Chapter 331: Fierce Naval Battle (I)
"Adjust the muzzle, next!" Seeing that the Dutch had already been sunk, Shen Jingchao calmly ordered with a bloodthirsty smile!
Immediately, the cannons on the four warships of the Ming Navy all began to adjust their muzzles and aim towards the next Dutch warship.
Each Ming warship was equipped with thirty-two cannons, of which eighteen two-thousand-pound Shenwu cannons had a range of more than five thousand meters, and the eighteen two-thousand-pound Shenwu cannons were blocked by the ship's building on the other side of the ship, and the other thirteen could all be aimed at the Dutch warship.
Four Ming warships could deploy 52 cannons to bombard the Dutch warships.
"Boom Boom"
In the face of the bombardment of 52 Shenwu cannons with a range of more than 5,000 meters, the Dutch warships were fired one by one, and the Dutch warships continued to ignite fires and sink to the bottom of the sea.
By the time the two sides were only three thousand meters away, four Dutch ships had already been sunk, and one had also been hit, and a raging fire was raging, and I am afraid that in a round of artillery bombardment, only twelve of the seventeen Dutch ships remained.
The bombardment of Daming continued, and as dozens of huge water columns were blown up next to it, the Dutch warship that was on fire was hit by four shells again, and sank into the sea in the anger and despair of the Dutch.
"Lord Viscount! The warships of the Ming people are too powerful, if they continue like this, the most important thing is to defeat them, and the great Holland will also suffer heavy losses, and the Duke of Havelan will be angry! A Dutchman said to Viscount Leicester.
The Duke of Havelan was the commander of the Dutch Far East, not only in charge of the Dutch Far East Fleet, but also in charge of the Dutch East India Company, and had absolute authority in the Far East.
Speaking of the Duke of Havelan, Viscount Leicester couldn't help but show a hint of horror in his eyes.
"Boom, boom, boom" A new round of shelling by the Ming Navy struck again.
The "bang" water column exploded, and a warship in front of Viscount Leicester's flagship was hit, and one of the shells was only a few dozen meters away from Viscount Leicester's flagship.
Viscount Leicester's face was stained with water, and the cold sea water made Viscount Leicester's head instantly sober a lot.
"Damn it! Let people wave flags at each other and make them stop shelling! Viscount Lester wiped the seawater from his face and gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
Allowing the great Holland to compromise with only four ships made Viscount Leicester feel ashamed of the glory of the great Holland. But he had to do it, the other party's artillery was so powerful that they lost five ships in less than two thousand meters, and a sixth ship began to be hit, and if this continued, even if they could win in the end, there would be few ships left.
The main thing is that they do not understand the intentions of the other side at all, so if this naval battle continues, it will be a naval battle for unknown reasons and unnecessary.
The Dutch whistle sounded, and the Dutch were constantly busy.
Under the orders of Viscount Leicester, the remaining Dutch warships stopped advancing, and the standard-bearers climbed to the top and waved the flag to the Ming Navy, waving the internationally accepted flag of temporary cessation of war.
"My lord, why don't you move forward? And they seem to be waving their flags constantly, as if they are similar to the flags in our army! "The flagship of the Ming Navy, a naval general said to Shen Jingchao.
Shen Jingchao frowned, the Dutch stopped advancing, and kept waving the flag, which was indeed a bit like a flag language, but unfortunately he couldn't understand it at all.
"My lord, what should I do, whether to continue the shelling!" The admiral asked.
"Ignore it and keep shelling!" Shen Jingchao said with a sneer.
No matter what his flag is, they came by the emperor's order this time, just to take the Dutch ghost to achieve the purpose of deterring the Zheng family.
Although he did not expect the Dutch to have so many warships in advance, Shen Jingchao was not worried, relying on the absolute long range and absolute rate of fire, even if the Dutch warships were doubling, Shen Jingchao was sure to win, and he even felt that the more Dutch ships were sunk, the more they could achieve the purpose of deterring the Zheng family.
"Fire!"
"Boom Boom"
Because the distance has suddenly approached three thousand meters, the accuracy of the Shenwu cannon has been enhanced, from an average of twelve or thirteen shells at the beginning to hit one, to today's ** shells hit one.
More than fifty shells again came at the Dutch warship.
This time, a full seven shells hit one of the Dutch ships.
"Squeak!" The Dutch ship that was hit was instantly blown to sawdust, and the flames were everywhere, and the hull of the ship instantly leaked a lot of water and tilted to one side, which was a sign of imminent sinking.
"God" Viscount Leicester's eyes were red, and one of their warships was about to sink after just one round of artillery bombardment.
"These damn Ming people, can't they see the flag! I don't know that we have already raised the international flag of stopping the war, aren't they afraid of completely offending the great Netherlands, and want to fight the great Netherlands endlessly! Viscount Lester was so angry that he jumped to his feet and kept scolding.
Generally, as soon as the war stop flag is played, it means that one side has compromised, and the two sides need to send people to negotiate and negotiate, and the compromised side will make concessions.
Viscount Leicester didn't know that the Ming Dynasty had been forbidden to the sea for a long time, and the Ming Navy had just been established.
Of course, even if he really knew, Shen Jingchao probably wouldn't pay attention to this.
This battle was the first battle since the establishment of the Ming Navy, and it had to be opened, and all Dutch ships had to be sunk!
"Adjust the muzzle, next!" Shen Jingchao's blood was boiling, and his face was full of smiles.
The sixth Dutch warship was already about to sink, and there was no threat at all, so Shen Jingchao immediately ordered to move on to the next one.
"Fire!"
"Boom Boom"
The seventh Dutch ship was hit.
"No!" Viscount Leicester was about to go crazy, and the other party was really not afraid to fight the great Dutch endlessly, and continued to shell without even the slightest response.
"Damn it, order the fleet, rush up and shred them!" Viscount Leicester ordered as if he were crazy.
Since the development of the war, the Ming Dynasty has been extremely hateful and ignores their compromises, and can only fight to the death. The two sides are now only three thousand meters apart, and they are only eight hundred meters away from their cannons to return fire, and Viscount Lester is confident that as long as he enters the firing range, he can defeat the Ming people in front of him!
The Dutch were furious, and steered the warships to move forward at full speed again, approaching the four warships of the Ming navy.
The great Holland does not allow them to compromise again, the Dutch such as Viscount Leicester are ready to die, for the glory of the great Holland, they must tear the Ming people in front of them apart!
When the two sides were two thousand two hundred meters apart, the Dutch were sunk three more ships, and only seven of the original seventeen ships remained!
"Fire! Shred them! "Viscount Lester roared like a beast, holding it for so long that it almost drove him crazy.
"Boom, boom, boom" The Dutch began their first round of shelling with a raging rage.
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