Zheng Sen and Zheng Zhibao came this time on a three-masted warship of about 200 tons. Zhousou's warship was equipped with twenty-five six-pound cannons and five twelve-pound cannons. Zheng Zhilong
A relatively large warship under his command, it was also Zheng Zhibao's vehicle on weekdays.
Now Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Sen were standing on the bow of the ship, observing the port that was under construction in the distance. Zheng Zhibao put down his telescope and said in wonder: "Asen, look at the port in front of them. They are doing well. They can actually do it."
The houses built with stones are so high, and the piers are so long. I don’t know how they did it. They look very straight.”
Zheng Zhibao and his fleet are now about ten miles away from the dock. They can already see the shape of the dock clearly through the telescope. He is also very surprised by the neat buildings in the port.
"Fourth uncle, it seems that they have been very careful in building the dock!" Zheng Sen also said slowly with a stern face: "From this we can see that the people in Qingzhou attach great importance to the navy, and they will definitely be ours in the future.
We are a powerful enemy. After we return, we must tell our father that we must not underestimate this Pang Gang. Huh? They have ships coming towards us, and there are quite a few of them!"
While they were talking, ten ships divided into two groups and surrounded them from the left and right respectively.
Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Sen were almost happy when they saw this situation. Zheng Zhibao was so angry that he cursed: "Damn, I have been following my eldest brother Dongyang Nanyang for more than ten years, and we have always made other people's dumplings. It's a good thing today, we were actually...
A few fresh-faced melons and eggs have been wrapped up, and those bastards will laugh to death if they pass this on."
Zheng Sen frowned, raised his telescope and slowly observed the warships in front of him. Slowly his expression changed, "Fourth uncle, something is wrong. These warships are not as big as the ships we have seen in daily life."
Same, you see, their ship is too big, this is definitely not an ordinary warship, is it the great fortune ship that Liu Laoliu mentioned?"
At this time, Zheng Zhibao also saw the warships rushing towards him through the telescope. His face was not good-looking. As the components in the distance came closer, the warships gradually revealed their figures. These warships reminded Gao Da
, the hull is divided into three layers, and the gun emplacements on the hull are still open, revealing two black muzzles, which is clearly a posture ready for war.
"Do these raw melons and eggs want to rebel?" Zheng Zhibao's face was ashen, thinking that since the Zheng family destroyed Liu Xiang and defeated the Dutch East India Company's fleet, no fleet had dared to provoke them like this for a long time. Now at first glance
The appearance of such a guy who dared to touch the tiger's butt really made him very angry.
"Come here, order the brothers to form a battle formation and give those ungrateful melons and eggs a look." Zheng Zhibao, who was so angry that he was shouting, was about to instruct his men to give the ships in front a look when he
No matter where he is, he only knows that whoever dares to touch the fleet carrying the flag of his Zheng family will be prepared to pay a heavy price.
Zheng Sen did not stop Zheng Zhibao's actions. He also wanted to take this opportunity to see the strength of the Qingzhou Navy. As for the consequences of this, this was not within the scope of Zheng Sen's consideration. After all, a navy
Does a lion care what a sheep thinks?
, the fleet of ten Dafu ships that rushed over was led by the deputy commander of the navy, Mo Hui. At this time, he was constantly ordering the flag bearers around him to signal to the four ships behind him, ordering them to keep up with the formation and not fall behind.
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"Sir, the fleet in front has launched an attack formation towards us!" At this time, the lookout on the mast behind reported loudly to Mo Hui.
"Got it!" Mo Hui continued to order coldly: "Order the gunner to fire three solid bullets forward, and the flag bearer signals to them, ordering them to report their origins immediately and slow down for inspection, otherwise we will launch an attack on them
attack!"
"yes!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Three rumbling cannon shots rang out, and three black projectiles flew out of the barrel and landed more than 300 steps away from Zheng Zhibao and his fleet, driven by the powerful kinetic energy of gunpowder. The projectiles rushed into the water and splashed three times.
spray.
"What, they dared to fire first?" Zheng Zhibao, who was standing at the bow of the ship, was shocked and angry when he saw the water splashing after the projectile in front fell into the sea.
"Sir, they sent a signal." At this time, the lookout on the mast reported loudly.
"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly!" The enraged Zheng Zhibao gritted his teeth.
"Sir, they told us to report our origins and stop the ship for inspection, otherwise they will open fire."
Zheng Zhibao exploded when he heard this, "You bastard, order the brothers to open the gun emplacement, load the ammunition quickly, and prepare to fire according to my order!"
"yes!"
When the watchman above, who was also a part-time flag bearer, heard this, he was about to start calling the flag, but no one else stopped him.
"Wait a minute." A voice sounded from below. This voice was firm and had a hint of childishness. Zheng Zhibao knew it was his precious nephew Zheng Sen without even looking.
Zheng Sen took Zheng Zhibao's hand and said: "Fourth uncle, you can't fire. If we do, we will completely break up with them."
"Tear it, just tear it, I'm afraid of a ball!" Although Zheng Zhibao is not big, his temper is famous for his violent temper. I remember that in the decisive battle with Liu Xiang, another sea monster, he was hit three times and still took the lead.
Fighting hard, he cut off more than ten heads in a row in that battle, and was a famous warrior among the Zheng brothers.
"No, have you forgotten the purpose of our visit this time? If the cannon is fired, we won't be able to get ashore!" Zheng Sen still insisted on his opinion, with a pair of bright eyes shining with determination.
Looking at the appraising eyes of the future head of the Zheng family, the expression on Zheng Zhibao's face changed for a while before he sighed and ordered the flagman to raise the flag for the fleet to lower the mainsail to slow down and report his sail to the fleet in front.
origin.
"Sir, they said they were subordinates of Fujian Coastal Defense Guerrilla General Zheng Zhilong, and they came specially to pay a visit to General Pang."
On the Dafu ship, the lookout on the mast translated the flag signals sent from the opposite side to Mo Hui, the deputy commander of the navy.
"What, are they Zheng Zhilong's men from Fujian?" Mo Hui was shocked. He had naturally heard of this pirate who had been in the East China Sea and South China Sea for more than ten years. When he heard this, he became even more cautious. "Order the fleet to come up and take them
Surround them and escort them into the harbor."
Following Mo Hui's order, ten Dafu ships immediately moved over quickly, forming an encirclement. The gun emplacements on the ships were wide open, and the black muzzles were aimed at the fleet inside, thus coercing them into Wanghai Fort.