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Regarding the sudden appearance of Yang Tiansheng's fleet, Li Jicheng was not surprised at all. It is indeed not far from Chaolian Island here, and it is not surprising that Yang Tiansheng heard the sound of artillery and led the fleet to support. On the contrary, if Yang Tiansheng has not moved, it will be heartfelt. Abnormality is a demon!

Similarly, Zhang Zhun, Eviala, and Hiber Thomas were not surprised. Liaison at sea is difficult, but the sound of artillery is an excellent means of communication. As long as the cannon sound is heard, the nearby warships will definitely be attracted to it, unless Yang Tiansheng is not nearby.

The only one who felt surprised was Yang Tiansheng. Yang Pengling took five armed merchant ships and went out cruising alone, Yang Tiansheng knew it, but he didn't stop it. He felt that it was also good to let Yang Pengling touch the details of the Huben Army Navy. As for Yang Pengling's possible accident, he was not worried at all. Can the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Army Navy cause an accident to Yang Pengling? This is simply not possible.

"What?"

"The main battleship of the Tiger Navy?"

After receiving the report from his subordinates, Yang Tiansheng was indeed a little stunned.

thought that Yang Pengling would not suffer an accident, but he didn't expect that he would suffer an accident. The Tiger Ben Navy has so many large warships" is really amazing. Zheng Zhilong's intelligence, doesn't it mean that Zhang Zhun's sea power is actually not very powerful?

"Out!"

didn't have time to think carefully about why Zheng Zhilong gave him such information, Yang Tiansheng hurried out with the fleet. His eldest son was at stake, and of course he was nervous. In case Yang Pengling is caught by the Tiger Army, it will be really difficult to do! Before the war began, his son was slaughtered by the Tiger Army, and I am afraid that everyone will be depressed.

Not long after leaving the waters of Chaolian Island, Yang Tiansheng heard the rumbling sound of cannons in the distance. He is also a veteran of naval warfare, and he can distinguish the subtle differences in the sound of various types of artillery, and as soon as he hears it, he knows that most of the cannon sounds are not familiar to him, obviously, it is the cannon of the Tiger Ben Navy. It is conceivable that Yang Pengling is in a dangerous situation at this time, he is completely besieged by the Tiger Ben Army Navy! If he hadn't been one step too late, he would have sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Sure enough, when the Yang family's fleet entered the battlefield, Yang Tiansheng saw a surprising scene from the clairvoyant mirror. The five armed merchant ships brought out by Yang Pengling had all lost their combat effectiveness and were floating on the sea with no energy. On the surface of the sea, there are floating debris everywhere, as well as the corpses of people, a piece of wreckage. The continuous bombardment of the waves and the column of water can be clearly seen, and the color of the sea has turned dark red.

The only one who is still resisting is Yang Pengling's flagship. Fortunately, Yang Pengling's flagship was bought from the Portuguese, and its performance is not bad, and it has not been completely knocked out for the time being. However, around the battleship, the sails were also torn in many places, and the mainmast was in danger of being broken by the enemy at any time.

Next to Yang Pengling's flagship, there were a large number of tiger army Cangshan ships like crazy wolves, constantly throwing chain bullets and grape bullets at Yang Pengling's flagship from many different directions. Don't look at the small size of these Cangshan ships, but the artillery fire is quite ferocious. And in the strength of the line of sight, there are a line of saber ships of the Tiger Army Navy.

After learning of the arrival of the Yang family's fleet, Li Jicheng immediately issued a flag, asking all the saber ships to come back and reline and prepare for greater challenges. As for Yang Pengling's flagship, it will be handed over to Cangshan Ship to take care of. It's better if you can kill the other person, and if you can't, that's okay. The main target of the Tiger Ben Navy is the main force of the Yang family's fleet, not the miscellaneous in front of them.

"Ki Fei! Find out what the enemy is! ”

Yang Tiansheng shouted to his henchmen with a grim face.

"Yes!"

The subordinate named 6 Fei hurriedly turned around and went.

At this time, Yang Tiansheng had already realized that he might have been tricked by Zheng Zhilong. In Zheng Zhilong's intelligence, there was no mention of these large warships of the Tiger Ben Navy. To say that Zheng Zhilong doesn't know, it is absolutely impossible. If the Tiger Ben Navy produced such a large warship, Zheng Zhilong didn't even know that his position as the supremacy of the sea had long been overturned by a car.

Obviously, Zheng Zhilong is unpredictable! There are so many large warships in the Huben Navy, and he also coerced and lured himself to go north, obviously to borrow a knife to kill people. Although I don't know what their combat effectiveness is, these Tiger Warrior warships in front of me will definitely not be too bad when I think about it, otherwise, the five armed merchant ships brought out by Yang Pengling will not be all killed. This means that if the Yang family fleet wants to take down Zhang Zhun, I am afraid that it will not be easy.

However, the Yang family's fleet is now also difficult to ride a tiger. Coming from Fujian, it is impossible for him to be frightened and withdraw because there are more than a dozen large warships in the Tiger Navy? This also seems a little too bearish? It's a shame. Besides, where can he withdraw and go? Withdrawn to Fujian? I was afraid that if I withdrew halfway, I would be attacked by Zheng Zhilong's fleet.

This time, Zheng Zhilong was determined not to let the Yang family fleet continue to gain a foothold in Fujian. If the Yang fleet could not take Zhang Zhun, there would be no other place to stand on the seas of East Asia. Therefore, no matter what, "the Yang family fleet must take Zhang Zhun down."

"General, a total of twelve large battleships and thirty types of battleships."

Soon, 6 Fei turned back and reported the situation to Yang Tiansheng. In fact, there are not many situations that he can grasp, only the observation post can cut off the number of all the warships of the Tiger Ben Navy. As for the performance of these ships and their own affairs, there is no way to know.

"Twelve clip-type battleships?"

Yang Tiansheng said to himself.

For those types of warships, Yang Tiansheng didn't pay attention to them. The only thing he cared about was the other party's twelve large warships. The strength of the Tiger Ben Army's navy was indeed a bit beyond Yang Tiansheng's expectations, and he felt once again that he must have been tricked by Zheng Zhilong.

Of course, Yang was not particularly nervous by nature. He had five three-masted gunboats, and so many armed merchant ships, all of which combined amounted to forty or fifty. The other side only has twelve large warships, and compared to him, "the strength is still a little weaker."

"Dad, Zheng Zhilong deceived us! What Tiger Ben Army Navy is vulnerable! What Tiger Ben Army Navy only ships! It's all a lie! Zheng Zhilong wants to borrow a knife to kill people, "wants us to die in the hands of Zhang Zhun!" ”

At this time, Yang Pengling, who escaped, "hurriedly came to his father's side." He didn't say anything, and came up to bombard Zheng Zhilong. In his opinion, "all the faults are because of Zheng Zhilong's ruthlessness."

When the main force of the Yang family's fleet appeared, all the warships of the Tiger Army also slowly retreated, and the besieged Yang Pengling's flagship finally escaped. The more Yang Pengling thought about it, the more angry he felt, "The more I think about it, the more I feel that Zheng Zhilong is insidious, don't talk about the anger in this belly."

"You're wrong."

Yang Tiansheng said calmly.

"I ...... Father! Are you still helping Zheng Zhilong speak? ”

Yang Pengling said anxiously and angrily.

"Zheng Zhilong doesn't want us to be eliminated by Zhang Zhun, he just wants us and Zhang Zhun to fight and lose and weaken our strength a little. If we are all wiped out by Zhang Zhun, it will not be good for Zheng Zhilong. Therefore, "I estimate" that the strength of the Huben Navy will not be particularly strong. At the very least, the strength will not be stronger than ours. ”

Yang Tiansheng said calmly and slowly.

After all, he is a veteran of naval warfare, "At this juncture, he will definitely not be as emotional as his own son." He estimated that Zheng Zhilong would not completely fool himself. His own perdition in the hands of Zhang Zhun would not do Zheng Zhilong the slightest benefit. Therefore, according to Zheng Zhilong's estimate, the Yang family's fleet can still destroy Zhang Zhun, but it just has to pay a little loss.

"Master, master" subordinates believe that this is indeed the case. We can still defeat Zhang Zhun, "Just go through the process, maybe it's a little more difficult." ”

At this time, 6 flew the appropriate socket. He is an old man who has followed the Yang family since he began, Yang Tiansheng and Yang Yuling do not treat him as an outsider, and he is also qualified to speak.

"Shall we ...... Have a fierce competition with Zhang Zhun? ”

Yang Pengling slowly shook up his spirits.

"Yes!"

Yang Tiansheng said coldly.

"Array!

"Prepare to attack!"

Immediately, Yang Tiansheng waved his hand and said decisively.

All kinds of flags continued to come out, and the warships of the Yang family's fleet began to adjust their positions and prepare for a fierce attack. In the banner, Yang Tiansheng clearly demanded that all ships must desperately assault and destroy the living force of the Huben Army and Navy.

"Array!"

"Prepare for battle!"

Li Jicheng also gave an order coldly.

After the main force of the Yang family's fleet appeared, the main task of the first fleet was to hold them back, and then wait for the arrival of the second and third fleets. The purpose of the Yang family's fleet was to destroy all the warships of the Tiger Navy. The main task of the Huben Navy at this stage is to hold back the Yang fleet. The difference between the goals of the two is still very big.

About half an hour later, the fleets of both sides were in position. The distance between the two fleets is about 15oo meters. The Yang fleet was in the southeast, and the Huben navy was in the northwest. The number of warships in the Yang family's fleet is really quite a lot, full of fifty, with a forest of masts, and the momentum is magnificent. On the side of the Tiger Army, the power is obviously a little weaker.

"This is the naval tactics of the Portuguese."

Saviara whispered.

"The tactics of the Portuguese?"

Zhang Zhun asked humbly.

"The Portuguese were the first to embark on great voyages, the first to build artillery warships, and the first to explore a set of naval tactics. The main feature of this tactic is that all the battleships are arranged in a column to attack forward, penetrate through the middle of the enemy fleet, and use the sides of the ships on both sides to fire at the enemy ships at the same time. ”

"The advantage of this tactic is that the guns on both sides of the battleship can fire at the same time, wielding the most intense firepower, and at the same time it is conducive to the balance of the battleship, and will not be seriously affected by the recoil of the salvo. The disadvantage is that each battleship does not have a long time to contact with the enemy ship, and generally can only make five or six salvos, and it is basically about to disengage. ”

Hiber Thomas explained simply.

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully. He could understand the tactics of the Portuguese in naval warfare, as if the cavalry were interspersed, passing through the middle of the enemy's infantry, firing their bows left and right, beating the enemy's infantry, and then moving away, and then going back in the distance, continuing to pass through the ranks of the infantry. This cycle repeats itself until all enemies are annihilated.

Such tactics, which seem to be the simplest, have little technical content. However, "in naval battles, such a simple tactic" is often the most popular. Because of the difficulty of communication and communication, the tactics are too complicated, and there is no way to apply them on the sea. In fact, as long as this simplest tactic is trained well, it is not difficult to achieve perfection in defeating the enemy.

In fact, seriously speaking, it is not easy to practice this tactic to the point of proficiency. The enemy's fleet is not a fixed piece of wood" will not be left to your own devices, the enemy will also change different formations, will fire back with the same cannons, and may even use the same tactics against you.

Therefore, it is a very difficult technique to choose the right direction and time to intersperse, and coordinate the warships on the left and right to intersperse together. It is very difficult to do without rigorous training and rich experience in naval warfare. The navy pays the most attention to the basics, and tactical training is a very important part of it.

The tactics that Zheng Zhilong's pirate military group learned from the Portuguese and used them in the East Asian seas "can indeed improve their combat effectiveness." And the Portuguese, who were not very strong, did want to get more benefits from East Asia. Therefore, they should have nothing to hide from the teaching of this naval battle tactics, the key is how much Zheng Zhilong and his subordinates have received, and what kind of training they have received.

Why are the Portuguese and Ming people so close? Don't you want to use the power of the Ming people? Just because the Ming people bought the red-coated cannons from them, the Portuguese made a lot of money. If Zheng Zhilong's pirate group is wiped out, the Portuguese will definitely have a worse time in East Asia than before.

"Attack!"

Yang Tiansheng ordered without hesitation.

The five three-masted gunboats were the first to move, and the other armed merchant ships followed, pressing fast towards the First Fleet of the Tiger Army. Obviously, the Yang fleet wanted to use three-masted gunboats to open the way, and then intersperse it through the middle of the Second Fleet, and then use the guns on both sides of the ship to give the Second Fleet the most fierce artillery bombardment.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was a rumbling cannon sound on the sea, and the sea, which had gradually calmed down, was stirred again, but it was the red-coated cannons of the three-masted gunboat that began to fire.

As soon as the Yang family's fleet fired, it was a menacing shotgun, and I don't know whether to give Zhang Zhun a stormy dismount, or Yang Pengling was eager to avenge an arrow. This eldest son of the Yang family, in the battle just now, was indeed very resentful of the shotgun of the Tiger Ben Army Navy. Now, it's finally his turn to have a chance to soar.

Large swaths of marbles, like hailstones, fell on the sea surface five hundred meters in front of the sword tooth ship, splashing countless waters, as if the sea water suddenly swelled up with a fountain, very beautiful, very spectacular. Of course, in the eyes of insiders, behind this beauty and magnificence, there is a lure of death. If you are hit by these marbles, it will be the consequences of nine deaths.

The redcoat cannon can throw the marbles of a shotgun up to 300 zhang (about meters) away, which is something that ordinary Francophone artillery can never do. The Flying Dragon Cannon of the Tiger Ben Army Navy has a range of only about 2 meters for solid shells and only 5oo meters for grape shells, which is half the range of the red-coated cannons. Obviously, in the confrontation with the redcoat artillery, the Tiger Army Navy suffered a loss.

"Qi Shi!"

"Ready!"

"Fire!"

Li Jicheng shouted calmly.

The best interspersed tactics against the Portuguese are the T-shaped tactics. Why? Because the enemy's warships, in order to smoothly intersperse, will inevitably line up in a column, and then rush in a straight line.

Before the enemy ship enters the firing corner, the enemy's artillery cannot directly bombard the target in front of it.

Therefore, the attacked side can aim its side at the incoming enemy ships and concentrate all its firepower to "bombard the enemy's ships in front of them." As long as the attacking enemy ships are bombed all over the body, the enemy's interspersed tactics will naturally not be able to be implemented.

Under normal circumstances, a fleet that adopts T-shaped tactics needs to constantly seize the upper hand and constantly adjust its course in order to climb ahead of the enemy's fleet. However, if the enemy's fleet adopts the tactic of interspersing, the own fleet does not need to take any maneuver, and just waits for the opponent to come to the door and leaves.

Of course, it is not easy to do this. Since others have decided to adopt interspersed tactics, they will definitely make careful preparations for this. Generally speaking, the battleships that lead the way are very strong and will not be easily repelled by the opponent's shells. They are like a Beamon on the sea, not afraid of any attack, and smash each other fiercely.

For example, the Yang family's fleet took the lead with huge and sturdy three-masted gunboats. This kind of three-masted gunboat, even if it is subjected to more than 100 solid bullets, will not affect its combat effectiveness. Of course, the three-masted gunboat was not without weaknesses. If the mast is broken, or if the personnel suffer great casualties, it will also lose its combat effectiveness.

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

The rumbling sound of cannon resounded across the sea again.

All the saber ships of the First Fleet opened fire without hesitation.

A heavy solid bullet was violently projected out of the barrel, cutting a relatively straight arc in the sky, and smashing towards the target. Because there were too many shells fired at the same time, Zhang Zhun and the others could almost see black dots in the clairvoyant mirror, which suddenly swept by, and then disappeared quickly.