Chapter 133: Shelling of the Governor's Palace
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On the No. 21 cruiser of the Xinhua Navy, Lu Haipeng, commander of the Navy's Second Fleet, was anxiously watching. After joining forces with the First Fleet to eliminate the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet, the Second Fleet expanded its area of activity to the Java Sea. After the fall of the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet, there were no more of their enemies in the entire Java Sea. Although the Dutch Navy may still have some small sampans left, these small sampans are no match for the Xinhua Navy at all. The entire Java Sea has become the territory of the Xinhua Navy!
Two days ago, Lu Haipeng led five 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Second Fleet to cruise more than 100 kilometers north of Semarang on the island of Java. As a result, a clipper boat was rescued in the wind and waves. This clipper was the same one that had departed from Batavia to report the news to East Borneo. It's just that the wind and waves were too strong, and the clipper sailed so fast that it almost capsized.
After being rescued, the messenger sent by the Xinhua Consulate in Batavia immediately reported to Lu Haipeng what was happening in Batavia and the crisis faced by the Chinese. As soon as Lu Haipeng heard this, he had to do it. While sending a warship to deliver messengers to Tawau, he led the remaining four warships to Batavia. Along the way, due to the wind and waves, there was a lot of delay, and it was not until today that I arrived at Batavia Bay.
Long Yufei, the king of Xinhua, attaches great importance to the Chinese in Nanyang, and everyone in Xinhua knows about it. Now those damned Indonesian natives are actually provoked by the Dutch. Preparing to massacre the local Chinese, how can this be? There is another reason, Lu Feng, the captain of the guard of the Xinhua Consulate in Batavia. is Lu Haipeng's youngest brother, the age difference between the two is more than ten years, but Lu Haipeng loves this younger brother the most.
"Damn the Indonesian natives and the Dutch, if something happens to Lao Tzu's brother, Lao Tzu will definitely not let you go!" Lu Haipeng gritted his teeth and said. As the commander of the Second Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, he is already an out-and-out senior general in the military system of the Xinhua Navy! Now my brother and so many Chinese are in danger. How can he put his mind at ease?
"Commander! We're about to arrive in Batavia! The navigator reported to Lu Haipeng.
"Gunslinger! Order all the naval guns to be loaded, and after arriving in Batavia, give Lao Tzu a round of bombardment. Let those damned Dutchmen and Indonesian monkeys know that we are awesome! Dare to bully the Chinese, will you think your life will be long? Lu Haipeng shouted loudly.
"Yes, Commander!" The gunners immediately gave the order. Soon. All the guns on cruiser No. 21 were already loaded. Just waiting for the order to shell. The remaining three 'Shark-class' cruisers are equally ready for battle!
In the Batavia port area, the Chinese people also cheered when they saw the Xinhua Navy warships getting closer and closer. Although a large number of Chinese have died in this catastrophe, the timely arrival of reinforcements undoubtedly gave others hope to live.
"Our navy is coming! Oh my God! We are saved! "Quite a few Chinese. They all burst into tears. A moment ago, there were already quite a few Chinese desperate. Murderous natives. Won't let them go. Rather than being humiliated by these natives, it is better to commit suicide by jumping into the sea. However, the timely appearance of the Xinhua Navy warships gave them room to choose again!
The cheers of the Chinese made the natives who were attacking the Chinese stunned. The huge warship flying the dragon flag on a blue background that was getting closer and closer on the sea made them feel a kind of fear in the depths of their hearts.
"Darley, what are we going to do? Those Chinese navy is coming, they will kill us all! An indigenous leader said with a panicked look on his face.
Dalei was also a little panicked, he didn't expect that the Xinhua Navy would suddenly appear. Although he can act ferociously against the navy of the Xinhua Kingdom, in the face of the powerful Xinhua Kingdom, he no longer has the courage to do so. It's just that he is not a fool and knows the current situation. In the hands of Dare and other natives, there is already a lot of Chinese blood. Xinhuaguo will definitely not let them go. Therefore, they can only go all the way to the dark.
"Don't worry, there's only four warships! There weren't many of them! We don't have to be afraid of them at all! No matter how powerful their battleship is, can the battleship still be able to sail to the shore? Dareh cheered on the natives. It's just that he forgot that the battleship really couldn't sail to the shore. However, the shells of the battleship could go ashore. Almost all of the current city of Batavia is within the range of the naval guns of the Xinhua Navy! The four warships of the Xinhua Navy, with naval guns alone, were enough to inflict heavy losses on these natives and the Dutch!
On the tall building of the Governor's Palace, the Dutch Indonesian Governor Jacques was enthusiastically admiring the bloody death of the Chinese. Dominic also frowned because of the sudden appearance of the Xinhua Navy warship, and his eyes were full of hatred and resentment when he looked at the four 'Shark-class' cruisers on the sea. It was these warships that annihilated all the warships of the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet, and caused the Dutch-Indonesian colonial authorities to suffer heavy losses and put them in a completely disadvantageous situation. At the same time, he also knew that the appearance of the Xinhua Navy had added a lot of variables to this incident. It seems unlikely that the natives will be used to slaughter these Chinese!
"Someone, bring General De Boer!" Jacques. The Governor of Dominica ordered. At this moment, the new China and the Netherlands are at war, the East Indies fleet has been destroyed, and the only thing the Dutch Indonesian colonial authorities can rely on is the army!
"Commander! Our compatriots have suffered heavy casualties! The watchman reported that the docks were full of our compatriots. Outside the harbor, it's the damn natives! The communications officer reported to the commander of the Second Fleet, Lu Haipeng.
"Command the ships, open fire! Send those damned natives to the western heavens! Lu Haipeng ordered viciously.
"Yes, Commander!"
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The 4 105-mm guns of the cruiser No. 21 and the 4 75-mm guns on the port side opened fire at the same time. Cannonballs whizzed towards the shore. Three other 'Shark-class' cruisers followed, launching heavy artillery bombardment.
Balls of fire erupted among the natives, and the waves of air from the violent explosion tore apart the sinful bodies of the natives, sending stumps and severed arms flying in all directions. Shrapnel is recklessly harvesting the lives of those natives.
The power of the naval guns is not comparable to the grenades used by the guards of the Xinhua Consulate in Batavia. Even with 75 mm naval artillery shells, in a dense crowd, one cannon can cause more than a dozen casualties, not to mention the more powerful 105 mm naval guns!
The four 'Shark-class' cruisers poured shells on the shore at their maximum rate of fire, and tens of thousands of natives who were attacking the Chinese fled in the fierce shelling. Although the four 'Shark-class' cruisers only had a total of 16 105 mm guns and 16 75 mm guns to fire again, such a powerful force was simply not something that could be matched by manpower. The reason why those natives dared to attack the Chinese was entirely because of the small number of the Chinese, although the combat strength was a little stronger than them, but the numerical advantage of Tongguò could be compensated. But now, the fierce shelling of the Xinhua Navy is simply not something that can be reversed by human factors. After their compatriots were blown to pieces, a large number of natives threw away their weapons and turned around and ran, even if Dareh and the other natives tried their best, they couldn't stop them!
After the aborigines fled, the Chinese who survived the catastrophe cheered. Although too many of their compatriots died in this catastrophe, they finally persevered. The final victory is still theirs.
"Damn natives! was actually scared away by four warships, it's just a bunch of garbage! "On the high floor of the Doge's Palace, Jacques. The Governor of Dominica scolded hatefully.
"Your Excellency the Governor, the warship of the New Zealand Kingdom has appeared, and we have to find a way to end it! There have been large-scale casualties among the Chinese, and Xinhua will definitely not give up! Lieutenant General de Boer reminded.
"General! This qiē is all a spontaneous act of the indigenous people, and it has nothing to do with us at all! Don't forget, now we and Xinhua are still at war! "Jacques. said the Governor of Dominica.
"Your Excellency the Governor, however, this massacre of civilians will be spurned!" Lieutenant General de Boer insisted.
"General, I emphasize once again that this riot has nothing to do with the colonial authorities of Dutch Indonesia! A qiē is a grievance between the indigenous and the Chinese! If the Chinese have an opinion, just send out the army and kill some natives! "Jacques. The Governor of Dominica said indifferently. Anyway, the Xinhua Navy only has four warships, and this strength is not in his eyes.
"By the way, General, use shore defense artillery to warn those yellow-skinned monkeys that Batavia Bay is our territory, let their warships get out immediately!" Jacques. The Governor of Dominica reminded.
"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!" Lieutenant General de Boer nodded.
On the sea, on the 21st cruiser of the Xinhua Navy.
"Commander, the natives have fled, are we going to continue to attack?" The gunslinger asked.
"Of course! If the natives have fled into the city, then launch an artillery bombardment of the city! Where is the tallest building? Lu Haipeng, commander of the Second Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, pointed to the city of Batavia and asked.
"There, it should be the Governor's Palace of the Dutch colonial authorities!" The gunners replied.
"Excellent! I saw natives fleeing in that direction! A smile appeared on the corner of Lu Haipeng's mouth.
Two minutes later, several shells whizzed into the Dutch Indonesian Governor's Palace! (To be continued......)