"One, two, three... Huang Chen carefully counted the gun windows on the side of the giant ship. There are as many as fourteen holes on one side and twenty-eight holes on both sides. Twenty-eight cannons can be placed, and another one or twenty can be placed on the left and right sides of the deck.
The firepower of the door is terrifying. To be honest, there is no Chinese-style sailing ship along the coast of the Ming Dynasty that can compete with it head-on.
"This is what we call a gunboat." Huang Chen couldn't hide the envy and hatred in his eyes. His so-called gunboat, equipped with a red barbarian cannon and dozens of copper cannons, was extremely shabby compared with it, like a rich man meeting a big man.
Merchant. There don't need to be many such ships. Just three of them are enough to kill Huang Chen's fleet without leaving any trace behind. He only found two 15-foot-long gunboats in the harbor, and there were five or six Western-style gunboats with about 10-foot-long hulls.
Unexpectedly, they all belonged to Zheng Zhilong. Huang Chen admired in his heart that Zheng Zhilong was worthy of being the number one pirate king in Chinese history for thousands of years. He had such strong strength before he fully became successful. Who else could the leader of the pirate alliance choose?
The fleet was moored at the port. Huang Chen reluctantly looked away and turned to the dock.
Yang Dong asked from the side: "Big Chief, do we want to go ashore?"
"Why not?" Huang Chen looked sideways at Yang Dong with a strange expression on his face, asking if he was thinking clearly before speaking.
The corner of Yang Dong's mouth twitched unnaturally, "But Zhou Zhou always waits for me..."
"Shacheng is his territory. Of course I don't want to go ashore and throw myself into a trap. Now that I'm in Taiwan, what worries do I have? If he dares to provoke me, I will give him an unforgettable lesson." Huang Chen said with a smile, and then raised his head.
Pointing to Zhou Zhou's old ship, he added: "Zhou Zhou Lao has disembarked, let's go. Taiwan is much warmer than Dachen Mountain. It's really a good place for vacation."
"..." Yang Dong looked confused.
After setting foot on the land again after a few days, Huang Chen felt an indescribable sense of solidity in his heart. He looked around with great interest. The harbor was full of boats and cars, the masts and trees were dense, merchants and thieves gathered at the wharf, and there was a steady flow of people. The prosperity of Beigang was glimpsed.
And knowing the whole leopard is enough to easily get rid of the eight streets of Dachen Mountain, which is not inferior to the coastal towns of the Ming Dynasty. As the day of the alliance gradually approaches, pirates from all directions gather, adding to the excitement of Beigang.
When Zhao Hongyi, Chen Si, Ruan Jin, Huang Fang, Zhuang Mo and other subordinates gathered one after another, Huang Chen walked towards Mr. Zhou Zhou and said hello with a bright smile.
Zhou Lao looked at him with cold eyes, snorted coldly, and said nothing.
Huang Chen was surprised, it seemed that he really hated himself so much that he didn't even bother to do anything superficial.
After being silent for a long time, Li Zhiqi hurried to the port, took three steps at a time, hugged Zhou Lao tightly, and laughed loudly: "The news about you dominating Dachen Mountain in the Fujian Sea spread early in the morning, and everyone said you
A man with a rich family and ten thousand dollars a year would refuse to come to the meeting, but I know you well and I am sure you will come, but you arrived two or three days earlier than I expected."
"Isn't this impatient? This maritime event is a rare one in a century. I just happened to have nothing to do recently, so I set off a few days early." Zhou Lao then asked: "Why don't you see that guy with white hair?"
Li Zhiqi replied: "He is tied up by some things and it will take a few days to arrive."
Mr. Zhou Zhou nodded and said, "That's it. I wonder why he didn't come to greet me."
Mr. Zhou Zhou's right-hand man, He San, Li Zhiqi, both knew him, and so did Lin Qilao. After all, although the sea is big, people from Zhang and Quan are the majority. Lin Qilao used to be a hero, but now he has become such a virtuous person.
Li Zhiqi felt deep in his heart. There were not many people around Mr. Zhou, and Huang Chen was the youngest, and he formed a small circle in Mr. Zhou's circle. His momentum was so great that everyone was so powerful. Li Zhiqi was surprised and asked Mr. Zhou: "What's this?"
This little brother has a fresh face, what did you collect recently?"
Old Zhou Zhou said with a cold face: "His name is Huang Chen. He just joined me this summer. He is very capable."
Seeing Mr. Zhou's behavior, Li Zhiqi looked at Huang Chen carefully...
Huang Chen didn't seem to hear the words in Wednesday's old saying, and said with a smile on his fists: "I have met Mr. Li. Mr. Li's name, I heard it mentioned many times in Dachen Mountain."
Li Zhiqi waved his hand and said with a smile: "What kind of family do you want to be? I'm just an errand boy now."
Zhou Lao saw that there were no outsiders around the two of them, so he interjected: "I'm not talking about you as brothers. As the saying goes, "I'd rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of an ox." After all, you, Li Kuiqi, are one of the most famous people in Fujian Province, but you don't even have one.
You blindly defected to Zheng Yiguan, and formed some kind of Eighteen Zhi with a bunch of mediocre people, and even changed their names, why are you so shameless?"
"You can't say that. Although you can be happy and happy if you work alone, you have no future." Li Zhiqi smiled, and then explained to Mr. Zhou: "Last year, Zheng Yiguan came to me and told me his heart. When he talked about his future plans, he mentioned
I wanted to gather the heroes from the sea to plot against Fujian. After hearing this, I was very tempted and joined Zheng Yiguan and his group."
Zhou Zhoulao said angrily: "You don't care about yourself. Why should I worry about you? I won't tell you anymore."
Li Zhiqi shook his head with a smile and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see Zheng Yiguan and other heroes."
A group of people walked out of the pier and walked along the long and busy streets. Huang Chen looked around. Most of the buildings in Beigang City were two-story wooden and stone structures. Their appearance was much better than the low and narrow stone houses in Dachen Mountain. The houses were connected and connected.
Department stores are everywhere, and everything is available. Huang Chen is not interested in other things, he only has a special liking for the dazzling array of fruits, and buys some of each to try.
Huang Chen ate while walking, occasionally commenting on the goodness of various fruits, and recommending the ones he thought were delicious to his subordinates.
Zheng Zhilong's village is not in the city, but is located in the north of the city. The group walked through the busy city, entered the village, and came to the door of Zheng Zhilong's mansion. Zheng Zhilong's mansion occupies an extremely large area and is magnificent, even better than the place where Zhou Zhou lived.
Zheng Zhilong had received the report before and led a group of people to stand at the door. Zheng Zhilong was guarded by the thieves and stars like stars holding the moon in the center. He was dressed in a python robe and a jeweled ribbon ring. With his handsome appearance and calm attitude, he was so majestic.
Who can see this magnanimity and not be heartbroken?
Zheng Zhilong smiled and said: "Brother Zhou is willing to show his face and come here. Zheng's face is very bright."
Zhou Laoyi said with a smile: "Master Zheng is so polite. Not to mention that Master Zheng personally wrote a handwritten invitation, but this grand event has gathered gatherings of heroes from all over the world. I'm afraid it will never happen again in my life. If I don't come, what will happen?"
Don’t you want to regret it for the rest of your life?”
The two looked at each other and laughed. Zheng Zhilong said: "This is not the place to talk. Let's go in and talk."
Huang Chen followed behind Mr. Zhou Zhou, only to hear Mr. Zhou Zhou say to an unimpressive person next to him: "Brother Zhong, that guy Wei San really washed his hands in a golden basin and went to Japan to retire?"
Huang Chen immediately knew that this person was the South Australian thief Zhong Bin, the anonymous Zhong Liu. Although his reputation was not as good as that of Zheng Zhilong, Li Kuiqi, and Zhou Lao, he was also a famous hero on the sea. South Australia is located in a vast area, bordering Fujian, and can be called the two major cities of Fujian and Hainan.
One of the thieves' dens, and the other thief's den is naturally Taiwan. The heroes of South Australia include Yang Liu, Yang Qi brothers, Zhong Liu, and Wei San. They recruited disciples to form gangs and became kings and countries. Especially Yang Liu was the most powerful. In the past few days, Guangzhou
, Fujian officers and soldiers worked together to encircle and suppress them. Yang Liu and Yang Qi brothers surrendered to Yu Zigao, the general general of Fujian Province. Zhong Liu went to Taiwan and Wei San went to Japan. The pirate power of South Australia collapsed from then on.
Zhong Bin nodded and replied: "He is indeed staying in Japan and has no intention of returning."
Zhou Zhou said disdainfully: "This guy has been wandering on the sea for many years. He should have some courage. Unexpectedly, he was scared out of his courage by a battle between officers and soldiers. What a big joke."
Zhong Bin had a good relationship with Wei San, and it was not easy to comment on Wei San's behavior. He only said to himself: "I joined Master Zheng this time just to avenge my previous shame."
Mr. Zhou Zhou praised him: "Brother Zhong is still bloody, unlike Wei San, who has completely disgraced us and other people at sea."