Seedorf's luck was not bad, the shells of the white-coat army did not fall directly on his side. Otherwise, he would have reported to God long ago. Of course, his situation is not much better. The violent explosion of the howitzer shook the entire cabin, knocking Seedorf unconscious on the spot. Seedorf's flagship, all made of wood, where can it withstand such a violent explosion? It was very lucky that it didn't decompose immediately, and it was just broken in two and sank into the sea.

All the sailors in the cabin, most of them were stunned. All kinds of materials in the cabin, as well as all kinds of sundries, were shaken into a mess and a mess. Some of the lighter guns were even shaken off the gun carriage and rolled back and forth in the cabin. If someone accidentally gets hit, it must be a consequence of death or injury. The worst thing is that the ammunition warehouse also seems to be damaged, and everyone is scared to turn pale, for fear of causing a big explosion immediately. Luckily, the ammunition truck was only infiltrated by seawater.

Seedorf was so shocked that he hit his head against the wall and fainted instantly. Fortunately, his physical fitness is still quite good, and after a short coma, he slowly woke up again. The lieutenants and bodyguards around him were also very powerful, and they were also very loyal to Seedorf. They quickly dug Seedorf out of the debris pile and helped him to the outside deck.

At this time, the deck of the flagship was even more in disarray. The entire bow of the ship was destroyed, and the sea was pouring in. Despite the desperate efforts of the Dutch sailors to stop the influx of seawater. However, there is no doubt that their efforts can only delay the sinking of the flagship, but cannot save its fate. Seedorf's flagship, calmed down.

Seedorf soon received a report from his adjutant that the captain of the flagship had been killed in battle. The poor captain was stuck in the chest by a piece of wood flying through the air, and he was saved on the spot. At the moment, the alternate captain is directing the sailors to stop the influx of seawater.

However, the damage caused by the shells is indeed too great. The entire first half of the flagship has been destroyed, and the sea is pouring in. No matter how the sailors of the Dutch Navy went forward, they could not stop the sinking of the battleship. Due to the gradual tilt of the flagship, the mainmast could not withstand the pull of a large area of sails, and finally broke with a bang.

After the mainmast broke, Seedorf's flagship gradually regained its balance. The reason is that the fallen sails, floating in the seawater, are pulled by the seawater, which exerts a certain force on the flagship, which is conducive to the balance of the flagship.

The deputy commander then ordered the rear mast to be cut off as well, so that the sail was inserted deep into the seawater, and the pulling force of the sail was used to maintain the balance of the flagship as much as possible. I have to say that this method is quite useful. Under the action of seawater, the sail of the rear mast successfully contained the upturned state of the stern. For the time being, the flagship is saved.

Of course, the return of the flagship to the balance still cannot stop the influx of more seawater. It's just that the speed of the influx of seawater has been reduced a little. Over time, the flagship will eventually sink. The adjutant strongly advised Seedorf to immediately give the order to abandon ship and escape. Otherwise, it's too late. However, Seedorf refused.

His original purpose was to die, how could he jump into the water to escape? He didn't want to fall into the hands of the white-clothed navy in embarrassment. He was the commander of the Far East Fleet of the Dutch Navy and was the supreme commander of the Dutch Navy in the Far East. If he was captured alive by the White Coats Navy, it would be a huge loss for his own prestige, as well as the prestige of the Dutch Navy. The image of the Dutch will definitely be seriously damaged.

However, Seedorf did not refuse his subordinates' request for escape. He himself is bent on death, and he can't pull others on his back. He gave everyone the opportunity to choose for themselves. As a result, some of the Dutch sailors jumped into the sea and swam desperately towards the harbor. Others, on the other hand, were willing to stay and continue to fight with Seedorf.

At this time, more than thirty sampans, slowly departing from the port, outflanked Seedorf's flagship. Above each sampan, there is a group of sailors in the uniform of the White Army. Of course, they are the hand-to-hand combat army organized by Chen Xinhai, an elite squad from the White Clothes Army. However, in their hands, they are all equipped with standard Han-style rifles, which seem to be not very close to hand-to-hand combat.

"Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

Seedorf drew his sword.

He is old and strong, and he still wants to save face in hand-to-hand combat.

Even if you can't save face, it's an honor to die under the other party's sword.

Infected by Seedorf, the sailors on the flagship also took out their hand-to-hand weapons one after another, preparing to fight to the death. The Dutch sailors, who were stopping the backflow of the sea, also joined the army of hand-to-hand combat under the organization of the vice-captain. Of course, it is important to stop the backflow of seawater. But, more importantly, they must use hand-to-hand combat to preserve their dignity.

As a large battleship with a displacement of more than 1500 tons, Seedorf's flagship had a total of more than six hundred sailors. The howitzers of the white-clothed army just now killed about 50 or 60 people, and injured about 100 people. There were probably more than 100 sailors who escaped by diving. There were about 300 more willing to stay and participate in hand-to-hand combat.

More than 300 sailors with rich experience in hand-to-hand combat are also a very powerful combat force. You know, they're no ordinary sailors. To be able to serve as sailors on Seedorf's flagship, each of them, has a bit of a special ability. Their psychological tolerance for hand-to-hand combat is also very strong. For the approach of the white-clothed navy, all the Dutch sailors did not show any panicked looks.

Some Dutch sailors even smiled contemptuously at the corners of their mouths. Obviously, they did not take the white-coat navy into account at all. In fact, the vast majority of Dutch sailors did not take the hand-to-hand combat capabilities of the white-coated navy into account. In their opinion, no matter how powerful the artillery fire of the white-coated army and navy is, it is not their opponent in hand-to-hand combat. Which of these Dutch sailors was not a seasoned master of hand-to-hand combat?

According to the thinking of the Dutch, the white-coat navy should continue to use cannons and send them to the bottom of the sea with Seedorf's flagship, which is the most direct and crisp way. However, the White Navy did not choose such an approach. Instead, they chose to fight the Dutch. This could not help but make the Dutch secretly laugh in their hearts. Want to outwit the Dutch in hand-to-hand combat? Dream on! Not even the English pirates had this ability!

"These guys are still full of pride!" Yun Qifeng said thoughtfully.

None of his business, he held a telescope and carefully observed the movements of the Dutch sailors. For the hand-to-hand combat ability of Dutch sailors, Yun Qifeng has also heard a little. Now that I have time, I can just look into it. The Dutch sailors who appeared in his telescope were indeed very strong. Their biggest advantage is their height. Almost none of the Dutch sailors were less than five feet three inches (1.8 meters) tall, almost half a head taller than the Orientals.

The weapons and equipment of those Dutch sailors are also varied and dazzling. At a glance, you can see that they are not standard equipment, but everyone is equipped with their best weapons, which can effectively exert their combat effectiveness to the limit. This is very similar to that of pirates. The pirates' weapons are also varied and varied. It is not surprising that the characters often call out, reminiscent of the navies and pirates of the Western powers.

Some of them carried long muskets, some carried two short muskets, some held swords, some held scimitars, some hid daggers, some held javelins, and some carried axes. Of course, there seem to be people with empty hands, and you can't see from the binoculars what kind of weapon they are using.

There is no doubt that Seedorf's flagship concentrated the essence of hand-to-hand combat of the Dutch Navy's main fleet in the Far East. The deterrent power of the Dutch navy, in many cases, relied on them. In fact, many times, the battle between the two navies is actually a battle between two flagships. For example, Nelson's flagship Invincible is an expert in hand-to-hand combat. Every sailor on Nelson's flagship is a good one-in-a-hundred.

Seedorf had every reason to believe that nouveau riche like the White Coats Navy rose too fast, and they must not have enough time to accumulate experience in hand-to-hand combat, let alone enough battles to train the sailors' hand-to-hand combat ability.

It must be known that the experience of hand-to-hand combat cannot be tempered on the training ground, let alone improved by shouting a few slogans. It was all forged out of blood. More precisely, it is piled up with human lives. Therefore, victory in hand-to-hand combat must have belonged to the Dutch Navy.

It's a pity that Seedorf was wrong.

The white-coat navy had no intention of hand-to-hand combat with the Dutch.

Chen Xinhai is very aware of the shortcomings of the white-clothed army and navy, and idiots will use their shortcomings to fight hard against the enemy's strengths. Hand-to-hand combat is indeed the weakness of the white-coated navy. In hand-to-hand combat face to face, the white-coated navy was indeed no match for the Dutch. However, the white-coat navy also has its own strengths, that is, equipment superiority. In front of the high-power long-range Han-style rifle, all hand-to-hand combat masters are scum.

The naval officer of the white-clothed army who was in charge of commanding the front-line battles was called Chen Jian. He was originally the captain of the Shooting Army, and he performed well in the Liaodong Campaign and was received by Xu Xingxia. Subsequently, he was transferred to the Navy and was responsible for building the Marine Corps. The Marine Squad he led was actually the prototype of the Marine Corps, but it had not been officially called.

The sampans of more than thirty ships slowly approached Seedorf's flagship. The distance between the two sides gradually shortened to less than 150 meters. Originally, such a distance was a good opportunity for Seedorf's flagship to open fire. It's a pity that the ammunition depot on Seedorf's flagship has been soaked in sea water and is unusable.

(To be continued)