Zhou Yu's counterattack caught Lochte's attention directly, after all, the counterattack sunk several Kushan warships at once, followed by a boarding attack seizing three more Kushan warships. This forced Lochte to focus closely.
However, aside from the fleet currently engaged with Zhou Yu, it was clear to the rest of the Kushan Navy who were not part of this battle that Zhou Yu was leading this new navy with hidden strengths.
Having partially understood Kushan's tactics, Zhou Yu realized he had no chance of breaking through to the Kushan Navy's command, so after fending off the Kushan warships binding him, he decisively ordered a retreat, seeing that Gan Ning's situation was not looking favorable.
Gan Ning, leading eighty to ninety thousand pirates, indeed launched an aggressive assault that initially suppressed the Kushan Navy, but ultimately the disparity in quality and coordination between the two sides emerged clearly.
