An hour after the battle started, at 11:40, the sound of artillery on the fort gradually died down, and the Dutch regrouped. The battlefield became quiet for a short time, and even the 150 and 203 artillery stopped briefly.

Both sides seem to have a tacit understanding, and they are both making preparations for the next wave of decisive battles.

But tacit understanding is often broken. In this strange silence, three small boats rushed into the port at a high speed of twelve knots, heading straight towards the three yachts that wanted to dock on the shore.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Nanhua Navy's 150mm naval gun roared, and six water columns rose next to the yacht. Zhao Jiaxing had not consciously attacked the yacht before, and the artillery also chased the warship, so that the yacht was miraculously unscathed in the hail of bullets.

The Armstrong 150mm naval gun had a rate of fire of 6/min. The three yachts that wanted to escape happily raised the white flag after the second round of shells exploded.

The current situation is that the southern part of the battlefield is occupied by the remaining seven Dutch warships, the central part is the cruise ship, and the northern part is the Nanhua warship. The firing range is blocked, and the repairs have not been completed, making rescue impossible.

As for the big shots on the yacht, the two governors stayed behind closed doors. The mayors, army chiefs, and fleet commanders were all pretending to be stupid on the warship. Yes, the fleet commander was on the yacht, and he wanted to know how to fight with the fleet, but the governor didn't.

After speaking, others were afraid that raising the fleet flag would cause them to be fired upon, so the fleet commander could not gain command authority.

As for this wave of surrenders, well, he was in the governor's room, discussing military strategy with the governor.

The decision-maker for the surrender was a small official from Batavia, the kind who stuffed money onto ships.

The three warships pointed their cannons at the three cruise ships, slowly reversed, and slowly retreated to the entrance of the port.

At 12:10, the cruise ship had retreated several hundred meters and was about to be escorted out of the port in another kilometer. The Dutch fleet finally took action.

Black smoke rose, and the acting flagship hoisted a new signal flag, "For the Glory of the Royal Navy." (The Dutch Navy is also the Royal Netherlands Navy)

Even the acting flagship lowered its muzzle and aimed at the reversing cruise ship, and finally raised it again to aim at the turret.

The advantages of coastal defense artillery compared to warships are: first, there is no tonnage limit, so heavier and larger artillery can be placed; second, there are no waves, making it easier to aim; third, powerful fortifications can be built (there was one on the Western Front during World War II

The double-mounted 105mm coastal defense gun can defend against direct attacks from 356mm artillery). The fourth is the angle. A specific angle will reduce the probability of being hit.

At 12:20, the fleet slowly accelerated. It was impossible to go faster even if it was so wide. The difference in flow speed would be too great, and the probability of a collision between warships would increase.

At 12:25, 2.3 kilometers away from the fort, the bow battery of the Dutch Navy's acting flagship ship fired the first shot since the war began.

It also sounded the horn for the second half.

Boom! Boom!

The 203 mm Krupp 1884 cannon that had been prepared long ago roared.

Two shells raised water columns around the Dutch flagship, one on the left and one on the right. The closest one was only three meters away. The warship shook and its speed suddenly dropped. The water pressure and vibration generated by the close-range explosion crushed the underwater shell.

The flying casing fragments hit a steam engine, causing a malfunction.

As if this was a signal, all kinds of artillery roared again, but this was no longer the case. The Dutch fleet was in an awkward position and was unable to fight back.

Seven ships, with more than 20 artillery pieces of medium caliber and above, made many explosions on the fort. Within ten minutes, nearly two hundred medium-caliber shells were thrown at the fort, as well as countless 37-guns.

Shrapnel flying at personnel caused considerable casualties to the South China Army.

Boom boom boom. The Nanhua Navy also left the cover of the cruise ship and joined the battle.

Within ten minutes, the two cruisers were hit by dozens of shells. The raging fire had ignited the entire ship. The shallow-water heavy gunboat behind wanted to hit it, but was directly sent away by the coastal battery and the twelve 150mm guns of the Nanhua Navy.

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The shelling continued at 12:50.

The South China Navy has lost six unprotected or semi-protected gun positions and lost ten artillery pieces. The South China Navy warship was hit by a shell, but unfortunately it was charged with black powder and the crotch-pull fuse failed to trigger.

, it did not explode, and only three people were injured.

As for the Dutch Navy, only five ships were left to move forward. Even so, all ships had bullet holes and flames that had not been extinguished in time.

The acting flagship has lowered the fleet flag and is organizing firefighting.

At one o'clock, the five ships have arrived at the entrance and exit of the port, and their speed has increased to eight knots. As long as they rush out, they can at least get rid of three ships. Zhao Jiaxing had no time to pay attention to the warships that were putting out the fire, and ordered everyone to focus on the fire and run to the front.

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However, the dream will eventually wake up. Being closer to the entrance and exit means that you are also closer to the fort.

The Krupp 203mm cannon roared, and a shell hit a 1,750-ton shallow-water heavy gunship. The warship, equipped with two 150-mm cannons and one 210-mm cannon, emitted a huge explosion and was filled with flames.

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The shells of the 1884-type 203 mm cannon passed through the four layers of defense and fell into the cabin just one wall away from the ammunition warehouse. The huge explosion tore through the defense of the No. 4 ammunition magazine of the 210 mm gun on the warship. The high temperature ignited the propellant, and the entire

The warship turned into a huge bomb.

boom!

The huge shock wave pushed the nearby Dutch warship several meters away, and the various flying debris caused a huge blow to the friendly forces. The barrel of the 210mm gun flew out horizontally and flew into the island of the warship on the right.

Not a single officer is left on the warship island on the right.

In front of the port, three South China Navy warships fired a few shots and then ran away, then adjusted their angles and fired a few more shots.

On the acting flagship, the Dutch naval officer, Lieutenant Colonel Henriques, looked at the situation and sighed.

"The escape route has been blocked. Why did Surabaya rebel?"

"Sound the whistle, lower the naval flag, and surrender."

After saying that, Henriquez seemed to have lost his strength and returned to the captain's cabin.

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"Report! They surrendered!" A staff officer observed the warship raising the white flag and reported excitedly to Zhao Jiaxing.

Zhao Jiaxing was staring at the remaining four ships in the middle of the channel. Suddenly he heard this and turned around to see the white flag rising slowly.

"Okay! Don't worry about this ship, keep these ships first!"

But at this time, the remaining four ships heard the whistle and saw that the flagship (had) surrendered, so they gave up their resistance and raised the white flag.

"Stop shooting!" Zhao Jiaxing said excitedly.

"Stop shooting~"~~

Through the phone call, the fort quickly stopped firing, but the cannonballs were in the barrel, aiming at the Dutch warship. If there was any change, the cannonballs would be fired.

However, the Dutch did not give the artillery a chance. Under the supervision of three cautious South China warships, the Dutch began to put out the fire and raised flags, asking the South China Army to receive the warships, treat the wounded, and salvage survivors.

Zhao Jiaxing did not dare to decide whether to accept surrender and was calling Liu Yiming.

"Accept their surrender and salvage the survivors. Then we will declare the founding of the country. These people will still be useful."

At 1:15, the Dutch fleet raised the white flag and ceased resistance.

At 1:20, dozens of guards boarded the Dutch warship. At the same time, the fleet originally used to block the roadway became a salvage team. The navy supervised the Dutch to put out the fire, and then the warship that had completed the fire fighting was towed by barge into the port.

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A warship escorted three cruise ships into the port first. On the other side of the port, twenty mortars have been here for several days. They were originally used to defend against possible forced landings by the Dutch, but now they are used to ensure

The Dutch don't suddenly go back on their word.

A small team came forward to negotiate. Naval artillery was pointed at the cruise ship. Hundreds of guns from a battalion on the rear coastal defense were pointed at the cruise ship. Only then did the people on the cruise ship slowly disembark.

"Throw the weapons on the left and go to the right to register your name, family, occupation, and position. After registration, wait in line!" A clerk said in fluent Dutch.

"This is the sword passed down to me by my grandfather. It is a decoration! Not a weapon!" said a bearded Dutchman, "Also, call your commander out. He betrayed the Kingdom of the Netherlands and will pay the price, no matter who he is.

It’s still his family. Even if I want to surrender, I should surrender to the rebels, not to a group of yellow-skinned monkeys! Don’t touch my yellow-skinned monkey!”

The clerk frowned and was thinking about the crime of killing prisoners.

boom!

The bearded man who was still arrogant just now collapsed.

There was a commotion in the crowd, and the clerk immediately comforted them.

"If you want to be like this idiot on the ground, just stay the way you are."

"I protest. We have the right to demand our legal rights. We are nobles and officers and have the right to wear swords and guns!" someone in the crowd shouted.

"Yes! Why do you call your commander to come out? You don't even have a Dutchman to come out. Do you want to insult us so much?"

"Yes! For the honor of the nobility, I will not surrender to a group of monkeys!"

The clerk looked at the place where the gunfire had just come from. He knew it. He had attended his classes and listened to his speeches.

"Hello, Commander!" The clerk stood at attention and saluted.

"Take a break." Liu Yiming returned the salute.

"Load the bullets, raise the gun and aim!" Liu Yiming ordered.

The crowd suddenly fell silent.

"Don't be afraid of him, he's just a yellow-skinned monkey. He doesn't dare to shoot, otherwise his master will kill him!" It was the same voice as before.

"That guy in the black suit and red tie, yes, capture him." Liu Yiming had noticed this guy for a long time. He talked a lot but never started, and always incited others. This kind of person was of no use among prisoners.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? I'm the Badawi tax collector. Don't touch me, you dirty yellow-skinned monkey." This man is still very arrogant. If his feet didn't tremble, he might be more imposing.

"Are you the tax collector of Batavia?" Liu Yiming asked.

"Yes, my father is Baron Golzan, and I am a noble. Who is behind you? Who launched this shameful rebellion?" This descendant of Golzan was still barking.
To be continued...