Zhang Wanfeng stood on the deck of Huo Qubing, opening his arms to face the sea breeze.
He saw the navigation officer operating the sextant.
This magical instrument can determine the location of the fleet.
Even if you are sailing on the sea, you will not lose your way.
Nowadays, conventional navigation means that you must follow the chart and identify each island.
Once the ship deviates from the defense line at sea, it is very easy for the ship to get lost.
With the sextant, they can determine their position, and the compass indicates the direction.
The fleet can find its direction at any position and return to the port smoothly.
This time Zhang Wanfeng led a fleet to eliminate pirates near Guangdong.
Walking in unfamiliar waters requires the navigation staff to constantly pass the sextant and record the route traveled on the chart.
After the Battle of Qiongzhou, Li Qingmu, the governor of the South China Sea Fleet, ordered the eradication of pirates around Guangdong.
Each of the three fleets has its own clearing range.
The Third Fleet is responsible for the waters west of Leizhou Prefecture.
This time they captured a large group of pirates who frequently went ashore to plunder and committed countless crimes.
"Captain, the pirates ahead seem to be hiding in the Vietnamese military port."
Zhang Wanfeng said: "This is for sure, the pirates we destroyed before only had a few broken ships.
We send cruisers to fire, and these pirates will surrender.
There were some desperadoes who resisted vigorously and sent them directly into the sea to feed the fish.
The group of people we are chasing now consists of six large warships.
There are only a few old cannons on the ship, but everyone on them is wearing armor, which is obviously unusual."
When Zhang Wanfeng saw this group of pirates entering the Vietnamese military port, he knew that these pirates were Vietnamese navy in disguise.
"Captain, what should we do?"
Zhang Wanfeng pointed to the military port ahead and said: "Our mission is to destroy the pirates. The pirates are just ahead. What do you think we should do?"
"Flag flag soldiers, raise the signal for a general attack."
"Huo Qubing's main gun, aim at the military port and fire."
Zhang Wanfeng directly ordered the fire. A small country that was in the process of disintegration dared to invade their land.
They even dared to send sailors disguised as pirates, and when their third fleet stationed at Fangcheng Port, they even dared to go ashore to plunder.
This is a provocation to King Qin and the Third Fleet.
When they are provoked like this, they must retaliate.
These barbarians are afraid of power and have no morals.
The harder you beat them, the more groveling they become.
The main gun and 150 gun of the battleship Huo Qubing opened fire on the naval port.
The shells from the naval guns fell, and the wooden warships in the military port were immediately blown away.
"Signal soldiers, ask each ship to prepare heavy fire bombs. If the enemy rushes out of the military port, use heavy fire bombs to greet them.
If they don’t come out, we will burn the military port directly with heavy fire bombs.”
Zhang Wanfeng's prediction was accurate. After two rounds of artillery fire, hundreds of ships rushed out of the military port.
There were only a dozen or so large and medium-sized warships, and the rest were small boats set on fire.
"If you want to use fire attacks to deal with us, it depends on whose fire attack ability is stronger."
"Fire bomb attack."
Rockets were fired from the deck of the Huo Qubing.
Fierce bombs exploded above the Vietnamese fleet, and blazing rain of fire continued to fall on the moving ships.
The dense rain of fire ignited all the ships.
The Vietnamese fireboats had a large amount of dry firewood and kerosene.
They are still in the fleet and have not dispersed.
These ships were like big torches, being lit directly.
The Vietnamese warships were directly caught in these torches and burned violently.
Zhang Wanfeng looked at the effect of the fire rain and nodded with satisfaction.
"Fierce bombs are truly a deadly weapon in naval battles.
No wooden warship can withstand the attack of heavy fire bombs."
Zhang Wanfeng waited for the flames on the sea to extinguish, and then rushed into the military port with his fleet.
Capture the pirates, confiscate the pirates' stolen goods, and burn down the entire military port.
"Captain, we may have gone too far!
They directly wiped out a Vietnamese military port, arrested so many people, and plundered so much gold and silver.
How will we explain it when we get back?"
"How to explain? Why am I the admiral and you are just a soldier.
Report it truthfully, this is a den of pirates and we will destroy the pirates.
The pirates' stolen goods are handed over directly, and we don't keep them ourselves.
These Vietnamese dare to retaliate but their own people are so stupid.
How can you have the strength to retaliate against us?
Besides, their navy is so weak. If they really dare to retaliate, my fleet can completely wipe out the Vietnamese navy.
By then it will no longer be a matter of a military port.
It is easy for them to start a war, but it is not up to them to end it."
Zhang Wanfeng was able to rise so quickly because, in addition to being really capable, he was also able to figure out what he wanted to do.
Qin Wang Su He and Nanhai Fleet Governor Li Qingmu are not people who are afraid of trouble.
He also knows which forces his fleet can afford to offend and which forces he cannot afford to offend.
In the areas surrounding China, Zhang Wanfeng has yet to see forces that he cannot afford to offend.
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"Brother Sanqiu, we have wiped out all the well-known big pirates in the waters of Guangdong.
When some little pirates heard our reputation, they were so frightened that they immediately ran out of the Guangzhou waters and went to seek life elsewhere.
There is also a big pirate, which I have kept until now. Brother Sanqiu and I joined forces, and our two fleets took action together.
Completely eliminate pirates around Guangdong."
"You are talking about Zheng Zhilong's forces in Fujian. He sent Zheng Cai to lead more than 20 warships to control the routes near Guangzhou.
He is a big pirate with hundreds of warships.
The South China Sea Fleet is fully established, and we can still have a chance with Zheng Zhilong.
Now our single ship strength is definitely stronger than Zheng Zhilong, but we are afraid that too many ants will kill the elephant."
Feng Sanqiu was holding vegetables and chewing soybean sprouts soaked in soy sauce.
Among navy dishes, the most common dish is all kinds of fish.
If you hang a net on a warship, you can catch a large number of sea fish.
He used to hate soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts.
Even a navy chef can make various cold bean sprouts and mung bean sprouts in different ways.
But he felt lucky after eating fish for a month. King Su He of Qin issued a decree that all the navy must eat cold soybean sprouts and mung bean sprouts.
Every warship stores large quantities of soybeans and mung beans.
Let him eat fish and at least have a bite of vegetables.
Lu Yuanshan ate a scallop, a delicacy that he had never tasted before. Even if he eats it every day, he doesn't find it delicious.
"Of course we will not attack Zheng Zhilong's home base directly.
The pirate fleet sent to Guangzhou by Zheng Zhilong only had about twenty large ships.
Our two families destroyed this pirate fleet.
Zheng Cai led a pirate fleet to patrol the waters near Guangdong and collected money from passing merchant ships, which was also a slap in the face to our South China Sea Fleet."
Feng Sanqiu still said worriedly: "We destroyed Zheng Zhilong's pirate fleet and he came out in force. How should we deal with it?"
Lu Yuanshan took a sip of tea and said: "How to deal with it, use battleships.
We avoid fighting today, but we will fight against each other in the future.
If we don't take the opportunity to weaken Zheng Zhilong's power, it will be very troublesome to attack them in the future.
Zheng Zhilong really dares to attack in full force. He divides his troops, so we will concentrate our forces and eat the weakest one.
If we don't divide our forces, then use coastal defense artillery to weaken Zheng Zhilong's strength, and then we can fight back.
You have also seen how powerful the coastal defense artillery is. When the battleship Qin Shihuang’s main gun and the coastal defense artillery were fired at each other, the battleship Qin Shi Huang would definitely lose.”
Feng Sanqiu frowned and said:
"This matter is too important. It cannot be decided by just the two of us. We must ask Governor Li for instructions."
Lu Yuanshan nodded.
"For such a big matter, we must ask for permission. The responsibility for this matter cannot be borne by the two of us.
I came to you just to ask for instructions together to increase the success rate of this matter."
The two of them went to the Southeast Governor's Mansion together, where the Navy Department was established. They asked Li Qingmu for instructions to go to war.
"Are you sure you can eliminate this pirate?"
Lu Yuanshan said confidently: "Without the cruiser, we only rely on the powerful firepower of the Qin Shihuang and Yue Fei.
I will be confident in destroying the Zheng family pirate fleet."
Li Qingmu said calmly: "If you have confidence, then take action."
They didn't quite understand what King Qin would do next.
Li Qingmu knew that the battle for King Qin to unify the world was about to begin.
When Zheng Zhilong doesn't want to take action against them, someone will force him to take action.
Now that there is an opportunity to weaken Zheng Zhilong's strength, we must seize this opportunity.
Lu Yuanshan and Feng Sanqiu walked out of the Navy Department. Neither of them expected that things would go so smoothly.
"We are ready to replenish ammunition for each ship and let the soldiers rest for a day or two.
The two of us have also made various plans."
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Li Pinglang stood on the deck of the Hawkeye.
This is a two-masted sail warship built by Portuguese craftsmen based on Portuguese warships.
The Hawkeye has been serving as a reconnaissance ship for the Second Fleet in the South China Sea.
It uses its own speed to drive in front of the main fleet to detect the enemy's situation for the main fleet.
This time the Hawkeye was responsible for searching for the pirate fleet sent to Guangdong by Zheng Zhilong of Fujian Province.
They were nearby and had just completed a robbery.
"Captain, we discovered the situation."
Li Pinglang heard the mast's lookout post and discovered the situation.
He immediately climbed up the mast and used the high-magnification telescope on the observation deck to observe the situation around the Hawkeye.
Soon, a large pirate fleet was discovered southwest of the Hawkeye.
"You've done a great job. You should learn to speak Mandarin so that you can be promoted faster."
Li Pinglang patted the soldier on the shoulder.
He knew this soldier. He was a soldier he recruited from his wife's hometown.
Li Pinglang asked the Hawkeye to keep an eye on the pirate fleet, and he hoisted the flag signal to detect the enemy's situation.
At the same time, a small boat was dispatched to report the situation to the main fleet.
Feng Sanqiu received the report and said with surprise: "After blocking them for so many days, we finally found the traces of these pirates.
Inform Admiral Lu Yuanshan of the First Fleet that we will encircle this pirate fleet in accordance with Operation Plan No. 3."
There is the Hawkeye, which constantly provides the coordinates of the pirate fleet.
The First Fleet and the Second Fleet formed an encirclement on the sea and surrounded the pirate fleet.
The battleship Yue Fei moved forward under full sail, with three cruisers following behind the battleship.
Some ships transporting supplies have long been far away from the battlefield to prevent them from being affected by the war.
Feng Sanqiu stood on the deck of the Yue Fei, and he heard the sound of cannons coming from ahead.
He soon saw the Hawkeye, which had been following him.
Through semaphore, they communicate some simple information.
The pirate fleet is engaged in battle with the First Fleet.
The five warships of the Second Fleet formed a column.
They followed the wind and used the force of the wind to approach the pirate fleet.
The Hawkeye follows at the end of the team. It is the weakest, but it can easily suppress a pirate ship one-on-one.
Feng Sanqiu stood on the deck of the Yue Fei, using a telescope to observe the battle ahead.
The battleship Qin Shihuang of the First Fleet had extremely powerful main guns, and the Zheng family's pirate fleet retreated while fighting.
The First Fleet was against the wind and could not pursue the pirates, but they also intercepted the pirate ship's escape route with the wind.
Feng Sanqiu saw that the time was right, and their second fleet joined the battlefield and sailed down the wind.
The Zheng family's pirate fleet will never be able to escape.
"Raise the flag and attack."
The offensive signal flag has been upgraded on the main mast of the battleship Yue Fei.
The 150-meter gun of the battleship Yue Fei also opened fire on the Zheng family's pirate fleet.
Zheng Cai, the leader of the Zheng family's pirate fleet, immediately turned pale when he saw that their twenty-odd warships had been besieged by the Qin navy's ships.
"As for what? Our small fleet actually sent ten large warships to attack us.
The Qin Army's maritime strength is too strong, and the fleet in front cannot be defeated. The Qin Army's reinforcements have arrived again.
Send small boats to inform all ships to disperse and escape from the battlefield.
Someone escaped and told the boss that the Qin army's navy was too strong and there were not enough warships. Don't provoke the Qin army's navy."
Zheng Cai's order was sent out, and the Zheng family's pirate fleet dispersed and fled.
Lu Yuanshan and Feng Sanqiu saw the Zheng family's pirate fleet dispersed and fled, and they issued orders at the same time.
"Disband the formation and disperse to pursue the enemy."
In a one-on-one duel, the Zheng family's pirate ships are definitely no match for the Qin navy's warships.
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A relatively large fleet is heading towards Guangzhou against the wind.
They were a merchant fleet returning from Manila Port.
Gu Yunhai accepted Sides' invitation and boarded his ship, which was a typical Western two-masted warship.
In this era, if you are running business on the sea without the protection of force, you are just a piece of fat, and no one will let it go.
"Mr. Yunhai, this is a banana, a very delicious fruit."
"This is delicious, Mr. Sides. Thank you for your generosity."
They eat delicious bananas, and the delicious taste of these bananas brings bananas into every household.
Gu Yunhai looked at the fleet. They were blown off course due to a sudden typhoon.
Sides turned pale with fright. He looked through the charts but could not find their location.
There wasn't even an island around, and it was impossible to determine his position in the vast sea.
The Fortune was an armed merchant ship, but it seemed as if it knew their own position and led them forward on the sea.
No one knew this strange route, but looking at the direction of the rising and setting sun, they were heading towards Guangdong.
Sides was just afraid at first. After all, he had been doing business on the ocean for a long time, and his mood quickly stabilized.
He predicted that these Han people must have some unknown positioning method.
You must try your best to learn this technique.
A huge roar came from the distance, which was the sound of cannon firing.
Everyone on the Lucky Armed Merchant Ship and Seders' ship became nervous.
Sides' eyes widened when he saw a huge warship.
"My God, how could there be such a big warship here in the East?"