Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 850 Defeating the Netherlands
On the surface of the sea, the sound of roaring guns continued, clouds of white smoke rose, and iron bullets roared out of the smoke, creating a grand and spectacular scene.

On the gunboats on both sides, the cannons protruding from the gun windows, after erupting, retreated one by one, and after being loaded, they were pushed back to the gun positions by the gunners, and the pitch-black muzzles protruded from the gun windows again.

The two sides fired continuously, and the gunpowder smoke produced formed two almost parallel smoke bands, like clouds in the sky falling on the sea.

The ship vibrated slightly with the shelling, and the Dutch officers shouted in the smoke, "hetschieten!" The Ming Army Military Academy also roared, "fire!"

Bullets rained on the sea, and the mast of an open ship was hit by iron bullets. The tall mast broke with a "click", shook a few times with a "creak", and suddenly fell to the bow. The soldiers on the deck were unable to dodge. The entire bow of the ship was covered by the white canvas, but only for a moment, the soldiers broke the canvas with their swords, got out one by one, removed the canvas, and continued to operate the artillery.

The Dutch side was also hit repeatedly. An iron bullet pierced through the second layer of the Dutch ship's fender, creating a large hole in the side of the ship. The iron bullet swept across the ship, and the sparks from the impact ignited a barrel of gunpowder. The Dutch warship immediately exploded from the middle, the top deck was blown away, and the main mast was also blown into the sea. The hull of the ship was ablaze, and many Dutchmen jumped from the ship into the sea in panic.

On the flagship of the Dutch army, the officer hurriedly reported to Kau, "Your Excellency, the Hector has been sunk!"

On the side of the Ming army, a Guangdong gunboat also tilted and was about to sink into the water.

In the artillery battle, the Dutch had sharp artillery and precise bombardment, and they had the upper hand. The eight Ming army artillery ships were all scarred. Standing beside Zheng Chenggong, Chen Zilong was already shocked, just like the Dutch did not expect so many Chinese. , Just like tens of thousands of people were dispatched casually. Although the officials of the Ming Dynasty knew that the Dutch barbarians were difficult to deal with, they did not expect that the Dutch barbarians were so powerful.

In fact, both sides have their own arrogance and prejudice. Even in the eyes of the more enlightened officials of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch are just barbarians, just like the Japanese pirates back then, and they are still inferior to China in essence. Chen Zilong realized that the world had changed.

"The sun and the moon shine on the mountain, the Great Wall is linked by a line, the strait is vast and the waves are sailing for thousands of years, this is my mountain, this is my sea, this is the good home of the Han family for generations, keep my mountain, keep my sea, keep China's seas and territories are inviolable, sailor man, my entire sea and sky territory,..."

"National name!" Amidst the sound of the rumbling guns, Chen Zilong suddenly heard a faintly tragic singing voice. He turned his head to look, and immediately cried out in pain, "Yingyuan is about to sink!"

The five gunboats in Guangdong were all named after the famous generals who fought against the Qing Dynasty. Yingyuan was in front of the entire queue, and was attacked by concentrated fire, causing an explosion. Zheng Chenggong listened and looked at the tilting gunboat in the distance, clenched his hands tightly. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Send an order for the boat to save people!"

The Ming army is no match for the big ships, and now they can only rely on more than 500 small boats, swarming up and fighting close to each other.

Both Zheng Chenggong and Chen Zilong turned their gazes to the five hundred warships of various sizes that had swarmed into the enemy ships. They watched them with both eyes, and silently said in their hearts, "Quick, quick, quick!"

The flagship of the Dutch army, Kauwu, is holding a binoculars and looking at the tilting Ming army warship. Although both sides have scrapped one ship, it is mainly due to the bad luck of the Dutch army. Hector was hit by the ammunition barrel, which caused the explosion .At this time, there were still nine ships in the Dutch army, and most of them were intact, but the ships of the Ming army were scarred, and many masts were discounted.

"Commander, the Ming army fleet is pressing on us!"

The examiner put down the binoculars, and more than 500 large and small warships are rushing towards the Dutch ship like two arrows. There are too many of them, and he is now restrained by the Ming army's gunboats. It is impossible to be distracted to deal with the Ming Dynasty boats .

"Let Kui Yi and the others go on top, and when I defeat the main gunboat of the Chinese, these little guys will naturally flee!" Kau Wu ordered, and picked up the binoculars, "The cannons concentrated on the Chinese flagship!"

The order flag was hoisted on the main mast, and the Dutch army's front and rear, a total of [-] warships, immediately met them, trying to prevent the Ming army's ships from approaching.

There were so many ships in the Ming army, the Dutch fleet naturally didn't dare to confront them. Seeing the order flag, the Dutch fleet immediately turned the rudder and adjusted the sails, lined up in a double horizontal formation, and aimed their sides at the oncoming Ming army. The ship was intended to exert maximum firepower, but the Ming army was unable to exert its full strength because of the arrow charge and the bow of the ship was aimed at the enemy ship. It was equivalent to the Dutch army seizing the "T" head, but the number of Ming army ships made up for this. disadvantage.

In the face of an absolutely superior force and warships, no matter what tactics the Dutch use or what "T" head they grab, it will be of no use.

The big ships of the Ming army are not as good as the Dutch, but the small ships of the Ming army are much stronger than the pirates and small state water army found in the Netherlands.

Five hundred large and small warships, excluding the chain boats and other fireships that are not equipped with artillery, even if the bow is equipped with only one artillery, there are three to four hundred cannons firing at the same time.

The boat was fast and maneuverable, and the distance between the two armies soon narrowed. The Hongyi cannons on the bow of the Ming army fired repeatedly, and the gunners also rushed to the bow. Greet from the enemy ship.

Pirates and small countries in the South Seas had never seen such a formation before firing a round of cannons, and they were suppressed by the Ming navy navy.

After the Ming army's artillery was fired, the cannon body was hot and could not be fired again. However, the firepower of the Ming army did not stop. The soldiers on the ship rushed out in a swarm, and countless rockets shot at the enemy ship, igniting the sails, and the sea immediately billowed with smoke.

During naval battles, the distance between the two ships is too far, and the bows and arrows are generally out of reach. However, the bows and arrows used by the Ming army in naval battles are mostly rockets. When they are fired by manpower, they are also propelled by gunpowder. The range is extremely long, but they are not accurate, but the Ming army does not require Killing, as long as it can shoot the enemy ship and ignite the ship.

Most of these firearms have been tested in the naval battle to aid North Korea, so there is no problem.

Pirate ships and small countries in Nanyang, where there are so many tricks of the Ming army, are completely at a disadvantage.

The current naval battle is developing in the direction of cannon giant ships. Although the Ming army may still lack in this aspect, as a big country with thousands of years of naval history, it still has no one in close combat and traditional warfare. able to surpass.

"Boom", the Ming army rushed to the forefront of a lucky ship, and hit the side of a pirate ship, smashing the fenders of the pirate ship, causing the ship to tilt sideways, and the pirates on the deck could not stand still, like Like dumplings, they rolled to the side of the boat, and some rolled directly into the sea without grabbing something.

The bow of the Ming army arched high, and then fell back, and the soldiers on it also swayed and fell down one after another.

The hulls that collided with each other shook violently a few times. The fallen soldiers held on to the guards and quickly stood up holding their weapons. After a while, the hull stabilized, and the sound of killing on the deck instantly shook the sky. Vice Admiral Yu Fangqi shouted One cry: "Kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, and those who retreat will die!"

The soldiers of the Ming army screamed and jumped onto the pirate ship one after another, hacking and killing each other with the pirates. Blood and flesh flew all over the deck, and blood mist rose from time to time.

Pirates fought alone and robbed merchant ships. Once they met regular officers and soldiers, the gap immediately became apparent. They were killed and retreated steadily. Many of them had nowhere to hide, and even jumped into the sea.

No matter what the pirates said, they still had some fighting power. The Nanyang Xiaobang simply came to join in the fun.

A Ming army blessing ship, with its iron-clad head bumping, directly smashed a ship from a small Nanyang country in the middle, leaving a mess.

Seventy ships, how could it be possible to compete with five hundred ships?

The fireboats of the Ming army did not get entangled. After breaking through the blocking of the Dutch army, nearly a hundred fireboats swarmed up, only attacking the Heyi gunboat.

Under the concentrated fire of the Dutch gunboats, Zheng Chenggong's boat was in a mess. Kao Wu was about to succeed, but a heavily damaged Ming army gunboat wobbled in front of the Ming army's flagship.

"Not good, Your Excellency, the Kerrandon and the Continent were set on fire by the Chinese."

The battlefield on the sea is vast, and the sight is covered by gunpowder smoke. Kaowu's attention is all on the opposite Ming army gunboat. The small boat of the Ming army had already broken through the guards of the Dutch army and charged over, and he suddenly turned pale with fright.

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