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Shi Daxuan couldn't bear to ask. However, with the binoculars high up, Zheng Sen's brows were always furrowed, and he looked at the battlefield without saying a word. For a long time, he just now He shook his head gravely.

"No! I've heard my father talk about the treasure ships of Xifan several times. They are transportation troops, not combat troops. Usually, when intercepted by pirates, they are frigates that hold the enemy back, let the merchant ships flee backwards, and then rendezvous. ! Now they are fighting positional warfare!"

"Furthermore, Manila has at least 30 warships. Let's converge on Malacca with great fanfare. It is impossible for the people of Xifan to get the news. How could they send such a thin fleet to escort them!"

"I'm afraid there is fraud in it!"

But when I was talking, I suddenly heard a loud bang. During the fierce battle, a treasure ship seemed to be hit by artillery fire in the gunpowder compartment. , The crackling bullets were like rain, and the Spaniards who had left dozens of corpses were blocked below the deck, unable to come out.

Behind them, the Zheng family's pirate ships were ready to move like a cat that smelled fishy. Looking back, beads of sweat the size of beans kept dripping from his forehead, and Zheng Sen gritted his teeth fiercely.

"Shi Daxuan, you bring people to visit you one by one, and order them to wait and see what happens! If you have to go forward and seek death, then you can't blame me!"

"Sir, this"

"Go!"

In desperation, Shi Daxuan ran to the edge of the deck in a hurry, and immediately went down the rope, next to Guo Yi's big boat, his roar sounded soon, Zheng Sen continued to hold up the binoculars to watch, sweating Beads flowed non-stop from his forehead, and even a small puddle had accumulated on the ground.

He is also making a big gamble, and the gamble is not just the gold wealth on the treasure ship!

Fortunately, he won the bet! Just as the tongue-rolling pirates of Ming Dynasty almost completely controlled the battlefield, a shadow of sail suddenly appeared from the other side of Galio Danfa Island!

Chapter 655. A Precious Lesson

Tigers can eat people, and people can hurt tigers! Not only the pirates of Ming Dynasty want to eat this windfall, but also the Spanish, Dutch, and even the Portuguese who are temporarily neutral in the sea of ​​Southeast Asia. I hope to deal a heavy blow to the thriving Daming water power, bring Daming back to shore, and continue to be that huge but friendly neighbor on land.

This treasure ship is also their chance!

In the midst of a fierce battle, suddenly, overwhelming artillery fire rang out from behind, water jets splashed fish, shrimp and crabs on the deck, and with a bang, a round of grape shells spun and hung on the mast , even the thick mast made of fine Liaodong giant wood, under this heavy impact, still collapsed with a crackling sound, and immediately slammed into the water with a bang.

Still firing at the treasure ship in the encirclement, suddenly turning around, the entangled Daming pirates were shocked to find that at some point behind them, a menacing Western fleet appeared behind them.

To be honest, even if the Dutch in Batavia and the Spanish in Manila were tied together, the main battleships would only be 54, and the treasure ships in the encirclement would still be less than half of the pirates of the Ming Dynasty, but their timing was just right. The two wings of Aldan Island rushed out all of a sudden, and double-teamed the Daming Pirates. Moreover, these bastards were obviously more experienced in naval battles.

The fleet that was advancing in a single line kept spraying light and flames in the middle. Wherever it passed, the Ming warships in the encirclement were all crackling and exploding with sawdust. Suddenly, there was a deafening huge explosion. An unlucky three-masted The gunpowder compartment was also penetrated, and the huge explosion overturned half of the ship. The sailors were thrown tens of meters like rag dolls, and finally smashed heavily into the sea.

After experiencing a short period of embarrassment, full of fear, the pirate warships in the center of the battlefield roared and abandoned the scarred treasure ship, roaring and killing outwards. With the change of formation, it was also loosened all of a sudden.

A very good analogy, the pirates of the Ming Dynasty and the warships of West Holland are immediately indistinguishable from each other like a clumsy bullfighter and a bullfighter. Western sailors and monkeys climb up and down the towering masts, and the Dutch sailing ships on the move The Spanish sailboats are always so flexible. During the march, the muzzles on both sides are aimed at the Daming sailboats, and the gunfire is sprayed non-stop.

Here, the tactical weaknesses of the Ming pirates were even more exposed. Even if they replaced the gunboats, their tactical thinking was still the same as that of the Ottoman Turks. The bow of the ship faces the enemy, and the full-speed Ming sailing ship is often greeted with head-on artillery fire, and then bubbles bubble out of it immediately forward.

The weakness of the Ming pirates who lacked a unified command was immediately exposed again. Some reckless men roared and kept firing at enemy ships. The pirate ships collided with each other, and even two pirate ships were overturned by their own people. This was almost not a naval battle, but a unilateral massacre.

On the surface of the sea, the burning wreckage was burning fiercely, and all kinds of debris were floating all over the sea. The pirates who fell into the water screamed and thrashed, and the bloody battle also attracted groups of sharks. While the sailor yelled in fear, a bloody mouth rushed out.

It has only been half an hour since the Xihe fleet cut in and the battle situation took a turn for the worse. Seeing the bloody battlefield on the sea, the Zheng family's pirate fleet watching the battle behind were stunned. They also stared dumbfounded. Zheng Sen's sweat It flows like a brook.

Just now he gambled on the reputation of the Zheng family. Once he lost the bet, other pirates would carve up the treasure ship. The former pirate king, the Zheng family, would lose their reputation. In the future, they will travel in Southeast Asia. Zheng Sen Don't even think about having any majesty, you can only watch the rise of the new pirate king.

But even though he won the bet, the shock in Zheng Sen's heart was still indescribable. In a hurry, he suddenly shouted.

"Flag, the whole army retreats!"

"My lord, go back to Penghu?"

Grabbing the order flag hastily, Shi Daxuan also yelled and asked in panic, who knew that after Zheng Sen was stunned by this question, he gritted his teeth and yelled again.

"Back to Malacca!"

Amidst the sound of creaking wood, the heavy Hei Dao made a 180-degree turn and headed towards the south where it came. At this time, many pirates were disheartened and followed Zheng Sen's pirate fleet Here, the four pirate ships broke away from the queue and scattered to the north, while some pirate ships followed and fled south.

At this time, the battlefield has officially decided the winner. There are too many pirates in Ming Dynasty, and the West-Dutch Allied Forces did not rush after them. Anyway, there are still many attack targets on the battlefield. Western warships are like circling vultures, surrounding the surrounded The mast was broken, and the powerless Ming warship sprayed ammunition cracklingly, and the entire battlefield was filled with the screams of Ming people.

The Battle of Galiodan is definitely a cloud in the history of Daming seas. 190 and 87 battleships were fought, and 1 warships were sunk and captured in one day of naval battles. More than 5000 pirates of Daming were killed and captured. There are also [-] people. The pirates of the Ming Dynasty who were still dreaming of golden mountains and silver seas in the morning were tied up by the Dutch with ropes like cattle. They were dragged ashore with drenched bodies, waiting for their arrival. , There is only endless slave life, life is worse than death.

There were only 43 boats and about 1 people who fled back to Malacca with Zheng Sen. These people were also beaten into frightened birds.

On the beach, there were no more quarrels and fights with each other. Amidst the curses of the sailors of the Black Island, the panicked pirates moved the stones in a panic, piled them up into a low wall, and the cannons unloaded from the ship were pushed against the wall. At the back and at the other end, warships still capable of fighting are also lined up along the narrow Strait of Malacca, from the later Singapore Lion City to the other side of the sea, forming a floating fortress.

"Eldest son, why don't you retreat to the north! Isn't staying here waiting for death?"

The pirate heads of the Zheng family also lost their former composure. Following behind Zheng Sen, Guo Yi roared with excitement, while the rest of the pirate heads also complained full of complaints. Sen suddenly grabbed his collar and roared fiercely.

"In the morning, I rushed up to grab it, as if it was not Lao Tzu who was at my fingertips! It would definitely not be Lao Tzu who was beaten back to Penghu like a wounded dog! Either you obediently listen to Lao Tzu's instructions and wait for the money! Or shut down Get out of your mouth! If you say one more word, I will kill you!"

With those vicious eyes, even Guo Yi, who has lived at sea for decades, couldn't help but tremble violently.

However, Zheng Sen's words really made several pirate captains retreat. After discussing, these people simply slipped to the shore quietly, intending to sail away.

Unfortunately, God did not give them this chance. Before they could drive out, the Spanish black cross flag, which made the pirates of the Ming Dynasty so frightened, appeared like a devil again at the narrow mouth of the Malacca Strait, and the coalition forces of the two countries chased after them.

Holding the binoculars and looking at the more and more densely gathered warships on the sea, Zheng Sen's face is still so rigid, but the sweat beads on his forehead can't help but come out. This is the second time after the first gambling in the morning. This time he bet heavily on the balance of fate again, and this time, he bet on his wealth and life!

Now that the war has come to an end, the [-] East India Company fleets led by Yuan Dabao, and the unknown number of Royal Navy he joined have not shown up, but since Yuan Dabao has gone to sea, Zheng Senjue does not believe that he brought the whole army out on a whim For fishing, as long as you can hold on, once the situation in Southeast Asia changes, you still have a chance to ascend to heaven with the dragon!

"Move the cannonballs to the shore, and if necessary, abandon the battleship and guard this tidal flat! Gan Hui, you row hundreds of brothers and let me go to the island. If there are settlements and provisions, I will bring them back! If you don't want to die! Just Let me die on this sandy beach!"

Facing the blood-red sunset, the pirates of Ming Dynasty gave weak replies one by one.

But once again, Zheng Sen is betting right!

Just when the sea surface of Galiodan Island was soaked in blood, a heavy fleet quietly appeared on the sea surface of Manila, Spain's base camp in Southeast Asia!

Similar to the city of Zeelandia, the Spaniards chose Manila to take root because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The calm haven of Manila Bay extends, and the Krabi Isthmus blocks most of the entrances like a half moon. At the tip of the Mid Isthmus, a strong and solid Spanish fortress stands there. The fortress is equipped with more than a dozen cannons, and there is even a terrifying 36-pound coastal defense gun, which is enough to cover the entrance of the narrow Manila Bay.

However, after seeing this fleet, the coastal defense guns did not fire, because this fleet was flying the same holy black cross flag.

A small boat was lowered from the shore, and immediately waited beside the front boat. The sailors in control of the boat and the first mate in command were all Spanish. The coastal defense soldier spoke a barbaric language for a while, and immediately the soldier waved two lamps at the fortress on the isthmus.

The coastal defense soldiers with their backs to the mast didn't pay attention. Just under the shadow of the mast, an oriental man wearing a three-cornered hat, a big parrot on his shoulder, and a wooden leg was looking cruelly behind him. back.

Holding an ivory-handled revolver in his hand, a smile traced the corners of Yuan Dabao's mouth.

No wonder the Prince Regent must send him to the Naval East India Company, there is really meat to eat here!

Chapter 656. Changing coaches

Loading the output of the colonies of the New World for one year, the gold and silver precious metals plundered from the remains of the Aztecs and Mayans, as well as the specialties of the Americas, the value may not be less than three or four million taels. For many people, this is simply It is a ladder to the sky in one step, the source of overnight wealth, but to Mao Jue, it is just a thicker mosquito leg.

What is really valuable is the land, just like the United States, where the Spanish colonists plundered gold, silver and jewels. On the remaining fertile land, a group of British homeless exiles established this great country.

Even the Spanish authorities in Manila thought that Daming would stare at the treasure ship, but Mao Jue's real target was their lair.

Under the dark night, one after another galleon sailed towards the Manila Strait. The leading ship was full of serious Spanish sailors or merchant decks. These guys were not so patriotic. In the choice of pardon plus a bonus, they chose the latter without hesitation. With the leadership of these ghosts and the absence of telephones these days, the not-so-developed colonial defenders completely regarded this fleet as The Spanish treasure ship that was defeated by the pirate fleet of Ming Dynasty returned.