1850 American Gold Tycoon.

The gunner of the tail gun managed to complete two rounds of firing, and a Dutch armed merchant ship approached again.

The approaching Dutch armed merchant ship bit the stern of the Boldness tightly in a zigzag position, and fired a round of shelling at the Boldness.

Two solid bullets hit the armor of the turntable, and the armor of the turntable was deformed, and the remaining shells pierced through the stern of the Daring, causing heavy casualties to the people in the cabin.

Hitting the stern is one of the most commonly used techniques in the age of sailing.

After the solid shell penetrates the stern, the shell can often hit the ship from the stern to the bow, causing maximum damage to the people in the cabin.

This round of shelling had just ended, and the armed merchant ship pointed the other side of the ship at the stern of the Daring with a coquettish move, and launched a new round of shelling.

For a moment, the Boldness was hit by the first solid bullet, sawdust flew across the deck, and there was a lot of wailing in the cabin.

Three crew members on the deck fell in a pool of blood during this round of shelling, and six or seven crew members were injured by sawdust.

Even Liang Yao's arm was scratched by the flying sawdust, but under the extremely nervous and excited mood, Liang Yao didn't feel any pain at all.

As for the number of casualties in the cabin, Liang Yao didn't know, and he didn't have time to count these casualties.

There is a huge gap in combat quality between the warship crews of Liang Yao's fleet and the merchant marine crews.

However, compared with the crews of the Dutch warships and merchant ships, there does not seem to be much difference.

This merchant ship adhering to the Boldness demonstrated superb combat qualities.

The tail gunner turned the tail gun turret around and fired a shell at the armed merchant ship that clung to it like an annoying fly.

The gunners of the armed merchant ship saw that the tail guns of the Boldness fired back at them, and immediately took advantage of their small size and good maneuverability to avoid the Boldness's shelling.

A shell from the Daredevil's 127mm main gun grazed the head of the armed merchant ship's crew, barely missing the target.

Seeing that the armed merchant ship was getting closer and closer, Lin Sen organized the musketeers on the ship to come to the stern and shoot at the armed merchant ship with a Walter M1851 rifle.

"General! Senator! The two of you should enter the cabin and take shelter for a while! These red-haired ghosts are very good at artillery!"

Seeing two more Dutch ships approaching, Lin Sen ran to Liang Yao and Fremont and suggested.

From time to time, shells hit the Boldness. Although the hull of the Boldness is relatively strong, it can still withstand the bombardment of some small-caliber naval guns.

But shells have no eyes, and Lin Sen worried that Liang Yao and Fremont, who were watching the battle on the deck, would be injured by shells.

"If I enter the warehouse, how can I observe the battle situation? Just do your part. I am also a crew member on the Daring, and I will live and die with you!"

Liang Yaoduan rejected the proposal.

Now the fierce battle at sea has entered the most critical moment, and the casualties on both sides are not small. It depends on who can carry it to the end.

At this juncture, the morale of the crew is extremely critical.

If they huddled in the cabin at this time, it would definitely have a negative impact on the morale of the crew.

Seeing Boldness being entangled by the opponent, Yang Wei and three loach boats leaned up to share the pressure for Boldness.

The Yangwei aimed at the Dutch armed merchant ship stuck to the stern of the Bold and paralyzed the annoying armed merchant ship. …

A loach boat that followed immediately added another round of shelling to the Dutch armed merchant ship.

It's just that the 6-pound Sacramento naval gun on the loach boat is not powerful enough to cause limited damage to the opponent.

After the Yangwei finished loading, a round of precise bombardment was carried out on the paralyzed armed ship.

After this round of shelling ended, the Dutch armed merchant ship completely lost its combat effectiveness.

Sea water poured in along the cracks in the hull, and the hull began to sink gradually.

The desperate crew of the Dutch armed merchant ship quickly lowered the lifeboats while waving white flags of surrender.

This was the first Dutch ship to raise the white flag to surrender. The crew of Liang Yao's fleet couldn't help but boost their morale when they saw a Dutch ship surrender.

Seeing this, the other two Dutch ships that wanted to get close to the Bold immediately ran away with their tails between their legs.

Liang Yao looked at the Yangwei and the three loach boats protecting the Bold, and then at the enemy flagship Rotterdam, which was shooting at the Roland, and ordered the Yangwei and the three loach boats to fight with the Bold. The formation rushed to the Rotterdam.

After the five ships completed their formation, they rushed towards the Rotterdam murderously.

The battle between the Rotterdam and the Roland was in full swing, and the Bravery, Yangwei, and three loach boats that broke out halfway caught the Rotterdam by surprise.

The 6-pound cannon on the loach boat hit the huge hull of Rotterdam just to scratch the opponent's boots, but the shells fired by the main guns of the Bold and Yang Wei were not scratches.

The Rotterdam, which had suffered a round of shelling, hurriedly fled with full sail, and Liang Yao led the formation to chase and attack the Rotterdam.

Seeing that the flagship was being chased, three Dutch warships immediately turned around and followed, trying to share the pressure on the flagship.

Three Dutch warships turned and followed, two were sailing ships, and one was the only steam ship Soemng of the Dutch East India Fleet.

After a fierce battle, the gunfire of the Dutch East Indies Fleet was obviously much sparser than when the war just started.

Obviously, the Dutch suffered a lot of casualties, as long as they can grit their teeth and persevere, they can win the final victory of this naval battle.

Since the quality of the crew is not as good as that of the opponent, then grit your teeth and rely on the superiority of the ship's technology to kill the opponent.

The ships in Liang Yao's formation were all steam ships with sails, and Liang Yao ordered to fill the sails with coal and continue chasing the Rotterdam, which was fleeing in a hurry.

The three Dutch ships that followed were able to keep up with the soemng, and the other two scarred Dutch sailing warships failed to keep up with Liang Yao's formation even though they were fully sailed.

Seeing that the flagship was entangled, the soemng rushed into Liang Yao's formation without hesitation, trying to break up Liang Yao's formation, and directly crashed into the bold.

"Crazy! Damn, these red-haired ghosts are crazy! Left full rudder! Avoid enemy ships!" Lin Sen hastily ordered to change direction to avoid the impact of the Soemng.

Seeing that the Soemng was about to collide with the Bold, Sven on the Roland personally took the helm, and took the initiative to stick to the direction of the Soemng.

With a loud noise, the two colliding ships shook violently.

The cast iron armor on Roland's ship's side was deformed under the violent impact.

However, the Roland still relied on its advantage in tonnage to successfully stop the Soemng, which was only one-third of its own tonnage.

After stopping the Soemng, Sven immediately ordered the crew to take out the hook lock and board the Soemng, intending to capture the steamship.

After Liang Yao reorganized his formation, he saw that the enemy flagship Rotterdam had fled southward in a panic under the cover of other warships, so he gave up the pursuit.

The command of the Java Sea is under the control of the Dutch, and Liang Yao is not sure whether there are other Dutch ships outside the battlefield.

It is very dangerous and foolish to break away from the main force rashly in wartime.

Seeing that the Roland was fighting with the Soemng, Liang Yao pulled out a Loach from the formation, and asked the crew on the Loach to jump on the Soemng to help the Roland capture the Soemng.

He himself led the formation to clean up other Dutch ships in the battlefield.

After half a day of fierce fighting, both sides were exhausted and suffered heavy losses.

The seriously injured ships began to gradually withdraw from the battlefield, and this naval battle also entered the final finishing stage.