There were scattered planks and a large number of corpses floating on the sea, and just now, Yu Ziso, the general soldier of Fujian, got a heart-wrenching news.

The vanguard fleet, twelve warships converted from merchant ships, more than 30 assault boats and fire dragon ships, were completely defeated by the Dutch with only one face.

The so-called warships converted into merchant ships could be destroyed in almost a single round of artillery bombardment against the Dutch Galen warships.

It's not sunk, it's just destroyed!

The wolf pack tactics of the assault boats, as well as the fire attacks of the dragon ships, were without exception ineffective, and at best they could only cause a disturbance to the Dutch rather than a threat as hoped.

On the one hand, Yu Zisoap ordered people to save the officers and soldiers who were struggling to call for help in the water, and on the other hand, he stepped up his strategic deployment.

Now in his heart, he has been shaken by his previous belief in victory.

He was wondering if the Zheng family's fleet intercepted another Dutch fleet from Penghu, would the nine Dutch ships in front of him bring these more than 200 ships this time, and whether they would be able to win.

A Galen battleship can easily defeat one of its own fleets, and the combat effectiveness of an entire Dutch fleet is unimaginable.

Despite this, he still showed a confident appearance in front of his subordinates, no matter what, as the main general, he couldn't show his timidity first!

Yu Zisoap felt that since the combat effectiveness of the Dutch fleet was so strong, it was necessary to give full play to its own advantages, that is, the tactics of the sea of people!

He gathered all the dragon ships and gave the order to use the dragon ships to set fire to the Dutch warships and make them unable to turn around, instead of cooperating with the assault boats to fight on the side of the ship.

After that, he gathered all the assault boats, and after the battle, half of them cruised outside the fire ring arranged by the dragon ships to help block the sea area.

The other half of the assault boats, which were used as cannon fodder to attract firepower and interfere with the Dutch, were still the same as before, fighting broadside.

As for whether they can really board a Dutch warship, Yu Zisoo, who heard the tragic battle just now, has no hope at all now.

In the end, Yu Zisoap gathered all the more than 60 main Cangshan warships and Xiaofu ships, only these ships, equipped with Furang machine guns and Hongyi heavy artillery, were worthy of fighting with Dutch warships.

Of course, Xiaofu's ship was only equipped with a Hongyi cannon with the same firepower as one of the Dutch's cannons, and Yu Zisoap could only transfer out a dozen of such warships at most.

This battle is very clear, except for these dozen or so Xiaofu ships equipped with Hongyi cannons, all the other hundreds of ships are all playing an auxiliary role, even the more than 40 Cangshan warships of the main force of the Fujian Naval Division.

The firepower configuration of the Cangshan warship is as follows:

Forty large and small Francophone cannons, more than 200 muskets, four thunderbolt cannons, fifteen spray canisters, three gunguns, 200 crossbow arrows, four gunpowder crossbows, 50 rockets, and 30 fire bricks.

In terms of staffing, there are 64 people, 55 officers and men in combat, and 9 sailors in charge of logistics support.

This battle made Yu Zisoap see clearly the gap between the Daming Water Division and Western countries.

Because the Ming Dynasty was still in the leading position a few decades ago, this gap is actually not big, take the Fujian sailors who have not been in war for a long time and have not cultivated military equipment as an example.

The main Cangshan warship, which should have been eliminated and discharged from the army a long time ago, but could not be replaced due to financial problems, was equipped with Franc machine guns that were not much behind the West at the same time.

There is still some combat effectiveness, if it is replaced by the Denglai Naval Division at this time, the combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the Fujian Naval Division.

Since Yuan Keli was activated by the Emperor of the Apocalypse and went to Denglai as governor, on the one hand, he was actively cooperating with the Dongjiang Army's operations on Phi Dao, and on the other hand, he was also reorganizing the Denglai Naval Division.

After Yuan Keli's vigorous development, today's Denglai Naval Division has eliminated the sluggish state of nearly 20 years and completed the replacement of the old Cangshan ships.

Even the large Fu ships equipped with 80 large and small Franc cannons, the Denglai sailors also developed 17 ships in the second year of the Apocalypse.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Daifuku ship was still not as good as that of the most advanced Galen battleship in the West at this time, its combat capability in the coastal waters was obviously superior to that of the three-masted galleys.

However, the imperial court has limited funds, just like the guards, it is impossible to completely rectify every place in the country, and at present, it is only necessary to spend a lot of effort to get such a Denglai sailor out.

At present, most of the water divisions in the country are similar to the configuration of Fujian water divisions, and the gap with the Dutch is not very huge.

If the gap is true, it is still reflected in the intensity of firepower.

The Galen warship was equipped with sixty powerful cannons on the left and right sides alone, and in addition to more than twenty bow and stern guns on the deck.

However, the cost and maintenance of this kind of warship are very huge, and the East India Company only has a few ships, and the two fleets sent to Penghu this time are only one.

With the exception of one Galen battleship, the main warship of the Dutch was a three-masted galleon suitable for offshore operations, which was a medium-sized ship, only a little larger than the Cangshan ship.

It is worth mentioning that the carrying capacity of the soldiers and sailors of the Dutch happened to be the opposite of the Ming warships.

The regular Dutch sailors carried only about ten men per galley, but the number of sailors ranged from forty to sixty.

These galleys, unlike the full-fledged warship Galen, were all dual-purpose warships, so they had only 10 to 15 single-deck side guns, two guns in the bow and four guns in the stern.

According to the system of the Dutch Navy, the total number of heavy cannons equipped with each galley was strictly limited to thirty.

In addition to this, however, the regular soldiers on board were also very well equipped, wearing cuirasses and steel helmets, and in close combat they were dominated by Dutch halberds, and in naval battles, heavy arquebuses and light arquebuses were used.

That's right, the weapons of naval warfare that the Dutch are now equipped with are still arquebuses that are on the verge of obsolescence in the West, and it is extremely inconvenient to sail and fight at sea.

The naval power of the Western powers at this time also varied, and in general, in the current Age of Discovery, the whole world is changing with each passing day.

In addition to the intensity of firepower, the gap between the Daming Navy Division and the West is not very large, and Yu Zisoap also understands that as long as the country is peaceful for a few years, this is completely able to catch up.

After receiving the battle report from the front, Lawn, the commander of the Dutch fleet outside the port of Zhangzhou, listened to the childish fighting methods of the Daming Naval Division, and his face was full of sneers and disdain.

"These fools, who don't understand their situation, actually want to use those rotten ships made of broken wood to board our great queen!"

HMS Queen, this is the name of the Galen battleship, unlike the Great Ming Naval Division, in the Dutch fleet, even the smallest warship will have its own name.

On the flagship behind him, numerous sailors and soldiers held halberds and were waiting for further orders, Lawne thought for a moment and said:

"Go and tell these natives that they still don't understand their situation, and I, as the commander of the fleet, order them to retreat immediately and raise a white flag to accept our incorporation."

"Otherwise, my fleet will open fire, sink their sailors, and occupy their harbors!"