Battle of the Estuary of 563 (II)

"Fire Dragon! Haha, it's a fire dragon again! ”

In the Zheng family's fleet, the sailors danced with their hands, just like Zheng Zhilong's feeling before—they were full of fear when they first saw this weapon, but this time, they were on the same side as the owner of these weapons, which was really a very good feeling.

Of course, in any case, attacking the enemy line with just two rockets must be a little too thin. That's why the Joan navy had to line up with five sailing ships - and soon, a second sailing ship swept in front of the enemy along the same course, and fired the same two rockets from the same position...... The third, fourth, and fifth ships were also concocted in the same way. The last two ships could only launch one rocket at a time due to their small size, but these eight rockets had already shaken the originally solid and neat defensive formation on the opposite side, and the small ships of the Chinese pirates under Liu Xiang scattered in all directions to avoid the flames, and even a few Dutch galleons began to move, trying to stay away from the unlucky ships that were already on fire or the burning sea, so as not to set themselves on fire.

The Dutchman's defensive formation, which had been very complete, was shaken all at once.

"Haha, yes! Big brother, let's rush! ”

Seeing that the Qiong Navy had indeed destroyed the enemy's formation as agreed, Zheng Zhihu danced excitedly and urged repeatedly. But Zheng Zhilong was not in a hurry, still holding a telescope, while watching the enemy formation on the opposite side, and at the same time turning the direction from time to time to observe the ships of the Qiong Navy.

"Don't worry, the signal from Shorthair hasn't been sent yet."

-- Since the two sides have made an agreement, of course, it is impossible to rely on each other's tacit understanding alone, and the Qiong Navy clearly told them to do so only after seeing the signal to attack, and now that the other side has not sent a signal, it seems that the operation of the Qiong Navy has not yet ended.

It was indeed not over yet, but the five boats came back after a big circle from a distance. Pretty much the same route, same location...... From the first Yukikaze, two more rockets were fired, and the other four ships that followed far behind also repeated the previous action, and eight more rockets flew over......

At this time, the ships on the opposite side, especially the Dutch gunboats, also began to fire back with all their might, but because the distance was too far and the five schooners had reached extremely high speeds, the shelling did not pose a threat at all, and the rising columns of water on the sea fully proved their helplessness...... Unless they rush out of the estuary to fight, then their formation will inevitably disintegrate. Peeking at the Zheng family's fleet like a vicious wolf, he will get a chance.

"Well done! Just hit it like that! Shoot from afar, suffocate those bunny cubs! ”

Zheng Zhihu became more and more excited, even though he was wearing heavy armor, he was actually jumping on the deck, making his whole body clang. Although Zheng Zhilong was not as excited as him, he also nodded secretly-the speed of the clipper, the range of the rocket, and the shorthair gave full play to their advantages.

After the second blow, the Qiong Navy still did not send an attack signal to the Zheng family, but did not hurry to sail to the ocean again. But this time, none of the generals of the Zheng clan were in a hurry, and they all saw the intention of the Qiong navy - it was clear that they wanted to give full play to the advantage of firepower and bully the opponent to be inferior to them in artillery range. Although they can only hit eight rockets at a time, if they can't fight back, even if those Dutchmen can hold back, their morale will soon be exhausted.

What's more, those rockets were incredibly powerful, and the flames from the explosion could not be extinguished, and the ships that caught fire basically had to give up. And when it burns, it is a large area, and even if it does not hit the ship, it will form a circle of flames on the sea. Eight rockets at a time may not seem like a lot, but after two rounds of twelve rockets, there are still more than a dozen ignition points on the sea where the opponent's formation is located, even if it is at sea, even if you try your best to move, it is not so easy to avoid - and the rockets are still flying past!

"Big brother, this won't work, if we continue to play like this, we won't have a chance to make a move."

When the five boats swept past the enemy for the third time and fired another volley, Zheng Zhihu became worried—he was worried that the Qiong Navy would not be able to do the work, but now he was afraid that Shorthair would do the work too thoroughly. Although the allies are very righteous, this is after all a revenge battle for their Zheng family, and the Zheng family has also mobilized all their strength for this, but if their Zheng family is just a bystander during the whole battle, it will be too child's play.

"Don't worry, let's see what the allies of Qiongzhen can do."

As the head of the first army, Zheng Zhilong didn't have the idea of fighting for his brother's will, and he wished that Shorthair would finish all the work like this. Of course, he knew it was impossible. Although the rockets of the Joan Navy are sharp, the Dutch are not inexplicable, and the easiest way is to just spread the formation. The Dutch are currently arranging this dense formation mainly to deal with their Zheng family's fleet, which has many small boats, and using the dense formation can prevent them from rushing in and disrupting the battle.

But as soon as the Dutch realized that the five clippers in the Shorthair area were more threatening than the more than a hundred boats on the Zheng family's side, they had to take countermeasures - and that was when their Zheng family was in full swing.

"This rocket costs more than 200 silver, and we have to pay for it, it's so expensive."

Zheng Zhihu didn't seem to understand the eldest brother's thoughts, looking at the fireworks in the sky, he actually felt sorry for the silver again. Zheng Zhilong turned his head to look at his younger brother with some amusement - this brother of his, who has always spent money lavishly, buying jewelry and luxury goods for the women in the family, as well as those strange furniture and glass mirrors of Qiong Haijun, thousands of silver are spent without blinking his eyes, and he actually feels sorry for silver at this time?

"Ah Hu, they all say that short-haired wars cost money, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, it's really economical to fight like them."

Anyway, there is nothing to do at the moment, Zheng Zhilong nodded to the brother by the way:

"Even if each rocket is 300 taels, and they fight a hundred, it will only be 30,000 silver—what is 30,000 silver compared to the reward we give out? Shorthair burns one more boat on the other side, and there will be several fewer deaths on our side...... It doesn't matter if you put up a flag, you can attract it. But as long as our own ship can save a few more ships, wouldn't it be much more cost-effective than just one rocket! Not to mention the benefits of winning this battle......"

When he said this, Zheng Zhilong looked at the Qionghai battleship that was still going around in circles, and suddenly smiled:

"You see, Ah Hu, in normal times, we fight with people, kill 10,000 people and lose 3,000 ourselves, even if we win a game, we always have to kill and injure a group of people, lose dozens of boats, and afterwards compensate, rest, prepare, and re-accumulate supplies...... In short, it takes a long time to regain its vitality. And like Shorthair, the opponent can't touch their side at all, and about the red-haired people's boats are burned out, and their five are still alive...... What should be done afterwards is what to do, this is called real thrift! ”

Zheng Zhilong sighed with his hand on the side of the boat, and when Zheng Zhihu heard this, he blinked his eyes and nodded:

"Hey, really, big brother. When you say this, you remember that you used to talk to that group of shorthairs when you talked about it, and they paid attention to the concept of 'non-contact combat' when they fought over there, saying that they could send the opponent to the sky without even seeing the enemy's face...... At that time, the younger brother only bragged to them, even if he was archery, he always had to aim at it, right? But now it seems ......"

"Maybe they're not bragging. In the past few years, I have looked at it coldly, although those things that short-haired say sound absurd, but if you think about it carefully, they often have a basis. Some of them may not be feasible even if they are not working now, but they will not be possible in a few years......"

Zheng Zhilong looked at the Dutch fleet that was already in chaos not far away, his eyes were full of longing, and he sighed slowly:

"I really want to know what kind of place they came from."

This affection made Zheng Zhihu also infected, smacking his lips and nodding repeatedly:

"yes, sometimes I don't know where they came from. It's just one or two geniuses, more than a hundred people are like this, there must be a source...... It is said that they have the style of Xiyi, but we have dealt with Xiyi Hongmao a lot in recent years, and we know a little bit about the foreign countries of the West. Although the customs and customs are very different from those of my Central Plains, it is not like a place where this group of short hairs can be cultivated...... Otherwise, it won't be so spicy for Shorthair to deal with those Westerners......"

"It can only be said that the world is so big that there are no wonders."

The two brothers talked a few words, but they still didn't have a clue after all. At this time, the rocket attack of the Joan navy had reached the fourth round, and the Dutch fleet had no choice but to gradually disperse its original neat and dense formation to avoid the terrible fire from heaven - but they still did not dare to rush out to pursue the unscrupulous small fleet, because more than a hundred ships of the Zheng family were staring ahead!

When the clipper column of the Joan Navy swept in front of the enemy line for the fifth time and fired eight rockets again, the Dutch array was completely scattered, and at this time, three signal flares shining with green light were finally raised high on the "Snow Wind" ship led by the Joan Navy -- it was the agreed signal for the general attack!

"Haha, it's finally our turn!"

Zheng Zhihu, who was already impatient, laughed heartily and immediately ordered the sailors on the flagship here to blow the horns, and at the same time he grabbed two drumsticks and personally banged the big drum to boost morale.

And Zheng Zhilong stood at the bow of the ship, and the red Shu brocade robe on his body was rolled up by the sea breeze, like a crimson battle flag. He pulled out the sword at his waist and rushed at the fleet of the red-haired man and his old rival Liu Xiang and his gang, and only one word burst out of his mouth:

"Kill!" RO