Chapter 294 Pushing Batavia Flat (Big Chapter)

Zheng Zhilong is a man who has experienced many battles on the sea and knows Hongyi very well. He personally commanded this battle.

As the saying goes, there is no doubt about employing people, and Sun Jie still boldly handed over this fleet to him.

He is not afraid of Zheng Zhilong's rebellion either. The sailors and soldiers of these two fleets are basically graduated from the Naval Academy. It is basically impossible for him to instigate a rebellion.

Zheng Zhilong commanded the fleet and headed towards the port of Batavia, the distance getting closer and closer.

The Hongyi soldiers on the port fell into "madness". A warship made of steel was enough to shock them.

Van Diemen is also the governor of Java after all, so the vigilance he should have is not bad.

When the semaphore didn't work, he knew that Zheng Zhilong's arrival was not kind.

Without any hesitation, the sailing battleship docked at the port was dispatched immediately.

There are 150 sailing battleships and [-] armed merchant ships in the port.

There were more than that. The East India Company had a total of 220 sailing battleships and [-] armed merchant ships.

However, the East India Company is not limited to Batavia. Although Van Diemen placed the main force in Batavia for precaution, there are still many ships located in the old port and other places.

Thirty sailing battleships, plus 150 armed merchant ships, this is an extremely powerful force.

These ships, basically docked at the port, are already cruising around the port.

In this era, the strength of the coachman on the sea is so powerful that it makes people feel chilled.

All kinds of merchant ships add up to more than 58 ships, with a total tonnage of [-] tons.

Combined, Britain and France are not as numerous as the Hongyi family.

There are thousands of sailing battleships of all kinds, more than Britain and France.

Its economic strength is also several times that of other countries, whether it is per capita or overall, it is a figure that cannot be looked up to.

The strong national strength has created Van Diemen's arrogant attitude.

In this world where the jungle preys on the jungle, the powerful is the supreme.

The sailing battleship on the port set sail under Van Diemen's order.

Who is Zheng Zhilong?

This is a person who has experienced hundreds of battles and has dealt with Hongyi countless times. It is impossible for these sailing battleships to leave the shore.

"Press up, advance at full speed, block Hongyi's warships in the port and bombard them, and let Fuping lead the warships under its command to press over in a fan shape!"

Zheng Zhilong shouted loudly.

The commanding soldiers behind hurriedly passed on the order.

Forty warships, led by two steel warships, pressed towards the port.

Among the forty warships, except for Chang'an and Fuping, the rest are wooden warships, far smaller than sailing battleships.

However, at this time, under the leadership of the steel battleship, it is like a tiger descending the mountain, unstoppable.

The sailing battleship on the port was in a hurry, and the sailors on the ship seemed to be crazy, running around on the ship in a hurry.

Hong Yi on the ship also knew that if these ships were really blocked in the port, it would be a dead end.

These Hongyi still had some skills, and a sailing battleship gradually left the port under the control of the sailors.

Headed towards the Chang'an where Zheng Zhilong was.

The captain stood on the deck, holding a binocular in his hand, and shouted: "Rush up, kill these yellow-skinned monkeys! Snatch their warship, and drive back to the country!"

"Kill kill kill!"

The sailors yelled frantically.

Obviously, he is not the only one who thinks this way, Van Diemen also thinks the same way.

If such a battleship can be brought back, it will be a qualitative leap for their strength improvement.

If you master the production technology of this warship, you will be invincible in the whole world.

A wind suddenly blew up on the sea, and under the tailwind, the speed of the sailing battleship accelerated a bit.

However, no matter how fast the speed is, it is only a sail.

This traditional power method is nothing compared to industrialization.

"This sailing battleship is really brave, but I will let you understand later what it means to be afraid!"

Zheng Zhilong grinned grimly, looking at the commanding soldier behind him.

"Silence all the gunners on the ship, and let everyone prepare for the collision. I will use Mount Tai to crush the top, and sink this ship that does not know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth into the sea!"

After finishing speaking, Zheng Zhilong looked at the sailing battleship ahead with a gloomy expression.

Pirate habits are clearly visible at this moment.

This way is the easiest way to destroy Hongyi's self-confidence.

Simple and rude, suffocating.

"Hahaha, go ahead!"

Zheng Zhilong's eyes were full of madness.

Behind the Chang'an, the remaining warships had already formed their formation, like a wild goose with its wings spread, drawing waves on the sea.

Closer, closer, closer.

The people on Chang'an and the sailing battleship fell into madness.

"Ready to shell, ready to shell!"

Captain Hongyi yelled loudly.

The gunner on the ship, like crazy, pushed the cannon out of the window.

On sail battleships of this era, the artillery was basically located on both sides of the ship.

In order to be able to exert maximum firepower, the sailing battleship began to slow down and began to cross the hull.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the approaching boat and laughed even louder.

"Hehe, this is asking for a dead end!"

Cursing contemptuously, he hid his body behind the deck.

The distance between the two sides continued to shorten, and Captain Hongyi shouted at the top of his voice: "Fire the gun!!!"

"Boom boom boom!"

For a moment, all the artillery on the side of the ship fired, and in an instant, solid shells flew towards the Chang'an.

To fight on the sea, based on the current technical content, the best is the solid shell.

"Bang Bang tied!"

These solid shells hit the hull of the Chang'an, but apart from the tooth-piercing sound and the white marks after the impact of the shells, there were almost no traces left.

Although it is a civilian ship, Sun Jie specially asked Li Haiyang to thicken it when manufacturing it.

It is enough to resist modern artillery, but it is still no problem to resist artillery of this era.

The gunners on Hongyi's sail battleship were reloading after a round of shelling, planning to attack again.

Chang'an did not give him this chance.

While Captain Hongyi was dumbfounded, the Chang'an rushed forward.

The huge hull directly hit the middle of the sailing battleship.

How can wood resist steel?

"Crunch, crunch!!!"

Death played the piano.

Captain Hongyi stared blankly at the scene in front of him as if he was dumbfounded.

Accompanied by bursts of unpleasant sounds, a huge crack appeared on the side of the ship.

The crack continued to expand, and the ship began to shake violently.

The captain didn't pay attention, and fell directly to the ground, losing several teeth.

"what!!!"

"What kind of monster is this?!!"

The sailors on the ship screamed again and again.

As the Chang'an continued to accelerate, the ship was finally smashed into two halves.

The sailors above were like dumplings, falling towards the sea water one after another.

Van Diemen on the port looked at all this on the sea and was shocked speechless.

Nothing is more shocking than this simple and crude way.

Van Diemen had never seen anything like it.

It was like a wooden stick being split by a machete, cut off in the middle.

The Chang'an was still moving forward, and the vortex generated swept all the sailors who fell into the water on the sailing battleship into the bottom of the sea.

The warship behind, led by the Chang'an, finally came to the front of the port.

The fun is just beginning.

Several armed merchant ships sailed from the port.

This is nothing but the power of ants.

"Destroy them!"

Zheng Zhilong gave the order for shelling.

The gunfire on the steel battleship started to blare, continuously bombarding the armed merchant ships that rushed out.

Those armed merchant ships were instantly blasted to pieces by the powerful artillery.

The sailors above were also blown to blood in the bombing.

Van Diemen and the Hongyi soldiers on the port all stared blankly at the scene in front of them.

They watched with horror the explosion in the armed merchant ship.

They screamed again and again: "What happened? What's going on here?"

"How can there be such a powerful artillery?"

"It's too powerful, it's terrible!"

I thought that the huge steel battleship was powerful enough, but I never expected that the artillery on the ship was even more powerful.

Both power and precision are far superior to Hongyi.

Violent explosions, like continuous thunder, continued one after another.

The sun gradually rose, and it didn't take long for it to reach the sky.

The hottest time of the day is approaching.

These red barbarians in Batavia have basically received strict training.

Although Zheng Zhilong is very powerful, they still started the ship.

Because of the largest number of armed merchant ships and their small size, armed merchant ships were assembled first.

These armed merchant ships rushed over in one go, rushing forward like an awl.

However, only fifty or sixty ships rushed over this time.

It is still relatively difficult for a large number of armed merchant ships to coordinate and rush over together.

Thirty sailing battleships are at the rear, almost sluggish, slow to the extreme.

Among the thirty sailing battleships, some of them have not yet been activated.

Armed merchant ships took their places, and only when the armed merchant ships set off first could room be made.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the mighty fleet coming towards us through the binoculars, with a smile on his face.

"Pass down the order to launch an attack when the enemy ships are within two miles. This time I will eat them all."

Zheng Zhilong shouted to the orderly behind him.

After receiving Zheng Zhilong's order, the messenger hurriedly conveyed Zheng Zhilong's order.

The air became heavy.

The sea breeze blew on the sails, and the distance between the armed merchant ship and Zheng Zhilong's fleet kept shrinking.

Finally, the armed merchant ship at the front came to a position two miles away from Zheng Zhilong's fleet.

This position is the best firing point for the artillery on the armed merchant ship.

In this position, these armed merchant ships can be deployed better, and the artillery above can also attack Zheng Zhilong's fleet, and it can also guarantee a certain degree of accuracy.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the armed merchant ship ahead, and shouted loudly: "Attack with all your strength, leave no room, attack with all your strength."

The armed merchant ship at the forefront has turned the ship sideways, and the artillery on it is aimed at the Chang'an where Zheng Zhilong is.

Van Diemen looked at about [-] armed merchant ships approaching in front of him, his face was full of excitement.

The battleship just failed to sink you, but this time, with the number here, it will definitely kill you.

No matter what material it is made of, it must be bombed and sunk.

"Steady, must be steady, give me a full attack, aim at the steel warship ahead, and sink it first."

Fan Dimen looked at the Chang'an in front of him, looking forward to it silently.

It would be best if he could be captured.

But in the current situation, it is simply unrealistic to want to capture them, they can only be sunk.

But it's just a man's arm and a car, beyond its own capabilities.

The gunners on the Chang'an warship fired ruthless shells at the armed merchant ship.

After a few breaths, one after another explosions sounded in the fleet of armed merchant ships.

All of a sudden, flames erupted, and the fragments produced after the explosion swept away in all directions.

Those armed merchant ships had no power to resist at all, and several of them that were blown up in the first round of shelling were torn apart and scattered in all directions.

The remaining armed merchant ships were not much better, staggering on the sea surface, looking like they were about to sink.

Some sailors were directly overturned by the air waves generated by the explosion and fell into the sea water, struggling continuously.

In the sea water, even more blood began to spread.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Fan Dimen's face changed drastically.

"How did this happen? Why did this happen?"

The hand holding the binoculars kept trembling.

The fear just now has not disappeared, and the fear spreads again.

He never expected that these Ming people were so powerful.

The artillery power in their hands is so powerful.

A high-explosive shell fired from the main gun on the Chang'an landed on the deck of an armed merchant ship.

The powerful explosion directly blasted the merchant ship in half.

The gunners in the gun bays below the deck were killed and injured, and the flames from the explosion ignited the gunpowder in the gun bays.

"Bang!!!"

A huge explosion occurred on the sea surface, and the powerful force generated by the gunpowder explosion blew the armed merchant ship to pieces.

The sailors above were instantly killed by the explosion.

A huge water column formed on the sea surface, and the water spray flew into the air, and finally fell back on the sea surface.

The resulting ripples shook the surrounding armed merchant ships.

Van Diemen looked at the shattered armed merchant ship and exclaimed:
"Why, why is this? Why are these Ming people's artillery so powerful?"

Before Fan Dimen finished speaking, a white phosphorous bomb landed on another armed merchant ship.

Burning white phosphorus was splashed everywhere by the explosion, and the deck of the entire armed merchant ship was covered with burning white phosphorus.

"boom!"

After a few breaths, the flames directly enveloped the armed merchant ship.

The sailors above were covered in flames, and they jumped into the sea one after another.

However, the flames on their bodies did not stop burning because they fell into the water.

The flames were like maggots attached to the bones, even in the water, there was no sign of extinguishing.

Van Diemen held up the binoculars, looked at the flames burning in the water, and exclaimed in disbelief: "This is the devil's flame, this is the devil's flame, and it can still burn in the water, this is the devil's flame."

The flames on the burning armed merchant ship suddenly increased at this moment, scorching the surrounding area with scorching heat.

Frightened, Van Diemen took a few steps back, supported Putmans behind him, and panted heavily.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a high-explosive shell hit the burning armed merchant ship.

The huge explosion blasted the burning wood into the air and fell towards the surroundings.

Like a goddess scattering flowers, a few unlucky ships nearby were unfortunately ignited by the burning wood, and for a while, these armed merchant ships also burned together.

The burning flames are connected together, scorching the sea surface with scorching heat.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zheng Zhilong said in amazement: "The power is really great, and these ships can be blown to pieces in one shot."

There are not only artillery on Chang'an, but also a lot of rockets.

It's not as good as modern ones, but it's much better than the previous "Laiyang Steel Pipe Factory rockets".

In addition to the Chang'an, there are also a lot of rockets on those wooden warships.

The rockets were fired like locusts all over the sky, flying towards the armed merchant ship, and kept falling on the armed merchant ship.

"Boom, bang, bang!"

The successive explosions were like firecrackers set off during the New Year, crackling non-stop.

Under such a degree of blow, armed merchant ships are as vulnerable as canoes in the vast ocean subjected to hurricanes.

"Counterattack, counterattack, counterattack!"

The captain of an armed merchant ship pointed at Zheng Zhilong's fleet ahead and shouted loudly.

The sailors on these armed merchant ships are basically trained militarily, and they are much better than ordinary pirates in battle.

The gunners in the gun bays below deck of the armed merchant ship hastily pushed the guns out of the muzzles and ignited the fuzes on them.

After a few breaths, the solid shell flew forward.

However, comparing this solid shell with weapons from later generations is like comparing a slingshot with a machine gun.

The solid shell landed on the sea in front of the Chang'an, stirring up several jets of water.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the solid shells that fell into the sea, his face was full of sarcasm.

"Let me spare no strength and attack with all my strength." Zheng Zhilong pointed to the battlefield ahead and shouted.

After Zheng Zhilong's order was issued, the density of attacks suddenly increased.

A round of shells roared and flew forward.

Under the fierce firepower, the armed merchant ships on the sea collapsed one after another like mud.

In addition to the armed merchant ships, the sailing battleships behind the armed merchant ships were also attacked by artillery fire.

A rocket flew through the sky, passing directly over the sail of a sailing battleship.

The tail flame behind the rocket instantly ignited the sail.

Western-style soft sails are more likely to be ignited by flames than Chinese-style hard sails.

The flames above the sail diffused and spread downward.

The sailors on the sailing battleship looked at the burning sails, hurriedly picked up the water basin, and poured it on the sails non-stop.

However, the height of the sail is relatively high, and it is difficult for the splashed water to touch these flames.

Coupled with the sea breeze now, the fire took advantage of the wind to burn more intensely.

Before long, the whole mast began to burn.

The sails began to fall downwards, igniting other sails as they fell.

In an instant, all the sails on the sail battleship burned.

The flames roared, and thick smoke rose into the sky.

The sailors on the deck jumped into the sea one by one under the scorching heat.

Flames began to envelop the entire sailing battleship, and the crackling sound of the wooden battleship burning could not stop.

The flames gradually engulfed the entire sailing battleship, and it didn't take long to burn through the top deck.

Flames spread from the deck above into the gun bays.

The gunner in the gun bay looked at the flames spreading in, and screamed loudly in despair.

Large quantities of gunpowder stored in gun stores were ignited by flames.

"bang"

A huge explosion occurred on the sea surface, and the entire sailing battleship was blown into several sections under the explosion of gunpowder in the gun bay.

The shock wave generated by the explosion splashed the sea water in all directions, and the sea water fell on the burning wood, making a crackling sound.

The sailors and gunners of the sailing battleship were killed countless by this explosion.

Van Dimen was panting heavily, as if he had lost his bones. If Putmans hadn't supported him, he would have rotted on the ground long ago.

When the armed merchant ships in front were almost destroyed, the artillery targets were gradually placed on the sailing battleships behind.

"Crap, chuckle, chuckle!"

"Whoosh whoosh!"

"Chi chi chi!"

All of a sudden, all kinds of strange screams rang out in the sky above the sailing battleship.

The sailors on the sailing battleship are professional soldiers, but even after seeing such a terrifying blow and these shrill and terrifying cries, their psychological defenses were destroyed layer by layer.

"Mom, I'm going home!"

The sailor on a sailing battleship finally couldn't bear the pressure. He roared loudly and jumped off the side of the ship.

"Pfft!"

Water splashes everywhere.

Just after he jumped off, a rocket flew towards the sailing battleship.

The rocket with orange tail flames directly hit the waterline on the left side of the sailing battleship.

"Oh!"

After a loud noise, a huge hole was blown out around the waterline of the sailing battleship.

Under the pressure of the sea water, this hole is still getting bigger.

"crunch, crunch!"

Seawater continuously invaded from this opening, and under the pressure of the seawater, the planks rubbed against each other violently, making a tooth-piercing sound, and the entire sailing battleship began to sink gradually.

"Closing the gap quickly."

The captain led a dozen sailors from the deck to the cabin, holding sealing tools, trying to seal the gap.

As the saying goes, blessings never come together, and misfortunes never come singly.

Just when they were about to seal the gap, a high-explosive bomb broke through the wooden board they used to seal the gap and flew into the cabin.

The kinetic energy has not yet disappeared, and they scurry around in the cabin of the ship, scaring everyone into panic.

After a short time, the high-explosive bomb exploded directly, and these people were blown into blood foam.

(End of this chapter)

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