The Taiping and Changyang ships were led by two pirate ships, a total of four ships, set sail and rushed to Zuli's old nest Huludao. Zuli is the most popular pirate in this area and must be worth a fortune. Thinking about the upcoming harvest, Zhou Li's heart was so excited.

Only with money can there be newer warships, more qualified sailors can be trained, more war soldiers can be recruited, and larger fleets can be organized. Your Majesty said it very clearly that there is no need to interfere in robbing Ning's goods this time. Your Majesty wants to use him to exchange for Ning Zeyuan as the head of the Ning family. Even the six pirate warships captured by Ning Zeyuan must be handed over to Ning Zeyuan. As Ning Zeyuan's seized, he returned to the Ning family's nest in Quanzhou to show off his power.

Since that is the case, he could only hope that Zuli, the pirate leader's nest, could make up for these losses, otherwise, this trip would have been a big loss. Of course, in the short term, Zhou Li was not a short-sighted person. If he followed His Majesty's plan, the Ming Navy would become the overlord in this sea area in less than a few years. At that time, money would naturally roll in.

Of course, everything in the future is just hope. If you can control it now, you will naturally have to get it in your hands and feel more comforting.

On the deck that was topped by Qin Feng, he stood beside him, one left and one right, and a few steps behind him, a horse and a monkey stood.

"Two, this is our main warship in the future." Qin Feng patted the railing lightly and said, "The Ning family also has a three-masted and three-layer main warship. How is it compared to the Taiping and Changyang ships?"

Ning Zeyuan didn't speak, so in this regard, He Ying was naturally an expert.

"Your Majesty, although they are both three-masted and three-layer warships, the Ning family's warships are not as good as the Taiping and Changyang ships." He Ying said.

"Oh, I want to listen to the truth, you don't have to give me some words to comfort me." Qin Feng said with a smile.

He Ying shook his head: "Caomin is of course serious. Caomin has been making a living at sea, and it depends on the ship. Whether the ship is good or bad, Caomin only wants to be able to tell one or two as soon as he gets on the ship. Although Ning's warship is also three-mast and three-said, its speed is far less than that of the Taiping ship, and its endurance is probably worse."

"Why is this?"

"The three main warships of Ning's family use the head bow, which is naturally more stable for sea ships. The Taiping ship uses a conical bow. This design difference makes the Taiping ship smoother." He Ying carefully recalled the way he visited the Taiping ship today. "Besides, the Taiping ship uses wheel paste, while the Ning's battleship is still an old-fashioned paddle, which not only has weak explosive power, but has poor endurance. The Taiping ship can drive this large ship with less manpower, which saves a lot of manpower for the warship."

"Well, Yu Cong told me this." Qin Feng nodded with a smile.

"It is the first time that Caomin has seen many designs of Taiping Ship. These designs are good or bad. Caomin cannot determine its role and profit for the time being. He must fight a war before he can express the reason, so he dare not speak in front of His Majesty." He Ying said.

"I heard from Zhou Li that a few years ago, a huge fleet in the West had invaded, but it was defeated by the coalition forces formed by those island countries, city-states and pirates. Do you know this?" Qin Feng asked.

Hearing Qin Feng's question, a difficult and utterly look suddenly flashed on He Ying's face: "Your Majesty, Caomin not only saw it with his own eyes, but also participated in that battle himself. Zhou Li was not lucky. That time, Caomin happened to be the one who took the fleet to sea."

"Which battle did you even participate in in person?" Qin Feng was a little surprised.

"Yes, that was when Caomin led the fleet and the merchant ships to trade there, which happened to be the best." He Ying smiled and said, "It was the most thrilling naval battle in Caomin's generation. Hundreds of warships fought fiercely on the sea surface, with burning ships everywhere, and struggling and floating wreckages could be seen everywhere on the sea surface. In the end, the coalition won a tragic victory, and the main fleet of the Western fleet was buried in that sea area."

"What is the warship of that Western fleet like? How powerful is it?" Qin Feng asked.

He Ying took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, their main warship is the round-headed head of the Ning family, which is also the third-mast three-story. That time, there were nearly twenty such warships in their fleet, and there were about one hundred other auxiliary warships. However, the coalition forces gathered more than three-mast three-story warships, but there were less than ten warships like the third-mast three-story warships, of which we occupied four with the Zhou family of Bozhou, Qi State."

"Where was Zhou's family at that time?"

"Yes, where were we trading at that time? The Western fleet invaded, and this area formed a coalition, and even the pirates were organized to join the war. How could we get out unless we didn't want to be in any other area in the future." He Ying said.

"There are people who are so appealing there?"

"Niran, the king of Manila, is also the largest island country and the strongest. King Niran is fair and enjoys a high reputation among those island countries and city-states. It is also the Western fleet that did too much at the beginning, forcing these island countries to unite against them."

“What did they do?”

"They captured a small island country, burned, killed, looted, and didn't leave any chickens and dogs!" He Ying shook his head, "It was because they had no room for nothing that aroused the desire to unite hatred of the enemy, and we naturally did not want to lose this place where we made a fortune. Under the call of Niran, we could only join and became the main force in the fight against the enemy."

"It's a hard fight?" Qin Feng asked.

"It's very difficult. The opponent's naval battle level is quite high, and the sailors' abilities are extremely strong. They are not inferior to those of us who have been immersed in the sea for a lifetime. To be honest, the reason why we won in that battle was not because we were stronger than them, but because they came from afar and were not familiar with this sea area. But we were doing everything we could. Rather than defeating, it was better to drag the opponent to death and exhaustion. In that battle, there were only more than a hundred warships left on our side, and the opponent was completely destroyed."

"No captives were captured?"

He Ying shook his head: "The two sides were exhausted in the end, and their hatred was soaked in their bones. In the end, they did catch a lot of people, but they all cut off their heads. But Your Majesty, Cao Min searched a chart on a warship, which was a mark made by the fleet all the way."

"This is a good thing!" Qin Feng's eyes lit up.

"It's indeed a good thing, but it's useless to us. After seeing the capabilities of that fleet, our Ning clan has no courage to go west again." He Ying said: "Your Majesty likes it. After the Caomin returns, he will present it to Your Majesty."

"Okay, very good." Qin Feng sighed: "The Ning family does not have the ability to go west again, which does not mean that the Ming Dynasty has no ability. Even if they do not have the ability to go now, they will have it in the future."

"The people of Cao Cao are willing to work hard for Your Majesty to help you, and even if you go through fire and water, you will not refuse." Ning Zeyuan, He Ying and the other two bowed together and said.

"When we have hundreds of such main warships and more than such two thousand materials, after our Ming Dynasty unified the world, I will definitely let you go west to see and compare." Qin Feng laughed.

The lookout whistle at the top of the mainmast blew a sharp whistle. He Ying, who had stood up straight, was excited. He had discovered the target.

Sure enough, in just a moment, a green island appeared in everyone's sight. Two small islands, one large and one small, are connected by a small ridge in the middle, which looks like a gourd, so it is named Huludao.

As the target was discovered, the ship immediately became busy. The soldiers who were originally sitting on the side of the ship stood up one after another. The felt cloth covered with crossbows on both sides of the third floor was pulled away, and one crossbows revealed his hideous face. At the beginning and end of the three-layer deck of the entire warship, the modified thunder fire also revealed his true appearance for the first time.

He Ying looked at the guys who looked like cabins and showed a look of shock.

"That's the Thunder Fire, a long-range attack weapon. You can see its power in a while." Qin Feng said with a smile. In order to install the Thunder Fire on the ship, the weapons craftsmen in Taiping City and the shipbuilders in Taiping Shipyard had been pondering for a whole month before they reached an agreement.

On the island in the distance, waves of wolf smoke rose into the sky, which was a warning, probably asking for help from Zuli, but unfortunately, their reinforcements have now become prisoners of war for the Ming army, so how could they still come to save them?

The warships approached step by step. Zhou Li and Zhou Yangfan were both regular customers in this sea area. They passed Huludao for a long time and twice. They were familiar with the roads and naturally knew that the water was deep and the water was shallow, and there were dense reefs.

Standing on the boat, you can see houses, wharfs and other buildings in the shade, although they are not as large as Baoqing Port, they are quite in scale. On the high ground, there are also some catapults arranged. Judging from the appearance, it should be blocking the waterways entering the port.

Zhou Li issued an order, and the Taiping ship stopped slowly, and Zhou Yangfan led the Changyang ship and two sea ships to continue advancing.

Two pirate ships took the lead, the Changyang ship was behind, and quickly advanced in the waterway.

There were panicked drums and gongs coming from the island. With several loud noises, dozens of stone bombs fell from high places and hit the pirate ship in the front.

With a bang, the pirate ship with its head was immediately hit by a stone bomb, and the hull bumped violently, and huge waves of water splashed.

Next, He Ying's pupils couldn't help but expand.
Chapter completed!