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There was not much time for Ke Chenshu to hesitate, the Dutch warships were already scattered and fled, and if they did not make a decision immediately, the enemy ships would soon disappear into the vast ocean of night.

"Chase!"

In the end, Ke Chenshu still made the decision to disperse and pursue the enemy. For him, now it is natural to be able to destroy an enemy ship. After receiving the order, the twenty-two clippers also quickly dispersed, each locking on to their target and biting on.

The night was pitch black, the waves were rushing and rolling in the darkness, the sea was roaring, roaring, a great chase continued, the night sea continued, the tongue of fire was still spraying, the cannon was still roaring, under the heavy canopy, gloomy and miserable, and the long wind whimpered.

On the battered treasure ship, Xie Chun leaned under the porthole, exhausted. The smoke that filled the gun compartment had not completely dissipated, and the smashed artillery could not be disposed of before it could be disposed of, and the cabin was in a mess.

The wounded comrades-in-arms let out painful moans from time to time, the military doctors were working hard to treat them, the bodies of Zhang Kuan and others were still lying in the corner of the cabin, stains of blood stuck to the floor, Xie Chun only glanced at it, and his eyes were full of tears, he just persisted, trying to hold on to it and not let it flow down again.

The birds are silent, the sky is silent, and the night is long and windy. The soul is knotted and the sky is heavy, and the ghosts and gods gather to gather the clouds. The moonlight is cold and the waves are far away, the stars are dim and frosty, sad and miserable, and the heart is like a knife

Yang Kun, the servant in the army, sat next to Xie Chun, as if talking to himself: "I, the Emperor of Great Qin, the Supreme of the Ninth Five, often lead the troops to charge into battle, and it is inevitable that there will be sacrifices in war, and it has always been like this, no matter who sacrifices, they can only settle their own destiny."

It's just that. They will not die in vain, even if no one remembers their names, they have exchanged their lives for victory, and the country has supported prosperity and stability by victory.

One day, I'm probably going to die on the battlefield too, I have a hunch. People can not remember my name, but that doesn't mean my death is worthless, I think so, it should be like this"

"Yang Yanshi. I'm the most useless, Captain Zhang and they are so heroic, but why did they sacrifice? ”

"You are also very brave today, braver than ever, you are worthy of this military uniform on your body, worthy of Daqin."

"I didn't, I kept thinking about going home, and every day I was counting when my service would expire, and I ...... It's the laughing stock of our navy."

"This time. No one will laugh at you anymore. By the way, do you still want to go home? ”

"I don't know, I really don't know."

"You have made a great contribution this time, with this feat. I can help you file an application for decommissioning with the Admiralty, and there is a good chance that it will be approved. ”

"Yang Yanshi, you let me think about it, I really don't know now." Xie Chun looked at the No. 1 gun, which was almost scrapped. He felt that it was his duty to stay and guard him, and he could not forget the sacrificed comrades who wiped the artillery every day. Think of it as a scene of life.

Yang Kun listened quietly and carefully enlightened Xie Chun. Today, Xie Chun's state is too abnormal, like a crazy demon. As a servant officer, Yang Kun is not only responsible for recording meritorious deeds and punishing them, but also guides the soldiers ideologically in peacetime;

In a situation like Xie Chun, Yang Kun is more responsible for helping him adjust, so before the war ends, he will find a gap to talk to him alone.

"Xie Chun, it's good for you to think about it first, you are very good today, if you decide to stay, you will inherit Zhang Kuan's responsibilities as a cannon commander in the future, so, you must be strong"

"No, no, no, Yang Yan, I'm timid and afraid, I don't understand anything, I can't be a cannon commander, I can't be a person like Cannon Commander Zhang"

"You can."

After Yang Kun finished speaking, Li Gui, Li Erzhu and others echoed one after another, looking at Xie Chun and saying, "We believe in you!" ”

Xie Chun looked at the gazes of Li Gui and the others, and in those eyes, there was no longer the usual contempt or even mockery, but a kind of trust and encouragement.

Among them, Li Gui and Li Erzhu still had tears in their eyes, and the two of them were left in the No. 1 gun, after Zhang Kuan and others died heroically, Li Gui and Li Erzhu were panicked and at a loss, it was Xie Chun who was injured and rushed back to the gun position crying, so they followed to assist.

They usually laughed at Xie Chun, who was bent on going home, but at that moment, they suddenly found that they were not stronger than Xie Chun, and he was bleeding from his legs, but he didn't realize it, and the strength he burst out at that moment was amazing. Eight guns hit the enemy ship in front and behind, which is the most brilliant record of gun No. 1, at least for now!

Li Gui and Li Erzhu didn't say anything, and sat next to Xie Chun together, all the friendship of blood and fire in their eyes.

Although the two huge treasure ships did not completely lose their combat effectiveness, they were frequently injured and scarred in the fierce artillery bombardment, and their own speed was difficult to compare with the flying clippers, after Ke Chenshu ordered to disperse the pursuit of the enemy, the two treasure ships fell behind.

The cannon roared in front of it, and it was the flying scissors that used its extraordinary speed to chase the enemy ships and bombard them indiscriminately. Of course, the enemy will certainly not rest on his laurels and will fight back as desperately. On the sea in the night, the bloody battle continues.

From the artillery fire coming from the front, it can be judged that the Netherlands is about to start turning northwest and sailing against the wind. It is not difficult to understand at all, if they continue to escape with the wind, the Dutch battleships will definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of the clippers, and only when the wind is headwind, the speed advantage of the clippers is not obvious, and the Dutch warships have a chance to get rid of the pursuit.

The two treasure ships that fell behind, according to Ke Chenshu's order, turned ahead of time according to the sound of artillery fire in front of them, and also killed in the northwest direction.

Staff officer Liu Qingshan reminded Ke Chenshu: "General Ke, the enemy is obviously a premeditated dispersal and evasion this time, not a rout, and his subordinates think that we should be more cautious and be careful that the enemy has other traps." Our warships should not be too scattered, so as not to be divided and surrounded by the enemy, and each of them will be broken. ”

The time was in a hurry, Ke Chenshu didn't have time to think about it, and after listening to Liu Qingshan's reminder, he felt that it made sense.

It's just that this night is vast, the artillery is full of fire, and the twenty-two flying scissor battleships have been scattered to chase the enemy, and they are each biting their prey and fighting fiercely, some of them are already nearly ten miles away, how can it be so easy to gather all the battleships back at this time?

Liu Qingshan then said: "General Ke, his subordinates have given up the pursuit for the time being, in fact, in the one-on-one artillery bombardment, the flying scissor battleship may not be able to take much advantage, it is better to give up the pursuit for the time being, as long as the enemy is embellished, wait for the dawn, and then gather and annihilate the enemy ship." ”

The clipper has a big drawback, because the mast is particularly high, the 60-meter-long hull, the mast is up to 40 meters, which is two-thirds of the hull, which allows it to hang more sails and thus get more power. However, when driving against the wind, most of the sails of the shear battleship are not used, and the speed advantage is not necessarily obvious.

The enemy now chooses to flee against the wind, apparently knowing the weakness of the flying scissor battleship.

At this time, another staff officer said: "Although Staff Officer Liu's words are reasonable, don't forget that the enemy ships are also completely chaotic under the pursuit of our warships, and it is even more impossible for the enemy ships to gather, so how can they implement any traps?" ”

This sound reasonable at first glance, but Liu Qingshan thought about it for a while, and hurriedly said: "No, we have twenty-two flying scissor warships, and the Dutch still have more than fifty warships, and we can only chase one at the moment." In other words, the other 30 or so warships of the Dutch could quickly assemble in one place according to the pre-agreed agreement without threat. We were scattered by the pursuit of a small part of the enemy's ships, but most of the enemy's ships were able to take the opportunity to regroup and divide and encircle our scattered ships. ”

As the commander of the army, every decision he makes may affect the outcome of the war, and Ke Chenshu has to be cautious. Now what Liu Qingshan said is indeed very reasonable, and after listening to it, Ke Chenshu decided to adopt Liu Qingshan's opinion and give up the pursuit for the time being.

Of course, giving up the pursuit is not the same as letting the enemy ship disappear, but still catching up. In any case, the fleet of the Dutch could not be allowed to disappear into the vast sea again.

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