Luogang Wharf is not big. After all, it is an emerging port city, and there are only more than a thousand people in the entire Luogang. Although Luogang is still very dependent on the outside, with the gradual development of Luogang around Luogang, the degree of attachment to foreign materials has begun to gradually decline. At least from the crops that have just been harvested, Luogang's grain can be self-sufficient from next year.

The ships traveling to and from Luogang are basically fixed. Every day on the first day and the fifteenth day of the day, the South China Sea Fleet will have transport ships coming to Luogang. In addition, there are merchant ships from the Ye family, but this frequency is not much.

Therefore, there are only two ships in Luogang Pier, one is a small warship of Baihusou, and the other is Ye Rongbai's ship.

Compared with the small warship of Baihushu, although Ye Rongbai's ship is an armed merchant ship, its size and firepower exceed that of a small warship. If he fights at sea, he can almost compete with ordinary third-level warships, and this ship can be regarded as the most powerful force in Luogang.

When he arrived directly at the port, Ye Rongbai boarded his own ship without saying a word. The captain and sailors on the ship were both from the Ye family, and he was usually prepared to sail at any time.

Wei Baihu chased after him panting and rushed up before the ship sailed. When he arrived at the bridge, he heard Ye Rongbai's order to ask the captain to set sail immediately, Wei Baihu was helpless.

"Sir, it's too late. I'm going to see you going to sail tomorrow?"

"Is it too late? Not too late!" Ye Rongbai said with a calm face: "It's only a day's voyage to the west. Now it's time to sail. If you're afraid, get off the boat."

"What are you saying? How can you be afraid of Beizhi? Forget it, since the Lord has decided, Beizhi will accompany you." Wei Baihu replied seriously, but he complained secretly in his heart.

Ye Rongbo is not an ordinary person. Not to mention his title, what is more important is his official position and background.

Who in the world knows how the Ming Dynasty was revived? The Ye family was one of the heroes who first came to Long. Although the Ye family was not as good as the Wang family, the Ye family was also a wealthy family and a top member in Ningbo Trading.

Ye Rongbai is the next head of the Ye family and the actual controller of the Nanlu. Ye Rongbai is responsible for the development of the Nanlu. This has been the emperor's imperial edict. If something happens to him at sea, let alone Wei Baihu, a mere Jinyiwei family, I'm afraid even Zhang Ran, the boss of Jinyiwei, will not be able to take advantage of it.

In order to ensure Ye Rongbai's safety, Wei Baihu had no choice but to immediately order the small warship parked beside him to go to sea together. The safety factor of the two ships going to sea is always much greater than that of one. At least once the fight starts, the small warship can charge Ye Rongbai's ship, and it is okay to stop in front of Ye Rongbai and help get a few shells.

Soon, the two ships sailed out of Luogang Pier one after another, heading north for a distance, and then turned back and sailing westward.

The Dutch's residence at Luogang was not too far away. It was about a day and a sea route. At noon the next day, the two ships were approaching the destination. According to the wind direction and ship speed, it was estimated that they would arrive almost in another hour.

"Sir! There is a situation!"

At this moment, the captain received a message from the lookout sailor and rushed to Ye Rongbai's cabin and knocked on the door and shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the cabin opened, and Ye Rongbai, who was dressed in an intact, appeared in front of the captain.

"What's up?"

"The lookout hand sends a message, and a warship appears in front of you!" The captain hurriedly reported.

"Where did the warships come from?" Ye Rongbai's expression was grim, and he quickly walked towards the bridge, and asked at the same time.

When he arrived at the bridge, Ye Rongbai also listened to the captain's report. Just now, the lookout hand sent a message and found three warships coming towards their locations in the southwest. Because they were a little far away, the lookout hand could not judge the ownership of these warships, but it was certain that the warships were not merchant ships, and from the style of the warships, they were Western warships.

On the bridge, Wei Baihu was holding a telescope and looking forward, his eyes frowned.

"How?" Ye Rongbai quickly walked to him and asked anxiously.

"Sir, look! Look at the warships of the Netherlands and the British." Seeing Ye Rongbai coming, Wei Baihu quickly gave up his seat and pointed his finger in front of him.

Ye Rongbai took the telescope, held it in one hand and pulled the telescope's sleeve with the other hand to adjust the focal length. Soon he saw three vaguely visible small black dots on the sea level.

Although the distance is far apart, Ye Rongbo, who has good eyesight, can only see one outline.

But that's it, Ye Rongbai immediately judged that Wei Baihu was right. The two leading warships were clearly Dutch warships and British warships. Although Western warships are almost the same in terms of appearance, there are still some differences.

Ye Rongbai has been dealing with Western countries for more than ten years. When he was in Shanghai, he saw ships from various countries, so he could tell the ownership of warships or even merchant ships at a glance. This would never be wrong.

Seeing this, Ye Rongbai's expression became more and more serious. He just received a report from Wei Baihu yesterday that the British came from the Dutch headquarters, but how long has it been after that the Dutch and the British drove out the warship? It even seems that the direction they are heading for themselves.

"Tell me the order, and the whole ship is ready for battle!" Ye Rongbai issued a battle order without hesitation. Wei Baihu, who was beside him, hurriedly advised: "Sir, the enemy is powerful, I am weak. You might as well turn back to Luogang first and change the ship to fight."

"Old Wei, are you asking me to be a deserter?" Ye Rongbai said unhappy.

Wei Baihu said seriously: "Sir! What do you mean? The Sir is the backbone of the Southern Land. The so-called gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. As long as the Sir is still there, the Sir will be as solid as a god. If there is something unexpected happening to me, what should I do..."

Before Wei Baihu finished speaking, Ye Rongbai decided to go: "No need to say it, I have decided! It is absolutely impossible to leave, everyone! Be ready to fight at any time!"

After saying that, Ye Rongbai raised his telescope again, staring at the front without any hesitation.

In fact, Ye Rongbai knew in his heart that Wei Baihu was right, and he was at great risk based on the current situation. However, as the highest-level official in the Southern Land, Ye Rongbai would never leave his subordinates and run away at this time. Once he did this, how could he have any prestige?

Furthermore, the current situation is unclear, and no one knows what the Dutch and British warships are doing here. Although there is friction between the two sides due to their garrison, the war has not officially started yet. Didn’t Ye Rongbo come here from Luogang just to figure out the situation? Since the other party has come over on his own initiative, it doesn’t matter if he has contacted him.

In addition, Ye Rongbo also considered the consequences of the war officially, and even if that was the case, he was not afraid. His status was posed. If the other party really started a war, he could still surrender. With Ye Rongbo's identity and status, his life safety would be fine.

Moreover, once this worst situation occurs, it will not be a bad thing for the Nanlu. In this way, the Ming Dynasty can solve these Dutch people openly, which is also the result of Ye Rongbo's expectation.

After the order was issued, both ships on Ye Rongbai's side were ready for battle. The originally closed artillery cabin began to open. The gunners were busy running in the artillery cabin, pulling the cannon to the firing position, and preparing to fire at any time.

In addition, the sailors on the deck were also desperately adjusting the sails, and the two ships began to change their courses to gain the upper hand and welcome the upcoming battle.

But what is surprising is that Ye Rongbai has already made a fighting attitude and has begun to seize the upper hand, while the three warships there are indifferent and are still heading towards the east with their original course and speed.

Seeing this scene, Ye Rongbai was very surprised and wondered what the other party was doing.

Suddenly, the lookout hand on the mast desperately slapped the bridge with a banner. The captain looked at it and was stunned at first, then ecstatic.

"Sir! The lookout hand sends a message, the warship opposite is our warship!"

"What!?"

Hearing this sentence, Ye Rongbai and Wei Baihu were both stunned and could not believe their ears.

"Our warship? Ask him if he read it wrong?"

The captain snatched the signal flag directly from the sailor next to him, waved his message to the watchman. After a while, the watchman's answer replied.

"Sir, I'm right. The two ships leading the way are indeed from the Dutch and the British, but the ship behind is our warship, and the lookout said that the three warships are all hung with our Ming flag! Sir! It's our Ming flag!"

This answer made Ye Rongbai and Wei Baihu look at each other. What was going on? How could the Dutch and British warships be on the Ming Dynasty? Is this their own warship or another warship? What is unknown inside?

For a moment, Ye Rongbai could not judge. He raised his telescope again to see. Unfortunately, the distance between the two sides was still far, and he still couldn't see it thoroughly.

"Sir, let another ship go over first and see what?" Wei Baihu suggested.

Ye Rongbai thought for a while and nodded, "Yes, but let the brothers be careful."

Soon, the small warship that followed the sea went to sea once again adjusted its course and headed straight towards the three warships.

About a quarter of an hour later, the news finally came, and the news came back said that it was indeed a Ming warship, but except for the Ming warship behind, the other two warships were captured warships, which is the reason why the Ming flag would be hung.

Hearing this reply, Ye Rongbai's heart finally let go, and his face was filled with smiles.

It seems that the South China Sea Fleet has finally taken action. These damn Dutch people, by the way, the Portuguese and the British, don’t eat the punishment for toasting. Now you have learned the power of the Ming Navy?

Half an hour later, the distance between the two sides was already very close. At this time, Ye Rongbai could no longer clearly see the situation of the three warships without a telescope.

As we heard just now, one of these three warships is a third-level battleship of the Ming South China Sea Fleet, and the other two belong to the Dutch and the British. However, these two warships are now operating the Ming Navy, and the Ming flags are also hung on it.

Both sides had already figured out their identities through flag words. After a while, the personnel sent from the Ming warship boarded Ye Rongbai's ship through the communication ship. Ye Rongbai, the master, personally went to the deck to greet him. The person who led the other party was a colonel. Ye Rongbai looked familiar but couldn't remember where he had seen it. But when his eyes passed by the colonel and fell on a young lieutenant who followed the colonel, Ye Rongbai's mind suddenly roared like a thunder bomb, and he was stunned.

"Mrs……."
Chapter completed!