For the veterans of the Zheng family navy, they have not been pirates for many years.

But some things have been made for decades and have been engraved in their bones.

So when Zheng Chenggong mentioned to them that he wanted to plunder Lang Tingzuo's sea ships that intercepted tax money and grain at sea, these Zheng family members agreed.

Their years of memory that they had been buried in is awakened again, and they are even very excited about the upcoming "big deal".

The only difference is that this time they did not for their own selfish interests, but for the court and for the Ming Dynasty.

How can rob money and grain from Donglu be called robbed? That is called robbery, regaining something that belongs to them.

Mid-August, noon.

A strong south wind blew on the sea.

Hu Keli stood at the bow of the boat and carried his hands on his back, looking at the vast sea and ecstasy.

The waves rolled and slapped on the side of the boat, and from time to time some waves splashed onto the deck.

He can't remember how many times he went to sea.

As Lang Tingzuo's confidant, he was responsible for transporting the money and grains in the taxes retained by the Governor from Zhejiang to Dengzhou by sea. There were people arranged by Lang Tingzuo to unload the goods and handle all matters.

In other words, as long as the freight is transported to Dengzhou, Hu Keli's mission will be completed.

"This is really windy!"

Due to the south wind, Hu Keli's fleet was sailing smoothly on the sea.

Basically, you can hit the sails, and the speed of the boat is more than half faster than when there is no wind.

At this speed, it won’t take long to reach the Zhoushan Sea.

Because of taking this route for many years, Hu Keli is very familiar with the sea conditions of this generation.

There are many reefs in the Zhoushan Sea, and if you are not careful, you will hit the reef and sink the ship.

For example, Hu Keli used large lucky boats to transport money and grain. The most feared thing about the reefs is the reefs when it is too much wood.

"Let everyone cheer up!"

Somehow, Hu Keli always felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen.

Hopefully he's overthinking it.

The wind on the deck was too strong, so Hu Keli decided to go back to the cabin first.

"Report to Your Highness, the Donglu's fleet has sailed through Shuangliu Island and entered our ambush circle!"

The one who spoke was Chongming Bo Ganhui, who commanded the Central Admiral Zuo Zhongyouzhen.

As a veteran who followed Zheng Chenggong to fight against the Qing Dynasty in Nan'ao in the second year of Longwu, Gan Hui followed Zheng Chenggong every battle, and was brave and good at fighting and made countless contributions.

Now Zheng Chenggong has been named Prince of Yanping, and Gan Hui has also risen and has been named Prince of Chongming.

The entire plan for this ambush was formulated by him, which is enough to show Zheng Chenggong's trust in him.

"Very good. When the Donglu fleet sails to the established sea area, we will take advantage of the situation to fight. Remember, don't set off firecrackers, get as close to their ships as possible, and jump to the gang to fight!"

Zheng Chenggong's purpose in this battle was to steal Lang Tingzuo's money and grain, so he naturally could not set off firecrackers and bombard him. Otherwise, if the grain transport ship was sunk, wouldn't they have nothing to get the water from the bamboo basket?

Fortunately, the ships sent by Lang Tingzuo to transport grain were basically merchant ships, and it was impossible to be equipped with artillery, otherwise it would be too eye-catching.

It was precisely because of this that Zheng Chenggong ordered the gang to fight.

It is not difficult to achieve this with the combat effectiveness of the Zheng Iron Man Army.

"Abide by the order!"

Gan Hui resolutely clasped his fists and led his orders!

After the fleet sailed past Shuangkei Island, the south wind suddenly stopped.

What followed was thick fog.

The rising fog on the sea is a very common thing, so Hu Keli had to order the sail to slow down.

Be careful to sail the ten thousand-year-old ship.

"Boat, there is a boat leaning towards us!"

But shortly after Hu Keli's order was issued, his confidant Hu Nan ran to the cabin in panic and reported to him.

"Isn't it normal to have a boat? Why are you panic?"

"It's a warship, there are dozens or hundreds of ships."

Hu Nanbei said in great depression as if dead.

Hu Keli only felt that his brain was exploding.

What?

Warships? Dozens or hundreds?

How come warships appear here?

The fleet responsible for transporting grain is composed of more than ten lucky ships. It is impossible to get rid of the warship without wind and sails.

There was no decent artillery on the ship, so Hu Keli had to bite the bullet and walk out of the cabin and go to the deck to watch.

I saw countless sand ships sailing towards his fleet, and some large blessed ships could be vaguely seen in the distance.

It seems that they are surrounded by the enemy and cannot escape!

Compared with the lucky ship, the hull of the sand ship is smaller and the bulwarks are low. The soldiers are not covered on the deck and are easily bombarded by enemy artillery fire.

However, because of its shallow draft, fast speed and flexible steering, it is very suitable for landing warfare or boarding warfare.

The other party dared to surround his fleet with sand ships, but he was sure that he had no artillery in his hand!

His grandma's!

Hu Keli cursed, knowing that he would probably not be able to escape today, so he thought about pulling some people to take the cushion before he died.

"It must be the Ming thief who designed an ambush. We can't survive, but we have to take some cushions even if we die!"

Although there are no cannons on the ship, there are still bird guns.

This is to guard against ordinary pirates.

Although it is a bit helpless to use bird guns to deal with the Ming army, this is the only way to do it for the present.

"Hurry, throw the hook!"

Under Gan Hui's command, the Ming army threw the cable with an iron hook onto the Fu Ship, and the ships from both sides were closely connected.

The soldiers of the Ming army naval division were proficient in various details of the boarding battle, and they were very familiar with these operations.

The reason why Gan Hui did not have to fight the Fu Ship with Donglu’s Fu Ship head-on is that he was worried that the other party would be desperate and wanted to break the wall.

After all, if two lucky boats collided hard together, even if they were not sunk, they would be seriously damaged.

Because the hull of sand boats is much more flexible, it is convenient that they cannot hit them even if they want to use the hull.

It's like an elephant has difficulty trampling a mosquito to death.

But mosquitoes can bite elephants in a bag!

Dozens of sand ships tied the Donglu grain transport ship with iron chains and cables firmly. After confirming that they could not move, Gan Hui issued an order to attack.

Ming soldiers jumped along the iron cable to the other side's ship and chopped them up whenever they met.

To their somewhat surprised, there seemed to be no army on the ship.

Those who fought with them were melon eggs who could not even fire guns.

Not to mention how to swing a knife and use a sword.

Soon the Ming army gained an absolute advantage, and the crew of the grain transport ship saw this and threw down their weapons and surrendered.

It took less than half an hour from launching the boarding battle to the Ming army controlling more than ten grain transport ships!

Seeing this, Gan Hui shook his head, it was so fucking unsatisfactory.

Why doesn’t Lang Tingzuo use navy warships to transport grain?

ps: The second update is here. Gan Hui is the confidant of Zheng Chenggong. In history, Gan Hui was captured and killed by the Qing army after the Battle of the Yangtze River. In this book, because Zhu Youlang's letter reminded that although Zheng Chenggong failed to take Nanjing, he still evacuated in time. Gan Hui naturally survived. Here is a explanation. This chapter has been written for a long time. Lao Kun is so difficult. I beg for recommendation votes to comfort me~
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