Start: Datang Wanli a lonely city

Chapter 1006 Fire

Regarding the difficult situation that all the teammates and compatriots in Surabaya City are currently facing, do the five people including Yang Dongli, Caishen, Xu Feng, Duizheng, and Fenghuahui know?

Of course I knew it, and I was very aware and anxious about it.

It’s just that many things cannot be solved in a hurry.

The difficulties they are currently facing, as well as the specific situation, require us to go back in time, to 2:17.

At this time, the three iron-clad warships, which had long run out of coal and were burning small stools, table legs, etc. in the boilers, finally appeared outside the port.

It is precisely for this reason that because the pressure in the boiler is not enough, the speed of the battleship gradually slows down.

So that only five or six miles behind them, two Beiyang Navy cruisers, Zhiyuan and Laiyuan, were already catching up side by side.

In the port, two ships were as old as them, but their tonnage seemed to be larger.

In terms of approximate tonnage, there are two more armored warships of three to four hundred tons.

It has brought several small warships with it, and while they all pointed their guns here, a flagship was constantly waving semaphores towards this side:

Stop the advance quickly, identify yourself, lower the muzzle of the gun, and put on the gun jacket, otherwise they will fire immediately.

"Order, open fire on these warships with all your strength, and sink the Dutch Navy's flagship first~" Without the slightest hesitation, Yang Dongli issued such an order in his mouth.

Immediately, several main guns of the fleet had been loaded with shells.

Xiaomei, Fenghuahui and others temporarily acted as gunners. They adjusted the muzzle of the gun and fired the shells according to the order given.

These were also the sounds of cannons that Yu Hanfeng, Singer and others heard before the battle with the Dutch began.

But after issuing the order, Yang Dongli was not focused on the results of the shelling.

But at the first moment, with a heavy frown and a serious expression, he looked at the two cruisers Zhiyuan and Laiyuan behind him.

The reason why Yang Dongli is like this is very simple:

If these two cruisers do not take action, the Xuange Camp fleet may still have some possibility of defeating the Dutch fleet in a short period of time and then provide fire support to the shore.

But if these two warships, which are larger than them and have stronger firepower, launch an attack from behind, they will have no chance of winning.

There is even a great possibility that the entire fleet will be destroyed here.

So the only thing he can hope for now is that the famous Deng Guandai can live up to the reputation of a national hero in later generations; he can not attack from behind for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of Chinese compatriots in the city.

So what choice will Deng Guandai make...

"Master Deng, Master Qiu Baoren and Master Qiu on the Laiyuan once again requested in flag language, saying that their ship is ready to fire; the current fighter planes are once in a lifetime, and they will definitely be able to wipe out the Xuange camp rebels in one battle.

Lafayette, His Majesty, Li Zhongtang, and all the princes of the imperial court will be extremely happy to receive this news; from now on, your and my prosperity will be just around the corner. "

The messenger next to him had an extremely complicated expression.

With a fast speaking speed, he said the above paragraph, which almost concealed Qiu Baoren's personal selfishness.

Guandai Deng's heart was suddenly filled with unspeakable anxiety.

He naturally knew that the existence of the Xuange Camp Fleet was definitely a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh for the Daqing Imperial Court.

If they can be eliminated here, as Qiu Baoren said, they will definitely be promoted and make a fortune when they return.

On the contrary, if you miss the opportunity to fight and fail to deal with the Xuange camp fleet, you will definitely be dealt with by the court after you return, or you may be dismissed from office.

But regarding everything that was happening in Surabaya City, he had already learned quite clearly through the clear code of the telegram.

Knowing that these three scarred warships in Xuange Camp are the last hope of those people.

Could it be that I couldn't bear to watch these hundreds of thousands of compatriots suffer a devastating disaster?

In the end, Deng Guandai still couldn't convince himself. For the sake of his personal future, he actually allowed the tragedy in front of him to happen.

Su Rong said to the messenger beside him:

"Immediately tell the Laiyuan in a semaphore that I, Deng Shichang, am the formation leader, and I order them not to fire without my order.

If the court pursues it afterwards, I will be responsible for everything. "

The sound of "cha~" immediately came from the mouth of the messenger, full of indescribable relief. In fact, the messenger himself didn't know why he was so happy; if he had to find a reason for his reaction.

That is because they do not want the compatriots in Surabaya City to lose their last chance of survival.

Also, I really didn’t want to shoot at those gray-haired veterans of Xuan Ge Camp.

They were pirates and traitors, but they had never massacred or robbed Daqing? In the play, these are some heroes who are like Liangshanpo, doing justice for heaven, robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

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In the following time, Qiu Baoren on the Laiyuan was so angry that he jumped up and down.

However, the two most powerful cruisers on the entire battlefield stopped four miles away from the battlefield and did not take the initiative to attack from behind the Xuange Camp fleet.

Just in the expectant eyes of hundreds of Beiyang fleet members on the two battleships.

The battle between the Xuange Camp fleet did not go very smoothly.

First of all, they admitted that the accuracy of the naval guns on Camp Xuange was quite amazing. After every salvo fired, one or two shots would always hit the target.

The Dutch flagship was beaten into thick smoke, and the entire upper deck suffered heavy casualties.

The problem is that the 210 mm caliber cannon they used is seriously outdated and backward in this day and age.

Not only was it very slow in terms of rate of fire, but the opponent fired two shots, and they didn't call out even one shot.

Even if it hits the opponent, because the opponent is also an armored ship, there is really no way to sink the opponent quickly.

More importantly, the Dutch's forts on the shore, including a dozen old-fashioned Krupp cannons and Armstrong cannons, also joined the battle.

Some of these cannons even still use old-fashioned black powder.

But the smallest caliber among them is 150 mm, because it is also very powerful for the Xuange Camp fleet.

For a time, far more intensive artillery fire counterattacked from the Dutch fleet and coastal defense batteries, hitting the Xuange Camp fleet.

That is to say, this famous turtle-shell warship in the Xuange Camp Fleet has strong enough protection. Even after receiving several consecutive shells, the hull has not suffered much damage.

Unfortunately, everyone can see this:

The Xuange Camp fleet may not be able to deal with these Dutch people in a short period of time.

In the city of Surabaya, when they looked from a distance from the boat, they could see fires breaking out in many places in the city, and the black smoke was rising to a high level. It was a completely doomsday scene.

Thinking of the scene where the compatriots in the city were being killed like pigs and dogs by the natives, the sailors felt extremely aggrieved.

At this time, the situation changed again.

I saw a few miles away on the shore, and suddenly a fire that could be seen clearly in the daytime rose up.

Then, they discovered that the Xuange Camp fleet was rushing into the port despite the dense artillery fire amid the billowing smoke.

Just when everyone was still wondering what these people were planning and whether they wanted to die.

The lookouts on the Zhiyuan and Laiyuan ships were already shouting: "The other party's flagship, the Imperial Concubine, is sending a semaphore to us. The content is:

Lord Deng, the princes of the Beiyang Fleet.

The current situation in Surabaya City is extremely critical. Our fleet decided to move forward despite the Dutch artillery fire and use all its strength to attack the natives in the city and save our compatriots who grow flowers in the city.

If we persist in this tactic, our fleet will be completely destroyed soon.

I hope that for the sake of being of the same flower-growing family, you will fire artillery to save the compatriots in Surabaya City after our entire army is destroyed; everyone at Xuange Camp will never forget the feeling of taking action today. "

When the above semaphore was read to the end, even the voices of the watchmen started to tremble.

They were all shocked by the way the veterans of Xuange camp did their best to support the city regardless of their own safety.

When these words fell on the ears of a group of Beiyang sailors, they instinctively looked at the command tower of the Zhiyuan.

I hope that my beloved Deng Guandai and Master Deng can help me do something.

Finally, they heard their own Master Deng shouting in their ears: "Target the Dutch fleet, fire..."

(End of this chapter)