In desperation, for the safety of the emperor, Zhu Chenggong adopted the safest formation and ordered the fleet to surround the Dutch warship and bombard it fiercely. The Dayu took advantage of the situation to attack.

"The fleet formation spread out and surrounded the Dutch fleet in a fan shape. No one can be let go."

"Here!"

"Rumble..."

Relying on the strength of the ships and artillery, dozens of Ming warships all joined the battle, semi-surrounding more than a dozen Dutch warships and firing bombardments...

The Dayu finally had the opportunity to fire. Feeling the vibrations coming from the battleship, Zhu Cixiang looked at the iron plates installed around the command cabin, and a smile appeared on his face,...

The Ming warships began to exert force, and the Dutch warships were immediately beaten. Two more warships were seen being sunk, but not a single warship in the Ming fleet sank.

Seeing that the battle situation was not good, Maiden did not order the fleet to retreat. For the sake of the Netherlands, he decided to make a last ditch effort:

"Come here, send the signal, set the ship on fire, and burn these damn dogs to death..."

The fireship was prepared for Maiden by Governor Van Diemen of Batavia. The ship was filled with saltpeter, sulfur and gunpowder and withered grass. The purpose was to deal with the Ming armored warships.

After receiving the signal flag of setting fire to the ship on the shore, twenty fire ships immediately left the port. They planned to use the small speed of the ship to approach the Ming warship and set fire to the ship.

At this time, the Dayu broke out of the battle formation and rushed directly towards the Dutch flagship Prince Wilhelm. The ship's bow cannon fired fiercely at the Prince Wilhelm.

"Rumble"

"Bang..."

The huge shell directly penetrated the command module of the Prince William, and more than a dozen soldiers were crushed into meat patties on the spot.

Fortunately, Maiden was in the other direction, otherwise he would have turned into a meat pie like everyone else...

Looking at the giant cannonball that was still rolling slowly, Maiden, who had experienced naval battles for a long time, almost peed in fear and hurriedly howled loudly:

"Quickly, light the fire ship and retreat the battleship..."

The Prince William quickly adjusted its sails and prepared to turn around and run away.

But the Ming fleet fired another round of chain bombs, and the sails of most of the Dutch warships were damaged.

At this moment, twenty fireships were set on fire, and the people on board quickly jumped into the sea and fled to the Prince William. However, when they planned their tactics, they did not know that there were crocodiles in the sea, and they all died in the belly of the crocodiles.

Twenty fireships were blown by the wind and rushed towards the fleet in the melee, and a tragic scene occurred.

The Ming warship in front was powered by steam and did not rely on sails for navigation. The captain discovered something was wrong and immediately ordered the warship to leave the dangerous sea area.

The sails of most of the Dutch warships were destroyed, and they happened to collide with the fireships, which soon ignited a raging fire.

In order to survive, the Dutch soldiers on the ship screamed and jumped into the sea to escape. The crocodiles in the sea had long been attracted by the smell of blood.

Some Dutch soldiers who were not burned to death were torn to pieces by saltwater crocodiles as soon as they jumped into the sea, and the sea turned blood red...

Seeing with his own eyes that his soldiers were either shot to death or fed to crocodiles, the commander of the Dutch Navy in Batavia was so frightened that his legs became weak and unknown liquid leaked out of his trousers.

"Run quickly..."

Run, run in. The Dayu, the flagship of the Ming fleet, under the personal control of the Ming Emperor Zhu Cixiang, has bypassed those fire ships and stopped the Prince William from behind.

Almost at the same time, other warships of the Ming fleet, after sinking several Dutch warships, also came from all directions and surrounded the flagship of the Dutch fleet.

At this time, Zhu Cixi no longer paid attention to this battleship, but looked towards the Batavia coast. There were many forts there, and the shore guns were firing at several Ming warships.

"Deploy a few more warships to bombard the Batavia coastal defense guns and allow the army to land as soon as possible. Zhang Shuting and the others have already entered the city of Batavia."

"According to the order!"

Zhu Chenggong received the order and immediately mobilized eight warships to launch a series of bombardments on the forts on the shore.

The Ming fleet did not fire on the Prince William. They all watched on the sidelines and left the flagship to the Dayu for practice. There was no other way. The emperor wanted to have fun...

"Rumble..."

…

The Dayu was bombarded one after another. The mast of the Prince William, which lost power, collapsed. The command module was hit by several shells again. Numerous holes were blasted out on the starboard side. Sea water quickly poured into the Prince William.

Van Diemen, the governor of Batavia, planned a fire attack for many days, but in the end he really got himself into trouble.

The Netherlands did not attack with force. It might take a while for the Ming warships to fight before sinking most of the Dutch warships.

However, their fire attack plan backfired and instead burned eight of their warships. Now only the flagship Prince William is left, which is about to be sunk...

Maiden, the commander of the Batavia Navy, was completely desperate. He had never suffered a defeat in his life, let alone such a tragic defeat.

Looking back at the Dutch soldiers around him, there were only about twenty people at this time. All the other soldiers were killed by the Ming Dynasty's cannons. These people looked at their naval commander helplessly.

"Sir, the battleship is going to sink. Surrender!"

"Surrender? Do the Dutch have a tradition of surrender? I would rather shoot myself than surrender."

When his personal guards advised him to surrender, the Batavia naval commander flatly refused. Losing the battle would be a shame for him. Can Maiden surrender?

Feeling that the battleship had begun to tilt, Maiden raised his gun in despair, put the muzzle of the gun to his temple, and prepared to shoot himself.

Suicide is easy to say, but not everyone can actually do it. You must be very determined and have no desire to live before you can do it easily.

And Maiden has made a huge amount of gold and silver in Batavia over the years, and there is no end to his money. There are still several beauties in the city waiting for his triumphant return.

Colonists are cruel to others, otherwise how would they colonize?

But people who are cruel to others may not be able to be cruel to themselves. Just like Maiden, he pulled the trigger several times, but in the end he couldn't do it.

Dozens of people under his command were all looking at their superiors, anxious for Maiden. They were not worried about Maiden committing suicide, but they hoped that he would pull the trigger quickly.

As soon as Maiden's gun fires, they will surrender immediately. Being a slave is better than being eaten by a crocodile.

Maiden suddenly threw his gun away, sighed and said:

"Alas, in order for you to live, I have decided to surrender. As long as the Ming Dynasty spares you, I will let the Ming army suffer..."
Chapter completed!