Chapter 903: What should I do if I continue, Zheng Chenggong?

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What is certain is that the Zheng family fleet will definitely not lose less. Judging from the remaining ships left on the battlefield, it should not be less than the Hu Ben Army Navy. The losses on the Hu Ben Army are mainly Cangshan ships. The Zheng family fleet's losses are armed merchant ships.

Judging from the battle just now, the Zheng family fleet's red-clothed cannons had almost no chance of showing their power, and could only rely on solid bullets to attack. However, the Hu Ben Navy used the red-clothed cannons to bombard the fire. The casualties caused by the two were absolutely different.

In fact, the Zheng family fleet suffered a lot of losses. After four rounds of artillery battles, the Zheng family fleet had lost eight three-masted gunships and nearly forty armed merchant ships. Overall, it had lost more than 30% of the warships. The worst thing was that other warships were also scarred and dying.

There were several three-masted gunships that were evacuated from the battle and were fine for the time being. As a result, when repairing them during the battle, they regretfully found that they could not continue to participate in the war. If they forced themselves to participate in the war, they might fall apart on the spot once they were baptized by artillery fire from the Tiger Army.

"Can't it really be repaired?"

Zheng Chenggong said a little depressed.

The three-masted gunship is the main force of the Zheng family fleet. If a few fewer three-masted gunships are involved in the battle, it will definitely have an impact on the combat effectiveness of the Zheng family fleet. At the same time, it will also have a great impact on the morale of the Zheng family fleet itself. Originally, it only had twenty-five three-masted gunships, but now there are eight, so the overall combat effectiveness will naturally be greatly affected.

Three-masted gunships have always been a symbol of victory in the Zheng family fleet. The more than 100 three-masted gunships owned by the Zheng family are the basis for the Zheng family to dominate Fujian and the top. On the seas in East Asia, no force can own so many large gunships. Now, there has been so many three-masted gunships, even if they win the battle in the end, it is probably not worth the loss.

It should be noted that in Nanyang and Dongfan Island, the Zheng family fleet still has many enemies! Their maritime power is stronger than Zhang Zhun's. Especially the aggressive Dutch people, they have many warships and artillery very fierce. The only one that the Zheng family can fight against them is the three-masted gunship. Now, eight three-masted gunships have disappeared all of a sudden, and my father is afraid that he can't calm down.

There is no way, the red-clothed cannons of the Hu Ben Army Navy are indeed very cruel. After being bombarded by them one after another, it is impossible for the Zheng family fleet to not pay a little price. Fortunately, the Hu Ben Army Navy has only six Dragon God Ships and less than one hundred red-clothed cannons, otherwise the Zheng family fleet will be bad.

"The eldest son..."

Zheng Shouyuan had to say tactfully.

He wanted to persuade Zheng Chenggong to retreat as soon as possible and not continue to fight with the enemy. If he continues to fight, he still doesn't know who will win or lose. However, the losses of the Zheng family fleet are already quite large, especially the loss of eight three-masted gunships.

These lost three-masted gunships did not mean that they had sunk, but lost their combat effectiveness or navigation capabilities, and the hull itself still existed. This brought a more troublesome consequence - how to deal with the damaged warships. According to the previous plan, the damaged warships of the Zheng family fleet should have entered the port of the Hu Ben Army to repair them. But now, this plan is obviously impossible to implement.

In fact, it is not scary for warships to lose their combat power. The most terrifying thing is the loss of navigation ability. Because, after losing their navigation ability, it is impossible for them to return to Fujian safely. In other words, they cannot go back to Fujian's home port for repair. Therefore, these giants either sink themselves or give them to the Hu Ben Army as spoils.

Judging from the situation of the Hu Ben Navy, they obviously have not collapsed in the end. There are still many remaining warships. They paid such a heavy price but could not eliminate the Hu Ben Navy. Fundamentally, the strategy of the Zheng family fleet has been failed. Since the goal cannot be achieved, they should retreat quickly instead of continuing to fight. After all, the Zheng family fleet is still a pirate and does not make a loss of money!

But, is it possible to retreat in shame? It doesn’t seem to work. If the Zheng family fleet retreats in shame, the morale of the entire Zheng Zhilong Pirate Military Group will be greatly hit. When they come in a fierce manner, they will return dejectedly. Can others not be hit? Even if they have their own faces, there is no place to put them!

Strictly speaking, the foundation of the Zheng family is still in Fujian, Nanyang, and in ***. Most of the main forces of the Zheng family fleet are in these places. The conflict with Zhang Zhun is more about preventing problems and preventing problems before they happen. As a result, this operation failed. In the future, it is basically impossible to draw more warships to arrive.

In other words, this is the first time that the Zheng family fleet launched an active attack on the Hu Ben Navy, and it is also the last time. If the Hu Ben Navy cannot be eaten this time, they will have to passively defend themselves. Simply put, they will not even have the chance to take revenge.

It is unrealistic to ask the Zheng family fleet to give up the interests of the Nanyang and the U.S. and fight against the Hu Ben Navy. Will you throw away the entire watermelon for a sesame seed? Obviously it is impossible. Zheng Zhilong is not so stupid.

At this time, Zheng Chenggong felt that Zhang Zhun's letter was too dazzling. Zhang Zhun's letter was actually deliberately teasing him. He didn't understand it before, but now he slowly woke up. When he tasted the taste of failure, his feelings became stronger and stronger. His hatred for Zhang Zhun became even deeper.

However, even if he hated Zhang Zhun for 120, what's the use? The facts are right in front of him. Zhang Zhun is indeed an enemy that is difficult to deal with. It is difficult to deal with now, and it is even more difficult to deal with in the future. In this battle, the Hu Ben Navy lost a little warships and personnel, and it is not a big problem. Since Zhang Zhun can piece together so many warships in such a short time, I believe that it doesn't take long to replenish the lost warships. As time goes by, the strength of the Hu Ben Navy will only become stronger.

However, if he ruined the Zheng family fleet here, the problem would be great. It would take a long time for the Zheng family to make up for these damaged warships. Without these warships and sailors, facing the high pressure of the Dutch, the Zheng family fleet's future life would be even more difficult.

"Grandpa Six, what should we do?"

At this point, Zheng Chenggong had to turn to others for help.

He needs to find a step down.

"Retreat!"

Zheng Shouyuan said with difficulty.

"Grandpa Six, are we going back like this?"

Zheng Chenggong said unwillingly.

When he retreated like this, his face was indeed too ugly. After he went back, he didn't know how others would laugh at him! When he set off, he patted the chest of the people around him, saying that he would definitely kill all Zhang Zhun's maritime power. Many people heard this. After he went back like this, would he have to live in the urine bucket? It's really embarrassing.

Besides, if you retreat like this, what should you do if those damaged warships are? They all sink themselves? They are given to Zhang Zhun? Whether it is sinking or giving to Zhang Zhun, Zheng Chenggong felt that his heart seemed to be bleeding. How could he bear to have so many warships?

"Big Young Master, can we eat each other?"

Zheng Shouyuan said helplessly.

“…”

Zheng Chenggong didn't know how to answer.

Perhaps, if the Zheng family fleet launches another strike, it will be able to eat the other party. If it succeeds, everything will be easy. The problem of face is solved and the problem of the damaged warship is also solved. But what if it cannot be eaten? No one can guarantee that the Zheng family fleet will launch a shelling again and defeat the Hu Ben Navy.

"I'm not willing!"

Zheng Chenggong said a little frustrated.

He came ambitiously, but left dejectedly. No one could stand it, let alone Zheng Chenggong, who was full of energy? He always felt that he could still work hard.

"well!"

Zheng Shouyuan could only sigh helplessly.

No one will be willing to accept such a result! But what if you are unwilling to accept it? Do you have to be wiped out before you can be satisfied? You must know that this is the territory of the Hu Ben Army, very close to the Hu Ben Army’s military port.

What does this mean? It means that the wounded soldiers of the Hu Ben Army can be effectively dealt with and the ability to fight sustainably is much stronger than the Zheng family fleet. When night falls and the two sides cease to fight, the Hu Ben Army can use a small boat to pick up all the wounded soldiers, and at the same time replenish sailors from the rear to prepare for tomorrow's battle.

However, the Zheng family fleet could not do this. All the personnel of the Zheng family fleet were already on the ship. Without enough sailors, the Zheng family fleet had no way to replenish them. All the wounded must be dealt with on-site on the ship, and it is impossible to receive further treatment.

In the eyes of the wise commander, the value of a sailor is much more important than the value of a warship. Therefore, the treatment of wounded people will be paid more attention to than the treatment of a warship. Everyone knows that it is not easy for the navy to cultivate a talent, and as long as there is a point of possibility, it cannot be allowed to die easily. This is not only a loss of life, but also a loss of experience and skills.

The strength of a navy requires a large amount of accumulation of skills and experience. These skills and experiences do not come from a skilled commander, not from a certain school, nor from a certain mentor, but from a vast number of officers and soldiers. After these drops of experience and skills accumulate, they become a pyramid, which gives latecomers full of nutrients.

If one thousand sailors on both sides were injured, then the Hu Ben Navy, which occupied the right time, place, and people, had at least three hundred sailors, could be cured and then served again. After returning to their posts, these people would definitely be treasures among the treasures, and could assume more important positions and teach more valuable experiences to those who came later.

There may be three hundred sailors who can engage in other auxiliary jobs. They may not be able to return to their positions or continue to work in warships, but they can also engage in related professions and can also pass on the experience and skills they have mastered to latecomers.

However, the Zheng family fleet is different. The wounded personnel of the Zheng family fleet have to return to Fujian before they can be treated. It takes at least three or four days to return to Fujian from here. During this process, more than 70% of the wounded personnel may die due to wound infection. In other words, the Zheng family fleet will lose a large group of experienced sailors.

Compared with the losses of this kind of personnel, one or two battles may not be fatal. However, if long-term battles are like this, it will be very fatal. One goes up and the other goes down. As time goes by, there are more and more experienced sailors in the Hu Ben Army, but fewer and fewer experienced sailors in the Zheng family fleet. How can we carry out the future battle?

In addition to sailors, the Hu Ben Navy also has a good location for the treatment of damaged warships. Their warships can be returned to the port nearby to repair them. Some warships may only take two or three days to repair them, and then reopen to combat. Replacing masts and other repairs, as long as there are large tools, it really doesn't take long.

However, the damaged warships of the Zheng family fleet had to return to Fujian before they could be repaired. From here to Fujian, some of the damaged warships could not move at all on the sea route. How could they go back? Should they use ropes to drag them back? If there was another storm on the way, I am afraid that the entire Zheng family fleet would be buried at the bottom of the sea.

"Let's try again!"

"If we can't eat each other, we will retreat!"

After thinking for a long time, Zheng Chenggong finally said gritting his teeth.

At this time, his childish temper was revealed again. He finally couldn't bear to give up his face, but he still didn't have the courage to go back in shame.

Zheng Shouyuan's face was immediately wrong. War is not a joke, and how can he bet on the fate of the entire fleet because of his personal emotions? What does it mean to try again? Where can I try this kind of thing?

However, with Zheng Chenggong's current conflicting mentality, Zheng Shouyuan also understood. In fact, when he went back like this, Zheng Shouyuan himself was also blind. In desperation, Zheng Shouyuan had to cautiously issue the order to line up.

Obviously, the various warships of the Zheng family fleet that received the order of the battle were a little surprised. By this time, Zheng Chenggong would continue to attack? Didn’t he know that each warship was covered in bruises? Are you sure to defeat the opponent? However, Zheng Chenggong’s order was very clear, so they had to line up and prepare for the battle.

"This kid Zheng Chenggong!"

Seeing the Zheng family fleet starting to move again from the Qianli Mirror, Wang Shide couldn't help but frown and said. Did he think he could really swallow the Hu Ben Navy? He actually wanted to launch an attack again? Damn, this kid really doesn't know how the word "death" is written!

"Cross!"

"Come on!"

Zhang Zhun's cold face was ordered.

No matter what Zheng Chenggong wants to do, the Hu Ben Army will accompany him to the end. Since he wants to fight, then continue to fight! If he continues to fight like this, there will always be one side that cannot support him first!
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