The distance between the two fleets continued to approach, and the artillery of both sides was not idle, and they were still pouring out flames. The shells whistled in the sky with the scorching temperature. For a moment, the entire battleground was filled with thick white smoke.

Although there were constant noises of shells passing by, and there were no huge water columns splashing beside them, Liu Xiang's feet were still standing firmly on the deck and looking at the enemy ship opposite without blinking. Uncle Qin's voice sounded in her ear: "Sir, the lucky ships on the opposite side have been modified. Each of them carries at least twelve twenty-four-pound cannons."

Liu Xiang nodded and said that he knew that in terms of the displacement of only 300 tons of the lucky ship and the strength of the hull, it can usually only carry no more than twelve twelve-pound cannons, which means that each side can only carry six cannons. However, although the number of cannons on the other side has not changed, the caliber has become twenty-four-pound cannons. If these lucky ships have not been modified, Liu Xiang dared to spit on his face.

Until now, both sides have formed a long snake formation, which is also the formation that can best exert the power of their own artillery. When all ships are lined up with the ship's side, almost all artillery on one side of the ship's side can exert their own power.

The dazzling fire, the smoke of gunpowder and the roaring cannons enveloped the entire battlefield.

When the distance between the two sides was closer to about 300 meters, good luck finally came to the head of the Second Fleet, and a twenty-four-pound shell accurately hit the stern of a cliff ship.

"boom……"

With a loud bang, a hole the size of a bed board was immediately added at the stern of the fast ship, and the surging sea water immediately poured back into the hull from the hole. The most deadly thing was that this gun also knocked off the stern rudder of the fast ship. For a moment, the Clipper, which was originally advancing rapidly at 11 or 2 knots per hour, immediately began to spin on the spot.

Seeing this situation, both sides of the warring parties shouted at the same time. The only difference was that one side was fear and uneasiness, while the other side was surprise and excitement.

After encountering this situation, without Liu Xiang's order, almost all the artillery of the Second Fleet aimed the muzzle at the Clippers that were spinning at the sea.

"Brothers... don't give me face, I'll sank the mess I raised by that dog I'm sorry!"

"Did you see it? Point the muzzle at the broken ship!"

"Left rudder 5, follow the ship in front, the muzzle is two densities to the right!"

The roar of artillery officers sounded in the cannon tanks of each warship. Although they said differently, the meaning was the same, which was to sink the fastest speed of the clutch that had lost its rudder.

"Boom boom boom..."

Another round of artillery began, and shells roared towards the lost clutch...

"boom……"

Another 32-pound shell hit the cliff ship, but this time it made a big hole in the center of the ship. This time the movement was much larger than the twenty-four-pound shell just now. For a moment, the Clipper, with a displacement of only more than 100 tons, seemed to be punched by a giant. The entire ship was moved sideways by seven or eight meters, and the hit part instantly had a hole with a diameter of three or four meters.

The power of the 32-pound cannon is not a cover. The 14.5 kilogram projectile fired by the 154 mm gun caliber gun was driven by 8 kilograms of black gunpowder. The kinetic energy generated by the 8 kilograms of black gunpowder was enough to penetrate a small boat, accompanied by countless wood chips and various debris splashing around, and countless blood and residual limbs were mixed in the middle.

And this is true. When the clutch was beaten to the opposite end of the projectile, the entire ship made a sour sound, and the bow and stern of the entire ship began to tilt towards the sea at a strange angle.

"Geeh...squeak..."

"Not good... the keel of the ship was broken!"

"Jump into the sea!"

The nearby pirates screamed, and they were making a living at sea, of course they knew very well what terrible things would happen when the ship sank. No matter how big or small the ship was, the whirlpools generated when the ship sank would sweep everything nearby into the bottom of the sea.

"Plop..."

“Bang…”

The surviving sailors on the ship jumped into the sea and swam desperately around them. Unfortunately, they could not catch up with the speed of the ship sinking. The 150-ton fast ship was sinking at a rapid speed, and the vortex and pulling power generated by the sinking were like an invisible hand that pulled the sailors who were swimming desperately outside.

When they used to deal with disobedient or rebellious merchants when they robbed the merchants or cargo ships, their favorite thing was to rob all the goods and peck the bottom of the ship, and then sail their ships not far away to watch the sea water quickly pouring into the hull. When the merchants and sailors were desperate and helpless eyes on the ship, they would feel a twisted pleasure rising from the bottom of their hearts. Finally, when the sea water and vortex swallowed everything, this pleasure would reach a climax at this moment. It was only today that this happened to them that they realized the mood of the merchants who had swallowed the sea water.

"Okay... knocked down one!"

On the deck of the battleship, looking at the fast ship that was quickly swallowed by the sea, the corners of her mouth began to rise slightly. For her, those pirates who were willing to do something for Zheng Zhilong to harm the people should all go to the eighteen levels of hell. No matter how much death she died, she would not feel any pain or reluctance, so she continued to issue the order to shoot.

"The target, the three lucky ships led by the head, fire the gun!"

The silence of the clutch obviously angered the pirates. Under the command of a lucky ship led by him, most of their firepower was aimed at the battleship Liu Xiang was riding, and countless projectiles flew towards her for a moment.

"Bang...boom..."

Under the bombardment of dozens of artillery, a twenty-four-pound projectile hit the battleship first and made a loud noise. But what was surprising was that the projectile was bounced away and changed its angle and flew into the air, then fell heavily into the sea. This scene was also seen by many people.

"How is that possible?"

On a lucky boat, a strong man with a fat face looked at the projectile that was bounced into the air, his mouth was so open that he could stuff the duck eggs in, and then he roared: "Are these Mingdog warships made of iron? Why can't they even penetrate the twenty-four-pound cannon?"

"Li... Your mission this time is not to complain here, but to test the strength and protection of this warship as soon as possible. Your boss and Sir Sonod are waiting for our good news." A white man wearing an ordinary sailor suit but blonde hair reminded the other party in a calm tone.

"Of course I know!" The strong man was named Li Kuiqi, who was also a member of the Zheng family's Shibazhi. He took a deep breath. "It is said that those Ming dogs wrapped in iron armor on the newly equipped warships. I didn't believe it at the beginning. Now it seems that these Ming dogs have really made such a turtle shell that is invulnerable to the point of being exposed."

The white man reminded: "Li... the angle of the shot just now was so slanted that the shell was bounced away by the iron armor. You will ask your subordinates to hit the angle more correctly. I believe that the layer of iron armor wrapped on their ship cannot be too thick. As long as the angle is right, our twenty-four-pound cannon should be able to penetrate the layer of iron armor."

"It should be...it should be a big deal!" Li Kuiqi said impatiently: "You told me before that your 24-pound cannon is invincible, but now, you can't even penetrate a piece of iron."

After Li Kuiqi yelled, the white man's face was a little unhappy and said in a deep voice: "Li... If you insist on saying this, I can't do anything. When I go back, I will suggest to Governor Sonod to cancel the aid to you. Anyway, our cannons can't even be worn through a piece of iron sheet, and it's useless for you to bring them, do you think so?"

"I...I..." Li Kuiqi's expression immediately became stiff. He had used the Dutch artillery for so many years but didn't know what it was. He was just an angry voice in anger. As a member of Shibazhi, he certainly knew how much Zheng Zhilong valued the Dutch's aid. If the aid was made yellow because of his reasons, Zheng Zhilong would definitely hang him on the mast and hang it to a person.

He was just anxious, but he couldn't make Li Kuiqi bow his head to the other party now and surrender. So he just snorted softly: "Captain Encos, the issue of aid was decided by Governor Sonod himself to apply to your country. If you decide to cancel the aid, it's okay, but you can only be responsible for the consequences caused by this. Can you bear this consequence?"

This white man is no other person. It was Encos, who was demoted from major to captain by Sonod. As an officer who was once captured and demoted, his career was naturally conceivable. The reason why he was sent to the fleet responsible for plundering by the Zheng family was to obtain first-hand information on the new Fujian Navy warship and evaluate the combat effectiveness of this warship. So Li Kuiqi was not wrong. He really did not have the right to cancel the aid to Zheng Zhilong Group, and the consequences caused by this were also something that the Dutch did not want to see.
Chapter completed!