Chapter 342: Recovering Taiwan (4)

In the vast waters of Taiwan, with the proximity of the two major fleets of the Ming Navy and the Dutch Far East Fleet, hundreds of warships have gathered here, and the scale is close to the super sea battle in which the British fleet in the English waters inflicted heavy damage on the Spanish Invincible Armada more than 40 years ago.

The difference is that that the naval battle took place in Europe, while this naval battle took place in the waters of Taiwan in the east.

"Lord Admiral, I have seen the warship of the Dutch people!" The observer on the mast suddenly shouted.

Zheng Sen immediately checked with clairvoyance, and sure enough, he vaguely saw a group of black-pressed warships, there was no doubt that it was the Far East Fleet of the Dutch.

"Prepare for war! Prepare for battle! Shells loaded! "The two major naval fleets immediately began to get busy and urgently prepare for war.

At the same time, the Dutch fleet also discovered the fleet of the Great Ming!

The Dutch also began to urgently prepare for war!

This time, in command of the Dutch fleet was Count Ona, the deputy of the Duke of Havelan, known as the genius admiral of the Dutch naval fleet.

It is said that it is a genius general, in the end, it is not in vain, the Dutch fleet under the command of Count Ona has already occupied the most powerful position before the arrival of the Ming naval fleet, so that the fleet can advance and attack with the wind, and retreat can retreat with the wind, if it is not for the experienced admiral, it will definitely not find such a favorable position for himself.

"Oh, God! The Zheng family didn't even bring their fire dragon team. Count Ona looked through his binoculars and said in surprise.

The fire dragon team is another force of the Zheng family in addition to warships, composed of hundreds of sea ships carrying a large number of **, which is equivalent to a death squad, and its combat power is equivalent to more than a dozen warships.

It was with sixty warships and fire dragon death squads that the Zheng family was able to suppress the Dutch in the South Seas. Otherwise, if the Zheng family relied on sixty warships alone, their combat power would be equal to that of the Dutch at most, and it would be impossible to suppress the Dutch.

"On behalf of God, I want to teach the arrogant Ming a hard lesson!" The Count of Ona had a habitual pride in his eyes, and the great Netherlands was worthy of his pride.

Although there were only thirty-nine warships in hand, while the Ming navy had sixty-six warships, Count Ona was confident that with more advanced cannons and his own genius command ability, he was fully capable of defeating the Zheng family's fleet!

The Dutch did not know that the Zheng fleet had been incorporated into the Ming Navy, and they still regarded the current Ming Navy as the Zheng fleet.

The Zheng family and the Dutch are old rivals, and the Dutch have long known the strength of the Zheng family, and on the contrary, the Zheng family has long understood the strength of the Dutch Far East Fleet.

"Hmph, the Dutch must not know the power of the latest Shenwu-class warship of the Ming Navy, they have to suffer!" Zheng Sen sneered.

If the current Ming Navy has the same strength as the previous Zheng fleet, then the Ming Navy really doesn't dare to say that it will win, but unfortunately the secret weapon of the Ming Navy is six Shenwu-class warships, and the Dutch will definitely lose if they don't understand!

The sea stretched as far as the eye could see, and as the two sides got closer and closer, without any words, the largest naval battle in the history of the East of the World began.

The six Shenwu-class warships of the Ming Navy first opened fire at a distance of 3,000 meters, and each warship fired a salvo of 28 Shenwu cannons, and hundreds of shells gave the Dutch fleet a dismount.

"Boom Boom"

"Bang! Boom! Bang" The water column exploded, and the sawdust flew sideways.

The six Shenwu-class warships still adopted the strategy of concentrating their firepower and attacking one by one.

This strategy was undoubtedly very effective, and in just the first shelling, a warship of the Dutch fleet was hit by ten shells, and the shells were blown up with great power

The entire hull cracked, the sea poured in an instant, the hull tilted, and the fire was raging, and it was about to sink.

In one shelling, the Dutch fleet lost one ship.

While the six Shenwu-class warships stopped at a distance of 3,000 meters and shot at the Dutch warships one by one, the other 60 warships of the two fleets also pounced on the Dutch fleet like wolves.

"Maiga, this is not the Zheng family's fleet, they don't have such strength!" Count Ona's eyes widened in horror, and he looked in disbelief at the ship that had been shot and sunk in an instant.

In Count Ona's cognition, the Zheng family definitely did not have such a powerful warship.

The Shenwu cannons on the six Shenwu-class warships of the Ming Navy are equipped with anti-recoil devices to offset the recoil, which not only has a long range, but also has much more accuracy than ordinary cannons.

In terms of combat power, one Shenwu-class warship is equivalent to the power of at least five Dutch warships.

The Dutch fleet led by Count Ona misestimated the strength of the Ming Navy, this was an asymmetrical decisive battle at sea, the Dutch fleet was calculated, and the Ming Navy had an absolute advantage!

"Boom, boom, boom" The six Shenwu-class warships of the Ming Navy fired again, with more than 160 shells.

"Bang! Boom! "Once again, a warship in the Dutch fleet was hit by twelve shells, which was instantly blown to pieces, and at this point, in just a few dozen breaths of the battle, the Dutch fleet lost two warships without firing a single shot.

At this time, the other sixty warships of the two fleets also rushed within two thousand meters of the Dutch fleet, which was the range of all the warships of both sides, and the fiercest naval battle began.

Not only did the sixty ships of the two fleets begin shelling, but the remaining thirty-seven ships of the Dutch fleet also begin to return fire.

"Boom Boom"

There was the constant sound of cannonballs cutting through the air, countless columns of water exploded on the sea, and sawdust flew from the ships that were shot, or began to ignite fires.

Due to the advantage of range, unlike the other sixty ordinary warships that rushed over, the six Shenwu-class warships have been cruising three thousand meters away from the Dutch fleet and shelling, with an average of ten to twelve shells hitting one, and the six Shenwu-class warships can sink a Dutch warship every time they fire their guns.

"Boom, boom, boom", the third Dutch warship was sunk by six Shenwu-class warships.

At the same time, seven other Dutch warships were also hit by sixty Ming naval ships, and of course, six Ming naval warships were also hit by Dutch warships.

"God, this is a massacre!" There were Dutch shouts.

Originally, the Dutch still had some psychological advantages, but the deterrent power of the six Ming Navy Shenwu-class warships cruising three thousand meters away was too great, and every salvo was accompanied by the sinking of a Dutch warship, but the time of each salvo was only about twenty breaths, such a blow was too big, and the morale of the Dutch was extremely low, this was not a symmetrical naval battle at all.

Count Ona couldn't believe it all, and in less than a hundred breaths of the battle, three ships were sunk and seven more were shot.

"Boom, boom, boom" six Ming Navy Shenwu-class warships cruising 3,000 meters away opened fire for the fourth time, and it was also the fourth Dutch warship to sink.

"Nope! This is a conspiracy, a trap laid by the despicable Ming people! The Count of Ona, known as the genius admiral of the Dutch naval fleet, roared frantically.

As an experienced admiral, although the war has been fought for a very short time, Count Ona has been able to clearly judge that the Far East Fleet is by no means the opponent of the Ming Navy, and if this continues, the Far East Fleet will inevitably be wiped out!

Count Ona is not afraid of the sixty ordinary warships of the Ming Navy, but the deterrence of those six Shenwu-class warships is unparalleled, this is an unknown and powerful secret warship, without knowing the specific situation of the enemy, the Far East Fleet has no possibility of victory, at least Count Ona thinks so.

"Quick, get all the ships out of the battlefield!" Less than a quarter of an hour after the start of the war, Count Ona did not hesitate to lead the fleet out of the battlefield seas, and in any case, Count Ona would not allow the Far East Fleet to be destroyed here.

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