Chapter 440: Sentinel Battle III

The excitement was only temporary, though, as they soon found out. Even if the number of troops is nearly doubled, there is no guarantee of overwhelming superiority.

The Franc warship opened fire left and right, and even if it was one-on-two, it could suppress both sides in terms of strength.

And Zheng Shen made contact with the newly arrived warship with the flag, and after Zheng Shen got the command, it was not easy to firmly attack the Franc machine ship from both sides.

The Franc ship behaved naturally, like a swimming fish, constantly changing its position so that they would not be caught between the two sides.

Flexible and maneuverable actions with the Francophone fleet. The Yongjun Sailor is not powerful, and many times he can't catch up with the opponent's tail. Unable to give full play to their numerical advantage, they could only follow the Franc fleet in vain. The front was formed in a fierce firefight, and the back was in a bitter chase. Then, as soon as the Franco's fleet turned, it exchanged fire with the pursuing fleet, and the fleet that had just exchanged fire was thrown away.

Obviously, this is the foundation of the Franc fleet, which is far from being reached by the Yongguo Navy Division at this stage.

Although the big ship can beat the small boat, and the cannon can beat the small cannon, when the equipment of the two sides is almost the same, other factors are revealed.

Zheng Shen was sweating profusely, and he was firmly controlled by the Franc Fleet, which made Zheng Shen feel that he couldn't use his strength. You can only be beaten passively.

But the only thing that makes Zheng Shen feel gratified is that.

Although the advantages of the Yongguo fleet cannot be brought into play, there is no doubt about one thing, at least when the two sides are fighting, it is no longer one-sided.

Round after round of firefights, the sailors on deck died one after another. But the Franc machine is not having a good time either.

The Franc Machine's warships are also specially made of extremely tough wood. But such wood could not completely block the shells of the artillery, and it could still be pierced.

In terms of the number of casualties on both sides, although the Yongjun army suffered a little loss. But it's not the biggest loss.

"Your Excellency." A sailor ran over and came to Zheng Shen's side.

In order to boost morale, Zheng Shen has been standing on the bow of the ship, and he is also lucky, the bow of the ship is not the key attack direction of the Franc machine, in fact, the enemy and us are focusing on the opponent's gun position, and the focus of casualties is here.

"Our ship is dead. It must be taken down. ”

Zheng Shen was taken aback and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"There are too many gaps below, and I can't plug them." Said the sailor.

Zheng Shen immediately went to the cabin today to see the following situation. As soon as he entered the cabin, the rumbling sound of artillery on the sea suddenly fell silent, and the sound of knocking instantly became louder.

Zheng Shen looked down, his face became ugly, but he saw that in the cabin at the bottom, the sea water had already hidden his knees.

Zheng Shen took the lead all the way, and was the ship that fought the most with the Franc machine, and he caused great damage to the Franc man, but the damage to him was also great.

Although it is quite difficult to sink a ship with artillery, it is not impossible. It's like Zheng Shen's boat, and the waterline is scattered. I don't know how many holes were drilled, and the sea water poured into it. Fortunately, there is a watertight cabin, and nothing will happen for a while, and the sailors below are desperately nailing the wooden planks to the gap to block the loopholes. It's just that the fighting continues, and just after blocking this side, another opening has been opened on that side. Even playing and beating, the gap that had just been nailed could not withstand the water pressure, and was jacked open.

That's why we have the current situation.

Zheng Shen also grew up on the water, and knew that the current situation was quite bad. The ship will not sink for a while. But if you don't fix it quickly, wait a while, and if you encounter some kind of wind and waves, maybe the whole ship will sink into the sea.

But Zheng Shen, as a commander, refused to be the first to leave the battlefield. He hurriedly returned to the bow of the ship and immediately gave an order in the flag language, asking about all the damage to the ships.

After a while, the information about the loss of the ships was passed back one by one.

Zheng Shen couldn't help frowning.

Because the three big boats that followed Zheng Shen all entered the water more or less, although they were not as serious as Zheng Shen's boat, it was not a matter to continue.

Although the five newly arrived ships were also cut out by the artillery, the situation was still under control, and they could not enter the water for a while.

The sailor next to him said, "My lord, are we not retreating. ”

"Retreat?" Zheng Shen said: "Absolutely not. ”

Zheng Shen knew that this battle was just an outpost battle of a big war, if he was unfavorable in the first battle and escaped from the battle, even if King Yong didn't kill him, he wouldn't have to think about any future prospects.

So in this battle, he would rather die than retreat.

He said: "If our ships are damaged, will the enemy's ships be intact?" Kuching is so close to the coast to the south, so even if you are wrecked, can't you swim ashore? And the port of the Franc machine man is hundreds of miles away, as long as he falls into the water, it is difficult to escape death. None of them are afraid. What are you afraid of? ”

Zheng Shen passed on this harmony.

Therefore, the morale of the people was shocked, but this morale recovery was temporary. In the face of artillery fire between warships, only luck can be relied on to survive, and courage can be relied on to win, so that all sailors are under great pressure. Zheng Shen believed that if it had not been on the ship, but on land, someone would have escaped long ago.

However, Zheng Shen believes that they will be the victors in this battle. Without him, this sea area is too close to Kuching.

"My lord, let's leave. It's too close to Kuching. Tomei is also not optimistic about the odds of winning this fight.

Just as Zheng Shen thought.

The ship of the Franc machine is a little stronger than Zheng Shen's Fu ship, because the West has long regarded artillery as a necessity for naval warfare, and artillery is also a decisive weapon in naval warfare, so when he built it, he naturally regarded defensive artillery bombardment as a necessary option. And the warships of the Ming Dynasty do not have this, or this point is not the focus in the Ming Dynasty.

This difference creates different results for each other under the same artillery power.

However, the existence of watertight compartments in Chinese warships makes them more resistant to sinking than Western ships. So the result is half a pound and eight taels. It is that Chinese warships are easy to be punched out by shells, and they are easy to enter the water, but they are not easy to sink. However, the defense of Western warships should be stronger, and it is not easy to penetrate the ship's side, but it is easy to sink.

"Our ships will have to return to Malacca to be repaired, and if there are other enemy ships in a while, I am afraid it will not be easy to do it." Tomei said worriedly.

Aberqua looked at the situation in front of him, and also felt that he should leave, he should know that he already knew it. There's no point in staying.

Therefore, the morale of the people was shocked, but this morale recovery was temporary. In the face of artillery fire between warships, only luck can be relied on to survive, and courage can be relied on to win, so that all sailors are under great pressure. Zheng Shen believed that if it had not been on the ship, but on land, someone would have escaped long ago.

However, Zheng Shen believes that they will be the victors in this battle. Without him, this sea area is too close to Kuching.

"My lord, let's leave. It's too close to Kuching. Tomei is also not optimistic about the odds of winning this fight.

Just as Zheng Shen thought.

The ship of the Franc machine is a little stronger than Zheng Shen's Fu ship, because the West has long regarded artillery as a necessity for naval warfare, and artillery is also a decisive weapon in naval warfare, so when he built it, he naturally regarded defensive artillery bombardment as a necessary option. And the warships of the Ming Dynasty do not have this, or this point is not the focus in the Ming Dynasty.

This difference creates different results for each other under the same artillery power.

However, the existence of watertight compartments in Chinese warships makes them more resistant to sinking than Western ships. So the result is half a pound and eight taels. It is that Chinese warships are easy to be punched out by shells, and they are easy to enter the water, but they are not easy to sink. However, the defense of Western warships should be stronger, and it is not easy to penetrate the ship's side, but it is easy to sink.

"Our ships will have to return to Malacca to be repaired, and if there are other enemy ships in a while, I'm afraid they won't