Shang Yi's imperial fleet had just joined the battle, so they all joined in the pursuit of enemy ships. Only seven slower auxiliary warships remained on the battlefield to cooperate with other warships.
Chenggang also saw that the enemy's defeat was certain, and even if he pursued them, as long as he did not break away from the group and went deep alone, there would be no serious problems. Therefore, he also ordered the Yue Fei to raise the sails and chase the escaping Dutch warships. Orders were also given to disperse the formation and conduct free pursuit.
Although the Yue Fei is huge in size, its absolute speed is also quite fast. It is not slower than small and medium-sized warships at all, because big ships can be equipped with more and larger sails. It is not inferior to small ships in terms of speed, but it is less flexible. Moreover, the Yue Fei had just joined the battle, and although it was hit by a few shots, the damage was not serious. Therefore, it raised all the sails and sailed at full speed, much faster than many Dutch warships that had escaped.
As a result, the Yue Fei caught up with three Dutch warships in a row. They all used an arc route and went directly to the side and front of the Dutch warships. Taking advantage of the Yue Fei's large size, they used squeezing, collision and other methods to intercept them. However, due to their small size, the Dutch warships could not pick up the speed after being damaged, so they had no way to deal with the Yue Fei. As a result, the Dutch soldiers on the two Dutch warships immediately cut down the mainmasts after being intercepted by the Yue Fei. , expressing surrender, other Chinese warships following from behind approached Long Lai.
But there was also a warship that tried its best to dodge left and right, hoping to get rid of the Yue Fei's pursuit. Later, Chenggang became a little helpless and ordered to fire. As a result, after a series of artillery bombardments, the Dutch warship was beaten. After numerous damage and damage, it sank in the sea, and then the Yue Fei turned its bow to pursue other Dutch warships.
At this moment, Blake suddenly pointed to the distance and said: "Your Majesty, that ship is the Breederrod, the flagship of the Dutch fleet."
The navies of various European countries now have a situation where the British and the Dutch coexist. When Robert Blake was in Europe, he often led the fleet to cruise, and he often met with the Dutch fleet on the sea. He also had a few encounters with Trump. We had met each other in person, so we were familiar with several major warships in the Dutch fleet, so we naturally recognized the Breederoad, which is Trump’s special ship.
Shang Yi looked in the direction of his finger and saw four Dutch warships escaping from a distance of about seven or eight hundred meters to the left and front of the Yue Fei. And behind the four Dutch warships, three Chinese warships were escaping. The battleships were also chasing after them with their sails full, and Alexandra's eyes were sharp, so she recognized it at once, and one of them was the Sea Rose.
The four Dutch warships that escaped at this time were the flagship 1,250-ton Bridlord, the other one was the 1,150-ton St. Mary, and the other was the 800-ton Gary. Ari, one is the 600-ton battleship Endrasit; and the three battleships pursued by the Chinese army, in addition to the Sea Rose, also include the cruiser Kang Jinlong and the destroyer Tianquan.
The Rose of the Sea is a pocket-sized second-class battleship, weighing only 1,080 tons, which is nearly 200 tons less than the Breederoad and significantly smaller. The cruisers and destroyers cannot compete with the Saint Marie and Galliari, so on this local battlefield, the Chinese army is obviously much worse than the Dutch warships in terms of quantity, tonnage, firepower, etc.
But now these Dutch warships are eager to escape and have no intention of fighting. Of course, they are also afraid that after being entangled by the Chinese army, other warships will catch up with them. Therefore, they just run away desperately and do not dare to turn back to fight. The Sea Rose and the The other two warships pursued closely and refused to let go. Both sides chased each other and continued to bombard them with artillery from both front and rear.
At this time, there were two cruisers with the Yue Fei, the Taihuohu and the Jingmuyan. After learning that they were the flagships of the Dutch fleet, Shang Yi, Chenggang, Alexandra, Black and others passed by. After a brief discussion, they immediately ordered to rush over to join the three Chinese warships and pursue the four Dutch warships without passing the Breederrod.
Because it can sink or capture the enemy's flagship, it is of great significance in battle, and once it merges with three Chinese warships, the Chinese warships will surpass the Dutch warships in terms of number, tonnage, and firepower. Although there are several other Dutch warships nearby, they are all just escaping and probably will not come to help in the battle. Moreover, there are more Chinese warships cruising nearby, so it is not possible to encircle and suppress these four Dutch warships. There was a threat, so the Yue Fei led two cruisers, filled the sails, and chased the Dutch warship.
However, at this time, the Yue Fei was still six to seven hundred meters away from the Dutch warship, and it would still take quite a while to catch up. However, the three warships including the Sea Rose were following them closely, and they were constantly squeezing and forcing the enemy ships. And tried to intercept, which also prevented the Dutch warships from speeding up the evacuation at full speed, and found that three warships including the Yue Fei had already arrived. Li Huamei also immediately ordered to change tactics and no longer tried to intercept the Dutch warships, but only held back the Dutch warships. The speed may force the Dutch warship to turn and wait for the Yue Fei to come over.
At this time, the four Dutch warships also discovered that the three warships including the Yue Fei were coming towards them. The personnel on the ship also knew that they would be in danger once the three warships caught up, so they tried their best to get away from the chasing ships. With these three Chinese warships of his own.
Although the Chinese warships cannot stop the Dutch warships, they can still slow down the Dutch warships. Moreover, the Dutch warships do not dare to tangle too much with the Chinese warships, so they are forced to constantly turn around and turn left and right. To dodge, despite the Dutch's superb boating skills, they could not get rid of the Chinese army at this time, and the speed naturally dropped greatly. Therefore, after only more than half an hour, the two sides traveled nearly a kilometer. Within a short distance, the Yue Fei led two cruisers to catch up.
Li Huamei also saw the Yue Fei catching up on the Sea Rose, and immediately changed his strategy again, gathering the three warships on one side, approaching and squeezing the Dutch warship, and among the three warships led by the Yue Fei, the tail fire The Tiger and the Jingmuyan also approached from the other side to cooperate with them, while the Yue Fei was walking in an arc, trying to go directly in front of the Dutch warship. Therefore, at this time, the Yue Fei even connected all the side jibs. They were all driven out, increasing the speed to the limit, but when traveling in an arc, the tilt angle of the entire hull reached almost ten degrees.
At this time, Trump was on the deck of the Breedrod, looking very nervous, because at this time, the Yue Fei was heading from the right outer circle to the front of the Breedrod to intercept it, and it was getting increasingly fierce. Close.
The four Dutch warships are now arranged in a one-one-two formation, with the flagship Breedrod taking the lead, the Saint Marie second, and the two warships Galliari and Endrashit tied for third. and on the left side of the Dutch warship, the Sea Rose also had its sails fully loaded, almost keeping pace with the Breedrod, and was constantly pushing in and squeezing the Breedrod, while on the right , the Tail Fire Tiger, and the Jingmu Yan also followed one behind the other, having caught up to the side and rear of the Dutch battleship, and almost caught up with the drifting Galiali and Endrashit.
Under normal circumstances, the Bridrid should turn to the right at this time to avoid the squeeze of the Sea Rose. In the previous pursuit battle, this was the result twice, but now it is turning to the right. Turning right would hit the Yue Fei head-on, so Trump had no choice but to drive forward with all his might.
At this time, the distance between the Rose of the Sea and the Breedlord was getting closer and closer. Since both ships were trying to get away at this time, even though they were running side by side, no one fired their guns because once they fired, If the broadside cannons are used, the shock force will affect the speed of the battleship. The Sea Rose must keep up with the Breedrod and cannot slow down. The Breedrod must not only get rid of the Sea Rose's pursuit, We also had to avoid the Yue Fei's interception, and we didn't dare to slow down, so we had no choice but to run away without firing.
However, although both sides did not dare to fire, the soldiers on the deck set up muskets and fired at each other, thus forming a very strange situation. The two ships were parallel, but both sides attacked with muskets instead of artillery, and both sides The people on the deck also crouched down to avoid the other party's shooting. Although the Sea Rose was one size smaller than the Breedelord, in general the strength of the two ships was about the same, and the distance between the two sides was too close. The advantage of the Chinese army's muskets in terms of range was not fully utilized, and the Thunderbolt rockets on the Sea Rose were also used up, so the two sides were always at loggerheads.
But the Sea Rose was still approaching the Breederoad. It took thirty meters, then twenty, then ten meters. Finally, the sides of the two battleships finally came close to each other, making a series of creaking noises. There was an unpleasant sound of the scraping of planks, and the soldiers who were shooting on the side of the ship also stopped shooting. The Chinese army prepared their bayonets, while the Dutch soldiers took out the daggers they carried with them and began to attack each other, but this time the two battleships The speed of the ship slowed down significantly.
At this moment, the Yuefei also circled the side and front of the Breedrod from the outside, and hit the bow of the Breedrod in a diagonal impact. Because the Yuefei was much larger than the Breedrod. The Deroded was four hundred tons heavier, and with another active collision, it immediately knocked the Deroded to the left by more than 30 degrees. If the Battle Rose hadn't been running parallel to it, it had offset a The force of the impact may have caused it to be completely knocked across the sea, but it also completely stopped on the sea.
The St. Mary, the Galliari, and the Endrashit following the Breedrod were all forced to turn at this time to avoid the leader ship stopped in front, but the other four ships of the Chinese army pursued The warships were originally not far away from them. As soon as the speed of several Dutch warships slowed down, the Chinese warships also approached immediately. As a result, the Taihuohu and the Jingmuyan forced the Saint Mary; the Kangjinlong was close to them. Galiali; destroyer Tianquan collided with Endrashit.
As a result, the Chinese army finally intercepted the Dutch warships. None of the four Dutch warships escaped. All ten warships collided with each other, got close to each other, and huddled together on the sea. The warships on both sides The soldiers waved their swords and fought fiercely with each other.
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