The fierce battlefield off the coast of Batavia was gradually divided into three parts.

The four Caroline-class cruisers that came out of the 1st Reconnaissance Fleet successfully stopped the Dutch lightning fleet.

Under the bombardment of dozens of rapid-fire guns, seven of the Dutch's torpedo boats were sunk and two were damaged, and four old destroyers were sunk and three were damaged. And the damage to these four cruisers of the 1st reconnaissance fleet was almost negligible.

The old 102-mm guns on the Dutch destroyers were hardly able to cause serious damage to the armored cruiser even if they hit.

And the shelling of the four Caroline-class ships is just the opposite, all the battleships have no protective armor for the lightning strike fleet, no matter which warship eats a shot, it will be very painful!

The overwhelming battle situation made the commander of the cruiser formation, Colonel Chen Wenle, nod slightly, very satisfied.

He didn't pay much attention to the other battlefields, and without receiving new orders, Colonel Chen Wenle continued to focus on the lightning fleet, which had almost lost its threat. After all, sinking one is a record!

In the middle of the battlefield was the King Kong, one against three, against three Dutch coastal defense ships. It is said to be a confrontation, but in fact it is more like a one-sided slaughter.

It's true that the armor of the King Kong is not strong, but that depends on who you compare it with! It certainly can't be compared to the battleships, but the old 203mm guns on the three old coastal defense ships built by the Dutch at the beginning of the century are unlikely to cause serious damage to the King Kong even if they hit.

And the eight 356-mm guns equipped on the King Kong only need one hit to inflict fatal damage on these coastal defense ships that are no more than five or six thousand tons!

There's nothing to say about the battle situation here, the two sides are not on the same level at all! The three coastal defense ships were just using courage to buy time for the team led by Vice Admiral Helfri.

I have to mention that the Dutch naval officers and sailors, who were originally vulnerable in Gao Yang's heart, showed amazing courage in this naval battle! The battle was fought to such an extent that not a single Dutch battleship chose to escape!

Gao Yang, who received the battle report after the war, was also very surprised by the courage of the Dutch. In Gao Yang's heart, the white army of the West will either flee or surrender in the face of an unfavorable situation in the war! This time, however, the Dutch Navy did not play its cards according to common sense at all. They actually showed the unique tenacious struggle of the Eastern army and the spirit of fighting to the death!

On the other side of the battlefield, the opposite is true. Lieutenant General Helvrey's team marched diagonally, forming an angle to the Kongo. The distance between the two sides has been drawn into a very dangerous position.

The naval fleet of the Lanfang Republic, which is responsible for blocking this fleet, has done their best!

After Yuzhang and Jiankang were forced to withdraw from the battlefield, there was only one cruiser left on the battlefield here!

The Hairong and the Haiqi that were sunk in the previous war were also ordered from abroad in 1896 by the former Qing Dynasty in order to make up for the lack of coastal air defense after the First Sino-Japanese War.

The difference is that the Haiqi was made by the British. The Hairong and the same level of Hai Chip and Haichen were built by the German Volzen Shipyard.

The Hairong has a displacement of 2,950 tons, a main engine propulsion power of 7,500 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 19.5 knots. The crew is 263.

The ship's armament consisted of three 150 mm Kruber guns, eight 105 mm Kruber guns, two 60 mm Kruber guns, four 37 mm Habekis rapid-fire guns, five 8 mm Maxim machine guns and one 533 mm torpedo tube. The coal carrying capacity is 580 tons, and the fresh water carrying capacity is 270 tons.

Hairong and Haiqi are both famous!

The Haiqi once expelled the Italian fleet that intended to occupy the land in Sanmen Bay, sailed to Britain and the United States to visit, and participated in operations such as deterring Mexico, which can be described as famous.

And the Hairong is also a legendary battleship. Navy Chief Lin Jianzhang once personally led the Hairong to escort the troop transport ship to Siberia to protect overseas Chinese! For the first time in a thousand years! This experience alone is enough to make Hairong famous in history.

Because the ship is too old, and it is not suitable to fight with the new Grand Fleet. After several arguments, the two warships were sent to the Navy of the Republic of Lanfang with a batch of light ships. The two sister ships of the Hairong were left in Port Arthur and used as naval training ships.

The Haiqi has sunk in glory. That's fine. It is better than the historical self-sinking to the bottom of the river and blocking the shipping lane.

And now, the Hairong is also in extreme danger. The Hairong singled out the Dutch Navy!

In just a few minutes of fierce artillery battle, the Hairong was hit by more than ten shells of various calibers! The hull of the ship was broken. The sea poured in, and the whole ship was in flames, and almost all the gun emplacements had been destroyed.

Under such unfavorable circumstances, the captain of the Hairong, Colonel Chen Changshan, resolutely ordered the battleship to rush towards the Dutch. Get ready for the ultimate lightning strike!

In this case, Lieutenant General Li Guotang finally turned his attention to this side. After discovering that the Dutch team was very close to the King Kong, they could no longer afford to continue bombarding the last one on the opposite side, the unsunk Hendrick. Hurriedly ordered the King Kong to speed up its turn. At the same time, the muzzle of the gun was turned and the Dutch team was attacked.

The Hairong, which was already on fire, saved the capital ship! Desperately rushing towards the Dutchman's Harong, disrupting Lieutenant General Helfri's own team.

Although the torpedoes fired by the Hairong failed to achieve results, they disrupted the formation of the Dutch fleet that was preparing to strike the King Kong.

Vice Admiral Helfry had no choice but to order the fleet to turn to evade the torpedoes and at the same time set fire to the Sea. That's a few minutes!

The King Kong, which had been maintaining a low speed in order to maintain its shooting accuracy, used the precious time that the Hairong had earned with his life to complete the steering acceleration.

The Hairong sank. The whole ship was in flames, like a volcano erupting violently, and sank to the bottom of the sea with the last captain, Colonel Chen Changshan, and more than 200 crew members. The Hairong was sunk in battle, not as aggrieved as it was in the original history!

After this battle, the navy of the Republic of Lanfang suffered heavy losses! The two strongest cruisers were all sunk, and only a bunch of small ships remained. Thousands of naval officers and sailors sank with the ship, which greatly damaged the vitality of the newly born navy of the Lanfang Republic, and it was almost collapsed!

When Lieutenant General Helfry adjusted his formation again and prepared to strike the King Kong again, he found that he had missed the best opportunity!

This is no longer the time to wait! Four Caroline-class cruisers had already rushed over in a frenzy, and dense shells rained down on all sides of the fleet.

The Thunderstrike Fleet and three coastal defense ships have lost their combat effectiveness. The Lightning Strike fleet is now left with only two unsunken destroyers. One was too badly wounded and struggled to return in the direction of Batavia, and the other couldn't even get out of the battlefield! I can only barely float on the water, waiting for the last moment to come.

As for the three coastal defense ships, Fan. HMS Hemskirk and USS North Brabant were sunk by the 356-mm naval guns of HMS Kong. Hendrick was badly damaged, the hull was shattered, the power system was damaged, and almost all the gun positions of the ship were silent.

After the King Kong turned its guns, Hendrik barely managed to flee at a speed of a few knots in the direction of Batavia Harbor.

Lieutenant General Hurfrey decisively ordered a lightning strike on the King Kong immediately. Even if it's not the best position now, if you continue to wait, I'm afraid you won't even have a chance to carry out a lightning strike!

Vice Admiral Helfri was a decisive commander, and immediately after the lightning strike, he ordered all the ships to break out!

Only by breaking out of the encirclement and jumping to the outside line to break the engagement can we contain the Grand Fleet and fight for the last chance to end this war that should not happen with dignity!

Dozens of torpedoes fanned towards the King Kong, and Lieutenant General Li Guotang's face turned pale in an instant. Although the distance is relatively long, the King Kong has a hull of more than 200 meters!

Moreover, even the capital ship would not dare to say that it could withstand the attack of heavy torpedoes, let alone the King Kong, which was only armored at the level of a battle cruiser!

"Left full rudder!" Lieutenant General Li Guotang roared loudly with a blushing face.

The bow of the ship welcomes the thunder and reduces the area of the mine, which is the best choice. It's just that King Kong is heading to the outside line in the direction of starboard at the moment, and it takes more time to suddenly turn the rudder left to complete the bow of the ship to meet the thunder!

The speed of the torpedo was very fast, and it was only a few tens of seconds later, and the long torpedo line had already hit the King Kong, which had not yet completed the turn! The hull was too long to dodge completely!

In tens of seconds, it is only enough to accelerate to 24 knots of the King Kong for 200 or 300 meters, and the steering is only 50 or 60 degrees at most!

A bang! A column of water rises from the waterline near the Kongo B turret! Thunder!

Lieutenant General Li Guotang was shocked by the huge shock wave, slammed into the bulkhead, and then fell to the floor, and fell unconscious on the spot.

Almost all of the more than a dozen officers in the bridge were blown away and fell to the ground. General Xu Zhenpeng, who was knocked out of his forehead and was bleeding, struggled to get up, glanced at the unconscious commander, and immediately took over the command. Yuan opened his eyes and roared angrily, "Pipe damage!" Rescue the battleship now! ”

He couldn't afford to lose a single battlecruiser, and the navy couldn't afford to lose! "Save the battleship no matter what!"

The torpedo tore a large hole in the right side of the Kongo, and several boilers near the right side were shut down, and the speed of the Kongo was immediately reduced.

The gun pier of turret B was damaged and deformed, and it was impossible to continue the battle. Fortunately, it did not reach the ammunition depot, leaving hope for saving the battleship.

The large hole torn in the side of the ship on the right side was filled with hundreds of tons of seawater in a very short time! The battleship began to tilt gradually, and in this case, General Xu Zhenpeng gave an order to immediately seal the watertight door with a heartache!

Thinking about the officers and men of the Navy who were sealed in the watertight door and failed to escape in time. General Xu Zhenpeng could only cry silently in his heart with grief and indignation!

What a good boy! They are the future of the Navy! The corners of General Xu Zhenpeng's mouth, whose eyes were red, had been bitten and bleeding! (To be continued......)