With the sharp and short whistle, the side of the Haihan warship crackled, and dozens of lead bullets were fired at the Dutch galleon fifty meters away. +◆Top+◆Point+◆Small+◆ Of course, under the bumps of the waves, it is difficult for even sharpshooters to make effective predictions, and the hit rate can only depend on luck. But the Dutch sailors who had been beaten on the other side did not think so, and the sound of the wind from the buckshot over their heads and ears was so clear that they did not even dare to move up straight on the deck. Several hapless men had already been hit by bullets while operating the sail line, and the sailors, although not afraid of death, were not willing to gamble with their lives. However, they soon discovered that their opponent's musket fire was only a prelude, and that their guns had been replaced with more powerful chain and grape bullets.

Also known as the "deck reaper", the fast-spinning chain bullets can not only tear sails and rigging, but also turn sailors in their path into two, which is very terrifying. And the large scattering area of grapeshotfire made it even more inevitable for sailors on deck. These two kinds of shells are not very advanced equipment, and the Dutch ships also have them, but the worst thing is that the performance of the naval guns on the Dutch sailing ships is far inferior to that of the opponent, and this distance has not yet entered the range of these two special shells.

The Sturgeon, which was in second place in the Dutch fleet, was quickly struck, and a chain bullet not only tore through the bottom of the mainmast, but also cut off the sail rope that operated the entire mast, causing chaos on the deck of the Sturgeon. At this time, the Haihan fleet carried out a round of grapeshot on the "Sturgeon" just right, and the deck suddenly became a purgatory on earth, and more than 20 sailors were all beaten into a sieve under the dense rain of bullets. Blood and human fragments were strewn across the deck, and the scene was horrific.

Van der Wegen of course also noticed that the tide of the war was already turning against his side, and only two of the six Dutch galleons were now relatively intact in combat capability, and the remaining four were already in a state of survival. The opponent's operational thinking was also very clear, they did not try to sink or capture the Dutch sailing ship that had lost its combat effectiveness, but quickly transferred the target of fire to the next ship after confirming that the target was incapacitated.

As for the Dutch sailing ships that had lost most of their combat capability, they didn't even have a chance to get out of the battlefield, because the Fujian sailor fleet, which had already left, actually came back in circles, obviously preparing to come to the Haihan to clean up the battlefield. Although they were not strong enough to fight a head-on battle with the Dutch armed galleons, they were more than enough to clean up the mess.

The current situation has changed from a six-on-four situation in which the Netherlands had a slight upper hand at the beginning, to a two-on-four disadvantage. Vanderwegen had also calmed down from his initial excitement at this time, and if he still wanted to win more with less and turn the tide of the battle now, the hope was very slim. If you take 10,000 steps back, even if everyone fights hard and continues to fight with the Haihan people, it will be a miserable victory at best, not to mention whether they can save a few ships that have been deeply damaged in battle, and it is difficult to say whether the remaining two ships can leave the battlefield safely. Don't forget that there are still six Haihan warships in the port of Nanri Island that did not participate in the battle, and there is a large line of Fujian sailors shipwrecked behind them waiting to pick up the leak.

"Change course and get out of the battle!" Vanderwegen quickly figured out what was at stake, and decisively ordered the battle to be terminated and evacuated from the battlefield that had fallen into an unfavorable situation. Losing this battle is not the worst thing for Vanderwegen, and if he can't bring the process of this battle and the relevant information back to Dayuangang, it will be a real mistake on the part of Yanzhòng.

Of course, it is not easy to get out of the battlefield, and if you want to run, you have to see if the opponent is willing to let go. After all, Dutch sailing boats don't have any advantages in terms of speed and handling. Thankfully, the Haihan people did not seem to have the intention of killing them all, and when they saw that the remaining two Dutch galleons began to change course in an attempt to break away from the engagement, several of the Haihan warships did not change course and continued to pursue.

"The Dutch are withdrawing!" Xie Li licked his somewhat dry lips, and the expression on his face seemed unfinished. Of course, he hoped to be able to completely annihilate his opponent in this battle, but it was clear in the battle plan that he had drawn up in advance that the primary purpose of this operation was not to annihilate the Dutch fleet, but to ensure that all the invading eighteen Zhi pirates were left on Nanri Island. Fighting the Dutch and expelling them from the waters of Nanri Island was actually one of the means of warfare to achieve this goal.

Of course, it was already a very impressive achievement to be able to leave behind four of the six Dutch armed sailing ships that had come to Nanri Island to help in the battle—Haihan had achieved such a result with only half the strength of the entire fleet. Moreover, the whole combat process allowed the Fujian Navy Division to also observe on the side, and there is no need to go into detail about how much impact it has, after all, they have no way to take dozens of boats, but the Haihan people have solved this big trouble relatively easily, and the actual gap in the combat effectiveness of the two sides can be seen from this.

But then again, this battle was not won as easily as it seemed, although the four warships of the Haihan Navy still maintained their combat effectiveness, they were not unscathed, in fact, all four ships suffered damage of different strokes, and the wounded crew and sailors also had double digits, and two of the warships also had casualties. Thankfully, there were no major external injuries to the ship's main structure, and there were no major problems in navigation and combat performance, although it may require more time-consuming repairs after the war.

But now Xie Li didn't plan to stop the four ships to rest, because in addition to the Dutch, there was a large group of Shibazhi ships in the port of Nanri Island that needed to be cleaned up.

When the Haihan warships were engaged in battle with the Dutch, the Eighteen Zhi side finally began to board and leave the port, intending to prevent the Haihan fleet from blocking the shipping lanes in and out of the port. But as soon as their movements were a little sluggish, and before they could attack, Haihan's fleet had already taken advantage of the position and formed a formation on the sea. The second is that Eighteen Zhi's shipborne long-range weapons are too few, and a head-to-head confrontation with a Haihan warship like this at sea is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. As soon as the two sides fought, the Eighteen Zhi side obviously suffered a lot of losses, and before they even had a chance to fight back, they were hit again and again by the artillery fire fired from the Haihan warship.

After the pirates realized that their opponent's combat intention was to block themselves in the harbor and not just repel them, the pirates who were still watching from the shore also became anxious, and boarded ships one after another to go to sea without waiting for Zheng Zhihu's order. They knew very well that if they were really blocked in this small harbor by the Haihan fleet, then they would really have no chance to get out of this place.

Soon the number of pirate ships rushing to the exit of the harbor quickly multiplied from the initial dozen or so, and everyone was desperately trying to escape the blockade. However, the pirates did not realize that even if they could break through this barrier, there were several large ships of Fujian sailors and Haihan waiting for them outside.

Once a person has the intention of fleeing for his life, it is difficult for him to have the determination to fight desperately. With the exception of the first few ships that were incapacitated after being hit by artillery fire, the pirate ships that poured out of the harbor all slipped into the near-shore waterways, trying to slip out of the Haihan fleet. This tactic did have some effect, and the sides of the Haihan warships were all facing the side of the port to facilitate the output of firepower, and the attack on those pirate ships that circled from the left and right was insufficient.

"These bastards! Don't escape!" Zheng Zhihu was also angry when he saw the pirates fleeing in a hurry, if they all fled, then how could they attack Nanri Village next? Before he set off this time, he gave Zheng Zhilong a military order, to take revenge for the previous defeat on Nanri Island, and if he did not win, he would be willing to be punished. This punishment is a trivial matter, the key is that Zheng Zhihu can't afford to lose this face - even Liu Xiang, who suffered a big defeat at the mouth of the Pearl River, has never lost to the Haihan militia twice in a row in just a few months. In the past, Zheng Zhihu ridiculed Liu Xiang a lot, but this time, if he was planted in the hands of the Haihan people, he would indeed have no face to face the other leaders of Eighteen Zhi when he went back.

Zheng Zhihu angrily ordered his soldiers to go to the dock immediately to maintain order and prevent the pirates from continuing to board the ship and flee. If these people escaped, could they still be expected to come back after a circle at sea?

I have to say that Zheng Zhihu's order is an extremely stupid move, if he orders the whole army to retreat at this time, with hundreds of ships to launch a charge together, it is not very difficult to break through the unformed sea blockade outside the harbor, at least most of the horses can still have the opportunity to evacuate Nanri Island. But Zheng Zhihu gave up this only chance to escape for the sake of his own face.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the four Haihan warships and ten Fujian naval warships that had ended the battle with the Dutch also joined the queue to blockade the harbor, and at this time, because of Zheng Zhihu's obstruction, the pirates had stopped charging outside the harbor, and few ships escaped from the encirclement.

On the sea, about six or seven nautical miles from the port of Nanri Island, four Dutch sailing ships, which had become immobile, raised their white flags and surrendered to the Fujian sailors who surrounded them. They still had the intention of resisting to the end in the final stage, but when they found out that the Fujian sailors were only besieging and not attacking, they already knew that their plans were in vain. Obviously, the Fujian Navy Division was no longer ready to make additional sacrifices to occupy these ships, they just surrounded the vicinity, did not let these ships have a chance to escape, and waited for the Haihan warships to deal with the battle situation in the port of Nanri Island, and then came over and sank these ships one by one. In such a situation, the Dutch really had no other way to save their lives than to surrender.

"Now that the Dutch have withdrawn from the battlefield, our task is easy. After Qian Tiandun got Xie Li's battle report from the radio, he was also greatly relieved.

Originally, he was worried about whether the navy would suffer a loss in the battle with the Dutch fleet, but judging from the results of the battle, there was no doubt that his worries were unnecessary. The Haihan side won the nearly two-hour naval battle at a very low cost, and it was also the first head-to-head confrontation with the Dutch armed sailing ships in the true sense - during the attack on the Ambuna Islands, the few civilian and merchant ships killed by the navy could not really be called a battle between the two armies.

Takahashi Minami replied beside him, "Then do we need to attack and destroy the remnants of the enemy on the island?"

Qian Tiandun shook his head and said, "Don't worry, the person who is in a hurry now is not us, it is Eighteen Zhi." They now have only two ways to go, either to attack Nanri Village, or to wait for the supplies to run out and surrender. Whichever path they choose, the losses for us will be much lower than if they were to launch an active attack. You remember, when we have limited forces and no time to fight, the most correct thing to do is to achieve victory at the lowest cost. ”

"Yes, sir!" Takahashi replied immediately.

"You go and ask Xu Jiaqi, if the Ming army is willing to fight, then we will sweep the battle for them. Although Qian Tiandun cared about the safety of his subordinates, if the Ming army took the lead, then he would not object.

Takahashi Nan smiled knowingly and answered, and went out to discuss the next offensive strategy with Xu Jiaqi.

The battle has been fought so far, in fact, even if Qian Tiandun leaves it alone, he has already won the battle. He originally thought that Eighteen Zhi would make a comeback, and this battle would last at least a week or so, but he didn't expect it to be a quick decision, and it was only 48 hours since Eighteen Zhi landed on the island, and the battle had already shown a one-sided situation, which was indeed a result he did not expect before the war.

As Qian Tiandun said to Takahashi Minami, since he has achieved a clear advantage, there is no need to exchange the lives of soldiers for a quick victory - in such an environment as Nanri Island, there is no substantial difference between winning two days earlier and winning two days later, and there will be no more benefits from ending this battle early.

Compared with Qian Tiandun, who single-handedly controlled the situation of the battle, the commander of Eighteen Zhi was obviously much sluggish. It wasn't until almost noon that Zheng Zhihu realized what the current battle situation meant to his side. The Dutch had been defeated without a word, leaving behind the eighteen shiba, who had not had time to withdraw from Nanri Island. Not to mention whether there is any hope of capturing Nanri Village, even if you want to leave Nanri Island safely, it is no longer an easy task - at least thirty or more enemy ships have gathered in the channel at the exit of the harbor, and it is estimated that it will be very difficult to get through the blockade line of Guò without being sunk.