It was about half of the Invincible Fleet. In short, the losses on both sides were not much.

There were more than 300 warships in the Ninghai Navy, their artillery roared, and water columns rose into the sky. As a result, these small fishing boats were still sailing quickly on the sea.

Looking at the Dengzhou Navy warship on the sea, Meng Xianhan and more than 2,000 pirates under his command were so excited that they shouted: "Get rich, get rich, so many warships, make a big fortune!"

Ning Haijun soldiers also shouted: "Get rich!"

The warships of both sides charged at each other like two giant bulls, and a naval battle without massive technology officially began.

The Dengzhou Navy's method of victory was actually the same as that of the pirates under Meng Xianhan's command. Both sides used artillery to intimidate, and then arrived to join the gang to fight.

At this moment, the 42-pound heavy naval gun located on the flagship of the Ninghai Navy fired a shell from a distance of more than 3,000 meters and directly hit a pirate ship.

The shell unexpectedly hit the pirate ship below the waterline, and a large amount of seawater poured into the cabin. When the submarine turned into a submarine, it dived and never emerged again.

Before the robbery was successful and they were being fooled, the pirates became furious and set up cannons to shoot at the warships of the Dengzhou Navy.

It is enough that these pirates are very brave, but the guys in their hands are all leftovers from others. Those obsolete matchlocks and smoothbore cannons were basically sold to the pirates by the former navy officers.

What's more, these cannons can be regarded as antiques. The longest casting time was more than two hundred years, and they were cast as early as the Hongwu period.

In this way, the pirates still regard these garbage as treasures, and their various messy artillery fires at the same time, with a rumbling sound and great momentum.

The navy of Ning Haijun was frightened by the bombardment of soldiers and pirates. They loaded and fired as hard as they could...

As for escaping, they never thought about it.

Since the Dengzhou Navy was reorganized by Cheng Shijie, they have enjoyed all the benefits of the officers and soldiers of the Ning Navy. For example, as military dependents, Cheng Shijie distributes food and money during festivals, which is twice as high as that of military households or craftsmen in the field.

, others are given ten catties, they are given twenty catties. Others are given one tael of silver, and the military dependents will be given two taels of silver.

What's more, they can work or farm in the factories established by Ning Haijun, and their children can study for free in Ning Haijun Academy. Even though Cheng Shijie's Ning Haijun General Military Mansion is so simple, Ning Haijun's military headquarters in Liaonan

The school is the tallest and most spectacular building in Jinzhou.

As long as they kill the enemy, they will be rewarded with fields and houses. Once they escape, not only will they be punished by military law, but their families will also be driven away. These days, except for Ning Haijun, it is not easy for them to find a stable source of food.

What's more, as long as they die in battle, their families will receive the right to cultivate one hundred acres of land, with tax exemption for five years and half tax for ten years.

The price Cheng Shijie offered them could buy a whole house even if they were to buy Huanghua's eldest daughter. It was a great deal to sell this life to Cheng Shijie.

General Ning was not scared away by the pirates' artillery, which made Meng Xianhan feel very strange: "Why did these stupid officers and soldiers change their gender?"

"Perhaps there are some important figures sitting in the battle!"

Chen Chuanzhi, who had changed into a pair of trousers, laughed and said: "The Dengzhou Navy is very poor. Their ammunition must be good. It won't be long before their artillery will misfire!"

The ideal is very full, but the reality is too skinny.

Another pirate ship was hit by heavy artillery. This time it did not sink directly, but because the pirate ship was too low, its mast was broken and it lost power.

Li Fang was riding a small wheeled boat and was covered in heavy iron armor. If he unfortunately fell into the water, the iron armor would sink to the bottom like a weight.

But he didn't care so much now. He worked hard for Peng's sake.

The wheel ship was very fast and rushed directly to a pirate ship. Li Fang shouted to his soldiers: "Let go of the trestle!"

This kind of trestle with a hook is no more than three feet wide. Once it falls, the iron hook will hook the enemy's warship, making it impossible to break free. Once you set up this kind of trestle, unless one party surrenders or dies, there will be no end.

Li Fang rushed to the pirate ship along the trestle, and two pirates took bows and arrows and prepared to shoot Li Fang.

Li Fang quickly pulled out the small ax on his waist. This kind of ax was his hidden weapon. It weighed about one and a half kilograms, and within thirty steps, anyone with a heavy weight would be killed instantly.

Seeing the ax flying towards them, the two pirates hurriedly bent down, and in just a blink of an eye, they jumped onto the pirate ship. The three-foot-long Qi Jiajun swung the sword, and one after another pirates were hacked to death by Li Fang on the ship.

The two surviving pirates were so frightened that they jumped into the sea.

You must know that this is the seawater in the twelfth lunar month, and the temperature is almost close to zero. If you jump into the seawater and cannot hold it for fifteen minutes, you will die of hypothermia. Water-based water is not of much use at all.

As the first Dengzhou Navy battleship to engage the enemy, Li Fang and his wheel ship naturally attracted the attention of countless people.

Shen Shikui, the former deputy general of the Dongjiang Army Navy and now the deputy general of the Ning Navy Navy and former battalion commander, asked in surprise: "Whose general is this so brave?"

Although Li Fang was born in the Navy of the Dongjiang Army, the problem was that there was a huge difference in status between Shen Shikui and him, and he was not a general who loved his soldiers as much as his son, so it was impossible for him to know such a small commander-in-chief.

In the original time, although Li Fang was Commander-in-Chief, he was only the captain of a 600-gun ship. There were at least a hundred officers of this level in the Dongjiang Army.

At this time, Meng Xianhan was also shocked. His pirate ship had a total of nineteen pirates, but one man chopped down seventeen of them with a knife, and two of them were so frightened that they jumped into the sea.

However, Li Fang's bravery also successfully aroused the ferocity of the pirates. These pirates rushed to the Ning Navy warship at any cost. When they reached the shooting range, they heard a muffled sound of "dong dong dong".

This is a targeted improvement made by Sun Yuanhua to the Dengzhou Navy. Each gun ship was equipped with two bowl-mouth guns. In fact, we can understand the bowl-mouth guns as flying thunder cannons.

The working principle and appearance of this kind of fire gun are very similar to a thunder cannon. The length of this bowl-mouth gun is 330 mm, its caliber is also 330 mm, and it weighs about 48 kilograms.

A soldier can carry it and walk. Of course, if it is a long-distance march, it will not last long. But the problem is that this kind of artillery fires shotguns. A blunderbuss can produce a fan-shaped coverage of hundreds of meters. When it is condescending,

The effect is surprisingly good.

The pirates who originally thought about defeating the official army in close combat were like encountering super hail, with countless projectiles being shot down all over their heads and faces.

Then, there is actually no more.

Once this melee weapon is fired, a pirate ship will have few survivors, and its armor will be of little use.

The Ning navy soldiers were overjoyed. They were like farmers during the harvest period, waving their sickles and harvesting the crops.

Of course, there is a difference. Farmers only harvest crops, while they harvest heads.

After losing more than a dozen ships and hundreds of pirates, Meng Xianhan began to be afraid. He thought of escaping, but was there still a chance to escape now?

The answer is yes. In the eyes of Ning Haijun Navy, Meng Xianhan is the fat on their lips. If they let him run away, they will feel sorry for the food Cheng Shijie gave them.

"Who else?"

Li Fang had been reduced to a bloody flesh, waving the Qi family knife full of gaps, and roared at the bloody pirates on the ship.

"Hero, spare your life...please spare your life!"

PS: Just one update today, Lao Cheng will continue to write, and it will probably be updated tomorrow morning.
Chapter completed!