Life in Film and Television: Starting from the Jinshui Bridge

Chapter 316 Naval Battle II

Don't think that Zheng Zhilong is afraid of Liu Meng like this, let alone underestimate the ruthlessness of the three former pirates.

Not only is he cruel to the enemy, but he is also cruel to himself. Now that he has come out, Zheng Zhilong will not let it go easily.

The next moment, Zheng Zhilong issued an order to send out a smaller but much faster bird boat to cross the sea in front of him and find a safe channel for the large troops.

Between the battleships, orders were communicated to each other, and within a short time, more than a dozen huge monster fish were released from the battleship cluster. The front of the bow was like a monster fish's huge mouth, with teeth growing beside the tongue. big eyes

The mast and sail are shaped like the fins of a strange fish, while the tall poop protruding backwards is like the tail of a strange fish;
The whole ship is colorful and luxuriously decorated, and the tooth-shaped iron nails on both sides of the bow show the fierceness of this kind of bird ship.

And there are several gunholes on both sides of the hull. If you count carefully, there are about a dozen large and small cannons in total.

It was also the first time Liu Meng saw this kind of warship. After a little comparison in his brain, he guessed that this was the most warship and bird ship in Zheng Zhilong's hands.

At the same time, he also admired Zheng Zhilong for being so ruthless and planning to use battleships and human lives to find a safe channel.

But admiration is nothing but admiration, but Liu Meng will not be soft on Zheng Zhilong, let alone Shang Kexi.

Since there are targets coming to let the navy officers and soldiers practice, how can they be polite.

The order was conveyed through the semaphore. Each of the eleven warships locked on a target and fired at the target freely.

Five miles, these bird boats had just entered the five-mile range, and Shang Kexi's warships opened fire one by one.

This time, these bird boats did not dodge, but drove straight towards the eleven warships.

Liu Meng couldn't even guess what method Zheng Zhilong used to fool these people and willingly come to die.

On the ship tower of the Dingyuan, Liu Meng and Shang Kexi each held a telescope to observe the battle situation.

While watching, Shang Kexi expressed his comments on his opponent's warships. After a while, the Zhenyuan ship did a good job, hitting the target with only five shots; Several shots missed the target.

Amidst the dense sound of artillery, from time to time, there were bird boats that were either hit by artillery shells, or were buried in sea mines, and were blown to the hull, and then sank in the sea.

Zheng Zhilong also looked at the naval battle in front of him, his gloomy face revealed the restlessness and heartache in his heart at this moment.

Not to mention, Zheng Zhilong really regretted it a little, not because he regretted taking action against Liu Meng, but because he regretted why he didn't find out Liu Meng's reality before he set off, which led to the current situation.

On the remaining [-] warships of the Dutch, the commander Lanx who led the team also watched the scene in front of him. Naturally, he would not easily evacuate from the Yellow Sea at this time.

Nearly ten warships were lost. If he couldn't get the blueprint of this kind of warship, he really couldn't explain it to his superiors, and he might even be sent to a military court.

Looking at the bird boat of Zheng Zhilong who was going to die one after another, he really felt afraid of Zheng Zhilong in his heart. He had never seen such a ruthless person. In order to win, he would not hesitate to use the lives of his subordinates.

He also warned himself in his heart that this empire should not easily go to war with the Dutch when they are not truly invincible. It is really terrible!

When the first batch of bird boats advanced three miles, they only fired a few symbolic shots before they were all sunk.

In exchange, it was only a relatively safe distance of more than two miles. Zheng Zhilong gritted his teeth fiercely, and gave the order like cutting flesh, and sent out more than a dozen bird boats to explore the way.

The large army then made preparations for the attack. Once the bird boat detonated the mines, they would rush forward and surround and kill the eleven warships.

It is still gratifying to see this scene in the telescope, and not only sighed:
"This Zheng Zhilong deserves to be the overlord of the East China Sea. His ruthless methods are really cruel and terrifying, but...hehe! But he is still no match for our eleven warships!"

After finishing speaking, he put down the binoculars, looked at Liu Meng and said sincerely:
"Marshal, this new type of sailing warship is really easy to use, can you give me dozens more? With dozens more ships, I can control the entire sea area around Daming in my hands. By then ...hehehe!"

Hearing this, Liu Meng was unmoved and said:
"Don't worry about this. The production of this kind of warship is relatively slow. After I go back this time, I will expand the scale of the dock and increase the number of construction. Take your time! It can be done in the evening!"

Hearing this, although Shang Kexi was a little disappointed, she nodded in agreement.

In fact, he hoped that Liu Meng could use his unpredictable power to summon warships out of thin air to strengthen the strength of his fleet.

To say that in the past, he still expressed his dissatisfaction with Liu Meng, but now he is a thousand and ten thousand convinced of Liu Meng.

Not to mention Liu Meng's development of Shuangdao, providing so many grain seeds, various livestock and young, just opened up salt fields, various workshops and schools that people like them can't make.

Now he, Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde have long been Liu Meng's most loyal supporters, and they will support Liu Meng even if he wants to become emperor!
The naval battle on the Yellow Sea continued. Finally, after losing more than a dozen bird ships, the mines in the sea area ahead were cleared.

Zheng Zhilong immediately contacted the Dutch fleet, and the two sides lined up to besiege Liu Meng's eleven warships together.

It's a pity that his approach may be the most correct approach in the current era, but facing Liu Meng, it is a big mistake.

The waters of the Yellow Sea are so vast, it would take two or three days to force Liu Meng's fleet into a relatively narrow waters.

And in these two or three days, Zheng Zhilong's fleet must catch up with Liu Meng's fleet before launching an attack, so how many battleships will be sacrificed during the pursuit?

The answer was something Zheng Zhilong didn't dare to think about, and it could even be said that he deliberately ignored the consequences.

In his heart at this time, there was no hatred for Liu Meng, but a greed for new warships.

Think about it, as long as you capture Phi Island and the shipyard, you can have as many new warships as you want?
Compared with the visible gains, it doesn't matter if all the warships are lost.

As for the Dutch battleship, after Liu Meng finished cleaning up, would he let the Dutch leave alive?
The answer is definitely 'impossible', and he will not let people know that he has this kind of warship until all his fleet is equipped with this new type of warship.

As for how to explain to the Dutch, is it necessary?

Don't forget, they are all mercenaries hired by Zheng Zhilong. Isn't it right to die in battle?
What's more, Zheng Zhilong, who dominates the East China Sea, has ever been afraid of anyone?

(End of this chapter)