The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and no one dares to say that what is expected will happen. But for a qualified commander, it is not a particularly strict requirement to think carefully and arrange carefully.

Of course, in order to achieve multiple responses, it is necessary to mobilize more forces to plug the loopholes that may arise.

Shen Yourong obviously did this, and the emperor also gave the greatest support.

Referring to the last time the Dutch attacked Macao, the Dutch had thirteen warships and 14,500 soldiers. Shen Yourong mobilized nearly ten times his strength, which was actually not much.

You think, if you want to annihilate the enemy, you have to besiege them from all sides.

This side of the Pearl River Estuary could be weaker, and the other three sides could be fighting the Dutch head-on. Ten times the division of forces, and the military power on each side is only three times that of the Dutch.

Although Shen Yourong and others did not expect that the Dutch only came with six warships and hundreds of soldiers, and the Ming Dynasty navy was suspected of slaughtering chickens, it was also necessary to crush the absolute strength and achieve a complete victory.

Moreover, Shen Yourong is also well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the navy. The advantage lies in numbers, whether it is ships or troops; The disadvantage is the youth of the navy and the lack of training in actual combat.

But for victory, Shen Yourong firmly believes. One is to fight at home, which has a psychological advantage; Second, the generals are young and more energetic, and they will not be greedy for life and afraid of death when they start a war.

The last point is the weaponry, in addition to the Hongyi cannon, which is on par with the red-haired ghost, there is also the powerful Garang cannon at close range, and the long-range rocket intensive bombardment.

The rocket is simple and lightweight, and dozens of them can be deployed on the deck, which is equivalent to dozens of guns, and the rate of fire is much faster than that of the Hongyi artillery.

As for the problem of accuracy difference, it can be compensated for by quantity. And in Shen Yourong's opinion, in the case of long distances, the accuracy of the Hongyi cannon is not much stronger than that of rockets.

The overwhelming rocket bombardment, some of which exploded and killed, and some of which burned and set fire, posed a considerable threat to ships.

More and faster, this is the advantage of the rocket. Moreover, the rocket has undergone continuous improvements, and various performance indicators have been greatly improved.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty navy was already invincible in this battle, and only looked at the final battle losses and results.

Shen Yourong and the generals hope to achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost, so they must win beautifully and cleanly.

And the emperor's bottom line is to win a big victory and make the navy more powerful. As for the size of the battle damage, it can be regarded as experience and lessons, which have no disadvantages for the growth of the young Ming navy.

Shen Yourong may have some understanding of the emperor's thoughts, because the emperor did not give too many instructions for this battle, and completely let go of his command.

But for the admirals below, they only think about victory, win cleanly, and do not think too deeply and too carefully.

Like Gan Hui, the commander of another detachment, Hong Xuzheng, led the fleet and set sail from Cam Ranh Bay towards the mouth of the Pearl River.

His thoughts are the same as Gan Hui's, striking at Hongmaoyi, playing the prestige of the navy, and making contributions to himself.

Young people, how can they not have momentum and blood. He is already a high-ranking officer in the navy, but he may not have the merit to show his hands, which cannot but be said to be a pity.

"Six Galen ships, forty guns each, thirty for the medium." Hong Wook once again picked up the latest information, thinking about the contrast with the enemy's strength.

In total, the Dutch Lambui had more than 200 artillery pieces, and their own detachment had twice as many artillery pieces as the enemy, plus rockets, which gave them an absolute advantage.

That is, with their own detachment alone, it is enough to defeat the enemy. Of course, total annihilation may be somewhat difficult.

"Your Excellency." The staff officer rushed to report, "At the current speed, we may engage the Red Hair before our allies." Please tell me if you want to slow down. ”

Hong Xu thought about it, shook his head vigorously, and said: "Keep the speed of the voyage, whether it is to engage the enemy first or block the enemy's retreat, there is no room for delay." ”