The Western-Air Combined Fleet turned northwest in the splashing water column, and the stern artillery roared and took the initiative to leave the battlefield.

The Ming army bombarded several rounds of gunfire on the side, and saw the enemy fleet walking away, they stopped shelling.

At this time, Zheng Chenggong stood on the captured British flagship, and the soldiers threw the British corpses into the sea.

This time, the fifteen Ming army warships bypassed Malacca, left the Indian Ocean, and arrived near the Myanmar coast.

Zheng Chenggong originally thought that the strength of the joint fleet was far greater than that of the Indian Ocean region, and all forces were the most powerful navy in the Indian Ocean.

However, after this encounter with the Western Barbarians fleet, Zheng Chenggong realized that they underestimated the Western Barbarians.

Although the Ming Dynasty defeated Spain and the Netherlands and drove the Western barbarians out of the South China Sea, the entire South China Sea, Spain and the Netherlands combined, with less than 10,000 people.

The Ming Dynasty only defeated the Spanish Philippines Governor's District, just defeated them in a city overseas.

The Dutch drove out of the South China Sea only defeated the Dutch East India Company, not the entire Netherlands.

So far, no Western country has fought with the Ming Dynasty with all its might. The Ming Dynasty defeated the Western barbarians with more and more with the advantage of being close to the local area.

This is mainly because the region is far away and there is no condition for a full-scale war. However, with the expansion of the Ming Dynasty's strength, its influence arrived at the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and began to approach the Atlantic Ocean, the base camp of Western-Japanese countries. When the two sides' investments became evenly matched, the advantages of Western-Japanese at sea appeared.

Zheng Chenggong looked at the broken warships and the neatly arranged corpses on the deck, and did not feel the joy of defeating the Western Yi fleet.

In this battle, the Ming army had an advantage in numbers, and the Ming army had one of the fifteen warships and the thirteen warships of the Western Air. However, the Ming army sank one, one seriously injured, four sails and masts were destroyed, and many were slightly injured. They only sank one enemy, captured one enemy, and severely injured one, forcing the enemy to take the initiative to leave the battlefield.

With a numerical advantage, the Ming army did not gain a huge advantage. The only thing to be happy is that the Ming army captured the British flagship.

This British warship had a displacement of about 1,000 tons and its hull was extremely strong, so even solid bullets could not easily smash its side.

This made Zheng Chenggong very curious. Obtaining this warship would undoubtedly allow the Ming army to understand the secrets of the British ships, improve their shipbuilding level, and shorten the gap with the British.

"Your Highness! Six warships were seriously damaged and needed to return to the yard for maintenance." At this time, Yang Geng hurriedly climbed up the helm and reported.

Zheng Chenggong frowned when he heard the word, and was silent for a while, "Let them return to Malacca for repairs, and the rest of the warships continue to sail to the east."

Yang Geng said in a panic: "Your Highness, in this way, including the first one to evacuate and the silent one, we will only have seven warships left."

Zheng Chenggong said: "It's eight ships, let the returning warships draw some personnel to complete the organization. You will take over this British ship for the time being."

In recent years, most of the ocean-going warships were built in imitation of Western-Japanese warships. Zheng Chenggong just looked at it and the sailing system of British ships was very similar to that of the Ming army and was easier to use.

After a naval battle, the joint fleet lost half of its combat power, which made Yang Geng feel a little worried, afraid of meeting the Western Yi Fleet.

Zheng Chenggong was also very uneasy. After all, the Ming army had no stronghold in the Indian Ocean, and the ships were damaged and could not be repaired nearby. He could only return to the shipyard in the South China Ocean. The Western Barbarians should have shipyards in the Indian Ocean. The ships could be repaired quickly and re-entered on the battlefield.

In this way, Zhao Ming's task of cutting off the sea supply routes between Zhou and Dongxu would probably be difficult to complete.

"Send the order and prepare to continue sailing!" Zheng Chenggong ordered in a deep voice.

The Ming army repelled the Zhou army's escort fleet during the naval battle, but at this time, Zheng Chenggong did not dare to continue sailing towards Yangon, but advanced along the coast.

Yangon, located in southern Myanmar, is an important town in Dongshao Country and controls a large area of ​​grain-producing areas in the southern plains.

At this time, a large number of sea boats gathered on the sea surface of Yangon, and teams of Zhou soldiers came down from the ship and landed in Yangon.

On the beach, tens of thousands of Zhou troops gathered on the beach, and the dock was filled with various military resources.

Wu Sangui stood by the sea and looked at the landing Zhou army. Hong Chengchou was smiling: "Emperor Yang of Sui planned to challenge Goguryeo, and ordered Shandong and Hebei to raise horses for military service. He also recruited millions of civilians and men, transporting rice in the Luhe River and Huaiyuan towns. The civilians and men covered the road and went to Goguryeo. Its momentum was not bad, but the result was that the road was long and dangerous, and the people were damaged. Emperor Taizong of Tang attacked Goguryeo, and first ordered Jiangnan to build large ships, and then went to Shandong to transport grain across the sea, and less labor, and eventually defeated Goguryeo. Your Majesty, this sea transportation has the advantage of sea transportation!"

Wu Sangui nodded, "In the past, many military rations in Liao Town were also transported by sea. If I hadn't taken the sea route this time, I would not have been able to block Zhao Zamao's offensive in Yangon."

Hong Chengchou nodded and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Zamao is indeed powerful. If I hadn't seen through his plan and His Majesty landed in time, Dongxu's southern line would have collapsed."

Wu Sangui nodded slightly, but then he said bravely: "The fleet that was docking just now reported that he met the Ming fleet on the road. The British went to intercept it, but he didn't know what the situation was."

If the Xiyi Combined Fleet failed miserably and the transportation route was cut off by the Ming army, the Zhou army would have to cross the Rukai Mountains and enter Dongshuo, which would greatly increase the burden on the Zhou country.

The Ming Dynasty fought against a great power like Zhou. The victory or defeat of one or two battles was actually no longer a decisive role for the entire war. The key to affecting the war has long become a competition of national strength and organizational strength between the two sides, and the manifestation of national strength and organizational strength is logistics.

When the Chu and Han Dynasty competed for hegemony, Liu Bang was severally defeated, but with Xiao He's continuous blood transfusion, he finally defeated Xiang Yu and achieved unification of the world.

Now the war in Dongzhao is a tug-of-war, then the key to final victory is the logistics and supplies of both sides to see who can more conveniently transfusion blood on the battlefield.

Hong Chengchou visited British warships and felt that they were even sharper than those of the Ming Dynasty.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! The British ships are strong and powerful, and they will definitely defeat the Ming army!" Hong Chengchou said confidently.

As soon as he finished speaking, a general led his way over and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the Western Air Fleet is back, and the situation is not good!"

Wu Sangui and Hong Chengchou heard the words, his heart sternly, and he asked in unison: "What's going on?"

"The British seem to be defeated!" Wu Guozhu said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!