"Your Excellency, those merchant ships are leaving!"

On the deck of a sixth-class warship flying the Sun and Moon Flag, Liu Xiang, a tall and well-proportioned man in military uniform, was quietly looking at the six armed merchant ships that were fleeing in front of him, and the lookout on the mast was constantly reporting the enemy's movements.

"Pass my orders, get on the full sails, and speed up to catch up!"

Liu Xiang's tone was very flat, but those who were familiar with her could hear it if they carefully distinguished, and Liu Xiang's tone had a hint of imperceptible sharpness.

In the combat effectiveness of the Matsu Islands two months ago, the seven warships led by Liu Xiang were attacked by dozens of warships led by Zheng Zhihu, and after a major battle, although the second fleet led by Liu Xiang sank more than ten serial ships and several warships of Zheng Zhilong's group, the seven warships led by her were all wounded, especially the most seriously injured warship lost its maintenance value and had to be abandoned.

What made Liu Xiang even more distressed was the casualties of more than 200 sailors and the death of a Dutch instructor, in Liu Xiang's opinion, these people are the treasures of Fujian sailors, and they can play a big role in the future.

It is not Liu Xiang's character to swallow his anger, and after all the warships were repaired, Liu Xiang immediately asked Yang Feng to fight, asking for revenge against Zheng Zhilong. And Yang Feng, who had already had this intention, was not a good-natured lord, and immediately approved her application.

After some research, Yang Feng and other major generals of the Navy Division agreed that the strength of Zheng Zhilong's group is still very strong, if they take the initiative to retaliate against them at sea, even if they can sink a few of their warships from time to time, but for Zheng Zhilong, who has hundreds of ships, these losses are within the range they can bear, and only by striking at their vital points can Zheng Zhilong feel pain.

But how can Zheng Zhilong feel pain, and it is still an unforgettable pain? Everyone discussed for a long time and didn't come up with a good solution, and finally Liu Xiang, who had been silent, spoke, she only said one sentence: "Zheng Zhilong In addition to being a pirate to rob everywhere, he has the closest relationship with Fusang, almost every month, several fleets will loot things and goods purchased in various places to Fusang for sale, after these goods are sold, the money obtained accounts for seventy percent of Zheng Zhilong's annual income, if you want to strike at Zheng Zhilong, All we need to do is send a fleet to set up an ambush in the Tsushima Strait, where the fleet must pass, and intercept their fleet. ”

After listening to Liu Xiang's words, everyone thought about it carefully, and many people were amazed. Zheng Zhilong has seven or eight hundred ships under his command, tens of thousands of people are waiting for him to eat, and the amount of silver and materials to be consumed every day is a very huge number, if the financial resources are cut off, I am afraid that it will not take half a year for Zheng Zhilong Group to fall apart.

Do what you want!

After everyone unified their thinking and plan, Yang Feng immediately ordered the transfer of eighteen warships from the First Fleet to Liu Xiang, plus the eight warships of the Second Fleet itself, to form an interception fleet, which was specially guarded in the Tsushima Strait to intercept the ships of Zheng Zhilong's group. As it turned out, Liu Xiang's luck was good, and he ran into Shi Daxuan's fleet for the first time.

"If you catch up, you must have just left those five merchant ships behind for me, and I am sure that there must be something important or someone on it, otherwise they would never have thrown off the cargo ship and fled as soon as they saw us." Liu Xiang said affirmatively.

After more than half a year of practice, Liu Xiang likes these sixth-level battleships very much. The biggest feature of this battleship is agility, although it only has a gun deck, can only place 20 to 28 guns, compared with the first fleet's capital battleships are slightly less firepower, but can not stand up to the speed of others, this kind of battleship is definitely the best choice for sending messages or chasing the enemy.

It's just that Liu Xiang regrets that due to the production volume, the second fleet has only been allocated to eight ships so far, and one was scrapped not long ago, which also makes Liu Xiang feel very pity and helplessness, no one with troops does not want the more troops under his command to be as much as possible, as soon as he thought that the battleship that was finally assigned was scrapped in less than two months, Liu Xiang felt a burst of fire, and his hatred for Zheng Zhilong was even greater.

Facts have proved that once a woman holds a grudge against a person, it is more terrible than a man, and less than two days after Yang Feng gave the order, Liu Xiang made all the preparations, led the fleet to the Tsushima Strait, and finally blocked the fleet led by Shi Daxuan after wandering for seven or eight days.

"Boom ......"

Two shells in a row landed near Shi Daxuan's Fu boat, splashing two high splashes.

"Speed up...... Come on...... Let's go......"

Next to Shi Daxuan, Ishii Jiro kept urging the sailors on the ship, seeing that the Daming Sailor behind him was getting closer and closer, his mood became more and more anxious, and he said to Shi Daxuan beside him: "Shi is in charge, can't our speed be faster?" ”

"How can you ...... fast" Shi Daxuan, who was originally anxious, said angrily: "This is a merchant ship, not a warship!" The Daming Navy Division is equipped with a new type of Yiren warship, and we can't outrun them at all. ”

"What then?" Jiro Ishii was almost desperate, "If the young master makes any mistakes today, we will die!" ”

"What else can I do, Lao Tzu is not a god, there is no way for us to get to Nagasaki in one go!" Shi Daxuan was also angry, since he was pursued by the Daming Water Master, this Ishii Jiro has been clamoring around him, making him feel annoyed like a swarm of flies, if it weren't for this Ishii Jiro is his wife's henchman, he would have let people lock him up a long time ago.

"Boom ......"

A loud sound accompanied by a scream came from not far away, Shi Daxuan and Ishii Jiro turned their heads to look, it turned out that an armed merchant ship not far away was hit by a solid bullet in the cabin, and the twelve pound projectile easily pierced the thin hull of the armed merchant ship, and beat several sailors inside to the flesh and blood, and even the cargo inside was scattered all over the ground.

This is also the reason why the armed merchant ship cannot run fast, although the armed merchant ship is equipped with artillery, it is still essentially a merchant ship, which is full of goods, compared to the warship designed for combat in terms of solidity and speed firepower, which is the difference between amateur and professional.

Shi Daxuan's armed merchant ship was not very far away from the merchant ship that had been shot, and although the sound of shells falling into the water could be heard from time to time, they could still hear the screams of the wounded sailors.

Just when Shi Daxuan felt extremely anxious, a terrible whistling sound came into their ears, followed by a loud bang, the whole ship began to shake, and a projectile hit their back deck.