Chapter 425： Out of ammunition

On the other side, the steam fleet led by Bai Bainian finally bit the tail of Zheng Zhihu's fleet after some chases.

However, they did not fire the cannon immediately, but drove to the side of the Ming army, keeping parallel with the Ming army.

In this way, their firepower can be fully utilized.

Those Ming troops who were overtaken wanted to get rid of them, but the speed was so much, there was no way to go faster.

The sound of artillery sounded again, and a large number of artillery shells fell into the Ming army, continuing to cause damage, making the Ming army miserable.

There are still hundreds of miles away from the Fuzhou base. If they are hunted down like this, none of them will survive.

"These people, still have fun?"

Zheng Zhihu gritted his teeth.

The inexplicable tone of accusation already shows that his mind is starting to be confused.

"Would you like to arrange for some more people to be cut off?"

The subordinate asked.

"Break off, I can see it, they are just looking at my main ship. After the others break, they will not pay any attention to it, they will only chase me wholeheartedly."

The problem that Zheng Zhihu discovered was also discovered by commanders on other ships.

Ever since, some of the captains who were being shelled started to be clever and deliberately left behind.

As long as they are left behind and don't follow the big army, the Chinese army will not pay attention to them at all.

Anyway, the big piece of meat is still there. How could the Chinese army care about the little minced meat left behind.

In the beginning, very few ships did this.

After all, this is really shameful, and it is tantamount to pitting the coach.

However, the ships that are being shelled can't save face or face.

I can't just watch the other ships that have fallen behind from the shelling, and then continue to block the shells for Zheng Zhihu like a fool.

It is a pity that Zheng Zhihu does not have this kind of personality charm, and not many people will do it.

As more and more ships are left behind, other ships will learn to do so in a similar manner.

Slowly, Zheng Zhihu's fleet became smaller and smaller.

After realizing such a situation, Zheng Zhihu's lungs almost exploded with gas.

Is this really plausible?

After those people dispersed, his main ship was about to be exposed under the muzzle of the Chinese army.

Even if the coach does not protect, these people can be considered qualified soldiers?

Zheng Zhihu was angry and panicked.

He was worried that these people who left quietly might be afraid of his own blame and would not return to Fuzhou. It is very possible to find a small island, and then set up on his own as a pirate.

Although these people did not die in battle, they were almost equal to leaving the Zheng family. Just like deserters in the army, it was also a loss to the Zheng family.

Counting these people, Zheng Zhihu discovered that his loss this time was as high as 70%.

Their navy will probably be completely scrapped.

"A small steam engine can actually achieve this effect. It's really abhorrent, very disgusting."

Zheng Zhilong cursed hysterically. At this time, he could do nothing but curse to vent his emotions.

He couldn't restrain even the ships that escaped quietly.

Just when Zheng Zhilong was about to despair, the sound of the Dahua Navy's artillery suddenly weakened, and it didn't take long before it even stopped.

Bai Bainian and the others encountered a rather embarrassing matter, and the shells were all gone.

From the beginning of the admission, until now, the artillery of the Steam Fleet has basically never stopped.

Such a high-intensity battle consumes a lot of ammunition.

But Wu Yi and the others were obviously not experienced enough and didn't bring enough shells.

Of course, they did not expect in advance that the battle of the steam fleet was dominated by artillery bombardment, and there was no connection battle.

Knowing this would happen long ago, they didn't even need to carry so many infantry on board, they could make room for more ammunition.

The flintlock soldiers on their ship had just watched a scene today, and they had no effect.

There is no other way. Experience this stuff can only rely on accumulation.

In particular, they are using new weapons. The previous experience of naval warfare is no longer useful, and everything needs to be re-accumulated.

"Retreat, anyway, the goal of severely injuring the enemy has been achieved. Even if you go to the next hand-to-hand combat, you won't be able to expand too much."

Bai Bainian said slightly regretfully.

After bullying the enemy with a cannon, he didn't want to go to the enemy's side battle anymore.

That kind of battle is purely a victory in exchange for human lives. It is really too backward, too uncomfortable, and too inconsistent with the Chinese army's style of attaching importance to low casualties.

Go back and fill a ship full of shells. Isn't it possible to scream at the remaining Ming Navy?

"Hahaha, this victory is really unexpected."

His subordinate smiled.

When the others heard this, their faces were also smiling.

Originally they thought it would be a hard fight because their strength was too much.

But they underestimated the power of the combination of fast steam ships and howitzers, and the Ming army was about to cry by these two things.

Obtaining unexpected joy is naturally worthy of joy.

"This big victory will surely let the army know the importance of our navy, and if it needs funds in the future, it will be more assertive."

Bai Bainian was also in a good mood.

This battle was very important to their navy, and it was a battle of rectification.

Fortunately, they did a good job.

This result is sent to the court, presumably all can receive some praise.

In the future, if you want funds, you can also be more assertive, so you don't have to worry about being ridiculed by the army.

The sudden retreat of the Hua army made the desperate Ming army weep with joy. Some soldiers could still stand on tight nerves.

But as soon as the Chinese army withdrew, their legs immediately lost their intuition, and they all sat on the deck, which was a collapse from excessive tension.

Even some generals were quite embarrassed.

"The enemy must have no shells. We can take the opportunity to counterattack and engage in fair hand-to-hand combat."

A general who didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, suddenly said something like this.

The other generals looked at him like a fool, not to mention that they could not fight in hand-to-hand combat. If they could catch up with each other, they wouldn't be so embarrassed.

The Chinese steam fleet, which has the advantage of speed, comes and goes freely, and is already in an invincible position.

The group went back to Fuzhou in frustration, and the messenger had long been sent back in a small boat to report the situation.

Knowing that his side was defeated, Zheng Zhilong and some family members of the soldiers who had received the news rushed to the port and waited.

A big defeat, this made Zheng Zhilong's heart extremely depressed.

However, when Zheng Zhihu's fleet returned, Zheng Zhilong discovered that the extent of his fiasco was far beyond his own expectations.

Although it is not to the extent that there is no one in ten, but at a glance, at least nearly 80% of the ships have been damaged.

Suddenly, Zheng Zhilong's eyes went dark and he was fainted with anger.

After saving for decades, the family property is almost exhausted in one go.

"Old lady."

The servant was in a hurry, calling for the doctor, and there was a mess on the dock.

Some women who were waiting for their husbands to return, did not see their husbands, and suddenly wailed again.

Coupled with the dejected soldiers and generals who came back miserably, a sorrow filled the wharf.

Death at sea is more bleak than death on land. Even a corpse is difficult to keep. Many soldiers fell into the water to feed the sharks.

In this age of paying attention to land for security, this is a great misfortune.

The news of Zheng Zhihu's defeat reached Zhu Yujian's ears, and Zhu Yujian couldn't help but sigh.

Although he hated the Zheng family very much, he wished that the strength of the Zheng family would be weakened.

But anyway. At least the Zheng family was on his side.

The Zheng family's strength is greatly damaged, which is tantamount to his overall strength.

Another point was added to the difficulty of resisting Dahua.

"Send some tonics to Zheng's mansion and condolences to Mr. Zheng."

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