nanming man

Chapter 696
On the eastern sea level, a round of red sun seemed to pop out from under the water, dyeing the sea and sky red.

The outlines of the pirate ships chasing from the southeast were clearly visible under the sunlight.

There are a total of nine sea ships, including Fuchuan with hard sails, and another type with hard sails and a soft sail inserted obliquely in front, absorbing some sea ships with Western characteristics.

During the bombardment, the nine ships pointed their bows at the oblique front of the Ming army warships, and by virtue of their speed, they quickly closed the distance with the Ming army. Every time the three Fuchuan adjusted, they were in a passive position. State, catch up is only a matter of time.

At this time, among the nine sea-going ships, four of them were fast boats with soft sails, and the distance between them and the Ming army was only about two miles.

These four fast ships formed a line on the sea surface, and the side gun windows facing the Ming army opened, and the black cannons stretched out, firing "boom bang bang" one by one.

The recoil of the artillery is high, and the salvo will cause damage to the hull, usually one after the other.

In an instant, clouds of gunpowder smoke rose one by one from the side of the ship, and the smoke filled the sea. The shells smashed around the three blessing boats, and water jets rose everywhere. As the distance approached, the Ming army warships finally began to be shot.

The strong smell of gunpowder on the fuchuan filled the nostrils of the soldiers, and Gao Yizhen's eyes were so smoked that he wanted to cry. He was holding a step bow tightly, his palms were sweating, and his heart was beating wildly with the sound of the cannon.

"General, we can't go on like this! They are so fast, it's hard for us to escape!" Seeing that the pirates were getting closer, Gao Yi reminded urgently.

Zheng Sen didn't expect that this group of pirates would even dare to rob ships flying the flag of Zheng's family. He also found that the distance was getting closer and closer, and within half an hour, there would be a bloody battle on board.

Evasion is not the way, but the strength is obviously very different.

On Zheng Sen's young face, there was a look of determination, and he suddenly said, "Gao Guerrilla, prepare to fight to the death!"

Zheng Sen glanced at the sea ship in the distance, then pulled out the saber at his waist, held it high and shouted: "Don't let go of the cannon, fill up the guns, and start firing after approaching, brothers, prepare to join the ship!"

Although Zheng Zhilong tried his best to train Zheng Sen to be a literati and doctor, Zheng Sen seemed to be better at battles in his blood.

As the distance drew closer, the pirates on the pirate ship had already started to wield their weapons and let out strange screams.

There are Han Chinese, Koreans, and even Japanese warriors on the deck.The sea area near Ryukyu happens to be the intersection of several shipping routes, and there is also a place of trade transit, which brings together desperadoes from all over East Asia.

Pirate ships do not carry cargo, and each ship carries a large number of people. There are at least nearly a hundred pirates, and nine pirate ships probably have nearly a thousand pirates.

The three lucky boats of the Ming army only had 68 people in each ship, and the pirates were about five times that of the Ming army, and their strength was quite different.

On the Fuchuan, the soldiers of the Ming army were silent. Listening to the yelling from the opposite ship, the noise and the roar of the artillery, the soldiers nervously clenched their firecrackers and squatted behind the sideboard of the ship. , fixed his eyes on the approaching pirates.

The gunner on the ship quickly pulled out the iron bolt on the Frang machine, installed a new sub-gun, and re-inserted it, but he did not fire the gun, but reloaded the remaining three sub-guns profusely in sweat.

Gao Yizhen had already arrived on the deck, he glanced at the port side, and immediately greeted: "You guys, take all the guns over there."

The soldiers hurriedly bowed and ran to the port side, fetching the sub-guns of the other three thousand-jin Flang machine, so that the three-door Qian-jin Flang machine on the starboard side could shoot out all eight sub-guns in a very short time.

With a few sounds of "Boom!", the pirate ship on the opposite side opened fire again, several shells smashed into the water, and the splashed water column fell high, like a pouring rain, drenching the Ming army on the blessing boat.

Of the three Fuchuan, one was hit on the side, the fenders exploded, several soldiers were injured by broken wood, and one hit the bamboo sail whole, tearing a big hole in the sail surface, and the speed of the ship dropped immediately. down.

At this time, the distance between the two fleets had been shortened to [-] paces, and the artillery on the opposite side suddenly stopped, and after preparing to get close, they fired the last round at close range.

On the pirate ship, a large number of pirates armed with spears and flying claws had rushed to the side of the ship, ready to join the ship.

At this moment, Zheng Sen roared, "Fire!"

Suddenly there was a loud bang, and a black iron ball rushed out of the white smoke, and shot rapidly from the side of the Fuchuan towards the approaching pirate ship.

The pirates gathered on the side of the ship, ready to fight close to the side, heard a "bang", and the ship's side guard suddenly exploded, and the iron bullets engulfed countless sawdust, sweeping across the deck in a fan.

A North Korean man with a long stick was behind the shield and was directly hit by a shell. He was instantly torn into pieces, his stumps scattered around, and a cloud of blood sprayed around. It smashed through the other side of the ship's side before smashing into the sea, splashing a three-foot-high water column.

After the first shot, a series of shells hit, the side of the Fuchuan was filled with gunpowder smoke, covering the hull, while the pirate ship was hit repeatedly, and the mast of one ship was broken, shaking a few times and falling down, attracting people on the deck. The pirates on board were terrified.

On the side of the Ming army, after the gunner finished shooting, he immediately pulled out the bolt, installed a new sub-gun, fixed it with the bolt, and then fired again, pouring firepower quickly.

In the second echelon of the pirate ship, Zheng Zhibao stood on the ship's tower, his face sank, and the pirate leader next to him was also shocked.

The two were a little surprised when they saw four fast boats, two of which had their masts broken and gradually lost speed and were paralyzed.

It seems that the other party has long been prepared to guard against the robbery of the ship, and there should be elite soldiers on it.

Zheng Zhibao's expression changed, and he waved his hand immediately, "Quick, catch up!"

After the shelling, the pirates' ship screamed everywhere, and the ship was in a mess. The pirates who were stuck on the body by the broken wood were bleeding profusely, and their bodies seemed to be scooped up from the bloody water. They fell to the ground and screamed. The pain made their bodies tremble and convulse violently.

"Turn the rudder, lean in!" Zheng Sen roared immediately after the shelling ended.

At this time, of the four fast ships, two were paralyzed and left behind, allowing the five pirate ships behind to overtake, and there were only two pirate ships in front. Quickly pick up *******", a Japanese arquebus gunner with an iron cannon on the opposite pirate ship pointed at Zheng Sen and fired a blunderbuss.

Unmoved, Zheng Sen pointed the knife at the pirate ship, and roared again, "Fire the gun, kill!"

On the starboard side of the three lucky boats, the gunners of the Ming army all stood up, raised their guns and fired.

In the sound of "bang bang bang", gunpowder smoke filled the ship's side. The lucky boat was bigger than the pirate ship. The gunmen of the Ming Dynasty were condescending, and the pirates on the opposite pirate ship were hit one after another, and there were screams.

At this time, the second echelon of pirates had already approached. Zheng Zhibao stood on the ship tower and observed the three lucky ships with binoculars. His circular field of vision suddenly fixed on the ship tower of the leading ship.

Zheng Zhibao's face was full of surprise, "Damu?" He couldn't believe it, put down the binoculars, looked with the naked eye, and found that he couldn't see clearly, so he hurriedly put the binoculars in front of his eyes again.

The circular field of vision locked on Zheng Sen's figure. At this time, he was holding a hard bow and firing several arrows in a row. He was condescending and shot three people in a row.

Seeing Zheng Sen's heroic shooting of the pirates, Zheng Zhibao was speechless, "Nephew, what are you doing? The country that uncle and your father laid down will be passed on to you in the future, you can't poach your own corner, Push down the fence of the Zheng family!"

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