The Dutch warship caught in flames could not care less about turning to the starboard side and continuing to fire.
Galen's ship and Yahat's ship, in the strong northwest wind and the Ming munitions ships that came up like leeches, panicked and looked for a way out of the encirclement.
Yu Zigao, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, led the navy ships, which had been at a disadvantage in terms of artillery fire not long ago, boldly rushed across the range of the artillery, and blasted the Dutch soldiers on the Yahat ship with their turtle-dove-foot muskets.
For those who were close and huddled together, the Ming army did not even have to wait to connect. Throwing fire oil porcelain mines and firing arrows could cause lethality, forcing the Dutch soldiers who had no shelter in the fire to jump directly into the sea. , swimming towards the big ship.
The smell of sulfur created by the cannon fire in the first half of the night was blown away by the sea breeze.
The strong smell of blood permeated the Dutchman's deck.
Seeing that the small Yahat ship was about to be folded in the sea of Liaoluo Bay, and several Galen ships were also surrounded, Lu Fen, who was unwilling and fearful of being annihilated by the Ming army, finally took a bite. Gritting his teeth, he ordered a retreat.
However, the Ming army's small boat riding on the wind was faster.
While the Dutch were beating the flames and raising the sails, two hundred Ming army "water ghosts" who were newly engaged in the battle jumped into the sea from the small boat, flexibly found the gap in the fire ship, took out their chisels, and began to chisel the ship. .
The Dutch were stunned again. These sea coachmen, who boasted that their boating skills were unparalleled in the world, did not expect that people in the Ming Dynasty could still operate in this way.
In fact, as early as a hundred years ago in Tuenmen, Guangdong, Wang Shun, an official of the Ming Dynasty and deputy sea envoy, used fire ship attacks and "water ghosts" to chisel ships, defeating the Portuguese fleet, which also had strong ships and cannons.
"Sir, Ming people are everywhere, they are like woodpeckers!"
"Sir, they are at the bottom of the boat, our matchlock guns can't hit them at all!"
"But they're going strong, sir..."
"Shut up, stop talking!"
Michel, the captain of the Victoria, angrily scolded the soldiers who came to report.
At this moment, Michel finally remembered his uncle, Wei Malang, who once wanted to lead the Dutch to make the Ming people surrender. Before he died, he warned himself not to underestimate those Easterners. They are not as tall as us Europeans, and their ships are not as tall as us. There are no new tactics like ours, but their tactics are as varied as the sea breeze and waves.
Michel decided not to use semaphores to ask Ruffin, the commander-in-chief of the Groningen. He must ensure that the Victoria would not sink to the bottom of the Ming Dynasty.
"White flag! Raise the white flag!"
Michel shouted to the flagmen.
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On the mountain of the Jinmen Guardhouse, Zheng Haizhu made a gesture, and the guards took Gulit further away.
The woman's expression was not as excited as the men around her when she saw that she had the winning ticket.
Zheng Haizhu said to Xu Xinsu: "Mr. Xu, we used tricks to show Hong Mao one trick after another. To put it nicely, we were good at using military skills. But in fact, the reason for fighting like this was not because of Mr. Yu's ship and Firearms are not as good as red hair.”
Xu Xinsu sipped the hot tea and said with a smile: "Miss Zheng is a real person."
Zheng Haizhu said more and more directly: "Pretty words, words of praise, words of asking for credit and rewards are reserved for civil servants and military generals to say when reporting to the court. We buy and sell people, and there is no need to play tricks. I am not here to share the meat in Mr.'s bowl; Bring another bowl of meat to Mr. Yu. Mr. Yu bought the light matchlock gun from Japan. The Japanese call it Tiepao. It is Mr.’s own source of goods and I won’t touch it. But if you want to buy cannons and heavy matchlock guns, Sir, please pass me, I will never treat you badly."
Xu Xinsu has always dealt with the Japanese side. In Hirado and Fujian, the matchlock guns he saw were indeed light weapons with a caliber of less than one inch that could be operated and moved by a single soldier.
He then asked out of curiosity: "What is a heavy matchlock gun?"
Zheng Haizhu said: "It is a common firearm used by Europeans today. I saw some defensive Dutchmen on Baisha Island. The caliber is larger and it looks very heavy. They need to be placed on a stand to fire the ammunition. The weight of the lead bullets they are equipped with is estimated to be about the same." The Japanese iron cannon is three or four times more lethal and is definitely more lethal. This kind of matchlock gun is useful for carrying in the field. It will definitely be more useful if the Fujian Guards Station encounters an offensive and defensive battle by foreigners or pirates. You see, Mr. Yu this time If you hit a Dutch ship, you will probably be able to capture a lot of them. He will definitely be interested. You can tell him that Ms. Zheng's firearms shop in Songjiang can supply him with supplies."
"Oh? Can Miss Zheng's firearms workshop also make this?"
"In order to build the Jiannu Tatars, what can't we learn to build?" Zheng Haizhu said without hesitation, "because Liaodong is also full of guard fortresses. To the west of Sarhu, there must be many offensive and defensive battles, and the Jiannu are good at fighting. We have made thick armor, but the range and armor-piercing power of small muskets are not enough. Our firearms workshop also has the ability to make machine guns. This time, an officer and I are asked to transport some of the Dutch gadgets back to keep and make more. good."
Xu Xinsu lowered her head and pondered.
He knew that the military-industrial craftsman household system throughout the Ming Dynasty had collapsed during the reign of Lord Jiajing. Except for the military affairs department in the capital, all other provinces basically paid commission money. When military generals from various places had free wages to support their families, the weapons they were equipped with were mostly customized from civilian weapons workshops.
Since the woman in front of her has already made great achievements in Liaodong by dispatching firearms to the imperial court, and she has the care of this godfather and that eldest brother behind her, her employer, who claims to be a merchant to the outside world, is probably safe in the Songjiang firearms shop.
After all, Yu Zigao was a military commander. If he opened a weapons workshop in Fujian, the big families in Fujian who colluded with the pirates would definitely go to the capital and pay the officials to complain.
Besides, if Yu Zigao opened his own factory, how could he, Xu Xinsu, make money from it?
Xu Xinsu immediately smiled and said: "It's really comfortable to deal with Miss Zheng. By the way, it's a pity that Xu's daughter, although she is as beautiful as a flower, is raised by her aunt and is not worthy of your nephew. Otherwise, wouldn't it be wrong for us to be a family of sons and daughters? Beautiful thing.”
Zheng Haizhu was annoyed by the rich men in ancient times who only plundered sexual resources in the name of having more children and more blessings, but they also looked down upon the so-called concubine's daughter. But with your wording, aren't you just pointing at me and asking for it? Do you think you can trap my Zheng family by giving me a daughter to be my nephew-in-law?
The relationship between each other is nothing more than sharing money, so why should we be in-laws?
Last year, Zheng Shoukuan told his aunt with embarrassment that he liked Fan Polu, and every time he returned to Songjiang from Zhenjiang, Fan Polu would give him newly made robes and shoes. When Zheng Haizhu heard this, he immediately responded to his nephew and said, What a coincidence, my aunt also likes Fan Polu. When she returns to Songjiang, her aunt will find Tailor Fan to propose marriage to you.
Moreover, regardless of whether his nephew already has a sweetheart, Zheng Haizhu will not trade him for business interests or political capital.
Zheng Haizhu then brought some new tea to Xu Xinsu and said warmly: "Young Master Yilong has recognized me as your aunt. Mr. Xu, why are you still worried? Look, this time it's just right. We took away the captured Dutch muskets. I went with Yilong, saying that I wanted to show Mr. Yu the situation of Songjiang Firearms Factory."
Xu Xinsu was really worried about how Yu Zigao could not be overly suspicious of his Lao Xu's legitimate son leaving Fujian. Now that he heard it, it was indeed a smooth excuse.
The two discussed business for a while during the Minghe naval battle.
At dawn, on the distant sea surface of Liaoluo Bay, the sound of gunfire and shouts of death no longer occurred one after another, and the battle had come to an end.
The ten Yahat boats were burned to ashes.
Among the large Galenic battleships, Groningen and Middelburg, due to their large tonnage, finally broke out of the encirclement and sailed eastward.
Victoria and other three damaged warships that raised the white flag and surrendered, then sailed to Liaoluo Bay after connecting with the Ming Navy.
"Hongmao suffered a big loss this time. Those who were tied to the shore looked at least two hundred, and those who were beaten to death or drowned in the sea must have this number no matter what."
Xu Xinsu looked at the scene on the beach for a while. When she turned back, she saw Zheng Haizhu under the morning sun, still looking solemn.
"Is Miss Zheng worried about Yan Xuanfu?"
Zheng Haizhu said: "Let's go down the mountain and ask Mr. Yu."
She got up, and as soon as she reached the mountain intersection, she saw a Ming army hurriedly running up from the nearest beacon tower.
"The carrier pigeon, the carrier pigeon from Penghu Island, won there too!"
