Chapter 266: The 1st Battle of Batavia (1)
On the sea, two huge fleets gradually approached. At first, the two sides did not form a battle line, but went head-to-head.
are piled up densely together, people with intensive phobia must not be able to see it, thinking that it is best to finish both sides.
This side of Southeast Mansion.
The third-tier battleship Nanhai I (70 guns) is commanded by Yan Changwu, the Nanhai II is commanded by the black warrior Siresma, and the Southeast-class battleships (Southeast and Taiwan, each with 50 guns), of which Southeast is the deputy admiral Li Ying commanded, Taiwan was commanded by Yan Donglai.
There are eight more Beigang-class fifth-tier cruise ships and 27 Kaohsiung-class sixth-tier cruise ships (one missing Kaohsiung-class cruise ship, and five Yasha-class supply ships 20 miles away from the rear)
The morale of the officers and soldiers on each battleship is high. It is believed that there is the blessing of Mazu and the leadership of the warlord. Everyone's usual training and the strong guns under the seat, victory is not a problem.
The Dutch fleet on the other side is also arrogant. Just like an old driver, holding the steering wheel is a natural instinct for them. The previous defeat in Taiwan has no effect on them. It is like an old driver who wants a beautiful drifting failure. , But the old driver is still an old driver. For the Dutchman of the sea coachman, sailing and shooting are simply pediatrics. They are born to be a sea people, how can they be compared to those poor people!
Compared with the past, their confidence is overwhelming, because their governor Speke has made more preparations, and there are more ships and more guns. In the past, because of the busy business, it was easy to get money. The Dutch were fighting every second and were unwilling to fight. Armed merchant ships everywhere. Running, it is difficult to assemble, so that the number is too small, and it often happens that it cannot beat Mingguo's lagging boat.
And Speke has assembled a large number of armed merchant ships to reach fifty-two, which is more powerful than the forty battleships from the other side, so it is more confident.
On the flagship "Drenthe" with 46 guns, Governor Speke stood with a few expensive Dutch men on the upper deck, looking at them with binoculars in their hands.
Zoom out the camera a bit. "Drenthe" is a double-deck gunboat. Compared with other Dutch ships, it is more streamlined, and the stern and stern towers are not high!
War is the best catalyst. From the information obtained, Governor Speke also aligns his own ships with those of the Southeast Mansion, and urges the Dutch ships to carry out similar modifications (but with little success), and he also took the drawings of such ships. Send it back to the Netherlands!
Not only the Dutch, but also the British learned a lot when building ships with the Southeastern Mansion. The master of shipbuilding Phineas Pate said bluntly that he would build ships like this when he returned.
It is very likely that battleships and battle lines will appear on the European Sea in advance! (These two are the firsts of Yan Dashao)
The fact is that Phineas Pater returned to England and immediately set out to build a battleship exactly like the Southeast Palace (the stern tower and the bow tower were greatly reduced in height), and there were 74 guns, which were built in large numbers less than Yan Da. The third-tier battleship has four more guns!
You make progress, and others are making progress. Therefore, Yan Dashao who has a lot of black technology has not advanced many technologies without overwhelming advantages. For example, the hull is nailed to the metal plate as an armored ship, and the bottom of the ship Nail copper plates to prevent corrosion and sea, and no Mini bullets.
Governor Speke looked at Mingren’s fleet and asked the young adjutant next to him: "Where is their admiral (admiral, called the commander of the large fleet)!"
The adjutant glanced, and said with his fingers: "It's the battleship with a golden flag!"
Following his gestures, Governor Speke found the largest warship with a golden flag in the middle of the two warships. It was a bit of a crosswind, and what was exposed in front of Governor Speke was a dense array of blastholes.
"70 cannons!" the adjutant said with good eyesight.
Look at other bright ships, professional warships in one water, the hull is clean and neat, and regardless of the quality of the crew, it is really enviable (the Dutch ship is an armed merchant ship, dual-purpose military and merchant ships).
I heard that the admiral on the opposite side is a young man, with old-fashioned methods that are not commensurate with his age, and a firm will. Governor Speke couldn’t help but remember that he was at that age, and he was still an ignorant kid with eyes.
confronting him is indeed a big problem for the Netherlands.
Governor Speke suppressed the anxiety in his heart. Seeing that he was silent, DeWitt, the senior administrator who was with him, smiled and said: "Their number is less than ours. It is incredible. They dare to challenge us!"
Moore, another administrator, said excitedly: "Let's teach those bright people a good lesson and let them know that they are only suitable for picking up hoes and brick trowels!"
His words caused a roar of laughter. In Batavia, the Chinese are known for being honest and hardworking, but they are not respected by the Dutch.
There are only a few people who didn’t laugh. Those were the Dutch who participated in the Battle of Taiwan...
Governor Speke moved the muscles on his face and made a smile, but instead of laughing happily, he became a ridiculous smile...
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When the Dutch executives looked at the telescope and pointed, the senior officers on Yan Changwu’s flagship were also looking at the enemy’s warships. Yan Changwu measured the distance between the ships of the two sides and confidently said: "Forward, drive down the wind, make your way. Battle line!"
"The flag is raised, it is a line of battle!" the officer repeated, the non-commissioned officer supervised, took out a red flag from the signal flag box, and handed it to the sailor to raise it~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The red flag rose to the top and moved on the flagship , Very enchanting like a fire.
Ten seconds later, Xiao Changrong on the pilot ship Beigang No. 3 heard the message from the non-commissioned officer and immediately ordered: "Zuo Man Ruo!"
The captain repeated the command: "Full rudder left!"
"Speed up!"
"Put up the rear sail and raise the mast sail!" the captain called, and the sailors immediately pulled the sail.
Beigang-3's speed first increased, guiding the warships behind to turn, and the ships following each other, the battle line gradually formed.
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"They are on the line!" the adjutant said.
"I'm offering ten shields (bet), do you think it's a single row or a double row?" Moore asked DeWitt, lively.
"The opponent has fewer ships and is in a single lineup. You will definitely lose!" DeWitt shrugged.
"Then don't bet!" Moore immediately retracted his words.
Governor Speke ignored them, and ordered the fleet to enter the battle line, similarly.
The Dutch battleships also set up a battle line. Unlike the Ming people, they only conducted a large-scale exercise. Only 33 ships participated in that time, but now they set up a battle line. There is no rush, no rush, orderly, and the battle line is also laid out.
At the same time, the Dutch people headed against the wind. They walked in a zigzag shape, and a line was also formed, showing a very high level of ship control!
At this time, although Ming person Xiao Changrong is full of rudder on the left, he is driven diagonally and tangentially towards the Dutch under the wind.
Both sides are approaching, and the atmosphere is getting tense.
"Enter the combat position!" The commanders on both sides are giving orders, and the officers and soldiers on both sides act almost in the same way: swallow saliva and pray!
Asking Mazu (God) to bless me, the murmurs of different languages echoed over the two fleets.
