"Shriveled Zhang Zhun"

"The Shriveled Tiger Army Navy"

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

The people around him have always understood why Zheng Zhilong added the word "shriveled" when he scolded people. It seems that there are no two words in the dialect of any place. Perhaps, this is what Zheng Zhilong learned from the Japanese. However, they all knew very well that if Zheng Zhilong scolded these two words, he would be really angry.

Zheng Zhilong's heart is actually very entangled. The Tiger Ben Army Navy confronted him like this, and he didn't benefit at all. He wanted to fight, but the Tiger Army didn't want to fight him. He wanted to save his son, but another poisonous snake hovered at his feet. If he ignored the viper, the consequences would be severe.

"Shriveled grass"

The more Zheng Zhilong thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but scold.

The actions of the Tiger Ben Navy are indeed disgusting. This is clearly teasing the Zheng family's fleet. The Zheng family's fleet is in the south, and there are still many things to do. The Dutch, as well as the Western powers, may make a move once they learn that the main force of the Zheng family's fleet is heading north. He just wanted to go back quickly, rescue his son as soon as possible, and then hurry back to Fujian. However, judging from the current situation, I am afraid that it will not be possible.

Zhou Zhengyu's mentality is slightly better than Zheng Zhilong's. The news fed back by Li Jicheng should be that the Tiger Ben Army Navy has the upper hand. Therefore, Zhou Zhengyu is not in a hurry. After judging that the opponent was Zheng Zhilong himself, he made a decision quickly. You must find a way to bite Zheng Zhilong hard.

As for how to bite, it is a matter of strategy. If you go up and bite at this time, you will definitely bite yourself to the blood. Zhou Zhengyu would not do such a stupid thing. The strength of the other party is obviously stronger than his own, and he rushed forward rashly, isn't this looking for death? Zhou Zhengyu means to delay. dragged down the Zheng family's fleet before it was easy to do it.

Anyway, if the time drags on, it will definitely be beneficial to the Tiger Ben Navy. In just a few days, Zhang Haibin's Third Fleet should have arrived. As long as the Third Fleet arrives, it can go up and confront the Zheng fleet. Now, bear with me.

The sky gradually dimmed, and the setting sun slowly disappeared on the sea level in the west, and the sea was vast. Most of the day's confrontation ended like this. At night, visibility is quite bad, and in general, there will be no naval battles. This means that the deep wells that are taut by the soldiers on both sides can be temporarily loosened.

Daifuku

Zheng Zhilong suddenly shouted.

"Sir."

An old family member hurried over.

This old family member named Zheng Dafu is actually Zheng Zhilong's henchman, and the fleet he leads has always followed Zheng Zhilong's activities, basically Jiao is not away from Meng, Meng is not out of focus. Nominally two fleets, in fact, they are simply one. Both fleets were dispatched at the same time, and even if they encountered the Dutch fleet, they were able to retreat in their entirety.

Under normal circumstances, Zheng Zhilong would not let Zheng Dafu's fleet leave his side. Zheng Dafu is actually just a puppet, and everything is up to him Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong had become accustomed to commanding two fleets at the same time. If a fleet is separated in the middle, he will not be able to maintain absolute superiority over the Tiger Ben Navy.

However, the current situation is rather depressing. Zheng Zhilong wanted to not divide the troops, but he couldn't. If his two fleets were contained here by the Huben Navy, Zheng Chenggong in the Yangtze River didn't know what the consequences would be. If time continues to drag on, it may be very unfavorable to Zheng Chenggong, but for now, the only way to do this is to adopt a workaround.

Zheng Zhilong finally decided to let Zheng Dafu lead the fleet under his command into the Yangtze River and be responsible for rescuing Zheng Chenggong. And himself, on the sea, continues to contain the Tiger Navy. After Zheng Dafu's fleet was separated, the number of warships directly commanded by Zheng Zhilong was much smaller than before, and its strength was weakened, which was very likely to attract an attack from the Tiger Ben Navy.

However, Zheng Zhilong believed that with the strength of the division of troops, he could still suppress the Tiger Army Navy. As long as there are three or four days, Zheng Dafu should be able to rescue Zheng Chenggong smoothly. Defeat the Tiger Ben army fleet in the Yangtze River first, and then join forces in one place and continue to defeat the Tiger Ben army fleet in front of you, and the Zheng family fleet will be able to win a complete victory.

Because of the difficulty in transmitting information at sea, Zheng Zhilong didn't know that Zheng Chenggong had been shot at this time. He didn't know that Li Jicheng's fleet had completely freed up his hands, just waiting for more Zheng family fleets to arrive. Once Zheng Dafu's fleet entered the Yangtze River, it would immediately be attacked by Li Jicheng's fleet.

Zheng Zhilong is still very sure of his wishful thinking. According to the urgent information sent by Zheng Shouyuan, in the Yangtze River, it should be a fleet of the Huben Navy. Zheng Dafu led a sub-fleet of the Zheng family fleet, and when combined with Zheng Chenggong's fleet, they are two fleets.

Two fleets flanking one of the Huben navy's fleets should still have a chance of winning. Even if the other party can't be completely annihilated, at least Zheng Chenggong can be guaranteed to retreat. His main task in going north this time is to rescue Zheng Chenggong, as long as the main task is completed, the rest will be left alone for the time being.

“**”

Now that the Zheng family fleet is divided into troops and headed for the mouth of the Yangtze River, Zhou Zhengyu also scolded in a low voice.

Zheng Zhilong's use of such a trick was originally expected, but Zhou Zhengyu's own strength was weak and he couldn't stop it, and he was very uncomfortable. Also because it is difficult to transmit information at sea, Zhou Zhengyu does not know what Li Jicheng's current situation is. In case Li Jicheng's current situation only slightly gains the upper hand, once the new force of the Zheng family's fleet joins, Li Jicheng's first fleet may be in danger.

There was a communication base station of the White Dove between the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and Jeju Island, so the Second Fleet on Jeju Island soon received an order from Jang Joon. However, after Zhou Zhengyu's fleet left Jeju Island, there was no communication base station. In other words, after going to sea, you can't rely on the white dove to communicate.

Zhang Zhun's order was to reinforce Li Jicheng by fire, and did not mention a very specific battle situation. Zhou Zhengyu estimated on the road that Li Jicheng could still hold on for a while. After arriving at the mouth of the Yangtze River, it was further estimated that Li Jicheng should have the upper hand. However, Zheng Zhilong's reinforcement fleet arrived, and Li Jicheng was in trouble.

If he didn't want to find a way to enter the mouth of the Yangtze River, he would not be able to reinforce Li Jicheng. If there is an accident in Li Jicheng's First Fleet, he will not be able to escape the blame. However, Zheng Zhilong was in front of him, and it was indeed not easy for the Second Fleet to break into the mouth of the Yangtze River.

After the division of troops, the main fleet led by Zheng Zhilong himself, as well as 30 three-masted gunboats and 50 armed merchant ships. Basically, the relatively pure warships are in Zheng Zhilong's hands. It can be said that this time, Zheng Zhilong really pulled out all his old roots. The Jinghua of the Zheng family's fleet is basically here.

Didn't say, only hit

Break in

"Queue"

"Open the gun"

Zhou Zhengyu ordered without thinking.

"Queue"

"Open the gun"

Zheng Zhilong also ordered to be outdone.

As the overlord of one side, Zheng Zhilong is very confident in the combat effectiveness of the warships under his command. These thirty three-masted gunboats are the most powerful warships of the Zheng family fleet, the core of the Zheng family fleet, and the backbone of the Zheng family fleet.

The repair and maintenance of these three-masted gunboats are the best in the Zheng family's fleet. All artillery, including the Redcoat Cannons and others, is also the most powerful. Ordinary warships, due to the cost, cannot use raw cowhide to wrap the whole body, but these thirty three-masted gunboats were all wrapped in raw cowhide by Zheng Zhilong. Ordinary shells fell with little damage.

It was precisely because of the strength of these thirty three-masted gunboats that Zheng Zhilong was able to retreat in the battle with the Dutch fleet. The Dutch fleet, the artillery fire is indeed very fierce, and the bullets rain down, but these three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet can protect themselves well, as long as the mast is not broken by chain bullets or the like, they can quickly leave the battlefield.

Zheng Zhilong is also full of confidence in his gunner. All the sailors under his command are old men of the Zheng family's fleet, and the most junior ones have at least five years of experience. Part of the backbone has even served the Zheng family fleet for twenty years. In addition to the gunners, there were a large number of other special talents. They can also be used when necessary.

On the contrary, on the side of the Tiger Ben Army Navy, the oldest one has less than five years of experience. It has been less than five years since the establishment of the Tiger Ben Navy. Even people like Li Jicheng and Zhang Haibin originally served in the naval division, and the time spent begging for a living at sea was not as long as that of Zheng Zhilong and others.

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

The sound of artillery rumbled, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air.

The artillery battle between the two sides, from the very beginning, entered the most intense state. The two sides adopted a hard-nosed one-line tactic, that is, everyone lined up and bombarded each other. The warships of the Tiger Navy, traveling from east to west, were attacked by guns on the starboard side. The warships of the Zheng family's fleet sailed from west to east, using guns on the port side.

It took two hours from the beginning of the first battleship, the beginning of the vigorous shelling, to the departure of the last battleship from the battlefield, and the cessation of the cannoning. After the first round of bombardment, both sides turned the bow of the ship, used the side of the ship on the other side, and continued the bombardment until they broke away again.

The six dragon god ships of the Tiger Ben Navy, the red-coated cannons and the flying dragon cannons, were simply crazy. These six dragon god ships are the treasures of the second fleet. Whether they can fully exert their power or not determines the final outcome of the battle.