The first battle of the Qingzhou Navy finally came to an end. Although the Qingzhou Navy inflicted heavy losses on the Zheng Family Navy in this battle, it did not lose its combat effectiveness. The Zheng Family Navy retreated while fighting under the command of Zheng Sen and Zheng Zhibao.
Finally they left the battlefield and retreated to the south.
The Qingzhou Navy, which fought fiercely for a long time, had to stop the pursuit due to excessive ammunition loss. After cleaning the battlefield, it returned to the port. In this battle, the Qingzhou Navy destroyed forty-three enemy ships, including thirty-six Cangshan ships and seven
The No. 2 Fu Ship was sunk, killing more than 1,200 enemy people (including the army soldiers carried by the Fu Ship). Our own side also suffered more than 300 casualties. The seven fast cruisers lost their combat effectiveness and had to be reluctantly pulled out.
The battlefield moves towards the port.
When Tu Hai led the fleet back to the port, he was warmly welcomed by Pang Gang and the army generals. Although Pang Gang could not see the whole process of the naval battle just now, he only saw a corner of the battlefield and the spies who were constantly shuttled back and forth.
The situation was reported to him, so as the supreme commander, he also knew a lot about the battle just now.
"Well done! You didn't embarrass our Qingzhou Navy!" Pang Gang looked at Pang Hai, who was standing upright in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction. Although Pang Gang didn't know how to command a naval battle, he also knew that he could lead a group of trainees.
It is an amazing thing for a rookie sailor with less than half a year to fight against a group of experienced and numerous professional pirates and win.
"Thank you for the compliment, sir. This is because your leadership is good, and I will not dare to take the credit!" After receiving the praise, Tu Hai did not take the credit and be arrogant, but humbly gave the credit to his superior and boss.
"Nonsense, I've been on land all this time, what a crap leader." Pang Gang kicked the flattery back unceremoniously, "You have to remember, your credit is your credit, no one can take it away."
"Yes!" Tu Hai responded slightly embarrassed.
"Haha, okay, you are all great contributors today. Without you, our port would have been destroyed." Pang Gang praised with a smile. From Tuhai, Mo Hui even took the water from North Korea.
The division commander Li Xiaojun even praised him.
To be honest, although Pang Gang planned to put the enemy ashore to fight today, he also knew that this could only be a helpless last resort. Although Pang Gang could guarantee that the enemy would not be able to capture the port, even if he could eliminate the enemy ashore,
The troops and the facilities that were painstakingly built in the port will definitely be partially destroyed. Those who are injured in the beatings are still their own belongings. This shows that it is not unreasonable to defend the enemy outside the country's borders.
And what worries Pang Gang even more is that even if the Zheng family's ashore troops are not defeated, if they are allowed to roam around and cause destruction in the coastal areas, he will definitely be exhausted, especially some of the achievements that he has built with great difficulty will be affected.
This is what Pang Gang is most worried about.
It's okay now. Tu Hai led the navy not only to not avoid the battle, but also to win a great victory. Now Pang just felt relieved.
Pang Gang, who was in a good mood, looked back at the army generals behind him who looked a little dull and asked with a smile: "Who among you now said that our navy in Qingzhou is a bottomless pit that can only swallow gold words but not do anything? I see you are the only one.
These are just lumps on the elm wood, and they have to be knocked hard to get rid of them. Let me ask you, if there were no navy, would we be able to drive away those bastards so smoothly today?"
Li Yuan, Da Zhuang and others lowered their heads in embarrassment. They thought that when Pang Gang wanted to spend a lot of money to build a dock and a navy, they were the two who shouted the most fiercely. Li Yuan even shouted for the army.
He didn't want to use the Navy's slogan, but he stopped talking after being severely scolded by Pang Gang.
But even if they don't say it, they are old men in the Qingzhou military system and they are quite influential. Under their influence intentionally or unintentionally, the army and navy still don't get along well, so today Pang just took advantage of the situation.
This opportunity knocks them over.
"Uh, sir, I was wrong. I will never look down on the navy again." Li Yuan lowered his head and said nonchalantly.
Although Li Yuan is a bit impatient, he is not a ungrateful person. Today's naval battle also gave them a vivid moment. It turns out that the navy can be so ferocious, especially when the two fleets are dueling.
When dozens or even hundreds of artillery fired at the same time, the scene was quite spectacular, so he readily admitted his mistake immediately.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Today I want to celebrate our navy officers and soldiers!" Pang Gang waved his hand and shouted loudly, and then his voice was drowned by the cheers...
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Although the naval battle in Qingzhou ended, the shock caused by it did not disappear with the battle, and its impact far exceeded both sides' expectations.
When Pang Gang counted the casualties and losses after the war, even Pang Gang, a wealthy local man with a lot of money, couldn't help but burst into tears.
According to statistics, a total of 167 naval personnel were killed and 223 wounded in this battle. It cost 50,000 to 60,000 taels just to compensate Pang Gang and Pang Gang, plus awards for a large number of navy personnel.
, this alone cost nearly 200,000 taels of silver. The loss of ammunition made Pang Gang grin. More than 2,000 solid bullets were consumed, 110,000 small marbles for grapeshot, and 8,000 gunpowder.
Many pounds.
After seeing these data, Pang Gang had only one feeling. This is not a war. This is just throwing away money in a competition. There are only more than 40 ships now. If the Qingzhou Navy expands in the future, it will use 100 ships.
What about two hundred or even five or six hundred ships? That's not a big deal. I'm afraid that no matter how big my fortune is, I'm going to be destitute, right? No wonder Zheng Zhilong, a wealthy man who collects protection fees and is merciless, even wants to rob Qingzhou. It is estimated that his money bag
Not very wealthy, right? No, it seems that I still have to continue my business, not only do it, but I also have to make it bigger.
However, the pace of recruiting sailors cannot be stopped before this, otherwise how can we expand our navy team?
Just as Pang Gang was sitting in the study and drafting a plan for military expansion, a charming figure walked in. This person was Chen Yuanyuan, who was newly married to Pang Gang.
"Ms. sir!"
"Well, Yuanyuan, what's the matter?" Pang Gang put down his pen and pulled Chen Yuanyuan over with a smile, letting her sit on his lap and hugging her lovingly.
"Ms., it's like this." Although she was married to Pang Gang, Chen Yuanyuan was still not used to sitting on her husband's lap. She said with a slightly blushing face: "Ms., Sister Liu is going back. Can you help me persuade her?
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"Well, your sister Liu is going back?" Pang Gang asked in surprise.