Fortunately, these six dragon god ships, in the battle, according to the Qi se artillery technique taught by Heber Thomas, Tuoba Momo and Guo Jie, in the first round of shelling, the two three-masted gunboats were crippled and had to withdraw from the battle.

The three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet, the hull itself, is indeed very strong. Ordinary shells, if they fall on the deck or hit the side side, bounce a little, and they have no effect. However, there is no way to protect the mast and sails.

Under the chain bomb attack of the red-coated cannon SE of the dragon god ship, the mast broke in succession, and the sail was torn. The dragon god threw a large number of grapeshot shells, killing and wounding the sailors and sailors on the three-masted gunboat, preventing them from changing the sails and forcing them out of the battle.

In such a column battle, the design flaws of the three-masted gunboats, again manifested themselves. The two sides carried out such a column shelling, and the red-coated cannons of the three-masted gunboats basically had no chance to wield. Zheng Zhilong wants to change his tactics, but the Tiger Benjun doesn't eat this. If the two sides are in a scuffle, one-on-one heads-up, the warships of the Zheng family's fleet are not opponents.

After the first round of column shelling, Zheng Zhilong felt very depressed. No way, the casualties of the fleet, a little ugly. The artillery fire of the Tiger Ben Army was indeed very fierce, but it was only a round of battle, and almost all the warships in the Zheng family fleet were injured to some extent. Seriously, they even had to withdraw from the fight.

"Tiger Army......

Zheng Zhilong felt that his mouth was very bitter.

Last time, Zheng Chenggong returned defeated, and Zheng Zhilong thought that it was Zheng Chenggong's command error that made a loophole for the Huben Navy that would cause such heavy losses to the fleet. However, when he personally fought with the Tiger Ben Army Navy, Zheng Zhilong appeared, last time, maybe it was not Zheng Chenggong's mistake, but the strength of the Tiger Ben Army Navy, which was really strong.

From the very beginning, the Zheng fleet was not the best at artillery warfare. It was only in the battle with the Dutch that he constantly improved himself that he had today's artillery skills. Originally, Zheng Zhilong thought that the artillery skills of the Dutch were already very powerful, and no country's artillery skills would be more powerful than the Dutch. However, after fighting with the Tiger Ben Navy today, he was stunned to see that the shelling of the Tiger Ben Navy was much more ferocious than that of the Dutch.

Originally, Zheng Zhilong thought that the Dutch warships were already the largest number of artillery. The average Dutch warship of the Dragon God class has more than forty men's guns, and some even have more than fifty men. However, after today's battle with the Tiger Ben Army Navy, Zheng Zhilong was stunned to see that the number of dragon god ships and cannons in the Tiger Ben Navy was actually more than sixty men, more than the Dutch

I have to say that the Tiger Army Navy is really crazy. A warship of this level has actually been equipped with more than sixty men of artillery, Zheng Zhilong estimates that the structure of these warships does not have any other space except for the installation of artillery. It's amazing how crazy the Tiger Army Navy is.

What the hell is this damn Zhang Zhun going to do? Isn't his goal to defeat himself? But to defeat the whole world? According to the design of these warships of the Tiger Navy, every inch of the place is in combat service. Every inch of space is dedicated to the installation of artillery. Such a concept, such a design, and the warship that is built are simply terrifying.

Such a murderous warship, as long as there are enough of them, even if it is the Dutch, or other Western powers, it is not the opponent of the Tiger Ben Navy at all. Could it be that the huge Central Plains can't satisfy his expectations?

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but tremble slightly in his heart. If Zhang Zhun really has such ambitions, then he will become a bedbug in front of him. Once Zhang Zhun's goal is to compete with the Western powers, with the strength of the Zheng family's fleet, it is not enough to plug Zhang Zhun into the gaps, is it useful to use the mantis arm as a car?

"This Zheng Zhilong is not very good."

At the end of the first round of the fight, Zhou Zhengyu checked the losses and said slowly.

In the battle just now, the losses of the Tiger Ben Navy were not very large, only casualties on the personnel, and no ships were fatally damaged. The three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet, the red-coated cannons could not wield their power to the fullest, giving the Huben Navy a great advantage.

However, if the Zheng fleet adopts a melee strategy and gives the red-coated cannons of the three-masted gunboats a chance to swing, the Tiger Ben Navy will be more welcome. Because, in the battle of mixed 1un, one-on-one, those armed merchant ships of the Zheng family's fleet are not the opponents of the sword tooth ships at all. If the melee is single-handed, the loss of the warships of the Zheng family's fleet will be faster than the battle in formation. This is also the reason why Zheng Zhilong is entangled.

No matter what kind of warfare method is adopted, the Zheng family fleet has weaknesses and is in the hands of the Tiger Ben Navy. From the very beginning of the battle, the Zheng family's fleet was crushed by the Tiger Ben Navy. Zheng Zhilong racked his brains, but he couldn't change the predicament in front of him. In fact, fundamentally speaking, it is the difference between a professional navy and a non-professional navy.

From the day it was founded, the Tiger Army Navy was made from the most professional point of view, and everything was aimed at combat. Coupled with Zhang Zhun's 400 years of naval knowledge, the fleet he built is naturally the most professional. However, the Zheng family's fleet was born and raised by itself, and it had to take into account commercial interests. This is doomed, in the battle, the non-professional side will definitely be bullied by the professional side.

As night fell on the first day, the battle ended, and the two sides were evenly matched.

Neither side of the warships suffered major losses. On the side of the Tiger Navy, about a hundred sailors and sailors were lost, and the sails of several battleships were torn. After adjusting the sailors and changing the sails, it was time to continue the fight.

On the Zheng family's fleet, the situation was a little more serious, with two three-masted gunboats and three armed merchant ships, which had to withdraw from the battle. They were all because the mast was broken, could not be repaired, and had to be withdrawn from the battle. However, compared to the overall strength of the Zheng family's fleet, such a loss is not worth mentioning.

The next day, in the morning, the sun had just come out and the battle was unfolding again.

The two sides continued to form a column battle formation, approached each other, and then fired desperately.

After a day's fighting, two dragon god ships of the Tiger Ben Navy withdrew from the battle, and on Zheng Zhilong's side, there were also five three-masted gunboats that lost their combat effectiveness. The saber ships of the Tiger Ben Navy are basically intact, but on the Zheng family fleet's side, there are eight armed merchant ships that must withdraw from the battle.

After all, armed merchant ships are not professional combat ships, and in such battles, they behave quite vulnerably. In the event of intense artillery fire, damage is almost inevitable. On the contrary, the saber ships of the Tiger Ben Navy are professional combat ships that can hold out to the end even if they are attacked to a certain extent.

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

On the sea, the sound of artillery rumbled.

Before I knew it, five days had passed.

In the past five days, the Tiger Army Navy and the Zheng Family Fleet have been constantly entangled. The battle between the two sides, which began in the morning and continued until sunset. Rest at night, recuperate, and continue the war the next day. Every day of the battle, there were losses of personnel and warships on both sides. However, no one knows the exact number of casualties on the other side.

Whether it is Zhou Zhengyu or Zheng Zhilong, they are not very sensitive to their own casualty figures. Because, their main purpose, has not been achieved. Until the main purpose is achieved, the casualty figures, there is no meaning. The concerted action of the two is to constantly encourage their subordinates to continue to fight until the enemy is completely defeated.

In the era of naval warfare without TnT, it was destined that it would be more difficult for artillery to directly sink the opponent's battleship. To make a battleship ineffective, it is necessary to consume a lot of shells and black fire. In other words, the time of the battle will become very long. As long as both sides refuse to withdraw from the battlefield, it is normal for it to last for several days.

By the fifth day, the Dragon God Ship of the Tiger Ben Navy had basically withdrawn from the battle, and only the Sword Tooth Ship continued to support. The three-masted gunboats on the side of the Zheng family's fleet were almost disabled, and only three scarred three-masted gunboats and more than 20 armed merchant ships were stubbornly crossed. In terms of overall strength, the Tiger Army Navy began to slowly gain the upper hand.

However, neither Zheng Zhilong nor Zhou Zhengyu retreated. Because, neither of them has the possibility of retreating. Zheng Zhilong hasn't seen Zheng Chenggong yet, and even Zheng Dafu is gone, so naturally he can't retreat. Similarly, Zhou Zhengyu did not see Li Jicheng, so naturally he could not retreat easily. As a result, both sides are holding on to their teeth.

As time passed, Zhou Zhengyu began to feel strongly worried about Li Jicheng. Zheng Dafu's fleet reinforcements entered the Yangtze River, and together with Zheng Chenggong's fleet, they flanked Li Jicheng, and Li Jicheng was attacked by the enemy on his back, which would definitely be very difficult. Fortunately, during these five days, there was no movement at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

If Li Jicheng is defeated and the Zheng family fleet successfully rescues Zheng Chenggong, their fleet should come out of the mouth of the Yangtze River, join up with Zheng Zhilong's fleet, and join forces against themselves. Since there is no movement at the mouth of the Yangtze River, it means that Zheng Chenggong has not been rescued. Zheng Chenggong was not rescued, indicating that Li Jicheng was still insisting on fighting.

Well, as long as Li Jicheng is still fighting, it's a good thing. Zhou Zhengyu remembered that in the Yangtze River, in addition to the large warships of Li Jicheng's fleet, there were also a large number of Cangshan ships. Perhaps, it was these Cangshan ships that restrained the Zheng family's fleet.

If it were in the sea outside, the role of these Cangshan boats might not be very large. However, in the Yangtze River, it is definitely their world. Zheng Dafu's fleet drilled into the Tianluo land of the Cangshan ship, which should be quite troublesome.

What Zhou Zhengyu didn't know was that at this time, Li Jicheng's fleet and Zheng Dafu's fleet had been fighting for five days. The Cangshan boats that Zhou Zhengyu thought of were indeed very active. It was their crazy encirclement and interception that entangled Zheng Dafu's fleet in the Yangtze River. Zheng Dafu has spent a lot of energy, and it is impossible to move forward half a step.

In fact, Li Jicheng did not know the arrival of Zheng Zhilong's fleet, and he was not very clear about the situation outside the mouth of the Yangtze River. However, for the sake of safety, he sent a number of sentinel ships at the mouth of the Yangtze River to patrol back and forth. As a result, Zheng Dafu's fleet arrived, and Li Jicheng knew about it immediately.

Like Zhou Zhengyu, after meeting the Zheng family fleet, Li Jicheng had nothing to say, and he would fight when he opened the stance. Facing the Zheng family fleet that came up downstream, the Tiger Ben Navy was bombarded with an artillery bombardment, and the first three-masted gunboat of the Zheng family fleet was immediately beaten and lost its combat effectiveness on the spot, and had to abandon the ship to escape.

Of course, Zheng Dafu can't show weakness, so he naturally fights back violently. Three-masted gunboats swarmed up, using the passing red-coated cannons, and bombarded frantically. As a result, after the two sides fought, the intensity was not below Zhou Zhengyu and Zheng Zhilong at all. A large amount of blood flowed down the river to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the number of sharks gathered there was more than before.

The site of the battle between the two sides is on the river near Taixing. Unlike the battle at sea, the battlefield near Taixing is even narrower. There is a huge sea sand that divides the river into two parts. The battle unfolded here, and almost most of the warships were in a state of heads-up. What battle tactics, here is complete nonsense.

This time, the Tiger Ben Army Navy and the Zheng Family Fleet just turned around. This time, it was the Tiger Ben Navy that was upstream, and the Zheng family fleet was downstream. To be precise, Li Jicheng's fleet is waiting for work. Zheng Dafu's fleet didn't know that Zheng Chenggong was dead, and desperately wanted to advance upstream, so the battle between the two sides was fiercer and fiercer.

Obviously, the pure warships of the Tiger Army Navy have the upper hand when it comes to heads-up. The dragon god ship and the three-masted gunboat went head-to-head and firmly gained the upper hand. As long as the sabertooth ship is a little more flexible, it can also take on a three-masted gunboat. As for the heads-up between the saber ships and the armed merchant ships, the armed merchant ships were completely at a disadvantage.

However, in the battle on the river near Taixing, the most active ones were the Cangshan ships of the Huben Navy. The narrow river, the crooked waterway, and the sand of the sea make it difficult for large warships to maneuver in such terrain. It's really too difficult to make a U-turn and turn around like a three-masted gunboat.

It is precisely this characteristic that the Cangshan ship took advantage of this characteristic to unexpectedly enter the SE dead angle of the three-masted gunboat from a shallow place in the water, and then constantly threw SE chain bombs or grape bullets. If there are only a few or more than a dozen Cangshan ships, the Zheng family fleet does not need to worry, the grapeshot shells of the red-coated cannons can completely cover them.

However, the Cangshan ships of the Tiger Ben Navy are more than a hundred Cangshan ships, what is the concept? The concept is that no matter which angle you look, there will be a Cangshan boat close to you. You want to fight back, but you can't spare any artillery. As a result, the other side shelled their own netbsp; "Despicable"

"Shameless"

"Yin Insurance"

In the face of such a war situation, Zheng Dafu Yu cried without tears.

The entire river near Taixing was completely a muddy pond, and the large warships of the Zheng family's fleet were like beasts trapped in the mud, unable to move. The Cangshan boats of the Tiger Army Navy are like loaches in a quagmire, coming and going freely. If you want to catch these loaches, it's simply impossible. If you don't feel good, these loaches can still bite you.

Finally, Zheng Dafu sent a sentinel ship, escaped the pursuit of the Huben navy, and reported the battle situation here to Zheng Zhilong near the mouth of the Yangtze River. After Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was also helpless. It's really frustrating to be in such a situation. The Tiger Ben Army Navy has simply turned the Yangtze River into its own inland river.

However, Zheng Chenggong was not rescued for a while, and Zheng Zhilong could not retreat lightly. If he retreated now, not only would his goal not be achieved, but the Zheng family's fleet would also suffer huge losses. paid a huge price, but got nothing, how could Zheng Zhilong be willing? Besides, even if he was lucky enough to return to Fujian, Zheng Zhilong himself felt that he had no face.

There was no way, Zheng Zhilong had no choice but to give Zheng Dafu an order, asking him to increase his attack, rescue Zheng Chenggong as soon as possible, and then retreat quickly. At the same time, Zheng Zhilong sent people ashore to try to get in touch with his black musket team to see what was going on in Nanjing.

By the sixth day, the battle was going on again.

The saber ships of the Second Fleet of the Tiger Army Navy were about to line up and attack Zheng Zhilong's fleet. Zheng Zhilong's fleet, which was opposite them, had been greatly weakened in strength, and it could launch a general attack and annihilate them in one fell swoop. However, just as Zhou Zhengyu was about to give the order to attack, suddenly, the sentinel ship at the rear of the fleet issued urgent information.

"Doodoo"

A hurried whistle sounded.

Zhou Zhengyu's face sank slightly, and he hurriedly raised the clairvoyant mirror and carefully observed his back. Could it be that the Zheng family's fleet has been reinforced again? If it was really the Zheng family's fleet, he would have to retreat. Because, the current Second Fleet of the Tiger Ben Army has also been greatly weakened, and it is no longer able to fight against the enemy's new force.

"It's our fleet"

"The Third Fleet is coming"

Suddenly, someone screamed in surprise.

Zhou Zhengyu looked up and saw that at the top of the mast, the observation post was waving Huang Se's pennant excitedly, and his tense heart was put down. The pennant of Huang Se, this is the meaning of his own people. Come to think of it, it should be the Third Fleet that has arrived.

Sure enough, not long after, a huge fleet appeared to the east of Zhou Zhengyu's fleet. At the top of the mast, the red SE flag of the Tiger Army Navy is hung. Needless to say, everyone knows that it was the Third Fleet of the Tiger Army Navy that arrived.