The Qiantang Navy defeated the enemy in one fell swoop and pursued the Qing army's partial division.

They didn't stop until the main force of the Qing Navy, which came to rescue after hearing the news, arrived.

A quick inspection shows that only thirty warships survived the Qing army's partial division.

It can be said that it was a heavy loss.

Soon, the main force of the Qing army opened up their formation and prepared to eat the Ming navy in front of them.

Tian Xiong's flagship is also a 400-material warship built by Longjiang Shipyard.

The fleet he led had fifty warships with 400 charges, and the rest were all warships with 200 charges and 150 charges.

Whether it is the number of battleships or the overall size of the fleet, it is much stronger than the Ming Navy.

And what gives Tian Xiong the most confidence is that the gunners in his fleet are all elites trained by Kong Youde.

This time, Prince Yu was determined to conquer Hangzhou, so he equipped the navy with many sophisticated firearms and elite soldiers.

It can be said that Nanjing's wealth was drained to build such a powerful fleet.

Tian Xiong can lead this fleet, firstly because he is familiar with water warfare, and secondly because he spent a lot of money to manage it.

Now, he was suddenly caught off guard by the Ming army and suffered heavy losses. Tian Xiong was already furious.

He was standing on the bow of the flagship, with a group of generals standing behind him, their heads lowered and not daring to speak.

"Behead all those losers who escaped back and show them to the public!"

The soldiers quickly pulled out several partial division generals who had just managed to escape.

Amidst the wailing sounds, the heads of those people were kicked off the deck, and their bodies were thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

The generals behind Tian Xiong were so frightened that they did not dare to breathe.

They are all Ming army generals who surrendered.

There are only a few hundred real Eight Banners soldiers in this fleet, and they are commanded by an Eight Banners commander who is responsible for supervising the battle.

At this time, their ship was at the end of the fleet.

The Qing fleet directly opened up a long snake formation. Tian Xiong wanted to give full play to the advantages of his gunners and crush the Ming navy with absolute firepower.

Seeing this, Shi Lang hurriedly ordered the outposts to move left and right.

Only thirty Chinese ships were left on the front.

Due to its own design, Fu Chuan's steering was very inflexible, but the ship was strong and the gun was powerful, and Shi Lang's gunners were also battle-hardened, so he decided to fight Tian Xiong for a few rounds.

Tian Xiong discovered that the Ming army was outflanking the troops, so he also decided to divide his troops to deal with it.

"General, the Qing army has divided its forces!" the general shouted.

Shi Lang raised his head and looked at the sky, his cloak was blown up slightly.

On the calm sea, the wind is rising!

The situation on the battlefield at this time was that the Ming army's left outpost and forty ships on the outpost were heading west towards the mouth of the Yangtze River, while the Qing army's one hundred ships were divided to intercept them.

The Ming army's right outpost and rear outpost made a large detour to the east, and the Qing army's navy divided one hundred troops to respond.

At this moment, Tian Xiong's remaining Chinese army had more than 100 warships facing Shi Lang's 30 warships.

Seeing that the Ming army's central army turned to the east, Tian Xiong's army pressed forward and started shelling.

On the sea, wave pillars rise and fall one after another.

The sound of artillery boomed, and the two armies began an artillery battle.

"Commander, the enemy is approaching!"

"Fire with all your strength and keep turning!"

The Qianjin Folang cannons on the flanks kept roaring, and the Ming gunners quickly sank several small boats that the Qing army wanted to get close to.

A flying cannonball hit Shi Lang's flagship. Fortunately, it did not hit any vital points and only destroyed the guardrail.

Shi Lang didn't even blink, and the Chinese army began sailing eastward at full speed.

Tian Xiong led his army in hot pursuit.

At this time, the wind on the sea became stronger.

Tian Xiong's heart trembled and he hurriedly turned to look at the flag. The east wind was blowing!

Just now, I was only focused on the artillery battle and didn't notice the wind.

"How long has this east wind been blowing?" Tian Xiong asked the general beside him.

The general scratched his head and hesitated to answer.

Tian Xiong looked at the others again, but no one noticed the change in the wind direction.

"My lord, it took a stick of incense to blow up the wind before it became powerful."

A shield soldier guarding Tian Xiong couldn't help but replied.

Regardless of being angry, Tian Xiong realized that he was paralyzed. The opponent kept dividing his troops, just to make him feel that the Chinese army was weak and induce him to pursue.

Now that the east wind is blowing, if the other party has ambushes, then you will be in danger.

"Immediately send a sentry ship five miles away for investigation!" Tian Xiong said urgently.

As soon as he finished speaking, a sea of ​​warships appeared in his sight, with full sails heading towards his own fleet from east to west.

At the same time, Shi Langzhongjun, who had lured them, also raised his sails and used the wind to turn around.

Tian Xiong slapped the railing hard, feeling angry and anxious.

These generals under him are all navy masters who have become monks in the process, so they cannot be of much help at all.

"The enemy's reinforcements are arriving!" came the message from the watchtower.

The generals of the Qing army began to panic. After dividing their troops, the Chinese army was weak and enemy reinforcements were coming, making it difficult to resist them.

At the same time, Shi Lang ordered to release all the serial ships and mother-child ships to attack with the wind.

When the Qing troops saw this, they were shocked. Since they were against the wind at this time, they could not avoid it at all.

Those small boats were like sharp arrows flying straight into the Qing army's formation.

Tian Xiong knew that this was sent by the other party to entangle him and prevent them from turning around.

However, there is a headwind now and it is difficult to maneuver.

"All shuttle ships and eagle ships move forward to intercept! Cover the main force and quickly turn around!"

In desperation, Tian Xiong could only sacrifice these small boats to cover the main warship.

The boats from the two sides soon got into a melee.

Shi Lang held up a telescope and constantly checked the battlefield situation.

"Uncle Sincerity, are these the reinforcements you invited?" Shi Lang said, looking at the huge fleet approaching not far away.

"That should be the case. Lord Huai Futian also contacted Zhoushan Commander-in-Chief Huang Binqing and pirate Gu Sanmazi before, but there was no response from these two departments. Maybe they are just waiting and watching." Liu Kongzhen said a little depressed.

Although the fleets under their command are powerful, these two people are both speculators. They will come if it is advantageous and leave if it is unprofitable.

Now they should have seen that the Qing army's forces were dispersed, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit and leave.

After a while, the fleet that came to support sent a liaison ship.

This fleet did not fly a flag, so Shi Lang didn't know which one they were from.

But depending on the size, there must be three to four hundred ships.

The soldiers led the messenger who came to contact Shi Lang.

"See you two adults. The younger one is under Zhang Mingzhen, the guerrilla general of Shipu, Zhoushan Navy. I have been ordered to come to contact you."

Shi Lang nodded and looked at Liu Kongzhen with some doubts.

"Why didn't Huang Binqing come?" Liu Kongzhen asked with a cold face, the anger towards Huang Binqing already burning in his heart.

"My lord, Mr. Huang did not want to come to support us. It was my Zhang Youyi who led the troops here alone, and he even fell out with Mr. Huang because of this."

Liu Kongzheng's cheeks bulged with anger. This Huang Binqing has been running Zhoushan for a long time and has a strong navy, but he has a self-respecting army and does not listen to orders. It is really disgusting.

Shi Lang also understood what was going on and couldn't help but become curious about Zhang Mingzhen.

At this time, Zhang Mingzhen was leading the fleet, taking advantage of the Qing army being entangled, to rush directly into the Qing army's formation and start a boarding battle.

When Tian Xiong saw that the Ming fleet was encircling him, he couldn't help but get confused. He didn't know where the Ming fleet appeared from and it was so huge. He couldn't help but start to speculate, could it be that the Zheng family in Fujian went north?

As everyone knows, although the Ming army was in an unfavorable situation on land at this time, the navy was still strong, but they were fighting independently and there was too much internal friction.

"Commander, what should we do?" On the flagship, the general behind him asked Tian Xiong in a panic.

Tian Xiong, who was at a loss what to do, directly killed him with a backhand knife. If it weren't for these useless people, how could he be so embarrassed?

Suddenly, the flagship shook violently, and the Qing troops on board became unsteady and fell on the deck.

The racket pole of a Ming army ship hit Tian Xiong's ship directly, and the hull was immediately cracked.
To be continued...