The night was dark, even the moonlight was hidden behind layers of clouds and mist, and the pitch-black sea surface was undulating, and the waves were as high as the waves.
The more frightening the sound of the waves, the more it seemed that the sea was so calm and almost eerie.
Zhu Yunxuan stood on a high platform by the water bank, holding a binoculars in his hands, quietly looking at the junction of water and sky in the distance that almost completely melted into the night, and remained silent for a long time.
The sea breeze became more and more violent, blowing on his face like a knife. Zhu Yunjing couldn't help but frowned and asked: "Are you sure it's tonight? Why have I been watching for almost an hour, and there is still no movement?"
"Liang Zhen's information will not be wrong," Zhu Yunxuan said calmly, "He said it must be tonight, what time is it?"
"...The hour is almost over."
At the port in front, the Dayan warships stood densely in darkness, and the red Yanjun flag on the mast fluttered with the wind. The artillerymen and archers on board had already set up their positions, waiting for an order before rushing out Have a good time.
Zhu Yunxuan's eyes were darker than the night, he looked up at the sky, and let out a sigh of relief: "Hurry up."
A frightening eagle's cry pierced the sky, and a soaring peregrine falcon descended from the sky, completely breaking the tranquility of the night.
The first shell landed on the surface of the sea, and exploded in response, a huge flame burst out suddenly, reflecting the enemy fleet coming in the wind from behind.
In the center are 30 large ships of the foreign people, like a giant dragon, carrying countless heavy artillery, coming in a menacing manner, and dozens of sailing ships of the pirates also came out in full force, scattered around as a support guard, and at the end It was the 20 ships led by Liang Zhen. According to the plan, they would take advantage of the wind and go around to the rear of the fleet when the Dayan fleet sent troops to meet them, forming a two-sided attack with the Fanbang ships.
From the moment the first cannon fell, the enemy fleet no longer hid, and the lit torches almost illuminated the entire night sky. The teacher bombarded wildly, shouting slogans that people could not understand loudly while showing off his might, with great momentum.
They are very confident. Although thirty ships have been sent, the size of the ship is far larger than that of the Dayan ship, and the range of the artillery is more than three times that of the Dayan artillery. artillery. Not to mention, the emperor of Dayan is still in the hands of their ally, and that dear ally has made a promise that at the critical moment, he will push Emperor Dayan to the muzzle of the Dayan people's artillery, forcing them to surrender and obediently throw in the towel.
God bears witness, the goddess of victory must be on their side.
How could the Dayan Marine Division stand still and wait for death? With He Huailing's order, countless ships hidden in the darkness broke through the thick fog and headed straight to meet the enemy army, facing them fearlessly. It resounded through the sky, setting off huge waves several feet high on the water surface, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.
Although the hull of the Dayan boat is smaller than that of the Fanbang people, it is also relatively flexible. The main ship rushes to the forefront, riding the wind and waves to gallop towards the enemy's fleet, and the dense artillery continues to explode around the hull. , Zhu Yunjing on the high platform looked really sweating. He Huailing was on the main ship, and every time he went into battle, he had to kiss him before going into battle. It was fine if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes before. Looking at it today, Zhu Yunjing was anxious and at the same time secretly made up his mind. As Zhu Yunxuan said, this After the battle, let He Huailing take orders and transfer back to Beijing.
Zhu Yunxuan's face was sinking like water, and he was always looking at a certain direction with a good eye. Behind the Fanbang fleet, Liang Zhen's fleet, which was supposed to take advantage of the scuffle between the two armies and come to attack behind the Dayan Navy, has not moved. , and did not fire, as if watching from the sidelines.
Zhu Yunjing looked at it for a while, and asked Zhu Yunxuan in doubt: "How did Liang Zhen convince those people that you are indeed in his hands? Just a jade belt is not enough?"
Zhu Yunxuan narrowed her eyes and smirked lightly: "He has a trusted younger brother who looks somewhat similar to me. When I first arrived in Quanzhou and entered the city, those pirates hidden in the crowd had seen me from afar. Liang Zhen called that People put on my clothes and make up their faces a little, let those people look at them, and then get away with it."
"...It turned out to be like this."
The sound of artillery continued for an entire hour. After the fierce battle, the wind and waves on the sea became stronger than before, and the boat sailed even more difficult. Both sides had their own casualties. At the same time, they stopped firing, retreated beyond the range of the artillery, temporarily stopped fighting, and watched each other fiercely.
Liang Zhen was invited out of the cabin, and the Fanbang people sent people on board, who stared at him fiercely, and questioned him in bad Dayan dialect: "It was agreed that you would sneak attack from the rear, why didn't you What the hell are you doing? We could have sunk their entire fleet at once?!"
Liang Zhen twitched his lips contemptuously: "Before you said that Quanzhou only had a maximum of 30 Dayan ships stationed here, but now I see that they have at least a hundred ships. Your information is wrong first. Dozens of shattered ships, going to sneak attack on the Dayan navy, would they die in vain, I'm not that stupid."
The other party gritted his teeth and said: "Dayan people are cunning, and you, Dayan people are the same!"
Since Emperor Dayan was robbed, during this period of time, pirates repeatedly violated Dayan's Fujian-Guangdong coastal borders, firing a shot to change places, deliberately exhausting Dayan's navy and having to disperse their forces to four ports. They originally found out that there were only thirty ships stationed here in Quanzhou at most, so they wanted to take the opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop, so as to occupy the port of Quanzhou to achieve their goal. Who would have thought that when they arrived here tonight, they suddenly found that Dayan's ships were attacking one after another, as if they were endless, and Liang Zhen was indifferent, so he had to stop the fire temporarily, why? Can it be annoying.
"That's ridiculous." Liang Zhen smiled indifferently.
"I want you to hand over Emperor Dayan immediately!"
"Okay," Liang Zhen responded readily, "but I have a condition, you have to let those pirate ships take the lead first, and then go to fight with those Dayan sailors."
The other party was taken aback for a moment, then raised his voice vigilantly: "What do you mean?"
"Isn't it obvious what I mean?" Liang Zhen sneered, "Don't take me for a fool, don't think that I don't know that you want me to attack the Dayan Fleet after you go, the idea is from those pirates, the purpose is nothing more than They just wanted to ask me to die, they said nice things, but they didn’t pay attention to me and the people on my island at all. After all, if it’s true, the Ninth Prince ascends to the throne of God, there is still a dispute between me and them. "
"what do you want to say in the end?!"
Liang Zhen smiled calmly: "Let's be honest, Dayan's situation is much more complicated than what you know, those pirates are related to the Ninth Prince, but in terms of blood relationship, I am much closer than them, I am Ninth Prince’s cousin, watching him grow up, you said that Ninth Prince is really enthroned, will he listen to those pirates, or to me? Besides, three years ago, I was still in power. King Zhao, think about it, are there more people left in the Dayan Dynasty from the remnants of the previous dynasty that withdrew from the Central Plains two hundred years ago, or more people from me? What you are asking for is nothing more than grabbing more people in Dayan Dynasty Wealth, what they can promise you, I can give you the same, but the premise is that they and I can only save one, they can't tolerate me, and I can't tolerate them either."
Seeing the other party's complexion getting uglier, Liang Zhen smiled and applied the last dose of strong medicine: "The most important thing is that the Emperor Dayan is now in my hands, and I can immediately make the Dayan Navy surrender, otherwise, you Go ahead and fight Dayan Navy, in the end both sides will lose, anyway, it has nothing to do with me."
"You! You are such a rascal!"
Liang Zhen nodded with a smile: "I have always been such a rascal. Anyone who knows me well knows that an eye for an eye is an eye for an eye."
The visitor went back angrily, and wanted to repay his intentions with his superior. Standing at the bow of the boat, Liang Zhen smelled the lingering gunpowder smoke mixed in the fishy smell of sea water, narrowed his pupils slightly, and his eyes fell on a dimly lit place in the distance, and after a long time, the corners of his lips slightly curled up.
On the high platform, a small soldier came to report the battle situation at sea, Zhu Yunxuan nodded, didn't ask any more questions, just stared at the front with ecstasy. Zhu Yunjing took the binoculars from him, looked around, frowned and said, "He really has a way to separate those foreigners and pirates?"
A fleeting smile flashed across Zhu Yunxuan's dark eyes, and then he was filled with worry: "Since he said he has a solution, he must have a solution, just wait."
The boat sent by the Fanbang people stopped beside Liang Zhen's big boat, and it was still the first person, but this time his attitude was much more respectful: "Sir, please take Emperor Dayan with you to his boat."
Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Go to your boat?"
"Of course, if you don't want to go, how will we know if what you said is true, or you are actually colluding with the Dayan people to deceive us. If you are willing to take Emperor Dayan with you to show your sincerity , the commander will agree to your terms."
Liang Zhen's eyes darkened slightly: "Those pirates didn't become suspicious?"
"How dare they," the other party said disdainfully, "it's just a bunch of pugs chasing us, so what if they become suspicious."
After finishing speaking, he seemed to feel that this was a bit inappropriate, and complimented Liang Zhen: "Of course, your Excellency is different from them, you are our closest ally."
Liang Zhen sneered in his heart, but smiled on his face: "That's natural."
Immediately ordered the subordinates behind him: "Bring him out."
Brother Ren, dressed in Zhu Yunxuan's clothes and dressed like Zhu Yunxuan, was pushed out of the cabin, with his head down, not daring to look at anyone, with a cowardly look, the people from the country couldn't help but taunted: "Dayan's I really didn't expect the emperor to be so cowardly and useless."
Liang Zhen's gaze dimmed, and the other party had already signaled to him: "Please."
Ahead, the charging horn blew again, and the Chen fleet, which was originally scattered around the Fanbang fleet, rushed to the Dayan navy ahead, and a new round of naval battle began instantly.