After capturing the outer island, the coalition forces quickly landed in the northwest of the port. The navy and army united as a whole to blockade the entire city. The entire war situation was unprecedentedly favorable.
Commander Peter van Dam of the East India Company led 1,800 soldiers and 20 warships to the strait. Among them was a "Sea Sovereign" class warship. The Sovereign was naturally extraordinary, with three ships on the mast.
Color flags seem to show the world who is the master of this sea.
To fight or not to fight? There are differences within the coalition.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Navy Commander Myrtin is determined to fight. Although he has many shortcomings and his abilities exceed his ambition, overall he is still a brave and fearless warrior.
Four hundred allied warships of various types were concentrated on the west side of the strait, facing the twenty Dutch ships on the east side across the sea.
Murtin was very confident. Last time the Bugis fleet defeated the enemy at this distance, and now they are doing exactly the same thing.
"The whole army speeds up!"
He issued a military order, and the warships lined up in more than ten columns, galloping towards the enemy.
"Sen Rong, who do you think can win this battle?" Guerrilla Chen Xingxing asked the general Chen Tao with a smile as bright as a flower.
Chen Tao had goosebumps all over his body. He was extremely dissatisfied with this effeminate guerrilla general. When he and Wang Jue competed for the position of deputy general, they hunted sharks in the Andaman Sea. Wang Jue captured the sharks and sent the apricot
Xingxing invited herself to board the boat to watch, and Xingxing’s mocking look on her face was still in front of her eyes.
Therefore, although this son has rich experience in naval battles, Chen Tao did not give him the opportunity to train a team by himself. Instead, he asked him to assist him in training a team, so that it would not be easy for him to make meritorious deeds.
"Huh, why bother asking? Of course we win. Twenty ships fight one, and if we still can't win, we might as well wipe our necks and forget it," Chen Tao said angrily.
"That's not necessarily true. Didn't you see the red-haired ghost's ship? It's a bit evil." Chen Xingxing pointed at the other party's "Sea Monarch" and walked toward the front deck with a giggle.
"What a sissy!"
Chen Tao cursed secretly and glanced at the ship a few more times with a solemn expression.
Seeing that the enemy was approaching him, Commander Dam calmly ordered his troops to form a formation. The twelve ships in the front were responsible for delaying the enemy ships; the other eight ships with more powerful firepower were located in the rear formation, responsible for sinking the enemy ships with huge cannons.<
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Looking at the huge ship under his seat, Dam felt suddenly proud.
The "Sea Monarch" is the uncrowned king of the navy in this era. It has three decks, with thirty gun ports on the bottom deck, equipped with thirty-pound cannons and other cannons; and thirty gun ports on the middle deck, equipped with ten-pounder Cofilin cannons and other Kofilin cannons.
; Twenty-six gun ports on the upper deck, equipped with other small guns; twelve gun ports in the sailor's cabin on the front deck; fourteen gun ports on the aft deck; and ten "pursuit guns" at the bow and stern. A total of one hundred and twenty
With two cannons, the firepower of a ship is equivalent to that of a small fleet. Because it is too heavy, it has to use a fourth set of sails: the crown sail. Even so, this giant ship cannot run fast.
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
The two sides began to exchange bombardments. The coalition's warship was very fast, but was blocked by the red barbarian ship in front. The two sides fought together.
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
The "Sea Monarch" in the back row began to fire a salvo, firing dozens of rounds in each round.
A huge 30-pound cannonball hit a paddle boat, instantly punching a large hole. The churning seawater quickly poured in and swallowed up more than 30 soldiers on board.
Only one round of shooting sank two ships and damaged several others.
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
"Sea Monarch" fires round after round, seemingly never stopping.
Merewa's eyes were red, and he led his warships to break through the obstacles and give the ghost ship some color.
"Boom, boom", a large cannon shell hit the back deck of his ship, making a big hole like paper, and seawater poured in.
Merewa had no choice but to take a boat and leave.
Seeing that the brave Bugis pirates were defeated, the morale of the coalition forces suddenly dropped. Murtin tried his best to restrain his subordinates to fight to the death, but in the end it was to no avail. An hour later, they were defeated. There were wrecks of warships everywhere, and the Dutch were chasing after them, and they would not be able to escape.
The slow coalition ships were sent to the bottom of the sea.
Chen Tao's ship was stared at by a Galen ship. Even though the sails were full and the oarsmen rowed desperately, they still couldn't escape.
He cursed the red-haired barbarians angrily and secretly prayed that his boat was strong enough to escape ashore before it was blown apart.
Suddenly there was a bright red scene, and a small boat caught fire and rushed towards Galen's ship. There was a person on the bow of the boat with a graceful manner. It was Chen Xingxing, the guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty. Seeing the critical situation, he chose to sacrifice himself to protect his comrades.
Galen's ship was attracted by the fire boat and stopped pursuing Chen Tao, concentrating its firepower on bombarding the fire boat.
The fireboat was hit by gunfire, and the boat and crew sank to the bottom of the sea.
"What a sissy," Chen Tao cursed out of habit. Suddenly, two lines of hot tears burst out of his eyes, and he yelled into the sea: "Brother Chen, go away. From today on, your mother is my mother!"
Commander Dam's victory brought St. Peter's Island back to the hands of the East India Company. Unable to block the ocean, the city of Malaga continued to receive foreign aid.
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"In order to expel the red barbarians, your majesty please quickly mobilize a hundred large warships, three hundred artillery pieces, and ten thousand muskets. If it is too late, you may be exhausted!" After the failure of the naval battle, Chen Ze hurriedly asked Emperor Guangwu for help.
However, what he didn't expect was that the old emperor never thought of completely expelling the red barbarians from Manlajia City. This strait is the lifeline of the East India Company. To rob it is to force the other party and the Ming Dynasty to fight hard. With the "Sea Carriage"
"Husband" completely broke his face, the Ming Navy was not ready yet.
He just wanted to use the various princely states to cause some trouble for the East India Company near the strait and force them to lower the tax rate for Ming Dynasty merchant ships passing through the strait. What he really wanted was the northern part of Sulawesi, and he only waited for Badawi
As soon as Ya's main force was attracted to Manlajia, they took action.
As for the vigorous coalition forces, it's better if they win, but it doesn't matter if they can't. So after the old emperor received Chen Ze's letter asking for help, he just comforted him with a few words, and fired eighty antique cannons and three thousand matchlock guns.
Just pretending, as for the warship, there is no one.
"Well, the area around Malaga is still not chaotic enough, and my plan to draw chestnuts from the fire is not strong enough." He said to himself, and then ordered Guo Lin and Zhang E to do the work of Perak and Aceh. In short, it was a provocation.
Let the fire in winter burn as brightly as possible!
Some people are born to be officials because they can always guess the emperor's thoughts in advance and are very predictable in their work.
Before the emperor's imperial edict arrived, Guo Lin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, had already gone to the imperial city of Perak. Sultan Muzaffar of that country came because he heard that King Nare of Siam, with the support of France, had an intention to attack Perak.
The Dutch were allowed to build a castle on Pangkor Island to jointly fight against Siam. Now that the French army has withdrawn from Siam, King Naray has become a dead man, and naturally he is unwilling to cede Pangkor Island again.
Encouraged by Guo Lin's soft tongue, Perak joined the anti-Dutch camp and demanded the withdrawal of Dutch troops from Pangkor Island.
As for the ambitious Aceh nation, from Sultan Ratu Safiatuddin to Pandahara (Prime Minister) Mustafa, they were all ambitious people. They were unwilling to join the alliance because they were dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty's decision to let Johor
Be the leader of the alliance. Now that the two sides are fighting in full swing, they naturally refuse to do nothing.
Ratusafiyatuddin ordered Mustafa to lead his army into Jambi, a vassal state of Aceh. This powerful Pandahara suppressed the local separatist forces and strengthened the rule of Aceh; at the same time, he stationed troops in the ports along the coast of Jambi.
Sit back and watch the battle situation change, and be ready to join the battle at any time.