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Chapter 150 The First Naval Battle
In Lingnan at this time, the weather in the city is very hot, but at the seaside, the sea breeze blows head-on, making me feel very comfortable.

Xia Jing stood on the deck, feeling the sea breeze blowing in front of her, feeling a little excited.

Standing beside Hongmei was equally excited, but she was more worried that the sun would damage Xia Jing's skin.

"Princess, let's go inside the cabin. Standing in the bow of the boat, it's windy and sunny, so it won't be beautiful to be tanned."

Xia Jing stroked her hair, the hair on the top of her head was already very hot, she nodded: "Okay."

As she spoke, she turned her head and said to Ye Fei, who was one step behind her, "Let's go in and discuss."

Ye Fei glanced at the endless sea, and responded with a smile, "Okay, please, princess."

Several people entered the cabin, and Xia Jing asked Xia He to bring over the chart of the nearby sea.

Seeing this, Ye Fei probably knew what Xia Jing wanted to do, so he said, "Go down and invite the Lan family over."

Xia Jing waved her hand, "Go and come back quickly." But her eyes were glued to the ancient version of the sea map.

This is the first sea chart she owns. The simple lines roughly outline the distribution of sea islands. First of all, there is a problem with the proportion.

Although this map is simple, it is very precious in this era. It was drawn by generations of maritime merchant fleets through navigation routes.

Unlike later generations, the terrain of various places can be easily seen through satellites.

"Princess, the Lan family is here."

Hearing Ye Fei's voice, Xia Jing turned around and saw Ye Fei leading a man of medium build, about forty years old, walking in.

This 1.6 meter tall man is the second master of the Lan family in Lingnan, Lan Jian who is also the person in charge of the Lan family's maritime trade.

As a businessman who has been running on the sea all year round, he can also be said to be a navigator. He is so familiar with the sea area near the sea that he can't be more familiar with it.

It was also the first time for Lan Jian to see Princess Qian. Before contacting Prince Qian's mansion, he had someone investigate him. He knew that Princess Qian was Prince Qian's step-concubine, and knew that Princess Qian was younger than himself, but he never thought of Princess Qian's appearance. He would be so outstanding, and his natural beauty really surprised him.

Then I thought of the high power of Qian's throne, and being able to marry a commoner as a princess is naturally because of her superiority. Marrying a wife is nothing more than looking at family background or appearance.

Being able to get one is lucky, and being able to have both is a winner in life.

Obviously, King Qian was one of the lucky ones.

Just when he was in a trance, Xia Jing said with a smile: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Second Lord Lan."

Lan Jian collected his mind and saluted with fists in his hands, "It's my honor to be favored by the concubine."

After hearing what he said, Xia Jing laughed out loud, and when everyone looked over, she waved her hand, "Okay, okay, let's discuss the next move. This time, invite Lan Erye to come over, You have to work hard."

Lan Jian said politely: "It's Xiaomin's honor to be able to work for the princess, and Lan doesn't feel hard."

In order to prevent everyone from being so polite, Xia Jing went directly to the sea map and said to Lan Jian: "Second Master Lan has been running on the sea for so many years, I believe he knows this sea area well, can you tell us Say, what about the pirates in this sea area?"

Before, Xia Jing heard that there were pirates in this sea area, but she was not very clear about the specific situation.

Of course, the main purpose of coming out this time is to train a group of seamen and bring them out to adapt to the life of sailing at sea.

Not long after it came out, a group of elites vomited in the dark. If they couldn't adapt after a few days, they could only be eliminated from this group of elites, and they would only be members of the marine army in the future.

Lan Jian's eyes fell on the sea map, and the surprise in his eyes should not be too obvious.

He looked at Xia Jing and praised sincerely: "The princess is very capable!"

Maritime maps are generally passed down from family to family, and cannot be bought outside. Of course, the imperial court also has maps, which are difficult for ordinary people to access.

Princes like King Qian who were not in power in the capital were out of reach.

Xia Jing just smiled and waited quietly for him to explain.

Facing Xia Jing's expectant expression, Lan Jian was not pretentious. He stepped forward to look at the map, then pointed to a piece of sea area and said, "The terrain of this sea area is relatively complicated. The situation is complicated, and only those who are familiar with this sea area know about the hidden reef, so there are pirates entrenched here."

After hearing this, Ye Fei couldn't wait to ask: "Are you familiar with this pirate den? Do you know which island they are entrenched on?"

Lan Jian spread his hands and smiled wryly, "The princess is telling the truth, they have snatched all our Lingnan fleet out to sea, but if you want to ask which island they are on, I'm sorry Lan can't tell you."

Xia Jing frowned slightly, "You don't know their exact location?"

Lan Jian nodded: "Everyone only knows that the leader of the pirates is called Beibi. There are probably a few hundred people, and there are about four or five ships. They don't know anything about the rest."

After listening to his words, all the people present fell into deep thought, and at the same time fell into a dilemma.

Needless to say, the purpose of coming out this time is to exterminate pirates, and it is also for training soldiers. It would be great if they could have an actual combat experience.

Sailing at sea these days, knowing the general location of the pirates but not the exact location is a bit difficult.

In fact, Xia Jing has taken a fancy to the property of the pirates, and now the sea boat under her feet is leased from the Lan family. To be honest, she currently only has the Xiyi sailboat captured by Xiaowu, and the other two ships that went to sea this time are both It was rented from the Lan family.

Now that the docks are all built, you can't stop your plan to develop maritime power just because of the sea-going ships, right?
"Beibi, this name is a bit strange, the originator of the northern pirates?" Ye Fei couldn't think of a good way, so he focused on the name of the pirate leader.

The corner of Xia Jing's mouth twitched: "."

The name came out of Lan Jian's mouth, but she didn't notice, after all, Lan Jian spoke with a strong dialect.

But the name came out of Ye Fei's mouth, which made her finally recognize it.

North nose!

Hahaha!
I think this pirate leader is either from Xiyi, or has contact with Xiyi, but I don't know what kind of situation he is?

Looking at the endless sea, Hongmei asked worriedly: "Princess, what should we do next? Where are we going to sail?"

"Sail to the pirate area first." Xia Jing said without hesitation.

Lan Jian's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, "Princess, absolutely not, that sea area is dominated by pirates, and we used to only deliver food."

Although there are more than a thousand people in their three ships, they do not have an advantage at sea because of the number of people. At sea, they are calculated by the number of ships and their firepower.

My own ship knows that the cannons of these two ships can only be said to scare people. If you want to kill the enemy, it is simply delusional.

Because the artillery was too backward, it was eliminated by others, and he picked it up.

As for Wang Hao's other ship, no matter how powerful the firepower is, it cannot be supported by itself!

The pirates had at least four or five ships, and the sea area was familiar to them, so the pirates had the upper hand.

Xia Jing ignored Lan Jian and turned the boat towards the island.

Two days later, they arrived at this sea area, and they must have entered the pirate's lair.

Xia Jing stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the black dots in the sky, and said with a smile: "This sea area really deserves to be the lair of pirates. We were discovered by pirates as soon as we arrived."

Everyone standing on the deck heard the nervous gaze and saw the black spot getting bigger and bigger, and their hearts tightened.

Is this really a pirate haunt?
Especially Lan Jian, who has been on the sea all year round, so he knows how scary pirates are.

The people brought by Xia Jing are alright, they have only heard about pirates, but have never seen them before. Apart from fear, everyone is excited, and finally they are going to fight the pirates!

"Only two pirate ships came." Lan Jian stared at the growing black spot in the distance to remind everyone, and at the same time he was relieved, fortunately the pirates did not leave all the ships.

The two sides got closer and closer, and the pirates over there found that it was two merchant ships and a sailing ship, and excitedly waved their weapons on the deck, screaming!
In their view, merchant ships are the best to deal with, just like moving gold and silver mountains.

Seeing this, Xia Jing said to Ye Fei: "Let everyone prepare, especially the sailboat side, let them take aim before firing."

"Yes, princess!"

Ye Fei responded excitedly, this is the best way to test the new artillery.This kind of opportunity is rare, of course we should cherish it.

Lan Jian, who was standing beside him nervously, was very curious. Facing a strong enemy, what the hell is it that the master and servant are excited instead of worried?

Do they think they can defeat the pirates who have been entrenched here for many years?
Have they forgotten that this is the lair of pirates, and once the two pirate ships go to war, other ships hidden in the lair of pirates will definitely come to help.

At that time, it will not be three against two, but multiple pirate ships against three, so don't make dumplings for others!
All Xia Jing's side entered the first-level combat readiness, and she also led people into the bilge of the ship's cabin to prevent being injured by the pirates' artillery.

Ye Fei commanded the naval battle. Seeing the pirates entered the range, he sent an order: "All warships, aim and shoot immediately!"

Leaving aside the two merchant ships of the Lan family, the modified cannons on the sailboats were all pushed out from the muzzles. These are steel cannons that Xia Jing asked craftsmen to remodel. The previous iron bullets are much easier to use and more powerful.

With the sound of booming cannons, water splashed on the sea in the distance, and a shell hit the waterline of the pirate ship, immediately blasting a big hole, and the fate of the pirate ship could be foreseen, the ship would sink even if it leaked, Sunk is its ultimate fate.

The first round of shelling sank a ship, which the pirates never expected.

Seeing the pirates falling into the water like dumplings, Lan Jian's eyes widened in shock. Are these pirates fake?
How could it be so careless?

Just one round of artillery sank a ship, so is the next one far from sinking?

"Is this because the pirates are too weak or the princess is too strong?"

Everyone was busy fighting against the enemy, so naturally no one answered his question.

However, if Xia Jing were here, she would probably tell him that in the face of strength, all threats are paper tigers.

Her improved steel cannon is several levels ahead of the artillery of this era, which means that pirates use a generation of artillery, and hers is already four or five generations old.

The crushing of strength is of course a pleasure.

The pirate was so angry that he jumped up and cursed, "This is cheating! No martial arts!"

The opponent's artillery is powerful and has a longer range than theirs. How can this battle be fought?It's just impossible to fight!
Run if you can't win, the remaining pirate ship turned around and tried to escape.

Xia Jing saw that he wanted to escape, how could he let him escape, and quickly ordered to pursue with all her strength!
It's just a pity that the ship was sunk. Now, for her destitute, every ship is extremely precious.

The most frustrating thing for the pirates was that they found that they couldn't escape even if they wanted to. They didn't know where the other party got the Xiyi sailboat, which was much faster than their boat. How could they escape?
They used to go to the merchant ships to rob, but now they are being chased in their own territory. What's the situation?
Is it because of the cycle of heaven and law, and the retribution is not good?
Just when the pirates were about to fall into despair, they finally found three more ships sailing from their lair.

Only then did the pirates heave a sigh of relief, and finally reinforcements came. They stopped running now, and turned around to face Xia Jing and the others directly.

Xia Jing found that the pirate ship had stopped running away, but she didn't react for a moment, she was stunned for a while, and when she found three more pirate ships sailing in the distance, even the Lan family merchant ship became vigilant this time.

Three against four, Xia Jing lost the relaxation just now, and no longer felt distressed about sinking the ship, and immediately ordered the sailing ship to attack with all its strength to sink the stopped pirate ship first.

Only by destroying this ship can we concentrate on dealing with the other three pirate ships that came.

Then the cannon rang again, and after the gunpowder smoke passed, the pirate ship crooked.

On the pirate ship that was rescued later, Beibi took down the binoculars and said with a sullen face: "Since staying in this sea area, this is the first time I have been provoked by a foreign ship. Wait a while, don't save me shells, give me Attack with all my strength, I will sink those three ships, and let everyone on board go to the sea to feed the fish!"

Following his order, the three pirate ships met the enemy at full speed, the shells were filled, and they were ready to sink the three ships of the opponent as much as possible.

This is the price they have to pay for coming to this sea area to provoke them.

The pirates were excited, and Xia Jing's elite were equally excited. Both sides wanted to kill each other, as if they were killing their father and enemy.

"Boom, boom!"

"What's going on?" Beibi wiped the seawater off his face, and looked at everything in front of him in disbelief, "They didn't even come within range, why did they start firing!"

The most important thing is that the opponent also shot the shells to the front of the ship, and the splashed sea water wet his whole body.

What does this mean?
It means that the opponent's artillery has a longer range than his artillery!
What is the most important skill to be a pirate?
Of course, it is judging the situation and the speed of escape.

Beibi found that the opponent's artillery had a farther range than his, and this battle could not be fought, so he ordered his fleet to turn around and escape in time.

It's a fool's job to know that it's not the opponent's life. How can a pirate leader like him who is at ease in the South China Sea overestimate his own strength and die!

Ye Fei found that the pirate ship wanted to escape, so he hastily ordered a full-speed pursuit!
This is the first battle of their naval battle, how can the enemy escape?
Moreover, the princess had already taken a fancy to the ships and wealth of these pirates.

Lan Jian, who had been on the boat all the time, was numb. He had been running at sea for many years, and he really didn't know that naval battles could be fought like this!

It is simply unilaterally torturing the enemy to escape!
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