Zheng Zhilong stared at all this as if he was under a petrification spell. His face was pale, his eyes were straight, and he was speechless. Ning Haijun's fierce counterattack and the power of his artillery completely exceeded his most exaggerated expectations.

Imagine that the deafening sound of cannons, the rising fire and water jets, as well as the cries and screams of the sailors seemed to be Ning Haijun's silent mockery of him.

This time is different from the Battle of Liaodong, because Liaodong is Cheng Shijie's base and the port is a top priority, so the Ning Navy started firing when the Zheng fleet appeared within range, even from a distance of two to three thousand meters.

The bombardment was not effective.

Seeing that the attack on various ports and docks in Liaodong was unsuccessful, Zheng Zhilong adopted small warships to attack along the coastline of Liaodong. The small warships had a shallow draft. There were too many places in the entire Liaodong Peninsula for the Zheng fleet to land, and the Ning Navy could not defend it.

Come.

Therefore, Ning Haijun adopts Cheng Shijie's combat theory and adopts mobile defense when the troops are insufficient. The so-called mobile defense is the combat theory created by Rommel, the Desert Fox, which means that the troops are not spread out but focus on defense to discover the enemy's breakthrough.

direction, directly counterattack with mobile troops.

"Fuck you, motherfucker, fire the cannon, blast the motherfucker!"

"It's on fire, put out the fire quickly"

"Save Xen Niang, the fire has reached the gun emplacement, it will explode soon, jump into the sea quickly!"

"Fight back, fight back!"

Hong Xu put his knife on the neck of an artillery commander of the Zheng fleet: "I order you to fire!"

The artilleryman fired a hasty shot. Only God knows where the shell went.

Chaotic and tragic cries of death came one after another, the rumbling cannons and thunderous explosions never stopped for a moment, coupled with the rushing fire on the sea, the sailors struggling in the water and the broken hull, it made people feel like they were in hell.

The artillery of the Ning Navy is unforgiving. Each cannon unleashes destructive power at the fastest speed, and targets at most two to three large warships at a time. It really puts "firepower first, complete suppression"

These eight characters show their power to the extreme.

Under Zheng Zhilong's carelessness in underestimating the enemy, Zheng's fleet, which was densely packed at Wusongkou, suffered heavy losses. Those large warships were hit one after another. Once hit, they immediately ignited fires that could not be extinguished.

In order to save money, the current Ning Navy uses three-inch guns to fire ordinary high-explosive shells, while the four four-inch guns fire sulfur shells.

Twenty shells for each salvo are worth five to six hundred taels of silver. This can be used to hit people with money. There are actually explosive shells in the Zheng ship's fleet, but the number is very small, and they are not easy to use. There is no way, the cost is too expensive

Already.

Zheng Zhilong almost broke his teeth. But he was angry. Zheng Zhilong had to admit that these types of cannonballs were the nemesis of wooden sailboats. No matter how big the ship was, it would basically be finished after one or two shots.

Damn it, where did Cheng Shijie get such terrifying artillery shells? I’ve never heard of any country equipped with such a thing!

It seems that in order to support Cheng Shijie, Xiyi took out all the important weapons of the country.

Zheng Zhilong also knew that the senior commercial attaché of the Dutch East India Company, Governor-General Putmans, and Hans met with Cheng Shijie. He also knew that Colaqui from Spain also met with Cheng Shijie, including representatives of the Portuguese.

Shijie.

"These bastard Xiyi, if I don't beat the shit out of you until I pass this level, I will take your surname!"

Zheng Zhilong put all the blame on Xi Yi. In fact, he really wronged them. If it weren't for Cheng Shijie, a butterfly from another world, it would take more than a hundred years for sulfur cannons and explosive bombs to be used in naval battles.

Zheng Zhilong calmed down, commanded the fleet to retreat, distanced itself, and then bombarded the fort with fierce artillery fire, trying to suppress the firepower of Ning Haijun's artillery.

The two sides launched an extremely fierce artillery battle at Wusongkou.

In terms of the number of artillery pieces, Zheng's fleet undoubtedly has an overwhelming advantage. Each of their large warships is equipped with more than 20 or dozens of large-caliber cannons. More than 600 such warships can fire in a volley. The density of firepower can be imagined.

And know it.

But in terms of the power, rate of fire, range and accuracy of the artillery, the Zheng fleet could only be beaten, because their opponent was a retractable breech-loading rifled gun, which was close to the level of artillery in the mid-19th century, and was two full years ahead of them.

For more than a hundred years, it would be like seeing a ghost if you didn't get hanged and beaten.

Smoke spread overwhelmingly on the sea, iron bullets flew across the sky, and scorching lead balls hit the fort like hail. Smoke erupted from the fort, and rows of cannonballs flew through the air like fireballs, hitting the fleet on the sea. The gap was clear at a glance.

The lead ball hitting the fort can basically only break some sandbags, and it is difficult to cause damage to the Ning Navy. As long as one shell hits the Ning Navy, their warships will be seriously injured!

Of course, this does not mean that Ning Haijun can survive such fierce firepower unscathed. Although fortifications with first-class anti-gunnery effects were built in advance, people were still carried down from time to time, some had their legs broken, and some were beaten.

The head was exploded, and the bloody body was extremely horrifying.

The fight lasted from noon to dark. As night gradually came, Zheng Zhilong had to order a retreat and make plans.

The battle at Wusongkou is destined to attract the attention of countless people.

These spectators included the Dutchman Putmans, the Spanish Colaqui, and the Portuguese Zeng Dezhao. They were all actually watching this unprecedented naval battle at Wusongkou.

In terms of the scale of the battle, this naval battle was bigger and more massive than the decisive battle between Great Britain and the Spanish Armada, but the problem was that the result was beyond all of their expectations.

In just half a day, the winner was decided.

Although they did not have detailed information, they could analyze that Zheng Zhilong suffered a big loss. Although Ning Haijun suffered losses, they were far less than Zheng Zhilong.

In fact, this guess is not completely accurate, and the losses suffered by the Ning Navy were not small. Four of the three-inch guns and one four-inch gun were hit and damaged by the Zheng fleet's naval guns. One hundred and fifty-five artillerymen were killed. The Ning Navy

The infantry suffered 673 casualties. These casualties were mainly caused by recruits, and only a dozen unlucky veterans were hit by artillery shells.

The loss of personnel is secondary, but the problem is that there is no way to replace the lost artillery for a while.

Shanghai, Xufu.

Miss Xu Shumin, the Fourth Miss, is receiving Catherine. At this time, Catherine is completely different from the down-and-out Catherine. She is followed by twenty-seven knights and hundreds of followers.

Xu Shumin did not pretend to be Miss Xu Si, but complained somewhat: "Katherine, are you not a pirate?"

"Dear Miss Xu, when did I say that I was a pirate?"

Catherine smiled lightly and said: "Thank God, thank you Cheng, I feel like you helped me return to Venice. The Far East is a rich land, and I am back!"

Xu Shumin smiled and said: "I thought you wouldn't come back!"

"How can it be!"

Catherine turned around, took a huge brocade box from a handsome maid, and opened it in front of Xu Shumin. Immediately, a soft and brilliant light illuminated everyone's eyes, a crystal clear

The sapphire blooms with dazzling light in the box!

This sapphire is as big as a pigeon egg. No matter what time it is, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "priceless".

Even though Xu Shumin regards money as dirt, the moment she sees it, her heart beats faster, her mouth becomes dry, and she wants to take it for herself right away!

Catherine presented the gem with both hands and said respectfully: "This is a meeting gift. Thank you for sponsoring my return to Venice, beautiful Miss Xu Si!"

Although Xu Shumin was born into a wealthy Xu family, this sapphire was something she had never seen before. The ones she had seen were less than one-tenth the size. She swallowed hard and said, "Is it for me?"

Catherine said seriously: "Yes."

"Then...how embarrassing are you? Such a big gem is priceless..."

Xu Shumin said she was embarrassed, but her hands were not slow.

"Humph, a woman who doesn't mean what she says!"

Xu Shumin was seduced by Catherine and invested more than one million taels of silver. Of course, most of the silver was borrowed from Liaodong Bank in the name of Xu Guangqi. She handed over five ships of goods to Catherine. Now after more than a year, Catherine

time has come back again.

After this trip to Europe, Xu Shumin's more than one million taels of silver became more than 7.7 million taels of silver, a net profit of more than six times.

This means that Ms. Xu's current assets can be equivalent to the fiscal revenue of the next year. I don't know how Mr. Xu Ge would feel if he knew that he had a granddaughter who was extremely wealthy.

After completing the delivery of property, Catherine said: "General Cheng just won a great victory!"

When Xu Shumin heard the news that Zheng's fleet was beaten and fled in embarrassment, she was a little unbelievable: "We will win in such a short time?"

In the critical autumn when the Venetian City-State Republic and the Ottoman Empire were engaged in fierce battles, losing one after another and overseas colonial strongholds falling one after another, the Venetians needed something to help them strengthen their towns and block the Ottoman guns.

The appearance of cement made everyone's eyes brighten, as if they saw hope.

This time Catherine brought back cement, which made all the Venetians ecstatic.

Originally, Catherine wanted to buy more cement this time. To this end, she brought from Venice a large amount of ivory, gold, silver, gems, saltpeter, sulfur, and clocks and other supplies purchased from black Africa that were scarce in Liaodong.

However, after watching the Battle of Wusongkou, Catherine changed her mind.

Ning Haijun's artillery is really powerful. It has a long range and a fast rate of fire. The key is its power. Catherine can see very clearly that a five- to six-hundred-ton black-tailed ship can sink with at most two cannons.

There is also a more powerful artillery shell, one of which is enough to sink a thousand-ton giant ship.

The city-state of Venice needs this kind of artillery so much.

If Venice had such artillery, would it still need the Ottoman guns?

But the problem is that it is not easy for Catherine to meet Cheng Shijie.
Chapter completed!