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Chapter 205: Encounter at sea, don’t care who it is, fight first and then talk about it

"what happened?"

Looking at the watchman running over in a hurry, Yu Tongyuan, who was just about to start the story-telling mode, suddenly showed displeasure.

"General."

"An unknown warship appears ahead. It looks like a Japanese pirate."

The lookout hand spoke.

"Aren't they just Japanese pirates?"

"What a fuss."

"How many waves of Japanese pirates have I beaten along the way?"

Yu Tongyuan hated him for not fighting.

"General..."

"Yes, but this time they have twenty ships, and they are all equipped with artillery."

The lookout's hand trembled a little.

"what?"

Yu Tongyuan was shocked.

On this trip, their fleet had a total of thirty ships, including twenty merchant ships and ten escort warships.

In other words, these guys who looked like Japanese pirates opposite had twice as many warships as him.

Is this thing a Japanese pirate?

Which Japanese pirate family is so rich?

"I gonna go see."

Yu Tongyuan said, immediately ran out for a walk, took two steps up to the watchtower, and stared ahead.

Sure enough, at the end of the field of vision, there were twenty silhouettes coming towards this side, and it was vaguely visible that each ship was equipped with artillery.

"What a ghost!"

Yu Tongyuan took a sip and got down from the observation position.

"All warships, immediately speed up to intercept the opponent."

"Mr. Wang, please take command of the cargo ship and move all the land guns in stock to the plywood. Be ready to support us at any time."

Yu Tongyuan said to Wang Jing.

"Okay General."

Wang Jing responded and walked over along the plank stretched out by a cargo ship.

After Wang Jing was put back, Yu Tongyuan's flagship, the Sun and Moon Everlasting, also immediately accelerated and joined the sequence of warships.

"Sign up and tell them to stay back."

The distance between the two sides continued to shrink, and the lookout reported that the mast could be seen, and Yu Tongyuan immediately ordered.

The semaphore of this era was not the language system of later generations that could use flags to represent letters. It was just a simple signal.

General effect…

It is equivalent to "launching an attack" and "starting to retreat" in later generations of games.

Mainly responsible for conveying a single message to oneself and the other party.

"General, they are ignoring our signals and still closing in on us."

The lookout hand pointed at Yu Tongyuan.

"Tenai's!"

"Too deceiving!"

"If a tiger doesn't show off its power, then it will treat me as a sick cat, right?"

"Instruct all ships to move sideways and fire immediately as soon as they enter the range!"

Yu Tongyuan scolded angrily.

Anyway, they are using the banner of Meng Yuan now. If anything happens, Meng Yuan will be responsible for all the responsibility.

In this case, it is natural to ignore who is on the opposite side and fight first.

As long as Ming Dynasty does not suffer a loss, it will not suffer a loss in the future, and there is no need to worry about subsequent diplomatic issues.

Even if he is discovered, even if he loses face, it actually doesn't matter.

With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, which company in the surrounding area dares to stroke the beard of the Ming Dynasty?

Boom boom boom!

The cannon on the opposite side was obviously inferior to that of Ming Dynasty. As it entered the firing range, Yu Tongyuan immediately ordered to fire to attack the opponent.

This also made Yu Tongyuan breathe a sigh of relief. Although the opponent had a large number of people, their equipment seemed to be average.

"General, they are speeding up and rushing towards us!"

Watch the hand.

"Hit me hard!"

"Every ship was given the opportunity to run away from the other side!"

Yu Tongyuan shouted coldly.

Boom boom boom!

Pfft!Pfft!

The sound of gunfire and falling water kept ringing. In this era, let alone guidance, there was almost no targeting system.

Whether you can hit it depends mainly on the skill and luck of the gunner, as well as the wind and waves on the sea and the rocking of the ship.

Firing from such a distance, in addition to suppressing the movement of the opponent, can actually cause very limited damage.

but.

The Ming Dynasty has a lot of money. They originally went to the Bago Dynasty to sell weapons. The firepower on the back of the ship can be said to be extremely sufficient, and there is no shortage of consumption.

but…

The mood on the other side was not so good.

Ruan Fufeng is the commander-in-chief of the Navy of the Kingdom of Zhan. Just a few days ago, he met with a group of businessmen.

Those businessmen said that they could provide him with artillery and repair and build warships. They only needed their help to block the waters near Zhanguo for a month.

When Ruan Fufeng asked why, the other party only said that Japanese pirates were rampant in this area, and Shi Chang pretended to be a merchant ship to launch a surprise attack. They would have extremely important business in the future and needed to ensure safety.

Moreover, those merchants also promised that as long as Ruan Fufeng agreed, all the goods snatched from those merchant ships would belong to Ruan Fufeng.

Ruan Fufeng agreed without even thinking. In recent years, Cham and Yue have been at the same level, and all domestic support has been given to the army.

Their naval ships are almost rotten, and they usually make a living by pretending to be Japanese pirates and looting merchant ships at sea.

So this is equivalent to them getting such a big benefit for free. They only need to increase their efforts to work normally and let go of the merchant ships. There is no hesitation in this.

During this period of time, with the support of that group of businessmen and Ruan Fufeng's efforts to rob, the power of the Zhanguo Navy has rapidly expanded.

In a short period of time, twenty warships were assembled. Although the level of these warships varied, there were even ships with eight guns and four muzzles.

However, this did not affect Ruan Fufeng's self-expansion now. After careful observation of the Ming Dynasty ships opposite, most of them were obviously merchant ships. Under the extreme expansion, Ruan Fufeng's brain got hot and he rushed over.

Then, he was directly hit by Yu Tongyuan.

Ruan Fufeng also woke up a lot when the shells were approaching, and he could now enter the attack range of the Ming Dynasty warship.

If he turned around and left, he would probably be chased and attacked by Ming's warships.

"What the hell!"

"Fight him!"

"They only have ten warships and we have twenty. Come within our attack range and fight back hard!" Ruan Fufeng shouted angrily and gave the order to continue the charge.

Boom boom boom!

The sound of cannons continued, and Ruan Fufeng's twenty warships continued to approach. Under the intensive artillery fire, three warships were hit by the shells, causing holes and sinking before they could be repaired.

There is still a difference in defense between wooden ships. For example, Ruan Fufeng's battleship, half of the ships don't even have watertight cabins. Once hit, it will be a test of speed to make up for it.

"Fire!"

Entering his own firing range, Ruan Fufeng immediately roared and ordered to shoot at Ming's warships.

On the sea, gunfire was flying, roaring and smashing towards the opponent's warship.

As the battle continued, Yu Tongyuan increasingly discovered that the opponent's firepower configuration and training seemed to be much lower than he imagined.

"Send a signal to Mr. Wang's side and tell them to hide behind and not come up."

Yu Tongyuan waved his hand and said.

In his opinion, although there are many enemies, they are just a mob. Although there are many ants that can kill an elephant, they must be numerous to a certain extent.

With just that much, there was no chance of overturning the ten Ming Navy battleships he was carrying.

"Take the flag and tell Wang Liuzi to get behind the opponent and don't let these thieves escape!"

Yu Tongyuan shouted and issued his order.

The flagship of the Chinese navy.

As the battle continued, the Zhanguo Navy sank five more warships. It was not like they had never hit Ming Dynasty's warships.

But the warships of the Ming Dynasty were tough enough. Even if they were hit by artillery shells, as long as they did not react too slowly, they would be able to repair and plug the loopholes in time. Although several warships were damaged, none of them sank.

"What kind of caravan is this? Why are their escort warships so powerful?"

Ruan Fufeng said with an ugly expression.

At first, he only thought that the opposite side simply had a long range, but he did not expect that this warship was also stronger.

You know, a tougher warship is more difficult to build than a longer-range cannon. After all, a ship is a big piece, and even building it is not easy.

As long as the guns are willing to pay, they can still be smuggled over.

"Marshal, look at their flag, it should be Dayuan's merchant ship."

The generals under his command said to Ruan Fufeng.

"Dayuan?"

"Weren't they all beaten back to Mobei by the Ming Dynasty?"

"Why are there still merchant ships coming here?"

Ruan Fufeng said in surprise.

"this…"

"I don't know, but I heard that there seem to be quite a lot of Dayuan merchant ships at Panyu Port in the Ming Dynasty these days."

"It is said that they settled their differences and even had a mutual trading session."

The general spoke.

"What a coward!"

"It's still Dayuan!"

"I bother!"

"This is surrender to Ming Dynasty."

"Don't care about Da Yuan or Da Ming De. I'll fight first and then talk about it."

"Over there, have you seen the ship over there that keeps changing its semaphore? Let me focus the fire on him first."

Ruan Fufeng took a sip and said.

"As ordered!"

The general responded and went down to take command.

Sun and Moon Eternal Number.

"General, enemy warships are surrounding us."

The lookout hand pointed at Yu Tongyuan.

"Ah."

Yu Tongyuan nodded slightly, not surprised at all.

"Not surprisingly."

"Our flag language has changed significantly."

"If you can't give them a hope of victory, how can they be willing to stay and fight to the end?"

Yu Tongyuan raised his head slightly.

"But General, you are really on board the Sun and Moon Everlasting."

The deputy general next to him said.

"The Sun and Moon Everlasting is the strongest among all ten battleships."

"I have calculated the strength of their artillery. If I want to sink the Sun and Moon Everlasting, I will have to hit it at least twenty times."

"Next, I will be at the helm. Please cooperate with me!"

"The enemy is not weak and is definitely not an ordinary Japanese pirate. After this battle, we sent a small boat to land from Yue. We must report the matter to the court."

Yu Tongyuan said, heading towards the wheelhouse.

Ming dynasty.

British government.

"Fengxue, the situation in the south has not been very stable these past two days."

"The friction between Ava and Pegu is getting more and more serious. If it continues, if a large-scale conflict really breaks out, our ship will easily be pushed by Ava and Wanshanhou before we can send weapons over."

"Is it possible that Empress Wan Shan is planning to light the fire in advance?"

Zhu Biao held a memorial and said to Xiao Han.

"It looks like it."

"Awa has already thought about getting rid of Queen Wan Shan."

Xiao Han reported the result, and then the corners of his mouth curled up.

"Oh?"

"Why did Feng Xue say this?"

Zhu Biao was interested.

"It's very simple, because the Bago Dynasty is not a fool. With a group of powerful and extremely wealthy guys like Wan Shanhou, they will definitely not be willing to fight a decisive battle with the Ava Dynasty."

"If Bago is really stimulated and prepares for a decisive battle at all costs, he will definitely choose to pull out Wanshanhou and the others first."

"So, this matter must be caused by Awa targeting Empress Wanshan, rather than Empress Wanshan igniting the fire in advance. His base is now sandwiched between the two sides, and it is too late to maintain stability."

Xiao Han chuckled.

(End of this chapter)