Western countries do not hunt whales for food, but use whale oil as lighting fuel. After entering the industrial revolution, whale oil became the main industrial fuel.

Animal oil or vegetable oil was also used as fuel in early China. Petroleum was discovered during the Western Han Dynasty. It is recorded in the Book of Changes. The word petroleum was used by Shen Kuo in the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty was also a strange dynasty. Oil and gunpowder had been used in the military. Fierce oil was extracted from oil, but its combat effectiveness was hard to describe.

It was only after the Mongols conquered the Song Dynasty that they brought gunpowder to the world. Don't simply think that the Mongols relied on cavalry and bows to rule the world. In fact, gunpowder was the most powerful weapon.

China is the first country to discover oil, about a thousand years earlier than other countries in the world. What a pity...

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Back to the topic of the book, the whaling ship fled desperately under the pursuit of the pirate ship. They only paid attention to the pirate ship behind them and did not find the Ming warship at first.

When three Ming warships suddenly appeared in front of him, the helmsman of the whaling ship thought his eyes were dazzled. He rubbed his eyes hurriedly, only to find that it was not dazzled. He almost fainted with fright...

They had never seen such a strange ship. There were no sails on the huge ship, and several huge chimneys dragged billowing black smoke, just like a monster.

At that time, both warships and merchant ships relied on sails, and steam engines did not exist at all. The whaling ships certainly did not understand the situation, and the sailors huddled in the cabins and did not dare to show their heads.

Three warships passed directly by the whaler not far away. The warships caused huge waves and almost capsized the whaler.

There was no need for the Ming army to drive the whaling ships away. After the warships passed through, the whaling ships saw countless warships appearing in the distance.

They were so frightened that they hurriedly adjusted their sails and fled. They swore they would never enter the South China Sea again in their lives.

On the three pirate ships, the composition of the pirates was very complex, including Dutch, Spanish, Germans, British, Japanese, and some black people. The leader was a Japanese.

The Japanese people were originally pirates. After the Tokugawa closed the sea, they could no longer return to the Japanese country, so they joined forces with the pirates in the South China Sea and near Malacca.

Those black men were their hired soldiers. They didn't care whether their master was a good guy or a bad guy, or what kind of ship they were robbing, as long as they were paid, they would do it.

These people have been plundering in the South China Sea for many years, committing many crimes and killing countless people. During this time, they did not encounter a merchant ship, and finally their target was a whaling ship.

Sailors on whaling ships often fight against giant creatures in the sea, and are much more ferocious than sailors on merchant ships.

They were reluctant to give away the whale oil they had worked so hard to obtain. They did not listen to the pirates' orders and ran away desperately without stopping the ship.

They were also lucky enough to encounter the Ming Dynasty fleet, otherwise they would have been killed by the pirates, and the whale oil could be sold at a high price.

Seeing the whaling ship escaping, three strange ships appeared instead. The observation post on the pirate ship was so frightened that it almost fell off the mast and hurriedly reported to the boss Yamaguchi:

"Boss, something bad is going on. There is a monster ahead."

Yamaguchi, who has been robbing families and homes at sea all year round, has guns and cannons in his hands. Yamaguchi is not afraid of monsters in the sea at all, so he took out his binoculars and took a closer look.

"hiss……"

When he first discovered the steam battleship, Yamaguchi was also startled, but soon found someone moving on the strange ship, and couldn't help shouting:

"What kind of monster is this? It's clearly an advanced battleship. If we can get this kind of battleship, we will be invincible on the sea. Even the battleships in Batavia will not dare to cause trouble for us."

Yamaguchi was attracted by the Ming Dynasty battleship, and he had a whimsical idea of ​​possessing the steam battleship. He was already blinded by greed.

In fact, you can't blame him, the Ming steam battleship makes any opponent extremely jealous.

But they didn't know that the steam battleships were like rubbish in their hands. At that time, only the Ming Dynasty discovered and used coal, and they couldn't find fuel at all...

"Hahaha, brothers, this is not a monster, but an advanced warship. Please be careful not to fire cannons to damage the warship. We are fighting in succession. As long as we board the opponent's warship, this warship belongs to us..."

"Yes, the boss is right. If we capture their warship, we will be the overlord of the sea from now on. Batavia will show its favor to us and rush forward..."

Some foreigners with blue eyes and high noses were extremely excited after hearing what Yamaguchi said, and they all shouted to capture the Ming warship.

However, not everyone was so excited. A Spaniard was very calm. After carefully watching the Ming warships with a single-tube telescope, he shook his head and said:

"This is the Ming Dynasty warship, and the Ming Dynasty dragon flag is flying on it. It's best to stay away from it and leave immediately, otherwise the consequences will be serious..."

Before the Spaniard finished speaking, he was kicked hard by Yamaguchi:

"Go away, don't ruin my good deeds. The Ming Dynasty is nothing. We Japanese people never care about them. In the past, dozens of people could kill hundreds of miles in their country. Come on me."

Yamaguchi kicked the Spanish over and ordered the pirate ship to rush towards the Ming warship.

Three battleships faced off against three pirate ships. If they attacked separately, they would not be severely damaged immediately, but they rushed towards the Wanli together.

In Yamaguchi's eyes, the Wanli is the most powerful, and this is his first goal. He wants to win the Chongzhen in one go.

Huang Fei saw through their intentions at a glance. It was a big joke that a few pirates actually wanted to capture the Ming Dynasty steam battleship.

A cruel sneer appeared on Huang Fei's lips. He also wanted to make a fortune from the pirates, so he grabbed the walkie-talkie:

"Concentrate your firepower to knock off the sails of the pirate ship to prevent them from escaping. Then bombard their hull and try not to sink it. There must be something good on the ship."

"Here!"

"Rumble..."

"Rumble..."

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Huang Fei gave an order, and the three warships with more than a hundred naval guns fired a fierce bombardment at the three pirate ships, firing volleys of explosive, solid, and incendiary bombs...

The distance between the Ming warship and the pirate ship was still beyond the range of the pirate ship's cannon. They never thought that the Ming warship's cannon had such a long range.

Whimsical and Ming forces engaged in a massive battle, but as a result, countless artillery shells bombarded their battleships three miles away.

"Bang bang bang..."

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Debris flew on the deck, the mast shook violently, the sail was punctured and caught fire, and many sailors and gunners were killed.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing the fierce firepower of the Ming army, the pirates suddenly became chaotic and shouted:

"Boss, the Ming army has opened fire, run away quickly"

Upon hearing the pirate report, Yamaguchi hurriedly shouted:

"Steady, steady, move forward five hundred meters and fire."

"Rumble..."

Before Yamaguchi finished speaking, the Ming warship quickly turned around and fired another round of fierce bombardment. Although the hit rate at sea was not very high, dozens of shells hit the pirate ship.

The second deck of the pirate ship was penetrated in many places, and most of the pirate artillerymen inside who were preparing to fire became targets for the Ming army's naval guns. Yamaguchi's body was also blasted into pieces by a solid bullet...

As soon as Yamaguchi died, the leader of the pirate ship became the German Marachs, who hurriedly ordered the pirate ship to retreat.

But all the sails on the pirate ship were destroyed by the Ming army, and they had no power at all. They could only let the sea wind blow and spin on the sea, unable to escape at all.

At this time, the main fleet of the Ming army was approaching the battlefield. Zhu Cixiang was holding a telescope and was keeping an eye on the battle situation.

This was the first time he had seen a real naval battle. Seeing the fierce firepower of the Ming warships, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Be careful, try not to bombard the pirate ship below the waterline. There must be a lot of gold and silver on their ship. Keep firing:

"Rumble..."

Huang Fei was also thinking about the gold and silver on the pirate ship and was worried that the pirate ship would be sunk. He ordered the naval guns not to sink the pirate ship. The shells basically bombarded the first and second decks of the pirate ship.

After two more rounds of bombardment, there were not many people alive on the three pirate ships. Even the Germans flying the white flag were blown into pieces by the shells.

A small number of pirates hid in the cabin and did not dare to move. Three Ming warships quickly approached the pirate ship. The soldiers, fully armed, quickly boarded the pirate ship.

Whenever someone is seen, whether they surrender or resist, they will be shot.

Dozens of Western pirates hiding in the cabin were afraid to get out of the cabin, and they dared to shoot and resist. A burst of grenades exploded and their flesh and blood were scattered.

Ming soldiers wearing steel helmets and bulletproof vests entered the cabin back-to-back with pistols to search, and soon found more than a hundred people in the cabin.

Among them were more than a dozen Japanese women. These Japanese women were disheveled and good-looking. They were obviously serving these pirate leaders.

Huang Fei waved his hand, and the Ming army immediately asked them to stand by the side of the ship facing the sea. Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire, and pirate hats fell into the sea one after another.

Since ancient times, China has liked to convince people with virtue, which has caused countless people to bleed and shed tears.

Zhu Cixiang does not know how to convince people with virtue, and there is no need for these foreign races. What he believes in is conquest by force. If you don't obey, you will die...

No matter how good we are to the aliens, they will betray us once given the opportunity. The people who end up hurting us are almost all the white-eyed wolves we have helped.

The three pirate ships were wiped out and the Ming army began to search for the pirates' treasures. More than two million taels of gold and silver were found on the three pirate ships, as well as a large amount of jewelry.

Looking at the gold and silver jewelry piled on the deck, Huang Fei smiled happily. With only a few people injured, he was able to wipe out all the pirates and get so much gold and silver jewelry. Who wouldn't be happy?

When Zhu Cixiang and others boarded the pirate ship, they were shocked by the scene before them. They did not expect that there would be so much gold and silver jewelry in the pirate ship.

After being happy, Zhu Chenggong thought of the casualties among the Ming army soldiers and asked hurriedly:

"What are the casualties?"

"Commander, as long as a few people are injured, the injuries are not serious. After shelling, they quickly board the ship. The pirates did not react, and the soldiers came to their ship."

Zhu Chenggong looked at Emperor Shenwu, and Zhu Cihong nodded:

"The injured soldiers will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver. All soldiers participating in the battle today will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. Anyone who sees it will have a share. Each soldier in the army will be rewarded with five taels of silver. The rest will be handed over. However, the rewards will be distributed together after Batavia is captured."

"Thank you, long live the emperor..."

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The current governor of Batavia is Anthony Van Diemen, or Van Diemen for short. Under his supervision, the city of Batavia has been built.

There are two gates in Batavia Castle. One is the water gate. The water gate is built in the water, facing the sea and parallel to the sea level. It is mainly used for ships to enter and unload. All the materials needed by the castle are entered through the water gate.
To be continued...