Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 348 Pedestrians shout with courage

The air on the entire sea seemed to have stagnated, and all the officers and soldiers were so oppressed that they couldn't breathe. The palms of the helmsman and the gunner were already slightly sweaty, and even with their upper bodies exposed, they already felt hot and unbearable.

And Cheng Yuqing, a literati in the pedestrian department, also nervously grasped the railing, not knowing what to do.

Gu Sanmazi couldn't help spitting, stepped on the railing, and insisted on standing firmly on the rickety deck: "My good fellow, the Zheng family has been dispatched so many times, it looks like it must be around [-] years old." There are more than a dozen Fuchuan alone!"

"Gu Sanmazi, according to what you're saying, we can't beat it, can't we? No, we're really going to die in the sea here, right?" Cheng Yuqing asked with some fear. He was always timid, let alone fighting. , I haven't even seen a fight, now when I hear Gu Sanmazi say that, I can't help but tremble with fright.

Gu Sanmazi really wanted to scold, it was useless, but thinking that he was also an official, he endured it and said, "Don't worry, I, Gu Sanmazi, will die on a woman's belly if I die, how could I die in such a ghostly place? , my body is too stinky, and the Dragon King will not want me, but those Zheng family members, today I want to take them to sacrifice to Mazu, Grandpa Gu!"

While Gu Sanmazi was speaking, several grassroots guard naval officers who had been trained by the Daming Naval Academy came up from the eagle boat: "Report, there are 84 warships in total for the pirates this time, of which the large Fuchuan There are [-] ships, well-equipped and well-equipped, and they seem to be well-prepared."

"This is not nonsense. He came unprepared. He brought so many boats to catch fish. He ordered that, except for the gunners and steering officers, as well as those who added coal and monitored the steam engines, other officers above the ranks of the team should come to the command room immediately. The meeting, including the commanders of the other warships, since he has come aggressively, we will give him an invitation to enter the urn."

After Gu Sanmazi ordered, he returned to the command room, and except for a group of warships escorting the cargo ship, the commanders of the other [-] warships and the teams on the Zheng He were also gathered here soon. Many of them were Gu Sanmazi's old brothers, and many were from the Nanjing navy. Even if they were not, they were familiar with a lot of naval warfare knowledge, so there was no need to worry about the various tactics Gu Sanmazi said. People will not understand.

"Gu Chenshi, now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, we can't fight recklessly. Fortunately, we have the Zheng He, which is faster than the Eagle Ship. According to the officials, it is better to use the Zheng He as the flagship, and the other five blessing ships as the flagship." With the left and right wings, charge straight up and catch him off guard, with the speed and artillery fire intensity of the Zheng He, you won’t have to worry about hitting him with dumplings (falling into the sea) from the Zheng family’s navy!"

While Gu Sanmazi was still contemplating, a relatively active commander interjected a few words, but was unexpectedly kicked by Gu Sanmazi: "I didn't choose a good place even if I wanted to die, thanks to you now You are not afraid to rush up to the third-rank official of the imperial court, but if the Zheng family takes advantage of this to turn around and attack the cargo ship directly, what should you do? Don’t forget that our chief military officer is still there."

The commander used to be Gu Sanmazi's subordinate, so he couldn't say anything when he was kicked by Gu Sanmazi like this. Instead, he stood at attention quite politely and replied, "Yes!"

"What is it? Come here! This time, the Zheng family pirates came to fight with more than [-] warships. It is clear that they want to swallow us. They have a big appetite. If this is the case, we will give him sweets first. Let me quickly meet the five Fuchuan and ten Cantonese ships, and make a big fight!"

After Gu Sanmazi said this, another commander couldn't help saying: "My lord, what about Zheng He, these five Fuchuan and ten Guangzhou ships are the best warships in our First Fleet besides the Zheng He. If this is made dumplings by Zheng's pirates, we will be helpless!"

"Shut up for me, listen to me! It's okay to interrupt me, what are you doing with long ears?" Gu Sanmazi scolded a few words, and then continued: "Five Fuchuan, ten Cantonese ships, and It is a team that should not be underestimated. Seeing this, the Zheng's pirates will definitely think that this is the main force of our escort this time, and they will definitely attack with all their strength. At that time, my Zheng He can lead a group of fast eagle ships and sand ships Quickly weave through behind it and seize the upper air, I don't believe that Zheng's pirates will be able to resist it!"

As he said that, Gu Sanmazi immediately ordered: "Hei Wazi, Jia Hu, Shui Sheng, Hua Dajiao, crooked neck, you lead your lucky boats to go up immediately, remember, be sure to give me a hard shelling, Let the Zheng pirates taste your power and realize the power of the imperial court! In addition, the other ten Guangzhou ships must be fully fired, don't f*cking save ammunition for me, be sure to disrupt their formation!"

"Yes!"

The fifteen commanders responded in unison and retreated separately.

Not long after, fifteen warships were seen on the entire sea in a formation of two, three, five, five, plowing through thousands of huge waves like plowshares, and quickly came to face Zheng's pirates.

And when the fleet of Zheng's pirates could be observed by the naked eye, the fifteen warships immediately turned around, spun their direction like a dolphin diving, and quickly seized the upper air, aiming horizontally. Zheng's warship, the artillery window opened immediately, and the gunner quickly adjusted the firing angle.

These cannons are all naval battle cannons improved by the Joint Ordnance Division of the Royal Academy of Engineering on the basis of Francois machine guns and modern Napoleon cannons. The cannon body is made of new alloy, which can effectively prevent deformation. The ball is improved to a conical shape, fires faster and farther, and is much more accurate.

But Zheng Zhihu was not very surprised by this at this time, he couldn't help laughing and said: "When did the caliber of the imperial artillery become so small, in this case, the iron pellets they fired could damage our camphor board ?"

But while he was talking, the North Sea Fleet was already firing artillery shells, and the flaming shells were like glass bottles full of alcohol falling into the fire. When they fell on the deck of Zheng's fleet, they burst and exploded. And countless flames sputtered out everywhere.

Fortunately, Zheng Zhihu's pirates were experienced naval battles, so they reacted very quickly, and quickly turned around to avoid most of the artillery fire.

However, this still made Zheng Zhihu a little bit more angry. He didn't expect that the warship of the imperial court would dare to be so bold, and immediately start doing it without asking indiscriminately. Do you really think that you don't exist?

Qi returned to Qi, but Zheng Zhihu did not show the slightest panic, but said to himself quite calmly: "Looking at the formation, the one who can fire so fiercely and dare to fight as soon as he comes up, it seems that it should be the court's leader." What kind of bullshit is the main force of the fleet."

As he said that, Zheng Zhihu ordered directly: "Cyclops, take your [-] big ships and go up there, and the rest will go around. Once the Cyclops' people bite the main fleet of the imperial court, they will rush directly behind them. Attack those cargo ships full of silk!"

Soon, the Zheng pirates who were not disrupted by the bombardment by Hei Wazi and the others also rushed towards Hei Wazi and the others with a fan face. As the wind intensified, the waves became bigger and bigger, beating against the hull of the ship. At the same time, the whizzing shells and the cracking of the ship's plank were also accompanied at the same time, and the originally calm sea suddenly entered a fierce scene.

Zheng Zhihu's fleet penetrated very fast, and these pirates used their skilled skills to quickly gain the upper hand, and aimed their guns at Heiwazi and other fleets that had no time to turn around.

The iron bullets that covered the sky and the sun poured down on Heiwazi and other fleets like a pouring rain. Heiwazi and other lucky boats were blown up into sawdust, and Heiwazi and others had to immediately turn around and grab the air outlet to avoid being caught. Annihilation, but Zheng Zhihu's fleet is like a dog's skin plaster tightly attached to the Black Socks and other fleets, making it difficult for Heiwazi and other fleets to send countless shells to their pirate wooden ships.

"Why are you so stupid, this stupid black boy? I'm really ashamed of you. Use the semaphore to tell them to go out in small boats first, disrupt their formation, and then turn around and bombard the big boats. Don't act like idiots. Get beaten there!"

Seeing that Heiwazi and other young commanders were not doing very well, Gu Sanmazi couldn't help stamping his feet anxiously, and after a few instructions, he continued to order Zheng He to speed up.

In this way, Zheng Zhihu also discovered that a group of warships that seemed to have smaller hulls, such as the Zheng He, were coming towards him, and also noticed that this seemingly inconspicuous fleet seemed to have other purposes, so he Immediately ordered: "Zheng San, take your fleet to meet them, be sure to stop them, don't let them steal our way, and at the same time pass a semaphore to tell the one-eyed dragon, don't rush to eat the big fish in front of you. The big fish is behind!"

After Zheng Zhihu's order, Gu Sanmazi also found through the binoculars that Zheng Zhihu's fleet changed its formation again, so he hurriedly slapped the railing: "Son of a bitch, it can't be that Zheng Zhihu brought it himself, right? It's compelling, go and invite Cheng Xingren from the Pedestrian Department to Lao Tzu!"

Not long after, a soldier came back and reported: "My lord, Mr. Cheng didn't come, he said he was feeling unwell."

"Can you walk around?" Gu Sanmazi asked.

"Yes", the soldier nodded and replied,

"It's good if you can. Since you don't invite him to come, then arrest him. After all, he came here according to His Majesty's will. If you want to keep your head alive at this moment, you have to make some contributions!"

Not long after Gu Sanmazi gave the order, Cheng Xingren was arrested, and when he saw Gu Sanmazi, he was very angry and shouted: "My surname is Gu, what do you mean by that? Didn't you say that you should let me stay inside?" stay?"

"Master Cheng, please don't make things difficult for me. This time is different from the past. You see, the Zheng pirates are very rampant. It seems that they really want to wipe out the first fleet of our imperial court, and they seem to have seen through it." We have given up our bait, and now we need a hero like you, Mr. Cheng, to stand up. You are an envoy to the Ryukyu Kingdom, and you have the letter of credence of the Ryukyu King in your hand. His Majesty also gave you a fourth-rank official robe. If you go to the middle of the boat, then One stop, with Zheng Zhihu's short-sighted guy, I am sure that you are a big shot at the Ryukyu King this time, so I will definitely shift my attention to Hei Wazi and the other fleet!"

As he said that, Gu Sanmazi didn't ask Cheng Yuqing whether he agreed or not, so he directly ordered: "Hurry up and send Mr. Cheng over, let him stand on the bow and shout a few words, it's best to show the appearance of an important member of my court." If Wei Yi comes out, if he refuses, just push him into the sea to feed the fish, I believe His Majesty will not pursue how an ordinary pedestrian died."

"Gu Sanmazi! You!"

Cheng Yuqing was timid at first, but now he was asked to go to the front line where the battle was fiercest to pretend to be aggressive. The flintlock pistol was drawn and pointed at Cheng Yuqing: "Cheng Xingren, do you want to disturb the morale of the army? Believe it or not, I will kill you right now! Don't think that I dare not! Besides, I just asked you to stand in front for a while and shout a few words. Let you rush to the front, what are you afraid of!"

Seeing this, Cheng Yuqing had no other choice but to greet Gu Sanmazi's eighteenth generation of ancestors secretly, so he had to swallow his anger and was sent to Heiwazi's lucky boat by the soldiers.

Cheng Yuqing had no choice but to bite the bullet and walked over, wearing the red robe official uniform of the fourth rank, standing on the bow of the ship tremblingly, shouting at the raging artillery fire ahead: "Listen, you pirates, I am the fourth rank of the Ming Dynasty!" Cheng Yuqing, doctor of Zhongshun, advises you to leave quickly, otherwise, when my master Wang arrives, I will kill all of you!"

Cheng Yuqing was terrified in her heart, so she yelled a few words indiscriminately.

But in fact, Zheng Zhihu and the other pirates couldn't hear what he was shouting, but they could see him, Cheng Yuqing, wearing a red official robe, standing on the bow of the ship.

"This official is a man. He didn't pee his pants because of his scare. He sent an order to quickly surround the main force of the court. He must be captured alive. It can be seen that he is the core figure of the fleet this time. Capture him alive!"

While Zheng Zhihu was talking, Zheng San had already led the fleet to intercept Gu Sanmazi's Zheng He, but Gu Sanmazi shouted directly: "Go directly to it, and dare to block the way of my Beihai Fleet. Looking for death!"

Here, when Gu San Mazi's order was just issued, Zheng San's fleet was already approaching, and the Zheng He also accelerated and rushed up at the same time.

"No, why is this ship made of iron? Why is it so fast that it crashed directly into it! Quickly retreat, quickly retreat!"

Zheng San was so frightened when he saw Zheng He approaching his fleet like a spirit snake that he immediately wanted to turn the bow, but as soon as Zheng He got close to Zheng San's fleet, he suddenly turned around and flew away from the ship at a rapid speed. Zheng San's fleet passed by, and when Zheng San reacted, Zheng He had already run a long way, and at the same time dozens of small boats followed.

Because of Cheng Yuqing's lure, Zheng Zhihu concentrated all his naval forces and launched a crazy attack on Heiwazi and other fleets, but Zheng Zhihu didn't realize that there was already a fast fleet heading towards them on his flank.

With a bang, a shell landed on Zheng Zhihu's flagship, exploded, and quickly burst into flames.

Explosions are violent combustion, but the shells jointly manufactured by the Ordnance Department and the Royal Academy of Engineering perfectly combined combustion and explosion. Once the explosion exploded, a large flame would quickly rise up, forcing Zheng Zhihu to retreat to the cabin.

(End of this chapter)