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- The Manila fleet went north along the Taiwan Strait and headed straight to Keelung Port in Taipei. It passed the Penghu Islands along the way, causing the guards arranged by Zheng Zhilong to jump into panic. I don¡¯t know how many people were shocked by the huge lineup. Li Zheye didn't take it to heart at all and just kept his head down and sneaked around, not even paying attention to the small boats following behind from the Penghu Islands.
When they arrived at the sea near Keelung, Taipei, the Manila Fleet was finally blocked from moving forward. A much larger fleet in front rushed up against the wind, spread out its formation far away, and raised its The sails covered the sky and the sun, and there were hundreds of warships, including dozens of giant fortune ships weighing hundreds of tons! Zheng Zhilong is here!
"Hmph! It seems that Zheng Zhilong now has the courage to fight with us!" Although Li Huamei said it in a contemptuous tone, it sounded like there was some lack of confidence that was not so obvious.
Who is this person facing in front of me? This is the real sea dragon in the North China Sea! Since his debut, he has never met an opponent. How many people have fought against him, but in the end they all ended up unhappy. Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Yiguan, these famous names, were actually fought out from the pirate group bit by bit. They are absolutely Don't take a peek.
Even though the officers and soldiers of the Manila Fleet are at their most confident right now, facing Zheng Zhilong¡¯s overwhelming appearance and such a large lineup in front of them, they are still a little nervous. This is the big boss among pirates. In the past, North China Hai's ancestor-level figure seems to be unable to do anything good today.
"Don't worry, Zheng Zhilong is not a fool. He knows that it is impossible to fight us head-on. What is in front of him must be the most comprehensive formation he can gather in the nearby sea in a hurry. Can it stop our progress? He is trying to scare us, hoping to have the same result as the Battle of Penghu, hum! It¡¯s a pity that we are not Dutch and will not give him a chance this time!¡±
In the Battle of Penghu that year, the Dutch attacked Penghu. Zheng Zhilong fought for three days and two nights around two Dutch warships with hundreds of small boats in his hands, constantly mobilizing surrounding forces to come to support, and ultimately sacrificed countless people, finally forcing the Dutch to With no men and ammunition and no food, they had to retreat to Relancha and save Penghu. This is also one of Zheng Zhilong's most conspicuous battles in the official records of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that Zheng Zhilong's limited experience fighting regular Western naval warships was naturally used by Zheng to compare with the situation in front of him.
It¡¯s just that Manila is not the Netherlands after all!
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On the opposite side of the Zheng family's fleet, several generals of the Zheng family were also very surprised. They had already prepared to take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury and seize Taiwan. Next, they even planned to extend their hands to the situation in Nanyang. . I just didn¡¯t expect that while this was still being prepared, I would receive a carrier pigeon from Penghu, and people from Manila were coming!
And there are more than a dozen artillery warships with hundreds of tons in Manila! Even more powerful than the foreigners, they want to seize Taiwan! Facing each other on the sea at this time, thinking about the power of the artillery sold to them by Manila, the brothers of the Zheng family at sea couldn't help but shudder in their hearts!
"Hey! I didn't expect that Manila people would really dare to pull teeth from the tiger's mouth. This Taiwan is very close to our Fujian, and it is the territory of our Zheng family. This Li Huamei used to look like a man, how could she be so disrespectful of the rules of the world? !" Zheng Zhihu stood behind Zheng Zhilong's ears on the flagship of the Zheng family's fleet, a giant fortune ship worth two thousand materials, observing with a long telescope, but he did not stop talking.
Zheng Zhilong heard it in front of him, and shouted: "Confused! There is no way to behave at this time. The Dutch retreated, and our Zheng family can see it, how can Manila not see it? Since we can prepare to attack Taiwan, Manila will naturally They can come as well. When tigers are snatching food, there are no rules. They just use their own methods!
¡°However, Manila¡¯s move is too deceiving, and it doesn¡¯t even take me, Zheng Zhilong, seriously. snort! I want to see what kind of skills this immortal phoenix Li Huamei, who used to make a living in the world, dares to steal from me, Zheng Zhilong! "
"Okay! As expected of the eldest brother, he still has the courage at critical moments. This time we brothers will compete with this old woman! Haha! The cannons that Manila sold to us in order to open up the market will be used to bombard themselves today!" Whenever he heard about fighting, Zheng Zhihu always looked excited.
"But, brother, haven't you ever thought about it? The warships of the Manila fleet are obviously bigger than ours, and they also have more artillery than ours. Since they dare to sell such things to us! Since Manila can sell us muskets and cannons, How could I have known that I wouldn't have left some backup plans?" Zheng Cai's voice sounded worried!
"Hmph! There is definitely a back-up plan, but the situation in front of me, I ZhengZhilong dominates the world, is he still afraid of a woman? With so many brothers following me, should I, Zheng Zhilong, be allowed to retreat without a fight? Since we have gone to sea today, we have an arrow ready to go and we have to take action! "
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The violent waves are constantly tumbling, as if foreshadowing the fierce fighting that will follow. The sky is covered with dark clouds, as if overlooking the life-and-death battle that is about to unfold between heaven and earth!
The warships of the two armies kept approaching from a distance, getting closer and closer, and they saw that they had entered the range of the largest caliber naval gun.
Li Zhe promptly ordered to change direction, spread out the formation, and seize the lead of the T-shaped formation. This was another tactic that had never appeared in this era. The Zheng family fleet watched helplessly as the giant sailboat opposite changed direction and transformed into a giant sail. The wall ran across the direction of the ship's bow, and neatly arranged cannons protruding from the gun windows appeared from the side of the enemy ship!
The moment the formation is completed.
"Fire!" Li Zhe ordered.
"Yes!" the deck captain replied immediately. The orders were passed down one after another.
Are you really going to fire? Want to face Zheng Zhilong head-on! Li Huamei turned around and looked at Li Zhe in surprise.
At the moment when Li Huamei was melancholy, the largest caliber that could be installed on the flagship, twenty No. 1 space-time Ming Empire standard twenty-four-pound bronze long-barreled naval guns, roared!
Amidst the deafening sound of cannons, dozens of trajectories crossed the space, spanning thousands of meters, and landed in front of Zheng Zhilong's fleet, setting off dozens of sky-high water waves, covering Zheng Zhilong's body like a waterfall. Sight! The small speedboats rushing in front were all affected by the giant gun and almost capsized. Although no ship was actually hit by the gun in the end, the enemy's first salvo was fired directly at the target. This was obviously the person on the opposite side. Really ready for war!
The Manila fleet issued its strongest war warning!
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Zheng Zhilong¡¯s face broke out in cold sweat!
Zheng Zhihu turned around and faced his elder brother, "Are we really going to fight? All the ships are ready. This is our first batch. There will be others coming from Penghu later. There are also our people at Yuegang!" If there really is a fight, we can mobilize three times the number of ships here!"
Zheng Zhilong stretched his neck, his mouth was a little dry, did he really want to be beaten? He is also an old man. It can be seen from the enemy's actions just now that Manila people have a mature set of tactics for naval warfare. They make collective maneuvers to give up one side of all ships and open all the sides to face this place. This move happened to concentrate all the firepower on one side of the ship, maximizing the power of the artillery salvo.
This is definitely a new artillery tactic, specially designed for this type of ship. Looking at the skillful firing of the Manila fleet, it must be the result of long-term training. Even the distance can be controlled very well. One round was almost shot in front of his own fleet!
This is much more powerful than the artillery skills of the red-haired barbarians we encountered back then!
Looking back at Zheng himself, all the ships have artillery on the deck. The quality and caliber of the various artillery are varied. Only the bow and stern guns are real large-caliber naval guns. All the artillery on the ship are plus There are only a few hundred guns in total, and the most powerful of them are only a few dozen truly good cannons bought from Manila! It is simply impossible to form a volley the same as the enemy's!
how to spell? Are you going to die again like last time?
Last time, the Dutch killed hundreds of brothers and sank hundreds of ships in two ships. But this time, seeing that the enemy is several times more powerful, how much price will you pay? Will he lose the last strength that can save his wealth and life? Zheng Zhilong really didn¡¯t dare to count!
But, do you want to go back now? The brothers here have been following me across the north and south. I relied on my invincible might to win over these brothers, thereby controlling the profits of the huge smuggling trade in the North China Sea. Without my invincible reputation and intimidation, If there is no power, what will be left of the once huge Zheng Group?
Zheng Zhilong also didn¡¯t dare to think about it!
For a thief like Zheng Zhilong who started at sea, reputation means everything. Without this, everything would be like a pavilion built on the beach. Its fate of collapse is inevitable. Zheng Zhilong knows that, he has always known , this kind of situation is something he has always avoided facing, but this time, how did he end up in this situation?
?? Shouldn¡¯t it be that Manila guards Nanyang, the Zheng family monopolizes northern Xinjiang, and the two families share the maritime world? The Queen of Manila, a young woman who has just emerged, how can she be so unreasonable? The situation in Nanyang has not been settled yet, so she rushes over in a hurry and asks the speaker?Zhilong doesn¡¯t even have room to hide!
It¡¯s really too much!
Zheng Zhilong's ideological activities are so complicated. The moment Li Zhe finished firing, this series of thoughts had already finished running in his mind, but the final decision was made after thinking about it for a long time. Several brothers around him They looked at the sweat on his face and felt anxious!
Fight? Don't want to fight? Everyone¡¯s minds can¡¯t stop spinning!
Until a loud bang that was very close at hand woke everyone up. Everyone was startled and looked up. They saw the giant sail on the ship smashing down on everyone's heads. The flying wood chips began to clear the deck of the ship in front of them. The man at the helm behind him Old man Zhang, with a fist-thick wood splinter tied around his neck, stooped and fell on the deck. Countless people on the ship screamed and rushed up to throw down Zheng Zhilong to protect him.
Looking around, the flying artillery shells have begun to fly around the ships with frightening screams, and there is already a crowd on the deck!
"Retreat! Retreat!" Zheng Zhilong couldn't help shouting hysterically, "Let's go back to Hong Kong!"
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