Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

But suddenly, countless small boats appeared on the west sea.Grain-grain-net-first-post www>

There are so many of them that they are simply too numerous to count.

Zhang Shifu thumped heavily on the wall of the pier. Although he grinned his teeth in pain, he laughed loudly: "Qian Wenlu has caught up!"

In this naval battle, the shore fire artillery is just a supporting role. Although in Fushan in the future, the artillery is definitely the darling of all arms, and sometimes even ranks above the gunners, but at this time, this arm It's just a newborn, toddler, trying to sing, not yet mature and fully developed.

"not good!"[

While Zhang Shifu hit the wall and laughed, did many pirates notice the small boat coming down from the wind?

Hu Dehai was sweating profusely, scanned the sea with incredible eyes, and murmured: "Why do these military households have such courage? They come here in small boats, do they also know..."

Before he finished speaking, some pirates hissed and shouted: "Fire ship, it's a fire ship!"

"It's over!"

Hu Dehai's face was gray and defeated, and he could hardly stand up.

The fireboat tactic was also a weapon used by the Zheng family to defeat Dutch warships in the South China Sea a few years ago.At that time, China's shipbuilding technology was already behind the world, especially in the manufacture of warships, and the casting and use of artillery were far behind the West.

When white Europeans drove warships of hundreds of tons, and each ship was equipped with at least [-] to [-] cannons, the warships of Chinese pirates were at most [-] to [-] tons in tonnage, and the design and use of the hull and sails The sea is very backward, and the only advantage and strength is that since the opening of the sea during the years of Longqing and Wanli, sea trade has become the mainstream means of getting rich in the southeast coast, so there is no shortage of excellent sailors. Of course, there are very few captains who have experience in driving gunboats. already.

In the duel with Western warships, the number of artillery of Chinese pirates' warships is only one-tenth of others, and the command is far behind, and the speed and evasion performance of warships are far inferior.

The Zheng family was able to defeat the enemy and win by relying on the fireboat tactics.

The sail warships at that time were unable to rotate well, and even the best warships could not achieve the swift and quick evasion movements of the later steam age.

On the ocean, if it goes down the wind and currents, even the best warships will not be able to avoid it.

In several sea battles, Zheng's gunboats were beaten to shame, but the final victory was Zheng Zhilong's.What he used was to sail the fire boat downwind, load a large amount of flammable materials on the bow, and then hook the enemy ship with a hook, igniting it, burning it or even exploding it. Before the explosion and burning, the sailors jumped into the water and escaped, and the loss of a small boat for a large ship of several hundred tons was a loss for the Europeans in any case.

This tactic made the Dutch feel ashamed and suffered disastrous defeats. Later, Zheng Chenggong also used the fireboat tactic in the duel between Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan and the Dutch warships.

Of course, at that time Zheng Chenggong was rich and powerful, and the Zheng family fleet also had quite a few large ships, which was far different from the situation when Zheng Zhilong started his business.

Although the group of pirates in front of us are from the north, they have been at sea all year round, and some of them have been to the south. Experienced pirates like Hu Dehai immediately knew the identity of these military households when they saw a large number of small boats going down the river. The tactic is the legendary fire boat tactic, because the small boat is low, even if the military households have the courage to engage in a gang battle, if they are asymmetrical, it is really too difficult.

"How did they know about this method?"

Before grabbing the side of the ship and diving into the water, the old pirate Hu Dehai couldn't figure out the lawsuit that was on his mind. Even the coastal seamen who are usually cautious when they go fishing in the sea, how did they know the fireboat battle of the southern pirates against European warships? Law?

Seeing that a large number of small boats have been lit with kindling, the bright hulls are like fireflies shining brightly on the sea under the moonlight. After seeing the number of boats and calculating the current and wind speed, the experienced pirates were already diving.

There is no way to dodge, there is no way to dodge at all, the only way to think about is diving. [

Even if there are boats that can pass by, there are a large number of small boats carrying people behind the fire boat. No matter how small the boat is, it can’t hold up too much. If there are too many ants, it can kill an elephant. If they stay on the boat, they will rush up with their knives in their hands. , he must have been hacked to death the first time he stayed on board.

Smart people always choose to dive first at this time, and there is always a chance to get out of danger by luck.

Swim to the shore, join the big army, and then come to take revenge.

Of course, the pirates who thought this way didn't know that at this time their main force had already been completely defeated by the firearms and spears, and they were running for their lives all over the mountains and plains.

Seeing the bustle of dumpling on the sea, Qian Wenlu, who was standing on a small boat, couldn't close his mouth with a smile.

This time, there were less than 40 soldiers from the Fushan Camp who followed him, but there were more than a thousand military households from various forts who followed him, including the coastal households from Lingshanwei.

There are more than 300 ships mobilized alone, and some of them are large ships that can carry 40 to [-] people.

When I heard that Zhang Shouren mobilized to fight pirates, these military households who had been bullied for many years all enthusiastically signed up. There are Fushan camps on the shore and artillery in the pier. They just come to pick up ready-made bargains. The coastal households have been harmed by pirates. I don't know how many there are. With one order, there are many followers.

Seaside guards may not have anything else, but there are as many military households who can sail boats to the sea, and as many small and medium-sized fishing boats that can fish at sea.

Over the years, the pirates have become more and more violent, and the danger of fishing in the sea has become more and more dangerous. More and more military households have been robbed by pirates. Everyone also wants to take this opportunity to completely eliminate the threat of pirates, and the future will be better. Peaceful day.

At this time, the fire boats were going down the current, and the first few ships had already hit the big pirate ship, and the small boats clung to the hull of the big ship. The entire ship was also surrounded by flames.

The big wood used for sea-going ships must be exposed to the sun for at least two years, otherwise it will be soaked in a few months.

Only dry wood can be used to build boats, so once the fire hits, it burns almost in the blink of an eye.

Seeing several large ships being burned, everyone laughed and felt very happy in their hearts. This kind of taste is a mixture of revenge and victory, which makes people feel like drinking alcohol, and they are not drunk when they are not drunk.