The Wusong Navy slowly advanced five miles.

Zheng Chenggong quickly ordered the fleet to retreat ten miles.

Although the two sides are still in a stalemate, the impact on the morale of the Zheng family navy is huge.

Soldiers are not afraid of fighting for their own lives. They should be natural for them to join the army to eat food and fight for their own lives. Unless the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, the Shangguan fled first.

If the soldiers can't even do this, then this is not an army, but a mob.

The Zheng family navy has been passed down for two generations, so naturally it is not a mob.

Thinking back to the time when the Ming Dynasty was banned from the sea and Zheng He's fleet was disbanded and withdrawn from the South China Sea, the Western Navy grew rapidly and the maritime power was booming.

Zheng Zhilong, with his own strength, accumulated a navy through half-merchant and half-thief, replaced Zheng He's fleet and re-controlled the South China Sea.

Especially in the sixth year of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong defeated the Dutch East India Company fleet in Kinmen, coastal areas of Fujian with his navy, which really made the coastal people exclaim resent. From then on, the South China Sea was so singular that the atmosphere was quite calm for more than ten years. The foreign goods sold along the coast were all under the banner of Zheng, and the momentum was far superior to the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Zhilong also made a fortune from this. At most, the maritime trade income alone was as high as 20 million taels.

This financial power established the unshakable position of the Zheng family navy.

But such a navy, which can be said to be once a national hero, has been ruined by Zheng Zhilong's mental defects over the past decade.

When the superiors only pursue money and interests, they will unstoppably lead to followers.

The so-called "the superior has something to like, the subordinate must be more serious. This is a matter of reason.

Such profitable sea trade returns still cannot fill the greed in the Zheng family's hearts.

After Zheng Zhilong was recruited by the Ming Dynasty, he still robbed secretly. This is a black and white way of taking both sides.

And this is a small loss. If Zheng Zhilong could really raise the anti-Qing Yi Ban, then there would be hundreds of thousands of troops in Fujian and Guangdong, plus this fleet that was invincible in East Asia, it might be possible that an emperor of the surname Zheng would be born. At that time, the military and civilians of Fujian and Guangdong only knew Zheng Zhilong but did not know the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, Zheng Zhilong surrendered and his forces fell apart. If Zheng Chenggong had not appreciated Longwu's appreciation for him and raised the anti-Qing Yi Ban, the Qing court could have completed unification at least ten years or even twenty years ahead of schedule.

Having said that, if Zheng Chenggong had not had the wrong decision before, his navy was in full swing and rushed towards the Wusong navy.

This is not an irreparable mistake.

But Wu Zheng ordered the forward push five miles, but Zheng Chenggong's response was to retreat ten miles.

Morale is a one-stop effort, and then declines, and then exhausts three times.

If the two sides had already fought fiercely, it would be understandable to retreat ten miles as tactical actions, but facing a half-wheeled volley, more than 30 ships were almost wiped out. In this case, the enemy would be weak again.

The morale of the army, which was already uneasy, suddenly dropped to the bottom.

Shi Lang's initiative to fight finally made the Zheng family navy soldiers feel a little excited.

The influence of heroes and role models is huge.

So, the soldiers began to actively prepare for war, prepare to wash away the former shame and restore the reputation of the Zheng family navy.

....

Shi Lang stood at the bow of a medium-sized warship rewarded by Zheng Chenggong, and this ship has now become his ship.

He led thirty-six fire attack ships and eighteen edge ships (a narrow and long-shaped clutch carrying twelve people, mainly used for reconnaissance and sprinkling floating thunders to block the enemy), and with a fearless aura, he began to raid the Wusong Navy.

Zheng Chenggong ordered the main fleet to follow five miles apart. As long as the Wusong Navy starts shooting scatteredly to stop Shi Lang, the main force of the Zheng family Navy can rush up.

All the soldiers were looking forward to it. They held their breath, cheered themselves and prayed for Shi Lang.

....

Wu Zheng had already noticed it.

He couldn't help but nod, so he was so decent.

In offshore naval battles, it would be cheaper to fight with main ships alone to fight with shore artillery shelling.

Wu Zheng fought this battle with a purpose, intending to train troops and naval training, and he really had nothing to guide him.

No matter how much training is, it is just a matter of talking about war. It is the best way to train troops.

Zheng Chenggong's navy is undoubtedly the most suitable one. It seems powerful and resistant to beatings, but the danger is small because its cannon range is far less than that of its own navy.

Although Wu Zheng had no experience in naval battles, one thing was clear, that is, no matter how powerful the main battleship was, it had to cooperate with various auxiliary ships, otherwise, it would be a floating turret at best.

Even powerful aircraft carriers in later generations must cooperate with various ships to exert their powerful attack power.

Therefore, when establishing the Wusong Navy, we refer to the old organization of the Zhoushan Navy and then formulate and improve it. All auxiliary ships such as fire attack ships are equipped.

Therefore, Zhang Mingzhen had a way to deal with the enemy's harassing attack, that is, large ships against large ships, and small ships against small ships.

However, Zheng Chenggong could not see these. When the main force of the Wusong Navy set up the formation, these small boats were hidden behind the large hull. Since the large ship was serenely stationary, they could not see them at all.

At this time, seeing the enemy's small boat attacking, Zhang Mingzhen immediately ordered the small boat to attack.

Countless small boats appeared behind the main ship, sailed forward from the cracks of the main ship, and rushed straight to the enemy.

When the Zheng family navy soldiers saw this scene at the bow of the boat, they couldn't help but exclaim that it was a pity that since the enemy was prepared, they would naturally not shoot volleys at Shi Lang's troops.

Zheng Chenggong was also regretting, but Zheng Chenggong thought differently. When he saw that the enemy was prepared, he thought that since Shi Lang's plan was not feasible, then what he was waiting for Shi Lang would be wiped out.

Then, at this time the main force continues to advance forward and will re-enter the range of the enemy's main gun.

Thinking of this, Zheng Chenggong gave the most wrong order today, and the main force stopped moving forward and retreated to the original starting point.

This command was executed faithfully because it was nothing wrong with the command itself.

The mistake is inappropriate and inhumane.

The Warriors are charging forward and have not yet taken up the battle, so the main force has retreated.

Anyone, including the soldiers on the main battleship, was filled with a heart of turmoil when he saw this scene, not to mention Shi Lang's troops who were raiding.

He was full of breath and was ready to make great achievements to glorify his ancestors.

Suddenly, I discovered that the enemy was ready, and this was already breathing a sigh of relief.

But accidentally, I felt cold on my back. I turned around and saw that the main force had retreated.

This psychological gap is probably caused by stomping the ground and hitting the wall with your head to vent.

Seeing that the enemy's boat was approaching one's own side.

These abandoned soldiers did not have the passion and courage to fight before they went to war?

Shi Lang looked at this scene coldly.

He was sneering, his smile was sniffing.

There is a hint of hatred in the stand, and there is a hint of mockery in it.
Chapter completed!