Chapter eight hundred and eighty first.
Another earth-shaking explosion sounded, and it evaporated in this hot sea. In the dark mushroom cloud-like smoke, the six or seven battleships blocked the harbor, together with the two second-level main battleships of Daming themselves, turned into broken wood splashes in the smoke of more than a dozen tons of black gunpowder.
On the deck, the huge sea, which was running in tears, held high the command knife. The huge mothership was the first to crush the debris of the shipwreck and poured into the battlefield. The same strong bronze statue of Nuwa with the power of ten thousand cents crushed on a Dutch warship that was still entangled in the Ming warship and shouted and fought on the deck. With a loud crackling sound, the side of the Dutch ship was also broken. Amid the panic shouts of the red-haired sailors, the Ming sailors, who had already been red in their eyes, grabbed the cables and hung up their ships, gritted their teeth and held the bayonet, and rushed towards the shocked Dutch sailors.
Behind the mothership, the main battleships were swollen, and they all rushed into the battlefield without any chance. The more intense artillery fire and the more shocking roars and fighting sounded excitedly in the dim sky. The battle was fierce, and even the sky was shaken. Several dazzling thunders cut through the dark clouds.
On the other side, when she saw Pang Dahai, she solved the problem of being blocked by herself. Sun Chun, who had already rushed to the center of the ship formation, had a smile on her elegant and elegant eyes. Then she waved her command knife heavily, and the ironclad ship that had been bravely moving forward finally turned its target thirty degrees.
With the huge driving force of the turbine, the two Western warship bows squeezed on the ironclad ship were crushed by huge force. After climbing up the deck of the opponent's ironclad ship, but the Western sailors who were helpless at the fully enclosed steel hull fell into the sea one by one. At the far end, on the cheerful French flagship Sun, which was firing, in the round telescope tube, looking at the sharp bow of the ironclad ship that was heading straight for him at full speed, Prince Kong's old face, which was already covered with a thick layer of powder, was even white like a vampire. His hands holding the telescope could not stop trembling. Amid his terrified screams, the French gunner, who was also terrified, also tried his best to bombard the surging Ming Divine Sword.
But even though the strong iron balls hit the hull with a bang, a few minutes later, Sun Chun's iron armored ship still cut into the thick side of the French warship with a loud bang. Almost at the same time, three white flags hung on the three masts of the Sun in a mess.
On the other end, a smaller Dutch light ship had already rowed away from the battlefield at this time. Turning back and looking at the Rotterdam, which slowly sank with his old friend, Curt sighed sincerely, and then he entered the cabin without looking back.
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The Battle of Cebu Strait is a typical negative example in the history of the Ming Dynasty's Royal Navy. The superior force was blocked in the narrow bay and could not escape. The enemy used its local advantage to surround and sink 33 main battleships of the Ming Dynasty, which was a heavy loss! In the midst of tragedy in the pang Dahai, this section was meticulously written into the history of the Ming Dynasty's Navy.
But this battle can be regarded as Mao Jue's most Northern Navy. It is an invincible steel beast and a shocking sea battle. This time and space humans have put hundreds of tons of non-sailing steel ships on the battlefield for the first time. The scale of the naval battle is unprecedented. More importantly, it has severely damaged the main force of the coalition forces of more than a dozen countries formed by the Western powers.
France, Spain, Portuguese, Italian states and other countries sent a total of 198 main battleships, of which 112 were sunk and captured in this bay. The French fleet that rushed forward was wiped out was wiped out, and the Dutch fleet, who was sunk and captured by the powerful sea coachman, was sunk by half. The most complete escape was the fleet of Venice, Genoa and other countries. For more than a hundred years, Europe believed that it was the center of civilization in this world and was snatching away from all over the world, without taking the East as an equal opponent at all. Now, they have paid the price for arrogance.
This battle also marked the end of the era belonging to the Netherlands.
Knowing that his command mistakes had not been cleared yet, in the three days of renovation of Cebu City, the Pang Dahai took nearly half of the fleet without any injuries and then went out of the sea again. This time, his goal was to go straight to the last colony of the Western powers in Southeast Asia, the Dutch East Indies.
The Netherlands is not small. The East Indies under Batavia included the entire Indonesia in later generations. It conquered Southeast Asia as the top power Java. It owned the most profitable spice islands of the Dutch East Indies Company and monopolized most of the Oriental trade lines. Its population actually reached 8 million to 10 million. At the same time, the population of the entire Luzon islands was only 500,000 to 800,000. The rich East Indies also supported the most prosperous Netherlands in the 16th century.
However, this land is now unmarried with the Dutch! Originally, Curt prepared more than 10,000 Western professional mercenaries who guarded the Batavian colony, and more than 40 main warships lost most of the losses in the battle of the Cebu Strait, and only a dozen ships fled back to Batavia.
Borneo was directly abandoned, and the puffy sea directly took over the largest port in the south and Amuri, one of the ancient countries in the South. Then, using this place as an anchorage, directly headed towards Batavia, the capital of the Dutch colonial located on Java Island.
It's such a retribution for the present. In April and May, the coalition forces of the European continent gathered here to set off in a mighty manner and attacked the city of Manila, the capital of Luzon. In July, the same mighty fleet returned with the same aggressive appearance.
Not to mention, Batavia and Manila are really similar. The same vast semi-circular arc-shaped excellent harbor also has a series of floating island fortresses at the entrance of the harbor for shielding and protection. After all, these two ports were selected by Westerners, and the geographical location and functions they demand are similar. The only difference is that Manila is heading north and south, while Batavia is heading east and west!
All Western cities have similar layouts. On the spire of the cathedral in the center, the heavy bronze bells clattered. The Ming people's bloody revenge against the Spaniards in Manila. The Dutch here is also well known. At that time, the Eighty Years' War was not over. They were gloating and gloating. They never expected this scene to come to their heads. The whole city was like the end of the world. The noble women packed their carriages in panic, while the poor simply took revenge and fled outside the city with their families.
However, I have to admire the brainwashing ability of these Western colonists. In this battle of defense of Batavia, the most active Javanese tribes who converted to Christianity were those Javanese tribes who swung their staffs next to the port. More than a dozen pastors waving their staffs and actively exercising the "great uplifting technique". Groups of Javanese wearing headscarves and local linen cloth hung scimitars around their waists. They took muskets from the hands of Dutch colonial infantry and were then placed on the defense wall in front of the port. From time to time, people in the crowd shouted the slogan of long live God.
However, standing in the small western building in the port, watching these natives hiding behind the city walls eagerly, Curt looked worried. Before the coalition fleet arrived, with his powerful 10,000 mercenaries, he took the 40th main battleship, even if the Ming navy moved in full swing, he was confident that he would fight another 80 Years of War in East India to hold back the expansion of the Ming Empire.
But now, not to mention that there are only a dozen warships left, and there are less than 3,000 mercenaries left. This time, the super giant cannon that the Ming army unveiled had already given him a great blow to his confidence.
However, this war still has to be fought! The Netherlands cannot afford to lose East India! Once this is lost, the lowland republic of Xiaoxiaoqi Province, which finally rose, will be re-defeated. It is hard to say whether it can continue to maintain this independent status among the numerous great powers!
If you make a mistake in one move, you will lose all the game!
Unfortunately, the situation will not improve because of old man Curt's concerns. Amid the old guy's fear, the Ming fleet still arrived as scheduled.
It was also like the battle with Manila that the entire sea was surrounded by Ming warships. The only thing in the telescope was that what I didn't see was the four dark and thick black smoke that was as scared as if I saw the god of death.
Sun Chun is a woman who knows how to be a human being. Anyway, she can't escape the battle of the Cebu Strait. This battle is a battle of atonement for the vast sea. She can't afford to come and get into it and take his glory. Besides, the Ming Dynasty is advanced in manufacturing, but it is not yet durable. After a fierce driving of a war, the boiler system of the four iron armored ships still had many problems, so she returned to Manila and went to repair and debug.
But even if Sun Chun is not here, the strength of the Royal Navy is now strong enough! This time, the entire Imperial Royal Navy's mothership, the Titan-class treasure ship, rushed directly to the forefront of all battleships. Once again, the huge sail group was dropped, and six heavy anchors were thrown into the sea, looking at the Dutch mercenaries who were nervously pushing thirty-two-pound cannons ready to defend in the telescope. Now the Navy Minister Pang Dahai has recovered his previous demeanor and shock. He learned from his boss's problems and poured himself a glass of wine produced in Liaodong, took a few sips happily, and then slowly waved his fat slap in the eyes of a group of naval officers with excitement and urgency.
"Fire the fire!"
With a rumbling sound, even if there is a retractor, the huge treasure ship is still buzzing. It is nervously deploying the Dutch mercenaries, and their bodies are suffocated. They stare at the fierce friction with the air in the air, and the black dots that make a harsh roar sound are thrust towards them.
With a bang, the sharp shells stalked straight into the Dutch brick wall.
After holding his breath for a second, nothing seemed to happen. Cohen, who was watching the battle with a telescope in the port, breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment, the deafening explosion suddenly shook out in his eardrum, which had been much slower. The bricks splashed, and the two-ton-weight cannon fell down the gap, and smashed into the sea and splashed a water column of several meters high.
A huge crack appeared on the strong Dutch castle.
Chapter completed!