Daming pirates

For a warship like this, the firepower on this ship is definitely not good at long-range shooting. The range of the 48-pound Caron gun is less than 100 meters. Even if the elevation angle is increased for bombardment, the maximum range will not exceed 400 meters, and the accuracy is very poor.

When fighting, you must get within 200 meters of the enemy to hit the enemy ship more accurately. However, what this kind of gun originally pursues is not the long-range shooting capability, but the huge destructive power in close combat. A solid bullet can have

It weighs forty or fifty kilograms. If it hits an enemy ship with its weight, it will be enough to damage the planks of the enemy ship.

So even though it doesn't have many artillery, it is very scary in close combat. Under the cover of other ships, this ship got close to the side of a Dutch warship not far away, and then its ferocious power was revealed.

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First, the forty-eight-pound carronade gun on the bow opened fire, hitting the enemy ship's left and rear side with one shot. The forty-eight-pound shell tore a huge hole in the left and rear side of the Dutch warship like tearing pieces of paper.

, directly opened the gun cabin of the ship, and the shells passed through the gun cabin of the ship, and then passed through the right front side of the ship before falling into the sea water.

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When this shot passed, the crew and cannons in the gun cabin of the Dutch warship suffered heavy losses. Scattered ship fragments flew everywhere in the cabin, and many crew members and gunners screamed and fell on the deck.

It even overturned three cannons in the gun bays. Individual sailors were cut into pieces by the cannonballs on the spot, with their limbs and arms flying everywhere, and their internal organs and intestines were sticky everywhere.

Before the Dutch on the ship could react, the forty-eight-pounder gun at the stern of the fortune ship opened fire. However, the carronade gun was not loaded with solid bullets, but loaded with a large barrel of dozens of bullets.

A pound of shotgun shells, containing thousands of iron bullets, were fired at the open-barreled Dutch ship.

Thousands of iron pieces, about the size of a little finger, flew towards the Dutch warship like a heavy rain. A large number of cannons were fired directly into the gun cabin of the Dutch warship from the opening. In addition, there were a large number of cannons.

Shots flew across the deck.

This time the Dutch were very unlucky. Both the gun cabin and the deck were swept away by an iron broom. Immediately, a large number of people on the ship were killed and injured. With just one shot, all the people on the Dutch warship were wiped out.

More than half of the sailors were wiped out, and their combat effectiveness was completely lost immediately.

The effect of this shot was not just that. The captain who was directing the battle on the deck, including the helmsman steering the ship at the stern, were all killed on the spot by this shot. The already clumsy hull suddenly became unstable after losing its commander and helmsman.

Like a dead fish, it lay across the sea, and all the cannons on the ship were silenced.

Seeing that the Dutch warship had lost the ability to resist, two Sea Wolf warships immediately rushed over and stuck to both sides of the ship. The soldiers on the ship immediately rushed to the scene at the officer's order.

The rope hook was thrown or the hook pole was used to catch the side of the enemy ship, and several ladders were hung up.

A large number of soldiers immediately climbed onto the Dutch warship, holding single swords in their mouths or carrying axes or short spears at their waists, and started a hand-to-hand battle over the side.

The Dutch ship had already suffered heavy casualties, with more than half of the casualties. Now the captain and the officers on the ship were basically wiped out. It was impossible to organize effective resistance. After almost no long battle, the Sea Wolf took over.

He captured the ship and completely captured it.

Several other Dutch ships also had a hard time. Under the siege of the Sea Wolf's pack tactics, they struggled to resist. Although the gunners on the ship tried their best, they were still unable to suppress the Sea Wolf's artillery fire. On the contrary, one after another the artillery was blocked.

The destruction caused their firepower to become weaker and weaker.

The fierce battle didn't last very long, and the sky turned white. Waite's face turned pale. He looked at the situation on the battlefield and found that his fleet was now divided and surrounded by sea wolves. They couldn't take care of each other at all. The battle has reached this moment.

He knew better than anyone else that the Dutch had no chance of turning defeat into victory, and if they continued to fight, their entire army might be annihilated.

Seeing that one of their ships had hoisted the white flag and withdrawn from the battle, it was obviously controlled by the enemy. The remaining two ships had basically lost their maneuverability, were trapped by the sea wolves, and were sunk.

Or maybe it was only a matter of time before they were captured, and he was simply unable to rescue them and rescue them.

So at this time, Waite gave a painful order, ordering his ship not to stop, and immediately rushed out of the encirclement at full speed and fled to Damuan Port. Now his only possibility is to retreat to Damuan Port and rely on Damuan Port.

He came to provide some protection for his ship, because his ship was also injured at this time, and it was impossible to escape back to Batavia. He could only return to Batavia after simple repairs in Taiyuan Port.

Therefore, he had to quickly withdraw from the battle and escape from here. So under his command, the nearly 800-ton ship he sat on began to raise its full sail. After catching the wind,

It gradually began to accelerate, and at the same time, the cannons on both sides fired at a speed higher than usual, firing desperately at the surrounding Sea Wolf ships, blocking these ships from surrounding them.

But how could the Sea Wolf let them go at this time? The two captured Spanish warships rushed over immediately and attacked Waite's ship from both sides. Although these two Spanish warships were far inferior to Waite's ship,

His warship is bigger and his firepower is not as strong as his, but he can't be underestimated either.

With the help of these two warships, Seawolf immediately seized the initiative and gained the advantage in the artillery battle, sending pieces of Waite's ship flying in random directions.

From time to time, Waite nodded for the first time to avoid the debris flying around the ship. His mouth felt as bitter as if he had eaten coptis. He now completely regretted that he should not have despised this group of sea wolves. Originally, he thought,

With the strength of his fleet, even if he couldn't defeat the Sea Wolf, he would at least be able to escape intact.

But after this battle, he realized that this group of Chinese pirates had far exceeded his previous knowledge in terms of courage, training, and equipment. He had completely failed in this battle.

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Just when Waite was still thinking about breaking out and escaping, several fast boats also surrounded him. They completely blocked Waite's escape route.

But at this moment, there was a warship in the waves. It ignored the bombardment of Waite's ship's stern cannon and rammed straight into Waite's warship from behind.

This ship is just an ordinary-looking bird ship, with a displacement of only a few dozen tons. Placed in front of Waite's big ship, it is like a baby facing a giant, but it still heads towards it without hesitation.

The stern of Waite's boat hit him.

Waite also noticed the actions of the enemy ship at this time, and suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Although he knew that the enemy ship could not sink his ship if it collided with it, the position they chose was actually on the warship.

The most critical point is that this place is also the weakest point of their warship, and it is also the location where the rudder is installed. Once it is hit, the rudder will be damaged even if his ship is not seriously damaged.

Once the rudder is damaged, his boat will completely lose control and will be at the mercy of others.

So Waite hurriedly ordered the helmsman to turn around and ordered the tail gun to sink the enemy ship immediately. However, by the time he gave the order, it was already too late.

Although his ship began to turn awkwardly, trying to avoid the collision of the enemy ship, the stern cannon fired again and accurately hit the ship, opening a large hole in the deck of the ship, and the shell even penetrated

The entire ship was penetrated, even the bottom of the ship was penetrated, but it still failed to prevent the ship from ramming straight up.

Just hearing a click, Waite was suddenly shaken and fell onto the poop deck, and the people on the Sea Wolf warship all fell into gourds on the ground, and the bow of the ship suddenly broke.

, a large amount of seawater poured into the hull, and within a short time, the ship began to sink. The captain on the ship shouted an order to abandon the ship, and everyone immediately jumped into the cold water without hesitation.

Swim as hard as you can towards a nearby friendly ship.

On the surface, Waite's boat seemed to have little damage, but after the impact, their rudder steering mechanism was immediately damaged. The rudder was stuck in one position and could no longer move, so

His ship immediately began to roll sideways on the sea, completely losing its ability to operate.

All the Dutch were immediately discouraged. What the destruction of the rudder meant was of course very clear to them. Their possibility of escaping from the battlefield was completely destroyed at this time.

"Hang the white flag! Tell the Sea Wolf that we surrender! Lower the sails and close the gun doors! Everyone gives up resistance!" After Waite got up from the deck of the ship, he looked at the battlefield, his face became paler, and he bit

After gritting his teeth, he finally issued the order.

Yu Xiaotian did not personally meet the captured Waite, but ordered that all the prisoners be temporarily detained in the prisoner camp, and the captured Dutch warships were temporarily towed to Tamsui Boathouse to await further repairs.

Even he himself did not expect that in this battle, he actually wiped out the entire Dutch fleet, not even a single Dutch warship was spared, and captured five of the warships, including the largest warship on which Waite sat.

One of the other two warships was sunk in the Tamsui River, and the other was on the battlefield outside the mouth of the Tamsui River. Because the ammunition compartment in the hull was hit, a large amount of ammunition exploded, and it was completely blown up on the spot and sank.

In deep water, there is no possibility of salvage and repair.

In this battle, Sea Wolf also lost seven ships below the No. 2 Fortune Ship. The remaining ships were each damaged, and more than 200 naval personnel were injured or killed. However, for such losses, Sea Wolf can still bear it.

It won't hurt the sea wolf.

The reason why he didn't pay attention to the Dutch Commander Waite was because he had more important things to do. He had been awake almost all night these days, paying attention to the situation in the Taiwan Strait and constantly analyzing the enemy.

square situation.