Chapter 552: I Need a Reason
The first thing that caught Zheng Zhilong's eyes were ten huge warships, dozens of meters long and more than ten meters wide, standing in front of everyone like a huge whale. Looking at the towering battleship in front of him, and then at the cargo ship under his feet, Zheng Zhilong suddenly felt a sense of insignificance in his heart.
Moving his gaze to the battleship again, Zheng Zhilong found that the side of this battleship was divided into two layers, the gun doors on the side of each layer had been opened, and the rows of black holes had been aimed at their ship, Zheng Zhilong was sure that as long as their commander gave an order, the cargo ship he was on would definitely be torn to pieces in an instant.
"Oh my God, how can Daming have such a big warship, why have I never seen it?" An old sailor who had been running on this route for more than ten years couldn't help but mutter.
Zheng Zhilong's face on the side was also a little ugly, yesterday he just boasted in front of Tian Chuan and his son that he had severely damaged the Fujian Navy, but today the other party has emerged with a more powerful fleet, which is simply a slap in the face.
However, Zheng Zhilong was also a masterpiece, and he quickly calmed down the anger in his heart and began to carefully look at this new warship that he had never seen before. Out of professional habit, Zheng Zhilong's first thought when he saw a battleship was to evaluate the speed, firepower and protection of the battleship.
Although no weapon can achieve the perfection of these three things, how to perfectly combine these three properties is a great test of the level of the battleship builder.
In Zheng Zhilong's opinion, this battleship he saw for the first time was the only one he had seen in his life in terms of firepower and protection, and what shocked Zheng Zhilong the most was that he also found that these battleships were wrapped in a layer of iron armor from the waterline upwards.
Seeing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but gasp and blurted out: "This is ...... Turtle boats? β
After finishing speaking, he looked at the battleship carefully, and then shook his head: "It's not a turtle ship,"
Just when Zheng Zhilong was looking at the opposite battleship carefully, the Bai Zong had already led people to search the entire cargo ship, and was now leading the officers and soldiers to check the crew on the ship one by one, and now the Bai Zong suddenly walked towards Zheng Zhilong, and the Bai Zong walked up to him and said to him.
"You...... It's you, stand up, we're going to check! β
Zheng Zhilong knew that the most dangerous time was coming, he didn't make any other moves, and after standing up, he smiled at this Bai Zong: "This military master, I am the sailor of this ship, responsible for throwing cables and miscellaneous work. β
"Hmm!" The Bai general nodded and asked, "How many years have I been doing?"
Zheng Zhilong replied: "Back to the military master, I have been working for a year. β
Mr. Bai is estimated to be a veteran, and said noncommittally: "Stretch out your hand and I'll take a look." β
Zheng Zhilong calmly stretched out his hand, and Mr. Bai's eyes swept over Zheng Zhilong's hand. Today's Zheng Zhilong is completely different from his previous image, with a beard on his face, he looks quite rough.
Mr. Bai also found that although Zheng Zhilong's hands were very slender, there was a thick layer of calluses on the tiger's mouth and index finger, and he raised his head and asked with a smile: "You kid is bullying me for not knowing, can you grind such a thick layer of calluses on your hands in a year?" β
Zheng Zhilong smiled and gave a thumbs up to the Bai president: "The military master knows that he has seen thousands of miles, and he can't hide it, the villain has been working on other cargo ships for four or five years before, but the owner is too stingy, so he jumped ship and followed the current owner in a fit of anger." β
"It's almost ......" Mr. Bai laughed, patted Zheng Zhilong's shoulder, turned his head and said to the officers and soldiers behind him: "Okay, there is no contraband on the ship, we should also go!" β
Soon, this Bai Zong took dozens of officers and soldiers back to the battleship not far away in a small boat, and soon these battleships left them and left, but he never dreamed that the guy who was hated by the entire Fujian Navy Division was let go by him like this.
Looking at the fleet that was gradually moving away, the ship boss wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and urged repeatedly: "Hurry up...... Hurry up...... Don't stay here, it's so fucking scary! As Zheng Zhilong's henchman, of course he knew what the consequences would be if Zheng Zhilong was discovered by these officers and soldiers, Shen Hai estimated that it was impossible, and with their hatred for the Fujian sailors, it was not surprising that they were escorted back to Xiamen with a thousand cuts.
Zheng Zhilong didn't speak, but looked at the distant Ming Dynasty sailor, with a worried look in his eyes.
In fact, Zheng Zhilong's worst worry really came. After obtaining ten third-class warships, the strength of the Fujian Navy Division was rapidly improved. When the Fujian Navy resumed patrolling near Nagasaki, the trouble for the Zheng Zhilong group came again.
Especially Liu Xiang, who returned from injury, led the fleet to cruise around the coastal area of Nagasaki day and night, as if she had eaten gunpowder, and she would carefully search any ship to Nagasaki, making the passing ships miserable, but there was no way, who would make the fist big. In just half a month, 32 ships from Taiwan to Nagasaki were detained, 15 were sunk, and Taiwan's route to Japan was completely cut off.
Under these circumstances, Zheng Zhilong had to go to the city of Resha to find Sir SΓΈnord, the Dutch governor in Taiwan, who also met him in his living room.
Sir Sonord opened his hands and hugged Zheng Zhilong, and said with a smile: "Oh...... Dear Zheng, as far as I know, it is the first time since I came to Taiwan that you have come to the city of Resha in person, which is really surprising to me. β
Zheng Zhilong said politely: "Sir Sonoord, I hope you will not trouble you this time. β
Sonod made a gesture to Zheng Zhilong to sit down, and sat up himself: "Of course not, I personally welcome you to come to Resha Castle as a guest, we are the most generous to our friends." β
"If that's the case, it's the best." Zheng Zhilong said implicitly.
Sonord raised his eyebrows: "Really...... But how can I tell that there seems to be something else in your words? β
At this time, a maid brought a cup of coffee to each of them and walked out.
"Do you see that?" Zheng Zhilong showed a slightly surprised look on his face, "But it's okay, since you can see it, I won't hide it from you." The purpose of my visit to you this time is to hope that you will continue to increase your assistance to us, and I am talking about all-round assistance! β
Sonod's hand holding the coffee paused in mid-air, and then he said with a smile: "Zheng ...... That's too much of a request...... Can you give me a necessary reason? β
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