Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

In the early morning of December 3, there was heavy fog in the East China Sea.

Duan Daxin, the captain of the gunboat "Xiongqi", was holding a monocular in a panic, observing in vain on the sea with extremely low visibility.

"The goal is good, but it is probably impossible to achieve it now!" Duan Daxin looked at the fog on the sea and felt worried in his heart.

According to the wishes of the previous commander-in-chief Amorim, the three gunboats "Jackdaw", "Giant Eagle" and "Xiong Zhi" should have been dispatched together and cooperated with some armed merchant ships to go north. If they were ambushed by Zheng Zhilong on the way , can counterattack his fleet with lightning speed, allowing Zheng Zhilong to have a taste of their gunboats disguised as merchant ships.

The most ideal goal is to send Zheng Zhilong to the Dragon King in one wave and capture the thief first. If this is not possible, he will lose one-tenth of his fleet.

But at the moment, Zheng Zhilong's fleet has not yet encountered them, and the navy's three gunboats have been confused by the fog and scattered in all directions.

In this era without GPS navigation, their desire to reunite again is as high as the sky.

As the second-ranked Han commander in the navy this time, Duan Daxin felt a lot of pressure. Before that, he was just a fishing boy in a fishing village who was familiar with maritime affairs. He was just a passionate man, and when he heard about the navy's registration, he jumped into it.

I don’t know whether he was lucky or unlucky, but Duan Daxin was successfully selected, but before he had received a month of formal systematic training, the war came.

The navy was currently short of men, so he naturally had to step in. Duan Daxin really didn't know if he could survive with this ship of 180 people until the end of the war.

However, since he boarded this ship, he has never thought about going off. It is his long-cherished wish to live and die with the "Xiong Zhuan".

This is the ship assigned to him by the superior, now and forever!

It’s already 7 o’clock after breakfast.

Duan Daxin sat back on the chair covered with bearskin, took out the chart from the drawer, and studied it carefully.

This chart was drawn by the Lord when he sailed last year. Since no one was sent ashore for field surveying, this is just a rough sketch.

Duan Daxin poked his fingers on the map and kept making famous gestures. Occasionally, he picked up a glass measuring ruler produced by Zhulin Glass Factory on the table next to him and measured the map, as if he was trying to determine his current position.

While recalling the position before departure and estimating the wind strength and direction last night, Duan Daxin calculated on the paper for a while, but still had no clue.

While I was feeling depressed, I saw the first mate pushing open the door and walking in: "Captain, if there is a situation, you'd better come out and take a look!"

Without saying a word, Duan Daxin picked up the cylindrical military cap and put it on before quickly walking out of the captain's room, standing in front of the railing of the corridor and looking in the designated direction.

The tall hulls of two ships were looming in the thick fog. They seemed to be armed merchant ships...

"Captain, we have found two ships, three-masted Gallens, heading 15 degrees north by east, speed 3 knots, heading towards us." Lookout Nick, a Spanish young man, was very excited.

"Is it Zheng Zhilong?"

"Unknown," Nick said. "They didn't fly any identifying flags."

"Everyone, get ready to fight!" Duan Daxin shouted to everyone on the boat.

"Captain, this is close to the East China Sea. Could these two ships be nearby merchant ships?" Nick knew that many maritime merchants in the south of the Yangtze River had carried out maritime trade, which was contrary to their emperor's ban.

Duan Daxin held up a monocular and observed for a few minutes, then turned to Nick and said: "They didn't fly any flags, which is very dangerous! Sinking them is the best option."

Moreover, who among the merchants in the entire Jiangnan area doesn't know that Zheng Zhilong is going to take action? He is going to sea at this time. Isn't it true that Rou Baozi beats the dog and never comes back?

Duan Daxin only hesitated for a moment, then turned around and asked the gunners on the ship to take their positions. Today, all ships encountered will be sunk as long as they are not his own.

It's not that he is cold-blooded, this is war. If civilians are involved, there is nothing you can do. Everyone will die. The key is whether you have adjusted your life well.

"Captain, they have at least ten cannons. Moreover, there may be reinforcements. Do we need to be more cautious?" Nick asked worriedly.

Duan Daxin glanced at the sea confidently and said: "The fog is so thick now, I guess they are as lost as us. Even if there are reinforcements, they will not be able to find here for a while."

"Captain, they are adjusting their course and seem to want to get away from us!"

It seemed that the gunboat "Xiong Zhi" was also spotted on the opposite side, but instead of rushing towards them two against one, they turned around and ran away.

"Speed ​​up and charge forward!" Duan Daxin completely ignored the two ships on the opposite side. It was only a matter of time before they were destroyed.

"The battle is quick, the artilleryman is ready to load chain bombs and grape bombs. This time we must not allow anyone to escape!" Duan Daxin slashed down with his right hand and said with a ferocious expression.

He just wants to carry out a blitzkrieg, and do whatever it takes to defeat the opponent's vitality. What he learned in the school is really put to use now!

Although encountering fog may not be a good thing for the navy, it is also more detrimental to Zheng Zhilong's fleet.

Comparing the two, they still have the advantage. The East China Sea is so big, and there are more ships lost on the opposite side. And as long as more than a dozen main ships are not dispatched at once, Duan Daxin is confident that he can survive the test of blood and fire. , carve out a bloody path and let Zheng Zhilong take a good look at their navy's capabilities.

At this time, if we remove the fog on the battlefield and overlook the sea area where both sides gather from the sky, we can clearly see that the two armed merchant ships are desperately turning their bows to get out of the sea area.

They were the subordinates of Zheng Zhilong, but they had just been reorganized and added. They were not the original group of pirates who had been fighting at sea for many years and killing many people.

Officers are really no match for pirates these days!

"Turn around quickly and don't get close to them." The commander of an armed merchant ship kept urging. He didn't know how he met the enemy's main fleet.

The former boss, no, should now be the Governor of the Fujian Navy, had issued an order before the war. This group of maritime salt merchants were not ordinary maritime merchants. They most likely had extremely strong military power. He warned his subordinates to treat them with caution.

Others are ships with people and guns, but they, the stepmothers, only have a few small cannons to show off, and the sailors on the ship are even more vulnerable.

"If you can't beat me, raise the white flag!"

It is true that when a den of bears is brought together, the superiors will be timid before fighting. Naturally, these people under their command will not be much better!

Within a quarter of an hour, the "Xiong Pi" caught up with the two ships, but it didn't see the white chess hanging on it at all.

"Boom! Boom!"

At a distance of one hundred meters, the 12 large and small artillery pieces on the port side of the "Xiong Zhu" took the lead in firing. The grapeshot fired by the 10-pounder cannon and the explosive bombs fired by the 12-pounder cannon turned the upper deck of the opposite side into a river of blood. The steel tore at the bodies of these "brave" sailors.

"Surrender! Surrender!"

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