The two sides fought fiercely for more than an hour, the sky was already bright, and the battle situation entered the most intense moment.

The Jinghai Fleet relied on its strong firepower and the power of Dongfeng rockets in the surprise attack to play a big advantage in the beginning, but the Zheng family had too many sailors and rich combat experience, which was far stronger than imagined.

The more than 20 fireships of the Jinghai fleet responsible for intercepting the opponent's fireships were beaten by the Zheng family's sailors, and a wave of them was pushed over, and Shen Tingyang said in a hurry: "Their fleet is rushing head-on!" ”

Shen Shouchong ran to the deck, only to see that there were still more than 30 fireships of the Zheng family's sailors breaking through the defense, riding the east wind, and quickly rushing into the Jinghai fleet.

The fire ship was covered with asphalt, the cabin was full of flammable materials, and the ignition came in the wind, and after hitting the ship, the flames flew and the smoke billowed out, and in an instant, many ships caught fire and burned.

Shen Shouchong hurriedly ordered: "The whole ship moves eastward, avoid the fireboats, and open the distance!" ”

The Jinghai Fleet was the first to be connected, so it was naturally impossible to retreat, so not only would it break and escape, but it would also be chased and beaten by the Zheng family's sailors.

However, it was not easy for the fleet to move as a whole, and for a time the Jinghai Fleet was in chaos, some raised axes and cut cables, some pumped water to put out fires, and some jumped into the sea to escape, and in the chaos, many ships collided and sank, and the sea was full of screams.

In ancient China's water warfare, the use of fireboats was the most common fire attack tactic, a series of classic battles are countless, during the Three Kingdoms Red Cliff War, the fireships of the Sun-Liu coalition army burned to the ashes of Cao's army;

In the water battle of Song, Jin, and Tang Island, Li Bao defeated the strong with the weak, and defeated the Jin army and the naval division with fire; In the Song Jin Caishi Rock Water Battle, Yu Yunwen once again attacked and defeated the Jin Army's water division with fire, and Wan Yan Liang's soldiers were defeated and died;

In the Battle of Poyang Lake at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang with fireboat tactics to win more with less.

In the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, the Western navy approached the coast of China, and China encountered an unprecedented strong naval enemy, but the Ming naval division defeated the then maritime hegemons Portugal and the Netherlands with fireship tactics in the Battle of Tuen Mun and the Battle of Liuluo Bay, respectively, and Zheng Chenggong also used fireships to defeat the Dutch navy when he recovered Taiwan.

The Zheng Jiashui Division has participated in international naval battles on many occasions, and it is even more convenient to play with fire, and its actual combat experience is completely beyond the comparison of the newly built Jinghai Fleet.

Seeing that the Jinghai Fleet was deflated, the main gunboats of the Zhengjia Naval Division lined up in several columns and advanced towards the Jinghai Fleet at full speed.

The artillery roared, and a column of water was lifted on the sea, and the main warships of the two sides officially began to fight each other at close range.

Shen Shouchong knew very well the intentions of the Zheng family's sailors, what they were best at was to jump gang battles, as long as they were close to them, they would hook the warship, and the Zheng family's sailors would rush up and engage with the Jinghai fleet.

The Zheng family's naval division has a large number of people and a great advantage, and the Jinghai fleet can only suppress them with long-range firepower, just like an archer against a soldier, who can only fly a kite and output, and it will not be good if it is melee combat.

In the final analysis, there are still too few warships in the Jinghai Fleet, and if the same number is used, with the firepower advantage of the battle line tactics, it is completely possible to press the Zheng family sailors into the sea to drink salt water.

Shen Shouchong knew very well that the Zheng family's sailors were fighting on their ships, so he always controlled the distance and did not let their warships get close.

"Broadside fire, keep attacking!"

The guns of the Jinghai Fleet had a fast rate of fire and strong firepower, and several Galen ships of the Zheng Jiashui Division, which were chasing too fast, were hit by several shots at once.

Those ships of the Zheng Family's Naval Division, which were large and had no broadside firepower and were full of sailors, were even more unlooked when they were hit by artillery fire.

When the battle situation was in a stalemate, more than 20 warships suddenly sailed from the right flank of Dong'ao Island and plunged into the belly of the Jinghai Fleet from behind.

These more than 20 warships are all big green heads (the hull is mostly decorated with cyan), the length of the ship is more than 30 meters, the width is more than 6 meters, the height is more than 4 meters, and the draft is 8 feet.

Shen Shouchong was frightened by this sudden situation, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief after careful identification, fortunately, these big green heads were only equipped with two cannons in total, the front and the back, and the firepower was not strong, and they could still withstand it.

It is inevitable that a ship like Daqingtou will not be able to carry more artillery and soldiers, and its overall combat effectiveness will be relatively weak.

Shen Shouchong immediately ordered the twenty warships on both wings to counterattack with the other side of the fire, eliminating the twenty Zheng family sailors behind the circle.

Zheng Zhibao concentrated his superior forces, used a large number of Western-style artillery to bombard the Jinghai Fleet, and used fireships to fight in close quarters, and fought really beautifully.

However, the 10 main warships of the Jinghai Fleet carried more than 20 guns, which was an absolute force that could not be ignored, and the huge cannons on these 10 warships were terrifyingly powerful, and the largest 24-pounder cannon overturned a fireboat that came by surprise with a single shot, and the ship was destroyed and killed on the spot.

Shen Shouchong was thinking in his heart, how to kill Zheng Zhibao's flagship with the ten main warships of the Jinghai Fleet equipped with more than 20 guns, and carry out a decapitation operation.

This naval battle is not only to win, but also to win beautifully, not only to win the result, but also to win the scene!

At this time, the distance between the two fleets gradually became closer, and the battle became more and more intense, and the ships of both sides were constantly sunk and set on fire.

Shen Shouchong's forehead was sweating, and he constantly ordered to adjust and change the direction of the Jinghai fleet, showing it like a fan, and at the same time, he was also calculating the results of the movement of the opponent's fleet, trying to pack Zheng Zhibao's flagship in.

On the flagship of the Jinghai Fleet, the four standard-bearers beside Shen Shouchong kept waving the flags in their hands to convey his orders.

Zheng Zhibao's flagship was the Spanish Galen, an extremely excellent sailing ship with two or more decks, a length of 50 meters, and a displacement of more than 600 tons, which was larger than the flagship of the Jinghai Fleet.

At this moment, the routes of the flagships of the two sides were already roughly at an angle of 120 degrees, and the ten large main warships of the Jinghai Fleet, although they could not completely surround Zheng Zhibao's flagship, had already penetrated directly into the ribs of the Zheng family's naval division.

Shen Shouchong's eyes flashed, and he shouted: "Fire!" Sink the biggest! ”

The flagship fired two shots in a row, but both fell into the sea and rushed up two columns of water, and the hit rate of the naval artillery was really touching.

Instead of dodging, the Galen ship gradually slowed down, shortening the distance between it and Shen Shouchong's flagship.

"!" Shen Shouchong scolded, it turned out that Zheng Zhibao also wanted to do a decapitation operation and kill his flagship.

The sailors of the Zheng family on the deck of the Galen ship were all busy, some pulled the sails, some pulled the cables, some turned the rudder, some were moving the guns, and many of them were holding bows and arrows and firearms, standing on the side of the ship, looking like they were ready to jump on board the ship and fight.