The vanishing Japanese pirates appeared again, and the long-awaited smoke of gunpowder rose again, and a war in the eastern waters of Southern Zhili was staged again.

However, this time it was not the Ming navy who was encircling and suppressing Japanese pirates, but the Japanese pirates who were plundering Wang Zhi's fleet.

Well, strictly speaking, Wang Zhi is the real leader of the Japanese pirates. It is hard to say who is the Japanese pirates in this battle.

In short, this matter is a bit messy, and it would be a fantasy to talk about it in the court.

Since Wang Zhi surrendered to Yang Cong, he has never done any business of robbing the family. Because there is no need, the maritime trade has been monopolized by them, and the money he earns is no less than millions of dollars every year. Why should he do that kind of business that is not on his waistband?

He really didn't expect that he hadn't robbed others, and there was still someone who dared to rob his fleet.

What a joke, seeking death?

At the beginning, he didn't react at all, so he was stunned by the other party. How could he think that someone would dare to make an idea about him?

However, once he reacted, the other party would be stunned.

Although his fleet was not equipped with court-style muskets and artillery, there were still many homemade earth guns and artillery guns. The range of earth guns and artillery guns is incomparable to the court-style muskets and artillery guns, but there are many ships that cannot withstand his ships.

The other party's aura was quite scary. In fact, there were only thirty or forty Cangshan boats. There were hundreds of large and small lucky boats under his command, and there were also a bunch of Cangshan boats, Canghai boats, etc. Can he be scared by these thirty or forty Cangshan boats?

With his order, more than 100 merchant ships under his command were like taking medicine, rushing forward frantically in the fire of artillery, because they all knew that once the distance was close, the imperial artillery would suffer. You should know that the range of the imperial artillery was mostly more than two miles, and when the distance was far, it was only possible to get beaten. Their local artillery range was within two miles. Once the distance was close, it was the other party's turn to be beaten.

This battle was really a bit inexplicable. It had been hit by two rounds of shells, and Wang Zhi didn't even know who the other party was.

So, what is the origin of the opposite fleet? Not only do they dare to attack sea overlords like Wang Zhi, but they are also equipped with court-style artillery. Could it be that they are really Japanese pirates?

Of course not. Although most of the people in the fleet that suddenly appeared were wearing Japanese clothes, there were actually not many real Japanese pirates. Most of them were pirates under the four major maritime merchants, or in other words, they were the crew members under the original maritime merchants!

Yang Cong did not kill all the people under the four great maritime commerce companies like Zhu Wan. He just dealt with the main culprits. As for the crew, he would let them go if they could. After all, they were ordinary people on the coast, and they were all with their families. If they were killed, they would cause so many tragedies.

Unexpectedly, these guys not only did not appreciate his gratitude for not killing, but also struggled to intercept Wang Zhi's fleet. What's going on?

This is of course someone instructed me.

The instructors were Ningbo Tu and Yuyao Xie clans, and the one who led the fleet to intercept Wang Zhi was the direct descendant of the Xie clan of Yuyao, Zhao Wenhua's brother-in-law, Xie Shixian!

Xie Shixian was also a famous young man from Zhejiang and Fujian. When the maritime merchants were still in control of maritime trade, he was simply arrogant. He didn't take the magistrate, prefect, prefect, or even the governor seriously. Although Yang Cong had dealt with him so hard that he almost couldn't raise his head, his arrogant temperament still had not changed at all.

On the handsome ship, he sat alone at the top of the special cabin, holding a telescope he got from somewhere in his hand. He looked at the Wang Zhi fleet that was constantly approaching, his face full of disdain.

Does this Wang Zhi look bad? He wasn't so stupid that he dared to come up and die!

This second generation ancestor is a naughty young man who knows nothing.

However, the ones standing beside him were not children of aristocratic families who had no experience in naval warfare. They were all thousands of households and even commanders of the Dushiwei Station on the coast of Ningbo or Zhejiang!

These people were originally closely related to the Tu family of Ningbo and Xie family of Yuyao. When Yang Cong was the governor, they did not dare to blatantly support the wealthy maritime business family under Yang Cong's power. At this time, the governor of Zhejiang Zhi was replaced by Zhao Wenhua, the son-in-law of Xie family of Yuyao. They naturally "changed their appearance" and returned to the embrace of the wealthy maritime business family.

They are different from Xie Shixian, the young man. They still have a little understanding of Wang Zhi, the "Japanese pirate leader", and they have rich experience in naval battles.

As soon as Wang Zhi's fleet accelerated and approached, the commander of Linshan Guard could not help but reminded: "Sir Xie, be careful. Wang Zhi is the leader of a crazy Japanese pirate. He rushed over so desperately, and he must have wanted to join us and fight to the death! Moreover, it is rumored that there are many earth cannons on his ship. Once we get close, we are likely to get shells. Otherwise, we will retreat and fight. As long as we keep a distance of more than two miles, Wang Zhi's fleet will only be beaten."

Xie Shixian enjoys the title of "Mr. Xie" because he is a carefree man and knows how to eat, drink and have fun all day long. He has not even passed the exam for a scholar and becomes an official. It is basically impossible for others to call him "Mr. Xie".

At this moment, he finally led the fleet to deal with Wang Zhi because of his brother-in-law, so he naturally had to live up to being an "adult".

The commander of Linshan Guard called him "Mr. Xie". He really enjoyed it, but he didn't like what this guy said.

retreat?

What a joke!

He pretended to understand: "There is a military strategy. If you act in one go, you will lose your energy again and then you will lose your energy. Now our morale is strong. Does this retreat mean you are afraid of them and will have a great impact on your morale? Besides, we still have muskets. So what if they lean on them? You can't retreat, and you will lose your morale. Send the order, continue to fire, and rush me hard! When will you go? Wang Zhi, a reckless man, rushed up, and I just want to fight quickly."

What a mess?

Do you understand military tactics?

When the commander of Linshan Guard heard this, he couldn't help but frown. However, he was the eldest son of the Xie family and the brother-in-law of Zhao Wenhua, the governor of Zhejiang Zhizhi. He offended him. He was afraid that the commander would be over, so he could only frown. He would not dare to say anything to refute.

When he was defeated, the other Qianhu and the commander did not dare to speak. Everyone could only watch Wang Zhi's fleet approaching and stare at him!

When Wang Zhi saw that the other party had no intention of setting a distance, he only knew how to fire desperately, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The guy opposite, I'm afraid he didn't know how powerful your Grandpa Wang's firepower is, right?

As soon as the fleets on both sides approached two miles, he ordered without hesitation: "All ships, ignite, fire, and bombard me."

Although Yang Cong has not equipped him with a court-style cannon over the years, he is not idle. Anyway, he has a lot of money, and he has a good idea to make the local guns and cannons, and he cannons, and he can make as much as he can!

His fleet had extraordinary firepower. Even the smallest Cangshan boat was equipped with several local cannons. As for the Dafu boat, there were at least ten. With his order, the sea suddenly exploded.
Chapter completed!