The first soldier to jump on the deck of the red-haired barbarian ship slashed a red-haired barbarian who was loading a matchlock gun with a knife.
As the blade slid across, blood spattered from the red hairy's body.
The red-haired barbarian did not bother to continue loading the matchlock gun in his hand, and hurriedly used the matchlock gun to fend off the Tiger Flag soldiers who jumped on the boat, using the matchlock gun as a stick.
As the first soldier jumped onto the enemy ship, the soldiers behind jumped onto the red-haired barbarian's warship.
At first, the red-haired barbarian sailors on the ship were able to bully the smaller ones. Later, more and more armor-piercing soldiers jumped on the ship, and the numerical advantage gradually disappeared.
The red-haired barbarians, who did not take any advantage in the fight, were getting more and more casualties. Some people began to slowly retreat, and gradually got away from the side of the warship.
In this way, it becomes easier for the Tiger Flag soldiers who board the ship to board the ship.
"Surrender, surrender!"
As the casualties increased, these red-haired barbarian sailors who only wanted to come to the East to make a fortune did not want to lose their lives like this. Some sailors chose to drop their matchlock guns and surrender.
Some of the red-haired sailors who were far away from the ship's side fled into the cabin.
Facing the surrendering red-haired barbarian sailors, the soldiers on the side of the Tiger Flag couldn't understand what they were saying, so they had no intention of holding back. They slashed at the red-haired barbarian sailors in front of them and took away their lives.
After the Tiger Flag soldiers armed with knives and armor pierced the lower deck for the first time, the Tiger Flag soldiers armed with muskets began to board the ship and carried out the final clearing of the red-haired barbarian sailors on the ship.
"Albert, don't hesitate any more. You should get our ship out of this sea at this time." The speaker was a tall white man named George.
He was seen holding the arms of another white man tightly with both hands.
"No, we haven't lost yet, my fleet can still fight." Albert shouted at the white man who grabbed his arms.
George shook the opponent's arms vigorously and shouted: "Albert, please wake up, can't you see that two of our ships have stopped shooting, which means that those two ships have fallen into the hands of the enemy, and there is another Our ship was sunk, and almost every remaining ship was injured. If the attack continues, everyone will sink into the sea to feed the fish."
"No, we didn't lose. The enemy's ship was also sunk." Albert shouted.
A sand ship, in order to protect the main ship Zheng Tie was riding, suffered a lot of shelling. Seawater poured into the ship, and the ship tilted a little. The sailors on the ship jumped into the sea one after another, and were quickly rescued by nearby ships.
"You are a madman. I cannot allow the entire fleet to be buried because of your stupidity." George pushed Albert away and shouted to the people next to him, "Let the first mate send signals to other ships. , withdraw from this sea area immediately."
The sailor next to him ran to find the first mate on the ship.
"You can't do this, I am the supreme commander of this fleet." Albert shouted to George and turned to chase the sailor who had just left.
George leaned forward and blocked Albert's way.
"From now on, I am the commander of this fleet, because the fleet does not need a madman to be the commander. Also, I will tell all this to the governor, and you will be responsible for this failure." George stared at his fist. On Albert's chest, he said viciously.
After hearing this, Albert staggered back two steps and fell down on the board of the ship. It was as if the last energy had been drained from his whole body.
In the direction of Penghu, more than a hundred ships with the Ming Navy were parked on the sea.
On the largest treasure ship, the flag of the commander of the Ming Navy was hoisted.
"Commander, when will we dispatch?" Cao Huajun asked Yu Zigao who was standing in front of him.
Although the navy's fleet could not approach the sea area where the Red Maoyi fleet and the Tiger Flag fleet were located, some sentry ships were still sent to inquire about the situation.
"Have you heard the sound of cannons in the distance?" Yu Zigao turned around and asked Cao Huajun.
Cao Huajun, who heard this, said in confusion: "It's hard not to hear such a big movement. I never thought that a small barbarian could have such powerful firearms."
They were all old men in the camp, so they were naturally familiar with firearms. The treasure ship they were traveling on also had sharp weapons such as Fran cannons.
"You don't really think that these cannons are coming from the Hongmaoyi fleet, do you?" Yu Zigao asked again.
Cao Huajun said with a smile: "That's not the case. The Tiger Flag must also have cannons. However, no matter how powerful their cannons are, they are not as powerful as the cannons on the Red Mao Yi ships. At most, they are similar to the Fran cannons we use."
As a Han Chinese, he didn't think the Tiger Flag had any powerful artillery.
Maritime merchants like Li Dan, who were called Kapitan by the barbarians, had a very limited number of ship cannons, and most of the ship cannons were Fran cannons similar to those of the Ming Navy.
Even if a force like the Tiger Flag, which has only been at sea for a few years, is known as the second largest force among the Han people at sea after Li Dan, its real strength cannot be compared to that of Li Dan, who has been a sea merchant for so many years.
"I have a different view than you." Yu Zigao said, "The sound of cannons has been ringing for so long. It can be seen that even if the fleet of the Tiger Flag is not as good as the fleet of red-haired barbarians, it will not be too different. Otherwise, in terms of the sound of cannons, It’s not like it’s been this long and we still sound evenly matched.”
Although he could not personally witness the battle between the two fleets at sea, he could still guess some things, which made him somewhat unclear about the power of the Tiger Flag in Bengang.
The thing he regrets most now is that he did not use his connections to learn more about the situation of the Tiger Flag in Datong. Otherwise, he would not be as passive as he is now, and his understanding of the Tiger Flag is limited to some simple knowledge.
Cao Huajun frowned and said, "It's not as serious as you said, Commander-in-Chief! If you don't believe me, listen, the sound of cannons on the sea has become quieter. I believe it won't be long before the winner is determined."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a sentinel ship rowing towards the navy's main ship in the distance.
The surrounding ships did not block the newly returned sentry ship, and allowed the sentry ship to arrive in front of the navy's main ship.
The navy's main ship is a huge treasure ship, and the sentinel ship in front of it is like a giant and a dwarf.
When he saw the sentinel ship coming, Yu Zigao came to the deck of the bow.
"To report to the commander, the Red Mao Yi fleet has been defeated and has begun to evacuate the sea area where the two sides were fighting." A sailor on the sentinel ship shouted to Yu Zigao on the treasure ship.
"This is impossible. If we want to lose, the fleet with the Tiger Flag will also lose!"
Cao Huajun, standing behind Yu Zigao, had a look of disbelief on his face.
The navy had fought against the Red-haired Yi ships and was very aware of the power of the Red-haired Yi warships. Even the Ming Navy had to bully the smaller ones if they wanted to defeat the Red-haired Yi ships.
Yu Zigao stared at the sailors on the sentinel boat below with a serious expression, and asked solemnly: "Did you see clearly that it was not the fleet with the Tiger Flag that was defeated, but the fleet with the Red Mao Yi?"
