Liu Chuan's breathing suddenly became very heavy and he asked.
"Brother Li, do you really mean what you said?"
Li Weida said.
"This is the promise made by His Royal Highness to my brother personally!"
The temptation of being an official is too great!
The expression on Liu Chuan's face instantly turned very excited, but then he calmed down and asked for help.
"Although our Liu family is willing to take action to support the King's army, the Dutch have always been wary of us Chinese and do not allow us and other Chinese to obtain muskets and artillery."
"After we started the incident, for a while, we were afraid that we wouldn't have enough weapons to use!"
"If we and the rebels are unarmed, how can we be a match for the Dutch soldiers equipped with muskets and artillery? Wouldn't our sacrifices be in vain?"
Under the temptation of official position, Liu Chuan had no intention of declining.
Just asking for help!
His meaning is very clear, as long as assistance is in place, uprising at any time is not a problem!
Li Weida said.
"The imperial court knows everyone's difficulties and will definitely not let everyone's sacrifices be in vain!"
"Don't worry, help will be there!"
After discussing the uprising with the head of the Liu family, Li Weida did not rest, but hurried to other places.
With the Li family's connection, the whole of Batavia is undercurrent!
…
At the same time, on the sea, the fleets of both Ming and Netherlands have entered combat distance!
Less than a kilometer apart!
Whether it was the Ming Dynasty or the Dutch, the arrays used were standard line-based bombardment arrays used by sail battleships.
The array was lined up, all the ships were connected end to end, front and rear in a row, and the gun windows on the side facing the enemy had been opened.
Revealing densely packed, black muzzles!
The distance is already very close, but both sides of Ming and He are still desperately trying to seize the upper hand on the battlefield.
In this era when sailing battleships are king, the importance of windward position is self-evident!
Whoever can seize the upper hand will have an overall advantage in the naval battle.
At this moment, rows of rowing boats were put down on the Ming army's battleships.
The oarsmen on the small boat shouted their chants and rowed the oars vigorously.
The bow of the small boat cut through the waves at a very fast speed, heading towards the Dutch fleet!
Raymond looked at the small boats rushing toward his own fleet and just sneered.
"These Ming people really haven't made any progress at all!"
"Even if they have sail battleships, they only know how to use this old-fashioned fire attack tactic!"
Raymond was very disdainful of the Ming army's tactics.
Seeing the "arson ship" of the Ming army coming towards his own fleet, Raymond ordered.
"Open fire and intercept the Ming army's arson ship!"
"Sink them all!"
The Dutch warship's broadside guns began to fire.
Boom! Boom!
As the gunpowder smoke filled the air, one shell after another headed towards the Ming army's small boat.
It's just a pity that although the naval guns mounted on the battleships are very powerful, their accuracy is very poor.
A large number of cannonballs fell into the sea water, stirring up dense water mist and rolling waves.
There was a lot of noise, but not a single shell could hit the Ming army's boat!
The small boat is fast and the target is small. With the accuracy of the naval guns of this era, it is very difficult to hit accurately.
At the same time, as the distance approached, the main fleets of both sides began to prepare to open fire.
The Dutch finally made a superior move and gained the upper hand!
There is nothing that can be done about it. The reputation of the Dutch as sea coachmen is not just blown away. Their sailors are indeed better at sailing and steering than the Ming army.
This is a fact!
After the battle for the upper hand came to an end, the war was about to break out.
The fleets on both sides are like two parallel straight lines running towards each other, passing in parallel and crisscrossing.
At this moment, there were hundreds of warships from both sides on the entire battlefield, and countless large and small artillery fire almost simultaneously.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Only the rumble of artillery was left on the battlefield.
That kind of movement felt like a hole was about to be blown out of the sky.
In an instant, the gap of several hundred meters between the two battleship arrays on both sides was filled with smoke!
The cannonball hit the hull and sawdust flew!
Falling into the sea, the mist filled the air and the waves rolled.
The small boat sent by the Ming army was affected by the waves, its forward speed suddenly slowed down, and it began to rock from side to side.
Lin Awu rowed desperately, his arms were sore, and his face was full of perseverance.
"Quick, faster!"
"Don't stop, don't stop!"
"One, two, stroke! One, two, stroke!"
"..."
I could vaguely hear the shouts of officers, but more of it was the earth-shattering sound of artillery.
Faced with the cannonballs flying overhead from time to time, Lin Awu, who was born among the Dan people, did not show the slightest fear on his face.
In his heart, he can only move forward, move forward, and keep moving forward!
Then he used the rockets in his hands to send those damn Dutch red hairs into the sea to feed the Dragon King!
His Highness Jian Guo gave them land to these Dan people, allowed them to live ashore, allowed them to study for imperial examinations, allowed them to join the army, allowed them to farm and do business...
Gave them a complete new life!
Changed their destiny and that of their descendants!
This kind of kindness is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea!
As long as His Royal Highness Jianguo gives the order, even if he is asked to die, Lin Awu will not hesitate.
The waves caused by the cannonballs hitting the seawater caused their small boat to rock continuously.
From time to time, the water will surge up and overflow the boat!
Lin Awu's clothes had already been completely wet, but his eyes were still determined!
boom!
There was a loud noise, and a small boat beside it was hit by Dutch artillery fire.
With a crash, the boat disintegrated into a pile of broken wood.
The sailors on the ship screamed one after another. Some people were hit by cannonballs and died on the spot.
Some people were hit by flying splinters of wood, and blood sprayed everywhere!
The seawater touched the wound, and the severe pain was infinitely aggravated.
The rockets on the small boat also fell into the sea water and sank to the bottom of the sea in the blink of an eye.
The surviving sailors swam hard towards their own fleet!
Get ready to participate in the next round of attack!
As the Ming army's small boats got closer and closer to the Dutch warships, the artillery fire became more and more intense.
Shotgun shells, solid bullets, red-hot arson bombs, and all kinds of artillery shells, driven by the kinetic energy formed after the burning of gunpowder, turned into a harvester of human life.
The densely packed shotshells were as dense as water splashing, and they could sieve countless Ming army sailors in an instant.
Blood dyed the sea red!
The red-hot arson bomb hit the boat, and the next moment, the rocket was ignited and exploded.
Amidst the rumbling explosions, each small boat was engulfed in the flames.
Bang! Bang!
However, the greater threat to the Ming sailors was the Dutch musketeers.
Dutch musketeers stood on the deck and fired volleys at the Ming army's boats.
Amid the crackling volleys of gunfire and projectiles flying, the Ming army sailors suffered heavy losses!
However, when the Dutch volley guns could hit the Ming army's small boats, the Dutch warships were almost within the range of the Ming army's rockets.
The sailors followed the instructions and quickly set up the rocket launcher.
In the process, small boats were constantly destroyed by artillery.
Ming sailors kept dying in battle!
Aim, ignite, all in one go!
As the fuse burned out, sharp roars piercing the air resounded from heaven to earth.
Rest, rest, rest…
Rockets shot out with tail flames and shot into the sky, driven by the kinetic energy generated by the burning gunpowder, towards the Dutch warships.