Just as the army launched an attack on Batavia City, Cheng Gang also commanded three naval squadrons, a total of 73 various warships, launching an attack on Batavia from the sea, and the Netherlands also moved. All the warships fought.
Compared with the army, the Dutch navy still has considerable combat effectiveness, because the Netherlands is known as the navy and now has forty-seven warships, including two warships of more than 1,000 tons, although in number It is a certain distance from the Chinese army's fleet, but the Dutch fleet has the support of shore artillery, which can also offset the numerical advantage of the Chinese army.
In addition, although General Trump, the commander of the Expeditionary Fleet, has become a prisoner of the Chinese army, the Dutch Navy's tactics have always been based on self-control, and the commander only plays a spiritual pillar, commanding and controlling the combat force In fact, it is limited, so the Dutch Navy is not unable to fight against the Chinese army. Of course, the Chinese fleet does not include the Li Huamei fleet.
But after the battle began, the Chinese army immediately gained the upper hand in the battle. Although the Chinese army's fleet could not be fully launched because of concerns about the Dutch army's shore-based artillery fire, the Chinese army's fleet could not be fully developed, so the advantage of the large number of fleets could not be fully utilized. Inlun Chenggang It was also ordered that the second and third squadrons of the Nanyang Fleet form two columns to fight the Dutch Fleet, and the strongest first squadron in the Nanyang Fleet remain unmoved for the time being as a reserve force.
In this way, although the number of warships participating in the two sides was almost the same, the Chinese army's warships still had a considerable advantage in artillery and tonnage. Moreover, after the Naval Battle of Kalimantan, the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army's naval were not only accumulated. The experience of large-scale naval battles, as well as the understanding and application of column tactics, have also been greatly improved, so we are more determined when executing tactics in combat, and always insist on maintaining the column formation and fighting against the Netherlands with overall strength. Free combat of warships.
Although Dutch warships are better than Chinese warships in terms of flexibility and maneuverability, the column tactics can not only fully utilize the power of the guns on both sides of the warship, but also allow the Chinese warships to have a complete advantage in artillery and tonnage. Therefore, no matter how the Dutch warships dismantled and rushed back and forth between their fronts and backs, the Chinese army's warships were unmoved, maintained the formation of the column, and launched bombardment on the Dutch warships with artillery on both sides of the left and right sides, which also made the Netherlands The advantages of warships are completely lost. After all, when it comes to firepower, Dutch warships are far from being the opponent of the Chinese military warships.
In this battle, the overall tactics of the Chinese army fully overwhelmed the Dutch freedom tactics. The two columns of the Chinese army were like two giant dragons, traveling and crossing in the siege of Dutch warships, as if entering. Like a shipless realm, Dutch warships were either injured or sunk. After more than two hours of fierce battle, nine Dutch fleets were sunk by the Chinese army, and more than ten other warships were injured to a certain extent. , while the Chinese army was only sunk two destroyers.
And at this time, another situation was unfavorable to the Dutch fleet, and there was insufficient ammunition. The ammunition carried by the Dutch fleet when they went to fight was not full, and after nearly two hours of fierce fighting, several warships had already been on the All ammunition has been exhausted, and there are not much ammunition left on other warships, and the best ones are less than 40%. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Dutch fleet is also beginning to decline, and before the Chinese army goes to war, they are replenished. With the supplementary benefits, each warship is equipped with enough ammunition. At this time, all warships that are fighting still retain more than 60% of the ammunition and still maintain sufficient combat effectiveness. As the rise is made, The battle situation also quickly developed towards a side that was unfavorable to the Dutch fleet.
At this time, Cheng Gang, who had been watching the battle, also decisively seized the fighter plane and immediately ordered the first squadron of the Nanyang Fleet to start to enter the battlefield.
After the strongest first squadron in the Nanyang Fleet joined the war, it also gave the Dutch fleet a final blow. The flagship Qi Jiguang took the lead, and the left and right guns opened fire together. Within ten minutes, it sank two in a row. The Dutch warships, and then other warships opened fire, immediately smashing the Dutch fleet into pieces. The soldiers on other Dutch warships saw that the situation was hopeless. The Dutch soldiers were free and casual, and could not fight against the wind broke out again, and no one was willing to do so. After the battle continued, they turned the bow of the ship and fled to the ship port in Batavia.
Some Dutch warships were sunk by Chinese warships while escaping, while others were entangled by Chinese warships and could only surrender to the Chinese army. As a result, there were only twenty-two warships fleeing back to the ship port, and the Chinese army was only attacked. Three warships were sunk, and two other warships were seriously damaged. A total of sixteen Dutch warships were sunk and nine were captured.
After defeating the Dutch fleet, the Chinese army only took a break and immediately launched an attack on the coast of Batavia and blocked the port of Batavia.
Without fleet control, shore-based artillery fire is difficult to suppress ships at sea because the shore-based artillery is fixed and the ships are all moving at sea. In addition, Batavia's shore-based artillery artillery is not allowed to be suppressed, because the shore-based artillery is fixed, and the ships are moving at sea. In addition, the shore-based artillery of Batavia The number of warships is also very limited, far from the firepower of the Chinese army. Therefore, after more than half an hour of fighting, the Chinese army destroyed the shore base at the slightest price of the two warships being sunk. Most of the turrets and firepower completely overwhelmed the shore-based firepower. At this time, all warships also sent marines to put down their assault boats and launched landing attacks on the shore-based firepower.
Although there were also a number of Dutch soldiers stationed on the shore base, many people were killed by the Chinese artillery bombardment by the artillery of both sides. After the firepower was suppressed, the Dutch defenders also realized that the general situation was already So they had no intention of fighting again. Before the Chinese Army's Marines landed, they gave up their land-based positions and fled to Batavia. As a result, the Chinese Army's Marines also landed very smoothly. He took over the land and occupied the land-based position, and the remaining twenty Shemen artillery were all captured by the Chinese army.
After the Marine Corps successfully landed, they did not rush to attack Batavia City, because attacking Batavia City is the mission of the army, and the Marine Corps also lacks heavy blasting weapons. If they rashly attack the city, they will inevitably suffer losses. Seriously, the Chinese Army's Marines launched an attack on the port of Batavia, and the Chinese Army's warships also approached the port from the sea.
The Dutch warship fled back to the port was still in shock, but immediately discovered that it had been blocked by the Chinese army from both sea and land, and now it was really a turtle in the jar. Although the Dutch warships were equipped with artillery, But firstly, the ammunition of the Dutch warships was seriously insufficient, and secondly, the general situation was gone now. The land base was occupied by the Chinese army and the port was blocked. Even if there was sufficient ammunition, it would not be possible to reverse the situation. At this time, I don’t know that It was the Dutch warship that first launched the white flag and surrendered. Then the other Dutch warships also followed the beams and all shot white flags and surrendered. Therefore, the Chinese army occupied the port without fighting and moored at the The twenty-two Dutch warships and ten Dutch merchant ships in the port also became the spoils of the Chinese army.
At this time on land, the Chinese army had already penetrated into Batavia and controlled most of the areas. Dutch soldiers and indigenous soldiers retreated step by step, either killed or surrendered to the Chinese army. Now the Dutch army only controls a small area around the entire city of Batavia, with only five or six hundred soldiers remaining.
At this time, the directors of the Dutch East India Company also gathered in the parliament hall. Some were anxious like ants on a hot pan, circling around; some were pale and dull; some murmured to themselves, but their lips were joking So, there were people who tried hard to pour wine into their mouths, and Matt Sokol sat in the chairperson's seat, his face was ashes, his eyes were empty and unsightly, obviously he was a resigned person, in short, he was all kinds of strange and vivid. Different.
Because the current situation is very clear, Batavia has been lost, and the Dutch East India Company has completely failed. The problems facing all directors now are whether to choose to die in a vigorous battle or surrender immediately and survive, but leave it to The directors didn't have much time. The Chinese army had already reached the government hall. The sound of guns and cannons explosions had been heard very clearly, so they could not let them slap any more.
At this moment, a director finally couldn't stand it, so he stood up and shouted: "Surrender, surrender, I don't want to die. What will happen in the future? Let's talk about it later. I don't want to die yet. ”
In fact, most directors have the idea of surrendering, but they can't turn around. Because if they want to surrender, they have the opportunity to not only save their lives, but also save the company and some of their property, but they are all directors. We gave up, but now surrendered, we have nothing to do. We can't even save our lives. We still say that many directors have thoughts in their hearts, so why do we have the idea of the beginning? The leader also opened a psychological gap for others, so other directors also expressed their surrender to the Chinese New Year. Anyway, it would be better to live than to die.
Therefore, not long after, a white flag was fired in the government hall of Batavia. When the Chinese army saw it, they stopped attacking. After a while, a few people came out of the government hall, without weapons, and raised them high. After receiving the promise of the commander Tian Chu to ensure the safety of all personnel, the directors of the Dutch East India Company also walked out of the hall of the government affairs hall, accepted the control of the Chinese army, and then the Chinese The army sent an army to the congress hall and would completely occupy the city of Batavia.
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