Chapter 102: Battleship Duel XIII
The heavy artillery fire of the Second Fleet of the Huaxia Kingdom from a long distance made a deep impression on the officers and men of the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Now, they are basically in a state of passive beating, and if this continues, the East India Fleet will only have the fate of being sunk, and they will not even have the slightest power to fight back.
However, Admiral Odyssco's communication of using one battleship as a decoy and another approaching the enemy seemed to give them a lot of hope. For the well-trained Dutch Navy, perhaps this was an opportunity to turn defeat into victory. As long as the warships could reach a distance of 6,000 to 8,000 meters from the Second Fleet of the Chinese State, the East India Fleet would have a chance to counterattack.
The East India Fleet used the old warships as bait, while the firepower, high-speed warships rushed towards the Second Fleet at full speed, and the chimneys on the decks of countless warships advanced with thick black smoke.
Lu Ping saw that the fleet had all been dispersed, and the warships were constantly shelling the enemy ships at high speed. Seeing that the impact points of each ship were getting closer and closer, a rare smile appeared on the corner of Lu Ping's mouth. According to such long-range artillery bombardment tactics, the enemy can only be beaten passively, and the safety of his own side is also guaranteed.
Rumble! Rumble! The ships of the Second Fleet carried out a fourth round of shelling, and the results of this round of shelling were not very good, only three unlucky ships were hit by shells, but they were far from being broken.
Boom! After some calculations, the second fleet began the fifth round of firing.
Rumble! Two shells landed accurately on the cruiser Pineapple of the East India Fleet. A shell smashed on the bridge of the Apollo, and the captain who was observing the enemy went to meet their god with two lookouts, and the bridge was blown apart. fell upside down and slammed on the deck of the Apollo, and several unlucky sailors were also killed on the spot.
Another shell landed next to the turret at the stern, and the massive explosion tore a hole several meters in half of the Pineapple's halving. Although it did not hit the turret directly, the turret was also destroyed by the massive force of the explosion.
At the same time, the fifth round of firing not only hit the Pineapple, but also the cruisers Kickmaru, Jakarta, Papua, and San Lo, but these cruisers were slightly more lucky and did not suffer much damage.
"Hurry up and put out the fire!" The captain's lieutenant of the Pineapple ordered anxiously.
On the flagship of the East India Fleet, Mexie saw that the entire East Indies was only in a passive situation, and he was very anxious, so he asked, "Your Excellency, commander, why don't you fire back?" If this continues, not only will the entire fleet be in a situation of being passively beaten, but there may not even be a chance to counterattack. ”
Admiral Odyssko didn't reply, but just stared through the binoculars with a worried look on his face. originally thought that the tactics of dragging one to break the battle could save the situation of being passively beaten, but the opponent had already seen through his own tactics and always kept the distance between the two sides more than 10,000 meters.
The warships of the Huaxia Kingdom are not only powerful in firepower, but also seem to be faster than the warships of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. If the Second Fleet had always adopted the tactics of controlling distance, the fate of the East India Fleet would have been very tragic.
Is the East India Fleet going to be buried in their own hands like this? Admiral Odysscoke was really unwilling in his heart. If, after a fierce battle, the East India Fleet was defeated, it would be a glorious defeat, but the current situation of the battle made the entire East India Fleet very weak.
"Herald! In the form of a mixture of destroyers and cruisers, several guerrilla units were formed and retreated from all directions! Admiral Odysscoke thought for a moment and then ordered. Odyssco thought that his warships had a great advantage in numbers, as long as they formed a team to escape, the second fleet would definitely pursue, could they turn defeat into victory in the process of escaping?
After receiving the order to retreat, many captains relaxed their nerves, which had been tense, and they turned to flee in formation.
After the East India fleet turned, the Yangtze River and Yellow River patrols immediately followed.
The captains of the two battle cruisers couldn't help but be moved when they heard that the Tang Dynasty had sunk three enemy battleships. In addition, they knew that the warships of the East India Fleet were far from being the opponents of the Chinese Navy in terms of speed and artillery range. Even if they turned to flee, they could not escape the pursuit of the Huaxia Navy.
At 3:40 p.m., the Yangtze River Patrol and two destroyers were chasing a guerrilla group centered on the Jakarta.
This partisan group of the East India Fleet consisted of five warships, centered on a wounded Jakarta, supplemented by four destroyers.
Commander Samrad, an arrogant and experienced naval officer, saw that his opponent had only three ships chasing after him, and decided to sink them. The naval battle of the East India Fleet was too much, and the most powerful fleet of the great Dutch Kingdom was only in a passive situation, so Samrad was very unwilling. The enemy had to be given a little color, and the enemy had to know that the Dutch navy was not so vulnerable.
Huang Lan, the captain of the Yangtze River Battle Cruiser, stood on Cambridge in high spirits, and saw that the target had dispersed, so he ordered the destroyers No. 056 and No. 059 to surround it.
The destroyers of the Second Fleet were very variable in speed, and they could reach a speed of 43.5 knots when they were at full power, which was definitely the fastest warship in this era.
After receiving the order, Tang Hong, the captain of the No. 056 destroyer, excitedly gave the order to pursue.
Samrad's eyes almost fell off when he saw the perverted speed of the destroyers 056 and 059.
"Oh God! How can there be such fast warships in the world? Could it be that they have wings installed on their warships? Samrad exclaimed in amazement.
Not only Samrad was very surprised, but all the Dutch naval officers and men on the five ships were very surprised by the speed of the Chinese naval warships.
The Yangtze River Patrol took the initiative to face the Jakarta, while the destroyers 056 and 059 faced the Dutch Yongjin and Pioneer respectively.
Huang Lan, the captain of the Yangtze River Patrol, saw that the Jakarta had been injured and that it was the flagship of this guerrilla group, so he wanted to eat the flagship first. After some calculations by the gunners, the Yangtze River launched a fierce attack on the Jakarta.
Destroyers Project 056 and Project 059 also opened fire one after the other, each beginning to attack its own target.
In an instant, artillery fire flew on the sea, splashing monstrous water on the sea. The ships of the Dutch East India Fleet were no match for the Second Fleet in terms of speed or the striking power of their main guns, and almost everyone in the Dutch Navy realized that Admiral Odyssco's guerrilla tactics might not be effective.
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