Wen Bangliang led the fleet and pursued it, but with the Marines on land, he began to pick up the Dutch who had jumped into the water, and those Dutchmen knew each other well, and basically no one resisted.

The river channel has become clogged due to the sinking of a large number of Dutch warships.

While directing the capture of the Dutchmen who had jumped into the water, Wen Bangliang ordered the river to be cleared. For the time being, there is no need to salvage all the Dutch warships, as long as the frigates can pass.

The frigate is only five hundred tons, and it can be passed by cleaning it casually.

I saw that behind the frigate, there were more than thirty fireships. It was filled with thatch and poured with oil. In a hurry, only so many fireboats could be prepared, all of which were converted from fishing boats with a big nail in front.

Such fireships are very low-level, far from being as good as the letter ships of the Ming Dynasty, but this operation is a river operation, and these fireships can go down the river and ignite and put down when they are close to the enemy ships, without the need to carry out the longitudinal operation as at sea.

In less than half an hour, the river cleared a passage that could accommodate the passage of frigates, and five frigates went down the river with dozens of fireboats.

…… Sixteen Dutch warships drifted in the river for a long time, and suddenly in the distance, on the river, they saw five frigates waiting there.

There was a sigh in their hearts, and the Dutch at this moment no longer had the slightest morale, like frightened birds, and when they saw the frigate of the Nanyang detachment, they all exclaimed.

"Rush over and shred them." The Dutchman's commander roared with red eyes, and everyone around him reacted for a moment.

As soon as the flagship rushed, the other warships followed suit.

The other side has only five frigates, while they have sixteen warships, although they are damaged to varying degrees, but they still have combat effectiveness.

If you want to be approached by them, these extremely hateful Shandong pirates will definitely be torn to pieces by them. Looking at the formation of the five frigates in a row, they didn't plan to run.

Although these frigates are fast, turning in a river channel where mobility is difficult is time-consuming, as there is not enough space to maneuver.

Sixteen Dutch warships rushed down the river, and the momentum seemed to be unstoppable.

However, when there were still six hundred meters away from the frigate, the bottom of the flagship that rushed to the front suddenly rumbled and trembled, as if it was suddenly interrupted by a ** time.

"What's wrong?" The commander yelled, an ominous premonition rising in his mind.

"Report to sir, those pirates have scuttled boats to block the river."

"It's all blocked?"

"Yes."

The soldier who reported was about to cry, and the commander ran to the edge of the deck with a few steps, and looked down the river, only to see several merchant ships sunk in the middle of the river.

Looking up, the warships on both sides had been forced to be intercepted, and after carefully counting, these Shandong pirates had scuttled ten large merchant ships!

What a reluctance!

The commander gritted his teeth and thought hatefully.

"Sir, what do we do now?" The adjutant ran to his side with a crying voice and asked.

"What else can I do, pull those wrecks away right away." The commander shouted, and as soon as the commander's order was given, the ships were busy preparing.

The Dutch prepared a lot of ropes and tied them to their boats, and some sailors who were good at sailing jumped down the river with ropes in their hands.

At the same time, the warship began to adjust the sails, although the wind direction was southeast, but by adjusting the side sails, the warship could still be allowed to retreat, but the pull force was not very large, but so many warships were dragged together, and they could always be dragged away.

However, the five frigates that were eyeing the Dutch in the distance naturally could not let the Dutch get their wish, and seeing the Dutch dragging the rope and diving into the water to drag the boat, the five frigates opened fire in an instant.

Whichever Dutch warship has a rope on it, hit the sails of whichever one.

The five frigates downstream were in the downwind position, their guns slightly cocked, and the sails of the Dutch were surprisingly accurate.

The Dutch, under fire, were powerless.

Six hundred meters!

It's still a little far. The Dutch had a lot of heavy artillery, but the shells were large, and they couldn't hit far. Although it can hit a kilometer away, it is really not lethal at a distance of 600 meters.

Moreover, most of the Dutch warships were aimed at the five frigates, and it was difficult to arrange the side fire for a while.

Under the blows of the Dutch, the sails on the warships were damaged one by one.

However, the Dutch returned fire, and some Dutch warships in a row rumbled at the five frigates, and the shells were still hitting the waterline of the frigates.

But these frigates were not made of Paulownia, and they were more resistant to shelling, and the shells from six hundred meters away were almost powerless, and although they smashed the waterline of the frigates into sawdust, they did not receive any effect.

The five frigates, although they were shelled, did not retreat.

At this point, it must be resisted.

The situation is critical, and if they can't stand it, the Dutch may run away.

The fierce battle lasted almost an hour, and the five frigates were already scarred and could no longer fight, while the Dutch were completely blocked in the river.

Ten Dutch warships were lying across the river, and after losing their sails, these ten warships could only drift sideways, blocked by the merchant ships at the bottom of the river.

And the Dutch warships in the back, because these ten warships are in front, they can't drag the merchant ships at the bottom of the river at all, because now they don't just have to drag the merchant ships under the water, those merchant ships are also leaning on by ten warships.

The Dutch were out of shape for a while.

At this time, the five frigates also retreated one after another, retreating to a distance of 800 meters for shelling, and the damage to the waterline position no longer allowed for continued close shelling.

If you shell from 800 meters away, the accuracy will be reduced.

…… After a stalemate of two hours, five frigates suddenly arrived upstream of the river, and in front of them were dozens of fireboats laden with thatch.

Without saying a word, the ten fireships were directly ignited, and then the ropes were released.

Ten fireships soon drifted down.

One by one, the Dutch faces suddenly turned to ashes, and many Dutch soldiers cried out in horror, and the experienced Dutch sailors naturally knew what kind of predicament they faced.

At this time, the direction of the wind was blowing downstream, and the flames on the fireboat were blowing in their direction, and if they were hit, it would be a large burn.

The Dutch gunners on the warship began to frantically shell the fireboats on the river, trying to sink them.

Under the intensive shelling, it was still relatively effective, after all, there were too few ten fireships, only one broke through the blockade line of artillery fire, and the other nine were sunk by shells.

But the thatch was still floating on the water, and it was doused with oil, but it was not so easy to extinguish, but it was more scattered, and it could not burn the Dutch warship for a while.

Although the first wave of fireships was stopped by them, there were dozens of fireships in the distance, and if they were put down in one go, the end could be imagined.

"Sir, let's surrender!"

"Yes! Sir, I don't want to be burned to ashes. ”

"Anyway, I have to surrender in the end."

"No, we can't cheapen these Shandong bandits, if our warships fall into their hands, the company's interests in the Far East will be completely wiped out." The commander resolutely denied.

"Sir, once our warships are destroyed, and the company no longer has a few warships, do you think the interests of the Far East can still be preserved?" The adjutant persuaded bitterly: "Anyway, sooner or later, we have to surrender, it is better to surrender now, if we annoy these Mingren, we will ...... in the future."

"Yes! Sir! The interests of the Far East can no longer be saved, it is better to surrender directly! ”

One by one, the Dutch officers around him persuaded.

The Netherlands was a country of merchants, but it was also a wealthy country, and the comfortable life often left the soldiers without enough willpower.

The commander of the fleet was persuaded by these people, and was immediately a little shaken.

"Oh no, sir, they're ready to set fire to the ship again."

"Surrender, surrender immediately." When the commander of the fleet heard the report, he immediately shouted. If this fire really burns, it may not be possible to survive by diving.

After jumping into the water, there were burning warships everywhere. Even if they were able to swim to safety, they would most likely be swept downstream by the river, and if the Ming people didn't search for them, they would die in the rainforest.

When the commander thought of this, he did not hesitate any longer.

What corporate interests, to hell with it!

The white flag was quickly raised on the flagship of the Dutch, and the captains of the surrounding warships knew that there was no possibility of escape at this time.

Seeing the surrender of the flagship, they also raised the white flag one after another.

On the frigate in the distance, Wen Bangliang held a telescope and looked at the Dutch warship raising the white flag, showing a happy smile.

It worked.

Total annihilation of the Dutch Far East Fleet.

Once the Batavia Company loses this fleet, it will have no sea power in Asia, and it will become a existence at sea that can be slaughtered by others.

Later it would have been easier to plunder Dutch merchant ships.

It is possible that the Dutch will be completely defeated in East Asia, unless the Dutch still have the strength to come to their aid, but this is not a big possibility.

And the Shandong Navy got these warships of the Dutch, and the rise was imminent, and the only thing missing was skilled sailors.

Wen Bangliang immediately sent a frigate to take the surrender, but he did not let his guard down, and the closer he got to victory, the more he had to prevent the cooked duck from flying.

The surrender lasted nearly two hours before it was completed, and the marines on the frigate took all the Dutch under control.

The Dutch were very cooperative, very cooperative.

At this time, there was no capital to resist, and in order not to get brutal revenge, they naturally did not dare to move.

However, it took three days to clear the battlefield and bring the Dutch warships back to Palembang, where many of their sails were damaged and could not move, and they were all towed by the ships.

After towing the eighteen Dutch warships back to port, Wen Bangliang began salvage work. The merchant ships that sank to the bottom of the river, as well as the Dutch warships that sank, had to be salvaged.

Some of the sunken Dutch warships can still be repaired. The warships that burned out were completely scrapped, and the damage was already irreparable.

As for how many of the sunken warships can be repaired, it is unknown, if the keel is damaged, it is useless.

(To be continued)