Huang Wanqing seemed to have a hunch, feeling that this time the matter was not simple, if these Dutch came prepared, then the situation would be more serious. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because the four 1,000-material warships that served as escorts were still equipped with front-loading guns, the original plan was to enter the Shanghai shipyard to renovate after returning from Luzon this time, and replace them with new breech-loading guns.

"Bring me my binoculars."

Soon, a fellow brought a monocular, and Huang Wanqing boarded the highest lookout post of the 3,000-material steam-powered transport ship.

Through the telescope, Huang Wanqing had seen clearly, in the distance, an armed fleet was sailing towards his side, obviously, the other party had discovered Huang Wanqing's fleet.

"It's really Dutch!"

It has been established that it is the fleet of the Dutch, and this time is different from the previous ones, the fleet of the Dutch has encountered several times before, and the opponent is usually a few warships, but this time, there are nine of them.

It's not good!

Feeling that the matter was serious, Huang Wanqing knew that his ten 3,000-material transport ships, all loaded with various materials, could not fall into the hands of these Dutch, nor could they be sunk by the Dutch, otherwise, they would suffer heavy losses.

"Raise the flag, pass the order, and prepare for battle!"

The fleet of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company can also be regarded as an armed fleet, which is generally escorted by a thousand warships, and the guys on board are armed with muskets, all of which are rifled guns.

There are three kinds of muskets, the first is a smoothbore front-loading gun, which is mainly equipped with the Korean Legion, and the second bell is a rifled front-loading gun, which is mainly equipped with the guys of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company, and the guys of every ship basically have such a musket.

The third type of musket is, of course, a breech-loading gun with copper-shelled bullets, which is the standard rifle of the infantry divisions, and of course, is now also equipped with the newly formed railway soldiers.

The flag was out, the order was given, everyone began to prepare, and many of the men, with muskets and ammunition, all went to the firing position, and the four steam-powered warships, which began to load shells, took the lead and rushed to the front.

These four thousand-material warships are in the role of frigates, playing a protective role, and in this case, they naturally rush to the front.

The Dutch fleet, maintaining a tactical formation, full of sails, has a very clear goal, that is, Huang Wanqing's fleet, and the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer.

Huang Wanqing saw more clearly, the other party not only had nine warships, but one of them was very large, much larger than his own 3,000 material transport ship, this was a large warship, and the artillery on it was densely packed, as if to say, I am not simple.

With the development of colonization in Western countries, the development of shipbuilding technology and artillery technology in the West is also very fast, especially shipbuilding technology, which has reached its peak in the construction of wooden sail ships, and has been able to build super-large ships with a displacement of thousands of tons.

Even, Western countries have begun to develop and build sail battleships, and the big ship in front of you is not known if it is a sail battleship, anyway, it is very large, and the number of guns is very large.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and it has come into the range of the artillery of both sides.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The other party took the lead in firing the cannon, and sure enough, it was premeditated, and the comer was not good, a cannonball clearly hit one of the 1,000-material steam-powered warships, exploding on the side of the ship, causing some damage to the 1,000-material warship.

After the explosion, it was clearly found that the position where the 1,000-material warship was hit was obviously damaged, but it did not affect the combat power of the 1,000-material warship.

The four 1,000-material warships began to return fire, and one by one the shells were fired, and it could be seen that the guns of the 1,000-material warships were more accurate than the Dutch's artillery.

The artillery of the Dutch, estimated to be a front-loading smoothbore gun, and the gun of a thousand-material warship was a 70 mm caliber rifled gun, but it was a first-generation 70 mm gun with black powder.

Four against nine!

These four thousand-material warships were obviously at a disadvantage, although the artillery was more advanced than the other side, but the caliber was not large, only 70 mm, and they were absolutely inferior in numbers.

"Order, full throttle, out of the battlefield!"

If you can't win, you can only run, taking advantage of the speed advantage of steam-powered sea ships to leave these Dutch warships behind.

The flags were raised, and these 3,000 steam-powered transport ships were at full speed, chopping through the waves, and sailing in the direction of Shanghai Port.

The four 1,000-material warships performed very heroically, undertaking the task of rearing and covering, preventing the pursuit of those Dutch warships, and even, seeing that a Dutch warship adjusted its sails and adjusted its direction, and chased towards everyone, these 1,000-material warships immediately stopped.

There were two 1,000-material warships, which cooperated tacitly, and at the same time as they were firing at full power, the 70-mm guns on the ships opened fire on the Dutch warship.

The sail ship, in front of the steam-powered ship, can only be regarded as turtle speed, coupled with the large target, the shells fired by the 70-mm gun almost hit this Dutch warship.

"Boom !!"

The Dutch warship exploded violently, sawdust flew everywhere, flames soared into the sky, and thick smoke rose from the ship, presumably the ship's gunpowder detonation, blowing the ship to pieces.

The two thousand-material warships sailed away at full speed into the distance, leaving only two backs for these Dutchmen.

On the largest Dutch warship, there was a blonde and blue-eyed Dutchman, who was so angry that he didn't think about it, and after such a long time of careful planning, he finally seized an opportunity, originally thinking that he could capture a few Chinese ships and make a good windfall.

didn't think about it, Mao didn't catch a single one, his sail ships were only in front of these Chinese steam-powered transport ships, and he could only watch these ships go away, and he actually lost a warship.

"Shet!"

The leading Dutchman was so angry that he watched Huang Wanqing's fleet gradually move away and finally disappear on the sea level.

………

Naha Naval Port.

Zheng Chenggong has already received an order to lead the Second Fleet to recover Taiwan, take root in Taiwan, and establish a military port in Taiwan as the home port of the Second Fleet.

As the commander of the Second Fleet, Zheng Chenggong has not fought a sea battle for a long time, and not only Zheng Chenggong, but all the officers and men of the entire Second Fleet are eager to have a great battle.

Zheng Chenggong is no stranger to the Dutch and Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong has long wanted to clean up the Dutch, and now, the opportunity has come.

The current Second Fleet can be described as a strong army, not only has been equipped with four ironclad ships, one of which is the latest ironclad ship, with a displacement of 2,300 tons, equipped with 200 mm caliber breech loading guns.

The new ironclad ship, codenamed "Tianjin Ship", is the second of the "012B" type ironclad ship, the first "Nanjing Ship" is equipped with the First Fleet, and the "Tianjin Ship" is now Zheng Chenggong's flagship.

In addition to the ironclad ships, there are also more than 20 steam-powered warships of 3,000 materials, all of which are breech-loaded with artillery and copper-hulled shells using smokeless gunpowder, and their combat power is no longer than it is today.

In addition to the 3,000-material steam-powered warship, there are also several 1,000-material steam-powered reconnaissance ships, which are not large in tonnage and equipped with the largest caliber artillery is only 70 mm, but they are fast in speed, have a long range, and are equipped with advanced telescopes, making them a good hand in maritime reconnaissance.

Now, with so many warships and all breech-loading guns, Zheng Chenggong wants to show his skills, and he has long wanted to show his hands.

A naval colonel, wearing a white naval uniform, walked quickly into Zheng Chenggong's headquarters and reported: "Commander, the latest news, a few days ago, in the Taiwan Strait, the Dutch dispatched more than a dozen warships to attack the fleet of the Eastern Ocean Shipping Company. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "These Dutch are really lawless, even the fleet of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company dares to attack, by the way, what about our losses?" ”

The colonel reported: "Our losses were not significant, except for a slightly more damaged steam-powered warship of 1,000 materials, which has now been repaired at the Shanghai shipyard, only a few were slightly damaged, and the Dutch sank one ship." ”

"Well deserved!" Zheng Chenggong said: "Send a steam-powered reconnaissance ship to find out the situation of the Dutch, and in addition, notify the officers above the captain level to hold a meeting at the headquarters in an hour." ”

Everyone next to them looked excited, and everyone thought in their hearts, it's great that it's finally going to be a war.

The signal corps quickly conveyed the order, and the captains of the ships and the naval officers above began to come to the headquarters for a meeting, while several steam-powered reconnaissance ships quickly sailed out of Naha Port, and after leaving Naha Bay, they headed all the way south in the direction of Taiwan.

………

Taiwan, chicken coop.

Since last year, the Dutch have completely defeated the Spaniards in Taiwan, and now, the chicken coop is the most Dutch place, the other being Tamsui and Chimo.

In Jondon Harbor, these warships and several sailing ships were docked, and everything seemed to be as usual, but in the sea off Jetch Harbor, a different ship appeared, this was a steam-powered reconnaissance ship.

On the reconnaissance ship, on several lookout posts, there are sailors who are carefully observing, and among them, there are also sailors who have drawn the coastline in the distance and the situation in Joncoop Harbor.

"Captain, are we getting closer, a little far away from this position, something is not very clear."

The captain of this reconnaissance ship, holding a monocular, looked at it for a long time, and then said slowly: "Go two more nautical miles, pay attention to the surrounding situation." ”

The steam-powered reconnaissance ship began to move closer to the port of the cocoon, and not long after, it traveled about two nautical miles, and at this position, it was not far from the port of the cocoon, and it was even more clear through the telescope of the reconnaisance ship.

Several sailors will quickly and skillfully draw down the detected situation, such as the situation of Chicken Coop Harbor, the nearby landforms, and so on.

"Captain, no, we've been discovered!"

………

Today's two watches, the first one is sent. (To be continued.) )