The two sides fought for about an hour. More than twenty warships were sunk by the Dutch fleet, and about half of the remaining warships were seriously damaged, and their combat effectiveness was reduced to less than 60%. , The Chinese Army is much better than the Dutch fleet, whether it is the number of sunken warships or the condition of the remaining warships, because the Chinese Army's warships are larger in size, so they are also more powerful than the Netherlands in terms of resistance to strike. The warships are stronger, because the Chinese army has always insisted on the formation of columns and has not been disrupted by the Dutch warships, but still rely on the whole. In this case, fighting is obviously unfavorable to the Dutch side.
So the balance of the battle situation began to tilt towards the Chinese army.
At this time, in the reserve fleet of the Chinese Army, everyone who watched the battle on the Yuefei ship building also relaxed a lot, because everyone could see that the Chinese Army's fleet had already occupied the advantage of the battlefield, and some people's There was a smile on my face.
However, Shang Yi remained silent because advantage does not mean victory. The current situation cannot be said that the Chinese army is invincible. After all, the Dutch fleet was just at a disadvantage, but it was not defeated. Moreover, the Netherlands also has a reserve fleet. It is not that there is no possibility of turning defeat into victory, so we cannot relax our guard now, just to see when the reserve team should be put into battle and carry out the final decisive battle.
However, Shang Yi is far less familiar with naval warfare than land warfare, so he cannot grasp this opportunity well. Of course, he can wait until the Dutch fleet enters the reserve force before dispatching the reserve force. This way of acting like a chance is also a tactic of response.
But at this moment, Black said to Shang Yi: "Your Majesty, I suggest that the reserve team should be dispatched. Now the situation on the battlefield is that we have the advantage, and in the reserve team retained by both sides, our troops are also superior. Therefore, in At this time, we should take the initiative to put the reserve team into the battle, so that we can defeat the Dutch fleet in one blow and win the battle."
Although Black has become aware of China, the two sides are still strategic allies and partners after all. Moreover, Black is also a naval consultant of the Chinese Army and is planning his own affairs in his position, so he still proposed to Shang Yi as his own. Advisor's advice.
Because he spoke English, even Ali Sandra couldn't understand it. After all, Britain is still a country outside the mainstream of Europe, not the empire in later generations, and English is far from popular. Therefore, Shang Yi translated what he said to others, and Cheng Gang immediately said: "Your Majesty, I also think General Black is right. Now we should indeed dispatch the reserve team and launch the final attack."
Yalisandra also said, "Yes, I think it's OK to fight."
Li Huamei took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, become Commander-in-Chief, let my fleet go to war. It's time."
Seeing that everyone agreed to go to the battle, Shang Yi nodded and said, "Commander Cheng, please give an order."
Because Cheng Gang is the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army Combined Fleet this time, and Li Huamei is now the commander of the squadron in business and is a direct subordinate of Cheng Gang, so the official military orders are issued by Cheng Gang and can Directly issue orders to Li Huamei.
So Cheng Gang nodded, then turned around and said, "Li Huamei obeyed the order."
Li Huamei immediately stood at attention and said, "Here."
Cheng Gangdao: "You will immediately lead our fleet to fight, attack with all your might, and completely defeat the Dutch fleet."
Li Huamei said: "Yes." Then, he saluted Chenggang and Shang Yi respectively, and immediately walked down the ship building. Her ship, the Rose, was anchored next to the Yuefei, and a springboard was built on the two warships. , they could go up and down with each other, and Li Huamei returned to her ship and immediately ordered the fleet to set sail and join the battlefield.
After the Chinese Army's reserve army was dispatched, Trump, aboard the Dutch flagship Bridrod, who was on the side of the battlefield, also knew that the Chinese Army was now ready to make the final decisive battle.
In fact, Trump has been repeatedly considering whether he ordered to retreat from the battlefield. Even if he was defeated in this battle, he could still save most of the warships and ensure that the Dutch fleet still maintains a certain combat effectiveness. I will definitely not be able to defend myself when I come to Sukanada, so I can only retreat to Batavia to guard it, but this will be questioned by the Dutch East India Company. How should I deal with it? I dispatched the reserve team and entered the battle. Trump is indeed not sure about the final battle. This is not because Trump is timid and timid, but because a qualified commander will evaluate the war before the war and will never fight randomly.
The two special envoys sent by the Dutch East India Company, John Jonard and Rut Roy, were watching the battle on the ship. They did not understand the war, so they could not see who was better or worse in the war, but they were very stunning. After all, there are not many opportunities for this kind of opportunity, but just as Trump is struggling, the Chinese army's reserve team has played, so Trump also knows that due to his hesitation just now, the best time to retreat has been achieved. Missed it.
Because if the Dutch fleet began to retreat before the Chinese army's reserve team went to battle, then the Dutch reserve team could serve as cover and protect the warring fleet from retreating from the battlefield. The Chinese army's fleet is now at the end of its strength, facing the Netherlands The reserve team cannot pose too much danger, and the reserve team of the Chinese army has not yet fought, and it is beyond the reach of chasing. Therefore, most of the Dutch warships can retreat from the battlefield smoothly.
But now the Chinese army's reserve fleet has taken the lead in dispatching, so it is difficult for the Dutch warships in the battle to escape. At most, it can only ensure that the reserve fleet can escape from the battlefield smoothly. But of course, Trump cannot accept this result. Yes, so now there is no time to regret not retreating in time. Trump could only grit his teeth and order other ships to attack and join the battle. At this point, he could only fight for the last one. As for whether to win If you lose, you can only leave your fate.
The reserve fleets of both sides were dispatched at the same time. After Li Huamei's fleet was repaired and supplemented, there are now 35 more warships, including a second-class battleship and two 2,000-ton auxiliary warships.
Li Huamei divided the fleet into two batches, forming a column formation of fifteen warships, including two 2,000-ton auxiliary warships and all newly added warships, while the other twenty warships were led by Li Huamei and adopted scattered lines. Free formation.
Although the Li Huamei fleet is the best fleet in the Chinese navy that is good at free combat, even with the Dutch fleet, the warships of the Li Huamei fleet are generally small, so the column tactics are not completely suitable for the Li Huamei fleet, but the newly added The warships obviously have a lower ability to fight freely, so Li Huamei made this arrangement of the fleet. In addition, the current battlefield situation has begun to appear chaotic, and it is not completely suitable for the use of column tactics, but the use of columns and The free combination tactic is more suitable.
It can also be seen from this that although Li Huamei had scratched the formation of his fleet into a reserve team in front of Shang Yi, in reality, he also made careful preparations for himself to play as a reserve team.
The Netherlands reserve team has a total of 42 warships, including two of which are more than 1,000 tons, but they still use the free combat mode. The leader of Trump's flagship, the Bridrod, joined the battlefield, and the two special envoys I don't know the current situation, so I am still very excited. In fact, people who go to Asia to conduct maritime trade in this era are the ones who tie their heads to their belts. Although they have never fought a big battle, small-scale battles, such as They have also experienced some battles such as fighting pirates and natives, so the two of them are not afraid of war.
After both sides' reserve teams joined the battlefield, the situation on the battlefield became more complicated, and the battle scene that had already begun to weaken became more intense again.
Since the reserve teams of both sides participated in the battle from both ends, they did not contact each other at the beginning, but responded first, and were warships that had fought on the battlefield for nearly four hours.
However, the Dutch fleet entered the battlefield directly because it used free combat. Therefore, after joining the battlefield, the Dutch fleet was immediately dispersed, with two or three warships as a group, each looking for its suitable opponent, and the Bridrod also led it. Three warships joined the siege of a column of the Chinese army.
This column is the middle column of the third column of the Chinese Army. There were originally twenty-four warships in total, but now only sixteen still maintain the column formation. Of course, the first-class battleship Qi Jiguang, and the other two. The class battleships are still in the queue, and now the entire fleet is in an arc shape, attacking more than ten Dutch warships. Because they have the advantage in the number, tonnage and firepower, they are difficult to resist the Dutch warships. , the situation is in jeopardy.
Although the four active warships including the Bridrod were added, the unfavorable situation of the Dutch warships was immediately reversed, but the column formation of the Chinese army remained very well, and most of the warships remained more than 70%. The combat effectiveness of the three battleships is due to their huge size. Although they are all shot multiple times, they are not seriously injured and their combat effectiveness is still very strong.
The Bridrod first met the Qi Jiguang. The two huge warships launched several rounds of violent shelling each other, and were shot more than ten. Although it was under a long battle, the Qi Jiguang still maintained it. With a very strong combat power, he was not at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Bridrod. In addition, overall, the Chinese army was still fighting against the scattered attack of the Dutch warships as a whole, so he also had the Dutch fleet. It's hard to tell.
On the other hand, Li Huamei's fleet also joined the battlefield.
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