Li Xiuyuan's original abacus was to use his speed to attack and harass, lure Zheng Tai out of the port and wait for the opportunity to destroy the enemy, but now it has become a decisive battle between the main fleets of the two sides, and then look at the comparison of the strength of the two sides, the opponent's eleven ships are only eight of our side, and the Dutch main force Galen battleship has at least fifty or sixty guns on the artillery, although our side has a large tonnage, but the total number of artillery pieces is only forty-two, whether it is the number of ships or the number of artillery, it is an absolute disadvantage. This is also the reason why the Dutch quickly calmed down from their incredible stupor after seeing the huge Dinghai and decided to fight us. They think that no matter how big and fast your ship is, as long as you want to sink others, it depends on the number of artillery, and in this regard they have always been unable to understand that the Chinese can build a large ship no less than their own, but only a small number of guns.

Their understanding of naval warfare is not wrong, but it was completely subverted by Jiang Tian, and during the period of recuperation, the Dinghai and Jinghai have replaced the steel smoothbore guns with the hexagonal front-loading rifled guns used in standard destroyers, which greatly surpass the Dutch smoothbore guns in terms of range, rate of fire and power, and coupled with the speed advantage of the ships, they can theoretically sink enemy ships outside the range of the locality. Li Xiuyuan also thought so, he was the soldier who had the deepest understanding of the new type of naval warfare in the world, and he was also convinced of the revolutionary changes that Jiang Tian had announced. As a result, groups of flags were issued from the Dinghai, and the Chinese fleet, which had only eight ships, began to change formation, and the six destroyers, which had only two main guns, began to leave the formation at full speed, forming a guerrilla group to swim outside the enemy's firing range.

Li Xiuyuan successfully deceived the other party, and when the Dutch saw the two huge warships rushing towards them, their first reaction was to think that the Chinese were going to jump into hand-to-hand combat, they were not clear about the actual performance of these two warships, but they knew too well about the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Army, and they did not buy less of some eliminated arquebuses, and some were sold to Japan and Taiwan. At first, it was only arquebuses such as shotguns, but later the Dutch found that some guns that were better than the best flintlock pistols in Europe were also on the sales list, but these guns were either close to the end of their service life, or they were scrap products that did not meet the requirements of the Chinese army, so the number was not very large, and the shrewd Dutch did not sell these guns, but organized craftsmen to repair them, and now they have become weapons in the hands of the colonial armed forces.

Thinking that he understood China's tactics, once the two giant ships approached, they might not be able to sink even if they were fired by hundreds of guns, but how many soldiers could be loaded on such a large ship? Once these soldiers boarded the enemy ships, nothing could stop them. So the Dutch captains turned around very collectively and formed a column, ready to weaken the opponent's advantage with the most intensive firepower after the Chinese approached, and if they could break the sail line with chain bullets before jumping gang, they were sure of victory.

The distance is getting closer, the Dutch have seen that something is wrong, the seemingly large and bulky enemy ships are much more agile than expected, and the speed is even more than the Dutch armed merchant ships known for their high-speed sailing, perhaps the only thing that can be gratified is that no more artillery was found, when the distance between the two sides is still 700 meters, the Dutch feel that they can not wait any longer, so they fired the first shot in this war, hundreds of lead balls shot out in a puff of smoke, the flight of the cannonballs at this distance is completely inaccurate, The shot put flew towards the Dinghai at a speed visible to the naked eye, this sight made many recruits who had just entered the battlefield worried, but Li Xiuyuan knew that there would not be a few hits, and the only thing to worry about was that those recruits should not be scared.

The facts are a little different from what he thought, although the distance is still relatively far, although the Dutch intended to intimidate, but the huge hull of the Dinghai was still hit by five shells, in addition to killing three people through two holes, an ammunition compartment of the No. 3 main gun was also destroyed, fortunately, the Dutch did not know how to preheat the shells, and the ammunition magazine was also protected by a water sheath, but it was still scrapped directly with twelve grenades, as for how much loss there was on the Jinghai, I don't know for a while. This time Li Xiuyuan was really shocked into a cold sweat, he decided that he couldn't take any more risks, and he must not let this baby ship go wrong because of the risk.

As the flag was spoken, the two ships also began to turn into a parallel course with the enemy ships, and the Chinese stiff sail was a longitudinal sail, and the manpower and agility of the operator completely killed the Dutch sail. Each gun emplacement began to adjust the direction and elevation angle of the gun according to the parameters. At this time, the Dutch were encouraged by the first hit, and the reloading ammunition began to shoot the second time, and because the Dingyuan ship was turning at the same time, this group of shells pounced into the air, but a few shells just hit the Jinghai behind, at this time the two fleets have become relatively parallel, and the Chinese fleet is at a downwind, which is originally unfavorable, but because the Dutch fleet needs to adjust its course to aim at the Chinese fleet, the ship began to roll sideways, On the contrary, the guns on the lowest deck could not open the windows due to waterproofing, and the guns on the upper deck could not aim accurately due to the low elevation angle. Just when the ship had not yet recovered from the roll, Li Xiuyuan, who had been pretending to be deep, began to have a devouring light in his eyes, and said a word calmly and powerfully: fire!

As the red flag fell in the hands of the gun commander, the eleven main guns on the port side of the Dinghai ship fired for the first time, and after seeing that the flagship had fired, the four main guns on the side of the Jinghai also fired at the same time, and there were only fifteen guns on the side of the two ships, but as soon as this shell was discharged, it showed the difference with other guns of this era, first of all, the fifteen spots were arranged in an arc and flew into the distance at a speed far faster than the opponent, which was also a design copied by Jiang Tian, and the bottom of the shell was coated with phosphorus incendiary agent, The world's first hexagonal rifled guns and tracer shells began in actual combat. The Dutch first saw a dozen meteor-like points of light rushing towards them, and then smashed intensively around an armed merchant ship at the head, although not a single shot hit, part of the time-delay fuse was not soaked in the shells exploded under the water, and a few water columns rose on the calm sea just now, what kind of artillery is this? They don't know, what kind of shell is this? They don't understand it, but they feel the danger.

"Straddle shot! The ruler remains the same, three rapid fires! As the flags on the lookout flew over, the gun commander read the observations and roared hoarsely.

Li Xiuyuan didn't need to be reminded by others to see that although the shot didn't hit this time, the landing point of the shell was still good. Now the results of the short-term assault training are gradually becoming apparent, and all gun emplacements are being reloaded in an orderly manner, waiting for the order to fire a second time.

In contrast, the Dutch sailors who made temporary cameos in the navy showed a gap, and this shooting caused a certain psychological pressure on them, that is, the old sailors who were used to pirates couldn't help but get nervous, as long as they finished loading and didn't care about other gun positions, they fired first, and the sparse cannon sounded, because the Chinese fleet kept a distance, so there was no result.

Li Xiuyuan, who was holding the binoculars, showed a smile at the corner of his mouth, this smile was confident and contemptuous, I am afraid that he himself would never have imagined that he could still laugh at the battle with more than a dozen such splint ships in his lifetime, but he is now very confident that he has won, with the speed of the two ships, after the next salvo, he will surpass the formation of the enemy ship and occupy the T-shaped crosshead, of course, it is now called the T-shaped crosshead, and the temporary decrease in speed due to the headwind will allow the gunners to have more stable firing conditions, The Dutch had to brave the artillery fire to change formation, but no matter how they changed, their absolute disadvantage in speed and maneuverability would never make it possible to get out of this embarrassing situation.

The two most powerful ships of this era opened fire again, still fifteen shells, only this time it became a salvo, and after firing the loaders quickly emptied the breeches and stuffed a grenade again, and when the red flag on the top of all the artillery shields was raised, the gunners did not wait for the observations to come out and ordered to fire again. More than ten seconds after another round of shelling or a row of shells, the Chinese sailors to the limit of physical strength, three rounds of shelling only took less than a minute, this is the original front-loading rifled gun shooting limit, thanks to the fixed ammunition and small caliber to have such a rate of fire, but because the lead warhead is still used, so the lead in the chamber after continuous firing is also very serious, after accumulating to a certain thickness, it has a great impact on the rate of fire and accuracy, so three consecutive rounds must be carried out to clear the operation.

As for the enemy ship that was fired at, it was actually hit in the second round of shelling, and the three grenades hit the stern, the ship's amidships, and the first mast, and the thick mast fell down at that time, and the stern one also did not play a role because it passed through the cabin, and the real killer was the ship's shot, after passing through the two decks, the time-delay fuse finally burned to the head before passing through the hull, and the dull explosion spread, and the sturdy hull trembled a little, and before the Dutch could come to their senses, the third wave of shells came again......

There was no longer a number of hits, and both sides of the war looked at the ship that rushed to the front a little sluggishly, which turned into fragments in a series of explosions, Li Xiuyuan never figured out whether this ship was the enemy's flagship, anyway, he was in the first place in the battle line, and what he could figure out now was that Jiang Tian released the water when he was practicing with him, or that he deliberately let himself. He knew that grenades could explode, and he also knew that gunpowder could explode, which was confirmed when he was in the Seto Inland Sea, but the combined effect of the two still made his heart skip a beat, not to mention him, even the captains of battleships who were accustomed to seeing artillery fire in Europe felt this shock for the first time.

At this moment, there is no distinction between friend and foe, both sides have forgotten that the battle is not over, everyone still has to fight to the death, looking at the slowly sinking half of the wreckage, and the sailors who are still struggling on the surface of the water without being swept away by the whirlpool, everyone understands that naval warfare has entered a new realm. The Dutch remembered the past again, their battles with the Central Empire were always so unforgettable, they instinctively wanted to run away again, but unfortunately their lookouts faithfully fulfilled their duties, and found that when the two giant ships cut into their T-shaped crossheads, the six ships that had been wandering outside the battlefield to watch the excitement cut into the tail of their queue at a very high speed, if you look from the sky at this time, the formation of the two sides at this time happened to form a Chinese character I-shape, and they were sadly sandwiched in the middle.

The outcome of the battle was self-evident, and all but three of the Dutch ships were sunk in the battle. This included two of the most advanced Galen warships, the two Dutch capital ships fought until the last moment, because they were not sunk in the first place because of their thick hulls, and tried to shoot shells at the enemy, but the maneuverability of the Chinese battleships was too high, every time those destroyers that were much more slender than themselves appeared on their side, this side had just opened fire, but the other side had already sailed away from the line of fire, and even until they were sunk, the gunners did not adapt to this rhythm.

This is still a thick-skinned Galen ship, and other Dutch merchant ships with thin skin and big stuffing can't withstand more than two rounds of shelling, not because the Chinese gunners are well-trained, on the contrary, the Chinese sailors at this time are not as good as their European counterparts in terms of professional skills, but the huge advantages of ships and artillery in performance have suppressed the counterattack of the Dutch, on the other hand, the destroyer detachment on the Chinese side, whether it is the maintenance of formation or the accuracy of shooting is much worse, if it is not for the veterans of Weihaiwei, The battle is not necessarily the outcome yet.

At the beginning, Li Xiuyuan considered that his side was not well trained and the density of firepower was not enough, so he divided the six destroyers to form a guerrilla fleet. By driving the Dingjing and Jing ships to attract firepower, the six ships can rely on their speed to grab the wind and enter the upper wind, and they can hit and run away whether it is shelling or firing rockets. In addition, the tactics of concentrating fire on an enemy ship were set to ensure that the enemy could be attacked to the greatest extent. The direction of the battlefield was similar to what he expected, but the recruits' clumsy tactical literacy and the high penetration of hexagonal shells often passed through the cabin and did not explode, so he almost couldn't control the situation. So what really made the Dutch give up their resistance was the three rocket salvos of the destroyer detachment.

The Dutch have seen the dragon out of the water in the Ming Dynasty, and they also know that the Chinese have a fierce fire oil tank that can continuously breathe fire, and they are still relatively jealous of this. But never expected that the Chinese would combine these two weapons, when dozens of rockets flew over the enemy ship with a terrible scream, the splashing arson@fire @agent and prefabricated fragments instantly swallowed the seemingly huge hull, and the sailors in it, some of them were beaten into a sieve and splashed blood on the spot, some of them were stained with oily fuel and became fire people, and the rest could only flee in panic, some of these people desperately slapped the flames on their bodies and jumped into the sea, and some wanted to extinguish the raging fire, But how can they extinguish this kind of arson@fire@agent that can burn on the surface of the sea. The survivors on board could only watch as the ship turned into a huge fire, and then into pieces with the sound of gunpowder.

When the third salvo successfully ignited the third ship, the last trace of the Dutch's determination to resist was also shattered, the two surviving merchant ships were originally playing soy sauce, surrender was not a big deal for them, as for the only remaining Galen battleship, after being hit several times, it either did not blow up through the cabin, or the shells were blinded, or the shells that exploded failed to ignite the gunpowder on the ship because of the position problem, which can survive the attack of the Dingjing and Jing ships until now, but the sails on the deck still suffered a certain blow, Maneuverability and speed have been reduced considerably. When they saw the six even more terrifying warships rowing a beautiful arc towards their stern, everyone believed that this time the Almighty God would no longer favor them, so did they have any other chance to survive than surrender? As for the ship Zheng Taiza, who had been following the Dutch, he wanted to escape at the beginning of the battle, and after seeing the first battleship being sunk quickly, he remembered the battle in the Seto Inland Sea, and at this moment he also understood that the general situation was gone, and before he could fire on this side, he took the initiative to surrender.

Li Xiuyuan saw the white flag on the mast, put down the binoculars regretfully, and the Dinghai ship raised three signal flares, and the destroyer, which was still stuck in the position, had to turn around and stop the attack. The battlefield that was still boiling just now immediately quieted down, and the nervous Chinese sailors couldn't believe the results in front of them. With the exception of the Ding and Jing ships, which were slightly damaged at first by getting too close to the enemy ships, with 23 casualties, the destroyers were unscathed, except for a few clumsy recruits who were smashed and burned. As for the enemy's eleven battleships with hundreds of guns, only four were still floating on the sea, and the sails were lowered and let go of them, and there was nothing to flutter in the wind except the white flag on the mast......

After salvaging the sailors who had not drowned and controlling the prisoners of war who had no intention of resisting, Li Xiuyuan learned the ins and outs of the matter in the palace of Shuri Castle, he felt that since it was the Zheng family's own civil strife, the Dutch's plan to get involved in the mainland again failed miserably, but this fiasco had not yet spread, and Zheng Jing on the island of Taiwan could not think of countermeasures immediately, so the opportunity could not be lost and not come again, in addition to leaving two destroyers and some sailors to guard the prisoners of war, and sending a destroyer back to Jeju Island to report and look for reinforcements, After a little rectification, he led two cruisers and three destroyers to rush south, preparing to cut off the connection between Taiwan and Penghu in one fell swoop, and caught Zheng Jing by surprise. As for why he was so bold to challenge the Zheng family's main fleet with only five ships? The answer to this question can be known almost without thinking, in the entire task force, from Li Xiuyuan to a small soldier, no one takes the Zheng family fleet that once shocked the East China Sea in their eyes.

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The book review area replied: Book friend "What a difficult pervert name" asked about the problem of eliminating saltpeter to make ice, this is indeed ancient, but in that era, saltpeter was a strategic control material, and it was difficult for ordinary people to obtain, even if the princes and nobles had the ability to do so, they had to avoid suspicion and could not reserve saltpeter, so this ice-making method could not be popularized later, and I also used it in military production in the book, so no one would use this to attack the protagonist's bad intentions. As an aside, this method of ice making was once popular in the northern folk, and the city where I lived used to have a traditional summer drink called "Snow Fall", which used two large barrels of different diameters, filled with refrigerant in the gaps, and the small barrels in the middle were generally mixed with good tasting water, and the small barrels were turned to make the heating even, and then condensed into semi-solids like slush, and later this summer drink disappeared due to the popularization of various electric cold drink machines. However, in ancient China, there were no tin-plated iron barrels (copper was too expensive and iron was easy to oxidize), and saltpeter could not be obtained, so it was gradually "lost".