From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 803

The ship from Fuzhou Prefecture set out on June 20th. It has only been more than a day now. How far can it go?

Sixty or seventy large ships, and fully loaded with cargo, must be very slow. The Dutch can easily catch up with them if they chase them so quickly.

By then, won’t my mission of building my own ship fail?

Xie Shidun stood on the deck, looking at the sunset in the sky, feeling extremely solemn.

But what good way is there? The opponent has four battleships, and they are in the upwind direction. There are only two cruisers on our side, and it is impossible to stop them.

Is it really the point where we have to delay time at the cost of ourselves?

No, it can’t be like this.

Every ship in Fuzhou Baochuan Factory is hard-won. The prince said that everything should be based on the ship, and we should not be reckless and impulsive.

But we must not let the Dutch catch up with the fleet. This group of robbers has been coveting the goods of Fujian and Guangdong for a long time.

As the core figure of this blocking mission, Xie Shidun has the responsibility to stop the Dutch.

After so many years of hard work, he has been working hard without any background and has finally reached the position of captain. How can he fail in the first battle?

He couldn't help shouting to the deck next door: "Brother Ouyang, we can't delay any longer. If we don't fight, we will catch up with the Chaozhou merchant fleet."

Ouyang Gong responded: "The southeast wind is too strong. We have to wait a little longer, at least until the wind is a little smaller."

How long do we have to wait!

Xie Shidun stomped his feet in anger. He was born in poverty and stayed in the army for 30 years. He never stopped making progress, learning naval warfare techniques, understanding technology, reading and learning to read, reading military books, and staying up for countless nights.

After the defeat in the Guangdong Sea Battle, the Navy Admiral Jiang Hao stepped down, and he finally got the opportunity to be reused.

But now, as a captain, the first mission he received is so difficult.

Isn't this a deliberate targeting!

Thinking of this, he was shocked and almost slapped himself.

For a general, the most taboo is to complain about the world and not take responsibility. How could I have such an idea?

He took a deep breath and knew in his heart that this was due to too much pressure.

His rationality was under severe test.

Thinking of this, Xie Shidun took out the wrinkled book in his arms.

This book was extremely old and there were many sweat stains on it. It was obviously with him for many years.

Every time he was depressed, Xie Shidun would take it out and read it.

This is "Han Shu", which is also one of the books that he is most obsessed with. He has read it countless times.

Opening it again, the mood is different. Inexplicably, he turned to the chapter of "Mei Cheng Biography"... His eyes suddenly focused.

His pupils shrank, his body tensed, and he stared at the words that he had already memorized by heart-"If you want the soup to be deep, one person drinks it, and a hundred people spread it, it is useless. It is better to stop the fire."

There was a flash of lightning in his mind.

The sudden inspiration occupied his mind in an instant.

Remove the firewood from under the cauldron! Remove the firewood from under the cauldron!

He suddenly raised his head and shouted: "Brother Ouyang! Turn south! Go behind them!"

Ouyang Gong was stunned for a moment, then said: "Stupid! Our mission is to stop them. Going behind them is equivalent to giving way?"

Xie Shidun said: "Going behind them, we are upwind, we can open fire!"

Ouyang Gong said: "It's useless to fire from behind. Once we turn sideways, they will run away and will not pay attention to us at all. Don't forget that their target is the merchant ship!"

Xie Shidun said anxiously: "Brother Ouyang, Trust me! I have a way to deal with them!"

"The southeast wind is so strong that we can't stop them from being upwind. If this continues, the blocking mission will definitely fail."

"Brother Ouyang, trust me once, I have a way to deal with them!"

After speaking, Xie Shidun didn't even wait for Ouyang Gong to answer, and directly ordered: "Go south! Change direction to the south! Make way for the Dutch!"

Ouyang Gong couldn't help but yelled: "Old Xie, you are fucking crazy!"

Xie Shidun ignored him, and the Zili ship went south and made way.

Ouyang Gong was so anxious that he jumped up and down, but he had no choice but to say: "Quick! Follow us! Let's go south too!"

This critical situation did not allow him to have any other choice, so he could only go south with the Zili ship.

So, they watched the four Dutch battleships go straight west.

Ouyang Gong said: "Old Xie, we are done!"

Xie Shidun panted and said: "Don't worry, Brother Ouyang, listen to me now."

"We are upwind, we are fast, we can catch up with them."

"Call the soldiers, come on the deck, drink and eat meat, pretend to be happy."

Ouyang Gong couldn't help but said: "What are you doing!"

Xie Shidun said: "Don't worry about itIt's time to do it. It's getting dark."

So, on the decks of the two cruisers, the middle and senior officers sat together, drinking wine, eating large pieces of meat, laughing and having a great time.

At this moment, in the rear warehouse of the Dutch battleship, which happened to be the captain's room, a blond middle-aged man was fiddling with a monocular telescope and happened to see this scene.

He immediately became confused and frowned.

"What a bunch of idiots!"

The voice beside him came, and his son grinned and said, "The Han people are really like this. They have no sense of honor, they have no dignity, their military discipline is lax, and they are eating, drinking and having fun at any time."

"It's too easy to defeat such an opponent."

The middle-aged man didn't say anything, but continued to watch, his eyes solemn.

His son couldn't help but say, "Father, you don't have to worry about anything. Even if the Jin Dynasty has cruisers, it will not pose any threat to us. This group of soldiers who only know how to enjoy themselves cannot control the latest sailing warships. "

"They are not qualified opponents. They dare not even fire at us, even if they are in the upwind direction."

As the captain of the battleship Druette, Lucas Benson has fought for decades at sea and is very experienced.

The Jin Navy is indeed backward, but the abnormal behavior at this moment still makes him a little alert.

He immediately said: "Send flags to warn the other party to leave. If they get closer, we will open fire."

His order was quickly passed up, and the flag of the Druette was quickly sent out.

Xie Shidun forcibly suppressed his excitement and roared: "Respond to them! Respond to them!"

"The content is-your family is gone! "

The brief flag signal was sent out, and no one needed to report it, because Lucas held a telescope and clearly saw the other side's flag.

His face suddenly changed, and his heart tightened. His home was gone? What does that mean? Are they attacking the island?

Impossible! Their battleships should be escorting the merchant fleet!

But...what if not all of them go? What if they leave two battleships to attack the island?

In addition, they have many backward wooden boats, which can actually carry a lot of people and have cannons.

If they really go to attack the island, the consequences will be unimaginable!

The Governor sent too many ships this time and ignored his own safety.

Lucas Benson took a deep breath and shouted: "Turn around and go back to Dongfan Island! Nothing can happen there!"

"Help me contact other captains, the matter is urgent, hurry! "

So, about a quarter of an hour later, the four Dutch battleships turned around at the same time and headed towards the two cruisers against the wind.

Xie Shidun grinned, took a deep breath, and said, "Now it's our turn to beat them up!"

"Damn it! I'm dying of holding it in! Fire! Fuck these guinea pigs!"