Chapter 472: Armor-piercing incendiary bombs
Putmans couldn't help but exaggerate, as the distance between the Tiance naval fleet and the more than 20 Dutch warships narrowed, the contrast in size became more and more obvious.
It was a fleet of eleven large Galen and thirteen merchant warships.
It was Lieutenant Colonel Villa who led the Dutch fleet against the enemy, and the pressure on him was unprecedented, looking at the ten oncoming steel warships.
The dock landing ships and supply ships, in particular, were so great that the closer he felt, the more small his battleships were, which he had visited, and in any case he could not see that his solid guns could sink them, which was the most desperate situation. Moreover, the speed of the opponent's ships is very fast, even if the opponent's artillery is not much, it is possible to lose if it is just rammed.
Seeing the look of surprise in the eyes of the soldiers and sailors, Lieutenant Colonel Villa drew his sword, pointed forward and shouted: "Warriors, for the honor of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, advance!" ”
"For the honor of the Kingdom of the Netherlands!" Soldiers and sailors shouted.
At 9:15 a.m., when the distance between the two sides reached 1.5 kilometers, the naval fleet of the Tiance Army launched the first attack, and the Type 85 heavy machine guns on each ship began to fire one after another, and a shuttle bullet streaked through the air and flew across the sea towards the Dutch sail warship.
The heavy machine gun bullets are fast, and the shooter can constantly adjust the shooting angle according to the trajectory, although the waves are bumpy, but the enemy ship is not small, so the hit rate is still very high.
"Whoosh!" "Puff puff!" The whistling of bullets and the sound of hitting the oak hull were constantly heard.
In the distance, from the direction of the enemy's fleet, there was a constant "All of you!" The sound of bullets, coupled with the sound of bullets from far to near, makes it easy to tell that the other side has attacked.
"Oh my God, what's going on? Could it be a musket? Lieutenant Colonel Villa exclaimed, this is too far!
The amazing thing was still to come, a few bullets swept the deck, and immediately several soldiers were hit and fell to the ground screaming and died, and even some soldiers were interrupted by the waist, and the deck was red. The strange thing is that white smoke rose from the bodies of these soldiers who were shot, and then flames burst out.
Lieutenant Colonel Villa happened to witness it, and before he could figure out what was going on, the captain shouted, "Fire, fire, fire!" ”
Yes, but wherever the bullets hit, flames erupted, which was undoubtedly a mortal threat to the wooden sail ships.
The crews on the 23 Dutch ships immediately began to put out the fires, but unfortunately the speed of the fires could not keep up with the speed of the fires, and the heavy machine gun bullets fired quickly, and from time to time new flames were added.
There were not enough other sailors and soldiers to fight the fire, but the result was desperate, and the white phosphorus incendiary bombs were difficult to extinguish with water, especially those who swatted the flames with something, which brought out more flames.
There is the one who accidentally splashed the flames on himself, which is even more tragic, no matter how he beats it, it cannot extinguish the flames, but burns more and more, and after a while even his hair catches up, and when he can't bear it anymore, the person on fire jumps down and jumps into the sea.
Heavy machine gun fire continued, adding new ignition points to the Dutch ships, and after only a few minutes, all the Dutch ships were on fire, and they were burning more and more. Ten minutes later, the Dutch battleship was already in the position of the Dutch battleship, thick smoke was billowing and flames were billowing, and the flames were reaching the mast, and the huge sails were also on fire.
The Dutch fleet had stopped advancing and was bogged down in a struggle with the flames, and every now and then one or two burning men jumped into the sea.
After leaving a ro-ro wheel to wait for the capture of the captive, Zhuang Suwen ordered the fleet to bypass the scorching Dutch fleet and sail in the direction of Luermen.
"My fleet is finished! My fleet is finished! Putmans saw the imminent destruction of his fleet, and he said to Zheng Bin in an almost pleading tone: "Zheng, have you seen that? What now, where is your fleet? ”
Zheng Bin, who watched the whole process of the naval battle, was about to pop out of his eyes, this is too fast, right? In less than a quarter of an hour, the formidable fleet of the Dutch had lost its ability to fight, and it was only a matter of time before it was destroyed, just look at the sky-high fire.
With the strength of the Zheng family, if you want to defeat the Dutch fleet in Geranza City, you need to dispatch at least a few hundred warships, and you can only build a complete success after a protracted naval battle, and the Tiance Navy seems to be effortless! It's amazing!
Putmans' voice finally woke up Zheng Bin, and he immediately said to his subordinates: "Quick, hurry up and inform the eldest brother, Mr. Putmans's fleet is over, let the eldest brother come to the aid quickly!" ”
The Dutchman's fleet did not play any role, not even tickle, which caught Zheng Bin off guard.
Although the Tiance Navy's naval fleet showed unexpected firepower and terrifying attack power, Zheng Bin still firmly believed that his fleet had the strength to defeat, after all, the number was there. If we don't take advantage of the current situation to contain the Tiance Army, we may not have such a good opportunity in the future.
The naval fleet of the Tiance Army bypassed the Dutch fleet and headed towards Luermen, and had just driven out less than five kilometers when a large explosion occurred in the direction of the Dutch fleet behind it, and it turned out that the fire had detonated the compartment where the gunpowder was stored.
The naval fleet took the north laneway, rushed through the Luermen, entered the Dayuan Harbor and began to pour mortar shells on the two batteries in the harbor, and the army units began to land.
Having lost the navy, Putmans knew that the two or three hundred soldiers in the Red Embedded Fortress could no longer hold it, so he immediately ordered the soldiers in the fortress to withdraw to the city of Geranza, and all the things that could not be taken away were blown up and set on fire.
The soldiers of the 5th Regiment rushed to the dock and engaged the remaining Dutch soldiers, and the advanced Type 95 automatic rifles faced off against the arquebus, and the outcome was doomed, dozens of Dutch soldiers were killed, and the rest ran wildly towards the city of Geranza.
An explosion was heard at the Red Castle, and a fire ensued, and the Dutch soldiers abandoned the city and retreated to the city of Geranza, four kilometers away.
Two armored vehicles and a company of soldiers who had just landed pursued the Dutch soldiers along the shallows and sand. The road was not easy to follow, the armored vehicles could not speed up, and pursued straight to the city of Geranza, and after killing more than a hundred people, the rest of the Dutch soldiers finally fled into the city.
"What's that? Is that the chariot of the Tiance Army? Putmans carefully examined the armored vehicle with a monocular, and through Keelung's eyeline, he knew that the Tiance Army had many such chariots, which were said to be fierce and indestructible, but fortunately, the terrain of Geranza was very high, and it was difficult for such chariots to climb up.