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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The warships of the Xinhua Navy, using the two 105mm main guns in the stern, ruthlessly ravaged the fourth-class and fifth-class battleships of the pursuing Dutch Navy! The power of the 105-millimeter guns of the Xinhua Navy is much greater than that of the 24-pounder guns of the Western Navy, and perhaps only the 32-pounder guns can be compared. Such power is undoubtedly fatal for a small warship!

In the navies of the Western powers, the third-class battleships are the main battleships. The fourth, fifth and sixth class battleships in the back are just a supplement. But in the South Seas, the enemies faced by the Western powers are generally weaker. Four, five, or six level warships are enough to easily defeat the opponent. The third class battleship existed as the flagship of the fleet. As for the more powerful second-class and first-class warships, it is simply impossible to send them to the South Seas!

However, in the face of Xinhua's 'Shark-class' cruisers, this kind of bloated battleship with many gun positions was no match for the 'Shark-class' cruisers at all. It can be said that this is a confrontation between two different philosophies entirely. Relying on the power and range of naval guns, the 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy completely had the upper hand in the face of the warships of Western countries!

"Boom!" A 105-mm shell exploded in the bow of a sixth-rank battleship of the Dutch Navy. The entire capital of the ship was cut off in the explosion. Waters 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. Now there is no one to rescue them at all! Defeat your opponents in naval battles, that's all that matters!

"Hell!" Seeing that his own warship was sunk again, Vice Admiral Johannes couldn't help but scold!

On the battlefield now, it seems that the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet is chasing the Xinhua Navy. But in reality, it is entirely the Xinhua Navy that dominates. The Xinhua Navy used its own advantages to continuously destroy the warships of the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet. Little by little, the strength of the Dutch navy was weakened until it was finally able to gain absolute upper hand.

"General! Those yellow-skinned monkeys are so cunning! They saw through our tactics. The focus of the attack is on our Tier 4 and Tier 5 ships! Our battleships, with their guns, were deployed on both sides of the battleship, while the bow was facing the enemy. Unable to attack enemies. And those yellow-skinned monkey warships can use the cannons in the stern of the ship to attack our battleships! The cannons they deployed in the stern of the ship are all large-caliber heavy guns! To our ships of the fifth and sixth ranks. It's enough to pose a deadly threat! Brigadier General Phoenix said. Right now. He is becoming less and less optimistic about this naval battle. The tactical thinking of the Xinhua Navy is already completely ahead of the Dutch Navy and the entire West. It's like a baby fighting an adult, and you can imagine what the final result will be!

Commodore Phoenix secretly made up his mind that after this battle was over, he must find a way to promote the transformation of the Dutch Navy. Learn from the Xinhua Navy. Only in this way will the Dutch Navy be able to continue to be strong. In Europe. The current Netherlands is only a second-rate power, far from being comparable with Britain and France. Perhaps, in this way, the glory of the Netherlands can be restored. Of course, he doesn't have much hope for this battle! As soon as the battle began, the Xinhua Navy firmly grasped the rhythm of the battlefield, and the Dutch Navy was completely led by the nose. If it continues, the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet will definitely be defeated!

"But is there any other way for us now? Those abominable yellow-skinned monkeys, they just know how to escape! Lieutenant General Johannes scolded viciously. This tactic adopted by the Xinhua Navy made the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy unable to parry!

"General! Fall back! Exit the Celebes Sea and return from the Strait of Makassar to the Java Sea! Only in this way will it be possible to keep the main forces of the fleet! Brigadier General Phoenix suggested. Since victory is not visible, then the most important thing is to retreat decisively and preserve the strength of the fleet.

"What? Fall back? Are we going to throw in the towel from those yellow-skinned monkeys? No, it's absolutely impossible! Lieutenant General Johannes stubbornly shook his head. In his opinion, the great Dutch navy must not surrender to the weak Chinese! No, not even at the cost of your life!

Brigadier Phoenix shook his head helplessly and said no more. The Spaniards were defeated by the Xinhua army, which made the Kingdom of Spain a laughing stock throughout Europe. Annoyed and angry, Queen Isabella II of Spain ordered the Spanish army and navy to form an expeditionary force to go to the South Seas to take revenge on Xinhua and recapture Luzon. If the Dutch navy is also defeated, then the Kingdom of Holland will surely follow in the footsteps of the Kingdom of Spain and become the laughing stock of the whole of Europe. King William I of the Netherlands was also not a good-natured man. When the time comes, the generals they will send to Indonesia will definitely have no good fruit to eat.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The warships on both sides continued to open fire, and on the Celebes Sea, the sound of artillery rumbled, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air. If you look down from the sky, you can find that the navy of the new China State at this moment is sailing to the north in an orderly manner. Moreover, they deliberately controlled the speed of the voyage, so that the distance between the two sides stabilized at about three kilometers. Even if the Dutch fleet were to catch up, it would be difficult to shorten the distance between the two sides. At the same time, the Dutch fleet had to brave the heavy artillery fire of the Xinhua Navy. Ships are constantly being hit, either on fire or simply sunk!

'Oh God!' The Roden's was hit! At least three 24-pounder shells hit her! Poor 'Roden'! "On the battleship 'East India', the flagship of the East India Fleet, the watchman exclaimed.

The Roden, a fifth-class battleship, was hit by three 105mm shells while pursuing the Xinhua Navy. Two of the shells blew the bow of the battleship Roden, and the other hit the left waterline of the Roden. The wooden hull could not withstand a violent explosion at all. Near the waterline, a large hole of more than three meters was directly blown out. The sea frantically poured into the battleship 'Roden'. The Dutch sailors on the battleship were simply helpless against such a big hole. After hesitating for a few seconds, the captain decisively gave the order to abandon the ship. In less than five minutes, this battleship with a displacement of more than 600 tons capsized on the surface of the sea and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea!

"Ha Lu Ha! Sink another one! Keep up the good work, brothers! Send all those foreign devils to the bottom of the sea! "In the bridge of the cruiser 'Xinhua', a smile appeared on the face of the commander of the First Fleet, Wei Yong. Watching the Dutch Navy warships being hit one after another, those Dutch sailors jumped into the sea like dumplings, this scene is really wonderful!

After four hours of fighting, the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet had already suffered heavy losses! Of the four sixth-class warships and the 11 fifth-class warships that pursued the Xinhua Navy, four sixth-class warships were all sunk, three of the 11 fifth-class warships were also sunk, and the remaining eight were mostly wounded. As for the main forces of the other two third-class battleships and six fourth-class battleships of the Dutch Navy, they were still fifteen kilometers away and completely lagged behind. The Xinhua Navy, after several hours of fierce fighting, has completely mastered the situation and created an excellent opportunity!

"Order the ships to turn, we now have an hour to deal with the 8 fifth-tier warships that are following behind! Then, let's fight the Dutch! "On the cruiser 'Xinhua', Wei Yong gave the order.

The 24 'Shark-class' cruisers of the two major fleets of the Xinhua Navy turned around one after another and surrounded the eight fifth-class warships that continued to pursue behind.

"Damn! Those yellow-skinned monkeys are going to encircle and annihilate our fifth-tier battleship! "On the battleship 'Oriental India', Commodore Phoenix said with a pale face. The pursuit of the Xinhua Navy with light warships was his suggestion. However, now such a problem arises.

Lieutenant General Johannes's face was even more gloomy and a little frightening. After the 24 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy turned around, they had already begun to besiege the fifth-class warships of the Dutch Navy! Every third 'Shark-class' cruiser besieges a Tier 5 battleship. The fifth-tier warships of the Dutch Navy simply could not resist. They could only fire shells at the Xinhua Navy in vain, but all the shells fell on the surface of the sea and did not have any effect!

"Order the ships, speed up and rush up to the rescue of those warships! Order those Tier 5 ships to move closer to us! Lieutenant General Johannes ordered.

"General! We're doomed! If we continue, we will lose more ships! Now the only way is to retreat! Retreat now! Hold on until dark, and we will be able to escape the pursuit of the Xinhua Navy with the help of night! Brigadier General Phoenix suggested again.

"No! I can't leave those ships behind! Lieutenant General Johannes stubbornly shook his head.

By the time Vice Admiral Johannes led two third-class battleships and six fourth-class battleships to the battlefield, the eight fifth-class battleships of the Dutch Navy had all been killed!

It was this stubborn decision of Vice Admiral Johannes that caused the crushing defeat of the Dutch Navy! This also put the Kingdom of the Netherlands at a disadvantage in this war with the Xinhua Kingdom. (To be continued......)