Chapter 1002 Can't be withdrawn, nothing can be withdrawn......

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"What do you want to say?"

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Of course, he understood what the staff officer meant. The staff officer found that the Dutch navy's own sailors had suffered heavy casualties and could not sustain themselves, so he wanted to advise the commander to retreat. Without hesitation, Bluffhead rejected such an offer.

Retreat at this time?

Wouldn't it be an admission that the Dutch navy was defeated?

In the seas of East Asia, the Dutch navy has never failed.

Bluffhead, of course, could not accept such an outcome. His main mission on this trip north was to intervene in the Japanese battlefield for the best interests of the Dutch. Clearing the Zheng family's fleet was only done by the way. If he hadn't even completed this incidental task, what else would he talk about intervening in the Japanese battlefield?

The key to the Japanese battlefield is the Tiger Army. The key to the Tiger Ben Army is the Tiger Ben Army Navy. This is doomed, the Dutch Navy and the Tiger Army Navy cannot coexist. In addition to obtaining huge benefits, the Dutch did not want to have a sea force in the East Asian seas that might threaten them, which was also a very important reason.

Intelligence from all sides seems to show that the development of the Tiger Ben Navy is very rapid. Five or six years ago, there was no such name as the Tiger Army, let alone the Tiger Army's navy. According to the Dutch survey, the development time of the Tiger Ben Navy was only about five years. In the space of five years, such a powerful accumulation has to be surprising.

You must know that in the West and in Europe, the navy of every country has gone through decades, even hundreds of years of development, before it has today's maritime power. What is the secret of the Tiger Army, or what is the magic weapon, that can quickly catch up with Western countries in such a short period of time?

In just five years, it has possessed terrifying power, and such a speed of development is indeed incredible. Fortunately, the Dutch spotted the threat in time and could have killed him in the cradle. If it continues to develop, in another five years, I am afraid that the Dutch will have no chance to kill each other.

"This is a rare opportunity!"

When Bluffhead led the fleet north, the director general of the Dutch East India Company, Stecklenberg, once sought him alone and had a brief conversation with him. The meaning of Mr. Director-General is very clear, that is, to ask Bluffhead to seize this rare opportunity to show himself.

The relationship between Stecklenberg and Bluffhead is known only to a very few. What is certain, however, is that Mr. Director-General, has spared no effort in cultivating the young Rear Admiral. He made it clear that if Bluffhead had a meritorious record, he would become the youngest vice admiral in the history of the Dutch Navy.

Vice Admiral, perhaps in the Netherlands, is nothing. The Dutch Navy, with a total of eight admirals, is in the country. In the East Asian seas, a vice admiral is already the highest-ranking naval officer. Unless a Dutch admiral is transferred to the East Asian seas, the vice admiral will control the vast majority of the fleet of the Dutch East India Company.

In view of the special nature of the Dutch East India Company, with a powerful fleet in its hands, it was in control of the future direction of the East India Company. This is very eye-catching. Putting aside the humid and hot climate and backward living conditions, every employee of the Dutch East India Company received much more salary than in China, and lived a much more comfortable life.

In fact, the top brass of the Dutch East India Company, in the East, lived more comfortably than the president of the Dutch Parliament. Their salaries are the highest in the whole of the Netherlands. Every year they get riches, they have to count them in big ships. Every detail of their daily life is done by a large number of maids. As for beautiful women, there is never a shortage of them. Girls of all colors from all over the world can choose from them.

It was for one reason or another that Bluffhead did not even think about retreating. Could it be that he had to live up to the high expectations of Mr. Director General? Is he going to bury the rank of vice admiral that he has a high chance of getting his hands on? Could it be that he wants to fall from the youngest naval genius admired by thousands of people to despicable naval waste?

"Can't!"

"Absolutely not!"

Bluffhead shouted inwardly.

Such a cruel reality is absolutely unacceptable to him. He would rather commit suicide than fall from a height. He kept telling himself in his heart, what is the Tiger Ben Army Navy? The sailors of the Dutch Navy suffered heavy casualties, and the Tigerben Navy was certainly not much better. Above the sea, no one is an opponent of the Dutch Navy.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a deafening loud bang was heard.

Bluffhead subconsciously turned his head to see that it was one of his own warships, and the mast had been broken. The tall mast smashed down so hard that it almost completely smashed the upper deck. The broken mast, inside the *** sea water, splashed five or six meters high. Oddly enough, the mast fell down, and not many sailors abandoned ship to escape. The reason is very simple, the sailors on the battleship have already suffered more than half of the casualties.

There were not enough sailors, so that the shelling of the Dutch fleet, was seriously weakened. At that time, artillery basically required the cooperation of three people to achieve the best firing state. In other words, for sixty guns, at least ninety gunners were needed (only considering the situation of shooting from one side side). If all the sailors added up were less than ninety, the power of the artillery would of course be greatly weakened.

After a series of battles, many of the Dutch fleet's warships were no longer able to maintain a basic number of gunners. There were parts of the artillery that had to stop firing. On the contrary, on the side of the Tiger Ben Army and Navy, they relied on the strength of the crowd and continued to fire without stopping for a moment. The weaker the artillery fire of the Dutch Navy, the more frantic the artillery fire of the Tiger Navy.

"Chainbomb?"

Bluffhead's face changed slightly.

Damn the Tiger Army, is the Navy finally willing to use chain bullets?

If you have the ability, continue to use grapeshot bombs! Look at how many grapeshotpie bombs you have!

After venting his grievances in anger, Bluffhead had to face up to the cruel reality. For the Dutch Navy at this time, this broken mast was like the last straw on the camel's body, which completely broke the confidence of the Dutch.

With a large number of casualties among the sailors and no hope of victory, the hearts of the Dutch became even colder. They all began to become reticent. Some of the officers clearly sensed that the atmosphere was not right. Subconsciously, they all clenched the long sword at their waists, or took out their firearms. There are even some officers who are already planning which direction they should retreat in order to avoid the artillery fire of the Tiger Ben Army and Navy as soon as possible.

At this point, even the lowest sailors have already understood that they have encountered the most tenacious opponent today. It's really hard to beat each other. If they want to survive, they have to retreat, far away from the battlefield.

"Your Excellency General......"

A staff officer plucked up the courage to say.

The title has changed from His Excellency the Commander to His Excellency the General, indicating that the tone is a bit heavy. This is no longer a simple suggestion from a subordinate to a superior, and the superior can completely ignore it. This is a strong demand from the subordinates to the superiors, and it already has a slight "forced palace" nature. If the superior continues to ignore it, there is no guarantee that the subordinate will not do something unruly.

In the armies of the Western powers, the staff officers still have the power to speak more. In the event that the commander loses the ability to command, the staff officer can even temporarily replace the commander and give the command. Many famous generals were originally staff officers. In fact, Bluffhead was also a naval staff officer in the beginning. Therefore, as soon as the staff officers spoke, he felt that his pressure was even heavier.

"Think of General Tromp......"

Bluffhead struggled to shake his spirits and said slowly.

The staff officers next to me, you look at me, I look at you, I want to say something, but in the end, I still didn't say it. At this time, Bluffhead mentioned Tromp's name, and the meaning was very clear to them, that is, to insist on it. Perhaps, as long as they hold out for a few hours, victory, will belong to them.

Two years earlier, Vice Admiral Tromp of the Netherlands had led a fleet near St. John in the New World to meet the Spanish Armada. The two sides fought fiercely for three days and three nights. The losses on both sides were heavy. Tromp himself was injured. At that time, there were also many naval staff officers who persuaded Tromp to retreat temporarily.

However, Tromp did not heed the advice of the naval staff and was determined to continue to persevere. He was convinced that the Dutch had a hard time, and the Spaniards had a bad time. Whoever can make it to the end will be the winner. Sure enough, on the fourth day of the battle, the Spaniards raised the white flag - they could not bear it in the first place.

The battle in the waters near St. John promoted Tromp from Vice Admiral to Admiral in one fell swoop. As the youngest admiral in the Netherlands, the name of Tromp began to be familiar to every Dutch admiral. Later generations of the Dutch Navy even fixed Tromp as the "military soul" of the Dutch Navy and will always mourn.

Bluffhead mentioned Tromp's name, in addition to encouraging his subordinates to continue to persevere, but also for another purpose, that is, to ask the staff officers to understand his personal pursuits. If he wins this battle, he will most likely become the youngest vice admiral in the Dutch Navy. If he had a chance in the future, he might be able to surpass Tromp and become the youngest admiral in the Dutch Navy, forever admired.

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