Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 196 Recovering the Chiefs ([-])

Hearing that the fleet finally escaped from Jialong in the port of Formosa, he breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately asked about the loss of the fleet.

Only the fleet commander knows the specific losses, so there is no definite information for the time being, but according to the observation and statistics of the soldiers at the observation deck, at least eight warships were damaged or sunk.

At this time, there are still four warships burning, and two hulls are tilting and sinking rapidly.

If this number is accurate, not counting the three warships going to Chixian City, there will be thirteen warships in Dayuan Port.

These thirteen ships can only be said to have escaped successfully, but they must all have suffered injuries to varying degrees.

It can be said that in this sneak attack alone, the new army severely damaged the Dutch fleet.

Thinking of this result, Jia Long felt extremely heavy. The Dutch attacked the new army twice, almost wiped out the first time, and fled in embarrassment the second time.

Compared with the new army, it was a world of difference. Garon even doubted that the Dutch Federal Republic was really the most powerful maritime empire in the world?

At one time, he was extremely convinced that because the trade volume of the Federal Republic of the Netherlands accounted for half of the world, the number of ships was more than that of the entire Europe combined.

With footprints all over the world, it is almost invincible to snatch a large number of overseas colonies from European maritime powers.

But all of these splendors seemed to suddenly be unworkable in the Far East, after that oriental named Tang Ning appeared.

It has been a long time since the United Provinces of the Netherlands have experienced such consecutive fiascos, but in the Far East, it happened again and again.

As if pots of cold water were being poured on Jialong's heart again and again, he came all the way to the Far East with great ideals, and wanted to make a career for future generations to remember.

But now, Formosa, which was occupied by the predecessors, is being frantically attacked by the enemy, and ideals are being trampled on mercilessly like shit.

Jialong's mood was very sad, but he still had to work hard, as long as he could hold on to the city of Zeelandia, the new army would never even think about occupying Formosa.

"As soon as possible, find out how much force the new army has sent to attack Formosa, and send more people around the island to monitor the new army's fleet, and be careful when they land..."

Jialong's order hadn't finished yet, at this moment, a mid-level officer rushed in and reported: "Your Excellency, the navy is in an ambush, and the situation is very dangerous."

Jia Long was startled, and immediately asked: "What's going on? Are you telling me that our navy was attacked at the port just now?"

The officer quickly denied it: "No, Your Excellency, our navy escaped from the port of Formosa and entered the Taijiang River, and was attacked by another fleet of the new army."

Jia Long's eyes widened suddenly, and he said in disbelief: "How can there be a new army fleet in the Taijiang River? Where did they come from?"

"They, they should have entered from Luermen Port, and the North Line Weidao in the north has been occupied by the new army."

Jia Long only felt a sudden blackness in front of his eyes. Before that, he was still wondering why the new army only sent more than 20 warships. It turned out that the troops were divided into several groups, first to sneak attack, and then to ambush.

Poor navy, there is no need to speculate carefully, Jialong can predict the fate of the navy.

However, he still asked: "How many ships of the new army are there in Taijiang?"

The officer who reported said with some shame: "Sorry, I don't know yet."

Vaguely, Jia Long seemed to hear the intense sound of artillery in the distance.

"Boom boom boom..." Tangning's fifty warships lined up and rushed out from the southeast of Beixian Wei Island.

Then cut in from the rear of the Dutch fleet that escaped from Dayuan Harbor to prevent them from escaping back into Dayuan Harbor, and quickly launched a violent attack.

Tang Ning's fleet suddenly rushed out from the side and rear, and then quickly approached. The Dutch naturally noticed it immediately.

But it was too late, they had no chance to go back, and could only hurriedly form a team to prepare for the challenge.

Several signal flares were raised, and the fifty warships were immediately divided into two teams, transformed into a V shape, facing two directions, one left and one right, encircling the Dutch fleet. These are the two battle lines.

This tactic was formulated during the ambush earlier, and the signal flare was the instruction to change this tactic, so the process of changing formation was relatively smooth.

The Dutch fleet only had a dozen warships in total. Tangning's fleet was nearly four times the number of theirs. The two battle lines also had a large number advantage, so the firepower advantage was also very obvious.

"Boom boom boom..." The two battle lines of the new army cruised and fired fiercely, and the Dutch fought back desperately.

Seen from a high altitude, the two battle lines of the new army are like green leaves holding the Dutch fleet, while the somewhat disorganized formation of the Netherlands looks like flowers held in the middle.

Especially when the artillery of the new army hit the Dutch ship, and then burst into groups of red flames, this feeling was even more obvious.

However, this kind of holding is not a foil, but a killing.

The entire Dutch fleet was fought between the two battle lines of the new army, so it was hit from time to time, and sometimes even a ship was hit by several shells at the same time.

The Dutch did not know whether the shells were coming from the left or the right.

There were two unlucky Dutch ships that were hit by dozens of shells in a short period of time, and were riddled with holes.

Finally, they gradually failed, and the two ships with a displacement of more than [-] tons had to sink slowly with their scarred bodies.

No way, they were the closest to the starting point of the two battle lines of the new army. The two battle lines did not know how many ships aimed their artillery at them.

Ten catties, twenty catties, or even thirty catties of shells fell like raindrops, and no matter how solid the ship was, it could not hold it.

These were solid bullets fired by the red cannons. As for the German cannons, Tangning ordered not to use them for the time being, because for him, such asymmetrical German cannons for combat were too wasteful.

German artillery should be used in more critical battles, such as the capture of Zeelandia.

Tang Ning's flagship didn't participate in the battle himself. With such a large number advantage, he was not inferior to this flagship. What's more, he didn't need to take the risk.

Tangning used the binoculars to observe the formation of her two battle lines, and she became more and more satisfied.

It seems that my navy has become more and more proficient in mastering this formation.

Jin Shenghuan, Lu Guangzu and others who were watching the battle not far away were also holding binoculars, staring at them without blinking, with expressions of shock.

They are also experienced generals, and have participated in many water battles, but they have never seen such a level of water battles.

The current scale, firepower, tactics, etc. of the new army's navy have completely exceeded their cognition.

It was even more shocking to see that the Dutch, who was not weak, had almost no fight back in front of the new army.

Because they knew that the strength of the Dutch was not as strong as in front of them in the original naval battle of Liuluo Bay, but Zheng Zhilong won the victory after paying a huge price with a huge numerical advantage.

But right now, not long after the war started, the Dutch have sunk and damaged several ships, and the remaining ships are just lingering.

The difference can be seen from a comparison. No wonder Zheng Zhilong's navy could only drink their hatred and die in front of the new army.

Several people had a clearer understanding of the strength of the new army, and they were more in awe of Tangning.

Because it was this young man who built such a strong team in such a short period of time.

Fortunately, he and I are not enemies, so what a correct decision it was to agree to attach to the new army.

……

After the Dutch army was hit by a round of madness, it was difficult to find a good ship. As far as the eye could see, there were two Dutch ships smoking thick black smoke, obviously being burned.

Two of the ships have sunk halfway, and the hulls of three others have tilted. It is estimated that they are not far from sinking.

The remaining five or six Dutch ships saw that the two linear battle formations of the new army were cruising in the direction of Chixian City, and the channel leading to the port of Formosa had been cleared, so they turned around quickly.

Immediately change the plan of fleeing to Chixian City, and prepare to return to Formosa Port.

Because the port of Formosa is closer, and with the support from the city of Zeelandia, it should be safer.

They dare not fight any more, and no one can escape if the fight continues.

But the new army also quickly discovered their intentions, a few signal flares were launched into the air, one of the battle lines immediately turned around, and cooperated with the other battle line, like two yin and yang fishes, fighting fiercely in a circle.

The remaining six Dutch ships were surrounded in the middle, rushing from left to right, with nowhere to escape.

The gap between the two battle lines of the new army seemed to be a way of escape, but when they really changed their course and rushed over, the way of escape was blocked.

Because the two battle lines of the new army are not standing still, but moving all the time, unless they can keep up with this rhythm, and then find the right opportunity to break through the firepower net and then protrude.

Obviously, they couldn't find such an opportunity, nor did they have the strength to break through the fire blockade.

In the end, he could only hang up the white flag in horror and choose to surrender.

(End of this chapter)