Daming pirates

After going to sea, Yu Xiaotian was invited to Wang Hong's ship to discuss with Wang Hong and Fang An about going to Matsu to fight Hun Jianglong.

Both Wang Hong's and Fang An's boats are larger than Yu Xiaotian's. They are both relatively common Fu boat types in Fujian. They have a pointed head and broad tail, stilts at both ends, and fenders on both sides. The boats are divided into three layers and are standard Fu boats.

The boats are in the shape of two masts, and the hulls are also made of thick wood.

There is also their Fuchuan ship type, which adopts Fuchuan's unique double rudder structure, which is highly maneuverable. The hull is also divided into thirteen compartments by twelve partitions, and has excellent impact resistance and sinking resistance.

It is much stronger than Yu Xiaotian's Sea Wolf, and its hull structure is also much stronger.

Yu Xiaotian had rarely had the opportunity to come into contact with such a ship before. After being invited to board Wang Hong's ship this time, he accompanied Wang Hong and carefully watched it up and down.

If they were not in the late Ming Dynasty, China's shipbuilding level would be considered the best in the world, and this kind of lucky ship could almost run rampant on the sea.

It is a pity that the Ming Dynasty did not pay attention to the ocean for a long time. After Zheng He, the Ming Dynasty once again closed the sea, which greatly inhibited the development of China's navigation and shipbuilding industries. Not only did the development stop, the shipbuilding industry also regressed.

As for when Yu Xiaotian came to this era, China could no longer build the treasure ships used by Zheng He.

Now the largest Chinese-style sailing ship he has ever seen has a displacement of only about a hundred tons. There are very few ships with a displacement of more than a few hundred tons. Many shipbuilding skills have been gradually lost over the past hundred years and can never be reproduced again.

The majestic appearance of Zheng He's treasure fleet.

However, Western countries took advantage of this rare opportunity and began to turn their attention to the sea, creating the Age of Discovery. Not only did their footprints gradually cover most of the earth, but the shipbuilding industry also experienced great development.

So much so that the Western shipbuilding industry and shipbuilding technology have now surpassed China's and have developed a series of new sailboats, both in terms of tonnage and speed, which greatly exceed the ships currently used in China.

Based on Yu Xiaotian's understanding, even the largest Chinese fortune ship may not be able to compete with some ordinary armed merchant ships in Western countries.

Western countries have now developed the Carrick, Caravel, and Clark sailing ships, and even the most cutting-edge Galen ship is also said to be a Galion ship.

This series of new Western-style sailing ships greatly promoted the pace of Westerners' overseas expansion, allowing them to sail to farther places, load more cargo, carry more people, load more cannons, and possess more weapons.

Strong combat effectiveness, faster speed, and powerful force.

It is precisely because of the development of their shipbuilding technology that Westerners changed the form of naval warfare, making hand-to-hand combat very difficult. Their capabilities in naval artillery warfare were greatly improved, and they began to rely more on artillery tactics for naval warfare.

However, China's shipbuilding technology has stagnated. Many of the technologies that the Chinese were proud of have hindered the improvement of the combat effectiveness of Chinese sailing ships. Up to now, pirates like them still mostly use hand-to-hand combat tactics at sea.

Fortunately, they have not encountered a Western ship at the moment. Otherwise, they are likely to collapse at the first touch and be beaten to a pulp by Western warships or even armed merchant ships. They are no match for the opponent at all.

Although Wang Hong's lucky ship is much larger than his own ship, it can only be so large. Its displacement is within a hundred tons, its total length is only more than thirty meters, its width is less than ten meters, and it can only carry only a few cannons.

Four or five, and they are all light artillery, their combat effectiveness is still limited, and they can only pose a relatively large threat to smaller ships.

After looking at Wang Hong's boat, Yu Xiaotian couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He was a little envious and a little sad at the same time. What he envied was that the guys like Wang Hong got into the water early and their boat was better than his. What was sad was that even with such a blessing,

Ships, looking around the world, are not in the upper class. I really don’t know what they will do if they encounter a Western ship one day. I guess they can only compete with them if they have more than ten times the number.

"How's it going, brother? This boat is not bad! Haha! It's much bigger than your boat!" Wang Hong said to Xiaotian with some complacency.

Yu Xiaotian nodded and said: "It's indeed good. Brother Wang, your boat is indeed much bigger than my boat! What a pity! Brother, I have bad luck and have never had the chance to get a boat like this! This time I go

On Matsu's side, I'm afraid they can only give the two brothers a beating!"

"Well! You can't say that. Although brother's boat is a bit bigger than yours, your boat also has small advantages. At least it is more flexible than our two boats. It can protect our rear and flanks, and it can help to cool off.

Hit Hun Jianglong's ship hard!

Besides, brothers, your subordinates are all good. You can tell at a glance that they are all powerful guys. If they start taking action, they may not be any worse than us!

With your ability, brother, this kind of boat is not difficult to build, and it won’t take long. I promise, brother, you can definitely build such a boat!” Wang Hong was very optimistic about Yu Xiaotian, so he didn’t trust Yu Xiaotian in front of him.

Da, what you said was very sincere.

Fang An also followed up and said: "What the third brother said is right. Brother Yu, you don't have to worry. With your ability, it is only a matter of time to get a boat like this. If we hadn't pulled you out to help this time, maybe this

You can get a boat like this in a while! Don't worry when you go to Matsu this time. Just follow our boat closely. Third brother and I can't let you suffer a big loss! You just need to help us hold up the back and sides.

, when the time comes, don’t let the people who are trying to fool you, just give us a try!”

Wang Hong looked at Fang An in surprise and said with a smile: "Lao Wu, you are a little different today than in the past! You actually talk a lot more! Not bad! It seems that you have also noticed that Brother Yu is

They are enough friends! Brother Yu, you have also seen that Lao Wu usually meets strangers, but he has never been so talkative. He can talk so much, which shows that he also regards you as a friend! Haha! "

Yu Xiaotian quickly clasped his fists and said, "I love you so much, brothers! I am truly lucky to be regarded as a friend by you two!"

Fang An smiled and waved the iron hook with his left hand and said: "We can no longer be regarded as strangers! This time I came to Treasure Island, I have seen the skills of Master Yu. Even though we sharks are outnumbered, we can find

There is really no one who can compare with Master Yu! I, Fang, am like this, I admire good men the most. Since Master Yu regards me as a friend, I, Fang, will naturally regard Master Yu as my friend!”

Yu Xiaotian understands the psychology of people like Fang An very well. People like them have very strong self-esteem and generally do not treat other people as friends easily. But once they are treated as friends by him, such people are very loyal, so now

Yu Xiaotian was also very happy to see that Fang An and he were getting closer.

Originally, he was also a kind of loyal person. He liked to make friends before. After arriving here, he had to stand in front of his subordinates all day long. He also hoped to have a few friends. Wang Hong was considered a good friend.

, and this Fang An seems to be pretty good, with many friends and many paths, especially now that he is just starting out, it is indispensable for him to have some friends to help him.

The three of them chatted and laughed for a while. Yu Xiaotian told Wang Hong and Fang An some reasons why he wanted to keep his boat so clean, and pointed out that the sanitary conditions on Wang Hong's boat were really bad.

, I suggest them to pay more attention to this aspect in the future.

Wang Hong laughed loudly and said: "I am such a virtuous person that I can't be clean! I feel more comfortable looking at the mess! When I got on your boat, I saw that everything on your boat was clean, but I felt cramped and uncomfortable!"

But Fang An nodded and said: "Third brother, what Master Yu said makes sense, but our ship is a bit dirty! Many people on the ship have gotten sick in recent years, and many brothers have died. Maybe it's because of what Master Yu said.

, we’d better be careful later! After being at sea all year round, this boat is almost like home. It will be more comfortable if it is tidied up! At least there will be fewer lice and fleas, and I can have a peaceful sleep!"

Yu Xiaotian stopped trying to persuade Wang Hong too much. A rough guy like Wang Hong would definitely not take this kind of thing to heart. Talking too much would make him unhappy. He would suffer more from this in the future.

Naturally, I knew what he said was correct.

"I wonder how many men and ships your gang sent out this time to go to Matsu to find the bad luck of the Hunjiang Dragon? Did Master Zhang go there with him?" Yu Xiaotian saw that he was done talking about this, so he did this

Bring the conversation to the point.

Hearing Yu Xiaotian's question, Wang Hong and Fang An's expressions immediately darkened. Wang Hong hesitated for a moment and then sighed slightly, shaking his head and saying: "This time our boss didn't personally take action. This is all because of that damned person."

The guy surnamed Zhao encouraged him! What did he say... forget it! Just don’t mention it!

This time it was our second brother who went out, including me and Lao Wu, Lao Qi and Lao Ba, the second brother's three boats, two of mine, two of Lao Wu's two, one of Lao Qi's boat, and one of Lao Ba's boat. In total, we

We went to Jiutiao, bringing a total of nearly 300 people, plus you and a few other friends in this area, I guess there are still five or six boats, which is basically enough!"

When Yu Xiaotian heard this, he felt something was wrong. He made a calculation in his mind. It stands to reason that this time Zhang Hu went north to find the bad luck of Hun Jianglong. He should go out with all his strength, concentrate his strength, and defeat Hun Jianglong in one go.

, we must at least severely injure Hun Jianglong once, and make Hun Jianglong shrink back to Funing, and not dare to go south to look for trouble again in a short period of time.

But after hearing what Wang Hong said, Zhang Hu did not concentrate all his strength this time. He only used part of his strength to go north to Matsu. With his current strength, this strength is probably less than half of his total strength. Even with the addition of

The small group of pirates like myself who came to help only had a dozen ships in total.

And if he remembered correctly, Hun Jianglong had already gathered more than a dozen ships a year ago, not to mention the number of ships that continued to increase during this period. If Hun Jianglong transferred ships southward during this period,

, their strength to go to Matsu this time does not have much advantage.

"Is this...is this ship a little short?" Yu Xiaotian couldn't help but ask, and he couldn't help but feel a little drumming in his heart. He felt that it might not be a good thing to follow him this time! Who is stronger and who is weak? From the current point of view, it is really

It’s hard to say!