Chapter 699: Battle of Manila (1)
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The East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet were commanded by Gu Rong and Zheng Sihai, and various flags and drums were sounded, and combat orders were quickly transmitted to subordinate warships......
Suddenly, the two fleets roared like enraged lions and pounced on the enemy.
At present, the strength of Western countries in Southeast Asia is definitely the strongest of the Dutch.
The former Spanish colonial empire has begun to decline, Portugal is small, and it is busy fighting a civil war with Spain, and even the ports of the Cape of Good Hope in Africa have been robbed by the Dutch. The hand of the British had just reached out again, and they had not yet had time to gain a foothold.
The Dutch sea coachman was at its peak, and the East India Company was arguably the largest company in the world at present.
So they have always been unwilling to lose Taiwan, the last time they lost Taiwan, it was entirely because of a sneak attack, if they were prepared, Zheng Zhilong would never have succeeded so lightly.
They have already sent people to inquire clearly, although Zhiwan has fallen into the hands of Qin, there are not many defenders, and this time the six warships went north, preparing to recapture Taiwan.
It's just that they didn't expect to meet the Great Qin Royal Navy here in Luzon, these powers have never been good at stubble, as soon as they saw the peripheral detachments, they thought they could win the battle, so they immediately opened fire.
Anyway, the purpose of going to Taiwan this time is to seize Taiwan from the Qin State, and sooner or later there will be a war.
It's just that they never expected that as soon as the cannon sounded, it could be regarded as a hornet's nest.
When Zheng Sihai and Gu Rong came over with the main forces of the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet, looking at the huge fleet that was slaughtering out of the sea level like dark clouds swept by a storm, the mighty momentum, the black and oppressive sail shadow, the Dutch were dumbfounded!
The commander of the Netherlands, General Austin, almost fell through the telescope in his hand, and he even rubbed his eyes in disbelief to make sure that he did not see the clouds as sails.
"Turn the rudder right! Turn right rudder! ”
Austin's terrible scream made people suspect that he had been stabbed in the ass, and the expression on his face was also distorted. This image is even more classic.
Rumble! Boom Boom!
In the process of turning the Dutch battleship, the starboard naval guns were constantly roaring, and from a distance, tongues of fire erupted from the starboard side, and the smoke was filled, and one after another projectiles pierced the sky and smashed fiercely on the sea.
One of them hit the corner of the ship where Wang Guichen was sitting, boom! A bang. The entire corner of the cabin was smashed into the air, and the splinters of wood flew out, injuring two sailors, and the projectile then swept across the deck and smashed into the sea on the port side, causing a splash of water that was a foot high.
"Damn it!" Wang Guichen was furious, and on his lean face, the green muscles flared up, and he pointed at the enemy ship in the distance and shouted. "Shoot back, shoot back!"
Although his battleship only injured one cabin corner, it had no effect on degree and combat effectiveness, but it was wounded to the enemy first. This made him feel very angry, and ordered the 10th Battalion to rush forward regardless of a single thing, swearing to return the favor and entangle the enemy at the same time. so that the follow-up main force can surround it.
The ferocious attack of the 10th Battalion, with every turn of the gunwale, the guns roared violently. One after another, with a raging rage, the shells flew into the air like meteorites, whistling towards the enemy ships.
Those small and medium-sized eagle boats and bluffing boats spread out and formed plum blossoms, chopping waves and rushing towards the enemy.
These small and medium-sized warships should not be underestimated, although they are not equipped with naval guns, if they are allowed to get closer, they will definitely become a nightmare for the enemy.
The smoke of gunpowder on the sea became thicker and thicker under the constant shelling of both sides, making these small and medium-sized warships loom and jump lightly above the waves.
Seeing that the Tenth Battalion was so desperate, the Ninth Battalion also let go, and at this time the Dutch turned the rudder to the right, apparently intending to flee westward, but also causing them to turn into a headwind;
This was a perfect opportunity, the 9th Battalion was located to the northwest of the Dutch, and as long as it also turned 45 degrees to the west, and the wind quickly intervened, it was possible to grab the "T" cross.
Although he only had two gunboats, if he could grab the "T" cross, plus the cooperation of eight eagle ships and bluff boats, he could also deal a heavy blow to the enemy.
The sea breeze hunted, the black sails were full of wind, the sail ropes were crackling, the soldiers on the ship were performing their duties, they were extremely busy, and the waves split at the bow of the ship splashed layers of white waves.
Sun Shisan and the others couldn't wait for the battleship to complete the turn, because now the angle was not right, and they couldn't open fire, and the gunner Wu Sanpei and the others had already widened their eyes, as if they were going to spray their eyes as cannonballs at the enemy ship.
In the process of turning, the hull of the ship was tilted a little by the sails, and the white waves on the left side of the ship splashed up, like the white wings of a battleship.
Finally turned around!
"Fire!" Sun 13 bounced up almost instantly, and the flag slashed down, and the ten jack Franc cannons on the port side rang out one after another;
Rumble! Boom Boom!
In the deafening roar, the shells whistled out, the gun body was pushed back by the strong recoil, and the cabin was filled with gunsmoke, which made people's throats itch.
The gunners didn't care to look at the effect of the shells, and as soon as the gun was pushed back, they immediately rushed forward, replaced the fire with the gun, and then pushed the gun back into the porthole
Around the Dutch warship, bullets rained down, water jets rushed, everyone's hearts rose to their throats, such a dense cannonball fired, no one knew when the warship would be hit.
"Quick, get on the shotgun!" Oscar saw that the Qin army's eagle boat and bluffing boat were fast, and rushed to the near level at the risk of death, and hurriedly gave orders.
Rumble! Boom, boom, boom
The Dutch warships once again spewed out tongues of fire, and countless marbles erupted like raindrops, forming a terrifying barrage and shooting towards the small and medium-sized warships approaching by the Qin army.
In the crackling crash, the eight small and medium-sized warships of the ninth battalion were baptized with shotguns, and the splashes of marbles hit the hulls intensively, and the black sails of two falcon ships were almost smashed into a sieve, and there were holes everywhere;
Violent marbles hit the hull of the ship, and sawdust flew away.
The sailors who were hit screamed and fell, and some were even shot to the sea, and the battle situation instantly became white-hot, and the intersection of blood and fire made everyone's eyes red.
"Rocket Slip Ready, fuck it!" Zhang Jie, the captain of the eagle boat who rushed to the front, yelled.
Ma Daguan, a subordinate under him, had just dragged a wounded comrade-in-arms back into the cabin and replied, "Captain, you haven't entered the range of the rocket yet, and you can't shoot so far."
"Then speed up, quick!"
In the roar of Zhang Jie, the soldiers rushed to the deck again, manipulating the sails and controlling the cables, although the Qin army's rockets were powerful, but the range was not as good as the artillery, and the accuracy was also limited, and they had to be close to a hundred paces, or even closer, in order to ensure a high hit rate.
Therefore, the soldiers on the eagle ship could only steer the sails and steer, braving the enemy's bullets and trying to get closer.
The enemy's shotguns were very terrifying, and a cannon roared, and marbles rained down, causing heavy casualties to the Qin army, and there were almost no people left on the deck.
But if you want to control the battleship, you have to rush to the deck again and again.
Seeing that the eagle ship and bluff ship in front of him suffered such heavy casualties, the one-eyed exposed by the sea like wind was blood-red, and the helmsman kept turning the rudder according to his orders, and it seemed that he was about to grab the "T" crosshead;
Although it is still very dangerous to use two battleships to grab the "T" crosshead of the enemy's six giant ships, the red-eyed sea like wind has already been released, even if the ten battleships of the ninth battalion are destroyed, as long as the enemy's six giant ships can be retained, it will be a victory.
The port side of the two gunboats roared incessantly, and after five rounds of salvo fire, a projectile finally hit the starboard side of the Dutchman;
After the huge projectile blasted through the starboard side of the enemy ship, it violently burrowed into the lower deck, smashing several enemy soldiers below into bloody flesh, but unfortunately failed to penetrate the enemy's bilge, but it was enough to make the Dutch frightened.
Seeing that the "T" crosshead was about to be snatched by the two gunboats of the Qin army, Austin immediately ordered to continue to turn right, trying to form a parallel state with the sea like the wind, but their battleships were large and numerous, and the turn was not as fast as the sea like the wind.
On the other hand, Wang Guichen's 10th battalion was killed from the left rear, and once it continued to turn to the right, it would inevitably fall into the middle of Wang Guichen's attack with Hai Rufeng.
Although he can fire at the same time on the left and right sides, but after being clamped, his huge ship is not as fast as the Qin army, and it is very likely to be caught and unable to turn, and when the main force of the Qin army comes to kill, they will be trapped in layers of encirclement.
Austin's expression was solemn, Qin Jun's will to fight frightened him, the only way out now was to defeat Hai Rufeng or Wang Guichen to win his life.
Rumble! Boom Boom! The artillery roared more violently, the sea was turbulent, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled
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ps: No. 2, did you still have a guaranteed monthly ticket in your brother's hand and didn't vote? The officers and men of the Navy are fighting in a bloody battle and need everyone's fire support, brothers, I really ask for a monthly pass! Ask for a monthly pass!.
(To be continued......)
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