Chapter 52: Pursuit of Pirates
Van der Sar knew that there was Shaco Island not far ahead, the island was lush with trees and bushes, and the pirates were scattered to this island, as long as they escaped into the woods, no matter how powerful the guns of the fleet of the Kingdom of the Netherlands were, it would be useless. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Seeing the pirates fleeing from the deep forest of Shak Island, General Van der Sar immediately became anxious, as long as those islands entered the jungle, with their mysterious skills, the brave Dutch warriors were no match for them at all, so he ordered all the fire to be fired, hoping to kill more pirates.
In the past, the Kingdom of the Netherlands also sent troops to clear out the pirates stationed in the south, but after the Dutch soldiers entered the jungle, it was as if they had entered hell, they were all inexplicably killed by the pirates.
Rumble! Rumble! The sound of artillery continued to sound, and only the heavy shelling of the Dutch fleet was seen, but the pirates were not fired.
Rumble! With a bang, a pirate ship was hit by several shells, and the pirate ship immediately became fragmented and sank rapidly, and dozens of pirates who did not die on the spot quickly swam in the sea and escaped....
As the number of pirate ships decreased, so did the island of Shako.
When there were about 20 pirate ships left, the pirate ships soon approached Shaco Island, and at least a few thousand pirates jumped off the warships and were running desperately in the shallow sea, all of them armed with steel knives, some carrying muskets, and with fierce faces, one by one running to the beach.
The Dutch fleet and the merchant ships carrying soldiers also approached the island, and the Dutch soldiers on the merchant ships jumped into the sea like ducks, the sea was not deep, and the Dutch soldiers rushed to the island after walking through the shallow water, and thousands of pirates saw the Dutch soldiers ashore, and they all fled in the direction of the deep forest not far ahead.
The Dutch infantrymen opened fire as they ran, snap! Syllable! The sound of gunfire kept coming, and the pirates who were fleeing for their lives were knocked down from time to time.
Kill! The commander of the Dutch infantry division drew his Western sword hanging from his waist, and then swung it into the air, shouting loudly.
When the Dutch soldiers heard the order, they chased after the pirates who were fleeing like madmen.
Immediately after a Dutch soldier fired, he took out a bullet, bit through the primer with his mouth, loaded the bullet into the barrel, and stabbed the barrel several times with an iron rod ......
At present, countries still use front guns, and the charging is very cumbersome, and if you fight at close range, it is far less powerful than the broadsword and spear.
In front of the island, there is a sandy beach, some distance from the island's woods, and hundreds of pirates are killed by the Dutch soldiers chasing behind, which is a testimony to the cold weapon duel with the hot weapon. Most of these pirates were still armed with large blades, but they were faced with firearms, and the Dutch soldiers were several times the strength of the pirates, so the pirates had to escape.
General Van der Sar was on the battleship, and through the monoculars, he saw the brave Dutch soldiers slaughtering the fleeing pirates, and his face was full of joy, and if this continued, when they ran into the woods, at least a thousand of them would be killed, or more, and the pirate regiment of more than 3,000 people dared to summon the great Dutch kingdom, which was completely an act of death.
Syllable! Syllable! The sound of gunfire kept coming, and the fleeing pirates kept falling.
The pirates are very experienced, and they all run away in a scattered manner, even running along an S-shaped route, as long as they run into the woods, it is considered safe, so the pirates all run madly in the direction of the woods.
Yes! Han Laosan, the third leader of the pirates, was hit in the thigh by a bullet, fell to the ground at that time, and hit a few heels in front.
"The third child!" Han Sihai, the pirate leader, immediately ran over and picked up Han Laosan with both hands, then carried it on his shoulders and ran desperately in the direction of the woods.
"Big boss! Put me down! Daming Village can't live without you! Han Laosan saw that his cousin, who was also the big boss of Daming Village, was running by himself, which would definitely affect the running speed, and nearly 10,000 well-equipped Dutch troops behind him were chasing, and now there was still some distance from the woods, and if it went on like this, it might be difficult for everyone to escape, so he shouted in a hurry.
Van der Sar was complacently admiring the carnage, as if the pirates were to be killed, unaware that this voyage was the end of his naval service.
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After three days and three nights of non-stop pursuit, Sun Hao's first fleet finally heard the rumbling cannon in front, so he gave the order to prepare for battle.
Sun Hao stood on the watchtower, and saw through the telescope that a bow of the Huaxia pirate ship was sunk by the Dutch fleet, Sun Hao felt very uncomfortable, but because the distance was too far, his own naval guns could not reach those Dutch warships, and he just watched them shell the pirates of the descendants of the Ming people who came to their rescue.
Soon, the First Fleet reached the optimal distance for shelling, and at the same time, the lookouts of the Dutch fleet also spotted the First Fleet.
The Dutch fleet immediately launched an alarm, and Van der Sar, who was still dreaming, immediately woke up when he heard the alarm, and saw through the telescope countless warships flying the battle flags of the Great Ming Naval Division, they were behind their own fleet, and the baffles of those naval guns had all been opened, leaking out hideous gun muzzles. In particular, the huge bodies of the three super, even twice the size of the Western first-class warships, are like small hills, giving people an inexplicable pressure.
"Sail up, quick!" Van der Sar shouted anxiously when he saw it, Van der Sar saw that there was still some distance, which was completely enough for him to raise his sails and swing in battle formation, although he had not fought against the legendary Ming Shui Division, but there were continuous rumors of Ming Shui Divisions in the West, and they were even boasted that they were undefeated gods of war.
However, Vandersar was flustered and puzzled at the same time, why did their sailors appear after the Ming Dynasty fell for nearly two hundred years?
Not only Van der Sar panicked, but even the officers and men of the Dutch Navy were a little flustered, and they were knocked down by someone else's fleet, and they didn't even know that this was a complete shame for the great Dutch fleet.
The Dutch navy was nervously hoisting their sails, hoping to set up battle formation before the Daming Navy could bombard.
Boom! The three first-class battleships of the First Fleet, the Qin Shi Huang, Li Shimin, and the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, opened fire, and shells flew towards the Dutch fleet with a sharp whistling sound.
Boom! Then, the other warships also opened fire one after another, and the dense shells flew back and forth towards the busy Dutch fleet.
Hundreds of shells suddenly fell into the sea next to the busy Dutch fleet, boom! Rumble! After the shells fell into the water, the blast blasted into the sky like a waterfall.