The second round of column shelling ended, and neither side immediately started fighting. The warships of the two armies confronted each other in the sea area at a distance of more than a thousand meters, but they did not make any moves closer. The battle just now was too fierce and brutal, and both sides had to take a breath. The respective commanders should use some time to make adjustments to the fleet, and at the same time sum up the lessons learned just now in order to make new arrangements.

Experienced naval commanders knew that "after two rounds of column shelling, the battle will heat up." In the next phase, the ships of both sides "are likely to withdraw from the battle in large numbers, and the personnel of both sides are likely to be sacrificed in large quantities." There may also be a gap in the strength of the two sides. In the face of these situations, "you have to be mentally prepared.

"Count the losses." Yang Guohua hurriedly shouted.

In the battle just now, it was unusually fierce, but what everyone noticed was the dynamics of the enemy army, the enemy's action deployment, and they did not pay special attention to their own casualties. For them, the course of the battle is not important, the final result is the most important thing. As long as victory is achieved, "no matter how many people are sacrificed, it is worth it."

After about half a cup of tea," Yang Guohua got the preliminary loss data. According to incomplete statistics, there were always three sword collection ships of the Tiger Ben Army that lost their combat effectiveness, five Cangshan ships sank directly, and eleven Cangshan ships were seriously damaged and had to withdraw from the battle.

The losses of personnel are also significant, "the estimated number of killed and missing, will not be less than five hundred." The number of wounded was also more than three or four hundred. Such a loss "has never been seen in the history of the founding of the Huben Navy." In the last battle with Yang Tiansheng's fleet, the losses of the Tiger Ben Army Navy were not so severe.

And that's just the first two rounds of fighting! In the coming time, there are even more fierce battles waiting for you! No one can estimate how many more times "such a column artillery battle" will be fought. Since it is impossible to estimate even this, it is even more impossible to estimate how many battleships and how many personnel will be lost on both sides.

Don't look at the fact that there are only three columns on both sides to fight, in fact, the "battle lasts" is really long. Each battleship had to start shelling from the moment the enemy's first ship came into range, and until the enemy's last battleship was out of range and the shelling stopped. In between, it takes at least an hour. After an hour of heavy shelling, it is certainly impossible to avoid casualties.

The situation on the side of the Zheng family's fleet "is not very clear, and the estimated losses are quite large." The six dragon god ships of the Tiger Ben Navy just now, but they were crazy, and the ninety-six red-coated cannons did not stop firing for a moment. From the clairvoyant mirror, "it can be clearly seen that most of the ammunition fired by the red-coat cannon fell on the enemy ship."

Zhang Zhun held a clairvoyant mirror and carefully observed the situation of the Zheng family's fleet. From the clairvoyant mirror, it can be seen that "the Zheng family fleet should also be counting losses, constantly exchanging flags." Judging from what they saw, the three-masted gunboats of the main force of the "Zheng family's fleet" may not suffer much loss, and those armed merchant ships may be large.

In fact, "on the surface of the sea where the battle just began, there were at least three armed merchant ships of the Zheng family's fleet" because their masts were broken, and they could not move, so they could only drift with the bō. Plus those who barely withdrew from the battlefield, the number is definitely more.

"Reorganize the team!"

"Prepare for battle!" Zheng Chenggong's face sank and said that "the Zheng family fleet lost one armed merchant ship, and two three-masted gunboats were also hit quite seriously, so they could only barely meet the battle." If they continue to suffer blows, it is very likely that these two three-masted gunboats will not even be able to withdraw from the battlefield. In desperation, Zheng Chenggong had no choice but to order the two three-masted gunboats to withdraw from the battle.

Such a loss is indeed a bit uncomfortable for Zheng Chenggong. Since he led the fleet independently, "he has never suffered such heavy losses." I really didn't expect that Zhang Zhun would eat such a big deflated here. Zheng Chenggong secretly swore that if this Zhang Zhun didn't beat him down, he would never be able to swallow this breath!

"My lord, our red-clothed cannon can't exert its power!" , Zheng Shouyuan said worriedly.

He had been carefully observing the battle just now. He found that the losses caused to the Zheng family's fleet "were all the red-coat cannons of the Huben Navy." Those armed merchant ships were basically crippled by those red-coated cannons. Compared with the ordinary Franc machine artillery, the power of the redcoat cannon is indeed too powerful. If you are hit directly, the consequences will be quite serious. Dozens of red-coated cannons of the Tiger Army Navy fired together, and the destructive power was indeed too strong.

In fact, the Zheng family's fleet itself has a lot of red-coated cannons, but it has no chance to exert its power. Because, all the cardinal cannons "are either in the bow or in the stern." Well, if you want to use the red-coated artillery to bombard the opponent, you have to give up dozens of artillery pieces on both sides. Obviously, such a formation does not meet the needs of the battle. The power of four red-coated cannons is, of course, not as good as dozens of cannons!

To blame, one can only blame the unreasonable design of the three-masted gunboat, which could not allow the Red X cannon and other artillery to fire at the same time. Fish and bear's paws, you can't have both, it's really depressing. "I can only blame Zhang Zhun's artillery for being really powerful, and he also installed the redcoat cannon and other artillery together." The fish and the bear's paws, the tiger army have both, and the Zheng family fleet is even more depressed.

At the beginning, the Zheng family's fleet and the Dutch fleet were at war, and the situation was not so bad. The proportion of battle losses between the two sides will not differ too much. Of course, the Zheng family fleet is at war with the Dutch fleet, and it has always been persimmons that pick and pinch soft, "If the strength of the two sides is about the same, they will never fight head-on." Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhun's naval fleet was even more difficult to deal with than the Dutch fleet! I really underestimated them before!

"Keep fighting!"

"I want to see how long Zhang Zhun can hold out!"

Zheng Chenggong gritted his teeth and said.

Soon, the Zheng family's fleet was dispatched again.

The Tiger Ben Army and Navy naturally followed.

The third round of column engagements begins!

The three fire dragons were soon entangled again.

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

The rumbling sound of cannons, like a sonata, made the sea boil again.

A large amount of white smoke rose up, enveloping the entire sea, and those outside the white smoke "basically couldn't see what was going on inside, and could only barely see the light of the fire." When the fire is shining, you can also see the chaotic battlefield.

"Click!"

Suddenly, there was a loud bang.

Zhang Zhun raised the clairvoyant mirror, followed the sound and looked over, and through the layers of mí fog, he vaguely saw that it was a three-masted gunboat of the Zheng family's fleet, and the mast fell down, causing a great impact. The three-masted gunboat, thick and long, "almost sank a nearby armed merchant ship when it fell."

The mast of the three-masted gunboat was already scarred by repeated attacks from chain bullets before. This time, he suffered another violent blow, and he suddenly couldn't support it. Without the mainmast, the maneuverability of the three-masted gunboat was immediately affected. In the face of the ferocious artillery fire of the Tiger Army's navy, it had no choice but to withdraw from the battle. If it hadn't withdrawn from the battle, it might have been sunk by the Tiger Navy.

Unfortunately, "only one of the three-masted gunboats in the Zheng family's fleet was knocked out", and the others still seemed intact. At least, that's what it looks like on the outside. As a result, the artillery fire on both sides was still so fierce that "there was no sign of subsiding."

An hour later, the third round of column engagements ended reluctantly. Counting the losses, the Huben Navy had three more saber ships, twelve Cangshan ships withdrew from the battle, and the other warships were basically injured. The number of officers and soldiers lost was more than six hundred.

The dragon god ship commanded by Zhang Shenggao was also torn sails, and "lost at least half of its power." Fortunately, such a column artillery battle requires a neat formation, which is not very high for the flexibility of the battleship. As long as it's not a scuffle, this dragon god ship can still continue to participate in the war. For the time being, the firepower of the main battleships of the Tiger Ben Army has not been greatly affected.

The losses of the Zheng family fleet are also unknown, but from the clairvoyant mirror, it can also be seen that the Zheng family fleet is also reorganizing the warships. "It took them quite a long time to straighten out. Obviously, after three rounds of continuous shelling, the losses of the Zheng family's fleet will definitely not be less.

"My lord, will you continue?"

Wang Shide bit his mouth and said a little nervously.

In such a column artillery battle, the distance between the two sides is actually quite far, but the result of the battle is quite cruel. Thousands of cannons bombarded each other, such a scene simply made outsiders tremble. After a round of artillery battles, the number of losses skyrocketed.

It seems that there is nothing special about the artillery battle of the column, in fact, as long as you think about it seriously, you will shudder. Because, every battleship has to withstand the shelling of the opponent's entire fleet from beginning to end. In other words, it is equivalent to one of your own warships, single-handedly challenging all the other party's warships. What kind of courage and luck it must take to survive the shelling of the opponent's entire fleet!

In such an artillery battle, I am afraid that the most awesome captain will not dare to say that he will definitely survive. Such a column battle is not a free-spirited melee, and there is basically no opportunity for free-for-oneself to play. What you have to do is to be a gear on a machine" according to the meaning of the above provisions, and only then do it in a dagger.

Three rounds of shelling have already caused the Tiger Ben Army to lose six saber ships, and one dragon god ship has been injured. Continue, and the number of lost sabertooth ships will be even greater. Maybe "some battleship will sink directly." Those Cangshan ships have sunk several directly.

In such a fierce column artillery battle, "almost every battleship was wounded, and it was basically impossible to be unscathed." As the number of battles increases, the number of shelling received, and the number of battleships forced to withdraw from the battle will certainly increase.

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