The distance between the two fleets continued to approach, and the artillery of both sides was not idle, still pouring firelight, one after another with a scorching temperature in the sky whistling, for a time the entire sea area of the battle was filled with a thick layer of white smoke.

Although the strange screams of cannonballs flashing by constantly sounded in her ears, and there was no huge column of water splashing next to her, Liu Xiang's feet were still firmly standing on the deck and looking at the enemy ship on the opposite side without blinking, and Uncle Qin's voice sounded in her ears: "My lord, the Fu ships on the other side have been refitted, and each of them carries at least twelve twenty-four-pounder guns. ”

Liu Xiang nodded and said that he knew, with the displacement and hull strength of the Fu ship of only three hundred tons, it could generally only carry no more than twelve twelve-pounder guns, that is to say, each side of the ship could only carry six, but now although the number of guns carried by the other party remains the same, the caliber has become a twenty-four-pounder gun.

So far, both sides have invariably put out a long snake formation, which is also the formation that can give full play to the power of their artillery, when all the ships are lined up and aim at the place with the side of the ship, almost all the guns on the side of the ship can exert their own power.

Dazzling firelight, smoke and roaring artillery enveloped the entire battlefield.

When the distance between the two sides was reduced to about three hundred meters, good fortune finally befell the Second Fleet, and a twenty-four-pound shell accurately hit the stern of a clipper.

"Boom ......"

With a loud bang, there was immediately an extra hole the size of a bed board in the stern of the clipper, and the turbulent sea water immediately poured into the hull from the hole, and the most fatal thing was that this cannon also blew off the tail rudder of the clipper, and for a while, the clipper ship, which was originally moving fast at a speed of eleven or twelve knots per hour, immediately began to spin in place.

Seeing this, both sides of the war screamed in unison. The only difference is that one side is frightened and uneasy, and the other side is surprised and excited.

After encountering this situation, without Liu Xiang's order, almost all the guns of the Second Fleet aimed their guns at the clipper ship that was circling the sea.

"Brothers...... You don't have to give me face, give Lao Tzu the miscellaneous pieces raised by the dog I Niang I! ”

"Did you see it, aim your guns at that broken ship!"

"Left rudder five, follow the ship in front, two densities of muzzle to the right!"

The roar of the artillery officers rang out from the gun compartments of each battleship, and although they said different things, they meant the same thing, which was to sink the rudderless clipper as fast as possible.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Another round of shelling began, shells whizzing towards the disoriented clipper......

"Boom ......"

Another 32-pound cannonball hit the clipper, but this time it made a big hole in the center of the ship, and this time the movement was much larger than the 24-pound cannonball just now, and for a time the clipper with a displacement of only more than 100 tons was like being punched by a giant, and the whole ship was moved sideways by seven or eight meters, and the part that was hit instantly had a large hole with a diameter of three or four meters.

The power of the 32-pounder cannon was not covered, the 14.5 kg projectile fired by the 154 mm gun, propelled by 8 kg of black powder, generated enough kinetic energy to punch a small boat in half, accompanied by countless wood chips and various debris flying in all directions, as well as countless blood and stumps in between.

And it was true, when the clipper was pierced by the projectile, the whole ship made a tooth-aching sound, and the bow and stern of the whole ship began to tilt towards the sea at an eerie angle.

"Giggle...... Squeak squeak......"

"Not good...... The keel of the ship was broken! ”

"Jump into the sea!"

The pirates nearby screamed, and of course they knew very well what terrible things could happen when a ship sank, no matter how big or small, and the whirlpool created when a ship sank would sweep everything nearby to the bottom of the sea.

"Puff ......"

"Tom Tom ......"

The surviving sailors on board jumped into the sea and swam desperately around, but unfortunately they could not swim as fast as the ship sank, the 150-ton clipper was sinking at a rapid speed, and the whirlpool and pulling force generated by the sinking was like an invisible hand pulling back those sailors who were desperately swimming outside.

In the past, when they robbed passing merchant ships or cargo ships, when dealing with those disobedient or rebellious merchants, their favorite thing was to rob all the goods, peck the bottom of the ship, and then sail their ships not far away, watching the sea water quickly pour into the hull, looking at the desperate and helpless eyes of those merchants and sailors on the ship, they would feel a twisted pleasure rise from the bottom of their hearts, and finally when the sea water and the whirlpool swallowed everything, this pleasure would reach a high tide at this moment. It was only today, when this kind of thing happened to them, that they realized the feelings of those businessmen who were swallowed by the sea at the beginning.

"Good...... Knocked out one! ”

On the deck of the battleship, looking at the clipper that was quickly swallowed by the sea, the corners of her mouth began to turn up slightly, for her, those pirates who were willing to do things for Zheng Zhilong and harm the people should all go to the eighteenth layer of hell, even if she died more, she would not have the slightest distress and reluctance, so she continued to give the order to shoot.

"Target, the three lucky ships led by the leader, open fire!"

And the silence of the clipper ship obviously angered those pirates, and under the command of a fortune ship led by them, most of their firepower was aimed at the battleship that Liu Xiang was riding, and for a while, countless projectiles flew in her direction.

"Bang dang...... Boom ......"

Under the bombardment of dozens of guns, a twenty-four-pound projectile hit the battleship first and made a loud noise, but what was surprising was that the projectile was bounced off and changed its angle and flew into the air, and then fell heavily into the sea, and this scene was also seen by many people.

"How is that possible?"

On a lucky ship, a strong man with a meaty face looked at the projectile that was catapulted into the air, and his mouth was open enough to stuff a duck egg into it, and then he roared: "Are these Ming dog's warships made of iron, why can't they even penetrate a twenty-four-pounder cannon?" ”

Li ...... Your mission this time is not to complain here, but to test the strength and protection of this warship as soon as possible, and your Grand Master and Sir Thornold are waiting for good news from us. A blonde and blue-eyed man dressed in an ordinary sailor's suit reminded him in a calm tone.

"Of course I do!" This strong man's name is Li Kuiqi, and he is also a member of the Zheng family's eighteen zhi, I saw him take a deep breath, "It is said that those Ming dogs were wrapped in iron armor on the newly equipped warship, I didn't believe it at the beginning, but now it seems that these Ming dogs did have two hits, and they actually made such an invulnerable turtle shell." ”

The white man reminded: "Lee...... The angle of the cannon just now was so oblique that the cannonball was ricocheted off by the ironarmour, and you can ask your men to correct the angle later, I believe that the layer of ironarmor wrapped in their ship cannot be too thick, as long as the angle is right, our twenty-pound gun should be able to penetrate that layer of ironarmor. ”

"It should be...... It's supposed to be a fart! Li Kuiqi said impatiently: "You also told me before that your 24-pounder cannon is indestructible, but now, even a piece of iron can't penetrate it." ”

was yelled at by Li Kuiqi, the white man's face was a little unbearable, and he said, "Li ...... If you have to say that, then I can't help it, and when I go back, I will suggest to Governor Sornod that the aid to you be cancelled, anyway, our cannons can't even penetrate a piece of iron, and it's useless for you to take it, do you say? ”

"I ...... I ......" The expression on Li Kuiqi's face immediately stiffened, how powerful the Dutchman's artillery was He didn't know for so many years, just now it was just his angry words, as a member of Eighteen Zhizhi, of course he knew how much Zheng Zhilong valued the Dutchman's aid, if it was because of him that this aid was scorched, Zheng Zhilong would definitely hang him on the mast to dry.

It's just that he is anxious, but he can't make Li Kuiqi bow to the other party now. So he just snorted lightly: "Captain Onkos, the question of aid was personally decided by Governor Sonod and applied to your country, if you decide to cancel the aid, it is okay, but the consequences caused by this can only be fully responsible for you, can you afford this consequence?" ”

This white man is none other than Angos, who was demoted from major to captain by Sonord, as an officer who has been captured and demoted, his career is naturally conceivable, and the reason why he was sent to the Zheng family's plundering fleet this time is also on Thornod's order to grasp the first-hand information of the new warship of the Fujian Navy Division and evaluate the combat effectiveness of this battleship. So Li Kuiqi is not wrong, he really does not have the right to cancel the aid to Zheng Zhilong's group, and the consequences caused by this are also what the Dutch do not want to see.

After taking a deep breath, Sonord snorted lightly and ignored Li Kuiqi, and continued to turn his gaze to the battlefield, but the more he looked at him, the worse his mood became. This battleship of the Ming army is perfectly combined in terms of protection, firepower and speed, especially the iron armor inlaid on the side of the ship by the opponent plays a very big role, and it is difficult for your own artillery to penetrate it, this kind of opponent can easily hit you, but you take the opponent's helpless sense of loss, making the other party more and more courageous, and your morale is more and more impatient and low.