But Kui Yi is not a person who gives up easily, he feels that he can still persevere!
Boom! Boom!
The shelling from both sides continued.
The artillery of the Liberation Army presumably adhered to the principle of concentrated use. Amidst the roar of artillery, nearly a hundred artillery pieces on the fort were aimed at a Qing-Dutch allied warship at the same time.
Boom!
The sound of cannons sounded one after another, and the shells were fired concentratedly at the warship.
Most of the shells fell into the water, but several shells hit the hull.
As the fuse burned out, rumbling explosions sounded one after another!
Smoke filled the air, fire exploded like fireworks, and sawdust flew everywhere.
The sailors on the ship were hit by splinters and broken wood chips, and their bodies were torn open with large wounds.
Blood sprayed everywhere!
The ship's hull began to tilt, cold water poured in from the holes in the ship, and the ship began to sink slowly.
The sailors on the ship jumped down like dumplings.
Holding the debris of the ship's hull up and down in the sea water, he cried out and begged for mercy.
Kui's expression changed, and the hand holding the telescope trembled violently.
"retreat!"
"Order the fleet to retreat with full sail!"
The firepower gap between the two sides is obvious. If the fight continues, they will be the ones who are sunk.
And I’m afraid nothing will happen to the fort!
However, Kui Yi’s order has just been issued!
A navy appeared in the thick fog in the distance. On the flagpole, the Ming Dynasty's twelve-pointed sun and moon flag and the black dragon military flag on a red background were unusually conspicuous.
Boom! Boom!
The sound of shelling echoed throughout the harbor!
Kui's expression changed drastically, because this navy came from the direction behind them. In other words, their retreat was blocked.
Amidst the rumbling sound of shelling, a hot red bullet hit the sail of a ship.
The shell penetrated the sail and then hit the mast.
The mast made a crisp kacha sound!
The sails began to burst into flames!
Along with the broken mast, it fell on the deck of the ship.
The huge sail held many sailors upside down, and the fire spread quickly, burning the Dutch sailors who were held upside down by the sail.
Under the severe pain, they let out shrill screams.
Boom! Boom!
The entire battlefield was resounded with thunderous shelling.
The Ming army's fleet and forts surrounded the Dutch fleet in the middle, and then attacked from both sides.
Cannonballs kept hitting the Dutch ships one after another!
The ship was swaying from side to side and looked like it might sink at any time.
Kui Yi yelled wildly.
"Fight back, fight back, don't stop!"
"Come and fight, warriors, we are the great sea coachmen, let us kill all those damn yellow-skinned monkeys!"
Kuiyi's adjutant Coster suggested.
"Your Majesty Commander, we are no match for shelling!"
"Perhaps we should choose to go over and engage in gang warfare, so that those yellow-skinned monkeys can see how the warriors of the United Provinces fight naval battles."
In this era, gang jumping is still one of the important means of decisive victory in naval battles.
Its proportion is not even lower than the artillery power of a fleet!
Because, in this era when explosive ammunition technology has not yet matured, the power of artillery is not as amazing as imagined.
If the battleships of both sides attack each other, it is rare that the enemy battleship can be sunk!
Under normal circumstances, the artillery fire from both sides lasted for a long time, and the battleship was scarred, but it would not sink.
The forts of the Liberation Army sank the Dutch ships with salvos of fire!
Hundreds of artillery are aimed at a ship and fired with shells. With such power, even the strongest warship will sink.
Kui nodded and then said.
"Scott, you're right!"
"Springboard is our best option!"
"Command the fleet to prepare for springboard operations!"
The Dutch fleet received the order and headed towards the Ming fleet blocking their retreat!
The ships from both sides quickly approached, and the commander of the Ming army easily understood the Dutch's plan.
But he did not order the fleet to avoid it, but faced it without showing any timidity!
The artillery on the side facing the enemy paused firing. The gunners loaded nervously and cleaned the barrels, preparing to wait for the two sides to face each other and fire another salvo.
The distance between the two sides quickly narrowed, and they both assumed a posture ready for a boarding battle.
Finally, the distance between the two sides was only more than ten meters!
Regardless of whether it was the Liberation Army or the Dutch, they almost simultaneously raised the springboard pedal and set it up on the deck of the other side's ship.
"kill!"
"Kill the foreign barbarians and restore the Ming Dynasty!"
"Fight for the great United Provinces!"
"..."
The next moment, a boarding battle broke out.
But the first to engage were not the soldiers of both sides, but the artillery.
The ships on both sides were only a dozen meters apart, and the muzzles of the cannons on the sides of the ships were clearly visible.
"Fire!"
"shooting!"
"..."
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A large amount of gunpowder smoke spewed out from the side, and in the gunpowder smoke, shells were fired towards the opponent's hull.
At the same time, the terrifying recoil force exerted its power.
The ship's hull shook violently!
Katcha! Katcha! Katcha!
There was a very clear sound of wood cracking. In this round of bombardment, basically no shells missed.
The ships on both sides instantly became dilapidated!
However, the damage caused by the solid bullets fired by the Dutch warships was one-time.
But the warships of the Ming army used explosive shells, which had two levels of damage!
Boom! Boom!
The shell exploded instantly, almost tearing apart the side of the Dutch ship.
A large amount of water began to pour into the Dutch ships!
But this did not affect the progress of the boarding battle. Dutch sailors and soldiers rushed onto the boarding with long knives.
However, what greeted them was not what they imagined, they were frightened Ming army soldiers who fled in panic.
But the muzzles of black holes!
Bang! Bang!
Sporadic gunfire sounded one after another!
Dutch sailors who rushed up to the steps were beaten into a sieve in the face, and then fell into the cold sea water with a plop.
Gududu! Gududu!
The blood smeared on the corpse, and pools of blood appeared on the sea.
For a time, the Dutch suffered heavy losses, but they could not rush to the Ming army's warships.
We can only watch helplessly as our ships continue to sink!
Finally, a Dutch soldier had an idea, picked up the body of a companion as a human shield, and rushed across the steps.
But before he could be happy, an oncoming bayonet cut off his life.
The Ming army's bayonet technique focused on speed and accuracy. The moment the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty stepped forward, they used the momentum to thrust out the bayonet.
With a pop, the bayonet penetrated the Dutch soldier's throat. A slight stir destroyed the Dutch soldier's throat and cervical vertebrae.
The Dutch soldier opened his eyes wide and fell into the sea in disbelief.
However, due to the destruction of his cervical vertebrae, he was swallowed by the sea water without moving at all.
Can’t even struggle!
The two sides fought hand to hand, but nothing happened as the Dutch imagined. They suppressed the Ming army and beat them, causing the Ming army to flee.
Instead, they were being suppressed and beaten by the Ming army!
The Ming army's ungrateful tactics, whether it was close-in musket fire or fast and accurate bayonets, the Dutch were unable to withstand.
Soon, the decks of the Ming army's warships were covered with corpses!
Although the Ming army also suffered some casualties, the casualties were not as high as those of the Dutch, but they were insignificant.
The reason why the battlefield has always been on the Ming army's warship is not that the Ming army is unable to counterattack, but that the Dutch warship is about to sink now.
Jumping over now, it’s a bit too exciting!
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