Chapter 654 Defeat

As a sharp and short whistle sounded, the side of the Haihan warship crackled, and dozens of lead bullets were fired at the Dutch sailing ship fifty meters away. Of course, under the bumps of the waves, even a sharpshooter would have difficulty

With an effective preview, the hit rate can only depend on luck. But the Dutch sailors who were beaten on the opposite side didn't think so. The wind sound caused by the lead bullets passing over their heads and ears was so clear that they didn't even dare to

He straightened up on the deck and moved around. Before this, several unlucky people had been hit by bullets fired from the opponent while operating the sail ropes. Although the sailors were not afraid of death, they did not intend to risk their own lives.

Making a bet. However, they soon discovered that the opponent's musket shooting was just a prelude, and their artillery had been replaced with more powerful chain bullets and grapeshot.

Chain bombs are also called "deck reapers". The rapidly rotating chain bombs can not only tear sails and rigging, but also cut sailors on the way forward in two, which is very terrifying. And the scattering of grape bullets

The large area makes it even more difficult for sailors on the deck to avoid it. These two kinds of artillery shells are not very advanced equipment. They are also found on the Dutch ships. But the terrible thing is that the performance of the naval guns on the Dutch sailing ships is far inferior to that of their opponents. At present,

This distance has not yet entered the range of these two special artillery shells. Even if chain bullets and grape bullets are reluctantly used, it will be difficult to cause a substantial blow to Haihan's ships and personnel.

The "Sturgeon", which ranked second in the Dutch fleet, was quickly hit. A chain bomb not only tore the lowest sail of the main mast, but also the sail rope that operated the entire mast.

They were cut off together, causing chaos on the deck of the "Sturgeon". At this time, the Haihan fleet just launched a round of grapeshot fire on the "Sturgeon", and the deck suddenly became chaotic.

It turned into a hell on earth. More than 20 sailors were not spared under the dense rain of bullets, and they were all beaten into sieves. Blood and human body fragments were spread all over the entire deck, and the scene was horrific.

Of course, Van der Wegen also noticed that the war situation was developing in a direction that was not conducive to his own side. Only two of the six Dutch sailing ships still maintained relatively complete combat capabilities, and the remaining four were already in a state of survival. As for the opponent,

Their combat ideas were also very clear. They did not try to sink or capture the Dutch sailing ship that had lost its combat capability. Instead, after confirming that the target had lost its combat capability, they quickly transferred the focus of fire to the next ship.

As for the Dutch sailing ships that had lost most of their combat capabilities, they did not even have a chance to leave the battlefield, because the Fujian Navy fleet that had originally left actually came back in circles, apparently preparing to come.

The Haihan people started to clean up the battlefield. Although their strength was not enough to face the Dutch armed sailing ships in a head-on attack, they were more than enough to clean up this mess.

The current situation has changed from six versus four, where the Netherlands had a slight advantage at the beginning, to an unfavorable situation of two versus four. Van der Wegen has also calmed down from the initial excitement. If he still wants to win with less, he will win.

Returning to the battle situation, hope is already very slim. Even if we retreat ten thousand steps and risk our lives, if we continue to fight against the Haihan people, in the end it will be a miserable victory at most, let alone whether we can save the people who have been severely damaged in the battle.

After the ship was rescued, it is difficult to say whether the two remaining ships can escape the battlefield safely. Don't forget that there are still six Haihan warships at the Nanri Island port that have not participated in the war, and there are also a large number of Fujian ships crashing behind them.

The navy's ship is waiting to pick up the leak.

"Change the course and leave the battlefield!" Van der Wegen quickly figured out the stakes and decisively ordered to terminate the operation and evacuate the battlefield, which had already fallen into an unfavorable situation. Losing this battle was not the worst thing for Van der Wegen.

If the battle process and related information cannot be brought back to Taiyuan Port, then it will be a real serious mistake.

Of course, it is not easy to escape from the battlefield. If you want to escape, you have to see whether the opponent is willing to let go. After all, in terms of speed and ship controllability, the Dutch sailing ship has no advantages at all. Fortunately, the sea

The Han people did not seem to intend to kill them all. When they saw the remaining two Dutch sailing ships began to change their course in an attempt to break away from the engagement, Haihan's warships did not change their course and continued to pursue them.

"The Dutch are withdrawing now!" Xie Li licked his dry lips, with an expression on his face that seemed unfinished. Of course he hoped to annihilate all his opponents in this battle, but the battle plan drawn up in advance was already very clear.

The primary purpose of this battle is not to annihilate the Dutch fleet, but to ensure that all the invading Shibazhi pirates are left on Nanri Island. To fight against the Dutch and expel them from the waters of Nanri Island,

In fact, it is one of the means of combat to achieve this goal.

Of course, being able to leave four of the six Dutch armed sailing ships that came to Nanri Island this time is already a very impressive achievement - Haihan achieved this with only half of the entire fleet.

The results of the battle. Moreover, the Fujian Navy also observed the whole battle process. There is no need to elaborate on how much impact it had. After all, their dozens of ships were unable to do anything to others, but the Haihan people were relatively relaxed.

This big trouble was solved effectively, and the actual gap in the combat effectiveness of the two sides can be seen from this.

But having said that, winning this battle was not as easy as it seemed on the surface. Although the four warships of Haihan Navy participating in the battle still maintained their combat effectiveness, they were not unscathed. In fact, all four ships suffered varying degrees of damage.

, the number of injured crew members and sailors also numbered in double digits, and there were also casualties on two of the warships. Fortunately, there was no major trauma to the main structure of the ship, and the navigation and combat performance were not seriously affected, but it may need to be used in battle.

Later, more time-consuming repair work was carried out.

But now Xie Li has no intention of letting these four ships stop for a rest, because in addition to the Dutch, there are also a large number of Zibizhi's ships in the port of Nanri Island that need to be cleaned up.

When the Haihan warship was engaged in battle with the Dutch, Shibazhi finally began to board the ship and leave the port, intending to prevent the Haihan fleet from blocking the channel in and out of the port. However, their actions were a little slow, and they still

Before they had time to attack, Haihan's fleet had already occupied a favorable position and set up a formation on the sea. Secondly, Shibazhi's ship-borne long-range weapons were too few.

A head-on confrontation was like hitting a stone with an egg. As soon as the two sides fought, Shibazhi obviously suffered a much greater loss. It was hit repeatedly by the artillery fire fired from the Haihan warship without even a chance to fight back.

After the pirates realized that their opponent's intention was to block them in the harbor instead of just repelling them, the pirates who were still watching on the shore became anxious and boarded the ship one after another without waiting for Zheng Zhihu's order. They went to sea.

He knew very well that if he was really blocked in this small harbor by the Haihan fleet, he would probably have no chance of escaping from this place.

The number of pirate ships rushing to the harbor exit quickly doubled from the original dozen or so, and everyone was desperately trying to escape from the blockade. However, the pirates did not realize that even if they could get through this barrier,

There were several large ships from Fujian Navy and Haihan waiting for them outside.

Once a person has the intention to escape, it is difficult to have the determination to fight. Except for the first few ships that were hit by artillery fire and lost the ability to move, the pirate ships that poured out of the port all slipped into the coastal waterways, trying to

Sneak out from the Haihan fleet. This tactic has indeed achieved certain results. The sides of the Haihan warship are all facing the port side to facilitate the output of firepower, and it will be more powerful to attack the pirate ships that go around from the left and right.

Not enough.

"These bastards! Don't let them escape!" Zheng Zhihu was furious when he saw the pirates fleeing in panic. If they all fled, how could they attack Nanri Village next? Before he set off this time,

A military order was issued to Zheng Zhihu to avenge his previous defeat on Nanri Island. If he did not win, he would be punished. This punishment is a trivial matter. The key is that Zheng Zhihu cannot afford to lose face like this - even if he suffered a blow in the Pearl River.

Liu Xiang, who had suffered a major defeat, had never lost to the Haihan militia twice in a row in just a few months. In the past, Zheng Zhihu had often ridiculed Liu Xiang, but this time if he was defeated by the Haihan people again,

With his hands stumbled, he would indeed have no face to face the other leaders of Shibazhi when he went back.

Zheng Zhihu angrily ordered his soldiers to go to the dock immediately to maintain order and prevent the pirates from boarding the ship and escaping. If these people escaped, could they be expected to fight back after taking a trip on the sea?

It has to be said that Zheng Zhihu's order was an extremely stupid move. If he ordered the entire army to retreat at this time, and launched a charge with hundreds of ships, it would not be difficult to break through the unformed maritime blockade outside the harbor, at least for the most part.

Most of the troops still had a chance to evacuate Nanri Island. But Zheng Zhihu gave up this only chance of escape for the sake of his own face.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the four Haihan warships and ten Fujian Navy warships that had ended the battle with the Dutch also joined the queue to blockade the harbor. At this time, due to Zheng Zhihu's obstruction, the pirates had stopped launching attacks outside the harbor.

During the charge, very few ships escaped the encirclement.

On the sea about six or seven nautical miles away from the port of Nanri Island, four Dutch sailing ships that had been unable to move raised their white flags and surrendered to the surrounding Fujian Navy. In the final stage, they still had plans to resist to the end, but when

When they discovered that the Fujian Navy was only besieging but not attacking, they already understood that their plan was in vain. It was obvious that the Fujian Navy was no longer prepared to make additional sacrifices to capture these ships. They just surrounded the nearby ships.

Don't let these ships have a chance to escape. Just wait for the Haihan warship to deal with the battle situation at Nanri Island port, and then come over and sink these ships one by one. Under such circumstances, in addition to

Apart from surrender, the Dutch really had no other way to save their lives.

"The Dutch have withdrawn from the battlefield, now our task is very easy." Qian Tiandun breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Xie Li's battle report from the radio.

He was originally worried about whether the navy would suffer losses in the battle with the Dutch fleet, but judging from the results of the battle, there was no doubt that his worries were unnecessary. Haihan achieved this time-consuming victory at a very low cost.

The victory in the nearly two-hour naval battle was also the first real head-to-head confrontation with the Dutch armed sailing ships. When attacking the Ambrosia Islands, the several civilian merchant ships that the navy killed could not really be called a battle between the two armies.

Takahashi Minami responded from the side: "Then do we need to attack and eliminate the remaining enemies on the island as soon as possible?"

Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "Don't worry, the people who are anxious now are not us, but Shibazhi. They have only two ways to go now, either to attack Nanri Village, or to surrender after the supplies are exhausted.

No matter which path they choose, for us, the losses will be much lower than taking the initiative to attack. Remember, when our troops are limited and the combat time is not limited, we can win at the lowest cost.

Results are the most correct approach.”

"Yes, sir!" Takahashi Nan immediately responded with his chest raised.

"Go and ask Xu Jiaqi. If the Ming army is willing to fight, then we can raid the formation for them." Although Qian Tiandun is concerned about the safety of his men, if the Ming army takes the lead, he will not object.

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Gao Qiaonan responded with a knowing smile and went out to discuss the next offensive strategy with Xu Jiaqi.

The battle has reached this point. In fact, even if Qian Tiandun gives up, he is already sure of victory. He originally thought that Shibazhi would make a comeback and that this battle would last at least a week, but he did not expect that it would be a quick victory.

It has only been 48 hours since Bazhi landed on the island, and the war has already turned one-sided. This is indeed a result that he did not expect before the war started.

Just as Qian Tiandun said to Gao Qiaonan, since we have achieved a clear advantage, there is no need to sacrifice the lives of soldiers for a quick victory - in an environment like Nanri Island, it would be better to fight two days earlier.

There is no real difference between winning and winning two days later, and there will be no more benefits from ending the battle early.

Compared with Qian Tiandun, who had mastered the battle situation with one hand, the commander of Shibazhi was obviously much slower. It was not until almost noon that Zheng Zhihu realized what the current battle situation meant to his own side. The Dutch remained silent.

The ground had already retreated, leaving behind the Shibazhi who had no time to evacuate from Nanri Island. Not to mention whether there is still hope of capturing Nanri Village, even if you want to leave Nanri Island safely, it is no longer an easy task.

The mission is on - there are at least thirty enemy ships gathered on the channel at the exit of the harbor. It is estimated that it will be very difficult to pass this blockade without being sunk.
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