I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

In February of the sixth year of Chongzhen.

The war between Zheng's Maritime Group and the East India Company, with almost the entire army assembled on Nan'ao Island, was inevitably pushed to a climax, five months earlier than the original naval battle of Liaoluo Bay in history.

In order to win, Zheng Zhilong did not hesitate to make a desperate move. At the beginning, he gave each soldier two taels of silver as military pay. Later, as the war intensified, he gave another five taels. Seeing the powerful artillery fire of the Dutch, he ordered the people of Baodao to temporarily give up farming. Go all out to build a fire ship.

This kind of fire boat can carry 16 people. Each person will be paid an initial settlement fee of 12 taels of silver each time they board the ship, and they will be purchased at a high price of 50 taels of silver per Dutch head.

Not only that, he also used some unknown means to contact the British, the Dutch's mortal enemy, and bought hundreds of British artillery pieces at once. When the British heard that they were specifically targeting the Dutch, they almost wholesaled them at cost price. To Zheng Zhilong.

At this point, Zheng Zhilong finally gradually returned to his military weakness, began to compete with the East India Company, and gradually gained advantage by relying on its huge population potential.

On the huge Galen, Commander-in-Chief Putmans of the East India Company smoked a cigar and watched with heartache as one of his own ships, the Galen, was set on fire and sank into the sea, with an ugly expression on his face. It seems like he is eating shit.

"Damn the British guy! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! He actually sold the cannon to Akito!"

"Commander, please retreat temporarily. The Ming army is very powerful. Those arson boats are rushing towards us as if they are rushing to die. My brothers can't stand it anymore."

"Damn it, if the British didn't sell them cannons, how could a small broken ship like the Ming Dynasty get close to our giant ship? I want to write a letter to the country! Accusing the British pirates of their shameless crimes, I will make them pay the price , I want to go to war with the British!!!"

Of course, the deputy knew that this was just nonsense from the leader's anger, and ignored it. He just said sadly: "Your Excellency, Commander, I suggest that our army return to the treasure island and fight the Zheng family in the Penghu Bay area, which is close to the Ming Dynasty. In Fujian, the power of the Zheng family is deeply rooted here, and they can still get support and help from their court. The people of the Ming Dynasty are also willing to fight to the death to defend their homeland. Only by returning to the treasure island can we have a chance to fight fairly with the Zheng family."

"What? Retreat? I..."

Putmans looked constipated. Of course he was unwilling to retreat. When had the East India Company retreated in a naval battle for so many years?Retreating to the treasure island, if Zheng Zhilong doesn't pursue him, it will be a complete defeat.

If he pursues, it might be okay to win, but if he loses on Treasure Island, he will become a shame to the East India Company.

"Damn it, he's obviously just an interpreter in a business administration! He's turned into a serious problem for my company. Damn it, really damn it. I will never allow them to retreat. I will never allow it. I will fight them to the death! Batavia's Where are the reinforcements? Reinforcements! I need reinforcements!"

"The Spaniards have heard that we are fighting a decisive battle with the Zheng family. The fleet in Malacca is fully assembled and on standby at any time. The governor wrote a letter saying that he may start a decisive battle with the Spanish at any time, and not a single ship can be sent."

"Bastard!! It must be Zheng Zhilong, it must be Zheng Zhilong's fault!"

His deputy frowned again. The idiot in front of him was okay in trade, but he was really unqualified to be a commander. How could he yell and lose his composure after being rubbed a little bit?Did the company executives have shit in their heads?Why would such a person be sent to manage such a large fleet?

But who would let a senior official suppress someone to death? He couldn't guess the intentions of the company's top management, so the deputy had no choice but to persuade patiently: "Commander, now is not the time to get angry. You must stay calm. Brothers are still waiting." Following your command, I suggest that the big ships keep their distance and each can bombard freely, and order medium-sized ships or even small ships to attack, bombard and if necessary ram the Zheng family's arson ship. As long as we block the annoying arson ship in western Zhejiang, we It still has the advantage in firepower.

In addition, the British artillery places too much emphasis on the rate of fire and range, so the most important power of the artillery is not high. It is difficult to sink our large ships. I suggest that the main force of our army can try to get closer and shorten the range in exchange for accuracy. Winning. "

Putmans heard this and said tangledly: "But in this case, even if our army can win, the small and medium-sized ships will suffer heavy losses. They are the main ships in trade. Without the small ships, should I use the Big Galen to transport sugar?" Huh? And if we shoot close, even if the British guns can't sink us, they can definitely injure us very badly. This... will be very expensive to repair."

When the deputy heard this, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. What the hell is this a war, boss? The battle has already been decided, and you're still thinking about money?Are you obsessed with money?He could only say patiently: "Commander, a tragic victory is better than a defeat. This is the only way we can win. Otherwise, the morale of the Ming army is getting stronger and stronger. If we burn a few more Galen ships, we will definitely lose." .”

As soon as he finished speaking, a big Galen was set on fire with a roar, which made Putmans' heart feel cramped.

"Commander! It's too late! Give the order quickly!"

After thinking for a long time, he said: "Face is not as important as profit. I am the company's fleet commander and must be responsible for the company's profits. Adjutant, give me the order to retreat to Penghu Bay."

"……………………"

At this time, the adjutant really wanted to take out the blunderbuss from his waist and shoot the stupid businessman in the head. It took a lot of strength to resist the tempting impulse and began to command the officers and men on the ship to play flags. retreat.

On Zheng Zhilong's side, Zheng Zhihu jumped up on the boat with excitement, like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old child, "Brother, look! The Dutch retreated and we won!"

Zheng Zhilong put down the telescope, his mouth was so happy that he could hardly close it, but he said firmly: "The big flag, let the brothers chase it."

"This……"

"Brothers dare to fight because this war is at our doorstep. If we fight on Treasure Island on another day, it is not certain who will lose and who will win. Taking advantage of the high morale of the brothers today, let's go to two other ships and let them See how powerful we are.”

"Yes!"

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If it were the Battle of Liaoluo Bay that originally took place in July, the Dutch East India Company would have encountered a typhoon not far from Penghu Bay on its way back to the treasure island, directly sinking four large Gallens. , three ships were lost, and there was no need to count the small and medium-sized ships. The scratched Putmans immediately announced his surrender and took the blame to the East India Company and resigned. It can be said that God bless China.

It's a pity that it's February, and it's not the season for typhoons at all. If it gets windy again, it won't be God bless China, but the gods will show up. Fortunately, although there are no typhoons in this time and space, there is a complete A different Zheng Zhipeng.

"Fourth Master, look, is that the Dutch fleet? Why are they still going back?"

Zheng Zhipeng was stunned for a moment, took out the telescope and looked at it, and said uncertainly: "It seems so, it's not our Zheng family's ship anyway."

Then the two looked at each other in confusion, and for a while they didn't understand what was going on.

"No matter what the situation is, fuck him, pass on my orders, and prepare for the bombardment."