The sky is clear and the sun is shining.

In the early summer of 1563, the sun was dazzling, and although the sun in early summer was not too hot, it would make people feel a little hot and unbearable after a long time of roasting people. Add to that the dry sea breeze and the annoying sand grains in the air, and everything in the week is uncomfortable.

But these small problems, in the eyes of the pirates, are not torture, but enjoyment. The son of the sea likes this kind of atmosphere, and only by living in such a world can he feel free and indulgent.

Zheng Zhilong stood at the bow of the boat, looking southeast, and an island appeared in front of him. He asked the navigator to fiddle with the sextant for a while, and then someone reported: "Your Excellency, this is 119 degrees east longitude and 23 degrees north latitude, and the front should be Wang'an Island." ”

"Well, Wang'an Island...... This is the very central location of Magong Island and the city of Geranza...... Hehe!" Zheng Zhilong looked at the island in the distance and seemed to think of something.

"Big brother, do you want to send a small boat over to reconnoitre, and the main fleet will come over again?" Zheng Zhibao asked cautiously.

"No!" Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and said: "Second brother, your fleet goes ahead and sails straight to Wang'an Island, no matter what happens, you will keep rushing forward for me until I can see friendly troops, and then turn back." ”

His second brother was Zheng Zhihu, this reckless man obviously didn't understand the order, and said curiously: "Rush until you see friendly troops...... Isn't the nearest friendly force in the city of Geranza? I keep rushing forward, and I have to rush to the city of Geranza before I can turn back?"

"It's not to rush to the city of Gelanza, it's to see the friendly army!" Zheng Zhilong said seriously: "If you don't see the friendly army." You rush me to Geranza, and you don't have to look back. ”

"Uh, understood!" Zheng Zhihu nodded: "Although I don't understand." But the eldest brother's arrangement seems to be very powerful. ”

Zheng Zhilong's arrangement is actually to leave an insurance, and he uses himself as bait. The risk is actually very large, if he is defeated, he hopes that his second brother can survive, so he gave Zheng Zhihu an order to keep rushing forward, if King Jiashan appears, Zheng Zhihu will naturally turn back, if King Jiashan does not appear, Zheng Zhihu can escape.

The order was given. Zheng Zhilong suddenly said strangely: "Huh, where is the little sister? Why is she not by my side? I still want to give her an order......

Zheng Zhibao said with a strange expression: "Big brother...... Little sister she ...... She was recalling the spell in the cabin...... What is your sword, my sword...... What kind of king's burden, I was dizzy when I heard it, but she recited it very seriously......"

Zheng Zhilong sweated: "Forget it, my little sister has been nervous about her promotion, don't pay attention to her." ”

"Pass on my order, the whole ship is ready for combat readiness. But...... The people standing on the deck deliberately showed me a relaxed look, and those who violated the order were killed!" Zheng Zhilong ordered loudly: "All cannons, temporarily on standby, it is strictly forbidden to open fire." ”

The pirate fleet was ordered to go into action immediately. In the cabin, the soldiers in the belly of the ship, all began to tense, the artillerymen loaded the shells into the chambers, the gunpowder was also stuffed in, the fire ropes were also pulled out, ready to ignite at any time, and the soldiers took out their knives and guns. Although the stomach was already in a fighting state, the people on the deck forced their composure, deliberately humming a little tune, and they were not even allowed to take their weapons.

"Big brother, why are the cannons not allowed to fire?" Zheng Zhibao said: "After King Jiashan left, we took over Blacksmith Island, and we also produced more than a hundred cannons, and you used the promotion certificate to upgrade a hundred artillerymen, such a powerful combat power, why are you not allowed to use it?"

Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said, "It's too early to use, the Dutch are frightened, and they will run away." Then they will also think of stealing information and getting the way to make this cannon, and then it will be troublesome. I must wait for King Jiashan to appear and flank the Dutch to make sure that I can take out the main force of the Dutch before I can use the new cannon......"

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"Big brother, you will be very dangerous in this way!" Zheng Zhibao said hurriedly.

"I'm afraid of a fart!" Zheng Zhilong snorted: "Lao Tzu already has a son who can fight, Zheng Chenggong, even if Lao Tzu hangs, there is also a son who can inherit the lineage." ”

In the midst of Zheng Zhilong's bold words, Zheng Zhihu's subordinate ten warships had already begun to advance forward.

There was not a single ship in sight on Wang'an Island in front of him, but the experienced Zheng Zhilong guessed that in the shadows of the nearby islands, there must be a huge fleet lurking, and they had already formed a tiger's mouth, just waiting for themselves to jump in, and whether King Jiashan was really nearby, he was not sure, so he could only gamble with his head.

Pirates are gamblers, no exceptions!

Zheng Zhihu suddenly, the Dutch did not move, Liu Xiang's pirate troops couldn't hold it back at first, and in the shadow of the island, dozens of Dafu ships came out of the brush, and Hesensen's muzzles were aimed at Zheng Zhihu's ten Dafu ships.

"Fire!"

"Launch!"

“Fire！”

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Almost instantly, both sides, ready to attack, poured a field of shells into each other. Zheng Zhihu's fleet had relatively few artillery, only a dozen shells carrying red light, and the others were ordinary shells, while Liu Xiang had more than a hundred shells carrying red light.

This wave of shelling caused Zheng Zhihu's fleet to suffer a big loss, and the side side was smashed to pieces all at once, and sawdust flew everywhere. However, after such a round of shelling, the two fleets also passed by, and suddenly it became stern to stern.

"Hahahaha, Zheng Ermangzi!" Liu Xiang laughed: "Come and let your brother Liu Xiang teach you a good lesson." ”

"Damn, Lao Tzu pinched your eggs!" Zheng Zhihu was furious, rushed to his head with blood, and yelled: "Turn the bow of the boat and go and kill Liu Xiang's old Wang Ba." ”

"Don't ...... Second, the boss, don't turn the bow of the ship, the big boss has given an order, and he has been rushing forward, and he can only turn back when he sees his allies. The soldier next to him hurriedly persuaded him.

"Oh, I almost forgot my eldest brother's order again......" Zheng Zhihu patted his head and stretched out his hand to point forward: "Give me a rush forward!"

Seeing Zheng Zhihu's fleet running forward without looking back, Liu Xiangleng said: "Hey? This is not right, how did the second reckless man who fought the most runs away?"

"Leave Zheng Zhihu alone!" Putmans' flagship Midenburg sailed out from the side, waving a flag: "Surround Zheng Zhilong and kill him." ”

"Yes, surround Zheng Zhilong, don't let him stand out like a reckless man. ”

Twelve Dutch galleons, together with Liu Xiang's more than fifty fortune ships, plus a large number of junk ships and small sampans, surrounded Zheng Zhilong, and the tiger's mouth began to tighten......

Zheng Zhilong pinched a handful of sweat: "Be prepared for war...... However, without my orders, no artillery is allowed!"

"Enemy ship distance...... Nine nautical miles ......"

"Enemy ship distance...... Eight nautical miles ......"

"Seven Nautical Miles ......"

"Six nautical miles ......"

"Big brother, it's about to go to the five seas, as soon as you enter the five seas, you will enter the range of the cannon, are we really not going to open fire?" Zheng Zhibao was already nervous.

"Hey, don't worry!" Zheng Zhilong forcibly suppressed the nervousness in his heart: "King Jiashan should appear!"

As soon as his words fell, suddenly, the sentry on the top of the mast shouted: "The fleet of the second master has returned! The second master has returned! Hahahaha, the second master has returned!"

The second master's order was to "turn back when you see a friendly army", and now the second master is turning back, which means that he is behind him, following the friendly army! No wonder the sentry shouted so excitedly.

Zheng Zhilong perked up and said with great joy: "Order all cannon artillerymen to lift their armor, load their shells, and aim at ......"

The so-called cannon jacket is actually a rainproof cloth, in peacetime, the cannon is covered with a cannon jacket, which can prevent rain or moisture from invading the cannon and avoiding rust on the cannon body. Before the battle, the gun jacket also had the purpose of preventing enemy reconnaissance, so that the enemy could not see what kind of gun was covered in the gun jacket from a long distance.

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Zheng Zhilong gave an order, and his fleet was in high spirits, and all the cannons were lifted at the same time. The gunpowder of the shells was pushed into the chamber of the cannon together and the aim began.

At the same time, Yi Yun, who rushed out from behind the island, was also ordering: "Aim...... Hahaha, Operation Storm Chrysanthemum has officially begun!" It turned out that after Zheng Zhihu stood out, he drove forward blankly for a while, and was hesitating whether to disobey the order and rush back to help the eldest brother, when he suddenly saw a strange twist in the sea of sand in front of him.

He rubbed his eyes, took a closer look, and saw clearly that it was not the sea of sand writhing at all, but a large number of warships that were fused with the sea of sand were moving, and these warships were originally covering their tracks, but now they suddenly hung out the flag, which was the golden dragon flag of the royal family of the Great Meng Kingdom.

In the center of a battleship, surging atmosphere, dragon head and dragon tail, it is the royal No. 1, the giant dragon boat, and on the foredeck there is also a royal forest army wearing golden armor.

"Haha, friendly army!" Zheng Zhihu only laughed when he saw Yi Yun's fleet appear, and immediately said loudly: "Turn the rudder, return to help!"

At this time, the Dutch were tightening the encirclement net with Liu Xiang. The firing range of the Dutch smoothbore guns was only two miles, and in the two-mile range, the deviation reached as much as five meters, and it was only at a distance of seven or eight hundred meters that it could have a relatively high accuracy. They had to maintain the battle line and get within two miles of Zheng Zhilong's fleet before it was possible to carry out an artillery bombardment.

Then while they were tightening the encirclement, the sentries were already beginning to cry out heartbreakingly: "Back...... There was a yellow fleet behind it that suddenly appeared...... Oh my God, how did they come out? Why didn't we find out when such a big fleet came to the back......"

Putmans and Liu Xiang were at the same time, and they didn't reflect for a long time, and after a while, Putmans showed the qualities of an admiral of a naval power, and he hurriedly ordered: "Liu Xiang, you deal with Zheng Zhilong on the front, and my fleet will turn back and deal with King Jiashan's fleet." ”