Marton Tropp struggled for words, "Okay, OK! My Admiral Marton Tropp, your worries are obviously unnecessary. That one British ship killed two Spanish ships."
It's just a special case. Their strength is not strong. They just succeeded when the Spaniards relaxed their vigilance. Their current internal instability in the UK is not a threat." The speaker stood up impatiently and walked to the horse.
Don Tropp stepped forward and said: "Admiral Marton Tropp, you will lead the powerful Dutch fleet to Batavia in three days. Therefore, in my opinion, you should rush home as soon as possible.
, go and say goodbye to your family, and prepare to fight for the interests of the Netherlands!" The speaker was about to leave, but suddenly turned around and said: "Dear Marton, this time you go to Asia, your identity has to be changed a little.
Adjustment, you will be the deputy commander of the fleet to command the battle, and the commander of the fleet is a bureaucrat from the East India Company. His name is Kui Yi. Of course, this is not to look down on you, this is just for safety reasons.
For consideration, you must know that your name is known to everyone. Although the Japanese may not know you, it is better to be careful so as not to expose our strategic intentions and make the Japanese suspicious."
A "bang" sound from the cannon woke up Marton Tropp from his worries about the British navy. He asked an adjutant: "What's going on? Who is firing?" The adjutant replied: "It's a Chinese warship.
We are firing, but it seems to be just empty cannons, maybe for communication." Marton Tropp looked back behind him and saw that his main fleet had caught up. He gathered his thoughts and ordered his adjutant: "Send the order,
The flagship hoisted my admiral's flag and ordered the battle fleet to assemble to cover the transport fleet behind." "What formation is the battle fleet in?" Seeing Marton Tropp's silence, the adjutant asked, "Or in a row?
Will it be the same single-line formation as when we last fought against French pirates in the Bay of Biscay?" "No, my son, this time I will change the traditional way of fighting and try a new tactic." Marton Tello
Pu was a little excited. He pointed to the surface of the Yangtze River and said: "Look, although this is not a sea, the water is wide and can hold a decisive battle between two columns. You go and hang the flag and order the battle fleet to line up in two columns.
When I give the order, we will advance parallel to the upper reaches and prepare for a decisive river battle with the Chinese fleet!" Just as Marton Tropp was mobilizing his fleet, the main fleet led by Hai Dafu himself had already caught up.
Zhao Zixuan's vanguard fleet, Shi Lang took over the flag from Hai Dafu, and personally directed the fleet to speed up and move downstream. The Chinese fleet commanded by Shi Lang moved down the river from the upstream, while the Dutch fleet commanded by Marton Tropp went down the river.
Going upstream from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the two fleets are getting closer and closer, and their speed is getting faster and faster. The entire Yangtze River is covered with sails and shadows, filled with murderous intent.
Since most of Shi Lang's fleet were Chinese-style sailing ships with flat heads, which could put several cannons on the bows, while the Dutch warships had triangular sails on the bows and could not place cannons, so when the two fleets faced each other,
The Chinese fleet will get the chance to fire first.
Seeing the foreign fleet that killed his brother and killed his flagship getting closer and closer, Hai Dafu, as the supreme commander of the vanguard navy, almost had fire in his eyes. He personally carried his brother's memorial tablet from the cabin.
He came out, held it in his arms with his left hand, and then slowly pulled the sword from the scabbard at his waist with his right hand, raised it high above his head, stayed for a moment, then swung it down violently, and shouted: "Fire!"
"With Hai Dafu's words of "fire", the war of aggression launched by the main force of the Dutch navy, the main force of the Japanese army and some British naval fleets against the entire Chinese revolutionary army began.
With a "boom" of artillery, the ship fired its first cannon. Immediately afterwards, all the warships in the first row fired, and dozens of cannonballs flew towards the Dutch warship three miles away with a whistling sound.
"Boom", "boom", "crack", "crack", "crack", with the sound of cracking ship planks, several battleships of the Dutch battle fleet were directly hit by shells, and several sailors were hit by fragments of planks shattered by shells.
During the battle, one of the sailors was hit by a plank in the aorta of his neck. He was seriously injured and died a few minutes later. The first casualties in the battle between the entire Chinese Revolutionary Army and the Dutch fleet appeared. Marton
Tropp's adjutant ran up a few steps and stood in front of Marton Tropp, trying to block the fragments of wood with his body.
Marton Tropp pushed his adjutant away, raised the command knife in his hand, and ordered: "The enemy has very few side cannons. Our fleet should carry forward the fierce side firepower of the battleships and compete with them in firepower!"
He ordered the adjutant: "Go and hoist the flag, and order the battle fleet to be divided into two groups. The first group commanded by me will move forward to violently attack the enemy, while the second group commanded by Kui Yi will be responsible for covering the transport fleet and letting them follow closely.
After the first group, break through the obstruction of the enemy fleet and continue to advance upstream! After the transport fleet has passed, the first group of battle fleets will stay and continue to entangle the enemy fleet, covering the second group's advance upstream!"
Following Marton Tropp's order, the Dutch fleet quickly divided into two groups, one in front and one in the back. The front group accelerated upstream, while the rear group slowed down, waiting for the transport fleet behind.
Seeing this tactic of the Dutch with his telescope, Shi Lang knew that they wanted to break through their own blockade and rush upstream. He waved his sword and ordered: "Hang the flag! Order the entire army to stop the enemy with all their strength and not allow them to break through with a single ship.
Our defense line." He saw that the formation of his own fleet was not dense, and the Dutch fleet might pass through the gaps between the ships, so he then said to the soldiers: "Go and hang the flag again, and put twenty ships in each row.
The horizontal formation of ships becomes thirty ships per row, and every three rows form a group, and each formation is dispersed in a 'pin' shape. Since the enemy's broadside cannons are very fierce, try not to engage in a broadside cannon battle with the enemy. Rush over.
After that, we immediately moved our ship closer to the enemy ship, and when the two ships got closer, we jumped into a close-quarters fight and entangled all the enemy ships."
The two fleets each made their own formation adjustments, and the distance between them gradually narrowed, from three miles to two miles, and then from two miles to one mile, and finally rushed together. The entire Yangtze River
, suddenly the fire flashed, the cannon roared, and the shouts of killing gradually became louder. Because the Dutch warship's broadside fire was very fierce, when the Dutch warship inserted into the gap of the Chinese revolutionary army fleet led by Shi Lang, Shi Lang
The formation of the Chinese Revolutionary Army fleet began to look messy. Under the fierce bombardment of the Dutch battle fleet, many small wooden boats without any armor protection immediately lost their combat effectiveness, while other Chinese Revolutionary Army warships were also fighting independently and were somewhat overwhelmed.
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However, after the first two-side salvo of the Dutch warships, they had to stop shooting and start loading ammunition again. As a result, the dozens of Dutch warships in the Chinese Revolutionary Army fleet that first rushed into Shilang were immediately destroyed.
The warships of the Chinese Revolutionary Army regained their composure and surrounded them. Within a short time, more than ten Dutch warships and dozens of warships of the Chinese Revolutionary Army were already close together. The sailors and soldiers on Shi Lang's warship succeeded in joining forces at the first sight.
They immediately threw out the grappling hook and hooked it tightly to the side of the Dutch warship. Then they took out the sword and bit it in their mouths, and began to crawl towards the Dutch warship along the grappling hook. But when they had just climbed halfway, the Dutch warship's side
A group of Dutch soldiers appeared, raising their guns and shooting down.
"Bang bang bang" a volley of muskets was fired, and Shi Lang's men who had climbed halfway down fell back to the deck of their own ship. Even the few sailors who were lucky enough to climb onto the deck of the Dutch warship were quickly surrounded by more Dutch sailors and soldiers.
He would be killed within a few rounds of fighting. "Boom", "boom", and several more cannon shots. The cannons of the Chinese Revolutionary Army's battleships had been reloaded. Seeing that they could not get close, Shi Lang immediately ordered the firing of several rounds.
The salvo blasted the approaching Dutch warships to pieces. After the smoke cleared, most of the Dutch warships near the Chinese Revolutionary Army warships were already in a semi-sunken state. The Dutch fleet launched its first close penetration.
The attack failed.
The main Dutch warships have also been reloaded with ammunition. There was a fierce bombardment and smoke filled the air. Two of the Chinese Revolutionary Army's iron-clad warships were also riddled with holes. Their watertight compartments were also smashed and began to sink. No matter how powerful the iron armor was, it would not last forever.
It is not all made of steel, and quality was ignored for the sake of quantity. After all, good steel and special steel have to be used elsewhere. It would be good if a large number of ships can be reported as wrought iron. Many of them are covered with pig iron, except for two
In addition to the warships of the Chinese Revolutionary Army that were about to sink, the Chinese Revolutionary Army also had several small cannons and wooden boats in the river that were turned into broken sawdust. Marton Tropp looked proudly at the Chinese boats floating on the river.
Seeing the fragments of ships and the corpses of sailors in the revolutionary fleet, he said to the adjutant beside him: "My son, look, this is the huge contrast in casualties caused by the huge gap in firepower. If you want to maintain the Netherlands' maritime superiority, you must
The firepower advantage of the Dutch battle fleet must be maintained, and this must not be forgotten at any time!" He paused for a moment, and then ordered: "Hang the flag, the first group of battleships adjust their course, divide into left and right teams, and move the enemy's warships to both sides of the river.
We forced them away and continued to advance forward. Although we lost some ships, we had the advantage of artillery fire and immediately broke out a road to clear a wide water surface for the transport fleet behind us to pass."
However, Marton Tropp's tactical attempt was not realized because he was not facing a regular battle fleet of a certain country. Since many officers of the Chinese Revolutionary Army were born in the navy of the Zheng family and were originally pirates,
The leader, coupled with the piracy style under the orders of Zhang Huahan, Marton Tropp faced a fleet in which most of the officers had years of maritime piracy careers and piracy traditions. The firepower of this fleet was more advanced than that of the Dutch regular navy.
Although the battleships are not strong, they are well disciplined, and there is one thing that the Dutch battleships cannot compare with, and that is a rogue spirit, or a tyrannical spirit that is not afraid of death. When those sailors looked at their usual
When the ships of friends, partners, and even relatives were bombarded by Dutch warships, they felt not only sadness, but also stronger emotions of anger and hatred. All of them seemed to be
They rushed forward like crazy, no longer caring about the formation. Therefore, the entire river was full of ships, and the Dutch battle fleet was unable to clear a relatively safe channel for the transport fleet to pass.
Seeing that his fleet's first close attack failed, Shi Lang hurriedly ordered to regroup and launch another fierce attack on the Dutch battle fleet. However, the next two close attacks ended in failure in the face of the strong firepower of the Dutch battle fleet.
Moreover, after the failure of the third attack, the formation of the forward fleet led by Hai Dafu was completely chaotic. Seeing this situation, Shi Lang had to change his original plan. Seeing that he could no longer command the fleet normally, he ordered several soldiers to sit on the
The small boat went to contact Tu Dahai and others, ordering them to command their own fleets and fight on their own, tightly entangled with the Dutch forward battle fleet that broke into his own formation, while he himself was preparing to lead a part of the stronger combat force.
The ships rushed through the defense line of the Dutch forward fleet, and together with the rearguard fleet led by Huang Long, who had just arrived on the battlefield, rushed directly downstream to attack the transport fleet with weak firepower behind it, hoping to maximize their own victory.
When the forward fleet commanded by Marton Tropp was involved in a melee with the fleet of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, the Japanese transport fleet at the rear of the entire fleet carefully followed the second group of battle fleets, trying to wait
Opportunity broke through the obstruction of the Chinese Revolutionary Army warships and broke through to the upper reaches in order to land directly near Nanjing. Matsudaira Nobutsuna walked up and down on the bow, rubbing his hands constantly, and occasionally stopped, and he took the hand from Mukai
The telescope came over and looked upstream.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna asked Mukai impatiently: "Why hasn't it taken so long to break through the defense line of the Chinese Revolutionary Army Fleet? Is it so difficult to deal with a group of pirates and an underwater army composed of Chinese civilians?" Mukai was also very anxious, although he had not broken through in advance.
He had also thought that he might encounter the fleet of the Chinese Revolutionary Army in the Yangtze River, but he never expected that the scale of this Chinese Revolutionary Army fleet would be so large, and its combat effectiveness was not weak at all. He tried his best to make himself
He calmed down and said in as humble a tone as possible: "General, please rest assured. Even if we can't rush through, our army can disembark from here and attack Nanjing from land. I believe that the Chinese Revolutionary Army is composed of pirates and Chinese civilians."
It cannot stop our army’s attack.”
"Disembark from here?" Matsudaira Nobutsuna scratched his face in pain, "Do you know the terrain here? Do you know the enemy's defense situation here?" Mukai proudly took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said.
: "This is a map I spent a whole year drawing when I stayed with the generals of the Manchu Qing Army as a staff and liaison officer with Japan. It marked the terrain of this area and the enemy's defense situation. Although now
The situation may change, but please believe in the combat effectiveness of our Japanese army."
Matsudaira Nobutsuna took the map, looked at it carefully, and then said: "You did a good job. It seems that the general did not misjudge the person." He put the map away and said: "It is not a last resort, but it is better.
Don’t get off the ship, after all, it’s not easy to unload the gunpowder and ordnance on the ship.”
One thing that Hao Junjie hates very much is that others take away his credit. He is a proud and capable naval general of the Chinese Revolutionary Army. After graduating from the navy crash course organized by Zhang Huahan in the Education City, he dealt with the Zheng family navy and pirates.
, Japanese pirates, warships from Spain, the Netherlands, Britain and Portugal and other countries have repeatedly made outstanding achievements in battles. He is a very positive person. Deputy Commander Zhang Huahan once said to their first batch of naval crash course graduates, "I don't want to be a general."
The soldiers are not good soldiers." So every time there was a big battle, he would always be at the front, always the first to fight the enemy, and most of the time he would be the first to win.
However, this battle was really painful for Hao Junjie, because not only did he not win, but he suffered serious losses. In the first salvo of the Dutch battle fleet, his ship was hit by more than a dozen shells, and the ship was hit by more than a dozen shells.
The armor of the ship was all uneven, and three holes were punched through the deck. And I don’t know what kind of powerful shells the Dutch artillery was. All three holes penetrated the bottom of the ship, and the water-proof layer under the ship began to leak, causing serious damage.
As a result, he had to temporarily give up joining gangs to fight and lead people to plug the leaks himself.
When he plugged up the last hole as big as a bowl and climbed out of the water tank, what he saw shocked him. Because most of the small unarmored warships that had surrounded the Dutch warships had already
The remaining miscellaneous small and medium-sized unarmored ships captured by the Zheng family navy were floating on the water powerlessly, not only without the power to fight back, but also without the power to protect themselves.
Hao Junjie looked at the tall Dutch warships and cursed a few fiercely. Then he personally held the rudder at the stern, ordered the sailors to adjust the sails, hoisted his flag, and prepared to command his fleet to launch another close attack.
Regardless of whether he admits it or not, the Chinese Revolutionary Army Navy's naval treasures with superior advanced artillery and giant warships are protecting those important merchant ships at sea. The motley crew of the three major fleets gathered now has more firepower than the Dutch.
The navy is not at the same level. He and several sailors struggled to turn the rudder stock. There was violent friction between the rudder and the rudder hole, and a tooth-aching "gurgling" sound reached Hao Junjie's ears. He vomited
Foaming at the mouth, he cursed secretly: "***! This rudder is just not as useful as the steering wheels on Western ships and our new warships! Those steering wheels are labor-saving and flexible, and they are best used on warships! What a pity!
Unfortunately, the number of our new warships is too small. After all, the shipyards built them in too short a time, and they are still protecting those expensive merchant ships at sea. Even his damn General Hai Dafu piloted one after the flagship was destroyed.
An old warship similar to mine."
Just as Hao Junjie adjusted the bow of the ship and was about to lead the fleet towards the Dutch warship, a lookout suddenly shouted: "General, General Tu Dahai has raised his flag and ordered our troops to follow his ship.
, attack the enemy's flagship." "***! Delay my good work!" Hao Junjie cursed, he also wanted to capture a Dutch warship with advanced artillery. One of his adjutants asked: "Then,
Shall we go?"
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