"Bang bang..."

Before Laisons's triumphant laughter ended, five cannonballs suddenly fell on the deck of their sailing battleship.

"God……"

Laisons was shocked, but when he saw that those shells did not severely damage the battleship deck, he seemed to suddenly realize:

"Quick, speed up and escape. Akito has run out of shells. These useless shells can't hurt us at all."

There were more than 300 people on board their warships, and more than 200 were killed by the Ming army's cannons.

There are now about a hundred soldiers left, and half of them are wounded. When I heard that Akito did not have heavy artillery shells, I immediately felt like I was reborn.

The soldiers who were originally injured and unable to move ran to the deck to help raise the sail and prepare to speed up their escape.

"Rumble..."

Five cannonballs suddenly exploded, and flames flew out. The battleship was instantly engulfed in fire, making these people cry for their fathers and mothers.

Oh, no, to be precise, I kept calling God for help.

When Shi Lang saw the Portuguese warship burst into flames, he put down his telescope and ordered:

"Incendiary bombs, continue bombarding them until they are all reduced to ashes."

"yes"

"Rumble..."

This time it was no longer five incendiary bombs, but more than twenty naval guns bombarded at the same time.

Although the hit rate in the sea was not high, several incendiary bombs still landed on the Portuguese warship, and the entire warship suddenly burst into flames...

…

The battle was over and it was very easy. Zhu Chenggong gave the order and the fleet began to return...

The fleet is only responsible for fighting, and other matters are left to local officials to handle...

Zhu Chenggong sent an order for the fleet to rest for one day, and on the third day all the generals went to the flagship of the First Emperor for a meeting.

The third day

All the generals of the Ming Dynasty Navy gathered on the First Emperor, including Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Hongkui and others.

Seeing his son sitting in the first place, Zheng Zhilong felt very emotional. He felt happy but a little uneasy.

I was happy that my son was given a national surname and was named Marquis of Zhennan by Emperor Shenwu. This Marquis had real power and was also the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty Navy.

What worries me is that my son was conquered by Emperor Shenwu and may be completely out of his control in the future. Once Emperor Shenwu takes back the Zheng family navy, my son will most likely stand on his opposite side.

Seeing his father arriving, Zhu Chenggong stood up and pulled him to sit next to him. Zheng Zhilong was very satisfied. It seemed that his son still respected him!

Zhu Chenggong looked at the generals and said:

"Emperor Shenwu was very satisfied with the Battle of Macau and rewarded our navy officers and soldiers. He hopes that the officers and soldiers will continue to fight for the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty..."

When the generals heard this, they stood up quickly to thank them:

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Chenggong nodded, and then said to Shi Lang and Huang Fei:

"Your Majesty has decreed that the two generals Shi Lang and Huang Fei will temporarily stay in Guangdong. Your task is to recruit new recruits and train navy soldiers.

Recruitment conditions: Young and middle-aged men of appropriate age, those who are familiar with water will be given priority. There is no limit to the number, the more the better. Military pay will be three taels of silver during training, five taels of silver during battle, and the extra two taels of silver will be used as a war subsidy.

I hope that the two generals will work hard to build a large navy for the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Shenwu will definitely reward them!"

Shi Lang and Huang Fei hurriedly bowed to receive the order:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I will do my best to build a powerful navy for the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Chenggong nodded, then looked at Zheng Zhilong:

"Father, Emperor Shenwu hopes that you will temporarily transfer twenty large and medium-sized warships to the two generals. Emperor Shenwu promises not to treat my Zheng family badly. I wonder if father is willing?"

"Twenty large and medium-sized warships?"

Zheng Zhilong felt a sudden pain in his heart when he heard this. He almost jumped up. What is the concept of twenty large and medium-sized warships?

Although the Zheng family is wealthy, it will also cause the Zheng family's naval strength to drop significantly, because foreigners will not sell battleships, and the Zheng family will not be able to build them in a short time.

Although he was very reluctant in his heart, he did not dare to resist the order. Looking at his son's expectant eyes, Lao Zheng couldn't help but sigh deeply:

"Well, of course my father will not let down Emperor Shenwu. He will send someone to deliver it after a while."

Zhu Chenggong bowed to Zheng Zhilong:

"Thank you father for your understanding of justice!"

In fact, Emperor Shenwu Zhu Cixiang did not ask Zheng Zhilong for twenty battleships at all. He just asked Shi Lang and Huang Fei to recruit troops.

But Zhu Chenggong knew that recruiting troops would definitely require warship training. He would take fifty warships with him when he left, and not all of the remaining warships would be used, so he decided to trick his father.

Zheng Zhilong didn't know that he had been tricked by his son, so he could only agree in pain.

After hearing that Zheng Zhilong said that someone would send it to him after a while, Zhu Chenggong saluted his father again:

"Thank you very much, father. The Holy One has ordered Shi Lang to select warships in person in a while. Don't worry, father. The Holy One has said that as long as medium-sized warships are used, it will not affect the strength of the Zheng family."

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment, but finally nodded:

"Okay, let Shi Lang choose warships at any time..."

For the sake of the Ming Navy, Zhu Chenggong successfully cheated his father again, and Zheng Zhilong planned to send some old battleships to Shi Lang and Huang Fei as training ships.
Chapter completed!