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The warship with the tiger flag began to turn around and sailed through the waves in the direction of Penghu.
One of the five Galen ships was severely damaged by a red-haired barbarian warship and was unable to continue fighting. It and the other ships that had withdrawn from the battle returned to the port for repairs.
The four Galen ships left behind were walking side by side on the sea, with several sand ships guarding the two wings. There were many small boats such as chain boats and mother-child ships in front and behind, but the most numerous were sailing ships with small hulls.
These sailing ships are fast and can not only deal with large ships on the sea, but can also serve as sentinel ships to clear the way for the fleet in front.
The waters near Penghu and Bengang were calm and calm. Even if the Tiger Flag Fleet and the Red Maoyi Fleet fought here, the calm was not broken.
"Commander, there is news from the front using flag language that the Ming Navy has been discovered." The lookout on the ship sent Zheng Tie news of the Ming Navy.
Zheng Tie stood on the deck, holding a monocular in his hand, and said: "Give me the order to speed up. If you encounter the Ming Navy, you don't need to ask any questions. You are allowed to attack directly."
The navy of the Ming Dynasty was approaching Bengang at this time, and Sima Zhao's intention was already known to everyone, so he was not prepared to be polite. He wanted the navy of the Ming army to know that their tiger-character flag was powerful, and he would never dare to provoke the tiger-character flag again. vessel.
boom! boom! boom!
Soon the sound of artillery came from the front, and the ship at the front of the fleet exchanged fire with the ship of the Ming Navy.
Sailboats were cruising quickly on the sea. Basically, every time they fired a gun, they would change directions to ensure that they would not be focused on the warships of the Ming Navy.
Because of their small hulls, many of these sails only have one cannon.
However, the guns on the ship were all nine-pounders and 12-pounders, which were far more powerful than Franco cannons. Most of the warships of the Ming Navy were equipped with Franco cannons.
The Fran cannon was the most commonly installed gun in the Ming Dynasty.
Whether it was the firearms battalion or the navy, they were mainly equipped with Fran machine cannons. As for the Hongyi cannon, it was abandoned by the Ming court because it killed several people during the cannon test. It was not until the last two years of Tianqi's reign that it was The use of Hongyi cannon was resumed again and used on Ningyuan's city.
Only then did Yuan Chonghuan achieve great victory at Ningyuan, and repelled the attacks of slave thieves twice.
As for the navy of the army, until Chongzhen hung up the Southeast Branch, there was no chance to equip the warships with Hongyi cannons.
The nine-pounder and twelve-pounder guns were not only much more powerful than the Franco cannon, but also had greater range than the Franco cannon.
The cannons fired by the cannons on the Tiger Flag sailboat were able to hit the warships of the Ming Navy, but the cannons fired back by the Ming Navy basically fell into the sea water.
The Ming Navy had hundreds of warships. After the battle between the Tiger Flag fleet and the Hongmaoyi fleet, only two-thirds of the remaining ships were left, which was far less numerous than the Ming Navy.
But even so, during the ship-gun exchange, the ship guns beside the Tiger Flag fleet pressed down on the warships of the Ming Navy.
The Ming Navy, which had hundreds of warships, did not have as many cannons as the Tiger Flag fleet.
The Ming navy, which did not take advantage of the bombardment, began to move its ships closer to the direction of the Tiger Flag fleet.
Want to shorten the distance between the two sides and defeat the Tiger Flag fleet with the help of numerical advantage.
It is a pity that every Ming warship that wants to get close to the Tiger Flag fleet will become the priority target of those sailing ships and will not give these warships of the Ming Navy a chance to get close at all.
"Commander, our losses have been too great. If we continue to fight like this, we may lose half of the navy." Cao Huajun came to Yu Zigao with a sad face.
Except for the recent Battle of Penghu, his navy had never suffered such heavy losses in recent years.
"What? Do you want to retreat at this time?" Yu Zigao glared at Cao Huajun fiercely.
For the battle to end like this was something he didn't expect.
I thought that the Tiger Flag fleet suffered heavy losses after the battle with the Red Maoyi fleet. After the battle, I realized that the damage to the Tiger Flag fleet was less severe than expected.
However, the more this happens, the more he wants to eradicate the power of the Tiger Flag in Bengang.
With such a powerful fleet stationed on Dajuan Island so close to Fujian, Ming Dynasty will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future.
Therefore, he must lead the navy to eliminate this threat before the fleet in Bengang does anything to Daming.
"The general will not dare." Cao Huajun shrank his neck.
From Yu Zigao's cannibalistic eyes, he could see that once he suggested that he wanted to withdraw his troops, he might be killed in front of the battle and become a tool to establish his power.
Yu Zigao withdrew his gaze, looked at the ship with the tiger flag in front again, and ordered: "The ship's commander ordered the fire ships to approach the enemy's large ships and find a way to burn them."
Firewood and heavy oil were piled on the fireboat.
As long as they get close to the local warship, the sailors on the fire ship will light the fire line on the ship, then transfer to the small boat and row away.
Once the fire ship burns, no one can put it out. The ship will be burned together with the ship that was hit together, and eventually it will be buried in the sea together with the fire ship.
As the order is given.
Under the guidance of several sailors on board, the Navy's dozen or so fireships approached several large ships of the Tiger Flag. Several of the fireships were obviously aimed at the largest ship in the Tiger Flag fleet. The main ship went.
As soon as these fire ships appeared, the sailboats from the Tiger Flag side rushed over immediately.
The sailors on the sailboat knew very well that once these fire ships were allowed to approach, they would directly threaten several warships on their own side.
Although these sailing ships also fought vigorously with the warships of the Ming Navy, the greatest threat to the Ming Navy was the several Galen ships and sand ships on the side of the Tiger Flag.
Especially the Galen ship, with dozens of cannons on the hull, it was difficult for Ming navy warships to get close.
Because of its small size, the fire ship is faster than a large ship like the Fu ship, but it is far inferior to the sailing ship of the Tiger Flag.
One after another, the fireships were sunk by these faster sailing ships without waiting for the larger ships approaching the Tiger Flag.
However, several fire ships still passed through the blockage of the sailing ships and sailed quickly towards the Galen ship on the side of the tiger flag, but those sailing ships were obviously unable to catch up.
The target of one of the fire ships was the main ship on which Zheng Tie was riding.
The sailors on the fireboat had a cheerful smile on their faces.
As long as the fire ship approaches the main ship and ignites it, the main ship will most likely burn together and eventually sink to the bottom of the sea.
Of course, the sailor was not sure that he was rushing towards the main ship of the Tiger Flag fleet.
But in the Tiger Flag fleet, the warship he was eyeing was the largest one. Even if it was not the main ship, it should still be very important. As long as this largest warship was burned, it would definitely give the Tiger Flag fleet Cause heavy damage.
Zheng Tie, who was standing on the deck, could clearly see the direction of the fire ship's movement, and he also knew that it was heading towards the ship at his feet.
