Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Then, the little flag ran back to the cabin and got a booklet.

Sun Kangwang took the booklet, quickly turned to the middle page, and said to Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, I found it!"

"Xu Xinsu is Li Dan's sworn brother and one of Li Dan's representatives in the Ming Dynasty a few years ago. His status is similar to Zheng Zhilong."

"But after Li Dan's death, this man parted ways with Zheng Zhilong. However, his base was on the mainland and his strength at sea was weak, so his caravans were often robbed by other pirates."

"In order to ensure the safety of the caravan, he flattered Yu Zigao, the general of Fujian and Zhejiang, and obtained the title of the captain of the navy."

"Since then, he has transformed himself from a maritime merchant to an official merchant."

But Zhu Youxiao frowned again.

"Since he joined the government and became the captain of the navy, why would Xu Xinsu have Japanese under his command?"

"Officials and businessmen, is there anyone sneaking around to transport grain in the middle of the night?"

"The people of Zhangzhou have no food to eat, what food is he transporting?"

"Where to transport it?"

"You are just a small captain, commanding only 400 to 500 men. How can you have so many ships under your command?"

Sun Kangwang kicked the Japanese in the stomach and shouted coldly: "I'm asking you, tell me now!"

The Japanese soldier couldn't hold on any longer, and in order to get hit by the knife as soon as possible, he kept talking without saying anything.

"Grain, grain store!"

"Zhangzhou Grain Store has grain!"

"I don't know where they get their food from."

"Also, Captain Xu does more than just business with officials. Since he became a captain, he has led us to plunder at sea."

"Although Captain Xu is only a captain, he has more than a thousand brothers under his command, and nearly a hundred ships. These are just a part of them..."

Zhu Youxiao felt something was wrong when he heard this.

Zhangzhou is short of food. According to normal logic, this is a good time to sell grain at a high price.

But those grain stores did not seize this opportunity to make a fortune from the national crisis, but instead gave the grain to Xu Xinsu to transport. Why?

He seemed to have thought of something. He looked up at the sky. It was already dawn in the east, so he turned to look at Sun Kangwang.

"Since Xu Xinsu wants to transport food, there shouldn't be too many people left on the ship."

"Send someone over immediately to take control of all those ships!"

"If there is resistance, shoot without mercy!"

"Yes!"

Sun Kangwang bowed, then turned and left.

Except for half of the ships that were left to guard the Fu ships, the rest of the ships all sailed towards Yuegang.

The Jinyiwei on the shore took the same action after receiving the order.

It was quiet in Yuegang. Most people on Xu Xinsu's fleet were still fast asleep. On each boat, there were only three or five people on guard.

Suddenly, someone turned back inadvertently and discovered the fleet led by Sun Kangwang.

"Look, there's a fleet!"

He quickly called out to his companions.

Several soldiers in leather armor on the same boat immediately ran over upon hearing this. After looking at him for a moment, one of them frowned.

“Without a flag, you can’t tell who you are.”

"Go, beat the gong, and wake up the people!"

The clanging sound of gongs soon resounded over Yuegang.

At this time, the fleet led by Sun Kangwang was less than a kilometer away from the enemy. After hearing the faint sound of the gong, he immediately shouted.

“Hang the flag!”

"Yes!"

With his order, the sun and moon flag with a blue background slowly rose on the bird boat.

Seeing this, the other ships followed suit.

Not long after the flag was raised, a bird boat came towards us from the opposite side.

About an incense stick later, the bird boat arrived dozens of meters in front of Sun Kangwang.

"I wonder which guard post the brothers on the other side are from? What are you doing here?"

Before he could open his mouth, a shout came from the bird boat opposite.

Sun Kangwang rolled his eyes when he heard this, and then he directly stated his identity.

"I am Sun Kangwang, the commander of the Royal Guards. Are you Xu Xinsu's subordinates?"

The person opposite was obviously a little surprised, and after a moment's silence, he answered.

"I didn't know it was Admiral Sun who arrived. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you."

"We are the navy under Commander Xu. I wonder if Admiral Sun has any advice for us?"

Sun Kangwang said, "Where is Xu Xinsu? I have been ordered to come here to deliver the decree. Hurry and have him come over to receive the decree!"

"Admiral, please forgive me and allow me to go back and pass on the message!"

After the other party replied, he turned the boat around and returned to Yuegang.

Li Dingguo and Sun Kangwang were on the same boat, and seeing this, he couldn't help but ask.

"Master Sun, what should we do?"

Sun Kangwang looked back at him and smiled, pointing at the ships in the harbor and said, "Each of you in the Shenjiying has a box on your back. It should contain the treasures made in the East Factory, right?"

"How is it, are you sure you can hit it?"

Li Dingguo glared and said, "Who are you looking down on? Within 800 steps, I will hit you wherever I point!"

Sun Kangwang felt relieved after hearing this. He looked at the flag bearer on the mast and said, "Pass the order down. Everyone, disperse and follow!"

"If the enemy makes any unusual movements, have the Shenji Battalion open fire!"

The actions of the Jinyiwei could not escape the attention of the other party. After discovering that Sun Kangwang was following, the bird boat immediately increased its speed.

After it returned to the port, the large ship docked there quickly started moving.

Chapter 124: This artillery fire is so powerful!

The ships under Xu Xinsu's command were mostly sand ships and bird ships, and there were also five Guang ships.

Under the watchful eyes of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, the five Guang ships actually turned their hulls around and pointed one side of the ship towards them.

The sand ships hoisted their sails and headed southeast, apparently trying to leave the port.

The remaining bird ships also took a defensive posture, protecting the five Guang ships in the middle on both sides.

Sun Kangwang was about to say something when he saw Yang Peicong beside him pointing at the sand ships trying to leave the port.

"My Lord, the draft of those ships is not right!"

There is almost no big difference in the size of those sand ships, but their drafts vary. There is only one reason for this situation, that is, the different carrying capacities on these sand ships.

Considering the purpose of these ships appearing here, it is not difficult to guess what is on board those ships!

Sun Kangwang turned around and looked at Li Dingguo and said, "Come on, fire at those sand ships!"

"Hit them in front as a warning!"

"Got it!"

Upon hearing this, Li Dingguo dived into the cabin and soon returned to the deck carrying a mortar. Two soldiers from the Shenji Battalion followed him, each carrying a wooden box.

After he set up the gun barrel, he narrowed his eyes, raised a thumb, and gestured at the sand ships in the distance.

After each gesture, he shook the wheel on the mortar mount a few times to adjust the angle of the muzzle.

He didn't speak until he felt satisfied.

"Cannonball!"

The soldier next to him quickly opened a box, took out a mortar shell from it and put it to the muzzle.

Li Dingguo narrowed his eyes again, staring at the sand ships and counting them silently.

"Three, two, one, let go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he covered his ears and turned his head away.

The soldier holding the cannonball instantly loosened his hands and did the same thing as him.

"Tom!"

The gun barrel made a muffled sound, shaking the deck.

In the distance, those sand ships were sailing quickly out of the port under the help of sails.

Suddenly, a shrill whistle came from overhead.

The people on the sand boat subconsciously looked up and saw a black dot falling rapidly from above their heads.

"biu........"

"Snapped!"

As they watched in astonishment, the shells hit the sea dozens of meters in front of the sand ship, splashing a wave.

But in the next second!

"boom!"

The sea surface rose up in an instant, and a wave rushed up into the sky, reaching a height of dozens of meters.

The sand ship was also shaken, and the people on board were caught off guard and fell to the ground in a mess.

In the distance, Sun Kangwang was very satisfied with the effect of this shot and couldn't help but give Li Dingguo a thumbs up.

"This cannon is powerful!"

After saying this, without waiting for Li Dingguo's response, he spoke to the flag bearer on the mast.

"Send them a flag signal!"

"All ships are prohibited from leaving the port, otherwise they will be treated as collaborating with the Japanese!"

The flag bearer did as he was told, but the sand ships on the opposite side showed no intention of stopping.

Not only that, a Guang ship in Yuegang turned its hull around again at this time and pointed one side of the ship towards the sand ships.

Then, something happened that Sun Kangwang couldn't understand.

All I saw were dark windows on the side of the Guangzhou ship, and then there was a deafening sound of cannon fire.

The cannon was actually fired at those sand ships!

The shells created waves of water around the sand ships, and a few of them even hit one of them.

In the blink of an eye, the hull of the sand ship began to tilt, and gradually sank in the astonished eyes of everyone!

Li Dingguo didn't quite understand and muttered to himself while scratching the back of his head.

"what's the situation?"

"Damn it!"

Sun Kangwang guessed the other party's intention and quickly said to the flag bearer.

"Pass the order, catch up with those sand ships, they must not escape!"

"Li Dingguo, attack that Guang ship that's firing!"

All the ships immediately changed direction and chased after the sand ships.

Li Dingguo was confused, but he knew that this was not the time to ask further questions, so he adjusted the muzzle of the gun according to Sun Kangwang's request and fired three rapid shots directly at the Guang ship.