Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

At the beginning of August, a typhoon passed by Dongning, and the huge waves caused by the strong wind forced all ships to stay in relatively safe ports early.After finally surviving the typhoon, before the wind and waves at sea completely calmed down, the dog-fighting team could not wait to pack up and start a new hunting voyage.

Today's dog fighting team has a total of ten warships of more than [-] materials such as the Feitian, and two fast investigation and notification ships of the Knight and the Ruishi. Although the strength is still not comparable to the old maritime powers such as the Netherlands and Spain In comparison, Galen, who is alone, is also able to fight with the sharp weapon of blazing bullets. Therefore, the purpose of Gong Tian's voyage this time is also very clear, that is to intercept Portuguese merchant ships that evade customs duties.

Unfortunately, because of the typhoon, the dog-fighting team didn't know whether the Portuguese had ventured beyond their own control area, so Gong Tian, ​​Chen Yi and others made a decision to sail south to the Wanshan Islands and wait for the rabbit. .

It must be said that this resolution is extremely bold. You must know that this place is close to the sea off Macau. In case the Portuguese are dispatched, it is doubtful whether the young Zheng Jun navy can stop the powerful maritime force of the old colonists. Even if they are lucky enough to intercept and defeat the If the Fulang machine is killed, if the Qing army in Guangdong is alarmed, it will also have a very adverse impact on Ming and Zheng.

But the adventure pays off. On the morning of August [-], the Rui Shi, which was cruising in the ocean east of the Dangan Islands, first spotted the Portuguese armed merchant ship. An hour later, the artillery fire from both sides started.

Although the Portuguese had far more single-sided gunfire than any of the warships of the Dogs, due to its heavy draft and slow speed when fully loaded with cargo, a classic naval battle between hyenas and stupid bulls took place.

"It's on fire." Due to the small tonnage of the Knight and the Rui Shi, the number of guns is too small, so they can only be used outside the theater to cheer for their comrades, but the two ships circling around are always paying attention to the situation on the main battlefield. "The Flying Tiger is on fire." It has to be said that the veteran colonists still have background information. Not long after the battle, a raging fire ignited on the Flying Tiger that took the lead. "Okay, the Flying Rhinoceros broke one of Frang's mizzen!"

The lookout post with the binoculars was broadcasting the battle situation loudly, and the momentary failure and victory were like a roller coaster affecting the heartstrings of the officers and soldiers on the Knight: "Oops, there was an explosion on the side of the Flying Eagle, okay, Francophone There was also a fire on the Yi boat."

"Damn girl, I just heard the sound, when will we be able to play?"

"Don't worry, we have a chance to play," Guan Rudder, the eighth-rank vice lieutenant on the ship, winked at the sailor who had just spoken. "Wait a while, the commander must have ordered us to help salvage the brother who fell into the water."

"Isn't that the job of the auxiliary soldiers?" The sailor who spoke might have been a prisoner of the Qing army, so one by one the auxiliary soldiers and one the main army, obviously the concept has not changed. "We are also eight-foot men, and there is nothing missing below. Why can we only serve as auxiliary troops? We have no military achievements and no future."

"Shut up!" Even though he became the captain, Du Hu, who couldn't participate in such a large-scale battle, was furious when he was provoked by these words, and immediately yelled violently. "No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak."

The sailor shut up resentfully, but the first officer at the side gently comforted him, and then he listened to the lookout post and continued to report: "Oops! The foremast of the Feidian broke, and the speed of the ship dropped sharply. He was caught and beaten by the Franji ship, damn it, no, long live! Long live the Feidian! The main mast of the Furang machine ship is also broken, and the Furang machine ship can’t run anymore.”

The cheers resounded instantly on the Knight. Once the sailing warship era lost its speed, it would have to wait for death. Sure enough, after another half a moment, the Francine, who thought he was powerless to escape, rose up. The white flag symbolizing surrender, and the only remaining sail on the foremast also came down.

"Flag of Feitian." The lookout post roared. "Let the Knight and the Rui Shi approach, no, only one of the two ships should approach."

"Drive over!" Du Hu ordered immediately, and the helmsman turned the rudder, and the Knight flew straight to the main battlefield. "Send the flag to the Feitian, the ship has received orders, please instruct the Ruishi to continue cruising around the periphery."

"Du Hu, you bastard!" He Qi, the captain of the Ruishi on the other side of the battlefield, naturally couldn't see the flag of the Knight, but the subsequent orders of the Feitian disappointed him. "Running fast," so much so that he vented his anger on a group of old and new crew members. "You idiots, you don't even know how to operate a boat, and the combat achievements you get are just like this. I'm really mad at you. If you don't drill you to death when you go back, why should I write the word upside down?"

Not to mention He Qi's cursing here, Du Hu has already sailed into the war zone over there, and the sailors on the Knights did not realize the cruelty of the war until they entered the war zone. Sails, floating corpses everywhere, and blood seeping from the decks of various ships

"Are you members of the senior staff?" Looking at Du Hu and the others who climbed up from the rope ladder, Captain Frangji, whose hand was broken and urgently bandaged, looked pale with blood loss. "Understood, it's because I didn't pay the damn sea tax." The Portuguese captain said with all his might. "I want me and my crew to be treated accordingly and I want my ship to be redeemed"

"To enjoy these benefits, you must first obey our orders." Du Hu interrupted him without getting bored. His Cantonese was not good, but it was enough for the other party to understand what he meant. "Now, order your people to hand over their weapons immediately and leave the ship in batches. We will fully take over this ship"

"After counting, there are 67 sailors on this Lady Rose." The number of sailors is obviously not enough to manipulate all the guns of the ship, which is one of the reasons why the dog team can win. "Among them, 27 people were killed in the artillery battle, and 4 others were slightly or seriously injured. It is estimated that quite a few of them won't survive tonight." Looking through the porthole at the Lady Rose, which is being repaired, Gong Tian said calmly to the captains. introducing. "A total of [-] taels of gold and silver, [-] catties of red copper, [-] barrels of sulfur, and fans, swords, lacquerware, and screens were seized on board. There are [-] large and small French machine guns, [-] matchlock guns, gunpowder, lead bullets and swords are not counted for the time being."

Speaking of which, the most valuable of all the items is actually this 550-ton commercial Galen. It is the first Galen that Ming Zheng has acquired so far. No matter whether it is repaired by the dog team for its own use or handed over to the shipyard for imitation Therefore, Gong Tian ignored the other damaged ships and prioritized repairing it.

"The harvest is not small, but our losses are also great. Xie Baoxin, the captain of the Flying Eagle, died in the country. In addition, 47 soldiers including the second officer on the Flying Eagle and the management ship of the Flying Tiger were killed. There are also ten or twenty of them, and I don’t know how many of them survived. Comparing the losses of both sides, it can be said that we have won miserably this time, no, we have actually failed.”

Gong Tian's words made the faces of the captains look miserable. Although the horse leather shroud is the old grudge of the soldiers, there is still an inexplicable sadness in their hearts when they see their peers die in battle. Inverted, which makes their victory a bit bland.

"There are many reasons why the Flanger, the manned ship, and the cannons are condescending." Gong Tian talked eloquently. The conclusion after the war was Zheng Kezang's request. I did it with the captains today, and I have to talk to Zheng Kezang again when I go back. Report it again. "But I noticed that our ten ships, from the start to the end of the attack, went back and forth twice, from port to starboard, and from starboard to port. Each gun fired at least three salvos, but why didn't they hit the other side? Did it sink? Don’t tell me it’s because the backbone was taken away.” Gong Tian’s voice echoed in the ears of all the captains. "It's been more than half a year since we regrouped, and the supplementary gunners have also been trained for more than half a year." Gong Tian shook his head, he didn't need a heavy hammer to ring the gong, so he didn't need to say any more. "So the ships have to continue to pay close attention to training. If it is not like this, we will have to pay a painful price next time, or even more."

While the dog-beating team was still floating in the sea, a wedding was quietly held in Shuntian Mansion. The unmarried couple who had tasted the forbidden fruit for a long time finally came together in a legitimate way.In view of the sensitive identity of one of the newcomers, no Mingzheng officials other than close relatives participated.However, the wedding was not shabby, especially when Zheng Kezang named Zheng Keshuang Yongding Bo and gave Wang Tian Baijia an edict to add a lot of color to the wedding.

"Qin She, I have something to say, Uncle 29, I still want to tell you." Zheng Bin quietly came to live with Zheng Keshuang at the banquet for relatives and friends. "Baoguan and Zhenguan have already been born, and your position is already very embarrassing, so the Lord wants to send you out of Anping City, but you must not become jealous because of this." The fault is that the daughter married Shen, Shen Shi married Zheng Keshuang again, otherwise Zheng Bin would never have said this. "Not only can there be no jealousy, but it's better not to ask about everything, or to study or ask for land, otherwise Min Qingbo and the others will be a lesson for you."

"Uncle 29, please don't worry, I know how to do it." Zheng Keshuang responded lightly. With such a strong brother, he naturally cannot have political ambitions, but it does not mean that he is a dull person. "After today, Uncle Anding's mansion will be closed to thank guests, and I won't see anyone."

"That's right," Zheng Bin nodded in satisfaction. "Chen's dowry is quite a lot, and the lord has given you land, plus the earl's salary and silver every year, it is enough for you to live on, but let Uncle 29 say something more, as long as you have a few women, more lord If you don’t say anything over there, there must be lumps in your heart.”

"What does Uncle 29 mean?"

"No, that's not what it means," Zheng Bin shook his head hastily as if he had guessed what Zheng Keshuang was thinking. "Nowadays there are more men than women in Taiwan, and the master has a lot of headaches because of this. You should share the worries with the master."

Zheng Keshuang suddenly realized: "Thank you, Uncle 29, for your reminder, I understand."