In the waters of Ambon, because the small port of Ambon was attacked by an unknown pirate team, the Dutch fleet, which had been tracking this pirate group, sent a fleet to see if it could find some clues.

On the one hand, as victims, they have always hoped to catch this group of pirates and give an explanation to the Alba family behind their kingdom; On the other hand, the fact that the remaining surviving victims stated that the pirates' way of speaking with a Dutch accent had kept the Dutch people under suspicion from other forces.

Although, as everyone knows, at this time, the strength of the Dutch people in the Indonesian archipelago actually controlled the Strait of Malacca, a navigable route, and the benefits they obtained may not be like the territory they occupy today; However, it is precisely because the Dutch have already run the throat of the Strait of Malacca in advance, and the strait fortress in Puluozhong, so that everyone has been exploited by the other side in East Asia and Western Europe, and other forces that have long been dissatisfied with each other are also hoping to take this opportunity to make the Netherlands' territory and strength a little less, and it is best to stop being so strong.

You must know that the strength of the Dutch fleet in the Mediterranean and the Far East is a few points stronger than that of other kingdoms, and almost all members of the Dutch kingdom are engaged in the gold making operation in the Age of Discovery, and the pay is proportional to the benefit.

And they organized the East India Company established by the people of the kingdom, and let all the people of the kingdom participate in the dividends of the Dutch colony in the form of shares, mobilizing the enthusiasm of the people, and contributing to their current strength in the Far East and the Netherlands Mediterranean.

Whether from the perspective of merchants or from the interests of the kingdom, weakening the maritime interests of the Dutch is at least in the interests of many powers in the current Indonesian waters.

Thus, driven by common interests, Spain, Portugal, England, and even the French, who had little travel to the Far East, had secretly united through this crisis to deal with the increasingly powerful Dutch powers.

The survivors unanimously believed that the language of communication in the pirate gang was the common accent of the Dutch people, and the Dutch not only did not explain too much, but at the same time, when tracking down the pirate group, they ignored the territory and interests of other maritime powers, and caused a lot of losses to other forces under the rampage.

After making a mistake in Kupang, relying on the strength of their own fleet, and then chasing down the pirate trails several times, the Dutch fleet also used force with great force, which made other forces complain.

After no trace of piracy was found, although the Dutch people apologized and compensated for certain losses, their attitude made other merchants and troops dare not compliment, and they had already gathered all kinds of resentment.

"It's coming!"

On the sea more than 20 miles outside the port of Ambon, the Shark Gang, who were disguised as city fishing boats, began to beat wildly when they saw the five Dutch fleets flying the red, white and blue flags appear on the sea level.

Needless to say, the Dutch fleet and the long-awaited pirate gang fought a classic naval battle in the remote waters off the port of Ambon.

"Turn the rudder to the right, artillery on the left string ready!"

"Launch!!"

Lieutenant Commander Joy of the Dutch fleet calmly commanded his ships into battle, and as far as he could see, four other fellow ships were also swimming back and forth, joining the other nine pirate ships.

Joey was calm on his face, but in his heart he kept scolding his mother: who gave the judgment that this group of pirates was not strong enough to threaten a formed fleet in the Netherlands.

Look at the pirate fleet that fought with them, and there were eleven warships, all of which were well-armed and well-armed warships.

Western-style ships are now not as scarce in the Far East as they were more than a decade ago and are exclusively owned by European powers, and with the imitation and improvement of Western-style ships in the Far East, and began to sell them to outsiders on a large scale, Western-style ships are not uncommon among pirates.

But as it is now, eight of the eleven pirate warships are Western-style foreign ships, and three of them have reached the standard of Western third-class battleships in terms of gunfire and tonnage.

The number of guns on board the pirate warships is also quite large, except for the three main warships with the standard of single-plane battleships, the guns of the other eight pirate ships are also extremely sharp, compared with the number of gunfire of armed merchant ships such as the Dutch fleet.

In the initial trial, Lieutenant Colonel Joy was keenly aware that this group of pirates and other naval tactics were used well, and the accuracy of mobile shooting was also good, even compared to the regular army of their Dutch fleet.

All this made the fleet of five warships led by Lieutenant Colonel Joy at a disadvantage soon after the engagement, and they could only rely on their skillful naval tactics and cooperate with each other to survive.

However, Lieutenant Commander Joy knew in his heart that the temporary stalemate would not last, and the final result of their fleet would not be good if they continued to fight.

"Prepare to retreat!"

Finally, after a series of changes of direction and a volley of artillery fire, Lieutenant Colonel Joy had to make a wise and cruel decision after inflicting heavy damage on a pursuing pirate ship on the left.

As one of only two third-class battleships in this fleet, the battleship "Saint Laurent" of Lieutenant Commander Joy was fought by three pirate warships, one of which was a sea-going ship with the strength of a third-class battleship.

In order to severely damage one of the pirate ships, the battleship "Saint Laurent" withstood the bombardment of more than 10 guns of the other two pirate warships.

However, the price paid was also heavy, although the power of the opponent's artillery was a little worse, but more than ten guns hit the armor of the battleship "Saint Laurent" before and after, which also made the armor of the battleship "Saint Laurent" full of flaws, and it could no longer withstand the blows of the opponent's artillery fire.

The retreating signal flag was slowly raised, falling into the eyes of the captains of the other four Dutch battleships who followed the "Saint Laurent".

However, the reason why Lieutenant Colonel Joy's order is very cruel is that several of the five warships in their fleet will inevitably be damaged to cover the withdrawal of their fleet, otherwise it is definitely not in line with normal military common sense that the pirates have set up such an ambush circle in an extravagant manner, but they are calmly broken through by the Dutch fleet.

(End of chapter)