At this time, the battle between the two sides took two different forms. The Chinese army maintained the formation of the column with all their might, while the Dutch warships attacked in a scattered line. While the guns came to bombardment, although the Dutch warships sailed with Gao Cao's ship Technology, constantly raiding back and forth on both sides of the Chinese army, and detouring, Bao Cao, and even two warships even attacked the Chinese army's queues in an attempt to disrupt the Chinese army's column formation, but the Chinese army did not When moved, he always insisted on maintaining the formation of the column. Even if he was accidentally disrupted by Dutch warships, he immediately tried his best to adjust the formation and constantly bombarded the enemy with artillery on the left and right sides, which would also drive the Chinese army to The advantage of firepower was fully utilized.
After nearly an hour of fierce battle, the Chinese army's column formation continued to persist, and had a relatively obvious advantage in firepower. Therefore, two Dutch warships were sunk, and several warships were also sunk. It was severely damaged, and during the fierce battle, two warships of the Chinese Army were sunk, and two other warships also suffered serious losses, and their combat effectiveness dropped to less than 50%.
However, at this time, on the flagship of the Dutch Fleet, the commander of the Dutch Fleet, Dexwitt, realized that if he continued to fight, his chances of winning were not high, because the column formation was The formation that is most suitable for exerting the firepower of warships, while the Dutch warships are relatively small and cannot compete with the Chinese army's fleet in terms of firepower. Therefore, the Dutch fleet is most reasonable to disrupt the formation of the Chinese army and incorporate the battle situation into what the Dutch are best at. In the melee situation, but now the Dutch fleet cannot disrupt the formation of the Chinese army at all. If the battle continues, it will be obviously unfavorable to the Dutch fleet.
Moreover, through this battle, at least the goal of testing the combat effectiveness of the Chinese navy has been achieved. Therefore, DeWitt also dispatched various ships to escape from the battle and retreat to the southwest.
In fact, there are no need for German Witt to order. Several Dutch warships have begun to retreat. At this time, the Dutch's free-scattered character is also reflected. Therefore, German Witt's retreat is a little bit like a slight move, and the rest of the Netherlands The warships immediately turned around and retreated to the battlefield. After more than ten minutes, the fleets of both sides separated and the battle ended. The Chinese army chased for five or six miles, but because they wanted to maintain their formation, they could not retreat to the Netherlands, which was freely retreating. The warship stopped chasing and returned to join the large army.
Shang Yi and others who were watching the battle on Yue Fei were also relieved. Although the results of the battle have not been counted now, judging from the battle process just now, the Chinese army obviously had a clear advantage, so the Chinese and Dutch army had a clear advantage, so the Chinese and Dutch army had a The first official battle between the fleets ended with the victory of the Chinese army.
Li Huamei let out a long sigh and said to Alisandra beside her: "Yani, this is what you mentioned as the overall tactic. What you said is indeed correct. My previous tactics were indeed wrong. No It's time to fight the Netherlands. If I meet the Dutch fleet next time, I'll be sure to defeat the Dutch fleet."
Alisandra smiled and said, "Don't worry, you will have such a chance, but unfortunately I can't fight with you this time."
Li Huamei smiled slightly and said, "Yani, just stay by his side and command this battle together."
On the other side, Shang Yi also put down the binoculars in his hand and said to Robert X Black: "General Black, now I want to hear your evaluation of this battle."
Robert × Black said: "Your Majesty, first of all, I want to correct what I just said. Your fleet is not only excellent, but definitely a strong and disciplined fleet that can compete with any European country's navy. It is the application of column tactics. I think our British navy also needs to learn from your fleet." After a pause, he said, "To be honest, Your Majesty, I just discovered now that my military knowledge is probably for you. The fleet didn’t have much real help, but I still hope to stay and seriously learn the tactics of the Chinese Navy.”
Shang Yi smiled and said, "General Black, you are so sorry. Britain has been a maritime country since ancient times, and has a long history of navigation. More than 80 years ago, it defeated the Spanish Invincible Fleet. China has always been a land country. It is still a novice in navigation and naval warfare. There are many places that need to learn from Britain. Therefore, in the next battle, General Black will give me some advice."
Black also bowed to Shang Yi and said, "Dear Your Majesty, I will do my best to help your fleet defeat the enemy and live up to your trust in me."
Shang Yi smiled and said, "Let's go back to the cabin first." He turned to Cheng Gang and said, "When Nanyahu comes back, let him come to Yuefei."
The final result of the battle was that the Chinese army was sunk a destroyer, a frigate, another second-class battleship, two cruisers, one destroyer, and two frigates suffered heavy damage, and their second-class battleships were Yinglong was shot for fifty-three times, and the ship's side, deck, ship tower, mast and other parts were cracked, and there were more than ten places that penetrated. However, Yinglong was a large warship after all, so it could still hold on. It is safe, and the most severely damaged place is near the waterline, with two cracks and seepage. Fortunately, the cracks are not large, so they can be blocked in time. The casualties of the Chinese army were 227 people. Another 375 people were injured.
The Dutch fleet was sunk five warships, including two 500-ton, two 600-ton, and one 700-ton. Four other warships were seriously injured. In addition, the flagship His Highness William was also shot three times More than ten shots, many injured, but His Highness William is also a large warship after all, and the damage is lighter than the Yinglong, so it can maintain about 70% of its combat effectiveness. The casualties of the Dutch army were: deaths Six hundred and sixty-five people, five hundred and eighty-three were injured, and another seventy-three were captured by the Chinese army for falling into the sea.
Judging from the results of this battle, the victory of the Chinese army is also undisputed.
After the first squadron of the South China Sea Fleet returned, the fleet commander Nan Yahu also boarded the Yuefei to meet Shang Yi. Of course, the South Asia Tiger was praised by Shang Yi, and at the same time, Shang Yi also asked the South Asia Tiger to go down and Yihe. The captains of each warship together wrote a detailed report on the process of this battle for reference and research by the Navy Department and promoted it to the entire army, so that the next corresponding tactics for the Dutch army were formulated.
At this time, the fleet began to return to the garrison. At this time, good news came on the battlefield on the land. While the navy was attacking, the Seventh Army of the Chinese Army also launched an attack on the Sultanate of Brunei along the coastline. .
The Dutch fleet is of course a strong opponent of the Chinese army, but the Dutch Army is far from an opponent of the Chinese army. After all, the Chinese Army is definitely stronger than the armies of European countries in this era.
The Netherlands also stationed 2,000 troops in Brunei, and the Sultanate of Brunei also dispatched 10,000 soldiers to participate in the war, but the forces of the two sides are still quite different. The Chinese army's strength is almost twice that of the Dutch and Art Circles. The number of muskets is more than ten times that of the coalition forces, and even the smoothbore muskets used by the Dutch army are far less than the rifled muskets used by the Chinese army. What's more, the Chinese army also carries a large number of lightweight mortars, which can provide enhanced firepower. Therefore, this battle is even more suspenseful.
As soon as the two sides fought, the coalition forces were hit by the fierce firepower of the Chinese army. They could not compete with the Chinese army with only more than 2,000 smoothbore muskets from the Dutch army. As a result, they were completely suppressed. The two sides had less than two wars. Ten minutes, first of all, the Brunei army could not resist and retreated first, while the Dutch army lasted for ten more minutes, and was also defeated by the Chinese army and defeated the entire line. The Dutch army suffered more than 500 casualties, and the Brunei army More than 2,000 people were injured, while only seven of the Chinese army were killed.
Then the Chinese army also pursued the coalition forces, and eventually attacked Brunei's capital, Brunei City. At this time, news of the Dutch fleet's defeat at sea also reached Brunei City, and the Dutch fleet did not retreat to Brunei City. Therefore, Colonel Ronald Fred, the commander of the Dutch Army, also knew that the city of Brunei could not be defended at all, so Fred led the Dutch soldiers to abandon the city of Brunei and retreated southwest, in the south of Brunei The area merged with the Dutch fleet and fled to the Machen area in the south of Kalimantan Island to station, and then sent people back to Batavia to ask for help from the large forces of the Dutch East India Company.
But when the Dutch slapped his butt, the city of Brunei became in chaos.
The Sultanate of Brunei was established in 1383. In history, Brunei and China also had close exchanges. The second Sultan, Manaragana, visited China with Zheng He's fleet, and later died of illness and was buried in Nanjing. The Ming Dynasty's national strength was weak, so it withdrew from the Southeast Asian Ocean and was taken advantage of by European colonists. However, at this time, the European colonists' power was mainly concentrated in the Java area, and their control over Brunei was not strong, but because Brunei is now powerless Confronting European colonists, hence it was also included in the sphere of influence of Dutch colonists.
The current Sultan is Abdul Jariru Aba I. He has been in power for fifty-six years. Because the Chinese army occupied Luzon and immigrated to Luzon in large quantities, he also caused his tension and joined the Dutch-led anti-Japanese war. The China Alliance originally thought that with the protection of the Netherlands, it could withstand the attack of the Chinese army. Moreover, the Dutch fleet and army stationed in Brunei also increased the confidence of Brunei, so it also sent troops to participate in the attack on Zamboyan.
He knew that the Dutch were not reliable at all. He returned from a defeat in the battle against Zamboyan. The two Sudanese countries, Majingdanu and Sulu, were also destroyed by the Chinese army. However, because they had Dutch troops, Brunei was not too nervous. But now the Dutch and the land were defeated by the Chinese army, and the Brunei royal family was also frightened. The Dutch army could run away, but the Brunei royal family could run there.
So Brunei Sultan Abdul Jariru Aba I also recruited ministers to discuss countermeasures, but now facing the powerful offensive of the Chinese army, the sea and land, and even the God of Heaven appeared, the ministers agreed that now Brunei’s only way out is to surrender to the Chinese army. I hope that China can show mercy and let Brunei go.
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