In the thick fog, a third-class sailing warship belonging to the Dayu Navy was cruising on the sea.

Since reaching an agreement with the Dutch and regaining the coastal route of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, the navy's warships have been responsible for ensuring the safety of the maritime routes and combating the plunder of merchant ships by pirates.

It’s just that the ocean is vast and infinite, and even so, it is sometimes impossible to avoid looting merchants. However, for merchants, this is something that rarely happens.

"This sudden heavy fog is really rare."

The third-class warship called "Default" was led by Captain Xie Yuan. Two days ago, after replenishing supplies in the city of Relanzha, he directed the warships toward the Sanshan Kingdom, which was exactly the route they were cruising.

The first mate Ding Chang said after hearing this: "Yes, there are basically no things to see these fifty meters away."

Xie Yuan frowned and said, "Let the soldiers cheer up and stay alert. If they are attacked by pirates at this time, it will be very unfavorable for us."

"Yes, captain." Ding Chang said, then shouting to the soldiers on the ship: "Keep alert, all the gunners are in the cabin and ready to fight at any time."

The soldiers were ordered to enter their respective positions in an orderly manner.

After swimming on the sea for a year, they knew that the sea was like a child, and their faces changed as soon as possible. It might have been clear sky just now, and a storm might come in a blink of an eye.

The same was true for the heavy fog this time. The sea was originally calm, but the heavy fog suddenly covered the warship like a wall of clouds.

After arranging defense, Xie Yuan looked at the chart on the ship. They were still a hundred miles away from the pier of the Sanshan Kingdom.

After determining his position, Xie Yuan turned the hourglass over again. They recorded the time through this thing on the sea.

Just as he was performing his daily tasks as required, a sound of music suddenly came from the sea.

Hearing this voice, Xie Yuan immediately went from the cabin to the deck, and he asked Ding Chang, "Did you hear it?"

"I heard it, it was the rapid bell." Ding Chang's face was solemn, and all kinds of terrifying legends suddenly poured into his mind, making him feel uneasy.

He had never seen such a strange situation in a year of cruising on the sea. Who would ring the bell in the vast sea?

Like Ding Chang, the soldiers on the ship were also nervous. The theory of ghosts and gods was not so easy to eradicate, and this strange fog made them more and more afraid the more they thought about it.

Just as everyone was concentrating, the soldier on the mast watchtower suddenly shouted: "Is there an abnormal situation ahead?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuan immediately picked up his telescope and looked at the heavy fog in front of him.

I saw that the sea water was blue at this time, and it looked turbid and dark under the thick fog. Just as Xie Yuan looked at the heavy fog, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in the thick fog.

Before Xie Yuan could react, the black shadow suddenly found a yellow light. Xie Yuan was shocked when he saw this. He shouted: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the roar of artillery came from the dark shadow, and the black shells flew towards the Fearless like lightning.

"Dongdong..." The sound of shells piercing through the hull, and the warship suddenly became a mess.

Xie Yuan was a little confused at this time. Only their navy was equipped with artillery in this sea area. Judging from the shadows, the other party's warship looked very similar to them.

He suspected that it was a mistake by other naval warships and regarded them as enemies, but now he couldn't see the other party clearly and could not confirm it.

"Captain, what should I do?" Ding Chang asked. This round of shooting made the warship very embarrassed, with wood chips flying everywhere. He shouted: "Fire the gun first."

Ding Chang responded and immediately passed the order to fire.

At this time, a round of cannon sounded at the bottom of the valley.

After the sound of cannons, the shadows that were getting closer seemed to fall into silence. A glimmer of hope arose in Xie Yuan's heart. When he was about to scold the captain who was blindly attacking them, a flame suddenly lit up again.

"Let's go down!" Xie Yuan pressed Ding Chang directly on the deck. His face was gloomy at this time. This time, no matter who it was, he would fight back.

"Dongdong..." The shells hit the warship again. Xie Yuan endured the pain of wood chips hitting him and said, "Break back immediately."

"Counterattack! Counterattack!"

After this round of volley shots, he was also a little furious. If he didn't fight back, he would be sunk.

The place where the shells hit in the cabin began to dew, and the carpenter immediately took wooden boards and nails to repair the hull that was penetrated by the shells.

The artillery that received the order then refilled the bullet and began to fight back at the black shadow in the sea.

"Boom boom boom..." The cannon roared, and the shells flew towards the black shadow.

Xie Yuan watched nervously on the deck. As both sides got closer, he finally saw the other's warship clearly when both sides were fifty meters away.

This is a warship that is somewhat similar to the Fearless, but the flag hanging on the warship has a rice-shaped pattern.

On the battleship were also standing a group of soldiers wearing red tuxedoes, black leather shoes, white leggings and black hats.

This scene made Xie Yuan a little stunned. He had read some information about countries around the world at the Bowen Academy. If the information is correct, they are now facing a British warship.

Xie Yuan's heart sank. He knew very well how powerful the navy of this country was. Sometimes Yue Yun would talk about his experience of going south when he drank.

Although he was chatting and laughing, they could hear the seriousness.

Just as he was stunned, the redshirt opposite suddenly picked up the flintlock rifle and pointed it to this side.

After confirming that the other party came with hostility, Xie Yuan immediately calmed down and asked the soldiers to lie down and hide.

After they lay down, a fire broke out from the warship opposite, and the flintlock gun bullets hit the warship and made a crackling sound.

"Damn it, you're bullying your father." Xie Yuan was angry and said to Ding Chang: "Bow me hard."

Ding Chang was almost hit by a bullet and was also angry. He scolded: "Why are you still standing there? You haven't fought back? This is not a Japanese pirate, but a red-haired ghost."

The soldiers lying on the deck immediately stood up, and they picked up their flintlock rifles and shot at the opposite side.

At this moment, another round of artillery fired on the opposite side, and the Fearless also retaliated.

The two sides passed by the warships while shelling each other. At this time, the British warships entered the thick fog and disappeared.

Xie Yuan stared at the surrounding sea with all his attention, and waited for a while but the British warship still disappeared.

"Captain, what should I do now?" Ding Chang asked.

Xie Yuan browed deeply, and the British appeared in this sea area very strangely. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Return to Dengzhou immediately, we need to report this situation to General Yue Yun."

Ding Chang nodded when he heard this and immediately ordered his return.
Chapter completed!