Covance was already in disarray at this time, constantly roaring and roaring at his subordinates, and the flagship of the Dutch fleet, the "Liberty Princess", was at the forefront of the entire battle line at this time, constantly giving orders to the entire fleet.

However, the Dutch fleet was no longer able to act in real time at this time, and at best it could only carry out six or seven percent of the orders for the flagship's constant adjustments, and under the fierce shelling of the East China Sea Detachment of the Beiyang Fleet, it was already unable to maintain continuous firepower and salvo fire, and gradually fought on its own.

At this time, Covance also noticed this, and a desperate wail came from his throat.

Nowadays, naval warfare in the West, like land warfare, places great emphasis on the integrity of the battle column and the continuous and neat output of firepower, and if the rhythm of battle on either side is disrupted, it means that the battle is about to be defeated!

This was the situation of the Dutch fleet at this time, it was already inferior in terms of the tonnage of battleships and the number of guns, and it lost the lead at the beginning of the battle, and the entire battle line was about to collapse, and the Dutch had realized that the defeat of this battle was doomed!

At this point in the fierce battle, Covance had only one thought in his mind: immediately lead the fleet to withdraw from the battlefield!

As long as he can lead the fleet back to Batavia, there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory. At this time, in the city of Batavia, there were not only 40,000 troops formed by the indigenous people of Luzon and 1,000 elite musketeers composed of the Dutch in Luzon, but also 5,000 musketeers and 2,000 dragoons mobilized from the mainland!

With such a force stationed in the fortified city of Batavia, and the withdrawn Dutch fleet with the strength to fight a battle, Covings believes that the outcome of this battle is still unknown!

Thinking of this, Covance immediately gave the order for the entire fleet to withdraw from the battlefield, and at the same time ordered the eight fourth-tier battleships behind the battle line to stay behind, and the rest of the battleships to evacuate the battlefield at full speed.

The Dutch ships received the order of the flagship, and immediately disorganized, and the orderly retreat originally planned by Covens had completely turned into a rout at this time!

The dozens of battleships in the Dutch fleet all rushed to sail south, even the eight fourth-rank battleships that Covence ordered to leave behind, and no one paid any attention to the still strong Ming fleet, for fear that they would be sunk by the Ming fleet.

Looking at this scene in front of him, Covance couldn't help but be dumbfounded, although this fleet was a temporary fleet cobbled together from the mainland, it also included more than 20 of his old subordinates, and even the rest of the warships were the elite who competed with the Spaniards and Portuguese at sea all year round. But now in the face of the Ming fleet, this huge fleet, which is enough to make any European country fearful, was defeated in just a few hours!

In a trance, Covance even thought that he was in a nightmare, and slapped himself with enough strength, but the scorching pain made Covance soberly realize that everything in front of him was real, and this sea battle related to the fundamental interests of the Dutch in the Far East had been lost, completely defeated!

At the same time, Feng Xiangzheng, who was commanding the fleet on the Yellow Emperor, shouted excitedly, and constantly ordered the whole army to press, and all the battleships concentrated their firepower to bombard the Dutch power-complete battleships, and those battleships that had been beaten to the point that they could not move an inch or even could not sail should be ignored, those battleships were already meat in a bowl, and the top priority now was to ensure the results of the battle to the greatest extent.

Long before the war, although the power of the Ming navy had grown considerably, Feng Xiang was still mentally prepared enough in the face of the Dutch, who had been rampaging across the ocean for many years, and was even ready to use the Bohai and Yellow Sea fleets stationed on Dongping Island as reserves.

However, as soon as the battle started today, the huge fleet composed of dozens of battleships of the Dutch had been defeated in just a few hours, and the amazing combat power of the East China Sea Squadron in this battle made Feng Xiang excited, it seems that the Ming Navy can completely run rampant across the ocean!

Feng Xiang suddenly remembered what Liu Juntao wrote to himself in his mobilization letter before the war:

"The naval competition between countries is, in the final analysis, a contest of national strength! Although the Dutch are a European power, they have been rampant across the ocean for decades and have a profound heritage, but the national strength of the Netherlands is far inferior to that of our emperor! Now, the imperial court has invested tens of millions of taels of silver to build warships, trained tens of thousands of sailors and soldiers, and has countless weapons and equipment. Even if we lose this battle, our emperor can regroup within a few years, but once the Dutch are defeated, they are doomed to collapse! This is the difference in national strength! ”

"Although Commander Feng defends to fight, the imperial court will continue to build a large number of battleships, and the artillery is not enough to give priority to the navy for the National War Bureau, the Netherlands will be defeated in this battle, and the emperor will win!"

Feng Xiang's heart echoed the words on Liu Juntao's letter at this time, and he looked at the almost crushing pursuit of the East China Sea Detachment on the sea, and his heart was full of pride and excitement.

"Pursuit! Pursuit! ”

Feng Xiang shouted loudly: "Gather and annihilate the Dutch!" Take Luzon! ”

Before the words fell, the flagship Yellow Emperor issued an order to the entire East China Sea Fleet, all the Ming warships were responding to the flag, and all the Ming naval officers and men were roaring: "Gather and destroy the Dutch!" Take Luzon! ”

Now the Ming Army first laid down the desert of thousands of miles, rebuilt the Hanhai Metropolitan Protectorate, and then recovered the entire Great Western Regions, rebuilt the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, what a feat!

Thousands of years later, the whole of China will praise the achievements of the Ming Army officers and soldiers in the bloody battlefield and the destruction of the country and the expansion of the land!

When these news came, all the officers and men of the navy were holding back a breath of anger in their hearts, and everyone could hope to vent the anger in their hearts on the enemy. But who is the enemy of the Ming Navy?

Dutch!

Fortunately, the Dutch took the initiative to start the war themselves and sent it to the door!

Now, the Ming Navy has defeated the Dutch fleet, and after this battle, the sea control of the vast sea has been firmly controlled in the hands of the Ming Navy, and where is the goal of the Ming Navy next?

Luzon, of course!

Since the Ming Army continues to expand its territory and make contributions, the Ming Navy must not lag behind, and Luzon Island is the target of the Ming Navy!

At this time, the entire East China Sea Detachment of the Beiyang Fleet gave up maintaining the battle line and besieged a Dutch battleship in a group of three battleships, and the entire sea area was filled with thick gunpowder smoke and the unique roar of the Daming artillery.

In contrast, the Dutch fleet was completely crushed at this time, and Covance led thirteen battleships to flee in disarray, looking at the fact that they had escaped from the battlefield, and the remaining more than thirty battleships that had not yet been sunk were all trapped, and they were besieged by the East China Sea Detachment at this time, and they had no power to fight back!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

In the deafening sound of cannons, Feng Xiang still roared loudly, directing the entire fleet to bombard the Dutch fleet.

Guan Wu, the captain of the flagship Yellow Emperor next to him, reminded: "Commander, are we letting those Dutch red-haired ghosts surrender?" Then we can capture at least a dozen or twenty warships! ”

"Humph! I'm not unusual! ”

Feng Xiang sneered and said: "Now more than 30 shipyards in Shandong and Jiangnan are working in three shifts, and the orders issued by our Navy Department have even been lined up for four years, 800 battleships!" Even if the navy of the entire European continent is combined, it will not be able to make up 800 battleships! What are these tattered Dutch ships for? It's all down here, and it's time for the soldiers to practice their hands! ”

Guan Wu was overjoyed when he heard this, he only knew that the Navy Department had placed a large number of orders for shipyards in various places, but he didn't expect that the number of orders was as huge as 800 ships!

When these 800 warships are all completed and listed, the Ming Navy will be so magnificent and majestic!

As long as they thought about it, Feng Xiang and Guan Wu felt full of pride in their hearts!

"Sink them!"

Thinking of this, Feng Xiang and Guan Wu gave orders almost in unison, and at the same time announced the final fate of the Dutch in the encirclement!

In the evening, the sunset on the sea is very gorgeous and very warm.

But in this heartwarming picture, there are endless wrecks of battleships and the corpses of sailors floating on the sea.

In this battle, the Dutch side dispatched one first-class battleship, three second-class battleships, three third-class battleships, thirty fourth-class battleships, and twenty fifth-class battleships, a total of fifty-seven battleships, forty-four of which were sunk, and in the end, only Covings escaped with thirteen battered battleships and returned to Batavia.

Moreover, of the thirteen surviving battleships, only the flagship "Liberty Princess" was a first-class battleship, and the remaining twelve were all fourth-class battleships and classless battleships.

In this battle, the East China Sea detachment was all pressed, a first-class battleship: the Yellow Emperor; three second-class battleships: Daqin, Dahan, and Datang; Thirteen third-class battleships: Qin Shi Huang, Han Gaozu, Han Wen Emperor, Han Wu Emperor, Han Jing Emperor, Guangwu Emperor, Han Xuan Emperor, Han Yuan Emperor, Han Jing Emperor, Tang Gaozong, Tang Taizong, Tang Gaozong, Tang Xuanzong three Tang-class battleships, as well as 28 fourth-class battleships and 45 fifth-class battleships, a total of 90 battleships participated in the battle!

In the fierce battle, none of the first-class, second-class, and third-class battleships in the East China Sea Squadron sank, and only four fourth-class battleships and three classless battleships sank, and the losses were very slight!

At this point, the Ming Navy completely controlled the sea control of the vast ocean from North Korea to the South China Sea in the south, and the Dutch were completely suppressed by the Ming Navy around Luzon Island, unable to move!

And Nanyang has also completely become an inland lake in China!

Ten days later, the East China Sea Detachment of the Beiyang Fleet, which had been rested and replenished, was assembled and pounced on Luzon Island under the leadership of Feng Xiang.

At the same time, Liu Juntao issued an order: the East China Sea Detachment made every effort to blockade Luzon Island and cut off the connection between the Dutch and the mainland!