"There should be no clear people on the great ocean. They are just a bunch of clowns."
Seeing Hong Xu rushing in recklessly, Bapu Dewei's tone was very arrogant.
From his professional perspective, Hong Xu's approach was even worse than that of a pirate.
Watching the boats on both sides getting closer and closer, Bapu Devi's voice was even full of melody.
"Turn left, boys, and teach these yellow-skinned monkeys a lesson."
The Wenluo began to turn to the left, and at the same time turned the side of the ship towards Hong Xu's ship.
"Turn left."
Coincidentally, Hong Xu also issued the same order.
But the two sides were originally traveling opposite each other, and the result of turning left at the same time was that Hong Xu's ship was suddenly out of the range of the Wenluo, and the two sides were getting farther and farther away.
Bapu Devi is full of lawsuits.
"Damn, what is he doing?"
Before he could figure it out, the sentry shouted: "Captain, another ship is coming."
Bapu Dewei looked carefully and saw Hong Xu's auxiliary boat crashing towards this side from the bow of the Wenluo.
Zheng's ship has artillery placed on the bow.
From this angle, Zheng could fire, but the Wenluo could not.
With no choice but to do so, Bapu Devi gave the order again.
"Keep turning left."
The Wenluo drew a circle on the sea and once again aimed the ship's side at Hong Xu's auxiliary ship.
But what made Bapu Dewei crazy was that Hong Xu's auxiliary boat also turned left and missed the Wenluo.
Two consecutive battle arrangements failed, but the Wenluo turned around in a big circle and returned to the original route.
This time Bap Dewei finally understood.
"Damn it, these Akito are stalling for time."
After seeing through Hong Xu's intention, Bapu Dewei was furious.
"Full sail, charge straight ahead, Akito's ship can't catch up with us."
The Venlo was ordered not to go around in circles this time, but to fill up the sails and head toward the northeast with all its strength.
When Hong Xu saw it, he knew he had to go head-on.
"Come forward and don't let the Dutchman escape under any circumstances."
Because his ship was originally in the northeast direction, he still stopped in front of the Venlo this time.
Another ship got the order and also came over from the side.
The three warships were getting closer and closer on the sea.
The Dutch kept adjusting the bow of the ship, looking for opportunities to attack Hong Xu with its flanks at any time.
Hong Xu was extremely nervous and stared at the Wenluo's actions, never giving the Wenluo a chance to fire across the ship.
But the auxiliary boat rushing over from the side did not have such good luck.
When the auxiliary ship entered the firing range of the Venlo, Bapu Devi decisively ordered the gunfire.
Thunderbolts finally broke out on the calm sea, and gunpowder smoke filled the air.
Ten shells roared towards the auxiliary ship, but they all missed.
But seeing the impact point of the shell, everyone knew that the auxiliary ship was already within the fire coverage of the Venlo.
But the red-coated cannon on the auxiliary ship will have to travel for some time before it can enter range.
In desperation, the first officer forced himself to move on.
Faster than the auxiliary ship is Hongxu's ship.
After all, he was coming towards the Wenluo, and the two sides were approaching quickly.
"fire!"
Hong Xu's ship opened fire first.
Unsurprisingly, after the cannonball roared out, it finally landed in the water.
Hong Xu's ship only had one red cannon at the bow, so its firepower was very sparse.
The shot missed, and the sailors immediately pushed the red cannon down and then pushed the other cannon into position.
A hasty aim followed by another shot.
This is a method Zheng Zhilong came up with to deal with the shortage of gun positions in Fuchuan.
Place two red cannons at the bow of the ship and fire alternately. In this way, there will be no impact on the deck of the Fu Ship, and a certain amount of continuous firepower can be maintained.
This method became more skillful when Zheng Chenggong later regained Taiwan, causing a lot of trouble for the Dutch.
But now Hong Xu was alone. Although the two red cannons fired one after another, they still did not hit the Wenluo.
Seeing Hong Xu's ship entering within two thousand meters, Bapu Dewei suddenly gave an order.
"Turn the helm!"
This time the Wenluo turned left again, and when Hong Xu followed suit, his luck was not so good.
The ten guns on Venlo's starboard side finally got their chance.
The Dutch sailors vented their frustration wantonly.
They were very lucky, and one of the shells actually hit the stern of Hong Xu's boat.
In the loud noise, broken wood flew across the area, sweeping away the area within several meters.
Several unlucky sailors were all blown into gourds of blood, screaming and rolling around.
Hong Xu didn't care about this. While ordering the red cannon to continue firing, he ordered the ship to turn left with all its strength and get out of the Dutch fire range as soon as possible.
But the performance of Fuchuan determines that this process is extremely long.
As a result, Hong Xu's ship suffered another round of fire.
This time the deck was shot and one of the sails was damaged.
The speed of the lucky ship suddenly dropped, and the sailors rushed forward to replace the sails despite the artillery fire.
The auxiliary ship finally moved into the firing range and was shelled twice in a row.
As a result, he was very lucky, and one of the shells hit the second deck of the Venlo.
The rolling iron ball with a hot breath directly knocked over the two cannons and broke the muscles and bones of the three sailors.
Bapu Devi did not care about this loss.
Because in the previous round of confrontation, the Wenluo successfully broke through Hong Xu's interception and came to the front of the two ships.
According to Bapu Dewei's experience, once the Fu ship falls behind, it will be impossible to catch up with the Dutch warship.
But he didn't know that Zuo Hua was setting up a dragnet this time.
"Captain, another Junk ship is coming ahead."
I was so surprised that I picked up my telescope and looked ahead.
Sure enough, during the ups and downs of the waves, a lucky boat had arrived within five miles.
"Turn right and prepare to meet the enemy."
At the same time as Bapu Devi gave the order, the lucky ship in front suddenly opened fire.
Looking at the thick smoke filling the bow of the lucky boat, Bapu Dewei had questions on his face.
Akito's artillery fired at such a long distance. Was it an operating error?
But before he could figure it out, the whistling sound suddenly came before him.
Then I saw a water column rising from the sea on the left side of the Wenluo, and the turbid waves were rolling.
The salty seawater splashed on Bapu Devi's face, causing him to wake up and his face changed drastically.
"Damn, what kind of gun is this?"
An important reason why Bapu Dewei did not take Hong Xu's warships seriously was that he knew that Mingren's warships not only had few guns, but also had a short range.
But this time, the newly arrived Fuchuan opened fire from five miles away, and hit the vicinity of the Wenluo.
This range far exceeds the twelve-pounder gun equipped on the Venlo.
Doesn't that mean that the Wenluo can only be beaten, but can't hit the enemy?
In an instant, Bapu Devi understood that he was in an unprecedented crisis.
His fate, and that of all the Dutchmen on board, was hanging on the edge.
"Turn right, speed up, and rush over with all your strength!"
Bapu Dewei realized the crisis, and the only thing he could do was to rely on the speed of the Venlo to quickly break through the interception ahead.
He didn't know if there was an ambush in front of this lucky ship with a long range, but the Wenluo must not turn around.
Once it turns around and loses its speed advantage, it will inevitably be besieged by Akito.
A good tiger cannot hold off a pack of wolves, and their end will be even more desperate.
