The Zheng brothers were dumbfounded, this kind of cannon actually has such a great power, not to mention their own bowls and hair, even the Dutchman's Hongyi cannon may not be so powerful. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

They did not understand that the caliber of artillery was generally proportional to its power, that the 32-pounder Caron was almost twice as powerful as the Dutch 18-pounder and 12-pounder snake and half-snake guns, and that a 32-pounder solid bullet was more destructive than two 18-pounder solid bullets, even if the number of projectiles in a shotgun was much larger.

A volley came down, and most of the "sailors" were wiped out, and the Zheng brothers thought that this was the end, and Zheng Zhihu began to think about how to find the steps down. Unexpectedly, immediately after that, the second round of shelling began.

"Boom boom", the cannon rumbled, and the second round was still shotgun, completely sweeping away the remaining "sailors" on the deck, and when the smoke cleared, the deck was already empty. Zheng Zhihu opened his mouth wide, enough to stuff an egg - if the deck was full of living people, these two rounds of shelling would be able to sweep away the people and horses on ten ships, and four or five hundred people would be gone without even touching each other's hair.

Zheng Zhilong clenched his fists, although he knew about this kind of cannon from the battle of the Pearl River Estuary, he was still very shocked by what he saw with his own eyes. For the tactics of the crowd jumping gang, this cannon is simply a natural nemesis, and the fierce warriors are also flesh and blood, how can they resist this rainstorm of shotguns?

Even the people on Xia Nan's side thought that the drill was over, and they were ready to use the power of the cannon to have a good talk with Zheng Zhilong. At this time, the rumbling of artillery began again, and the third round of shelling began. Xia Nan and the others were stunned, and the Zheng brothers were even more dumbfounded: such a speed of artillery firing could not be compared with the Dutch, who were known for their artillery skills.

Different from the previous two rounds, this time it was replaced with a solid bullet, nearly 30 catties of iron balls smashed the head and face, the huge kinetic energy penetrated the hull, revealing a huge hole, the sea water began to pour in, the hull slowly tilted and sank, and the ten ships that had been stormy were like children's fragile toys, almost falling apart, and most of the ships were about to sink.

Xia Nan was quite surprised, it was just a drill, just a point, so to fight to the death, it was the same as a real war. He was worried that Zheng Zhilong would be annoyed and angry, so he deliberately said loudly: "This Murong is really ignorant, what is this for?" When he comes down, he has to teach him a good lesson. Saying this, the corner of his eye secretly observed Zheng Zhilong and the others, but found that from Zheng Zhilong to several of his brothers and cousins, without exception, their mouths were wide open, looking ahead dumbfounded, and they didn't look angry at all.

Zheng Zhilong usually pays attention to joy and anger, not only in front of his subordinates, but also in the face of his own brothers, in order to maintain the majesty of being a family member. But after three rounds of shelling, he could no longer control his shock, his mouth opened wide, and there was only one thought in his heart: I want to get this cannon, no matter what the cost! With such artillery, the Zheng family's fleet is like a tiger, and it is not a problem to destroy Liu Xiang and defeat the Dutch, and the entire Ming Sea Frontier will be the only one!

The third round of shelling was over, and everyone stared at the sea in silence, fearing that there would be a fourth.

At this time, Silva, a black sailor under Murong Longcheng, got out of the cabin and ran to the stern of the ship waving a small flag. This was a pre-agreed signal that the shelling was over, and everyone on the shore breathed a sigh of relief. If the fight continues, the Zheng family's face will not only be lost, but also trampled on the ground and rubbed.

After the drill, Zheng Zhilong's attitude made a 180° turn. Zheng Zhihu was no longer stunned and provocative and sarcastic, Zheng Zhilong warmly invited Xia Nan and his party to go to the post house to rest for the time being, saying that it was not early, and they would talk about it tomorrow.

After sending Xia Nan and his entourage to the post station, the Zheng brothers withdrew the rest of their subordinates, closed the door of the government office, and discussed matters behind closed doors.

Zheng Zhilong kept his face tight, as if he was thinking about something. Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhibao and others are still thinking about the scene they saw with their own eyes just now, and they have lingering palpitations, Zheng Zhiguan and others are cousins, and their status is not as good as the previous ones, these people don't speak, and they don't want to speak rashly. For a while, the lobby of the government office fell silent.

After a long time, Zheng Zhilong seemed to have cleared his mind and said: "There are no outsiders here, they are all their own brothers, if you have any ideas, tell me." ”

Zheng Zhihu took the lead and said: "Big brother, this cannon is much stronger than the Hongyi cannon cast by the imperial court, even the Dutch cannon is a few points inferior, whether you buy it or grab it, you must get it!" ”

Everyone echoed and said yes.

Zheng Zhilong nodded slowly: "What the second brother said is right. The Hongyi cannon cast by the imperial court is a sharp weapon used to defend the city, but it is too cumbersome to put on a boat, and it is not easy to load, so it is useless. The Dutchman's cannon was sharp, but it was still far inferior to this short cannon - have you ever seen a Dutch cannon shoot so many small cannons at once? And the cannon was fired so fast? ”

The Dutch guns they had all seen, although they were extremely powerful at a distance of a few hundred paces, and could reach a maximum distance of thousands of paces, but the rate of fire was far from being so fast, and there were no such powerful shotguns and solid bullets.

Zheng Zhibao asked, "Big brother, we need this cannon." It's just that the other party proposed an alliance, how should we deal with it? ”

Zheng Zhilong hesitated: "The place where I am embarrassed is here. Even if Liu Xiang colludes with the Dutch, as long as I have this kind of cannon, my chances of winning are still not small, why should I pull outsiders in to share the benefits if I can do it myself. However, listening to the tone of this surnamed Xia, I am afraid that I will sell the cannon if I form an alliance, and if I don't form an alliance, I won't sell it. ”

Zheng Zhihu slapped the table and said, "Brother, didn't you say it all, if you sell guns, let them pass through Fujian, if you don't sell them, don't even think about a boat!" See if they sell or not? ”

Zheng Hongkui is relatively old among the brothers, he thought for a while and said: "The second brother's words are good. But at the beginning, we thought that this cannon was at most similar to the Dutch, there were not many of them, and there were not many of them, so we had such confidence. But today, everyone understands that this cannon is better than the Dutch, and the most important thing is that it is short and lightweight, which is more suitable for our ship, so it is necessary. Since this is the case, we can't offend them ruthlessly, and if they are scattered, everyone will not be able to lose the benefits. ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded: "What the third brother said is reasonable. Scholars say that if you don't want it, you're strong. But if there is a request for others, this waist pole will not be stiffened. The big guys all think about it, what is the way to buy cannons smoothly, without hurting the peace, and without forming an alliance. ”

(To be continued.) )