It will be dark.

Before dark, the Dutch ship was thinking of sinking one or two more Hutchison warships or merchant ships... The attacks encountered by the Zhenluwei were very powerful. There were scars everywhere on one side of the ship, and there were multiple holes on the waterline. The sailors kept repairing them casually. Even so, a lot of water must have been in the cabin. Whether it would sink was really only between the two.

Lu Dafu suddenly said: "After this naval battle, the people in the boat have to work overtime."

Jiang Kui smiled and nodded, saying, "The Dutch are not much better."

Even if the game is over now, Hutchison will make a big profit. The Dutch lost a lot of strength. If you want to block it, you must at least transfer four decent warships to come over, so that Hutchison will continue to be afraid and can only shrink into the port and dare not come out.

The current strength comparison is the opposite. The schooner and slurry ship, and the repaired Galen ship, are enough to block the offshores of Taiwan.

Whether the Dutch would transfer the ship to come is also a questionable thing. The East India Company seized Ceylon and fought a war with the Portuguese. The relationship between the two sides was not good. These days, there are not many wolves and few meats. There are many lands without a master, but there are still a few good places. Ceylon produces spices, and Cohen must get it in order to monopolize the spice industry from Asia to Europe. The Portuguese are very weak and just used to test the knife. As expected, Ceylon has become the item in the Dutch East India Company, just as the East India Company seized Taiwan.

The Spanish and the Dutch were also hostile, especially after Cohen took Taiwan, he regarded the Spaniards in Taipei as thorns in his eyes. They often had friction at sea. Fortunately, the Spanish's core interest circle was from South America to Asia, and then from Asia to Europe. In Asia, the disputes with the Dutch were limited. Later, it was true. After the Dutch took action, the Spanish gave up the base in northern Taiwan and surrendered. The Dutch continued to chase and attacked Luzon without any intention of attacking... Of course

Luzon is the top priority of the Spanish in Asia. It has a permanent fleet in Luzon, with at least a dozen warships, plus merchant ships, sailors, soldiers, and thousands of people stationed. When the East India Company was in its heyday, it had to consider repeatedly and weigh the pros and cons. Moreover, fighting Luzon is not a battle for a wild island like Taiwan. When it comes to the war between the two countries, the local Spanish part still has quite strong strength. After all, gold ships still send gold continuously. When fighting Luzon, it would be a big deal to defeat the Spaniards and declare war with the Netherlands on the ground.

So no matter what, the Dutch will not invest all its strength in Taiwan. Taiwan is important, and it is second only to several strategic locations in Governor Cohen's mind. However, if you invest all the strength of the company here, it is equivalent to handing over the managed territory. Cohen will not be so stupid, and the thirteen shareholders of the company's headquarters will not let him do anything.

"It's over." Jiang Kui pressed his hands on the side of the ship. The sinking Xinpingbao caught fire. Half of the hull was sinking in the sea water, and the other half was burning in the raging fire, making the large sea surface red.

There were still sounds of cannons, fires, smoke, and shouts of killing everywhere.

But I don’t know if it was true or illusion, Jiang Kui felt both sides were exhausted. It seemed that when they had already reached the last ninety miles, people were excited, laughing loudly, and speeding up their pace, but no matter how they calculated it, they were not as enthusiastic and energetic as they were when they first walked.

Now it's just the afterglow of the sunset, which seems brilliant, but people know that it's over and everything is almost over.

But it is not over yet. Whether it is Song Ke, Gao Wenlu, the captains of other Dutch ships, or Jezhnev, Jiang Kui, Zheng Shaolai and others, everyone's eyes are betting on the bird ships and the fire ships behind them.

This is the last chance for Hutchison. Just as the Dutch placed the last chance in the middle and poured the artillery shells into the Zhenluwei and several small merchant ships. Seeing that the naval battle was about to end, would it be a draw that the Dutch could accept on the face or a one-sided victory?

The island ship was still moving forward rapidly. In Gao Wenlu's eyes, these small boats came very strangely. A main gun seemed very powerful, but how much room was there for it? Even if it was forced to come and fire a few shots, what's the point? Until now, which ship has not hit dozens of shells and more shots, which is nothing more than that the shells are heavier. What's the point?

But Gao Wenlu still felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart... This feeling was not caused by no cause. It should be that something made him feel dangerous, but it was just a subconscious reaction. There was no way to form a clear idea in his mind.

He could only order the gun crew to speed up, not to worry too much about artillery, speed up and aim, and must sink another Hutchison ship in front of him. Gao Wenlu made up his mind that as long as he sinks another ship, he would order the entire fleet to evacuate. As for whether to fight again after a while, he no longer had any confidence.

He sank two Hutchison and was captured by four of them. After all, he was defeated, but fortunately, it was not considered a crushing defeat, but there were both coming and going.

The bird boat was closer, with only a few arrows. The sails on five sides were constantly adjusting. Eating the wind, the boat came quickly, almost like an arrow from a string.

A naval officer muttered beside Gao Wenlu: "This ship looks like a bird from a distance, and looks like a mosquito ship from a distance."

Gao Wenlu nodded and agreed.

From a distance, it looks like a bird, sails like wings, and from a close distance, it looks like a small hull with huge cannons in front of it. Isn’t it like a mosquito rushing over to suck blood?

They didn't know that this kind of bird ship should have appeared decades later. Although the cannons were not as good as the cannons of Hutchison now, and the ship was also the killer weapon in Zheng Chenggong's fleet, the name of the mosquito ship was correct. Later, the West also built a large number of mosquito ships, with small hulls and large artillery. As its name suggests, this kind of small boat should not be of great use, but it is a very useful killer weapon in a stalemate. Just like Hutchison launched this kind of ship for the first time, it was the final use of the moment of stalemate.

Gao Wenlu's face was gloomy, and when he looked at the boat coming quickly, his sense of uneasiness became even stronger.

Sailing boats, mosquito boats, and the small fire boats, Hutchison seems to have not been idle in the past few months. In addition to building a brisk schooner, he has used all kinds of strange tricks. On the other hand, his side is quite successful in restricting Hutchison and arrogant. The defeat in front of him can be said to be his own fault.

I just don’t understand. Hutchison has taken a big advantage. What can I do if I release this boat?

"This is what you Han people say is the winner!"

Dyzhnev, who is full of beard, is usually very calm. After all, he is a technical expert and has a little ink in his stomach. He is not as ugly as the Russians in the business city.

There is no vodka here in Taiwan, and of course there is no soju. Most people in the south drink rice wine and rice wine. Soju that is only found in the bitter and cold places in the north is rare in Taiwan.

It is unlikely that the Military Office will come to deliver wine from the north specifically. In addition, the climate is warm, and the idea of ​​drinking is reduced a lot.

At this time, Jezhnev was screaming loudly, without any intention of being reserved for his status.

The naval officers and sailors around were the same, and their eyes were full of fanaticism. Like Dyzhnev, they also knew that this was the best opportunity to expand the results of Hutchison.

When the design and function of bird ships and fire ships came out, Jezhnev keenly discovered the functions and effectiveness of these two ships. Since Zhang Han did not agree, it took a lot of trouble to build this ship in Taiwan. Fortunately, with the insistence of Jezhnev and others, this kind of Chinese naval warfare-style ship will appear in the battle sequence.

Even if it is used, it is the result of Deszhnev's unscrupulous responsibility.

When Hutchison and Ji treat Zhang Han like a god, sometimes they will regard Zhang Han's misunderstanding as truth. Fortunately, Jezhnev does not have this kind of awareness. Although he admires Hutchison's boss, he is only at the level of admiration. After all, he is an outsider, and he is not a person who looks at Hutchison from nothing to something, from childhood to the whole process. In the past seven or eight years, to this point, he dares to doubt Zhang Han's decision or idea?

The sailing ship has proved that 300,000 taels have not been spent in vain... The two captive Galen ships are worth more than 300,000, and there are two large armed merchant ships that are added to the top, which is already a big profit.

Below is a small capital to win profits. Several island ships and fire ships did not use 100,000 taels in total. A few heavy artillery cost a lot of money. The cannons either want to be cast as big as they are. The craftsmanship is not as good as they are, and they will explode after being casted. Or they are not powerful enough. If they are only powerful but not powerful, they will be in vain.

It took a lot of effort to cast these guns by the Firearms Bureau.

A large number of masters and craftsmen were transferred from the north and started their work when they first entered Taiwan. In addition to providing conventional artillery on various warships, they began to cast all the largest artillery of Hutchison, forty-six-pound cannons.

Of course, the giant cannon of the small boat is not used for frontal firefighting. Although the shells are heavy and powerful, the recoil is also huge. Even if the anchor is dropped, the bird boat will be called to restore it after one shot. It will have to wait for a long time. No matter how powerful it is, ten shells will be counterattacked. The boat can't withstand a few rounds. It is very likely that the first round of shells will be hit by it. Once a few shells are smashed, the boat will be sunk directly.

Under the Dutch's vigilant gaze, the bird ship did not rush to the front of the warship, but bypassed the most intense battlefield and went from the side and back of the Zhenluwei to the part of the Batavia.

"Oops!"

Gao Wenlu had been at sea for at least twenty years. His vague anxiety had just come to fruition and he jumped up on the deck!

These small boats, controlled Ruyi and carried giant cannons, and took a detour. What else can they do?

Bombard with heavy artillery, and then the fire ships follow. This is Hutchison's fire ship tactic!
Chapter completed!