Today's second update is delivered! , it is certain that the losses of the Zheng family's fleet will definitely not be less. Judging from the wreckage left on the battlefield, it should not be less than the losses of the Tiger Ben Navy. The losses on the side of the Tiger Ben Army were mainly the Cangshan ships. The loss of the Zheng family's fleet was armed merchant ships.

Judging from the battle just now, the red-coated cannons of the Zheng family's fleet had almost no chance of power, and could only rely on solid bullets to attack. On the side of the Tiger Ben Army and Navy, they recklessly used red-coated artillery bombardment, and the casualties caused by the two were absolutely different.

In fact, the losses of the Zheng family's fleet are indeed quite a lot. After four rounds of artillery battles, the Zheng fleet had lost one three-masted gunboat and nearly forty armed merchant ships. Overall, more than thirty percent of the warships were lost. The worst thing is that the other warships are also scarred and dying.

There were a few three-masted gunboats, when they withdrew from the battle, they were fine for the time being, and as a result, when repairs were carried out between battles, they regretted that they could not continue to participate in the battle. If they forcibly participate in the war, they may fall apart on the spot once they are baptized by the fire of the Tiger Army.

"Can't it really be fixed?"

Funeral success said a little depressed.

The three-masted gunboat is the main force of the Zheng family's fleet, and the loss of a few three-masted gunboats to participate in the war will definitely have an impact on the combat effectiveness of the Zheng family's fleet. At the same time, it also has a great impact on the morale of the Zheng family's fleet itself. Originally, he only had 25 three-masted gunboats, but now that he has none, his overall combat effectiveness will naturally be greatly affected.

The three-masted gunboat has always been a symbol of the victory of the Zheng fleet. The more than 100 three-masted gunboats owned by the Zheng family's fleet "are the foundation on which the Zheng family relied to dominate Fujian and Japan." No other power in the seas of East Asia could have so many large gunboats. Now, the loss of so many three-masted gunboats "Even if the final battle is won, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses."

You must know that in the South Seas, on Dongfan Island, the Zheng family fleet still has many enemies! Their sea power is even more powerful than Zhang Zhun's. Especially the menacing Dutch, their warships are many, and the artillery is also very fierce, and the only thing that the Zheng family can fight against them is the three-masted gunboat. Now, a three-masted gunboat is missing all of a sudden, and even his father can't calm down.

There is no way, the red-coated cannon of the Tiger Ben Army Navy is indeed very ferocious. After being bombarded by them in turn, it was impossible for the ships of the Zheng family's fleet not to pay a price. Fortunately, the Tiger Ben Navy only has six dragon god ships and less than a hundred red-coated cannons, otherwise, the Zheng family's fleet will be terrible.

"The ...... of the Eldest Prince"

Zheng Shouyuan had to be euphemistic.

He wanted to persuade Zheng Chenggong to retreat early and stop fighting the enemy. Continue to fight, the outcome is not yet known, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer. However, the losses of the Zheng family's fleet "were already quite large." In particular, the loss of a three-masted gunboat.

These lost three-masted gunboats did not mean that they were sunk, but that they lost their combat effectiveness or the ability to sail "the hull itself still exists." This brings a more troublesome consequence: how to deal with damaged warships. According to the previous plan, the damaged warships of the Zheng family's fleet "should all go into the port of the Tiger Ben Army for repair." But now, this plan is obviously impossible to implement.

In fact, it is not terrible for a warship to lose its combat effectiveness, but the most terrible thing is to lose its ability to sail. Because, after losing the ability to navigate, it is impossible for them to return to Fujian safely. In other words, it is impossible to go back to the home port of Fujian for repairs. Therefore, these behemoths are either self-sinking, or they are given to the Tiger Army as trophies.

Judging from the situation of the Tiger Ben Navy, it is clear that they have not yet collapsed in the end, and there are still many warships left of them. Paying such a heavy price, but not being able to wipe out the Tiger Ben Navy, fundamentally speaking, the strategy of the Zheng family's fleet has already failed. Since you can't achieve your goal, you should retreat quickly instead of continuing to fight. In the final analysis, the Zheng family fleet is still a pirate, and it doesn't make a loss-making transaction!

But is it just a gray retreat? It doesn't seem to work either. If the Zheng family's fleet withdraws like this, the morale of the entire Zheng Zhilong pirate military group will be greatly hit, but they will go back in despair, can others not be hit? Even if it's your own face, there's no place to put it!

Strictly speaking, the foundation of the Zheng family is still in Fujian, in Nanyang, and in Japan, and most of the main forces of the Zheng family's fleet are in these places. The conflict with Zhang Zhun is more to prevent the slightest problem and prevent it from happening. As a result, the operation failed. In the future, if you want to draw more warships to arrive, it will be impossible.

In other words, this was the first time that the Zheng family's fleet took the initiative to strike at the Huben Navy, and it was also the last. If you can't eat the Tiger Ben Navy this time, you will only be able to defend passively in the future. To put it simply, there is no chance of revenge.

It is unrealistic to ask the Zheng fleet to give up the interests of the South Seas and Japan, and to fight to the death with the Huben army and navy. Would you throw away a whole watermelon for a sesame seed? Apparently impossible. Zheng Zhilong is not stupid enough to be so stupid.

At this time, Zheng Chenggong felt that Zhang Zhun's letter was too dazzling. Zhang Zhun's letter was actually deliberately ridiculing him. Before, he didn't understand it, but now he slowly woke up. When he tasted the taste of failure, his feelings became more and more intense. The hatred for Zhang Zhun is even more profound.

However, even if he hated Zhang Zhun for 120 percent, what was the use? The facts are in front of us, Zhang Zhun is indeed a difficult enemy to deal with. It's hard to deal with now, and it's even harder to deal with in the future. In this battle, the Huben Navy lost a little warship and personnel, and it was not a big problem. Since Zhang Zhun can piece together so many warships in such a short time, he believes that it will not take a long time to replenish the lost warships. With the passage of time, the strength of the Tiger Ben Navy will only become stronger.

However, if he buries the Zheng family's fleet here, "it will be a big problem." It will take a long time for the Zheng family to make up for these damaged warships. Without these warships and sailors, in the face of the high pressure of the Dutch, the future days of the Zheng family fleet "will be more difficult."

"Sixth Grandpa, what should we do?"

In this regard, Zheng Chenggong had to ask for help.

He needed to find a step down.

"Retreat!"

Zheng Shouyuan said with difficulty.

"Sixth Grandpa, shall we go back like this?"

Zheng Chenggong said unwillingly.

withdrew like this, his face was indeed too ugly. When I go back, I don't know how others will laugh at me! When he came out, he slapped the people around him, saying that he would definitely kill all of Zhang Zhun's sea power. Many people have heard these words. When he goes back like this, will he have to live in a urine bucket? It's a shame, it's really a shame.

And again, "retreat like this, what to do with those damaged battleships?" All self-sinking? All for Zhang Zhun? Whether it was self-sinking or giving it to Zhang Zhun, Zheng Chenggong felt as if his heart was dripping blood. With so many warships, how could he give it up?

"Big Prince" Can we eat each other? ”

Zheng Shouyuan said a little helplessly.

“……”

Zheng Chenggong didn't know how to answer.

Perhaps, if the Zheng family fleet strikes again, it will be able to eat the other party. If it succeeds, everything will be easy. The problem of face was solved, as was the problem of damaged battleships. But what if you can't eat it? No one can guarantee that the Zheng family's fleet will be able to defeat the Huben navy if it starts shelling again.

"I'm not reconciled!"

The funeral was a little aggrieved and said.

came ambitiously, but left dejectedly, "I can't stand anyone, let alone Zheng Chenggong, who is strong-blooded?" He always felt that "I can work hard."

"Hey!"

Zheng Shouyuan could only sigh helplessly.

No one will be willing to have such a result! However, what can you do if you are unwilling, do you have to be willing until the whole army is destroyed? You must know that this is the land of the Tiger Army, and it is very close to the military port of the Tiger Army.

What does that mean? It means that the wounded of the Tiger Ben Army can be effectively disposed of, and the ability to sustainably fight is much stronger than that of the Zheng family's fleet. When night came, and the two sides ceased fighting, the Tiger Army could use ships to pick up all the wounded, and at the same time replenish the sailors from the rear to prepare for tomorrow's battle.

However, the Zheng family fleet could not do this. All the personnel of the Zheng family's fleet are already on board. There are not enough sailors, and the Zheng fleet simply has no way to replenish. All the wounded, too, had to be dealt with on the spot on board, and it was simply impossible to receive further treatment.

In the eyes of a wise commander, the value of a sailor is much more important than the value of a battleship, so the treatment of the wounded will be much more important than the handling of a battleship. Everyone knows that it is not easy for the navy to train a talent, and as long as there is a possibility, it cannot let him die easily. This is not just a loss of human life, but also a loss of experience and skills.

A strong navy requires a lot of skill and experience. These skills and experience do not come from a certain clever commander, not from a certain school, and still less from a certain instructor, but from the vast number of officers and soldiers. This drop of experience and skills, accumulated together, becomes a pyramid, giving latecomers the nutrients to fully absorb from it.

If a thousand sailors on both sides are wounded, then at least three hundred sailors of the Tiger Navy, which occupies the right time and place, can be healed and serve again. These people, after returning to their posts, must be the treasures of the treasures, and can take on more important positions and impart more valuable experience to those who come after them.

There may also be three hundred sailors who can do other auxiliary work. They may not be able to return to their posts and continue to work on battleships, but they can still engage in related occupations, and they can also pass on their experience and skills to those who come after them.

However, the Zheng family fleet is different. The wounded of the Zheng family's fleet had to return to Fujian before they could be treated. It will take at least three or four days to get back to Fujian from here. In this process, more than 70% of the wounded may die due to wound infection. In other words, the Zheng fleet will lose a large group of experienced sailors again.

This kind of loss of personnel compared to one or two battles, may not be fatal. However, if you fight for a long time, it can be very deadly. As time goes by, there are more and more experienced sailors in the Tiger Army, but there are fewer and fewer experienced sailors in the Zheng fleet.

In addition to the sailors, the disposal of damaged warships, the Tiger Ben Navy also occupies a favorable position. Their warships can be repaired at the nearest port, and some warships may only take two or three days to complete the repair and then return to battle. Repairs such as replacing masts, as long as there are large tools, really don't take long.

The damaged warships of the Zheng family's fleet could only be repaired when they returned to Fujian. From here to Fujian, after more than a thousand miles of sea routes, some of the damaged warships can't move at all, how can they go back? Is it possible to use a rope to tow it back? If there is another storm on the way, I am afraid that the entire Zheng family fleet will be buried at the bottom of the sea.

"Let's try again!"

"If we can't eat each other, we'll retreat!"

After thinking about it for a long time, Zheng Chenggong finally gritted his teeth and said that at this time, his child's temper showed up again. He was finally reluctant to let go of his face, and he still didn't have the courage to go back like this.

Zheng Shouyuan's face was immediately wrong. Isn't it child's play to fight, how can you gamble on the fate of the entire fleet because of your own personal emotions? What do you mean to try again? Where is there a saying for this kind of thing?

However, with Zheng Chenggong's current ambivalence, Zheng Shouyuan also understands. In fact, when he went back like this, Zheng Shouyuan himself was also gloomy. In desperation, Zheng Shouyuan had no choice but to cautiously give the order to line up.

Obviously, the warships of the Zheng family's fleet that received the battle order were all a little surprised. At this time, Zheng Chenggong will continue to attack? Didn't he know that every battleship was already covered in bruises? Continue to attack, are you sure to defeat the opponent? However, Zheng Chenggong's order was very clear, and they had to line up and prepare for battle.

"Zheng Chenggong!"

Seeing from the clairvoyant mirror that the Zheng family's fleet had started to move again, Wang Shide couldn't help frowning and said. Did he think he could really swallow the Tiger Navy? Why do you want to attack again? Damn, I really don't know how dead words are written!

"Line up!"

"Fight!"

Zhang Zhun face sè cold command.

No matter what Zheng Chenggong wants to do, the Tiger Benjun will accompany him to the end. Since you want to fight, let's keep fighting! If such a continuous war continues, there will always be one side that cannot support it first!