Daming pirates

Moreover, Seawolf also trained a group of gunners for Yan Siqi, allowing them to master the preliminary skills of using these artillery pieces, and sent twenty gunnery instructors to Ben Port to train gunners for Yan Siqi, allowing Yan Siqi to master the artillery skills in a short period of time.

The force value has been improved a lot.

In February, Yan Siqi led a team to personally conquer the Penghu Islands, looking for Zheng Yiguan to retaliate against him. The two sides exchanged fire on the sea near the Penghu Islands.

Zheng Yiguan also knew that Yan Siqi had the support of Yu Xiaotian, so he did not dare to underestimate the enemy too much, so he gathered a group of subordinates and ships to prepare for war. The two sides frequently exchanged fire in the waters around Penghu, and the fighting was fierce.

Originally, Zheng Yiguan could easily defeat Yan Siqi with his strength, but after gaining the support of Yu Xiaotian, Yan Siqi was no longer as weak as before. The two sides fought several battles in the Penghu area during the month of February.

The fight ended in a draw.

In terms of losses, Zheng Yiguan did not have an advantage in terms of firepower, but only had a certain advantage in terms of military strength. In the end, he did not get any advantage, and his losses were higher than that of Yan Siqi.

However, both sides had their own losses. Yan Siqi lost more than a dozen ships, and Zheng Yiguan also lost more than 20 ships. No one could do anything about the other, and after a month, both sides were exhausted from the fight, and they both lost the ability to continue fighting.

Not interested in going down, they each withdrew their troops and returned to their respective lairs, continuing to accumulate strength and preparing to fight again next time.

However, although Yan Siqi did not take much advantage, he gained a certain strategic initiative and completely stabilized his subordinates, which restored their confidence and no longer feared Zheng Yiguan as they did some time ago.

Moreover, through the support of Yu Xiaotian, Yan Siqi survived the crisis of survival and was not blocked by Zheng Yiguan in Bengang. He gained the strength to compete with Zheng Yiguan at sea and could continue to do his things.

After reaping the benefits, Yan Siqi vigorously expanded his strength, thinking of ways to build ships and expand his troops, recruiting subordinates everywhere, and through connections, he became related to Xu Xinsu, a giant businessman in Quanzhou.

This information was continuously sent back to Nanyue Island from the Sea Wolf's gunnery instructors and craftsmen in Ben Port, which made the Sea Wolf know very well about Yan Siqi's situation and did not dare to say what Yan Siqi was eating.

, whichever woman he sleeps with, at least what he wants to do, the sea wolf can probably find out.

And after Yu Xiaotian helped Yan Siqi so much this time, the attitude of Yan Siqi's subordinates towards Sea Wolf also changed a lot. First, they were grateful to Yu Xiaotian for helping them in times of crisis, and secondly,

It was they who also felt how powerful the sea wolf was. With their strength, they couldn't be enemies with the sea wolf. Otherwise, the sea wolf could crush them to death at any time like ants.

Since you can't be enemies with them, you can only be friends with them. Most of Yan Siqi's subordinates have shown great enthusiasm for Sea Wolf, so if you want to inquire about something from them,

It takes almost no effort at all. Just ask casually and someone will tell the Sea Wolf tribe in detail.

Moreover, the Sea Wolf's gunnery instructors there also enjoyed preferential treatment. Yan Siqi arranged for people to take care of their lives, providing them with delicious food and drinks, and meeting all their normal needs.

When the gunnery instructors of the Sea Wolf arrived there, they did not just live for free, but they were also very dedicated. They helped them check all their artillery, eliminate some of the broken artillery that could not be used, and improved various equipment on them.

Various types of artillery were classified and cleaned, and the performance and safety of these artillery were tested again.

These artillery pieces were re-adjusted, and the firepower on Yan Siqi's warships was configured to be as perfect as possible, and the mounts of some of the artillery pieces they used were also appropriately modified.

The equipment of pirates in this era was very rudimentary. Although Yan Siqi had come from the strong winds and waves, the equipment level was much better than that of the small group of pirates. But it also depends on who you compare with. Many of the artillery they owned were so rudimentary that they didn't even have gun mounts.

A broken iron pipe is tied directly to the side of the ship with ropes and nails. There is no adjustment range up, down, left, and right. You can only rely on the steering of the ship to aim at the enemy ship. With this method of mounting the gun, the chance of killing the enemy is far away.

The probability of not killing one of your own is high.

So the Sea Wolf tribe members who really couldn't stand it, after arriving at their place, helped them to modify these cannons that were still usable to a certain extent. At least they found some carpenters to make these rags.

Some gun mounts, giving them at least a surname.

There is a big difference between ancient Chinese artillery and Western artillery. That is that the old Chinese artillery has not been cast with lugs before. It is simply fixed on the gun mount. The range can be adjusted by adjusting the height and pitch of the gun mount. The operation is very easy.

Difficulty, but Western-style artillery innovatively cast lugs on the barrel. The lugs are at the center of gravity of the barrel, and the elevation angle of the muzzle can be easily adjusted by adjusting the height of the tail. This is a creation of artillery technology.

, making artillery operation much simpler.

However, many of Yan Siqi's artillery are old-style cannons that don't even have lugs, so they can only be simply fixed on the gun mount, giving them a certain degree of mobility and making it easier to load. But fortunately, these junks have a limited range.

It's very limited, but it's not very demanding.

These gunnery instructors taught Yan Siqi's men how to aim, and also formulated some regulations to regulate the behavior of gunners and not allow them to mess around like before.

At least in wartime, they are never allowed to pile gunpowder on the deck at will for their convenience. At the same time, it also creates huge hidden dangers. Sometimes a rocket can detonate a ship, causing unnecessary

of losses.

In addition, when shooting, non-relevant personnel are not allowed to get close to the artillery, and they are not allowed to use open flames to avoid accidental losses. Even if they are hit by the artillery when it recoils, it can kill people.

Furthermore, the gunnery instructor has repeatedly emphasized that no one is allowed to fire at will before receiving an order to fire, or before enemy ships and enemies enter their effective firing range. Pirates and even current officers and soldiers are very casual about the use of artillery.

Often when the enemy is just sighted, regardless of whether their artillery can hit or not, they just fire at each other in a chaotic manner. As a result, the two sides often start firing at each other from a long distance.

This kind of firing is more like setting off a firecracker and just listening to the sound. It does not pose any threat to the enemy at all. On the contrary, by the time the two sides enter the fighting distance, many artillery fires have already overheated, but there is nothing they can do.

The artillery fire continued, causing serious delay to the fighter planes.

Yan Siqi also saw that these Sea Wolf tribesmen had indeed taught his subordinates a lot of useful things. He was even more grateful to Xiaotian and determined to cling to Xiaotian as a brother in the future.

During the following period, Yan Siqi ordered another batch of six-pound cannons from Sea Wolf. It happened that Sea Wolf was replacing the six-pound cannons with twelve-pound short cannons, so he sold them twenty more, which made Yan Siqi happy.

Damn it.

During the fight with Zheng Yiguan, he had already discovered that the Sea Wolf's six-pound cannon was quite powerful. It could hit far and accurately. It was also very powerful and hit very hard. It was like a super-large awl. It hit the enemy very hard.

A hole was poked in the boat, and Zheng Yiguan's men stared blankly.

So he made up his mind to spend a lot of money to buy more such guns to equip his ships. After he had accumulated enough strength, he had to go to Zheng Yiguan to settle accounts again. He really couldn't swallow this tone.

Go down.

A boss was betrayed by his subordinates and almost overthrown him, leaving him in a state of embarrassment. No one could bear this kind of thing. In this situation, no matter what, you have to find a way to get it back.

So Yan Siqi and Zheng Yiguan started to fight to death. With Yan Siqi constantly making trouble for Zheng Yiguan, Zheng Yiguan did not dare to make trouble for the sea wolf easily again. He could only fight in the sea around Zhangquan.

On the way, he constantly competed with Chu Cailao and Yan Siqi.

In early March, Zheng Yiguan gathered thousands of his men and more than a hundred ships to raid the coast of Quanzhou, kidnapping a lot of meat, destroying dozens of coastal villages, and also

He ran to Zhangzhou Prefecture, made a disturbance outside Yuegang, and robbed a group of merchant ships entering and exiting Yuegang.

At this time, Zheng Yiguan's actions angered Mr. Chu Cai. Although Mr. Chu Cai was defeated by Yu Xiaotian and was forced to withdraw from the Quanzhou coast, he still refused to give up the territory outside Zhangzhou Prefecture.

Yuegang in Haicheng was the only officially approved sea port in the Ming Dynasty in this era. Because of this, merchants from all over the mainland gathered in Yuegang after Longqing opened the sea to do various trades with the sea. As a result, the geographical environment was not very good.

Yuegang has been the busiest port along the coast of China for decades.

This also made Yuegang become a big piece of meat in the eyes of all pirates, who often came here to cause trouble and rob passing merchant ships off the coast of Zhangzhou Prefecture.

In recent years, this land has become the territory of Chu Cai Lao. Chu Cai Lao has always regarded it as a forbidden area. He uses the Haicheng estuary as his cash machine and does not allow others to come here to rob.

This time, Zheng Yiguan came here, robbed a lot of money, and even almost went on land to kill Haicheng, which made Chu Cai Lao couldn't stand it anymore.

Mr. Chu Cai had discovered last year that Zheng Yiguan and his gang had begun to mess around on his territory. The two sides had had many minor conflicts, and Mr. Chu Cai had also heard through various channels that Zheng Yiguan had picked up Li

Dan's plate suddenly became much stronger, and he had a vague idea of ​​expelling him from Fujian.

This time Zheng Yiguan took so many people and ships to Zhangzhou to do such a job. This time Chu Cai gave up and immediately summoned his men and ran to the sea of ​​Zhangzhou to meet Zheng Yiguan.

, let Zheng Yiguan also know that he, Mr. Chu Cai, is not yet at the level where he can be provoked by anyone.

But Chu Cailao moved a little slower. By the time he led his men to the sea of ​​Zhangzhou Prefecture, Zheng Yiguan had already led most of his men out of Zhangzhou Prefecture, and only blocked a few of Zheng Yiguan's men's ships. These

Zheng Yiguan's men on the boat got a little carried away with the robbery and wanted to make another profit before leaving, but they were blocked here by Mr. Chu Cai.

When Chu Cai saw these Zheng Yiguan's men, he became very angry. He immediately killed several of Zheng Yiguan's boats and killed a bunch of Zheng Yiguan's men. This time Chu Cai

Lao and Zheng Yiguan were completely at odds with each other, and the two sides continued to have conflicts at sea.

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