This was also expected. Everything was developing in the direction it was supposed to be. Seeing that the fire ship was approaching, Gao Wenlu was relieved... This was still a fire ship, and there was not much change and he should be able to defend himself.

But there is still a difference. The fireboat stopped after getting closer. After gliding at the sea for some distance, it was about twenty or thirty steps away from the stern.

The distance is not close or far. The prepared Dutch sailors were a little surprised and didn't know what these Ming people were doing.

They quickly got the answer... The bows of the five fire ships were full of people, holding things of the size and shape of wine jars in their hands. Then they ignited the fire at the top of the jar, and the flames ignited, and then these people threw the things in their hands towards the stern of the boat.

There were screams everywhere, but there was not much panic. This little wine jar was not a shell, so how powerful could it have?

The thing was quickly thrown over with a thin wire of fire.

With a "bang", the first jar hit a little over a dozen steps away in the rear cabin, directly hitting the damaged bulkhead.

Then there was a "boom" sound, and the entire jar exploded, and a large area of ​​fire burst out directly, and most of the cabin was covered by fire.

Next is the second, third, and fourth... There are continuous fire pots coming in, and each time they come in, they explode, and a large area of ​​fire explodes in the rear compartment.

At this time, the sailors realized that the one who was throwing over was an explosive. When the fire light came, the heat would be emitted. Many people were swallowed by heat as soon as they reacted. This kind of explosive similar to a burning bomb was really much worse than hitting the bomb. The sailors closest to it were nothing, but the one in the cabin was extremely miserable, and they were instantly surrounded by fire. They rolled desperately in the screams, but the fire was ignited with turbulent oil, and it was impossible to suppress it. In just a few seconds to ten seconds, these people stopped shouting, and lay in the cabin and let the fire burn themselves to char.

More sailors jumped into the sea from the defense. They didn't dare to stay for a moment. The burned companions were left behind, and some people were struggling and screaming.

Some of the sailors who jumped into the water shouted loudly and wanted to surrender. The big ships and merchant ships were evacuating. The Batavia was originally a sturdy man and stayed for the end. It was unlikely that someone would row a boat to rescue him at this time, and the Batavia...

Everyone looked behind him and could be sure that the Batavia was finished.

The ignition oil cans were thrown in continuously, and flames exploded everywhere.

The sailors who threw the jars were all strong men carefully selected by Hutchison. At least they were the masters with extraordinary arm strength. It was no problem to throw them dozens of steps away. The bird boat attack just now opened up the space of the rear cabin, and dozens of cans filled with hot tinder were thrown in. What else can I say? The entire cabin was ignited with a big fire. Not to mention extinguishing such a fire, there might not be even close to it.

An ordinary fire ship caught the big ship burning, and the fire broke out on the fire ship itself. It is not certain that it is necessary to burn the big ship. There are many ways to solve the threat, so the fire ship is not invincible.

But if you blow the stern of the boat opens a big hole and throw the burning fire jar into the cabin, then even the Daluo Jinxian has no way to save it.

This tactic was actually the first in Zheng Chenggong's hand. The so-called bird boat is also the weapon of Zheng's family. The Westerners also called the mosquito boat. Zheng's family did not have heavy artillery. Later, the Westerners carried forward it and used mosquito boats to bomb the stern, and then threw it in with explosive burning objects to burn the boat. This was not Zheng's invention, but the way to fight in Europe.

This plan is the wisdom of combining Chinese and Western cultures, and it has nothing to do with Zhang Han. However, if Zhang Han can see the scene in front of him, of course, he will not have any other emotions except being happy.

His subordinates were brought out by him and trained by him, but he could already break out of his way of thinking during sea battles, and bring the tactics that would only be decades later to the battlefield in advance... With the bird boat tactics, there was a new tactics of fireboats, as well as the contributions of the Russians, including the Firearms Bureau, including the cannons that could cast enough power to destroy the stern building of the ship. None of them was missing.

In any case, the situation in front of me was exciting. The fire first started to burn in the tail cabin, then burned to the stern of the boat, and then the middle cabin and deck. Soon the deck started to explode, and there was no place for the people standing there.

Of course, most of the members of the Batavia gun crew were burned to death, and a few people crawled out and chose to jump into the sea to escape with the sailors and officers.

More Dutch ships had no intention of staying at all. They continued to flee forward, the schooners were chasing, and the slurry ships were still controlling the captured ships and did not participate in the pursuit.

The sea gradually calmed down, without the deafening bombardment of artillery, only the crackling sound of burning wooden blocks, the sound of people paddling on the sea, and the sound of Dutch crying for help.

At this time, Hutchison ships put down their boats and began to salvage the Dutch sailors who fell into the water on the sea.

It is easy to kill them at this time. At most, they can't live without paying attention to these people. He Ji has no intention of doing this... When fighting, he kills more and more. He Ji is capable. Killing these people who are no longer able to fight back is not done by the warriors. He Ji Ji has been cultivated by Zhang Han to feel a sense of honor. He Ji Ji has done something to kill surrendered and killed prisoners, which is contrary to the honor of soldiers, and no one is willing to do that.

The entire ship of Batavia has been shrouded in fire, and everyone is looking at this side. The sun has become a fireball, nearly half of which sinks into the sea. It will sink to the bottom of the sea in a quarter of an hour. Under such a sky, it is easy to see the Batavia burning in the raging fire, just like a torch in the dark night, bright and dazzling. I am afraid that it can be seen clearly here even if it is dozens of miles away.

An officer suddenly smiled and said, "I wonder if the guards on Penghu can be seen?"

This place is only a few dozen nautical miles away from Penghu, and the nearest place can almost be rowed by a small boat. Otherwise, I would not have chosen to establish a foundation here. The official side was closer to the Penghu Islands. This naval battle was shocking, from nearly noon to the sky was getting dark, and the sound of artillery continued. So many cannons on both sides were bombarding, so the sound must have reached Penghu. I wonder what the garrison on the Penghu was thinking?

"No matter what," another person replied: "After this battle, I'm afraid the Fujian navy will know who is stronger and who is weaker."

"And those Fujian businessmen, the most hateful one is Xu Xinsu!"

Hearing this sentence, many people laughed happily.

The entire fleet was filled with laughter and laughter, and there were a few more laughters not abrupt at all.

Indeed, although Hutchison's relationship with Fujian Governor Zheng Guochang is well known, he has a very close relationship with the veteran general Yu Zigao, and other generals and officials have not been able to get along well with money while paving the way.

But since Hutchison was blocked by the Dutch, the changes have indeed been great. The biggest change was first triggered by Xu Xinsu. This big businessman in Xiamen has a great source of raw silk goods and has a very strong strength. In history, he was a southern sea tycoon like Yan Siqi, Liu Xiang, Zheng Zhilong and Li Guozhu.

However, Xu Xinsu's foundation is in Fujian, and the maritime power was later surpassed by Zheng Zhilong, who was later killed by Zheng Zhilong.

At this time, Xu Xinsu is a reliable ally of the Dutch. This is not surprising. The strong also need to cooperate with stronger ones. The Dutch controls a considerable South Asian colony. When the government has a powerful fleet and land combat force, it also controls the trade routes against Japan. What's so strange about Xu Xinsu choosing to cooperate with him?

He actually wanted to cooperate with the Ming court. Will the court pay attention to him?

Is there any need and reason to cooperate with the court?

Xu Xinsu's attachment to the Netherlands could not be regarded as a traitor, but was just a reaction to the imbalance of the entire overseas trade control.

Why didn’t there be any maritime merchants and pirates like Wang Zhi and Li Dan in the Southern Song Dynasty? The Song Dynasty’s control over the world was even worse than that of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Xinsu turned against him and followed by other raw silk merchants. Hutchison could not buy much raw silk in Fujian, which was the main product of Japanese trade.

In addition, porcelain and tea are also controlled, Hutchison only has its own cloth and ironware to take action, and there are also several types of groceries that Japanese people like very much, including Hutchison clocks and pocket watches.

The trade profit was still not low, but after being completely blocked by the Dutch, many people in the Fujian Navy were watching the fun and even gloating.

Not everyone is happy to see the appearance of Hutchison. At least there are quite a few coastal garrisons, great merchants, and ship owners. They do not really cooperate with Hutchison, and there is no such thing as a favorite Hutchison.

Without a peacekeeping record, they have the opportunity to become a big shot or do their own things. With a peacekeeping record, everyone will inevitably pay a letter of peace. A ship of 3,000 to 5,000 silver is guaranteed. Although their safety is guaranteed, how many of these people are worried about pirates? The families of naval generals who are responsible for private arrests are probably one of the sources of the pirates on the sea.

Hutchison received the Ping An case, of course, at that time, it was based on strength. Except for the weak or serious Jiangnan Maritime Businessmen, the "maritime businessmen" in Fujian were all full of resentment.

As the Dutch were strong, these people were naturally happy. At this time, there was no concept of a nation-state. Hutchison, mainly northerners, suffered losses. As long as it was not related to interests, there was only happiness in Fujian.

Now, the resentment of the past six months has been wiped out with the laughter!

A large number of eight-slurry ships and four-slurry ships rushed out of the port. Several merchant ships and warships were seriously damaged, and it was not easy to return to the port by themselves. These small boats needed to be dragged back to the port slowly and repaired to the shipboard area of ​​the yard. It is estimated that there will be no way to go into the water in less than a month or two.

The captive ships also had to be towed back, and the staff were insufficient. Hutchison sailors could help steer the sails on the deck, but they still had to drag them into the port.

There were also a large number of prisoners, estimated to be three or four hundred. The boats of the major ships were crowded and they were not easy to move. The Baji Ship and the Four-Sipper also had to come and take the people back and lock them up before talking about it.
Chapter completed!