According to the survivor in the gun deck, the Kaohsiung No. 26 ship was hit by the enemy's artillery. The lit fuse in a gunner's hand fell out and fell on the gunpowder barrel. The gunpowder suddenly ignited, and the high-temperature and blazing flames swept across the entire ship.

The gun deck of the battleship detonated the gunpowder barrels all the way, igniting the gunpowder magazine, and then the Kaohsiung No. 26 ship exploded and exploded into the sea!

The violent explosion blew away the entire open deck, and was so powerful that it destroyed the cargo hold and bottom tank below.

So the seawater surged in, so fast that the damage control troops on the ship were useless. Soon, the battleship was submerged by the seawater!

When the survivor saw the explosion, he was close to the stairs to the open deck. Without thinking, he immediately jumped from the stairs to the open deck. He shouted: "It was detonated down below" and jumped straight into the sea. He was unscathed.

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The crew members jumped into the water to escape. Two Southeast warships came over and threw down wooden planks to give them temporary support. They also threw ropes to rescue the escapees so that they could climb up along the hanging ropes or mesh rope ladders.

The white people were showing off. They did not attack the two southeastern ships that were rescuing those who fell into the water.

In other places, the battle was in full swing, with gunpowder smoke billowing on the sea, and the distance between the battle lines of the two sides was very close. Warships were shot from time to time, and people were killed and wounded every minute. The sound of cannons and gunshots and screams could be heard, and the sea was extremely noisy.

, like a boiling cauldron.

It had been three hours since the war started, and the battle lines of both sides were almost facing each other. Just when they were about to have a good fight, who would have expected!

The wind was strong and whistling, blowing away all the thick gunpowder smoke. It also blew everyone's neat formation into chaos!

The quick-reacting officer immediately corrected the sail yard and turned the wind-receiving surface to prevent the wind from blowing him away. However, one-third of the southeastern ships had already reached the Dutch team. The Dutch no longer had any battle lines.

Two-fifths of the ships were blown away.

When Yan Changwu saw the flag hunting, it was obvious that the wind was very strong, and even the battleships were blown around, so he ordered the troops to retreat and retreat to a relatively flat island off Batavia that he had found in advance, and anchored and stationed densely around it.

Get up, then treat the wounded and repair the ship.

The Dutch were unwilling to give up, but the wind was so strong that their formation was blown to pieces. It was difficult to gather a group to fight again, so they had to return to Batavia.

As a result, the first day of the battle ended in an anticlimactic manner. The unfortunate Kaohsiung 26 became the only warship to be sunk in the battle. In total, the Dutch won the first day of the battle.

However, when people in the Batavia port came to rescue the dead and injured on the ship, they were frightened.

Bloody corpses were brought in one after another, and the wounded moaning miserably were supported or carried down one by one. The port was filled with the smell of death. Although the battle did not last long, the white people suffered a lot of losses, and five people died in the battle.

There were more than a hundred people, and the number of injured exceeded 2,000. Many of the injured will never see the sun the next day!

In contrast, the Southeast Army lost more than 200 people (half of them were from Kaohsiung No. 26) and injured more than 1,000 people, but most of the wounded will survive, and even most of the wounded can fight again later, with less than 300 losses.

, and 2,300 white people (allied forces).

Although the Dutch also have medical concepts, they have basically established a "system", which includes medical knowledge, medical education, doctors and nurses.

In contrast, Young Master Yan was very willing to invest money in medical care and buy armor for his officers and soldiers, and thus received rich returns.

The white people do not have enough doctors. Even if the small medical force tries its best, it will only be a drop in the bucket, and a large number of wounded will eventually die.

However, the glories of the unsinkable ship overshadowed the problem of casualties. Everyone was happy to hear that they had sunk one of the opponent's ships but not one of their own. Hendrick Brouwer, on the other hand, was clear-headed. As a veteran, he was very happy.

It was clear that the warships of the Southeast Prefecture were larger than them, and the cannons were thicker, bigger and harder. Even the gun firepower of the Southeast Prefecture overwhelmed them white people!

In order to increase their firepower, the Southeast Army each had several guns. They fired fast, had many guns, and had a long range. The whites on the ship could not even raise their heads.

Although Young Master Yan's bodyguards suffered heavy blows during the battle, Hendrick Brouwer was also attacked hard and almost all of his guards were killed.

The problem is that his troops are not like the Southeast Army. When given an order, regardless of whether they are happy or unhappy, they have to stand in front of Young Master Yan to block the gunfire.

However, the white people were not so conscious. Hendrick Brouwer had to avoid the direction of the opponent's main firepower, move around the ship, and found himself in a dilemma.

Back at the Governor's Palace, Hendrik Brouwer, who became more and more uneasy as he thought about it, sent for Spanish Captain Juan Carlos, a middle-aged man with a serious expression, wearing a black robe and wearing a cross on his chest.

The man, Hendrik Brouwer, met him in his office, invited him to sit down, and offered him a drink.

The two were old friends and even fought a war, but their relationship has never been good, but they fought together under the banner of jihad. After they had a drink, Hendrick Brouwer asked Juan Carlos: "

What are your thoughts on today’s battle?”

"They are very powerful!" Juan Carlos said bluntly.

"Yes, they are very powerful, so powerful that we may lose!" Hendrick Brouwer said, and Juan Carlos agreed.

"So, I have a plan, listen to it!" Hendrick Brower said it, making Juan Carlos' eyes widen!

Hendrick Brouwer hurriedly went to convince him: "The Lord said that killing pagans is not a crime, it is the road to heaven!"

"Let me think about it!" said Juan Carlos.

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When he woke up the next day, Yan Changwu walked out of the cockpit and saw the officers looking unhappy. He looked at the weather as a habit and found that the wind direction had suddenly changed!

The wind is blowing from the mainland. If the Southeast Fleet goes to attack the Dutch, it will be fighting against the wind.

The Southeast Army likes to fight with the upper hand, so every year it takes advantage of the northwest monsoon to give its side the upper hand to fight the Dutch, but the result is

The officers didn't say anything. The first thing Yan Changwu did was to arrange a sacrifice and ask Mazu for her blessing!

The entire set of rituals including offerings, incense burning, blessings, toasts, etc. is completed.

Yan Changwu prayed to Mazu and asked her to protect the army under her throne.

Of course, there won't be immediate results, and the wind direction will remain the same.

"Continue to dispatch and start the war!" Yan Changwu ordered.

What I didn’t say is that no matter whether it is headwind or windward, it is impossible for the fleet to count rice there, and if the Southeast Fleet does not attack, will the Dutch give up such an opportunity?

Sure enough, the two sides agreed and soon met again on the sea.
Chapter completed!