When Zhao Lie's ship Di Qing also broke into the enemy's battle formation, the warships from both sides were fighting each other.
Of course, the Polu army warships behind were invincible, because there were not so many coalition warships, and it was impossible to attack them one by one.
Block Akito's warship.
Therefore, the Di Qing did not have a chance to engage in battle with the enemy ships.
It just sailed eastward under the escort of two warships around it.
Of course, there was still a fierce battle ahead, and their ship speed could not be too fast.
Zhao Lie stood on the deck of the Di Qing and observed the surrounding battle situation with a telescope.
He wanted to assess the battle damage for the Polu army.
Along the way, he saw five patrol ships withdrawing from the battle.
They may have lost their sails because of the The cord was damaged or seriously injured.
Damaged sails can be repaired within one hour before they can return to the battle, and even damaged mainmasts can be repaired within two hours.
Zhao Lie believes that his soldiers will return to the battlefield as soon as possible.
The three Tang-class battleships were also severely damaged.
Among them, the Zhang Yichao sprayed out large plumes of black smoke and flames from the lower deck.
This was caused by the enemy's heavy artillery breaking the charge pack.
The Song-class battleship Yang Yanzhao was really unlucky.
Two of its four mainmasts were knocked down, and the ship's speed dropped to a very low level, allowing the passing coalition warships to take the time to attack.
As a result, the four mainmasts were knocked down.
It was destroyed, and a dozen large holes appeared on the side.
The gunners on the gun deck were severely injured, and only half of their combat strength was left.
They were urgently repairing the mainmast on the side.
Even two mainmasts were stronger than drifting in the wind.
Many battleships' sails and mainmasts were damaged, but they still persisted in fighting, spraying anger and projectiles at the enemy.
Overall, more than ten and less than twenty warships of the Polu Army have been damaged and are being repaired.
Some hope to catch up with the subsequent battles, and some simply want to avoid sinking in the sea.
Of course, some battleships have minor damage and can only be repaired by sailors while fighting.
There may be a lot of these battleships.
Of course, there are more wrecks of allied warships around, including more than 100 to 200-ton Douding warships.
Now many of them are paralyzed on the sea with their guts broken open, drifting with the current, or slowly sinking.
There are also some five to six hundred ton warships that are drifting silently or bursting into flames.
Some sailors are jumping from the warships into the sea that is still warm today.
The fact that three hundred-ton Dutch and Spanish warships were sinking further showed the performance of the Polu army.
Nearly thirty warships of these various types have lost their combat effectiveness, which has a great impact on the strength of the coalition forces.
Now the coalition forces are struggling to support them.
In order to win and control the hegemony of this area of the sea, in order to finally open up sea trade with the wealthy Ming Dynasty, these The price is worth it.
Zhao Lie looked east and north with a telescope.
He hoped to see the Zheng family's fleet.
He believed that the Zheng family's fleet was coming soon, otherwise the coalition forces would soon be unable to support it.
Finally, a large shadow of sails appeared in the northeast, and two clipper ships came back to report that countless Zheng family warships were surrounding them in a fan-like formation.
After receiving the report, Li Hu immediately understood that the Zheng family was afraid that the Ming fleet would evade the decisive battle with the Zheng family, so they most likely cast the net wider to prevent the Polu army from escaping.
Li Hu raised a flag with a red eagle head on a black background, and one after another the warships raised their battle flags after seeing them.
This flag meant a fight to the death, and those who retreated would be killed without mercy.
Even Li Hu had to obey the orders of this flag and could not retreat, otherwise he would end up with his head on the ground.
All the soldiers of the Polu Army knew that the time for the final decisive battle had arrived.
Of course, not only the Polu army, but also the coalition forces knew that success or failure depended on this.
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Their remaining warships did not retreat due to the disadvantages of numbers and heavy artillery, but continued to fight crazily with the Polu army's warships, waiting for the Zheng family The arrival of the fleet.
The forward of the Zheng family fleet rushed from the northeast under the leadership of Zheng Cai.
Zheng Cai's ship was a large fortune ship, weighing more than 300 tons, with ten cannons on it.
Nowadays, the Zheng family's warships are also equipped with a large number of artillery.
After all, in the past few years, with the elimination of large groups of enemies, the Zheng family has basically controlled the Fujian waters.
All merchant ships passing here must pay taxes, which has given the Zheng family a huge amount of weapons.
A lot of money was spent on the big house built by the Zheng family in their hometown of Anping.
But there was still a lot of money turned into artillery and armed warships.
If the Galen warships are just Chinese-style ships, the Zheng family is well-deserved as the first navy of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, many of them are small boats that can only move offshore, and there are nearly a thousand of them.
These boats are inconspicuous, but they are indispensable for controlling the entire Fujian and eastern Guangdong waters.
Their flexibility in offshore waters cannot be matched by large ships.
Moreover, there are few people on board and the cost is low, which is exactly what the Zheng brothers need.
However, in this ocean battle, these sea-going ships were too slow and were abandoned.
The Zheng family dispatched 200 gunboats and more than 500 fireships.
After the improvement, each gunboat had eight to more than ten cannons.
Although there was no special artillery deck, the protection of the artillery was poor and it was easy to be attacked or damaged.
Affected by the weather, its attack power is not a little bit stronger than that of ordinary Chinese sea-going ships.
It can be said that even the navy that met the Ming Dynasty was wiped out.
This is the reason why Zheng Zhilong separatized Anping safely.
The Ming Dynasty could only be appeased by Huairou, otherwise the Zheng family could cause havoc in the entire southeastern seaboard.
The Ming Dynasty, which is now at war with everyone, is no longer able to fight again.
Although the Zheng family has such a powerful navy, Zheng Zhilong and his brothers all know that the strength of their Zheng family lies in their too many ships and the power of their fire fleet.
The last time the Dutch tried to capture Fujian with giant ships and cannons, imitating the Portuguese in Macau to separate a territory, their plan was crushed by the Zheng family fleet.
The two armies fought decisively at Liaoluo Bay.
When more than a hundred Zheng family fireships besieged ten When a Galenic warship arrived, the Dutch immediately collapsed.
In the end, several warships were burned and they fled back to the city of Geranje in embarrassment.
In the end, the Dutch had no choice but to accept that the Zheng family was the spokesperson of the Dutch in coastal maritime trade in Fujian, and gave up a large share to the Zheng family, allowing the Zheng family to lead a large number of maritime merchants to the sea trade in Relandja City.
Well, the Dutch Galen warships cannot but be said to be very powerful.
They are really powerful ships and powerful cannons.
However, in the end, they were still defeated.
Of course, they were not defeated by the Zheng family's gunboats.
The Galenic battleships of the Dutch are really not enough to see.
But the Zheng family's fireboat fleet was so huge that it frightened all the Xiyi people, and it would also give the Ming people a headache when they thought about it.
This is why they try their best to win over the Zheng family.
Of course, the Zheng Zhilong brothers also know this very well.
Now they are fighting against the common enemy Jeju Mingren, but once they defeat the Jeju Mingren, the Xiyi people may unite to put pressure on the Zheng family and want to win in Fujian or East Guangdong opens to the sea.
Therefore, the Zheng family is also deeply afraid of these Xiyi people who have united.
To be honest, Zheng Zhilong is not too afraid of the power of a single Xiyi people, but the gathering of these Xiyi people will give the Zheng family a huge headache. .
Therefore, Zheng Cai knew what was going on here.
On the way to attack the Ming people, he deliberately controlled the speed of the fleet so as not to outflank them too quickly.
The purpose was to allow Zhao Lie's troops to have a good fight with the Xiyi people.
It would be best for the Zheng family to attack the enemy when both sides are injured.
This way, the Zheng family will have great benefits after the war.
Neither Xiyi nor Zhao Lie's troops can threaten the Zheng family's maritime supremacy.
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They arrived at the battlefield in less than ten miles, and Zheng Cai was observing the battlefield situation with a telescope.
I saw that the endless sea ahead was filled with warships from both sides fighting, and it was quite chaotic.
Even if they were several miles away, the roaring sound of artillery could be heard, as if it never stopped.
Zheng Cai had never seen such a scene, because when they fought with the Xiyi people, it was not artillery.
Lord, and the two armies that were fighting each other in front of them were firing at each other with huge cannons until one side fell.
As a naval veteran, Zheng Cai did not show any fear or flinch.
On the contrary, he was extremely excited.
He could not dream of such a big scene.
He, Zheng Cai, was honored to participate in such a naval battle.
Of course, he had to assess the battlefield situation before all of them went into the battlefield.
He was pleasantly surprised to find that many Akira warships were fighting together with the coalition warships, losing the protection of their own formations.
Many of them were fighting alone in twos and threes.
Zheng Cai made a prompt decision and raised the flag to urge the fleet to rush to the battlefield with all its strength.
This was a great opportunity that should not be missed.
The Zheng family's fleet, which had been sailing slowly just now, was now charging towards the warships with all sails.
The size of the three hundred warships was quite impressive, and the warships covered the eastern sea.
Zheng Cai hoped that his fleet could completely disrupt the Ming Dynasty's battle formation.
The fleet of more than 400 warships led by the head of the family who rushed from the east would take advantage of the chaos to defeat Zhao Lie's troops.
By then, whether it was Zhao Lie or the Xiyi people, Everything depends on the Zheng family's face.
This is the Zheng family's plan, and now it seems that it is about to come true.
Of course, Zhao Lie's troops must be defeated first, otherwise everything will be an illusion.
Lan Xiang led many lucky ships in Haicang to accompany the main force of the Polu Army Navy.
They were like servants following the knights.
Things that were in the limelight were the affairs of the knights and nobles.
Their Chinese-style fleet only Maybe they were just looking up from the side, which had nothing to do with them.
They didn't carry artillery or other weapons.
Even if they wanted to help, they had nowhere to go.
They just followed the brigade honestly.
But it would be completely wrong to say that they are completely useless and are just a burden.
At least Lan Xiang knew the heavy responsibility of their fleet, which Master Zhao Lie and Zhao had high hopes for.
Whether this expedition could return with a great victory depended on their humble old-fashioned fleet.
When the Zheng family's overwhelming warships appeared in the northeast, Lan Xiang knew that their fleet was finally not idle, and their work was coming.
Lan Xiang immediately sent his men to the old ships scattered everywhere, and the Zheng family's warships arrived
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