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At this moment, Zheng Chenggong, who was watching the battle command on the flagship behind, was shocked.

Test firing has this kind of accuracy, so once a salvo is fired, what kind of terrifying consequences will be?

Thinking of this, Zheng Chenggong immediately ordered the fleet to stop advancing.

Is this, scared?

Wu Zheng was puzzled over there, could it be that Zheng Chenggong had some conspiracy?

Otherwise, the loss of three medium-sized ships should be disdainful in the eyes of Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong was indeed afraid, because he had seen the long-range artillery of the red hair, but Zheng Chenggong had no money to change it, so he wanted to form an army, and secondly, Zheng Chenggong also felt that in the coastal sea war, with the coastal land as the backing, there was no need to replace the artillery.

It is no wonder that hundreds of years later, the Manchus are still using Ming-made shore artillery to resist the attack of the Eight-Nation Alliance from the sea.

This is the lack of concept, and Wu Zheng is nothing more than taking advantage of the concept of later generations.

But at this time, Zheng Chenggong was still hesitating, wondering whether the accuracy of this round of shelling was accidental.

Zheng Chenggong gave a command at this time, which he thought was the right one.

That is, with thirty medium gunboats as the vanguard, three times the distance between the ships (meaning three times the total lateral length of a ship), and continue to move forward, reconnoitring the enemy's fire, while the main forces do not move.

This command is weird, right?

At least it makes Wu Zheng feel very weird, what's going on?

Sent to death?

Thirty-six medium-sized warships approached and faced the guns of more than 200 warships.

Wu Zheng, of course, would not be merciful, and when the enemy ships approached about fifteen or six miles, he gave an order and fired a salvo with only half of the capital ships.

God knows what a spectacle it was.

The gunwales of medium-sized ships are not covered by iron plates, and the thickness of the gunwales is only slightly more than an inch, and this strength makes it necessary to blow up a large hole when it is hit by a shell from the main ship's guns.

Eight hundred gunwales roared in unison, and shells rained down more than ten miles away.

The water column stirred up by the shells smashed into the sea instantly formed a wall of water, blocking the view of the north and the south.

When the water column receded, there were still seven ships on the surface of the sea, and they were not unharmed, but braved a raging fire.

The sea was suddenly silent.

Wu Zheng was amazed, the black powder breech artillery of this era has such power, thinking about the giant cannons of later generations, how spectacular it should be, I don't feel relaxed.

But Zheng Chenggong over there instantly realized that he was wrong after a short period of shock.

Zheng Chenggong was indeed wrong.

The difference in range of eight miles is only a few minutes away for a warship sailing at full speed.

Approaching at all costs, in fact, is actually a small loss.

Wang Yilin's eleven ships responded to Zheng Cai's desperate breakthrough, and the effect was already very obvious.

The more desperate you fight, the more likely you are to succeed.

Because this tactic is really repeated, it is very likely that two or three ships will point at the same target at the same time with the gunners of each warship on Wu Zheng's side.

In this way, the target is indeed too dead to die, but it can cover the other ships of the same side to rush forward.

And artillery reloading takes time after all.

But Zheng Chenggong came to such a round of fire reconnaissance for no reason.

Is the battlefield situation different from before?

There is no difference, the distance is still there, nothing more than the loss of more than thirty ships.

The most important thing is that Zheng Chenggong realized that he had made a big mistake, that is, this scene greatly hit his morale.

Not only naval battles, but also land battles.

In one go, if you rush up and die, you will die, but watching your allies die in such a way, you don't even have the strength to fight back, who doesn't beat the drum in your heart?

Zheng Chenggong himself is playing drums.

With a blue face, Zheng Chenggong froze for a long time, not saying a word, let alone giving orders.

Wu Zheng is really anxious over there, can this be fought?

Wu Zheng immediately ordered the fleet to slowly advance three miles, so that the three elements of the Zheng family's naval division were all included in the firing range, and at the same time, his own side was still outside the enemy's firing range.

However, this temptation made Zheng Chenggong jump in shock, and he immediately ordered the fleet to retreat ten miles.

As a result, the distance widened.

Wu Zheng was at the bow of the ship, and when he saw it through the telescope, he was speechless after all.

……。

When Zheng Chenggong ordered a retreat of ten miles, he already had the intention of retreating in his heart, and he could afford the loss of more than 30 medium-sized ships.

He also knew that it was impossible for Wu Zheng to pursue, because Wu Zheng did not yet have the strength to fight away from Fujian and Guangdong.

But Zheng Chenggong hesitated, face!

came with such fanfare, went back in disgrace, and let the people of Fujian and Guangdong say about themselves?

In addition, Zheng Zhiguan is his uncle and his descendant after all, and he was killed by Zheng Cai, so he has to give an explanation to the soldiers under his command.

Zheng Chenggong was embarrassed, he thought of countless ways to break through, but in the end they were all vetoed by himself, because Zheng Chenggong estimated that even if he broke through the range difference of eight miles in the most ideal way, his side would have to lose thirty percent of the warships when engaged.

And then, after the two sides are at war?

Even if he defeats Wu Zheng, his strength is afraid that he will be exhausted.

Is this a good deal?

Just when Zheng Chenggong was in a dilemma, the person who resolved his embarrassment came.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates implore me to be the vanguard, attack ships and other fast ships with our own fire attack ships first, and the main ships of the prince will follow closely with our department, so that we can not only consume the enemy's firepower, but also shorten the distance between the enemy and us, as long as it is within the firing range, with our far more gunwales than the enemy, the prince will definitely be able to defeat the enemy's naval fleet."

Shi Lang arrived on a fast boat and gave Zheng Chenggong a good plan.

Zheng Chenggong was moved.

Xindao himself was not mistaken, this Shi Lang really has some ability.

Wait for the fast ship to attack the ship with fire, and the enemy has to attack, because the enemy's ship is also made of wood, and if it is hit by the fire attack ship, it is also a dead end.

Therefore, the enemy must attack the fire attack ship first, but the Yan attack ship is fast, the size is small, and the gunwales attack the ship, that is, the cannon fights the mosquito, so that the enemy does not have much energy to shell his own capital ship.

The more Zheng Chenggong thought about it, the more right he became, and he stepped forward and grabbed Shi Lang's hand with both hands and said, "Honorable Marquis, it's rare that you are loyal...... This plan is very good, this king has allowed it! After this battle, this king will allow you to lead a division alone and guard Jieyang for this king. ”

Shi Lang suddenly knelt on one knee and choked up: "Thank you for your great kindness, and I will repay you with broken bones." ”

Wait for Shi Lang to get out of the cabin and take the fast boat back to deploy.

Zheng Chenggong's eyes flashed, and he said to the soldiers on the left and right: "Send a team to watch him...... If there is any abnormal movement, kill immediately. ”

There is no greater evil in people's hearts than mutual distrust.

If there is mutual trust in this world, there will be fewer things that should not have happened.

Zheng Chenggong is not a hero, nor is he a hero.

Heroes and heroes know how to use people without suspicion.

Zheng Chenggong lacks courage, and what he advocates is to be suspicious of employing people, which is due to the family environment he has lived in since he was a child and his own character.