"Bang bang......" The sound of muskets echoed across the sea at night.

Under the leadership of Yan Changwu, the senior officers from all ships stood solemnly and watched the hammock that wrapped the deputy admiral Li Ying fall into the sea under the traction of the rope hook, and finally disappeared.

The provisions of the Southeast Fleet stipulate that all fallen officers and soldiers shall be buried at sea.

The dead of the land army were buried in the green mountains with horse mats, while the dead at sea returned to the sea and their souls returned to the martyrs' shrine.

They paid tribute to the fallen deputy admiral in silence, and everyone was in a trance, this is the second person in the Southeast Fleet, and it will be lost in this way?

Some people couldn't help but be in a trance, hesitation, depression, sadness, regret and shock, all kinds of negative emotions, but when Yan Changwu stood in their stern and asked them to turn to him, everything vanished, and they stood tall and looked at their young commander intently.

"Put on your hat!" Yan Changwu said softly.

All the officers put back their military caps, and Yan Changwu began to give a speech: "Veterans don't die, they just quietly disappear!" ”

"Our deputy admiral Li Ying has returned to the kingdom of Mazu Niangniang, as a veteran who has fought so far, the veteran does not die, he just quietly disappears!"

"He fought to the death against the enemy in a battleship, braved the bitter northwest wind, and he will go down in history as a great example of heroes, as a guide for our soldiers, and he dedicates his virtues and achievements to us.

In the battles again and again, the commander is determined, the first soldier, we have witnessed his indomitable fighting spirit, invincible firm determination, these have engraved his image in the history of our southeast!

We saw him, and how the officers and soldiers under his command persisted in fighting on the battlefield where shells were flying, and everyone was a hero and a hero!

They were born noble and died honorably. They never hesitated, they did not hold grudges, they were full of confidence, and they continued to fight until they saw the hope of victory. All this is for our common cause and an immortal monument to our great cause! ”

"The cause is still on the way, everyone must not relax and defeat the Dutch!" Yan Changwu shouted, and all the officers raised their right fists together, their wills condensed, and shouted: "Defeat the Dutch!" ”

"Defeat all enemies!" Yan Changwu shouted.

"Defeat all enemies!" The subordinates shouted.

"Destiny is mine, and we will win!" Yan Changwu shouted.

"Destiny is mine, and we will win!" The subordinate shouted.

Yan Changwu looked at his subordinates who unswervingly followed him and shouted slogans, nodded slightly, the speech just now was based on some of the content and meaning of MacArthur's speech "Veterans Don't Die, Just Slowly Wither", and made some modifications to cheer up his subordinates, and it seems that the effect is still good.

Everyone is working hard for our great cause, and Yan Changwu can no longer turn back, he is in the rivers and lakes, and he can't help it, so he can only take everyone to the end.

"When you go back, you will fight again and destroy the Dutch! Disband! He gave a military salute, and the officers disbanded, and each of them got on the ferryboat and returned to his ship.

……

Yan Changwu, Gan Hui, and Storm returned to Nanhai No. 1, and at this time, the battle report arrived, and Gan Hui made a report: "

Our warships sank, none;

In terms of the losses of our army, five warships have seriously lost their combat capability and can no longer fight, namely Tainan No. 1 and Tainan No. 5 and Kaohsiung No. 11, No. 17, and No. 29 ships; A number of other battleships were damaged.

The casualties were 141 killed and 322 wounded, of which 100 and 4 were seriously wounded, and many of the lightly wounded were still ready for battle after being treated.

We lost one lieutenant, four captains and seven lieutenants! ”

The battle on this day was extremely fierce, and many high-ranking officers were killed in the battle.

"It seems to the enemy that at least eight battleships broke away in battle, and their losses should be worse than ours!" Gan Hui said.

"Good!" Yan Changwu said tiredly, seeing that Gan Hui wanted to speak and stopped, he shook his head and said, "If you want to say something, don't say anything!" ”

"Yes, Overseer!" Gan Hui bowed and withdrew.

Yan Changwu was in a daze in his official cabin for a minute, washed and bathed and went to bed!

Tomorrow he had to have energy to better command the battle, he didn't think about anything, and fell asleep in less than five minutes!

It seems that he has the demeanor of a successful leader, even if he suffers heavy casualties, it is like a leisurely stroll!

……

The ships on the sea are brightly lit and are busy repairing, and the newly made sail booms need to be hoisted up after being knocked off by chain bullets, and the holes hit by the cannonballs are being nailed with wooden boards, like the bow girder of the Southeast No. 1 need to be re-tied, because the ship encountered a strange incident in the battle, a ricochet jumped up from the sea, landed in front of the ship, and did not hit the first oblique girder, but the rope buckle tied to the first oblique truss flew off.

There were three witnesses, a strange thing that had not been encountered by the most experienced crew to date, and it was well worth writing in the logbook.

The battleship was quietly parked on the water, they found a desert island bay prepared before, and anchored with the supply ship, everyone was working intensively, repairing the ship and replenishing the gunpowder projectile, each ship was like a busy big beehive, they had to be vigilant to deal with emergencies, to prevent the enemy's sneak attack, the cruiser was far away to patrol even at night, fortunately the area had already made a nautical chart---- sent a survey ship pretending to be a merchant ship to survey.

When the warm sun rose, the ships had already regained their vitality, and even the five warships that had seriously lost their combat ability had re-erected their masts and pulled up the sail cables, although they were not as good as ----the normal supply ships with masts and sails, which had not been in such conditions before.

Deploy the officers and men to the appropriate positions, leave the five battleships to guard the supply ships, and the rest of the ships will be in good spirits and attack Batavia again!

The officers and soldiers were murderous, they knew that the next battle was about to start, and they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to give

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When the Dutch fleet returned to Batavia last night, it immediately turned the port into a bloody state, frightening the red-haired fans and their young men of all colors who had not participated in the war in the harbor, and as for the Chinese, they pretended to be indignant, and hated the invading Southeast Fleet, and as for what they really thought, only God knows!

One by one, corpses were carried off the battleship, one by one, the officers and men who were physically wounded, missing arms and legs, and were helped off the battleship, and the people who went up to clean up went up to the ship, and they were so sick that they were so sick that they became hell on earth---- well, just like the corpses in the bus that was hit in a certain operation in the Red Sea.

The Dutch battleship sank, none;

Eleven battleships were badly damaged.

Three hundred and seventy-eight were killed, eight hundred and sixty-six were wounded, and five captains and eleven deputy captains were killed!

The reason for the greater losses was that, in addition to the rapid gunfire of the Southeast Fleet, the good protective gear and hygiene habits of the Southeast Fleet provided more chances of survival.

Many of the Dutch people went into battle in cloth, and only some captains provided some protective gear for their crews, while the admiral of the Southeast Fleet, who was afraid of death, was fully equipped with protective gear, and steel plates were added to the front and back of the body!

Leather armor and steel plates are safe against black powder-powered bullets and projectiles, as well as flying wooden blocks!

Before the battle, double portions of fresh water were issued to the crews to clean their bodies, and they were required to wear clean combat uniforms instead of dirty clothes----- and the crews of the battleships now on the ships were also dressed cleanly, brought by the supply ships.

Even the southeastern soldiers' heads have brought more chances of survival, and the blood flow is not easy to get infected and easy to deal with.

The Dutch also repaired the warships overnight, deployed officers and men, and at dawn 54 warships left the harbor again, while the Southeast Fleet, which was fighting against them, had 37 warships.