In the battle at Jintang Waterway, although both sides were old-fashioned warships, their fighting methods were completely different.
Zheng Zhilong still followed the old pirate routine of rushing and attacking, hoping to win by closing the distance and relying on the advantage of large numbers.
However, Wang Chang turned the warships in his hands sideways and lined them up one by one, trying to concentrate all the weapons on the ship to give full play to his firepower advantage.
The construction of the Xia Kingdom's navy has always been systematic and regular.
Every soldier knows very well that these old-fashioned warships will be eliminated sooner or later. The places where they will serve in the future will be new warships.
Therefore, although they are currently fighting on old warships, they have become familiar with new naval warfare methods.
Although the number of weapons carried on the old warships was very small, more than twenty ships were lined up in a line, and the effect was still amazing.
Zheng Zhilong suffered heavy injuries along the way, which was shocking.
The only thing that reassured him was that the distance between the two parties had finally narrowed to the point where breathing could be heard.
In the end, the two sides collided and a melee broke out, which was a foregone conclusion.
Looking at the Zheng's warship, which was less than a hundred meters tall, Wang Chang's heart was as solid as stone.
"Every ship is ordered to fire freely. Have the rocket launchers been installed?"
At this moment, the most unacceptable thing for him was that the reloading of the rockets was too slow.
If only there was a way to reload rockets as fast as artillery!
"Report, the rockets have been loaded."
Finally, there was good news, which made Wang Chang breathe a sigh of relief.
"Fire out all the rockets and target the middle and rear sections of the enemy."
The enemy in front of him could no longer be hit by rockets. At this moment, Wang Chang decided to isolate the battlefield.
Use the sea of fire formed by the rockets to disconnect the second half of Zheng Zhilong's fleet from the front half, and then concentrate on dealing with the rushing enemies first.
The rocket roared again, forming a sea of fire again on the ocean a thousand meters away.
Many Zheng's warships were unable to escape and were either blown up on the spot or set alight by flames, which frightened other warships and retreated one after another.
At the same time, the artillery on each warship began to attack the Zheng's warship rushing up through direct aim.
Especially for light artillery, direct-aiming shooting is better, which is also a common mode of naval warfare in this era.
Direct aiming increases accuracy, causing Zheng's warships to be lost faster.
In addition, many soldiers on the Xia Army warships came out carrying rocket launchers.
During the Battle of Tsushima, Shang Kexi had an idea and used this method to severely damage the Satsuma clan's surprise troops.
Since then, Xia Guo has increased the research and development of rocket launchers, making them a powerful weapon in close combat at sea.
At this time, Zheng's warship was less than fifty meters away, and the Xia army's attacks became chaotic.
Trebuchets, muskets, bows and arrows, oil cans, smoke balls, whatever weapons Zheng had, he threw them over.
On the Xia Army's warship, everyone performed their duties. Shooting, maneuvering, and damage control were busy but not chaotic.
The rocket launcher entered the battle, instantly increasing the Xia army's firepower.
The Zheng's warships that rushed forward were immediately blown to pieces and prevented the warships behind them from approaching.
Zheng Zhilong was originally filled with joy, waiting to see the two sides collide and a boarding battle break out.
He was very convinced that Zheng was the best in the world when it came to water hand-to-hand combat skills.
But in the end, he saw iron pipes more than one meter long flying out of Xia Jun's warship, hitting Zheng's warship and immediately exploding violently.
Even if the wooden warship was not blown to pieces, it could not stop the raging fire.
Xia Jun's weapons were beyond his comprehension and made him feel cold all over.
But now there is no way to retreat. Behind us is the raging sea of fire, and in front is the fierce artillery fire of the Xia army. Apart from rushing forward, we can only let others slaughter us.
On the northern ocean, the battle between the main force of the East China Sea Fleet and Zheng Zhifeng also became fierce.
Zheng Zhifeng adopted the method of separate attacks and combined attacks, which effectively avoided the artillery fire of the East China Sea Fleet and got close enough to return it. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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hand distance.
The battle between the two sides became more and more intense and gradually became entangled.
At this time, it is no longer possible for either party to withdraw easily.
A large dark iron ball hit the deck of the Linqing heavily with billowing heat. Suddenly sawdust flew everywhere and rolled up a large piece of flesh and blood.
Where Zuo Hua was standing, there were even more banging sounds.
I don't know how many broken objects hit him near him, almost hurting him.
But Zuo Hua stood still, fearless, as if the spring breeze was blowing on his face.
His calmness greatly boosted morale, and Xia Jun was able to operate calmly.
Zuo Hua raised his wrist again, and when he saw the hands on it pointing to three o'clock, he couldn't help but reveal a smile of success.
Zheng Zhifeng was overjoyed when he saw his warship finally approaching.
"Let each ship set fire to it, set it on fire quickly, we are going to win."
Before his shouting stopped, the sentry on the mast suddenly let out a shrill and panicked shout.
"There is a ship! There is a ship coming from behind! Six new warships, we are surrounded!"
Zheng Zhifeng was stunned for a moment, then hurried to the other side and looked towards the east.
With just one glance, the blood all over his body froze.
Behind them, at the corner of Dapeng Mountain, a huge warship appeared at great speed.
Then came the second ship, then the third ship...
There are actually six ships!
Moreover, these newly emerged battleships are exactly the same as the main force of the East China Sea Fleet, they are all third-level battleships.
The flags fluttering in the wind above indicate that these are also Xia's navy.
But Zheng Zhifeng could not accept this fact.
"Where did the warships come from? Why are they still there? Aren't those warships from Xia Kingdom not launched yet? What on earth is going on?"
However, the Zheng pirates were all in despair, and no one could answer his questions. _o_m
Everyone in the Zheng family now understood that they were in the most dangerous situation.
There are four third-level battleships of the East China Sea Fleet blocking the front, and six battleships of the same regulations are outflanking behind.
In this situation, Zheng's failure is already doomed.
On the Linqing, Zuo Hua's tense nerves finally relaxed.
"Zheng Zhilong would never have thought that we still have a shipbuilding base in Jilin. I believe this surprise will be unforgettable for him."
Next to him, Shang Kexi was also smiling.
"It took a year and eight months to delay the launch of these four ships, just in time for the completion of the Jilin Shipyard. I have to say that His Highness's calculations are really difficult to deal with."
As early as when it was clear that he was going to conflict with the Zheng family, Zuo Mengeng began to make deliberate arrangements.
Although Jilin Shipyard was established later than Qingdao Shipyard, Jilin Shipyard has a huge advantage.
That is, the link of wood transportation is eliminated, which greatly improves the construction period.
At the same time, he specifically asked the Qingdao Shipyard to quietly slow down the construction speed, so that the two sides reached an agreement on the completion of the warships.
This kind of strategic deception fooled Zheng Zhilong very well.
Zheng Zhilong thought that the East China Sea Fleet only had four new warships, so it was not impossible for him to concentrate all his efforts and fight to the death.
Little did he know that Xia State had six third-level battleships coming secretly.
When the East China Sea Fleet pursued Zheng Zhibao, Zuo Hua had already made contact with the arriving reinforcements.
When the war started, these six new battleships were hidden behind Dayu Mountain further north.
Arriving at the battlefield on time according to the time agreed upon by both parties.
Now that the encirclement network has been formed, it is finally time for the East China Sea Fleet to counterattack.
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