The Fubunes and Cangshan ships were located at the front and rear ends of the Dutch ships, which were the blind spots of the artillery, and were largely unattacked.

The shells of the Dutch ships could only fall on the Canton ships parallel to it.

A Dutchman shell happened to fall on the "Nanhai", the shell hit the board side, and the hull of the "Nanhai" tilted sharply to the left, and then slowly reset.

The main potential energy of the cannonball was dissolved by the shaking hull, and it bounced on the deck a few more times before it quieted down and stopped in the middle of the deck.

The soldiers on the deck were shocked, and they quickly lay on the deck, waiting for the shells to explode.

After waiting for a long time, the shell still did not explode.

A daring soldier looked up from the deck, "Huh? How does it look like an iron bump? ”

He slowly crawled towards the cannonball, and sure enough, it was an iron lump, "Brothers, don't be afraid, the Dutch use solid bullets. ”

"Solid bullets? A false alarm. ”

"How come the Dutch only have solid bullets?"

"Hurry up and report to the commander!"

……

The soldiers quickly reported the information about the Dutchman's use of solid ammunition to Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong frowned: "Haven't the Dutch installed flowering shells on the ship yet?" Or did they choose solid bullets first? ”

He set his sights on the battlefield, and sure enough, none of the shells of the Dutch would explode.

"Flags, tell the Sù brothers, the Dutch are firing solid shells."

There were no terrifying flowering shells, and the Ming soldiers relaxed their vigilance, and they no longer dodged the shells that fell on the ship.

The range of the solid bullet is very small, but the speed is fast, and you can't dodge it if you want to, so you can only rely on luck.

Ships on both sides were constantly being shot.

The Ming army used flowering shells, which caused much greater damage to both the soldiers on the ship and the ship itself, and the number of artillery of the Ming army, including the Fu ship and the Cangshan ship, was still superior.

In particular, the ten Canton ships in the middle, concentrating their fire, sprinkled flowering shells on the flagship of the Dutch.

After three rounds of shelling, the Dutch flagship was hit by more than ten bullets, and two port guns had already lost their ability to fight, I don't know if the artillery was blown up, or the ship "dǐng" diǎn "small" said, .2⊥3.o↘s_ (); There are not enough soldiers on it.

The Dutch seem to have discovered that the main target of the Ming army was their flagship, but fighting at sea was different from land, and they could not escape if they wanted to.

"Boom...... Boom ......"

Two flowering shells, which fell almost simultaneously in the middle of the flagship.

The shock wave released when these two flowering bombs exploded may be superimposed, instantly blowing up the already badly injured flagship in two.

Seawater quickly filled the ship's hold.

This flagship was made of wood, and the broken ship could still float on the sea, but the twenty heavy guns on both sides were fixed to the side of the ship, and after the seawater poured into the cabin, the two broken ships formed a huge whirlpool on the sea surface and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

Only a small amount of debris floated, up and down with the whirlpool.

At the place where the wreck had just occurred, a large number of Dutch soldiers were swimming, and several soldiers were swept to the bottom of the sea because they were too close to the whirlpool created by the wreck.

A large Dutch ship close to the flagship, firing its guns at the Ming ships while slowly approaching the overboard soldiers, trying to rescue the soldiers on board, perhaps their fleet commander Jensen was among the swimming soldiers.

"It's better to cut off one of its fingers than to hurt its ten fingers!"

Zheng Zhilong saw the intention of this ship, and he ordered the flag bearer to raise the flag, and the Guangzhou ships that were originally aimed at the Dutch flagship first concentrated their firepower to attack the Dutch ship that was trying to rescue the soldiers who had fallen into the water.

The unlucky ship immediately disintegrated in the flowering bombs of the Ming army, and a section of the bow of the ship was blown up high, and it glided in the sky like a kite for a long distance before falling again and slamming heavily on the water.

Several Dutch soldiers swimming nearby, knocked unconscious by sawdust, sank directly to the bottom of the sea.

The distance between the Canton ships and the Dutch ships is getting closer and closer, and if there is time for half a pillar of incense, it is estimated that the ships of both sides will enter the blind spot of the opponent's artillery.

If the naval guns of both sides could not fire, it was possible that the Dutch would take advantage of the opportunity to gain the upper hand.

Zheng Zhilong decided to change the rudder ahead of schedule.

The bow of the Guangzhou ship is now facing east, and if you turn the rudder to the right, you should enter the blind spot of the Dutch naval guns, which is the safest for the Guangzhou ship.

But in this way, it is still possible for the Dutch to risk the upper hand when the helm is turned.

Zheng Zhilong made a decisive decision: turn the rudder to the left, that is, when the ship turns around, turn the rudder upwind.

Such a rudder was very difficult, requiring the helmsman and sailman to cooperate with each other, and turning the rudder upwind would widen the distance from the Dutch ships, which were always within the range of the Dutch guns.

There were no guns in the front and rear of the ship, and when the rudder was turned, the stern of the ship must be facing the Dutch ship.

That is, when turning the rudder to the left, all the Canton ships were targets for the Dutch ships.

Fortunately, the Fufune and Cangshan ships on the left and right sides suppressed some of the Dutch naval guns, and after half an hour, the Guangfune finally completed the rudder turn, and now the port guns are aimed at the Dutch ships.

In the evening, another large Dutch ship was sunk, a medium-sized ship was hit by multiple flowering shells and completely lost its ability to fight, and the Ming army also had a large ship that lost its combat effectiveness and was forced to withdraw from the battlefield.

The South China Sea Fleet is the national fleet of the Ming Dynasty, and the state will replenish the loss of all ships and personnel, while the Dutch ships belong to the East India Company, and all losses must be borne by private individuals.

As the flagship of the Dutch fleet was sunk, the whereabouts of Commander Jensen were unknown, and James, the deputy commander on another large ship, took over the fleet.

Seeing the heavy losses of his own fleet, James was heartbroken, and he didn't know how much silver it would cost to rebuild, and when he returned, he didn't know if Putmans would punish himself.

In particular, the powerful firepower of the Ming fleet made James a little frightened.

After consulting with the junior officers, James gave the order to the fleet to return to port.

Once the Dutch fleet returns to port, with the protection of shore artillery, it will be too difficult to completely annihilate it, and even if it can be completely annihilated, in the face of the more powerful firepower of shore artillery, the South China Sea Fleet will suffer heavy losses.

From the Dutch flag, Zheng Zhilong found that the Dutch ships were about to retreat into the port with a tailwind, and he immediately issued an order to the Fuchuan and Cangshan ships: The Dutch ships should retreat into the port and intercept them at any cost.

The Fufune and Cangshan ships, which are gradually drifting downstream, will temporarily leave the battlefield if they forcibly turn the rudder, and the captains are not sure what to do.

After receiving the order from Zheng Zhilong, they immediately set up a battle formation and aimed their starboard guns at the fleeing Dutch ships.

Although the displacement of the Fuchuan and Cangshan ships is not as good as that of the Canton ship, it cannot hold a large number, and besides, the naval guns of the new Fuchuan reach 14, which is more than the Canton ship.

At present, there are only three large ships and seven small and medium-sized ships left in the Dutch warships, and many of the ship's guns have been destroyed and damaged, and their combat effectiveness has dropped by at least 30%.

The Fuchuan and Cangshan ships of the South China Sea Fleet have always been at the front and rear ends of the Dutch ships, which are artillery blind spots, and they have not been hit at all.

There was a new force in front of it to intercept it, and a large number of Guangzhou ships squeezed it over.

Even if you use a ship to collide, it is estimated that you will not be able to escape the encirclement of the Ming army.

In desperation, James chose to surrender.

In Xiyi's dictionary, surrender does not mean shame, if it is determined that the battle cannot be won, and the soldiers cannot break through, surrender is the wisest choice, it not only heralds the end of the battle, but also protects the soldiers and property to the greatest extent.

James chose to surrender from the perspective of preserving the Dutch soldiers and property.

It turned out that the six large ships docked in the open sea were not the garrison of the Dutch East India Company in Taiwan, but the navy of Batavia (present-day Jakarta), which was ordered by Governor Spex to inspect the various Dutch positions in the South Seas, and arrived in Taiwan only the day before.

After fighting with the South China Sea Fleet for half a day, three ships have already been disintegrated, and if they continue to fight, the remaining three will also disintegrate sooner or later, in order to keep these three ships and valuable naval officers, James put up a white flag and surrendered to the South China Sea Fleet.

Although the flag language of the Ming Dynasty is different from that of the Netherlands, the meaning of the white flag is the same all over the world, seeing the white flag of the Dutch, the soldiers on the Ming ship let out bursts of cheers: "Victory, we are finally victorious!" ”

The soldiers had reason to cheer, this was their first naval battle, which ended in a complete victory for the South China Sea Fleet.

The South China Sea Fleet also suffered certain losses, with one Canton losing its combat effectiveness, one Canton losing heavy losses, and seven or eight Canton ships being slightly injured in different ways.

The understanding of victory between the Ming and Xiyi is completely different.

What the Ming wants is victory, even if it comes at a heavy price.

For example, in the anti-fascist war and the Korean War, although our casualties and property losses far exceeded those of our opponents, the result was our victory, and the huge casualties and property losses did not affect our celebration of the victory of the war, and no one ever doubted the necessity of war.

Xiyi's concept of war is different, they strive to exchange the minimum price for the greatest benefit, if the cost is too large, even if the war can be won, it is not advisable, in order to reduce losses, even surrender is acceptable, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, the United States is the control of the other side's homeland, but up to the president, down to the civilians, can not accept the consumption of materials and casualties, and finally choose to withdraw troops.

They can afford defeat, but they can't afford to win at too high a cost, and even achieve the goal of "zero casualties in the war".

After the Dutch raised the white flag, they automatically stopped shelling, and the Ming army also stopped shelling, and the terrifying sound of artillery gradually subsided.

Zheng Zhilong arranged for the Fu ship to surrender on the one hand, and on the other hand, he asked the Guangzhou ship to prepare for battle to prevent the Dutch from surrendering.

The Dutch had lost confidence in victory, and they could not afford the losses of the war, and when the Fu ship approached the Dutch fleet, the Dutch officers and soldiers obediently let the Ming soldiers who boarded the ship tie them up one by one, and the war preparations on the ship were redundant options.

The surrender of the Dutch fleet did not mean that Zheng Zhilong had recovered the southern part of Taiwan occupied by the Dutch, and there were still cities occupied by the Dutch, and there were still their troops and merchants.