Chapter 750 of Yinxiong Text of the late Ming Dynasty Chapter 750 of the Tiance Navy joining the battle Putmans thought he had heard it wrong. When he saw the flagship's first mate looking at him with excitement, he repeated the reinforcements, which made him suspect that the first mate went crazy.

Reinforcements? Where are there any reinforcements? These twelve warships are already most of their armed forces, but there are several other ships, but now they either go to Batavia, to Malacca, or to Lusong to monitor the Spanish movements.

Even if you come, at most one or two ships will be a drop in the bucket for the current situation.

"Governor, look east, I didn't lie to you. It's really our reinforcements!"

The first mate knew that he didn't believe it, so he quickly pointed to the east and said with an excited look on his face.

Putsman was not happy. It seemed that reinforcements did arrive, but even if there were reinforcements, at most one or two warships, there was no power to turn the situation around in front of him.

However, he turned his head and turned his gaze to the east. When he raised his telescope and looked east, he was also shocked.

He suddenly discovered that three huge warships appeared in the waters near Liaoluoto. After about ten breaths, another large warship appeared. The intervals of each ship were the same and they were organized into a neat queue.

After almost the same time, he saw a new warship appear. Looking at this, more warships are coming behind him.

But most importantly, these newly emerging warships are undoubtedly Garen ships, and their size is almost the same as those under his command.

Although I don’t know where these ships came from and who commanded them, and I couldn’t see the banner clearly from too far away, it was definitely not Zheng Zhilong’s warship. If Zheng Zhilong had this strength, he would have started fighting with him head-on, so why wait for him to enter Liuluo Bay and catch a turtle in a jar.

The only forces with this kind of Garen ship were their alliance of seven provinces in the Netherlands, as well as the Englishmen across the sea. Although the Spanish and Portuguese also had Garen ships, they were obviously different from their Garen ships. Moreover, they also had ships to monitor Lusong, and the news of the Spanish dispatch could not be hidden from them.

Then, there are only two possibilities left now. These Galen ships were either warships reinforced by Batavia or English fleets. However, it is obvious that the former is more likely. Although the English also used Galen ships, their strength in the Far East was not strong. They could not gather so many large Galen ships in a short period of time. Moreover, although they occasionally had wars with the English, they did not have deep hatred and would not have deliberately planned them.

But these are not important anymore. Even if these ships are really from England, it is good news for them.

Because their enemies will definitely regard these new Garen ships as their reinforcements, and they will have to divide their troops to deal with them.

In this way, they, who were already in a dead end, have the possibility of successfully breaking out.

"After the news, our reinforcements arrived. As long as we persist for a while, victory will definitely belong to us."

With Putmans' order, the remaining four warships soon received news of their reinforcements.

When they looked around, they saw more than a dozen large warships appearing on the sea to the east. They couldn't help but feel their morale boosted and began to fight back fiercely, trying to repel these entangled Zheng troops and join their reinforcements.

However, is the fleet that appeared in the east really a reinforcement from the Dutch fleet?

These newly emerging warships are of course the main warships of the Tiance Navy. Under the leadership of Kong Youde and Xu Wenyi, they came to participate in this naval battle.

The matter has to start from the tenth day of September. At that time, the Tiance Navy fleet, which had been repaired in Chongming Sha for two days, set sail again and headed for the Fujian waters.

Thanks to the war between Zheng Zhilong and the Dutch, there were no ships along the way, and there were not even fishing boats. They were worried that they would be caught by the Red Hair when they went out to sea to catch fish, so the news of the attack of the huge fleet of the Tiance Navy did not spread.

On September 13, the fleet arrived in the waters of Fuzhou successfully.

However, the war had not begun at that time, and it was not a big deal that the fleet had been floating on the sea. We had to find a place to settle down. After some trade-offs, we finally decided to put the place to Pingtan Island east of Putian.

Pingtan Island is the largest island on the coast of Fujian and also belongs to Zheng Zhilong's territory. However, in order to concentrate troops to fight the Dutch, most of the warships near Pingtan Island were transferred away, leaving only three small boats and more than one hundred people stationed.

The task of capturing Pingtan Island is not difficult. Zheng Zhilong's three warships are all No. 5 Fu Ship, also known as Haicang Ship. The combined displacement of the three ships is less than 200 tons.

As a pioneer, Li Fuquan directly drove the fleet into the port of Pingtan Island. In front of the powerful Wendeng hierarchy, the defenders on the island did not even dare to let go of a single fart, so they surrendered directly and bought Pingtan Island.

Then the naval fleet was stationed here, and at the same time, the sea and land sent people to investigate and closely monitor the situation near Kinmen Island, two hundred miles away, hoping to obtain an accurate war start time.

After waiting anxiously for several days, on September 17, news came that Fujian Governor Zou Weilian, who swore an oath to fight in Haicheng to fight against the thieves.

This means that the war is not far away, and the war will definitely break out at the end of September at the latest.

So Kong Youde began to prepare for the battle, using the three captured Zheng army boats and the navy's men to explore the hydrological situation from Pingtan Island to Zhongzuo Institute, while closely following the information of Zheng Zhilong and Zou Weilian.

I have to say that Li Yangxing’s CIA is quite powerful.

Just yesterday afternoon, intelligence personnel sent back a message that the naval warships of the Ming army and Zheng Zhilong had already been assembled, and the food, drinking water, ammunition and personnel had been loaded. Although there was no explanation for when the war would start, it is most likely that it will be today.

At dusk, new news came, confirming that Zheng Zhilong set out early this morning to attack the Dutch fleet in Liaoluo Bay.

Therefore, Kong Youde didn't sleep at all and started preparing for the war. After more than two hours of preparation, the fleet was ready to set off.

During this period, four waves of lurking personnel reported one after another that Zheng Zhilong sent troops, the scale of troops, and the location of troops were confirmed.

At the sixth hour of Yin, Kong Youde gave the order, and the fleet set off from Pingtan Island and rushed to the Kinmen Sea.

When we reached halfway, news came that Zheng Zhilong's main fleet had dispatched. Kong Youde knew that he had caught up this time, and the information was indeed correct.

So the fleet continued to advance at full speed and headed towards the Liuluo Bay waters.

After nearly four hours of sailing, Kong Youde finally arrived at the Kinmen Sea with his fleet and appeared on the battlefield.

Of course, the speeds of each type are still different. The types of warships in the Tiance Army are diverse and the fastest-running Garen ships were built specifically for ocean-going navigation and combat at that time.

Of course, the first batch of those who arrived on the battlefield were Galen ships, a total of fifteen, six Wenden-class and nine Weihai-class.

When fifteen fully armed Garen ships appeared on the battlefield, the situation of the battle suddenly changed drastically.

The Eastern Chapter was the first to react.

When they saw the appearance of fifteen warships, the morale of the pirates increased greatly, and the reinforcements of the Red Hair came. And there were fifteen ships and six large warships, their confidence immediately arose.

Immediately afterwards, Li Guozhu led the pirates to launch a large-scale counterattack, not only taking back two warships occupied by the Zheng army, but also taking advantage of the situation to capture two Zheng army warships.

Zheng Zhibao was also shocked by the big ply that suddenly appeared behind him.

His mood was the same as that of the Dutch soldiers on the "Willingen" that were sunk by them. He thought he was an oriole, but he didn't expect to become a mantis.

In contrast, Kong Youde's mood was very pleasant, and this was a ready-made target in front of them.

Before we bypassed the head of Luoluo, we kept hearing the roar of cannons coming from Luoluo Bay. It seemed that the battle was very fierce, but we didn't know what the situation was. Now we found that the Dutch were being crushed and Zheng Jun was preparing to seize the ship.

Kong Youde originally came to kill the Dutch and Zheng Zhilong together. If the Dutch gained the upper hand, wouldn’t his idea of ​​pretending to be a Dutch warship be vain? Now it just so happens that it can continue to act as a Dutch reinforcement.

In order to play more like this, he also found Guo Huaiyi and several other surrendered pirates who had dealt with the Dutch more. According to their description, he only made a group of Dutch military uniforms and flags in advance, making them like real Dutch warships.

"If you pass the order, use solid shells and shotguns, and flowering shells are prohibited!"

"Target, Fujian Navy, Zheng Zhilong Fleet!"

Kong Youde issued a combat order, and the Tiance Navy will officially join the Liaoluo Bay sea battle.

The flowering bullet is not allowed to be used, mainly because of the concern that it is exposed. It seems that the Dutch flowering bullet technology is not yet mature, and if you want to use it yourself, it may cause suspicion.

The nine Weihai-class ships in the fleet have made more improvements compared to the first three ships. Not only has the tonnage increased from 500 tons to 600 tons, but the gun position shooting, hull layout, and protective performance have also been improved to a certain extent.

But as for artillery, each side can be equipped with thirteen artillery, plus four artillery on the bow and stern of the ship, and a ship is equipped with a total of thirty artillery.

Six Wendeng class and nine Weihai class have powerful firepower on one side of 261 Yunlong cannons. Even if the target is a thousand-ton warship, it cannot withstand such fierce artillery fire.

"fire!"

Kong Youde said calmly.

"Boom boom boom..."

As the roar of the first round of artillery bombing sounded, dense solid artillery shells hit the Zheng army warships that were besieging Dutch warships.

Less than one mile away, it is simply a living target for the superior Yunlong Cannon.

The bow of the ship was full of Zheng Jun soldiers who were preparing to jump to grab the ship. Every shot of the shell hit was drawn in the dense crowd, and there was no way to pass by, and there were scattered flesh and limbs everywhere.

After the first round of artillery attacks, Zheng Zhibao was also glad from his horror. After all, he was a capable man who had been through the waves for a long time with Zheng Zhilong. He immediately ordered Wang Shangzhong to continue trembling with Li Guozhu and the three plywood ships. He led his warships and immediately turned to deal with these new red-haired ones.

These new artillery are still sharp, and their firepower is incomparable. Even though they sank a large plywood ship before, they relied on a sudden attack and concentrated their firepower to attack the first one while the three plywood ships behind them were not arrived. If they set up a formation against the cannon, they had no hope of victory.

But the unexpected appearance of these Red-Hained Reinforcements also has one advantage, that is, they are unwilling to be away from each other. The distance between the two sides is generally between a hundred feet and a mile. With such a short distance, there is still a chance to take the risk and rush forward to fight.

"Brothers, don't be afraid. The red-haired cannons are just sharp. As long as we rush up, their cannons will be useless! Let me kill them!"

More than forty Zheng army warships immediately turned the bow and rushed towards the Tiance Navy's fleet.

"Want to jump to the gang? You young!" Kong Youde smiled contemptuously.

Not to mention whether they can rush up under the naval artillery fire, even if they can rush up, the commandos on the warships can make them come and go.

"Old Xu, now the fleet is under your command, start your performance!"

"Abide by the order!"

After Xu Wenyi took over the command, she looked at the Zheng army warships rushing up with excitement, as if a hunter had seen a group of prey.

Under Xu Wenyi's command, fifteen warships drew a perfect arc on the sea, including all Zheng army warships in the best shooting world.

"Boom boom boom..."

During the high-speed movement, the fleet continued to pour out firepower, and the Zheng army warships rushed forward without fear of death, but no matter how brave they were, they could not avoid the fate of being hit by shells.

After the three rounds of artillery attacks, nearly one-third of the attacking Zheng army warships lost their combat effectiveness. They were either hit on the waterline and gradually sank into the water, or they were hit on the mast and lost their ability to move, or the captain was killed and the dragons were headless.

But the remaining warships were tighter, and the closest one had been pulled less than twenty feet away, and Xu Wenyi also issued an order to replace the shotgun. This round of loading was all shotgun wrapped in net bags.

"Open fire!"

Xu Wenyi said lightly.

“Bangbangbang…”

Thousands of shotguns were thrown at the Zheng army warships. The results of this round of artillery were far greater than the sum of all the artillery results ahead.

The Zheng army warship was posted on it, intending to jump to the gang. When it was close to twenty or thirty feet, the deck was already full of Zheng army soldiers who were ready to go. The shotgun could not penetrate the cabin, but it was very effective against these unrestrained Zheng army soldiers.

With the sound of shotguns hitting the body, countless Zheng soldiers and sailors fell down, some of whom were not dead let out heart-wrenching screams, while others fell directly into the sea water, and the blood dyed the sea water light red.

"Open fire!"

“Bangbangbang…”

"Open fire!"

“Bangbangbang…”

After three rounds of shotgun attacks, the first battle between the Tiance Navy and Zheng Zhilong was declared over.
Chapter completed!