General Pi Shen led all the main forces of the Penglai Navy to Long Island before dusk, hid in Moon Bay, and waited for the fleet of unknown origins to come to the door.

On Long Island, there is a fort on the east side, so if you want to fight tomorrow, you can feel more confident in facing the fort with your back.

After a difficult night, the Clippers sent to spy on the military finally returned.

Under the nervous gaze of General Pi Shen and others, the scout reported: "That fleet is flying the Sun and Moon Flag, and it should be a group of Ming civilian ships. ”

Ships have difficulty communicating at sea and identify themselves by flying different flags. The civilian ships of the Ming Dynasty like to hang the sun and moon flags, and the guards have their own military flags, such as the majestic Kunpeng flag hanging in Denglai Water City.

After repeated questioning, it was true that no other flags were hoisted, and General Pi Shen and others breathed a sigh of relief. It's just Daming's fleet, and no matter how horizontal he is, he doesn't dare to offend the officers and soldiers.

"Big brother, do we want to ......" Seeing that the tiger had become a fat sheep, the guerrillas couldn't help but be greedy, and the rest of the generals also looked at General Pi Shen with anticipation, obviously used to this kind of business.

It's no wonder that the Ming Dynasty hasn't lifted the sea ban after all, and this is the key point of defending Gyeonggi, even if you sink all your fleet, you have nowhere to reason. The so-called armed with sharp weapons and murderous intentions, these water battalion officers have more blood debts than pirates.

"Uh-huh......" Ginseng groaned.

The scout reconfirmed that the other party did have 400 sand patrol ships and 50 ships, and the draft was very deep, obviously fully loaded. Just take a few boats, and the brothers will be able to eat a mouthful of oil.

But with such a large fleet, how dare you start rashly if you can't figure out the origin? He carefully recalled the big boat owners in the southeast and southeast areas of Shandong, and after thinking about it, it seemed that only the sand boat gang at the mouth of the Yangtze River could put on such a big formation.

"The Sand Boat Gang, aren't they fishing for food in the Yangtze River? Ran to our Shandong to do something. "Pi Shen will be puzzled.

"What's he doing, this is crossing the line, and you must pay the price!" The men shouted.

"That's it, where is the hand stretched, don't chop it for him, I think I have no one in Shandong!"

Unable to stand his subordinates' pleading, General Pi Shen finally made up his mind to stop the fleet, treat him indiscriminately, first detain the ship according to the custom, and wait for the other shipowner to ransom him.

"Out of the bay, line up on the fairway, and don't let a single one go!" General Pi Shen made up his mind and gave the order with arrogance.

"Whew!" The sailors on this ship let out an excited wolf howl when they heard the order. Although they were full of resistance to fighting, they were not tired of robbery.

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When the early morning mist cleared, the fleet of the Penglai Naval Division finished lining up at the Changshan Waterway, and it didn't take long to see the huge fleet coming from the east.

Skins will stand on the top deck, take a bamboo tube dug through at both ends, and look at it. He could already see the masts of those ships, and there were ordinary sun and moon flags hanging on them, and there were no other flags.

The current in this area is to the east, and the sand boats on the opposite side are fully loaded, and although they are full of sails, they still seem slow and cumbersome.

General Pi Shen has rich experience, and has already chosen the most advantageous position to line up, not only has the support of the artillery batteries on the shore, but once the opposite side wants to escape, he can immediately hang up the sails and chase downstream, and he can catch up in the blink of an eye.

You're in control!

General Pishen was completely relieved, and ordered the gunners to reload and prepare to fire a salvo to deter the uninhabited fleet.

Gradually, the fleet grew closer and closer, five, four, three...... Still no intention of stopping.

"Fire!" General Pi Shen gave a fierce order to teach these ignorant little red guys a lesson.

The gunners lit the fuses with pine torches, and the cannons snorted and sparked.

Suddenly, the guerrilla beside him pushed the general Pi Shen and screamed in a deep voice: "You can't fire the cannon, there is a dragon flag!" ”

"Huh?!" General Pi Shen followed the instructions of his subordinates, and sure enough, he saw that in the opposite fleet, the largest 600 sand boat, there were four blue background golden dragon flags, as well as Qingdao flags and descending flags!

The big ship before was blocked by the ship that was opening the way in front of it, and its flag could not be seen until it was closer.

General Pi Shen and others were all resurrected.

There are many vassal kings in Shandong, and the neighboring Qingzhou is the fief of King Heng. Otherwise, they don't know each other, and this is a banner that can only be played when the prince goes on patrol. Of course, it wasn't a dragon on the flag, but a Jiao, which they couldn't tell.

"Stop, stop, don't fire!" General Pi Shen screamed, eager to pounce on the cannon and block the muzzle.

But it was too late, and more than a dozen cannons made a dull roar one after another.

More than a dozen shells flew out with a roar and landed on the surface of the water four or five hundred meters away, causing a string of splashes.

Fortunately, the range is limited, and it is still far from the fleet.

"What about Big Brother?" The subordinates were all panicked, although the vassal king was not allowed to leave the fief without permission, but he was not allowed to shoot at the vassal king.

"Calm down, we are doing our duty, and we will not die if we fire empty cannons." General Pi Shen calmed down, he couldn't care about the robbery anymore, and all he was thinking about was a way to get out.

~~

Jiangnan Shipping Fleet.

Wang Rulong's three warships had already lined up in front of the fleet. The other two palaces are behind to prevent people from making dumplings.

Looking at the water column more than two miles away, Wang Rulong put down the telescope hanging around his neck, wiped his red beard contemptuously and said, "Shame! ”

Don't look at him as if he doesn't care, in fact, he is acting for the people below.

Wang Rulong knew in his heart that although the range of the dozen or so cannons was not far, the firepower was enough to suppress his own side and cause huge casualties. This is the case at sea, the era of fighting with manpower has long passed, and now it is better than ships and guns.

"Captain, do you want to fight back?" The squadron leader asked in a deep voice.

"Grandma, when will we not fight back?" Wang Rulong smacked fiercely and said, "Fire a few cannons, and let them listen to the sound." ”

In fact, he only has three snake cannons here that can come in handy, and the effective range of the Franc machine is only more than 100 meters, which is not enough to be ashamed.

But you can't lose the momentum at any time, so let's shoot a few shots in return.

The gunners had already finished loading, and immediately used the long arquebus to ignite the fuse of the snake cannon.

The so-called snake cannon is currently the mainstream long-barreled cannon in Europe. This kind of gun has a long firing range and can shoot directly at the gun, which greatly improves the shooting accuracy, and plays a leading role in the navy and army of European countries.

However, at the moment, the distance is more than a kilometer, so it is still necessary to give the point elevation angle and increase the range.

No one expected to hit it anyway. When it comes to deterrent shooting, of course, the farther you hit, the better.

The three bronze snake cannons carefully crafted by the Bugarao Cannon Foundry spewed out long tongues of fire and whistled and fired three solid cannonballs!

The two sides were more than a kilometer apart at this time, and they were already within the range of the snake artillery, but the chance of hitting was very small, and the security team did not have much hope, and the officers and soldiers on the opposite side also did not care.

Who knows, while the two shells swept over the heads of the officer and army fleet, the third shell hit, hit......

And it just hit the ship of General Pi Shen.

He stared blankly at the big hole on the deck, and couldn't close his legs in fright, what cannon has such great power? Could it be the legendary Hongyi Cannon? It's terrifying, isn't it?

Fortunately, the ships of the Ming Dynasty have watertight cabins, and even if a cannonball enters the water, there is no risk of sinking the ship.

But this shell completely knocked out the courage of the officers and soldiers. Seeing that the ideas on the opposite side are hard and horizontal, no matter how much you entangle, you can't get good fruit to eat.

It's still thirty-six plans, let's go for the best plan.

"Withdraw!" General Pi Shen calmly ordered: "The sky is falling, and there is a soldier on the side." ”

"Big brother, at least we have to find out the identity of the other party, otherwise how will we get back and how will we report to Tianjin Wei?" A thousand general reminded.

"That's it, then you bring a boat to stay and ask about the situation." General Pi Shen straightened the battle robe on the Qian general and said kindly: "You are today's leading officer, and we have never been to sea." Do you say it's okay, wow? ”

"Alas, wow...... "That Qian always wants to jump into the sea, but he blames himself for being too talkative and becoming the master of the black pot.

~~

Jiangnan Shipping Fleet.

Seeing the withdrawal of the official army's fleet, Wang Rulong also breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that the shot would off the other party.

Fortunately, there is not so much fire on the other side. That's it, if the officials and soldiers weren't used to bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, how could they let the little widow ride on his neck and.

After announcing the disengagement from the state of combat, the sailors extinguished the lighted pine oil torches, emptied the chambers of the guns, and reloaded the shells...... The Franc machine is very simple, just take out the sub-gun. The trouble is that those snake cannons, as well as muskets, can't be unloaded after loading, so they can only knock things out.

However, this time, the security team learned to be obedient and fired empty guns and cannons into the open area of the sea. In a dense burst of gunfire, a gunner was brought to Wang Rulong by the squadron leader.

"Captain, this kid shot that cannon just now." The squadron leader said with a strange expression.

"What's your name?" Wang Rulong glanced at the gunner, who was black and thin...... Well, that's what it looks like most often in this era. Looks dumbfounded, not like a spiritual guy.

"Back to the captain, my name is Chu Liu." The young man spoke Shandong. "Gunner of the artillery team directly under the Coast Guard!"

Zhao Hao's security team has three major sources of soldiers, one is the former Qi family army who defected, and the Zhejiang soldiers they brought; the second is the Xiangyong recruited from Kunshan; The third is the northern refugees supported by Xishan Company, mainly from Henan and Shandong. This Chu Liu opened his mouth, and he could hear that he was the third category.

"Slip away? Where are you going to go? Wang Rulong couldn't help laughing and said: "This name is not good on the boat, and if you don't get it right, you will slip out of the water." I'll give you a name. ”

"Hey, okay." The name Chu Liu is not a serious name, and the captain gave a new one, of course, I can't wait for it.

"What's it called...... Wang Rulong stroked his red beard and said, "You hit this cannon loudly!" Let's call you Chu Liuxiang. ”

"Hey, Captain Xie gave me a name, and I will be called Chu Liuxiang in the future." Chu Liu nodded happily.

"Chu Liuxiang, how do you say I should punish you?" I have to admit that the appeal of the northern dialect is strong, and Wang Rulong's accent has been deviated by the other party.

"What, you still have to punish me?" Chu Liuxiang was dumbfounded. "Is it still guilty?"

"That's the ship of the official army, you killed someone, who is the one who kills someone?" Wang Rulong slapped him on the back of the head.

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