Chapter 972 Zhang Zhun, let's see!

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[Today's third shift is delivered]

"Knock Knock"

The series of shelling of the dragon god ship almost swept away a large number of chain bullets and grapeshot bullets, and the sailors and sailors on the armed merchant ship. The mast in the middle also made a strange creaking sound.

The rest of the armed merchant ship was now unwell and jumped into the water to escape. As a result, after a few moments, the mast broke, smashed down, smashed the armed merchant ship into a mess, and a large amount of debris was swept directly into the sea.

The sailors who jumped into the sea were secretly glad that they had escaped this fate. However, they soon did not rejoice. Because, they suddenly appeared, and in the warring seas, a large number of sharks actually appeared. These ferocious sharks scurry around in the water, looking for prey to attack.

Sharks are typical bloodthirsty animals, and from a great distance, they can smell the blood in the water. The Tiger Ben Navy and the Zheng Family Fleet fought in this sea area for six days, and I don't know how much blood was poured into the sea. It must not be surprising that there are a large number of sharks pounced on them. In winter, the water is cold and the sharks need more food.

"Help"

"Help"

"Help"

Now that he was surrounded by sharks, the sailors of the Zheng family's fleet who had gone into the water roared desperately. Some people were lucky to be pulled up by their companions, some were pulled up by the Tiger Ben Navy, and some people were on the run and were torn apart by sharks.

For a while, the sea water between the warships became more bright red. The waves are constantly surging, and the waves that rise up are almost all bright red. The water surface swept by the dragon god ship, and the water marks left behind it were all red. The solid bullet fell into the water, and the splashed water column was also pink, which looked very weird.

The sharks that scurried around in the water often collided with the battleship. These sharks, the energy of the impact, is still quite large. Some damaged warships were hit by sharks, and the situation was even more serious. Someone had to abandon ship because of this. However, more sharks knocked themselves out in the process of colliding with the battleship.

"So many sharks"

Dang Xinkun frowned and said to Zhou Zhengyu.

"Those who go into the water, try to save them."

"The sailors of the Zheng family's fleet are also rescued."

Zhou Zhengyu said solemnly.

For the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army Navy, no one felt that there was anything wrong with Zhou Zhengyu's order. Although the Zheng family fleet was the enemy of the Huben Army Navy and was still fighting to the death just now, the enemy had already lost its combat effectiveness after attacking. In other words, after launching, they are disarmed.

Under the siege of sharks, everyone in the water is in danger of their lives at all times. If you can, you still have to be rescued. This is probably the basic morality of the Navy. Fortunately, with Zhou Zhengyu's order and the understanding of the majority of the soldiers of the Tiger Army, a large number of sailors from the Zheng family's fleet survived by luck.

Of course, in addition to saving people within our ability, fighting is still the mainstream. The swarms of sharks scurrying around in the sea are at most a little spice for this battle, and they are of no other use than to set the mood of the battlefield a little. What everyone cares about most is to defeat each other as much as possible, end the battle, and win.

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

Wu Yiyi's dragon god ship, the cannon fire is very fierce.

After knocking out an armed merchant ship of the Zheng family's fleet, another series of shelling followed, and another armed merchant ship lost its mast and had to withdraw from the battle. One after another, Wu Yiyi's Dragon God Ship killed four armed merchant ships in a row, which can be described as fruitful and impressive.

Most of these armed merchant ships of the Zheng family's fleet had been injured in the previous engagements. Their masts, as well as their sails, are on the verge of collapse. The morale of the sailors was also quite low. The shadow of failure, which has never been before, is firmly enveloping their hearts. Such a fiasco, the Zheng family fleet seems to have never had one.

Once it encounters the red-coat cannon fire of the Dragon God Ship, the already damaged mast of the armed merchant ship can no longer withstand it. The sails, which had been torn, were completely useless. The wind was blowing through, but the sails could no longer absorb enough wind. Without enough wind, the ship can only helplessly listen to the surging of the sea, drifting with the current. To put it simply, you can only wait for death helplessly.

In fact, the fighting spirit of most of the sailors in the Zheng family's fleet is quite commendable. After all, they are old courtiers who have followed Zheng Zhilong for many years, have rich combat experience, and have enough confidence in Zheng Zhilong. Well, to be precise, blind obedience. Even at this point, they still believe that Zheng Zhilong has a chance to turn the tide and not fall, and the Zheng family fleet still has a chance to turn defeat into victory.

It's a pity that Zheng Zhilong lived up to their expectations. By this time, Zheng Zhilong was completely desperate. After asking the warships under his command to return to battle, Zheng Zhilong never gave any orders. He had come up with some orders to turn the tide, but, unfortunately, he had no idea how to turn the tide of the situation.

Of course, he knows that his subordinates are courageous and persevering, and they will not back down easily. However, in this sea, in the face of the giant warships and the ferocious artillery fire, the ability of man is indeed too small. After the arrival of the Third Fleet of the Tiger Navy, the Zheng family fleet was completely in a situation of being beaten, and there was no chance to change it at all.

The warships of the Tiger Navy, like a pack of fierce wolves, broke into the flock and opened fire desperately. Compared with the Dutch warships, these warships of the Tiger Navy's guns were more rapid and hot. I feel that the gunners of the Tiger Army are all a group of crazy people, and they don't want to kill and pour out the shells.

The warships of the Zheng family's fleet were constantly damaged in such artillery fire. Speaking of artillery battles, Zheng Zhilong had to admit bitterly that the Zheng family fleet was really not the opponent of the Tiger Ben Army Navy. The remaining warships, if they want to survive, can only quickly disperse to avoid the edge of the Tiger Navy. Even, it was to retreat directly to the south and flee back to the old nest in Fujian.

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Crunch"

"Crunch"

Similar voices kept coming.

These are the heart-pounding sounds that come out of the mast when it is about to break after being hit by a chain bullet. Experienced sailors, hearing such a sound, will reflexively run away to avoid being hit by the fallen mast. In fact, at this time, the safest thing to do is to jump into the water to escape.

Of course, you can't dive easily right now. Around the battleship, there were too many schools of sharks active, according to preliminary estimates, there could be more than a thousand. In front of so many sharks, once they fall into the water, they will be torn apart immediately, and they don't even have a chance to react. However, it is still necessary to avoid the direction in which the mast is going to fall as much as possible.

"Jump"

If a very shrill sound is heard, the mast is broken.

Broken masts usually fall to both sides of the ship, and the stingers are inserted into the seawater. The masts of large ships are generally made of the finest wood, and the length is very impressive. Once it falls, the cascade of consequences is very serious.

The mast was plunged into the water so hard that no matter what it touched, at this time, it was only crushed. If it hits a person in the head, that person will become meat sauce on the spot. If it hits the shark, the shark will be shattered on the spot. No matter how ferocious the shark is, if it hits the mast hard, it will only kill on the spot.

In fact, in a series of battles, the number of fallen masts and sharks hit is really quite a lot. Sometimes, a single fallen mast can kill four or five sharks at the same time. After a loud rumbling sound, a few unlucky sharks slowly floated on the surface of the sea, and the scene was indeed amazing.

When it comes to the momentum of the mast falling, the most powerful are, of course, the three-masted gunboats. The main masts of these three-masted gunboats are basically more than 20 meters high. In the past, the height of twenty meters was already very high. Once the mainmast of the three-masted gunboat is broken, the scene will be so spectacular that it will even attract the attention of the entire battlefield.

When Dang Xinkun held a clairvoyant mirror and observed the situation on the battlefield, he happened to witness the whole process of the main mast of a three-masted gunboat breaking. The three-masted gunboat was besieged by two Tiger Army Navy Dragon God Ships, and after a while, the main mast was broken. The mainmast, which was more than 20 meters high, fell down together with the heavy sails.

"Boom"

"Bang la la"

"Crack, crack

……

A variety of sounds, ún mixed together.

The heavy mast smashed into the seawater next to it, directly smashing the seawater out of a deep trench. Inside the trench, Dang Xinkun could clearly see that at least two sharks were stoned alive. The masts cut directly from their bodies, cutting them in half. Perhaps, it was because the movement was too fast, and the blood of these two sharks had not yet gushed out.

Immediately, the sails dragged by the mast covered the water fiercely, covering the sea area within a radius of ten meters, completely covering everything that Dang Xinkun saw. However, the movement under the sails was still very violent. There are constantly east-west tops, and it should be those sharks that are covered. Sure enough, not long after, a few sharks burst the sails and jumped out of the water.

Sharks have no spirit and no intelligence, they only understand the reflex of scurrying. Affected by the mast smashing, the nearby sharks were frightened and desperately rushed forward. As a result, the solid bullets of the Tiger Ben Navy kept falling and directly smashed them to death. If the chain bullet is swept by, it will tear them in half.

War is inherently extremely bloody, both for people and for animals. These crazy sharks, trying to devour the overboard humans on the battlefield. However, a large number of shells falling in the sea are also devouring their lives. In such a chaotic battlefield, out of a hundred shells that were fired, less than ten could hit the target, and the rest all fell into the sea.

If the shark was a little deeper at the bottom of the sea, it would be fine, but after the kinetic energy of the cannonball was reduced by the seawater, the lethality was not so strong. However, in order to snatch the sailors who have fallen into the water, the sharks are basically active on the surface of the sea. As a result, the shells fell on them, and they had to follow with bad luck. But the more sharks that are killed, the bloodier the water becomes. The bloodier the water, the more sharks are attracted.

“**”

Rao is a well-informed Dang Xinkun, and next to his flagship, there are either groups of sharks, or densely packed floating shark corpses, or fragments, and he can't help but feel a little troublesome. Thousands of sharks gathered on the battlefield, such a scene can simply make some people with poor endurance faint on the spot.

……

Zheng Zhilong also felt that he was a little numb. However, the reason for his scalp numbness is not because of the shark pest. In fact, Zheng Zhilong no longer has any thoughts on sharks in the seawater. His mind was now full of thoughts, all of which were how to preserve the strength of the Zheng family's fleet as much as possible, and how to quickly evacuate this damn battlefield.

Less than an hour after the battle began, the five remaining three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet were besieged and destroyed by the Tiger Ben Army. No way, who called them so eye-catching. Even if they try to hide themselves, they will soon be revealed. The Tiger Ben Army Navy has long been specifically eyeing the five three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet.

Zheng Zhilong was anxious, angry, and a little panicked. In the battle in front of him, the Zheng family's fleet was completely at a disadvantage, and if he didn't have a countermeasure, he was afraid that it would be worse. was originally going to rescue his son, but he didn't expect that in the end, he even filled in himself. Such a thing, when you say it, it's like crying without tears

If he had known that the Tiger Ben Army and Navy would desperately reinforce the Yangtze River estuary, Zheng Zhilong should have made up his mind and bear all the consequences, and did not come to rescue Zheng Chenggong. It is better to lose a fleet without a son. If you really want to rescue Zheng Chenggong, you should also dispatch all the fleets of the Zheng family's fleet, not just two.

If all five fleets of the Zheng family's fleet converge near the mouth of the Yangtze River, they can still deal with the Tiger Ben Navy. The Tiger Ben Navy has only three fleets, and in terms of strength, it can't compare to the Zheng family fleet that poured out. No matter how bad it is, it won't fail like it is now.

Of course, these are Zheng Zhilong's own afterthoughts, and they can even be said to be fantasies. Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao's fleets are all in the Nanyang and Guangdong areas, and if they are sent north, even if they are assembled at the fastest speed, it will take half a month. After a delay of half a month, Zheng Chenggong's corpse may have been digested by sharks.

These frivolous fantasies are no longer of any use. Zheng Zhilong forced himself to calm down slowly and think about countermeasures to solve the current predicament. However, what countermeasures does Zheng Zhilong have? Thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong never thought of a better way. Hiding from the world? Give the dummy? Stealing beams for columns? Excuse me? Beauty Trick ...... Thirty-six plans, Zheng Zhilong thought of a lot, but none of them were useful.

Transferred Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao from Fujian? Not to mention whether the fleet of the two can be drawn out, even if it can be drawn out quickly, the distance from Fujian to the mouth of the Yangtze River alone, in the case of headwinds, will take four or five days at the earliest. In four or five days, Zheng Zhilong estimated that his bones would be eaten by groups of sharks.

Since there are no new reinforcements, the only way is to retreat quickly. In short, don't want Zheng Chenggong to be successful, no matter whether Zheng Chenggong lives or dies, turn around and leave. Of course, before leaving, you have to inform Zheng Tai Fook. The Zheng family fleet can't lose Zheng Chenggong's fleet after losing Zheng Chenggong's fleet.

However, in this way, Zheng Chenggong is really finished. Without reinforcements, he would definitely fall into the hands of the Tiger Navy. With Zhang Zhun's xìng grid, it is indeed impossible to estimate what he will do with Zheng Chenggong. If Zhang Zhun uses Zheng Chenggong to make a big fuss, Zheng Zhilong will have a headache. If Zhang Zhun killed Zheng Chenggong with one sword, it would be no big deal.

When he was hesitating, someone suddenly came to report in a hurry, saying that a large number of ships suddenly came out of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Some of the warships of the Tiger Army Navy are rapidly approaching the mouth of the Yangtze River, and they should have gone to meet those ships.

"Go"

"To the Yangtze River Estuary"

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly ordered that as long as the battleships that could withdraw, they would retreat in the direction of the mouth of the Yangtze River. He had a hunch that the ships coming out of the mouth of the Yangtze River should belong to Zheng Dafu's fleet, and it may even be Zheng Chenggong's fleet. As long as you join them, maybe you will really have the power to turn the tide and turn defeat into a chance to win.

As long as the three fleets of the Zheng family's fleet converge together, the three fleets of the Tiger Ben Army are not so terrifying. If Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Dafu are safe and sound, it means that the Huben Army Navy already has a fleet, and it has been almost wiped out. Otherwise, Zheng Chenggong would not have been rescued.

With the three fleets of the Zheng family's fleet, the odds of winning against the two fleets of the Huben Navy are quite large. Even if there is no chance of victory, at the very least, a safe retreat should be no problem. The key is that what comes out of the mouth of the Yangtze River must be the warships of the Zheng family's fleet.

"It's our warship"

"It's our Zheng family's warship"

"It's really our Zheng family's warship"

Beside Zheng Zhilong, someone roared in surprise.

That's right, the warships that came out of the mouth of the Yangtze River were indeed from the Zheng family's fleet. At the forefront, there were several large three-masted gunboats. Behind the three-masted gunboats were a large number of armed merchant ships. At the top of the mast, the black sè flag representing the Zheng family fleet is hung.

Dozens of warships, mighty dangdang came out of the Yangtze River, and the scene was indeed very spectacular. Even the schools of sharks near the mouth of the Yangtze River hurriedly avoided them to avoid being hit and killed by the high-moving warships. At this time, the northwest wind was blowing, and the battleships coming out of the mouth of the Yangtze River were sailing downwind, and the degree was indeed very fast.

"Sure enough, it's Daifuku"

Zheng Zhilong's heart was suddenly overjoyed.

That damn Zheng Dafu finally rescued Zheng Chenggong. Well, the three fleets of the Zheng family's fleet converged and just happened to counterattack the Tiger Ben Navy. **, was pressed and beaten by the Tiger Ben Navy just now, Zheng Zhilong's feelings were indeed uncomfortable.

On the ocean in the east, Zheng Zhilong has the nickname of the Sea Dragon King, which means that on land, the emperor is the biggest, and on the ocean, he Zheng Zhilong is the biggest. has grown so big, Zheng Zhilong has not suffered such a big loss? The Zheng family's fleet had never suffered such heavy losses. How could he stand such a result? As long as there is an opportunity for revenge, he will never let it go. Don't let Zhang Zhun see how powerful he is, Zheng Zhilong is definitely unwilling.

However, Zheng Zhilong soon realized that he was wrong. The warships that came out of the mouth of the Yangtze River belonged to Zheng Dafu's fleet, but how could they not look like a victor? Looking at them, it didn't look like a triumphant, but like a hurried escape. That's right, it's to run for your life. After the distance got closer, Zheng Zhilong was even more sure of this.

These warships of the Zheng family's fleet that ran out have a common feature, that is, they are scarred all over their bodies and look very embarrassed. Some even broke their masts, relying entirely on strong northwest winds to push the warships out of the mouth of the Yangtze River. What's even worse is that behind these warships, there are also warships of the Tiger Army Navy chasing after them.

That's right, behind Zheng Dafu's fleet, there are indeed warships of the Tiger Ben Navy. And, at a glance, there are quite a lot of them. The big ones and the small ones almost blocked the mouth of the Yangtze River. Looking at their menacing appearance, idiots know that Zheng Dafu's fleet was definitely defeated, and it was driven out of the Yangtze River by the Tiger Ben Army and Navy.

"Shriveled grass"

"How so?"

Zheng Zhilong felt that his heart was about to start spasming.

How did the situation come to this? He blocked the two fleets of the Tiger Ben Navy here, and paid a heavy price, the purpose was to let Zheng Dafu have enough time and enough troops to rescue Zheng Chenggong. However, Zheng Dafu did not rescue Zheng Chenggong, and even buried himself in the Yangtze River.

Rao is the most brilliant strategist, and for a while, he can't understand what happened to this. Zheng Zhilong felt that his mind was drowsy. Now, he may really be the foolish man in the world. I didn't get anything, and I ended up paying myself all in. God, what the hell is going on?

Not to mention that Zheng Zhilong couldn't figure it out, even Zhou Zhengyu, Zhang Haibin, and Dang Xinkun, at the beginning, they all had a heart in their throats, thinking that it was the Zheng family fleet that eliminated Li Jicheng's fleet, and the triumph of victory came out of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Their hearts fell into the ice cellar at once. If Li Jicheng's fleet is wiped out, the Tiger Ben Army Navy will suffer unprecedented heavy losses, and the two of them will only have to go to military court.

Unexpectedly, the Zheng family fleet was actually beaten out by Li Jicheng. Moreover, Li Jicheng's fleet is still following them to the death, and at this moment, they can't wait to go up and punch Li Jicheng twice. This old boy is really capable, under the attack of Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Dafu, he actually survived, and he lived so nourishingly

After a series of flag words, Zhou Zhengyu, Zhang Haibin, and Dang Xinkun finally figured out what was going on. It turned out that Zheng Chenggong's fleet had already been defeated. In the past five days, Li Jicheng's fleet has actually been fighting against Zheng Dafu's fleet all the time. The Tiger Ben Army has a fleet, and it is naturally no pressure to single out the Zheng family's fleet and a fleet.

The battle entered the sixth day, and the two sides fought fiercely for a long time, and as a result, suddenly, Zheng Dafu's fleet suddenly retreated. When the enemy retreated, Li Jicheng naturally pursued closely. As a result, there was a scene of you chasing me at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Speaking of which, all this is the fault of the difficulties in maritime communication. If there were radios and the like, information could be communicated in a timely manner, and such a scenario would not have occurred.

"What's going on?"

Some people kept looking at Zheng Zhilong in amazement.

How did things get to this point? Zheng Dafu's fleet, how was it defeated? Zheng Dafu's fleet was defeated, is it Zheng Chenggong's fleet that has been completely wiped out? In the Yangtze River, how many warships of the Tiger Army Navy are there? A fleet in the end? Or two fleets? Even, how many fleets?

"See what I'm doing?"

"I don't know what's going on."

"Hurry up and ask Zheng Dafu, what's going on"

Zheng Zhilong's face twitched in pain, and he wanted to slap the people around him.

Things will actually turn out in front of him, Zheng Zhilong feels that his mind is like a ball of paste, and it is very difficult to operate. I thought of something just now, and I forgot it all at once. There were things constantly passing through his mind, and he just couldn't grasp them. Now, the only thing I hope for is Zheng Dafu's description.

"Master, it's not good, the third master is dead"

However, the news fed back by his subordinates was even more a bolt from the blue.

The third master mentioned by his subordinates is Zheng Dafu. Zheng Zhilong's side, there are several old family members with high seniority, and the general subordinates are called "masters". Zheng Dafu is the third in line, so he is called the third master. Zheng Shouyuan ranks sixth and calls it the six industries.

"What?"

"What did you say?"

Zheng Zhilong didn't hold it for a moment and almost fell.

Zheng Dafu actually died in battle? How can it be? How could he have died in battle?

However, the intelligence fed back by his subordinates made Zheng Zhilong have to believe in this cruel reality. When the battle of Jīlie reached the sixth day, Zheng Dafu began to get anxious. Six days have passed, and he has not rescued Zheng Chenggong, which is unjustifiable in any case. There was no way, Zheng Dafu had to go into battle in person.

Zheng Dafu led his flagship to attack the Huben army and navy, trying to open a bloody path and take Zheng Chenggong away. However, as soon as the battle went on for a while, a Cangshan ship that came out of nowhere found an opportunity and threw a series of grapeshot bombs at Zheng Dafu's flagship.

Unfortunately, Zheng Dafu, who was commanding on the deck, was hit by a grape bullet and died on the spot. Along with Zheng Dafu, there were several other high-ranking officers of the fleet. The fleet suddenly lost its command, and everyone suddenly turned around and ran backwards. As a result, the entire fleet collapsed like this. Due to the rapid dispersion, they did not even bring back Zheng Dafu's body. Zheng Dafu's flagship was also captured by the Tiger Ben Navy.

"Waste"

"It's all waste"

"You Waste"

Zheng Zhilong was furious, and kicked the subordinate who reported the news to the ground with one kick.

Zheng Chenggong was not rescued, and he also took a Zheng Dafu. There is really nothing more painful in the world. Zheng Dafu is dead, presumably Zheng Chenggong is also finished. The son was not rescued, but buried so many warships in the Zheng family's fleet. At this moment, Zheng Zhilong almost wanted to draw his sword and commit suicide.

Suddenly, a sentinel ship arrived, and spies came up. This spy was sent ashore by Zheng Zhilong to inquire about the news before. He cautiously came to Zheng Zhilong, whose face was blue, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, let's inquire...... The eldest prince ......"

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with the eldest prince?" ”

The spy trembled and said, "I'm afraid the eldest prince can't do it...... Nanjing City ...... It has been occupied by the Tiger Army...... The black musketeers are also gone......"

"You"

"You lied"

Zheng Zhilong suddenly blushed and his neck was thick, his hands were clenched into fists tightly, and his eyes were as big as copper bells, as if he was going to eat people at any time. The sound of heavy breathing made everyone around him scared, and he didn't even dare to breathe.

Fortunately, that spy was also prepared. Otherwise, he would have been kicked by Zheng Zhilong a long time ago. Even so, the spy, after the report was finished, flew away. He felt that if he continued to stay for a while, Zheng Zhilong would kill him with a knife. Zheng Zhilong's anger was about to explode.

In fact, Zheng Zhilong's reaction was so jī fierce and such a gaffe, not because Zheng Chenggong might have died, nor because Zheng Dafu had died in battle. Instead, for the sake of Zheng Chenggong, who was likely to die, he boarded a considerable part of the battleships of the Zheng family's fleet, so that the strength of the Zheng family's fleet was weakened by more than half.

That's the worst thing. In the case of serious damage to strength, the future days of Zheng Jiajun are bleak. The Dutch and the Tiger Army will be like hungry wolves, constantly rushing towards the Zheng Army. When the time comes, where should he Zheng Zhilong?

Far aside, the situation in front of you alone is very bad. Obviously, with the Tiger Ben Navy gaining the upper hand, if the Zheng family fleet wanted to retreat, it had to abandon those damaged ships. However, abandoning these ships, the strength of the Zheng family's fleet will be even worse.

However, if you don't go, you can't go, if you don't retreat quickly, the three fleets of the Tiger Ben Army are swarming up, and he can't go if he wants to. If you continue to stay, including him Zheng Zhilong, you may become a delicious meal for the sharks.

"Zhang Zhun, let's see"

Zheng Zhilong's cheeks bulged and said viciously.

"Withdraw"

Zheng Zhilong said stupidly.

"Chase"

Zhang Haibin shouted without hesitation.

Beat the water dogs, how can you let go of such an opportunity?

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