At this moment, Sun Jingting realized that in such a sea, there was a step forward in training and confidence. First, the size of the ships on both sides, then the proficiency in sail control, and then the number of artillery... This is very obvious. The other side's ships are larger and more artillery. When bombarding the side side to the side, there were more than 20 cannons fired, and you only had less than ten. Is it a side that was silenced or could not hit one side? Only then did he understand what Zhang Han emphasized?

The war between civilization and civilization is just the comparison. They also have well-trained troops, excellent weapons, larger warships and more artillery. It is meaningless to emphasize the courage and good combat of Hutchison soldiers, because not only are they better than you in warships and cannons, but these things have been played for decades, and may not be worse than you. Moreover, these white-skinned sailors and army soldiers have been running tens of thousands of miles and have been through life and death. They think they are timid and dare not fight or fight to death, so they should just take a shower and sleep.

Sun Jingting murmured: "No wonder Taiwan has to build ships. If you don't build ships, you will be frustrated."

"That's right." Gan Hui said seriously: "In the past year, we have built five schooners of 160 to 300 tons. This is not easy. It has been at least half a year from design to formal construction. Then we wait for wood to bake wood. The requirements for wood are also high, and ordinary wood is not easy to use. Sailers are lighter and faster than Garen ships, and it is easy to gain the upper hand in naval battles. Even if the number of artillery is still insufficient, we cannot build large tonnage. So since half a year ago, we have also built Garen ships, and we are a medium-sized warship with a double-deck gun position of about 600 tons..."

"Okay, I'm so excited!" Sun Jingting looked at the enemy ships that were getting closer and closer, and said, "When we build a large ship and fight them, it's too late, right?"

"It's too late." Gan Hui sighed: "A 600-ton ship cannot be easily built. Dyzhnev and others will probably be able to explore and start a ship at least next year, but if you build it again, you can get twice the result with half the effort."

"Are there many Dutch warships?"

"The main battleships are about six to ten in Batavia, and there are always more than a hundred small warships and armed merchant ships. The Dutch have been operating Nanyang for decades, and their strength is stronger than the Spanish and Portuguese."

"The country's power is stronger than both of these barbarians?"

Gan Hui thought for a while and said, "The country left the Portuguese country decades ago. It has no royal king. It is a republic system. Because it was established by maritime and banking, they are powerful shipbuilding and willing to make a living. Over the past few decades, they have traveled all over the sea from a small country less than half of Shanxi Province, and they are overseas colonies everywhere. The banking industry is also very powerful, almost monopolizing the loan business in Europe. The banking industry is at least over 100 million taels of silver, which is much richer than our Ming Dynasty. The shipbuilding industry is also powerful. There are dozens of large shipyards in its capital. The country can start construction of hundreds of ships at the same time. We can only start construction of two large ships at the same time, and build a few small ships at the same time. It is far worse than others. The shipbuilding cost is also lower than ours.

Many, we start from scratch, wood, drying room, parts, sails, from personnel to objects, including construction of shipyards, and personnel training also costs money. They have been building ships for a hundred years, and everything is supported, so the cost is less than 30% of ours. The medium-sized Galen warship we are building is nearly 200,000 taels, and a medium-sized ship, which is about 600,000 taels. Even the maritime powers of Europe, Britain and Spain, are far inferior to the Netherlands in terms of shipbuilding standards, speed and cost. The country has 16,000 merchant ships, and according to people in Europe, it accounts for more than three-quarters of the number of merchant ships in dozens of European countries. Therefore, although the Netherlands is a small country, it is also a big country, and the most powerful country at sea!"

Gan Hui said a lot, and of course he also told Sun Jingting why the situation in Taiwan is so difficult...

Shipbuilding costs too much money, including even the port area being rebuilt, and then the shipyard area, which requires a large number of workers, building a baking room, baking wood, building a fortress station, training the army, daily expenses, shipbuilding expenses, naval school expenses, etc.... It is more than one million yuan in profit per year for Japan's trade routes, which is just enough for Taiwan's expenditures. If according to Dyzhnev's idea, build a large shipbuilding base, hire more Portuguese as instructors and technicians, and hire more Chinese workers. Chang Wei and others don't want to, but they really can't afford it.

When Sun Jingting heard Gan Hui say it, he felt ashamed... The military commander was also in trouble, but Sun Jingting knew that Tian Jitang was good at fighting famine and would always master a sum of money to rescue emergency, ranging from 300,000 to about 200,000. If this sum of money was spent on Taiwan, the second big ship might be under development.

There are also artillery-making workshops, personnel and materials allocation, and the Military Command has not completely no reserved support... It is mainly because of the construction of the North City and South City of Quetu, a large number of artillery is needed to guard the city after the construction of the city, otherwise there will be a lot of personnel. If there are a large number of artillery, just leave enough gunners and a small number of cavalry to maintain the food route.

Now it seems that the North is indeed very important, but there is no force in the north that can threaten the existence of Hutchison. Whether it is Lin Danhan's Chahar tribe or other tribes, Hutchison is just a beating. The threat is the Jurchens of the Later Jin Dynasty. However, as long as Hutchison does not take the initiative, the two sides will not have any contact within two or three years. In this way, my vision is indeed a bit narrow...

Now, it is not the time to think about these things. Seeing that the big ship is getting closer and closer, Sun Jingting felt a little anxious. He said, "Is it time for He Yi to go to war with us?"

"No." Gan Hui kept talking to Sun Jingting. If there was any danger, he would dare to be so calm. He smiled and said, "I have ordered the ship to turn to the side to prepare for the fight. With the cooperation of these six slurry ships, it should not be a fight."

As they spoke, the enemy ships were getting closer and closer, not only approaching, but also snatched the limelight. The sails were even more intense. After taking advantage of the advantage, they could be said to be able to attack, retreat, and be invincible.

Gan Hui was a little nervous at this time. He ordered all the musketeers to prepare. The gunner also took the sealing cover on one side of the cabin, pushed the gun into the gun position, and prepared for ignition. Once the battle was fought, they could exert their firepower as soon as possible.

The two ships almost crossed the side, and the situation was so tense that it was about to break out...

Gan Hui and others were almost sweating all over their faces. Of course they were not afraid of fighting, but the tonnage of the enemy and us was quite different. Even if the cannons of the small boat were added, the position of more than a dozen cannons was missing. In addition, Sun Jingting and others were on the ship. Fortunately, the number of warriors should be far above the Dutch, which is also where Gan Hui relied on... The naval battle at this time was not the kind of iron-armored warships with giant cannons in later generations. Indeed, the cannons were very sharp, and dozens of cannons could be shot.

It means that the sky collapses and the earth is split, but the sea ships are only moving. The wind and water force are not fixed targets that keep moving, so it is difficult to demand the accuracy of artillery bombardment. This is also the reason why several naval wars were invented in the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Germany decades later, but the biggest naval battle I have fought before was the battle between Britain and the Spanish Invincible Fleet, but the artillery is still the last seat, and the real function is the corner battle.

Decades later, the artillery power became even greater, and the number of artillery on the warships became increasingly large. With the updates and improvements of tactics, there was no horn battle at that time. If you couldn't rush in front of you, you would be bombed to pieces. Isn't that a joke?

At this time, in the period of transition between the two, the angle battle has not been eliminated, and the power of artillery is getting stronger and stronger, but it has not yet reached the accuracy and power of a hundred years later. Many problems such as rifle, gunpowder, shells, and artillery material have not been solved.

Hutchison's artillery was at a disadvantage, but there were more personnel than the other party, which made a lot of them back... Although Zhang Han was unwilling to fight only by the number of people and use small fireboats to fight, it seems that the Hutchison's army was still limited by the number of troops and strong...

The wind and waves were very strong, and Sun Jingting had an illusion that it seemed that the Dutch ship opposite was also hesitating...

Whether to fight or not, the person on the other side obviously had not made up his mind. At this time, both sides did not make noise. The sky was dark and dark. The wind and waves were rising on the sea, and there were dark waves everywhere. People's hearts were constantly sinking. Eight warships lined up on both sides of the waves, and from time to time a flash of lightning flashed in the sky, illuminating people's gloomy faces pale...

It seemed like a long time later, and in a moment, the sails of the Batavia were filled with wind and quickly walked away. After a moment, they reached the range of the artillery and were far away.

"It's okay, it's okay." Gan Hui wiped his sweat and said: "Batavia is the flagship of the Dutch East India Company. There are probably important figures on the ship, and we are also well prepared, otherwise I really thought I was going to fight just now."

Wang Jingzhong had just pulled out the short gun he wore. He had been in the army for twenty years and had been in the Merchant Army for six or seven years. At this time, he put the gun back on his waist and said with a smile: "Don't think that just killing or not hitting is just a matter of one thought, and murderous aura is everywhere. The other party is actually ready to shoot."

Everyone agreed, except for those recruits who had no combat experience.

This kind of thing can be understood and conveyed. At this moment, a group of old officers and veterans explained to the recruits... Just now, the gunmen on the other side's ship had all stood in their positions. The machine spring was opened and fired at any time. The gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun guns were all in place, and the ship's hull was adjusted to the most favorable firing position as much as possible. At the same time, many people with short swords stood behind the gunmen, but they could also rush up at any time to prevent rushing to board the ship... Judging from the Dutch's expressions and movements on their hands, of course, they were not bluffing, but were actually preparing to start the war.

Sun Jingting did not have too much nervousness, which was also a psychological quality that he had trained on the front line for a long time. Besides, it was useless to be nervous. Once the gods fell into the water, even the old sailors would not dare to protect themselves from storms such as storms, let alone landslides like Sun Jingting.

He was just wondering whether there were really big figures on the other party's ship, which made them stop the war with the same attack...
Chapter completed!