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However, in such a large-scale naval battle, it would be impossible to simply keep a distance and dare not engage in battle, as that would affect morale too much.Zheng Chenggong's plan was to go into a fever as soon as he came up, at least the new Ming army ship could carry a wave of attacks.

Denet saw that the formation used by the opponent was a little confused. The opponent did not list a line, nor did they use multiple interspersed lines, but a short and thick "rake tooth". What is this playing?

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and the Dutch army has not changed, but has correspondingly flowed out of three gaps, which is to prepare for the Ming army fleet to fight.

"Notify the gunner, hold on." Zhu Youjian looked at the distance between the two sides, and immediately hid from the deck into the inner cabin. No matter how you say it, he is also the emperor.

The closer the two sides were, the quieter the boat was.Zhu Youjian could clearly hear the sound of the fleet breaking through the waves in the distance.Of course, the warship he was on was not the first battleship to engage in the battle, so there was no need to worry about giving the order to fire.

"Bang bang..." With a very light whistle in the distance, the roar of a row of cannons came immediately.Zhu Youjian didn't have a chance to go out to watch the battle, but he could feel the sound of the cannon firing getting closer.

Finally, the battleship I was on recalled with a sharp whistle, and on the port side of the battleship, cannons exploded in rows.

At the moment his warship exploded, the entire warship tilted slightly to the right due to the recoil. Zhu Youjian didn't stand still and sat on the chair.

Then there was another cannon sound outside, and the battleship seemed to be struck by lightning, and screams and panic resounded through the gun bay for a moment.

"Go and help." Zhu Youjian kicked Xia Wanchun who was about to protect him and said.

The door of the cabin was opened, and the gun bay was in sight.The messy floor was littered with sawdust and people tumbling to the ground.The hull has two obvious large holes, but the keel has not been damaged.

Although Zhu Youjian lowered the protection, the keel still didn't dare to cut corners. If this thing doesn't work, it can be shot into parts.

The two sides were fighting, and they were crossed and juxtaposed. Of course, they didn't just fight this wave of shelling.

Zhu Youjian watched the gunner in the gun bay stand up quickly again, then quickly reset and loaded.Immediately afterwards, the black figure of a warship of the Dutch army appeared outside the gun door again.

"Let go." There was another whistle, and soon the Ming army fired another round of shelling.

"Hit it!" Immediately, the gunner in the gun bay cheered.

This is where the Ming army has an advantage over the Dutch army. Although the Dutch army has a strong defense, the Ming army has adopted a relatively primitive rear-loading gun, which is faster than the Dutch army in terms of loading speed.

If the loading speed of the previous front-loading guns is followed, the Ming army will miss a wave of bombardment of the current Dutch warships.But by coincidence, the Ming army reloaded quickly, just in time to catch up with a round of artillery.

"Boom~"

A series of explosions sounded outside, Zhu Youjian glanced out the window, the Dutch warship outside had an obvious big hole, a group of dirty, one-eyed and rotten-toothed European sailors were exposed Inside the cabin.

Those people didn't look like the noble images painted in European oil paintings, they were just a bunch of rotten boys.

In this round of interspersed, neither of the two sides took advantage of it, and neither of them suffered a big loss.

After interspersed, the two sides exchanged positions, and the Dutch army had the upper hand.

"Your Majesty, three were injured. The damage is being repaired, so it's not a big problem." Xia Wanchun ran up and down the entire ship like a monkey, and immediately came back to report to Zhu Youjian.

After Zhu Youjian heard this, the stone in his heart fell down. He guessed that if the Dutch army's artillery speed was as fast as that of the Ming army, these warships would be damaged in a few rounds.

Chapter 600: The Great Battle off the Pearl River II

Then, the two sides will enter the second round of fighting.

"Your Majesty, General Zheng's military order tells all ships to go straight north without turning around." Chen Wangting said with his head exposed from the upper deck.

"Your Majesty, why don't we rush over?" Xia Wanchun asked puzzled.

"This should be Zheng Chenggong's attempt to test the speed of the Dutch army's ship." Zhu Youjian thought for a while and said.

After all, the two sides don't know much about it. The Ming army thinks that its ship is faster than the Dutch army, but this is only theoretical. If you want to really see it, you have to draw conclusions from actual combat

"General, the Ming people's fleet is about to flee." Denet was planning to form a hedge, but the outpost warships showed that the army actually withdrew northward.

"Order the fleet to pursue at full speed!" How could Denet let the Ming army run away like this.

He is not afraid that this is a trap set by the enemy, how can anyone use the main fleet to set a trap.The previous battle was obviously the main force of the Ming army. The number of warships exceeded Denet's imagination, and they were all European-style warships.

If it wasn't for the flag of the Ming Dynasty flying on the battleship, Dennett would have thought that he was confused, or that the British fleet had come to the east.

This is such a fat enemy. If this fleet is not wiped out, then the Dutch will not be able to do well in the East.How can Delight let it go?

Denet didn't think too much about the opponent's retreat tactics. Anyway, it was a big battle, and he was not afraid at all because it was at sea.

The south wind blew the mainsail on the battleship, but the sidesail did not rise.However, Zhu Youjian has already seen the Dutch warships getting farther and farther away. What's going on?

According to Zhu Youjian's instructions, when the Ming army finalized the battleship, it added supplementary side sails that appeared in the early [-]th century. If all the sails were fully opened, the ship's speed would be even faster than it is now.

But these sails are not in use yet.Why can't the Dutch army keep up?

"Your Majesty, General Zheng ordered all warships to keep sailing at the same speed as the enemy's." When Zhu Youjian sat on the deck of the ship to enjoy the cool sea breeze, Xia Wanchun jumped up on the mast like a monkey to act as a messenger.

This kid completely regards this battlefield as his experimental field, a textbook.

"It seems that the Dutch warships are heavier than ours. The first is that the hull itself is heavier, and the second is that they must carry a lot of ammunition." Zhu Youjian thought for a while, and he had no choice but to think this way.

The Ming army was deliberately measuring the speed difference between the two sides, so they quickly adjusted their tactics.But the Dutch army is different. They don't know anything about the new warships of the Ming army, and the proud Dutch also ignored the instantaneous change in speed difference and didn't notice it.

"General, to the north is the home of the Zheng family. Do you think this is a trap?" Delight's men said looking at the Ming army fleet in the distance.

"Whether there are tricks or not, our army must keep in mind, don't get too close to the coastline, monitor the Ming army fleet, and don't let them disperse." Denet believes that if the Ming army wants to play any tricks, they must either use hydrology, or Will be divided into formations to lure.

The naval battle took a lot of time. From the moment the two sides saw the battle, a few hours passed quickly. In addition to the time spent in formation and pursuit, the first battle between the two armies only took one round. It's getting dark.

Of course, it doesn't affect the battle when it gets dark. For example, in the famous four-day naval battle in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the two sides fought for four days and four nights. Just fighting each other was extremely fierce.

As the evening approached, Zheng Chenggong suddenly ordered that the fleet line up with two ships and turn around to meet the Dutch army.

"Your Majesty, what does General Zheng mean?" Xia Wanchun squatted beside Zhu Youjian and asked.

"He has calculated that our army has already repaired the warship, and playing a round at this time is also to avoid the Dutch thinking too much." Zhu Youjian said.

I don't know if Dennett thought much about the Ming army, but running away after a round of artillery battle is not good for the morale of the Ming army.Zheng Chenggong wanted to play a round before dark, just to boost morale.

Although it is a double-row battle line, it is not much different from a typical European battle line array. The difference is that if the Dutch army lists a single-row battle line, then the warships of the Ming army must Most of them were shelled by the Dutch army, and half of the warships of the Ming army had no chance to participate in the battle.

Zhu Youjian didn't know what the Dutch army would do, but was it really worthwhile for Zheng Chenggong to do so?

"Boom..." From far away, the sound of cannons has already sounded, and it is obvious that the two sides have already started fighting.

"Your Majesty, the Dutch army is a battle line." Xia Wanchun screamed.

"Then our army is at a disadvantage?" Zhu Youjian asked quickly.

"There is no disadvantage. The soldiers in front are firing faster than before. If the enemy fires one round of artillery, we can fire two rounds." Xia Wanchun replied excitedly.

This time Zhu Youjian was completely relieved. Fortunately, the Dutch army had light naval guns. If the Ming army encountered the British army this time, it would be a disadvantage.Since the Dutch army did not cause damage to the Ming army in terms of firepower, the Ming army's rate of fire is completely dominant.

This round, Zhu Youjian's ship passed by without sending out, but Zhu Youjian could feel that the number of warships of the Dutch army was also a kind of oppression.