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However, the generation gap in weapons cannot be easily made up for with courage.

This naval battle made Wu Zheng really aware of the gap in weapons, the Dutch Hongmao's gunwales had exceeded twenty miles, and at the same time, the loading speed was much faster than that of the naval division.

Wu Zheng didn't even have to guess to think of why, it was obvious that the enemy had already used rail technology on the gunwales.

At this time, the gunwales were still front-loading guns, and there were no prefabricated shells.

After the shelling, the gun, which is retreated due to recoil, needs to be reloaded, cleared, charged, loaded, tamped, and then pushed back to the original gun position to aim and ignite.

The artillery weighs more than 1,000 catties, or even 2,000 catties, and in this kind of turbulent sea situation, it is definitely not so easy to accurately push back to the original gun position, and it takes time.

Then, the only way for the enemy to be faster when the reloading speed of the sailors is already close to the limit is the deck track technology.

Only by controlling the artillery backward and forward movement with slide rails could it be possible to achieve speeds that could not be achieved by the sailors.

Although Wu Zheng was aware of this, he could not stop fighting.

Fierce artillery bombardment from both sides in three directions continued for a day, and on this day the naval division suffered heavy losses, sinking only nine of the opposing side and wounding twenty-three at the cost of twenty-one capital ships sunk and forty-six damaged.

This result made the generals of the Navy Division depressed and silent, and even Wu Zheng was no exception.

Everyone understands that if the fight continues, I am afraid that the three major naval divisions will have to fold in this naval battle, but no one dares to oppose continuing to fight.

Because, when the generals saw Wu Zheng's eyes, they were already blood-red.

Those who have passed through the battlefield understand that it is a kind of decision to tear a piece of flesh from the other party's body even to die.

It doesn't really matter if you can't beat it, the important thing is to let the other party know that the Han people should not be insulted, and if they want to invade the land of the Han people, they must pay an unbearable price.

Wu Zheng really gritted his teeth and prepared, even if the three sailors all died in Hangzhou Bay, they had to tear off a piece of each other's flesh, let it go back bloodily, and appear in the eyes of the world, only in this way can Jiangnan have a period of peaceful development.

Wu Zheng was not worried that the defeat of this naval battle would allow the Fanren to land, they did not have enough troops and supplies, so they could not do it!

Nabul is right in saying that the combined fleet wants profit, revenge, intimidation, not occupation.

This bottom line gives Wu Zheng the confidence to work hard, and it's a big deal, the confidence to start all over again.

……。

The naval battle lasted day and night, and the fighting continued.

The dark sky, the flames emitted by the burning ships, were reflected as if it were day.

Countless people who fell into the water wailed and cried for help in the sea, and then gradually sank to the bottom of the sea, including Han and Fan.

In this era, if naval warfare does not stop, no one can save those who have fallen overboard.

There is no star or moon tonight, and perhaps they can't bear to see this hellish misery.

……。

On this night, in the waters between Taishan and Qixing Island, a huge fleet of unknown identities appeared.

If it weren't for the fact that the Zhoushan Water Division was transferred to the north, this fleet would definitely be found.

However, the sailor was no longer able to know about this situation at this time, and Wu Zheng naturally did not know about it.

……。

"Lord Wang, it's time to send troops...... If we wait for the destruction of King Wu's naval division, I am afraid that our naval division will not be able to resist the combined fleet of Fanren alone. ”

Zheng Sen hesitated, his face was as gloomy as water in the candlelight.

On the side, Zhou Rui, the general of the Zheng Army's naval division, said angrily: "Before, Wu Zheng's naval division killed my general and captured my warship...... What are the doubts with the Tartars? Even if the prince does not save him, the world is beyond reproach for the prince. ”

Adjutant General Chen Hui echoed: "Now that the Northern Expeditionary Army has captured Jiangbei Prefectures, its strength is particularly strong...... In fact, after our army's Northern Expedition recovers Fujian, it will definitely form a confrontation with the Northern Expeditionary Army, if so, it is better to let Wu Zhengshui's division be annihilated, and the benefits to our army may outweigh the disadvantages. ”

The words of these two made Zheng Sen let out a long breath.

Chen Yonghua was anxious and hurriedly said: "What the two generals said is extremely absurd, this is slandering and tempting the master...... Lord Wang, don't listen to the two generals, there is a way that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, in the eyes of the fans, it is not divided between the Zheng family army and the Northern Expeditionary Army...... Think twice! ”

Zheng Sen hesitated again, looked at Chen Yonghua, and then looked at the generals around him.

He led the main force of the Zheng family's naval division to the north, but the reason was not to reinforce Wu Zheng.

In fact, Zheng Sen wanted to recapture Xiamen, which had been attacked by the Qing army.

Before, Zheng Sen and Wu Zheng fought Qixing Island, and learned that the direction of Jieyang was attacked by the Qing army, so they had to make peace with Wu Zheng, and the two sides "explained the Qing" misunderstanding truce.

Zheng Sen led the sailors to arrive at the Daxing Institute, and Zhang Xuesheng, the governor of Fujian in the Qing Dynasty, learned that Zheng Chenggong's main force had gone to Guangdong, and the defense of Xiamen was loose, so it seemed that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it.

He then ordered Ma Degong, Wang Bangjun and others to take advantage of the situation to attack Xiamen.

Ma Degong gathered thousands of ships, crossed the Qing army to attack Xiamen, and successfully defeated the defenders of Zheng's army on the sea, and Xiamen was immediately lost.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, Mrs. Dong and Zheng Sen's eldest son, Zheng Jing, only had time to carry the ancestral tablet to escape from the sea.

After the Qing army succeeded in the sneak attack, it did not intend to stay in Xiamen to fight the Zheng army, so they returned inland with loot.

After Zheng Sen learned the news, he hurriedly led the sailors back to Xiamen, but the Qing army had already retreated, leaving only a mess.

At this time, Wu Zheng's messenger arrived in Xiamen and relayed Wu Zheng's proposal to Zheng Sen.

At that time, Zheng Sen was moved, although there was friction with Wu Zheng, but after all, the two had some friendship when they rescued Longwu, and at the same time, Zheng Sen also believed that if he united with Wu Zhengshui in the north and south, even if it was not successful on land, he could be invincible at sea.

The most important thing is that if the two sides work together to win the Dutch red-haired ghost guy according to Wu Zheng, then Dongfan is really likely to recover and become his own base.

It was for this reason that Zheng Sen led the sailor north after thinking about it for a while.

But Zheng Sen's ears are a little soft, and the things he decides are changeable.

On the way to the north, under the instigation and persuasion of the generals around him, he constantly changed his mind, which made the march, a three- or four-day sea route, actually took ten days to reach the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian seas - Taishan and Qixingdao waters.

There are far more people who persuade Zheng Sen to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, especially Zhou Rui and Chen Hui, who have a resolute attitude, but think about it, they have suffered so much loss under Wang Yilin and Zhang Mingzhen before, and they have lost nearly 50 ships, this "hatred" is not small.

Most of the people who persuaded Zheng Sen to reinforce Wu Zheng were people from the original Longwu, but Chen Yonghua was the only one of Zheng Sen's descendants.

Chen Yonghua firmly believed that only a union could expel the Tartars and restore China, so Chen Yonghua strongly persuaded Zheng Sen to reinforce them.