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"Bang bang bang!"

Fang He, Liu Dong and others found the right opportunity and kept pouring Minnie bullets into the masts of the enemy ship. At the beginning, the artillery bombardment of the enemy ship did cause them a certain amount of panic. After all, they had never suffered enemy shelling before. Later, they found that the enemy shells had all landed on the sea, so they gradually calmed down. If the enemy did not change the bullet type, the range would be worse than that of the Hu Ben Gun. At least, at the extreme distance, the Hu Ben Gun can hit about 150 meters (about 450 meters).

"Don't panic!"

"Continue shooting!"

Fang He and Liu Dong worked hard to calm down the emotions of their respective subordinates.

In fact, the two of them are new soldiers, and it is the first time they have encountered such a fierce naval battle, and the first time they have been passively baptized by enemy artillery fire. It is false to say that the two of them are not nervous and afraid of death. However, since they are officers, they must take responsibility. Whether they are nervous or afraid or not, they must muster up the courage to set an example for their subordinates. Otherwise, what will Zhang Zhun want them to be an officer? Will they be a waste of time?

"Bang bang bang!"

With the encouragement of Fang He and Liu Dong, the soldiers of the sailors gradually returned to peace. They continued to shoot at the masts of the enemy ship in an orderly manner, pouring as many Minnie bombs as possible onto the other party's heads at the fastest speed. As for whether they hit the target, it was difficult for them to detect with their naked eyes. They did not have any extra time to check their own results.

As both sides fired guns, layers of white mist floated on the sea surface. It was very difficult to find a target as big as a human body through these white mists. They could only vaguely identify the mast where the enemy ship's mast was located, and then shoot at the mast of the enemy ship. According to Zhang Zhun, as long as they poured Minnie bombs continuously to the mast of the enemy ship, they would have completed the mission perfectly.

Zhang Zhun stared at the movement of the mast of the pirate ship from inside the Qianli Miles. He could see that from time to time, pirate sailors fell off the mast. Because the distance was too far, they could only see them falling down, but they could not hear any sound, as if they were watching a silent pantomime. Yang Guohua and others' attack strategy was still effective. As long as they killed the pirate's sail driver, the subsequent battle would be much easier.

The pirates' willpower is quite strong. After falling down several sailboats in a row, more sailors still climbed up and temporarily acted as sailboats. Therefore, the control of sailboats was relatively powerful. They successfully forced two pig-bearded boats to retreat. Under the threat of pirate artillery fire, the two pig-bearded boats had to retreat temporarily.

However, during this process of maneuvering, the navy's tiger guns continued to shoot, desperately shooting the pirate's mast position. The pirate's sailboat was on the mast, and no one could protect it, but people were continuously shot down. After falling down more than a dozen sailboats in a row, the other sailors could no longer hold on, and finally someone slipped down the mast.

Without the operation of the sail driver, the sail lost control, and the control of the pirate ship immediately had problems. Although the helmsman tried hard to stabilize his ship, the pirate ship still had a poor turn. Although the pirate ship kept firing, it was a bit of a cannon to kill the mosquitoes. Suddenly, the pirate ship swung strangely, and the sidewalk actually turned towards the tiger beach.

"Squat down!"

Zhang Zhun shouted hurriedly.

Everyone on the beach hurriedly squatted down.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

Sure enough, a series of gunfires.

The direction of the pirate shooting is exactly the direction of Tiger Beach.

"Bang bang bang!"

Some shells fell on the beach and smashed pits. Some fell into the water and splashed high waves. Depending on the situation, the pirates used solid bullets instead. The range of these shells was very long, and it was completely fine to hit seven or eight hundred meters, far beyond the control range of the Hu Ben Gun.

However, it is quite difficult to hit the target with a solid bullet. Especially on the shaking sea surface, the hit rate of the solid bullet is too low. Moreover, it is a waste to hit the shore. If you will also be hit by a solid bullet on the shore, it is really unlucky. Fortunately, there are no such unlucky people among the soldiers of the guards. However, Zhang Zhun was actually very unhappy when he was ravaged by the enemy's solid bullet.

"Grass!"

Zhang Zhun whispered.

Do you not have enough cannons to bully me?

When I have long-range cannons, let’s see how arrogant you are!

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

Another round of cannons hit the pirate ship.

Zhang Zhun and others had to continue squatting on the ground to avoid shells.

No matter how cursing is, you should not act like a hero. This is the real battlefield!

Due to the threat of solid bullets from enemy ships, the soldiers of the guards were unable to stand up and shoot, and the firepower of the Hu Ben gun began to weaken. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the sampans loaded with pirates also turned around and retreated towards the pirate ships. The pirates also knew that there were defenders on the shore, and the counterattack power of the defenders was quite strong, so they could not attack at all, so they had to retreat.

Due to the fierce artillery fire of the pirate ship, the navy was unable to get close to it, so they could only keep firing at the pirates and harass the other party, and as much as possible, the pirate ship was not allowed to operate flexibly. However, it was unlikely that the pirate ship would prevent its personnel from being recovered. The sailors of the pirate ship had a good overall quality. After losing a large number of sail drivers, they still had enough candidates to go up the mast to continue to control the sails to ensure the flexible maneuver of the warship.

Of course, the sailors who were forced to withdraw the landing were also lost dozens of sailors. I believe the commander of this pirate ship should be quite depressed. During the fire exchange just now, the pirates lost at least dozens of people, but they did not even hit a single hair from the enemy. If the pirates wanted to attack the Fushan Sect, they would really be stealing the chicken without losing the rice.

Yang Guohua and others were actually quite depressed. The artillery fire of the enemy ship made them depressed. The enemy ship's eight artillery fired volleys, and any shot was hit by a single shot, which would be enough to cause the pig-beard ship to severely hurt. They had no way to get close to the enemy ship. If they were hit by the pirate's chain bomb or grape bomb, they might even suffer major casualties. Whether it was the chain bomb or grape bomb, they would be hit in a large area, with a large range of killing.

Zhang Zhun raised the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and looked helplessly at the pirate ship taking back his personnel. Although Fang He, Liu Dong and others were unwilling to continue shooting, killing one or two pirate sailors from time to time. However, soon, there were pirate sailors who were not afraid of death and continued to adjust the sails. Due to the threat of enemy ship artillery fire, the shooting effect of Fang He, Liu Dong and others was obviously greatly reduced.

During this process, the sixteen cannons of the pirate ship seemed to have never stopped firing. The balls of fire and the rumbling cannons were simply demonstrating to him. Unfortunately, he really had no better way to deal with it. Unless he would rather pay the heavy casualties and die with the enemy.

Death together is certainly not the best choice for Zhang Zhun. There is no need for that. The future is long! However, it must be admitted that after being ravaged by the artillery fire of this pirate ship, Zhang Zhun's desire for cannons has increased to a certain extent. However, damn it, it is very difficult to cast cannons by themselves. Not to mention whether there are qualified raw materials, even craftsmen who know how to cast cannons, he now has no one.

In anger, Zhang Zhun suddenly discovered that the pirate ship had turned around and began to retreat to the outer sea. The pirate ship had fled! He stood up suddenly and stared at the pirate ship's movements. It turned out that the pirate found that his attack was not effective, and the sailboat suffered major casualties. In desperation, he had to choose to retreat.

Given that the enemy ships were quite powerful, Yang Guohua and others did not chase after them. With the current strength of the Fushan Sect naval army, even if they caught up, they could not eat the other party. Since they could not eat them, they had to stop chasing them. The distance between the two sides gradually widened. The battle naturally ended.

Seeing the pirate ship gradually disappearing from the sea and sky line, the soldiers of the guards were a little disappointed. Everyone packed up the Hu Ben gun and was a little unwilling to accept it. Since last time they cleaned up the Tartars, everyone has really not taken these pirates seriously. Unexpectedly, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, they were still harassed by a group of pirates. Although dozens of pirates were killed in the water, they still felt unsatisfied!

It seems that having a gun is not enough, and you still need cannons! Aren’t these damn pirates relying on their own cannons? If the guards have their own cannons, these pirates will still be arrogant? In fact, even the worst cannons have a similar range to the Hu Ben gun, and their power is even greater than that of the Hu Ben gun. Most of the soldiers have experienced this.

Zhang Zhun vaguely felt that this matter was most likely related to Ma Shiying. The brothel owner named Ji Yuqing should have returned to Jiangnan for a long time. There is a lot of time for Ma Shiying to react. Maybe, Yang Tiansheng was also called by Ma Shiying.

After leaving Liu Xiang, another Yang Tiansheng came. This Ma Shiying was really familiar with the relationship with the pirates! Well, to be precise, Yang Tiansheng could not be called a pirate, because they had already been with Zheng Zhilong to accept the court's pleading. Their current identity should be the Ming Navy Zhenhai Fleet.

Zheng Zhilong hung the title of Navy General, while Yang Tiansheng and Yan Siqi hung the title of Navy Deputy General. Although their boats were still hung with their respective pirate flags. In fact, they had another flag. The yellow golden dragon rising sun flag that the Tartars on the sampan just now was the flag that the Ming Navy often hung.

"Sir, we caught a few living pirates in the water!"

While thinking, Zhou Zhengyu suddenly came up to report.

"Living?"

“Bring it up!”

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and immediately ordered the pirates to be brought up for interrogation.

Soon, a total of five pirates were taken to Zhang Zhun. It turned out that after these pirates were shot by the Hu Ben gun, in order to avoid being exposed on the sampan, they jumped into the sea and tried to hide. As a result, by accident, the sampans forgot to accept them when they retreated. As a result, they were left on the sea. The enemy ship retreated, and Yang Guohua and others checked the sea surface and found them.

These pirates obviously have no experience in counter-interrogation and their bones are not very hard. Zhang Zhun asked them what they knew. As long as they were like beans pouring in bamboo tubes, they said it with ease. However, they were all very ordinary armed sailors, that is, they were just making a living, and they didn't know any secrets. The only thing that is certain is that they were indeed Yang Tiansheng's subordinates. As for why they came to Shandong, they were completely unclear.

"Who is your leader?" Zhang Zhun asked.

"Black iron head." A pirate replied.

"The real name?" Zhang Zhun frowned.

The five pirates looked at me, and I looked at you, but couldn't answer. Obviously, they really didn't know the real name of Hei Iron Head. In fact, sailors of their level usually have very few chances to see Hei Iron Head, so naturally they couldn't know his information. Zhang Zhun had to ask someone to bet them first and then deal with them later.

"Black Iron Head? I know this person!"

Fortunately, the five pirates did not know Hei Tietou's identity, and Shen Lingfei and Xue Zhidie knew about it. His original name was Sun Ronglu, and he was a capable general under Yang Tiansheng. Neither of them expected that Hei Tietou would appear here. It seemed that things were indeed a bit serious. Maybe even Yang Tiansheng would come.

"Come on!"

"Am I still afraid of him?"

Zhang Zhun said proudly.

Damn, so what if you Yang Tiansheng comes in person? As long as you dare to come, I will dare to beat you! I don’t believe it. I can’t beat you on sea, and I can’t beat you on land! If you have the ability, you can come ashore!

Of course, after the heroic spirit, we should make careful arrangements. We can despise the enemy strategically, but we must pay attention to the enemy tactical attention. Zhang Zhun asked the sailors to continue to be alert on the sea and closely supervise the movement of the enemy ships. At the same time, all the soldiers of the guards canceled their vacations and were in a state of preparation. All the craftsmen responsible for producing gunpowder worked overtime to produce as much gunpowder as possible. As for the newly manufactured Tiger Ben gun, Zhang Zhun also sent people to mention all the military camps and could be distributed to the elites of the guerrillas at any time.

After everything was deployed, it was already night. At this time, it was just when the lights were first on, and the city of Fushan in the distance could already see bright fire. The Mid-Autumn Festival feast should have begun. The military households in Fushan District entered the Mid-Autumn Festival full moon night for the first time after hundreds of years. The battle at Tiger Beach was fierce, but did not disturb them.

Zhang Zhun looked at the sky with his head raised. A full moon hung in the air, so bright, so kind, so gentle. If there were no battle, no pirates, and no artillery fire, tonight would have been an extremely peaceful and wonderful night. Unfortunately, all this was destroyed by the damn pirates. Perhaps, the fate of the soldiers was destined to be like this.

I don't know if the pirate ship has completely retreated. If the other party just cruised in the sea, it might make a comeback. Therefore, the soldiers of the guards could only rest in the military camp. However, one thing is certain that they would never be able to come back tonight. So, tonight, the people of Fushan Institute can have a peaceful and peaceful Mid-Autumn Festival.

With guards and naval forces standing guard, no matter what enemy it is, it is impossible to lean on it!
Chapter completed!