Since approaching the Sulu Islands, Liu Hongji's brows have not been relaxed, according to Zhang Jin, although the Zheng family army was besieged, but it was stuck on the four islands of Holo, Tawi, and Xibu.

After the main Dutch army retreated, there were few attackers from the large and small Franco-Rang countries, and most of the time they were consolidating the islands they had taken.

But it was less than ten days later, Tawei was lost, Sibu was lost, and San'a also hung the flag of the little Franco.

Zhang Jin didn't know what was going on inside the Zheng family, but his expression was extremely bitter, and he was tactfully urging Liu Hong to gradually speed up the march along the way.

Liu Hongjian naturally didn't waste time, and the Beiyang Navy Division almost drove at full speed, sparing Tawei and Sang A to rush over day and night.

There must be something wrong internally, otherwise how could the wild fox-like Fran Jiguo work so hard, but he couldn't figure out what the specific situation was.

I hope Damu is okay, Liu Hong gradually said to himself.

"My lord, there's Holo ahead, you see, they seem to be still at war." On the Dingyuan, Qi Yuangong held a telescope in one hand and a walkie-talkie in the other.

Zhang Jin and Liu Hongjian both heard Qi Yuangong's voice, and the two looked at each other with a happy face.

As long as there is still fighting, it proves that the Zheng family is still there, the soldiers of the Zheng family are still holding on, and everything is not over yet.

"Listen, old Qi, the time has come to show the prestige of my Ming army, pass the king's order to the whole army, aim the guns of all the warships at the fleet in front, and give Lao Tzu a hard bang!"

Liu Hong gradually picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction of Horo Island, only to see the rumbling of guns on the opposite shore and black smoke in the direction of the fort, so he immediately grabbed the walkie-talkie and ordered.

"Humble duty!" Qi Yuangong received the order in a deep voice.

In the past few days, the Beiyang Naval Division has not been idle, while stepping up its horsepower to rush to Sulu, while urgently repairing the steel armor that has been peeled off on the surface of the battleship.

Half an hour later, after the flag bearer's order, all the warships of the Beiyang Naval Division began to operate.

The Weiyuan, where Qi Yuanbi, the third elder of the Qi family, is the center of the first front, and like the last time it fought against the Dutch fleet, the Weiyuan and Jingyuan are still at the forefront of the Beiyang Naval Division.

"Master Cui, are we going to let Deputy Admiral Qi this time." On the Jingyuan, the first mate Wu Liuyi said to Cui Geng with a strange smile.

The naval battle with the Dutch Jingyuan was remarkable, which made the captain of the Weiyuan in the same front, Qi Laosan very unhappy, Qi Laosan and the eldest brother Qi Yuangong, the second brother Qi Yuanfu are different, this guy is a straightforward temper.

It was not easy for Qi Laosan to say anything when he ate on the battlefield, but that night Qi Laosan was carrying a pot of old soju that he had gotten out of nowhere, and he had to find Cui Geng to fight for wine, because everyone knew it.

"Let you turn around and fart, how can Deputy Admiral Qi be that cautious person, cheer up Lao Tzu, give me an order later, give me a hateful bang!" Cui said more unconcernedly.

In the Ming Army, he talks about qualifications, but he talks about his background, and Cui Geng can't help it, but the two of them drank a big sin that night, and listened to Qi Laosan talk about the deeds of his ancestor Qi Jin, and the two of them felt more sorry for each other.

Qi Jin used to be a figure who stood up to the sky, and he was even more invincible in the army, Qi Laosan wanted to become Qi Jin, and Cui was even more fascinated.

"Of course, our Jingyuan is the number one in the sailors!" The second mate Wu Li said with his head.

"Master Cui, do we really have anything to do with the Zheng family, otherwise why don't we travel thousands of miles to support them." First mate Wu Liuyi said casually.

Liu Hongjian and Zheng Sen have no way of knowing about the relationship between Liu Hongjian and Zheng Sen except the two of them, and there have always been different opinions about the relationship between Liu Hongjian and Zheng Sen in the Beiyang Naval Division.

"Wu Liuyi! If you dare to say more, don't blame the captain for engaging in military law, as a general, you will order down, as the first mate, how dare you talk nonsense! Cui said angrily.

On weekdays, everyone laughs and laughs, and they are more free in words, but the words are also severe, and the Admiral is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, and he doesn't want his subordinates to speak in vain.

"Captain, the local fleet has come into view, and the Dingyuan has given the order, and the order is...... Direct charge? Sun Chuan, the gunner of the third-tier ship, said with a puzzled face.

Wu Liuyi listened to the order, and after entering the firing range, he fired a volley on the port side, and then turned around and rushed towards the Francois fleet.

Second mate, the musket team is under your command, and when you get closer, only the flag bearer and gunner! Cui Geng said again.

This is a typical Liu Hong's gradual style of play, Cui naturally understands the meaning of the above, like the Netherlands, the Admiral wants to get close to the enemy and fight at close range.

This can greatly improve the hit rate, but at the same time, the losses of both sides will also increase, and this style of play is the will, morale, and ...... of the soldiers on both sides The affordability of the country's finances.

"Order!" The second officer, Wu Litou, put away his cynicism, saluted and trotted to the ammunition compartment.

Boom - boom - boom -

Without any hesitation, the Beiyang Naval Division took the lead in firing after the artillery entered the effective firing range.

Count Alden, the commander of the fleet of the little Franco, was so shocked that the Beiyang Naval Division was so sudden that it was detected when it came into view, and what surprised him even more was that the artillery of the Beiyang Naval Division actually hit farther than their artillery.

It was almost comparable to the guns of Jon's fleet, and Alden did not know that the Governor of Batavia had gone to God before him.

After a volley of artillery, the vast majority of shells fell on the sea, and Alden's fleet did not suffer any losses, only his brow furrowed even tighter.

Because after the sailors of Daming finished a round of volleys, they turned around and rushed straight over.

If it were him, after having the advantage of shooting range, he would never continue to get closer, which is the behavior of the second fool.

But the sailor of the Ming Dynasty did just that.

Moments later, the Beiyang Naval Division came within range of the fleet of the little Furlong, and Count Alden did not hesitate to order a return fire.

On the one hand, he ordered people to give orders to Carol and Lawson, who were landing on the tidal flats, to immediately retreat back to the battleship, and on the other hand, he kept a close eye on the Beiyang Naval Division battleship that was getting closer and closer.

Since it has just entered the firing range of the Furlong machine artillery, in the same way, the Furlong machine gun has not caused any damage to the Beiyang Naval Division, and what effect can it have with a hit rate of less than five percent?

Let's go violent!

Three minutes later, the battleship of the Franco-man completed another round of salvo, this time the Weiyuan and Jingyuan, which bore the brunt of the attack, were hit by two shots one after another, but they did not break their muscles and bones with the steel armor on the battleship.

Earl Alden's brow furrowed even deeper, and like the Dutch, Count Alden was also extremely shocked when he first encountered the ironclad ship of the Beiyang Naval Division.

Half an hour later, the two fleets were already less than a hundred yards apart, and the Beiyang Naval Division and the small Francophone fleet felt tremendous pressure at the same time.

Liu Hongjian also held a telescope to observe the battle situation, close combat is his tactic, Daming can also afford this loss, but his heart is also dripping blood.

He may not care about the loss of battleships, but the soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division are not easy to come by, and this is the foundation of the Beiyang Naval Division.

But there was no way, the Portuguese were east of Holo Island, and he had to fight quickly, otherwise if the Portuguese bypassed from the rear at this time, the Beiyang Naval Division would fall into passivity.

Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom

The shelling continued, and in less than a quarter of an hour, four of Alden's fleet were damaged and had to withdraw from the battle, while two ships of the Beiyang Naval Division were withdrawn to the rear.

The Weiyuan was at the forefront, and Qi Laosan jumped up and down on the deck like a grasshopper to direct the gunners to attack and attack.

The steel armor on the front of the Jingyuan was almost completely off, and there were two big holes in the deck, but he did not ask Qi Yuangong to retreat, and still went hand in hand with the Weiyuan, firing frantically at the enemy warship.

Liu Hong gritted his teeth and continued to order the fleet to charge.

Come on, see whose head is more iron!

All the warships have already issued grenades, and when they really reach that distance, the battle will be even more tragic, and the Dutch, big and small Franc have grenades, and Liu Hong gradually knows this.

"My lord, the enemy fleet has retreated to the northeast!"

Qi Yuangong's hurried voice on the front line suddenly came from the walkie-talkie.

Big Furlong man, cowardly?

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PS: In the middle of the 17th century, although the Spanish Armada was defeated by the Dutch, it was still strong in naval strength, which the Portuguese could not compete for.

In fact, the Spaniards have been trying to annex Portugal as well, and Portugal is a far cry from Spain in its current territory.

The reason why the smaller Portugal was called the big Franc machine by the Ming Dynasty, but the larger Spain was called the Little Franc machine by the Ming Dynasty, was that the Ming Dynasty first came into contact with the Portuguese.

At that time, Portugal was not yet independent, and the Ming Dynasty learned the artillery technology of the Portuguese, and studied and imitated the Furlong cannon, so the Portuguese were called the big Franc machine, and the Spaniards who came later were the little Franc machine.

PS: Today, I will make up for the loss of sheep and give everyone a wave of violence