"Hurry...it's getting faster...it's windy, hurry up and hang the sails!"

On a huge sail warship, an officer wearing a marine camouflage uniform stood on the deck, shouting constantly. In front of him was a huge mast, with a huge sail hanging from the mast. More than a dozen sailors wearing marine camouflage uniforms and red vests were busy pulling ropes as thick as their thumbs to pull up the sails.

When a sail was pulled up, the officer not only did not show his happy expression but became angry, "Idiots... are you all pigs? It's a good wind now, and you should hang a horizontal sail instead of a sail. Have you forgotten what I teach you on weekdays? I was wrong just now, even pigs are better than you!"

The sailors wearing red vests are sailboats on the boat. The job of these sailboats is to control the sails on the boat, so that the sails constantly change directions and allow the warship to move forward at the fastest speed at the best angle to the wind.

The work of a sailboat seems simple, but it is actually very tedious and boring to sit up. Moreover, the larger the ship, the more sails it hangs, and the more sailboats it needs, and the more complicated the operation. This is fine. The key to the problem is that the work of a sailboat is not only cumbersome but also very dangerous. You must know that when a sailboat is working, you must often climb up and down a mast seven or eight meters or even more than ten meters high. If you are not careful, you will fall off the mast and hit the deck. If you fall at such a height, you will know what the consequences will be. Therefore, all sailors who can become sailboats are bold, meticulous and strong people.

In addition to sailing drivers, there are also watchmen, helmsman, gunner, loader, measuring officer, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. There are more than ten jobs, including small ships, only dozens of sailors, and hundreds of sailors on large warships. The captain's job is to effectively bond sailors and officers in these positions. So why do you say that ten years of army and a hundred years of navy mean that ships are hard to build, but qualified sailors and officers are difficult to train.

The three sail warships that Yang Feng got from Hyundai were also renamed by him, namely Qingyuan, Ningyuan and Liaoyuan. The largest of the 600-ton Qingyuan was appointed by Lu Guangbiao as the flagship of the Fujian Navy. Since he was assigned to these three warships, Lu Guangbiao lived on the ship almost every day, driving the sailors in the navy camp hard every day. Since there are more sailors and few warships, the navy officers and soldiers were divided into more than ten batches and took turns to practice on board.

On the deck of the Qingyuan, Lu Guangbiao stood beside the helmsman and watched the sailors be busy all the time after the officers scolded him. He nodded faintly, "It seems that our soldiers are very hard-working in their studies!"

The first mate next to him said happily: "The soldiers are learning very quickly and they can master the basic knowledge in just a few months. If the gunners can finish training, it means that our warship has basic combat power."

Lu Guangbiao did not show too happy. He said with a serious expression: "That is just the most basic combat power. Don't forget that Zheng Zhilong and the pirates under his command are all habitual bandits. Many of them have been wandering on the sea for more than ten or even most of their lives. Although we have many large warships, there are only three warships. If we start a full war with Zheng Zhilong and the others, you don't need to say anything, you know what the consequences will be."

When they thought of the three warships that met hundreds of warships densely packed by Zheng Zhilong, the young mate became dumb. He was not stupid, so he naturally knew that tigers could not defeat wolves. No matter how powerful their warships were, there were only three. Once they faced the hundreds of warships led by Zheng Zhilong, they only had one, and that was to be beaten to death by the group.

However, he still said a little dissatisfied: "Our warship speed is much faster than ordinary warships. Can we still run away if we can't beat it?"

Lu Guangbiao looked at him deeply: "We are the Fujian Navy. It would be fine if we can't win when we meet the Shanghai bandits. If we flee without a fight, do you know what consequences will be?"

The first lieutenant no longer said anything. If this happened, the impeachment memorials of the censors and censors would definitely overwhelm Lu Guangbiao.

The three warships continued to be on the sea. After a while, the first mate reminded him again: "Sir Admiral, we have passed Kinmen Island, and the Penghu Islands are ahead. However, Zheng Zhilong's fleet often appears there. Do you think we can return?"

Lu Guangbiao nodded: "Okay, pass on the order and let the fleet..."

"Sir, the enemy's traces were found at thirteen o'clock in front, with a distance of five thousand meters!"

Suddenly, the lookout hand on the mast shouted loudly.

Lu Guangbiao was stunned at first, and immediately raised his telescope without thinking and looked towards the front right. Soon several masts immediately came into his eyes, and a tricolor red, white and blue flag fluttered on the highest mast.

"It's the Dutch warship, there are two in number!" Lu Guangbiao's face changed slightly, and then he immediately calmed down.

"Sir, what should we do? Will we return immediately?" I also saw the other party's first mate asking nervously. Although the number of their warships was one more than that of the Dutch, you should know that they were almost all newbies here. If they really had a fight with the Dutch warships, they would really not be able to tell clearly.

"Return, are you crazy?" Lu Guangbiao glared at the eldest mate and his voice became stern: "Remember to me, we are the navy of the Ming Dynasty. This is the sea border of the Ming Dynasty, and we must not retreat! Immediately pass the order and enter the battle preparations!"

"I understand, get into combat preparation!" The first mate shuddered and quickly agreed.

"Crazy..."

Soon, a fiery red battle flag rose on the mast of the Qingyuan. As the battle flag rose, the three battleships began to expose windows, revealing dark cannons inside.

Almost as Lu Guangbiao ordered combat preparations, the two Dutch warships on the opposite side also discovered them, and the two Dutch warships also made the same actions as the Fujian Navy.

On the deck of the Dutch warship headed, a Dutch Royal Navy officer in blue uniform was standing side by side with Major Encos, and an officer was reporting to them: "Report to Lieutenant Colonel Rouen, three warships were found in front, and judging from the flags they flew, they should be the Ming navy."

"Ming's Navy?" Lieutenant Colonel Rouen chuckled: "No... You are wrong. Ming's country has no navy. According to their statement, it should be called a navy. I will pass my order immediately and meet it immediately. All the artillery doors will be opened!"

"clear!"
Chapter completed!