After thinking about it for a while, Wang Yilin finally made a difficult choice, that is, to divide the troops.

This is indeed a difficult choice.

Dividing troops is equal to the rear of the palace, and the rear of the palace is equal to the death of a lifetime.

Wang Yilin gritted his teeth and ordered to cover the main force to continue fleeing north with the twelve captured warships behind the palace.

The warship was captured, but the soldiers on it were their own.

Not all of them are Wang Deren's subordinates. If the palace behind the palace who walks at the edge of a knife is removed and the original Wang Deren's subordinates are kept, then they will not be called the palace back.

Because there is no need to fight at all, the pursuers are bombarded with a few shots, and their morale is completely lost, they will probably have to surrender.

With the addition of real money, it is naturally difficult to give up.

So, from the moment Wang Yilin made the decision, this battle was no longer controllable.

....

The twelve warships behind Wang Yilin's fleet suddenly changed direction.

Start aiming at the chasing enemy ship with the guns.

If it was during the day, Zheng Zhiguan's fleet could see it at a glance. Unfortunately, it was dark night. Even if there was starlight, you could only see a black shadow ahead.

The warship in front suddenly turned horizontally, which was indeed not expected by Zheng Zhiguan.

But as the distance got closer and the sound of cannons on the opposite side sounded, Zheng Zhiguan suddenly noticed countless fires in front of him, and instantly realized that the enemy had a warship turning.

At this time, what Zheng Zhiguan was worried about was not the enemy's volley, but the collision.

Zheng Zhiguan immediately ordered to send signals to his warships with mast lanterns, and immediately deviate from the channel to avoid collisions.

Twelve warships fired in a salvo, hitting no less than five warships of the Zheng family Navy, and at least two of them ignited a raging fire.

In such a dark night, it is very difficult to save the wooden ship, which means that it will burn to ashes and then sink into water.

Fortunately, the artillery on the Zheng family warship was used. If it were the new flowering artillery shells of the Wusong Navy and were shot by heavy artillery on the side, the consequences would be much more serious, and it would definitely not be just two firecrackers.

At this time, Zheng Zhiguan's order was too late.

The distance between the two sides is less than three miles.

The chaser suddenly stopped and started shelling, but the chaser was still moving forward at full speed.

Even if Zheng Zhiguan sent a signal, he could not react in time.

The volley of twelve warships caused chaos in the command of the Zheng family navy ships.

"Boom", the collision of ships is so fierce that it is difficult to describe in words.

Five of the twelve horizontal warships were smashed into two pieces in half and sank immediately. The other four were smashed with their bows or sterns, and only three were slightly scratched. However, as they fell into the dense encirclement of the Zheng family naval warships, they gave up resisting surrender.

The surging sea water caused the four severely damaged warships to sink in an instant.

Countless people fell into the sea and called for help.

The warships that the Zheng family navy collided with were also severely damaged. One of them had a bow of a broken hole. The sea water poured in and soon sank, and the sea surface was in chaos.

If Zheng Zhiguan ordered rescue at this time, the casualties caused by the collision between the two sides would have dropped a lot.

Moreover, due to the rescue of soldiers who fell into the water, the two sides may form an indirect tacit understanding, so the subsequent naval battle may be avoided.

But in shock, Zheng Zhiguan issued an order to continue pursuing, and even ignored the soldiers who fell into the water due to a ship crash.

Of course, it cannot be said that this order is wrong, because the Zheng family navy has already abandoned the auxiliary warships before. If the soldiers who fell into the water are ordered to rescue, at least 30% of the warships will have to stop and exit the battlefield.

Zheng Zhiguan was unwilling to give up the victory that was close to him, and at the same time he wanted to make a concerted effort to annihilate the fleet and cut off Wu Zheng's arm.

It also laid the foundation for the Zheng family navy to officially enter the eastern Zhejiang waters.

At the same time, it is more convenient to trade northward with the Zheng family merchant fleet and secret contacts between himself and Dorgon.

In Zheng Zhiguan's view, it is acceptable to pay the price of hundreds of casualties.

This caused the Zheng family's warship to leave without looking back, and more than 70% of those who set the water on the sun died. On the twelve warships left by Wang Yilin, less than 20% survived the remaining nine, which was very tragic.

Fortunately, these twelve warships captured the Zheng family, and the personnel sent by Wang Yilin to these warships were not full. There were only 40 or 50 people on one ship, unlike the Zheng family navy. There were nearly 200 crew members on the same size of warships, because in addition to the necessary sailors to drive ships and artillery, they also needed to stock up on the troops required to fight on the board.

Therefore, although Wang Yilin suffered a great loss in this collision, he actually took advantage of the number of casualties alone.

Especially the volley of the twelve warships before the impact caused the direct attack to cause five warships of the Zheng family to be injured, two of which were severely damaged and finally sank. On these two ships alone, there were no less than 300 drowning people.

Zheng Zhiguan's cold-blooded attitude towards death directly led to the anger of hatred in the hearts of the navy soldiers on both sides.

At this time, no one in the Zheng family navy would accuse Zheng Zhiguan of his cruelty, but instead wrote hatred on the enemy.

The same is true for Wang Yilin and his fleet.

So, the second half of this naval battle, which was even more cruel, was officially staged.

....

Wang Yilin, with tears in his eyes, paid the price of the lives of twelve warships and the soldiers on the ship.

Buy his navy for breathing time.

The distance between the Zheng family Navy was nearly thirty miles away.

This distance is not far, but it is very critical.

Because the distance of thirty miles was relatively chasing in the same direction, it was enough for Wang Yilin to rush across Qixing Island and enter the eastern Zhejiang waters.

Wang Yilin stood stiffly at the head of the flagship ship and never dared to look back.

Because he was afraid that he would order him to go back once he turned around.

He seemed to hear the dying cry of countless soldiers behind him. This sound was enough to make people feel heartbroken and heartbroken.

Wang Yilin hated Zhang Mingzhen for not coming to rescue, Zheng Zhiguan’s shamelessness and cruelty, and even hated Wu Zheng’s original intention of deploying this time to lure the enemy.

But what he really hates is himself.

Wang Yilin hated himself, and when his uncle died for his country, he ran away.

Wang Yilin hated himself and left his comrades and ignored him.

Because of hatred, so ruthless!

....

Zhang Mingzhen is also regretting it.

When I heard the faint sound of cannons in the southwest, I saw the dark red color of the thick night in the southwest.

Zhang Mingzhen instantly realized that he had lost his understanding of his own judgment.

His heart rose, and immediately ordered the Wusong Navy to start anchoring and sail at full speed in the direction of the flames.

....

Zheng Zhiguan is furious.

He was actually not a brave general. When he was under Zheng Zhilong's command, he always avoided every battle and saved his life first.

Leading the fleet to fight today is nothing more than feeling sure of victory.

This is very important.

It is the dream of every soldier who can draw military merits without being in danger.

So, how could Zheng Zhiguan miss such a good opportunity?
Chapter completed!