The air on the entire sea seemed to have frozen, and all the officers and soldiers were so depressed that they could not breathe. The helmsman and the gunner's palms were already sweating slightly, and even if they were exposed, they felt hot and hard to bear.

The pedestrian, pedestrian Cheng Yuqing, also nervously held the railing, not knowing what to do.

Gu Sanmazi couldn't help but spat, stepped on the railing, and stood firmly on the shaking deck: "Good guy, the Zheng family has actually dispatched so many, it looks like there are about eighty ships, and there are more than ten ships alone!"

"Gu Sanmazi, as you say, we can't beat it? No, we really want to be buried in the sea here, right?" Cheng Yuqing asked with some fear. He has always been timid, not to mention fighting, and even fighting. Now, when he heard Gu Sanmazi say this, his legs trembled.

Gu Sanmazi wanted to curse it, but when she thought that she was also an official, she endured it and said, "Don't worry, I, Gu Sanmazi, would die on the woman's belly, how could I die in this ghost place? My body is too smelly, and the Dragon Prince will not want me. But the Zheng family, Grandpa Gu today, I want to sacrifice to Mazu!"

While Gu Sanmazi was talking, several grassroots imperial guard naval officers trained by the Ming Naval Academy walked up from the eagle ship: "Report to the assistant priest, there are 84 warships this time, including 16 large lucky ships, well-equipped and tightly formed, and seem to be prepared."

"This is not nonsense. He is not prepared. He brought so many boats to catch fish. He ordered that, except for the guns and steers, as well as the coal and the steam monitoring engines, other officers above the team immediately came to the command room for a meeting, including the commander of the other warships. Since he came in a fierce manner, we will give him a request to get into the trap."

After Gu Sanmazi gave the order, he returned to the command room. Apart from a group of warships guarding the cargo ships, the commanders of more than 30 warships and the teams on the Zhenghe were soon gathered here. Many of them were Gu Sanmazi's old brothers, and many were from Nanjing naval forces. Even if they were not, they were familiar with a lot of naval warfare knowledge, so there was no need to worry about the various tactics that Gu Sanmazi said, so these people would not understand.

"Gu Qianshi, now the enemy is strong and we are weak, so we cannot fight hard. Fortunately, we are faster than the Eagle Ship. Zheng He is here. According to the officials, it is better to use Zheng He as the flagship and the other five lucky ships as the left and right wings, and rushed forward directly and caught him off guard. With the Zheng He level and artillery fire intensity, we will not worry about not beating him to make the Zheng family navy put into dumplings (falling into the sea)!"

A more lively commander couldn't help but interrupt a few words while Gu Sanmazi was still pondering, but unexpectedly he was kicked by Gu Sanmazi: "I don't choose a good place to die. Fortunately, you are also a third-rank official in the court now. You are not afraid of rushing up, but if the Zheng family takes this opportunity to detour to your retreat and attack the cargo ship directly, what should you do? Don't forget that our general officer is still there."

The commander was Gu Sanmazi's subordinate before, so he was kicked like this by Gu Sanmazi, so he couldn't say anything. Instead, he stood at attention with a regular rule and replied: "Yes!"

"What is it? Come close to me! This time the pirates of the Zheng family fought with more than 80 warships. It was obvious that they wanted to swallow us. They had a great appetite. Since that's the case, we will give him the sweetness first, and quickly greeted me with five lucky ships and ten broad ships, and made a big move!"

After Gu Sanmazi said this, another commander couldn't help but say, "Sir, what about Zheng He, these five lucky ships and ten Guang ships are the best warships in our first fleet besides the Zheng He. If this is made of dumplings by the Zheng pirates, we will be unable to hear it alone!"

"Shut up and listen to me! I'm not talking nonsense. What's the reason for my ears?" Gu Sanmazi shouted for a few words and continued: "Five lucky ships and ten broad ships are not to be underestimated. When the Zheng pirates see this, they will definitely think that this is our main combat power for escort this time, and they will definitely attack with all their strength. At that time, my Zheng He can lead a batch of fast eagle ships and sand ships to swing behind it and seize the upper hand. I don't believe that the Zheng pirates will resist it!"

As he said that, Gu Sanmazi immediately ordered: "Heiwazi, Jia Hu, Shui Sheng, Hua Dajiao, crooked neck, you will lead your lucky ship to meet you immediately. Remember, be sure to shoot me hard, let the pirates of Zheng taste your power and realize the power of the court! In addition, the other ten broad ships must also be fully fired. Don't save me ammunition, be sure to disrupt their formation!"

"yes!"

The fifteen commanders responded in unison and retreated.

Not long after, fifteen warships were seen on the entire sea, plowing through thousands of huge waves like plows, and quickly facing the Zheng pirates.

When the Zheng pirate fleet was viewing with naked eyes, the fifteen warships immediately turned around and rotated violently like dolphins diving. They quickly seized the upper air outlet and faced the Zheng warship horizontally. The artillery window opened immediately, and the gunner quickly adjusted the firing angle.

These artillery are all sea combat guns improved by the Royal Academy of Engineering's Joint Ordnance Division on the basis of the Franco machine cannon and modern Napoleon cannon. The gun body is made of new alloys, which can effectively prevent deformation. The inner chamber is simple rifled, and the ammunition has been improved from a ball to a cone shape, which has faster firing and a longer range, and has greatly improved the accuracy.

But Zheng Zhihu was not surprised at this time. He couldn't help but smile and said, "When did the caliber of the imperial court's gun become so small? In this case, can the iron balls they shot to destroy our camphor wooden board?"

But as he was talking, the North Sea Fleet had a full range of artillery, and the fire-burning shells were like glass bottles filled with alcohol falling into the fire. When they fell, the deck of the Zheng fleet would directly crack and explode, and countless flames splashed out everywhere.

Fortunately, Zheng Zhihu's pirates were all skilled people who had been through naval battles, so they reacted very quickly and quickly turned around to avoid most of the artillery fire attacks.

However, this still made Zheng Zhihu feel a little angry. He didn't expect that the warship in the court would dare to be so bold. He started to work as soon as he came up without asking. Do you really think that he doesn't exist?

After returning, Zheng Zhihu did not show any panic at all, but said to himself calmly: "Looking at the formation, the firepower can be so strong that he dares to start a war as soon as he comes up, it seems that he should be the main force of the imperial court's shit fleet."

As he said that, Zheng Zhihu directly ordered: "One-eyed dragon, take your thirty large ships and take them on, and the rest go around and detour. Once the one-eyed dragon people bite these main fleets of the imperial court, they will rush directly to them and attack those cargo ships filled with silk!"

Soon, the Zheng pirates, who were not disrupted by the shells of Heiwazi and others, rushed towards Heiwazi and others in a fan. As the wind intensified, the waves became louder and louder, slapped the hull. At the same time, the whistling sound of shells and the explosion of the shipboard was also accompanied by the originally calm sea surface. The originally calm sea surface suddenly entered a fierce scene.

Zheng Zhihu's fleet was interspersed very quickly. These pirates used their skillful skills to quickly occupy the upper hand and aimed the muzzle at Heiwazi, who had no time to turn around.

The iron bullets that covered the sky and the sun poured towards Heiwazi and other fleets like pouring rain. Heiwazi and other fleets were blown up with wood chips flying everywhere. Heiwazi and others had to turn around immediately and grab the air outlet to avoid being wiped out. However, Zheng Zhihu's fleet was tightly attached to the black socks and other fleets like dog skin plaster, making it difficult for Heiwazi and other fleets to send countless shells to their pirate wooden ships.

"Why is this damn Heiwazi so stupid? He really loses my face. I quickly convey it in flags and tell them to go out in small boats first, disrupt their formation, and then turn around and bombard them, so that they can not be beaten there like a fool!"

Seeing that Heiwazi and other young commanders did not perform well, Gu Sanmazi couldn't help but stomp his feet in a hurry. After giving a few instructions, he continued to order Zheng He to advance.

Zheng Zhihu also appeared in this way a group of warships such as the Zheng He, which seemed to be mostly smaller, was detouring towards him. He also realized that this seemingly inconspicuous fleet seemed to have a purpose, so he immediately ordered: "Zheng San, take your fleet to meet them, be sure to stop them, and not let them snatch our way. At the same time, he passed the flag words to tell the one-eyed dragon that he should not rush to eat the big fish in front of him. The real big fish is behind!"

After Zheng Zhihu's orders, Gu Sanmazi also saw through the telescope that Zheng Zhihu's fleet changed its formation again, so he quickly slapped the railing: "The guy who is raised by the bitch is not the one Zheng Zhihu himself, it's like this to force people. Go and invite Cheng Xingren from the pedestrian department to me!"

Not long after, a soldier came back to report: "Mr. Cheng, he didn't come, and said he was feeling a little uncomfortable."

"Can you walk around?" Gu Sanmazi asked.

"Yes", the soldier nodded and replied,

"It's good if you can. Since you don't invite him, you'll arrest him. After all, you've come by His Majesty's will. If you don't lose your head at this moment, you have to make some contribution!"

Not long after Gu Sanmazi gave the order, Cheng Xingren was arrested. When he saw Gu Sanmazi, he shouted angrily: "My surname is Gu, what do you mean by this? Didn't you tell me to stay in there?"

"Mr. Cheng, don't be able to get along with me. Today is different from the past. Look at the pirates of Zheng's family, it seems that they are really going to wipe out the first fleet of our court, and they seem to have seen through our bait. Now we need a hero like you to stand up. You are the envoy of the country of Ryukyu. You are the envoy of the country of Ryukyu. You have a letter of national title to be enthroned by the King of Ryukyu. Your Majesty also gave you a fourth-rank official robe. If you stand in the middle of the ship, with Zheng Zhihu's short-sighted guy, you must be a big shot in the King of Ryukyu this time, so you will definitely turn your attention to Heiwazi and other fleets!"

As he said that, Gu Sanmazi didn't ask whether the pedestrian Cheng Yuqing agreed or not, and directly ordered: "Send him over here and let him stand on the bow of the boat and yell a few times. It is best to show the majesty of our court officials. If he refuses, just push him down the sea to feed the fish. I believe that Your Majesty will not investigate how an ordinary pedestrian died."

"Gu Sanmazi! You!"

Cheng Yuqing was already timid, but now he still wanted him to go to the front line where the fiercest battle situation was to show off, which made him even more unbearable. He was about to scold Gu Sanmazi, but who knew that Gu Sanmazi directly pulled out the flint pistol worn by the officer and looked at Cheng Yuqing: "Cheng Xingren, do you want to disturb the morale of the army? Believe it or not, I will beat you to death now! Don't think I dare not! Besides, I just asked you to stand in front and yell a few times, but I didn't let you rush in front. What are you afraid of!"

Seeing this, Cheng Yuqing had no other choice but to secretly greet Gu Sanmazi's ancestors for the eighteen generations. She had to swallow her anger and be sent to Heiwazi's lucky ship by the soldiers.

Cheng Yuqing had no choice but to bite the bullet and walked over, wearing a fourth-rank official uniform, stood tremblingly at the bow of the ship, and shouted at the raging artillery fire in front of him: "Listen, you pirates, this official is Cheng Yuqing, a fourth-rank official of the Ming Dynasty. I advise you to leave, otherwise, once my king's army arrives, you will be killed without leaving!"

Cheng Yuqing was extremely scared, so she yelled a few random words.

But in fact, Zheng Zhihu and other pirates couldn't hear what he was calling, but they could see him Cheng Yuqing wearing a red official robe standing on the bow of the boat.

"This official is a man. He was not scared by himself to pee his pants. He sent an order to surround the main force of the court. He must capture the official alive. It can be seen that he is the core figure of the fleet this time, so he must capture him alive!"

While Zheng Zhihu was talking, Zheng San here had already led the fleet to intercept Gu Sanmazi's Zheng He, but Gu Sanmazi shouted directly: "If you hit me directly, you dare to block the way of the North Sea Fleet, you are looking for death!"

Here, when Gu Sanmazi's order was issued, Zheng San's fleet was already coming towards him, and the Zheng He also rushed up at the same time.

"No, why is this ship iron? Why is it so fast that it hits directly! Retreat quickly, retreat quickly!"

Zheng San was frightened when he saw Zheng He hit his fleet head-on like a spiritual snake and immediately turned the bow. But as soon as Zheng He approached Zheng San's fleet, he suddenly turned around and flew past Zheng San's fleet with a rapidity. When Zheng San reacted, Zheng He had already run far away, and dozens of small boats followed him also followed.

Because of Cheng Yuqing's temptation, Zheng Zhihu concentrated all his naval combat forces and launched a crazy attack on Heiwazi and other fleets, but Zheng Zhihu did not realize that there was a fleet of gods on his flank towards them.

With a roar, a shell landed on Zheng Zhihu's flagship, exploded and a large fire broke out quickly.

The explosion was a violent combustion, and the artillery shells jointly manufactured by the Ordnance Department and the Royal Academy of Engineering perfectly combined combustion and explosion. Once the explosion was opened, a large flame could quickly rise, forcing Zheng Zhihu to retreat back into the cabin.
Chapter completed!