

Now he saw clearly, the cannonball fired by the other party was not a simple projectile, but a very powerful flowering projectile, and a concentrated cannonball exploded a large hole in the wooden hull of their warship with a diameter of several meters, and the sea water poured into it in an instant, and the hull of the ship soon began to tilt.

It's amazing.

It doesn't look like it's the biggest, but what if they all attack?

"Wave the flag and ask them about their intentions!"

Zheng Jiu didn't bother to observe any more, and gave an order to the officers who followed him.

"General, it's been fighting! But if you get close, you'll be attacked by them!"

"Where the hell is this fleet! What the hell do you want to do!?"

"General! A few days ago, I heard from a Dutch man that the Ming Dynasty had a small steel fleet and was invincible at sea! Is this their man?"

"Daming!?" Zheng Jiu also thought about it all of a sudden.

He also heard about it, saying that it was the seven warships of the Ming Dynasty that defeated the Spaniards and forced them to abandon all of Luzon.

At the time, he thought it was nonsense.

But when these warships came to his eyes, he had to believe it.

"Can't they understand the flag language? Daming and we have always been well water does not interfere with river water! Why would they suddenly send troops to attack? There must be some misunderstanding! Send a ship to investigate! Remember! Hang the white flag !!"

"Yes, General!"

The officer received the order and immediately conveyed Zheng Jiu's order.

The warships docked at the dock sailed out again, flying white flags and marching towards each other.

"Overseer! A ship with a white flag is approaching us!" Lu Shiyun shouted loudly.

"See, sink!"

"Yes!"

Lu Shiyun was very excited.

The battle was too enjoyable, and at this time it was getting closer and closer to the opponent's port, and if it weren't for the accuracy and landing, a full-scale attack would have been launched long ago.

The Yongping ship at the front attacked again, and the cannonballs whistled and concentrated the Zheng warship flying the white flag.

Zheng Jiu's face was already extremely difficult to see.

No matter how he felt, the other party didn't look like he had come to talk properly.

In that case, there is no need to dwell on it.

"Pass my order, all warships and soldiers, all dispatch, no matter whether they are Da Ming or Xiao Ming, we will fight them to the end today!"

Zheng Jiu didn't know what he was about to face, although he knew that the gap between the warships of the two sides was huge, he still chose to attack with the whole army.

Attempts are made up for the qualitative gap by relying on quantitative superiority.

All the warships that had already been ready for battle were dispatched in unison under his command, and the shouts shook the sky.

The originally clear sky was covered by dark clouds at some point, and it looked like a rainstorm was coming.

The atmosphere suddenly became oppressive.

"Overseer, the other party has been dispatched."

"Well, let's get started. You don't have to keep your hands dirty!" Xie Xuelong put down the binoculars and held on to the side of the ship.

Under his command, the ships of the First Fleet entered combat mode and began to adjust their direction and find suitable angles for shooting.

This time, they don't keep their hands around.

Under Lu Shiyun's order, the large and small cannon barrels on the seven warships rang out at the same time, and one after another large and small cannonballs whistled towards the opponent's warship.

At the same time, thunder began to roar in the sky. In an instant, the rain fell heavily.

Xie Xuelong, who was dressed in military uniform, was quickly wet.

But he didn't seem to care, his eyes fixed on the ship that the other party was desperately trying to get closer.

The thunder and cannon that came to mind from time to time in the sky echoed each other.

Zheng's warships also began to launch a counterattack, but the distance was too far and the weather was bad, and the accuracy was really touching.

Only sporadic shells were on the hull of the First Fleet, but they were as useless as stones on a large iron gate.

This battle, which was already a huge disparity in strength, was one-sided from the beginning.

And Zheng Jiu, who was watching the battle on the shore, was almost weak and couldn't support the female wall in front of him.