Xiao Jichen ran to the Shang Dynasty from Lu to Rome six times. Each time he went back and forth, he had 12 opportunities to be plundered and harassed by pirates.

Every three months of sailing, when he saw the pirates, his reaction had grown rapidly from the first time he was trembling as if he was walking on thin ice, fearful, etc., to a calm and steady old driver.

It was also these experiences that made Xiao Jichen more obsessed with such stimulation.

The Xiao family is one of the top families among the gentry and powerful people in Lu State. He is the second son of a illegitimate child. In fact, he has not made much use in Lu State. He cannot go into politics like the eldest son of the eldest son, nor can he live like the third brother, the younger brother of the second son. After all, no matter how playful the third brother is, he has a backer to settle it for him.

Xiao Jichen is not only a concubine, but his mother has long been dead. Although he has a good relationship with his father, he dare not rely on the background of the Xiao family to do whatever he wants. Otherwise, the mistress of the Xiao family would make him understand what a harsh beating means.

After taking such a route from an elder in a clan, he rushed to the sea and arrived in other countries. He was the leader of the fleet, and the powerful who controlled everything made him addicted.

Of course, fighting against the sky and people in the ocean, whether it is the terrifying scene when the storm comes or the commanding fleet to fight with pirates, the stimulation on the line of life and death brought Xiao Jichen even more to him.

I was used to seeing pirates every time, but what caused him the most was the last time I returned from Rome with a full load of cargo and was about to return to Lu. Suddenly, a group of naval forces under the Grand Duke of Ventera came out, and pirates disguised as pirates. That battle was really tragic.

Four of the first more than 30 merchant ships of the Xiao family caravan were sunk, and nearly ten were damaged, with varying degrees of severity, hundreds of people were killed and injured, including a large amount of property.

Of course, the navy under Grand Duke Ventra did not take much advantage. After three ships sank and three of them were beaten and lost their ability to sail, the other ships ran back to their principality in shame with scars.

You must understand that although the Principality of Ventera will have naval pirates to rob, they cannot rob every day because they have been in war with Liu State for many years. And the merchant ship caravans on this channel are not just the Xiao family.

Dashang's own merchant ships, Zhao's merchant ships, and occasionally merchant ships from Zhou or other countries pass by. There are too many targets. How many families are there in a country? How many fleets are there?

The last time was Xiao Jichen's first encounter with the navy under the command of the Grand Duke pretending to be a pirate.

And you should know that most of the time, the pirates they encountered were really just pirates...

The State of Lu went to Rome from the main route, and there were two main kingdoms along the way, the Kingdom of Ross and the Kingdom of West.

The treatment of the two kingdoms was similar to that of Lu. They were basically the dishes on the tables of Roman nobles or churches. They were of very little military power. The noble caravans in the two kingdoms were also very strong, but for the sake of reputation and long-term interests, the noble caravans rarely pretended to be pirate ships.

Along the way, most of the pirates Xiao Jichen encountered were really pirates.

Those pirates don’t have many giant cannons? Most of the pirates have limited comb ropes and guns, and more of them are bows and crossbows, and they rely on the jumping tactics of the boat after being caught by the ship to rob them.

In the past, ordinary armed merchant ships were enough to deal with most pirates. Twenty or thirty ships, even when faced with the looting of hundreds of ships of all sizes, could be handled by rows of bronze cannons and refined musketeers.

Even if you encounter a cruel person or a thief, the other party can pull out a batch of gunships to fight against each other, but the Xiao family will not suffer much loss.

Only last time was the heaviest loss for them.

So before departure this time, Xiao Jichen felt that as long as he left Hong Kong, he would encounter Ventera's navy to cause trouble.

They didn't take advantage last time, but they just lost six ships and a group of people.

After all, Lu lives in 20% of the mixed race and more than 10% of the whites. As a principality, Ventera wants to spread a little bit of his ears and ears and eyes on their Xiao family and find opportunities to take revenge. It is very simple.

But these guys would never know that this time he went to sea, in order to give the white skins of the Principal of Ventra, he was so cruel that he was under his command that he was a 17 merchant ships, two of which were real warships!

It is still a large ship with a displacement of nearly 1,000 tons.

A warship with 88 artillery pieces, all of which are elite servants of the Xiao family. The other 15 merchant ships are also updated and updated products. In the past, the Xiao family's armed merchant ship had limited to the tonnage. Try to set up warehouses and load fewer people. A ship has about 20 artillery pieces. Even if the inferior ones are not used as the best, they all use the best wood, but they are not thickened.

It was only last time that I suffered heavy losses.

This time it is different. The tonnage of each merchant ship has been greatly expanded, with a displacement of seven or eight hundred tons, and it is chasing the two warships, with each ship being no less than 30 artillery pieces.

You should know that in this era, the appearance of merchant ships and battleships did not change much. The biggest difference is that merchant ships built more warehouses, while warships basically had no warehouses, all of them were gun warehouses and sailor warehouses, and their armor was very thick.

Therefore, the Xiao family fleet seemed to have fewer ships this time, but in fact the combat power became much stronger.

Looking at the fleet rushing out from the front through the Baili Jing, at least fifty ships, Xiao Jichen was not only not anxious, but also wanted to laugh.

There is no way to laugh. He has 17 ships, but he has pulled them into a row and bombarded each other. How many artillery can be bombed out at one side at a time? Two warships have 88 guns, and 15 merchant ships have more than 200 shells.

But among the more than 50 ships in the distance, the smallest one is only a few dozen tons, and the largest one is only three hundred tons. The other party is probably not as good as them.

Compare the thickness of the armor...

The only thing to worry about is speed.

Since these guys were robbed, there must be not so much cargo in the cabin, and they will run faster.

But Xiao Jichen is still not afraid. His two warships not only have a large number of artillery guns, but also have a large caliber!

A large caliber basically means a longer range, and there are more than 30 elite artillery soldiers he invited from the Great Shang Empire for a lot of money.

Moreover, warships themselves run faster than merchant ships, and there is no cargo on them, all of them are cannons and soldiers.

Those two warships are the most critical and fierce fists of this combat power.
Chapter completed!