Rayoz wanted to scold something more, but the second round of shells from the "Wuchang No. 7" flew again.

Adjutant Marko hurriedly pulled Rejoz into the cabin: "General Rejoz, it's dangerous outside, the enemy has started firing again." ”

Reyoz straightened his naval cap and asked Adjutant Marko, "What kind of cannon is this?" ”

Marco said: "This is a heavy artillery that only a first-class battleship has, General Reyoz, we have encountered a strong enemy." ”

Before he could reply, there was a loud "boom" and a shell fell on the water on the right side of the ship "Bradrod", and the huge waves set off by the shells shook the battleship three meters high, and the entire hull tilted to the left.

Marco was quick, and he grabbed a hook so that he didn't fall.

The battleship that was lifted up fell heavily back on the surface of the water, and it rippled several times before it stabilized.

After the ship stopped shaking, Marco stretched out a hand and went to pull Reyoz.

Lejoz stood up and scolded, "Bastard! We can't wait to be beaten and immediately organize a counterattack! Organize a counterattack now! ”

Marco said, "Please give the general an order!" ”

"I ordered the 'Hector,' the 'Graffran,' the 'Egret,' the 'Burmaria,' and the 'Erke' to quickly make a detour to the enemy ships and engage them in close combat, so that their cannons would not be effective. ”

Adjutant Marco said, "I'll go and deliver the general's order." ”

"Come back!" Rejotz called out to his adjutant and said, "Go and see how burned the deck is, and immediately organize manpower to repair it." ”

"Yes, General!"

The adjutant took the order and went to the deck, the fire on the deck had not yet been completely extinguished, and fifty or sixty sailors were busy putting out the fire. The lieutenant ran to the cockpit, where Captain Beder was manipulating the rudder.

At this time, another shell whistled in this direction, this time at a high speed, flying over the battleship "Bradrod".

Captain Beder said: "The enemy ship is already approaching us, so his main gun has overfired, and we can take the opportunity to lean in and fight." ”

"No! No way! Adjutant Marko hastened to stop it, "General Reyotz has an order to let the 'Hector', 'Graffran', 'Egret', 'Burmaria', 'Erke' go up, our ship has been wounded, Mr. Captain, don't you see?" ”

Captain Beder said, "What is that ignition?" Can we burn our ship down? ”

Where do you need to lean into? At this time, the "Wuchang VII" had already come up, and it was in formation, and it was firing at the fleet of the Dutch.

As Captain Beder spoke, two more shells flew in, and only two "boom, boom" were heard, and the hull shook again.

He peered over to the deck and saw the sailors fighting the fire fleeing in all directions, the stern of the ship smoking. The gunners on the battleship "Bradrod" began to counterattack, and the two sides officially exchanged fire.

The left side of the cockpit had been punched a hole by a shell, the wall cabin was spitting with green smoke, and the strong smell of gunpowder filled the entire cockpit.

Such a fierce artillery fire was the first time Captain Beder had encountered it, and he was also a little frightened, panicking to control the rudder, how to fiddle, the warship just didn't listen to the call, he nervously said to Marko: "Go and report to General Rayoz, the tail rudder is out of order." ”

Marco asked Bedel, "How is this good?" ”

"If you're lucky, send someone into the water to repair it, and maybe you can use it again." Captain Beder said, and then he sighed again, "Ahem! It's okay now, we can't run if we want to! ”

Commander Marcordet ordered the captain: "Captain Badel, on behalf of Admiral Reyoz, I order you to immediately repair the tail rudder, and I will report to Admiral Rejoz." ”

Marco pushed open the cockpit door and was about to step out of the deck when a cannonball came from the sky and exploded right in front of the cockpit door, blowing his left foot away.

He fainted to the ground in pain, and Captain Beder rushed to find the paramedics.

Fortunately, this bomb is not a bombshell, otherwise it is very likely that even this cockpit will be taken off, let alone one of Marko's legs.

It was the starboard gun of the "Wuchang No. 7" that blew off one of Marko's legs, and this time it was a small 9-pound shell.

The ship's medical staff rescued him in time, and quickly bandaged Marko's wounds and sent him to the bilge.

The "Bradrod" was hit by several bullets and lost course under the rumbling fire, and Captain Beder was at a loss for what to do, because the ship was no longer at his mercy.

The commander of the fleet, Admiral Rayotz, sensitively noticed that the ship was roaming aimlessly in the cabin, and his lungs exploded, and he scolded: "Bastard! Darn! How did Captain Beder sail the ship? Hurry up and give me a back! Give me a step back! ”

He opened the hatch again and was about to rush to the deck, which was already in shambles, with fires everywhere.

He stepped back and ran violently to the upper deck, shouting as he ran: "Artillery attack!" Artillery attack! Shoot the at me and fight back! ”

The gunners on the gun emplacements on the two decks opened fire without receiving orders, and no one could hear what he was saying in the rumbling of the guns.

Realizing that his shouting was in vain, he ran to the lower deck again, this time rushing out of the hatch and towards the command deck, despite the ferocity of the fire.

I lost my hat because I ran so fast. He came to the command module and saw Captain Beder sitting dumbly in the command cabin with a demented look.

"Badel! Back off, back off. He howled loudly.

Beder told him coldly: "I can't retreat, the rudder is out of control." ”

An annoyed Leyoz punched Bader in the face, "Bastard! You wouldn't order the paddler to paddle backwards!? ”

The captain, who had just come to his senses, held his aching face and went to give the order.

Rayotz shouted again: "Boatswain! Boatswain! ”

The boatswain, who was nearby, ran over and asked, "General Leyoz, what do you command?" ”

"Organize manpower to extinguish the fire immediately!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

The boatswain answered and summoned the men to go.

Rejotz returned to the cockpit and came to the steering wheel, where he flicked the steering wheel with his hand, and the steering wheel could be easily turned, indicating that the steering wheel's conveyor machinery had fallen off and could not be used.

The fire was still burning in the cockpit, and he found a piece of cloth, crumpled it into a ball, and used it to press the flames, extinguishing the open flames in the cabin.

At this time, the "Bradrod" began to move, slowly moving backwards, from slow to fast.

Relieved, Reyoz stepped out of the cockpit and observed his fleet with a telescope on the port side.

Something was not good for him, several of the warships in his vicinity were on fire, and three were slowly sinking.

He couldn't care so much about it, and gave the order to go out, handed over the command of the fleet to the "Hector", and ordered the "Bradrod" to leave the battlefield.

The "Bradrod" is the main battleship of the Netherlands, and it must not be lost, otherwise it will not be a fleet that will be lost, but the strength of the entire Dutch Navy.

Seeing that the fire on the deck had been extinguished, Reyoz finally felt some comfort in his heart, and he ordered all the officers and men of the ship to rest, and let the priest who accompanied the ship pray for the dead sailors.