Chapter 970: Pressure, Shanda

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The arrival of the Third Fleet of the Hu Ben Army Navy immediately put heavy psychological pressure on the Zheng family fleet. It should be noted that this is the new force of the Hu Ben Army Navy. According to information, the three fleets of the Hu Ben Army Navy are of equal strength. The appearance of the Third Fleet was like a heavy mace hanging on Zheng Zhilong's forehead.

After fighting with the Second Navy Fleet of the Hu Ben Army for five days, the fleet directly commanded by Zheng Zhilong was already seriously injured. Only five of the thirty three-masted gunships continued to fight. Even these five were scarred. No one knew how long it could last.

In addition to these five three-masted gunships, other armed merchant ships were also more or less injured. Once they fought with the new forces of the Hu Ben Navy, it is also unknown how long they could last. In particular, six Dragon God Ships appeared in the Hu Ben Navy, which put great pressure on the morale of the remnants of the Zheng family fleet.

In the previous battle, these dragon god ships of the Hu Ben Navy caused great losses to the Zheng family fleet. The Second Fleet of the Hu Ben Army caused the twenty-five three-masted gunships of the Zheng family fleet to lose their combat effectiveness at the cost of the loss of combat effectiveness of the six dragon god ships. According to this proportion, the six reinforced dragon god ships can completely destroy the remaining Zheng family fleet.

Even Zheng Zhilong, who had been through many battles, felt heavy pressure when he saw the six dragon god ships coming. In front of these dragon god ships, the three-masted gunships of the Zheng family fleet were completely invisible. The three three-masted gunships that besieged one dragon god ship may not necessarily win.

Not to mention the three-masted gunships of the Zheng family fleet, even if they are the Dutch warships of the same level, they will probably feel quite pressured when encountering these dragon god ships from the Tiger and Ben Navy. In terms of the intensity of the artillery fire, the dragon god ship completely won! Zheng Zhilong didn't understand how Zhang Zhun designed and built these dragon god ships, it was indeed too powerful.

While he was thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but think of the British. Zheng Zhilong, as a local snake, could not have known about the battle between the British and the Dutch. He estimated that Zhang Zhun should have designed these dragon god ships with the help of the British.

However, those sword-tooth ships must have nothing to do with the British. Because the British at that time had not appeared on the South China Sea yet. If these sword-tooth ships were indeed designed by Zhang Zhun himself, Zheng Zhilong still had to admire them.

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"They finally came."

Standing on the deck, Dang Xinkun muttered to himself.

There was a clear complaint in his tone. Anyway, there were people from the Second Fleet around him, so these words would definitely not be spread. Dang Xinkun was not afraid of affecting the unity and friendship between the troops. To be honest, from the perspective of combat, the arrival of the Third Fleet was indeed a bit late. If he had arrived two days earlier, the pressure on the Second Fleet would not have been so great.

As the chief of staff of the Second Fleet, Dang Xinkun was looking forward to the arrival of the Third Fleet day and night. However, the Third Fleet did not appear. Even if Dang Xinkun looked through the autumn water, there was still no third Fleet on the sea in the east. Seeing the warships of the Second Fleet, due to serious damage, he had to withdraw from the battle, his expectation became even stronger.

Especially in the last two days of battle, the Dragon God Ship of the Second Fleet kept withdrawing from the battle, which made Dang Xinkun's heart feel like a knife cut. As the commander of the Second Fleet, Zhou Zhengyu was always full of confidence and optimism in front of his subordinates. But who knows the pain behind it?

As the main combat force of the fleet, the Dragon God Ship has always been the treasure of every fleet. The senior commander will definitely try his best to avoid them from being damaged. Their losses are of course heartbreaking. All the six Dragon God Ship of the Second Fleet have been lost. How can they not be heartbreaking?

Although these Dragon God Ships can still be used after going back to the First Shipyard for maintenance. However, the maintenance time will be at least two months! This means that in the next two or three months, the Second Fleet will only be in a slump. The Japanese war will also be delayed.

"They're far away."

Zhou Zhengyu said in understanding.

The Third Fleet set out from Busan Port in North Korea and rushed all the way to the Yangtze River Estuary. Of course, it takes a little more time to set off from Jeju Island. Zhou Zhengyu believes that the Third Fleet must have been here with all his might.

Judging from the chart, the distance between Jeju Island and Busan Port is not far. Generally, you can cross it in three days. In fact, above the sea, the wind direction from Jeju Island to Busan Port is very disordered, and storms are endless. The fleet's navigation will be greatly disturbed. It is normal for the third fleet to take a few more days.

"Old Zhang, should we go together or let them go?"

After Dang Xinkun complained, he quickly calmed down and said slowly.

Although the Third Fleet arrived a little later, the Second Fleet's battle seemed a little passive. However, now that the Third Fleet has arrived, the Second Fleet's counterattack is about to begin. If you don't fight back when you are beaten, it is not the style of the Hu Ben Army Navy. If you suffer a loss and don't fight back, you will be beaten by Zhang Zhun. Don't even look up in front of others.

The strength of the Zheng Zhilong fleet in front of him was greatly weakened. The Hu Ben Navy took advantage of his illness and took care of him and dealt with him in one fell swoop. From the Qianli Mile Mile, you can see that on Zheng Zhilong, except for five three-masted gunships, other armed merchant ships were basically not very threatening. As long as you launch a fierce attack, you can give Zheng Zhilong the heaviest blow.

"Let's go together!"

Zhou Zhengyu said calmly.

After five days of battle, the combat effectiveness of the Second Fleet has been reduced by at least half, and all the Dragon God Ships are temporarily unable to fight. Only about thirty sword-tooth ships can be put into battle. Fortunately, the thirty sword-tooth ships are also very good maritime power. They are just used to sweep away the remaining armed merchant ships of the Zheng family fleet.

"We're here!"

"We're late!"

On the flagship of the Third Fleet, Commander Zhang Haibin yelled loudly.

Damn, he was really too anxious along the way. Zhang Zhun's order was urgent, and he had to worry. He kept urging Chen Taizhong and Han Li to plan the shortest navigation route and try to reach the estuary of the Yangtze River as fast as possible. However, the damn northwest wind and the damn storm made them delay at least three days on the sea.

Fortunately, after a series of twists and turns, they successfully arrived at the estuary of the Yangtze River. Fortunately, the Second Fleet seemed to be severely damaged and had not been wiped out yet. I just don’t know how the situation of Li Jicheng’s fleet is, I hope he is not seriously injured.

After a intensive flag-language communication, Zhang Haibin was relieved after learning that Li Jicheng's fleet should still be in the battle. Neither the first fleet nor the second fleet was seriously injured. This is a real good thing. Otherwise, he would not be able to explain to Zhang Zhun.

Now, let’s look at the Third Fleet!

"Free war!"

"Prepare for attack!"

Zhang Haibin shouted in a deep voice.

Instead of placing a battle queue, he ordered free battle. This was a reaction that completely gained the upper hand. Only when he completely gained the upper hand and was preparing to clean the battlefield would such an arrangement be made. For the enemy, it was completely insulted.

In fact, Zhang Haibin does not need any combat queues. Whether it is the Hu Ben Army or the Zheng Fleet, the remaining warships are already scarred. Meeting new forces like the Third Fleet will be enough for them to drink a pot.

Sure enough, the Third Navy Fleet of the Hu Ben Army was in an offensive posture, and the Zheng family fleet couldn't help but start to retreat and gather at the same time to Zheng Zhilong's flagship. It was obvious that they deeply felt the heavy pressure brought by the Hu Ben Army's naval new force.

"Why hasn't Zheng Dafu succeeded yet?"

Zheng Zhilong was so anxious that his forehead was covered with sweat, and he murmured to himself.

The new force of the Hu Ben Navy suddenly arrived, which was no joke. His fleet had already fought almost the same as the Second Fleet of the Hu Ben Navy, and its combat effectiveness was reduced by at least 70%. At this time, the Hu Ben Navy suddenly had reinforcements, and his danger suddenly increased. If you were not careful, the entire army would be wiped out.

To be honest, at this time, Zheng Zhilong's heart was really depressed like never before. Even if he failed under the Dutch fleet, his inner depression was not as strong as it is now. I really didn't expect that the Hu Ben Navy, which he had not paid much attention to before, was actually so powerful that it could make the Zheng family fleet tremble.

Except for the Dutch fleet, Zheng Zhilong had not been too soft in front of anyone. Even when he encountered the Dutch fleet, he had a way to escape unscathed. However, this time, Zheng Zhilong suffered a complete loss in front of the Hu Ben Navy. The losses of the Zheng family fleet were unprecedented, and almost all three-masted gunships were lost.

Not to mention whether this battle can achieve the final victory, even if it is really successful, it will return to Fujian's nest smoothly. Zheng Zhilong can feel that his future is already very dim. The sea is the most important thing to be strong. If you don't have enough strength, you will be eliminated. Now, the Zheng family fleet has suffered such a huge loss, so you will definitely be eliminated. Either being eliminated by the Dutch or by the Tiger Army.
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