Chapter 467: The Chinese withstood the Chinese
As the former headquarters of the Dutch, the Spice Island, the source of wealth, the Dutch installed heavy artillery there.
Due to the long sea journey, the southeast government's intelligence is inaccurate. It is believed that the Ambonians do not know how to use artillery, but they did not expect that they know how to hire Dutch people to fire artillery and fire heavy artillery.
The female captain of the Southeast Fleet, Chen Yuxue, is a militant and always rushes forward. If she is hit by heavy enemy artillery, it will be everyone's trouble.
Fortunately, official Hong Xi ordered her to cover the landing transport ship before the battle, and did not participate in the battle.
Officer Hong Xi ordered the cruise ship to withdraw from the battle, and then the officers on the flagship saw that the two cruise ships Kaohsiung No. 42 and No. 50 could not bear the shells, and raced to escape, and the two ships collided!
The impact was more than a thousand catties, and at least a dozen people fell into the sea.
The officers watching the battle unanimously said, "What a shame!"
Under the violent collision, the bow cabin of the Kaohsiung 50 ship was completely destroyed near the waterline where it was shot, and the sea rushed in.
Fortunately, the southeast warship used a watertight cabin. One cabin was flooded and still maintainable. The Kaohsiung No. 50 ship has a rear hull number, and the watertight cabin is standard.
However, the bow of the ship entered water and was struggling. The ship's damage control unit desperately pumped water through the artificial water pump connected to the first cabin, but the cracks were too large to do anything.
The Kaohsiung No. 42 had to drag it over the rope, and moved forward slowly.
The Ambon Cannon took the opportunity to fire Kaohsiung No.50 in the ass!
Under heavy artillery bombardment, the rear mast of Kaohsiung No. 50 was actually broken!
It crashed down, but fortunately the crew were all concentrated in the bow of the ship, and no loss was incurred.
The back tower was blown down and torn apart, it was as miserable as it was exploded*.
Inspection after leaving the battle showed that Kaohsiung No. 50 injured the keel, which was a major damage and no longer worth repairing.
As for the other five cruise ships, they were scarred, and the bulwarks of some cruise ships collapsed.
The opponent's heavy artillery was fierce and accurate!
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"Two 24-pounders, two 8-pounders!"
"Three of our six cruise ships were hit hard by the enemy, three were lightly wounded, 24 people were killed and 05 people were injured.
The staff officer on the ship reported the situation to Officer Chen De and Hong Xi, and both commanders exclaimed!
It is really rare to encounter such losses.
Fortunately, the warship soldiers were strictly armored and had sufficient medical care, so they did not suffer a greater loss.
"I'll take the battleship up to fight!" Officer Hong Xi asked to fight.
"Go!" Chen De allowed.
Officer Hong Xi boarded a small boat and headed to the South China Sea 7 battleship to one side, and raised his general flag on the ship. He has also received the post of general in the course of the war to the present.
Under his command, the three battleships approached the Ambon Fort and fired artillery shells.
The sound of the artillery was deafening, and the battleship's heavy artillery pursued the opponent's heavy artillery, launching a fierce counterattack.
Nanhai No. 7 rushed diagonally towards the Ambon Fort, and the artillery on both sides sounded in unison.
They have almost equal opportunities. The turret is easier to aim at the target. The turret is stationary because the battleship is in motion, but because the turret is still, it is easier to be hit.
However, battleships are three-dimensional, the turrets are almost flat, battleships are more likely to be shot, and the turrets have an advantage.
The skills of the gunners on both sides were similar, but the defense of the turret prevailed. The Dutch used a protective wall built of huge stones to steadily resist the attack of the 24-pounder gun.
The cannonball hit the retaining wall, causing the retaining wall to sway, and at most one piece of debris bounced up, failing to cause damage to the gunner inside. ..
Ambon used to be the former headquarters of the Dutch in Southeast Asia. For its safety, the Dutch still worked hard. They drove the indigenous people to transport large stones and chiseled them in the shape of a strip of one meter wide and a half meter high and 30 centimeters high. Put them on top of each other, then glue them with a mixture of glutinous rice juice and lime paste, which is extremely firm.
Sticky rice juice? !
That's right, the backward indigenous people simply don't have the ability to chisel and glue. The Dutch hired Chinese craftsmen to work.
At that time, in order to build the Ambon Fort, hundreds of Chinese craftsmen were specially invited.
Hong Maofan knew very well what nationalities could work, and as a result, the fort guard wall built by the Chinese withstood the Chinese heavy artillery attack.
At the same time, the Dutch's heavy artillery inflicted great damage on the battleship.
Officer Hong Xi was commanding operations on the open deck. Suddenly the soldiers beside him who were watching the enemy's movements yelled, "Be careful, general."
The two pounced, pressing official Hong Xi under his body.
Before the official Hong Xi had had time, a strong wind flew over his head.
With a bang, a solid iron ball weighing 24 pounds hit the stern tower behind him heavily, punching a big gap in the wall of the building. Sawdust and wood thorns shot out and shot several naval officers and soldiers around him. When he hit them, they covered their heads and rolled down on the deck, screaming loudly.
This shell is powerful enough, and even the gangway on one side is shattered!
"Is the general okay?"
The two soldiers who were covering Officer Hong Xi quickly got up and helped Officer Hong Xi to ask nervously.
"It's okay, I'm okay..." Official Hong Xi looked at the stern tower behind him, secretly applauding risk. But he didn't show up at all on the face, brushed off the debris from his body, and shouted the sailors to fire.
The battle was extremely fierce, and the resistance of the Ambon Fort was extremely stable. Even if the three battleships used 18 martial arts and even stopped the ship to fight against the fort, they still could not destroy the fort and had to withdraw from the battle regretfully.
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In the afternoon, the other three battleships in the same group, under the personal command of Chen De, attacked the Ambon Fort!
Different from Hong Xiguan's hard work, Chen De was singled out, one after another battleships went over and fired.
He led the "South China Sea II" battleship to go to ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to grab the wind! "Chen De ordered, the battleship quickly sailed into the wind, and when they approached the shore, they lowered most of their sails.
The sailors had been trained for a long time and were very skilled. They steered the battleship forward steadily without firing any guns.
The opponent’s turrets flew in one after another, and Chen De immediately issued the order to "turn". The battleship turned sharply. The officers and soldiers on the ship were standing unstable like puppets, but they took a lightning-like action to make the opponent fly. A shell hit the sea, splashing large waves.
The South China Sea 2 fired the artillery, and with each rumbling, the sailors could be seen working intensely in their respective quarters. During the whole process, they were always attentive and emotional, and were not adversely affected by the previous war.
Exhausted all his energy, sometimes salvos, sometimes scatter, and after an hour of contentment, he switched to the second battleship, and then the third battleship.
When the setting sun went down to the west, the Southeast Fleet left two cruise ships to control the port, and the main fleet set sail and left the port of Ambon.
In the battle that day, the battleship killed a total of 58 people and injured nearly 200 people. The port of Ambon remained motionless. Even when counting, it was found that only 2 people were killed and several people were injured. The casualties were minimal.
On the fort, the Dutch and the indigenous people laughed and laughed. Sudan Abdullah Harrig came to the fort to celebrate the victory, but Haimer warned Harrig when he was watching him by the sea: "Today is just a warm-up, and tomorrow's battle will be more intense. !"
