Li Pingzhi took a deep breath and nodded silently.

Although Dyzhnev is an outsider, he has at least led a fleet to fight naval battles with the Swedes in the Baltic Sea. If he doesn't rely on his command, would he rely on his own trouble?

Sun Jingting showed praise at this time. He didn't say anything else, but said, "At this moment, I can only stabilize first and seek the least bad result. You are doing very well. Even if Lord Zhang is here, he can only wait here. The more we manage, the more chaotic it may become. Now, if you keep steady, it may become better, but it will never become bad."

Sun Jingting didn't say anything, and it's hard to say it directly. In fact, he feels that there must be changes. Otherwise, if you keep fighting like this, you will be able to get the best and get the best. The final result will definitely be a situation of being the best!

"I've moved!" Li Pingzhi's eyes were sharp, and he kept holding the telescope and didn't put it down. The abnormality on the sea suddenly made him notice it.

The red flag was spreading at the near-shore fortress, and the flag was also waved on the flagship where Dyzhnev was on the water. Then dozens of small eight-slurry ships and four-slurry ships were rowing from the shore and heading towards the sea.

"I understand." Li Pingzhi said: "It is because the shells reserved by each ship consume a lot of money, and these small boats are used to replenish gunpowder and shells."

Everyone knows this time, and then they look happy.

This time the artillery battle was very fierce and of course it was extremely fast. The shells reserved by each ship were about a thousand rounds, which means that each cannon had dozens of shells available. No matter how many, it would be too heavy, and it would not be possible to bring so many base shells, and it would not be used if it was brought. It was almost impossible for a ship to finish one thousand shells. The pirate ship ran away after a few rounds. No matter how brave the pirate ship was, he would not dare to face the cannons of warships head-on. The pirates of the Ming Dynasty were mainly cold weapons, and there were only a few small cannons and a small number of muskets. These warships in front of him, whether they were serious warships or ordinary armed merchant ships, could pack more than ten, and there were no more than a dozen or twenty pirate ships. Don’t think about the idea of ​​fighting warships.

The intensity of today's naval battle is indeed rare in the world. Warships and merchant ships may carry over 1,000 shells and corresponding gunpowder reserves, at least hundreds of shells and a large amount of gunpowder. As a result, half of the gunfights have been exaggerated in more than an hour, and a small boat has to be sent to replenish them.

In the Battle of England and the West, we only need to replenish ammunition after a day of fighting. This only means that the current naval level is much higher than that of the past, and the level of casting cannons is also higher, so the intensity is also much higher.

Everyone watched the Baji Ship come forward and talked about how much ammunition the Dutch should have... The Dutch attacked, and the artillery shells and gunpowder should be prepared, but they definitely cannot support the high-intensity counterattack just now. It is only a matter of time before the party can win. The only thing that can be considered is to sink or capture the Dutch ship. If one ship does not sink and one ship does not capture, such victory will not be meaningful.

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"It's too difficult for us to win." Gao Wenlu's face was gloomy. The hull in front of him was damaged several times, and a group of crew members were desperately repairing it with the threat of artillery fire.

The key is that there is a huge break near the hull waterline. A lot of sea water pours into the hull as it rises and floats. That break is quickly repaired. Of course, it was just a hasty repair. After returning to the port, it will take a major repair before sailing into the sea again.

An officer who came over in a small boat wiped the sea water on his face and said, "We have just turned to sail to the north and northeast directions, trying to get rid of those lightweight clutches. As a result, we are crowded together and order is chaotic, and the enemy takes our upper hand and shoots us cleverly and intensively. Our ships are seriously damaged. Their cooperation is so good that we have almost no power to fight back! Our ships have fired five hundred shells, and their reserves are almost exhausted. Sometimes they are too close to the enemy ships, and the sounds of talking to each other can be heard.

There is no doubt that some of the personnel have performed well... but our crew and gunners are exhausted and feel lacking in strength and determination. If the enemy takes advantage of the wind and hops to rush to the gang, our captains may not be able to withstand their hand-to-hand attacks, which will put us in a very dangerous situation. Therefore, the captains of several of our ships unanimously decided to send me to the commander. We hope that the commander can make a decision as soon as possible, either make a quick decision to counterattack quickly, or be prepared to alternately cover the retreat and leave the battlefield."

Gao Wenlu listened to the officer with a calm face and did not express his opinion as soon as possible.

All ships fought in a very embarrassing manner, which was something that they had never expected before the war began. Gao Wenlu fought with the Ming Navy. To be fair, he had never fought a naval battle, but was directly surrounded by the Ming people.

There is no way to do this. During the Battle of Penghu, the Dutch army had only a few small warships and merchant ships, with a main force of more than 1,000 troops, and the navy was limited.

The first wave of attacking force of the Ming army was several thousand people, and the strength was far above the Dutch army. The Dutch army did not survey the Ming army. After contacting it, it felt that although the Ming army was backward and poor in training, it was not lacking in courage. In addition, the number of people was advantageous and the number of ships was even more overwhelming. Therefore, the Dutch army's strategy was only to stick to it. Only Gao Wenlu, the unlucky guy, fought a battle with the Ming army's navy, but was defeated and captured. Even the ship was captured by the Ming army. It is the Zhenlu Guard in the Huji Navy now.

Later, there were more than 10,000 troops in the Ming army, and the Dutch army had no power to fight back. They could only defend the castle by the sea and used the method of delay to seek peace. In the end, the Ming army lacked the ability to make a final decision, so Xu He had no choice but to do so.

Nearly a year has passed since this incident. When Gao Wenlu and other senior officials of the Dutch side were discussing, they were still a little afraid of the Ming army's ant colony tactics... Take the naval battle in front of them as an example. If the Ming navy dispatched hundreds of small boats and came to rush over to jump into the boat and jumped into the gang, and more than ten thousand Ming troops fought with the Dutch army, even if more than ten or twenty ships were sunk, the naval battle would still end in a crushing defeat.

But the Chinese people in front of them adopted the same style of cannon warships as the Dutch. Gao Wenlu didn't feel a sense of contempt in his heart. How many ships did the Ming people actually have such ambitions?

But he suddenly remembered Cohen's statement again. Hutchison people are willing to take a more difficult path, with great desires and great ambitions, and need to be solved very early, otherwise it will definitely become a big problem for the East India Company!

With this in mind, the thought of evacuating the battlefield was completely eliminated. Gao Wenlu knew in his heart that evacuating now would be regarded as weak-willed and lacking strong skills and adaptability. Even if there was a loss, as long as it could cause heavy damage to Hutchison, his boss would still appreciate it very much. His future in the company would be greatly favored. If he evacuated now, the shame of a defeated general would be raised again, and the important members of the company who supported him behind his back would also give up because of this, so that his future would be ruined.

"Don't care about the schooners for your four ships. Let's cooperate with your merchant ships to entangle them. You can adjust slowly and move closer to the flagship. We must rely on the remaining ammunition to give each other a heavy blow."

The naval officer had a clear understanding that the battlefield is now being besieged by sailing warships below. Although the sailing warships would be killed or injured by shells, the sailing warships bit the Hector and other ships very fiercely and were also in a siege below.

The above is similar, and the schooner also attacks the Dutch warships and cannot raise their heads.

The strength of both sides is actually the stronger Dutch ships, with heavier tonnage and more gun positions. Hutchison means taking advantage of control, seizing favorable positions and superiority, and adjusting the hull to control more conveniently and quickly, so it seems that both the upper and lower routes are at a disadvantage.

The number of warships is eight, and the tonnage is not very different, and the artillery is similar. The merchant ships that set the distance apart are merchant ships. On the current battlefield, Hutchison's merchant ships can only be regarded as small boats. There are few gun positions and small tonnage, and the construction of the hull cannot be said to be very particular. After all, they are just early imitations or modified boats.

Gao Wenlu has a good vision and a very accurate judgment. After all, he is also the commander of the fleet passed by the upper level. If you can't see this, it's better to jump into the sea and die.

The Batavia in the middle was also under siege, mainly because the Hutchison line tactics were appropriate. Each line seemed to be fighting less, but in fact, there were five more ships. There were sailboats above and sailboats below, which were all comparable to Dutch warships. Only the one in the middle was a warship of the Zhenluwei, or a small Garen ship. It was half smaller than the Batavia with more than 665 tons and more than 300 members. There were also several merchant ships to cooperate, and most of them were small ships. The Batavia could only bombard the ships, which were quite embarrassed, and made holes on its hull, but if you wanted to sink or jump, you would have insufficient strength.

If several warships on the road were transferred, even if they were schooners and a few cannons, as long as several merchant ships on the middle road and the Zhenluwei were sunk, the Dutch would win this naval battle. Their ships would not be sunk easily, nor would they be afraid of losses from merchant ships. Hutchison's ships were quite limited, and a few were fewer. After going back to repair them, Hutchison's resistance would be even more difficult. After a few times, he won even if he didn't win the naval battle.

Gao Wenlu's plan was very outstanding, and the officer who came to ask for a decision also agreed. After all, their warships were all medium-sized Garen ships with large tonnage. They would not worry about being sunk after a few rounds of cannons. As long as they knocked down a few ships or damaged them severely, this naval battle could also be explained to the superiors and subordinates.

At that moment, I was full of energy and climbed off the boat. The boat was a four-slurry boat, which was rowing through the waves and rowing towards the battlefield on the upper left.

The communication flags of this era cannot complete complex information, so he can only ask the lower-level officers to risk their lives to row a boat to the flagship to request instructions. Gao Wenlu is the battlefield commander, and even if Song Ke is his immediate boss, he doesn't need to ask for instructions, so he just looked at the Hector with a stern face and did not intend to send a boat to ask for instructions.

At this time, a sailor pointed at the sea surface. Gao Wenlu looked at the telescope and shook his head and said, "Don't be nervous, this is they're supplying ammunition."

Gao Wenlu was a little angry. This time his action was too rash. Otherwise, he would have to wait to bring more ships and ammunition before taking action. Now that he is in such a stalemate, Huji's side can keep replenishing ammunition. If it is not done well, he will really have to defeat the battle and return to Relanzha City!

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I expect a lot of things to happen today. I will update it in the morning. I guess the next time will be tomorrow night.
Chapter completed!