From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 811

The sea was still sunny, and the fleet of Chaozhou merchants gathered in the sea east of Haojing, quietly waiting for time.

According to the order given by Zhou Yuan, they must stop about 400 miles away from Haojing and wait for at least one day before continuing their journey.

As a veteran of the Guangdong Navy, Fu Bo is too familiar with the South China Sea, and he can grasp every position just right.

But there are still three followers, always following on the side, which is really a pity.

"They don't fight or leave, they stop when we stop, why is that?"

Yuan Zhiming couldn't help asking.

Fu Bo smiled and said, "You can see from the beacon smoke on their ship that they are reporting their position to the reinforcements."

Yuan Zhiming said with a change of color, "The Portuguese are going to send warships? I'm not afraid, I mean, don't they have to leave forces to protect Macau?"

Fu Bo nodded and said, "That's a good question. According to common sense, they should leave some forces to protect Macau."

"The Marshal probably thinks so too, so he plans to use merchant ships as bait to divide McPherson's forces."

"But Macau and Dongfan Island are different. Macau is too special, and with the newcomers in the past two years, there are only more than 3,000 people in total."

"More than 3,000 people, five ships are enough, and they may evacuate at any time."

"If McPherson smells the crisis, he should evacuate, and then take advantage of the time gap to turn around and attack us."

Yuan Zhiming said, "So, we will face three battleships. , two cruisers, wouldn't it be impossible to defeat them?"

Fu Bo said: "So you have to think about the Marshal's intention. Why did he let us stop in the waters east of Haojing and not move forward for the time being?"

"Obviously, the Marshal has been preparing for the other party to do so in advance, so he deliberately let me stay here for one more day."

"McPherson can only estimate where we should appear according to the speed of the merchant ship, and then locate us through the smoke signal given by the battleship. He will definitely look for us in the southern waters. If he can't find us, he will go east."

"If time is wasted, the Marshal can bring the Henggao and Hengfeng ships to support us."

"Boy, war is always changing rapidly. You still have a lot to learn."

At this point, Fu Bo stretched and said: "Are you ready? We are finally going to have a big fight!"

Accompanied by his voice, the two Portuguese battleships that had been blocking the south suddenly turned around and headed east.

Obviously, they had to go around the rear of the merchant ship to attack, because there were too many merchant ships and they were too heavy to turn around easily.

At the same time, at the end of the sea ahead, where the water and the sky met, two warships also came quickly.

A battleship and a cruiser joined the remaining cruisers on the south side.

So far, the three battleships and two cruisers deployed by the Portuguese along the coast of Dajin have all arrived.

Attacking from front and back at the same time, the two battleships of Dajin must be unable to split up.

What's more, the opponent is still splitting up.

The two cruisers began to go around the north side of the merchant ship at a very fast speed.

In this way, how can the two battleships in the rear, a battleship in the south, and two cruisers in the north be stopped?

Yi Sanshi said: "Delay time! Delay until the marshal arrives! But we don't have any means!"

Fu Bo laughed and said: "What do you mean by no means? Do you think the Portuguese are willing to directly bombard the merchant ship? They regard the goods in it as their own treasures!"

"Don't worry about anything! Just bomb the battleships on their south side!"

"The two battleships in the rear will be attacked by the Hengpan ship!"

Although he said it with a smile, there was murderous intent in his eyes.

The temporary partition on the gun deck had been dismantled and moved to the cargo hold, the stove had been extinguished, the shells and gunpowder had been moved to the gun position, and even... even the small boats carried by the battleships were placed on the water to avoid being damaged by artillery fire.

The deck has been covered with yellow sand to reduce the friction of the trembling sound when moving heavy objects, and the protective net has been laid to prevent debris from falling and injuring the combatants during the battle.

Even the carpenters had already reached the corridor outside the waterline deck, ready to plug the leak and rescue at any time.

The Hengyong and Hengpan ships were already ready for battle!

Just waiting...

Fu Bo shouted: "Hengyong ship! Fire!"

Along with his voice, loud noises finally shook out and blasted towards the battleships on the south side.

This indicated that the real battle with the Portuguese had begun.

The Hengpan ship quickly went to the rear and suppressed it with artillery fire to prevent the two Portuguese battleships from boarding and controlling the ship.

The commander of the Portuguese was not a fool, and of course he would not be stupid enough to seize the ship under the fire. They directly started a bombardment with the Hengpan ship.

The powerful firepower made the sea area boil.

The cruiser on the north side finally found an opportunity.

Of course they did not open fire, these tea, silk, and porcelain were all wealth they had coveted for a long time.

Directly boarding! Kill people on board!

After killing people, the ship is theirs, and of course the goods are also theirs.

Their appetite is not big, because they know that time is urgent, so they only plan to rob ten ships!

The Portuguese musketeers jumped up, but as soon as their feet landed, they were hit by flintlock guns, screaming and falling to the ground one after another.

"Not merchants! Not laborers! Soldiers!"

"No, they all have flintlock guns! They are from the Jin Navy!"

They cursed and exclaimed loudly in Portuguese. Because they were not well prepared, many people died in the first boarding.

Moreover, these Han soldiers seemed to be very experienced. They did not stay on the deck at all, but ambushed behind the cargo boxes. They did not stand out to fight, but just shot at the enemy.

A French machine gunner was so angry that he jumped directly onto the cargo box and shot at the Dajin soldiers who were ambushing below.

Of course, before he could aim, a machete had already cut off his legs, and he was dragged in and stabbed to death with a few knives.

"Cover! Cover the boarding!"

The soldiers behind them were responsible for blocking the shooting position of the cargo box, and the soldiers in front quickly ran over, leaning against the cargo box, temporarily hiding as a cover, and preparing to find an opportunity to go over and hedge.

But before they could react, a long spear stabbed out from the gap between the cargo boxes, and their intestines flowed all over the floor for a while.

Of course, this is not the whole picture. There are still cargo ships that have been successfully invaded, and fierce gun battles and stabbing weapons battles have begun inside the cabin.

The soldiers of the Jin navy had been holding back for too long. Now that the foreigners had come in, they were like mad beasts, not caring about life or death, and rushed at people.

"Foreign devils, I don't want to live anymore!"

A middle-aged man rushed forward physically, withstood several bullets, and used the dagger on his waist to stab several people to death before closing his eyes.

The Portuguese soldiers were very confused. Why did the Jin people, who had always been weak and afraid of death, suddenly want to die?

Who changed them?

This question was not something the Portuguese could figure out.

And all this was not important, because in the sound of fighting, cannons were heard in the distance.

The imperial flag was flying, and the Henggao and Hengfeng ships had already come.

In this battle, it was still unknown who would surround whom.