Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Zhang Xiaolong's heart tightened. It seemed that the number of enemies was more than he had imagined, but he did not panic. Instead, he calmly analyzed the current situation.

Soon, he made a decision:

“命令：251、252、253号铁甲舰负责歼灭三点钟方向的敌船；254、255、256号铁甲舰负责歼灭九点钟方向的敌船；102号巡洋舰继续攻击正前方的敌船。”

At this time, the Zheng army warships at the three o'clock direction could not wait to start action. They quickly formed a battleship formation to meet the enemy from the side.

The warships that had already been deployed in their battleship positions could not wait to open fire, and shells rained down on the seven warships of the Eastern Fleet.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..." Dozens of fist-sized iron balls smashed towards the seven warships of the Eastern Fleet with a whistling sound, stirring up splashes of water and smoke.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..." Battleships No. 251, 252, and 253, which had just straightened their hulls, were attacked by iron balls. Their bows, decks, and towers were hit one after another.

The iron plate was dented where it was hit. Captain Chen Si was heartbroken and cursed angrily. He gave the order: "All weapons open fire immediately!"

At his command, the main guns on the bow, the secondary guns on the sides, and the Maxim heavy machine guns on the bow and side of the ship fired at the same time, and the torpedoes were quickly launched.

At the same time, the situation of the other two battleships was similar to that of No. 251.

At this moment, huge gunfire sounded, bullets flew like raindrops, and torpedoes exploded continuously...

The Zheng army's right wing fell into chaos in an instant. When the shells fell, huge waves were stirred up, causing the warships to shake violently on the sea and difficult to control.

And those torpedoes that were shot at high speeds would be destroyed on contact.

However, the most dangerous thing was the heavy machine gun bullets that swept in like a storm.

These bullets had extremely strong penetrating power, and the gunners in the cabin suffered heavy casualties.

Those who were not dead could only lie on the deck like dogs, not even daring to raise their heads.

However, the ship was shaking violently, making it impossible for them to stand firmly on the deck. The Zheng army soldiers were swayed around in the cabin like beans being poured out, and the ruthless bullets were reaping the lives of these gunners and sailors like the god of death.

Worse still, the gunpowder barrels in the cabin mezzanine became the last straw that broke the camel's back for these warships...

As the gunpowder barrels were detonated by bullets, Zheng's warships scattered and shattered, as if they had suffered a huge disaster.

In comparison, the fate of Zheng’s army on the right was even more tragic.

When they sailed out from the gap in the archipelago, they were still more than 253 meters away from the enemy fleet. Before they entered the effective range of the Red Cannon, they were hit head-on by the three warships 254, 255 and .

Before the Zheng army warships on the left could fire a single shell, they had already suffered a devastating blow from three ironclad ships.

At the same time, the 102 cruisers on the main channel had successfully cleared out the remaining ships of Zheng’s army attacking from the center, and continued to carry out targeted clearance of the coastal defense artillery positions on the islands on both sides of the main island.

Ten minutes later, the other two routes of Zheng's warships were also completely destroyed. The six ironclad ships were also divided into two routes, advancing towards the main island through the gaps between the islands where Zheng's army was approaching, and eliminating the coastal defense artillery positions at designated points along the way.

Fifteen minutes later, the three fleets of the Tiandi Army arrived at the main island of the Penghu Islands.

There are more than 200 ships trapped in the inner harbor of the main island port, but these ships are not main warships, but small auxiliary ships or fishing boats.

On the main island, Zhao Jiayu looked at the giant monsters coming in. Although he didn't know how these giant ships destroyed the main warships he sent out, the fact that the giant ships could sail into the inner harbor meant that the attack of the three main warships had failed.

Only half an hour had passed, and Zhao Jiayu was clearly unable to accept what was happening.

He found it hard to believe that those sturdy artillery batteries could be blown up so easily. What shocked him even more was that the more than 200 main forces they sent out could not be slaughtered even if they were 200 pigs in half an hour.

Zhao Jiayu widened his eyes and looked ahead in disbelief.

In front of him, the black muzzles of the warships belching black smoke were facing them, like seven ferocious beasts with bared fangs, ready to devour them at any time.

At this moment, the loudspeaker on the 102 ship issued a loud voice:

"Brother Zheng Jun over there, we are the Eastern Fleet of the Heaven and Earth Federation Navy, and we have been ordered to come and recapture Dongzhou Island. Considering that you were once members of the Ming Dynasty navy and are also Chinese, I hereby advise you to give up useless resistance, hang up the white flag of surrender, and surrender your weapons without being killed!" Zhang Xiaolong stood in front of the loudspeaker and shouted loudly.

"The Eastern Fleet of the Heaven and Earth Federation Navy!" Zhao Jiayu muttered to himself.

The name sounded familiar, and he suddenly remembered, wasn't this the rebel Fujian Navy of the Qing Dynasty mentioned in the previous spy intelligence?

Last year, he submitted a report to the Zheng Palace, proposing to establish contact and cooperate with the rebels to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

However, what he did not expect was that the report was eventually rejected by the young prince Zheng Keshuang, with the reason being just two simple words - "not approved".

I still wonder why the young prince didn’t unite the forces to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!

Now they have come to our doorstep, why? Zhao Jiayu couldn't figure it out, but he also knew that there were no main battleships in the port, and the remaining troops were no match for these seven giant ships.

The only options left were surrender or annihilation.

However, once he surrendered, his family was still in Chengtian Prefecture (Tainan). Once the news of his surrender got back, the Zheng Group would definitely kill his entire family.

Just when Zhao Jiayu was in a dilemma, the guards came to report: "General, the ships in the inner harbor and the artillery batteries on the docks have hoisted white flags."

Zhao Jiayu hurried out the door and saw that the entire inner harbor was hung with white cloth, white clothes, and white sheets... These soldiers did not want to fight. Most of them were from Fujian, who abandoned their families and left their homes fifteen years ago to follow Zheng Chenggong to Dongzhou Island.

Originally, the anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty and the expulsion of the Tartars gave these soldiers hope. Returning to their hometowns would not only bring them promotions and wealth, but also allow them to reunite with their families.

But after Koxinga passed away, Zheng Jing only wanted to live in a safe corner and even fantasized about establishing an independent country.

Unable to recover China, the soldiers lost their desire to return to their roots. They gradually lost the motivation to fight and began to doubt whether their choice was correct.

So, will these veterans still work for the Zheng Group?

As long as the enemy is not the Manchu Tartars, the Japanese pirates or the red-haired devils, and as long as we are all Chinese, surrendering is just like finding a new backer, and there is no need to feel guilty at all.