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"Boom-boom-boom!"

"Crack!"

With the roar of cannons, an iron bullet suddenly hit Vice Admiral Bai's ship and penetrated the ship's building above it.

"Ah?" Vice General Bai suddenly shivered in fright and broke out in cold sweat. "Is the 'Shun Thief's' cannon so accurate?"

It turns out that although the number of artillery pieces that the two sides can use is almost the same, the proportions of Hongyi artillery and French guns on both sides are completely different.

Compared with the Ming army, which used Qianjin Franchise aircraft as its main firepower, the rebel navy was equipped with more Hongyi artillery.

Although these Hongyi cannons only weigh 500 kilograms, they have a longer range and better accuracy due to their good air tightness and tight projectiles.

"No way, come closer!" Vice General Bai frowned and said boldly.

Although the range and accuracy of the Franchise are not as good as the Hongyi Cannon, it has advantages in caliber and rate of fire.

Once the design is close, the advantages of the Flange machine can naturally be fully exerted.

"Well done!" Just when Vice Admiral Bai was startled by the rebel shells, a burst of cheers broke out on Zhang Zizhou's boat.

Shooting at sea requires skill, but also luck.

It was obvious that this gunner's skills and luck were very good. Zhang Zizhou couldn't help but promise: "When I go back this time, I will report it to His Highness King Shun for you and give you a credit!"

He is just a factory of Tianjin Shipyard and does not have the right to directly confirm military achievements.

"Okay, okay, okay!" When the gunner heard this, he opened his mouth and smiled from ear to ear.

"No, the enemy ship is approaching!" Just as everyone was excited, the lookout suddenly warned.

"Come closer?" Zhang Zizhou couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

The biggest advantage of this new type of bird ship is its high speed and good maneuverability.

It was natural to deal with the traditional warships and tactics of the Ming army with ease.

"Give me the order, put on the bullets, and retreat while fighting!" Zhang Zizhou couldn't help but sneered, "I want to see how the other side's navy plans to fight me!"

Following Zhang Zizhou's order, the sailors began to hurriedly control the sails and rudder of the ship.

If the warships under Vice Admiral Bai get closer, the rebels will retreat one point. If the warships under Vice Admiral Bai get closer, the rebels will retreat one centimeter.

So, the two sides chased me for a long time, but they couldn't close the distance at all.

On the contrary, the masts of two ships were directly damaged by the rebels' bullets, making it impossible to continue the pursuit.

"What should I do?" Seeing that he was being beaten passively all the time, everyone couldn't help but feel discouraged.

"Let the two bird boats stick up!" Vice Admiral Bai hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and ordered.

He has eight warships under his command. Except for the two bird ships, which are faster, the other Haicang ships, Cangshan ships and net shuttle ships are not good enough.

Just like maintaining the formation, it will only slow down the speed and make it impossible to catch up with the rebels.

As for retreating, he probably wouldn't dare to retreat.

He led eight warships and faced off against two "shun thieves". If he returned without success, neither Huang Sunmao, deputy envoy of military equipment, nor Chen Hongfan, the commander-in-chief, would be able to spare him.

The matter has come to this, whether it works or not, he can only grit his teeth and catch up.

"The enemy has divided two bird ships!" As soon as Vice General Bai divided his troops, the lookout here saw the reality.

"Bird boat?" Zhang Zizhou pondered for a moment after hearing the words, and then he laughed when he had an idea, "Don't be impatient, let them chase for a while, then open fire!"

"Okay!" The sailor received the order, and while inflating the sail, he quickly picked up the wormwood and shook it desperately.

The two bird boats immediately took advantage of the wind and waves and "escaped" quickly into the distance!

"Hurry, catch up quickly, don't let the 'thief' escape!" Seeing this, the two bird boats of the Ming Army couldn't help but speed up and pursue them desperately.

After going back and forth like this, the two sides chased for about half an hour. The rebel bird ship suddenly slowed down, then crossed the ship and launched a fierce bombardment.

The Ming army's bird boats, which were chasing closely, were immediately stunned. The sail of one of the bird boats was torn into a big hole by the rebels' hammer.

"Oops, we're out of touch!" At this moment, the two bird ships realized that they were running too fast, leaving Vice Admiral Bai and the other ships around him far behind.

Now their two bird boats have been surrounded by two bird boats of the "Shun Thieves".

"It doesn't matter, let's go up and fight them in close combat!" After chasing for a long time, the Ming army found the weakness of the rebels and said confidently.

"Boom, boom, boom!" As soon as both sides got a little closer, they both lit up their own artillery.

It's just that the Ming army never expected that the rebels' close combat firepower would be so sharp. Four 500-jin red barbarian cannons and two thousand-jin furlong guns were fired at once. The dense pellets swept across the deck of the bird ship like the scythe of death.

Countless sailors and soldiers were beaten to pieces and fell into the sea one after another.

The rebels also took this opportunity to move closer, firing cannons while using hooks and sickles to hook the opponent's boat gang.

"Kill!" More than ten men wearing short clothes and shields jumped over and started fighting in this narrow space.

Seeing that something was not going well, the other bird boat couldn't help but turn around and run away.

When Zhang Zizhou saw it, he quickly sent another bird boat to pursue it.

After fighting like this for a long time, the soldiers on the bird boat could not resist, and after paying more than ten lives, they had to surrender.

Zhang Zizhou couldn't help but be overjoyed, and while dedicating some of his men to rush back, he escorted the prisoners back.

On the way, we first met the bird boat chasing the Ming army. After learning that the other party was shot twice, it got together with the Ming army navy, so we continued on our way angrily.

After about an hour's journey, we suddenly heard the rumble of cannons.

Zhang Zizhou quickly ordered the lookout to observe carefully, and soon he discovered that more than ten warships were being besieged by the Ming navy.

It turned out that after Zhang Zizhou left, the Ming army continued to sail towards Dagukou.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, the rebels took out all the remaining Haicang boats, Cangshan boats, and Bird boats, and fought to the death with the Ming navy.

However, there was a huge gap between the two sides in terms of quantity and quality, and they were basically suppressed and beaten by the Ming Navy.

"What should we do? We can't defeat him at all!" The rebel soldier couldn't help but turned pale when he saw the current situation.

One side has more than a hundred warships, while the other side only has more than a dozen warships. No matter how big the tactical gap between the two sides is, it is really difficult to smooth out the material gap.

"Either lead the opponent into the shoal, or we can only fight the opponent on land!" Zhang Zizhou frowned, thought for a long time, and finally admitted helplessly.

In water battles, big ships fight small ships, fast ships fight slow ships, and many ships fight small ships.

In addition to eight new bird ships, the current rebel navy only has two Haicang ships and four or five Cangshan ships available for other warships.

However, with these more than ten ships, even if one is equal to ten, how can they deal with the Ming army's hundreds of warships?

If he can't deal with the Ming navy, and once the Ming army invades Dagokou, then the Tianjin shipyard that he has worked so hard to build may be in danger.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zizhou couldn't help but feel anxious.

He quickly ordered: "Quick, come forward to support, rescue our ship first!"

Even though he had just won a victory, Zhang Zizhou no longer had any hope of preventing the Ming army from landing at Dagu.

All he thinks about now is to save as many as he can and leave some seeds for the rebel navy.