1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 34 Ming-Soviet United Fleet ([-])

After suffering more than half of the casualties of Sulu Kingdom's many small boats, they finally approached the Spanish fleet.The small boat was next to the big Spanish ship. The short and thin native soldiers took out the hooks from the boat and threw them vigorously towards the big Spanish ship. climb up.

"Bump..." Several Spanish sailors held muskets and fired at the climbing Sulu soldiers through the side of the ship.

"Ah! Ah!..." With several screams, several Sulu soldiers were shot by muskets and fell into the sea instantly.The soldiers of the Sulu Kingdom on the small boat saw the Spanish sailor attacking his companion with a musket, raised the bamboo spear in his hand, and threw it over like a flying shuttle.

Immediately, several bamboo spears slammed into the Spanish sailor's body, and with a scream, he either fell on his back on the deck or rolled into the sea.

"Attack!" Cao Xiong immediately ordered when he saw that the Sulu Kingdom's boat had become entangled with the Spanish fleet.

The captain of the Dorion, Stern Malm, was a little stunned at this time.These fearless natives actually risked huge casualties to get close to their own fleet, and even climbed towards their ships with only one rope after another.He even saw a few natives jumping into the ship from the side of the ship. Although they were killed one by one on the deck by the brave sailors with muskets and bayonets, all this still made him feel a little scared.If they had had more boats and more people, he couldn't guarantee that those little natives would have rushed aboard his boat and killed them all.He believed that the other two ships must have experienced the same situation as him.Now, he had to admit that he really underestimated these humble natives, they attacked them one after another as if they were not afraid of death.

"Sir, the enemy's big ship is coming!...Oh! They are firing at us!" Second Officer Arrot exclaimed loudly.

"Well, they picked a good time!" Captain Sternmalm said calmly.Indeed, the Spanish fleet was entangled by the small boats of the Sulu Kingdom, and its mobility was greatly reduced.If a ship loses its maneuverability at sea, it will be like a target for the enemy.

"My second mate, I will give you thirty sailors to drive all those nasty natives off our ship." Captain Sternmalm ordered, "And..."

"Oh, God! They're coming up again!" suddenly exclaimed a sailor.

When everyone turned their heads, they saw three natives dexterously turning in from the side of the boat.Then he took the short knife from his mouth and rushed towards the nearby sailors.Behind, more natives emerged from the ship's side one after another.

"Damn it! Hurry up and drive them into the sea! Immediately!" Captain Sternmalm roared angrily.

Cao Xiong's big ship bombarded the opposite Spanish ship for two rounds, but the other side only responded weakly with a few shots.Seeing this, Cao Xiong's troops had an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they unceremoniously continued to approach and shell.The Spanish Seria was the first to be besieged. The midship was hit continuously by projectiles, and the sailors on the deck fell to the ground. Two of the Sulu soldiers who boarded the ship were also hit by the splashed wood chips, wailing endlessly.

"Sir, the Celia requests retreat." On the Dorion, the watchman reported loudly to Captain Stern Malm.

Captain Sternmalm looked back and saw that the second officer was leading the people and was gradually driving the soldiers from the Sulu Kingdom off the ship. traumatized.

Those pirate ships still relentlessly bombarded the Seria, and even a smaller ship was preparing to approach it, wanting to jump in and capture it.

"We must get rid of these boats at once! Then go and help it," said Captain Sternmalm. "Turn, north-east."

The boatswain led several sailors to pull the sail with difficulty, trying to break away from the entanglement of the Sulu Kingdom boat.

"Boom!" Suddenly, there was an explosion sound from the side of the Dorion. A Sulu soldier rushed to the fort with no hope of escape, grabbed the torch, and threw it towards the powder barrel, causing a violent explosion.Several cannons on the side were blown away by the explosion, and one of the barrels hit the deck amidships, overwhelming the crowd of sailors.

"Oh, God!" Sternmalm looked at the starboard side with a pale face, and roared: "Quickly put out the fire! Put out the fire! Damn it!"

The movements of the Dorion also attracted the attention of Cao Xiong's department.The flying bird ship commanded by Qi Dajiang adjusted its sails, and was about to turn around and sail over, ready to take advantage of it.

"Sir, I think we have to retreat!" The third officer of the Dorion suggested to Captain Sternmalm with a painful expression. The ship was damaged, the sailors suffered heavy casualties, and even the second officer was killed and injured by the explosion just now.If the stalemate continues, maybe the other party will stay here.

"...Hang up the signal flag, retreat!" Captain Sternmalm ordered immediately.

The three Spanish galleons hoisted their sails one after another, and fled towards the northwest with the help of the weak southeast wind.

Cao Xiong immediately followed closely behind with other ships, and kept bombarding the Spanish fleet, trying to intercept one of them.After chasing and killing all the way, in the afternoon, seeing that the other party could not escape farther and farther, he had no choice but to give up.

"It's really fun!" Yu Fukun looked at the Spanish fleet going away, and was so happy that he patted the ship's side with his hands, "Who would have thought that one day I would be able to chase the barbarians behind a big ship like this, and beat the dog in the water!"

Everyone on the boat laughed, yes, since they were defeated in Dengzhou, they seemed to have been fleeing in embarrassment. They were chased by the officers and soldiers, Zheng Zhilong, and they chased me all the way to Nanyang.

"However, this time we need to gather more of these natives to help!" A man next to him said, "If these natives hadn't entangled the barbarians' big boat, we wouldn't have been able to defeat the barbarians so easily."

"Well, not bad. Hey, these natives are so brave! Nearly half of the people and the boat have been lost, and the motherfucking continues to rush forward!"

"Indeed. However, the guys in their hands are a little bit worse, and their skills are ordinary."

"Master Yu, Master Cao is sending a signal to let you go over to discuss things."

"Yes, we must discuss how we should treat these natives."

Cao Xiong saw that the main old brothers had arrived, cleared his throat, and said with a smile: "Today, we can feel proud."

Everyone laughed, and started to make noise, talking about how brave they were just now, how they hit the big Spanish ship.

"Brothers, just now with the help of the natives, the barbarians were beaten and fled without any damage. It's a pity that we can't capture another ship." Cao Xiong said.

"Yes, this barbarian ship is really good. It has a huge hull and powerful artillery, much stronger than our own ship. If we grab another one, our strength will definitely be greatly improved than now!" Hu Wenjin said.

"It's not easy to steal a big ship of barbarians." Cao Xiong sighed, "However, now I want to tell you brothers that we have to stop in Sulu country for a day or two to repair. Let us breathe. So..." He looked at the crowd, "So, let's pretend to be the Great Ming Navy and dock in Sulu Kingdom in this name."

"Ah, pretending to be the Great Ming Navy?... won't be exposed by others?"

"If there is someone in the Sulu Kingdom who understands my situation in Ming Dynasty, wouldn't they tell us our details in just a few words!"

"..."

Everyone was quite surprised to pretend to be the Great Ming Navy, although some of them were indeed members of the Great Ming Navy before.But didn't we accidentally become pirates now?

"Xiao Tian, ​​tell me," Cao Xiong turned to look at Qi Tian.

"Uncles, brothers, now, in this area of ​​the South China Sea, we are the Daming Navy, and we represent Daming!"

(End of this chapter)