At dawn, three large British warships ran rampantly and finally broke through the encirclement. They ignored that the warships were still puffing out thick smoke and quickly headed straight for the Pearl River Estuary.

The British flagship HMS Elizabeth was in the middle, protected by a warship at the front and rear. The Ming army's warships were smaller and could not stop them at all.

Although the warship Zheng Zhilong was riding was also a large warship, there were too many Ming warships. At this time, there was chaos, and several small warships blocked the way.

Even if Zheng Zhilong's battleship can rush out, one battleship cannot block three large battleships.

Anxious Zheng Zhilong stomped his feet, but could only watch the British warships escape from the Pearl River Estuary...

Once the three British warships escaped, even though there were many warships under Zheng Zhilong's command, it was basically impossible to catch up with the warship that sank the British.

Zheng Zhilong had a naval battle with the Portuguese before and finally won.

The navy under Zheng Zhilong also struggled to defeat the Dutch fleet of Sea Coachmen. It was just a miserable victory. It was absolutely impossible to completely destroy their warships.

Besides, what was defeated at that time was also a Dutch fleet, not the main force of the Dutch fleet. The Dutch were not willing to fight to the death with the Ming Dynasty.

If three British warships were allowed to escape from the Pearl River Estuary, they could keep escaping, even all the way to Britain thousands of miles away, and the Ming Dynasty Navy would not be able to pursue them all the time.

"It's over. Although three British warships were sunk, Wedel was allowed to escape with three warships. How can we explain to Emperor Shenwu!"

"Bang bang bang..."

"Rumble..."

Suddenly, fierce gunfire sounded outside the Pearl River Estuary. This gunfire was not the artillery of Zheng Zhilong's fleet, nor was it the artillery on the British warships.

Because they heard continuous rumbling explosions, neither the British artillery nor the artillery under Zheng Zhilong had explosive shells that would explode...

Suddenly the watchman standing on the mast shouted:

"Commander, many warships came from the Pearl River Estuary, and they blocked the British..."

The lookout station was high up, and it was already bright now. With their binoculars, they could clearly see the Ming Dynasty Dragon Flag flying high on the warships outside the Pearl River Estuary.

Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed when he heard this and asked hurriedly:

"Look at which fleet it is. The warships of the Ming Navy are old and it will be difficult for them to stop the large British warships!"

The lookout soldier observed carefully for a moment, and then shouted:

"Congratulations, Commander. Dozens of warships have arrived from the Pearl River Estuary. Six of them are about the same size as British warships. The Ming Dynasty Dragon Flag is flying everywhere on the sea..."

After hearing the watchman's report, Zheng Zhilong was stunned...

He is very aware of the situation of the Ming Navy. There are very few capable warships, let alone warships that are about the same size as British warships...

Before Zheng Zhilong could react, the watchman shouted excitedly again:

"Oh, it's the young marshal. It seems that the young marshal and the others are here. There is a banner with Zhu characters on the flagship. Except for the young marshal, whose surname is Mr., there are no generals named Zhu in the Ming Dynasty..."

Hearing that his son had come to support him, Zheng Zhilong was even happier and hurriedly ordered a quick pursuit:

"What? My son is here? It should be the fleet sent by Emperor Shenwu to support. Quick, pass the commander's order. All warships in the Pearl River should immediately pursue the British warships..."

The two fleets that arrived were Zhu Chenggong and Shi Lang. After they arrived, they wanted to rest for a night, but unexpectedly they heard fierce gunfire outside in the middle of the night.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Chenggong received a battle report and learned that his father and the British were fighting fiercely in the Pearl River. Zhu Chenggong knew that his father and the others had powerful wolf tactics and fire attacks. The British warships were limited in number, and they would definitely be defeated by the Ming Dynasty in the end.

In order to prevent the British from escaping, he hurriedly ordered two fleets to block the mouth of the Pearl River.

As expected by Zhu Chenggong, he soon saw three warships flying foreign flags speeding toward the Pearl River Estuary.

Zhu Chenggong gave an order, and six large warships that had just entered service immediately turned sideways. One warship had about twenty guns on the side, and six ships with a total of one hundred artillery were ready to fire.

At the same time, dozens of other warships also quickly formed a formation, all ready to bombard the British warships.

Seeing the British warships entering the shooting range, Zhu Chenggong waved the command flag in his hand and loudly ordered:

"All battleships, fire their cannons at me..."

The order to fire was quickly conveyed to all ships, and dozens of Ming warships immediately lit the fuses:

"Rumble..."

Nearly a thousand cannonballs were fired rapidly at three British warships that were already injured...

Seeing that the fleet was about to rush out of the Pearl River Estuary, Wedel finally breathed a sigh of relief. He did not regret coming to Daming. Daming is really a good place. If you don't come here, you will never know.

But he really regretted retreating to the Pearl River Estuary. He began to think that retreating to the Pearl River could avoid the siege and at the same time go ashore to grab some supplies.

Unexpectedly, they almost didn't break out. This is the territory of the Ming Dynasty after all. If they can't break out of the Pearl River Estuary, the Ming army can mobilize a large number of troops and attack them from all directions. Sooner or later, the weak British will be sunk in the Ming Dynasty.

Pearl River...

"Report to the general, something bad is going on. There are dozens of Ming warships blocking the exit..."

Suddenly, soldiers came in to report that they found a large number of Ming warships blocking the Pearl River estuary, including several large warships...

Wedel was suddenly shocked. There were also large battleships?

"Quick, rush out at all costs..."

"Rumble..."

"Bang bang bang..."

Suddenly, many shells bombarded the British warship. Wedel stood up suddenly and shouted in disbelief:

"How is it possible? Such a long range has exceeded the range of our artillery. How could the Ming army have such fierce artillery? Rush out..."

Zheng Zhilong's artillery is still the same as before. Nowadays, the Ming warships basically have new artillery, and their range must exceed the British artillery.

In particular, the artillery on the six new warships has a maximum range of more than ten miles, and many of the artillery fires are explosive shells...

Before Weddell finished speaking, several shells suddenly hit his flagship and directly penetrated the upper deck of the Elizabeth...

"Ah, God..."

Wedel shouted to God, hurriedly made the sign of the cross on his chest, and immediately looked at the big hole on the deck...

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Under normal circumstances, a cannonball penetrates the deck and leaves a large hole. As long as it does not penetrate the bottom of the ship, it will have little impact on the battleship.

But how did Wedel know that one of these shells was an explosive shell...

"Rumble..."

Before the Wedel Cross was finished, the cannonball suddenly exploded, and a dozen soldiers who came up to watch were blown away and fell into the river.

One of the blown wooden boards scraped past Wedel's scalp, and even took away a strand of his hair. Wedel was so frightened that he screamed and hurriedly fell down, not daring to move...

"God, get out quickly..."

When Wedel was frightened to death, two cannons on the lower deck were overturned, and several gunners were blown to pieces...

The Elizabeth was hit by artillery shells in the middle, and the battleship rushing in front was of course even worse. It was directly hit by dozens of artillery shells. Among them, the shells hit the waterline, and seawater surged in along with the big hole...

One salvo severely damaged a British warship in front, and then the second salvo began:

"Rumble..."

A Ming army warship had about twenty cannons on one side, and more than fifty warships fired nearly a thousand shells at the British warships in one salvo.

Although the hit rate of artillery fire on the water was not high, at least a hundred shells hit the British warship. Three salvos directly sank the warship in front, and the Elizabeth was also severely damaged...

The captain of the battleship Elizabeth stumbled into the command cabin and hurriedly shouted to Wedel:

"General, what should we do? The Elizabeth cannot hold on any longer. If it is hit by Ming army artillery shells again, especially those deadly explosive shells, it will definitely sink in ten minutes at most..."

Wedel's face turned pale and he kept scratching something on his chest. After a moment he asked:

"What are the soldier casualties?"

The captain replied hastily:

"Most of the casualties are casualties, and there are only a dozen soldiers left who can fight..."

Wedel was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said:

"The Ming Dynasty is really not a place we can come to casually. Even God can't protect us. Surrender..."

…

Mr. Guo Xingye stood on the deck of the flagship and kept observing the shelling situation with the telescope in his hand. Because of the range and numerical superiority of the artillery, the British were constantly being bombarded, and very few shells hit the Ming warships.

Seeing the leading battleship sinking and many British people floating on the river, Zhu Chenggong showed a faint smile on his face.

He then raised his hand and was about to order the gunfire to continue when he suddenly found a white flag flying on the Elizabeth and shouted the words of surrender in stiff Ming Dynasty Mandarin:

"Don't fire, we surrender..."

Huang Fei, who was standing next to Mr. Guo Xing, saw the British raising the white flag and laughed loudly:

"My surname is the country, the British surrendered..."

Zhu Chenggong nodded and said:

"Accept their surrender and immediately send people to board the ship. Don't salvage the British in the water. All the wounded on their warships will be thrown into the Pearl River to feed the fish. The Ming Dynasty has no food to feed them..."

"Here!"

…

Two days later, Yue Yang came to Guangdong with a team of royal guards and first removed Xiong Wencan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, from his post.
To be continued...