Chapter 507

In the east overseas waters, a fleet of hundreds of large and small ships sailed northward through the wind and waves in the night.

The fleet has been drifting at sea for more than ten days. Because it has avoided the coastal area and all the merchant ships and fishing boats encountered on the way have been detained, even if the fleet is large, it is still undetected.

This fleet is naturally owned by the Zheng family, and only the Zheng family can assemble so many sea ships.

After all, Zheng Zhilong accepted his son's suggestion and sneaked into Jiangnan. Thirteen days ago, the fleet set out from the port in the north of Dayuan Island, carrying a full 50000 soldiers, sailors, gunners and a total of more than 70000 people, and rushed towards Jiangnan.

It can be said that Zheng Zhilong gambled his family and life this time. He not only poured out, but also led the team in person, leaving only a mere 10000 people to watch the house.

It was summer. It was originally a season of frequent typhoons in the southern waters, but maybe Zheng Zhilong had a dog shit luck. Maybe he asked Mr. Feng Shui to see it when he set out for the war. The sea has been very calm for more than ten days, not to mention encountering typhoons, and even big storms have not been seen.

This made Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Sen and others overjoyed, who had lost 12% of the warships. After all, in this season of previous years, there was no big difference between a boat with less than 100 loads going to sea and pinning its head on its belt.

This time, in order to carry more soldiers, there were more than 200 boats with a hundred loads of grain.

That day, seeing that they were about to arrive at Hangzhou Bay, everyone was excited. It seemed that they had seen countless money beauties in the south of the Yangtze River waving to them again, but the leading warship suddenly sent a warning letter.

"Brother, I found a warship of the Qin army."

"Catch up and don't let them escape."

Zheng Zhilong shouted quickly. Then he climbed to the highest place and took out the single telescope inserted in his waist. Zheng Sen and other senior officers also took out the telescope one after another. Obviously, this foreign thing has become the standard equipment of the captain of the Zheng Navy.

Looking through their glasses, they found a strange warship in the north, which was still very large.

"Hiss!"

"Oh, my God! What ship is this? Why is it so long? So big? "

"Is that too fast?"

"It looks like the red haired ghost's ship, but it's different. When did the navy of the Qin army have such a big warship?"

Then with a single telescope, they finally saw the general outline of the warship more than ten miles away, and suddenly exclaimed, their faces changed greatly.

Had it not been for the Qin flag hanging on the mast, most people would have mistaken it for the red haired ghost's warship.

Zheng Zhilong's eyebrows were also tight and his heart was shaking. He had never seen such a large warship in the sea for decades.

He estimated that the warship might have four or five thousand loads. It was really terrible. It was four or five times bigger than the thousand load ship he sat on. I couldn't imagine how it was made.

If the Qin Navy had such a sea ship, they would not attack this time, but come to death.

"Difficult... Is this the legendary treasure ship?" Zheng Zhilong's tone was trembling.

"Father, I don't think so. The treasure ship should not be like this. Maybe it's a new warship just built by the navy of Daqin, but I didn't expect it to be so big."

Zheng Sen shook his head and then said solemnly, "it seems that the Qin emperor, like his ancestors in those years, is still determined to be in the sea. Fortunately, there should not be many such war ships, and they haven't even had time to equip them. Otherwise, over time, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Zheng Sen said, but also breathed a sigh of relief. They had long heard about the Qin army building a wharf and warships in Songjiang mansion.

It was for this reason that he suggested his father to sneak an attack on Jiangnan this time, which surprised him that the Qin army could build a large sea ship comparable to a treasure ship in just six months.

"Yes, it seems that sen'er is right. Otherwise, in another year or two, where can we live on the sea?"

Zheng Zhilong is also secretly frightened. He has been fighting all the time. At his worst, he continues to do his old business. But when he sees this sea ship today, he knows that once he is defeated, he may not even be a pirate.

Not long after, the sea ship that shocked everyone disappeared at the sea level, and the five small express ships that caught up also turned around and returned one after another, because they couldn't catch up at all. In the blink of an eye, people threw away for several miles.

"Damn it, what kind of ship is this? It's not only scary, but also so fast? I'm afraid even the red haired ghost's boat can't catch up! "

Zheng Zhilong looked at the five boats that had failed to return. While scolding, he was also greedy.

They just wanted to catch each other off guard this time. Who ever wanted to see that they were going to Hangzhou Bay, but they fell short of success. They were still found by the Navy warships of the Qin army. I'm afraid all coastal cities will be under martial law soon.

"Father, it's not far from Hangzhou Bay. Even if it is found, it's nothing. Just travel westward for another day and night, and you can land at the mouth of the Qiantang River. Even if the Qin army wants to dispatch troops, it's too late, but the original plan may have to be changed!"

"Yes, second brother, after we get ashore, you will take the fleet to Songjiang mansion and take down all the Navy wharf and shipyard of the Qin army. All the craftsmen will catch it, especially the warship just now. If you can grab it, you must grab it."

Zheng Zhilong nodded and then gritted his teeth. Obviously, he also thought that although the navy of the Qin army had built such a large warship, the number must be limited in a short time. Maybe it's just such a warship.

"Brother, don't worry. Unless the big ship ran to the North just now, brother must get it and serve as a boat for brother in the future!"

Zheng Bao patted on his chest and said confidently. He didn't blame him for his arrogance. This time, there were more than 500 large and small warships, more than two hundred of them alone, and more than 2000 guns.

Apart from the Spaniards in Luzon Island, there are no people and forces in this sea area who dare to compete with their Zheng family. Even if the sea ship is big, it will not believe it or win it.

Then hundreds of clippers sped towards Hangzhou Bay, and the whole fleet was full of sails.

The sailors and shipbuilders on the new frigate of the Qin army 20 miles away were also shocked.

This frigate was the fastest to be completed after standardization and finalization. It was launched three days ago, and the other nine are still under intensive construction. Who ever wanted to try it out at sea for the first time, he hit a fleet composed of hundreds of warships. Just now the fog was too heavy in the morning, and it was not found until March or April, which scared everyone to death.

Fortunately, they turned around in time, and the sailors were already familiar with various operations and easily got rid of the small boat pursued by the other party. However, at the moment, everyone looked very ugly. It was obvious that the other party was definitely an enemy rather than a friend, and the comers were not good.