"We are about to be surrounded, but we can't all explain it here, the prince is kind to us, and now, the time has come to repay the favor!" Cui knew that the situation was urgent, and his speed of speech was a bit fast.

"Boss, what should I do? There are no soldiers in the Beiyang Naval Division who are afraid of death! Chang Rongfa, the official of the hundred households, also knew the situation outside, and said without hesitation.

"Yes, boss, even if we die in battle, the family will also have the prince to take care of, and we can't all explain it here!" Quite a few soldiers shouted.

Cui Geng looked at all the fierce subordinates, and his eyes instantly felt like sand.

You're all good! Cui wiped the sweat from his forehead and opened a small window on the side of the cabin.

"When I saw the Dutch battleship, I was able to use my strength to smash it." Cui took a deeper breath and gave the last order with his eyes widened.

……

The battle continued, and the Dutch, with their strong guns, had approached less than three hundred paces of the Ming fleet.

The Dutch were so immersed in the joy of imminent victory that no one noticed that on the side of the encirclement, a Ming merchant ship stopped and began to accelerate slowly in reverse.

"My lord, Captain Cui's Puff is heading towards the Dutch warship." On the mast, Yang Tianbao had been observing the battle situation, and he frowned and reported to Liu Hongji.

"What?" Liu Hong gradually seemed to realize something when he heard this, and immediately got up and rushed to the deck.

The bull and the mallet hurriedly beckoned five or six heavy shield guards to the deck to protect them.

"Old Cui, what are you going to do with TND?" Liu Hong gradually roared at the rear.

But all he answered was the fire of the Dutch and the clatter of the waves splashing on the deck.

"My lord, I also went first, I wish my lord good luck!" Behind the right side of the Mary, Lin Ping, the official of the Beiyang Navy Division on the merchant ship Xingye, bowed down to Liu Hong for the last time.

"Brothers, die in the service of your country today!" Lin Ping rushed into the cabin and shouted at all the sailors, and then the Xingye also rushed towards another Dutch battleship.

Later, the wounded Baoshan, as well as the Harvest and Huanong, loaded with silver ingots, rushed to the Dutch battleship one after another.

Baron Nash was defenseless and ordered the fleet to stop, but the distance between the two sides was too close for the guns on the battleship to react.

Boom-boom-boom--Boom-Boom-Boom

"Made! It's all for Lao Tzu to come back! A bunch of fools! Liu Hong's voice gradually became hoarse, and the tears in his eyes couldn't stop flowing.

"Master, Captain Cui, they are trying to buy us time to escape, let's run away, they can't die in vain!" The eyes of the cow mallet are also a little red, just now the first mate Bu Jiageng came to persuade but did not use it, and the cow mallet had to persuade again.

"If Lao Tzu does not destroy the Netherlands in this life, he will not be a man!" Liu Hong gradually looked not far away, hurriedly avoiding the merchant ships, and shouted.

"Let's go!"

……

It was his mistake to be targeted by the Dutch, who should have followed the original course all the way north to Vladivostok, but in this case, it would have been an extra five days' journey, and the actions of the Dutch in these days have made Liu Hongjian despise his opponent.

In the end, it is a maritime power, maybe not on land, but you still can't be careless at sea! Liu Hong gradually sat in the cabin with regret.

"My lord, the Dutch are chasing after you again." Chang Yu came down from the deck.

He knew Liu Hongji's temperament, five ships launched a suicide attack, such a tragic battle had not appeared in all the battles he had experienced before, Chang Yu was a little worried, and rushed over from his own ship.

After that battle, five of the ten merchant ships remained, and in order to speed up the march, Liu Honggradually ordered all the silver ingots on the merchant ships to be thrown into the sea.

Baron Nash's face also became gloomy, he didn't expect this group of Ming people to be so resolute that they would dare to resist their lives, if it wasn't for his sailors to react quickly enough, his flagship would have almost been hit.

Of the five merchant ships that launched the suicide attack, two were directly sunk by the Dutch warships, and the other three managed to hit their targets.

This resulted in six Dutch ships, one sunk and one seriously damaged, and Baron Nash did not have time to think about anything else, leaving the seriously wounded battleship behind and continuing the pursuit with the remaining four ships.

The prince of the Ming Dynasty must be captured alive, otherwise not only will there be no reward for going back this time, but the sin of losing two third-class battleships will be enough to make him leave the lovely ocean forever.

"My lord, there seems to be an island ahead." Yang Tianbao said dullly with a telescope.

There were eight members of the sniper squad on the five merchant ships that rammed the Dutch warship, and now their fate is uncertain, and Yang Tianbao can only hope that they will have a chance to jump into the sea to escape.

This is not good news, landing on the island means losing the ability to escape, but it seems like a last resort given that you can't get rid of the Dutch.

"Order, sail to the island!" Liu Hong gradually weighed it, and then gave an order.

Five merchant ships could not compete with the warships at sea, and when he arrived on the island, he still had some hope, and at this time he regretted leaving all the grenades to Nanazaemon.

As soon as the merchant ship docked, the Dutch warship had already chased after it and began shelling the Ming soldiers who were urgently disembarking.

In order to get out of the range of the Dutch as soon as possible, the soldiers were led by Liu Hong to flee to the depths of the island before they even had time to get supplies.

Battleships are no better than merchant ships, the draft is very deep, and sailors must be sent to find out if there are reefs on the shore first, otherwise there is a danger of sinking, which will take time.

Baron Nash roared angrily on deck, yelling at the battleship to land as soon as possible, feeling that the situation was out of his control.

Although the Ming people never had a chance to escape when they went ashore, it also meant that he had to land and fight.

At sea, his warships could be unscrupulous, and few other nations' fleets could compete with their Dutch kingdoms, but only on land......

Alas, it looks like there will be some casualties to pay! Nash thought to himself as he watched the soldiers get off the ship one by one.

Whatever, as long as he can catch the Ming prince, it will all be worth it, and the Prince of Orange will definitely not care, Nash comforted himself like this, and then got off the boat with the help of the first mate.

The size of the island should not be large, and there is not a single tree as far as the eye can see.

This was good news, it was easier to find the gang without jungle cover, and Nash waved his hand to signal the soldiers to head towards the island.

Behind a reef on the other side, Liu Hong, who had already set up a position to meet the enemy, gradually stretched out a hand and waved it downward.

"Hit!"

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