Three more submarines surfaced one after another, surrounding the Black Pearl in a horn-like manner. A small boat was lowered from the largest submarine, and seven or eight people in dark blue navy uniforms held the small boat and rowed over.
This is very strange. A large number of submarines from the Song Navy suddenly appeared and stopped the Spanish attack. Is it because of this pirate ship? Liu Ziguang was very confused, but under the coercion of the four submarines, he did not dare to attack the brigade who climbed up.
When Song Haijun fired, it was unclear whether he was an enemy or a friend.
The first people to climb up were two young officers, then a middle-aged general in his forties with gray hair on his temples, followed by several soldiers with swords. Their military uniforms were similar to the uniforms of the navy in the Song Dynasty that Liu Ziguang had seen before.
It is also slightly different. There are golden dragon patterns on the buttons and epaulettes. The sword on the waist is in the shape of a Longquan sword. The snow-white gloves and clean foundation soap boots are all unique.
When the pirates saw the officers boarding the ship, they put down their weapons and knelt on both sides. The middle-aged officer snorted and ignored them. He only glanced at Liu Ziguang from the corner of his eye, and then walked towards the cabin without saying a word. Liu Ziguang
Afraid that he would be unfavorable to Dugu Wen, she just wanted to follow him, but was blocked by two young officers. They pointed at Liu Ziguang threateningly with their fingers, and then followed him into the cabin. Liu Ziguang smiled sarcastically and did not continue to follow.
The three officers walked into the cabin. The other sailors from the Song Dynasty held the hilts of their swords and stared at the Ming soldiers. Naturally, the brothers in the red shirts did not show any weakness and stared back fiercely. The muskets in their hands intentionally or unintentionally
Looking at each other, the atmosphere was very tense.
Liu Ziguang was not worried, because he had just heard the sound the officer made after entering the cabin. It was obviously the sound of kowtow and kneeling. It seemed that Dugu Wen had a good background. She must be from the royal family of the Song Dynasty. Maybe she was a princess.
It will be safe if the princess blocks it.
There was a whisper in the cabin, as if they were arguing about something, and then there was the sound of throwing things, and then someone was whispering persuasion. Finally, Dugu Wen walked out of the cabin accompanied by the old officer. Dugu Wen turned her little face,
Wearing a black navy cloak, he walked across the deck without saying a word. When he saw her coming out, everyone except Liu Ziguang's men knelt down to greet her.
When Dugu Wen walked past Liu Ziguang, she paused briefly and glanced over, her eyes seeming to be filled with sadness.
"The Black Pearl will be given to you." Dugu Wen said in a low voice, and then left without looking back.
Liu Ziguang hugged Dugu Wen's back and said, "Thank you, Boss Dugu. See you later."
Duguwen's body seemed to be shaken, but she did not look back and continued to walk forward. With the help of the sailors, she got off the boat.
"Who is that? Come here and talk to you, Ming Army Hundred Households." Someone shouted to Liu Ziguang in Mandarin with a Fujian accent.
Liu Ziguang turned around and pointed to his nose in surprise: "Call me?"
"Yes, I called you, come and collect the reward." The speaker was an officer from the Song Dynasty. He was holding a red velvet bag in his hand. It was heavy and seemed to contain a lot of goods.
People in the Song Dynasty believed that Liu Ziguang was a member of the Baihu of the Ming Army. A naval officer who usually commanded a small ship and had a hundred brothers under his command was at the Baihu level.
Liu Ziguang simply pretended to be the boss, walked over and asked, "What's the big reward?"
The officer threw the small bag over: "This hundred gold coins is to reward you for your merit in rescuing the ship. This ship is also given to you. Take your people back to Fujian quickly. After we leave, the Spaniards will not let us go."
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Liu Ziguang took the heavy bag of money and said loudly: "Thank you. The princess is in trouble and she should help. If you give her money, you will be ignored. Don't do it next time."
"Princess?" The officer glanced at Liu Ziguang in surprise, but in the end he said nothing and shrugged his shoulders and left.
The pirates on the Black Pearl also disembarked with the people from Song Dynasty. A group of people got into the submarine, unfolded the sails, and sailed on the water, going straight south, leaving only Liu Ziguang and his group to guard.
The lonely Black Pearl.
It is getting late. The Hunjianglong sent out to investigate the Penghu Islands has not returned yet. The boiler pipes of the Black Pearl have not been repaired. The people from Song Dynasty have left. The Spaniards may come at any time. The weapons on the ship have also been exhausted. Now
But as I was worrying about what to do, the shadow of a periscope suddenly appeared on the water in the distance, seeming hesitant to get closer.
"Maybe the Hunjianglong is back. Send a signal quickly." Following Liu Ziguang's order, the signal soldier rushed to the side of the ship and made several circles with an oil lamp to send a coded command to the submarine.
Sure enough, Hunjianglong is back. Yang Nanzhen Guo Huaiyi and the others successfully completed the reconnaissance mission. When they returned, they found that the mother ship had disappeared. There was only a black Western ship and four submarines with larger tonnage than Hunjianglong.
, so he didn’t dare to get close and just watched from a distance. At this moment, he saw the light signal from the ship and then moved closer.
The two sides joined forces, and the technicians on the submarine helped repair the boiler pipes, and the Black Pearl dragged Hun Jianglong back.
Seven days later, Xiamen and Quanzhou simultaneously sent troops to attack the Penghu Islands. A hundred warships set sail, plowing a trail of snow-white waves on the blue sea. The airships and hot air balloons that blocked the sky were dragged by the high-horsepower warships.
Moving forward, the warships communicated with each other using semaphores, and instructions were issued and implemented in an orderly manner.
Most of these more than a hundred ships are not warships capable of direct combat, but support ships carrying landing troops and food and supplies. At the forefront is the Shanghai Navy, the vanguard of this battle. The Shanghai Flying Mothership is among several ships.
Under the escort of a steam gunboat, he rode the wind and waves with majesty. Liu Ziguang put on a Western woolen cloak with a black face and red lining and stood on the bow of the ship to watch the storm. A group of lieutenants stood behind him with their heads held high, waiting for orders at any time. Watching the thousands of miles of waves.
The feeling of watching a huge fleet in the battleground is similar to the feeling of watching a million armored troops on the land battlefield. Both can make people's hearts surge and their fighting spirit high.
"Twenty miles ahead is Penghu, give the order to put the entire army on alert!" Liu Ziguang said.
"Yes!" The flag officer behind him immediately turned around and shouted the order loudly. Then the signalman on the flagship used semaphore and whistle to pass the order to other ships. For a moment, the entire fleet was boiling, the whistle sounded, and the Conch
With a fierce blow, the orderlies shouted at the top of their lungs. The landing troops stood up and packed their equipment and weapons. The gunners began to conduct the last weapons inspection. Hundreds and thousands of households on each ship stood at the command position with serious expressions.
Waiting for the war that is about to break out.
However, the Spanish ship did not appear as expected. On the contrary, there was no shadow of an enemy ship on the calm sea. It was quiet in the direction of Penghu Island Pier, as if the Spanish were still sleeping.
Liu Ziguang smiled reservedly: "Order the fleet to sail at full speed and act according to the established plan." So far, the Spaniards have not appeared, indicating that the special operations team sent in advance has been successful. The water ghosts and mines transported by the second submarine have been used.
As a result, it sank the Spanish ships that wanted to fight in the harbor and blocked the channel, making it impossible for other warships in the harbor to get out.
The fleet continued to move forward, and the lighthouse of Penghu could be seen in the distance. There were also several thick black smoke rising into the sky. Looking through the telescope, the Spanish warships were parked in the port without moving. Fortresses on the land
There was black smoke rising from the army and the barracks, and it seemed that they had been attacked.
"The heavenly troops were dispatched to sink the ships in the harbor, and bombarded the fortresses and forts until they raised the white flag," Liu Ziguang said.
The airship dragged the hot air balloon away from the fleet and headed towards Penghu first. All kinds of bombs and missiles were already in place, just waiting to taste the blood of the Spaniards. The fleet was divided into two groups, one group of warships escorted the landing fleet to seize the beach, and the other group
Continue to monitor the Spanish in the harbor.
The psychological shock to the Spaniards from the sky full of airships and hot air balloons was huge, and the bombs dropped by the airships destroyed their confidence in resistance. This giant bomb with a simple structure, cheap cost but extremely powerful was made of a large iron can
Load enough black powder and add a fuse, and if you drop one, it can blow up a warship to pieces. Even a bunker made of stones on the shore cannot withstand this kind of bombardment. The air waves will blow the bunker into pieces.
It was falling, sharp stone fragments were flying everywhere, and the Spanish soldiers cried for their fathers and mothers, unable to find a place to hide.
There were some powerful steam ballistae on the fort, and the arrows as thick as a rafter were enough to deal with a warship worth two thousand materials. However, because they did not have enough elevation angle, they could not deal with targets in the sky. Even if they could be fired vertically, these were bombed.
The stupid Spaniards didn't have the energy to do it.
Penghu Bay is very beautiful, with beaches, waves, coconut trees, and gusty sea breezes. The only thing missing is the old captain and grandma. But now no one has the leisure to enjoy the scenery. A large group of barefoot landing soldiers jumped off the flat-bottomed boats, wading in the sea, holding up
Swords, guns, bows and crossbows landed on the land of Penghu. The landing troops were composed of a mixture of Ming and Zheng troops, led by Zheng Sen and Wu Sangui. As soon as they landed, they were blocked by the Spanish Army.
Spain's navy was powerful, and its army was no less powerful. A small army team composed of cavalry and infantry hid in the woods on the shore, avoiding the firepower of the warships before the landing. They waited until most of the Ming army landed before fighting out of the woods.
This was the first time Wu Sangui saw the Xiyi army. The cavalry were all wearing shiny half-armour, with high helmets decorated with colorful feathers. They had swords on their waists and tasselless spears in their hands. The infantry
They wore iron helmets with two raised ends on their heads and a ridge on the top, and wore a whole piece of iron plate armor on their bodies. They held spears two feet long in their hands. Although there were only three hundred people, there was a neat forest of guns and trees.
There is indeed a kind of majesty and a symbol of strength there.