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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "In the face of the siege of the two 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy, the 'Alke' battleship chose to fight back. It's just that this fifth-class battleship with a displacement of only more than six hundred tons, although it has 36 guns. But most of these guns were small-caliber 6-pounder or 9-pounder, 12-pounder and 18-pounder, which was very rare. In addition, the range of the old breech gun is relatively short, and it almost does not pose any threat to the warships of the Xinhua Navy three thousand meters away!

In front of the 'Shark-class' cruiser of the Xinhua Navy, the 'Alke' battleship is like a weak and helpless girl facing a strong man.

"It's a fight! Our navy and the navy of foreign devils are fighting! The final victory will definitely belong to us! The kingdom's navy will win! On the merchant ship, the fat merchant and the sailors on the dry ship all exclaimed. They were now in a safe sea, and it was the first time they had seen a battle at sea. Especially under the premise that the Xinhua Navy has the upper hand, they are even more excited. At this time, the fat merchant no longer ordered the merchant ships to flee, but stayed to watch the battle!

The Chinese have been bullied in Nanyang for too long, so much so that most of them unconsciously put themselves in an inferior position when facing foreigners. The rise of the new Chinese state. Let these Chinese people see hope. In particular, when the Xinhua Navy beat the warships of foreigners, they were shocked from the depths of their souls, a kind of national self-confidence and self-esteem that were still hidden. It's starting to wake up, too!

"Boom!" A 75-mm naval gun shell hit the port side of the battleship 'Alke', blowing up a gun position. The six-pounder gun, which weighed nine hundred pounds, was overturned, killing two Dutch gunners.

At this moment, the 'Alke' is completely at the point of being passively beaten. The Xinhua Navy deliberately controlled the distance of engagement at 3,000 meters, and at this distance, the Dutch Navy could only sigh. The old breech gun has a range of up to 3,000 meters. But there is no guarantee at all. The point of impact of the shell. Each one is so outrageous that you can't even touch the side of the warships of the Xinhua Navy.

"Sir! It can't go on like this! Those yellow-skinned monkeys are getting more and more accurate, and we will soon be sunk! A junior officer suggested. For them. This battle was very aggrieved. The Shark-class cruisers of the Xinhua Navy were equipped with fewer guns, but they had a very fast rate of fire. In addition, the Xinhua warships have always stayed out of the range of the Dutch warships. If this continues, the Dutch battleship is destined to be sunk!

Major Carlyle was also very annoyed. The Xinhua Navy is too shameless, this tactic. It is something that the Dutch Navy has never experienced at all.

"Boom!" A 105-mm shell hit the bow of the 'Alke'. A large hole was blown out in the bow of the ship. The explosion caused a raging fire, and the officers and men of the Dutch Navy hurriedly put out the fire.

It's just that it seems that from this time on, these Dutchmen began to be unlucky. The Xinhua Navy was getting more and more accurate, and the shells continued to explode around the battleship 'Alke', and from time to time shells hit the unfortunate battleship. The battleship 'Alke' is nothing more than a fifth-class battleship with a displacement of more than 600 tons. Under the siege of the two 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Kingdom, they were soon scarred!

Ultimately. At the suggestion of the other officers and men on board, Major Carlisle had no choice but to order surrender. He knew it. If the fight continues, the battleship 'Alke' will definitely be sunk!

The battleship 'Alker' lowered its sails and the cannons returned to the cabin. The Xinhua Navy sent troops to board the battleship 'Alc' in small boats and captured the Dutch naval officers and sailors on it. The captain of the ship, Rear Admiral Claire, was taken directly to the 21st battleship!

"Damn! We are the Dutch Navy! Your attack on us without declaring war is a shameless sneak attack hope! The Dutch Navy will punish you and make you pay! After seeing Lu Haipeng, Major Claire immediately shouted.

"Humph! Major, you're nothing more than a prisoner now! As for sneak attacks? We are nothing more than protecting the merchant ships of our country! Lu Haipeng said disdainfully. The responsibility of the navy is to defend the country and protect the merchant ships of Xinhua, which is their responsibility and obligation!

"Your attack on the warships of the Dutch Navy is an act of war against the Kingdom of the Netherlands! You'll regret it! You will pay a terrible price for your shameless deeds! Major Claire yelled with a red face. The fact that a dignified naval officer of the Kingdom of the Netherlands had now become a prisoner of the Chinese made him feel ashamed. Although now the strength of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is not as strong as before. However, more than two hundred years ago, they were also the overlords of the world!

"Escort him down and take care of him!" Lu Haipeng waved his hand, not wanting to hear Major Claire's roar anymore!

"Commander, what should we do now? Battleship No. 25 pursued another battleship of the Dutch! Shall we continue our voyage south, or will we return? A Xinhua Navy officer asked.

"Go south and join Battleship No. 25, then return to Tawau!" Lu Haipeng said. The Xinhua Navy had a supply base in Tawau, a coastal city in northeastern Borneo, for the fleet to recuperate.

"Commander! This merchant is here to meet you! A soldier reported to Lu Haipeng.

"General! Thank you! If you hadn't arrived in time, we'd have been killed by those damn foreign devils! After the fat businessman saw Lu Haipeng, he shook his hand and kept saying words of thanks.

"This is what we should do! The purpose of the Kingdom's navy is to defend the Kingdom's maritime rights and interests! Lu Haipeng withdrew his hand and said with a smile.

"General, I am a member of the Zamboanga Lin family, my niece, and the secretary of His Majesty the King, I heard that I am about to be made a concubine by His Majesty the King, we are a family!" The fat businessman continues to set closely.

Lu Haipeng looked at the fat businessman in surprise, but he didn't expect him to have such a relationship. A woman from Zamboanga's Lin family served as Long Yufei's personal secretary, which is nothing new in the ears of the military and political leaders of Xinhua State. After all, in this era, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Long Yufei is the king of Xinhua, and there is only one queen, which makes people feel strange!

Lu Haipeng wasted a lot of effort before he sent the fat businessman away. The fat merchant didn't have anything to lose this time, and he also admired a naval battle, which was a topic to brag about to them later!

In the evening, the three warships of the Xinhua Navy converged. However, the 25th battleship reported that it did not catch up with the Dutch Navy's battleship 'Holder'.

Lu Haipeng immediately ordered to return to the Celebes Sea. Then send someone to Manila to report the clash between the Xinhua Navy and the Dutch Navy. In addition, the main forces of the Second Fleet were assembled in the northern part of the Makassar Strait. If the Dutch navy wants to retaliate against Xinhua, this is the way they have to go. Although the strength of the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet is not weak, Lu Haipeng does not care. The 12 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Second Fleet of the Xinhua Navy are not vegetarians either!

When the tattered Halder returned to the port of Surabaya, the whole city was stunned. The Dutch officials in charge of the city were even more panicked when they learned that they had encountered the Xinhua Navy, and the 'Alker' was even more uncertain. On the one hand, the Dutch troops stationed in Surabaya were ordered to enter a state of emergency combat readiness, and at the same time the control of the Chinese in the city was strengthened, and on the other hand, they hurriedly reported to Batavia. The matter should first be notified to Governor Jacques. Dominic, listen to his next instructions!

Surabaya is only 700 kilometers from Jakarta, and it takes three days for fast boats to arrive. Therefore, the Dutch Governor in Indonesia, Jacques Brown. On the morning of February 6, Dominica received an urgent war report from Surabaya. At the time, Jacques. The Governor of Dominica is having breakfast. But when he read the content of the battle report, the whole person was so angry that he even overturned the table!

"Bastard! Are those yellow-skinned monkeys looking for death? They are already at war with the Spaniards, and now they dare to provoke us, they simply don't know whether to live or die! "Jacques. The Governor of Dominica roared like an angry lion. The Xinhua Navy actually dared to enter the Java Sea and took the initiative to attack the Dutch Navy. Now, a fifth-class battleship is not known to be alive or dead, and the sixth-level battleship that escaped back to Surabaya is also scarred. The Governor of Dominica was furious and felt that the Kingdom of the Netherlands had been seriously provoked!

"Come, bring General Johannes and General de Boer, right away!" After controlling his emotions, Jacques. The Governor of Dominica instructed the waiter in the dining room.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!" The waiter bowed and left.

Half an hour later, Jacques. The Governor of Dominica met with Vice Admiral Johannes, commander of the Dutch East India Fleet, and Vice Admiral de Boer, commander of the Dutch Army in Indonesia, in his office. Both of them had serious faces, and it was obvious that on the way to the Governor's Palace, they had already known what had happened!

"Your Excellency the Governor! What happened in Surabaya was a provocation to us by those yellow-skinned monkeys, who dared to take the initiative to attack the warships of the Dutch Navy, which is unforgivable! I ask Your Excellency the Governor to order war against the new country! We're going to make those yellow-skinned monkeys pay for it! Vice Admiral Johannes, commander of the East India Fleet, pleaded. The Java Sea has always been regarded as a powerful force by the Dutch Navy, but Xinhuaguo's current behavior is undoubtedly a slap in the face! (To be continued......)