Three battles and three defeats made Zheng Zhilong fearful of Ning Haijun, especially now that Ning Haijun has landed at Batavia West Port, and the landing force has five or six thousand people. These five or six thousand Ning Haijun are elite troops.

, they had defeated more than 10,000 Dutch colonial troops, including a regiment of Dutch infantry.

Even if he defeated Ning Haijun at sea, land combat was not Zheng Zhilong's forte. His reason was that it would be useless even if he won the sea battle.

Cowardly and selfish people can always find countless fair excuses for their actions.

Shi Daxuan was shocked when he heard Zheng Zhilong's voice, and said hurriedly: "Anyone in our Zheng Group can surrender, but the Admiral cannot surrender. If the others surrender, Cheng Shijie will not kill them all, but if the Admiral surrenders, even if Cheng Shijie does not take action directly,

We will also send people to do it secretly!"

How could Zheng Zhilong not understand what Shi Daxuan said? In fact, he himself did the same. The huge Zheng family fleet and the Zheng family group were originally the inheritance of his adoptive father Li Dan and brother-in-law Yan Siqi. After many years of deployment, he

The influence of Li Dan and Yan Siqi has been completely eliminated.

Li Dan's son Li Guoji is only a nominal shareholder with no real power, and the Yan family's influence is almost gone. Once he surrenders to Cheng Shijie, Cheng Shijie will definitely take the same approach to deal with him.

He was also actively preparing for war. He used the Dutch shipyards and repair shops to start building fireships on a large scale, and then deployed mines on a large scale.

The mines this time are different from the last time. Instead, the mines are connected with ropes tied with heavy objects to prevent them from drifting around. After luring the enemy fleet into the ambush circle, the water ghost team is allowed to cut the ropes and let the mines float in.

Channel, blocked channel.

Those mines generally sink to a depth of three feet underwater and are difficult to detect without paying attention. Once hit, any ship of any size will be destroyed. But rocket ships are very light and have a very shallow draft, so they can move freely on the water.

On October 29, the seventh year of Chongzhen, the main warships of the Ning Navy appeared on the sea more than ten kilometers away from the Batavia port. Zheng Zhilong bit the bullet and released hundreds of carrier ships, preparing to give the Ning Navy a blow.

Fire joint venture.

However, the problem is that Zheng Zhilong miscalculated this time, and Ning Haijun formed a maritime whirlwind formation on the sea. This formation is more like a variant of cavalry cavalry. It is Ning Haijun's six strike squadrons, connected end to end, forming a

A huge circular formation. Battleships sailing at high speed use broadside guns to deal with densely packed fireships.

Since then, these Zheng's fireships have felt as big as a bucket. When they deal with enemy warships, they usually use the wind direction and the speed of the enemy ships to hit and burn or blow up the enemy warships.

However, under the attack of Ning Haijun's whirlwind array, they faced a broadside naval gun, twelve naval guns with a terrifying range of two thousand meters. Because the fireship was too small, even if it was hit near miss,

It will also damage the maneuverability of the fire ship.

The most important thing is that this whirlwind formation can avoid fire ship attacks at any time, and once it enters the center of the circular formation, this fire ship will be covered by the port side naval gun.

Under this overwhelming blow, the sailors of Zheng's fleet who were controlling the fireships let out shrill screams and were beaten beyond recognition. The out-of-control fireships lost their direction, spun around in circles, and even collided with each other.

, bào zhà opened up and turned into gorgeous fireworks on the sea.

The trump card of Zheng's fleet has failed.

Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu were not surprised by this. For a well-disciplined army, fire ship tactics were not very effective. In other words, most of the tactics were not very effective and could only rely on strength.

Fighting. Zheng Zhilong did not expect those fireships to achieve results. As long as they could attract Ning Haijun's firepower, reduce casualties, and allow the fleet to successfully break through the blazing death line composed of naval gunfire, it would be enough.

Obviously, those desperate fire ships did it. In order to deal with them, Ning Haijun's firepower was forced to disperse. Although the round formation seemed invulnerable, any point of the thin round formation could be used as a breakthrough. With the Zheng's fire ships

Under the interference, loopholes appeared in Ning Haijun's originally impeccable firepower network.

The main fleet led by Zheng Zhilong successfully closed the distance to 300 meters. After entering the effective range of 300 meters of broadside cannon, he roared and ordered to open fire.

Hundreds of Zheng's main warships turned clockwise, revealing the densely packed cannons on the port side. In the gun barrels, the gunpowder had already been loaded, and the loaders used iron tongs to clamp lead balls that were burned red by the charcoal fire and put them into the barrels.

, even ignition was avoided. As soon as the lead ball rolled in, a large curtain of fire burst out from the port side like a volcanic eruption. The sound of cannons was loud, and the red lead ball pulled out thousands of strange ballistic trajectories, and hit Ning Haijun fiercely.

battleship!

Although most of the artillery shells of Zheng's fleet hit the sea, first a puff of white smoke rose up, and then a column of water rushed up. However, some of them hit the Ning Navy's warship, and the hit part made a tooth-piercing sound.

There was a crackling sound of acid and flames were rising. The temperature of the red-hot lead ball was too high and it smashed into the wooden hull. It was strange that there was no fire.

However, although lead bullets like this can damage Ning Haijun's main battleship, as long as Ning Haijun's main battleship is not exploded by the flames, there will basically not be much damage.

The sailors, or to be precise, the marines on the Ning Navy battleship are responsible for putting out the fire. There are prepared sandbags stacked on the deck of the Ning Navy's main battleship. These sandbags are filled with sand and have two functions. They can protect against artillery shells and can also put out fires.

Li Zhixiang looked at several battleships that were hit by artillery fire. Marine soldiers quickly put out the fires, especially because each battleship was equipped with land combat soldiers. While putting out the fire, it did not affect the battleship's operations.

In the past, the establishment of Ning Haijun's warships has always been super-staffed. Each position has two or even three people. Now, as the Ning Haijun navy develops faster and faster, there is already a serious shortage of sailors, and only one person can do it.

The problem is that damage control personnel are an indispensable position on battleships. Li Zhixiang is also wondering whether Ning Navy battleships will carry a fifty-man Marine Corps sentry in the future.

Ning Haijun had a very high hit rate at a distance of three to four hundred meters, especially the high-explosive bombs, which were specifically aimed at firing below the waterline. The cylindrical shells grazed the sea surface and dug into the ship's hull, exploding violently and killing the Zheng family.

The sailors in the battleship's cabin were blown to pieces. At the same time, terrifying large holes were opened near the waterline. Sea water poured in, and the sailors who were not killed were immediately thrown into a panic.

The losses of Zheng's fleet continued to rise. Song Fuguo, the general under Zheng Zhilong's command, stared blankly at the sea. Blood and raging flames dyed the strait red. The waves were howling, the sky was wailing, and the desperate howls of the sailors of Zheng's fleet filled the sky and the earth.

Change color for it.

Terrifying shells came. Once hit by Ning Haijun's naval guns, even the largest warship would be seriously disabled if not finished. Under the bombardment of Ning Haijun's naval guns, Zheng's fleet was not one battleship after another, but one battleship after another.

One formation after another turned into flaming wreckage.

In order to avoid these bloodthirsty naval guns, many warships hurriedly collided with each other, and even hit the shells and shattered with a terrible sound, announcing that there was another sunken ship and dozens of dead people in this strait.

Wrongful souls at the bottom of the sea.

"boom……"

Right here, the battleship where Song Fuguo was located seemed to have erupted in the bottom of the cabin. The terrifying explosion shock wave shattered the cabin partitions and lifted large chunks of the deck into the air. The sailors nearby became flying trapeze artists.

Song Fuguo only felt that his head had been hit hard, and the world was spinning. Before he passed out, he saw many battleships blazing with blazing fire like his battleship, and explosions and screams came one after another, which was thrilling...

When Song Fuguo thought he was doomed, he was covered by a fishing net. Soon he found that he was rescued by Shi Daxuan, one of the Eighteen Zhizhi. Also rescued was Zheng Zhihu's son Zheng Yi.

"Thank you, Brother Shi, for saving your life!"

Song Fuguo was Yan Siqi's old army. He first took refuge with Zheng Zhilong. He was considered to be a strong and highly ranked general under Zheng Zhilong. He was also the deputy commander-in-chief of Zuoying of the Navy. If the Zheng clan members were excluded, he could be regarded as one of the most powerful generals in Zheng Zhilong's group.

Ranked in the top ten.

Shi Daxuan smiled and said: "Brother Song, you're welcome!"

Song Fuguo said with a mournful face: "My fleet is finished!"

"Not only yours, mine is almost the same!"

Shi Daxuan ranked higher in the Zheng Group, because his younger brother Shi Daxuan was Zheng Zhilong's adviser and was very trusted by Zheng Zhilong. However, in the naval battle of Batavia, in just half an hour, his more than a hundred ships

There are now less than thirty warships, and Song Fu State is even worse, with only five warships.

At this time, the naval battle had evolved into a massacre, a one-sided massacre, in which the one side with an absolute numerical disadvantage committed a massacre of an enemy force ten times their own.

Song Fuguo said to Shi Daxuan: "Master Shi, you'd better go and persuade the admiral!"

"I can't help it!"

Speaking of this, Shi Daxuan's face looked a little unhappy. He looked at Zheng Yi beside him and said with a wry smile: "Zheng Yi is still the nephew of the Admiral. If not, his head has already moved!"

At this time, Zheng Zhilong was already like a gambler with a losing streak. He was risking everything regardless of the consequences. He knew very well that he could not lose. If he failed again and again, he would have no chance.

"Admiral, stop fighting, let's retreat!"

Zheng Zhibao was about to cry. They had exhausted all their methods, but at this time, the Ning Navy warship was still cruising on the sea, bombarding Zheng's fleet from time to time with an elliptical whirlwind formation.

In each round of bombardment, dozens or several warships will be sunk. The key issue is that as time goes by, the distance between the two sides becomes wider and wider, and the advantage of proximity gained by the sacrifice of hundreds of fireships,

All has been lost.

Now they faced an embarrassing problem. The naval guns in their hands could not reach the Ning Navy warship, and every time the Ning Navy warship opened fire, they would suffer heavy losses.

Zheng Zhilong was very angry. If it were anyone else, he would definitely chop off the other person's head. However, the person who proposed retreat was Zheng Zhibao.

"asshole!"

Zheng Zhilong did not kill Zheng Zhibao but kicked Zheng Zhibao, knocking Zheng Zhibao over.

Zheng Zhilong roared at Zheng Zhibao: "Don't retreat! Attack me! I want to peel off Cheng Shijie's skin, I want to eat his flesh..."

Zheng Zhilong's almost crazy demeanor and ferocious eyes made everyone shudder. In normal times, once he got angry, countless close soldiers would rush forward bravely, crushing and stretching the enemy troops to vent his anger, but now no one listens to his orders.

, everyone knows that this battle is simply unwinnable. The problem they face now is not how to win, but how to escape!

Zheng Zhibao winked at the captain of Zheng Zhilong's confidant. The captain took a step forward and hit Zheng Zhilong on the back of the head with the handle of his knife, knocking him unconscious. Zheng Zhibao took the opportunity to order: "The admiral is injured, retreat! Retreat!"

Zheng Zhilong planted a lot of mines in Batavia Bay, which caused great trouble to the Ning Navy. Two of the Ning Navy warships that were pursuing them were blown up by mines and opened a huge hole, and ferocious seawater poured into the cabin.

Fortunately, the damaged cabin was closed in time to prevent the battleship from sinking.

Seeing the defeat of Zheng's fleet, Brewer was very desperate.

What Zheng Zhibao didn't expect was that although he escaped with Zheng Zhilong, more Zheng battleships surrendered to Ning Haijun.

"We surrender! Stop attacking and let us live!"

The voices begging for surrender were also mixed with heart-wrenching cries. These guys traveled across the South China Sea, killing people and stealing goods, and committed many crimes. Each one was more cruel than the last. However, facing a powerful enemy that they could not defeat, they were not much stronger than a cowardly little wife. They

All the courage, will and pride have been shattered by Cheng Shijie. They no longer dare to have the slightest idea of ​​confronting Cheng Shijie, they just want to survive!

Cheng Shijie thought for a long time and finally agreed to accept the surrender of Zheng's battleship.

These warships of Zheng's fleet were cautious, carefully avoiding warship wreckage and ubiquitous mines, and sailed to the outside of Batavia Harbor, where they would surrender to the Ning Navy.

Looking at the Zheng family flags being thrown into the sea one after another also heralds the end of an era.

Of course, the Battle of Batavia also heralded the rise of Ning Haijun and the beginning of Cheng Shijie's new era of sea king.
Chapter completed!