Don't panic when traveling through the late Ming Dynasty, just go to Liangjian and buy a machin

The sun had just risen from the sea level.

The sea was covered with mist.

Visibility is still relatively poor at this time.

Then came the fleet led by Zheng Zhilong and his men.

Just under the cover of water mist.

Approach quickly from both sides.

On the open sea, of course.

Densely packed warships were approaching.

It must be easy to find.

Geng Zhongming and his men had already taken precautions in advance.

Naturally, special personnel will be arranged to observe the situation in the surrounding sea areas with telescopes at any time.

So the enemy is still more than 10 kilometers away.

The observation post had already discovered it: "Enemy attack..."

"Boom, boom, boom..." Then the sound of war drums began to sound.

And the war drums sounded.

It immediately alarmed everyone on both the enemy and our side.

Geng Zhongming was on the right wing of the fleet with a group of personal soldiers.

He immediately rushed out of the cabin.

Geng Zhongming, who had just arrived on the deck, saw a warship approaching in the distance.

He immediately asked Geng Daoming who was beside him, "Third brother, how far are the enemies from us now?"

Geng Daoming is the cousin of Geng Zhongming.

This man has rich sailing experience and is considered a capable figure in the navy under Mao Wenlong.

I am quite convinced of Geng Zhongming.

The reason why Mao Wenlong sent Geng Zhongming to recover the Ryukyu Islands.

I just know that Geng Daoming will listen to Geng Zhongming.

In this way, the two sides can cooperate more tacitly and it is not easy to have disagreements and disputes...

……

Geng Daoming made an estimate.

He said, "The enemy is still more than 20 miles away from us."

Geng Zhongming: "The enemy's red cannon has a maximum range of about ten miles (5 kilometers), and our 75mm mountain cannon has an effective range of about 16 miles (8 kilometers).

We can get the enemy within 11 or 12 miles, and then start shelling them. They won’t be able to escape even if they want to!”

Geng Daoming: "It's a pity that our mortars only have a range of six or seven miles. Otherwise, if so many artillery pieces were fired at the same time, two or three rounds of bombardment would have crippled them..."

Geng Zhongming: "We have the 75mm mountain artillery, which already gives us an advantage. How can we take all the advantage?

Besides, if we have dozens or hundreds of 75mm mountain cannons, do I really need to come here in person? We can just send a general here, and do I have to take the credit for this?"

Geng Daoming: "Brother is right, I am too ungrateful, hehe..."

"Report to General Geng, a large number of enemy warships have also been spotted on the left side of the fleet."

At this time, a subordinate came to report.

Geng Zhongming ordered: "Tell Li Jingxian on the left side of the fleet to put the enemy at a distance of 11 or 12 miles, and then start bombarding with all your strength."

"Yes, General..."

Then the signalman hurried to send the message.

Geng Zhongming and others this time.

In total, more than four hundred ships were dispatched.

In such a huge fleet.

Relying on traditional old methods to connect with each other is time-consuming.

So when there is a war.

Geng Zhongming and several of his generals directly contacted each other via the radio...

……

Zheng Zhilong was right opposite Geng Zhongming.

Geng Zhongming and his crew sailed from north to south.

So the right wing of the fleet is close to the coastline.

The side close to the coastline is the direction from which the enemy is most likely to launch an attack.

So Geng Zhongming personally took charge of the right wing.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong did not know Geng Zhongming.

Who is the specific opponent?

Zheng Zhilong didn't care either.

Anyway, this time they are going all out and taking out all their assets.

A total of nearly 300 warships of various sizes were dispatched.

More than 100 artillery pieces.

Zheng Zhilong observed carefully through the telescope.

No large number of artillery were found in the enemy's fleet.

This made Zheng Zhilong feel uneasy.

Because of this fleet sent by Mao Wenlong, no matter what they are here for?

It is impossible not to bring artillery.

Zheng Zhilong would not be so stupid as to think that Mao Wenlong and his men did not have enough artillery.

So what is going on here?

Although Zheng Zhilong is very smart.

But due to the limitations of the times and cognition.

Zheng Zhilong kept thinking.

But I couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

This made Zheng Zhilong even more uneasy!

He frowned and thought for a moment again.

Zheng Zhilong ordered: "All warships should keep as much distance as possible. When they are about 12 miles away from the enemy, all warships should temporarily stop moving forward.

First send out more than 10 warships to test the enemy's strength..."

Zheng Zhifeng asked in confusion: "Brother, why do we have to stop moving forward? We have so many warships and artillery, we can just press on and bombard them and cripple them directly."

Zheng Zhilong: "It is better to be safe than sorry. You see, there are basically no cannons on the enemy's ship. Something must be wrong when something is out of the ordinary!"

Zheng Zhifeng: "Brother is right, it seems that I was too careless and did not notice the abnormality of the other party.

Should we inform our second brother (Zheng Zhihu) and fifth brother (Zheng Zhibao)? Otherwise, they might not notice anything unusual and suffer a great loss after the battle starts!"

Zheng Zhilong: "It's too late! Now I just hope they can also discover the enemy's abnormality and prepare for it in advance, otherwise something bad will happen..."

……

Zheng Zhilong was indeed very smart.

He never showed up on deck.

When observing the enemy, they always hide in the dark.

This is to avoid exposing their tracks and becoming the main target of local attacks...

Zheng Zhilong discovered the abnormality of Geng Zhongming and others in advance.

But Zheng Zhilong couldn't understand why the situation was like this?

And on the left wing of Geng Zhongming and his group.

The observation skills of Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao.

He is far inferior to Zheng Zhilong.

Nothing unusual was found at all.

Instead, he felt that Geng Zhongming and his men had no artillery.

Then this battle will be easy to fight.

Zheng Zhihu laughed and said, "Haha... I see the other side didn't even bring any artillery, are they here to do business?

Tell the brothers to hurry up and move forward, don’t let the enemy escape, I will annihilate them all…”

Zheng Zhibao: "We are sailing with the wind now, and our speed is already very fast. Don't worry, second brother, they will definitely not be able to escape!"

The wind on the sea was not strong at this time.

But Zheng Zhihu and his men took advantage of the favorable situation.

The speed is indeed much faster.

Seeing the distance between the two sides getting closer and closer.

Zheng Zhihu began to give orders: "Get all the artillery ready. Once they are within range, immediately fire at full speed..."

Zheng Zhihu thought he had a sure win.

However, they didn't know that they had already entered the enemy's shooting range.

Li Jingxian, who was standing opposite Zheng Zhihu and the others.

People have been measuring the distance.

And they have already set their sights on Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao.

Because the warship the enemy was riding on was too conspicuous and obviously taller than other warships.

And these two guys have telescopes in their hands.

Then he must be the enemy's main general.

Li Jingxian ordered: "Do you see the largest warship on the opposite side? Aim at that warship and fire.

It would be best to shoot the two guys holding the binoculars on the warship to hell with one shot."

The artillerymen quickly followed Li Jingxian's instructions.

Adjust the firing angle of the artillery.

At this time, the enemy's warships had entered the predetermined range.

Li Jingxian: "Fire..."

"Boom, boom..."

The two 75mm triple guns opened fire immediately.

The shells whizzed towards the enemy warships at high speed.

Both shells landed accurately on Zheng Zhihu's command ship.

"Rumble..."

As the explosion sounded, wood chips flew all over the warship.

Two big holes were directly blown in the warship.

Flames began to appear inside the cabin.

Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao still haven't figured out what's going on.

He was knocked down onto the deck by the blast.

Zheng Zhihu had just gotten up with an extremely grim look on his face.

Again the whistling sound of shells tearing through the air was heard.

Zheng Zhihu quickly pulled Zheng Zhibao.

Running towards the back of the warship...