"General, I saw the Chinese cruiser!" The lookout of the Dutch Navy said.

And the commander of the Dutch East India Fleet, Cole, immediately said: "Dinner! ”

Soon, the Dutch began to eat in a hurry, but apparently in a hurry.

Many people do not know what the Navy in this era will do first if they find an enemy. Later generations simply could not believe that the first thing the navy did after discovering the enemy in this era was to eat. This is due to the fact that the range of artillery in this era was only a few kilometers, and often the lookout on the mast could use the naval telescope to see the enemy dozens of kilometers away. And such a large warship, the mast or lookout platform used in the navy can easily see the enemy with a telescope from tens of kilometers away.

However, seeing the enemy does not mean going to war, and if you want to go to war, you must wait for the enemy to be within range. However, for a distance of tens of kilometers, it takes about an hour for both sides to reach the other side's range, so this time will be used by many navies as an opportunity to add food before the war. Because once a naval battle starts, it often lasts for a few hours to more than ten hours, and once the war starts, there is no chance to eat, so it is necessary to eat as much as possible before the naval battle. In this era, there are not many automation equipment on naval warships, and many of them have to be solved by manpower. And once the war starts for more than ten hours, the soldier's physical energy is consumed at high intensity. With such a high intensity of consumption, it is impossible to sustain the operation if there is not enough energy reserves. Therefore, many navies will let the soldiers eat a meal immediately after discovering the enemy, and then use it as a meal before the battle, trying to replenish energy as much as possible for the next battle.

And the Chinese have this tradition, because if you are dead and a ghost, you must also be a full ghost, which is more applicable to this traditional China of pre-war meals. So. When both sides discovered each other's enemies, they had a meal together and then prepared to start the battle.

Both sides are hurrying up to eat, but there are still some people who are busy, such as looking at hands.

"It was found that the Dutch had one hundred and twenty-five warships, all battleships of iron ribs. If you follow the standards of foreign devils, they should all belong to the third class of battleships. Their artillery is still the traditional method, which is to deploy the guns along both sides of the ship, and there are probably a dozen cannons on one side, but according to intelligence, they are all traditional front-loading rifled guns. Lookout said.

About an hour later, the warships on both sides were less than ten kilometers away, and the soldiers on both sides were ready for battle.

"Soldiers, this is the first battle of our Taiwan Navy, don't embarrass me. If anyone loses face. Jump into the sea by yourself! Li He shouted.

"Yes!"

On the Dutch side, it was a little more tragic. Each of their warships has about 100 people, and the more than 100 warships are already in the tens of thousands, but they have little confidence in defeating the Taiwan Navy this time. Because the gap between the two sides is too big, because they already know that the Taiwanese Navy is all steel cruisers, and the artillery is all modern artillery, and they still use those front-loading rifled guns. The gap between the two sides is not a little bit. So the navy of the Dutchmen has hundreds of warships, and the number of naval forces is almost ten times that of the Taiwanese side. However, it does not regard it as an opponent of the Taiwan Navy at all.

"On the sea, we should fight for boat power, not manpower. Yu Dayou of the Ming Dynasty showed this point, in the naval battle, it is definitely not about fighting for manpower, but relying on the advanced and combat effectiveness of the ships, and it is not necessary to compete in the naval battle. This time we won! Li He closed his eyes and said.

Li He knew with his eyes closed that Taiwan's navy had won this time, so he was not in a hurry.

"Dutch soldiers, for the honor of our Netherlands, we rush!" Dutch Navy Commander Cole shouted.

"The Dutch are already within our range. Do you aim and fire? The gunnery chief of the cruiser detachment asked.

"Fire!" Li He said.

"Measure the elements!"

"Distance XXX, artillery angle XXX, ready!"

And in this era, if the guns of battleships want to shoot, the first and most important thing is range-taking. If you can't accurately measure the range, you won't be able to calculate the firing elements of those artillery, and naturally you won't be able to hit accurately. Therefore, Wang Guorui deliberately let the rangefinders of each warship be specially assigned to the Red Alert soldiers, so that the fastest and most accurate method can be used to calculate and measure the firing parameters of the artillery, and then the artillery can be fired as much as possible, and it can be fired very accurately.

"Fire!"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

The five Orlando-class cruisers of the Taiwanese fleet fired twenty-five guns at the same time, and then the guns fired at the Dutch at a rapid pace.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

In front of the Dutch army, a large number of near-miss bombs immediately landed on the warships that the Dutch were walking in the front. The Dutch warship was swayed by the explosion of the artillery, and it looked very dangerous. And this time, although not a single shell hit, it scared many people.

"In the first round of shooting, you hit a straddle shot?" Cole thought in horror.

The so-called straddle fire, that is, several shells fired by the same battleship at the same time produce a close miss next to the target enemy ship, which means that there is no problem with this aiming parameter, and then as long as you aim according to this parameter, you will definitely be able to hit the enemy ship if you keep it in this way. The reason why it didn't hit was because of the slightest error of the shell, and anyway, no matter how wrong it was, it would hit the enemy.

"I hope that our sacrifice can bring victory to this war!" Cole said.

"Dutch navy, for the glory of our ancestors, rush with me!"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

"Bang--, -......"

Soon, the Dutch warships that rushed to the front were also hit by the cannons, and then they broke a big hole one after another. And the Dutch, such an iron-ribbed warship, could not stop the current artillery at all, and it was soon blown up and crippled. In this second round of firing, the Dutch had three warships that were damaged and either sank or withdrawn from the battle.

"Rush, rush to them, entangle them!" Cole shouted.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

There are constantly Dutch warships that are broken and sunk, and this Li He also feels a little surprised, the Dutch seem to have some problems.

"Captain Li, it seems that something is wrong! This Dutchman seems to be looking for death, not fighting us! A bridge staff officer said.

Li He also felt different, these Dutchmen did not seem to be fighting, but like they were looking for death. Even if they knew that they were sinking or suffering heavy losses when they rushed forward, they still moved forward, this was no longer a normal battle, and they were completely sacrificing their own navy.

"What the hell are they doing, it seems like they're sending them to death!" Li He also felt a little surprised.

If it were any normal general, they would not choose to do this, this is completely consuming their own country's naval strength.

"Spread out and fight for each other! It depends on your luck if any of you survives. Cole said.

Soon, the Dutch also began to disperse, and instead of fighting in a centralized manner, they seemed to fight separately, without command. And the Dutch suddenly came to such a hand, which really overwhelmed Taiwan's warships. Because so many Dutch were scattered, and the Dutch warships were everywhere, apparently not fighting at all. They fought on their own, as if they were all running away, and then this made Li He not know who to pursue.

"What the hell are these Dutchmen playing? Do you think you'll be able to defeat us by doing this? A bridge staff officer muttered to himself in surprise.

Although the Dutch were scattered, it seemed as if they were in separate formations, without a neat formation. Of course, doing so will make Taiwan's warships at a loss for a while and unable to find their targets. If it is a collective action of warships, it is a regular pattern. However, once the combat is dispersed, it will be a good reputation for the law, and Taiwan's warships will not know what to do. However, such a situation made it impossible for the Dutch to exert their combat effectiveness at all. Once dispersed, the combat effectiveness of the Dutch could not be brought into play, how could they pose a threat to the cruiser detachment in Taiwan?

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Taiwan's cruisers continued to fire cannons, and although they sank some Dutch warships, the effect was very poor, and not many Dutch warships were sunk. Because these enemy warships are so irregular, it is true that they are unable to display their combat effectiveness, but Taiwan's armed forces are also unable to concentrate their firepower on a certain aspect for a while. Coupled with the fact that they are in a chaotic formation, it is not easy to aim.

"This is a game of cat and mouse with us!" Li He said.

Although the Taiwanese warships sank more than 20 warships of the Dutch, the Dutch did not classify them as combat, but made it impossible for the Taiwanese warships to concentrate their firepower and aim. So the losses of the Dutch were greatly reduced. However, the Dutch could not threaten Taiwan's warships, because their artillery did not pose any threat to Taiwan's all-steel warships, and these Dutchmen were mainly engaged in guerrilla fighting, and did not take the initiative to attack.

"It's been five hours, what the hell are these Dutchmen doing?" Li He almost wanted to go crazy.

"General, the Dutch collectively hoisted the white flag!" The lookout shouted.

"What? They surrendered? "Li He felt very incredible.

And when the commander of the Dutch Navy, Cole, came to Li He, Li He listened to Cole's explanation, and finally shouted: "Damn, we have been smashed by the Dutch." (To be continued......)