Ming Zuo

Zhoushan, in the bay south of Shuangyu Island, is a secret stronghold of the Zheng family, which has never been known to outsiders.

Even though people from the Xia Kingdom had traveled to and from Zhoushan many times, they did not find this place.

There is a name here in later generations, it is called Pirate Bay.

Now all Zheng's warships are hidden in it.

In the pitch black night, even though it is the scorching midsummer, the sea breeze is still cool and chilling.

On the land on the shore, the raging bonfire was blown by the sea wind like a devil's claw.

There is a deer on it, which is already thoroughly roasted at this time.The smell of meat wafted around, making many pirates immerse themselves in it.

For these pirates, the days of drinking in big bowls and eating large pieces of meat are like gods.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong changed into a coarse cloth robe, completely lost the image of a rich family member in the past, and returned to his true colors as a sea tycoon.

He opened his teeth sharply, and bit off half of the leg meat in one bite.I pulled it into my mouth and didn't chew much, so I swallowed it whole.

Beside him, Zheng Zhifeng reported the situation.

"Songjiang mansion sent a quasi-letter, that little thief Zuo Hua still doesn't know anything about it, and he's sleeping drunk in the wharf of Waigaoqiao."

Zheng Zhilong was very sober.

"Is it reliable?"

Zheng Zhifeng hurriedly patted her chest.

"It's the old man in the family, absolutely reliable."

Zheng Zhilong drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, let out a long breath, and formed a white line in the air.

At the end of the white line is the deep and ethereal night sky.

"Being more careful is because of reliability."

"You have also dealt with Zuo Hua. Although that guy is young and vigorous, he is more cunning than a fox. It is impossible for him not to know the current situation. If he is not prepared at all, he is not Zuo Hua."

"Brother, what do you mean..."

Zheng Zhibao doesn't have much brains, he only knows how to fight.When you have a problem, just ask.

"Waigaoqiao Wharf must be fought. Even if Zuo Hua and the East China Sea Fleet cannot be killed, and his port of Xia Kingdom is destroyed, Zuo Menggeng will definitely be hurt."

"If Zuo Hua is not prepared, then we will win the battle; if Zuo Hua sets a trap, then we will give him a yellow bird."

The pirates of the Zheng family did not go to sleep after eating and drinking, but returned to the ship one after another.

Although they couldn't see their fingers in the dark night, they still rushed into the sea with their warships.

When it came time to fight for their lives, the Zheng family was fearless.

Not even afraid of death, what else can stop them?

The night will eventually pass, and when the light shines on the world, there will be happiness and disaster.

The calm Yangtze Estuary was disturbed by the sudden appearance of overwhelming warships, and the alarm bells on Chongming Island in the center of the river were panicked and chaotic.

Everyone in the Waigaoqiao Wharf was in a hurry, looking for a place to hide.

Zheng Zhibao is very proud of the chaos created.

"Rush forward and blow up this place for me."

Although no warships of the East China Sea Fleet were found in the port, Zheng Zhibao was still furious when he saw the extremely prosperous dock.

Originally, these wealth should belong to the Zheng family, but now that they dare to fight against the Zheng family, they should be completely destroyed.

Zheng's warship was full of sails, and the sailors chanted high-pitched chant, rowed the oars hard, and rushed to the Waigaoqiao Wharf against the current of the Yangtze River.

The port of Waigaoqiao is parallel here, and there is no bay surrounded by land.At first glance, it seems that there is no defense at all.

As long as Zheng's warship rushes over and the artillery fires, it seems that the whole place can be blown up.

However, just when Zheng Zhibao was complacent, he saw groups of soldiers of the Xia army suddenly pouring out from every corner of the port.

They pushed the artillery, came to the shore, set it up quickly, and aimed the cannon at Zheng's warship.

"There are also in the north, and we are ambushing."

Hearing the exclamation, Zheng Zhibao looked up to Changxing Island in the north.

As a result, soldiers of the Xia Army also ran out of the chaotic grass on the island, and there were countless cannons of various colors.

In a short while, Zheng's fleet was attacked from both sides and fell into a passive position.

"Hmph, that little thief Zuo Hua is really insidious and cunning. Turn around quickly and look for opportunities."

Zheng Zhibao's task was to find an opportunity to blow up the Waigaoqiao Wharf and destroy the East China Sea Fleet.

Since Xia Jun was already prepared, there was no need for him to put himself in danger.

After receiving the order, Zheng's pirates also knew that Xia Jun's artillery was sharp, so they used all their strength to turn the sailboat in the water and prepare to return the same way.

And in the process, Xia Jun's artillery had already been fired.

With an absolute advantage in range, Zheng's warships have not yet approached Waigaoqiao Wharf, but Xia Jun's artillery can already hit them.

There are hundreds of cannons on the pier and Changxing Island, and they roared together to create countless water jets on the river.

Two unlucky warships were shot directly and collapsed on the spot, saving the pirates on them from even having to search and rescue them.

The souls of Zheng's pirates were terrified, so they hurried to speed up, just wanting to stay away from here.

"Third master, there is a boat chasing after him."

Although Zheng Zhihu died in battle when Liu Xiang was eliminated, Zheng's pirates still used to call Zheng Zhibao the third master.

Zheng Zhibao looked back and saw dozens of warships of the Xia Kingdom Navy coming out of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in a hurry.

And those ships are all old-fashioned warships that are similar to Zheng's.

Obviously, today's situation must be a trap set by Xia Jun.

And only the old-fashioned warships, the four new-style warships of the East China Sea Fleet have not yet shown up, which means that there is still a follow-up to the Xia army's deployment.

"If you don't want to die here, just work harder. When you win this battle, everyone's reward will be doubled."

Since it is a pirate group, in order to boost morale, the best thing is money.

The brothers of the Zheng family have always believed that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, and Zheng Zhibao also played this trick at the critical moment.

Not to mention, the pirates worked even harder when they heard that the silver reward was doubled.

On the downstream river, Zheng's team fled ahead, and the warships of the East China Sea Fleet chased after them.

Zheng Zhibao's mind was elsewhere.

"Let Shi Daxuan sail on the left wing. If you find the four new ships, you must block them no matter what."

As a veteran pirate, Zheng Zhibao is very familiar with the battles at sea.After thinking about the topography of the Yangtze River estuary, he vaguely guessed Zuo Hua's arrangement.

Sure enough, just as they were about to rush out of the Yangtze River Estuary, Shi Daxuan on the left sent an urgent report.

The four new ships of the East China Sea Fleet actually came out from the north of Chongming Island and were approaching them.

Zheng Zhibao couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, there was no delay at the Waigaoqiao Wharf, otherwise the group of them would be dumped.

"Hmph, no matter how cunning Zuo Hua is, you can't jump out of my Zheng family's Five Fingers Mountain. On the sea, how can you be arrogant?"

Zheng Zhibao asked Shi Daxuan to try to slow down Zuo Hua's advance speed, and at the same time ordered the fleet to turn around and head south to the coast of Songjiang Mansion, all the way back to Zhoushan.

He believed that with Zuo Hua's arrogance, he would never allow them to retreat calmly.

Zuo Hua will definitely catch up.