At the forty paces, Huo Qubing's gunners fired for the last time.
This time, two wooden shields were knocked away, and several Dutch sailors were hit.
That was the result of the battle, and the Dutch were just They fought back sporadically.
It was obvious that their musketeers had not been trained and were fighting in their own way.
They could not penetrate the wooden shields at all.
The two ships approached quickly.
"Stand still, stand still."
Zhang Huan, Ma Kui, Dai Ben and others shouted loudly.
The soldiers who had undergone rigorous training supported each other and stood, waiting for the moment of collision.
There was a loud bang, and the two ships collided sideways, making a heart-stopping friction sound.
The sailors on the Huo Qubing who were on the rope ladder tightly grasped the rope ladder to fix their bodies, while the armor on the deck He and the Fire Gunman supported each other and stood swaying.
The sailors on the Dutch ship were also looting at sea.
They were most familiar with fighting in gangs.
However, two or three sailors fell to the ground, and the others staggered and stood upright.
Then someone gave an order, and the Dutch sailors howled and jumped onto the Huo Qubing.
Most of them were not wearing armor, and at most a few were wearing half-body armor.
This did not affect their flexibility.
If the jump gang was not flexible, It is possible to fall into the sea.
If you wear armor and fall into the sea, it is the time to stop everything and report to God.
However, the sailors of the Huo Qubing did not approach the side of the ship to intercept.
According to the training, as a neat formation, it was most taboo to huddle together on the side of the ship.
The armored men retreated a few steps, but still maintained the formation.
More than twenty Dutch sailors boarded the deck of Huo Qubing.
They were wearing short sailor uniforms, holding axes, short spears, cross swords, daggers, and small bucklers in their hands.
They rushed towards Huo Qubing with ferocious faces. battle formation.
Weapons were lowered to attack Huo Qubing's battle formation, but it was a pity.
What they encountered was a large turtle shell with a wooden shield in front of it.
It could not be shaken by small weapons such as axes, short spears, cross swords, and daggers.
Amidst the muffled sound, the wooden shield was just shaking under the attack.
The armored spears of the Polu army thrust through the gaps in the wooden shields and immediately stabbed several Dutch sailors.
They fell to the ground howling, blood spurting out.
The Dutch sailors reacted quickly after experiencing a lot.
A sailor with a short spear in his hand threw the short spear towards the battle formation behind the wooden shield.
The sailors of the Huo Qubing also suffered casualties, and two armored men were injured and fell to the ground.
Seeing all this, several more Dutch sailors threw their hatchets and injured several Huo Qubing's armors.
Of course, that was all, even if more than ten Dutch sailors jumped on to attack this soldier.
There was nothing the formation could do.
The Dutch sailors fighting on their own were always faced with attacks from several armored men.
At this time, the armor behind had already crossed the wooden shield and rushed towards the Dutch sailor, piercing it like crazy.
The short weapons of the Dutch sailors were suitable for melee fighting on the ship.
If they encountered the military formation on the wider deck and the long guns as tall as a person, they would only be massacred.
Soon more than half of the Dutch sailors howled and fell to the ground to fight for their lives, while the remaining sailors turned around and ran away like frightened rabbits.
These Dutch sailors are not formal soldiers, they are just employed by the Dutch East India Company.
To be precise, they are pirates in disguise.
Needless to say, when encountering a favorable wind, they all work bravely to rob things.
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Everyone has a share.
For someone as tough as today, what else is there to say?
Even if they can escape with their lives, they will immediately scatter like birds and beasts.
It just comes easy.
It was not easy to get there.
The firecrackers on the Huo Qubing rushed to the side of the ship and opened fire on the fleeing Dutch sailors.
Amidst the roar of the firecrackers, only two of the dozen sailors returned to the Dutch warship.
Boom, Huo Qubing's artillery began to roar, and the ten Tiago cannons on the side fired huge projectiles at the enemy ship.
When the Dutch warship faced the Huo Qubing's side, ten large irregular bullets were fired.
The projectiles brought a rain of wood chips and swept across all the living and dead things in the cabin.
Almost all the sailors on the Dutch gun deck were knocked down, and almost all the more than twenty guns on the deck were destroyed.
The destructive power of the thirty-two-pound Tiago cannon projectiles was fully demonstrated.
The reason why the captain of the Dutch did not order the cannon to be fired was because he wanted to get a complete Polu warship, especially the huge cannon.
The Dutch had been repeatedly ravaged by the Polu's heavy artillery, and their desire for it could not be increased. , they firmly believe that if they can obtain this kind of giant cannon and imitate it, it will greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of their own warships.
Therefore, if there was an opportunity to seize the ship this time, of course he would not let it go.
However, this greed cost the lives of everyone on the ship.
"Sail away from the enemy ship and sink it with cannons."
Zhang Huan knew without looking that after being baptized by ten Tiago cannons at close range, there was no need to capture and repair the enemy ship.
I am afraid that many of the supports on the lower deck have been damaged.
It's over, he doesn't want to pay even a single casualty of a soldier just to capture such a useless ship.
The sailors obeyed the order and began to get busy.
The artillery deck below was firing again.
After this bombardment, there was no need to mention the miserable situation of the Dutch warship.
There were broken holes everywhere, and even a few projectiles penetrated both sides.
It turned out that since the gun deck was level, the position of the middle gun was close to the waterline, and the sea water began to enter the breach, this battleship was definitely doomed, and it was only a matter of time before the ship sank.
At this time, the Huo Qubing adjusted the sails with difficulty and sailed away from the enemy ship, preparing to bombard the enemy further away to give the enemy a fatal blow.
At this moment, the fierce roar of artillery was remembered again in the mist.
This time the artillery roared continuously, and it was obvious that the two sides were bombarding again.
There must be Polu warships fighting against enemy ships, and the battle is fierce.
Zhang Huan couldn't care about anything else at this time.
His decision was to completely destroy the enemy ship as soon as possible so as to support friendly ships.
The Huo Qubing turned its bow amidst the intermittent shouts of killing and the roar of artillery coming from far away, and came to confront the enemy ship on the side less than half a mile away.
At this time, the enemy's ship raised a white flag, and they planned to surrender. .
"Fire artillery and sink them."
Zhang Huan had no idea of surrender at this time.
His own warships were still fighting fiercely.
He wanted to rescue him as soon as possible.
There was no time to take over this useless ship.
If the ship succeeded just now, Huo Qubing might be aboard.
Everyone in the army will die.
Zhang Huan knows that what the Dutch want is ships and cannons, and as for the soldiers, Shen Hai's life may be the same.
Guo Chang went down to the lower deck to issue orders.
At this time, he had completely lost his contempt for Zhang Huan.
Now he could only be grateful.
Without the preparations of the entire ship, even defeating the Dutchmen would have to pay a heavy price. .
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The Huo Qubing's artillery began to bombard the struggling and slow-moving enemy ship on the waterline.
After two rounds, several huge holes appeared on the waterline.
Large amounts of seawater flowed in quickly, and the enemy ship began to tilt and capsize.
The remaining Dutch sailors kept jumping into the water to escape and called for help from Huo Qubing.
Zhang Huan did not have time to rescue these enemies, so he ordered Huo Qubing to move closer to the place where the cannon was fired.
At this time, the wind on the sea picked up, and the dense fog thinned for a moment.
It was possible to see clearly for several miles.
Only two miles to the southwest, the Feng Yi and a Dutch battleship of about 300 tons were visible.
The ship is fighting fiercely against the gang.
The enemy has boarded the deck of Feng Yi, and the cannons of the two warships are still fighting each other.
However, the enemy ship's counterattack is somewhat weak.
The image of both ships is a bit miserable, especially because the enemy ship is full of huge guns.
Breaking d, and Feng Yihao also fired a lot of big d's, which is of course much better than his opponents.
"Captain, north, enemy ship."
The sailor from the lookout shouted and used a blunderbuss to warn.
Zhang Huan hurriedly looked through the binoculars and saw a warship that was larger than Huo Qubing approaching more than three miles to the north.
Zhang Huan looked around and saw that the flagship Li Guang was approaching the Feng Yi, less than a mile away.
"Meet the enemy."
Zhang Huan gave the order.
The Feng Yi was rescued by the Li Guang, and all Huo Qubing had to do was block the larger enemy ship from getting close to the Feng Yi.
The sailors on the ship were busy adjusting the mainsail, jib, and jib.
They had just lowered the half-sail in the thick fog.
At this time, in order to meet the enemy ship, they had to increase the speed of the ship, while the armored and gunmen were cleaning the deck, bringing Ni The Deland sailors threw themselves off the deck regardless of life or death to treat their own wounded.
"Captain, two of our troops were killed and three injured in the battle."
Ma Kui and Dai Ben reported.
"Carry the wounded to the lower deck for treatment, and the other soldiers will form a team to prepare for battle."
Zhang Huan breathed a sigh of relief.
The casualties were not serious, which he could accept.
The Huo Qubing approached the enemy ship less than three miles away, and the enemy ship opened fire.
However, since it was not a broadside bombardment, only the two twelve-pound cannons on the bow opened fire.
Therefore, it only aroused two waves of sea water a hundred steps away from the Huo Qubing. .
The Huo Qubing was still approaching resolutely.
As long as it could get within a mile, even if the opponent's warship was larger than the Huo Qubing, it would still be tortured.
At this time, a tall, blond-haired middle-aged man on the deck of the Dutch battleship was also looking at the Huo Qubing through binoculars.
After watching it for a while, he looked at another battleship that was fighting fiercely with the Feng Yi.
By that time, the Li Guang had already approached less than half a mile away.
The Dutch warship's counterattack was already weak and it was impossible to withstand the attack of the two enemy ships.
"Let's return."
The middle-aged man ordered, squinting his green eyes sunken into his eye sockets.
The boatswain beside him took the order and left.
"It's a pity, just a little bit.
God, you didn't protect your people today.
I hope you can lend a helping hand next time.
Amen."
The middle-aged man muttered regretfully, crossing himself on his chest with his hand.
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He was the first to spot the faint pilot light in the thick fog from a distance, so he led several warships to approach the middle channel from the north in the thick fog.
Unexpectedly, he actually got close to Akito's warship.
He was extremely lucky.
It's a great thing, but it's a pity that it failed.
The Dutch warship began to turn its bow and leave the battle line.
It and the Huo Qubing shelled unhurriedly, neither one of them was in the middle of the other, and sailed away to the north.
After Zhang Huan pursued for five miles, he did not continue the pursuit.
There were still three ships in his fleet, and one warship was seriously damaged.
He did not dare to leave lightly, otherwise there would be another attack ship.
A Li Guang I'm afraid I can't take care of him.
Huo Qubing turned around, drew an arc, and drove south
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