Chapter 16: The wallflowers all have their own plans.
"They're so fast!"
Kreutz marveled.
Of course it's fast.
The schooner was the main ship type in later sailboat racing. This kind of ship shape and sailboat shape were designed for speed.
"So what if it's fast? Can they still use such a small ship to hit our big ship?" Stekelen curled his lips in disdain.
"The faster they rush, the faster they die!"
.......
"Is this the Zhu family's boat?"
Luo Fangbo frowned.
"This is too small, how can it deal with the Dutch ship!"
Luo Fangmei, who was next to him, held up a telescope and looked at the Zhu Daohua ship with the sun and moon flag hanging. She could only vaguely see human figures in the telescope, but she could clearly see the tall man wearing a bright yellow brocade robe. man.
Big lapel, wide sleeves, right gusset.
More conspicuously.
It is different from the braids here in Nanyang where almost all the braids have money rat tails.
That Lord Ming Wang wore a crown of jade in his hair, which was by no means comparable to the ugly braids.
Han Chinese clothing....
They just look better than the Tatars.
Luo Fangmei thought.
After seeing King Ming from a distance.
Luo Fangmei began to worry about this Lord Ming Wang.
"Brother, Brother Ming Wang is very brave and is definitely not stupid. Since he dares to use a small boat to defeat a big ship, he must have the confidence!"
"At least... Prince Ming's ship is really fast!"
When Luo Fangbo heard this, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
In the cabin of each ship, there are two flags.
On one side is the Dutch tricolor flag.
One side is the bright sun and moon flag.
What flag should be hung on the mast?
That depends on how the battle goes...
Luo Fangbo suppressed the idea of hanging the Dutch flag.
Maybe Luo Fangmei is right.
This Lord Mingwang.
Maybe there really is a back-up plan?
.......
"Quick! Quick!! Put up the Dutch flag!!"
When Luo Fangbo was still hesitating.
Several Liu family boats in the distance have already hoisted the Dutch tricolor flag.
"Dad, that guy surnamed Zhu doesn't know how to fight at sea! The small boat is rushing against the big ship. Is this because he doesn't want to die quickly enough?"
Liu Guangliang put his braids on his head, hung on the mast by the rope handle, took out his telescope and observed for a while, then lowered his head and shouted to Liu Qianxing on the deck.
Although Liu Qianxing was excited, he was also quite regretful.
If Zhu Daohua died in the hands of the Dutch.
I wonder if we can buy his body back and present it to the court?
"Quick! Follow the Dutch boat. When the Zhu family's boat comes, beat me hard!!"
Now that the situation is so obvious.
Liu Qianxing also showed his cards and stopped pretending.
........
"The Zhu family ship is finished!"
Zheng Yi grinned.
"Master, things may not be that simple..."
Sister-in-law Zheng's tone was somewhat doubtful.
"There is no possibility of a comeback. The Dutch have the upper hand, seize the T position, and wait for thousands of cannons to fire. It's too late. How many cannons can the Zhu family's boat carry? It can't survive. Two hundred cannons. If it is just a salvo fired from one side, one salvo will only have one hundred cannons, which is not enough cannons for three ships..."
One thousand cannons vs one hundred cannons.
Who has the advantage?
All fools know.
Moreover, the current battlefield position of Mingship is too unfavorable.
When a small boat fights a big ship, if it can occupy a favorable position, it will fight if it can be defeated, and if it cannot be defeated, it will run away.
There's still a chance.
Now....
It seemed like there was no chance to run away.
"Send the order! Go around to the back of the Zhu family's boat!"
"Master, are you going to..."
Zheng Yi grinned: "I heard that Zhu brought back a lot of good things from Europe... While the Zhu family is entangled with the Dutch right now, I would be sorry for Mazu if I didn't rob his mother!"
"Hurry up! Go to Batam Island! Steal his lair named Zhu!!"
Following Zheng Yi's order.
The pirates entrenched in the Pearl River Estuary suddenly became excited.
They all shouted and sailed towards the rear of the Ming fleet.
.......
"Your Majesty, the Red Flag Gang's boat wants to go behind us!"
Zhu Daohua also noticed Hongqi Gang Zheng Yi's actions.
He sneered: "Don't worry about it now, wait until the Dutch are defeated and then take care of them!"
With the speed of these fast schooners under his command.
The speed of the traditional Chinese hard sailing boats of the Hongqi Gang made it impossible to escape.
"Send the order! Turn around at a distance of 400 meters! Face the enemy from the side!"
Zhu Daohua stared intently at the Dutch ship ahead.
My palms were already sweating.
However, Yi stood up straight and looked confident.
The sergeants under his command are very energetic.
As the distance between the two parties gets closer and closer.
All eyes on the battlefield were focused on this sea area.
...
"Rush so fast...wait until they are two hundred meters away before firing!"
Dutch fleet commander Stekelen ordered.
Dutch Governor Kreutz turned his head and looked at the Chinese fleets that had hung the Dutch flag.
There was a trace of ridicule on the corner of his mouth.
"Chinese people are just fagots..."
"Your Majesty the Governor, I think you attach too much importance to these Chinese people. They are all businessmen and do not understand what war is at all!"
Stekelen's eyes only stared at the Ming army ships that were getting closer and closer.
"And their ridiculous Chinese-style hard sailing ship is only suitable for merchant ships and cannot be used in war!"
"The whole army is ready for artillery attack!!"
...........
The distance is getting closer.
The soldiers on both sides could now observe with the naked eye the artillery on the opposite side of the enemy's ship.
Gong Zhuman, the captain of the Haiyan-class ship No. 013, stared at the signal flag on the flagship. As long as the order was issued, he could respond immediately.
"This is our army's first battle to establish maritime power in the South China Sea! Seize the sea power in the South China Sea and use the power of the sea power as the basis for counterattack on the mainland!!"
These were the words of King Ming when he held a meeting of officers before the war started.
"Counterattack the mainland!"
Gong Zhuman murmured in a low voice.
"One day, we must kill all Hu Xing, wipe out Hu Chen, and avenge our family and country!"
The hatred of the country and the family!
For Gong Zhuman.
The Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty were definitely a hatred of the country and the family for him.
His real name is Gong Jiagui. The Gong family originally owned hundreds of acres of fertile land in Shunde Prefecture.
As a small landowner, Gong Jiagui's original dream was to be named on the gold medal list and win the imperial examination.
However, a Guangzhou banner man took a fancy to his family's land and used various means to force his parents to death and plunder his family's land.
The helpless Gong Jiagui changed his name to Gong Ada and became an urban proletarian in Guangzhou Prefecture, joining the Tiandi Hui to seek life.
until....
The arrival of Zhu Daohua.
It completely changed Gong Jiagui's life.
With the Tiandi Hui brothers' uprising in Guangzhou failed.
Gong Jiagui followed Zhu Daohua to Europe.
Studied at the French Naval Academy for five years.
Five years later.
Gong Jiagui, who changed his name to Gong Zhuman to clarify his ambition, is back!
"Captain, the flagship has turned!!"
Gong Zhuman came back from his memories.
"Follow the front ship and prepare to turn!"
"Follow the front ship and prepare to turn!"
Repeat the order step by step and pass it on.
Gong Zhuman turned to his assistant and said: "Keep an eye on those Indians and Europeans and tell them that there will be heavy rewards at the end of this battle. If there are any sneaky people, they will be killed without mercy!"
"clear!"
Twenty-one clippers quickly drew a C shape on the sea.
Face the enemy ship broadside.
Gong Zhuman stared at the flagman on the mast.
Following the movements of the flag bearer.
Gong Zhuman quickly interpreted the tactical orders.
"Prepare for test firing. The test firing cannon is aimed at the No. 3 ship on the left side of the enemy ship! The tail arrow arrow test firing shells are ready for loading!!"
"Loading complete!"
"Loading complete!"
Gong Zhuman took a deep breath.
"emission!"
boom!
At the side of the ship, a long-barreled six-pounder gun burst out with flames.
A cannonball shaped like an arrow shot out from the muzzle.
speed visible to the naked eye.
Fly towards the enemy ship!
