Like Cao Huajun, Yu Zigao also couldn't believe that the Tiger Flag fleet could defeat the Red Maoyi fleet at sea.
When the Ming Dynasty Navy recaptured Penghu, it dispatched hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. It took several months to finally defeat the red-haired barbarians in Penghu.
But even if they won the battle, several red-haired barbarian warships still escaped from Penghu.
He has a deep understanding of the power of the red-haired barbarian warships.
The best warships of the Ming Navy only have a few cannons, but any red-haired barbarian warship has dozens of cannons, and the caliber of the cannons is larger than that of the Ming Navy. .
Whether it was Li Dan or the Ming Dynasty Navy, the only way to defeat the Hong Mao Yi fleet was to have more people on board. He did not believe that the Tiger Flag could dispatch tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of ships in Bengang.
"Not only the young one saw it, but the others also escaped from the Hongmaoyi's boat." In order to prove that he was not lying, the sailors on the sentinel boat roped in other people to testify.
Seeing that the other party was so sure, Yu Zigao began to feel shaken in his heart.
"How many ships were dispatched with the Tiger Flag?" Cao Huajun, who was standing at the back, asked the sailors on the sentry ship eagerly, holding the side of the ship.
The sailor on the sentinel ship said: "There are almost dozens of large and small ships dispatched by the Tiger Flag. Because they are too far away, the specific number cannot be determined, but there are a few large ships that are about the same size as the Red Mao Yi ships."
"How come they have so many ships!" Cao Huajun looked unbelievable.
In just a few years, the Tiger Flag has dozens of ships in Bengang. You must know that the Navy has not purchased a few warships in recent years, and most of them are just patching up and making do.
"Are you saying that the Tiger Flag also has several ships similar to the red-haired barbarians?" Yu Zigao heard something different from the words of the sentinel ship's sailors.
The sentry ship sailor nodded and said: "Yes, the Tiger Flag has five warships that are similar in appearance to the red-haired barbarian fleet, as well as several sand ships of similar size."
"This can't be done!"
As the sentry ship's sailor's voice fell, Cao Huajun immediately retorted: "The Tiger Flag does not only have two red-haired barbarian warships. How could there be so many five? Where did those sand ships come from? How come there are never Never heard of it?”
When he heard that there were so many Galen ships and sand ships in the Tiger Flag, his first reaction was that they were fake.
"I used to think that there were only two red-haired barbarian warships in Bengang, but I didn't expect that there were actually five. It seems that they have mastered the ability to build that kind of warships." Yu Zigao said with a heavy face.
As the sentry ship sailors said, the Tiger Flag has five warships similar to the Red Mao Yi, as well as several sand ships of similar size. In conjunction with some small boats, it is not impossible to defeat the Red Mao Yi fleet. .
But he wanted something more.
The Tiger Flag mastered the shipbuilding technology of the Red Mao Yi, but the Ming Dynasty was still the same as before, and could only build some big ships like Fu Chuan.
Once one day the Tiger Flag builds a huge fleet like the Red Mao Yi, the Ming Dynasty navy will be unable to stop it, and the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty are likely to have incidents similar to Japanese pirates invading coastal areas again.
Cao Huajun, who also had a heavy look on his face, said: "The Tiger Flag has so many big ships and defeated the Red Mao Yi fleet. Do we still want to clear Bengang?"
When he heard that there were many warships like the Red Maoyi on the Tiger Flag side, he lost confidence in capturing Bengang.
Even the navy of the Ming Dynasty did not dare to say that it could win reliably when encountering the Hong Mao Yi fleet at sea. Now the fleet of the Tiger Flag has defeated the Red Mao Yi fleet and won this battle through a naval battle at sea. , which is enough to illustrate the strength of the Tiger Flag fleet at sea.
"Where are the losses of the Tiger Flag fleet?" Yu Zigao ignored Cao Huajun beside him and continued to ask the sailors on the sentry ship below.
The sentry ship sailor said: "One of the big ships in the Tiger Flag fleet sank, and almost all the rest were damaged. Many of the small ships were also sunk."
He reported what he saw truthfully.
As long as a large ship is not hit by artillery, it usually won't be a problem if it takes a few shots. However, if the small boats with the Tiger Flag are hit by one or two shots, the hull will leak and they will be unable to continue fighting. Some even cannot return to the port. difficulty.
The total number of cannons in the Hong Maoyi fleet exceeds a hundred.
With so many ship guns, they only sunk one large ship in the Tiger Flag fleet, but ship guns sank many smaller ships.
"So even though the fleet of the Tiger Flag defeated the Red Maoyi fleet, it was probably a miserable victory." Yu Zigao expressed his analysis through the news brought back by the sailors of the sentinel ship.
Cao Huajun looked at Yu Zigao and asked, "Then shall we fight or not?"
"Fight, we must not miss such a good opportunity. Let the Tiger Flag fleet have the opportunity to return to the port for repairs. We will annihilate them at sea. I believe that as long as this fleet is eliminated, Bengang will no longer be a threat to us." Yu Zigao said solemnly.
Both the Tiger Flag fleet and the Red Maoyi fleet suffered losses, giving the Navy the opportunity to deal with the Tiger Flag in Bengang in one fell swoop. If he missed this opportunity, he would hate himself.
A Tiger Banner that has mastered the red-haired barbarian shipbuilding technology has already posed a threat to the Ming Dynasty. He will never allow the existence of maritime forces that threaten the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty.
"I will obey the commander-in-chief's orders." Cao Huajun saluted Yu Zigao.
Yu Zigao said loudly: "Raise the flag."
Soon, a flag was hung on the mast.
The Ming Dynasty navy fleet that was staying on this sea began to move, heading towards the sea where the Red Mao Yi fleet and the Tiger Flag fleet were fighting.
Several sailing ships of the Ming Navy were monitoring nearby. When they saw the navy's fleet moving, they hurriedly raised their sails and steered the ships toward Ben Port and the Tiger Flag fleet on the sea.
The Ming Navy's sentinel boats were known for their speed, but compared to the sailing boats of the Tiger Flag, they were still out of reach.
These sailing ships quickly spread the news to the main ship on which Zheng Tie was riding.
"If you want to come here and take advantage, it depends on whether your teeth are strong enough!" Zheng Tie showed a cold look on his face when he heard the news of the arrival of the Ming Navy.
Although it had long been expected that the Ming Navy would take advantage of the situation when both the Tiger Flag Team and the Red-haired Yi Team were losing, they still felt very uncomfortable when they actually learned the news.
No matter how you say the Tiger Flag, it is still a force of the Han people. Facing the barbarian fleet, it is okay for the Ming Navy not to help, but they still want to take advantage.
Cao Huajun, standing behind Yu Zigao, had a look of disbelief on his face.
The navy had fought against the Red-haired Yi ships and was very aware of the power of the Red-haired Yi warships. Even the Ming Navy had to bully the smaller ones if they wanted to defeat the Red-haired Yi ships.
Yu Zigao stared at the sailors on the sentinel boat below with a serious expression, and asked solemnly: "Did you see clearly that it was not the fleet with the Tiger Flag that was defeated, but the fleet with the Red Mao Yi?"
