Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 679
In the era of sailing warships, seizing the upper hand means gaining a speed far exceeding that of the enemy ship, and the huge impact force brought by the speed is crucial to victory.

When the sailor on the ship heard the order, he immediately untied the sail rope and straightened the sail surface so as to better take advantage of the wind. Steering the sail was not an easy process, and the deck was suddenly full of hustle and bustle.

The boss of the boat stood in the watchtower and did not come down. He stared at the boat appearing on the sea with piercing eyes.As the distance got closer, he could only see the sails at first, and gradually saw the hull, but the distance was too far, and he still couldn't see clearly.

The goods on the ship had not been sold yet, and the people on the ship were actually unwilling to run into other ships, especially the ships of the pirates and the Dutch, but this ship blocked their way.

Han Hua came to the side of the ship and looked towards the sea. At this time, he could also see the sails of the incoming ship.

"Better not a Dutchman's ship!"

The guards on the side also had serious expressions on their faces.

Because the Jinghai Company undertook the task of building ships for the navy, its own ships also absorbed the characteristics of official ships, which were larger and stronger than those of ordinary companies, and they also had elite guards. It was not easy to encounter ordinary pirates. They are timid, but after all, the Dutch have traveled across the sea for many years, and they must not take it lightly if they can cross the ocean from the far west to the Southeast Asia.

Above the sea, although they saw each other, they were actually extremely far away.

At this time, nearly an hour had passed since the ship was discovered. After the two ships quickly closed the distance, they looked at the boss of the ship on the bucket to see the truth.

The ship came from south to north, with three masts and a slanted sail at the bow, a typical barbarian ship.

The boss of the boat changed his face, and shouted down: "It's the boat, control the sails, steer the rudder, avoid him!"

Hearing the sound, the people on the deck suddenly became tense. The helmsman at the stern and the sailor immediately worked together to make the ship deviate from the course and avoid encountering the barbarian boat.

The boss of the boat hastily got down from Wangdou and directed the sailors to operate the boat, but at this moment Wang Fugui on Wangdou suddenly shouted: "Boss, the barbarian ship is also turning the rudder, trying to intercept us!"

After hearing this, Han Hua ran to the port side in a few steps, and sure enough, she saw that the barbarian boat had also deviated from its course. The trajectories of the two ships were like a fallen "eight" character, and they would meet sooner or later.

Seeing this, Han Hua knew that the barbarian boat was obviously trying to intercept them, and the speed of the blessing boat was not as fast as that of the barbarian boat. This battle was inevitable. Either they overturned the barbarian boat or they were thrown into the sea. He turned back and shouted: "Brothers, take the good guys, and prepare to work hard!"

There is no kingly law on the sea, people die and ships are robbed, even the corpses cannot be found, evildoers are not punished, and those who die unjustly have nowhere to seek justice.

The boss of the ship also understood the situation before him. He went up to the ship building and immediately ordered: "Brothers, save the ship, and each person will be given 20 taels of silver. If you cut off a head, you will add 20 taels of silver. There is no upper limit. , the Chamber of Commerce will take half, and the rest of the goods will be shared equally by everyone!"

This maritime trade is extremely risky. It involves fighting both heaven and man, but it is also profitable. From the conditions offered by shopkeeper Fu, it can be seen that this reward is better than the reward for killing Jianyi by the five loyal troops. It will be several times higher.

The people on the boat are not newcomers who have just entered the sea. Knowing that they will not be able to hide if they want to hide at this time, it is better to give it a go. Everyone is not staying on land. Isn’t it because going to sea can make money and have a chance to stand out? ?

"Fuck you for wealth and danger!" Han Hua yelled in cooperation with the boss of the ship. People in the army are good at boosting morale.The escort sailors on the deck also all called out.

Seeing this, the boss of the boat nodded in satisfaction, and he walked down the ship building. In addition to the seedling knife hanging on his waist, he took another bird gun, skillfully poured the medicine in the medicine bag into the gun, and pounded it with a stick. For solid medicine, reload the lead and tamp it again, then open the fire door and put some gunpowder, finally close the fire door, install the matchlock and wait for the enemy to ignite.

From this series of complicated movements, it can be seen that the boss of the boat is a veteran.

Han Hua knew that the qualifications of the captain of the ship were earlier than him. He had followed the King of Hengyang to guard Yangzhou, but because he was old, he was not included in the army. Settled in Qiongzhou.

The pilot Wu Shizhao, this is not the first time he has encountered such a situation at sea, but he still has some fear in his heart, but this time he did not hide in the cabin like before.

He is not completely a nerd, but he is hypocritical, has a high self-esteem, is withdrawn and lonely, but he can't bear to communicate with the people below. He also knows the consequences of encountering such a situation. Maybe the whole ship will die. It's useless, but he will be ridiculed like last time, so he didn't back down.

The relationship on this ship is somewhat different from that on land. Even the boss of the ship has to be polite to ordinary sailors, because everyone is in the same boat, and no one can do without anyone. The ship can't reach the shore, and the relationship is very equal. , obviously not suitable.

Wu Shizhao was very uncomfortable. He was respected by scholars on the shore, and he was also respected at sea, but he was not superior to others because of this, so he wanted to escape, but now it was obvious that he had to work together to overcome the current hurdle.

He put down the books, stood up from the cargo, walked to the weapons piled up on the deck, and picked out a wakizawa from among them, and the guards couldn't help laughing at them.

This was the last time the fleet met a Shimadzu family's Zhuyin ship. The spoils after a bloody battle were brought by a samurai of the Shimadzu family.Japanese samurai usually wear fancy kimonos and clogs, and usually have two knives in their waists, and some have three, like a nouveau riche.

The sabers of this samurai are exquisite. The longer ones are Da Dao and Tai Dao, which are used to cut people. What's the use of a suicide knife for?

Wu Shizhao happened to take the threat, so it's no wonder the guards laughed at him, but he didn't know that the scholar's self-esteem was hurt again, and at this moment, Han Hua handed over a blunderbuss, "It's a long time away! Use him!"

Bird guns are no better than bows and arrows. Although the steps are complicated and the rate of fire is slow, they are suitable for beginners with little strength.Wu Shizhao did not refuse, and took the bird gun. Han Hua brought him a Japanese sword from the weapon, which was also suitable for Wu Shizhao because of its lightness.

Then he took a blunderbuss himself and loaded it with ammunition. Wu Shizhao put the knife in his waist, watched and reloaded it, and it would be done immediately.

"It's He Yi's ship!" Just as everyone was preparing their weapons on the deck, Wang Fugui on the Wangdou suddenly shouted again.

As the distance approached, the outline of the ship became clearer. At first it could only be judged to be Xiyi's ship, but now you can see the top of the mast, with a yellow, white and blue three-flag flying in the wind, it is indeed Heyi's ship.

In fact, for Daming Maritime Merchants, the Dutch, Spain, and Portugal are all dangerous on the vast sea, but the threat of the Dutch is greater at this time.

When the people on the deck heard this, they moved more quickly. The sea is not like the land, and they can go into the forest. The Dutch boats are also famous for their speed. If it is afternoon, they can also consider dragging them until the evening, using the night to escape, but It was still in the morning at this time, and there was basically no possibility of getting rid of it, so the only option was to fight to the death.

After another half an hour, the distance between the two ships narrowed to about four nautical miles. Suddenly, a burst of gunpowder smoke rose from the Dutchman's ship, and a loud "boom" sounded. Two water jets splashed on it.

Han Hua spat and cursed secretly, "It's so far away, is it possible to hit?"

At this time, the artillery, whether it is from the west or the east, is not very accurate, and it is impossible to hit it on land, let alone hit a moving ship on a rough sea.

If it was a big fleet confrontation, maybe a blind cat could meet a dead mouse and hit a lucky hit, but the two ships were singled out, and the two shots fired by the Dutch just now were purely to scare people, which meant that I had a shot, so I surrendered obediently.

Han Hua rolled her eyes and suddenly ordered, "Put down the running windows and cover the cannon with tarpaulin!"

The boss of the ship understood Han Hua's meaning as soon as he heard it. Wang Yan only recently allowed the sea merchants to equip artillery firearms in the name of group training. The imperial navy with red cannons was in short supply, so the merchants could only retreat and equip some Fran cannons, but the Dutch obviously didn't know this, so they thought that firing cannons could deter merchant ships and snatch them easily.

The boss of the boat also immediately said: "Wait for Chief Han to speak, and then everyone can fire."

After another half an hour, the two ships approached with only one mile between them. During this period, the Dutch fired several shots, but without exception, they all fell into the sea.

As the distance drew closer, the atmosphere on the deck suddenly became tense. Slowly, Wang Fugui in the watchtower could already clearly see the red-haired Yi running on the Heyi boat and how many red-clothed cannons were on board.

Wang Fugui is a farmer who lost his land. The Chinese people have a lot of local affection. As long as they don’t starve to death in their hometown, they will basically not leave their homeland. Better not die at sea.

Seeing the Dutch ship clearly, Wang Fugui felt fortunate that it was not a warship, so he hurriedly shouted down: "Armed merchant ship, fifteen red cannons on the side, about 50 red-haired barbarians, and many natives .”

After hearing this, the guards and sailors on the deck were relieved, the difference in strength was not far, and they also had more than 50 people, so they could fight.

At this time, on the Dutch merchant ship, a Heyi stood on the bow of the foremast, shouting loudly in Chinese that he thought the Chinese could understand.

Although the people on the Fuchuan couldn't understand at all, they could probably guess that they were asked to stop the boat.

He Yi yelled for a while, but seeing that there was no response, he went down to watch the fight and twittered to He Yi on the boat.

After a while, there were loud bangs of "boom" one after another. Fifteen cannons fired one by one on the side of the Heyi boat. white clouds.

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