More than 200 red-haired devils were killed in this battle, and the "Red Banner Army" suffered many casualties, 43 soldiers became heroic martyrs, and more than 60 people were seriously injured.

Half of the 100 or so lightly wounded were basically fine after being bandaged and were able to continue their combat missions.

The dust of the war has settled, Shi Daxuan is still standing stupidly, and the expression on his face is very rich.

The whole naval battle was not half an hour, this kid's mouth was always open, he really had never seen such firepower, and the shock brought by the bombardment of nearly 200 artillery pieces made him stunned.

Now the casualties have also been counted, and the casualty rate of the Ming army is about the same as that of the Dutch, but the Ming army killed in the battle is much less, only a quarter of the Dutch killed.

This should be an unprecedented victory, and this battle is enough to declare that the superiority of the artillery of the Xiyi warships does not exist in the future.

Suddenly, Shi Daxuan rushed to Huang Han like a demon, and was almost slashed by Gu Kui, Yan Congyou and other four personal guards.

Shi Daxuan knelt down with a plop, and then kowtowed like pounding garlic, and his forehead hit the deck to make a "Knock knock!" "It's like a drum.

"General, the lowly duty is served, the lowly duty is with the general in this life, the lowly duty must make meritorious service, the lowly duty must become the captain, and the lowly duty must win the opportunity to shell the Dutch face to face."

Huang Han was lucky in this battle, because the command module was not hit by the Dutch fire in the front, so there were no casualties among the generals who commanded the battle in the cabin.

Shen Xianyi, Wang Yuqi, Shen Ming, He Shouxin and dozens of other people were present, and when the artillery came and went, Wang Yuqi told everyone that the command cabin was armored in order to reassure everyone, and he also put grain bags outside to ensure the safety of the general.

Even if the command module was directly hit by the Dutch fire, the shells would be cushioned by the force when they hit the grain bags, and it would be basically impossible to penetrate the three-layer cabin covered with iron sheets and copper plates more than a foot thick.

Wang Yuqi personally designed the deck in three layers, each layer of four-inch thick wood will be covered with thick canvas produced in the West, so that even if the deck is pierced, it will not cause more damage from the wood chips.

The artillery shells of this era are not grenades, nor are they flowering bombs that have been developed by the Ming Dynasty and are used in small quantities, and it is actually very simple to reduce the destructive power brought by solid iron balls, as long as the conditions allow a large number of sacks and pouches filled with soil.

Of course, the cannonball could not jump into the dirt and had no damage effect, so on a ship without mud, Wang Yuqi arranged for the marines to use grain bags to cushion the power of the enemy's shells, which is a very scientific and practical method that deserves to be widely promoted.

Moreover, the food will not necessarily be wasted, and after the naval battle, you can re-sift off the debris and continue to eat, and there is no toxin after being beaten by an iron ball.

The generals in the command cabin all saw the artillery fire of the Dutch deck battleship, and finally understood the gap between the Daming Navy Division and the Xiyi Navy.

Everyone understood why the head of the family spared no effort to develop sailors, and why he emphasized that he should do everything possible to equip the warship with cannons as much as possible.

If the "Red Banner Army" had not been a large warship with seven guns and dozens of guns, how could it have competed with the deck warships of the Dutch, and it would have been a fool's dream to win a complete victory and capture the enemy ships.

Huang Han said to Shi Daxuan, who was convinced: "Don't always kneel, stand up and stand up and speak." Then he looked at Shen Xianyi and Wang Yuqi again,

Said: "This is in the sea area not far from my Daming, there are two Xiyi warships, if the number of Xiyi warships is not less than ours, or even more than us, I am afraid our army will have to sail away." ”

Shen Xianyi nodded and said: "What the general said is extremely true, if there are five or six enemy ships of the level of the Udwater, if they also line up the battle line to shell, I am afraid it is impossible for our army to win."

Once engaged at sea, tactics and courage are secondary, and the most important thing is to compete with artillery fire, and it is obvious that the number and caliber of the guns of our warships are weaker than that of the Udwater. ”

Wang Yuqi had already understood what Huang Han meant, and he said with confidence: "The general can rest assured, with the captured Xiyi deck warship, the lowly will lead the masters to step up research and development."

We will learn from each other's strong points and make up for each other's weaknesses and guarantee that at least three of our warships with no less than the size of the Udwater and equipped with no less than its guns will be delivered to the naval division by the end of April next year. ”

Huang Han reminded: "Don't forget that our warships are the product of a combination of Chinese and Western, and don't forget that the Ming Dynasty's oar technology is ahead of this era." ”

Wang Yuqi said: "I understand that the ship can be invincible with strong guns, and only with the speed of the ship can we catch up and beat the enemy, and only in this way can we win a complete victory." ”

Huang Han turned his head to Shi Daxuan and said: "The 'Red Flag Army' now has a warship formation that can be defeated by face-to-face bombardment with Xiyi warships, and there will be more than ten or twenty new warships launched every year in the future, among which there will be three or five warships with larger size and more artillery fire. ”

Shi Daxuan said loudly: "General, in my humble opinion, as long as the 'Red Banner Army' fleet does not set up a battlefield along the coast of Fujian for the time being, the current Shibazhi will be difficult to defeat the general."

Because Eighteen Zhi had to deal with the general's seven warships with unparalleled artillery fire, he had to gather hundreds of warships to fight in groups, and there was no such possibility to go to Liaohai to fight. ”

Huang Han thought for a moment and was noncommittal, and Shi Daxuan added: "I have been at sea for nearly 20 years, and I have never seen a big war ship of this size that can be as fast as this.

Therefore, he believed that as long as the commander of the warship had accurate judgment, he would be invincible at sea, and even if he could not defeat the enemy and capture the enemy's ship, he would be able to leave the battlefield when the situation was unfavorable to our army. ”

At this moment, the hundreds of people on the flagship cheered, and Shen Ming reported: "General, the fleet led by Lord Huang Yong is already about ten miles northwest, is our army continuing to slow down and wait for convergence?" ”

Huang Han said: "Yes, you can immediately convey the order to drop all the soft sails and only leave three hard sails to sail." ”

Huang Han came to the command cabin window and opened the clairvoyant mirror to the west through the large glass window to look out, and Shen Xianyi, Wang Yuqi, Shi Daxuan and others were also observing the position of the fleet.

After a while, Shi Daxuan exclaimed: "Lord Shen, there are more than a dozen warships there that are similar in style to our army's warships, and those are also the 'Red Banner Army' warships." ”

Shen Xianyi said proudly: "The general's flagship is not the warship with the largest artillery fire in our army, the flagship in the position of the main fleet is the largest warship in our army, and the caliber of the artillery equipped is even larger than the one we are riding." ”

Shi Daxuan muttered: "The sea overlord of the Ming Dynasty is about to be born, and he naturally belongs to General Pingliao. Eighteen Zhi's good days are gone. ”