The pirate ship quickly approached the main gunboat,
At the same time that the naval ship began its second round of bombardment, the opponent's counterattack also came.
The first round of bombardment by the pirates also had no effect.
However, on the side of the Tang Navy, everyone who was commanding the war department frowned.
The commander was really right. The range of these pirates' artillery was even further than that of the Cannibals, and it was not far behind the navy's naval guns.
Fortunately, the commander did not pass through Malacca. If he were ambushed by them in the strait, he would have been seriously injured!
Next, both sides entered artillery bombardment mode.
After several rounds of shelling, the navy successfully destroyed one enemy ship, but two of its own gunboats were also hit.
I saw the enemy ships getting closer and closer, and a large number of ships rushed out of the strait behind me.
Su Chen ordered all ships to retreat immediately.
At this time, the main gunboat at the front was only a few hundred meters away from the enemy ship.
At this distance, the hit and power of both sides' naval guns rapidly increased.
A shell hit Liu Rengui's ship, and Liu Rengui's ship also hit his opponent.
Liu Rengui saw through the telescope that the enemy ship was severely damaged, and it seemed that nothing happened on his side.
"Fortunately, the enemy's ships are not as strong as ours, and the power of the cannonballs is also inferior,"
"Hurry and retreat, no matter how many shots are fired, we won't be able to bear it!"
Su Chen was still on the transport ship, following the gunboat, holding a telescope and looking at the ships that kept pouring out of the entrance to the strait from a distance.
The naval fleet retreated while counterattacking, quickly out of the range of the enemy ships, and then headed north at full speed.
This battle came and went suddenly, lasting only about ten minutes.
Seeing that the navy was out of range and withdrawing to the north, the remaining pirate fleet did not pursue it.
In the battle just now, the navy relied on large numbers to fight against small numbers. Many of the ships that were the first to rush out of the strait were severely damaged.
The number of ships coming out from behind is not enough, and there are still many ships still in the strait.
It's useless to catch up like this, and given the speed of the Tang navy ships, they probably won't be able to catch up.
Seeing that the enemy had not caught up, Su Chen led the fleet to Pinpin Polu and stopped temporarily.
This is the first large-scale natural and excellent harbor on the way north after leaving the Strait of Malacca.
The fleet stopped here when it came last year.
Su Chen sent out the frigate to patrol the surrounding area and called all the officers together.
"Do you still want to destroy those pirates now?"
Su Chen asked with a dark face.
Liu Rengui and others lowered their heads and said: "Commander, we are the ones who underestimated the enemy!"
"Hmph! How about the ships that were hit?"
Liu Rengui: "Nothing is serious. We are checking in details."
Cheng Wuting frowned and said, "Commander, these pirates are indeed powerful enemies of our army."
"The general just doesn't understand. We have only been away from the Tang Dynasty for a year. Where did such a powerful fleet come from?"
"We found 20 gunboats at the entrance of the strait. We don't know how many more are in the strait behind,"
"Commander, this quantity is too terrifying!"
"How did those remnants of the powerful clans build so many gunboats in just one year?"
Su Chen glared at Cheng Wuting: "If you ask me, who should I ask?"
"We haven't had any contact with the country since we left Panyu last year. Who knows how many things happened."
Everyone was now afraid: given the strength of the fleet in the strait, if the fleet was ambushed by them in Singapore without preparedness, the consequences would be really disastrous!
As for Liu Rengui's previous attempt to destroy the gang of pirates, it now seems like a joke. If there was a real fight, the naval fleet might even defeat them.
Although the combat power of a single warship is not as good as that of the navy, the navy no longer has an overwhelming advantage, and enemy artillery can still destroy naval ships.
Who knows how many ships have not yet appeared in the strait. Once there are a large number of ships, the dozens of warships in the naval fleet are really no match.
"This is not a place to stay for a long time. After the ship inspection and repairs are completed, we will go north immediately,"
"Let's return to Datang as soon as possible and find out what the specific situation is."
The strength of the fleet in the strait was not enough to frighten Liu Rengui and others.
It also greatly exceeded Su Chen's expectations.
Su Chen also couldn't understand how the remnants of the powerful family could gather such a large maritime power in just one year.
Everyone was also worried that the fleet in the strait would suddenly move north to catch up.
After a brief repair in Pinpinpolu, the fleet quickly headed north.
In the Strait of Malacca, on a large ship,
A man in gilded clothes broke the glass in his hand:
"How can this be?
How could Su Chen lead the fleet around the Strait of Malacca?"
The man in brocade roared.
Of course, there are other straits such as the Sunda Strait to the south of the Strait of Malacca and enter the Pacific Ocean.
However, it would require more than twice the detour, and the waters southwest of Sumatra are very windy and rough, so the navigation conditions are far inferior to those in the Strait of Malacca.
But why did Su Chen choose to bypass the Strait of Malacca and go behind himself?
Does Su Chen know that she is waiting for him here?
This is impossible!
We have received definite information. After Su Chen left Panyu last year, except for Fang Yiai's return, he had no contact with Datang at all.
The man in brocade clothes couldn't figure out what was going on, so he angrily smashed all kinds of things in the cabin to pieces.
"General, what should we do now?"
The subordinate asked cautiously at the door.
"Li Chengqian and Su Chen both ran away,"
"What else can be done?"
"The fleet returns to Luzon!"
This time, Li Chengqian and Su Chen escaped inexplicably. It will probably be difficult to find an opportunity to attack again in the future.
The angry man in brocade looked up to the sky and roared:
"God can't help me!"
If Su Chen and others were here, they would be shocked when they saw the man in brocade:
Isn’t that Xie Shufang, the governor of Guangzhou?
Su Chen didn't know who the commander of the Malacca fleet was, nor did he understand why the remnants of the clan had soared in strength.
He led the fleet towards Guangzhou day and night.
It was already October, and the typhoon period in the South China Sea had passed, so this time the fleet did not go all the way around the Indochina Peninsula, but sailed directly through the South China Sea to Guangzhou.
Near Wailingding Island, Su Chen ordered the fleet to stop temporarily and asked Cheng Wuting to take ten frigates into Lingding Ocean to inquire about the specific situation in Guangzhou.
"Teacher, have you been careful?"
"Guangzhou is my territory of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Chengqian stared at Su Chen with wide eyes.
Su Chen: "That Guangzhou governor Xie Shufang, haven't we already had suspicions about him?"
"Who knows what kind of character Guangzhou is now."
Li Chengqian shrugged and said nothing. He was already at the door of his house anyway, so he didn't care about the time.
Cheng Wuting came back soon, but there was only one ship. From a distance, everyone saw a man standing on the bow of the ship, jumping and jumping to greet the fleet.
