Li Yuanqi commanded the battleship Guangwu Emperor and arrived at the sea off Batavia.
As the captain of the most powerful warship of the Royal Navy of China, he missed the decisive battle between the Royal Navy of China and the Netherlands Navy.
Li Yuanqi was very depressed. He thought he had made immortal achievements due to his abilities, but who knew that after a war ended, he failed to make any achievements.
Who would have thought that the Dutch fleet was so vulnerable that it didn't even last three days before being completely wiped out.
Li Yuanqi led the battleship Guangwu Emperor to follow the rear of the main fleet, disguised as a logistics force.
After receiving the order, he hurried to the battlefield.
However, he saw the entire Dutch fleet destroyed, the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of Great China, and many warships scarred.
The battleship Zheng He and some cruisers were also destroyed by the Dutch.
Li Yuanqi looked at the scarred warships, but he was very envious. These were all military medals.
Other warships in the navy will have to have their craftsmen carry out some simple repairs on the unnamed island.
The warships of the squadron to which the battleship Guangwu Emperor belongs are intact and there is no need to wait on the unknown island.
They received orders from Governor Lu Yuanshan and were responsible for blockading Batavia City.
Destroy the coastal defense guns of Batavia City and prepare for the army landing operation.
When Li Yuanqi received this order, he had different ideas.
Just blockading the city of Batavia and destroying the coastal defense guns would gain too little military merit.
Such a small amount of military merit cannot make up for the loss of his absence from the decisive battle.
He must not rely on the army, but only rely on the strength of their squadron to capture the city of Batavia.
Only by performing such meritorious deeds can his journey be considered in vain.
Li Yuanqi had this idea because he judged the current situation and felt that the city of Batavia could be captured with the power of the squadron.
He is not the kind of person who wants to make meritorious deeds blindly, regardless of the strength of the enemy or ourselves, and is blindly reckless.
In the end, he lost troops and generals and was punished by the Ministry of Military Justice.
Li Yuanqi looked at the information in his hand. The entire Dutch fleet was dispatched. Now there are only three or two big cats and kittens left in Batavia City.
With the powerful strength of the battleship Guangwu Emperor, it was not difficult for him to destroy the warships left behind by the Dutch.
The city of Batavia belonged to the Dutch East India Company, which had an army of more than 3,000 people.
These are mercenaries, not regular troops, and the weapons they use are muzzleloaders.
The Royal Navy's First Fleet and Third Fleet both have marines.
The Marine Corps never had a chance to go to war.
The Marine Corps of the Third Fleet stayed in Damxicheng, while the Marine Corps of the First Fleet followed the battleship Guangwu Emperor.
The Marine Corps has a regiment of 1,200 men.
Li Yuanqi believed that a thousand regular troops equipped with breech-loading guns and rapid-fire cannons could defeat three thousand mercenaries equipped with muzzle-loading guns.
When he thought of this, he immediately communicated with the chief of staff and Master Zhu.
Without the support of these two colleagues, Li Yuanqi would not have the ability to mobilize warships for combat.
This matter involves disobeying military orders.
At first, both colleagues disagreed and thought it was too risky.
Li Yuanqi analyzed the pros and cons and used a lot of words to convince them.
He unified the opinions of the squadron officers.
Li Yuanqi immediately called Commander Gu Han of the Marine Corps over.
"Commander Gu, do you have the confidence to capture Batavia City with just your Marine Corps?"
Gu Han knew the situation in Batavia City very well.
He also didn't think about the Marine Corps. In this massive war, they had not made any achievements. They captured the city and could only rely on the army.
Gu Han patted his chest and said, "Admiral Li, our Marine Corps is confident that we can capture the city of Batavia.
But there are prerequisites. Admiral Li must help us clear the landing position and provide us with sufficient fire support.
The artillery carried by the Marine Corps was mainly rapid-fire artillery. Such artillery was too weak to break through the walls of Batavia.
As long as the naval guns can break through the Batavia wall, I will be confident in occupying Batavia.
Even if the Dutch are very popular and fight with us in street battles, but the equipment gap is too big, the final victory will definitely belong to us."
Li Yuanqi saw Gu Han's confident look and said excitedly: "Okay, then the matter is settled.
Leave the coastal defense guns and city walls of Batavia to us.
The navy's warships cannot go ashore, but our navy must also be able to attack cities and seize territory.
In this battle, Commander Gu will bring out the prestige of the navy."
Li Yuanqi asked Gu Han to get ready.
He began to command the fleet and block the port of Batavia.
There are many cargo ships rushing in and out of Batavia Port.
The Royal Navy Fleet of Great China immediately dispatched numerous destroyers to capture these merchant ships.
They chose to directly fire and sink any merchant ships that showed slight resistance.
By interrogating these prisoners, Li Yuanqi learned about the general situation in Batavia.
News of the Royal Navy's defeat of the Dutch East India Company fleet and the Kingdom of the Netherlands' supporting fleet.
It has been transmitted back to Batavia City.
There are many Dutch nobles and smart businessmen in Batavia.
They had sensed the crisis in Batavia and chose to escape by boat.
Many of the determined nobles had already escaped by boat last night.
Those who hesitated a little were all blocked in Batavia City by the Royal Navy of China.
Li Yuanqi also learned an important piece of news from these people.
Antony van Diemen, the governor of the Dutch East India Company, and Admiral Megroun led the fleet on the expedition.
All the people with status in Batavia went out with the army, preparing to gain some military merit.
Many of the people left in the city are marginalized people, and no one can convince the crowd.
Many distinguished nobles learned that the navy had been defeated and that the Royal Navy of Great China would soon arrive at Batavia City.
Instead of choosing to live and die with Batavia, they chose to escape, leaving the city of Batavia leaderless.
Each place can barely maintain itself, but it has lost unified command and can only fight independently.
When Li Yuanqi heard the news, he laughed twice and said: "God help me, Batavia City has lost its unified command.
If I can't gradually defeat the Dutch and capture the city of Batavia, then I will look like a waste."
Li Yuanqi commanded the fleet and immediately launched an attack on the remaining warships in the Batavia port.
While they were attacking the warship, there was no movement from the coastal defense artillery. There was an obvious lack of coordination between the two forces.
The Royal Navy of Great China was quickly wiped out. Only a few small Dutch warships remained.
Li Yuanqi set his sights on the shore defense artillery. He knew that the shore defense artillery on the shore of Batavia was extremely powerful.
The coastal defense fort is made of bluestone and is extremely solid. There are five powerful coastal defense cannons in one fort.
After testing, Li Yuanqi found that the battleship Guangwu Emperor was at its maximum range and could not use naval guns to destroy the coastal defense forts.
The shell of the coastal defense gun is very thick. If the distance is too far, the kinetic energy loss of the shell will be too great, and there is no way to penetrate the shell of the coast defense gun.
Li Yuanqi could only choose to let the battleship Guangwu Emperor approach the shore and attack the shore defense artillery.
He did not allow the cruiser, which had a shorter range and poor defense, to approach the coast and attack the coastal defense batteries.
If the cruiser wants to destroy the coastal defense guns, it needs to be very close to the coastal defense guns, and it is easy to be destroyed by the shells.
Li Yuanqi personally commanded the battleship Guangwu Emperor, using its powerful main gun to continuously destroy the coastal defense guns near the port.
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Dutch East India Company, commander of coastal defense artillery Kabuliwei looked outside the port and saw a huge black warship coming.
When he saw the performance of this battleship, he took a deep breath.
Cabrivi had heard the news before that the fleet was completely destroyed.
He still couldn't understand why the fleet was completely wiped out.
Could it be that their intelligence was wrong? The number of warships in the Dahua fleet is three to five times theirs.
Cabrivi saw what the warship was doing outside.
He knew that their fleet would definitely be defeated.
This warship and the coastal defense artillery exchanged bombardment, but it was not defeated.
The range of the artillery is further than that of the bulky coastal defense artillery.
This warship will definitely be invincible in a naval battle.
The warships commanded by Governor Anthony van Diemen and Admiral Megroun could not be its opponents.
Cabrevi knew that without the protection of the fleet, the city of Batavia was in danger.
But there are his wife, children and relatives here, and he must be worthy of the cultivation of the Dutch East India Company.
He must try his best to ensure the safety of Batavia City.
Cabrivi looked at this strange warship and analyzed its behavior.
He found that the target of the warship's counterattack was mainly to attack its coastal defense batteries.
For coastal defense forts that are not attacking, it can accurately hit some of the forts. These are the first batch of forts built.
Cabrivi immediately thought that part of the city defense map had been leaked.
Seeing the performance of the Dahua warship, he immediately ordered: "The 28th and 36th forts on the seaside should stay hidden and wait for my orders."
At the same time, Cabrivi issued an order for the soldiers in the severely damaged fort to evacuate the fort urgently.
He saw that the Dahua warship's artillery fire was extremely accurate, and ten shells could basically hit five or six of them.
All the coastal defense batteries close to the shore have been destroyed by Dahua warships.
In order to destroy the forts far away from the shore, this warship could only gradually approach the coastline.
Cabrivi's eyes were red as he hid in the darkness and stared at the large Chinese warship.
They only have one chance. Once the two well-hidden coastal defense batteries are exposed, they will suffer a fierce counterattack from Dahua warships.
When Cabrivi saw the Dahua warship, it had already entered the best shooting range of the two forts.
He immediately gave the order to fire, and the two hidden coastal defense batteries were uncovered.
Two coastal defense batteries and ten coastal defense guns opened fire at the same time, aiming at the battleship Guangwu Emperor.
Kabrivi gritted his teeth and said: "At such a close distance, no warship can withstand the attack of coastal defense artillery.
The warship Dahua is too careless and will definitely be sunk by me.
If the cannons on the Dahua warships can be salvaged, these cannons can be brought back to Europe.
I will probably become a noble."
Cabrivi used a telescope to watch the Dahua warship, and he found that at least three shells hit the Dahua warship.
Under normal circumstances, a powerful solid bullet at such a close distance would penetrate the warship and break it into several sections.
This large Chinese warship was intact.
Kabrivi's eyes widened. He couldn't believe what he saw and didn't understand why this happened.
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Li Yuanqi felt the battleship Guangwu Emperor shaking violently.
This is not at all the slight shaking when a naval gun fires.
Combined with the sound of gunfire just now, he quickly realized that the battleship Guangwu Emperor had been hit.
When the warship stopped shaking violently, Li Yuanqi immediately ordered the battleship Guangwu Emperor to counterattack and destroy the previously hidden coastal defense batteries.
He walked to the side of the warship and saw four large holes on the side of the warship.
There are four huge iron balls inside, which are directly embedded in the hull of the battleship Guangwu Emperor.
When Li Yuanqi saw this situation, he broke out in cold sweat.
The battleship Guangwu Emperor, testing the latest technology, has a thick steel plate covering the outside of the hull.
Without the protection of the hull steel plate, it would definitely be in disaster if it was directly hit by the coastal defense gun.
When Li Yuanqi saw this situation, he felt even more relieved.
The battleship Guangwu Emperor was attacked at such a close distance, but it was not seriously damaged.
Li Yuanqi no longer had to be cautious after that. He could approach the shore directly and use a large number of naval guns to destroy the shore defense forts.
He commanded the battleship Guangwu Emperor, and while struggling to withstand the damage of five more shells, he destroyed all of Batavia's coastal defense guns.
He immediately met with Marine Corps Commander Gu Han.
"Commander Gu, I have cleared a landing site for the Marine Corps.
All the enemy forces here in the port have been repulsed by naval guns, so you can safely land.
When you land, the fleet will assist you in attacking Batavia City."
Gu Han saw that all the enemy troops around the Gilion River had been cleared by the fleet.
He then said with a relaxed expression: "Captain Li, don't worry, the fleet has created good opportunities for us, and our Marine Corps will never disappoint."
Gu Han led the Marine Corps officers and soldiers, under the protection of destroyers, to land at the mouth of the Gillion River.
Li Yuanqi dispatched destroyers into the Ciliwung River to provide fire support for the Marine Corps.
The battleships and cruisers had too deep drafts to enter inland river operations.
Gu Han stood on the land of Java Island and smiled.
This landing was very easy. Navy destroyers provided fire support for them, and no Dutch dared to stop them from landing.
Navy destroyers sailed upstream from the mouth of the Gillion River and launched an attack on the walls of Batavia through this inland river.
The city of Batavia was built along the river, and there were a large number of red barbarian cannons above the city wall.
But the Dutch's muzzle-loading artillery lagged far behind naval cannons.
The destroyer fleet quickly destroyed the red cannon on the head of Batavia City.
A large number of naval guns began to attack the walls of Batavia City.
The yellow explosives were so powerful that after each shell exploded, a crack appeared in the wall of Batavia City.
Gu Han took advantage of the fleet to attack Batavia City, and he also began to prepare for war.
He issued the order in a serious tone: "When we attack Batavia City, we will probably engage in street fighting.
Grenades and rifles are ready for anyone who disobeys orders and dares to approach our army.
We must not show mercy and launch an attack on them immediately."
Gu Han led the Marine Corps to wait.
At dusk, there was a loud bang, and the city walls of Batavia could not withstand the prolonged attack of naval destroyer guns.
The Batavia wall collapsed directly, leaving a gap four to five meters long.
Gu Han immediately ordered: "Brothers, the time has come for meritorious service. Everyone, follow me."
He immediately led the Marine Corps to attack Batavia City.
The Marines invaded the city of Batavia, and they cooperated tacitly.
The Marines were fully equipped, using rifles, rapid-fire cannons and grenades, and quickly defeated the weak resistance organized by the Dutch.
After a night of fighting, the Marines captured the Governor's Palace in Batavia City and eliminated the last resistance force of the Dutch.
The Royal Navy of China completely captured the city of Batavia, ending Dutch rule in this area.
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