Ming Zuo

Although Zheng Zhilong gave Zheng Zhifeng the greatest strength, compared with the East China Sea Fleet, there is still a big gap.

Zheng Zhifeng was able to fight back, but the damage to the East China Sea Fleet was lacklustre.

At a distance of one thousand meters, although the bronze cannon can hit, it is difficult to penetrate the third-tier battleship.

This is due to two reasons.

One is that Xia Jun's battleships are very strong.A distance of one thousand meters consumes a lot of kinetic energy of the shell, and the damage effect cannot be achieved;

The second is that Xia Guo deliberately controlled the caliber of the bronze cannon.

Whether it was used by the second-tier troops or sold to external forces, the caliber of the bronze cannon was only [-]mm.

The power of the bronze cannon is not enough, and it can't be seen on land, but it will inevitably pale in comparison when used to deal with sturdy battleships.

During the charge of Zheng Zhifeng's troops to the East China Sea Fleet, they were almost piled up by human lives.

Even if he scattered all the warships and attacked from different routes, it was still the same.

Fortunately, the distance was getting closer and the hit rate of the shells began to increase, which allowed Zheng Zhifeng to grit his teeth and persist.

Otherwise, maybe he has collapsed.

He craned his neck to look south from time to time, hoping that Zheng Zhilong would appear.

But unfortunately, Zheng Zhilong was firmly blocked.

Even if Zheng Zhilong had more warships in his hands, he was still facing the old-fashioned squadron with the worst combat power in the East China Sea Fleet.

Wang Chang knew that the gap between Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhilong was too big with the warship in his hand, so he had to adopt appropriate tactics.

He put all the warships across the Jintang waterway, and then desperately poured rockets in the direction Zheng Zhilong came from.

As a result, the entire sea was raging and boundless.

Zheng's ship was stranded outside the sea of ​​fire, unable to move an inch.

"Master Hou, what shall we do?"

Zheng Zhilong had already heard the continuous sound of artillery in the north, and knew that Zheng Zhifeng had already engaged the main force of the East China Sea Fleet.

If the reinforcements here can't pass, the chance of winning is less than [-]% based on the strength in Zheng Zhifeng's hands.

But the partial division of the East China Sea Fleet was firmly in front of him, and he was able to set fire to the sea, and he had no good way.

Fortunately, the south wind was blowing at this time, and he was at the upper wind.Otherwise, the sea of ​​fire would float along the ocean current, and he would have no choice but to keep retreating.

But no matter what, the squadron's goal of delaying Zheng Zhilong was achieved.

For a moment, Zheng Zhilong wondered whether to bypass Jintang Island and join forces with Zheng Zhifeng from the other side.

But he also understood that if he did this, the Jintang Waterway would be completely empty.At that time, the East China Sea Fleet will go all the way south, unimpeded, and his plan will be completely bankrupt.

In desperation, he could only wait.

It depends on how many rockets the East China Sea Squadron can have, and whether they can always isolate the sea.

His wait was worth it.

The number of rockets in Wang Chang's hands is indeed limited, and only one rocket launcher can be equipped on an old-fashioned warship.Not to mention the small quantity, it is still very slow to load.

After about two sticks of incense, the flames on the sea surface gradually dissipated with the flow of sea water.

"Rush up and kill them all, leaving no one alive."

Zheng Zhilong became ruthless, showing the ferocity of a pirate.

Although there were no rockets, Wang Chang was not in a hurry.

"Throw mines."

Due to the structure of the old-fashioned warships, there is no way to arrange too many artillery and rocket launchers, but some simple equipment can be added.

Following his order, a set of trebuchet-like things were operated one after another, throwing large round iron balls into the sea directly in front of them.

It was the sea mine developed by the Xia State Navy.

This time, because our side was in a headwind, in order to prevent the mines from floating back after being thrown out, we also adopted the method of fixed-point arrangement.

After the mine hit the surface of the sea, the iron chain on it sank all the way to the bottom of the sea with the anchor head.In this way, it can only float within a small range and will not drift with the tide.

Although Zheng Zhilong saw something thrown from Xia Guo's warship, he didn't know why.Coupled with the urgency of the situation, he didn't have time to investigate further.

Zheng's main fleet began to rush forward in a dense mass.

The fierce battle broke out fiercely in the Jintang waterway.

Wang Chang commanded all the warships, desperately firing at the charging Zheng pirates.

Because the waterway is narrow, there is no need to worry about Zheng being able to bypass it from other directions.The squadron doesn't need to be distracted, just focus on dealing with the enemy in front of them.

Speaking of which, their shooting environment is actually better than that of the main force.

After all, the main force's combat area is on the wide sea, and Zheng Zhifeng's divisions are very scattered, which greatly affects the accuracy of the artillery.

Unlike their side, just shoot forward.

Zheng Zhilong put all the warships equipped with bronze cannons in front, and fired while charging.

The battle losses between the two sides are increasing rapidly.

Xia Jun's old-fashioned warships were not as protective as battleships at all, and soon two ships were smashed into a big hole, and seawater poured in wildly.

Seeing that the ship began to sink, the officers and soldiers on board had no other choice but to put down their boats and transfer.

However, Zheng's warships were sunk more.

And Zheng Zhilong finally crashed into the mine formation.

It was as if there was a sudden earthquake on the surface of the water, and a powerful column of water rose into the sky.He actually pushed a huge lucky boat into the air and disintegrated on the spot.

The falling debris also smashed the nearby boats severely, and even two Cangshan boats were directly sunk.

"Be more careful, there are weird things in the water."

Zheng Zhilong was startled, and hurriedly gave orders.

Only then did the Zheng family's pirates realize that the things Xia Guo's navy threw into the sea before were so terrifying.

In order to avoid the same fate, many ships even sent special personnel to lie on the bow to search for traces of those mines.

However, when the Xia Kingdom Navy manufactured this weapon, it had already thought about the hidden problems.

Especially fixed-point mines, because of the involvement of anchor chains, they will not float up.

This kind of mine is hidden one to two meters below the water surface. It seems very shallow, but because the water on the East China Sea is very turbid and the waves caused by the shells are surging, it is very difficult to find.

Not long after, there was another earth-shattering bang, and another Zheng's warship was blown to pieces.

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but feel terrified when he saw his subordinates struggling for help on the entire sea.

The intensity of today's battle has already far surpassed that of the battle at Liuluo Bay.Even if Mrs. Zheng wins the battle, she will probably be injured.

But he has come to this point, and he has no way out.Except for victory, everything else is just beyond redemption.

Fortunately, Xia Jun's squadron is limited in strength and cannot prevent Zheng from approaching.

Once the two sides fight in a melee, Zheng Zhilong is very convinced that the battle can be completed quickly and there is time to support Zheng Zhifeng.