Life in Film and Television: Starting from the Jinshui Bridge

Chapter 315
At this moment, Zheng Zhilong's determination to destroy Pidao became more and more firm.

Because, in the waters of the Ming Dynasty, he absolutely does not allow the existence of a second fleet that is as powerful as his Zheng family.

Besides, since there are such large warships, he believes that there are craftsmen who can build such warships on Phi Island. The ship is coming.

At that time, not to mention the powerful Dutchman, even if all the ghosts came, he would no longer be afraid.

Lanx, the Dutch fleet commander who also led the team, also saw Liu Meng's new sailing warship.

He also coveted the warship that was much larger than the Dutch warship and was much faster.

Originally, he just wanted to deal with the matter, and after firing a few random shots, he returned to Ryukyu with the money Zheng Zhilong gave him.

He also changed his plan, planning to share a share with Zheng Zhilong and get the manufacturing drawings of this kind of warship.

Both sides unanimously ordered to speed up the ship, catch up with eleven warships, and destroy them all. Of course, it would be best if they could all be captured.

In Zheng Zhilong's fleet, Zheng Zhihu, who received Zheng Zhilong's order to pursue at full speed, immediately took the [-] warships he belonged to, spread their sails with all their strength, and chased Liu Meng's fleet across the fleet.

In the rear, thirty warships of the Dutch followed closely.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the thirty Dutch warships that were chasing after him, with a flash of disdain in his eyes.

Of course he guessed that these Dutchmen were also interested in Pidao's new warships, but would Zheng Zhilong let the Dutch do what they wanted?
The answer is definitely 'no', he, Zheng Zhilong, would not do the matter of conferring on the enemy.

Standing on the deck, Liu Meng looked at the sixty warships that were chasing up, and the corner of his mouth curled up, muttering:

"Come on! Catch up! I really want to see your warships sink!"

Shang Kexi was also a ghost, he could have left at full speed, but deliberately slowed down the speed of the boat, waiting for these people to chase after him.

Sure enough, the next moment Zheng Zhihu's warship entered the area of ​​mines, and the first three warships, so alive, happened to be the side of the bow that triggered the mine.

With a loud noise, a ten-meter-high water column exploded from the side of the battleship, and then a large hole appeared on the side of the battleship, and seawater poured into the cabin from the hole.

On the three battleships that were bombed by the mines, the soldiers shouted in panic immediately, and many soldiers jumped into the sea from the side of the ship.

Waiting for the rescue from the ships behind, Shang Kexi certainly won't miss this opportunity.

All the warships moved across the sea, their muzzles moved, and they all aimed at the group of battleships chasing five miles behind them, and started a round of shelling.

The 'rumbling' gunshots rang out one after another, and the gunpowder smoke spread over the sea.

This immediately frightened Zheng Zhihu and the Dutchman who were chasing after him.

They all have a doubt in their hearts, that is:
What kind of artillery is this? How could it fire from five miles away?Is this right?

However, the next moment, they knew that these cannons were not only accurate, but also fucking powerful.

Only one shell is needed to easily penetrate the deck of their battleship, let alone a person.

That's a broken arm and a long leg, a serious injury, and death next to it, and there is no sympathy for it.

Both the Dutchman and Zheng Zhihu have experienced countless naval battles and experienced people, and they both understand that the other party's fleet is on the sea and has deployed mines.

Sea mines are not surprising, everyone has them, but what is strange is that there is no sea mine at all on the sea?

Where did these mines come from?
The next moment, the sharp-eyed sailors discovered that the shells that did not hit the battleship fell to the sea surface, and after the sea water was swung away, the unexploded mines under the sea surface were revealed, which were actually hidden under the sea surface.

This time, the soldiers on these battleships were really frightened.

In the past, sea mines were all floating on the water surface, and anyone with a sharp eye could spot them and avoid or disarm them in advance.

But this time it's different, how can I find it hidden underwater?
So, they made a wrong decision and turned to pass the sea.

Unfortunately, because the hull is too large, turning around on the sea is equivalent to parking the warship on the sea.

For the gratifying sailors who often practice target shooting, this is equivalent to shooting a fixed target.

After receiving the order to shoot freely, the eleven warships each looked for targets to shoot as if they were in a competition.

Often, three shots are fired, and a battleship will be hit.

All of a sudden, the surface of the sea became lively, amidst the continuous sound of 'rumbling' guns, warships were hit by shells from time to time, struggling on the surface of the sea for a short time before sinking into the sea.

Zheng Zhilong and the warships of the Dutch also began to fight back.

It's a pity, because Shang Kexi commanded the fleet and was always out of the range of their warships, so all their naval guns shot into the open sea, shooting out water columns in vain, making them feel lonely.

Shang Kexi is not a merciful master, with such a good target practice, how can he hold back.

After the guns on one side were fired, the battleship also turned a large bay on the sea surface, and the guns on the other side had already been loaded, and began to bombard again.

Seeing this, Zheng Zhilong anxiously ordered the warship to evacuate immediately.

Well, it is considered that he saw the opportunity quickly. After losing more than a dozen warships, he finally escaped from the range of Shang Kexi's fleet.

Zheng Zhilong and the remaining 30 warships of the Dutch stopped seven or eight miles away, waiting for the turn of Zheng Zhilong's fleet.

Zheng Zhilong also saw this scene, not only was he struggling to think of a solution, but it was easy to talk about it.

It is impossible to cover the entire sea surface, and with a little testing, a safe passage can always be found.

However, how to defend against the naval guns that hit farther than their own artillery?

You don't need to think about it, you know that the opponent won't give you a chance.

Relying on the advantage of having more warships on one's own side, chasing down the opponent?

Impossible, the opponent's warship is obviously faster than one's own warship, it's okay to be far away, but if it is close, it will be hit by a shell, and the ship will be destroyed.

Regardless of the opponent, just hit the opponent's lair directly?
hehe!Not to mention that the opponent's fleet will not easily let itself approach Phi Island, even if it is close, the battleships have powerful artillery. Do you dare to say that Phi Island does not have more powerful coastal defense guns?

On this point, Zheng Zhilong was overthinking, because he never thought that Zheng Zhilong would go from Quanzhou to Pidao to fight with him, so Liu Meng didn't deploy too many coastal defense artillery on the shore.

The only five heavy cannons were hurriedly manufactured by Liu Meng from the space blacksmith shop before Zheng Zhilong called.

Compared with Zheng Zhilong's hundreds of warships, five coastal defense guns are obviously not enough.

But Liu Meng just believed that with the restraint of his eleven warships, no matter whether it was Zheng Zhilong or the Dutch, he would not dare to rush to Phi Island before finishing his own fleet.

(End of this chapter)