Life is like a dream, good fortune and fortune will never last, I will be happy the day before, and death is coming today...

He walked up to a fortress that was half-broken by cannons, and looked at the countless sails that suddenly appeared in the communication between the sea and the sky in the north. Chen Defang chanted a limerick in the most sad tone.

Poetry, the real high-end works are works that reflect the author's true mood. Those neat and crafted works can only be used in literati gatherings or imperial examinations (before Wang Anshi reformed the imperial examination, the Jinshi exam was written as a poem). This kind of poem that can truly reflect the author's mood may not have the value of being passed down from generation to generation. For example, this limerick poem written by King Taizong of Daying when he was "death is approaching" was a bit too expensive. You will know that it was a frightened baby.

Regret, despair, all thoughts were gone, and I was at a loss, and I wanted to find a hole to crawl into it. This is probably the mood of King Taizong of Daying, who later became famous for his iron fist and his sinister and vicious spirit.

The battle to capture Male the day before yesterday went very smoothly. As soon as the cannons on twenty armed merchant ships fired, the master soldiers of the Moon Dynasty and the black slave soldiers of the Solomon family on Male Island were shocked. No one had ever seen such awesome weapons. The castle collapsed in a few seconds. If a person was beaten, he would immediately say a pile of mud! The king of Moon and the black boss of the Solomon family were both delicate and expensive masters. At this time, all the heroes did not suffer any loss in front of them, and they all chose to surrender and save their lives and would die! The black slave soldiers, sailors and master soldiers in their hands, were less than three thousand, and they were all like frightened birds. How could they fight?

Who would have thought that Chen Defang, as the winner, and his 6,000 Chinese pirates, had become frightened birds like the Maldives and African black uncles who were defeated by them.

There are so many enemies coming! The sea is almost covered with many, and there are not 1,000 ships, and there are only 21 Chinese lucky ships on Male Island.

1000 fights 21! No matter how you look, it’s a dead end! On the beach, the Chinese pirates who just woke up from the wine of the celebration banquet were almost all ashamed. The reason is almost because there is another person who acts like a hero. This person is the bow of the Tiger (it was written as Batian, and Khan. How about it?) and later became the admiral of the British Navy, and was given the Lei Batian, who was nicknamed "Default".

"I'm afraid of a bird! Are you a man who runs into the sea? Since he ran away from the sea, his head is tied to his belt. He's out of here. Who has no life in his hands? At worst, he will pay his life back! But even if he dies, he will die, and he will show his spirit as a hero who breaks into the sea!"

No matter how they yelled, the gang of pirates who were almost scared to death finally recovered. One by one, his eyes were on the man who stood up at the critical moment. Lei Batian looked fearless and held the horizontal knife with one hand and pointed at the slowly approaching Tianfang Cult fleet with the other hand.

"So what if the enemy has thousands of warships? Are they cannons? Do they have muskets? Do they have steel armor? Their ships are almost covered with the sea. Can we come up together to fight? Our 21 ships have 420 cannons! Even if it is only half, there are 210. We are lined up on the sea, one after another, and the cannons are fired in a volley. I don't believe that they can rush over!"

This is a way! Form a battle formation, fire with cannons, and more than 200 three-inch cannons fired together is not a joke. Nowadays, Arab sails and ships on the small West are all products of the artillery era. The boards of ships are very thin, they can be penetrated as soon as they hit, and it is easy to penetrate the cockpit. The Tianfang Cult sea merchants like to use slave paddlers, and these slaves were forced to paddle. They would make a fuss whenever there was a mess.

"You can also hit chain blasts and bomb their sail masts. As long as they knock off their masts, they can't catch up with us by paddling."

"Even a few people are not afraid of getting close. We have muskets and thunder arrows on our boat. We are still very powerful at a distance of one or two hundred steps."

"So what if they can climb onto our boat? We have a lot of people and everyone has armor, so we are not afraid of even fighting with each other!"

Seeing that the morale of a group of pirates was slightly increased, Lei Batian did not delay. He ran to the half-collapse fortress where Chen Defang was. Before he could see Prince Chen, he heard a silver bell-like female voice enlightening there.

"Master, you will be fine. You are the noble prince. Even if it falls into the hands of the Tianfang Cultists, they dare not hurt you. As long as His Majesty the King of England and the Saint of the Ming Dynasty are willing to pay a large amount of ransom, you can regain your freedom..."

Then Lei Batian heard Chen Defang trembling and saying, "I... I, I am the prince of the Great Ying, how can I be captured alive by the captives? I will die to repay the country!"

That being said, Chen Defang was almost regretful. Isn’t it better to stay in the riverside mansion? Is it necessary to be a good man? So what if those pirates can’t be directed by others? It’s always worthwhile to spend your life in it.

Moreover, once I die, who will inherit the throne of the British King? I have countless younger brothers!

Just when this master was regretting, the guards under his command came to report that it was Major Lei from the British Navy to ask for a visit.

Major of the British Navy? The surname is Lei...

Chen Defang didn't react for a moment, and always felt that the person who came was a professional, who knew nothing better than him and was dizzy when he got on the boat, right? So he asked Major Lei to come up and meet him.

When we met Chen Defang, we remembered that the major had given him the "growth" when he bought the slave paddler.

"Your Highness, don't panic. There is still room for relocation this time, and there may be another great victory." Lei Batian gave a big gift and quickly informed Chen Defang of his agreement with Lieutenant Colonel Chen Deshun, a staff officer of the Nanyang Fleet.

"What, what... The 'Oceania' of the Nanyang Fleet is nearby?" Chen Defang opened his mouth wide and looked at Lei Batian in disbelief.

He has never seen the "Oceania", but he has heard of it. There are 108 cannons! And it is not a 3-inch cannon or a 4-inch cannon, all of which are 5-inch long cannons! If this battleship can arrive in time, not to mention the great victory, there will always be a single ship to save the master!

"Your Highness, we have 21 gun ships here, not that we don't have the power to fight. The subordinates have a way to..."

Lei Batian also wanted to promote the tactics he had figured out. In fact, the standard tactics of the Ming Navy were to shell Chen Defang on the battlefield, but waved his hand impatiently.

"Don't tell me, I don't understand water war." Chen Defang still knows himself. He, the navy admiral, is a good guy, and he doesn't understand at all. He pointed to Lei Batian and then to a major of the British naval army beside him. He is a professional student who has just graduated from the Ming Naval Officer's School. His surname is Han, and he is a brother-in-law of Chen Huaiqing. "You two are now the military advisors of my British navy. How to fight this battle? You two are discussing it!"

...

A rocket suddenly burst in the blue sky on the Indian Ocean, like a huge firework, turning into countless twinkling lights. Then, another rocket exploded. Over Male Island, a rocket exploded every time incense sticks. It was like a fireworks show.

The audience of this performance seemed to be warships of thousands of Tianfang Cult Combined Fleet covering a large ocean around Male Island. The small islands have been surrounded by groups, and the Tianfang Cult Maritime Pirates who have ruled the Indian Ocean for hundreds of years have finally shown their greatest power at this moment.

"Cut the sails and put the iron anchor!"

On the "Tiger", Lei Batian roared and ordered. After discussing with the graduate of the Ming Naval Military Academy who was already a little scared for a long time, Lei Batian made up his mind to reclaim the sails, lay the anchor, and lined up 21 lucky ships to lean against the Male Island Wharf into a very tight battle line. The two ships at the top of the battle line faced the enemy with their bows and aimed the side guns at the two wings.

Don't be motivated anymore. A group of pirates do not have such ability to control ships. They cannot maintain the battle line in naval battles at all. Moreover, the maneuvering ships sway hard, which will affect the accuracy of the shelling. It's better to get off the iron anchor and treat these 21 lucky ships as water turrets.

In addition, the pirates unloaded 20 cannons from their lucky ships and deployed them on the beach near the tops of the battle lines, and covered them with branches and sandbags.

"Transfer all the bed crossbows to starboard!"

When Lei Batian saw his "Tiger" steady, he began to shout loudly: "Move faster! Install it quickly! Take out the thunder arrow quickly... Be careful!"

"Miltel, are you ready?"

"Archer, stand behind the musketeer!"

"The others are scouting the guys and preparing to fight to the death! Kill one to earn enough money, kill two to earn one. It is not so easy for us to take the lives of those Tianfang Sect's Baifans!"

Under this encouragement, the pirates below were still pale, even if they believed what Lei Batian said. The flagship "Oceania" of the Ming Nanyang Fleet was nearby and would come soon. But there were too many enemies! Even if the entire Nanyang Fleet was all here, I was afraid that it would not be able to deal with it, right? However, these pirates, including the father and son of the Lai family who were trembling with their calves, still gritted their teeth to criticize the armor and prepare for the war.

I came out to make a living, it seems that I really have to pay it back! Now is the time to repay my life...

...

"His Highness Emil, the enemy seemed to have anchored, and a vertical formation was arranged on the sea north of Male Island, and it was close to the shore..."

Emil Geravin was standing at the bow of the ship of the "East" at this time, and had forgotten the feeling of nausea. All his attention was attracted by the enemies on the sea.

"What kind of naval battle formation is this?" Emil Gerawin asked Mahill beside him.

"This..." Mahill shook his head, "This is not a naval battle formation."

Of course, he understood naval warfare. When he was young, he personally participated in sea fights. Although he had not boarded the ship for battle over the years, he always paid attention to the every move of the Nanyang Fleet. Naturally, he also collected some of the Nanyang Fleet's naval battle formations and tactics.

The tactics and formation of the Nanyang Fleet are not complicated, they are column artillery attacks, horizontal attacks (the Nanyang Fleet has galleys), chaotic battles and arson ship tactics. But they line up in a row and anchoring at sea without moving...

"His Highness Emil, it seems that our opponents will not fight naval battles. At best, they are some robbers at sea and do not understand formal naval battles."

Mahill thought for a long time and finally came to the conclusion. He showed a regretful expression on his face, "It's a pity that we didn't bring the arson ship, otherwise we would have burned all the Chinese sailboats that had been anchored to ashes."

The tactics of arson ships are very ancient, both in the East and the West. However, this tactic is generally only used in narrow waters and is basically useless in the ocean. Such a way of fighting for enemies to line up to anchor on islands is too beyond people's imagination. Therefore, the Tianfang Cult Joint Fleet did not drag arson ship to travel and drag an arson ship to affect the speed of sailing, and the speed of navigating on the ocean is very important.

"Where can the British prince be?" Garavin asked with a frown.

"That's what the news says," Mahil said, "because these privateers have no discipline and are difficult to command, the British prince had to do it himself."

"Then you can't use a fireboat, you have to catch the living. A living British prince is more valuable than a dead British prince! Because he is the brother of the saint of the Ming Dynasty. If you pass the order, be sure to capture this person alive!"

Gallawen said confidently. Although he didn't understand naval battles, he still could count. 1000 is much larger than 21, how could he lose? So this battle is sure to win. The question now is just how much to win? A dead Chen Defang is not very valuable. He knew that King Chen Huaiqing of England had many descendants, and one died was still a dozen. The British throne would not be inherited by anyone (English Great Britain is not a Chinese country, so there is no need to abide by the "Chen Li". If Chen Defang dies, his son and brother may become the new crown prince). But a living Chen Defang is a good bargaining chip.

"Mahill, how do we capture this adventure-loving prince alive?"

Galavin asked how to fight. He was a general on land, and he was an expert in whether he was a cavalry, infantry, field or siege. However, he knew nothing about sea combat and could only rely on his staff.

"His Highness Emil, the enemy's fleet is unfolding against the islands, and it is difficult for us to detour behind them, and we can only attack from the front and the two wings. Moreover, their expansion is not large, and we can only invest about 100 warships at a time. Mr. Isfahan Yusuf can be fully responsible for commanding. He is the best pirate in command of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea."
Chapter completed!