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Chapter 69 Blocking the Port
The water army of Dongjiang Town, moored in the old port, is waiting for Mao Wenlong and others to return.

"Why hasn't my father come back yet? Logically speaking, we should return to Phi Island at this time." Mao Chengzuo, the former deputy commander of Dongjiang Town, saw that Mao Wenlong and others had not returned, and couldn't help but worry.

"Could it be that the commander-in-chief stayed overnight at Jinzhou Guard?" Shang Kexi, the navy general, asked doubtfully.

"Even so, my father will send someone to inform us. I always feel that something is wrong." Mao Chengzuo said, "Do you think that kid Chu Yun will detain my father?"

"Is he, Chu Yun, so bold? We have a navy here, we can block his port at any time." Shang Kexi said.

While the group was discussing, the sailors on the deck cried out.

"What happened?" Shang Kexi frowned slightly.

"Master Shang, look over there, a fleet of ships is coming!" The sailor pointed to the vast sea to the east.

At some point on the sea, the shadow of a sail appeared, and then the figure of a warship emerged from the horizon.Although the warship in the middle looks very small from a distance, it is several times larger than other ships in the same row.According to Shang Kexi's familiarity with the Navy, it can be judged that the approaching ship is a giant.

"Enemy? All ships raise their sails and prepare for battle!" Shang Kexi didn't know whether the warships that suddenly appeared were enemies or friends, so he quickly deployed the ships.

This time when Mao Wenlong came to Jinzhouwei, he brought only eight ships, each of which was equipped with different old and new Francois cannons.However, the largest ship is only a 20-meter warship with a length of more than [-] meters. The others are warships and transport ships with a length of more than ten meters and equipped with some small cannons.

Later Jin did not pay much attention to the navy, so the role of the Dongjiang Township Navy was mainly to transport troops to harass the Jin people.As for naval battles...

"They have blocked the direction of the port, they seem to be our enemies." Shang Kexi nervously watched the approaching warship.

"Apart from our Dongjiang Town Navy, where else has warships in this sea area?!" Mao Chengzuo exploded, "Koreans? Dongying people? Or Westerners?"

"Looking at the appearance of the opponent's warship, it seems to be a Westerner." Shang Kexi replied.

"Fujian sailor and pirate Zheng Zhilong guarded the southern gate of my Ming Dynasty. How could Westerners come to this northern waters!" Mao Chengzuo said, "I know, this must be a Westerner colluded with Chu Yun. My father must have been given by Chu Yun." Detain it, Chu Yun is going to annex our forces!"

"If it's really what you said, my son, then we are probably near death today." Shang Kexi sighed.

They could already see the appearance of the incoming warship. The three decks were several times the size of the largest warship of their Dongjiang Town Navy.This warship was the Victory that went northward to blockade the old port under Chu Yun's order, a frigate with 28 guns that had just been launched, and several Guanglu Island ships equipped with two or three guns.The purpose of the existence of these ships is not to provide firepower, but to cover the Victory and the frigate to prevent the opponent from using fire attacks and other tactics.

Nelson, once the commander of the nine-star fleet of the Royal Navy, personally sits on the behemoth-like flagship.

"As the commander of the fleet, you are facing such a weak opponent." Nelson was completely unmotivated.In the past, he crossed the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, facing dozens of enemy battleships, but this time Chu Yun sent him to command the first-class battleship Victory to deal with a few small ships that could not even match the firepower of the frigates. Isn't it a bully?
"All the fleet slowed down and informed the 'Dingyuan' to let them attack the ships in the port first." Nelson asked people to use semaphore to inform the following 28 artillery frigates.He didn't want to use the Victory to bully them directly, but wanted the new crew members of the Dingyuan to exercise.

This 28-gun frigate was manufactured by the Royal Shipyard in this era with wood from southern Liaoning. It has special significance. It was named "Dingyuan" by Chu Yun, which can be regarded as making up for a shortcoming.

The commander of the Dingyuan is Nelson's daughter Ella. At least her superficial identity is one of the commanders of the Liao Army's naval fleet.This was the first time she commanded a battleship alone.Deng Qianlong, the deputy commander of the naval fleet who lacks experience in naval warfare, is temporarily under the command of Ella.Most of the crew of the Dingyuan are newly recruited from the mainland of southern Liaoning, which is different from the Royal Navy of the Victory.The local crew is the future of the Liao Army Navy.If the Royal Navy dies in battle, it cannot be replenished.

"Tack to port." Ella ordered.

"Take the wind on the port side." Deng Qianlong, who was an apprentice, faithfully issued Ella's order and urged the helmsman.

This group of newly recruited crew members was obviously still novices, and they followed the orders during the exercise in a panic.In a hurry, some sailors fell because the frigate made an emergency turn.

"Keep calm and think about how Ms. Ella teaches you all!" Deng Qianlong was in a hurry. This was the first time he tried Western naval warfare techniques. The military leader Chu Yun valued him very much. If the naval battle performance is not good, then the face of the deputy commander of the fleet will be difficult.

Despite some haste and some minor problems, the frigate Dingyuan began to face the Dongjiang Town Navy in the port from a straight line to a single string.Facing the Dongjiang Zhen Navy, there are twelve cannons with a single string on the frigate.

"What are they going to do at such a distance? The artillery can't hit us at such a distance, right?" Based on his own experience, Shang Kexi couldn't understand why the biggest ship on the opposite side stopped and only sent one warship to fight.

But then Dingyuan responded with practical actions, which is still gratifying!

Boom—boom—boom!

The twelve cannons on the side of the Dingyuan began to roar, and the heavy solid bullets came straight at them!White smoke filled the air, and the huge recoil of the artillery caused the Dingyuan to shake!
boom!The [-]-material warship Shang Kexi was on trembled suddenly, and Shang Kexi was caught off guard and fell.

"The cabin was shot!" The sailors of the four hundred warships panicked.

boom!Another cannon landed around Shang Kexi.This cannonball landed on the sea beside the warship, causing waves several meters high and splashing on Shang Kexi's face.

"Impossible, how could their artillery fire so far!" Shang Kexi roared hysterically, still unable to believe that the opponent's range was much farther than his!

"It's gratifying, we will be sunk if we don't fight back!" Dingyuan's first round of artillery salvo ended. Mao Chengzuo looked around and found that three ships were hit by the opponent.Although the ship has not sunk, it is already traumatized after being hit!
"Young master, give up. The opponent's artillery is much stronger than ours, and their largest warship is still eyeing them. If we only need one round of artillery, we will lose at least half of the warship." Not an order of magnitude opponent!
(End of this chapter)