Just when the main force was in ruins, the situation faced by Wang Chang also reached several critical points.
The power in his hands was too weak. Facing Zheng Zhilong's main force, which was like a swarm of locusts, he could no longer resist even if he tried his best.
Of the twenty-five warships, eight were sunk and five were seriously damaged.
There were even Zheng's warships rushing up, and boarding battles occurred one after another.
But what the Zheng pirates didn't expect was that the boarding battle, which they were so proud of, would not take much advantage.
The warships on both sides collided together. Zheng's pirates picked up their hand-to-hand weapons. Before they could rush over, they were beaten into a hornet's nest by the hail of bullets and bullets.
In addition, Xia's soldiers also threw grenades for free.
If it were an artillery shell, exploding at such a close range, even the Xia Army's warships would be destroyed. But the power of grenades is limited, so there is no need to worry.
Not only did Zheng's pirates not set foot on the Xia army's warship, they couldn't even stand on their own deck.
As long as someone dared to show his head, he would either be shot or exploded by a grenade.
After the brave soldiers of the Xia army drove Zheng's pirates into the cabin, they quickly cut the ropes and threw oil on Zheng's warship.
Then two torches were thrown over, and Zheng's warship was caught in a blazing fire.
Xia Jun's warships took the opportunity to break away from contact and return to combat status.
But even so, in order to find their position again, Xia Jun's warships had to retreat backwards to make way for a certain amount of space.
For the Xia Navy, which has strict formation requirements, if one warship retreats, all warships must retreat.
This also put a lot of pressure on Zheng's fleet.
Just as Wang Chang was trying to rearrange, a desperate cry came from the watchtower.
"Captain of the detachment, there are also Zheng's warships coming from behind."
Wang Chang felt cold all over, and all his fighting spirit began to dissipate.
He had promised Zuo Hua that even if they all died in battle, Zheng Zhilong's main force would never be allowed to rush through.
Unexpectedly, he could still hold on, but something unexpected happened to the main force.
He turned his head with difficulty and saw more than a dozen Zheng's warships rushing towards him at an unparalleled speed.
With such kinetic energy, I'm afraid there's no need for an artillery battle. As long as it collides with their warships, the ship may be destroyed and everyone will be killed.
But now that the matter has come to this, Wang Chang has nothing to do.
All the forces of the squadron were invested in the front. There was no protection for the rear and there was no time to respond.
"Brothers, we are determined by life and death, but we must not make any mistakes in our mission. Even before we die, we must splash the blood of these pirates."
The officers and soldiers of the Xia army had no time to feel sad and angry, so they speeded up one after another, just to throw as much firepower as possible to Zheng's warship.
"Captain, something is wrong. The boats behind us seem to be escaping."
The watchtower once again delivered information, but it seemed as if the spring breeze had passed by and the dark clouds had dissipated.
Wang Changzhen was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years, so he couldn't help but cursed.
"You bastard, you dare to lie about military information at this time? Show me carefully, what's going on?"
The lookout was scolded so much that he hurriedly reported the situation.
"Those boats are really running away. Look, they're all turning."
At this time, Wang Chang had already noticed.
The Zheng's warships coming from the north saw the Xia Army's formation and had no intention of colliding with it. Instead, they turned their bows and actually wanted to rush past the Xia Army's formation on both sides.
How is this going?
Before he could figure it out, the lookout's voice suddenly became excited.
"Our ships! There are so many big ships! The main force has won the battle and is approaching us."
Wang Chang felt the blood all over his body was boiling, and his heavy burden suddenly lightened.
He picked up his telescope and looked north.
In the camera lens, one after another, the third-level battleships are pushing the water back at high speed, and their figures are getting clearer and clearer.
When he saw six third-level battleships approaching, Wang Chang couldn't help laughing.
"Let me tell you, with the commander's ability, how can he lose?"
After a while, other ships also got the information.
"Long live!"
"We are victorious!"
All kinds of shouts allowed the officers and soldiers of Xia State, who were experiencing life and death, to vent their joy wantonly.
This situation was also heard by the Zheng pirates who were close to Chichi.
Zheng Zhilong was shocked and confused.
"What happened? What are these summer thieves shouting?"
Someone who heard it clearly said: "They seem to be cheering for victory."
Zheng Zhilong's blood surged.
"How dare they cheer when the outcome is still undecided?"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed involuntarily.
Just at this moment, the scout's shout confirmed his suspicion.
"Master Marquis, Xia's warships are all big ships and are coming over."
Zheng Zhilong looked far away, but could only see the thick smoke on the sea. Even the shadow of the Xia Kingdom squadron in front of him was like a lake, let alone others.
However, the panicked cries of Zheng's ships at the forefront clearly indicated that the situation seemed to have changed adversely.
Before he could get any more information, he saw that the warships that had been fighting fiercely in front began to retreat one after another.
"What's going on? Why did you withdraw?"
All Zheng Zhilong's questions were drowned by the overwhelming artillery fire.
Such intensive bombardment obviously could not have been carried out by the Xia Kingdom Squadron.
Zheng Zhilong's body shook for a while and he understood everything.
Just then, the warships escaping from the north rushed forward and informed him of the crisis of the situation.
"Master Marquis, this battle can no longer be fought. The Xia Kingdom actually hid an ambush. In addition to the four big ships, there were six others. The fourth master was missing. Our big ship was also blown up, and we were completely defeated. Brothers.
We can't hold it anymore, let's go!"
Zheng Zhilong looked at the chaos on the sea and felt really sad and angry.
He really wanted to ask.
"The Xia Kingdom clearly only has four new warships, so where did they get the other six?"
There is no need for him to ask, and there is no need for the people below to answer.
The Xia Kingdom squadron suddenly split to both sides, revealing the gap in the middle.
Then he really saw six tall and majestic new warships that looked like castles on the sea entering the battlefield.
These warships were so brand new, and no one part had been damaged. They were definitely not the four new warships that had been dealing with them for a day.
No matter where these six new ships came from, the emergence of such power in the battle completely indicates that the Zheng family has completely failed.
Seeing his warships on the sea being destroyed one after another, Zheng Zhilong almost wanted to vomit blood.
But in times of crisis, he, the backbone, must never fall.
"Tell the third master to stop these reinforcements. The rest of the troops should withdraw south quickly."
