"Yang Tiansheng came out of the nest this time."

After reading the information, Zhang Zhun said to himself.

Intelligence shows that Yang Tiansheng dispatched more than 30 warships, including at least five three-masted gunboats, which is based on Yang Tiansheng's entire family background. It seems that Shen Lingfei's arrival this time has indeed greatly stimulated Zheng Zhilong's pirate military group, and they are going to confront themselves head-on.

In the seas of East Asia, the three-masted gunboat is the ultimate weapon. The three-masted gunboats owned by the Zheng Zhilong Pirate Military Group have a displacement of about 600 tons and are equipped with more than 40 guns. Among them, the most striking thing is that the ship and stern of the three-masted gunboat are equipped with two Hongyi cannons, a total of four.

Because of the design, the two sides of the three-masted gunboat could not be equipped with recoiled Hongyi cannons, so they were installed on the ship and stern. There are good and bad sides to this design. On the bright side, all four directions of the three-masted gunboat are equipped with cannons, which can fire in all directions at the same time, and there are basically no dead spots.

At the same time, because of the special placement, the recoil of the redcoat cannon can be effectively decomposed, and the stability and accuracy of the shelling have been greatly improved. Without the strong influence of recoil, the warship will be more secure when it is in column, greatly reducing the chance of accidents.

On the downside, the redcoat cannons were arranged in the ship and stern, and when firing, only two cannons were facing the enemy, which could not form a sufficient fire advantage. Although the power of the red-coat cannon is much more powerful than that of the ordinary Franc machine artillery, it is intimidating, but the number cannot reach a certain range, and the power cannot be fully wielded.

To be honest, on the sea, one or two high-powered artillery pieces cannot determine the outcome of the battle at all. The naval battle is different from the 6th war, and most of the shells actually hit the sea. On a rocking battleship, it is basically impossible to hit the target directly, and it is necessary to rely on the number of shells to increase the hit rate.

Therefore, Zhang Zhun was not very nervous about the red-clothed cannons of Yang Tiansheng's fleet. Five three-masted gunboats, all the redcoat cannons combined, that is, twenty guns. The three fleets of the Tiger Ben Navy have thirty saber ships, and all the guns add up, close to a thousand. With the addition of thirty dragon cannons of Cangshan ships, it is definitely more than a thousand. Twenty red-clothed cannons, compared to more than a thousand flying dragon cannons, the power is indeed very limited.

Yang Tiansheng's fleet, in addition to five three-masted gunboats, was mainly armed merchant ships with a displacement of 200 tons or 300 tons. These armed merchant ships are mainly based on the No. 2 or No. 3 Fuku. In general, the number of cannons of these armed merchant ships is generally around twenty or thirty guns. The total number of guns of all the ships was about 600. Moreover, the types of artillery of Yang Tiansheng's fleet, mainly Franc machine artillery, are weaker than the flying dragon guns of the Huben Army Navy.

Zhang Zhun estimated that Zheng Zhilong's pirate military group, so far, should not fully understand the strength of the Tiger Ben Army's navy. Otherwise, Zheng Zhilong would never have sent Yang Tiansheng north alone. 600 against more than 1,000 doors, no matter how you look at it, there is no advantage? Of course, if Zheng Zhilong wants Yang Tiansheng to die, it will be another matter.

"Where is the First Fleet?"

Zhang Zhun suddenly asked.

"Rest at Weihai Weijun Port."

Yang Qiufeng replied.

Since its return, the First Fleet has been overhauling at Weihaiwei Harbor. For the Navy's warships, maintenance is a very important job, and it takes a lot of time. If measured in ten days, a large warship base has three days of combat patrol, three days of training and three days of maintenance. The First Fleet went on a trip and experienced strong winds and waves, and when it came back, it was definitely going to be overhauled.

"Order them to move as soon as possible to the Partridge Bay military port."

Zhang Zhun ordered in a deep voice.

"Understood!"

Yang Qiufeng is on the record.

"What about the Second Fleet?"

Zhang Zhun asked again.

"I also rested at Weihai Weijun Port."

Yang Qiufeng replied.

The Second Fleet is to meet the First Fleet, and if the First Fleet needs support, it will provide strong support. To be precise, if the Tiger Ben Navy and Zheng Zhilong's pirate fleet fight in the sea area, the two fleets of the Tiger Ben Navy will rush up, beat each other, and give Zheng Zhilong a dismount.

However, Shen Lingfei did not encounter any major incidents, and there was no Zheng Zhilong's pirate army in the sea area, so strong support was not used. When the First Fleet returned, the Second Fleet also returned, and it is also in the overhaul stage.

"Order them to also move to the Partridge Bay military port."

Zhang Zhun ordered in a deep voice.

"Understood!"

Yang Qiufeng is also on the record.

"What about the Third Fleet?"

Zhang Zhun continued to ask.

"It's still on Ganghwa Island in North Korea."

Yang Qiufeng replied.

After the Third Fleet arrived at Ganghwa Island in Korea, the sailors of the Korean rebels did not dare to respond to the battle and quickly retreated. The Third Fleet has been stationed near Ganghwa Island to exert pressure on the capitulation faction within Korea. At the same time, it was also to protect the plan of Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan to visit North Korea. Because the Third Fleet has been cruising around Ganghwa Island, the pressure on the surrender faction in Korea is indeed very great.

"Ask them to return to the Partridge Bay military port as soon as possible."

Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice.

"Understood!"

Yang Qiufeng hurriedly agreed.

Zhang Zhun stood up and paced back and forth in front of the map.

The three fleets of the Huben Navy were all dispatched to wait for the arrival of Yang Tiansheng's fleet near the mouth of Mawan. Zhang Zhun estimated that the two sides were at war, and there was no problem in winning, after all, this was the home of the Tiger Ben Army and Navy. Yang Tiansheng wanted to achieve the goal of destroying the Tiger Ben Army Navy, which was absolutely impossible.

However, even if the Tiger Army wins, it may be a pyrrhic victory. Zhang Zhun estimated that after the end of the battle, the losses of the Huben Navy should be relatively large. The superiority of the Huben Navy in the sea is obviously not as strong as the superiority of the 6th Army. Among them, the most critical reason is not the problem of equipment, but the problem of personnel.

The sailors of the Tiger Ben Army Navy are all halfway monks, and their basic qualities should be a little worse than those of Zheng Zhilong's pirate group. After all, others have been begging for a living on the water for decades, and the accumulated experience and lessons are very rich. The gap in the middle is not something that can be caught up in a short period of time.

Of course, Zhang Zhun didn't want to win badly. Since Yang was born to come, then break his dog's legs. It would be best if he could kill Yang Tiansheng. Defeating Yang Tiansheng is equivalent to cutting off one of Zheng Zhilong's arms, and dealing with Zheng Zhilong in the future will be much smoother. However, Yang was born menacing, and if he wanted to completely defeat him, he was afraid that it would not be so easy. The Tiger Ben Army and Navy still have to concentrate all their forces.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Zhun said in a deep voice: "Ye Longxin, order all the Cangshan ships to concentrate on Mawan as quickly as possible and prepare to participate in the battle, there must be no mistake. ”

Ye Longxin immediately agreed.

The Cangshan ships of the Tiger Ben Navy cannot fight in the open sea, but they are very active in the coastal waters. In chaotic naval battles, they are good at sneaking up on enemy ships. Don't look at the volume of the Cangshan ship, the six flying dragon cannons loaded are still very powerful, especially when shooting grape bullets or chain bullets, which are enough to cause great trouble to the enemy's large ships.

In addition, such a battle is a good training opportunity for all the captains of the Cangshan ship. One actual combat is worth several drills. In a real battle, people's mentality is completely different, and they will grow up very quickly. The shipbuilding of the Huben Navy has now formed an assembly line, and a large number of warships are constantly being launched, and the training of personnel must keep up with the pace.

After mobilizing all the combat strength of the navy, Zhang Zhuncai breathed a sigh of relief. His gaze fell on the military map. There is no doubt that the target of Yang Tiansheng's attack is the Partridge Bay military port. The shipyard of the Tiger Army Navy is here, and if you want to knock out the roots of the Tiger Army Navy, it is necessary to dig up this shipyard. In other words, the battlefield base is determined, that is, near the mouth of the sea in Mawan.

The exit of Mawan has always been the home of the Tiger Navy, and the last time the Tiger Navy's Navy defeated Yang Tiansheng's northbound fleet here. This time, Yang Tiansheng came in person, and Zhang Zhun was also not afraid of him. However, for such an important battle, Zhang Zhun felt that it was still necessary for him to be on the scene to command.

"To Partridge Bay."

Zhang Zhun said to the people around him.

Soon, Zhang Zhun left Dengzhou City and went to the Partridge Bay Military Port. Because of the distance, Zhang Zhun stayed in Laiyang for a night halfway, and only left the next morning, and when he arrived at the Partridge Bay Military Port, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

Zhang Zhun entered Caidiexuan alone, and now it was quiet, only a woman was sitting at the table, as if she was thinking about something. Zhang Zhun coughed, and the woman turned her head, it was the British girl Saviara. She was wearing a traditional Ming women's skirt, but she also looked like a chic beauty. With a golden head and blue eyes, it is also a bit exotic.

Saiara straightened her waist and said happily, "Oh! It turned out to be a brigadier general! Today's wind is strong and blows you here. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said quietly, "What are you doing here?" ”

Saiviara smiled and said, "Waiting for you! ”

Zhang Zhun frowned and did not speak. Zhang Zhun is not very comfortable with Saiviala's enthusiasm. His gaze fell on Saviara, who was now pondering the chart. Judging from the position of the chart, she should be pondering the area from the mouth of the Yangtze River to the Partridge Bay Military Port. His heart moved slightly, this woman was interesting, and it was almost the same as his own thoughts.

Saiviala smiled slyly and asked meaningfully, "Brigadier General, the wind has blown you here, are you going to fight?" ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "No." ”

Saiviara rolled her azure eyes slyly, and said with a smile: "Brigadier General, you will grow fat." If you gain weight, you don't look good. ”

Zhang Zhun frowned and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Saiviala said with a smile: "The idiom of your Ming people, break your word and get fat, I just learned it, Yun Pei taught me." In other words, if you lie, you will become very big and fat, like a pig. Brigadier General, you don't want to turn into a pig? Even if you look like a pig, you might look good. ”

Zhang Zhun said angrily: "Use idioms indiscriminately." The meaning of breaking one's word and getting fat is not lying, but not being trustworthy. It's what I promised you, but I regretted it, and if I can't do it, I will gain weight. I'm not going to break my word and get fat. ”

Saiviara tilted her head and thought about it, and said a little dazedly, "Really? Is that what it means to break your word and get fat? Oh, that's what I remembered. Damn, your Mingguo language is so hard to learn, especially these idioms, I often get them wrong. ”

Zhang Zhun sat down, glanced at the chart in front of her, frowned and said, "Where have they all gone?" What are you pondering here? ”

Sai Viala said with a smile: "They all went to Yang Yinghan. It's your fiancée, her big brother, your uncle, who gave birth to a fat doll. I want to go too, and I want to meet your fiancée. However, they didn't want me to go, saying that I was there, which would frighten a lot of people, and it would not be good for your image. I want to be a good woman, so I have to stay at home. I've made this my home. Hey, it feels good to be at home! ”

Zhang Zhun ignored her crazy words, stood up and said, "Okay, you continue here, don't run around, I'm leaving." ”

Saiviala smiled slightly, and said slyly: "Brigadier General, are you going to prepare for war?" ”

Zhang Zhun frowned and said, "Why do you talk so much?" ”

Saiviara smiled and said, "Brigadier General, you don't have to lie to me. When you showed up here, I knew there was a fight. Actually, since Shen Lingfei came back, I knew that the war was not far away. Zheng Zhilong is not easy to deal with. He doesn't move you, he wants you to let your guard down, and then suddenly go out and raid your nest. I calculated the time, Zheng Zhilong's fleet should be out. Am I right? ”

Zhang Zhun said a little strangely: "You are very familiar with Zheng Zhilong? ”

Saiviala didn't answer and asked: "Brigadier General, tell me first, who is leading the army north this time?" ”

Zhang Zhun said quietly: "Guess! ”

Saiviala really thought about it, and said after consideration: "Zheng Zhilong himself will definitely not come, he is reluctant to leave a big mess of himself." Only Yang Tiansheng and Yan Siqi are likely to be dispatched. Yang Tiansheng has an old grudge against you, and it should be him. Zheng Zhilong also happened to borrow your hand to weaken Yang Tiansheng's strength. If there is no accident, it should be Yang Tiansheng. Well, that's right, it's Yang Tiansheng. Am I right? ”

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully. This Saviara seems to be really familiar with Zheng Zhilong's pirate military group. Judging from the charts she observed, she did estimate that Yang Tiansheng went north. It is not surprising that others are originally begging for a living on the water, and of course they should be particularly concerned about various military forces on the sea.

However, she mentioned that Zheng Zhilong wanted to borrow his own hand to weaken Yang Tiansheng's strength, and this news was still quite valuable, and the Tiger Ben Army Navy had fought with Yang Tiansheng many times before, and there were also such signs. Yang Tiansheng's strength was originally more than these thirty warships, but before that, before and after, he was defeated a lot by the Tiger Ben Navy, and there was only so much left.

The relationship between Zheng Zhilong, Yan Siqi, and Yang Tiansheng is very complicated, they are united externally and seek benefits together, but internally, the three of them fight each other. In the past, because the foreign enemy was relatively strong, their internal struggle was not very strong. However, when outsiders are no longer a big threat to them, or a certain boss does not want to maintain the status quo, the contradiction will deepen. Especially when it comes to issues involving interests, even if it is a brother, a father and a son, they all have to turn their faces.

For his own interests, Zheng Zhilong monopolized the market, and Yang Tiansheng and Yan Siqi were of course not very satisfied. The two of them are likely to join forces and want to fight against Zheng Zhilong. Of course, Zheng Zhilong couldn't let the two join forces to deal with him, so it was necessary to find an opportunity to kill one of them and break up the alliance between the two. Which one to kill? Of course, Yang Tiansheng, who is the mastermind behind it.

Yang Tiansheng is a person who is quite cunning and quite murderous. He has always pursued the basic principle that having milk is a mother, as long as whoever gives him benefits, he will give his life to whomever he wants. He turned out to be a broken family, liked to gamble, liked prostitution, but owed a lot of gambling debts, unable to repay, so he sold his wife and daughter, and then went to sea to become a pirate.

Because he was cunning by nature, he finally got to where he is today. However, it is precisely because of his cunning and the principle that having milk is a mother, Zheng Zhilong is also very vigilant about his actions. After all, no one wants to have such a poisonous snake by their side.

Saiviala suddenly said: "Brigadier General, when you are fighting, will you take me to see it?" ”

Zhang Zhun frowned and said, "What do you want to see?" ”

Saiviala said: "I want to see how ugly Yang is born. ”

Zhang Zhun asked in surprise, "Why?" ”

"Because he used to bully me!" He offered to be his woman, but my father didn't agree, so he refused to give him supplies. I offered to fight him with a sword, and I defeated him. ”

Zhang Zhun frowned and said, "Yang Tiansheng has taken a fancy to you?" ”

Sai Viala suddenly said dissatisfied: "What kind of expression do you have?" Do you think I'm ugly? ”

Zhang Zhun wanted to speak and stopped. Of course you're not ugly, it's just that you're very different from Chinese women after all. Yang Tiansheng is surrounded by too many women, and wants to find a foreign girl to change her taste?

Saiviala said dissatisfiedly: "Don't you also think that it is very disadvantageous for women to get on the boat? ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said casually, "No." If you want to watch the game, come here. ”

Saiviala hurriedly packed up the charts and followed behind Zhang Zhun