Chapter 908 - Trading at a Loss
The port of Luzon was originally in the hands of the small Franco, which was defeated by the Dutch thirty years ago, and the Dutch naturally took over the fort at the same time as the colony of Franco.
Although it was a craft thirty years ago, the Luzon battery was enough to withstand the surprise attack of the existing Dutch shipborne artillery, and it was for this reason that when a salvo of the Ming ship's artillery was fired, Lancelot was unbelievable.
The flat masonry walls of the batteries on the left and right sides were bombarded with potholes, and many of the artillery barrels were blown up, and through the telescope, Lancelot also saw the artillery behind the batteries running out of the batteries in panic, and it was obvious that the soldiers behind the batteries had also suffered heavy losses from the shelling just now.
This is just a salvo of the Ming battleship!
Immediately after that, the rest of the Ming warships began to bombard the Dutch warships, and the harbor of Nuoda instantly became full of smoke.
Although the No. 1 and No. 2 Fu ships, which are the main force, do not have the terrifying defense power of the new warships, most of the ship-based guns and the new warships are of the same specification, and there are three new warships as cover and targets, and the Fu ships covered with steel plate armor rush into the harbor like a medicine and shoot at the Dutch warships in the face.
It was only after the smoke cleared a little that the Dutch discovered that the Ming warships had entered the belly of the harbor and that some of the warships had mixed with the Dutch warships.
The three new warships still stayed between the left and right batteries and the front batteries as targets, but the targets were so hard that the teeth of the left and right batteries were broken.
Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom
In a short time, the damaged left and right batteries and the three new warships completed another fire, and the left and right batteries were once again shrouded in smoke......
"Lord Wang, the sentinel ship has come to report that an enemy warship has been found in the river on the east side of the port!" The first mate, Bu Jiageng, stood behind Liu Hongjian and reported.
As a national treasure, Liu Hongji's flagship Invincible has been hiding at the rear of the fleet, not only far away from the range of the battery, but also surrounded by five Fu ships as frigates.
"Oh, the cunning rabbit, the Dutch are going to run away?" Liu Hong gradually muttered a few sentences and then took out the walkie-talkie.
"Brother! Cousin! Hear the reply! ”
After the walkie-talkie rustled a few times, there was the roar of artillery, which shocked Liu Hong and almost threw the walkie-talkie subconsciously.
"Lord Wang, you are in a humble position! Our warships have already penetrated the interior of the port, and it won't be long before we can take the port of Luzon!" Qi Yuangong was out of breath, but his words showed excitement.
He had a tiger in his heart, sniffing the roses, and he firmly believed in his heart that when this battle was over, the might of the Great Ming Sailor would surely make all the powers of Europa fearful.
He wanted to tell his ancestor about this great cause, let his father Qi Jin know, let his grandfather Qi Jiguang know, and let the Qi family people who were living in exile know about it, and the Ming Dynasty stood up again and stood proudly at the top of the world's nations.
"Oh, keep up the good work! Just now, the sentinel ship came to report that there is a sea channel on the east side of Luzon Harbor, and it seems that there are Dutch warships escaping, and this king plans to intercept it. ”
Liu Hongjian didn't know the pride in Qi Yuangong's heart, in fact, at the moment when the new ironclad ship and howitzer were successfully developed, Liu Hongjian knew the answer early.
"The prince can't! You are the commander of the water division, don't take risks, and send Qi Yuanbi over to your humble position! Qi Yuangong immediately objected when he heard this.
Although I am curious about why Liu Hongji's words are so plain, in Qi Yuangong's heart, Liu Hongjian is the heaven of the ocean-going giant ship of Daming, Daming can do without him Qi Yuangong, but it can't be without Liu Hongji, and the same is true for the sailor.
"Come on, you, when this king was killing rivers of blood in Liaodong, you were still farming in your hometown! See you later! Liu Hong gradually turned off the walkie-talkie.
It's a small example, I really regard myself as a national treasure, if I am so hypocritical, I won't come to this South China Sea to blow the sea breeze!
Immediately, the flagship Invincible broke away from the rear of the fleet and sailed east of Luzon with four or five lucky ships.
Liu Hong, who was far away, gradually saw through the telescope that one after another Dutch warships were rushing out of a sea channel, and several of them had already run out of the distance.
"Lord Wang, are we chasing the front or blocking the back?" The first mate, Bu Jiageng, also took the telescope mirror and looked at it decently.
"Nonsense, of course it's blocking the back, little ones, plug the gap for this king to go full speed!" Liu Hong gradually pointed to the sea channel, and shouted at several lucky ships around the flagship like a mountain king.
Of course, the five lucky ships responded to the call of the boss, in fact, as the frigate of the flagship Invincible, the young men on these lucky ships had long been suffocated.
Although the reward of the sailors followed the principle of equal distribution, the military merits were not, and they also wanted to sink a few warships and go back to increase the official rank and enter the lord to honor their ancestors.
The sea channel was not wide, barely enough to accommodate two warships at the same time, and the two Fu ships that rushed to the front collided directly with the Dutch warships in the sea lane because of their speed.
After the piercing impact, the channel was completely blocked, and the Ming fortune ship was equipped with steel plate armor, except for a large gap on both sides of the bow that was knocked open, the keel was not broken.
The two Dutch warships were less terrifyingly defensive, one of them was knocked out of the bow, and the turbulent sea water instantly poured into the hold, and the battleship sank at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"My day! The first mate wrote down to the king, and the two lucky ships in front of him were punished by Lao Tzu regardless of military merits! Liu Hong gradually pointed to the two lucky boats that collided with the ship.
His uncle, no matter how arrogant Lao Tzu is, he can't crash into the boat!
It's no wonder that Liu Hong is getting angry, a lucky ship with weapons and ammunition is at least hundreds of thousands of taels larger, and it is a huge loss to use a steel plate armor howitzer battleship to hit a wooden ship with solid shells!
"Look, my lord! Those Dutch ships have turned back again! Bu Jiageng handed the telescope to Liu Hongchuan, his face was very shocking!