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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "When the last fifth-class battleship was sent to the bottom of the sea, the Xinhua Navy had completely established the victory of this naval battle! Although, the main forces of the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy were still there, two battleships of the third rank and six battleships of the fourth rank, one of which was not damaged. However, this heavy battleship is more than one grade inferior to the 'Shark-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy in terms of speed.

At this point, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. The fighting had been going on since the morning, and everyone was already hungry. However, everyone is still persevering, and everyone's spirit is in a high state of euphoria.

"Damn it!" On the battleship 'Oriental India', Vice Admiral Johannes's mood had completely hit rock bottom. The main forces of the East India Fleet still did not arrive in time before the fifth-tier battleships were sunk. By the time they were still five kilometers away from the battlefield, the Xinhua Navy had already solved the opponent. Now, two third-class battleships and six fourth-class battleships led by Vice Admiral Johannes have to face the Xinhua Navy's 24 'Shark-class' cruisers. Moreover, these 24 'Shark-class' cruisers have not been damaged at all since the beginning of the war.

"Phoenix, you get off on a clipper! We have lost this battle! Lieutenant General Johannes said suddenly.

"General! We will retreat now, and there may be hope! Brigadier General Phoenix said. Now there are about 5 to 6 hours left before dark, and as long as you hold on until dark, the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet has a chance to escape!

"Phoenix, you don't have to comfort me! Those yellow-skinned monkeys. We will never allow our main force to escape! Your suggestion is correct, we do have a big gap compared to those yellow-skinned monkeys! You're going to get back to Holland alive. Revive the Dutch Navy! One day, we will seek revenge on these yellow-skinned monkeys! Lieutenant General Johannes seemed to have figured it out all at once.

"General!" Brigadier General Phoenix wanted to say more. However, he was stopped by Lieutenant General Johannes!

"Phoenix, as an officer of the Imperial Navy, it is your duty to report the results of this battle between us and the Xinhua Navy to the Navy Command in its original form. It's also my last order! As the commander of the fleet, I must be responsible for this battle! For the glory of the Dutch Navy, we will fight to the end! Lieutenant General Johannes insisted. This is his ethics as a professional soldier!

"Yes. General, take care! Brigadier General Phoenix had no choice but to stop insisting. Got on a small clipper with a few people and fled the battlefield. This kind of clipper is generally tied to the back of a battleship. Put it in water when you need it. The Clippers are fast. But it is also dangerous, and if it encounters large wind and waves, it is very likely to sink. Commodore Phoenix and his entourage can only pray for God's blessing!

"Valiant Dutch naval officers and men! In this battle, we have fallen into the trap of those despicable yellow-skinned monkeys! Their ships are fast and their guns have a long range! We're already at a complete disadvantage. However, the valiant Dutch Navy will not give up, and we will fight them to the end! I believe. God will bless us! Even if we want to die, we will die heroically! May God bless you all! Vice Admiral Johannes said to the Dutch sailors aboard the battleship 'East India'.

"Long live the Dutch Navy! Kill all those yellow-skinned monkeys! "Dutch sailors on the battleship. They all shouted. At this moment, their morale seemed to have returned to its peak in an instant. The flag soldier on the battleship 'Oriental India' used the flag to pass Vice Admiral Johannes's order to several other warships! All the battleships, a red flag was raised. That's the banner of the bloody battle to the end! Often in desperate situations, the navies of Western countries will raise similar flags and call on sailors to fight to the death!

"Commander! It looks like those Dutch are going to fight hard! "On the cruiser 'Xinhua', the communications officer reported to Wei Yong!

"Humph! The current naval battle can not be won just by desperate efforts! Get ready for battle! Wei Yong said coldly. The courage of a soldier may be of great use in the battle of broadboard, even when the pirates of Flying Fish Island were robbing, courage was very important. But now for long-range artillery battles, the performance of the battleships and artillery, and the level of shooting of the gunners, this is the main thing!

On the sea, the remaining two third-class battleships and six fourth-class battleships of the Dutch Navy formed a battle line. The cannons on both sides of the battleship have been pushed to the gun position, and from a distance, it looks like a hedgehog.

"Are the Dutch trying to fight us? Then do as they want! Signaling the Second Fleet, we turned to follow the Dutch from the left, and they followed the Dutch from the right! Fire at a distance of three thousand meters! Send them to the bottom of the sea! Wei Yong ordered.

The two fleets of the Xinhua Navy began to turn, taking advantage of the speed of the voyage, and an hour later, they were already on a parallel route to the Dutch Navy, sandwiching the Dutch Navy in the middle! Originally, such a tactic was conducive to the firepower advantage of the guns on both sides of the Dutch Navy's warships. However, the two fleets of the Xinhua Navy have always controlled the combat distance to about 3,000 meters. In fact, the naval guns of the Dutch Navy completely lost their effectiveness and fell into the point of being passively beaten.

At 3:45 p.m., the final battle begins! The two fleets of the Xinhua Navy, forming two battle lines, laid siege to the Dutch Navy! On each battle line, there were 12 'Shark-class' cruisers, one and a half times the number of the Dutch Navy! Although the battleships of the Dutch Navy had more naval guns, however, at this moment, the number of naval guns was of no use at all!

"Fire!"

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The cruiser 'Xinhua' began the first salvo, and the target was the one at the front of the Dutch Navy's battle line. The flagship of the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet, the battleship 'East India'!

Four 105-millimeter naval guns and four 75-millimeter naval guns opened fire at the same time, and the black smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and between the flashes of fire, eight shells had already smashed towards the battleship 'Oriental India' under the action of huge kinetic energy.

The cruiser Zamboanga, which was immediately behind the cruiser Xinhua, also joined the attack. Together with the cruisers No. 21 and No. 22 of the Second Fleet attacking the battleship 'Oriental India' on the other side, the flagship of the Dutch fell under siege by four warships of the Xinhua Navy!

"Fight back!" On the battleship 'Oriental India', Vice Admiral Johannes gave the order to counterattack without changing his face. It's just that the distance of 3,000 meters is already the maximum range of the naval guns of the Dutch Navy. At this distance, the cannonballs flew aimlessly, trying to hit the target, unless it was a manifestation of God!

The battle entered a climax from the beginning, and the Xinhua Navy pressed the Dutch Navy to fight by virtue of the performance and numerical superiority of its warships. The two third-class battleships of the Dutch Navy and the two fourth-class battleships in the third and fourth rows of the battle line were both besieged by four 'Shark-class' cruisers. The other four fourth-tier battleships also had to face the siege of two 'Shark-class' cruisers.

Just five minutes into the battle, the Dutch fourth-class battleship, which was in fourth place in the battle line, was hit by a bullet and burst into flames. The fire spread on the deck, and the Dutch sailors braved the artillery fire of the Xinhua Army and desperately tried to extinguish the fire.

At 3:53, the battleship 'Oriental India', the flagship of the Dutch Navy, was hit, and a 75-mm shell was eaten on the port side. The shell exploded, not only blowing off an 18-pounder gun, but also detonating the gunpowder next to the gun emplacement, causing a large number of casualties among the Dutch sailors.

Just two minutes later, the battleship 'Oriental India' was hit again, and a 105-mm shell fired from the cruiser No. 22 of the Xinhua Navy hit the starboard side of the battleship 'Oriental India', destroying two gun emplacements.

The fierce battle was in full swing, and the two sides fell into a tragic struggle that forgot to die. Originally, the Celebes Sea was the main transportation route from Xinhua to Indonesia, but at this moment, after the merchant ships passing by here discovered the ongoing war here from afar, they immediately detoured from afar. At the same time, the news of the great war between Xinhua and the Netherlands was brought to all places!

At 4:22 p.m., another third-class battleship of the Dutch Navy, the battleship Batavia, was sunk.

Fifteen minutes later, another Tier 4 battleship was sunk.

Since this time, the warships of the Dutch Navy have been continuously sunk. This naval battle, the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy, has already been lost!

At 5:10 p.m., the flagship battleship 'Oriental India' was hit again, and two 105-mm shells hit the scarred battleship at the same time. One of the mainmasts was destroyed, and the fallen mast smashed the upper deck, and at the same time caused the speed of the battleship to begin to decrease. After the speed was reduced, the battleship could not escape the shelling of the Xinhua Navy!

Two minutes later, the bridge on which Vice Admiral Johannes, commander of the East India Fleet of the Dutch Navy, was located, and a 105-mm shell exploded inside the bridge after piercing the wooden hull. All the senior officers, including Lieutenant General Johannes, were killed on the spot!

This left the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet out of command and thrown into disarray.

Ten minutes later, the battleship 'Oriental India' also followed in the footsteps of the battleship 'Batavia' and sank because it was so badly damaged!

The sinking of the flagship dealt a huge blow to the Dutch Navy's East India Fleet, and the remaining four fourth-tier warships had no intention of continuing the fight and raised their white flags to surrender! (To be continued......)