With a command from Zhao Ming, the Zhenhai flagship hung a flag. In an instant, the sailors on the deck immediately took action, adjusting the sail cables, controlling the sails, and pushing the rudder, causing the three gunships to sail from north to northwest.

The ship completed its steering, and the white sail on the mast was immediately blown by the southeast wind. The three gunships suddenly felt a huge thrust, pushing the ship to sail northwest as if they were stepping on the accelerator.

On both sides of the deck, the gunners opened the cannon suits, opened the cannon window, pushed out the black-hole cannons, and aimed at the five Qing army ships sailing southwest.

On the Manchu Beiyang Navy, Peng Yufeng couldn't help but clenched his fists when he saw this, "Damn it, it's the main gunship of the pirates. They want to intercept us!"

Three Ming army gunships were inserted diagonally into front of the Qing army fleet. As the distance was closer, the Qing army on the ship could already see the white sails of the Qingming army.

There are two types of warships of the Ming army, one is the traditional hard bamboo sail, and the other is the white soft sail. Anyone with white soft sails is basically the main gunboat of the Ming army.

"Mr. Qian, what should I do now?" The Qing soldiers were panicked on the tower of the Fuchuan ship.

Peng Yufeng gritted his teeth and said, "It's over here, and it's useless to say more. This is near Changshan Island, less than twenty miles from Dengzhou, so we rushed over at full speed."

On the sea, five Qing army blessed ships and three Ming army gunships quickly narrowed the distance. The Qing army fleet wanted to rush past the Ming army's interception before the Ming army's fleet intercepted them, but the Ming army's fleet was in a good wind, and the soft sail gunship was already faster than the Fu ship. The Qing army fleet was sailing for a short time and fell into despair and fear.

As the distance narrowed, the huge hulls of the three Ming army gunships were clearly visible.

Each Ming army gunship had a tonnage of more than 600 tons, while the Qing army warships were only more than 200 tons, and the number of artillery was incomparable to the Ming army. It was really not the same level as that of the Ming army.

Seeing the Ming army warship riding the wind and waves, Peng Yufeng's face became ferocious. He was wearing a jacket and a bowl cap. He suddenly pulled out his command knife and stood at the bow of the ship, "Brothers, fight hard! Bounce for me!"

At this time, on the Zhenhai, Zhao Ming waved his hand coldly, "Get the middle and fire!"

The three Ming army gun ships all exited the gun window. Each warship had nearly thirty artillery guns on the side, with a total of nearly ninety cannons aiming at the five Qing army blessed ships sailing at sea.

The Zhenhai hangs the order flag, and the gunners on the ship adjust the gun position. The torch leans against the lead. With a loud "boom", the gun mount retreats sharply, the muzzle retreats into the gun window, and a ball of white smoke rises.

"Boom Boom Boom" As the first cannon fired, the guns on each ship opened fire from the bottom deck in turn. The gun body suddenly retreated, and the hull and the sea vibrated slightly, and the smoke from the spray instantly filled the sea surface.

Nearly ninety shells rushed out of the smoke filled with gunpowder on the side, flew against the sea, and shot rapidly towards the Qing army's lucky ship.

Peng Yufeng stood on the boat building, and the sea breeze made his jacket swell. A cannonball fell beside Lu Yi. The water column soared into the sky and then landed on the boat. Like a pouring rain, it instantly drenched Peng Yufeng into a dropping chicken, seriously affecting his heroic and resolute image...

The four lucky ships before Lu Yi, except for the first one, which was not bombarded, the remaining three were subjected to concentrated fire attacks.

The Qing sailors on the Lu Yi saw with astonishment that the second lucky ship was hit by more than 20 shells in a row, and the ship was smashed and disintegrated, becoming a pile of driftwood floating on the sea. The other two were also splashed by the smashed wood chips, and the masts broke and gradually stopped.

Peng Yufeng saw this scene in shock and was extremely shocked. The Ming army sank one ship in one round of artillery and severely injured two ships. Fortunately, the Ming army's artillery target was not Lu Yi, otherwise he might have died at this time.

"Mr. Qian, fire a cannon and fight back!" The officer who was soaked in the sea roared anxiously.

Peng Yufeng was soaked in the sea water that his heart was cold. The boiling blood in his heart was frightened by the powerful firepower of the Ming army, so much that the flames were gone in an instant.

Peng Yufeng, who pointed in front of the knife, trembled with the sea breeze, and suddenly the knife was sheathed. The Adam's apple squirmed and said, "Quick, turn right and adjust the sail to the west."

After one round of artillery attack, five Qing army warships sank one, severely hurting two, leaving two, one of them continued to move forward, while Lu Yi turned westward, trying to escape from the battlefield.

"Master, should you pursue me separately?" Guo Zhong said in a deep voice.

Zhao Ming put down the Qianli Mile Mile Mile, "Let the one in front leave and pursue the Qing army warship behind!"

Three Ming army gunships continued to tilt to the northwest, passing through the two injured Qing army's Fu ships, and fired again on the side.

Amid the roar, water columns splashed on the sea surface. Two injured blessed ships were once again fired by artillery, instantly turning into countless debris and floating on the sea.

More than ten miles south of Changshan Island is the coast of Dengzhou Prefecture.

Without the Qing army ships reporting, the Qing army navy in the water camp on the shore had already discovered the naval battle on the sea surface.

When they climbed the Penglai Water Village in Zhou, the war drums of the generals were ringing. The Qing army naval generals hurriedly put on their jackets, put on their hats, pressed their waist knife, and hurried to the navy admiral's tent with a serious expression.

Everyone entered in a row and saw Shi Lang sitting in front of the commander's position with a gloomy face.

"When the military gate is heard, it should be the fleet that transported the baggage. It was attacked. The last general asked to lead the brothers of the navy to go out to the camp to reinforce immediately." A navy sect general held his fists in anger.

"Military gate, the troop transport ship was attacked in the waters of Changshan Island. It is only twenty miles away from the water camp. The pirates dare to attack the troop transport ship at our door. This is not taking my Beiyang Navy seriously." Another person clasped his fists angrily.

Shi Lang had a gloomy face and was unmoved.

At this time, a soldier entered the tent in a panic, "I have reported to the army, the attacked brother is back!"

Shi Lang stood up when he heard the utterance and immediately called, "Bring it in!"

Soon, a soldier was taken into the tent by the terrain and bowed to the ground: "I am begging the military gate!"

Shi Lang asked, "Hurry up, tell me what the situation is, how many pirates have attacked you!"

He swallowed the general's saliva, "Reported to the military gate, we returned from Lushun and sailed to Changshan Island, we met three pirate gunships. The three were the main gunships of the pirates. As soon as they met, they sank the Qingyuan and injured Qingning and Qingfu. Beiyi took advantage of the pirates to pursue Peng Qiang, the Luyi, and escaped by chance."

The three Ming army gunships cannot be underestimated. They can be said to be quite powerful, but they cannot scare the generals of the Northern Zhili Navy.

"Military gate, the Ming army's gunships are faster than the blessed ship. This must be the gunships coming first and cannot be held back, so they launch an attack. This is an excellent opportunity for us!" Sun Zhixie, the director of the Northern Zhili Coastal Defense Council, said: "If the admiral can take this opportunity to sink these three pirate gunboats, it will definitely be able to severely damage the pirates and reverse the maritime situation in one fell swoop."

Shi Lang had a gloomy face and paced back and forth in the lobby. Suddenly he stopped and said in a deep voice: "I passed the order of my commander, and all ships were strictly prohibited from going out to fight. Then order all the forts to strengthen their vigilance, and quickly send the horses to Governor Hong, saying that the pirates had reached the Bohai Sea."
Chapter completed!