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- Can't eat and walk around
(0830)
Esco considers himself a courageous person. People without courage simply cannot survive on the sea. However, now, he felt truly frightened and terrified. They were even more frightened and uneasy than the last time they encountered the Fourth Fleet of the White Army Navy.
After all, last time, his life was still in his own hands. Even if you can't beat him, you still have a chance to escape. However, this time, his life was completely in the hands of the white army navy. There is nothing more painful in the world than having your destiny completely in the hands of your enemy.
"Boom!"
While Esko was in fear, a loud noise came.
Esco knew immediately that something bad was going on. Another Dutch warship must have been destroyed.
No way, this familiar loud noise will only be made when a large battleship is destroyed. To be precise, the battleship was completely shattered after being hit by a powerful cannonball from the White Army Navy, causing such a terrifying loud noise. Anyone who hears this sound will immediately understand that another Dutch warship has been destroyed, and hundreds of Dutch sailors have died at the bottom of the sea. With your eyes closed, you can imagine what kind of tragic scene it would be.
After a while, Esco slowly turned his head and looked in the direction of the Dutch warship that was unfortunately destroyed. While turning his head, he kept telling himself in his mind to be calm, to be calm, not to be frightened by what he saw, and not to lose confidence because of it. Wasn't it just a battleship that sank? Nothing amazing. The Dutch Navy has many warships, and even if five or six are sunk, it won't be a big deal.
By this time, the Dutch warship had completely sunk. There was only a large whirlpool left on the sea surface, with a large amount of debris floating on top of the whirlpool. The dark green sea water kept rolling, as if there were monsters stirring below. Vaguely, a few remaining Dutch sailors could be seen struggling desperately in the whirlpool.
These Dutch sailors are all lucky ones. At the moment when the shell exploded, he was not immediately taken away by death. They still have a chance to jump into the sea water and avoid the direct action of death. But human power is too weak after all. And the God of Death is indeed too ruthless. In front of the huge whirlpool, their lives are more fragile than ants. Soon, under the huge pulling force of the vortex, they all disappeared without a trace.
Then, the next formation of Dutch warships passed through the middle of the whirlpool at high speed, covering everything up. The floating debris was hit by the bow of the ship and went somewhere unknown. The rolling sea water was also suppressed by the huge battleship. The waves stirred up by the bow of the battleship are still so white, so crystal clear, so pure and flawless. However, who knew that a Dutch warship had been quietly buried at the bottom of the sea?
This is the third large warship destroyed by the main fleet of the Dutch Navy.
It was a huge battleship with a displacement of more than 1,200 tons, and its displacement was second only to Seedorf's flagship. Seedorf's flagship has more than ninety cannons, and this battleship also has more than ninety cannons. Relying on its strong ship and powerful guns, it has made countless achievements for the Dutch Navy. It can be found in any sea area that the Dutch Navy has ever reached.
It can be said that the history of this battleship is the history of the Dutch Navy in the past twenty years. It has never been absent from any major battle in which the Dutch Navy participated. It used its cannons to create brilliance for the Dutch Navy. Previously, this battleship had been serving in the Atlantic Ocean and was transferred to the Far East only three years ago. The purpose of the transfer was, of course, to strengthen the naval strength of the Dutch East India Company. However, who would have thought that less than three years after its arrival in the Far East, it would completely sink without leaving even a trace.
Esco himself once served as the first officer on this battleship and is very familiar with this battleship. This large battleship has countless scars on its body. The marks left by solid bullets, chain bullets and shotgun shells are all clearly visible. In the past battles, it has endured countless shells and suffered countless scars. However, it still sails tenaciously on the sea, as if it will never sink.
However, right in front of Esko, right in front of Seedorf, right in front of countless Dutch naval officers and soldiers, this so-called immortal warship finally sank. It is estimated that all the Dutch naval officers and soldiers on this warship did not expect that its end would come so quickly and violently, and they were not even remotely prepared. From the time the shells fell to the time the battleship completely sank, it took less than ten minutes.
"Damn! Isn't this too fast? Isn't this too scary?"
Esco couldn¡¯t help but murmuredAs he muttered to himself, he even forgot the flag in his hand.
In ten minutes, a living warship sank from the surface of the sea to the bottom of the sea. Such efficiency made people's scalp numb and their minds went blank. Although Esco is a genius among geniuses in the Dutch Navy, and a monster among monsters, with his current knowledge, there is no way to explain how all of this happened.
If Esco were the captain of that large battleship, even if he saw God, he would definitely not be reconciled. He will definitely find a way to find out how he was destroyed. If he doesn't understand this problem, even if he dies, he won't die in peace. However, Esko worries that even the Almighty God cannot explain this problem.
What¡¯s even more terrible is that from the time the first Dutch warship was destroyed to the third Dutch warship being destroyed, there was less than twenty minutes in between. This was simply unimaginable in previous battles. In previous naval battles, in the era when solid bullets, shotguns, and chain bombs were used for bombardment, it would take more than four or five hours for a large warship to sink at the fastest speed.
In the battle that Esco experienced, the fastest result was that it took three hours to sink a large battleship of his opponent. Prior to this, at least thousands of rounds of solid bullets and hundreds of rounds of chain bullets and shotguns had been fired. Finally, with great difficulty, he used a solid bullet to smash through the opponent's side, allowing a large amount of seawater to pour in, and finally causing the opponent to sink completely.
In fact, in Esco's view, it is much easier to capture an opponent's warship than to sink one of the opponent's warships. As long as the two warships are close and the sailors fight each other hand-to-hand and kill all the other side's sailors, the warship can be captured. However, if you want to sink a warship, you have to drill a big hole in the bottom of the ship and let the water pour in. Of course, detonating all the powder barrels on the battleship is also a good choice.
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In just twenty minutes, the Dutch Navy lost three large warships. This is indeed a huge blow to the majority of Dutch naval officers and soldiers. Their morale was inevitably affected. The morale that Seedorf had inspired by his previous order to raise his vice-admiral's flag was gone.
At this speed, all forty-eight warships of the Dutch Navy's Far East main fleet will be lost in more than three hundred minutes. More than three hundred minutes, which is just five or six hours. In half a day, a main fleet was lost. This speed was really terrifying, and Esco said he couldn't bear it.
Seedorf¡¯s expression clearly showed something was wrong.
Seedorf has naturally thought of everything Esco can think of.
The speed at which the battleship was destroyed was indeed beyond Seedorf's expectation. Three large warships were lost in such a short period of time. Even though Seedorf had extraordinary mental endurance, he couldn't help but turn pale and his eyes were cold, as if he wanted to eat people. He held his Vice Admiral's sword tightly, as if he would draw the sword and strike someone at any moment. The staff officers around him all wisely stayed away, fearing that the city gate would catch fire and harm Chi Yu.
In fact, Seedorf already regretted it in his heart. If he had known this would be the result, he would not have ordered a surprise attack on Palembang Port. However, at this point, he was riding a tiger with no chance of getting off, and he had no reason to retreat. No matter what the consequences are, he will continue to fight hard. Because the consequences of retreat are more serious than the consequences of losing a battleship. The loss of battleships was a tactical failure. Retreating would be a strategic failure.
"Boom!"
Two minutes later, there was another loud noise.
In a dazzling and harsh light of fire, the fourth Dutch warship was destroyed.
This unfortunate Dutch warship was probably directly hit by a shell from the White Army's coastal defense gun, which caused the ammunition depot to explode. The power of the cannonball explosion and the power of the ammunition depot explosion were superimposed on each other, and the large battleship was completely shattered. This large battleship didn't even have a chance to sink, and it just turned into nothing on the sea. When the fire disappeared, there were only a lot of floating debris on the huge sea surface.
"Boom!"
Just a minute later, the fifth Dutch warship was destroyed.
This Dutch warship probably has the best luck. The white-coated army's artillery shells landed on its bow, blowing it up. Generally, the bow position of a battleship does not have any critical equipment and facilities due to the need for collision. As a result, the loss of personnel is relatively small. The captain of this battleship was also very smart and decisively ordered to abandon the ship.
It was precisely because of the captain's decisive abandonment that the Dutch sailors on this battleship basically saved their lives. They swam hard in the seawater, trying hard to stay away from the sinking warship, until they were rescued by other warships. As for the hit warship, its bow entered the water and its stern was raised.Slowly and without any suspense it sank.
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The neatly arranged, well-organized Dutch warships entering the main channel in a tight formation were like moving targets in front of the white-coated army's coastal defense artillery. Although, it is a bit difficult to hit a moving target. However, with so many targets gathered closely together, even if you don't hit one, you will hit another.
"This Seedorf is completely out of his mind!"
Chen Xinhai held up the telescope and said slowly that it had nothing to do with him.
"He won't give up until he reaches the Yellow River, and won't shed tears until he sees the coffin! He thought that he had hundreds of artillery pieces in his hands. As long as he got close to the port and entered the firing range, he could effectively contain us. But he didn't expect that the main channel , it¡¯s his hell!¡±
Yun Qifeng said lightly. He is not as sentimental as Chen Xinhai, he has a completely business-like attitude. For him, this battle was purely to test the power of the 105mm howitzer. As for who the target is, he doesn't really care. Even if it¡¯s the King of Heaven who comes, I¡¯ll still do it.
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"Boom!"
The sixth Dutch warship was destroyed
"Boom!"
The seventh Dutch battleship was destroyed
"Boom!"
The eighth Dutch battleship was destroyed
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When the ninth large battleship was destroyed, the morale of the Dutch navy was finally close to the edge of collapse. Some captains chose to slow down and put distance between themselves and their companions. Those warships that have not yet entered the main channel simply retreated and were not prepared to enter the main channel. Regarding Esko's semaphore, they pretended not to see it.
No matter which country¡¯s navy it is, nine large battleships were lost in less than an hour. No one can stand it. No matter how strong a person's nerves are, there is always a limit. The remaining warships of the Dutch Navy did not abandon their comrades immediately and decisively left the battlefield to escape. They were already very well-trained. If it were the navy of another country, it might be completely scattered and dispersed.
How could any of the previous battles be so one-sided? This is not a fight at all, but suicide! The Dutch warships were simply sent to commit suicide. In the era when solid bullets, shotguns and chain rounds were used for long-range attacks, the losses of battleships in naval battles were actually not large. It was rare for so many battleships to sink. Hand-to-hand combat generally does not destroy battleships.
Until Nelson¡¯s time, hand-to-hand combat was still the mainstream of naval warfare. Nelson himself was shot by a rifleman during hand-to-hand combat. No matter how many guns there are on the battleship, they cannot effectively end the battle. The only way to end the fight is hand-to-hand combat. Kill all the enemy sailors and the battle is won.
However, the emergence of the White Army Navy completely subverted this concept.
The fierce artillery fire left hand-to-hand combat far behind. The powerful artillery shells will make it possible to end the battle with artillery battles. The white army navy does not need to get close to the opponent at all. It only needs to use cannons to quickly and effectively sink the opponent's warships. Such tactics were simply beyond the ability of the Dutch Navy to adapt.
No matter how high the morale of the Dutch Navy is, so what? No matter how good the Dutch navy's hand-to-hand combat skills are, so what? The white army and navy didn't give you a chance to get close at all. How do you use your hand-to-hand combat strength? No matter how brave a sailor is, after falling into the sea, his fighting power is not as good as that of a shark.
Seedorf held on to his vice-admiral's sword tightly, his face terrifyingly pale.
He finally realized what a serious mistake he had made. The defeats of Sorum and Esco did not make him completely realize that the era of hand-to-hand combat had completely passed. Now is a new era, an era in which cannon is the protagonist. In the hands of the White Navy, artillery has become a weapon to end the battle. When the Dutch navy tried to use hand-to-hand combat to defeat the white-coated navy, which was dominated by artillery, it was doomed to failure.
Seedorf felt unprecedented heartache for his mistake. He felt guilty for his rash decision. Because of their recklessness, the Dutch Navy lost nine large battleships and more than 2,000 experienced sailors. These are valuable assets of the Dutch Navy. As commander of the Dutch Navy's Far East Fleet, he must be held accountable. He must be forgiven for this.
¡°Your Majesty Lieutenant General, let¡¯s retreat!¡±
Finally, Esco plucked up the courage and said in a deep voice.
¡°Esco, I order you to take over my command!Seedorf said calmly.
"Your Majesty Lieutenant General" Esco said in disbelief. There was a strange light flashing in his eyes. Vaguely, he already understood Seedorf's thoughts. However, while he admired Seedorf's courage and was moved by Seedorf's spirit of forgiveness, Esco did not feel that this was the best choice. Dead people don't solve the problem.
"I have made up my mind! Go ahead!" Seedorf ordered stubbornly.
Esko had no choice but to go through the boat and onto another Dutch warship, and temporarily took over the duties of fleet commander. His first order was to order other warships to lower their sails and reduce their forward speed. At the same time, take all possible measures to exit the main channel. The Dutch warships that were still lined up outside the main channel immediately dispersed their alert to prevent the arrival of the major fleets of the White Army Navy.
¡°If the major fleets of the White Army Navy suddenly appeared at this time and outflanked the Dutch Navy from behind, the main fleet of the Dutch Navy would be completely destroyed. Fortunately, this bad situation did not occur. Due to communication reasons, such long-distance collaboration is difficult to carry out on the sea.
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Seedorf¡¯s flagship broke into the harbor alone.
Yun Qifeng frowned and said, "It seems to be Seedorf's flagship? What is this guy going to do?"
Chen Xinhai sighed slightly and said: "As the fleet commander, he hopes to use his death to inspire the morale of the Dutch Navy. At the same time, he should be aware of the mistakes he has made. He hopes to use his own blood to wash away his mistakes. mistake."
Yun Qifeng sneered and said disdainfully: "In that case, I will help him."
Chen Xinhai shook his head gently and said slowly: "If possible, it is best to capture him. If we want to have a deeper understanding of the Dutch Navy and the navies of other Western powers, Seedorf should be a good choice. Various intelligence shows that this person has a relatively simple mind and a relatively weak ability to resist interrogation."
Yun Qifeng thought for a while and said slowly: "Forget it, I will think of a way to capture him alive as much as possible. However, it depends on God's will."
It is not difficult to destroy Seedorf's flagship, nor is it difficult to kill Seedorf, as long as the shelling continues. Seedorf's flagship could not withstand the constant bombardment. However, it is really difficult to save Seedorf's life. Because howitzers don't have eyes, who can guarantee that the shells will not explode next to Seedorf. If a cannonball exploded next to Seedorf, his life would be doomed.
While Yun Qifeng was planning the bombardment, Chen Xinhai also started taking action. Although there are no battleships around Chen Xinhai, there are still marines and sailors. These marines and sailors are all detachments drawn from the army, and they are all equipped with Chinese-style rifles. They are the original Marine Corps. Since Seedorf was to be captured alive, it was natural to use them.
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Seedorf was determined to die, so he was naturally fearless. He commanded the flagship and charged forward desperately. His men, all the sailors on the flagship, were also determined to die. Therefore, they did not care about the shelling of the White Army. No matter where the White Army's artillery shells landed, they kept moving forward.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a shell fell on the front deck.
After a loud noise, the front mast of the flagship fell heavily.
The violent explosion tore the entire front deck into pieces. At first glance, it looks like a big hole. The big hole was surrounded by messy debris. In addition, the foremast was broken and the sails fell down. The entire deck was a mess. The explosion of the shell was so powerful that a large amount of sea water began to pour in.
The sail was inserted into the seawater and was pulled by the seawater, causing the balance of the entire battleship to be seriously affected. Some sailors lost their balance and rolled directly into the sea. A battleship that loses its balance will have very serious consequences. Even the cannons in the cabin rolled into the sea one after another.
"Stop shooting!"
"Stop shooting!"
Yun Qifeng hurriedly waved his flag and ordered.
All coastal defense artillery ceased fire one after another.
Seedorf's flagship has been severely damaged. If the attack continues, Seedorf will be finished.
The rest of the matter is Chen Xinhai¡¯s. He hoped that his marines could successfully capture Seedorf alive before his flagship sank.
The sound of cannons at the port of Palembang finally fell silent. The originally boiling sea surface gradually returned to calm. There was a lot of debris floating on the sea. Among the debris, the battleship fragments were the most numerous. ThoseThe corpses swallowed by the whirlpool gradually emerged from the water. Looking from a distance, the entire sea near Palembang Port looks like a garbage dump swept by a typhoon, a mess.
"The battle is over?"
"The battle is over!"
The merchant ship owners all looked at each other in confusion.
It wasn¡¯t until the news of victory came that they started cheering loudly.
The merchant ship owners who were worried before can now finally feel relieved.
With the exception of Seedorf's flagship, all Dutch naval warships have left Palembang port. Esco is not an idiot. He knows that this place is very dangerous, but he still wants to stay here. If the white army navy fleet comes to attack, he will not be able to eat and walk away. As for Seedorf's fate, Esco doesn't care, he can't control it.
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