0764 Pursuit

Colonel Clark's wish that Wu Yizhou would kill all the Spaniards and Dutchmen! So that they could monopolize trade in the East. But Colonel Clark couldn't admit it. Just as he was about to explain, a dense cannon sound was heard in the distance!

The sound of the cannon came far away on the surface of the sea, and it seemed a little dull. Zhou Donglei's expression struggled for a moment, and finally succumbed to military discipline. Zhou Donglei said: "It seems that I have to be with you today." Drop anchor in the shallow waters and we'll anchor your ship. “

Colonel Clark nodded regretfully and agreed to Zhou Donglei's request. They were in front, followed by Zhou Donglei, and the two fleets anchored and stopped their ships in shallow waters. However, Zhou Donglei's ship was sideways and inserted between their two boats.

In this case, the slightest movement of the English fleet would have caused a heavy blow to the stern and bow. And they don't have enough angles to shoot back. Moreover, Zhou Donglei also had an extra heart, and ordered all the bombardment guns on the ships to be covered with cloth. This made Colonel Clark look itchy and helpless.

The sound of artillery just now came from the direction of the exit of the strait. Wu Yizhou rushed to chase the remnants of the enemy, but he didn't want to be put on a side!

Just now, as soon as he showed up at the mouth of the strait, he found that the situation was not good! Because there are three Combined Fleet warships blocking the channel in the strait, and they are waiting for him to rush in!

As a result, as soon as Wu Yizhou's ship entered the strait, it was fired upon by three warships! For a while, Wu Yizhou's ship was beaten with sawdust! Fortunately, Wu Yizhou's ship was relatively strong, and it escaped from the opponent's range after 4 rounds of shelling!

The No. 2 ship that followed him saw the opportunity early, saw the tragic situation of the flagship in front, and directly turned and fled. However, Wu Yizhou's ship was set on fire by someone, and the injury was not light! The angry Wu Yizhou scolded! After scolding, you have to quickly organize people to rescue the wounded and repair the ship.

When Wu Yizhou spared a circle, he went far away to the mouth of the strait and looked into the strait, only to find that the three boats had escaped without a trace! Wu Yizhou had no choice but to order the fleet to temporarily anchor at the entrance to the strait and begin repairing ships and interrogating prisoners.

After interrogating the prisoners, Wu Yizhou was determined that he took advantage of the situation

Determination to go down to Southeast Asia. Because the captives told him that these twenty-two ships were already all the ships of the Spaniards and the Netherlands!

And since the combined fleet is mixed, the fleets of both countries have lost a lot! There were five remaining ships of the Dutch fleet, and six of them remaining of the Spanish fleet. Other than that, there are all small boats left in the harbor, which is a force that is not worth mentioning at all.

So as soon as it was dawn the next day, Wu Yizhou led the fleet to rush along the strait and go straight to Batavia.

Batavia was in a mess by this time. Baron François did not return to Batavia with the fleet at all, and the combined fleet disintegrated halfway through. Because the Spanish fleet was in a hurry to return to its station, and at the same time they did not want to face the Dutch accountable face!

When the remaining Dutch fleet returned to the port of Batavia, news of their return spread rapidly through the city. Everybody's worried. In addition, there are seven people like Li Qiming in it, you can imagine how fast and outrageous the news spreads!

Unlike the Dutch people, the natives outside the city are a bit of a bit of schadenfreude. Apparently they also heard the news of the defeat of the Dutch. On weekdays, they were bullied enough by the Dutch people, and now that the Dutch people are in trouble, of course they are very happy!

As for whether the new Pirate King is brutal or not, it has nothing to do with them! In their opinion, whoever occupies Batavia will simply change masters! Anyway, who to pay taxes to is not to pay taxes!

As for the places where the Chinese gather, it is a mixed bag. The good thing is that this pirate king is Chinese, and he is also Chinese. There should always be some incense. I just don't know what this pirate king will think of them?

While the Dutch soldiers were busy reinforcing the port fortifications, Wu Yizhou's fleet appeared outside the port. Several Dutch warships sailed out of the harbor despite knowing that they were outnumbered.

Because they know that if they let their opponents rush into port, the whole fleet will be wiped out! So they could only be outside the harbor, relying on the artillery of the castle to try to fend off these enemies.

They imagine that it is good

, but thought of the wrong enemy. More than a dozen enemy warships pounced on them with great ferocity, completely ignoring the bombardment of the fortress guns on the castle!

Wu Yizhou divided the fleet into two horizontal rows and rushed in as fast as he could. The Dutch battleships, which were cruising in a circular formation in front of the port, were caught off guard and could only be forced to engage. It was good that their circular formation provided cover between the fleets.

But the problem is that the other side doesn't care about casualties at all, and pounces on them like a desperate person, inserts them directly into the middle of the two battleships, and then uses the guns on both sides to fire desperately! The short-barreled bombardment guns in the bow and stern of the ship were also fired one after another!

In the blink of an eye, there were sawdust flying on both boats, and blood flowed like a river! Firing at each other at a distance of less than 100 meters between the two sides, as long as the shells hit the enemy ship, they will cause more or less damage. For a while, the sound of cannons on the sea, the cracking of wooden planks, and the smoke and fire of gunpowder converged into a magnificent picture!

By the time the second batch of warships of Wu Yizhou's fleet rushed up, the battle turned into a one-sided massacre! Under the double force, the only five remaining battleships of the Dutch fleet were destroyed one after another, turning into five raging fires! Fortunately, it was relatively close to the port, and the surviving crew members jumped off the boat and swam back to the port.

Wu Yizhou's fleet completed the task of annihilating the opponent's defending fleet, and immediately hid far away from the range of the fortress guns and began to repair the ships and save the wounded.

But at this time, the city of Batavia was completely chaotic! Especially Governor Cohen, his heart was cold after he stood on the high of the castle and watched the whole process of the naval battle! Without the protection of the fleet, the port is equal to being undefended.

Although there is protection from the fortress guns, the number of fortress guns is not large after all, and it cannot provide complete protection. One can only hope for more reinforcements from the East India Company. But Governor Cohen fears that his reinforcements may not be able to beat the opposing ships when they arrive!

Because the strange artillery on the opponent's battleship is so powerful! It fires cannonballs that can blow up enemy ships. He saw with his own eyes a burst bomb explode on the side of his own fleet, blowing a tabletop-sized hole in the shipside! He also saw the flowering catapult shoot into the bridge, blowing the entire bridge to pieces!