The Crown Prince gradually left the shooting distance and began to turn around again. This time the schoon did not give the other party any chance. With the adjustment of the spinnade at the rear, the hull was ate to the most appropriate position, and each sail was bulging, and soon opened several miles away. The Dutchman started to set off artillery on the side of the side of the Dutchman behind him. The dull sound of cannons completely suppressed the sound of the cannons of the schoon just now. Unfortunately, the two sides had already opened the shooting distance. The Dutchman was not so much firing and bombarding, but rather venting anger.

The naval battle started very hasty, and at least it was not intentional for Kazuki. In terms of negotiations, Kazuki knew that there was no hope, but he did not expect that the Dutch would think of taking action at Hirado sea.

This is also a lack of experience. The colonists these days have no shame and can do everything without a limit. They follow rules in everything. White people established a global colonial system and distributed their interests completely. After everyone made a fortune, they started to follow rules. It was still early at this time.

The distance between the two sides gradually widened, and the Dutch stopped firing artillery, knowing that shooting was a waste of gunpowder and shells.

There was a faint cry and scolding from the hull, and many people rushed up from the deck. I thought there must be a mess there. At least thirty shells were hit on the hull, and they were hit everywhere. It was riddled with holes and the damage was extremely serious. There were probably about 260 people on the Crown Prince. There were at least 60 people who lost at least 60 people in this battle. Many people died directly. Fortunately, they were afraid that many seriously injured were struggling in the cabin, with wailings and moans everywhere. The cabin was full of blood. The doctor's cabin was full of broken limbs. This situation was comparable to hell.

It took several days to wait for the damn death, throw it into the sea, and the seriously injured survived the gates of hell, and began to moan rather than scream, and the cabin gradually returned to normal. Before that, everyone would not feel good. But the blood can be wiped off with water, and the hull can also be asked to repair the hull with wood and tools, but the shadows that lie deep in the hearts of the Dutch are not so easy to eliminate.

This time they were beaten by Hutchison's heads... The Dutch were like tall and fat men with strong force, with twice as powerful as Hutchison's ships. Whether they were tall or both, Hutchison's strength was twice as strong as the weapons in their hands. However, Hutchison's skill was more flexible, faster reaction, and he took advantage of his attacks. The Crown Prince had no chance to fight back. Although Hutchison could only run away after fighting, using wind power, control and gunner ability to set off artillery to gain advantage, it was not possible to sink or capture the Crown Prince, but this feeling of aggrievance that he could not fight back after being beaten is probably going to make the Dutch sailors look dark for a long time.

There were also bursts of laughter from Hirado Port. They were far apart. There were no movement at first, but at least several thousand people watching the naval battle there, and now they should be cheering and shouting at the top of their voices, so the Tiancheng Wei can still be heard far apart.

Zheng Zhilong grew up in Hirado. In history, he made a fortune in Hirado. He recognized Li Dan as his godfather and had everything that happened later. The foundation of the great fortune on the sea was Hirado, and even his wife married a Japanese woman. Zheng Chenggong, a national hero, also has half of Japanese descent, which many people don’t know.

Although Zheng Zhilong is not in Hirado Port now, he thought that the situation there would be mostly guessing. He thought that many acquaintances and noble people who used to be respectful are now cheering and shouting for him. In a state of excitement, Zheng Zhilong ordered the stern gun team to fire several empty cannons, which was a greeting to the old acquaintances at Hirado Port.

After firing a few shots, the schooner had completely adjusted its hull. Under the agitation of the wind, all the sails were filled with wind. The boat was like an arrow from the string, cutting the calm sea and sailing away quickly. Behind it was the clumsy Dutch Garen ship. It gradually couldn't see the appearance of the hull. Hirado Port gradually only had the silhouette of the mountains. Looking around, the sea was filled with blue sea water, and nothing else was there.

Zheng Zhilong, He Bin and others were in a happy mood at first, and then He Bin suddenly remembered something and his face changed: "It's bad, you can fight here, we can imagine how deeply the Dutch are hostile. In Taiwan, the Dutch gathered ships, and it is probably going to take action."

Zheng Zhilong's face remained unchanged and he pondered: "I have thought of it just now, but there are eight warships and sixteen armed merchant ships in Taiwan. The number of Dutch warships is one less than ours and the number of merchant ships is also small. We have the cover of the turret near the sea, which is another layer of advantage. If we fight, we may not necessarily lose..."

"It's better to lose more." He Bin said pessimisticly: "Look at our Tianchengwei taking advantage of so many advantages, that is, we have opened some holes in the ship opposite. What's the use of blowing up wood chips? If we ask us to fight ten rounds, we can't sink it, unless we jump to grab the ship. The battle between the two fleets is not like ours one ship to another. There is a huge room for maneuvering. I'm afraid that if we meet, we have to be hard. That's hard to fight..."

"I have been practicing several sea formations recently." Zheng Zhilong was not as pessimistic as He Bin. When he was not very optimistic, he just shook his head and said, "It is said that it was urged by Lord Zhang. Many formations can be used as much as possible to attack the enemy's shortcomings. I hope to practice Ruyi when using them in actual combat at sea. Don't practice them well, and it won't work."

He Bin nodded and said, "I also know that the formation is being practiced at sea, but I don't know that it was Lord Zhang's instructions."

Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "It would be great if we could rush back before the war started. The fight just now was so relaxed, I wish I could do it again!"

He Bin laughed loudly when he heard this, and Zheng Zhilong also laughed loudly.

The thrilling and exciting naval battles are definitely above land wars. Land wars are not good, and there is always a chance to retreat. The weak side in the naval battles are easily sunk or even captured, or the entire ship is packed with dumplings. Just now, the Crown Prince, which seems to be fighting, has no strength to fight back and is always at the upper hand, but in fact, the benefits or disadvantages are only between the front lines. As long as the Crown Prince turns faster, the gun positions on the side are twice as high as the Tiancheng Wei. After several rounds of bombardment, it is estimated that there will be casualties and injuries on the Tiancheng Wei. Even because the enemy ships are tall, Dutch sailors are not vegetarians, and large ships always have advantages. Once they form a gang battle, it is time to truly test the merchant regiments of a squadron on the Tiancheng Wei.

Fortunately, this test did not happen. Zheng Zhilong said he was rushing back to participate in the war, but he would not be able to arrive in a short time. This is also good news. The Tiancheng Guard might rush back to participate in the war. The Crown Prince, which is also a large Galen ship, was seriously damaged. In addition, the wounded had to be dealt with, so he could only stay in Hirado Port. He would definitely not be able to catch up with the war.

...

It takes an hour to say it will take a long time, and it will take a quick time to say it will take a quick time.

In the eyes of Sun Jingting and others, nineteen Dutch ships were really rushed straight towards them like shuttles. They were like fish. Several merchant ships were very light in mass and were full of wind, so they were very fast at sea, like large flying fish. There were side panels on the two decks blocked them, and several cannons were installed. There were gun positions on the left and right of the lower floors, about seven or eight on one side. With the stern guns, each merchant ship's artillery was close to or more than twenty.

In order to load more goods, the plates of these Dutch merchant ships are very light, the hull is round, and the turn is quick, not under the schooner. Because the hull is also large, multiple gun positions can be installed while loading more goods. This kind of armed merchant ship actually has considerable combat effectiveness. In the long-term naval battle between Britain and the Netherlands, these armed merchant ships also played a significant role.

However, this kind of armed merchant ship also has its shortcomings. The ship boards are extremely thin, and many places simply use simple fillings and drafts, which are very deep and easy to hit the reef. Due to poor protection, it is easy to hit the reef and sink. Therefore, in many books and even cartoons in later generations, Dutch ships are the spokespersons of ghost ships. It is really too easy to sink these days, and the risk is extremely high.

At this time, the merchant ship was running in the front, and the opposite side was two three-row fleets of Hutchison two parallel ships. The middle was a merchant ship, and the upper and lower rows were warships on both sides. The schooner was in the upper row, which was easy to get wind and turn, while the schooner was in the lower row. It was difficult to turn the sailboat, but the schooner was not restricted by wind, so it was placed in the place where the schooner was the least easy to turn.

In the middle is the small merchant ship of Hutchison, which is arranged in a long row, and the first ship is the Zhenluwei. This small Garen ship is between a warship and an armed merchant ship, with 210 members, and the two squadrons of the merchant army were all composed of musketeers.

The Dutch did not have a column, which shows that at this time, the tactics of the European naval powers' one-character columns were still only on paper. After the British used it, they were valued by various countries. Everyone began to pay attention to the tactics of naval warships.

If it is a horizontal formation, even if it is a columnar coming over, it can also be arranged into a T-shaped formation. Until the water range between the two sides is approaching the area where the cannons can be fired, the Dutch have not planned to adjust the array, and Chang Wei, Sun Jingting and others on the tower are slightly relieved.

I am just a little relieved. Naval battles are quite complicated. Sometimes the victory or defeat is only between the front line. Unlike the land war, the array of the merchant army is placed. No matter what the opponent thinks, one side is confident that winning is to win. If you can't win, use the defensive posture. Generally speaking, 10% of the merchant army's array will be known to win. But now, no one dares to promise that he will win... Even if someone says a few words, he can only treat it as a prayer, and he can't listen to it as a good word.

"It's going to start..." Chang Wei whispered, and actually put down the telescope at this moment.

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