The Dutch ship was well equipped and manned, with a total of 400 men.

I went to Manila, the area controlled by the blasphemous country (Spain is a Catholic country, and the domestic religious atmosphere is strong, but the Dutch think they are blasphemous------ the Spaniards have prepared a large number of so-called "holy relics", the Dutch believe that they are all fake, and they have been deceived before), and they have to be more careful, and the merchant ships have prepared 32 cannons (only 22 cannons are loaded in general business activities), of which 20 are 12-pounder cannons (mounted on the gun deck), There were 12 4-pounder cannons (mounted on the open deck), and looking at the size of the ship, Dutch captain Herbert was full of confidence in victory.

And the officers and soldiers on Kaohsiung No. 8 were smiling and ready to make a profit!

Cruisers are actually more dangerous than battleships, battleships are the most important weapons of the country, and they are not easily dispatched, and no one will use battleships to patrol!

There are generally only two kinds of duties on battleships, one is training and the other is fighting, and sometimes they go out for show.

In addition to the above two things, the patrol ship also has patrol functions, which are responsible for guarding, protecting fishery, escorting and other functions, and the possibility of unexpected encounters with the enemy is very great, so the danger of the officers and men on the ship is great.

But cruisers also have benefits, that is, to get loot at sea, that is, to capture enemy ships, and to draw dividends from them!

There are two main ways to obtain loot at sea. 1. Capture enemy merchant ships. This is an easy and pleasant thing, and of course the Navy also stipulates that it cannot be done when there is a military combat mission. Second, the capture of enemy warships. The navy would buy it from the captain at the market price and pay the captain 5 silver dollars per person, and the number of heads would be calculated according to the number of people on the enemy ship at the time of the war (so that even if the enemy ship was sunk, the captain would not be empty-handed, and after the bounty, the crew would be divided according to their rank). Capturing enemy warships also helps to increase the captain's prestige (by painting a star on the ship's gang), which can be placed in a position where he can make better contributions.

Now the timing is very right, Kaohsiung 8 has no military mission, rob passing ships, get ready to develop!

The Ancestors blessed this ship with gold and silver! (Mazu Niangniang is depressed: It seems that the priesthood of this god is all-encompassing?) I'm so tired! ）

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At first, the "Holland Province" was moving from north to south at a uniform speed, while the Kaohsiung No. 8 was against the wind, and it approached the "Holland Province", and when the two ships intersected, because they were still a little far apart, the 18-pounder guns on the ship opened fire, and the two of the three fired chain bullets, but this time they were not so lucky, and only cut some of the cables of the "Holland Province" and failed to break the mast.

Then Kaohsiung 8 made a sharp turn, and its turning radius was so small that the "Holland Province" was greatly surprised.

With a series of movements of the sailors, Kaohsiung 8 caught the wind, it pursued the "Holland Province" that was still south, and the distance from the "Holland Province" quickly approached, not in minutes, but in seconds, Kaohsiung 8 followed the bow of the "Holland Province" to the stern of the "Holland Province", affected by its wake, slightly aggravated the turbulence, and the officers on the Kaohsiung 8 scolded again: "There is no bow gun!" ”

This is a good time to use the bow gun to attack, but fortunately, the other side does not have stern guns, otherwise Kaohsiung 8 will eat other people's P shells.

The "Holland Province" did not accelerate when it met the enemy, and seemed to be waiting for Kaohsiung No. 8 (good!). Kudos to them, the Dutch were equally belligerent), and the Kaohsiung 8 sailed steadily at full sail, and soon it caught up, its starboard side opposite the port side of the "Dutch Province".

Before everyone could go into parallel, the side guns of the "Holland Province" fired first, in bursts!

The sound of artillery was deafening, Kaohsiung No. 8 was hit one after another, and the shells hit Kaohsiung No. 8 as many as ten!

The gunnery of the Dutch boat is not bad, and the sawdust flies wildly, and everyone can't help but shrink their heads, and the lower part is tight.

"Accelerate! Hasten! Don't fire until you get close to it! Hong Xiguan shouted, looking at the distance between the bows of the two sides, and ordered: "Volley!" ”

Fourteen cannons of the cruiser attacked at once, and the gunners were in good spirits, twelve out of fourteen!

Sure enough, Mazu blesses!

The port side bulwark of the "Holland Province" was full of openings, and the power of the 18-pounder gun was so powerful that the large body of the merchant ship fell to the right as if it had been eaten by the wind, and the helmsman felt the heavy rudder effect in surprise.

The distance between the two sides was close, and everyone saw each other's black holes, not good, the guns of the "Holland Province" were reloaded, and they fired again, the fire was dazzling in the thick smoke, and a white smoke belt spewed out, which was quickly blown away by the wind.

This is a salvo, the other party found the lack of talent, and came a sixteen out of thirteen, the gunner is really not bad!

At this fateful moment, Hong Xiguan was actually a little distracted, thinking that if this ship was captured, would it be possible to let those white crew members join the Southeast Fleet? Anyway, what they do is the work of the four seas, and as for the indigenous crew, they are exempt.

He snapped: "Don't fire, get closer!" ”

The helmsman turned to the right according to his instructions, and the two boats were quite close together, as if they were sticking together, and everyone came to dance the veneer dance!

The musket rang out like a popping bean.

A minute later, the "Holland Province" was gone, the living shrunken, the unlucky low.

"Thank you Mazu for your blessing, let us have such a good commander!" Everyone thanked Mazu again, Yan Dashao has equipped too many muskets for everyone!

The distance is so close, you can use a double-barreled troll to hit it, the firepower is doubled, plus there are many other guns, the firepower is fierce, and the Dutch have to bow their heads!

"Fire!" Kaohsiung No. 8 came with a salvo of the second round.

The opponent is a large merchant ship, so the hull of the Kaohsiung 8 is lower than it, and its main gun is facing the underside of the port side of the opposing ship, so the cannonball fired by the Kaohsiung 8 makes the opponent eat enough, and the cannonball hits the hull of the opponent, and the damage caused by the 18-pounder gun is particularly great, and the hit will make a big hole, and the hole is full of ugly cobweb cracks.

Fourteen of fourteen!

It's too fierce! The officers and soldiers on Kaohsiung No. 8 let out bursts of cheers, most of them shouted Mazu's blessing, our army is victorious, and some unscrupulous guys provocatively learned to greet each other's wives and daughters in Dutch, and said, "We ate Dutch pigs!" (There is a Chinese Luzon shipowner who has been to Batavia, surnamed Song, who can speak Dutch)

The other party had no time to fight back, because everyone heard the chaotic shouts from the opposing ship, and then the Dutch ship's cannon rang out again, this time it was eight-of-sixteen, and the hit rate was only half of it.

Kaohsiung No. 8 is a salvo every time, it is extremely accurate, and it is fatally fast!

Those officers and soldiers were as fanatical as if they had been beaten with blood, and fired an average of eight volleys in ten minutes!

1.25 minutes of one shot, this is the quality of a top gunner!

The Dutch ships returned with six rounds of guns, and the further they got to the rear, the more sparse they became, and the accuracy of their hits was poor.

At this time, the Chinese shipowner who was shooting on the open deck, Song, grabbed Hong Xiguan's arm and said, "I heard from them that they are ready to board the ship!" ”

The opponent's artillery battle was unfavorable, and they were ready to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Hong Xiguan immediately ordered the signal soldiers to beat the side drums, and also organized men and horses to prepare to kill the opponent's ship!