The artillery roared, and the two sides engaged in a tentative bombardment.

Neither Zheng Chenggong nor Zheng Sanhu thought about eating each other in one bite, but were ready to fight a protracted battle.

Zheng Chenggong's advantage is that he has a water village to rely on, while Zheng Sanhu's advantage is that the water master is more flexible and unrestricted.

There is no doubt that the two sides are a battle of spear and shield.

As a child of the Zheng family, Zheng Chenggong has been exposed to his father since he was a child, and after systematic training, he knows the combat methods of the Zheng family army well.

The reason why Zheng's sailor is strong is because it can be stretched and relaxed, loose and tight.

In the battle of the fortification, the Zheng family army can reflect the toughness of the withering and decaying. And in the defensive battle, Zheng Jiajun can do it without leakage.

Judging from Zheng Sanhu's current performance, he wants to fight a tough battle. It's just that Zheng Chenggong's defense is very tight, and Zheng Sanhu has not yet found an opportunity to take advantage of.

Ningbo Water Village is built according to the topography, and the entrance of the village is very small. If Zheng Sanhu attacked the naval division, the formation of the warships would be difficult to deploy, and he would not be able to give full play to the advantage of troops.

Of course, he understood this, so he only ordered the sailors to cruise around the perimeter and shell.

It looks very lively, but in fact, it doesn't pose much of a threat to Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong knows this.

However, he was not in a hurry, but decided to play steady.

This is the same as a siege battle, it is the besieging side that is in a hurry, and the defending side is in a hurry?

Holding on to the water with your back to the water will minimize your losses and consume and kill enemy troops. This is the best result for the Ming army.

As for what, he went directly out of the village and fought a decisive battle with the rebels, Zheng Chenggong didn't think about it at all.

That's just for the sake of fame.

Zheng Chenggong is not a child, he will not make such a mistake.

Even if he really went out of the village to meet the enemy, it was after defeating Zheng Sanhu, so that the losses of the Denglai Sailors could be minimized.

Zheng Chenggong had previously played against Zheng Sanhu on Jiushan Island, and knew that this person was an experienced veteran.

The more you play against this kind of veteran, the more you can't be in a hurry.

As soon as you are in a hurry, you fall into his rhythm and are subject to others everywhere.

And if you play steadily and force the other party to sit still first, then you will win most of the time.

The sailor led by Zheng Sanhu this time is obviously much stronger than last time.

Both the size of the hull and the armament of the guns are absolutely second to none.

A sailor of this size is absolutely invincible on the sea.

But it is still the same sentence, Zheng Sanhu's sailor in the narrow area can't give full play to his advantages, unless he is desperate to break through the mouth of the water village.

But it is clear that Zheng Sanhu does not intend to do this now.

The sound of the cannon shook the sky, but more often than not, it hit the surface of the sea, splashing water. If there is one sentence to describe the current situation on the battlefield, it is that the thunder is loud and the rain is small.

Both sides had some scruples and reservations, and did not exert their full strength.

After conducting a round of tests, Zheng Chenggong found that Zheng Sanhu's sailors were all big ships and lacked small boats, and he couldn't help but have a plan.

The big ship can carry many sailors and has strong combat effectiveness, but the disadvantages are also obvious.

That is, the steering is slow and not flexible enough.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Denglai Naval Division, this problem was considered in order to equip a large enough fortune boat and a wide ship with a certain number of small boats, such as long boats and fast crabs.

This kind of small boat is not inconspicuous, but it can play an important role at critical moments.

Zheng Chenggong carefully observed the situation while secretly wondering if if he let the boat fill it with dry firewood and ignite the sailors who rushed to Zheng Sanhu, he would reap unexpected results.

He was still hesitating, but who knew that it didn't take long for the wind direction to change, and the wind was howling and swept in the direction of Zheng Sanhu's sailor.

Zheng Chenggong was overjoyed.

This is really if you want to sleep, someone handed you a pillow, and God is too cooperative.

He immediately ordered people to prepare enough dry firewood and put it on the long boat and fast crab.

The officers and men of the Denglai Naval Division were very strong in execution, and soon after the military order was issued, the boat was filled with dry firewood.

Zheng Chenggong instructed the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division to rush towards the rebels with this tailwind, light a fire when they were about to reach the Zhaimen, and then jump into the sea to escape at the right time.

Soon, more than a dozen long boats and fast crabs were ready, and they set off with a momentum that the wind was sluggish and the water was cold, and the strong men were gone and could not return.

The door of the water village was opened, and the officers and soldiers on the small boat also lit the dry wood on the boat at the first time.

Zheng Sanhu was stunned when he saw the door of the water village open.

Zheng Chenggong: What is this doing? Take the initiative to sell the flaws to him?

Before he could figure it out, he saw a raging fire on the boats that had rushed out of the water village.

Linked to the wind direction that had just changed, Zheng Sanhu suddenly realized.

Zheng Chenggong is going to attack with fire.

Fire attacks are common in history, and they are also used in water warfare.

It's just that there are a lot of restrictions on fire attack, and it can't be used at the right time, place, and people.

And now the wind direction has changed suddenly, and this is the time of day. Shuizhaikou is a husband and a man, and this is a geographical advantage.

As for people and fear, it is the righteousness occupied by the imperial court.

Although he was far away, Zheng Sanhu could feel the determination of the officers and soldiers rushing towards him, and he couldn't help but gasp.

It's terrible, it's really horrible.

Now that all the sailors under his command are huddled together, if they really let the fireboat rush into the sailor's array, the consequences can be described as unimaginable.

Zheng Sanhu immediately ordered: "Turn around, turn around quickly." ”

It's just that it's not easy for a large fortune ship to turn around.

Zheng Sanhu's military order was issued for a long time, and some of the lucky ships were only half turned over.

At this moment, the fireships that were sailing with the wind were already roaring and rushing directly into the rebel formation.

Although the Fukubune is large, it is also a wooden structure.

Wood is the most afraid of fire.

Now under the tailwind, the fire is very strong, and in an instant, several lucky ships have been ignited.

Seeing this, Zheng Sanhu hated the root of his teeth.

How so?

He obviously took the initiative to put pressure on Shuizhai, how could he be put on the side?

If he continued to fight like this, he would be greatly injured.

"Spread out, spread out!"

Fortunately, the ships under his command were only close to each other and were not tied together, and it was still possible to disperse this time.

The large ships slowly dispersed, and although some of the ships near the water village were ignited, most of them were still preserved.

At this time, after all, it is a tailwind, and the small boat sails fast, but the big ship is not slow.

Under the full sail, most of the lucky boats quickly sailed away from the danger zone, and the lucky boats where Zheng Sanhu was located also escaped.

Looking at the billowing smoke and monstrous flames in the distance, Zheng Sanhu let out a long breath of turbidity.

Some of the ships have been burned and sunk into the sea.

Some of the crew jumped into the sea before the sinking and were swimming desperately towards themselves.

They were all people familiar with the nature of the water, but they seemed so small and helpless in the middle of the sea.

It's dangerous, it's really dangerous.

If he hesitated for a moment and allowed the fire to spread, even the immortals would be unable to save him.

The fire is getting bigger and bigger, and if one after another the lucky ships are ignited, it is possible that the whole army will be destroyed.

Zheng Sanhu clenched his fists and scolded hatefully in his heart, he didn't know that the little cub who was high in the sky and the earth was thick used such a vicious trick.

When I regroup and rush back, I will definitely slaughter Ningbo Water Village without leaving a piece of armor!

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