Qi Yuanbi, who was standing at the bow of the boat, was furious at this scene.
When these people saw the Royal Navy coming, they actually dared to meet them?
Turning his head to look at Yu Zigao beside him, Qi Yuanbi asked, "What should we do?"
Yu Zigao said without hesitation, "Fire! Sink a few of their ships first."
"Okay." Qi Yuanbi nodded.
The order was passed down quickly, and no one found anything strange about it.
This is the Imperial Navy of the Ming Dynasty. Apart from anything else, you dare to follow me. This is your sin. On this vast ocean, we are already giving others face by not robbing them. How dare you sneak behind us?
Of course, this one charge alone is enough to get rid of them.
If the other party really wants to discuss something with you, you should go up to him and send a message as soon as possible, instead of following him around in a domineering manner.
In the eyes of the Royal Navy, this was a naked provocation.
There is nothing to say about such provocation, just fight back with cannons.
They quickly removed the baffles, adjusted the muzzles, and loaded the shells, just as they had been trained to do: steady and fast.
Zheng Zhilong's subordinates standing beside him saw this scene and said hesitantly: "General, why do I feel something is wrong? They are obviously raising their sails and speeding up, and the warships are also coming sideways."
"They've lowered the baffles, and the guns are rolling out!"
"This is going to fire!"
The men were a little panicked, their tone a little different, with a hint of fear in their anxiety.
They really didn't want to go to war with the Ming Dynasty's Royal Navy. Who knows how powerful the Royal Navy is.
Recently, news of Ming Dynasty's victory in the war in the north has been heard. It is said that the Ming Dynasty's army was unstoppable and it was the Ming Dynasty's royal army that won the battle.
And now in front of him is the Ming Dynasty Royal Navy. As long as it is named royal, everyone knows that it is an elite force built by the current Ming Dynasty emperor at great expense.
The Ming Dynasty’s Royal Navy must have been quite powerful, especially in terms of firepower.
Those who had fought at sea for many years knew very well how important cannons were in naval warfare. If the Ming Dynasty had better warships and cannons with longer range and greater power, many things would be difficult to handle.
Zheng Zhilong naturally understood this.
He put down the telescope and said, "Why are you panicking? How far away is it? How can their artillery fire at us from this distance? Don't worry."
"They're doing this simply to intimidate us and keep us on guard. If we launch an attack, they'll be able to prepare in advance."
"I have to say, this is a well-trained army, and their generals are no idiots."
Yu Zigao, who was standing on the Ming warship opposite, turned to Qi Yuanbi and said, "Are you ready?"
"Ready." Qi Yuanbi nodded and said.
"Then fire your cannons, and at the same time tell the surrounding warships to be ready to press forward at any time. After we fire our cannons here, we'll press forward and surround them. I want to see who dares to follow me!"
"Not driving them away?" Qi Yuanbi was stunned and said hesitantly.
"Drive them away? Why should we drive them away?" Yu Zigao sneered, "No matter who they are, since they dare to treat us like this, we can beat them. Since we've already started beating them, let's just do it in one go."
"Look at those ships they have. Many of them are cargo ships. They are full of valuable goods. We should seize them all. If we sell them to North Korea, it will be a huge sum of money. When the time comes, we can hand them over to the court, and we can also make some money privately."
"Isn't this bad?" Qi Yuanbi said hesitantly, "We are the Royal Navy. It's not a good idea to openly rob others on the sea. If someone impeaches us, we won't be able to get past His Majesty."
Glancing at Qi Yuanbi, Yu Zigao rolled his eyes and said, "Haven't you been on the battlefield with your father since you were a child? How can you be so naive? Who is that over there? It's the enemy!"
"We defeated the enemy and took things from them. Can that be called looting? That's called seizure. The things we got are also called spoils of war."
"Tell your men not to fire the guns in front at the cargo ships, but to fire directly at their warships. Make sure they are accurate, and destroy one-third of their warships in one round."
"I understand." Qi Yuanbi nodded.
Although I was still very worried, I felt that what Yu Zigao said made sense, but I also felt that something was strange.
But thinking that Yu Zigao was his uncle, Qi Yuanbi stopped thinking about it.
You hold a higher official position than me and are older than me in seniority, so let’s do it this way.
After the order was passed down, the Royal Navy quickly took action.
As the command flag was waved, the sound of cannons rang out instantly, and the cannonballs flew out in a spin, heading directly towards the opposing fleet.
"They're firing! They're firing!" Zheng Zhilong's men shouted in panic.
"Why are you panicking? We are so far away. It's just a warning at most. They can't hit us." Zheng Zhilong glared at his men and said.
Then he picked up the telescope and looked over, and his expression froze the next second.
Through the telescope, he could clearly see the trajectory of the flying shells.
The speed of the cannonball was very fast. Before Zheng Zhilong could react, a cannonball had already landed next to a warship.
There was a loud explosion, and a wave instantly rose on the sea surface.
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