Jinzhou Pier suddenly burst into flames, and the raging fire reflected the sky of the entire terminal red. It was particularly conspicuous in this dark night!

Occasionally, there were one or two explosions, which made people shudder.

"What's going on?" Nurhachi asked.

Before Azig could let anyone go to investigate, someone had already come to report. The Ming navy took advantage of the darkness to attack, and the red-haired navy suffered heavy losses. Seven or eight warships were bombed and sunk, and ten more were sunk.

Several boats were hit and were burning on the docks.

It’s probably the wave that cannot be rescued!

Nurhachi opened his mouth wide. Could it be that Li Xiao is here? How could it be so fast!

Li Xiu stood on the Jian Bridge, looking at the burning ships on the dock. A proud smile appeared on his face. This was the first time he had independently commanded the battle. There was no help from Li Xiao before or now.

He got the news that the Tatars were about to attack earlier than Li Xiao.

When Lu Zhu reported the news, he arrived at Juehua Island first, and then followed Li Xiao after him.

The Tatars occupied the Jinzhou Pier, and the small boat sent by Li Xiu was watching from a distance. The telescope sent by Zheng Zhiyuan did a great job, and he thought Kui Yi's fleet was so awesome.

Among the twenty-eight ships, only three five-masted ships are authentic Dutch warships. The rest are ships obtained from unknown sources, and there are all kinds of ships. There are flat-headed ships from the Japanese country, and some from Goryeo.

Square-headed boats. There were even pointed-headed boats from the Ming Dynasty. Li Xiu felt that these Tatars must have made guest appearances as pirates.

To fight one against twenty-eight is to seek death. With my modified five-masted ship, it is still possible to fight one against three.

The reason why the Tatar soldiers arrived at Jinzhou City so quickly was because all the heavy equipment was on board the boats. As soon as the Tatars occupied Jinzhou, they captured the Jinzhou Wharf outside the city.

Kui Yi and his artillery landed at Jinzhou Wharf. What was unloaded at Bayuquan were infantry. Nurhaci wanted to see what the combat capabilities of the red-haired men hired with a large sum of money were like.

After half a night's preparation, Li Xiu was ready to launch an attack.

The naval battle in Macau tasted the sweetness, and Li Xiu liked to fight at night. Especially at night when he couldn't see anything, the most suitable thing was a sneak attack.

Jinzhou Pier is full of various Dutch ships, but one large five-masted ship is docked at the pier. The remaining two ships are on guard outside.

This is also a lesson learned. The last failure in Macau was too tragic. The fleet that thought it could sweep across the East was almost wiped out after a battle in Macau.

Li Xiu waited until midnight before taking action, carefully searching the location of the two ships on the sea.

At night when you can't even see your fingers, trying to figure out the location of a ship floating on the sea is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Liu San held the steering gear tightly. Today he brought three boats to make bait. After confirming the water flow and wind direction again, Liu San inserted a thick wooden pole into the steering gear and stuck it tightly.

"Light the gunpowder!" Liu San whispered, and someone lit the gunpowder gun on the ship. The time was already set, and the ship would burn on its own in a quarter of an hour, heading to Jinzhou Pier without any change in course and speed.

Hit inside.

Hai Maozi's cry came from the sea, and Liu San knew that the other three ships had also completed their preparations.

"Get in the boat!" Without hesitation, he led his six men into the boat and paddled to the shore. Their mission for today had been completed, and there was nothing left for them to do.

What Liu San needs to consider is how to avoid being discovered by the Tatars on the way and run back to Ningyuan.

Li Xiu stood nervously on the Jian Bridge. Strict light control was implemented on the entire ship. No lamp was allowed to be lit, not even inside the cabin.

In the dark night, the ship and the water merged into one. Li Xiu could not find the Dutch warship, and the Dutch warship could not find Li Xiu. Both sides waited silently in the darkness until one party could no longer bear it.

"Boom!" A bright spot suddenly appeared in the distance, and Li Xiu realized that it was the decoy fleet led by Liu San.

Three boats that were on fire crashed into the Jinzhou Pier like they were dying. There were now more than twenty ships on the dock, some of which were filled with gunpowder. If they really caught fire, the Jinzhou Pier would be blown up into the sky.

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The ships inside Jinzhou Pier were in chaos, and it was obviously too late to untie the mooring ropes and lift anchor at this time. The warships staying on the pier fired first, and the shells roared out of the gun barrels. The fireships were hit with wood chips scattered in all directions, but the damage capability of the solid shells was just that.

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The water surface was full of holes, but the boat kept moving forward.

Reloading cannonballs also takes time. If a burning ship is allowed to crash into the harbor, the consequences will be disastrous.

The Dutch warships lurking in the darkness could no longer hold their breath and spit out tongues of fire one after another.

Dozens of cannons bombarded the ship, and although the light only lasted for a moment, the position of the Dutch warship was exposed.

Li Xiu can see everything clearly in the telescope. Once he sees it, he can't run away from you, kid.

Liu Laoliu next to him also saw the position of the Dutch warship, but at this time the Dutch warship still did not find Li Xiu's position. The artillery on the warship fired desperately at the fireship.

The bronze cannon, which had been loaded long ago, immediately fired out explosive shells. The distance was a bit far, and twenty cannons fired in a salvo. Only two shots hit!

"Turn around! Turn around!" Li Xiu immediately ordered to turn the helm. The Dutch warship that was hit was already on fire, and the sailing warship drew a perfect arc. Let the other side of the ship be pointed at the other Dutch ship in the darkness.

Warship!

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom", "Boom", "Boom"...!

The artillery fired another salvo, and this time four shells were hit because of the close distance.

"Boom!" The five-masted ship turned into a huge fireball, and the entire ship burned like a torch.

Damn it! You must be so lucky. One of the shells must have hit the gunpowder magazine on the ship, causing the gunpowder to explode.

At this time, the artillery on the side that had just been fired was ready, and the ship quickly adjusted its angle. There was another salvo, but good luck did not follow Li Xiu all the time. The Dutch warship was hit by a cannonball, but the ship was already on fire.

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Li Xiu was inside the telescope and could even see someone working hard to put out the fire on the deck.

Adjusting the angle, the loaded artillery fired another salvo. This time it finally hit the powder magazine, and the burning Dutch warship exploded. Just like the one just now, it turned into a ball of brilliant fireworks and then fell apart.

The three decoy fire boats were half full and unsinkable. It was obvious that a lot of water had entered the cabins, and they were traveling very slowly. They were floating on the sea with fire, and it looked like they would sink in a short time.

But that's okay, the pier appeared clearly in front of Li Xiu's eyes under the firelight.

It was another strange reflection of light. Li Xiu could clearly see the situation on the pier in the sea. But the people on the pier could not see Li Xiu in the sea.

The bronze cannon was loaded, fired, fired, and reloaded. The remaining five-masted ship only fired two blind rounds at the dark sea before being hit by the focused shells.

The fatal cannonball hit the waterline just below the water surface, creating a large hole after the explosion. Cold seawater poured in crazily, and the ship's hull tilted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then rolled over.

The Dutch sailors fell into the water one after another. It was freezing weather. At this time, there was no rescue value. Moreover, there was no one to save them now.

After hunting until the ammunition was almost exhausted, Li Xiu reluctantly left the hunting ground. Only the blazing Jinzhou Pier was left, burning in the darkness waiting for dawn.

Kui Yi's heart was bleeding. Looking at the raging fire, he thought of that night in Macau. The same tactics, the same means. It turns out that a person can really be tripped by the same stone twice!

The dock was full of shouts and screams.

There is no need to treat a person who fell into the water. The winter in Liaodong can freeze the ground to pieces. Although the sea does not freeze, the temperature of the sea water is not something that everyone can bear.

Falling into the cold sea water, your whole body feels like being stabbed by thousands of steel needles. In just a blink of an eye, you will start to cramp, and then your hands and feet will be so cold that you can't use them.

No matter how good the water is, few people can swim to the shore by themselves.

Compared with the loss of ships, what Kui Yi feels most distressed is the loss of people. If a fleet has no sailors, what is it called a fleet?

Being a sailor is not just a job that can be done by just hiring a young guy. He has to be trained by being baptized by the sea and sailing again and again.

Now! It’s all over. The Dutch Empire’s Far East Fleet is now completely over.

With his eyes closed, tears flowed down from the corners of his eyes. Suddenly, he opened his eyes suddenly and ran towards the small pier next to the pier like a madman.

The small pier is only half a mile away from the big pier. There are no fireworks or attacks here, which is in sharp contrast to the busy pier not far away.

"Oh! Thank God!" Kui Yi drew a cross on his chest devoutly.

Five cargo ships were moored on the small dark pier. These cargo ships were filled with nothing but gunpowder.

Because he was afraid that an accident would affect other ships, he arranged them at a small dock. Unexpectedly, this arrangement left a seed for the Far East Fleet of the Dutch Empire.

Gunpowder is an important material for this expedition, and the people sent here by Kuiyi are all capable sailors. Now that the five ships are safe and sound, it must be said that this is a blessing among misfortunes.

If Li Xiu knew that he actually missed the most important gunpowder ship, he would be furious.

But at this time, Li Xiu was lying comfortably in the cabin. He was drinking some wine. In the basin on the table, there were two huge flying crabs.

The orange-red paste is hard and it tastes delicious. The half-foot-long shrimp crawler is really delicious.

The mood was very cheerful, and the Dutch fleet was destroyed.

After returning to Juehua Island and replenishing ammunition, you can follow Li Xiao's previous plan and use the artillery on the ship to directly support the defense of Jinzhou City.

This time, the Tatars will definitely face a disgrace at the gates of Jinzhou City. If the eldest brother had made arrangements in Heishan and the Dahu Mountain area in time, the Tatars would have to pay a high price if they wanted to return to Liaoyang or Shenyang.

Being ambushed by thousands of muskets is not much different from lining up to be shot.

I really want the head of Amin, the leader of the Triangular Blue Flag. The Li family, as well as the entire village of Ivory Village, were all harmed by the Triangular Blue Flag.

Although it is now impossible to find out who actually harmed the Li family, the blame must be placed on the head of Amin or Nurhachi.
Chapter completed!