The Dutch fleet suddenly changed its formation, and attacked the left flank of the Zheng family's sailors with lightning speed, and fired a salvo of 10,000 cannons at the moment when Zheng Lian was unable to react, taking the Zheng family's sailors by surprise.

"Fuck! The red-haired fan is extremely cunning, so he concentrates on Lao Tzu and swallows the boats in front of him first! Don't care about the shrimp soldiers and crab generals on the flanks. ”

At this time, Zheng Lian was already red-eyed, and a salvo from the Dutch was also very lucky, after six or seven ships were shot, they were struggling between sinking and not sinking. Therefore, Zheng Lian, who was the chief general of the water division, was a little impatient, and was successfully attacked by the first defeated general in the past, which made his face a little unbearable anyway.

However, Zheng Lian soon discovered that the strategy of concentrating on one point was a bit incorrect, because the firepower on the flanks was strong enough to disrupt the formation of the Zheng family's sailors, and he had no choice but to change his strategy.

"Divide one part, and give Lao Tzu the red hair on the left to block, block!"

The military order was issued, and immediately dozens of ships from the Zheng family's fleet rushed towards the Dutch fleet on the flank.

As the commander of the fleet, Pete had carefully studied the tactics of the Zheng family's sailors, and they relied on the large number of people and ships to swarm up, so that the big ships of the fleet could not start. And this time, the other party only had dozens of boats that tore apart the distance one after another and rushed over, which was very different from it. So he immediately ordered to continue to pull the sails on the sea and turn at full speed, always facing the dozens of warships of the Zheng family's sailors with the side side.

"All fire!"

As the flag was fired, hundreds of large and small caliber guns were fired in unison, and sure enough, after the Zheng Jiashui division was hit by hail shells, the momentum of the attack was somewhat frustrated, but the first few warships still moved forward. After five rounds of continuous shelling, although most of the small ships of the Zheng family's naval division were heavily damaged, they were still extremely tenacious.

This made Pete sigh, "The people of the Ming Dynasty are all crazy, aren't they afraid of death?" Then a sneer appeared on Pete's face again, "Since they are willing to come and die, it is better to fulfill their wishes." ”

Pete's tactic was to use maximum mobility to try to keep a distance from the ships of the Zheng Navy, and at the same time to keep the distance as long as possible, and the fleet used this time to strike mercilessly at the ships of the Zheng Navy.

After all, the Zheng family's sailors are not known for their firepower, and what they rely on is hand-to-hand combat after receiving the broadside. Pete had a natural fear of hand-to-hand combat with the Ming people, so he had to do everything he could to avoid engaging in broadside battles with the Ming people.

Fortunately, the number of ships attacking Pete's detachment was not large, and Pete had enough time to destroy them one by one, and if the Zheng family's fleet all swarmed up, I was afraid that he would be helpless. However, at this moment, the vast majority of the ships of the Zheng family's fleet were attracted by the small number of ships thrown by Pete.

Pete despised the commander who commanded the Zheng family's naval division, it seemed that the other party was too light on the enemy, did he think that he could concentrate his forces to break the fleet individually? Then let him know what regret is like!

"Call me! Hit hard! Don't let go of a single one! ”

Pete's emotions gradually became more and more excited, and the fierce battle of last year seems to be still vivid in his mind. Now, he finally had the opportunity to sweep that nightmare out of the depths of his memory.

Sure enough, as time passed, the Zheng family's fleet soon became chaotic, and it was obvious that Zheng Lian had discovered that the dozens of ships that attacked the flanks had almost been completely beaten by the Dutch, and even those remaining ships were extremely damaged and could not respond to the surprise attack quickly.

However, despite their concentration, they were still bogged down in a broadside battle with the besieged Dutch ships. It's just that the battle is still in a stalemate, and he doesn't have enough time to come out and break each one. If we continue to divide our forces, we will most likely repeat the mistakes we have just made.

Now Zheng Lian has only one choice, either to completely defeat the big ship in front of him and turn around to face off with the Dutch fleet that has circled behind him. Either you can withdraw at this moment, retreat to a safe enough distance, and reorganize the attack.

Zheng Lian chose the former, he thought that the strength of the Zheng family's sailors was enough to withstand attacks from both directions, and finally sealed the victory.

Three hours later, the sea was a mess, littered with shards of planks and rubbish, and countless corpses bobbing up and down with the undulations of the waves. At this moment, Zheng Lian was like a lost dog, only a dozen or so still intact sea ships desperately fled to the southern seas, and he was completely defeated in this battle, so unwillingly.

The Dutch fleet narrowly turned the tide of the battle, and after paying the price of heavy damage and sinking of half of its ships, the fleet that had once been unbeatable in the eastern seas was shattered. With every tremor of the artillery, Zheng Lian's body trembled involuntarily. He never imagined that the Zheng family's sailor would be defeated in his own hands.

Zheng Lian, who was desperate, suddenly rushed to the side of the ship, he wanted to wash away his shame by jumping into the sea and cutting himself. However, the generals under Zheng Lian's command were all quick and fast, and immediately hugged him.

"Junmen, you can't think about it! Our sailor still wants you to bring it back to Anping! Without you, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep this little seed! For the sake of the Zheng family, you must not easily give up our brothers! ”

After being persuaded by his subordinates, Zheng Lian's enthusiasm suddenly passed, and he also regretted his recklessness just now, since his subordinates gave him the steps, he simply pretended to be a gesture, and then sat on the deck with a tired ass. But after all, I couldn't help but feel sad and cried loudly.

At this moment, Pete was closely following Zheng Lian's ass. The loss of half of the ships made him feel distressed, and although he won the naval battle, it was a disastrous victory. Since then, the Dutch's dominance in the eastern seas will not be restored for at least five years.

Therefore, Pete gritted his teeth and vowed not to give up until the remnants of Zheng Lian's army were completely wiped out.

But in the end, it was the other party who was maneuvering, and Pete was quickly left behind. After carefully studying the battle situation, Pete decisively ordered the withdrawal to Taiwan, according to his judgment, the condition of the fleet at this moment is already very bad, once it encounters the Pingbo fleet of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that there will be no power to fight back.

"Withdraw your troops, return to the island!"

Zheng Lian escaped Pete's pursuit in panic like a lost dog. But then he faced a situation that was even more difficult to choose, if he returned to Anping, he was afraid that Zheng Zhilong would never let go of them, the lost dogs who defeated the Zheng family's sailors.

After a split second of killing the year, Zheng Lian suddenly made a decision that surprised everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Gather all the shipowners and generals to the ship! ”

Soon, the commanders of the remaining dozen ships all came to Zheng Lian's ship, and they saw everyone with a sad look on their faces and worried.

Zheng Lian didn't hide it either, and went straight to the point.

"You are all old brothers who have followed me Zheng Lian for many years, and now you might as well open the skylight and say bright words, to the point where we are today, even if we return to Anping, the handsome will not spare us!"

Zheng Lian's words made the generals tremble, these words just spoke to their hearts, in fact, everyone knows, I am afraid that after returning to Anping this time, no one will have a good ending. Zheng Zhilong governed the army very strictly, and he never punished the generals of the defeated army.

What's more, their fiasco this time is not trivial, they have lost all the capital that the Zheng family relies on to dominate the sea, even if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu come to intercede, Zheng Zhilong may not be merciful. All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the audience became more solemn, and everyone was silent, quietly waiting, waiting for the result that everyone knew but refused to say easily.

In the end, Zheng Lian sighed deeply.

"Those who are willing to follow me Zheng Lian will stay in their seats, and if they want to go back to Anping, I will not be forced to stay, you can leave my ship now, and I will never embarrass you!"

Although Zheng Lian said this openly, in fact, he had already made an explanation, once someone jumped out, his subordinates would immediately take down this person and correct the Fa on the spot. In fact, this situation has not happened, and no one is stupid enough to take the initiative to go back and die.

After a while, all the generals present stood up and said in unison: "I am willing to follow the military gate around!" ”

Zheng Lian's eyes sparkled, "Okay, go around in a circle and return to the combat sea!" ”

His order was not to go back and die, but after the shipwreck of the battle, many soldiers fell into the sea together and did not die, and at this moment if he went back, he might be able to save many people. Anyone who begs for a living at sea knows that only the old brother is the foundation of his life, and even ten new brothers who die cannot offset this loss. If Zheng Lian has the intention of being self-reliant overseas, these old sailors are a valuable strength that he cannot lose.

Zheng Lian's sailors made a big circle on the sea, and when they returned to the battlering sea, it was already dark, which brought great inconvenience to their search and rescue, and Rao still rescued hundreds of people after a night of searching.

After a whole night of non-stop searching, as the sun rose, Zheng Lian carefully examined the battlefield of the Zheng family's fleet that had failed miserably. Although a lot of garbage and corpses were scattered on the surface of the sea after a night of sedimentation, the scene in front of them was still shocking to everyone.

If the search and rescue had been carried out during the day, perhaps they would have been able to save more people, many of whom could not hold out in the dark and sank to the bottom of the sea permanently.

Three days later, Zheng Zhilong learned the news of the defeat of the Zheng family's sailors from a merchant ship owner who returned to Anping, and at first he refused to believe it, thinking that it was just a rumor spread by the Three Guards, but as more and more merchant ship owners returned to Anping, he couldn't help but believe it.