I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Of course, this is a few days later.

At this moment, the Dengzhou battalion and Laizhou battalion naval divisions who are fighting the Dutch fleet in the Penghu Islands are also in trouble.

Yuan Keli sent news from Kinmen that three days ago, a Dutch reinforcement force consisting of fifteen warships came directly to Penghu.

The Dutch reinforcements sailed very fast and attacked decisively. It is expected to arrive in Penghu as early as midnight today.

This fleet is exactly the Rover Fleet stationed in southern India all year round, led by Admiral Rover under the command of the Dutch Governor of India.

Compared with the Queen's fleet, the Luo Fu fleet has a lot fewer warships and seamen, and its combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning at all.

In any case, they also had fifteen galleons for military use.

The Ming army did not know that the Netherlands still had a military port and fleet in southern India. If it hadn't happened that a group of merchant ships came back from that direction, Yuan Keli might not have even known that the other side had reinforcements coming.

The Dutch reinforcements arrived much faster than Yuan Keli had expected. Obviously, the Dutch were on the fence and refused to give up control of Ryukyu and the Ryukyu Strait.

Of course, Yuan Keli would not be afraid either.

If the Dutch want to fight a long-term war, they will continue to fight with them until they can't go on fighting. The last thing Da Ming fears is a long-term fierce battle.

It's just that this news will have a certain impact on the Penghu war.

At this time, the Laizhou battalion led by Zhang Pan had circled behind the Dutch fleet, joined the Zheng family fleet and Shen Yourong's Dengzhou battalion, and began to encircle and suppress the Queen's fleet.

More than [-] warships are surrounding the Dutch fleet with only [-] remaining warships, firing from all directions.

The sea was full of artillery fire, and the Dutch fleet was under attack.

Generally speaking, for this sake, the Dutch should have hung the white flag and surrendered long ago, but the resistance of this Queen's fleet was extremely fierce.

Even though the Zheng family took the lead, their counterattack still caused a lot of casualties to the Dengzhou Camp navy under Shen Yourong's command right in front.

The surface of the sea was full of driftwood from the sinking warships of both sides, and the sound of bombardment was roaring, and it had not stopped for a moment since noon.

The whole afternoon's battle opened the eyes of Shen Yourong and the officers and soldiers of the Denglai Navy.

It was the first time they saw a warship with such excellent combat performance as the opponent's.

Indeed, the Denglai navy using Fuchuan can remain invincible and occupy an absolute advantage in the southeast sea, no matter facing Japanese warships or pirate warships.

However, in this battle, the Dengzhou Battalion and Laizhou Battalion, with more than one hundred lucky ships, had twice the number advantage, but they were evenly tied with the Queen's Fleet.

In the second Penghu naval battle, excluding the more than 120 ships anchored in Kinmen, the number of main warships used by the Denglai Navy for combat was close to 300, which did not include the more than [-] large and small warships of the Zheng family.

However, the warships of the Ming army and the Zheng family were not of high quality. The Zheng family fleet had more than [-] tier-five warships, most of which were small and medium-sized warships that were useless.

The Dengzhou Camp and Laizhou Camp are all fifth-class military blessing ships, with excellent seaworthiness and strong resistance to wind and waves, which are very suitable for open sea operations.

But Fu ships have a single deck for guns, and the number of guns on board is only about fifteen.

This is more than twice as small as the Dutch Galen battleship, not to mention the Queen's fourth-tier battleship with more than forty guns on board.

Chapter 6 Seventy: The East India Company Invested

In addition, this battle proved that although the Fuchuan is currently the most advanced warship in the Ming Dynasty, its steering and acceleration are far behind the western fish-shaped boats.

Shen Yourong discovered that the sails used by the red-haired ghosts in this battle were quite different from those used by the Denglai Navy, and even the artillery's power at sea was stronger than that of the Zhenlu Cannon.

When fighting, their sails are obviously more flexible and lighter, while the old sails of the Denley Navy are bloated and heavy, which is very difficult to control.

Therefore, when fighting at sea, Dutch ships can enter and leave the battlefield with faster speed and better acceleration.

The Dutch are accustomed to concentrated launching from the broadside, and they are very wary of the tactics used by the Zheng family navy to catch the ship. Zheng Zhilong sent small and medium-sized warships to try to catch the ship under such circumstances, and suffered a big loss.

The shipboard artillery of the Galen battleship is equipped with crosshairs and rear sights, which are very accurate, and their naval soldiers are all sailors or reserve seamen who have followed merchant ships at sea for many years before they officially enlisted.

This has also led to the fact that the Dutch Galen battleship has a very strong single-unit combat capability, and it can even be said to be a few blocks away from the Fuchuan of the Denley Navy.

Once the sailor Qian on the Fuchuan made some mistakes and was hit by the artillery of the Dutch warship, he suffered almost all intensive firepower.

With such intensive firepower, Fuchuan will directly lose its combat capability.

As for the counterattack of the Denley Navy, Dutch warships can often rely on flexible and light steering to avoid shelling important positions.

In this battle, the disadvantages of the Denglai Navy were obvious, that is, they relied heavily on group operations, and once dispersed, they had almost no combat capabilities.

And this kind of group combat method is precisely what the Dutch are best at dealing with.

The Queen, a Tier 24 battleship with more than forty guns on board, even has six [-]-pound guns on the left and right sides.

You must know that the thirty Hongyi heavy artillery equipped at the head of Liaoyang City can be called the strongest artillery in the land battle of the Ming Dynasty, but they are only [-]-pound guns, and the modified Zhenlu guns are only [-]-pound front-mounted guns.

These six 24-pound cannons are extremely powerful, whichever Fuchuan hit will almost sink on the spot.

Waiting for the fate of the sailors and soldiers on board, there is only death.

In this era of front-mounted artillery, the rate of fire of ship-mounted artillery is very slow. Faster speed and more ship-mounted guns mean that warships have different combat capabilities.

The more flexible you are, the lower the risk of being hit by enemy artillery and the better your survivability.

The advantage of the number of shipboard guns makes the single combat capability of the Dutch Galen battleship far superior to that of the Fuchuan of the Den Lai Navy.

Especially the Queen, the so-called proud ship of the East India Company, came down in one afternoon. Although she was greeted by Shen Yourong's Laizhou Camp, it was riddled with holes, but it was still strong and continued to shoot flames.

Obviously, the Galen battleship is stronger than the Fuchuan.

There is a saying in the West that exchanging fire with large-scale Galen warships at sea is tantamount to seeking death.

The failure of the Spanish Armada in the Spice Islands seems to confirm this point.

During the naval battle in the afternoon, the Denglei Navy was damaged and sunk by the Dutch warships as many as [-] main ships.

However, the absolute advantage in the number of warships still allowed the Denley Navy to gradually gain the upper hand, and the Queen's fleet was reduced to only twenty warships.

As the Laizhou camp circled and copied, completely cutting off the retreat route of the Dutch fleet, Holland on the Queen could not sit still.

Every few minutes, he would look into the distance, looking forward to the reinforcements from southern India.

Judging from the current occupancy situation, once the Luo Fu fleet arrives in Penghu, the Ming army fleet behind him will face the same situation as himself.

Their warships are not as maneuverable as the Galen warships. At that time, if they want to run out, it will be almost impossible for the Rover fleet and the Queen's fleet to encircle them.

Zhang Pan, who commanded the Laizhou Battalion, had not yet received news of reinforcements behind him. He stood on the board of the ship and watched the battle ahead with binoculars.

"Haha, another red-haired warship has been sunk!"

"Good job, when I defeat the red-haired ghost, I will go back and ask the governor for credit!"

Seeing that they were about to win, everyone was very happy and replied one after another:

"Thank you, handsome!"

The situation on the sea is now very clear. Although there are only a dozen remaining Galen warships with strong individual combat capabilities, there are too many blessing ships surrounding them.

Fuchuan is very suitable for group bombardment, and as the battle progresses, the range in which the Dutch fleet can move is also greatly reduced.

This means that the advantages of Fuchuan are expanding step by step.

Before I was happy for a long time, an officer and soldier ran over:

"Commander, it's not good, there is a fleet of red-haired flags flying behind us, the number is about fifteen!"

"What?" Zhang Pan was taken aback, and asked quickly:

"Have you seen it clearly, is it really the reinforcements from the red-haired fleet?"

"See it clearly, it is indeed under the banner of Hongmao Fan!" The officer said, "Fifteen ships are the same warships as the Hongmao Fleet in the circle!"

"..."

For a while, the deck that was cheering just now fell into silence.

Before the war, there was no news that the Dutch would send reinforcements. Now the Laizhou Camp Navy, which is in charge of outflanking, is in a dilemma.

There is no time to retreat, because the Luofu fleet is still some distance away.

But if they retreat now, all previous efforts will be wasted. Let go of these dozens of Dutch warships, and the largest flagship cannot be sunk or captured.

If he didn't retreat, it was obvious that he would be dumped.

After an afternoon of fighting, Zhang Pan had a clear understanding of the combat capability of the Dutch Galen battleship. He knew that once he was surrounded, Shen Yourong's Dengzhou battalion would not be able to rush through in a short time.

The worst possibility is that the Queen's fleet will turn defeat into victory or break out of the encirclement without the pressure of its own Laizhou battalion behind it.

And his own Laizhou battalion is likely to lose to the Luo Fu fleet, and none of them can escape.

"Marshal, you make a decision!" A chief executive said, "No matter what, the brothers will follow the commander and fight those red-haired fans!"

"Yes, Marshal, the brothers have long put life and death aside!"

"Those who make a fool of themselves are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of death!"

Looking around, Zhang Pan made a decision in an instant, drew out his knife and pointed in the air: "Send the order, all turn around, and face the reinforcements of the red-haired fleet that came from that source!"

After speaking, he looked into the distance and said slowly:

"Shen Shuai, take care!"

……

Fifteen fully refitted military-grade Galen warships, and even two giant Gallis warships for troop transport followed far behind.

Gallis battleship, this is the main western warship that began to be phased out at the end of the sixteenth century.

In 1588, the Spanish Armada suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Naples with the British Royal Navy. At that time, the Armada was the main battleship, and it was this Gallis battleship.

The Gallis battleship already belongs to the pinnacle of galley warships. A fully refitted giant Gallis battleship can withstand 26 ship-mounted guns, but this is still far inferior to ordinary Galen battleships.

The failure of the Spanish Empire in the Battle of Naples marked the official withdrawal of galley warships from the ranks of main warships, and the Galen warships, which were cheaper and far superior in combat performance, began to dominate the global voyages since then.

Of course, the Gallis battleship has not been completely withdrawn from use yet, and the Rover Fleet of the United Provinces of the Netherlands used it as a troop carrier.

There are more than 300 sailors, more than 140 reserve seamen, and [-] five experienced formal naval soldiers. This is the entire manpower of the Luo Fu fleet.

Unbeknownst to Zhang Pan, the Luo Fu fleet came to aid from the Indian colony. The current Dutch Indian colonial naval port has no official military-grade Galen warship.

That is to say, the Dutch East India Company is definitely not making a fuss this time. They are here to fight for the trade rights in the southeast sea.

Chapter 671 Reversal of the Battle Situation

"Captain, the Penghu Islands will be in [-] nautical miles." A sailor went down from the observation deck on the sail to the deck.

Before Luo Fu could say anything, another sailor ran over and said eagerly:

"Captain! A large number of warships appear in front of you, under the banner of the Great Ming Navy!"

Luo Fu snorted coldly, looked at the sea distance from the shallow sea here, and ordered under the surprised eyes of the first officer and the second officer:

"Stay away from these Ming Navy warships and enter the Penghu waterway."

The first officer said: "But captain, the Penghu waterway is too close to the Nanliuqiu fort, and there are many hidden reefs. Once they chase after us, the situation may be against us!"

The first mate is from the governor of India, and the second mate is from Luo Fu himself.

Hearing this, the second officer quickly said sarcastically:

"Hmph, those Ming people must have known that they were surrounded by us, so they fought desperately. As long as we get out of the way, how dare they rush to seek death?"

Luo Fu nodded and said to the first officer:

"Go and order, my mate."

Immediately, he turned his head and said:

"Don't forget, you are only my first mate, and I am the captain. This fleet is called the Luo Fu Fleet!"

The first officer had no choice but to go down and give the order.

Luo Fu stood on the deck, watching the sail with a binoculars, a big Ming sailor who looked at death as if he was at home, his face was normal.

In fact, he didn't want to come to Penghu at all to support the Queen's fleet.

However, their Indian governor and the newly appointed governor of the East India Company are old friends and ordered him to come to support them, so they had to lead the fleet to come.

He traveled slowly all the way, and it took more than three days to arrive in the South China Sea. He just wanted to avoid this battle, but he didn't expect that he was tricked by God, and he just happened to catch up.

He didn't pay much attention to the fighting power of the Daming Navy on the opposite side, but their aura still made him afraid.

Rather than using the damage of the fleet under his command to stop them, it is better to let them go directly.

Looking at the scattered Dutch reinforcements, Zhang Pan was stunned for a long time, and then asked with a puzzled face: "Why did the red-haired warship go to the Penghu waterway?"

Boss Qian also didn't understand: "Yeah, I can't understand even a humble job."