Naval warfare has developed to the present day, and although side artillery tactics are becoming more popular, the old tactics have not been eliminated.

For example, when the Dutch blocked Macau, the Portuguese approached at night and started a hand-to-hand fight on the boat.

In other words, jumping gangs in close combat, or fireboat assault, often appear in naval battles. Although this is a battle method that the Dutch are not good at and try their best to avoid.

Not only did the Dutch want to avoid it, but the Ming Navy also did not want to use such tactics. Of course, their melee ability is not poor, but their melee style has lagged behind and will be eliminated.

But when Bru led three warships to turn again and wanted to break through the siege and escape, the sudden action of the Ming navy made the Dutch feel that the enemy was going to take the jumping gang style.

The two squadrons used basically the same tactics when they attacked the Dutch. Hong Xu's troops who arrived later also fired dense rockets first and then bombarded them with artillery long-range bombardment.

Three of the Dutch's six Garen ships had been severely damaged. The sails were burned and the ships were cannoned and they could not escape. Continuing to fire the cannon and fight back was just a dying struggle.

Despair has come to the hearts of the Dutch, but they are still persevering and turning to find a breakthrough, hoping to find a way out in front of the enemy with absolute advantage.

At this moment, the Dutch discovered that more than twenty warships suddenly emerged from the two fleets of the Ming army, riding the wind and waves, approaching them.

The more than 20 warships are also Galen sailboats, but they are small and medium-sized, at most 400 tons. The Dutch Galen sailboats are medium and large, reaching more than 800 tons.

During this period, most sailing countries generally adopted Galen sailing ships, but they also had their own unique designs.

For example, Spain uses more than 1,000 tons of behemoths in order to transport treasures.

The British man, on the other hand, connected the wall panels of the lower ship boards to place heavy artillery on the lower deck.

At the same time, in order to make it more suitable for long-distance artillery battles and improve operating performance, they lowered the first superstructure, moved it into the hull, and even placed it in the first hang.

Moreover, the British prefer small Garen sailing ships of 300 to 500 tons, which are significantly better than Spanish Garen ships in terms of speed and manipulation.

The Dutch were more conventional and did not make too many changes to Galen sailing ships, and mostly used medium and large sailing ships.

The gap in tonnage means the number of artillery loaded. Bru looked at the size of the Ming army warship and judged that the number of artillery loaded on it was no more than twenty artillery, which means there were only about ten on each side.

The ship's light and heavy artillery has reached 60, more than three times that of its opponent. The enemy sent warships to fight, which is exactly what Bru wants.

The two warships are approaching and the enemy is worried about accidental injury. The artillery bombardment of the large fleet will definitely weaken. Isn’t this a good opportunity to break through the siege?

"Fire!!" As the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Bru raised the flag and directed three warships to pour artillery fire towards the enemy.

The artillery bombardment of the Ming army was indeed sparse, and only more than 20 assault ships advanced without fear of artillery fire. What surprised the Dutch was that they did not fire a single shot, but rushed towards them with their heads in hushed.

Want to get close to the side jumping gang and fight melee? Bru frowned slightly and issued an order again.

The Dutch sailors who received the order rushed to the deck, holding guns and knives, staring at them, preparing to attack the enemy who was trying to approach the boarding ship.

The artillery on Dutch warships was still roaring and the course was also adjusting.

The shells can be seen from the naked eye and pass by the upper side of the warship, stirring up water columns in the sea.

Boom! A shell hit the sidewalk, and the warship shook a few times. Zheng Zhihu heard the screams and howls below.

But he just narrowed his eyes slightly, controlled the warship neither to hide nor avoid, and continued to rush towards the enemy ship quickly.

Zheng Zhihu was already the captain of the main warship, but he joined the Navy two years later than Hong Xu and Gan Hui, so his official position was naturally not as good as that.

But he has made great efforts to become the captain. How can he succeed if he has so many new people joining the navy without making any efforts beyond ordinary people?

Brother, I won't let you down.

The shells roared, but they could not make Zheng Zhihu timid, nor could they let him retreat.

As long as it is close to a hundred meters, a round of artillery will completely destroy Hong Maoyi.

Zheng Zhihu was quite confident and stared at the Red Mauyi warship in front of him, his mouth moved upwards, and no order was issued.

Not only Zheng Zhihu's warships, but also other warships in the assault fleet, they were silent and under the bombardment of the enemy's artillery, rushing towards the enemy.

Although these assault warships are not as tall as the Dutch, they are not less than those of the Dutch.

The reason is very simple. The assault warships are loaded with Karan guns. The range is short and the barrel is short and thin; the weight is only one-third of the Red-Black Cannon of the same caliber.

Because the Garang guns were light in weight, although the warships of the assault fleet were smaller than those of the Dutch, they were no less than those of the Dutch in terms of number of artillery.

You should know that the Red Cannon, that is, the cannon, has a long barrel and a high chamber pressure, so the barrel must be made thick and heavy.

At that time, the heavy cannon that could fire 32 pounds of shells had weighed about 5 tons. On wooden sailboats, such heavy cannons could only be installed on the lower deck, and the number could not be too large.

Only light naval guns can be installed on the upper deck, otherwise the ship will be overturned. The Swedish Navy made such a mistake, and brand new warships capsized and sunk amid the sound of the launching guns.

The Garang cannon works hard to improve the coordination accuracy of the shells and the barrel. Although the caliber is large, the barrel is short and thin, and the maximum range is only more than 200 meters.

Because of its light weight, it can carry more artillery on the warship and can also be installed on the main deck, which has little impact on the center of gravity of the warship.

Of course, due to the range, the assault warship loaded with the Karan cannon must advance against the enemy's artillery fire and be close to a distance of 200 meters before it can launch bombardment.

This is actually a misunderstanding, which seems very dangerous, but considering the accuracy and shooting speed of the borehole cannon, the danger is not that great.

Boom! A shell hit Zheng Zhihu's warship again, and the sailors suffered casualties, but the warships were still able to sail and were not severely damaged.

Other warships of the assault fleet were also under shells, and some warships were hit by shells, and even three were severely damaged and forced to withdraw from the assault team.

But such losses did not exceed the expectations, and the assault fleet still used the wind to approach the tall Dutch warships.

At a distance of more than 300 meters, the assault fleet suddenly turned, from vertical to horizontal, and swept across the Dutch warships obliquely, and the artillery on the side finally emitted a long-depressed roar.

"fire!"

"fire!"

The command is conveyed, excited and excited, and the horn is loud and unaffected by the sound of cannons.
Chapter completed!