Equally shocking were the many European sailors who witnessed this naval battle, especially the Dutch, who had always been a maritime power, and now the contrast was too great, as if a village overlord who had been rampant for a long time was suddenly knocked down by a punch from a previously thin villager, which was shocking.

Zheng Lian and the Tiance Army had fought two naval battles, and through the slaughter of the Batavia Fleet by the Tiance Army's naval fleet just now, yes, this was a one-sided slaughter, he found that the Tiance Army's naval warfare method had changed and become more powerful.

His heart was beating a drum, the European fleet, which had the power to fight in his eyes, was so vulnerable, could it be that his own life could not be saved?

Zheng Lian observed that the changes in the naval warfare of the Tiance Army came from the anti-aircraft guns of various ship modifications, which were more efficient than the combination of recoilless guns and mortars.

Considering factors such as barrel wear and logistics, the original naval guns on the various Tiance warships will not be used easily in the event of non-necessity, but will be used as a killer backup. In the previous life, the army used many types of anti-aircraft guns, with a large base, which could be used openly.

"General Yi, let's withdraw, this battle can't be fought, hurry up and withdraw to Batavia, at least we can keep the colony there." Colonel Ryan relented and persuaded.

Anyone with a little naval knowledge can see that the Europeans have no chance of winning. The navy is a technical service, and the technological generation gap is too great, which is even more fatal than the army.

After closing his eyes, his eyes were already bloodshot when he opened them again, and he said painfully: "Can't you see the speed of the Ming Guoren warship?" Can we still withdraw? For the sake of Dutch glory, we have to make them pay a price and strive for a decent result. ”

He no longer has the luxury of defeating the enemy, as a general with rich experience in naval warfare, it is time to consider a dignified end after defeat, if he has no power to fight back, what awaits him will be a situation of being slaughtered by others.

"For the honor of the Netherlands!" Anyway, speed is no match for the enemy, and Colonel Ryan also launched a ruthless attack and roared loudly.

Many of the Protestants on board the Dutch ships drew crosses on their chests, closed their eyes and said, "God bless the Netherlands!" ”

"God bless the Netherlands!"

The Netherlands, now known as the United Republic of the Netherlands, became independent from Spain only a decade later, and by the beginning of the 19th century had become a constitutional monarchy.

As soon as the Dutch had raised their morale, the South Sea detachment had already launched an artillery bombardment of the Spanish fleet, which was located to the left of the combined fleet.

As in the shelling of the Batavia fleet by the main fleet, it was still eighty-five-mm anti-aircraft guns that spoke first at a distance of three kilometers.

The destruction of the Batavia fleet was also seen by the commander of the Spanish fleet, Colonel Francisco. But the battle ended too quickly, and the panicked Colonel Francisco had not yet made a decision on whether to continue the attack or retreat strategically, and the Spanish fleet had already entered the predetermined range of the Tiance warships.

Three kilometers, which is usually a safe distance for naval battles in this time and space, so Colonel Francisco has not had time to make a tactical change, and the enemy's shells have already arrived in front of him.

Although the firepower of the detachment was not as dense as that of the main fleet, the naval battle was still an asymmetrical one.

Shells whizzed over the sea, and deafening explosions continued to sound in the Spanish fleet.

One after another, the Spanish battleships were hit by shells, and for a time the smoke was filled, shrapnel flew sideways, sawdust flew everywhere, and masts toppled over. The decks were swept away, the compartments were blown open, the sailors were howled violently before they died, and the ships were already burning with smoke and flames from the dense explosions. Each explosion caused the warship to shake violently, accompanied by a killing of death, and many sailors could not bear the high intensity of the explosion and jumped into the sea without hesitation.

The Spanish fleet became the target of the detachment's artillery bombardment, and since it did not reach the firing range, the Spanish fleet was powerless to fight back.

Francisco got up from his fall for the second time, his flagship had been shot in succession, the deck was in shambles, and his eyes flashed with horror.

He has experienced countless naval battles, confrontations with other European navies, pirates plundering passing merchant ships, and bullying the natives of the South Seas, but he has never experienced such an intense naval battle, and he is still the one who was slaughtered.

The first mate of the flagship crawled and stumbled, choked and shouted to Francisco: "Colonel, Mr. Captain is dead, make a quick decision, retreat quickly, if this continues, there will be no more warships in the Manila colony, and we can't die for the stupidity of those Dutch pigs." ”

The explosion was deafening, making his shouts hysterical.

Francisco glanced at the current battle situation, and in just a few moments, almost all the battleships had been shot, four or five of them were seriously damaged, and they were already in danger of capsizing, and most of the battleships had already burst into flames. It's tragic that your own warship is being slaughtered by others, but you have no power to fight back.

He immediately decided, "You're right, we can't afford to pay such a big price for those Dutch pigs. The signal is given, the ships drop their sails, the white flag is raised, and we surrender. ”

"What? We surrender? The first mate could barely believe his ears.

"Surrender, stop making useless resistance." Colonel Francisco saw that the first mate was still stunned, grabbed him by the collar and shouted: "Go and give the order, if it is a little later, we will all die." As he spoke, he pushed the first mate away.

"Yes, Mr. Colonel!" The first mate had no choice but to run to hang the flag in a panic.

Francisco had already seen through the two naval battles before and after, and the gap between the enemy and us was too great. The enemy's five battleships delivered more than five times the firepower of the twelve Spanish battleships in a single unit of time, and they were more powerful, more accurate, and farther, and the enemy ships also had extremely high speed and higher maneuverability. This is not a war, it is just a target for the enemy.

"Oh God, the vile and shameless Spaniards actually surrendered, they surrendered before they fired a single shot!" Seeing the white flag of the Spanish fleet raised, Colonel Ryan roared angrily.

He said bitterly: "The whole army retreats, retreat immediately." ”

"What? Fall back? "Colonel Ryan said in disbelief, just now he said that he couldn't escape the enemy, and he seemed to have to fight for his life, how long has it been?

"Go ahead, hang the flag and retreat, maybe the retreat will bring the lads back to Batavia, to the Indian colonies."

Just now, there was a Spanish fleet in front, and he hoped that they could entangle the five enemy ships and provide fighters for his fleet, but he didn't expect the Spaniards to surrender neatly.

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