Chapter 1153 The Battle of Seven Star Island (4)
At this distance and this dense artillery fire, no ship could turn around calmly. In one round of volleys, the Zheng family navy lost the thirteen ships in the front line, six of which quickly sank, and the remaining seven ignited a raging fire, which had lost their combat effectiveness.
They also gave Zheng Zhiguan time to change the direction of the fleet, because it took more than two minutes to load the Wusong Navy's side cannon.
But this time is not enough for the Zheng family navy to complete the change of direction and escape from the Wusong navy's gun range.
Zheng Zhiguan could only adopt the same method as Wang Yilin, using the medium-sized warship to take the initiative to advance, and win time for the retreat of the main battleship.
It's simply a reward for every reward, a reward that has not even been passed overnight.
After the third round of artillery, the Zheng family naval ships suffered serious losses, which had reached nearly 30%. However, most of them were medium-sized ships. Except for the first round of artillery, the main battleships lost three unexpectedly. The other main battleships changed to escape the Wusong Naval Division's utilization gun range.
The sea was filled with smoke and chaos, accompanied by the call of soldiers falling into the water, just like hell on earth.
In fact, this time was the time to end this naval battle.
Judging from the strategic position of both camps, this naval battle has exceeded the original scale by this time.
If you continue to fight, both sides will not be able to bear it.
Wang Yilin's navy was sunk six, three of which were still burning on the sea behind him. The fire was difficult to completely extinguish in a short period of time. This did not include the more than ten crashed warships and hundreds of sailors in the waters of Taishan.
For Wang Yilin's army, there were nearly half of the casualties.
The Zheng family navy suffered even greater losses at this time. More than ten warships in the Taishan waters were originally from the Zheng family and were captured by Wang Yilin.
Now he was suddenly caught off guard by the Wusong Navy and had lost three main battleships and more than 30 medium-sized warships.
It is equivalent to 30% of the number of navy warships.
Can you still fight?
Of course I can continue to fight!
Hatred can blind people's minds. When the war reaches this point, there is no longer any trade-offs and cons, and there is no human nature.
Of course, there are exceptions, such as Zhang Mingzhen. At this time, he is probably the only person who is still calm on the battlefield.
He is also the one who has the initiative in the battlefield at this time.
But Zhang Mingzhen felt guilty in his heart. At the moment he saw the only eleven scarred warships left by Wang Yilin's army, Zhang Mingzhen felt deeply guilty.
The reason is that my previous judgment was wrong.
This perception made Zhang Mingzhen feel sorry for Wang Yilin.
This guilt finally appeared on the battlefield.
When the Wusong Navy started its first round of volleys, Wang Yilin's fleet took the lead in passing through the turning point of Qixing Island. When he saw the Wusong Navy, Wang Yilin immediately ordered to turn eastward!
At that time, both Zhang Mingzhen and Zheng Zhiguan discovered the tactical actions of Wang Yilin's remaining troops, but they were not surprised.
They all believed that Wang Yilin wanted to lead the remnants to leave the battlefield.
Zheng Zhiguan was suddenly shot by the Wusong Navy at this time and was already confused. How could he have time to pay attention?
Therefore, Wang Yilin's remaining eleven warships became forgotten, at least ignored spectators.
But Wang Yilin had a plan. He ordered eleven warships to turn eastward, just to dig a hole for the Zheng family navy.
Chapter completed!