This fleet that suddenly came out was the Dinghaiwei led by Wang Zhi, the guard was a newly established establishment, and its team was composed of Wang Zhi's old troops, with a total strength of nearly 6,000 people, and if it was according to the standard of 5,600 people for one guard, Dinghaiwei was already in a state of overstaffing.

It is said that there were only more than 3,000 people left under the command of Wang directly when he was directly recruited, why did there suddenly be so many more people?

It turned out that at the beginning, Guan Haiwei was beheaded by high-ranking officers below the command and more than 1,700 soldiers because of his meritorious deeds, and in the end there were only more than 2,000 soldiers left. Xu Jin once wanted to stuff more than 2,000 soldiers to Yu Dayou, but that kid couldn't look down on him, and it wasn't until Wang was directly recruited that Governor Xu had an idea and placed more than 2,000 Guanhaiwei soldiers under Wang Zhi's command. In this way, it not only divided and diluted Wang Zhi's old department, but also placed Guanhaiwei, a group of rotten soldiers who did not care about heaven and earth.

Although Guan Haiwei's reputation is stinky, Wang Zhi's subordinates are no better, it is the turtle with Wang Ba, and the eldest brother can't dislike the second brother.

However, the new army of Dinghaiwei also competed, under the leadership of Wang Zhi, successfully destroyed Xu Hai's nest in the Shengsi Islands, and handed over a letter of sincerity to Xu Jin, the governor of Zhejiang.

Xu Jin did not discriminate against Dinghaiwei, and immediately praised him when he sent the good news, and according to the standards, he issued rewards and pensions fairly and justly, and he also personally issued "brave" hats for sergeants above the tenth level of beheading. The rotten soldiers of the original Guanhaiwei got the hats that the governor had personally broken, and they were so excited that they burst into tears, and they couldn't wait to immediately smear the liver and brain of the commander. And Wang Zhi's old pirate troops were also infected by this kind of honor full of rituals, and at the same time, they also had a sense of belonging that was valued, so they reined in their banditry a little bit, and they were more active in killing the enemy.

As the saying goes, everything is foreseen, and if it is not prepared, it is wasted. On the fifth day of the winter month, that is, the day Xu Jin left Hangzhou to go to Songjiang Mansion to supervise the war, he ordered Wang Zhi to lead his fleet north to block the mouth of the Yangtze River, preparing to cut off the retreat of the Japanese Kou, but today Wang Zhi's fleet happened to encounter Orinobu Miko's fleet in the sea near the mouth of the Yangtze River.

There is nothing to say, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and the truth is only within the range of the cannon. As a result, the two sides launched a fierce artillery battle under the sunset, and the artillery fire was continuous, and the bombardment of you and me was so lively. However, the artillery battle did not last long, because the sun went down and darkness fell on the earth, and everyone's eyes were black, and it was a waste of ammunition to shoot artillery.

It was also Orishimi Miko who really deserved to die, taking advantage of the night to break through the defense line of Wang Zhi's fleet, and led the six-bow two-masted ship to the southern sea and fled, and the remaining four-bow ship was sunk by two bows, captured one bow, and burned one bow.

Some people may ask, why didn't Orishibumiko flee east to Japan, but fled south to the sea of Zhejiang Province, isn't this looking for death?

Actually, Ori Shin Miko also wants to flee east, but Uncle Feng doesn't do it, it is a cold winter at this time, the northwest wind is blowing, and it is not easy to escape back to Japan against the wind, so I can only flee south with the wind, and take care of the present first.

Anyway, the northwest wind is really fierce, and in the second half of the night, there is even a light snow falling, Orishimiko is physically and mentally cold, she didn't dare to stay, and ordered to sail at full speed with the sails, where to drift, get rid of Wang Zhi's fleet first. Because the firepower of the dozens of Franc machine guns on Wang Zhi's fleet was too fierce, if it weren't for the darkness, Ori Shin Miko would not have been able to escape with the slightest certainty.

Orishimiko didn't sleep all night, and the sky was exposed to the white of the fish's belly, she personally climbed the mast's lookout, and looked behind with clairvoyance, but when she saw the little sail shadow on the horizon, she was so shocked that she almost missed the clairvoyance and dropped it, and smashed a punch on the mast with a pale face, gritting her teeth and hating: "Damn, Wang Zhi, this old dog, wants to kill them all?" How can this be reasonable, don't fall into the hands of Miss Ben!! ”

In fact, at this moment, it was not Wang Zhi's fleet that was chasing behind, but Chang Guowei's fleet. It turned out that after a night of sailing at full speed, Orishin Miko's ship had fled to the sea near Xiangshan County, Ningbo Prefecture, and it happened that Chang Guowei's fleet was cruising on the nearby sea, and when he saw the six-bow ship flying the Japanese flag, he immediately caught up.

At this moment, Chang Guowei's commander Lu Yang stood on the bow of the main ship, holding up clairvoyance to observe the Japanese ships in front, while a group of Chang Guowei's generals stood beside him, one by one excited.

It is said that since Dinghai County was broken, Wang Zhi surrendered, and the large and small pirate groups along the coast of Ningbo Mansion have also swept away, and it is difficult to have a big opportunity for meritorious service, and recently, Chang Guowei has been cruising on the sea for seven or eight days, and he has not even fished out a thief's hair.

At this time, the generals of Changguo did not know that the leader of the Japanese on the ship was Orishin Miko, otherwise I am afraid that I would be even more excited. And Orishin Miko also thought that it was Wang Zhibu's fleet chasing behind her, and she couldn't help but dare to stop the battle, and continued to flee south at full speed along the north wind. So, the two fleets chased after me, and in the afternoon they arrived at the coast of Fujian Province.

"Damn, coward!"

"Uncle grass, still running!"

Chang Guowei chased for most of the day and didn't catch up, and all the generals were so angry that they scolded, but it didn't work, the north wind was still blowing, and the Japanese boat puffed up its sails and fled quickly.

However, at this moment, a flotilla of ships slanted out of the sea to the northeast, and although the fleet had only three bows, all of them were six-masted ocean-going ships. The commander made Lu Yang couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly ordered the fleet to retract its sails and reduce its speed, and adjust the angle to be on guard.

If Xu Jin was here, he would definitely recognize at a glance that one of the bows of the Western ship was standing on the bow of the Western ship, and it was the Portuguese Pires. This guy went to the capital to ask to see the little emperor Zhu Houxi, who had just ascended the throne, and asked the Ming Dynasty to open up maritime trade, but unfortunately failed in the end, and was sent back to Guangzhou by Zhu Houxi, and urged him to leave the land of the Ming Dynasty immediately.

However, Pires was not willing to be defeated, and after returning to Guangzhou, he left with his fleet, but he attracted the attention of Hong Kong and Macau, and last year he even blatantly invaded the islands around Tuen Mun, which directly led to the naval battle of Tuen Mun Island, and was defeated by the Guangshui Division, and fled back to Manraka (now Malacca).

This year, Pires made a comeback, taking advantage of the invasion of pirates and pirates, and occupied the main island of Hong Kong and nearby islands in one fell swoop, actively building forts and other fortifications.

Due to Pires' adequate preparation this time, the Guangdong naval division encircled and suppressed three times in a row, but not only failed to drive the Westerners away, but instead lost their troops, their vitality was greatly damaged, and their warships were seriously damaged, and they were no longer able to launch the fourth encirclement and suppression.

After gaining a foothold in the coastal areas of Guangdong, Pires began to extend his tentacles to Fujian and Zhejiang, engaged in smuggling and profit-making activities, and even went to the Japanese country to do business.

Not long ago, Pires personally led a fleet to Japan, and exchanged a batch of inferior Western firearms for more than 100,000 taels of silver.

Therefore, Pires was also surprised when he suddenly saw a fleet flying the flag of the Ming army, but this guy was ruthless enough, and immediately ordered to strike first and fire decisively.

Pires's three-bow Western-style ship was huge in size, and it was still in the upwind area, which already had an advantage, coupled with the terrifying rate of fire of the Franco's artillery, hundreds of guns fired at the same time, how could Chang Guowei's fleet resist, and it was blown up in an instant, and fell apart.

The two sides fought fiercely for half an hour, and the Changguo Guard fleet was almost completely wiped out, only the three-bow clippers escaped, including the commander Lu Yang, more than 2,700 people were killed, and the sea was full of floating corpses and rotten wood for several miles.

On the other hand, only one bow of the Western ship was lightly damaged, and it sailed away from the combat sea area with high spirits. When Wang Zhi's fleet arrived, they saw only countless floating corpses, as well as a broken ship that had not completely sunk. Wang Zhi was shocked, but he didn't dare to chase anymore, so he hurriedly ordered people to salvage the bodies of the officers and soldiers for burial, and sent a clipper to report back to Songjiang Mansion.

On the morning of the twelfth day of the winter month, the provisional governor of Songjiang Mansion, Xu Jin, smashed his fist on several cases with a pale face, and a number of officials, including the Songjiang prefect, were so frightened that they did not dare to come out, while a group of military generals showed grief and indignation, clenched their fists, and gritted their steel teeth and gurgled.

The entire fleet was destroyed, including the commander Lu Yang, a total of more than 2,700 people were killed, what tragic news, this is the heaviest loss since Xu Jin presided over the battle.

"West! Ocean! Person! Xu Jin spit out three words word by word from between his teeth, like the sound of ice particles falling to the ground, and a murderous aura like substance emanated.