Samrad saw that the enemy had opened fire, and an ominous premonition came to him. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Although the enemy's destroyers have only the main guns, they have as many as eight guns, and in terms of long-range strike capabilities, the opponent already has a great advantage. And their own battleships are still in the design of combining rapid-fire guns and main guns, and the range of rapid-fire guns is very short, and it seems very difficult to defeat the opponent with their own warships. But even so, you can't just give up.

After the battle order was issued, the Dutch naval soldiers on the Jakarta also broke out with the belief of fighting to the death and began to shoot frantically at the Chinese navy.

Even though Samrad knew that his ship did not have the long-range strike capabilities of his opponents, he could only open fire, hoping to dispel the fears of the Dutch sailors with artillery fire.

At 4:15 a.m., a salvo from the Yangtze River accurately hit the chimney of the Jakarta, blowing up both chimneys of the Jakarta. A large amount of choking smoke spread on the ship, and more than a dozen sailors in the power cabin were all smoked to death in the cabin by the poisonous smoke. Immediately after that, the speed of the Jakarta began to decline rapidly, from the first 24 knots to 18 knots.

When Huang Lan, the captain of the Yangtze River, saw it, he became excited and ordered to open fire again. The gunners of the Yangtze River also seized this opportunity and frantically poured cannonballs on the Jakarta. A large number of shells were smashed into the Jakarta, splashing water from the sea, soaking the deck and hull of the Jakarta.

Rumble! A single shell blew a large hole in the front deck of the Jakarta, and the Dutch sailors on the deck also suffered heavy casualties. However, fortunately, the ammunition depot did not hit, otherwise the explosion of the ammunition depot was enough to bury the Jakarta.

After the cruiser Jakarta was hit and fired shells, they did not stop the fire and ceased fighting, and the sailors who operated the guns were even more frantically pouring shells, whether they could hit the other side or not, they only knew that they kept firing. It seems that this is the only way to reduce the fear in their hearts.

The destroyers 056 and 059 smelled blood like sharks, and they all pointed their main guns at the Jakarta, and kept smacking their shells at the cruiser Jakarta.

Even though the Jakarta fought back, and despite the courageous fighting spirit of all the officers and sailors on board, it was still difficult to escape the doom in the end.

At 4:20 a.m., a shell from destroyer No. 056 accurately hit the bridge of the Jakarta, killing the captain and officers inside.

Immediately afterwards, two shells fired from the main gun of the Yangtze River hit the Jakarta again. At the location of the hit this time, a shell was right at the waterline. The violent explosion tore open a large hole of about six meters, and a large amount of seawater rushed into the interior of the Jakarta. The Jakarta's hull tilted rapidly.

Soon after, the chief engineer of the Jakarta ordered water to be poured to the left side, hoping to restore the balance of the battleship. However, this does not work at all. Ten minutes later, the Jakarta, which had been flooded too much, slowly sank to the bottom of the sea, and none of the hundreds of Dutch sailors on the battleship survived.

Huang Lan, the captain of the Yangtze River Patrol Ship, saw that when the Jakarta sank, not a single sailor jumped into the water to escape, but followed the Jakarta to be buried together, and he couldn't help but have a trace of respect in his heart.

Tang Hong, the captain of the No. 056 destroyer, saw that after the Jakarta was sunk, all the officers and men on the battleship followed the battleship to be buried, and Tang Hong felt very uncomfortable.

Commander-in-Chief Sun Hao told everyone that the Dutch owe countless Chinese blood debts, and there is a chance to make sure the Dutch have blood debts. But after Tang Hong saw the senseless spirit of the hundreds of Dutch sailors on the Jakarta, the hatred of the Dutch in his heart seemed to loosen slightly.

After the adjutant saw Tang Hong's expression, he walked over and said, "Captain, you should understand what Commander-in-Chief Sun means, the Dutch owe us too much blood debt, and these Dutch devils deserve to die." These include Britain, the United States, the Kou Kingdom, the Rakshasa Kingdom, Germany, Spain, these countries also owe us Chinese blood debts, and they will definitely avenge those Chinese who died unjustly if they have the opportunity in the future. ”

Tang Hong nodded slightly after hearing this, and immediately remembered the scenes on several Opium War movies, the scenes of the 11-nation alliance invasion, those tragic Chinese scenes, and the scenes of many Chinese being slaughtered in Nanyang, Tang Hong's heart suddenly rose with anger. All Western devils are not good things, and in my lifetime, I hope that the commander-in-chief will lead him to sweep away these evil Western devils.

After the three warships worked together to sink the cruiser Jakarta, the Project 056 and Project 059 destroyers set their sights on the Dutch Brave and Pioneer. These two destroyers are fast warships in this small guerrilla fleet, and if you want to prevent them from escaping, the only way to let them sink to the bottom of the sea is the safest thing.

The Yangtze River Cruiser faced two Dutch destroyers alone, and the Yangtze River was at a disadvantage in terms of quantity, but in terms of quality, the Yangtze River was far superior to the two Dutch destroyers.

Rumble! Rumble! After several rounds of test firing of the Project 056 destroyer, the Dutch Yongjin was hit by a bullet and caught fire. The Dutch Yongjin originally wanted to escape, but rushed left and right in the midst of artillery fire, and still could not break through the high-speed chase of the No. 056 destroyer. After the Yongjin was hit by a bullet and caught fire, its speed also dropped from the original 24.5 knots to about 16 knots. For the Yongjin, who wanted to escape, this was undoubtedly worse.

Now, whether it is the Yongjin or the Pioneer, as well as the other two Dutch destroyers, they are all in danger and may be sunk at any time. The Second Fleet of the Chinese Navy not only has a great advantage in the quality and speed of its artillery, but also surpasses the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy by a lot in long-range strikes. Therefore, as long as there are no accidents in this naval battle, victory is definitely imminent.

The Yongjin and Pioneer also showed an extremely tenacious desperate spirit, although the main guns of the two battleships were also constantly firing, but the impact point of the shells was far away from the destroyers 056 and 059, and they could not threaten the opponent at all.

The two Dutch ships were equipped with four 150-mm guns and more than 20 80-mm rapid-fire guns. Although the main guns of these two battleships had a slow rate of fire, their power should not be underestimated. Therefore, neither No. 056 nor No. 059 dared to approach and open fire.

Otherwise, if you are hit, the consequences are difficult to predict. In addition, the two Dutch battleships were also equipped with a lot of rapid-fire guns, so the 056 and 059 have always controlled the distance of engagement to about 10,000 meters. This makes the opponent's hit rate extremely low, and at the same time, it can also fight the enemy while protecting itself.

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