vs 270 The greatest benefit of this battle is to win the hearts and minds of the people
This battle started in the open sea of Batavia, standing on the high ground of Batavia, people used binoculars to see clearly, looking at the battlefield of naval battles under the smoke, the more they looked, the more surprised they became!
Akito's warship is bigger than ours! Faster!
In particular, those novel warships are eye-opening, and it turns out that the Governor's seat is also learned from others (streamlined)!
Mingren's combat effectiveness should not be underestimated!
They were on a par with the Dutch, and the Dutch kept having boats fleeing in disarray, but the Ming people became more and more courageous!
Everyone's thoughts are all in the same mind, and some Dutch people look at the Chinese with complicated feelings: they are going against the sky!
can work diligently, achieve outstanding results, and be able to fight, what else in this world can the Chinese not do?
The natives were jealous and felt that their position was even more precarious.
In the division of labor design of the Western colonies, the Chinese were responsible for the work, and the natives were helpers, miscellaneous workers, and served as followers for the whites, who could join the army and go into battle.
Everyone said that the Chinese were cowardly and could not fight, and this Chinese fleet from afar taught everyone a solid lesson!
White people are nothing more than that!
The Chinese are definitely capable of fighting!
The Su family father and son were the only pair of Chinese representatives who watched the battle among the Dutch, and they both used binoculars to follow up the battle throughout the whole process, and they watched it with relish!
Su Minggang remained silent, and his young son Su Xingzhao showed a little excitement, of course, he didn't dare to be happy, at least he walked much brisker.
And their movements and demeanor are all in the eyes of the indigenous leader Kappat!
Although Kapat was born fat (it seems that the indigenous leaders are all out of a mold), his eyes are cold, and his temperament is like a poisonous snake, as the indigenous chief who submitted to the Dutch, he was very jealous of the Su family father and son, and repeatedly asked him to rule the Chinese!
There are many benefits to leading the Chinese, at least the oil and water are unusually rich----- there is no project, no harvest.
But how dare the white people let the natives do the work, it's not that they haven't tried, these brown lads from the rainforest are very lazy, surprisingly lazy, let them work, as long as the overseer is not there, what is the beginning of the day's work, the result is still the same; It's stupid again, the Chinese learn the technical work, they learn it once, those natives, do it more than a dozen times and still can't, even if they know it today and the next day; Also greedy, the Chinese are very honest, the natives will steal as long as they have the opportunity, you can't trust them at all.
Unable to do so, Kappat stared at the Su family father and son, waiting for them to make a mistake, but the two father and son were cautious and had not let Kappat catch the problem so far.
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On the open-air deck of the Nanhai No. 1, the captains of the ships of the regular brand gathered for a big dinner after the war.
This war has ended, although there is still gunpowder on the supply ship, but the monk has more porridge and less porridge, the key is that Yan Overseer lacks confidence in being able to win.
The Dutch are also very powerful, although the southeast army has moon and moon, water, fire, wood and gold, but the elderly experience of eating more salt than bread makes the southeast army unable to have an overwhelming victory, in case it is not victorious, there is not even gunpowder to replenish, it is not allowed to other foreign devils, such as the Spaniards take advantage of the fire to rob, or to the Dutch to catch up, who can say for sure, after all, the wind god is not their own, withdraw!
Despite the retreat, but in vain, there was nothing frustrated by everyone.
The number of soldiers killed in the war has been counted as 321 and the number of disabled soldiers is 117, mainly because everyone's deerskin protective gear and iron helmet play a certain protective role, plus shields, because the medical force on the ship is not bad, as long as they do not die, there is a great survival rate.
Not a single battleship was sunk! Of course, this has something to do with the short duration of the battle, and if it continues to fight, it is likely that some warships will be sunk
Such a big battle, against the old maritime powers, Yan Changwu said that a draw is a victory, we won!
Don't we have a hero in this battle? No, every officer and soldier who goes to war is a hero!
"Although we have not achieved major results, we have achieved the purpose of training, and more importantly, we have verified that we can confront any maritime power, and the greatest benefit of this battle is to win the hearts and minds of the people!" As soon as Yan Changwu made the final decision, everyone ate and drank on the deck to celebrate the victory.
Siresma limped over, Yan Changwu was taken aback, first asked him about his injury, said that it was just a bruise (Siresma was not so stupid to beat his blood vessels and bones), asked the reason, and said to the rest of the captains: "Storm found that the gunpowder was consumed too much, so I ordered a retreat." ”
When he said that the gong and the flag were not backed up, everyone was shocked.
If it weren't for Siresma's consciousness and signaling, everyone might have been dizzy and wouldn't even know that the boss had run away.
It's a mess, and if you don't lose, you will lose!
Then Yan Changwu thanked Li Ying again, and he sent the signal immediately after Siresma, so that everyone had no doubts and everyone retreated smoothly.
Li Ying secretly screamed ashamed, if he wasn't very familiar with these foreigners, he wouldn't dare to follow up.
He knew that these foreigners who had betrayed the Netherlands were thinking about returning to China in a beautiful way, so that people would not dare to kill their backs, and Yan Dashao was the one who could realize this dream for them, and the foreigners spared no effort to help Yan Dashao.
In this war, these foreigners hope that Yan Dashao will win the most, so it proves that they are right!
So Li Yingli supported Siresma, which is really his cleverness.
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As for the deputy captain Lu Xiao who didn't listen to the military order, he should be beheaded according to the law!
Others can not say it, but Gan Hui, who is in charge of the military order, has to say it, and as soon as the words came out, everyone was stunned.
Make an example, otherwise, everyone will have an excuse to disobey orders!
Siresma interceded for him: "Lu is a very good officer, he is my deputy captain, there has never been a case of disobedience to orders before, and the execution of orders is resolutely completed!" ”
"At that time, with my words, I didn't see the flag on the flagship, I didn't hear the gong, he was worried, I completely understood!
So I didn't argue with him, I tried to convince him, and happily, with the blessing of Mazu, he believed my words and carried out my orders.
It's just an argument, it doesn't affect the big picture, I hope he's still my vice-captain! ”
"Also, in terms of personal feelings, he is an officer I have cultivated, which is equivalent to my student, I have spent a lot of effort, and the navy has also spent a lot of investment, I hope to give him a chance!"
Look, the foreign devils who can talk a lot, they have further integrated into the officer corps of the Southeast Prefecture, and the two sides have cooperated seamlessly.
Everyone looked at Yan Changhu and listened to him say: "The military order must be executed, and the implementation without discount should be severely punished according to the law, I am supporting Deputy Chief of Staff Gan!"
But considering that he was genuinely thinking about our army, and the situation at that time was really unclear, and in the end it did not cause major consequences, so I used the pardon power of the Supreme Commander to pardon him! ”
Lu Xiao is guilty, but being pardoned by the commander is the best way to deal with it.
Actual job retention, military rank reduction, deduction of bonuses, study, of course it is wrong to violate the order, there is a key here is that he is a staunch supporter of Yan Dashao, and his loyalty allowed him to escape.
For those in high ranks, loyalty comes first!
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After dinner, everyone returned to their warship, commanded the warship to retreat north overnight, and embarked on the journey home.
From Taiwan to Batavia, sailing ships, smooth sailing, may take a month, and now the headwind, it is even more difficult.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable for CEO Chen Xinji to think that it is an expedition of laborers, but Yan Changwu thinks that it is worth fighting this battle!
They passed through Luzon, but the Spaniards were taken aback by not visiting Manila because of the damage to the warship and the obstruction of the city's appearance.
When they heard that these Ming people were in a war with the Dutch, the Spaniards had a further understanding of the strength of the Ming people, and the Chinese in Manila yearned for the southeast province even more......