Chapter 54: The Destruction of the Fleet

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Van der Sar saw that the ships were slowly starting, but no one was going to drive the merchant ships, and it was too late to start the ships, because the pirates had already boarded the ships and were chasing them in ships flying pirate flags.

The navy was not like the army, where everyone was equipped with guns, and although the Dutch fleet also had a few thousand men, there were simply not that many guns. Van der Sar saw that the pirates and the fleet of the Great Ming Naval Division were surrounding his fleet, and he was very worried in his heart, those pirates and the Great Ming Naval Division would face a catastrophe if they approached his fleet. It is rumored that everyone knows magical martial arts, and that combat power is definitely not something that his thousands of navies can deal with.

The Dutch fleet has been activated, "Fire!" "Colonel Van der Sar gave the order for the shelling, and only by sinking these pirate ships could he have a chance to escape from the encirclement of the Great Ming Naval Division.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The fourth-class battleship at the forefront of the Dutch naval fleet, with twenty-eight cannons on the port side, fired at the first time. All the shells are loaded, and as soon as the battle order is given, you can open fire!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Dozens of pirate ships also opened fire. The rumbling cannon sounded on the sea, and the pirates, the Great Ming Naval Division, the Dutch Navy fleet, a total of more than 100 warships, launched a fierce battle!

Although the Dutch ships kept firing, the pirate ships were so scattered that they were only sporadically hit.

Rumble! Rumble! More than 50 warships and more than 1,000 guns of the Daming Navy Division continued to fire, and shells continued to hit those Dutch warships that wanted to escape.

"The big boss, it seems to be the Great Ming Water Master!" A sturdy pirate stood beside Han Sihai and said.

Han Sihai had killed Meng just now, and after someone mentioned it, he picked up the telescope and took a look.

Sure enough, there were dozens of battleships with clear battle flags in the distance, and three behemoths comparable to treasure ships, but these three battleships were slender and streamlined, far better than treasure ships.

After seeing that it was the Da Ming Water Master, Han Sihai's heart became excited, he didn't expect the Da Ming Water Master, who had disappeared for hundreds of years, to appear in front of the world again!

Rumble! Rumble! Then another Dutch 3rd class battleship was hit by a few shells, and the whole battleship exploded, and the sea water poured into the battleship from the blown up bow, causing the battleship to sink rapidly. In a matter of minutes, the front half of the battleship sank into the sea, while the stern was raised high.

From a distance. It was as if the battleship had been swallowed by a huge monster in one gulp. Soon, a large spiral nest was left on the surface of the sea, as well as the planks scattered on the surface of the sea. The Dutch officers and sailors who jumped into the sea in order to escape are now no one to rescue them at all! Because countless shells from the pirates and the Great Ming Sailors are coming.

"What's going on? Who ordered the ship to stop? Van der Sar asked loudly in the cabin. Then, Van der Sar walked out of the cabin and saw that the three masts of his battleship had collapsed in the sea, and the ship's masts were even badly smashed, and more than 10 soldiers were also smashed to death on the deck. Van der Sar immediately looked incredulous, how could a good mast suddenly be broken by a cannonball? After reading it, Van der Sar suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

A Dutch soldier who had not been killed by the mast saw Van der Shah coming with an angry face, and immediately came over and reported: "Your Excellency, the mast of our battleship has been broken by a pirate shell. β€œ

Rumble! Another Dutch battleship was sunk by shells from the Great Ming Naval Division.

"Hell!" Seeing that one of his warships had been sunk again, Van der Sar couldn't help but curse.

The pirate ships were also equipped with artillery, but not as powerful as those on the Dutch fleet. The guns on the pirate ship took the opportunity to open fire one after another, boom! Rumble! Dozens of warships shelled the Dutch ships that were trying to escape.

"Haha! I was sunk by my Daming sailor again! Come on, brothers! Cooperate with my Daming sailor and send all those foreign devils to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish! The pirate leader Han Sihai stood on the bridge and smiled with satisfaction. Watching the Dutch Navy's warships being hit one after another, and those Dutch sailors jumping into the sea in a panic, it was a wonderful feeling to see such a scene.

Van der Sar watched in despair as his ships were sunk one by one, as if he was dripping blood, dozens of warships, more than 20 merchant ships, more than 30 troop carriers, an infantry division, hundreds of ships will be wiped out immediately, and he will definitely be shot if he goes back, Van der Sar did not raise the white flag and surrender, in Van der Sar's heart, these brave soldiers should be loyal to Her Majesty.

Rumble! Rumble! Van der Sar's flagship was hit by a dozen shells from pirates, and in an instant, the first-class battleship was smashed into thousands of holes and shattered.

"Your Excellency General, let's surrender!" One of the soldiers said in horror.

Van der Sar did not speak, silently looked in the direction of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and after a while, he tidied up his appearance and dress, then turned around, gave a military salute in the direction of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and then walked to the side of the ship, took out a short musket and pointed it to his head, and shouted "Long live Her Majesty".

Bang! There was a loud bang, and some black smoke came out of Van der Sar's head, and then his body fell into the sea ......

At this time, the sea was full of Dutch soldiers who had fallen into the water, like ducks waiting to be slaughtered fluttering on the sea, and all of them had a look of despair on their faces. The pirates that roam the islands of Papua are notoriously ruthless, and if they fall into their hands, nothing will come to a good end.

There were great sailors in front of them, and pirates in the back, and many Dutch soldiers saw Van der Sar commit suicide, and they all had a desperate mentality, and the once brilliant Dutch East India Fleet was about to face the end of total annihilation today.

"Surrender!" A colonel said loudly.

"Surrender, perhaps only surrender of our lives can be guaranteed!"

Soon, the remaining 60 or so Dutch ships all raised the white flag.

LΓΌ Ping saw that the Dutch fleet had surrendered under the white flag, so he ordered the shelling to stop.

Han Sihai was the same, seeing that the invincible Dutch East India Fleet was sunk by the Daming Naval Division, his heart blossomed, and after seeing the surrender of the Dutch fleet, he also ordered to stop the shelling.

Sun Hao saw that the Dutch fleet surrendered under the white flag, and did not despise these Dutch navies, they also made an effective counterattack under extremely unfavorable circumstances, although they did not hit one of their own battleships, they could only say that their own artillery was too powerful, and they were too far away, so they were not hit by a battleship.

Seeing that there were still more than 60 intact battleships of the Dutch warships, Sun Hao's heart blossomed, and with the addition of these more than 60 warships, his navy could expand the training team again. Although it is also possible to buy or customize a wooden sail warship in Li Gang, but now there is no money, Sun Hao will definitely choose the former.